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The Challenge Of Low Probability, High Impact Risks
BP is looking for ways to better manage "low-probability, high-impact" risks like the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the company's CEO tells the FT.
But those kind of Black Swannish risks are, by their nature, remarkably difficult to manage.
Sure, BP and other oil companies can cut fewer corners. And they can prevent the exact failures from the BP spill from recurring. But what about all the other low-probability, high-impact risks they face?
It's tempting to rely on some combination of market forces and government regulation to push companies to better manage risks.
But, as the Harvard economist Ken Rogoff wrote this week, "Economics teaches us that when there is huge uncertainty about catastrophic risks, it is dangerous to rely too much on the price mechanism to get incentives right."
In other words: If both the magnitude of the risk and the magnitude of its impact are essentially unknown how can the market appropriately price those risks?
For that matter, Rogoff says, it's not clear how "to adapt regulation over time to complex systems with constantly evolving risks." As a result, he argues, "we may be doomed to a world of regulation that perpetually overshoots or undershoots its goals."
Regulation of offshore drilling will certainly get a lot tighter because of the spill. The industry will face more scrutiny from government watchdogs, and higher legal liability for oil spills.
But the problem of low-probability, high-impact risks goes far beyond oil. And, as the NYT's David Leonhardt writes, "it would be foolish to think that the only risks we are still underestimating are the ones that have suddenly become salient."
He cites as possible examples the risk that investors will grow wary of lending money to the U.S. government, or the risk that climate change will be more drastic than expected, leading to flooded cities.
Why stop there? You could add to the list a nuclear blast, a deadly new virus or just about any other radically destabilizing but fundamentally unquantifiable risk.
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September Highlights at MCNW
October is almost upon us, but we've kept ourselves pretty busy this September at Mercy Corps Northwest.
The biggest event was our move into our new building on September 14th. We're now sharing a space with the rest of Mercy Corps in the old Skidmore Fountain building at 43 SW Naito in downtown Portland. One of the most exciting things about the move is our new and improved classroom space.
We kicked off the move with a seminar on using social media for marketing, presented by Peter Korchnak of Semiosis Communications. We got a little blurb in the Oregonian's business calendar, and had a full class with 19 participants. Despite it being the very first day in the classroom and few technical issues, it was a productive class. Peter went over some of the different social media forms – Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc, and talked about how to be effective on those sites as a busy small business owner. The class did make us realize that the topic of social media is a huge one, and people are coming at from all different levels and for different purposes, and so for the future, we're going to try to break it down a little more and be more specific about what the seminar will be covering.
Our second seminar of the month was with Susan Rich of RichWriting Inc, who did a concise hour-long workshop on how to write effectively on the Internet called Write it Rich!. We had 15 people attend this class, and I saw a lot of participants writing down notes on the handout she gave, and we got some good feedback afterward:
"I have been to many seminars, and Susan was very, very, very good!" – a participant.
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- 23 (1998)
- directed by Hans-Christian Schmid ("the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany", watch now)
- Algorithm (2014)
- A freelance computer hacker discovers a mysterious government computer program. He breaks into the program and is thrust into a revolution. watch now
- Avatar (2009)
- An ex-marine merges with an avatar to join an extraordinary natural world. For amazing special effects. watch trailer
- Blade Runner (199?)
- Cybernetic organisms.
- Ghost in the Shell (1995)
- directed by Mamoru Oshii ("A female cyborg cop and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the 'Puppet Master'.")
- Ghost in the Shell: Innocence (2004)
- directed by Mamoru Oshii ("Bato, a cyborg detective for Section 9, investigates the case of a female robot who slaughtered her owner.")
- Ghost in the Shell: The Laughing Man (2005)
- directed by Kenji Kamiyama ("After 6 years underground infamous hacker 'The Laughing Man' forewarns about his next crime.")
- Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society (2006)
- directed by Kenji Kamiyama ("Two years after the first GITS, hacker nicknamed the 'Puppet Master' is behind a series of complicated incidents.")
- Technotise: Edit & I (2009)
- directed by Aleksa Gajić ("Female psychology student visits a dealer on the black market who installs a stolen military chip in her body.")
- Antitrust (2001)
- directed by Peter Howitt
- Hackers (1995)
- directed by Iain Softley (watch now)
- Insecurity (2007)
- directed by Rohan Harris ("Insecurity is a hacker film, but rather unlike any you're likely to have seen before." CC-BY-ND watch now)
- Interstellar (2014)
- directed by Christopher Nolan. [1]
- The Matrix (1999)
- directed by the Wachowski brothers ("A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.")
- Oblivion (2013)
- despite Tom Cruise, a tale of a possible future when science without religion is victorious.
- Pi (1998)
- directed by Darren Aronofsky ("A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.")
- Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
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- Real Genius (1985)
- directed by Martha Coolidge
- The Road (2009)
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- directed by Steven Lisberger
- TRON Legacy (2010?)
- Badass.
- Wargames (1983)
- directed by John Badham
- Welt am Draht (1973)
- directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder ("Somewhere in the future there is a computer project called Simulacron one of which is able to simulate a full featured reality…")
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A summary of the climate bill plus a drinking game for the House mark-up today at 1 pm on C-SPAN3
Let me start by warning/notifying readers that this week will see a lot of posts about Waxman-Markey. The name of this blog is Climate Progress — and I so rarely get to blog on actual climate progress!
This is, after all, the first bill to require reductions in global warming pollution ever considered by a House committee, let alone one with a very serious chance of passing. Also, it is a complicated and controversial bill (big PDF here) and recent articles suggest that the traditional media is not going to do a terrific job of explaining the issues.
And this is the key week:
On Monday, May 18, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, the full Committee on Energy and Commerce will meet in open markup session to consider H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES Act) comprehensive energy legislation to deploy clean energy resources, increase energy efficiency, cut global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy.
So begins a memo to the committee from the majority staff.
