![]() ![]() Recently, the support for arbitrary-order Lagrange polynomials has also been introduced in ParaView. Consequently, memory requirement can be significantly reduced for the selective h-refinement procedure compared to uniform h-refinement. ![]() In the second case, recursive h-refinements is applied to the parent elements and their child elements until this error is locally minimized. The recursive h-refinement of the initial mesh which generates the visualization grid can be either uniform (every edge of the parent element is split in the same way) or selective, based on a local visualization error. Afterwards, traditional visualization of the solution occurs through a straightforward piecewise linear interpolation on the Then, the high-order polynomial solution is interpolated on the new nodes of the refined visualization grid. First, a recursive h-refinement of high-order elements based on classical automatic mesh refinement (AMR) is applied and defines a refined linear visualization grid. The visualization capabilities of Gmsh rely on a two-step strategy further described in. This allows to encode any polynomial basis using the same framework. Moreover, a major asset of the native file format of Gmsh consists in the use of an explicit description of the polynomial basis functions within the file, instead of an imposed convention. Historically, few open source tools provide high-order meshing and visualization capabilities. 1 – Illustration of the usage of the GmshReader plugin in ParaView. This coupling enables parallel visualization of massive high-order solution in parallel, in client-server mode.įig. This plugin combines respectively ParaView’s scalability in parallel and Gmsh’s ability to apply h-refinement of the initial mesh followed by the interpolation of any arbitrary high-order polynomial solutions on the resulting visualization grid. In this context, a new ParaView plugin which integrates Gmsh as an external library has been implemented for off-line post-processing and visualization of high-order solutions saved under the Gmsh format, see Figure 1. Only very recently, arbitrary-order Lagrange polynomials have been introduced in VTK and their support in ParaView for both high-order meshes and solutions is gaining traction, which confirms the growing interest and need for such features. However, ParaView relies on the Visualization Toolkit (VTK) whose data models have historically mainly supported linear elements. On the other hand, ParaView is an efficient open source parallel visualization tool which has been used successfully for post hoc visualization of large scale, unstructured data sets up to several billions of dof. However, Gmsh is in essence a serial tool and is therefore limited to a relatively low number of dof and level of h-refinements. The high-order solution is then interpolated at the new mesh nodes in order to provide an optimal visualization grid. This method relies on recursive h-refinements of the initial mesh, coupled to a projection error estimation. The open source mesh and visualization tool Gmsh provides a general method for the post-processing of high-order finite element fields. However, the lack of visualization tools able to handle a large number of degrees of freedom (dof) has been a major bottleneck for the analysis of high-order finite element solutions generated by massively parallel simulations. Recently high-order finite element methods initially introduced in the research community such as discontinuous Galerkin (DG) and flux reconstruction (FR) have gained considerable attention in industry, thanks to their high-accuracy on unstructured meshes, their efficiency and scalability. ![]()
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![]() On 3 July 1970, the de Havilland Comet 4 aircraft serving the flight crashed into the wooded slopes of the Serralada del Montseny near Arbúcies, in the Province of Girona of Catalonia, Spain. Learn more at the aircraft involved, pictured in 1964, when it was operated by BOACĤ1☄7′45″N 2☂7′34″E / 41.79583°N 2.45944☎ / 41.79583 2.45944ĭan-Air Flight 1903 was an unscheduled international passenger service from Manchester to Barcelona, operated by Dan Air Services Limited under contract with British tour operator Clarksons Holidays, which arranged for the flight to carry a group of holidaymakers who had booked an all-inclusive package holiday with the operator. Armed with the country’s largest and most advanced Fire Boss fleet featuring the very latest in firefighting technology, Dauntless is resolute in its commitment to safety, to its customers and to winning the wildfire missions it undertakes. The company works tirelessly to give firefighters the support they need to put out fires faster and at a substantially lower cost than traditional tanker methods. About Dauntless Airĭauntless Air is an aerial firefighting company deeply dedicated to protecting people, land and property from the devastation of wildfires. ![]() At Dauntless, we are committed to making this vision a reality.”įor more information on the Dauntless Fire Boss fleet, visit. “Reducing the dollars spent on wildfire suppression efforts will enable savings to be funneled back into fuel management tactics that create healthier forests that are less prone to megafires from the start. “The solution to today’s intensifying wildfire threat doesn’t live with any one company or type of aircraft, but rather in a broad industry commitment to implement a progressive wildfire response strategy that aggressively attacks fires and keeps them small,” said L’Esperance. For more on this year’s NASF meeting, click here. The aircraft’s 800-gallon capacity allows the Dauntless Fire Boss to operate in closer proximity to firefighters on the ground and complete precise and continuous drops that cool the fire environment, helping to reduce the danger and challenge faced by wildland firefighters working to protect the public from an intensifying wildfire threat.