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After a 14 year wait, India has finally cleared a 140 billion rupee ($2.6 billion) project by NTPC, potentially paving the way for other big projects that have been stalled for years.
Posco and ArcelorMittal are among the many companies whose expansion plans have been held up in India because of a lack of clear-cut policies on land acquisition and other bureaucratic hurdles, particularly on environmental clearances.
An executive at the Indian office of South Korean steelmaker Posco said the development could usher in "positive sentiment" and hopefully speed up land acquisition and other processes related to the company's proposed steel plant in the eastern state of Orissa. The estimated $12 billion project has been stalled since 2005.
A spokesperson for ArcelorMittal couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
A government panel Wednesday decided to let NTPC proceed with its power project in the eastern state of Jharkhand. Guru Malladi, partner with Ernst & Young India, said it was a "positive development indeed," but questioned whether such support would be extended to the private sector.
Deven Choksey, managing director of brokerage K.R. Choksey Shares and Securities, added that most big projects should be approved before national elections, which are due before May 2014.
"The government wants to give the industry and investors a positive signal before it goes into elections," he said.
Last year, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said more than 100 large projects in India are awaiting clearance by government ministries and departments. These long delays adversely impact India's economic growth.
The NTPC project has waited nearly 14 years for full clearance since its ground breaking ceremony was overseen by Atal Bihari Vajpayee when he was prime minister. The delay led to as much as 75% increase in the cost of the project, which won't be reimbursed.
"It is better to say yes or no than to make someone wait for ages for an answer," said Mr. Malladi of Ernst & Young.
In December, a special cabinet panel headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was formed to help speed up industrial and infrastructure projects that have investment of more than 10 billion rupees. But the panel — the Cabinet Committee on Investment – didn't manage to clear any projects at its first meeting last month.
The panel held its second meeting Wednesday, when it cleared NTPC's project. NTPC is India's biggest power company by generation capacity.
"If it hadn't taken any concrete decision in the last meeting, the committee would have lost faith of the investors," Mr. Choksey said. "We had mixed expectations from the second meeting."
He added that it is still not clear whether the panel can do anything on fast-tracking projects stuck at various state government levels.
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NTPC Chairman Arup Roy Choudhury said Wednesday's decision should improve the general investment climate in India.
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A change is on the way that is going to affect all of us beginning next year. When we ring in 2012, we'll also be ringing out the use of traditional incandescent lights bulbs.
The change will be made gradually over the next few years.
Beginning January 1, 2012 the Energy Independence and Security Act will go into effect for light bulbs.
"The new law basically changes the energy efficiency standards for light bulbs in the United States. This is a federal law, not a state law and it was passed originally in 2007," said Seth Effron with the NC Energy Office
Many have misinterpreted the law as one that has the federal government coming for your incandescent light bulbs.
"There's nothing that requires any individual or any business to make any change, the change is in this energy efficiency standards that applies to how light bulbs are going to be manufactured," said Effron.
What will happen though is a phase out of traditional incandescent bulbs over the next several years.
In 2012, 100 watt bulbs will no longer be sold at stores. In 2013 75 watt bulbs will be gone, and in 2014 40 watt and 60 watt bulbs will be phased out.
So you can switch to halogen incandescent bulbs--which according to energysavers. gov uses 25% less energy and last 3 times longer than regular bulbs. CFLs or compact fluorescent lamps, use 75% less energy and last 10 times longer, and LEDs or light emitting diodes use between 75% and 80% less energy and last 25 times longer. LEDs are still in the relatively early phases of development so they are expensive. We asked Effron about the CFL bulb savings consumers could see.
"If you have 10 light bulbs in your home you save 60 dollars a year. So these are more efficient, they last longer and while they cost a little bit more initially, you will get your savings back within 6 months," said Effron.
There are varying degrees of controversy surrounding the CFL bulbs though with respect to mercury. The actual amount of mercury inside the bulbs is about the size of a pen tip and if broken there are safe ways to clean it up.
"A typical thermometer that you may have in your home is 100 times more mercury in that then there is in a light bulb. That just gives you an idea of the difference there," said Effron.
Many home improvement stores like Lowes will recycle the bulbs for free, but it does beg the question of responsibility.
Alvin Frazier uses CFLs and says,"I very seldom change a light bulb. They last. They're real good as far as lasting. They were kind of pricey to start with. Now prices have dropped. I think it's a good win situation as long as we're good stewards of what we're using.
If you break a CFL--here are some EPA guidelines for cleaning it up. Have people and pets leave the room. Open windows for ventilation. Shut off your central heating or air conditioning. Safely collect the broken glass using a vacuum cleaner. Place cleaned up material in a sealable container and then place it outside in a trash container until it can be disposed of properly.