The revolution will be televised! On C-SPAN3 (here). And that immediately brings up the possibility of a drinking game. And you can certainly get plastered faster than "The historic 2008 election drinking game" (in which you took one shot every time you heard the word "historic").
Today, just take one shot every time a conservative says "tax" or anyone says "jobs." I guarantee you'll be plastered faster than you can say American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, which may not be a bad thing, given how mind-numbing a mark up can be — and how inane most of the GOP's 450 planned amendments to Waxman-Markey are, not to mention the possibility they may force a reading of the entire bill.
More seriously, the memo contains an extended summary of the major provisions in the bill. I will summarize the part of the summary on the climate title below:
Title III – REDUCING GLOBAL WARMING
Section 301, Short Title: Safe Climate Act.
Subtitle A – Reducing Global Warming Pollution
Section 311, Section 312, and Section 321, Reducing Global Warming Pollution: Establishes Title VII of the Clean Air Act to provide a declining limit on global warming pollution and to hold industries accountable for pollution reduction under the limit. Adds definitions to section 700 of the Clean Air Act.
Title VII – GLOBAL WARMING POLLUTION REDUCTION PROGRAM
Part A – Global Warming Pollution Reduction Goals and Targets
Section 701, Findings and Purposes
Section 703, Reduction Targets for Specified Sources: Directs the EPA Administrator to issue regulations to reduce emissions of covered sources to 97% of 2005 levels by 2012, 83% by 2020, 58% by 2030, and 17% by 2050.
Section 704, Supplemental Pollution Reductions: Directs the Administrator to achieve additional low-cost reductions in global warming pollution by using a small portion of the emissions allowances to provide incentives to reduce emissions from international deforestation.
Note: This provision is definitely a big deal. It would another 10 percentage points of reductions — 700 million metric tons of emissions reductions a year — in avoided deforestation.
Section 706, National Academy Review: Directs the Administrator to commission reports from the National Academy of Sciences every four years. These reports will include: an update on the progress of various clean technologies, and an evaluation of the most recent EPA report submitted under Section 705 . The reports will identify steps that could be taken to better improve our understanding of climate impacts, improve monitoring and verification, speed the deployment of clean technology, and any additional reductions in emissions that may be needed to avoid dangerous climate change.
Section 707, Presidential Response and Recommendations: Directs the President to use existing authority to respond to recommendations in the reports. If the National Academy review confirms that further emissions reductions are needed, either domestically or globally, the President must submit a report to Congress recommending steps (including legislation) to achieve those reductions.
Again, the targets can be tightened as warranted by the science. This does require congressional action, of course.
Part B – Designation and Registration of Greenhouse Gases
711, Designation of Greenhouse Gases: Establishes a list of greenhouse gases regulated under this title: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) emitted as a byproduct, perfluorocarbons, and nitrogen trifluoride. The Administrator may designate additional anthropogenic greenhouse gases by rule.
Section 713, Greenhouse Gas Registry: Directs EPA to establish a federal greenhouse gas registry and comprehensive reporting system for greenhouse gas emissions.
Part C – Program Rules
Section 721, Emission Allowances: Establishes an annual tonnage limit on greenhouse gas emissions from specified activities. Directs the Administrator to establish allowances equal to the tonnage limit for each year (with one allowance representing the permission to emit one ton of greenhouse gases, measured in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent).
Section 722, Prohibition of Excess Emissions: Prohibits covered entities from emitting or having attributable greenhouse gases in excess of their allowable emissions level, which is determined by the number of emission allowances and offset credits they hold. Electricity generators, liquid fuel refiners and importer, and fluorinated gas manufacturers are covered starting with emissions in 2012. Industrial sources that emit more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year are covered starting with emissions in 2014. Local distribution companies that deliver natural gas are covered starting with emissions in 2016.
In addition to emission allowances, covered entities are able to offset up to 2 billion tons of emissions by using EPA-approved domestic and international offset credits, split evenly between international and domestic offsets. The ability to use these offsets is divided pro rata among all covered entities. If the Administrator determines an insufficient number of domestic offsets are available, the number of international offsets available may be increased up to 1.5 billion metric tons. Beginning in 2017, covered entities using offsets must submit five tons of international offset credits for every four tons of emissions being offset. Covered entities may also submit an international emission allowance or compensatory allowance in place of a domestic emission allowance.
I am not a fan of this potential expansion in international offsets, but then again, I am now in the camp that says substantial domestic reductions will be cheaper than the vast majority of international offsets
Section 723, Penalty for Noncompliance: Establishes penalties for parties that fail to comply with the program guidelines.
Section 725, Banking and Borrowing: Permits unlimited banking of allowances for use during future compliance years. Establishes a two-year rolling compliance period by allowing covered entities to borrow an unlimited number of allowances from one year into the future. Covered entities may also satisfy up to 15% of their compliance obligations by submitting emission allowances with vintage years 2 to 5 years in the future, but must pay an 8% premium (in allowances) to do so.
Section 726, Strategic Reserve: Directs the Administrator to create a "strategic reserve" of 2.5 billion metric tons of emission allowances by setting aside a small number of allowances from each year's tonnage limit. Establishes rules for releasing allowances from the reserve and for refilling the reserve if allowances from the reserve are sold.
I may do a post later this week on the strategic reserve. It is actually a pretty clever idea for an additional cost containment measure (really, more of a, price-spike-avoidance measure), one that should be popular with all sides of the issue.
Part D – Offsets
Section 731, Offsets Integrity Advisory Board: Establishes an independent Offsets Integrity Advisory Board composed of scientists and others with relevant expertise. The Advisory Board is charged with providing recommendations to the Administrator on: the types of offset project types that should be listed by EPA as eligible; potential levels of scientific uncertainty associated with certain offset types; appropriate quantification or other methodologies; and other areas of the offsets and deforestation provisions in the draft. The Board is also charged with conducting a regular review of all relevant areas.
