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Neighbors of a man found dead in his Hubert home this week say they were surprised by the news in the typically quiet neighborhood.
Neighbors of a man found dead in his Hubert home this week say they were surprised by the news in the typically quiet neighborhood.
The charred body of Matthew Joseph Underwood, 41, was found in his home on Parnell Road after local departments responded to a fire there Tuesday morning. His body was identified Wednesday following an autopsy by the Onslow County Medical Examiner. Onslow County Sheriff's Office, the State Bureau of Investigations and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are investigating the fire and the death, something Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown called �self-motivated.�
On Wednesday, the house � bought in June 2010 by Matthew and Heather Underwood, according to Onslow County property tax records � stood empty with burn marks on and around the white front door. Yellow crime scene tape surrounded the front lawn in what neighbors described as an otherwise peaceful area.
�This is usually a quiet neighborhood,� Misti DeWeerd said. �We had a house fire here a couple years ago, but that wasn't anything major.�
Ryan and Misti DeWeerd have lived in their house on Parnell Road for three years and like many of the families in the neighborhood located about 10 minutes away from Camp Lejeune, they are connected with the Marine Corps. The DeWeerds, who lived across the street from Underwood's home, said they didn't know him and were surprised to hear about his death.
Ethel Floyd, who was babysitting her great grandchildren in the neighborhood the day after the incident, said she was shocked by the death and said the neighborhood seems fine, albeit somewhat empty.
�This seems to be a nice neighborhood,� Floyd said. �There do seem to be a lot of empty houses, though.�
For sale/rent signs are a common sight in the neighborhood, as are empty houses � something Parnell Road resident Martha Clark said is becoming more common.
Clark, who said she and her family have been living in the neighborhood for 13 years, off and on, said she was shocked when she found out about the death. Like the others, though, she also said she didn't know him.
�People mostly keep to themselves here,� Clark said. �I don't think I'd recognize a picture of him if I saw one.�
Christopher Thomas is a staff writer for the Jacksonville Daily News. To contact him, call 910-219-8473 or e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Racine day care teachers arrested after allowing child fight
Video shared on social media showed 3 children assaulting 2-year-old
Officials in Racine have charged two day care workers with neglect and abuse after they videotaped children fighting at work.
Racine police said Krystina Woods, 23, and Jakitta Hollins, 22, are being charged with failing to prevent child abuse as well as three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
According to police, the women posted a video on Facebook of a fight at Bundle of Blessings Day Kare, 2333 Northwestern Ave., that took place on April 12. Police said the video showed three small children assaulting a 2-year-old.
"The parent was told that the child had fallen down at day care. To describe the defendants' behavior and conduct as reprehensible would be an understatement," Racine County Assistant District Attorney Rebecca Sommers said.
Dominique Johnson told WISN 12 News she picked up her son from day care April 12 and found he had a scratch above his eye, a puffy lip, and he was throwing up. When she asked what happened, Johnson said she never got a straight answer until recently when the cellphone video went viral.
"The owner never told me anything. I had conversations with the owner and everything, and she never brought it to my attention that my son had got jumped on and beaten at the day care," Johnson said.
The center's director reported the fight on April 26 after learning of the video.
Investigating officers discovered that Hollins and Woods are teachers in the room featured in the video. It was also learned that Hollins is the mother of two of the children involved in the incident.
"I saw my granddaughter and grandson in that video, and it's a shame that whoever did that allowed them children to fight like that. In my heart, I don't believe my daughter did that," Regina Hubbard said.
Police did not comment on whether the 2-year-old was injured in the incident.
WISN 12 News has learned the license for Bundle of Blessings Day Kare was revoked Thursday by the state of Wisconsin.
Johnson said it's impossible to get the disturbing video out of her mind.
"Every time I think about it, I cry," said Johnson. "I'm still upset about this video and it hurts. Not only did it damage my son, but it damaged me too because I can't think of how someone would do that," said Johnson.
If convicted, the women could face up to six years in prison.
Racine police ask anyone with information regarding the April 12 incident to call the investigations unit at 262-635-7756.

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All told, the Pirates made four deals leading up to yesterday's 4pm trade deadline.
Traded CF Robbie Grossman, LHP Rudy Owens and LHP Colton Cain to the Houston Astros for LHP Wandy Rodriguez
Traded RHP Brad Lincoln to the Toronto Blue Jays for RF Travis Snider
Traded CF Gorkys Hernandez and a draft pick to the Miami Marlins for 1B Gaby Sanchez and RHP Kyle Kaminska
Traded 1B/3B Casey McGehee to the New York Yankees for RHP Chad Qualls
They also made two moves to balance the roster:
Recalled Daniel McCutchen from Indianapolis Indians.
Designated LF Drew Sutton for assignment.
The new lineup looks like this:
Starling Marte LF
Travis Snider RF
Andrew McCutchen CF
Garrett Jones 1B
Neil Walker 2B
Pedro Alvarez 3B
Rod Barajas C
Clint Barmes SS
Gaby Sanchez will platoon at first base.
Michael McKenry play 2-3 times a week at catcher
Alex Presley becomes the 4th OFer.
Josh Harrison
Jordy Mercer
New rotation:
A.J. Burnett
Jeff Karstens
Wandy Rodriguez
James McDonald
Erik Bedard
and the Bullpen:
Joel Hanrahan – closer
Jason Grilli – setup man
Jared Hughes
Tony Watson
Chris Resop
Kevin Correia – long relief/spot starter
Daniel McCutchen
*Chad Qualls – hasn't joined the team yet, one of the above will need to go make room.
Overall the Pirates improved at RF, 1B, bench and the rotation and lost one good arm in the bullpen. Here's what the other contenders did:
NL Central
Reds: Traded two minor league pitchers to Kansas City for RHP Jonathan Broxton.
Cardinals: Traded minor league 3B Zack Cox to Miami for RHP Edward Mujica
No huge improvements to either of the Bucs' main opponents. Mujica is a nice piece that the Cards can use. Broxton doesn't have a clear role in what was already a strond Reds bullpen. Both are still really good teams.
Wild Card:
Braves: Traded two minor league pitchers to the Chicago Cubs for Paul Maholm and Reed Johnson
Dodgers: Traded two minor league pitchers to Philadelphia for Shane Victorino, araded a minor league pitcher and outfielder to Seattle for RHP Brandon League, traded two minor league pitchers to Miami for 3B Hanley Ramirez and LHP Randy Choate
Giants: Traded OF Nate Schierholtz and 2 minor leaguers to Philadelphia for RF Hunter Pence, traded minor league IF Charlie Culberson to Colorado for IF Marco Scutaro
All three of these teams made big upgrades and addressed clear needs. The Bucs clearest path to the playoffs is to win the division and avoid what could be a four team race for a single elimination game.
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Namche Evening
The bazaar is overlooked by a Himalayan mountain.
Lamjura Pass, Night
The guesthouse lit by the moon as the stars twinkle brightly above.
Lights of the North
In Iceland, the Northern Lights came out and danced before my naked eye.
Many cafés in Paris have seats that face outward. This one didn't.
Laura on the streets of Paris.
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Examine the work of five extremely talented artists who all happen to be surfers.