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'Turns out one survived -- and is now available on Amazon'
Or at least, that's what they want you to think...
That won't work on Amazon, only money.
I wonder how long until it gets globally deleted via the wireless updates.
Genius idea: have the Slashdot summary link to the actual story. YES!!!
You must be new here.
Meh that's so 1994. This is the new
Yo dawg, I heard you like links, so I put some links in your links so you can link your links.
Anyhow, this manual's existence just goes to show that information really does want to be free. Or at least wants to go from classified document to $10.99 a copy.
So the Slashdot summary links to an article in the Huffington Post. And the HuffPo article links to an article in Wired. And the Wired article links to the actual story in the Boston Globe [boston.com]
Slashdot: now a free treasure hunt with every story !
So the Slashdot summary links to an article in the Huffington Post. And the HuffPo article links to an article in Wired. And the Wired article links to the actual story in the Boston Globe.
"Misdirection", check; give it a few minutes for "concealment" to kick in...
So the Slashdot summary links to an article in the Huffington Post. And the HuffPo article links to an article in Wired. And the Wired article links to the actual story in the Boston Globe.
I think there's less misdirection than usual. Normally
It's not particularly hard to find. Amongst the things that I found on eDonkey, some old anarchy sites, etc, are tons of CIA and army manuals about questionable topics. The one I found particularly nice was a guide that explained to you how to get a major or other politician off his post, or even killed, trough small nudges here and there in the town. Talk to someone here, do this there, and let the event cascade roll into a avalanche that breaks his neck.
Then of course torture and interrogation manuals, building bombs and healing yourself in emergency situations or covert operations, etc. etc. etc. Everything from TNT over Napalm, termite, picking locks, spying on people, spy protection, and ten years ago I found a complete technical description of how to build a nuclear bomb. With a text file attached, saying to ask there and there when you'd find yourself in need for the "materials" to build it. ^^
Luckily I was only angry at my dad, and not at any country, back then. ^^
Hmm... I wonder if I still have them somewhere... probably locked away in a archive with military-grade encryption that I forgot the password to.
Remind me not to get on your bad side. If I had any mod points, I'd give them to you, my friend. In fact, I'd give you all of them...really.
Most of those files were work of BBS users and can range anywhere from complete bullshit all the way to actually working stuff.
I guess you know this, but rest of slashdot could take a peek at those manuals here: http://textfiles.com/ [textfiles.com]
Hmm... Now I really wonder where the "flamebait" part of my comment is supposed to be.
Or is this some special agent? If so: Hello there. I can see you.
Disclaimer: I am not pro- or contra- anything. I just think that some idiot should stop beating their heads (and especially those of others) in over pointless shit.
I knew those little buggers were organized, but not that they were for hire.
The More You Know
So, it looks like it worked, then...
I much prefer a link to the book on amazon than a write up about how it exists there. Given that the book is "In Stock" for $15, I'm guessing this isn't the one remaining copy for sale
Ok, I looked. And where's the three-headed monkey?
WMD etc...
I think they had a copy.
Contrary to what the summary implies, it's a reprint based on a surviving copy. The actual original from the seventies is going to fetch more than $20, and will probably not be available at Amazon.
A bug in the code is worth two in the documentation.


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(Crain's) — CEO Dan Ustian has a reputation for pushing the company beyond its comfort zone, but lately the bad news has been unrelenting, and it's likely to get worse.
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To hear warring pundits describe it, private-equity firms are either job-killing blood-suckers or godsends to troubled companies.
(Crain's) — CEO Dan Ustian has a reputation for pushing the company beyond its comfort zone, but lately the bad news has been unrelenting, and it's likely to get worse.
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To fight fraud, Authentify CEO Peter Tapling picks up the phone — or rather, he has programmed a computer do the calling.
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Bradman would have been amazing if he was playing test cricket today. That is, until he got worked over by Iain O'Brien.
had he made his debut post 2001, with a helmet and field restrictions on leg side, and shorter boundaries and lighter bats, and on covered wickets, bradman would still be batting in his first innings
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As I've brought up a couple of times, its his mental skills that must've been so far ahead of anyone else. I could play against U/16s for the rest of my cricketing career, and I wouldn't average 100, and consistently make those scores, because I'd allow myself to get overconfident, or make a stupid mistake. Bradman didn't let himself do that against the best players in the world at that time. Hence he made such enormous scores.
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It is, as has been pointed out, ridiculous to assess a player whose career ended nearly 60 years ago. There are a whole lot of variables within the game of cricket which have been altered since those seemingly idyllic, almost romantic days. If Donald Bradman played today, this is what I think will be in his favour:
- No sticky wickets
- Flatter pitches
- Better bats
- Smaller boundaries
- Better protective gear (and no Bodyline, to boot)
...plus the fact that he was still dominating net bowlers as a 68-year old.