Section 732, Establishment of Offsets Program: Directs the EPA Administrator to establish an offsets program and requires that regulations ensure offsets are verifiable, additional, and permanent.
Section 733, Eligible Project Types: Requires the Administrator to establish a list of offset project types that are eligible under the program, taking into account the recommendations of the Offsets Integrity Advisory Board. Provides guidelines for establishing and updating the list.
Section 734, Requirements for Offset Projects: Requires that for each offset project type, the Administrator establish standardized methodologies for determining additionality; establishing baselines; measuring performance; accounting for leakage; discounting for uncertainty; and addressing reversals.
Sections 735 – 737, Approval and Verification of Offset Projects; Issuance of Offset Credits: Establishes procedures to approve and verify offset projects. Requires the use of accredited third-party verifiers. Directs the Administrator to issue offset credits only if the emissions reduction or sequestration has already occurred and other specified conditions are met.
Section 738, Audits: Requires the Administrator to conduct, on an on-going basis, random audits of offset projects, offset credits, and practices of third-party verifiers.
Section 741, Environmental Considerations: Provides requirements for additional environmental considerations for forestry projects.
These sections are very important because they make the domestic offsets much more credible (see "How I learned to stop worrying and love Waxman-Markey, Part 2: In praise of domestic offsets").
Section 743, International Offset Credits: Allows the Administrator to issue international offset credits for activities that take place outside the United States. Requires that all international offset credits must meet the criteria established in preceding sections, unless for specified types of international offset credits compliance is infeasible and other safeguards for environmental integrity are established. In addition, requires that the United States be a party to a bilateral or multilateral agreement or arrangement with the country where an offset activity would take place before any international offset credits can be issued.
Requires the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to identify sectors in specific countries in which the issuance of international offset credits on a sector-wide basis is appropriate. Establishes the terms under which the Administrator may issue international offset credits for other international instruments, specifically requiring a determination that the issuing international body has implemented substantive and procedural requirements for the relevant project type that provide equal or greater assurance of environmental integrity.
Establishes procedures and requirements regarding the issuance of international offset credits for activities that reduce deforestation. For major emitting nations, international offset credits can only be issued for national-scale activities, or for state or province-level activities in states or provinces that would themselves be considered major emitters. Smaller-scale offset projects are only allowed in countries that generate less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions as well as less than 3% of global forest sector and land use change emissions. All countries must transition to national baselines to continue generating credits.
These sections are very important because they make the international offsets much more credible.
Part E – Supplemental Emissions Reductions from Reduced Deforestation
Section 751-752, Definitions and Findings: Defines forest carbon activities and finds that land use change, primarily deforestation, accounts for roughly 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Section 753, Supplemental Emissions Reductions through Reduced Deforestation: Directs the Administrator of EPA, in consultation with the Administrator of USAID, to establish a program to build capacity in developing countries to reduce emissions from deforestation (including preparation to participate in international markets for deforestation reduction credits), to achieve emissions reductions in addition to those achieved under the domestic emissions limit, and to protect intact forest from any shifts in land use as a result of reduced deforestation in other areas.
Section 754, Requirements for International Deforestation Reduction Program: Directs the Administrators of EPA and USAID to support a broad range of activities to reduce deforestation, create markets for deforestation reduction credits, and reduce the leakage of emissions. Activities supported through this program must be environmentally sound and should protect the rights of indigenous groups and local communities. Support for emissions reductions must ensure that countries are transitioning to nationwide accounting of reduced deforestation.
Subtitle B – Disposition of Allowances
I am not going to repeat their summary of the allowance distribution. I have posted on Friday a better summary, with commentary — and your comments — here.
Section 331, Greenhouse Gas Standards: Establishes Title VIII of the Clean Air Act to achieve additional greenhouse gas reductions outside of Title VII.
Title VIII – ADDITIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS STANDARDS
Section 811, Standards of Performance: Requires the Administrator to use existing Clean Air Act authority (section 111) to set greenhouse gas emission performance standards for certain sources with greenhouse gas emissions that are not subject to the annual tonnage limit in Title VII. Precludes the Administrator from using existing Clean Air Act section 111 authority to issue standards for entities covered by Title VII that directly emit greenhouse gases.
Part C – Exemptions from Other Programs
Section 831, Criteria Pollutants: Provides that greenhouse gases may not be listed as criteria air pollutants on the basis of their effect on climate change.
Section 832, Hazardous Air Pollutants: Provides that greenhouse gases may not be listed as hazardous air pollutants on the basis of their effect on climate change.
Section 833, New Source Review: Provides that New Source Review shall not apply to greenhouse gas emissions.
Section 834, Title V Permits: Provides that greenhouse gases shall not be considered when determining whether a stationary source is required to operate pursuant to a permit under Title V.
Section 835, Existing Proceedings: Provides that this Act does not affect the requirements to be applied in existing administrative proceedings or litigation initiated under the Clean Air Act prior to the date of enactment, such that this legislation does not interfere with or determine the outcome of ongoing permit appeals. Further provides that new electric utility units subject to performance standards adopted under this Act are not subject to any new source review requirements with respect to greenhouse gas emissions.
All this exemption makes some people unhappy, I know, but Congress is establishing the EPA's regulatory authority over GHGs in this bill, and it is not surprising that they spell this all out. The Clean Air Act can be used for some limited and piecemeal regulation of GHGs (especially new sources), as the Supreme Court made clear, but no one I know in the administration thinks it is a better way to establish an economy-wide shrinking cap for GHGs than congressional action like Waxman-Markey.
Section 332, HFC Regulation: Regulates the production and consumption of HFCs, many of which are extremely potent greenhouse gases, under a separate limit and reduction schedule. Allowances are distributed through a combination of annual auctions and non-auction sales based on the auction price. HFC consumption will be phased-down to 15% of the baseline by 2032. Offset credits can be obtained through the destruction of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which contribute to global warming and deplete the stratospheric ozone layer.
