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originally posted by: lotsoftime
a reply to: GenRadek
how?, there are NO FLOORS within the core in which to act as a 'crush-down' mechanism, ON the core
.
originally posted by: wmd_2008
originally posted by: lotsoftime
a reply to: GenRadek
how?, there are NO FLOORS within the core in which to act as a 'crush-down' mechanism, ON the core
.
This IDIOT that keeps getting a ban claims NO FLOORS withing the CORE can he explain how the people access the TOILETS and STAIR WELLS etc in the core area.
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originally posted by: cardinalfan0596
a reply to: LaBTop
You might want to read the investigation report.
Here is a good start
www.mace.manchester.ac.uk...
On the other hand, the reinforced concrete central core, columns, waffle slabs and transfer structures performed very well in such a severe fire. It is clear that the structural integrity and redundancy of the remaining parts of the building provided the overall stability of the building.
Sources of Information
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Dave, P. (2005). “Madrid tower designer blames missing fire protection for collapse ”. New Civil Engineer, 2 June 2005.
Construction Type:
Structural steel frame with lightweight concrete slab on profiled steel deck.
Fire Resistance:
Sprayed fire protection to steelwork. Automatic sprinklers system not yet commencement.
Building Type:
262 m (62 storeys). Commercial.
Damage
The total burnout of four and a half floors did not cause damage to the main structural members due to a good application of sprayed fire protection on all steelwork. There was only minor damage to one secondary beam and a small number of floor decks.
--snip-- The key to understanding the secrecy that embraces this story is that much – probably most - of gold that was plundered by Japan and Germany was already “black” gold that didn’t officially exist. Consequently, when the United States re-plundered this metal it did so in complete secrecy. Not only was there the fear of crippling the price of gold – and the world economy with it - were it discovered that monumental quantities of gold existed, in addition to official stocks, but the use to which it was to be put, also demanded secrecy.
How can fabulous volumes of gold exist when all the world’s bankers and economists continue to tell us that this metal is so rare? The answer is as prosaic as it is damning.
Mining industry sources reveal that as much as 30% of annual production of gold is quietly filtered into the “private market” and does not, therefore, impact on the official figures. In years past, off-market sales by the mining industry have been reported to be as high as 80%. The reasons for selling into the private market are varied but the central one is the avoidance of tax. In addition, as we have already noted, gold production in the former Soviet Union – the world’s second largest producer after South Africa – and that of China and Southeast Asia have never been included in official gold mining statistics.
Prior to the American Gold Rush of 1848, the amount of gold said to be in existence amounts to a miserly 10,000 tonnes. This, we are told, is the sum total of gold mined throughout the world during the preceding 5,850 years, for which mining records exist (and If you believe that, I have a nice parcel of valuable land set in the attractive Atlantic trench to sell you). Unsurprisingly, when pressed to verify the accuracy of these figures, it was admitted that they were nothing more than industry “estimates.” [32] Never-the-less, this estimate has been incorporated into current day official mining figures and punched out as actual fact. It is not hard, therefore, to conclude that there are, indeed, very substantial volumes of black gold in existence.
The total quantity of gold buried in the Philippines during WWII has been reported to be over 1 million tonnes - or roughly 90% of the worlds “actual” gold stock. [33] During the course of a seven-year investigation into the subject, this writer has accumulated information from a variety of sources suggesting this is indeed, a more accurate figure. In other words, official statistics represent a modest 10% of reality. --snip--
According to the FEMA fire incident report on the subject, unusually good application of fireproofing on support members was a significant mitigating factor. The efficacy of the fireproofing was documented both by FEMA and IFC. Fireproofing of structural steel in the US is tested to ASTM E119 Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials.
Unusually good application of fire resistive coating helped maintain structural integrity in fire.
Pg. 6 of the online document (pg 2 on the actual document)
originally posted by: LaBTop
originally posted by: wmd_2008
originally posted by: lotsoftime
a reply to: GenRadek
how?, there are NO FLOORS within the core in which to act as a 'crush-down' mechanism, ON the core
.
This IDIOT that keeps getting a ban claims NO FLOORS withing the CORE can he explain how the people access the TOILETS and STAIR WELLS etc in the core area.
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You are deliberately twisting his words, he meant that those floors in the cores were laid on top of heavy steel cross beams welded to the core columns.
And do follow decorum here.
Calling other (former) members names is frowned upon, here. Especially when you have no grasp on the use of proper punctuation, as it shows. Sometimes seen as a sign of low education, which breeds the ones you classify him in.
There's also the dyslectic, who can't help being seemingly illiterate. They can be extremely intelligent, as I know several examples of.
Btw, that clearly was hgfbob, with a new name, that also got swiftly banned.
I feel not particular comfortable anymore in this corner of cyberspace. Too much tolerance for hate-speak. Lately.
originally posted by: samkent
At some point you have to accept that you have gone from being a questioning researcher to a tin foil hatter.
There is no man behind the curtain.
The chaos factor alone means that not everything is a conspiracy.
originally posted by: samkent
LaBToP Don't you think you are trying to connect too many dots?
One person or group cannot control the worlds destiny for decades.
Common sense should tell you that.
Jim Strauss stated that he worked with my father with the agency and the last mission they went on was in 1984/85 to a place called Tapechula, Mexico. It was around the time that a good friend of my father's by the name of Kiko Comeraina, who was a DEA agent, was murdered.
RK: Who told you?
(p.62)DF: He was tired of the drug trafficking. He had made the remark that it had gone on for very long, that they stuck it in the black community because nobody would really give a damn about the Harlem and East Harlem area and that they realized that a lot of money could be made and who would listen to those people anyway.
RK: Now when you state the drug trade, did he mention anybody in particular?
DF: As far as the drug trade?
RK: Right.
(p.79)RK: Alder Berrimen Seal?
DF: If it is Barry Seal that you are asking me about, my father worked very closely with Barry Seal.
RK: Where?
DF: Drug running.
RK: Do you have an idea of the year?
DF: No, I do not. I know my father told me that Barry Seal would be taken out. He would be eliminated and he was. I don't know by whom.
RK: Did he say anything else about Mr. Seal?
DF: No.
RK: William Colby?
DF: Yes. My father worked with William Colby. He stated that Bill Colby used to do the work out of his desk drawer. He was not too organized.
RK: Did he indicate a long association with Mr. Colby?
DF: I do not know how long their association was.
RK: John Singlaub?
DF: General Singlaub. My father referred to as an asshole.
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-- was filed by Massachusetts attorney Ray Kohlman on behalf of former Green Beret William M. (Bill) Tyree. Kohlman, a former legal investigator for attorney William Pepper in the Martin Luther King, Jr, murder trial of James Earl Ray, filed a 101-page complaint on behalf of his client. The suit, replete with five inches of affidavits and appendices, names the Central Intelligence Agency, former Massachusetts Governor A. Paul Cellucci, former Massachusetts Attorney-General L. Scott Harshbarger, former CIA Director and US President George Bush, and self-admitted government assassin D. Gene Tatum as Defendants in a far-reaching case involving US Government - sanctioned drug smuggling, murder and cover-up.
Bill Tyree is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife - a case eerily similar to that of Dr Jeffrey MacDonald, a Fort Bragg doctor who was framed for the murder of his wife and children in the early 1980s.