This is what I think will go against him:
- Timeless Tests (I'm almost certain that they featured in his era; I'm not sure whether he ever had the opportunity to play one)
- Better ground fielding
- Greater professionalism of bowlers (leading to a greater amount of desperation, as a lucrative career is on the line)
- More media pressure (I don't know how he'd react if the media - and by extension, people who read various media - wrote him off after a few relative failures because of his exceedingly high standards)
- More substantial video analysis (allows bowlers to probe for technical flaws, although his supreme discipline would reduce the effect of this - see Justin Langer)
He would probably cope just as well as he did back in the 1930's, but it is impossible to say for sure, so I'm wimping out on this one.
Exactly half of Bradman's 52 Tests were timeless games, apparently. UIMM, all pre-WWII international games in Australia were timeless (Sean to confirm). However, by the sounds of things, his scoring-rates tended to be sufficiently quick that time limits would not be an impediment.
As regards video-evidence - this can help batsmen as much as bowlers. Sachin Tendulkar, for example, has always found ways to spot weaknesses in his own game, usually before anyone else has. I'm more than confident Bradman could use video-evidence to his advantage, if anyone were to be able to use it to theirs against him.
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Hey guys,
So long story as short as i can make it, 34 years old 5'10 and back in March i was 410 pounds!!! Due to health issues my doctor demanded i get off my lazy butt and do something about my health or he was just going to stop seeing me. Married with three kids i agreed!
Decided back in March i wanted to ride, simple low impact exercise i can do.. atleast think i can :D.. So i bought a bike.. talked to the bike shop and we decided on a KHS Aguila.. In my budget, some quality parts.. however due to the weight i can not use the front fork.. Just sitting on the bike fully compresses the fork.. So I bought the bike knowing i would be riding it ridged with no suspension..
So rode it around town a bit, got bored of that found out we have some local trails so the shop owner took me out several times now and having a blast... But I really really really need to get more cardio and riding around here in ontario has limited warm and dry riding times.. and i am not exactly stable on the bike so riding in the wet and slippery trails is not something i choose to do just yet..
So 5 months later, i am down to 365 pounds.. getting better on the bike but still not the greatest and trying to find time to get more time on the bike and increase my cardio.. So i have been looking at buying a trainer for it.. With a spare rim and training tire.. So the days i want to ride i can just jump on it and go.. I have been doing the gym and tired of waiting for a stationary bike to come free and when they do it just does not feel or ride the same.
My questions is, I can't find weight limits for the trainers.. I am looking at buying a cycleops Fluid 2 trainer, read some where that they have been tested to like 300 pounds.. So i think if i ride it with caution ( Sitting down ) then it should not be an issue.
So questions.. And yes i have been told at the trail "Some people should just stay home and ride the couch" so if you feel that way by all means move along..
1) Will i have issues with the trainer??
2) Anyone care to share suggestions one what targets ( Heart rate? ) i should be aiming for to burn fat... while i have lost weight i have lost most of it on my legs, i have nice looking legs and calfs (So my wife says) but i have not lost in the upper body.
3) Anyone know where i can find a 6 or a 7XL cycing shirt.. lol I found a 5XL at Love2Pedal which i wear 5XL T-Shirts and they are slightly baggy so i figured a 5XL cycling shirt would be snug but work out.. As wearing regular shits they get heavy when wet, catch on trees easy and don't breath soo well.. however the 5XL cycling shirt was like trying to squeese into a 3XL tshirt for me :(
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After CNN's Erin Burnett lamented the defeat of "moderate" Dick Lugar
in Indiana's GOP Senate primary, Wednesday's Starting Point panel had a
cold welcome for the victorious Tea Party candidate Richard Mourdock.
Anchor Soledad O'Brien asked Mourdock if his "confrontational" attitude wouldn't help "undermine" the cause of uniting Americans. It's doubtful whether Soledad thought the same of President Obama as he shoved liberal legislation down the throats of Republicans in the first two years of his term.
"[D]oesn't that actually just undermine any sense of trying to get Americans united and together and raise some of those numbers for approval, frankly?" Soledad challenged Mourdock. CNN's panel obviously had a problem with Mourdock's premise that the two parties were too far apart for effective compromise.
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According to the GOP candidate, "the ideas for which the parties are
working are really at opposite ends of the spectrum. I don't think
there's going to be a lot of successful compromise." He wished instead
for a "conservative majority" where Democrats could reach across the
aisle to help lower taxes and reduce government spending.
