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Heiwa article accepted at AsCE

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> Message du 24/09/09 16:32
> De : "Rajashree Ranganathan"
> A : anders.bjorkman@wanadoo.fr
> Copie à :
> Objet : EMENG-296R1: Production check is complete
>
>
> Date: 09-24-2009
> Manuscript #: EMENG-296R1
> Title: Discussion of "What Did and Did Not Cause Collapse of World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York" by Bazant, Le, Greening and Benson,
> Authors: Anders Björkman, M.Sc.
> Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
>
> Dear author,
>
> EMENG-296R1 has successfully passed the production check performed by a member of ASCE's Journals Production Department. Any formatting or style questions the Production Editor had about your submission have been resolved. It has been placed in the queue of manuscripts that can be assigned to an issue.
>
> Once your manuscript has been assigned to a specific issue, you will be contacted with information about the publication date. Then your manuscript will be moved forward for copyediting and typesetting. When your typeset proofs are ready, you will receive an e-mail that includes instructions on downloading the proofs, answering copyeditor queries, and submitting corrections.
>
> We look forward to publishing your manuscript.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Rajashree Ranganathan
> Production Coordinator
> Journal of Engineering Mechanics
> ASCE Journals Production Department
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okey dokey.... not sure what to say other than it looks to be a somewhat strange issue release.
 
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I have to admit that I am surprised. JEM is an SCI-listed journal and is a top publication in the field. On the other hand, it does have a very accptance rate (55%)
http://www.olemiss.edu/sciencenet/fluids/minute99.html
It's possible that our friend Heiwa purged the paper of all the unusual ideas he's well known for on our forum, as well as suggestions that thermite or space based lasers were used.

If the paper is - as its title suggests - merely a summary of what previous scientific and engineering investigations have not addressed, I see no reason why it should not be published.
 
Isn't this from months ago? I thought he was talking about this before his ban. Well before. I also thought it was a letter to the editor, not an article.
 
For some reason I remember him bringing this up before he was banned
 
scott.in.taiwan said:
I have to admit that I am surprised. JEM is an SCI-listed journal and is a top publication in the field. On the other hand, it does have a very accptance rate (55%)
http://www.olemiss.edu/sciencenet/fluids/minute99.html
It's possible that our friend Heiwa purged the paper of all the unusual ideas he's well known for on our forum, as well as suggestions that thermite or space based lasers were used.

If the paper is - as its title suggests - merely a summary of what previous scientific and engineering investigations have not addressed, I see no reason why it should not be published.
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Yes I can well imagine that Heiwa's paper will essentally paraphrase what Bazant said. Perhaps there will be a few small differences. I agree that publication is a god idea, and very democratic.
 
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3bodyproblem said:
Yah, that's it. He submited his letter way back in March or April, then got the confirmation email just before being banished.
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I think he sent it in fecruary 09 and it was accepted for publication shortly after.I have seen the emails and may even have copies somewhere. Then for some reason nothing further happened.

Then months later, out of the blue the whole process seemed to start up all over again with Jennifer confirming receipt of the paper as if the previous acceptance had never taken place. And here we are today...
 
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bill smith said:
Yes I ca wellimagine that Heiwa's pper will essentally paraphrase what Bazant said. Perhaps there will be a few small differences. I agree that publication is a god idea, and very democratic.
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I can't. I suppose you have no understanding of how scientific articles are published in respectable journals. Nor is it likely I will believe any claim that you do. I suggest we all wait until the paper appears before we go shooting our mouths off about what it does and does not contain.
 
scott.in.taiwan said:
I can't. I suppose you have no understanding of how scientific articles are published in respectable journals. Nor is it likely I will believe any claim that you do. I suggest we all wait until the paper appears before we go shooting our mouths off about what it does and does not contain.
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Why ? Don't you think it is a good idea to give these things a thorough airing ? sunlight as a disinfectant ? I mean it's not like in the war where 'Loose lips might sink ships ' is it ? Ships of State possibly tough. lol
 
For the millionth time, this is not a paper. It is a "discussion," viz. a letter to the editor. It is not reviewed for scientific accuracy. The letter is merely a way for the Journal to field confusion about its published works, and to provide the original author (Dr. Bazant) a platform to respond.

This is not the only time this has happened. See, for instance, the letter from Frank Gourley that ACSE "published," along with Dr. Bazant's rather scathing response.

Heiwa already knows this, but is either too dense or too dishonest to represent himself accurately.

Old news. Anyone who wants to verify this for themselves, you should contact Dr. Corotis, the editor in question.
 
Dr. Corotis is familiar with them. And Heiwa's empty headed letter speaks for itself. You'll see.

Personally I think some scientists occasionally enjoy the opportunity to demolish conspiracy-minded idiots in a public forum. I'd have simply rejected the letter as too stupid to be worth addressing, but it's their call.
 
R.Mackey said:
For the millionth time, this is not a paper. It is a "discussion," viz. a letter to the editor. It is not reviewed for scientific accuracy. The letter is merely a way for the Journal to field confusion about its published works, and to provide the original author (Dr. Bazant) a platform to respond.

This is not the only time this has happened. See, for instance, the letter from Frank Gourley that ACSE "published," along with Dr. Bazant's rather scathing response.

Heiwa already knows this, but is either too dense or too dishonest to represent himself accurately.

Old news. Anyone who wants to verify this for themselves, you should contact Dr. Corotis, the editor in question.
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Jesus Christ. Thank you for clarifying this point. This makes it an entirely different matter. Letters get published for no reason at all. Bill could publish a letter if he/she/it wanted to. This means nothing at all about the status of his claims.

Why is it even up here then? Except to make it appear as if Truth Gurus are able to publish their beliefs in genuine academic forums? 911 Truth remains the domain of high school kids and the mentally deranged.

I guess the real point of this is that genuine scientists still aren't interested in this crap heap of an idea. Are you surprised?
 
It's up here because nobody ever does a search. Seriously, every idea the Truthers have is here, beat to death, and quivering. Try it, you'll find it.
 
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