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The Latest From Japan's Nuclear Disaster
Posted on Mar 12, 2011
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According to the NHK TV News channel, around 10:30 a.m. Japan time on Wednesday, white smoke or steam poured from one of the damaged reactor buildings. At the same time, radiation levels within the plant went rose significantly, into the low millisievert-per-hour range. The plant's operator could not confirm the origin or nature of the cloud, but said that supervisors had withdrawn their workers as a result of the radiation spike. Radiation levels began to drop after the initial spike. It was not immediately clear when workers would return to the plant. Commentators and officials speculated that the cloud could have come from either the Unit 4 waste pool or the Unit 2 reactor building.
Update, Tuesday, March 15: The fire is reported as no longer "visible" at Unit 4. That is significant because of the danger of an active fire at the fuel pool.
Update, Tuesday, March 15: At 5:45 a.m. Wednesday (Japan time) a new blast and fire were reported in the waste storage area in the Unit 4 reactor containment building at the Fukushima Daiichi reactor facility. The Unit 4 reactor had been offline for maintenance before the earthquake, but extremely radioactive nuclear waste was stored in the building above the reactor core. Like the cores, that waste requires constant water cooling, but unlike the cores it is not contained within a hardened metal pressure vessel. The blasts are believed to have been caused by hydrogen byproducts that are safely suppressed during normal plant operations.
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The Japanese government immediately expanded the exclusion zone to 30 kilometers around the plant. Individuals in that zone were told to either evacuate or stay indoors with the windows closed and the air conditioning off.
Recap, Tuesday, March 15:
Update, Monday, March 14: The owner of the Fukushima plant reported that a blast was heard Tuesday (local time) at the building containing the stricken Unit 2 reactor. The blast, which followed explosions at Unit 1 and Unit 3, may have occurred near the suppression pool at the bottom of the reactor assembly. The atmospheric pressure in the pool dropped suddenly, indicating that the pool's casing may have cracked or otherwise been damaged.
Japanese channel NHK reported that noncritical workers at the Unit 1 and Unit 3 reactors were being evacuated, at least temporarily. The plant operator said that water injection efforts would continue as efforts were made to cool the three damaged reactor cores.
There were no reports of visible damage to the Unit 2 building, but local radiation levels increased, leading to the staff evacuation.
Update, Monday, March 14: Clarification: British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. became defunct in 2010. Since then French nuclear firm AREVA has replaced it as a major foreign supplier of nuclear fuel.
Update, Sunday, March 13: A large explosion has occurred at the Unit 3 reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant. The explosion included a large orange flash, which indicates that it was probably the result of a hydrogen detonation. This explosion follows the partial destruction of the Unit 1 containment building in a previous hydrogen explosion. [See video of the explosion here]
The Washington Post reports that Japanese nuclear officials have resorted to using fire pumps to inject tens of thousands of gallons of seawater directly into the reactors at two Fukushima nuclear power complexes. This emergency action has been undertaken to control what is now being described as a "partial meltdown" of at least two reactor cores.
Reports said that Japanese nuclear officials believe the inner containment vessel of the Unit 3 reactor was still intact after the explosion. The danger posed by a containment breach at the Unit 3 reactor is especially serious because the reactor was recently fueled with a semi-experimental MOX nuclear fuel, which is a combination of plutonium oxide and the more common uranium oxide. Plutonium is considered a substantially more dangerous nuclear fuel, and the Japanese MOX program was delayed for more than a decade because of local opposition and the revelation that the British fuel manufacturer, British Nuclear Fuels Ltd., had falsified safety reports in the late 1990s.
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Dramatic and conflicting reports emerged Saturday regarding the safety status of the Unit 1 reactor at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
The news aggregator Drudge Report linked to a story in the Japanese press that said the explosion that destroyed the reactor's outer containment building "could only have been caused by a meltdown of the reactor core." The Japanese article said the source of the report was the Japanese Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency.
Some websites and blog posts criticized the article, saying it was either the result of "hysteria-driven journalism" or old information.
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By Jim Yell, March 17, 2011 at 10:32 am Link to this comment
This morning as I watched a dispersed drop of water on the nuclear reactors, I realized that the Japanese Government had just admitted they had no control over what was going on below. I doubt very seriously that the way they are dropping the water, that they have any expectation that enough water could enter the hole in the roof to make any difference. If they had been able to put a focused stream of water thru the roof that might have worked. Throwing water at it and running away is futile.
Once more I will say—-"there is no safe nuclear power and that is because we can not afford even one accident. The results of even the supposed controled accidents have been contamination that in many cases will out last our existence. It is a mistake made by arrogant people, looking for easy way of dealing with difficult matters.
We hear "We can't ignore nuclear power, there is no alternative" I remember when I was told Can't can't do anything. Our inability to change direction is because the people making the descisions have an invested interest in keeping things the way they are. It can be changed, people can learn to think about how they will use the energy we produce. We can value efficient use of energy over immediate access. I never have understood why most electronics continue to use electricity even when they are turned off. I know that is one thing that production could easily change.
Every long journey starts with one small step. It is time we made these small steps to change.
By Dale Headley, March 16, 2011 at 5:14 pm Link to this comment
Here's something to ponder:
65 years ago, the Japanese were grinning, nearsighted, sadistic, bloodthirsty
By solar worker, March 15, 2011 at 1:32 pm Link to this comment
MIKE789 (this is not really directed @ you)
No human can really answer these questions. All 'energy sources' have their place on this earth. Humans need multiple types of energy sources to maintain their 'standard of living' and to compete with each other (without gov't interference such as bailouts, subsidies, and cartels that white-wash the supposed regulations) so we as individuals can decide on which sources to use based on a multitude of values that each one of us holds dearly (that's why we have so many retards on this site making statements condemning on thing or another- what we should be condemning is that type of thought process).
I am all for FUEL CELLS, NUCLEAR, SOLAR, WIND, GEO, GAS, OIL, COAL—- pretty much in that order.
