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There is no doubt about it. Jeremy Maclin is definitely on the NFL's most-wanted list.
Scout.com has learned that Maclin has already visited with the Cincinnati Bengals, and he is scheduled for official visits with the Detroit Lions, the New York Jets, the St. Louis Rams and the Cleveland Browns so far. He's also scheduled for a private workout with the Oakland Raiders this week.
The multi-talented wide receiver out of Missouri is the third player in NCAA history to average over 200 all-purpose yards per game during a career, posting an incredible 5,609 all-purpose yards in just 28 games. He averaged 82.6 yards per game receiving, 73.1 yards per game gained on kickoff returns, 20.6 yards on punt returns and 23.8 yards rushing. As a kickoff returner, he fell just two yards short of setting a single-season record in 2007 with 1,346 yards.
"It's definitely a special category to be in," Maclin told Scout.com during an exclusive interview. "It's an honor, and I'm thankful that Mizzou put the ball in my hands."
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Over the span of his two seasons at Missouri, Maclin caught 182 passes for 2,315 yards and scored 22 touchdowns. Thirteen of those touchdowns were scored during his sophomore year, setting a school record. From the line of scrimmage Maclin also tacked-on 668 rushing yards, scoring six more touchdowns on the ground. And while he always had to be accounted for before the snap of every play when the Tigers had the ball, the two-time First-Team All-American was simply electrifying on punt and kickoff returns.
"I'm always getting positive yards. I'm always creating that spark," he explained when asked about his skills as a punt returner. "I break through that first wave and get you 10 or 15 yards. And a lot of times, if I can get that much, I'll break it."
The Tigers took full advantage of Maclin's speed and change-of-direction skills by implementing special teams schemes that were similar to what the Chicago Bears had been using to get Devin Hester out into open field. And it paid off handsomely as Maclin rolled for 577 yards on punt returns and 2,049 yards on kickoff returns, scoring a combined five touchdowns as a return specialist by end of his sophomore season.
Since making his decision to enter the NFL Draft early, the 6-foot tall, 198-pound jack-of-all-trades is clearly ready to get his professional career rolling, even though he doesn't turn 21 until the end of August. When asked which of his skills were going to help him make a successful leap into the pro ranks as a receiver, Maclin's answer was as quick and decisive as his moves on the football field.
"My playmaking ability. I can take a short pass and turn it into a long gain," he said. "I'm sure-handed, I'll catch anything you throw my way. I feel like I can be a very reliable receiver at the next level."
Maclin's expected to come off the board quickly during the first-round of the NFL Draft at the end of this month. And while only a handful of teams may pass up the opportunity to add him to their roster before his name is called out from the podium in New York City, one thing is for certain—those teams will be seeing Jeremy Maclin running all over the field for years to come, trying to figure out how to minimize the damage he's capable of inflicting.
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World switches off to save planet in "Earth Hour"
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Lights went out at tourism landmarks and homes across the globe on Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, a global event designed to highlight the threat from climate change.
From the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge to the Eiffel Tower in Paris and London's Houses of Parliament, lights were dimmed as part of a campaign to encourage people to cut energy use and curb greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.
Organizers said the action showed millions of people wanted governments to work out a strong new U.N. deal to fight global warming by the end of 2009, even though the global economic crisis has raised worries about the costs.
"We have been dreaming of a new climate deal for a long time," Kim Carstensen, head of a global climate initiative at the conservation group WWF, said in a candle-lit bar in the German city of Bonn, which hosts U.N. climate talks between March 29 and April 8.
"Now we're no longer so alone with our dream. We're sharing it with all these people switching off their lights," he said as delegates and activists sipped bluish cocktails.
The U.N. Climate Panel says greenhouse gas emissions are warming the planet and will lead to more floods, droughts, heatwaves, rising sea levels and animal and plant extinctions.
World emissions have risen by about 70 percent since the 1970s. China has recently overtaken the United States as the top emitter, ahead of the European Union, Russia and India.
The U.N. Climate Panel says rich nations will have to cut their emissions to a level between 25 and 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 to avoid the worst effects of warming. Developing nations will also have to slow the rise of their emissions by 2020, it says. Continued...