Again, the liberal media were not freaking out when Democrats held the presidency and both houses of Congress, and worked to shove through the stimulus, cap-and-trade, and ObamaCare. However, when a conservative candidate declares that he will not compromise his principles to work with liberals, the media question the lack of bipartisanship.
Margaret Hoover pressed him "What would you say when people criticize you as saying that you don't understand the nature of the institution you're running to represent, the Senate, which is really premised on the notion of compromising with your colleagues?"
A transcript of the segment, which aired on May 9 on Starting Point at 7:21 a.m. EDT, is as follows:
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN: Mr. Lugar last night sent out a message to his supporters and others, I guess, as well, and he said it was really about an anti-incumbent head winds. He also said linking him to Senator Obama at the time would be used against him and that he was also a target of Club for Growth and FreedomWorks.
And Club for Growth sent out an e- mail late last night – which I was awake and was reading – and it said this: "Total independent expenditures by Club for Growth entities" – the Club for Growth Action, Club for Growth, and Club for Growth PAC – "combined amounted to 40 percent of all independent expenditures in Indiana's Senate race in the last 30 days before Election Day."
Do you think that he has a point, which is funding from some major sources somewhere between $2 million from them, maybe $4 million total, really was what helped push you over?
MARGARET HOOVER, CNN contributor: Mr. Mourdock, Margaret Hoover here. A follow-up question. Many people have likened Jim DeMint and the Tea Party to not compromising in the Senate. And what would you say? I want to give you an opportunity to respond. What would you say when people criticize you as saying that you don't understand the nature of the institution you're running to represent, the Senate, which is really premised on the notion of compromising with your colleagues?
MOURDOCK: Well, I'm a huge student of American history, and I recognize that this is one of those times where there's great polarization between the two parties. And, frankly, the ideas for which the parties are working are really at opposite ends of the spectrum. I don't think there's going to be a lot of successful compromise. Hence you have the deadlock we have today.
What I've said about compromise and bipartisanship is I hope to build a conservative majority in the United States Senate so that bipartisanship becomes Democrats joining Republicans to roll back the size of government, reduce the bureaucracy, lower taxes, and get America moving again. The stimulus plan hasn't worked.
O'BRIEN: So what I hear you say is that you're not going to compromise. In fact the only compromise you'll do is really getting other people on the other side of the aisle to come to your side of the aisle, which, I guess, is the definition against compromise. You said this in the New York Times –
MOURDOCK: Well, it is the definition of political effectiveness.
O'BRIEN: True. So political effectiveness, you're saying, is not possible with compromise. Some people would say political effectiveness in the Senate actually requires compromise. There are many issues that cannot be done if you do not get bipartisan support. You're not going to work toward bipartisan support?
MOURDOCK: Well, the fact is, you never compromise on principles. If people on the far left have a principle they want to stand by, they should never compromise. Those of us on the right should not either. Compromise may come in the finer details of a plan or a budget. But the real principles that I've mentioned about having government rolled back in size, lowering taxes – those things are the principles that caused me to get in this race. They're what has motivated many people to get out and work for us. And we are at that point where one side or the other has to win this argument. One side or the other will dominate.
O'BRIEN: You told the New York Times, "The time for being collegial has passed. It's time for confrontation." And when I look at the polls and talk to people who are frustrated about I would say a lack of what's getting done in Washington, D.C., I mean there's genuine frustration and the anger can be seen on some of the poll numbers – I think approval is probably 17 percent approval for Congress.
Doesn't going in with an attitude potentially, of course, if you're able to be victorious at the very end, that collegial has passed and we're going to be confrontational, doesn't that actually just undermine any sense of trying to get Americans united and together and raise some of those numbers for approval, frankly?
MOURDOCK: Well, we are at that point right now. If you want to see where we have collegiality? Okay, we have collegiality and we have Congress with a 17 percent approval rating. So it's not working.
O'BRIEN: I don't know that you have collegiality, sir. I'm going to argue against that.
MOURDOCK: Well, I -- my point was in that interview and it is still today, those who are saying we need more collegiality, well, Mr. Lugar was seen as a very collegial person, and yet there was that very frustration. I'm certain part of the reason we won yesterday was the very fact as you mentioned that Congress is seen as so unpopular because it's so ineffective. When I say I want to be confrontational, I want to confront the issues. I'm bipartisan in the sense that I want to confront the big spenders who are both Republicans and Democrats. I want to confront those who would protect the bureaucracy rather than the Republicans or Democrats. That's the kind of confrontation we need to address the real issues that will get this country going again.
We have a difficult time ahead, we have to make some tough decisions, I'm willing to make them. And if people see that as confrontational, so be it. I like to see it as effective leadership.
O'BRIEN: Richard Mourdock, congratulations on your win yesterday. Thanks for talking with us about it. We appreciate it.