Section 333, Black Carbon: Directs the Administrator to report on existing efforts to reduce domestic black carbon pollution and, if necessary, to use existing authority to achieve further reductions. Directs the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to report to Congress on current and potential future assistance to foreign nations to help reduce black carbon pollution.
Section 334, States: Preserves states' existing authority to adopt and enforce standards or limitations on air pollution under the Clean Air Act, including greenhouse gas emissions.
Section 335, State Programs: Bars states from implementing or enforcing a cap on greenhouse gas emissions between the years 2012 to 2017, but allows regulation of emissions by other means during this period.
Subtitle D – Carbon Market Assurance
Section 341, Oversight and Assurance of Carbon Market: Amends the Federal Power Act to provide for strict oversight and regulation of the new markets for carbon allowances and offsets. Ensures market transparency and liquidity and allows trading in carbon allowance futures so that regulated entities can protect themselves against future cost increases and obtain the allowances they need for compliance at a fair price. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is charged with regulating the allowance and offset markets. The President is empowered to delegate regulatory responsibility for the derivatives markets to an appropriate agency, based on the advice of an interagency working group. Protects market participants from speculation and manipulation of carbon prices, including default position limits of 10% on carbon
If any of these summary descriptions pique your curiosity, the full bill can be found here.
But, of course, the bill be amended this week during mark up. Cheers!
13 Responses to A summary of the climate bill plus a drinking game for the House mark-up today at 1 pm on C-SPAN3
Re Drinking Game: Add a rule is that you have to drink an entire beer anytime a climate denier makes an ad hominem attack on Al Gore.
Serious note: the link to the bill (committee website) doesn't work.
[JR: Sorry — that darned extra http bug in Word Press reared its ugly head.]
More serious note: You write: "recent articles suggest that the traditional media is not going to do a terrific job of explaining the issues." More likely is that most reporters will do a miserable job. If they have any journalism experience at all, it will be about Congress, and next to nothing about economics, the environment, or science.
There should be a rule that you can't offer an amendment unless you pass a closed-book pop quiz on the bill.
Re Section 704's "700 million metric tons of emissions reductions a year — in avoided deforestation," these are NOT reductions at all, rather they are hoped-for avoided increases. Correct description makes the vulnerability to rip-offsetting apparent.
I have not yet read the Cap and Trade bill. All I have read about it is politics. So I do not understand how the cap can possibly work for coal-burning electric utilities. The bill states: Reduction Targets for Specified Sources: Directs the EPA Administrator to issue regulations to reduce emissions of covered sources to 97% of 2005 levels by 2012, 83% by 2020, 58% by 2030, and 17% by 2050.
What are "specified sources"? Coal plants can meet the 2020 reduction possibly with increased efficiency improvements. There is no way to meet the 2030 or 2050 reductions without scrapping the coal plants since CO2 sequestration is unproved and hasn't even been tried once, as far as I know. And utilities will not scrap coal plants and build large solar, nuclear, or huge wind plants by 2030.
So what is going to happen to magically reduce CO2 emissions from our 1000 coal burning electric power plants??
HarryL, if you are going to address Hansen's advocacy of a carbon tax over cap and trade in this forum at least have the intellectual integrity to address the case Romm has made in previous articles both for the advantages of cap and trade and for what is politically possible.
Why should I address Romms stance before Hansons.Is it because Hansons stance goes against the Romm Gospel?
Hanson is one of your staunchest pro AGW advocates and you don't have the intellectual integrity to give creedance to his opinion?
The pompous attitude of alarmists is one reason that you cannot be taken seriously.And for goodness sake don't be openminded and look at the possibility that there might be a negative side to the cap and trade bill.
[JR: If you can't be civil or even bother with Google to spell Hansen's name right, then you deserve to be moderated.]
i received this note by email
dearest hapa
i am a very large enterprise such as a state or a corporation with big payrolls, big capital budget, and big equipment turnover. let's leave my name out of it, but i assure that you or someone you do business with does business with me.
i am always busy — and having extra trouble making plans and keeping it together in this economic storm — but let me tell you two things that deeply concern me, as an institution that plans years ahead.
first, i can't help but notice that there are sizeable differences between the targets of the waxman-markey bill and the recommended targets of key scientists. i want to do my part in rescuing the holocene that we know and love. i don't want to end up demanding grandfathering for some ultimately inadequate effort i made, so i want to make my up-front investments good ones — saving what i can of my business as it is, and investing in what my business could be in a much greener economy.
but how can i know the shape of future requirements, in order to invest and borrow wisely? the political debate about the transition — about the role of regulation itself — makes it very tough to plan. what guidelines are there for coordinating deeper cuts, in advance of the tougher standards that are likely coming?
second, there is the problem of depreciation. i have accepted that much of my equipment has lost value either in how much i can expect it to return on my investment, or how much anyone might pay me for it, and i'm uncomfortable gambling on the availablity of magic retrofits in the future. as they say, hope isn't a plan.
this is a painful time for me and other VLEs to be considering major writedowns on capital equipment — but of course we're considering it plenty as the ecological situation unfolds in all its ugly glory.
what am i — what are we — going to do with all these albatrosses round our necks? the banks are very skittish about taking losses. will the feds step up with spending? because "cash for clunkers" isn't even funny.
yours in (dis)economies of scale,
oh yeah, villy and me, we go way back.
Who is live blogging?
If the debate now is between cap and trade (Waxman-Markey) and a carbon tax (Hansen), then we indeed are experiencing climate progress!
[JR: Sorry, while that may the debate among some on this website and elsewhere, that isn't the debate in Congress (and the White House). It is between W-M and doing nothing.]
I can't watch this at work – plus I have some actual, you know, work to do. So I look forward with great interest to your later posts.
Does the bill address how carbon foot print is to be calculated, or is it left up to regulations to be developed by EPA? Obviously, this is an important component of a successful control of carbon emissions, etc.