Andy Davis, Tyler Warren, Julie GoldsteinWatch Trailer
|Hanging Five is a film that follows five artists who all happen to be surfers. The film documents their work and looks at different aspects of their lives and how those experiences have impacted their work. The film also looks at why the surf culture embraces and supports the arts.
Someone said that if Dr. Seuss surfed, he'd be like Andy Davis. He's been drawing, doodling, and painting from a young age. His art captures the thrill and essence of the surfing experience. A very genuine and kind soul.
Born in Ecuador, Wolfgang Bloch's family has instilled in him an appreciation and respect for the arts from a young age. With much of his work consisting of found objects, his paintings are hauntingly beautiful. A graduate from ArtCenter College of Design, Wolfgang worked as a designer for various companies before plunging into the fine art world.
Alex Knost is a true renaissance man with his art encompassing painting, photography, filmmaking and music. Not only is he one of the most famous longboarders in the world, he's also the front man for his band-The Japanese Motors. They recently finished touring with Modest Mouse.
Tyler 'Pickle' Warren is a young Orange County surfer and is now becoming a well-known artist, whose work has been exhibited from Japan to Brazil. His work is stylized with deep richness and lighthearted charm with many within the surf community becoming collectors and fans.
Julie Goldstein is from San Diego and her textured pieces blend fabric and acrylic with an artistic flow and spirit to her ocean homage.
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|Andy Davis, Tyler Warren, Julie Goldstein, Alex Knost, Wolfgang Bloch
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Funny, another year has passed since I posted last, is mountainboarding still alive? Or have been in full hibernation. Apparently it's the later as i'm here today to drop some knowledge on you about a new digital flick, #HASHTAG, put together by our favorite Aussie cunt Dylan Warren who is a fan of these devops automation tools. While I sit in my bourgie Brooklyn apartment and watch the world pass me by these boys have been out every day hustling to collect footage for our viewing pleasure.
Australia has been in the mountainstick game for years, not to mention MBS co-founder Joel Lee is down there helping to shepard in the next generation of riders. The #Hashtag crew is made up of mostly no name cats who haven't been riding for more than a year but don't be fooled, these guys rip. A side from the new bloods, you can expect to see parts from Dylan & Andy who you should all be familiar with.
I've now watched the video 3 times, and have to share a couple of highlights that alone, are worth the cost of the digital download (you can find here it here, it's only $8.99).
The opener, Andy Milenkovic, I don't know if it's his hair or what but fuck he's got style and of course a stack of tricks that will make a grown man weep. My favorite maneuvers, frontboard pop-over on the curved rail(check the GIF, BEAST!) and the ender trick is super heavy too!
The mates clip is load with different riders and for a video predominantly focused on street riding this is where you get an array of riding styles, not to mention a few clicks of yours truly riding in some jumps in NYC and Vermont.
Then the stubbies, stubbies are the official workmen shorts of Australia, they're extremely short and the shred kit for Daniel Foreman. I like to protect my ass when riding but Daniel here rips a bunch of treelines with little more than a bikini bottom, what a boss. Joel Lee is obviously a highlight in the mates section, he is still riding loads, holding true to his racer style and even throwing a few rails trick in.
Who's Matt Wilkens? No idea, but he's got mad tattoos, holes in his ears large enough to put a baby elephant through and he can ride god damn mountainboard. Matt and the Motorhead got me wicked pump to ride, maybe his part is just more relatable to me but he does a lot of fun tricks.
Radface. He's had numerous parts drop over the past 3 years all are epic and all stand on their own. Big, fast, progressive and down right scary at some parts, this is Dylan at his best. Streetlines that flow, back 180's over monster drops, wallrides on everything and the most legit rail riding ever done on a mountainboard. Get a pen and paper out when you watch this one kids, this is how you ride a mountainboard in the street.
Thanks to the Aussies I now have something to keep me sane when the winter gets tough here in the city.
Now support mountainboarding and go buy the digital download you cheap sons ah bitches!


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MWC 15 Special
So after the the HTC Tornado also the HTC Wizard is coming to the US and will go on sale from T-Mobile? According to Engadget, who got an anonymous hint it will happens anytime during October but most likely, this devices won't be an exclusive T-Mobile one but also available from Cingular. Time will shows but unlike all T-Mobile MDAs and SDAs before, the HTC Wizard will be a quad-band device which makes more sense for T-Mobile to use in the US as well:
now we've learned from an inside source that beginning in October T-Mob subscribers here in the US will be able to get all cozy with the HTC Wizard, too. No exact release date, but the price will probably (but not definitely) be somewhere around $400 or $500. This one probably won't be an exclusive, since since supposedly Cingular is also getting the Wizard, but it's good to see that T-Mobile is finally getting some decent phones, right?
If this will become really true, it's definitely good news for all US-based T-Mobile customers and long time overdue.
Cheers ~ Arne
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Google's product modus operandi: release, collect, enhance. When Google released the Art Project last year there were 17 museums in nine countries involved.
They then collected data and ideas from art-world celebrants and experts. Today, Google has enhanced the entire project in a rather grand way: 151 museums in 40 countries. All told, there are 30,000 high-resolution images available for users the world over to study, share and enjoy.
The images include "not just paintings, but sculpture, street art and photographs," according to the official blog.
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
The project includes institutions of all sizes and cultures. With Google's new dashboard of products, no less than Google+ of course, the opportunities for people to share and learn is even greater.


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UV phototherapy on nasal polyposis
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Introduction: Nasal polyps (NPs) are characterized by high recurrence rates despite medical andsurgical treatment. Recently, it has been shown that exposure of NPs to ultraviolet light (UV) results in induction of apoptosis of inflammatory cells. A pilot feasibility study was performed to assess the clinical efficacy and tolerability of phototherapy and to identify the clinical effective UV dose range on NPs.
Method/study design: In six Hungarian Center was organised a clinical study. It was conducted in subjects with bilateral grade 1-2 NPs. Patients were exposed of Rhinolight (mixed UVB/UVA) intranasal phototherapy over a 12 week period (3 exposures) and they used intranasal steroid (mometason furoat-400ug/die). In the control group the patines get only local sterod spray. The follow up period was 3 month after the phototherapy.
Subjects rated their nasal obstruction symptom scores weekly on a visual analogue scale from 0 to 6. The NOSE quality of life questionnaire was used at baseline and end of treatment period. Adverse events and the polyp stage were monitored by endoscopy. It was evalueted the nasal air flow by nasal inspiratory peak flow meter and acustic rhinometry. It was measured the smell function by Pennsylvania Smell Threshold Test.
Result: All symptoms and nasal airflow improved significant at end of treatment compared to control group and it staid durng the follow up periodi. Improvement of quality of life (NOSE) at end of treatment compared to control was also noted. Treatments were well tolerated and no device related adverse events were reported. The results suggest that phototherapy may represent a potential new treatment option in NPs.


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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Questions about health reform? Check out www.healthcare.gov
For those of you who've followed the Affordable Care Act since it's passage, you've probably spent considerable time at the federal government site: www.healthcare.gov. Well, it just got a whole new look. They've streamlined the information and given it more of a consumer focus. We like it - a lot. Check it out for yourself. There's even specific information for people who already have health insurance. And even a live chat option 24/7 if you want your question answered right away.