GREEN ENERGY—WHERE?? It's only green because the type of pollution that it creates is a type you CHOOSE not to worry about (GO learned behaviors!)
The best bet for all of us is to get out of this thought process that we as Americans are stuck in (distraction-blame, distraction-blame, distraction-blame, distraction-blame, distraction-blame, distraction-blame,) and start focusing on energy and economic policy.
By solar worker, March 14, 2011 at 7:32 pm Link to this comment
Please review what the USA's policies are regarding recycling nuclear fuel. We do not recycle for commercial purposes or for making weapons. This is well documented. Yes, there are programs that have started 'commerical relationships' (state sponsered BS) concering this. But as far as the law is concerned Mr. Carter banned it a while ago.
FAS is the leading private resource ragarding this type of info also check the gov't site of the NEI.
By big huge giant hyper anxious news, March 14, 2011 at 5:36 pm Link to this comment
You can't really get people to watch reports of functioning nuke plants
By solar worker, March 14, 2011 at 2:51 pm Link to this comment
By DGBJPN, March 13, 2011 at 11:08 pm Link to this comment
To all you 'nuclear energy is relatively safe' out-of-sight-out-of-mind types, please offer your neighborhoods up as new facility and, or byproduct dump sites. Because there's nothing more liberating than walking the walk from time to time.
By Frederick Glaysher, March 13, 2011 at 2:45 pm Link to this comment
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By Jim Yell, March 13, 2011 at 11:59 am Link to this comment
First of all and again—Nuclear is not GREEN. It also isn't safe and not just because of accidents. The by-products are toxic for thousands of years and can not be contained. This means somewhere the material will get out if not today, tomorrow.
One must realize that building Nuclear may make sense only if the contamination is ignored, only if the cost of trying to isolate the contamination isn't factored it, only if the increase in cancer is not factored it. In other words, Nuclear is not safe and is not cost effective in the long term.
Better use of energy is the answer, along with less toxic ways of creating it. For starters we can stop using huge amounts to light up the night as if it were day.
Every day that we do not close down Nuclear Plants is a day closer to a truely horrid future.
By JJW, March 13, 2011 at 7:42 am Link to this comment
Hard to evaluate an number of disasters that are out of control. unpredictable, and changing. Isn't this why nuclear energy was considered too risky in the US?
By expat, March 13, 2011 at 3:41 am Link to this comment
History's supreme irony….
US nukes Japan in WWII in one of history's greatest display of unjustified savagery…
Hey, after screwing with haarp so much, now comes the blowback. I could not be more impressed with history's beyond wicked sense of humor!
Anyone still residing in these united states ought to have their head examined.
Travel a little bit, and you will quickly realize what a fourth world, unfree, mean spirited and filled with bigots nation the uSSa has become.
So go ahead, let the morons remain in their soon to be toxic concentration camp (already partial), if you have half a brain, leave. NOW !
It's not as hard as you think and actually it can be an incredible rebirth. Money the problem? What, you think you're gonna repay your credit in US once having found a good life overseas? You'll be but a spec in a defaulting nation. Isn't it your turn to screw the banksters? Let me tell you, it's orgasmic!
I am faithful to the ideals of the Constitution, but it's ameriKa which abandoned these ideals, I left with my family in 03 and never regretted it. Great, almost free health care, almost free world class university for the kids, business opportunities aplenty, the economy is so so, like everywhere else, but way better than uSSa, etc, etc…
Imagine you live in Germany in 1933 knowing all you know… would you stay? Explain to me how this is different.
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Questions on ADA Soil and HC seperating
I've noticed that after growing a nice patch of HC it is finally starting to separate from my Substrate using ADA Amazonian. I know this has been brought up over time but...
I believe that part of the reason here is "Granular" size. I have around a 1-2 inch thick patch of this. and sections are starting to release ... I was thinking of going to the smaller granular size of this for roots to take better hold of over time ? It has grown fabulous over time in the soil I might add.. Or, could I leave it as is and just put some additional soil on top of it ?
Or, just pull up and replant the entire HC over again ?? Thank you ........
But, as long as your HC is growing well and sending out deep roots it won't come up. I had my 20L ~80% carpeted with HC at one point and never had issues with it lifting up. All I had to do was keep it trimmed and it was happy. Every 2 weeks seemed to be the regular.
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Here's a shot of it. Do the Roots looks developed properly ? This is at around 3-4 months or less.... Hi Light CO2 injected Amazonia Soil...
Should I just take "Plugs" from this and then submerse them back into the Soil ??
I see your uprooted HC Cuba carpet and raise you this:
Looks like my old horse face loach visited your tank ^^^
Yes trimming has much to do with it coming uprooted. I too am using AS and have a carpet of HC and have NOT had a problem YET!
But i would imagine that the lighting, nutrient dosing and tank occupants play a factor in the uprooting as well.
Is it possible that any of these could be the culprit?
^ It's Flourite Black.
Here is the aftermath.
I fixed the problem of it uprooting and it was growing well. What happen was my fault, I tried pulling a stem of HC Cuba but it wasn't a stem or HC, it was Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides. They send out roots everywhere!
You can see a bit of the root at the right side, damn plant is a menace I tell you, grows too fast.
Once it's floating like that it's hard to get to stay down. I'd make little plugs and replant them deep enough that only the tips peek out the soil.
Went deep as well.. Jeez, I got so much of this but am working on another scape so heck, I guess I'll have plenty to go around LOL !!
When my carpet was coming in my pesky little horse face loach was ripping up my newly formed mats every night. Instead of making plugs I just took a pinch of substrate and sprinkled a little on top of the now floating mat till I had enough to keep it in place. It would eventually reroot till he dug it up again a couple of weeks later.
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She never had a 911, well had a 930 but very briefly because the clutch setup does not work well with a shoe that has any bit of heel size. Pinto to 924 to 928 to 928 to Bug to Bug to nothing actually. It was not a "eclectric bit of cross shopping/buying" but more of as becoming more successful in life they bought what ever cars appealed to them at the time. The first 928 was actually bought with the intentions of selling, got it from a shutting down dealership but she liked how the car drove so much that she kept it and there went the 930 and years later the 924. The second 928 she actually did not like and went back to the first after awhile. The Bugs was more of because the very first new car she bought was a Bug and had some attachment to the models so got back into them when reintroduced.