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One need only look down the right-hand sidebar of this very blog to see that I am a big animal supporter. My family even adopted a dog and a cat through the ASPCA (kind of like those programs for adopting kids in Ethiopia where you get a picture of the kid you sponsored, blah blah blah) and plan to continue with that program every year for the foreseeable future. In my opinion, the ASPCA is a fine organization that does God's work when it come to animals without stepping over into crazy town the way PETA often does.
Now, does being an animal supporter mean I'm a vegetarian? No. And it truly doesn't matter to me if you think that makes me a hypocrite or not. Simply put: some animals are meant to be companions while others are meant to be groceries. I will say, however, that I despise anyone who would cause an animal pain needlessly (even one that is going to eventually end up on my plate). I support only humane methods of slaughter and I absolutely refuse to eat things like veal, because the calves are mistreated in my opinion.
Anyway, the purpose of this article is to discuss the role of your household pets in a survival or disaster scenario. First, I must admonish you, if you are preparing but your preps do not take your pet's needs into consideration, then you probably shouldn't have a pet. I say this because, if you are one of those folks who plans to just dump their animal(s) when times get tough, then you are a part of the problem, not the solution.
Like so many other instances, this is a time when Hurricane Katrina can serve as a case study for what happens to animals that are simply abandoned. My brood is probably in the minority, but we feel that our animals are members of our family, and so we could never just put them out to wander and wonder what they did wrong and why we don't love them anymore. Even putting the emotional side of the argument aside for a moment, however, people have this image in their minds that an animal will always be able to make it on their own, but this is not always the case. In short, understand that this is certain: if you simply abandon your pet, you are either condemning it to a certain and often painful death or you are creating a future predator in the event that your dog survives and goes feral as part of a pack.
So, with that said, please plan for your animal's well being when thinking about emergency preparedness. Pet food is really pretty cheap. Store it in galvanized metal trash cans to keep the rats out and dust it with some food grade diatomaceous earth to keep the insects under control. Rotate your supply, so it is always fresh. In a true TEOTWAWKI survival scenario, dogs can survive on the waste products from hunting and butchering wild game after the commercial dog food is long since gone.
In return, you get a worthy and loyal companion that provides you with security far and away more reliable than any modern electronic detection system. Obviously, one could fill a whole additional post with the discussion of which breed is best, as different breeds each have their own strengths, weaknesses and inherent skillset. But, we'll leave that for another time. Just take my advice and look for a dog that is territorial and good with kids; it's hard to go wrong if you follow those rules. Also, if you're concerned with security, I would stick with one of the larger breeds and get two at the same time as puppies. That way, they have each other to play with and two dogs will be able to protect your property better than just one.
Also, you should get yourself a couple of cats to control rodents on your property. Believe me, mice are prodigious little critters and they are everywhere when you're out in the boonies. And, what's worse is that your little rural homestead out in the middle of nowhere is like an oasis in the desert to them. Your place is dry when it rains, warm when it's cold, and they survive off human discards, so you do the math. Make sure especially that the cats can get into your pantry and food storage areas so that they can keep your viddles safe and uninfested, as this will be a prime target for the invading host. Mine kill tons of creepy crawlies too.
Personally, I advocate storing food for the cats as well, but after it runs out they can typically fend for themselves if they aren't too pampered and are used to hunting and you haven't done something retarded like having them declawed. Just be advised, they may not stay at your house if you stop feeding them, thus allowing you to become overrun with rodents. Essentially, in that situation, you are bribing the animal to stay on your property and be a good ratter.
On a side note, we have a little Yorky that is a heck of a ratter as well, so don't discount the usefulness of little lap dogs either. We also had a little Pomeranian when I was a kid and I'll never forget this one time watching that little fluffy dog kill a huge creek rat that rivaled him in size without getting a single scratch on him, so it is not an isolated thing.
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1. Re: Help Pls. Need to pass in cell value (excel) into stored oracle proceduregdarling - oracle Mar 2, 2010 3:55 PM (in response to 528054)Hi,
I'm not quite clear as to which part you need help with.
If your question is how to pass a bind variable via oo4o, the example in the docs should help, but it looks like you already know that part:
It looks like your question though is how to get the value from an Excel form cell, so you might be better off posting that in a Microsoft forum as it's a generic VBA/Excel question unrelated to Oracle.
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Team Managing Director Richard Taylor explained that work on the replacement car is well advanced. "The first bodyshells are nearing completion, and testing of the first prototypes is scheduled in November," Taylor said.
No decision has yet been taken as to which will be the FIA World Rally Championship event where the car will make its debut.
"The decision will be based on the performance of the current '07 model, and whether required performance and reliability has been achieved from the new model."
Apart from confirming that the new car will feature the company's traditional boxer layout engine, no technical details have been released. Taylor however added: "This will be the most fundamental redesign of the Impreza WRC since it first run in the 1997 Monte Carlo."