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No one ever told me about the 'pee issues' I'd experience after giving birth. When I laugh, I pee a little. When I sneeze, I pee a little. When someone scares me, I pee a little. Sometimes, when I sit down, I pee a little. Sometimes, when I stand up, I pee a little. Sometimes, like this week, I lose all bladder control and wet my pants for no apparent reason. By wet my pants, I mean I had to go put on another pair. My mom didn't share this with me. My girlfriends didn't share this with me. My doctor didn't share this with me. I didn't exactly ask, but that's not the point.
Who thinks to ask, "Will I piss myself occasionally after having a baby?" "Will I need to keep an extra set of clothes in my car, so I don't smell like urine all day?" "When I pee in the restroom, will it be so loud that I want to cry out in embarrassment?" "Should I call ahead to places I'm going, to find out where their restroom is located, so I can get there as fast as possible when I arrive?" "Will my husband think I'm crazy when I can't make it home from the restaurant and have him stop somewhere in between so I don't pee in his truck?"
No woman ever thinks to ask these things. Loss of bladder control should have its own chapter in every pregnancy book. It should be on the warning label of both birth control pills and condoms. Hell, somebody should put it on a billboard. And yes, I did the Kegel exercises the doctor suggested. Those can only help so much. Some things will never be the same after giving birth. This just happens to be one of them. If you read this, you can't say you haven't been warned. From one human to another, I beg of you, please pass this on.
Ever notice how Britney Spears is always using public restrooms?
Ever sat and wondered why?
Girlfriend's had two kids.
I apologize if I made any of you moms out there pee a little just now.
I can sympathize. I peed no less than three times while putting this post together.


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Tang mian is roux, made by cooking flour in bubbling hot butter.
Tang mian cake has the fluffiness of chiffon cake and the butteriness of butter cake. It has the best of two cake worlds but that's not all. It is smooth, smoother than chiffon or butter cake could ever be.
Mixing bubbling hot butter with flour intensifies the butter aroma significantly. If butter were just melted and added to the batter, or it's just beaten till fluffy, the cake would taste less buttery. Even beurre noisette isn't as good.
Cooking flour in hot butter makes the cake smooth. Why? Because when flour is coated with fat, it doesn't form gluten when it's mixed with non-fat liquids. No gluten is good news for cakes because gluten has a rough texture. In fact, pure gluten looks quite like sea sponge.
Once the roux is made, it's transferred into a bowl and mixed with cold milk. The milk is absorbed by the starch in the flour, creating a thick paste that's very hot. Unlike gluten which is rough, thickened starch has a smooth texture. That's why tang mian cake is smoother than other types of cake (when it's done right).
After the heat cools down a bit, a small amount of egg white is added to the thick paste. When this is done is crucial because it affects the consistency of the starch. If the starch is too thick/thin, the cake won't rise well. If the starch is just right, the cake will be very smooth.
You know how good wine feels smooth in the mouth? Hey, cake can be smooth too!
After combining the roux with egg white, along with vanilla extract and salt, I add egg yolks. These are added one at a time so that they are mixed but not emulsified with the starch. The yolk batter mustn't stick to the whisk. Otherwise, it's too thick and the cake is doomed.
The bulk of the egg whites in the recipe are whisked, separately with sugar and cream of tartar, till firm peak stage.
If the batter is bubbly after whisked egg whites are added to the yolk mixture, it's too thin. Thin batter allows air bubbles to escape easily, so the cake won't rise well. It also allows air bubbles to expand easily when heated, so the cake's texture will be rough.
The batter is poured into the cake pan, slowly and from about 30 cm high. This releases big air bubbles in the batter, so the crumb will be fine and smooth.
If the batter falls in clumps when it's poured, it's too thick. Big air bubbles remain trapped in the batter, turning into unsightly holes in the cake when the baking is done. If the batter is too thick to rise well, the cake will be short and dense.
What makes the batter too thick? The roux is too hot when egg white is added, or the meringue is overwhisked. And vice versa would make the batter too thin.
After baking, the cake must be inverted whilst it's cooling down. If it's underbaked, it'll fall out of the pan and you can wave goodbye to its fluffiness. If the cake is overbaked, it'll be too dry. When the cake is baked just right, it's delightfully moist and
Knock, knock! Who's there? Tang mian! Tang mian who? Timing is everything!
(Recipe for one 18 cm cake)
60 g unsalted butter
45 g cake flour
30 g full-fat milk, cold
20 g egg white
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/16 tsp salt
45 g egg yolks
105 g egg whites
1/16 tsp cream of tartar
50 g castor sugar
1. Preheat oven to 160°C. Measure and prep ingredients as detailed above. Line bottom of 18 x 6 cm round cake pan with 2 layers of parchment paper.
2. Cook butter over medium-low heat, stirring with whisk, till just bubbling thoroughly. Turn off heat. (If your stove is electric, remove pan from stove.)
3. Add cake flour to butter. Stir till smooth. Transfer into mixing bowl with scraper. Add milk. Mix vigorously with whisk till just combined.
4. Feel sides of bowl, which should be very hot. Wait till heat cools down a bit, about 30 seconds. Add vanilla extract, salt and 20 g egg white. Whisk till combined. Add egg yolks in 3 batches. Whisk till combined after each addition.
5. Whisk 105 g egg whites on medium-low speed till frothy. Add cream of tartar. Whisk till thick foam forms. Gradually add castor sugar, still whisking. Continue to whisk till soft peak stage. Reduce speed to low. Whisk till firm peak stage (i.e. peak is hooked).
6. Yolk mixture is now slightly bubbly. Stir with whisk to remove bubbles. Add egg whites in 3 batches. Mix with whisk till almost even after each addition. Scrape down and fold with spatula till just even, banging mixing bowl against worktop 2-3 times.
7. Transfer 20 g batter into small bowl. Add 1 tsp cocoa powder. Mix thoroughly.
8. Pour remaining batter into cake pan in 3 batches, slowly and from 30 cm high. After each batch, dot with cocoa batter and drag sharp end of skewer through dots. Jiggle batter till level, tapping pan against worktop 3-4 times.
9. Bake cake in bottom of oven till batter doesn't jiggle when shaken, 22-23 minutes. Move pan to lower-middle shelf. Increase temperature to 180°C. Bake till middle of cake doesn't make squishing sound when pressed, about 10-12 minutes.
10. Remove cake from oven. Leave on wire rack, inverted, till cool. Knock sides of pan till cake is loosened. Invert and remove pan. Invert cake right way up. Cut and serve.


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GLENDALE — A big rig tanker driver was hospitalized with non life- threatening injuries today after his vehicle overturned on a hillside below the Glendale (2) Freeway, authorities said.
The accident closed the connector road from the eastbound Ventura (134) Freeway to the southbound 2 until at least 6:30 a.m., said California Highway Patrol Officer Francisco Villalobos, but southbound 2 traffic will not be affected.
The tanker was full of milk, which was draining into nearby storm drains, a news videographer reported from the scene.