But outside all of that, my point was that we sure seemed to manage just fine in coupes and I really am a firm believe that people with a "young child" would not have issues in any of them. I happen to know a couple where the wife drives a fairly new 911 and their toddlers fit in the back of it without issues. By the time those toddlers outgrow that 911, it will be time to sell the car by most peoples standards for length of car ownership anyway. I can even remember a few times being in my old Saleen or old 928 with my wife, step son and daughter and things were fine.
I don't know your age but if you ever had to put a baby in a car seat you would thnk differently. I cannot image picking up my 27 pound son and squeezing into the back seat of a coupe to put him in his rear facing seat. Sounds like torture to me. I guess when he's old enough to get in by himself and fasten the belts it might be different but in the case of the Mustang, the rear seats are tiny to begin with. I wouldn't ask my friends to climb in that seating area.
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We already know what cuts were made, now we got a few restructures to take care of
Mark Sanchez- 4M
Nick Mangold- 3M
Santonio Holmes- 3.5M(wont see it)
Antonio Cromartie- 3.5M
David Harris- 3M
Sione Pouha- 3M(wont see it)
can all free up about 20M if they all restructure their deals
Trading Tebow frees up 2.5M and we'd get a 6th Rounder to work with and that'll give us about 28M to work with
We can re-sign a ton of our own free agents in the process
Laron Landry(long term 6M per)
Dustin Keller(long term 4.5M per)
Mike DeVito- 2M
Matt Slauson(long term 4M per)
Austin Howard- tender
Jason Smith- min
Braylon Edwards- min
Josh Mauga- min
Tanner Purdum- min
Jordan White- mn
Jeff Cumberland- min
Other free agents
QB Brady Quinn-
RB Justin Forsett-
ILB Tavares Gooden-
OLB Antwan Barnes- reunites with Rex
OLB Jamaal Westerman- returns
Trade back with Cincinnati, acquire a 1-2-5
Round 1- WR Keenan Allen California- Allen is the prototype WR in a WCO. Reliable in every facet of the game and low risk pick here.
Round 2- OG Jonathan Cooper North Carolina- Cooper is an ideal fit for the ZBS, which I think we're going to run. Great value here early in the 2nd
Round 2- S Johnathan Cyprien Florida International- Cyprien shot up draft boards and should be here early in the 2nd Round.
Round 3- OLB Brandon Jenkins Florida State- Jenkins got hurt and his stock fell but when healthy I can see him turning into a legit stud off the edge
Round 4- TE Vance McDonald Rice- a solid TE prospect who should be a nice compliment to Dustin Keller. He may go earlier but I see him being here early on day 3
Round 5- RB Stepfan Taylor Stanford- Taylor ran an underwhelming 40 but his film is legit. Not a home run threat but I think our offense needs guy who can gradually pick up yards and move the chains
Round 6- CB Tyrann Mathieu LSU- The Honey Badger just makes things happen on the field, whether it be in our sub packages or on special teams I think he'll cause havoc at least 1 time a game and come up huge for us
Round 6- DT Quinton Dial Alabama- We need another 3-4 DE for depth purposes. Dial is a solid player who excels against the run, should be good value later on
Round 7- P Quinn Sharp Oklahoma State- A Punter is very important for field position and we should look to draft a young guy
Round 7- K Brandon McManus Temple- Folk has been good but inconsistent at times, McManus has a leg that could thrive in the northeast which is something we need come playoff time
UDFA- FB Tommy Bohanon
2013 New York Jets Depth Chart
QB- Mark Sanchez/Brady Quinn/Greg McElroy
RB- Justin Forsett/Bilal Powell/Stepfan Taylor/Joe McKnight
FB- Tommy Bohanon
WR- Santonio Holmes/Keenan Allen
WR- Braylon Edwards/Stephen Hill
Slot- Jeremy Kerley/Jordan White
TE- Dustin Keller/Jeff Cumberland/Vance McDonald
LT- D'Brickashaw Ferguson/Dennis Landolt
LG- Matt Slauson/Vlad Ducasse
C- Nick Mangold/Caleb Schlauderaff
RG- Jonathan Cooper/Vlad Ducasse
RT- Austin Howard/Jason Smith
DE- Quinton Coples/Mike DeVito
NT- Sione Pouha/Kenrick Ellis/Damon Harrison
DE- Muhammad Wilkerson/Quinton Dial
OLB- Antwan Barnes/Ricky Sapp/Jamaal Westerman
ILB- David Harris/Josh Mauga
ILB- Demario Davis/Tavares Gooden
OLB- Garrett McIntyre/Brandon Jenkins
CB- Darrelle Revis/Kyle Wilson/Tyrann Mathieu
S- Johnathan Cyprien/Josh Bush
S- Laron Landry/Antonio Allen
CB- Antonio Cromartie/Aaron Berry/Ellis Lankster
K- Brandon McManus
P- Quinn Sharp
LS- Tanner Purdum
KR- Joe McKnight
PR- Jeremy Kerley
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I don't agree with all the picks but id be happy with this draft...
Not huge on taylor but LOVE round 2-4... But no way Cooper makes it to the 2nd IMO
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I like it but i dont feel comfortable with the injury prone Jenkins and mcIntyre battling for the starting job. I like Keenan Allen in the first, but i feel like WRs aren't a huge need as long as we resign Braylon. OLB should be a lock in the first unless we sign two pass rushers in FA.
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You lost me at "falling Sammy Watkins" there is no way he falls, unless a sniper kneecaps him during his 40, and Watkins momentum might get him a 4.4 40 anyway.
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This is unrealustic. Sanchez wont restructure guaranteed money and no way Cooper will not make it out of first....
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Even if we don't do all the restructuring and can't sign Landry and Keller and if we have to substitute Long or Warford for Cooper I still like the rest of this draft.