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I am looking to paint my powder room that has cherry hardwood floors (brown with red tone). The room has no windows. Baseboard color is white and sink/tank/bowl are light cream. I have read about going bold in selecting colors for the powder room instead of selecting a neutral color (as you generally would for other rooms). I was considering some flavor of red (more likely) or blue, but not sure which specific kind.
Although I brought various color palettes from local HD, I must admit I don't have a good sense with color selection. So, I can really use some help from color experts or if someone in a similar situation sharing their experience. I would really appreciate if you can mention specific color name/number for HD or Sherin Williams or other similar stores.
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And here I thought BT had gone fruitcake on us, thought I was going to see, <with a lisp, hand on hip, wrist bent in fruitcake fashion>, "Go yellow". :)
Gray, blue-ish gray. Red is too closed in feeling for my liking.
First I would paint the trim to match or at least be of the same hue is the porcelain fixtures---not white.
Then decide on what color of light you are going to stick with and how nice a color rendering index it will kick off. Incandescents, halogens and increasingly LEDs have great CRIs (apples look like apples, oranges look like oranges) but most flourescents do not unless you buy the more expensive full scpectrum bulbs. Temps 5,000 and above are proving to have a positive effect on mood disorders, concentration and fatigue. Consider the paint chips under the lighting you choose only since it is all you will have. I have posted these before but they are important.
How bold, or more appropriately, how deep you go with color will depend on how much light you will have. And also consider whether this is primarily a guest bathroom or if someone is going to be using it to apply makeup, do hair and nails, and other such things. Deep colors can wack skin tones without nicely rendered light.
The bathroom you pictured is very small. You might achieve something very dramatic painting it but also splashing color with nice fluffy towels hanging or even rolled up on little shelves.
Some know it is a personal design quest shared by many but not all. I hate automatically painting white box top ceilings on things. It dates back to the days of one gas light plunked in the middle of the room. I think white ceilings look especially goofy in a small room like that pictured and worse if you paint deep colored walls.
Appreciate it for a great description. It's very helpful. I will have to study more about what you posted.
To sdsester.........:eek: WOW.
That's a pretty in depth chart. VERY useful.
I would also take into consideration the square footage of the room. Rooms with no windows for the purpose stated do need good lighting, but not so much as to blind you when you flip the switch.
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Herding votes in Australia's outback villages
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ENNGONIA, Australia (Reuters) - Social worker Kelly Ann Mackay and goat farmer Heather McInerney have made sure even those in the most remote parts of the New South Wales outback get a vote in Saturday's Australian elections.
The duo are one of three Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) teams that set up 10 temporary booths over a 393,473 square km stretch of outback that is home to 107,409 of the state's 5 million registered voters.
The area makes up 48 percent of Australia's most populous state but postal services can be unreliable meaning Mackay, McInerney and co must drive thousands of miles to collect the votes.
"To ensure people maintain their right to vote and access to vote we offer these circumstances," Erin Eames, Divisional Manager at the AEC, told Reuters.
Similar teams work across other states in Australia, where voting is mandatory and more than 15 million people are enrolled.
One temporary NSW booth was set up last week in Enngonia, a tiny outpost near the Queensland border, some 860 km (535 miles) north west of Sydney, where kangaroos heavily outnumber people.
The two women have set up their green marquee tent on a dirt patch of park in Enngonia, whose few buildings include a pub, a school and a war memorial hall.
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I know I am a lot younger than most of you guys but I still have been around many different t cars. I mean hell I drive/build a racecar for run. In all the cars I have had the pleasure of driving nothing has felt as put together as an E46 that includes other BMWs. I have had a much faster car that still was as pleasing to drive. Even when your not taking hard corners just sitting behind the wheel has a special feeling. Everybody that I have let drive my car will say something like "wow this feels great," or "man I want to race." Even my gf said it makes her want to dive fast. I don't even have a ZHP let alone an M. As fast as a pure drivers car you either need a real race car or classic to have as much fun.
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OK. Here, finally is the demographic portions US Catholic Family Study that came out earlier this summer. Most parish leaders and anyone focusing on the evangelization of children, teens, or families as a whole need to crunch these numbers. Some thought-provoking findings:1) "Among U.S. adult Catholics starting families in the twentieth century, those of the Lost (born 1883 to 1900), G.I. (born 1901 to 1924), and Silent (born 1925 to 1942) generations were more likely to have five or more … [Read more...]
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Applications for the BEd as a second degree are open on October 1st and close January 31st at 4pm. The next cohort begins in September 2018 and ends in June 2019. There are required Orientation activities and introductions scheduled for the end of August. Classes take place at the Abbotsford campus with practica arranged in local school districts.
Within the BEd, there is the elementary/middle school option and the secondary school options. Both run parallel to each other and are 10 months in length. Courses are scheduled Monday through Friday from 9am to 4pm. Some classes are scheduled later into the evening.There are two practica as part of the program. A 5-week school experience in the fall and a 12 week certifying practicum in the winter semester.
Applicants need to have a recognized four year Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 120 credits. For the elementary/middle school option, there are eight specific elementary breadth courses which are required and 12 upper-level credits in teachable subject areas. For the secondary school option there are specific course requirements related to each one of the four teachable subjects areas (Social Studies, English, Sciences, Math). Applicants to either cohort will require one English composition course, one course in English literature, EDUC 200 and 300. With the exception of EDUC 300 these need to be completed by Dec. 31 prior to admission to TEP.
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Jomo Fisher–Over the last few years I've been coding mostly in C#–before that, my day-to-day work was done in C++. I don't miss much about C++, but one of the things that I do miss is the ability to link many .LIB files into a single DLL or EXE
I've known that it was possible to do this in .NET (with LINK.EXE or ILMERGE.EXE) but there is no built-ine support in VS2005 for doing this.
This weekend, I decide to see what it would take to plug ILMERGE into the regular C# build system. It's pretty simple to get basic support.
(1) Download and install ILMerge MSI: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=22914587-b4ad-4eae-87cf-b14ae6a939b0&displaylang=en
(2) Save the this file to C:\Program Files\msbuild\Ilmerge.CSharp.targets
(3) In VS2005, right-click on the projectin solution explorer and select "Unload Project"
(4) Right-click again and pick 'Edit MyApp.csproj'
(5) Replace the <Import> line with <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Ilmerge.CSharp.targets" /> and save.
(6) Right-click again on the project in solution explorer and select "Load Project"
(7) Build.
Now, the project you modified will automatically have all referenced assemblies merged-in. Only the assemblies marked "Copy Local" will be merged so system assemblies and GAC assemblies won't be merged by default.
You only need to modify the projects you would like to have merging. In other words, you can have mixed merged and unmerged projects in the same solution.
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Runner-up: Best 'burb
Its abiding charms include tidy Victorians and a main drag, Park Street, that has blossomed with restaurants like Burma Superstar. And on Saturday, food trucks roll into town. There's no BART, but ferries take commuters to S.F. and Oakland. Drawback: Homes aren't inexpensive, although a condo will set you back less.
Population: 75,641
Median home price: $617,500
Great schools score: 8 out of 10
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After 35 Years, Judge Says It Is Time For Something New
A job is opening at the Hall of Justice. Grand Rapids District Court Judge Judge J. Michael Christensen is stepping down.
Christensen tells WOOD Radio says he's put in his time.
"35 years in the system. From city attorney to prosecutor to judge. The whole time has been an accumulation of 35 years."
Christensen graduated from Catholic Central High School and University of Michigan and received his law degree from University of North Dakota School of Law.
Christensen's tenure on the the bench began in 1991 when he was appointed judge by then-Gov. John Engler. He says the years passed quickly.
"It was a great career. I loved every second of it. I'll miss the challenges of the job but it is time to do something different."
Christensen says teaching could be in his future. Travel certainly will. Christensen's term is set to expire at the end of 2016. Any unserved portion will have to be filled by a judge to be appointed by the governor.