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On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 2:09 AM, Jonas Sicking <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Andrei Popescu <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >> On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 1:14 AM, Jonas Sicking <email@example.com> wrote: >>> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Pablo Castro <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> From: email@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of Jonas Sicking >>>> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 4:00 PM >>>> >>>>>> We ran into an complicated issue while implementing IndexedDB. In short, what should happen if an object store is modified while a cursor is iterating it? >> Note that the modification can be done within the same transaction, so the read/write locks preventing several transactions from accessing the same table isn't helping here. >>>>>> >>>>>> Detailed problem description (this assumes the API proposed by mozilla): >>>>>> >>>>>> Consider a objectStore "words" containing the following objects: >>>>>> { name: "alpha" } >>>>>> { name: "bravo" } >>>>>> { name: "charlie" } >>>>>> { name: "delta" } >>>>>> >>>>>> and the following program (db is a previously opened IDBDatabase): >>>>>> >>>>>> var trans = db.transaction(["words"], READ_WRITE); var cursor; var result = []; trans.objectStore("words").openCursor().onsuccess = function(e) { >>>>>> cursor = e.result; >>>>>> result.push(cursor.value); >>>>>> cursor.continue(); >>>>>> } >>>>>> trans.objectStore("words").get("delta").onsuccess = function(e) { >>>>>> trans.objectStore("words").put({ name: "delta", myModifiedValue: 17 }); } >>>>>> >>>>>> When the cursor reads the "delta" entry, will it see the 'myModifiedValue' property? Since we so far has defined that the callback order is defined to be >> the request order, that means that put request will be finished before the "delta" entry is iterated by the cursor. >>>>>> >>>>>> The problem is even more serious with cursors that iterate indexes. >>>>>> Here a modification can even affect the position of the currently iterated object in the index, and the modification can (if i'm reading the spec correctly) >> come from the cursor itself. >>>>>> >>>>>> Consider the following objectStore "people" with keyPath "name" >>>>>> containing the following objects: >>>>>> >>>>>> { name: "Adam", count: 30 } >>>>>> { name: "Bertil", count: 31 } >>>>>> { name: "Cesar", count: 32 } >>>>>> { name: "David", count: 33 } >>>>>> { name: "Erik", count: 35 } >>>>>> >>>>>> and an index "countIndex" with keyPath "count". What would the following code do? >>>>>> >>>>>> results = []; >>>>>> db.objectStore("people", >>>>>> READ_WRITE).index("countIndex").openObjectCursor().onsuccess = function (e) { >>>>>> cursor = e.result; >>>>>> if (!cursor) { >>>>>> alert(results); >>>>>> return; >>>>>> } >>>>>> if (cursor.value.name == "Bertil") { >>>>>> cursor.update({name: "Bertil", count: 34 }); >>>>>> } >>>>>> results.push(cursor.value.name); >>>>>> cursor.continue(); >>>>>> }; >>>>>> >>>>>> What does this alert? Would it alert "Adam,Bertil,Erik" as the cursor would stay on the "Bertil" object as it is moved in the index? Or would it alert "Adam,Bertil,Cesar,David,Bertil,Erik" as we would iterate "Bertil" again at its new position in the index? >>>> >>>> My first reaction is that both from the expected behavior of perspective (transaction is the scope of isolation) and from the implementation perspective it would be better to see live changes if they happened in the same transaction as the cursor (over a store or index). So in your example you would iterate one of the rows twice. Maintaining order and membership stable would mean creating another scope of isolation within the transaction, which to me would be unusual and it would be probably quite painful to implement without spilling a copy of the records to disk (at least a copy of the keys/order if you don't care about protecting from changes that don't affect membership/order; some databases call these keyset cursors). >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> We could say that cursors always iterate snapshots, however this introduces MVCC. Though it seems to me that SNAPSHOT_READ already does that. >>>> >>>> Actually, even with MVCC you'd see your own changes, because they happen in the same transaction so the buffer pool will use the same version of the page. While it may be possible to reuse the MVCC infrastructure, it would still require the introduction of a second scope for stability. >>> >>> It's quite implementable using append-only b-trees. Though it might be >>> much to ask that implementations are forced to use that. >>> >>> An alternative to what I suggested earlier is that all read operations >>> use "read committed". I.e. they always see the data as it looked at >>> the beginning of the transaction. Would this be more compatible with >>> existing MVCC implementations? >>> >> >> Hmm, so if you modified the object store and then, later in the same >> transaction, used a cursor to iterate the object store, the cursor >> would not see the earlier modifications? That's not very intiutive to >> me...or did I misunderstand? > > If we go with "read committed" then yes, your understanding is correct. > > Out of curiosity, how are you feeling about the "cursors iterate data > as it looked when cursor was opened" solution? > I feel that that's the easiest solution to specify although it may also be unintuitive if one calls 'put / update' and then expects to see the updated value once the cursor gets to the relevant object. My other concern was the one brought by Pablo, i.e. is it even more complex to implement another scope of isolation for the duration of the cursor? >>> I'd imagine this should be as easy to implement as SNAPSHOT_READ. >>> >>>>>> We could also say that cursors iterate live data though that can be pretty confusing and forces the implementation to deal with entries being added and >> removed during iteration, and it'd be tricky to define all edge cases. >>>> >>>> Would this be any different from the implementation perspective than dealing with changes that happen through other transactions once they are committed? Typically at least in non-MVCC systems committed changes that are "further ahead" in a cursor scan end up showing up even when the cursor was opened before the other transaction committed. >>> >>> IndexedDB doesn't allow write transactions to a given store to start >>> while there are read transactions using that store, so that doesn't >>> seem to be a problem. Unless I'm misunderstanding something? >>> >> >> That was my understanding too: while a cursor was open, you can't >> allow a write transaction to start. > > Exactly. Though "while a read transaction was open, you can't allow a > write transaction to start" is even more correct. > >>>>>> It's certainly debatable how much of a problem any of these edgecases are for users. Note that all of this is only an issue if you modify and read from the >> same records *in the same transaction*. I can't think of a case where it isn't trivial to avoid these problems by separating things into separate transactions. >>>>>> However it'd be nice to avoid creating foot-guns for people to play with (think of the children!). >>>>>> >>>>>> However we still need to define *something*. I would suggest that we define that cursors iterate snapshots. It seems the cleanest for users and easiest >> to define. And once implementations add MVCC support it should be easy to implement. I think we've come up with a decent plan for how to do implement it in sqlite even without proper MVCC, so it should be doable even then. >>>> >>>> Besides the expectations aspects, I worry that doing this means that opening a cursor means incurring in substantial cost for all cases (e.g. creating a keyset or something like that). >>> >>> I agree we definitely don't want that. We are working on an >>> implementation which is backed by a SQL database and completely >>> incapable of MVCC, so it seems doable. However I don't yet know how >>> much of a complexity and performance penalty that carries. >>> >> >> On the other hand, as you said earlier, maybe allowing the live >> changes to be visible in the cursor is not such a big problem as apps >> can work around these edge cases? > > I suspect so. Though given that behavior can be very unintuitive, we > would have to define things to a very high level of detail to ensure > that the same unintuitive behavior is happening in all > implementations. Additionally, I suspect implementation can get quite > complex in order to deal with all edge cases, for example dealing with > data that was read ahead optimistically. > > We strategy for defining this is to define all mutating operations in > terms of which ones are insertions vs. updates vs. removals. Both in > the objectStore and in indexes. For example, does a IDBObjectStore.put > call that modifies an existing entry cause corresponding entries in > indexes to be updated or removed and reinserted? Both in the situation > when the put call causes index values to be changed and not changed. > > Then define how active cursors move around when an entry that they are > currently on is removed, or when entries before and after the current > entry are inserted. For all types of cursors; forwards, backwards and > no_duplicate. Also need to define this in situations when the cursor > is currently firmly in one position, or when a .continue() call has > been made, but the callback not yet has fired. Likewise when the > cursor has not yet fired its first callback and entries are inserted > in the beginning, and when a cursor has notified about the last entry, > and entries are added after the end. > > It's certainly possible, but no small feat. > Ok, let me try to come up with some wording for this in the spec. I think we should go for this solution for now and see what the implementation feedback is. Thanks, AndreiReceived on Monday, 5 July 2010 16:46:15 UTC
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You know that little yellow cottage I'm always dreaming of–the one that's actually a playhouse but I'm just so sure could be built to real-life size? Well, hold onto your knickers because I think I found it in real life form. Yep, I'm pretty sure I have and we can actually go inside!