I think the experienced Allen is a much better fit as a wr for us in the first than Patterson who has, IMO, risen because of potential.
I've like Cyprien and McDonald since the college all star games and had hoped that we could have taken them 2 or 3 rounds later
Jenkins was one of my favorite from last year. I think he can be a very good pass rusher
Taylor wouldn't be my first choice but would be a solid pickup in the fifth
I think I would resign Moore over Slauson
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not into drafting kickers and punters, im sure they'd be available as a UDFA. im sure we can try to grab some late round gems instead.
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not into drafting kickers and punters, im sure they'd be available as a UDFA. im sure we can try to grab some late round gems instead.
Yeah but they aren't guaranteed to sign with you if you take them as a UDFA and there is never much value in the 7th round anyway. If you like the kicker/punter draft him and lock him up
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quinn is close to being out of the nfl and forsett hasnt proven enough to be considered a starter
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Hartney defenceman Melissa Hunt was on the winning side as Team Red defeated Team White 3-2 at Hockey Canada's national women's under-18 team selection camp on Thursday in Calgary.
Red has won both contests of the three-game series so far. Kristen Campbell of Brandon is also on the Red team, but didn't play on Thursday after the winning goaltender in the first game of the series.
Forward Sheridan Oswald of MacGregor played for Team White.
The squads will play one last intrasquad game on Saturday before the team is chosen for a series of games against the United States next week.
Tonight, Brandon's Ashleigh Brykaliuk and Team Yellow will take on Neepawa's Halli Krzyzaniak and Team Blue at the national development team's camp, also in Calgary.
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My understanding of foundations is that it is essential that the footings be built on undisturbed soil. If this understanding is correct, then I'm puzzled about the process involved in building garage foundations which abut a basement, kind of like in this picture.
The soil under the garage which is near the basement foundation has been disturbed in order to allow the basement to be built and then the hole was backfilled.
Can someone take a moment and explain how garage foundations like this are built so that they avoid settling that occurs from having footings poured onto disturbed soil.
Open Phone Book. Look up phone number for your city hall. Find number for permit department. Make call to speak to engineer that handles building permits, and they will be able to tell you their stand on building garages next to new builds, for your local.
Alex, the answer to you're question, which is a good question IMO, is that the footing stops short of the basement wall and is only poured to the end of the excavation. Typically, there is a span somewhere between 2-4' left between the garage footing & the basement wall.
On a poured wall foundation, the wall in this area ties into the basement foundation (they're typically poured at the same time monolythically) and is re-enforced with rebar. Think of a 4' garage wall as a 4' high, 8" wide beam.
With a block foundation, a precast concrete lintel is the most common approach.
I take it that settling does occur and that if it does then the "beam" has reduced support underneath it and thus the loads bearing down on the "beam" get transferred to the small points on either side of the "beam" - so do contractors see increased levels of damage from this concentration of loads?
My understanding is that monolithic pours are done principally to reduce water infiltration. Seeing how the garage is outside the residential building envelope, other than the convenience of doing the pour all at once, is there a reason to prefer a monolithic pour? Delaying the garage pour would allow for the backfill to settle and that could be helped along by compacting. Is there a real benefit to this or am I making a mountain out of a molehill?
Foundations can be placed on undisturbed mineral soil (sand and gravel type soil). However, it is common to place foundations on structural fill, which is select structural fill material (typically mostly sand and gravel) that is carefully placed and compacted as it is placed, typically in six inch lifts. Structural fill is just as good, probably better, than undisturbed soil, and does not settle.
The undisturbed "rule" is typically a way to construct without the need for an engineer to write a specification for structural fill, and a way to allow the building inspector to pass a site without actually witnessing the placement of fill material. However, there are engineers whose entire careers are devoted to proper placement of fill for foundation and other support applications, so it is absolutely possible to place a garage, house or most anything else on properly placed structural fill. The fill is typically placed above naturally occurring soil to raise grade to an appropriate level.
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Former Cage Warriors UK and USA veteran Greg "The Hitman" Loughran (20-10-0) has signed a four fight deal with the fledging US based Bellator Fighting Championships. The likeable 25 year old Northern Irishman is a nine year veteran of the sport and was fighting as a professional before his 18th Birthday on the Irish circuit, and before that competed as a kickboxer before making the switch to MMA in 2001.
With a professional record of 20-10-0 (which includes 7 TKO's and 11 Submission wins), Loughran has faced some of the UK's top talent whilst learning his trade and suffered the majority of his losses in the formative years of his career often against vastly experienced opposition. However over he past few years this talented young prospect has showed his true potential and has won 10 of his last 11 bouts.
A tough all-round fighter, Loughran is comfortable fighting both on his feet and on the floor, and holds wins over both well versed strikers and grapplers. His likeable persona and fighting style have seen him called-up to some of the top shows in the UK such as Ultimate Combat, Cage Warriors, Cage Rage, Pain and Glory, and most recently Cage Gladiators.
Last year Loughran made his Stateside debut at the inaugural Cage Warriors USA event in Kissimmee, Florida, where he defeated the highly rated local prospect Jonathan Brookins (who has since fought in the WEC and has also recently signed with Bellator too) by decision in what was probably the fight of the night. What made this win even more impressive was the fact that Loughran flew out to Florida on five days notice without his usual corner team by his side.
Loughran has also defeated some impressive names in the UK too as he holds wins over the likes of the TUF 9 contestant; Andre Winner, the Strike and Submit British and European Champion; Pete Irving, and the current Cage Gladiators British Champion; Rob Sinclair. These wins have seen Loughran secure his place in the top 10 British Rankings and he is just outside the top 10 chart in Europe too.