Įarlier this week at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of States Foresters (NASF), two Dauntless Fire Bosses were showcased completing numerous scoops and drops for an audience of approximately 200 senior-level decisionmakers who drive the nation’s forest management, urban forestry, and wildland fire management activities. Leveraging these assets across the state since 2016, Washington’s initial attack strategy has kept more than 92% of all wildfires below 10 acres.ĭue to their size, cost and capability, Fire Bosses and other smaller aerial assets can be widely distributed and positioned at small regional air bases closer to fire-prone areas in the wildland-urban interface. The state leads firefighting efforts with smaller, cost-effective assets like Fire Bosses, and state-owned type 3 helicopters. Washington state has proven what’s possible when you commit to a strategy targeted to attack fires when they are small. ![]() By giving ground crews the aerial support they need to put out blazes more efficiently, shorter suppression missions free up valuable funds and allow resources to be funneled back into forest health initiatives that reduce the wildfire threat not just for a single season, but for decades to come.” In states like Washington, Idaho, Alaska and Minnesota we’re seeing that a technology-enabled network of economical initial attack aircraft on the front lines can better contain fires, keeping threats small and reducing associated devastation. Each Dauntless aircraft features leading firefighting technology that makes it a highly effective initial attack tool in the war against wildfires.īrett L’Esperance, CEO, Dauntless Air, commented, “We have added two more Fire Bosses to our fleet in direct response to the growing demand for a modernized approach to aerial firefighting. The addition brings the company’s total owned and operated aircraft to 13 Fire Bosses and one wheeled AT-802F aircraft. Aerial firefighting leader grows as demand increases for modernized wildfire approachĪppleton, MN and Whitefish, MT – September 27, 2018ĭauntless Air, an aerial firefighting company deeply dedicated to protecting people, land and property from the devastation of wildfires, today announced it has added two AT-802F Fire Boss aircraft to its fleet. ![]() ![]() ![]() Model_of_Propriety Fandoms: The Time Machine - H. Language: English Words: 9,843 Chapters: 8/8 Comments: 21 Kudos: 18 Bookmarks: 1 Hits: 263 Will she be able to save a wretch like he? She certainly will try. Reader happens upon him by hearing him cry to himself, in what he believed to be his last moment of peace before death. “The creature” is found to be crying in the woods, on the very verge of suicide. This takes place after the book, almost immediately. Tohaveandtoholdme Fandoms: Frankenstein - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein & Related Fandoms The Likes of Which You Can Scarcely Imagine Language: English Words: 27,963 Chapters: 23/? Comments: 79 Kudos: 75 Bookmarks: 12 Hits: 1780 But when a mysterious figure appears at Jekyll's doorstep one night, the group will learn to get along with each other, as well as learn some intriguing things about themselves and others. Henry Jekyll is a tired man who not only is keeping his loud albeit charming alter ego out of harm's way, but also is taking care of a household with some rather rude and peculiar housemates with no respect for each other.
![]() ![]() ![]() Your objective is to get the Bobbies off your trail, which is usually easier said than done! The Filthometer displays how badly the cops want to either kill you or arrest you the higher the meter gets, the more inclined they are to bust you!īecause this expansion pack takes place in the past, the developers opted for a realistic arsenal of cars and radio stations pertaining to the time period. As you go around stealing cars and murdering innocent bystanders or gang members, they'll start chasing you. Like the original Grand Theft Auto, the coppers are onto your devious crime syndicate. Additionally, the Crisp Twins have bomb and spray shops set up all over the city. While there isn't much time for sightseeing, players will pass the Westminster Abbey, magnificent Big Ben clock tower, and take scenic drives through Hyde Park. The streets of London have been faithfully reproduced in an overhead viewpoint fashion. You've been hired by Archie and Albert, known as the Crisp Twins, to do their dirty work stealing cars and making sure rival gang members no longer walk the streets. Because of the violent nature of gameplay and vulgarity, player discretion is advised.Īre you longing for more thievery action from the world of Grand Theft Auto? After all, you're a criminal of extreme precision and your talents and car jacking skills are going to waste! Question is: what are you going to do about it? Well, you're going to get your lazy butt off the couch and take a journey back to London circa 1969!