It's available for purchase but unfortunately not in an area where I can move. Plus, it's a bit outside my budget. Okay, it's a lot outside my budget, but it's definitely a dream cottage and proves this darling playhouse could be built in real life. Yes it could!
Here's a picture of my dream cottage…that's actually a playhouse and completely adorable.
So, what do you think? Notice the similarities between this charming, historic (105 year old!) Connecticut cottage below and my dream cottage above. They both have a sweet porch and dormer windows. Both have a window boxes overflowing with flowers and a gate with an arbor overhead. Both exude cottage charm–not too big, just the right size. Look! The real cottage even has the fireplace I had mentioned I would want in my dream cottage.
Ummm, wonder how it would look painted yellow and surrounded with a little white picket fence. 🙂
Let's go inside and check it out!
You know I love that red door…got a thing for red doors! Beautiful hardwood floors and soft yellow walls. Wonder if the yellow paint is Sugar Cookie? Now that would be spooky wouldn't it…if it was painted with my fave, yellow 'Sugar Cookie' paint.
Love the field stone fireplace! Imagine curling up here in front of the fire on a cold winter's night, hot chocolate in hand as snow softly drifts down outside the window. ~~~sigh~~~
Looks like there are some built-in cabinets there to the left of the fireplace. Let's check out the reading nook.
I could see this little nook outfitted with a couple of plush, comfty chairs, a shared matching ottoman and a table with a lamp in between. I can't help myself, I'm decorating this storybook home in my mind as we go. Do you do that?
The kitchen has cottage charm written all over it.
Notice the handy storage bins built into the cabinets. Love a hidden fridge!
There's a little desk for cookbook perusing and planning out the week's menu.
Here's another little nook for lettering writing and dreaming. Let's go upstairs…I think you're going to love the upstairs.
A little place to sit and enjoy the waterside view out back. Just wait until you see the view! Notice the wonderful paneled doors…love those in lovely old homes.
A darling bedroom with a darling dormer window…love! A room like this requires a bit of creativity for placing the bed. I like how they have in on an angle. I love seeing beds done like that. I have a similar layout for my guest room.
There's even a fireplace in the master bedroom, the one I mentioned in my dream post. It's uncanny how close this home resembles my dream home!
The other bedroom is just as charming!
The bath appears to have been fully renovated. I think this home has two baths, per the listing. Okay, let's go check out the view.
I'm not sure there's room for that big screened porch I envisioned, but this porch is pretty awesome.
Ohhh, there's an upstairs porch and the front porch is a wrap-around porch, too. Very cool! Love all the porches!
Wow! Could the view be any more beautiful?! Yep, it's a dream cottage!
You'll find additional photos of this wonderful cottage at Houlihan Lawrence where the pictures in this post were found.
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Water SA vol.39 no.2 Pretoria ene. 2013
Assessment of locally available reactive materials for use in permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) in remediating acid mine drainage
Ayanda N Shabalala*
Council for Geoscience, Private Bag X112, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
The management and treatment of contaminated mine water is one of the most urgent problems facing the South African mining industry. The cost advantage of permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) has seen their increased application as means of passively treating mine drainage. A PRB is built by placing a reactive material in the path of polluted groundwater. As the contaminant moves through the material, reactions occur that transform it into an environmentally acceptable form. Batch tests were carried out on limestone, dolomite, fly ash, concrete and wood chips to find a reactive material and/or reactive mixture, for use in a PRB, which can neutralise acidity, remove metals and is locally abundant. Batch tests involved the leaching of the materials in deionised water to determine the leachable component of each reactive material and the pH that each material could achieve in deionised water. The materials were also tested in acidic water (pH 5.54) to determine the effectiveness of each reactive material in removing contaminants. In terms of the ability to increase the pH, the top-performing reactive materials were limestone and fly ash as they both achieved a pH above 11. Limestone, concrete, fly ash and dolomite successfully removed at least 99% of the iron (Fe) from the mine water. Limestone and fly ash removed at least 99% of manganese (Mn) and magnesium (Mg) from the mine water. While the other reactive materials were ineffective in removing sulphate (SO42-), limestone and fly ash, respectively, removed 72% and 99.9 % of SO42- from the mine water. The study of 3 reactive material mixtures, namely: (i) limestone-wood chips-concrete, (ii) limestone-fly ash, and (iii) fly ash-concrete, showed that all 3 systems were effective in removing heavy metals present in the mine water. All of the mixtures increased the pH to above 11, increased the alkalinity and decreased Fe, Mn, and Mg concentrations to below the prevailing South African discharge criteria of wastewater into a water resource. Reactive Mixtures 2 and 3 successfully removed 99% of SO42- within 14 days. This study found that the most suitable reactive material for remediating acid mine groundwater was fly ash because it was able to neutralise acidity and remove Fe, Mn, and Mg and SO42-.
Keywords: acid mine drainage, permeable reactive barrier, batch tests, remediation
The formation of acid mine drainage (AMD) and the contaminants associated with it have been described as the largest environmental problem facing the mining industry. Commonly referred to as acid rock drainage (ARD) or AMD, acid drainage from mine waste rock, tailings, and mine structures such as pits and underground workings is primarily a function of the mineralogy of the rock material and the availability of water and oxygen (USEPA, 1998). It is a naturally occurring process of weathering and erosion of sulphur and iron (Fe) bearing material, as well as other metallic sulphidic materials. It occurs when groundwater comes into contact with remnant coal and rock rich in sulphide. These sulphide minerals oxidise in the presence of water and oxygen, the by-product being a highly acidic, sulphate (SO42-) rich drainage (Fripp et al., 2000). The resulting drainage has a low pH and high metal concentration.
There are 4 commonly-accepted chemical reactions that represent the chemistry of pyrite weathering to form AMD (Ford, 2003):
Remediation of acid drainage is difficult and expensive. Treatment falls under two broad categories: active and passive. Active treatment involves physically adding a neutralising agent to the source of the AMD, or directly to the stream that has been impacted. Active treatment can be very successful; however, it necessitates a long-term and continuous commitment to treatment. Weather, equipment failure, and budget reductions can result in lapses in treatment (Fripp et al., 2000).
Passive treatment encompasses a variety of techniques to raise the pH and reduce metal loadings through a constructed treatment or containment project. While initial costs for passive treatment techniques can be higher than active treatment, these systems do not require continuous chemical inputs and provide a controlled environment in which naturally occurring chemical and biological processes help in the treatment of AMD (Skousen, 1990). Permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) are passive, in-situ remediation systems which have seen increased application as means of treating contaminants in groundwater as a result of bacterial sulphate reduction and the subsequent precipitation of sparingly soluble sulphide solids (Waybrant et al., 1998). They have a cost/benefit ratio and the potential to mitigate the spread of contaminants that have proven difficult and expensive to manage with other clean-up methods (EPA, 1998).
Sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) convert SO42- to sulphide by catalysing the oxidation of organic carbon with the reduction of SO42-:
The reaction between the SO42- and the organic substrate consumes SO42-, results in the production of H2S and increases bicarbonate alkalinity and the pH. The sulphide produced reacts with dissolved metals (Me2+) and enhances the precipitation of metals as metal sulphides (Ludwig et al., 2002):
The ability of PRBs to remediate contaminants is dependent on the type of reactive material used. A suitable material must have the following characteristics (Golab et al., 2006; Waybrant et al., 1998; Pagnanelli et al., 2009; Gibert et al., 2004; Cocos et al., 2002):
• Increase the pH of the groundwater to a level that causes metals such as Fe and Al to precipitate out of solution
• Provide reactive sites for the precipitation to take place
• Have a permeability and effective porosity that allows groundwater to pass freely through the barrier
• Longetivity: with time, reactive materials may be consumed by reactions taking place and the reactive sites may become armoured by the precipitates that form
• Environmental compatibility: must not release toxins into the environment
• Must be abundant and low cost
The main contaminants in mine water are acidity, heavy metals and sulphates. This study discusses the laboratory application of locally available reactive materials for use in PRBs to remediate mine drainage. The selection of a suitable reactive material will be based on the results of batch tests (Golab et al., 2006).
Mine water sample collection
A water sample was collected from the Black Reef incline (BRI) shaft or 18 winze shafts, near Krugersdorp (South Africa). The area is located near a uranium deposit and has been contaminated with radioactive elements and heavy metals as a result of mining and leaching activities carried out over a long period of time (Krige, 2006). A sample was collected and stored unfiltered in a 2 ℓ high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle, which was filled to capacity and capped without any air bubbles remaining in the container. The sample was chilled to between 3 and 5°C and despatched in a portable ice chest ('cooler box') to the laboratory. The pH and electrical conductivity (EC) of the acidic water were measured immediately after sample collection. Samples for metal and anion analysis were filtered into 100 mℓ polyethylene bottles using 0.45 µm syringe filters and stored at below 4°C. Samples for metal analysis were acidified with concentrated nitric acid (HNO3) before storage. This was followed by sample analysis by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and ion chromatography (IC).
Analysis of the reactive materials
The reactive materials analysed in this study included limestone, dolomite, fly ash, wood chips and crushed concrete. Characterisation of each of the materials used as a substrate in the batch studies included the determination of metal composition, pH, and mineral composition. For the analysis of metal composition, a 4-acid digestion method was used.
This method is suited to dissolve certain rock types, soils, and sediments. It uses a combination of nitric, hydrochloric, hydrofluoric and perchloric acid. Thereafter, the samples were analysed by ICP-MS and IC. The solid samples were also analysed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) in order to determine their mineral composition.
Batch Test 1: Reactive materials and deionised water analysis
Following the addition of 100 g of each of the reactive materials into 2-ℓ HDPE bottles, the bottles were filled with deionised (milliQ) water. The pH of the water in each bottle was measured every hour for the first half-day, then once a day for the first week and then after 14, 21 and 28 days. About 100 mℓ of the water sample was filtered into a polyethylene bottle using a 0.45 µm syringe filter after 24 h, 14, 21 and 28 days. One fraction of the water sample was acidified with concentrated nitric acid (HNO3) and analysed by ICP-MS while another fraction was analysed by IC. The results of these tests were used to determine the leachable component of each reactive material in neutral pH, deionised water.
Batch Test 2: Reactive materials and mine water
This test was done to determine the effectiveness of each reactive material in removing contaminants from the mine water collected from the Western basin, Black Reef incline (BRI) shaft or 18 winze shaft, which is affected by acid mine drainage. Into separate 750 ml glass jars, 55 g of wood chips and 125 g of limestone, dolomite, fly ash and concrete were weighed and the jars then filled with mine water. The pH of the water in each jar was measured every hour for the first half day, then once a day for the first week and then after 14, 21 and 28 days. Water samples were extracted from each of the glass jar, after 24 h and then after 14 and 21 days, into 100 mℓ HPDE bottles. One fraction of the sample of water was acidified with concentrated HNO3 and analysed by ICP-MS while another fraction was analysed by IC.
Batch Test 3: Reactive material mixtures and mine water
Three reactive mixtures were prepared as shown in Table 1. After the mixtures were added into 750 ml glass jars, the jars were completely filled with mine water and sealed. The pH of the water in each jar was measured every hour for the first half day, then once a day for the first week and then after 14, 21 and 28 days. Water samples were extracted from each of the glass jars, after 24 h and then after 14 and 21 days, into 100 ml HPDE bottles. One fraction of the sample of water was acidified with concentrated HNO3 and analysed by ICP-MS while another fraction was analysed using IC.
Composition of the three batch reactive mixtures as dry weight percent (wt %)
The results of the analysis of the mine water showed that the water contained very high concentrations of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), Fe, manganese (Mn) and SO42-, as can be seen in Table 2. The water also had a pH of 5.54.
Main contaminants in mine water from the Black reef incline mine shaft. The concentrations represent a single water sample.
Batch Test 1
The limestone and fly ash established a pH in deionised water that is above 11, while crushed concrete and dolomite established a pH that is above 8 (see Fig. 1). Wood chips, on the other hand, fared poorly, with a pH below 6.5 initially, lowering to between pH 5 and pH 4 over the period of observation. Limestone, fly ash and concrete contain calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2), calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and other alkaline components, as can be seen in Table 3, which upon dissolution increases the pH.
Figure 1
Change in pH with time for the 5 reactive materials in deionised water for a total of 28 days
XRD analysis of 5 samples (expressed in wt %)
Limestone and fly ash released considerable amounts of Ca, sodium (Na), potassium (K) and strontium (Sr), as well as trace amounts of barium (Ba) and rubidium (Rb). Limestone is made up mostly of the mineral calcite (CaCO3) and portlandite, which is a form of calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2). Fly ash is composed of 45% larnite (2CaO-SiO2) as well as traces of calcite and portlandite (Table 3). Therefore, both materials have considerable amounts of Ca, which explains the elevated Ca concentration. Fly ash also released high levels of Al, K and Ba, which are typically found in fly ash. Potassium was possibly leached from K-feldspars and allunite (KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6) found in concrete and fly ash, respectively, while Na, Ba and Rb came from micas and Sr from carbonates. Dolomite released high quantities of Mg and Ca as it is a carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate CaMg(CO3)2. Out of all the reactive materials, the wood chips released the highest concentrations of Mg, Ca, Fe, Mn and SO42-.
Batch Test 2
The pH of the mine water was measured to be 5.54. Figure 2 displays the pH of the supernatant for 5 reactive materials 28 days after the commencement of the batch test aimed at determining how well each of the reactive materials can increase the pH of the mine water. Limestone and fly ash successfully increased the pH of the mine water to above 11. The high pH is likely to be caused by the lime content present in both limestone and fly ash. Limestone is also dominated by calcite, which has been found to be effective in raising pH. Dolomite raised the pH of the water to 6.66. Wood chips and crushed concrete performed poorly in terms of raising the pH as they dropped the pH values to 4.5 and 3.5, respectively.