I earlier thought Jim Hansen´s tax better than cap and trade. Perhaps the US is not ripe for such a clever method, and we must swallow the practical cap and trade. But there will be big business for thousands of new billionars, never mind, you have had such mafiosos earlier enough.
Sorry if I missed during my search through the bill, but are 'regulated entities' defined, or is that up to the EPA? Will this be focused on large-ish power plants ala RGGI? Or will transpo fuels be included?


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US Factory Boss Held Captive by Chinese Workers
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BEIJING (AP) — An American executive said Monday he has been held hostage for four days at his medical supply plant in Beijing by scores of workers demanding severance packages like those given to 30 co-workers in a phased-out department.
Chip Starnes, 42, a co-owner of Coral Springs, Florida-basedSpecialty Medical Supplies, said local officials had visited the 10-year-old plant on the capital's outskirts and coerced him into signing agreements Saturday to meet the workers' demands even though he sought to make clear that the remaining 100 workers weren't being laid off.
Read the rest of the story here >>
Is this payback for outsourcing jobs to China? Do you sympathize with him or did he get what was coming to him? Tell us what you think in the comments below.


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There are many jobs within State of Illinois government that persons with disabilities can perform. Hiring agencies have long had the opportunity to consider qualified candidates through the SD Program. Since 1974, Central Management Services has been administering the program in partnership with the Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services.
The SD Program is for outside applicants seeking State employment with the agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor. Through the CMS Disabled Workers Program, applicants can seek assistance with matching their qualifications to State positions and participate in testing opportunities specific to the program.
Applicants who are current clients of DHS-DRS counselors, and have been determined to have a disability, are eligible to participate in the program. Applicants must test for positions for which they wish to be considered, but need only receive a passing grade (A, B or C) to be eligible for consideration under the program. DHS-DRS counselors determine if the applicant is able to perform the essential duties of the job and must submit authorization for testing to CMS prior to the applicant testing.
Over the years and recently, there have been many successful placements through the SD Program in a variety of agencies and across most areas of the State. SD Program candidates are a helpful resource for agencies seeking to address an underutilization of employees with disabilities.
For more information on the SD Program contact Jaci DeBrun, CMS Disabled Workers Program Coordinator, at 217/524-7514 (voice) or 800/526-0844 (Illinois Relay). To become a client of DHS-DRS, contact the counselor of the day at 217/782-4830.
Employment information is available on the CMS web site at www.cms.illinois.gov.
In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed at the White House in front of thousands of people with disabilities, advocates, and friends. It was a beautiful morning when President George H. W. Bush signed into law the bill that would provide Americans with disabilities the same rights as the non-disabled. We all remember those words of President George H. W. Bush when he said, "Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down."
Sadly, since that day, those words have not come true in all areas; one of those areas is employment. Seventeen years later, how can we still have an unemployment rate of over 50% for Americans with significant disabilities? This is a national tragedy.
In addition, the ADA was weakened over the past several years by U.S. Supreme Court rulings that do not make sense. For example, Sutton v. United Airlines, Inc. in 1999 found that severely myopic twins who had unsuccessfully attempted to be hired as pilots by United Airlines were not actually disabled because glasses could correct that problem. This is a real "catch 22" situation. You are not hired because of a disability, but not covered by the ADA because it is really not a disability.
In Toyota Motor Mfg. v. Williams in 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court said that an assembly line worker with carpal tunnel syndrome, who was fired for poor attendance, could not claim it had anything to do with disability, as it was not clear that her disability was one that had an impairment that was causing a "major life activity" to be created. Once again, if you did have a disability that prevented you from a normal work week, you would not be covered if deemed it was not substantial enough.
On July 26, 2007, Congressional leaders Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader (D-MD), Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Arlen Spector (R-PA) introduced the ADA Restoration Act to rectify this situation. Congressman Steny Hoyer said, "Courts have ruled that medication or other corrective measures have made ADA claimants too functional to be considered disabled under the law. Let me be clear: This is not what Congress intended when it passed the ADA. We intended a broad application of the law. Simply put the point of the ADA is not disability; it is the prevention of wrongful and unlawful discrimination." Hoyer concluded, "Passage of this legislation is critical to helping us achieve the ADA�s promise � and creating a society in which Americans with disabilities can realize their potential."
Currently, this bill is in committee in both the House and Senate.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has developed two unique educational tools for its members. The first is an on-line video titled "Challenging Attitudes."
The video features candid interviews with members, who speak movingly about the barriers and discrimination they face. It also shows how the union can make a difference when it takes up the cause. "A person with disability plus an accommodation equals a highly functioning and productive person." This is one of the important messages in this educational 8-minute video.
The title, Challenging Attitudes, highlights the need to "overcome a certain mindset that perpetuates the myth of able-bodiedness as the norm," as Sherring described it. You can watch this powerful video on youtube at www.youtube.com/v/h1NvBuCW9d8
CUPE's other new and unique educational tool is called "Wheel of Chance." We all have the right to employment without discrimination, yet persons with disabilities remain excluded from many workplaces. The on-line "Wheel of Chance" gives the user insights into some common disabilities that an individual might acquire and the challenges that the disability might present in the workplace. For each disability, there is an explanation of what the disability is, how it could affect your life experience and how fellow workers might be able to support a co-worker with this disability.
See if you are up to the challenge and give the wheel a spin at http://www.cupe.ca/wheel/
The Bureau of Accessibility and Safety Systems (BASS) and Illinois ADA Project are inviting interested persons to attend a training session concerning issues on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The monthly 90 minute sessions are scheduled from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The program is available through the Great Lakes ADA in three formats: teleconference, streaming audio and real-time caption on the Internet. All sessions will have a written transcript as well as a digital recording of the session archived on www.ada-audio.org.
The program is free. To register or if you have any questions, contact the Bureau of Accessibility and Safety Systems at 312-793-0034 (Voice), 312-793-3917 (FAX), 312-793-3597 (TTY), or 888-614-2385 (TTY).