Now Loughran prepares for his toughest test to-date against the former BodogFIGHT, DREAM, Elite XC and K-1 veteran Eddie Alvarez (15-2-0) at the first Bellator Fighting Championships show on April 3rd. Although Loughran knows he is going into the fight as a big underdog, he gladly accepted the offer to fight Alaverz who is currently ranked 3rd in the WAMMA Lightweight rankings and will be looking to collect his second win in the State of Florida when he meets the dangerous Philadelphia based Striker at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino next month. This bout will be one of the Quarter Final bouts in the Bellator Lightweight tournament, which will take place over a period of 12 weeks and will see the winner earning $175,000 and the status of Bellator Lightweight Champion
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About This SiteJuly 19, 2006 - 2:11pm — bex
Welcome to the professional blog for me, Brian 'Bex' Huff. I'm a software architect, specializing in Oracle Enterprise Content Management. This product was formerly called Stellent Universal Content Management, but it was purchased by Oracle and is now a key piece of their Fusion Middleware stack. Previously, I was a senior Java developer at Stellent, but am now doing the consulting thing!
I help manage a consulting company named Bezzotech. I am also an author, an Oracle ACE Director, and a public speaker. You can contact me via Friend Feed, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook or email:
This site contains mostly articles about web software, focusing on the technological and human aspects of it... including security, performance, usability, and the inevitable new trends (and which ones are actually useful).
Some articles focus on the Oracle Enterprise Content Management suite, and applications that integrate with it. This site also has articles about more general topics, including productivity, philosophy, book reviews, and scientific breakthroughs that I find interesting.
Please leave comments! You may want to register and login first, so you can claim your user name. I'll eventually be integrating this with OpenID, once I get some free time.
To find out more about Stellent software, you may also be interested in the email lists from the Stellent Yahoo! group. You may also be interested in my most recent book, "Transforming Infoglut!" It is a Content Management and Enterprise 2.0 strategy book for your business, and is available on Amazon. If you're more interested in the technical side of the Oracle UCM product, you might want to also check out The Definitive Guide to Stellent Content Server Development, which is targeted more for UCM developers, and is also available on Amazon.com.
For those interested in how I got my nickname, please read "The Origin of 'Bex'".
Linking to pdfs from a SS dynamic list
Hi Bex,
I'm late in coming up to speed on Site Studio, having most of my Stellent experience working with the Web Content Editor of CS 5.1.1. Old stuff, I know.
I thought it would be easy enough to tweak the ssDisplayRow property in my Dynamic List Generic fragment to pull back the pdf version of my result set. (We're checking in Word docs, but only want to link to the pdf version from dyanmic fragments I create.) Here's what works for displaying links to web-rendered view in a secondary page :
• <$ssMouseExtra$> href="<$SearchResults.ssUrl$>"><$dDocTitle$>
Revision: <$dRevLabel$> | Release Date:<$dInDate$>
I tried modifying the href code, above, but have had no luck in displaying links to the pdf version of a checked-in item.
What can I do?
hi larry!
In an effort to keep as many stellent-questions in one place, could you post your question to the Yahoo groups, or the Oracle forums? I have a list here:
I'll be happy to answer it there...
Hey Bex, are you related to Michelle Huff of Stellent/Oracle? I have met her a few times at various conferences and when we were working with Stellent on the OEM deal for our editor.
Michelle Huff is my wife, she's still at Oracle in Outbound Product Management, working with Matt Zelen, Billy Cripe, and Andy MacMillan.
Could you please explain me
Could you please explain me the meaning of 'DOM'
hey bex, I want to how to make plastic recycling mechine?
I don't know...
That kind of stuff is pretty heavy industrial... I don't know if you can make one yourself.
Although, I think the standard process is to grind down the used plastic into pellets, then heat the pellets, and inject them into a new mold.
Maybe you should troll on the MIT discussion boards...
Tell Ikea to Bring Back The Galant Motorized Desk! iPetition
Your web address was listed as the sponsor for the Tell Ikea to Bring Back The Galant Motorized Desk! iPetition and I was wondering if anything ever became of this?
I forgot about that one...
I sent Ikea the list of petitioners today... its only at about 150, but I bet we could get more if Lifehacker did a piece on it again. I'll put together a blog post and suggest it to them.
Oracle UCM versus Sharepoint
Hi Bex,
I am an Internet analyst/developer with Granite Construction Inc. We build bridges and highways, but have an IT department.
I met you at Oracle OpenWorld2008 after one of your talks. I've invested a fair amount of time installing/investigating taking admin, customization courses, reading your book to find out about UCM/Stellent document management (some 5 months now) Our company was considering deploying UCM as its document managment system. Now my CIO told me that I should be looking at other content management systems including Sharepoint as part of our due diligence.
I wanted to get your opinion on UCM versus Sharepoint as document management solutions. What are the strengths of each? What are the weaknesses? Scalability, ability to integrate to ERP, scanning are important as well as the typical document management feature of meta-data, search, workflow, checkin/out, etc. I have been reading a lot of the analysts' reports on Oracle and Sharepoint in the document management space. I thought you could shed some knowledge from the field on what you've experienced. I hear that it is a successful Sharepoint deployment requires a lot of overhead in managing workspaces and folders. Is there a similar challenge in managing the way documents are tagged via their meta-data?
Any insights would be appreciated.
Batch loaders etc
What is your suggested approach to having faxes go into content server? File poller that polls an SMB share, what about 3rd party batch loaders?
What are attributes for batch loaders you recommend?
Please advise.
Thanx in advance
Metadata Spreadsheet App
Hi I have a question. I use a little spreadsheet app that you wrote a while back. It's a great little tool, and it's so simple to use. I don't know if you remember it or not I picked it up at a cresnedo during one of your seminars on how to update content in stellent. Anyway I've noticed in 10gR3 it doesn't apparenlty like the xml being sent or maybe it's the way the queries are translated.. not sure... Do you have an updated version of that for 10g, or any recommendation on what to look at in the macros?
Re: Metadata Spreadsheet App
Try here:
Metadata app error
Thanks I tried this and I always get an error that says:
"The SOAP request is invalid. The required node 'Envelope' is missing.
Any thoughts...?