Figure 2
Change in pH with time for the 5 reactive materials in mine water for a total of 28 days
The batch tests, aimed at determining how well each of the reactive materials can remove the elements of concern in the mine water, showed that limestone, concrete, fly ash and dolomite successfully removed at least 99% of the Fe from the mine water. Limestone and fly ash removed at least 99% of Mn and Mg from the mine water. While the other reactive materials were ineffective in removing SO42-; limestone and fly ash, respectively, removed 72% and 99.9% of SO42- from the mine water. Similar to the results of the leachate test, some of the elements were elevated in the batch test. Na and Ca were elevated in tests with all the reactive materials. K, Ba and Sr were elevated in the limestone and fly ash tests. Mg was elevated in the concrete and dolomite tests, while Al was increased slightly in the concrete and fly ash tests. A possible explanation for the elevated elements in the water is that some of them are leached from the reactive materials. Materials made up of ferromagnesian minerals are characterised by high Mg, those from feldspars by K and Ba, and those from carbonates by Ca, Mg and Sr. Al is a key component of both concrete and fly ash. The wood chips failed to remove any elements and instead contributed to their increased concentrations. It is therefore not suitable for use as a reactive material. Most of the elements were measured at concentrations below the limits applicable to discharge of wastewater into a water resource (Table 4). Figure 3 displays the concentration of Fe, Mn and SO42- of the supernatant for 5 reactive materials, 21 days after the commencement of the batch test aimed at determining how well each of the reactive materials can increase the pH of the mine water.
Discharge limits and conditions of wastewater into a water resource
Figure 3
Concentration of iron, manganese and sulphate in the supernatant of 5 reactive materials after 21 days in batch tests using mine water
After the mine water (pH= 5.54) was added to the three reactive mixtures, the pH of the supernatant was measured for 28 days. In terms of ability to increase pH, all three reactive mixtures successfully raised the pH to above 11 (Fig. 4). The three reactive mixtures are dominated by calcite and portlandite, which are assumed to be responsible for increasing alkalinity and raising the pH. Calcite is found in limestone, dolomite and fly ash while portlandite is a constituent of limestone and fly ash.
Figure 4
Change in pH with time for 3 batch mixtures in mine water for a total of 28 days
Sulphate-reducing conditions were developed within 14 days in Mixtures 2 and 3, which led to the removal of 99.9% of SO42-. Both mixtures contained fly ash which is assumed to be responsible for the rapid removal of the SO42-. About 63% of SO42- removal was achieved in Mixture 1 containing limestone and crushed concrete, as the SO 2- concentration was decreased from 3 569 mg/£ to 1 288 mg/ℓ. All three mixtures successfully removed more than 99% of Fe, Mn and Mg. On the other hand, an elevation of some of the elements was observed in all three mixtures; Na, K, Ca, Sr and Rb, and Ba, Li and Al were slightly elevated in Mixtures 1 and 3, respectively. This was caused by the leaching out of these elements from the reactive materials. Figures 5, 6 and 7 indicate trends in concentrations of SO42-, Fe, and Mn, respectively, over an observation period of 21 days for the three batch mixtures for mine water. Most of the elements were measured at concentrations below the limitsapplicable to discharge of wastewater into a water resource.
Figure 5
Concentrations of sulphate for 3 batch mixtures in mine water for a total of 21 days
Figure 6
Concentrations of iron for 3 batchmixtures in mine waterfor a total of 21 days
Figure 7
Concentrations of manganese for 3 batch mixtures in mine water for a total of 21 days
In this study individual solid reactive materials as well as mixtures of the reactive materials were tested as filling material for biological permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) that can be used in the treatment of heavy metal contamination. The results of the analysis of the mine water collected from Black Reef incline (BRI) shaft near Krugersdorp, South Africa, showed that the water contained very high concentrations of Mg, Ca, Fe, Mn and SO42-. The performance of the reactive materials was determined based on their ability to neutralise acidity and remove metals and SO42- found in the mine water. The batch tests performed on limestone, concrete, fly ash, dolomite and wood chips showed that, in terms of the ability to increase the pH, the top-performing reactive materials were limestone and fly ash, as they both achieved a pH above 11. The mineralogy of both materials is dominated by calcite and calcium hydroxide, which are known to be effective in raising the pH. Limestone, concrete, fly ash and dolomite successfully removed at least 99% of the Fe from the mine water. Limestone and fly ash removed at least 99% of Mn and Mg from the mine water. While the other reactive materials were ineffective in removing SO42-, limestone and fly ash, respectively, removed 72% and 99.9% of SO42- from the mine water. Some of the elements were elevated in the batch tests, for example: Ca and Sr, due to calcium carbonate and calcium hydroxides abundantly available in limestone and fly ash; Mg, from dolomite; K, possibly leached from K-feldspars and allunite found in concrete and fly ash; and Na, Ba and Rb from mica which is a constituent of dolomite and concrete.
Three reactive material mixtures were studied: (i) limestone-wood chips-concrete, (ii) limestone-fly ash, and (iii) fly ash-concrete. The results from the study showed that all three systems were effective in removing heavy metals that were present in the mine water. All the mixtures increased the pH above 11, increased the alkalinity and decreased Fe, Mn, and Mg to below the South African discharge criteria. The SO42- concentration was decreased from 3 569 mg/ℓ to 2 mg/ℓ in Mixtures 2 and 3 within 14 days. Both mixtures contained fly ash which is assumed to be responsible for the rapid removal of the SO42-. The decrease in concentrations of some of the elements was accompanied by an increase in the concentrations of Na, K, Ca, Sr and Ba in all the mixtures, while Al was elevated in Mixture 3. The mineral composition of the reactive materials contributed to an increase of the abovementioned metals.
The worst-performing reactive material was determined to be the material comprising wood chips as it did not neutralise acidity. Beside achieving insufficient removal of Fe, Mn and SO42-, it also released many toxins in the water which led to an increase in the concentration of elements such as B, Mg, K, Ca and Sr. Dolomite achieved varying success. It significantly reduced some of the contaminants such as Fe and Mn but the concentration of SO42- still remained high and did not meet the water quality requirements. Concrete was ineffective in remediating the acidic water with Fe, Mn and SO42- still remaining significantly high.
This study found that the most suitable reactive materials for remediating acid groundwater were fly ash and limestone, because they are:
• Locally abundant
• Capable of neutralising acidity and removing Fe, Mn, and Mg from the groundwater
• Fly ash effectively removed 99.9% of the sulphates from the mine water while limestone achieved 72% removal
Possible problems that could arise from using fly ash and limestone in permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) include the following:
• They are both fine-grained, which could lead to problems with clogging
• Both contain leachable substances which could be released into the environment
• Fly ash tends to harden with time and this would affect the flow through the barrier
More laboratory work is required to determine the performances of the reactive materials over longer periods of time and to monitor the risks associated with leachable toxic substances from the materials which could be released into the environment.
Other possible reactive materials and combinations of the reactive materials need to be studied in order to find the optimal media or materials that could be applied in permeable reactive barriers (PRB) systems for the remediation of contaminants.