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At our house, one of our family traditions at this time of year is watching some of our favourite Christmas movies.

Sometimes we are lucky enough to catch one of our favourites on the television schedule, although this year programmers appear to be favouring a plethora of bad made-for-television Christmas movies over the classics.

Fortunately, we have collected most of our favourites on DVD.

The following is a list of personal favourite Christmas movies I never grow tired of watching. However, I have to admit that rating them in order is difficult and the rankings could change from year to year.

I don't think you'll find any surprises on my list, but here goes.

Topping the list would be A Christmas Story from 1983. There's a timeless nostalgic feel to this movie which is famous for the line, "You'll shoot your eye out."

Although it takes place in post-war America, the scenes from this movie appeal to any generation — the visit to Santa, Christmas school essay, the infamous leg lamp, the soap-in-the-mouth incident, the "double dog dare" tongue-on-the-lamp-post challenge and the awful, embarrassing present from an aunt.

There are no extravagant special effects in this movie and only one cast member, Darren McGavin (cast perfectly as the father) is even known for their work outside this film.

The tale centres on young Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley) and his quest for the forbidden present, an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle.

It's classic that keeps getting better.

Next in line is Miracle on 34th Street —- the 1947 black-and-white version, of course.

I'm a sucker for black-and-white movies from the '40s and '50s when the story and acting were more important than elaborate sets or special effects. To me, Edmund Gwenn will always be the perfect Santa Claus. Hundreds of actors have played Santa following this movie, but all have paled in comparison. His Santa Claus is the standard by which all other Santas are judged.

Natalie Wood, Maureen O'Hara and John Payne round out the cast, which is also filled with memorable character actors from this era, including William Frawley, who would later play Lucy Ricardo's neighbour Fred in I love Lucy.

Third is It's a Wonderful Life. Many rate this as their top Christmas movie.

Directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart as George Bailey and Donna Reed as his wife, this movie teaches us that the richness of life is not measured in monetary terms, but in the impact we make on others.

This is reinforced in the toast by George's brother in the final, scene: "To George Bailey, the richest man I know."

Was there ever a better movie angel than angel than Henry Travers as Clarence and better greedy banker than Lionel Barrymore as Hanery F. Potter?

Watch for Ward Bond as Bert the policeman, and Frank Faylen as Ernie the cab driver; were they the inspiration for Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie?

My fourth Christmas favourite is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. No great Christmas message is delivered, but Chevy Chase as hapless Clark Grisworld laughingly destroys every Christmas movie cliche as he hosts the worst family Christmas ever.

Fans of the Big Bang Theory may recognize Johnny Galecki (Leonard) as Clark's son Rusty.

My fifth favourite may surprise some — The Bishop's Wife (1947).

The story centres around a bishop, David Niven, who is obsessed with building a cathedral. His prayer for help from above is answered in the form of Cary Grant, as the suave angel Dudley.

Grant, however, soon falls for the charm of the bishop's wife, Loretta Lynn. In the end, Grant helps Niven see he is neglecting his neglecting his wife and spiritual duties for the sake of material gain — the building of the cathedral.

If you haven't seen this movie, pick it up. It's not scheduled to be aired on television this season.