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Not sure if the fact that this is British is enough to make up for the fact that I've seen this movie a few dozen times by other names. Still, the trailer had me by the end. No solid release info yet but "Inbred" is a current selection at the UK's annual Fright Fest.
Here's a remake shocker to start your day; who's signed on to play the fanged villain in the upcoming "Fright Night" remake? Why, none other than
Want to see me pee myself in a crammed theater? Buy me tickets to see the upcoming Tibor Tackacs feature "Spider" in 3D!
The small European town of Thirsk is fed up with the new UK Thriller "Inbred" filming in their town as they're afraid that viewers will think they really are inbred. If the shoe fits...


text: If you missed a competitive aspect to Dishonored when you played through it, then mark December 11 on your calendar. That's when Bethesda's first DLC pack for the game, Dunwall City Trials arrives, giving you leaderboard recognition for your prowess in killing waves of AI enemies. The pack, which will sell for $4.99 or 400 MS Points, will have 10 arena-style maps and allow you to refine your drop-assassination technique. And if you get a good time, you can see yourself plastered on the Internet for bragging rights. Two more "campaign story" packs will be coming sometime this spring, one of which will let you play the master assassin Daud. Click for new screens from Dunwall City Trials


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 14th Dec 2010 22:52 UTC
Hi, I'm Thom Holwerda and I jailbreak my iPhone. There, I said it. Some suggest all jailbreakers only do it to pirate applications, but those of us familiar with the practice know there's a whole load of other reasons, the biggest of which is customisation. The iOS isn't pleasing to look at in my book, and hence, jailbreaking allows me to make my iPhone pretty. Jay 'saurik' Freeman, the man behind the Cydia App Store, is going to bring Cydia to the Mac, to bring the kind of customisation options from Cydia to the Mac.
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prefer the MSMC over any other SMG but i'm having fun maxing out the MP7.
might try to gold my TAC-45 after the MP7
Looking for a fourth for league play. xX MJ2 Xx
Getting probation for accidentally killing your teammates with a grenade is dumb as ****.
Anyway, is there a gun that is equivalent to that of the Commando in the first Black Ops?
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I can;t wait for the map pack to be out on PS3. I really want to try that peacekeeper, i'm tired of the PDW and MSMC. I would use other weapons but i suck *** with just about every other one.
I golded out the Peacekeeper, but haven't used it since, unless I feel like I'm gonna get the last kill in a match, then I switch to it for Killcam's sake. It's really only effective in hardcore modes, but even then, the MSMC is just as effective, if not more.
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This is my attempt at a Cubone, does it look legit?
Has anyone heard whether or not they're going to add in a few extra prestiges with any of the DLC? I'm prestige master and it's kinda taken away from the fun of the game for me a little bit.
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HONOLULU - Robert "Kui" Wright, head bartender at the Mai Tai Bar at The Royal Hawaiian, A Luxury Collection Resort, was recently named the "Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year" at the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association's Na Po'e Pa'ahana (the hardworking people) awards luncheon at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort.
Wright was selected to receive the lodging industry's top annual award based on his exceptional professionalism, service on the job at The Royal Hawaiian and outstanding community service.
Wright's honor was one of nine awards presented at the annual statewide luncheon honoring Hawaii's top hospitality industry employees.
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Awards were presented in nine categories at the annual statewide luncheon honoring Hawaii's best hospitality industry employees.
Recipients of HTLA accolades are selected based on nominations submitted by their supervisors and coworkers, and they are judged on the basis of outstanding and exceptional service to lodging guests, coworkers and the community.
Maui workers won awards at the 23rd annual luncheon.
Eric Borges of The Westin Maui Resort and Spa was honored as the "Bell/Valet Person of the Year."
Nestor Alvarez of the Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa took second place in the "Engineering/Maintenance Person of the Year" category.
Darlene Gomes of The Westin Maui Resort & Spa finished second for "Food & Beverage Person of the Year."
Cheryl Takahashi of the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa came in third in the "Housekeeper of the Year" awards.
William "Willie" Kanekoa Jr. of The Westin Maui Resort & Spa was named the "Security Officer of the Year," and Sean McNeill of the Kaanapali Beach Hotel came in third.


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This Saturday is California's annual coastal cleanup, and if history is any guide, more than 70,000 people are expected to flock to beaches, lakes and streams to remove trash.
But this year there's a major new question hanging over the event: Will the army of volunteers find debris from last year's Japanese tsunami?
Although much of the millions of tons of wood, plastic and other trash that was swept out to sea during the disaster eventually sank, large amounts continue to float across the Pacific. And some items have already been linked to the tsunami: a 66-foot-long section of dock washed ashore in Newport, Ore., in June; whole abandoned fishing boats were found off Washington and British Columbia; and other refuse with Japanese writing has washed ashore, including a soccer ball found off an Alaskan island and traced back to a Japanese schoolboy.