After the batch tests are completed, column tests should be conducted, which will simulate the natural flow conditions through the PRB. The result of these tests will assist in the design of the PRB.
The author would like to thank the Council for Geoscience in Pretoria, South Africa, for funding the project.
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Martyrs Adrian and Natalia and 33 companions, of Nicomedia - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Adrian and Natalia, O Lord, / through their sufferings have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God. / For having Your strength, they laid low their adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through their intercessions, save our souls!
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Martyr of Christ, Adrian, / you kept the words of your godly and devoted wife Natalia in your heart. / With her you accepted every kind of suffering and obtained the crown of victory!


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'Booty of The Year' is an exciting new edgy play that opens this weekend at the MEX at the KentuckyCenter for The Arts. Directed by Phillip Cherry and produced by Larry Muhammad, the cast includes Shane Woodson (Honey Boy), Ezzard Mosley (Big Man), Olivia Thompson (Nasty Girl) and Britt Mahan (Miss LongCar).
'Booty of The Year' is a sensational wrestling themed story that unfolds around 'Honey Boy' and the provocative twist and turns of fame in the sexy entertaining world called wrestling.
'Honey Boy' is played perfectly by Los Angeles actor Shane Woodson whose 20+ years in show business is demonstrated effortlessly in his role as a ring announcer and co-female wrestling promoter. Although college educated, 'Honey Boy', has many inner struggles and enjoys being a bad boy. Unable to satisfy his thirst for excitement, 'Honey Boy', finds himself drawn to pro-wrestling where he is a favorite with the fans, and most importantly, the ladies. As fame builds, so does the pressures that come along with it. Desperate for money to pay his rent and satisfy his thirsts, 'Honey Boy' turns to robbing liquor stores. After getting caught and finding himself in jail, 'Honey Boy', is sprung loose by ladies wrestling promoter 'Big Man' (Ezzard Mosley). The two form an instant bond and partnership, with 'Honey Boy' becoming a noteworthy ring announcer. Along the way 'Honey Boy' discovers, falls in love with, and marries female wrestler 'Nasty Girl' (Olivia Thompson), who later herself becomes a drug/alcohol addict. Unable to control her addictions, 'Nasty Girl', falls out of everyone's graces. Making things even more complicated, 'Honey Boy', then falls in love with his wife's sister 'Miss Longcar' (Britt Mahan), whom he may have impregnated. Who knows how ring announcer, loverboy and liquior store robber 'Honey Boy' will resolve this one! Come find out! Audience members will be treated to this fantastic original entertaining screenplay by Cisco Montgomery.
Shane Woodson has starred or co-starred in over 75 motion pictures, television shows, commercials, and stage productions.
Shane recently Guest Starred on the CBS drama "Criminal Minds". Other credits include co-starring in "Road of No Return" with David Carradine, a starring role in "Cain and Abel" with Flavor Flav, and rec urring roles on "The Young & The Restless", "Passions," and "Las Vegas." Shane has supporting roles in "Zodiac", "Strange Fruit", and "Resident Evil: Extinction", and the upcoming release of the award winning Independent film "Barracuda", which he co-directed with producer/director Christy Oldham (www.barracudamovie.tv)
Shane was last seen onstage in "The Dodge", a play he directed, which was written by Joseph Woodson Oglesby. The show received a Pulitzer Prize nomination. For more info, please visit: www.shanewoodson.com
"I've played a wide diversity of characters both onscreen and in stage productions but 'Honey Boy', is distinctly unique" says Mr. Woodson. "He has strong elements of good and bad. His greatest strengths are also his greatest weaknesses".
The show opens Friday June 21st at 7:30 pm with a June 22nd performance at 7:30, and June 23rd performance (2:30 & 7:30pm) at the MEX at the KentuckyCenter for The Arts.
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Update from World Cup #1
The first day of competition at World Cup #1 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, was suspended due to darkness. Before the sun went down, Dennis Bowsher (Dallas, Texas) was the lone U.S. competitor to qualify for the men's final to be held on Saturday. Eli Bremer (Monument, Colo.) failed to advance to Saturday's final, while Sam Sacksen (Somerset, Pa.) and Will Brady (Howell, Mich.) will complete the combined run/shoot portion of the event on Friday in hopes of placing high enough to reach the final on Saturday.
The women's semifinal competition slated for Friday has been cancelled so the lone U.S. competitor, Margaux Isaksen (Fayetteville, Ark.), automatically advances to Sunday's final.
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UH Law Schools 'Ahahui O Hawaii awarded $49,000 to help Native Hawaiians get into law schoolUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
HONOLULU - For a second year the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is supporting the efforts of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's William S. Richardson School of Law's ʻAhahui o Hawaiʻi to conduct Law School Admission Test workshops for Native Hawaiians. Law students led by Derek Kauanoe launched this program to conduct outreach and to increase the number of Native Hawaiians admitted to law school. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs awarded ʻAhahui o Hawaiʻi a grant of $49,003.00. In 2005, it granted the program $29,065.
"We are very pleased that OHA has recognized how much this important student initiative has already been successful and what great promise it holds for the future, said Dean Avi Soifer.
Since OHA funded this initiative, there has been a noteworthy increase in the number of Native Hawaiians applying to and gaining admission to the Law School. Of the nine participants in the program who applied last year, five were admitted and two others were placed on the waitlist. This was a much higher percentage than for the general applicant pool because the Law School's ranking among the top 20 in the country in difficulty of admission, measured by the ratio of applications to admissions.
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Bachelor Pad is back. Last week's premiere mainly brought us super fan angst and a drunken Ed Swiderski.
Tonight's episode features the never-ending fighting between the super fan twins Brittany and Erica Taltos, a rhythmic gymnastics challenge, Ed's pickles, and a surprising rose ceremony.
Are these blonde twins for real? Their voices and fights are mind numbing.
"Stop yelling at me," says one. "You called me a slut," says the other.
"Stop yelling at me!"
"You did it. I cried. You did it again. I cried again. You did it againnn. I cried againnn."
"Stop yelling at me! I'm sorry I called you a slut. I won't do it again, okay? I wouldn't have said it if I were sober."
I have no clue which one is Erica and which one is Brittany. The others are saying how annoying the twins are and that they're walking episodes of the Jerry Springer show. It's a sad day in your life when the Bachelor Pad contestants are making fun of you.


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NATO allies are expected to take several weeks to deploy Patriot surface-to-air missiles to defend Turkey from a spillover of Syria's civil war, a NATO spokeswoman said on Friday.
Turkey formally asked for the Patriot missiles earlier this month after weeks of talks with NATO allies about how to shore up security on its 900-km (560-mile) border.
We invaded Afghanistan halfway around the world a month after 9/11.
After weeks of talks it will take several more weeks to deploy a few batteries of anti-aircraft missiles. Within alliance territory.
Actually, the Russians should be embarrassed to talk up the threat of NATO to Mother Russia.
UPDATE: Putin will rely on nuclear weapons and has abandoned for now the nearly pointless efforts to reform the conventional military:
Noting how difficult it was to keep the strategic forces in good shape, Putin appears to have decided that shaping up the rest of the military would be put on hold for a while so that reform plans could be revised.
Yeah, it is tough to argue the NATO panzers are going to roll east with anything less than a year's preparation time. And even then it wouldn't be more than a battalion.


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