The following is a schedule for the next sessions:
BASS has arranged for the following three telephone conference sites:
ChicagoDepartment of Human Services401 South Clinton Street, 4TH Floor
SpringfieldDepartment of Human Services100 S. Grand Ave East, 2ND Floor
CarbondaleSouthern Illinois Center for Independent Living2135 W. Ramada Lane
A free series of presentations offering information for adults and seniors with disabilities and parents of disabled students is being offered this summer by the Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living located at 2415 W. Jefferson St., Joilet, Illinois.
Experts in disability rights will present "Summer 2007 Disability Law Series" every Wednesday beginning July 11 at the center.
Topics include existing disability-related laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, Fair Housing Act and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Experts such as the Illinois Attorney General's Disability Rights Bureau Chief and the Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center are some of the professionals who will offer information at the sessions.
"The Disability Law Series workshops empower persons with disabilities by informing them of laws that directly affect them and protect their civil rights," said DLS coordinator Laura Zieger, who works as an independent living advocate with the Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living.
Registration, as well as requests for an interpreter or other accommodations, is requested the week prior to each workshop. For information, contact Laura Zieger at (815) 729-0162 (voice) or (815) 729-2085 (TTY).
The free disabilities law series includes:
The Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities has always been the best source in state government for training and technical assistance on disability issues. Whether it is an annual conference or training programs on specific issues, ICED brings the most knowledgeable speakers and interesting subjects for state employees to consider.
This year, the Committee is planning an annual conference, as well as a training program for ADA Coordinators, EEO/AA Officers, and Personnel Managers. In addition, the ICED website, www.state.il.us/iced, will be updated to include information about training opportunities on disability issues.
If you have suggestions as to topics for training or would like to participate in conference planning, call or e-mail Susan Allen, at email@example.com or (217) 785-5119 (Voice); or (217) 785-5125 (TTY).
Now that winter is here, it is important to know your rights for accessible parking with regards to snow and ice removal. Any facility offering parking for employees or visitors must provide accessible parking for people with disabilities. An accessible parking space consists of a vehicle space and a striped access aisle. According to the Attorney General�s Office, the entire space must be kept clear of obstructions at all times, including ice and snow.
Individuals who see improperly marked or cleared accessible parking spaces, or facilities with no such spaces, can register their complaint with the Disability Rights Bureau.
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Clement Lefebvre has released new version of Linux Mint (Codename Gloria) available for download. This version includes a new menu and a reworked packet manager.
The new Mint makes a fresh and lively impression. Not only does the new wallpaper and the green and gray theme, but also the new basis which is complete with Ubuntu 9.04 with Kernel 2.6.28 and Gnome 2.26. According to the release notes, Mint requires 512 MB RAM for installation but only needs 256 MB for operation.
One of the main changes is the visual update to the software manager Mintinstall. An app-store displays a rating and a screenshot of most programs so that users can see more easily whether the program at hand is really the one they are looking for. In addition, this distribution also has Synaptic as a Packet manager.
As the menu of choice, Linux Minut went for a mixture of the KDE kickoff menu and the Gnome menu from OpenSuse. An additional input field allows for a quick search of the applications at hand.
Linux Mint can be procured in two variations:the main edition (besides free software) includes proprietary components such as Flash player and Multimedia Codecs and is only available as a CD. Theuniversal edition consists of free software and can also be obtained in DVD form. For the time being, Mint Linux 7 can only be had in 32 bit and so those who would prefer the 64 bit variant will have to settle for Linux Mint 6.
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I am having a problem with my struts application, where user is asked to update his details with form action as userUpdateAction and form bean is UserUpdateForm.I have servlet filter to check whether the user is already logged in or not. If he didnt login i will forward to login action.if he logged i will show him update form where after all successful validation's it is forwarded to blank page.
action path="/userUpdateAction" type="com.vaannila.action.userUpdateAction" name="UserUpdateForm" input="/update.jsp" validate="true" scope="request">
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public class userUpdateAction extends Action{
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Forwarding names are proper(success is correct in both class and struts-config.xml). execute method is also correctly overriding Action execute method.
In tomcat console i can see as
user already logged in start chain execution
2 Feb, 2012 9:12:10 AM org.apache.struts.chain.commands.servlet.CreateAction createAction
INFO: Initialize action of type: com.vaannila.action.userUpdateAction
errors : {}
userUpdateAction is intialized but it does not execute
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The Mormon Temple in Salt lake City
The Capitol taken from the car
The last picture of Salt Lake City
Taking off from Honolulu airport
Honolulu from the plane
The Maui marathon course is along the coast
Carol, Hailey and Kristine at Maui airport
Lien and Carol so happy to be here
driving to our condo as it's getting dark
Lien's room at the condo
My own bathroom
Kristine and Carol relaxing
Nice comfortable kitchen
Carol, Kristine and hailey's room
Our first glance at the beach
The beach near our condo at 6:30 am
Watching the sun rise
Hailey taking picture of the sunrise
We ran back to the beach and mountain to see the sun light them up
Hailey's footprint
Lien is checking out the starting area
Connor the Parrot at the Craft show
I got my beach wrap from them
Wild rooster and chicken
Connor is resting
She is making my necklace
Here it is, the flower of love necklace
We love this place
My first dip in the ocean
One happy family!!
A big dead fish
Playing shuffle board
My first try
Sorry I didn't make it
Watching the sun set
good job, Hailey!!
The fisherman is going to get some Sardines with his net
Got them
The fisherman's dog
Preparing the net
Catch of the day
going out for the second round
The sandpiper
Mysterious cat
Our condo on the second floor
Driving to Lahaina to check out starting area
We are going to run through this on the course
The tatoo runner and his son
Front Street
Cute earings
Maui Library
A woman swimming with her dog
The moon is lighting our way to the start at 4:15 am
Carol is ready and the guy with his "duck" is ready, too
We are all set to start!!