Scientists say the debris is not radioactive, since it washed out to sea before the Fukushima nuclear power plant melted down.
So far no large debris has been found on California beaches. Computer models estimating wind patterns and ocean currents have projected that 2013 might be the year where California's shoreline could see the biggest arrival of debris.
But organizers of Saturday's event say they won't be surprised if some early material turns up over the weekend as volunteers scour the state's 1,100-mile coastline.
"The likelihood is pretty high," said Eben Schwartz, statewide coastal cleanup coordinator with the California Coastal Commission. "Our volunteers on the North Coast are already starting to find items that are typical of tsunami debris and in greater amounts than normal."
People participating in adopt-a-beach cleanups in Humboldt and Mendocino counties this summer have found large pieces of polystyrene foam, buoys with Japanese writing and pieces of houses, he said. An empty plastic bottle of dish soap with Japanese writing was found on Rio del Mar Beach near Santa Cruz in March, and a buoy with Japanese writing was found there in July.
People have reported hundreds of such objects along the West Coast, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA has confirmed only about a dozen of those are from the tsunami, however, and it will never be known how many are routine trash and how many are part of the wave of debris that washed west after a 9.0 quake rocked Japan on March 11, 2011.
NOAA looks for specific markings, such as serial numbers or the names of cities, to confirm objects and then works to find the owners in Japan.
This year, Coastal Commission officials are distributing special tsunami debris reporting forms on about 30 beaches statewide where tides typically bring in lots of ocean debris. The goal is to establish a baseline, so that if more debris turns up in the coming months and years, scientists can track it better.
"By participating, you are not just doing your civic duty and cleaning up beaches, you are also participating in a global science project," said Jared Blumenfeld, administrator for California for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Because of current patterns, Oregon, Washington and Alaska may end up getting far more than California, said Jan Hafner, a University of Hawaii researcher who has been tracking the debris.
"Potentially it is going to be a problem," Hafner said. "But how serious, we do not know."
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Volunteers are still needed for Saturday's coastal cleanup, which runs from 9 a.m. to noon in every coastal county and every Bay Area county, where volunteers will also be cleaning streams and lakes in inland areas. To volunteer, call 800-COAST-4U or go to www.coastal.ca.gov.


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The Kansas City Chiefs placed defensive lineman Allen Bailey on injured reserve Thursday.
Bailey totaled five tackles in 10 games this season, but hasn't played since a loss at Pittsburgh in Week 10.
The Georgia native has compiled 12 tackles in 26 games over the last two years with the Chiefs.
To fill the roster slot, the Chiefs signed linebacker Leon Williams. Williams had been released by KC on Aug. 31 and did not catch on with another club.
The 29-year-old Miami-Florida product hasn't played in the regular season since 2010 with the Dallas Cowboys.


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NOWSHERA, Pakistan — When Shahid Khan started talking, his gunmen clambered onto a school's rooftop, scanning the surrounding hills with flashlights, anticipating a possible attack.
Below them, Khan, a candidate for his region's provincial assembly, addressed potential voters — poor farmers and village traders, gathered on a cluster of rope beds outside the school, listening raptly to his promises. Then, after wolfing down snacks offered by his hosts, he abruptly left.
''They say it's not safe around here,'' said Khan, as he leapt into a waiting car, trailed by a bodyguard. ''We'd better get going.''
Electioneering has taken a dark twist in northwest Pakistan, where a concerted campaign of Taliban attacks against the main secular party is violently reshaping the democratic landscape ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for May 11.
In the past 10 days, militants have carried out four bombings and one grenade attack against Khan's Awami National Party, which has governed Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province since 2008, and whose secular ideology is repugnant to the Taliban's vision of imposing an Islamic caliphate in Pakistan.
In the worst attack, last Tuesday, a suicide bomber killed 19 people and wounded dozens in central Peshawar, narrowly missing the former railways minister, Ghulam Ahmed Bilour.
The Taliban have warned voters to stay away from rallies organized by the three main secular parties — the Awami party, President Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan People's Party, and the Karachi-based Muttahida Qaumi Movement.
But so far, they have concentrated their fire on the Awami party, restricting its candidates' ability to campaign freely, and tilting the field in favor of more conservative parties, analysts say.
''The most effective campaign is being run by the Taliban,'' said Asad Munir, a retired army brigadier with the army's Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, who comes from the northwest. ''They are holding the state of Pakistan hostage, and doing their activities as they want.''
This election was never going to be easy for the Awami party, which has already attracted sharp criticism for poor governing skills and corruption while in office — deficiencies that analysts, and some party insiders, say will hurt it during the balloting.