Thank you
Thank you for this incredible website! I am about to begin a new job as our company's intranet communications manager. Yes, that's communications--meaning LITTLE TO NO TECHNICAL SKILLS going into the job and I know I am going to get a lot out of the resources on your page. There isn't much on Oracle out there so I appreciate the time you spent on this.
Ikea Galant Motorized Legs
I have an IKEA Galant desk with motorized legs that I have never used, it is still in my garage. Would this be an appropriate sight to see if I can sell it?
Need To Know how to Add Countries in Country Check in form
Hi Bex,
I'm working on stellent_content_server_7.5.1 version, I want to add new countries in country drop down box in check in form of stellent. Please can u guide me.
standard validate in ecm
hi bex
i would like to find out how exactly to go to the standard validate section of the ecm (10 and 11g). Iam trying to prevent checkin if the user chooses a release date earlier than the current date.how can i achieve this?
Hi, I am using Stellent 7.5.1. When i'm trying to install the c
Hi Bex,
I am using Stellent 7.5.1. When i'm trying to install the component i'm getting error like this
Line : 84
Char: 3
Error: java.lang.Exception:java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:intradoc/common/LocaleUtils
Code: 0
Please help me in resolving this issue
Dynamic dataFile
Hi Bex,
I'm using UCM with ssxa, and I need to access some values from the template inside the datafile usibng Idoc.
Is there any way to pass parameter to the datafile from the template?
Thank you very much


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|Teaching her to touch her nose to my hand on command has been invaluable. She has agency that way.
Pooch biting you for giving a belly whomper......whoa.....
First, of the three GSDs I've had, I don't believe I have ever had this type of situation at that particular age ( 9 months )....but if I had...the pup would know something wasn't right in short order. Had a few incidents with pups younger than that which gave me a nip or three which left a mark or two....but I chalked that up to the learning curve of bite inhibition and learning the discipline of a "soft mouth"....but your situation sounds much different.
Just a thought and it probably is of no value and misguided...but for some reason I was led to believe if your pooch accepted the human hand on the soft of their stomach ( vulnerable area )...they essentially "trusted " you...all positive in the "bond". Perhaps, a particular dog laying down, on it's back having the soft of it's belly touched, might be a moment which a dog still not sure of it's "position" could react in a manner which could be viewed as still testing the rank and file.....I'm just guessing from my observations.
There are nuances with many breeds and at times I hear others express exactly what you are stating about their first GSD..." but doesn't like love and affection that all my Rottweilers before him did " GSDs do have a certain air about them...and I am somewhat convinced that a GSD comes to you for all that loving and affection in a slightly different mindset.
The human urge to have their dog come to them for this particular fulfillment, as many breeds do... is many times the norm whereas a GSD and similar mentality dogs show this " love and affection " to those that they deem as their wonderful leader and all those the "leader" displays the same mentality towards or directs the dog to act in proper accordance.
I heard "bonding" in one post..good reply. I also read a few of Chip18's responses and links...all good stuff. I will have to admit I am not as disciplined a person as Chip18 because if my 9 month old GSD nailed me as you describe..I most likely would have reacted rather sternly....and perhaps made a mistake I would have to undo at a later date.
I'd try and win the dog over....in a way that might be different than what you have become used to with your Rottweilers.
This much I do know...when you have the chemistry correct with a GSD, they will offer all the " love and affection " that you seek.....perhaps even more.
|You aren't alone. My girl is also a growly sometimes nipper who prefers playing to being touched. Ball is her favorite thing, so we touch her, mark with yes, throw the ball. We also taught her to choose when she is touched by teaching her to touch her nose or the top of her head to an outstretched hand. She has gotten better and now solicits petting sometimes. She still gets growly and nippy if she is overwhelmed or irritated by touching. It has been an ongoing process. She is also particularly cranky about being touched on the couch. Our behaviorist taught us a protocol with a clicker and treats for hand shy dogs.
|GET A TRAINER. Nobody can evaluate the reasons this dog is doing this online, nor should they be. That is not normal for a 9 mth old puppy to bite and growl like that.
|Is he aggressively biting the family? How long has it been going on for? If it's sudden, it could be due to health issues. How is the relationship between your dog and the family?
You got here quick! Not what I did! I learned a lot of crap the hard way! I come from Bully world also. Bull/Mastiff/APBT , Boxer/Pitt, Boxers and have know Rotties my whole life. I always considered them kinda boring looking over sized Boxers myself. But nice dogs, anyway I found like you that GSD's are very different dogs!
It sounds like you have no bond with this dog? So while a sharp harsh correction is certainly called for! That is not the way I would go!
Build a bond first I would start here:
I just got a rescued dog – what do I do? | stickydogblog Just start over
and here:
Leerburg Dog Training | The Groundwork to Establishing Pack Structure with Adult Dogs
Your guy has "a problem" don't worry about what it is for now! I would do this!
I used to say, I have never done it but working with a rescue Boxer, I did get a chance to try and I was surprised and stunned at the change in behaviour...dog with fear issues.
Wheres my sanity: Sit on the Dog, aka: The long down
That's where I would start.
|Following this thread with interest.
Psycho German Shepherd, Need help
Hello everyone I'm new here and having trouble with our 9 month old German Shepherd named Kaiser,I call him Sybil do to his multiple personalities, I have had dogs my entire life, at 45 now this breed of dog is totally different from the Rottweilers I've raised, This Shepherd is more confident and hyper then I'm used to, he loves to play but doesn't like love and affection that all my Rottweilers before him did I don't understand, if I pet him his ears go back and he growls, last night i was watching TV he was on the other couch laying on his back, I got up the rubbed his belly and touched his nose, He bit my hand and broke the skin in several places, just for giving our family dog some love, needless to say i wasn't happy and starting to regret letting my son get this dog, what do i do i can't have this dog biting people especially the hand that feeds him.