The race announcer
walking to the starting line
At the starting line
Light our way, Mister!!
at mile 1 we can barely see the mountains
Suger cane field is on our left
It's getting lighter
Getting lighter
Nice buns
5K timing mat
Nice running outfit!!
18 more miles to go!!
mile 9
mile 10 and hilly
I am ready to run through that tunnel behind me
Nice view
Do I have to run through that tunnel?
There is the light at the end of the tunnel!!!
These people are walking but I am running with my camera
a wandering hilly road
A little dancer
Thanks for dancing for me!!
Take my picture and my shadow, too
Don't run over me!!
Can I go swimming now??
Is that music I hear??
Play on, band!!
Nice shade for a change!!
Is this cat dead or alive????
8.2 more miles to go and I'm feeling great
Entering a nice neighborhood near mile 22
Little house with big boat
Cute baby! Those guys are ready to dump wet sponges on me
mile 22
Entering Front Street, a nice shopping town
I am going to race those motocycles
Thanks for cheering me on!!
I can take your picture, too
I want to jump in that water but I have three more miles to go
mile 24
Lien is so happy she completed her 41st marathon
Showers at the finish
I wish I had some of your leis
I want to eat that whole papaya!!
Suggestions for the race organizers
Lien is so happy and proud of her medal
the finish line
Flags of many countries of the participants before the finish line
Faster, you are almost there Carol
Cheer every one!!!
Carol finished her 41st State
Give me that ice for my blister! It's killing me!!
take that chip off fast!!
We are done!!
Nice medal!!
Aloha!! be careful with that medal!!
So happy it's over
I am not going to take that shower!!!
Carol receiving her finisher shirt
We are soaking wet but happy it's over
Two Happy Finishers
Nice "Duck"
Carol, grab that "Duck"!!!
I came in 5th place out of 16 in my age group
Two tired puppies on the bus
track back the course to the start
The shopping center where the race started
waiting for our lunch
sunset view from the plane on my way home
The moon from the plane


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Born in Kolkata on the 7th of December,1981. I have juggled between many schools right from Kolkata - Vishakapatnam - Varanasi - Mumbai. I was so notorious that no school could bear me? ;-) hehe.
About my interests:
I've completed my schooling from 7 different schools covering the east, north & west of India, I was exposed to various cultures and languages and I also learnt how to adapt to changes, as it is rightly said that "Change is the only thing that is permanent". SIIB is my 10th Institution and I really don't know when & which will be my next target.
Apart from 'philately' I like 'shooting'. No don't misunderstand me I have no intention to shoot another black-buck, by shooting I meant shooting with the camera. But after joining SIIB I got quite occupied and unfortunately my Nikon FM10 is suffocating in my cupboard.
My another area of interest is 'dancing'. Though I am not a good dancer I tried to learn some of it by attending the Shiamak Davar's workshop by SDIPA during college days.
And ha.. how can I not tell you about my favorite hobby, which is 'acting'. Want to know the secret behind this hobby :-). When I was a child I wanted to become an actor. A 'hero' in a hindi movie, who is kind but powerful & combats with anti-social elements. And that's how I developed interest in acting. I've never missed the opportunity of being a member of dramatics club @ both school and college level.
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In the past, it has been a tradition that on Thanksgiving (which we spent at my grandparents' in Holton) we would help my grandma put up and decorate the Christmas tree after dinner. Even after we changed Thanksgiving dinner locations, the tradition to decorate for Christmas on Thanksgiving day stuck with me.
Last night at the dinner table with my family in Meriden, my mom said she needs a break between her holidays. She doesn't want to decorate for two more weeks!
My sister and I cried foul. Christmas decorations are a huge part of keeping the Christmas spirit alive 24/7. They're a reminder of the season (which, of course, I know is not about gifts, but about Jesus Christ. Happy B-Day, Jesus!). Why only have that feeling for two weeks when you can have it for four?
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Today's topic of reviews revolves around trolls and the NHL ... Now I am not insinuating that the professional hockey players in the NHL are ugly mythical beasts at all ... Well maybe I am, but my main point here is, we've added the NHL 2K9 and Warhammer: Battle March reviews to the site for your viewing pleasure. So whether you're in to your RTS titles, or you like fighting on the ice, we have two ends of the spectrum here to keep you going in to the weekend.
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Looking to buy my first hand gun, and I see a lot of "plastic" guns that are cheap, or cheaper than all metal ones. Are the "plastic" guns any good? Do they hold up well over time? Or should I stick to getting an all metal one.
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Looking to buy my first hand gun, and I see a lot of "plastic" guns that are cheap, or cheaper than all metal ones. Are the "plastic" guns any good? Do they hold up well over time? Or should I stick to getting an all metal one.
There are a lot of good polymer guns on the market. Glock, Springfield XD, Smith's M&P to name a few. They're reliable and accurate. Search around and you will find one that fits. Smith & Wesson (M&P) has a $30 rebate or two free magazines. Take the free mags and run!
BTW - This is coming from a guy who owns two full-sized STEEL 1911's (my eldest son, however, has the M&P .40)
In addition, H&K USP, H&K P2000.
They may hold up better than metal ones.
Chuck Taylor has a Glock 17 with hundreds of thousands of rounds through it; someone said it is now over a million. It's been said that Blackwater has a Glock with 90,000 rounds through it.
I'll second buying the polymer pistols but my choice is glock or the older Smith
&Wesson line that Walther supplied parts on. Know as SW 99.This line has awesome trigger !
Metal vs Plastic...
My two EDC's...Kimber vs Glock...either works equally well.
Tod Green is running a M&P torture test and as of week twenty seven
he has 54,880 rounds with 2 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 2 parts breakages.
Torture test At Pistol Training Dot Com
Well, polymer is lighter and doesn't rust... good for concealed carry. The only "drawback", for some people, is more felt recoil in the lighter gun.