But now the Taliban seem determined to wipe out the party as a political contender.
In the past five years, militants have killed 700 Awami officials and supporters, including two lawmakers and a senior minister, officials say — more casualties than any other party in Pakistan.
In the southern city of Karachi, where the party enjoys support in ethnic Pashtun neighborhoods, about 40 activists have been killed in the past six months, effectively shutting down the party's activities there.
In Nowshera, a small town 25 miles east of Peshawar, Shahid Khan holds small rallies, often at night and with little notice. He quietly sends advance teams of supporters to check out potential sites. And he is always accompanied by a contingent of private guards and regular police officers, all heavily armed.
"Every time my team leaves my house, we are not just praying for election success — we are praying for our lives,'' he said as he drove down a cobblestone lane that snaked between high-walled houses.
Once peaceful, the Nowshera district, which has a substantial military presence, has been increasingly affected by Taliban violence, suffering 26 attacks in 2012 and five so far this year, according to the police. Last month, a car bomb explosion at a refugee camp killed 16 people and wounded 31. In February, militants assaulted a police checkpost, then threw grenades at a police vehicle on a major highway, killing one officer. In some towns, Taliban fighters have forced shops selling movies to close.
As he bumped through the night, driving between rallies held in courtyards and in small village squares, Shahid Khan pointed to a school that was bombed by the Taliban last year. He helped pay to have it rebuilt. ''These days, you never know what can happen,'' he said.
The problem is exacerbated by arguments among Pakistan's politicians about how to handle the Taliban. Shahid Khan's main rival is a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the party of Imran Khan, the former cricket star. With his glamorous youth appeal and vocal opposition to US policies, particularly drone strikes, Imran Khan's party is expected to do well in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
But critics accuse Imran Khan of being soft on the Taliban because he advocates talks with the militants, not fighting. In a television interview on April 15, Imran Khan said the Taliban were bombing his opponents ''because they supported America's war.''


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West Brom manager Steve Clarke hopes his side's almost perfect away performance does not get overshadowed by the three red cards dished out at Southampton.
The Baggies headed to St Mary's with just three wins in 14 league games but returned to form in style, with Marc-Antoine Fortune, Romelu Lukaku and Shane Long all scoring in a 3-0 win. The three points saw them set a new club record for Premier League points (48) and wins (14), although it is referee Robert Madley's top-flight debut that stole the show.
The Yorkshireman sent off Saints pair Gaston Ramirez and Danny Fox as well as West Brom's Fortune - something manager Clarke hopes does not draw attention away from his side's fine performance. "I think the win is the most important topic," he said. "We've been scratching around for a win a bit recently."
He added: "The performances have been okay by and large. We have become a little bit of a reactive team, where we wait to the game happens and then we go chasing it. We do that quite well but we spoke about getting the first goal, we did that and from there we controlled the game.
"It was almost a perfect away performance. The three front players were great, not just causing Southampton a problem but defensively they worked hard for the team, closed the game down at the right times. The shape of the team was good - something we've worked on this week. It is nice when it pays off."
Clarke had not seen a replay of Fortune's sending-off before speaking to the media, but agreed with Madley's decision to send off Ramirez and Fox.
"They tell me Marc pushed him and his hand caught him in the face so if that is the case we will take the punishment," he said. "I thought the other two red cards were clear as well, although it is a shame when a game finishes 10 against nine."
Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino had also not seen the incidents back but could not have missed his side's woeful display. The performance was the worst since the Argentinian replaced Nigel Adkins at the helm in January and brought an abrupt end to a six-match unbeaten streak.
"From my point of view we just didn't start in the game," Pochettino said. "We didn't really get into the game at all. We didn't feel comfortable, especially when we conceded the first goal in the sixth minute. Then we became a bit fearful of their attacking strikers, who were quite fast, strong and physically fit.
"From that point on we were uncomfortable and never really got into the game. I think we had a bad day but, then again, the good days, the good victories and bad days give me a lot of information as a manager so I have learned a lot."
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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats said Thursday that they were united in opposing Republican efforts to weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and told President Obama they supported the renomination of Richard Cordray to head the agency.
"It is time to confirm Richard Cordray as CFPB director to give the American people the protections they deserve and the marketplace the certainty it needs to help strengthen our economic recovery," Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) told reporters.
Johnson organized a letter signed by 52 of 53 Senate Democrats and the chamber's two independents, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine, telling Obama they backed his decision to renominate Cordray and that they oppose Republican attempts to change the bureau's structure.
The only Democrat who did not sign the letter was Mark Pryor of Arkansas. But with 54 senators backing him, Cordray would have enough votes to be confirmed if Republicans allowed a vote.