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The career of an autistic dancer from Sydenham has gone into overdrive after he reached the semi-finals of a major TV show.
Kaner Scott, 19, of Hazel Grove, made it to the semi-final of Sky 1's Got to Dance before being knocked out by the public vote on August 26, but he isn't going to let that keep him from dancing.
The former Eltham Green pupil (also known as Kaner Flex) passed a series of auditions to be put through to the live show with former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt as his team captain.
The young dancer was eliminated from the show after a public vote, despite judges insisting he was good enough to be a finalist.
Kaner's mum Nicola Dungate, 39, told News Shopper: "I'm very proud of Kaner, we all are.
"Even though he didn't make it to the final he has still got a lot out of it."
She added: "He has got himself a lot of exposure from being on the show and his name is out there.
"He started with just Hip-Hop and street dance and then he was doing all this body popping and contortion."
Got to Dance is the highest rated family show on Sky1 with almost a million viewers tuning in for the live episodes.
Kaner has only been dancing since he started to teach himself two years ago.
Kaner's unique and advanced style has caused people from the pop world to want him for their videos.
Mrs Dungate said: "He's been in a music video for Neon Jungle and an advert for Mentos. Rita Ora is interested in him as well.
"Kaner has autism and dancing has really helped him.
"I've definitely noticed a change in him since he started, he's much more confident."
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Seo de Urgell Cathedral
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Tel.:+34 973353242
One of the jewels of the Pyrenees Romanesque
The temple is an example of the Catalonian Romanesque with Lombard influences on the exterior.
It was Bishop Ermengol who began the work on the Romanesque cathedral in the 11th century, however, the church was knocked down half a century later and the one that remains today was erected. Construction was completed in 1183. It possesses an exemplary Romanesque style with Lombardic influences on the exterior. It has a basilica ground plan with three naves and a transept with five apses. The façade has three entrances. The cloister has decorations with plant and human figure motifs in the capitals. The choir, the railings, the stained glass windows and the reredos are from the 15th century and there are also some 18th century Baroque elements. The Diocesan Museum contains the Commentary of the Apocalypse, a Mozarab miniature from the beginning of the 10th century.
- Construction: Cathedral
- Artistic period: Romanesque
- Historic period: 12th century
- Setting: Parc del Segre, Episcopal Palace.
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- From Jun 01 to Sep 15
From Monday to SaturdayFrom 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM From 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Public holidays and SundayFrom 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
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From Monday to SundayFrom 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
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Decontamination system stops working
Tokyo Electric Power Company on Wednesday stopped using its systems to decontaminate radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
It has used the Advanced Liquid Processing System, or ALPS, to remove radioactive substances from contaminated water stored at the site.
TEPCO officials say the crane to remove the container from the ALPS stopped working on Tuesday.
The container which stores radioactive substances has to be replaced when it gets full.
On Wednesday TEPCO stopped operating all 3 ALPS systems. It says it may take long time to restart.
The company intends to decontaminate all radioactive water stored in the tanks by March 2015.
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Shikoku Electric Power Company on Wednesday presented extra steps to prevent severe accidents at the Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan.
Last year, the Nuclear Regulation Authority found that tornado and fire prevention was inadequate in its review of measures to avoid severe accidents at the plant.
The review that the Nuclear Regulation Authority started this July is a step toward restarting the number 3 reactor at the plant.
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Damn footnotes
I am spending the summer trying to crack my book on Roman Laughter -- the Sather lectures I did a few years ago now. It's going OK, but inevitably slower that I hoped.
Part of the problems is the footnotes. On my very own home patch, I can be pretty straight, even cavalier -- I think I know what needs referencing and what doesn't. But on the margins, it's a different matter. For me, one of those margins is Bakhtin. I have just written what will be just a couple of pages only in the finished book, explaining why I think that Bakhtin's linkage of the Roman festival of Saturnalia and medieval raucous, lusty, laughing Carnival is seriously misplaced. Nice as it would be to imagine, Roman Saturnalia does not equal Carnival.
I don't doubt I'm right.. so far as I can see Saturnalia at Rome was (by and large) a relatively paternalistic festival not a celebration of liberation and the lower bodily stratum as Bakhtin would have it (or, for that matter, not a celebration of liberation minus the lower bodily stratum, as Sir James Frazer suggests). But I find myself increasingly and obsessively drawn to justify this, to reference at least 20% of the Bakhtin (and the books on Bakhtin) I've read. And to go on and on with references to different interpretations of the Bakhtinian carnival, until more than half the page is "under the line": "for a different view see Bernstein/Burke/Habinek/Graf -- or whoever".
I know really that it's anxiety. And I also find myself thinking as I do it: "What is this damn footnote FOR?"
Then I got another useful perspective.
This afternoon I picked up a new book on a subject of Roman history that I know very well. I'm not going to say what book it was .. it was a young and well qualified author who doesn't deserve to be pilloried simply because he fell into my hands today; suffice it to say that his book (and it is HIS) is recently published by a prestigious UK university press.
On some pages, half the space is taken up by footnotes, full of apparently learned references. But cui bono? In several cases, books and articles are cited in parallel when they argue completely different positions (Ann Kuttner and G Sauron have seriously divergent views on the Forum of Pompey in Rome.. citing them in a list is completely misleading, unless you say that). In other cases, articles that I know are simply wrong (I dont mean take a different view from my own, I mean seriously misrepresent or mistranslate ancient sources) are quoted as points of reference, probably because there is nothing else convenient to refer to ... which is how I guess sloppy scholarship gets to be canonical. (And it's not always sloppy: for years, until I and some others wrote about the Romam Triumph, no end of books said "for the Roman triumph, see H. S. Versnel, Triumphus:... when in fact Versnel's excellent book stopped at about 500 BC, and had almost nothing to say about the triumph as we know it.. had anyone ever read the book??)
I was feeling a bit superior about all this. Until I wondered what a real expert would make of my Bakhtinian footnotes. I mean I have not read Bakhtin's Rabelais in the original Russian (only in the English translation), yet I'm sounding off about it and referencing a lot that I have read.. isn't there a problem here?
And isn't there a problem about the footnote culture more generally, which is more about self protection (look I've read this stuff.. dont mess), than any real help to the reader about what the issues are, or a staking out of clearly rival interpretations. Or sometimes just a boast about what fashionable theorist one may, or may not, have read>
Couldn't we stand out against this? Couldnt we start by saying that yoy only refere to a book if you've read it ALL.. I do try to stick to that, but I sometimes wonder.