Īs the first mission pack ever released for the PlayStation, Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 gives would-be car thieves a whole set of brand new missions to tackle. Grand Theft Auto's vulgar soundtrack has been included on the game CD and the package ships with maps detailing each city and its streets. You can also listen to police officers banter about your actions if you steal a squad car (this also comes in handy because you'll know what the cops are planning on doing). The soundtrack consists of a wide variety of styles ranging from rap, reggae and ska to head banging metal music. For example, pickup trucks blast away rock-a-billy country music and the sleek muscle cars are tuned to the house/electronic station. For the bold of heart, cop cars can be stolen as the ultimate slap in the face to law enforcement (squad cars are also good for undercover missions).Įach car is tuned to a different radio station - depending on what kind of car he or she had, the driver probably had it on a radio station of his liking. Depending on your situation will determine your vehicle of choice - if you need to barrel through a roadblock of cops, you'll want to take a large truck or bus if you need to get somewhere in a quick amount of time, steal a speedy roadster or a motorcycle. You can steal any car on the road, and there is a lot to choose from. This way, the cops won't be able to find them as easily in traffic. For example, the head honcho wants to pull off a bank heist - instead of using regular cars, they want you to steal a couple taxicabs for them. Each mission requires you to get something from point "A" to point "B". There are four large cities in which you'll have to steal cars, shoot rival gang members, and complete missions for the boss. This is the premise behind Grand Theft Auto, an overhead action game of thievery. Instead, you'll have to go car jacking, the art of physically removing people out of their vehicles and stealing it. Because you're pressed for time, you can't just walk to your destination on foot - that would take too long. Every time your pager beeps, the boss needs you to steal something for him - if you don't get to a payphone and answer the message, you'll be in hot water (or is that cold water at the bottom of the East River).Īfter receiving your mission, you'll have to navigate city streets that are bustling with pedestrians, cops (your worst enemies), and traffic jams. ![]() In Grand Theft Auto, you assume the role of a street thug working for an organized syndicate of criminals that specializes in stealing cars. This contains all the PlayStation GTA games in one pack: the original, classic Grand Theft Auto Grand Theft Auto II, with new missions, weapons and vehicles and the GTA London mission pack, for 60s-obsessed Cockney gangster wannabes everywhere. Menus and gameplay are in Multi-5 (English, French, German, Italian & Spanish) - The first game is not in Spanish language. ![]() ![]() Our editorial team does not receive direct compensation from our advertisers.īankrate’s editorial team writes on behalf of YOU – the reader. We maintain a firewall between our advertisers and our editorial team. Our editors and reporters thoroughly fact-check editorial content to ensure the information you’re reading is accurate. Our mission is to provide readers with accurate and unbiased information, and we have editorial standards in place to ensure that happens. Our award-winning editors and reporters create honest and accurate content to help you make the right financial decisions. At each step of the way, we fact-check ourselves to prioritize accuracy so we can continue to be here for your every next.īankrate follows a strict editorial policy, so you can trust that we’re putting your interests first. 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At Bankrate, we have a mission to demystify the credit cards industry - regardless or where you are in your journey - and make it one you can navigate with confidence. ![]() ![]() The hooked sword may also serve as a climbing tool, now that I think about it. Why pierce armor when you can go around it? Then again, it must really hurt to catch one or two hooks in the back. The weapon looks wicked enough to chase off most aggressors.for all we know that was the original inventor's design all along, to create a fear factor weapon.Ĭomparing the shuang dao to the entire pantheon of CMA weapons (and that's a lot of fucking weapons), it actually seems more benign in nature than most.more of a hurt-you-but-not-necessarily-kill type weapon. The purpose of that may have been less delivering a lethal blow and more intimidating the kinds of people who would threaten the average Qing-era civilian (bandits, etc). The philosophy behind the shuang gou could simply have been two hooks is better than one, and the rounded razor end could be more meant to injure than to pierce and kill.Įven though the DW episode showed the shuang gou as a lethal weapon, I honestly think it may be more of a defensive weapon.which also explains the linking aspect. This was a civ's weapon, likely hooked for the exact reasons the halberd is: to disarm, but without the killing point of the spear. There are plenty of other CMA weapons that do that. Remember this was never a military weapon, so it was probably never intended to penetrate armor. Or last more than 5 minutes before the edge breaks. If the curved end is a razor, how is it supposed to penetrate armor. Like I said earlier, the hook swords are based on actual concepts and could be deadly in the right hands but due to a variety of problems, it could never be utilized in a large enough fashion to become a battlefield weapon. ![]() Shields men and swordsmen can stand side by side but a dude with two swords is gonna be by himself. In a battle, you don't have the space to twirl around or have the swords extended to your left or right without hitting your own guy. Formations - using two swords requires certain amount of space. If you arm even a few hundred soldiers with this weapon, one can only imagine the hours and money spent on maintaining these weapons.