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In what will hopefully be remembered as one of the most fitting epitomizations of a season in recent memory, Javal McGee's brain fart against the Raptors aptly demonstrated what should've been obvious to all a long time ago: that the Washington Wizards are literally and figuratively heading in the wrong direction, much to the chagrin of John Wall, whose bemused reaction to his teammate's idiocy was an equally apt summation of his own predicament. For after experiencing what will inevitably constitute two dispiriting seasons in our nation's capital, Wall must be on the verge of a psychological breakdown on par with that suffered by Martin Sheen's character in Apocalypse Now while waiting for his next mission. Indeed, I can easily envision Wall freaking out in a hotel room in some godforsaken city (sorry, Cleveland), practicing bizarre yoga moves and punching a mirror before finally collapsing in tears at his bedside.
And yet while it's tempting to chalk up his squad's struggles as the inevitable growing pains of a youthful and incomplete team, Wizards fans would be entirely justified in worrying over the long-term prospects of both their franchise and their star point guard. NBA history is replete with cautionary tales of young, talented players who were granted too much responsibility too early in their careers, and who were thus forced to adopt bad habits in order to prevent their teams from tumbling into the abyss completely. From Pete Maravich to Stephon Marbury, there's a seemingly endless supply of examples, each one as dispiriting as the last.
So what does the future hold for John Wall? Unfortunately, Wall's situation has begun to bear a striking resemblance to those of his more disappointing forebears, particularly in regards to his own progression as a player; he has failed to adequately address and correct those flaws enumerated by Sebastian Pruiti prior to the start of season. Indeed, one could go so far as to argue that he's actually regressed to some degree. While his shot-selection has improved slightly (according to 82games.com jump shots have constituted 56% of his field goal attempts this season, down from 64% in 2011), he's committing more turnovers (from 3.8 last year to 4 this season) and directing his team's offense less effectively (he's averaging only 7.5 assists this season, down from 8.3 last year).
His teammates are, of course, in large part responsible for this stagnation. Leading a team composed of Nick Young (gunner), Javal McGee (crazy), Andray Blatche (ditto), Rashard Lewis (washed up), and Jan Vesley (not ready), would undoubtedly be enough to convince any player that jacking up shots is an infinitely more attractive option than deferring to the worst supporting cast since Waterworld. The incompetence of the many inevitably breeds selfishness among the competent few, usually to the detriment of both parties.
Yet if guys like Kyrie Irving or Jeremy Lin, neither of whom can even hope to approximate Wall's physical gifts, can shoulder their relatively inept squads and carry them to respectability, why can't Wall, who earned favorable comparisons to Derrick Rose prior to the 2010 Draft? Are we really expected to believe that the Cavs' or Knicks' role players are that much better than the Wizards'? And aren't superstars supposed to compensate for their teammates' deficiencies, and wring as much from a bad situation as possible?
Probably. But fortunately enough for the Wizards (and their fans), there will be ample opportunity for Wall to work out the kinks in his game and transform himself into a more efficient and (by extension) more effective playmaker. He is, after all, only 21 years old, and because he appears (despite whatever Colin Cowherd may believe) to be a decent human being (something which cannot have been said about Marbury, Steve Francis, and the myriad number of other players who've failed to cash in on their potential) and a "natural-born leader," there's more than a good chance that his play on the court will eventually match the hype which accompanied his entry into the league. As his contemporaries (Chris Paul, Derrick Rose, Deron Williams, Russell Westbrook, Rajon Rondo, etc.) have demonstrated time and again, the difference between the great and the very good in the NBA is that insatiable craving for self-improvement which, conversely, has so often been lacking in the countless flame-outs and busts that the league has seen since its inception. If Wall can avoid that fate and meld his tremendous talent with an indomitable desire to best his peers? Watch out.
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Protesters with rainbow armbands and buttons gathered in front of the Toronto District School Board building before the meeting, singing "hey Sam, get off of my pride" in protest of what they said was trustee Sam Sotiropolous's move to remove the school board from the parade.
"Pride Toronto is extremely happy with the decision that's come out here," said Sean Hillier, co-chair of the board of directors at Pride Toronto.
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Panasonic appears to be covering all bases. The company has a camcorder in pretty much every format and type, with the HX-WA10 spearheading its upright options. It's the waterproof member of the range, with non-waterproof options also available. But it has a few other surprises in store as well.
This is very much a format that sits in between the pocket Internet camcorder and conventional 'Handycam' style models. So it has features somewhere in between as well. Panasonic calls this a Dual Camera, because it's also aimed at shooting still images reasonably well. As such, the WA10 comes equipped with a sizeable 1/2.3in CMOS, with an effective 11Mpixels whether capturing video or stills. The sensor also features back-side illumination technology, where the wiring is located behind the CMOS pixels rather than in front of them, allowing a greater amount of light in, thereby boosting sensitivity. We've universally been impressed with the benefits of this technology, so it's very welcome here.
Some pocket Internet camcorders, such as Kodak's PLAYSPORT Zx3, have similarly sized sensors. But one feature none of them has is an optical zoom, and Panasonic's HX-WA10 offers a modest but still useful 5x factor. Panasonic also takes advantage of the extra pixels on the sensor to provide a 12x advanced zoom. This crops into the CMOS frame rather than blowing the image up, so in theory preserves resolution, although you're still shooting with a reduced area, so light sensitivity will be affected. However, the 60i and 60p modes can only benefit from 6x Advanced Zoom, and you can't use it all when shooting video.
With its upright format, the WA10 is intended to be held a bit like a gun. However, you don't operate it using your index finger. Instead, the primary functions are accessed using your thumb and an array of buttons on the back behind the lens. Here, you can trigger video recording and take a picture. In between these buttons is a zoom rocker, and beneath a button for toggling the Intelligent Auto mode. The latter detects shooting conditions and attempts to set scene modes accordingly, for example enabling Low Light in poor illumination, and Portrait when it picks up a face. Yes, there's face detection on hand here, too, which will set focus and exposure according to any human face found in the frame. There's image stabilisation, too, although only of the electronic variety.
This appears to be the older Sanyo Camcorder, (Panasonic brought out Sanyo earlier this year).
I had the Sanyo version and for video it was very good, very convenient, quick to operate and good results.