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H-Pipe or not H-Pipe
Once again the 86' crown vic. I'm ready to install the dual exhaust and the shop guy asked if I would like it with or without the H pipe. It's a $30.00 difference. Is there really any additional benefits added with the H-pipe or should I just save the $30.00 and go straight duals?
I would opt for the H-pipe (even more so for an X pipe). It helps equalize flow, pressure, and tone in the exhaust system. The X-pipes are more beneficial as its easier for air to change directions at 45 degrees than at 90 but any means of equalization is going to be beneficial. See if he can do an X pipe. If not I'd still go with the H.
for $30 i say hell yeah
thats very cheep
Go with the H, but and X would be better. For normal driving you wouldn't notice the difference between and H and X pipe. However, when under heavy throttle most exhaust gases will go past the H crossover and you loose most of the benefit, and X pipe on the other hand forces the exhaust to blend.
$30 is dirt cheap. For the Mustangs, I never paid less than $150 for an h-pipe. Go for it. :)
There is a guy on ebaymotors selling x pipes for about 30 dollars +s&h. ubendman or something
that cheap for h pipe but id go with xpipe for more hp/tq
hmm... in MD its illegal to install an exhaust without an H/X pipe. Shop and possibly owner can be fined $100,000, & Jail time for it.
at least for any car without special tags on it
no, that's false.
False?? No...
Maybe I misunderstood the law...
However for emission-required cars H/X pipe MUST be installed. (If orignally equipped)
IE, you cant take an H/X pipe off a car that had it from the factory.
I know there is a $10,000 fine for any shop that doesn't put a catalytic converter on an exhaust system on a vehicle that originally came with a catalytic converter. However there is a loop hole, even if your car originally came with a catalytic converter if you remove it yourself prior to having an new exhaust system put on, the shop does not have to put a catalytic converter on the car when they put an exhaust system on.
arch I don't even know of any vehicles that come from the factory with an X or H pipe, but if they're are any I doubt it's illegal to not replace and x/h pipe as it has no effect on the pollutions emitted from the vehicle.
go for the x pipe you wont regrete it. and if its too much then get the h its worth it also.
x pipe first choice h pipe second.
I'll see about the X-pipe first, Would it really make a difference to a stock 5.0 crown vic?
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I've never fired the GAP .45 round. My Glock is a .45 ACP. The newer Glocks (37, 38, 39) are all .45 GAP. What is the difference? I know the GAP is a miniaturized version of the ACP. Performance and self defence wise is there a difference?
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I've never fired the GAP .45 round. My Glock is a .45 ACP. The newer Glocks (37, 38, 39) are all .45 GAP. What is the difference? I know the GAP is a miniaturized version of the ACP. Performance and self defence wise is there a difference?
The .45 GAP is suppose to be the full equivalent to the .45 ACP as far as I know from reading about it. Only my opinion but it'll "dry on the vine" waiting for me to buy it. It's reason for being is to be able to put .45 ACP performance in the smallest possible "package". I'm uninterested in a tiny .45 automatic pistol, prefering the full sized 1911 as I do. Some concealed carry handguns are simply too small for their chamberings. They're cleverly designed and a breeze to carry but I will be toting something more manageable with a decently sized grip frame and some weight to it.
While the gap is in theory the ballistic same as the acp for the price of it you should really get 10mm performance lol . Given that the over the counter cost of the guns are the same you can in short order save enough to buy another pistol by going .40 or .357 sig , much less the savings by going 9mm . To each their own and my own is that the .45 gap is an answer in search of a question, but then i am not in marketing .
It's not quite the same. The GAP has higher pressures and can only be loaded so hot because of the shorter case. Last time I checked ACP self defense loads were a little more stout than the GAP. In standard pressure rounds, they were more similar. That being said, obviously either one will do the job. Just MHO, the tiny bit of difference in pistol size that the GAP facilitates isn't worth the extra hassle. YMMV.
I doubt the GAP will exist in 10 years.
The idea was to make a smaller grip circumference for the Glock pistols...then they came out with the 21SF. I'd much rather have a 21 SF than a 3? in GAP. Talk about hard to find ammo, expensive, and just silly IMO
Hard to find and more expensive. Also, fewer handgun choice.
it will exist as long as Glock makes pistols in that calibre. it will probably become a bit harder to find on shelves in the future.
I think the Gap will go the way of the .41AE.


