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The dragon's tooth
When their parents' seedy old motel burns down on the same night they are visited by a strange man covered in skeleton tattoos, Cyrus, Antigone, and their brother Daniel are introduced to an ancient secret society, and discover that they have an important role in keeping it alive.
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Perspectives on poverty
Wilson reviews Lifting Up the Poor: A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty, and Welfare Reform by Mary Jo Bane and Lawrence M. Mead.
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The Chestnut King
Twelve-year-old Henry York, finally reunited with his family, works with them and the Chestnut King, the long-deposed and mythic leader of the faeren people, to destroy Nimiane and her forces of evil.
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Sacrament of Salvation: An Introduction to Eucharistic Ecclesiology
Wilson reviews \"Sacrament of Salvation: An Introduction to Eucharistic Ecclesiology\" by Paul McPartlan.
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Dandelion fire
Presents the continuing adventures of Henry York, who has been living in Kansas with his cousins, where he discovers doorways leading to other worlds and becomes involved in a multi-world struggle between good and evil.
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Shear Strength of High-Strength Self-Consolidating Concrete
This study evaluates the shear characteristics of SCC structural elements subjected to bending and shear loads. Furthermore, the extension of the ACI 318-02 design provisions to SCC is evaluated. Agilia, Lafarge's 69 Mpa (10,000 psi) version of SCC was used for the test specimens in this study. The batch of Agilia may have had a premature reaction to the activators, which resulted in a better-described high workability concrete. Agilia revealed a uniform distribution of aggregates with good consolidation. A structural steel loading frame was designed and constructed to perform the experiments contained in this study. Eight direct shear specimens were tested to evaluate the frictional shear resistance of SCC. The direct shear specimens showed that ACI 318-02 predictions for frictional shear resistance are over conservative, while Lawrence and Mitchell's [7] proposed design equation gives a close approximation of the frictional shear resistance of uncracked specimens. Nine shear beam specimens were tested to evaluate the ACI shear design provisions as applied to SCC. The results show that ACI gives a close approximation of the cracking strength, while giving a conservative estimation of the ultimate capacity of the beams. This study shows that the ACI 318-02 equations for shear are applicable for Lafarge's version of SCC, Agilia. The results of this study also provide beginning empirical criterion for ACI to adopt SCC into their shear design provisions. Future experimentation confirming and improving on the results found in this study will prompt ACI to incorporate SCC into their design provisions. The results of this study can also be compared to analytical shear design models such as the modified compression field theory used by AASHTO, to verify their validity to SCC. Inherently, SCC will then be a design consideration for structural engineers to use for high performance concrete structures in the United States.
Dissertation
100 cupboards
After his parents are kidnapped, timid twelve-year-old Henry York leaves his sheltered Boston life and moves to small-town Kansas, where he and his cousin Henrietta discover and explore hidden doors in his attic room that seem to open onto other worlds.
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Gray machine controversy: Recent editorials ignore facts, mislead readers
In terms of facts, the editorials read as though there are only two options: legalize the machines or condone the present situation. In reality, there are at least two others: truly enforce the law, which would be quite difficult but has not been tried consistently, or make the machines illegal to own. Could we enforce it? Credible studies, experience of other states, and the opinion of law enforcement all suggest enforcement is difficult in all options and, if anything, enforcing a ban is easier than enforcing regulation. With a ban, enforcement officials simply see a machine and confiscate it. With regulation, enforcement officials must determine whether the machine is legal and then proceed. The editorials erred by suggesting that the state budget cannot be balanced without gray machine money. In fact, the House of Delegates passed a balanced budget with NO money from gray machines. The budget lacked substantial expansion, but it was balanced.
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Leepike Ridge
While his widowed mother continues to search for him, eleven-year-old Tom, presumed dead after drifting away down a river, finds himself trapped in a series of underground caves with another survivor and a dog, and pursued by murderous treasure-hunters.
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Insuring W.Va. kids is smart: State should cover children to 200% of poverty level
THE Daily Mail's July 16 editorial, \"Poverty: Is the goal to help people or to create more programs?\" said West Virginia should turn back federal money intended to bring health coverage to uninsured children. Thousands of hard-working West Virginia families would disagree. Since the program became operational four months ago, about 1,000 children per month have been enrolled. Health insurance for children is a big deal. Uninsured children are less likely to see a doctor on a regular basis and more likely to rely on emergency rooms Children in poor health are more likely to miss school and suffer academically, as well as physically.
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