As a still camera it's a nightmare. The shutter release is really hard to press, there is a delay in taking when the screen blanks and more times than not you move the camera as you try to exert enough pressure to get it to fire.
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An autopsy has officially confirmed the body of a man found a week ago in the Sutherland Reservoir is that of Larry Sack, a 61-year-old North Platte man who went missing over the Labor Day weekend.
The autopsy also determinted the cause of death was accidental drowning, according to a sheriff's statement.
Authorities conducted an all-out search for Sack after his pickup and fishing gear were found Sept. 4 on the bank of a canal, six miles west of the reservoir. Divers swam the length of the canal, while others searched with dogs, airplanes, horses, boats and underwater cameras as well as on foot.
The search was fruitless until Sept. 13, when a searcher found a leg and a foot in the reservoir. Nothing more was found, despite an intensified effort, until Sept. 20, when the rest of the body turned up on the southeast side of the inlet, near the waterfall area.
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Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz are not the type to gingerly test the depths of mythology. Instead the Miami-based pair has plunged headfirst into the unknown, seeking to fathom the common lore that binds humanity in an Ariadne's thread across the globe. At the Carol Jazzar Gallery in El Portal, the conceptual duo has conjured a realm of enchantment by creating iconic imagery of fantastic creatures lost to time, yet which appeared very much alive to the bygone civilizations that venerated them.
Their richly symbolic exhibit, "Otherworld," offers an imaginative portal through the ages. It deploys found objects and garments to evoke mystical beings that have transcended space and time. The Cuban artists, who have collaborated under the name Guerra de la Paz since 1996, share a studio in Little Haiti, where they have plumbed the neighborhood's streets and shops for the discarded materials that make up their art. To create the eye-popping mermaids, unicorns, witches, warlocks, and angels in their show, they play the role of back-yard archaeologists, dumpster-diving and rifling through piles of clothing at local shops that work in the rag trade shipping used garments in bulk to Haiti.
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There always needs to be a high a level of suspicion that a pulmonary embolus may be the cause of chest pain or shortness of breath. The healthcare professional will take a history of the chest pain, including its characteristics, its onset, and any associated symptoms that may direct the diagnosis to pulmonary embolism. It may include asking questions about risk factors for deep vein thrombosis.
Physical examination will concentrate initially on the heart and lungs, since chest pain and shortness of breath may also be the major complaints for heart attack, pneumonia, pneumothorax (collapsed lung), dissection of an aortic aneurysm, among other conditions.
With pulmonary embolism, the chest examination is often normal, but if there is some associated inflammation on the surface of the lung (the pleura), a rub may be heard (pleura inflammation may cause friction which can be heard with a stethoscope). The surfaces of the lung and the inside of the chest wall are covered by a membrane (the pleura) that is full of nerve endings. When the pleura becomes inflamed, as can occur in pulmonary embolus, a sharp pain can result that is worsened by breathing, so-called pleurisy or pleuritic chest pain.
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Question re: graphics primitives
Is it possible to put conditional clauses (i.e. If[.]) in the
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Climate Science for Serving Society
pp 307-337
Attribution of Weather and Climate-Related Events
- Peter A. StottAffiliated withMet Office/Hadley Centre Email author
- , Myles AllenAffiliated withSchool of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
- , Nikolaos ChristidisAffiliated withMet Office/Hadley Centre
- , Randall M. DoleAffiliated withNOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
- , Martin HoerlingAffiliated withNOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
- , Chris HuntingfordAffiliated withCentre for Ecology and Hydrology
- , Pardeep PallAffiliated withETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate ScienceLawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Berkeley Lab
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Unusual or extreme weather and climate-related events are of great public concern and interest, yet there are often conflicting messages from scientists about whether such events can be linked to climate change. There is clear evidence that climate has changed as a result of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, and that across the globe some aspects of extremes have changed as a result. But this does not imply that human influence has significantly altered the probability of occurrence or risk of every recently observed weather or climate-related event, or that such events are likely to become significantly more or less frequent in the future. Conversely, it is sometimes stated that it is impossible to attribute any individual weather or climate-related event to a particular cause. Such a statement can be interpreted to mean that human-induced climate change could never be shown to be at least partly responsible for any specific weather event, either the probability of its occurrence or its magnitude. There is clear evidence from recent case studies that individual event attribution is a feasible, if challenging, undertaking.
We propose a way forward, through the development of carefully calibrated physically-based assessments of observed weather and climate-related events, to identify changed risk of such events attributable to particular factors including estimating the contributions of factors to event magnitude. Although such event-specific assessments have so far only been attempted for a relatively small number of specific cases, we describe research under way, coordinated as part of the international Attribution of Climate-related Events (ACE) initiative, to develop the science needed to better respond to the demand for timely, objective, and authoritative explanations of extreme events. The paper considers the necessary components of a prospective event attribution system, reviews some specific case studies made to date (Autumn 2000 UK floods, summer 2003 European heatwave, annual 2008 cool US temperatures, July 2010 Western Russia heatwave) and discusses the challenges involved in developing systems to provide regularly updated and reliable attribution assessments of unusual or extreme weather and climate-related events.
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- Title
- Attribution of Weather and Climate-Related Events
- Book Title
- Climate Science for Serving Society
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- Research, Modeling and Prediction Priorities
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- pp 307-337
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- 2013
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- Peter A. Stott (00121)
- Myles Allen (00122)
- Nikolaos Christidis (00121)
- Randall M. Dole (00123)
- Martin Hoerling (00123)
- Chris Huntingford (00124)
- Pardeep Pall (00125) (00126)
- Judith Perlwitz (00127) (00128)
- Dáithí Stone (00126) (00129)
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- 00121. Met Office/Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
- 00122. School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3QY, Oxford, UK
- 00123. NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO, 80305, USA
- 00124. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Maclean Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 8BB, UK
- 00125. ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Zurich, Switzerland
- 00126. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Berkeley Lab, MS 50B4230, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720-8150, USA
- 00127. Physical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO, 80305, USA
- 00128. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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