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(Inspired by Monet, of course, and Linnea in Monet's Garden.)
Materials: Watercolor paper, tempera cakes and/or liquid watercolors, brushes of various sizes
What with all our looking and reading and visiting, N was keen to try to paint with dabs, like the Impressionists. So we opened the Art Book for Children (Book One) to the picture of Monet's Waterlily Pond to inspire us, set ourselves up with tempera cakes and paper, and got started.
There are various lesson plans online for teaching children how to paint like the Impressionists, but my admittedly quick look only found lessons that had a specific end point, and you may have figured out by now that that's not often how we approach things in the studio! N wanted to experiment, and so he did, producing a picture with various elements, where he'd tried different things.
Later in the week, N decided to make another picture using dabs and splotches, this time using liquid watercolors.
Although we have a full set, I don't put all the colors out at once; I ask the kids what colors they want to use. N almost always asks for red, blue, and yellow because, he says, "I like primary colors because I can make any color I want with them." And so he did.
While he was working, he asked me why Monet's bridge is so famous, anyway. "Because he painted it," I said. I watched him turn that over in his mind and realize that an artist has the ability to make his subject famous simply through his own interest. Powerful, isn't it?
N wanted to know if we could visit Giverny, and I explained that it's in Europe, but if we ever get to France as a family, we'll make sure to visit Monet's Gardens, too. "But remember you want to go," I told him, "because if you get to Europe someday on your own when you're older, you should have a list of things you want to see while you're there."
When I visited Europe over 15 years ago, I didn't have Giverny on my list. Hopefully I'll get back with N, but if not, I bet he'll send me postcards. Are there any art-related items on your list of places you hope to visit?


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A family is without their home tonight in Daleville. A fire destroyed their home earlier today. Crews from Fort Rucker, Clayhatchee, and Level Plains helped to battle the fire.
Larry Hacker has worked hard for his home. "I had 8 payments left on this house and it would have been paid for," he said.
But that hard work couldn't prepare him for what happened early Tuesday. Hacker's first problem was when the power went out.
When it came back on a short time later, his family went outside to play with little Amber and that's when they discovered the bigger problem.
"So I ran around and it was so black you couldn't even see to get in their. I grabbed a bucket and tried to put it out," he said.
Volunteers in Daleville were there in minutes. "It was just too late. There were sparks going through the window. I guess it was electrical," Hacker said.
And that's what fire officials think sparked it as well. Another problem for Hacker was the limited number of firefighters.
"We didn't hear too many responses coming up from our volunteers because they are at their jobs during the daytime. So, on a daytime fire like this we do have to call for other agencies," said Lt. Jerry Sapp.
With extra crews in place, they were able to get inside, tear down the ceiling and put out the flames. Now Larry is figuring out how to pick up the pieces.
"See what all we can salvage in there. I mean as far as our personal belongings it probably is just junk now," Hacker said.
"The goldfish inside is still even living. And they were in the area where the fire was. So we got thumbs up for the goldfish," Sapp said.
A small silver lining in a day of problems and before a long process of cleanup.


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Listen To The Audio From Ivy League Football Media Day Here
The Ivy League officially kicked off the 2012 season with its annual football media day teleconference, featuring all eight head coaches.
Each head coach was on the call for 10 minutes to preview the upcoming season. Jim Maconaghy, the League's coordinator of football officials, also participated on the call for 10 minutes to discuss the major rules changes and points of emphasis for the upcoming season.
2012 Ivy League Football Media Day Teleconference Schedule
11:00 am - Opening Comments
11:05 am - Jim Maconaghy, Ivy League Coordinator of Football Officials
11:15 am - Phil Estes, Brown
11:25 am - Pete Mangurian, Columbia
11:35 am - Kent Austin, Cornell
11:45 am - Buddy Teevens, Dartmouth
11:55 am - Tim Murphy, Harvard
12:05 pm - Al Bagnoli, Penn
12:15 pm - Bob Surace, Princeton
12:25 pm - Tony Reno, Yale


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Oct. 10, 2012
BOCA RATON, FL - The Florida Atlantic University men's and women's basketball teams will celebrate the beginning of the 2012-13 season with the third annual Midnight Madness event on Thursday, October 18.
FAU's Program Board is sponsoring the event, which will be held in the FAU Arena beginning at 8 p.m. Fans will have the opportunity to meet the 2012-13 men's and women's basketball teams, participate in various contests and win prizes. The men's team will also receive their surfboard for participating in the EA Sports Maui Invitational at the event. Head coaches Mike Jarvis and Kellie Lewis-Jay will also be on hand.
The event is free and open to the public and the first 1,000 students on hand will receive free t-shirts.