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In anticipation for my new ver2 BM bucket, I wanted to test my abilities on my DP 96' (at least thats what I was told it was)
First I sanded it down using 40 grit, then 60 grit.
Paint thinner bath.
Two coats of Primer sanding in between using 220 grit
Two coats of Aluminum
Matte Clear coat
Liquid Mask
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2 coats Italian Olive
Matte Clear coat
More masking and all the major work done.
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Complete Review of the Dodge Ram 1500 and the Ford F-150 Lariate Edition.
There's one silver lining in our current downturn. With so many trucks operating at less-than-full capacity, fleet managers have the time to study what their purchasing options will be for the next engine update. Luckily, the effect of the engine emission upgrade will hit about the time our economy will be rising to full throttle.
The crux of the choice is the type of emission reduction strategy that is best for your fleet. To understand the differences, one needs a short review of diesel exhaust pollutants and how each emissions reduction strategy helps achieve EPA limits.
In October 2002, when, due to penalties for earlier violations, EPA forced most enginemakers to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) to meet the 2004 standard of 2.5 grams per horsepower-hour (g/hp-hr), exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) was the universally accepted strategy.
EGR drew exhaust gas from the tailpipe, cooled it in an under-hood heat exchanger using engine coolant, and introduced the exhaust gas back into the cylinders through the intake air. This diluted the intake air with inert exhaust, slowing the process and lowering the engines' combustion temperatures. That reduced NOx.
But EGR raised under-hood temperatures and put added stress on cooling systems. Components had to be redesigned to withstand higher temperatures.
The next emissions restrictions in 2007 required 90% less particulate matter (PM), including soot. The limits, which were 0.10 g/hp-hr, dropped to 0.01 g/hp-hr.
Control of PM is done in a diesel particulate filter (DPF). Exhaust flows into a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) that starts the chemical conversion of soot to inert carbon dioxide (CO2). Any remaining solids are then trapped in an ultra-fine ceramic filter. When the filter starts to clog, raw diesel fuel is sprayed over another catalyst, raising the internal temperature enough to oxidize the carbon soot and convert it to CO2 in an active regeneration process. The ongoing catalytic conversion is passive regeneration.
In Europe, where NOx has been targeted in recent years, truck manufacturers have used selective catalytic reduction (SCR). This process injects diluted urea into an exhaust after-treatment device. The urea is a catalyst to help chemically change the oxides back to pure nitrogen and oxygen, the two major components of air.
As urea levels drop, warnings are issued to the driver. If the urea is not replenished in a timely manner, engine power is reduced until more is added. In North America, the urea is called diesel emission fluid, or DEF.
Preferring EGR over SCR
In a survey conducted by Braun Research, of more than 300 class 5 to 8 truck operators with purchasing authority, 51% preferred EGR only; 24% preferred SCR. Their reasons were higher engine prices, reliability, added maintenance costs and new maintenance requirements, and added weight. Navistar commissioned the study.
At its press conference during the World of Concrete, executives from Navistar announced their decision to use EGR in International Trucks with proprietary MaxxForce engines. International will use only Advanced EGR to meet 2010 EPA diesel exhaust emission standards. That means Cummins engines, which will use SCR in addition to EGR, will not be offered in their 2010 trucks.
Jim Hebe, senior vice president of Navistar, aggressively defended Advanced EGR, despite all competitors' decisions to use SCR. The added SCR equipment adds weight and complexity and makes the operator, not the manufacturer, responsible for achieving compliance, said Hebe. Urea forms slush at 13º F, requiring thermostat-controlled heaters as part of the SCR equipment. (If the DEF becomes frozen, EPA allows idling until enough fluid is liquefied by the heater.)
Competitors counter they will use the same proven engine architecture as the 2007 engines, but with improved fuel economy. SCR requires less cooling than EGR, saving as much as 300 pounds. Fuel economy with SCR is claimed to be as much as a 4% to 5% improvement.
Preliminary estimates from Volvo, parent of Mack Trucks, indicate prices for 2010 trucks with SCR will range from $6000 to $10,000 higher than current models.
Another factor in the selection process is DEF availability. Over-the-road operators have concerns about DEF availability and drivers keeping DEF tanks full. But these concerns may not be as valid for domiciled fleets, such as concrete producers'.
The marketplace will ultimately determine the success or failure of either strategy, as the economy recovers and truck purchasers make their decisions. But now is the time you should ask questions.
Paul Abelson is a former director of the Technology and Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Association and is currently on the Board of Truck Writers of North America. To contact him, email@example.com