ģ. Maintenance - as someone else said earlier in the thread, it would be difficult to sharpen inside the hook. Skill - it's a lot easier to use a halberd or another similar weapon this rings especially true when one considers that most soldiers would only have a limited amount of time to train.Ģ. These hooked swords and dual-wielding had its place, but it was probably never utilized on any battlefield for certain reasons, some that you and others already pointed out.ġ. ![]() Pretty ingenious, but I'll bet the ingenuity is hard to see.I agree with this. So if the shuang gou are meant to be used in pairs, they basically become dual single-handed halberds, one hooks, the other slashes/hooks/stabs (the curved end is still a razor). ![]() ![]() ![]() Only his mother was present as his father had emigrated to America. On August 10th, 1910, he was ordained as a priest in the chapel of the Duomo of Benevento. At the end of 1916, he was assigned to the Convent of Sant’Anna in Foggia. Padre Pio’s Time in Pietrelcina (1910-1916) For ongoing health reasons, Friar Pio stayed in Pietrelcina with his family.On July 18th, 1909, he was made a deacon in the church at the Convent of Morcone. He had to return home several times for health reasons. There, on January 27th, 1907, he took his solemn vows.īetween 19, Padre Pio stayed at several convents to complete his scholastic and religious studies. On January 22nd, 1904, he took his simple vows, and then transferred to the Convent of Sant’Elia in Pianisi (Campobasso). On January 22nd, 1903, he donned the Capuchin habit and took the name of Friar Pio. His wish was granted on January 6th, 1903, when he entered into the Convent of Morcone (Benevento), in the novitiate order of the Capuchin Friars Minor in the religious Province of Sant’Angelo – Foggia. Padre Pio, Capuchin Friar (1903-1910) Francesco wanted to become a Capuchin friar.From that moment on, I could feel the intensity of his love for Jesus grow as well as his desire to give himself over to God.” At age 12, he received the sacrament of the first communion and then confirmation the following year. On the main altar, the Heart of Jesus appeared to him and signalled him to approach the altar, and then put His hand on his head. One of his other spiritual director, Father Benedetto Nardella, wrote that: “Around age five, he felt the need to give himself over to God. His account tells of how Padre Pio began seeing visions and experiencing spiritual rapture from age 5. One of his spiritual director was a capuchin monk, Father Agostino Daniele. The idea of consecrating his life to God forever had been his since he was a little boy. Those serene, peaceful days were divided among his home, church, and school. His childhood and teen years were spent in Pietrelcina in a farming community. He was baptized the day following his birth. ![]() His parents were named Orazio Forgione and Maria Giuseppa de Nunzio. His youth (1887-1903) Francesco Forgione, widely known as Padre Pio, was born on May 25th, 1887 in Pietrelcina, a small town in southern Italy.Even today, Padre Pio’s miracles, his healings and his extraordinary works are wonderful examples for all of us. Throughout Padre Pio’s life, he faced a great deal of suffering and adversity. The history of Padre Pio told through the facts, events, and experiences in his life – A biography of Padre Pio with key dates. He is the author of many books and essays about Padre Pio and has also produced and directed many religious films.Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on WhatsApp Share on Pinterest Share on Email Share on LinkedIn The life of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, history and biography Finally, it is evident that our faith is made concrete where Jesus is not, first and foremost, a doctrine that is taught, but a person who is met and contemplated face to face.Ībout the Author: Stefano Campanella is an Italian journalist and Vaticanist, the director of Padre Pio Television and spokesman for the Press Office of the Italian Province of the Friars Minor Capuchin. This excellent structure reminds us that mercy is made palpable and visible in the aid and support given to those who live in difficult situations. ![]() For everyone the contruction of the hospital, "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza," strongly willed and realized by this humble Capuchin who lived in San Giovanni Rotondo, remains an eloquent witness. It was also translated into other concrete gestures which enabled him, even physically, to experience the love of the Lord. Padre Pio did not end in the confessional. He dedicated a great deal of his time to hearing confessions, mainly because: "The greatest charity is to snatch souls snared by Satan to win them over to Christ." A huge part of the ministry of Padre Pio, in fact, took place in administering the Sacrament of Reconciliation as an extraordinary confessor, exigent and at times even severe. Pope Francis appointed him as one of the great patrons of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy (2015-2016). Saint Padre Pio embodies Divine Mercy in a truly extraodinary way. First Printed: 03-15-2017 Only available as an E-book ![]() |
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