I think polymer frames absorb recoil more actually. Plastic pistols aren't totally plastic anyway. And metal pistols? Most of them these days are alloy. Nothing wrong with the polymer frames. Low maintenance, won't rust, lighter weight, etc..... Plastic guns generally do hold up well over time. Cheap compared to mostly metal pistols?......all you need to do is look into the manufacturing process of each to realize why.
Thanks for the input. I think I may look a little closer at the polymer guns.
after years of shooting, a glock 21 finally stole my heart.
I had a Glock 34 with over 100,00 rounds thru it. Steel vs Plactic? It's your choice. I have many of both - I like all of them - as long as they function and they are accurate. Buy a "quality" of the material that you like (feel, look, FIT, etc). If you have to pay for it, it better be something YOU like.
There are several good "plastic" pistols out there and they have their benefit for a CCW. I say buy a Glock and don't look back. Some claim that newer models from other manufacturers are better but what is the purpose of a gun? To accurately fire a bullet, reliability! Glock does that and has their bugs worked out.
If it's your first you will have one in both styles before you know it. I really like Glocks, but wouldn't recommend them to a novice.
Don't get me wrong fellas, I was a rifle expert in the Marines. I just never went out and bought my own.


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I have two tables in Excel 2010, the second table has the last column filled with cells that reference the last column cells from the first table:
For instance, the value of the first cell in the last column in the second table
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F4 cell which exists in the first table, the value of the second cell down
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As a result, the last column in the second table will sort incorrectly (false result). Is there a solution to this problem ?
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I am using the latest version, just so you know. Read this post:
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I am using the latest version, just so you know. Read this post:
to see the bugs in WordPress with IE8. Read bugs 2-thru-6.
What makes these WordPress bugs?
"just found ANOTHER bug! How pathetic that it wasn't found before releasing this!"
I think you should take care in not giving the impression that you believe WordPress bugs are responsible for your statements, when your article is clearly relative to your experience with Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. If you have a theory, test it. That means you have to be able to reproduce your results under known circumstances, while eliminating variables one at a time to narrow your findings to an accurate and repeatable conclusion.
1) Have you attempted to, or can you, duplicate the exact same behavior in WordPress using browsers other than "IE8"?
2) If you can, is it present in any theme other than the one your are currently using?
3) The title of your article is "Yet another IE8 BUG". Are you testing the Beta release of IE8 (possibly by now in RC1 status), or are you testing WordPress?
"I have reported numbers 2, 3, and 4 to the WordPress team so they can figure it out for those of us who use WordPress and IE8. Afterall, it was them who said that IE8 worked perfectly with WordPress. This is the latest version, too, so they can't say that it is a version issue.
UPDATE (two minutes later):
Number 5:
Now, after posting, numbers 2, 3, and 4 are no longer existent. Pathetic!
Number 6:
Immediately after posting, it goes to the HTML tab and you have to manually switch, plus it makes all of the original line breaks into paragraphs.
I have reported numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to the WordPress team. Hopefully no more bugs pop up! By the way, I am downgrading back to IE7 because it is 100 times better. Until Microsoft makes IE8 bug free, I will not support it as a developer because I refuse to deal with is in its current form or any future form with bugs."
I think that as a "developer", reporting these IE8 related experiences to WordPress is like writing and telling General Motors you have a complaint about your new Ford Mustang.
Actually, I was not using a beta version. Microsoft has officially released Internet Explorer 8. Get your damn facts straight! And the bugs are with WordPress and IE8 as a combo. FIND OUT THINGS BEFORE POSTING!
Get your damn facts straight!
Hmmm. Okay, I see. I do think I mentioned that it may actually be in RC1 status, did I not? But as a "developer", I guess you would know that better than I. My only contact with IE8 anymore, is with the beta participant program for Windows 7. And I still think it's ( even though it is an IE8 release that has been optimized for Windows 7 ) a piece of crap.
Get your damn facts straight! And the bugs are with WordPress and IE8 as a combo. FIND OUT THINGS BEFORE POSTING!
I did in fact read your "article" on the subject, before I posted, and I think your attitude towards my statement simply reflects your insecurity about your own credibility, so just ease back on the throttle a little there, "Arthur".
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and that includes you. I respect that. I just think you are taking an irresponsible approach to publicly posting on your "tech" blog, that you have found several new "WordPress" bugs and reported them... but, you can do that. It's your blog.
And the bugs are with WordPress and IE8 as a combo.
My belief is that your statements and conclusions about WordPress, are at this time, unfounded and irrational conclusions based on flawed methodology and analysis. If you don't want feedback, (especially feedback that disagrees with you), then don't post it publicly or give direct links to posts on your own blog inviting people to view it.
Simple as that.
I think your logic in this matter, and your conclusions about your "WordPress bugs", regardless of what may develop in the future, are in this case, all crap. I'm not sure why you've got your panties all in a bunch. If there is any merit to your claims, I'm sure the development team will be grateful for your input, and take the steps to actually investigate. And I still stand firmly by my previous analogy:
"I think that as a "developer", reporting these IE8 related experiences to WordPress is like writing and telling General Motors you have a complaint about your new Ford Mustang."
That's my opinion.
...and how about that? I never swore at you, or SHOUTED AT YOU, even once!
Best wishes to you! Keep up the good work!
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Crackling sound is coming out of my internal and external speakers as well when I shutdown or reboot my HP 8540w notebook.
lspci | grep Aud
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 06)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
cat /proc/asound/card0/codec* | grep Codec
Codec: IDT 92HD75B3X5
Codec: LSI ID 1040
I was able to get rid of this problem adding:
options snd-hda-intel single_cmd=1
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf, but my computer stopped to recognize Headphones when plugged.
I tried to mute alsa before restart, but crackling sound still remains.
I use following
pcm.pulse {
type pulse
ctl.pulse {
type pulse
pcm.!default {
type pulse
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type pulse
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