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What is REIT?
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REIT vs chattels band stocks
- Tax efficient: In general, REIT pays lesser return tax nether the required 90 % net payout dogma. (note that spell this is the valise in US, it may or may not be applicable to circumstantial countries)
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A wonderful anthropo-zoomorphic Dan Mask, (Danpome - Dan speaking people).
This particular type of Mask is called Ge Gon, - "masculine" ge and is associated with the Northern Dan and their neighbours.
Our example shows the recognizable Dan features of the bulbous forehead, wide slit eyes and high arched brows. The nose turns slightly upward. Face is wide. The mouth is replaced by the bird beak (probably representing the Hornbill). These Masks are from the Mau. Smooth darkened wood, simple but refined carving. Areas of kaolin around the beak.
Size 15"h x 8.5"w.
CONDITION: Some breakage to the headdress/beard holes where Monkey Fur headdress has likely broken away from. Condition has been considered in the pricing. Shows good signs of use. A well carved and fine example with some especially nice detailing around the eyes. Beautiful aged patina. Origin: Ivory Coast or Liberia. circa mid 20th century.
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Stupid question about vitamins
I went to GNC today to get some more multi-vitamins and decided to try the Hair, Skin and Nails Vitamins that everyone here seems to like. My question is, to those who are using these vitamins, do you take them *instead* of a multi-vitamin or *in addition to*??? I don't want to overdo it as taking too much of some vitamins can be harmful but I really do want to try these to see if it helps my hair growth. Please let me know and thanks in advance! :D
I take the GNC Ultra NourishHair.. i dont take an extra multi vitamin cuz the nourisher has everything i need for my hair and body , if u take too much of vitamins u can overdose too much like on Vit A, etc..so far my hair is shiny and strong with these and i get the 2 month supply which is cheap , about $10 and some change.. i onll take 1 a day instead of 2 a day. :D
I also take GNC Ultra NourishHair. And I take a multivitamin and calcium. I haven't had any problems so far.
I take the nourishair and a multi . As a matter of fact when I went to buy the Nourishair the person that helped me asked me if I was taking a multi as it was recommened to take both.
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Update from CALL Executive Director, Yeline Goin: First, I want to thank everyone who participated in our Legislative Webinar last week and in particular Representative Moraitis for being a part of the Webinar and for providing special insight into the bills and the legislative process. We had a record number of attendees on the Webinar… Continue Reading
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Yeline Goin, CALL Executive Director, announced that there was a lot of movement last week with the various Bills CALL is tracking this Legislative Session. HB 319/SB 680, Relating to Residential Properties The main community association bills, HB 319/SB 680, were both approved in committee this week. SB 680 was approved in the Senate Judiciary Committee. HB 319,… Continue Reading
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CALL recently notified its members of changes to HB 319 which is the community association bill filed by Rep. Moraitis. The changes were considered and approved by the House Civil Justice Subcommittee on December 7th. The five (5) amendments: Clarify that condo election procedures do not apply to timeshare condominium associations. Clarify that mortgagees only have to pay 12 months of… Continue Reading
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Ok – Florida's Government in the Sunshine Act does not apply to community associations, but community associations do have what is commonly referred to as 'sunshine' requirements. Several years ago the Firm published a pamphlet outlining the 'dos' and 'don'ts' of noticing meetings. We have recently updated this publication to incorporate changes to the statutes… Continue Reading
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Volkswagen has all kinds of plans for its cool little "up!" minicar -- but none involve the U.S. , it says.
You're forgiven if it seems otherwise. The car made a splash earlier this year when it was named World Car of the Year in New York by a group of international auto journalists, and since then VW's been trotting it around this country. Ostensibly, the tour is to remind people there's more to the brand than what you see in the U.S. But in showing it around, it also fans the notion that it could come to the U.S. in some form.
Despite the tease, VW says it has "no current plan to bring an up! to the U.S. at any point."
Why not?
"The current model was not designed to meet U.S. standards, from EPA to crash tests," VW says. Unspoken but understood: It would cost a relative fortune to "federalize" the car. It's a small, low-price car that couldn't stand the likely price increase that would result from certifying it for the U.S.
It slots into VW's overseas lineup under the VW Polo in size and price. Polo, in turn, is smaller than the car we know here as the Golf or Rabbit.
The up! (that's what VW calls it, but we don't expect the exclamation point or the lower-case first letter to survive many trips past steely eyed copy editors and language-style hawks) went on sale in Europe late last year, priced at the U.S. equivalent of about $13,000 to $17,000. The top model, the one being run through the ranks of pixel-stained curmudgeons here, is the high up! (yes, that's really the name). It has a 1-liter, three-cylinder gasoline engine rated 75 horsepower, and a five-speed manual.
It's underpowered by U.S. standards, but its nearest rival, the Fiat 500, is no muscle car, either. Drive On spent several days wheeling around in the up! and notched about 37 miles per gallon in a spirited suburban thrashing (because you have to drive a 75-horsepower car with brio just to keep up).
It's a great example of the auto-enthusiast's maxim that "it's more fun to drive an underpowered car hard than it is to drive an overpowered car easy."
Drive On suspects it would catch on here, giving the Fiat 500 a good scrap and drawing more interest in the minicar segment by proving it's possible to deliver a premium-feeling, pleasant-driving, eye-catching car for a reasonably low price.
A favorite feature: The navigation system is like an aftermarket unit. It's mounted on a stalk protruding from the dash top and can be clipped off to hide or to carry with, presuming it's made to accept pedestrian maps like those you can use with the name-brand aftermarket U.S. navis.
Seems far more sensible than a built-in unit that you can't use outside the car and can't simply update by linking to the latest maps via your computer.
The one in the test car was all German; no U.S. maps or locations, so no insight about how well it does, or doesn't, operate.
What's on tap for the car in the markets where you can get it:
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The Guitar Player
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Piper Lovelace swore she'd never ever fall in love with a mucisian, considering her father was one and had left her, her mother, and little brother. But, for unknown reasons, poor Piper has inherited her father's "talent." Her mother, wanting her to do something with her singing, sends her to a school for performing arts students where she meets Luke Hemmings, Ashton Irwin, Michael Clifford, and Calum Hood, the apparent most popular boys in school. Piper, of course tries to ignore them, attempting to stick to her no mucisians and most certainly no guitar players rule. But, Luke, determined to capture her attention, only keeps getting closer. So close, Piper is afraid he may unravel the secret that is her.
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When I was a kid, music lessons were a dreaded part of my life. I hated dragging my instrument around and talking to the crusty old man who was trying to teach me to keep time (I never mastered it). I was elated when my parents let me quit playing so I could throw myself into the more pleasurable pursuits of reading and writing short stories about the adventures of my stuffed animals.
I hated music class, but I know plenty of people who regret never learning to play an instrument. My mom recently started taking piano lessons, and she loves every minute of it. She says if she had the opportunity to play when she was younger, she would have been overjoyed.
How do you know when your child truly hates music lessons, and when to ask them to persevere through a loss of interest? Would you sign your kids up for piano lessons without them expressing overt interest in the subject? What's your family philosophy on music, and how do you know when your kids should be supported and when they should be set free? You tell us!