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It's really quite strange. As much as the skeptical movement and the scientific method in general has a lot to do with removing human bias, I'm increasingly finding that you can often tell if something's bollocks or not just by your initial impression. Now this is quite useful for me because I'm not a scientist. Not even anything remotely close to a scientist, like a neuro-linguistic programming practitioner or a psychologist (:P). Now it may well be that after a few years of listening to skeptic podcasts (particularly Skeptics with a K which is pretty freaking awesome if you ask me) and hanging around people who know about this kind of stuff, something's rubbed off. Or it could be that some claims are just so stupid that anyone can see through them.
Here's an example from a couple of weeks ago. Nikki Owen reckons that sending love-vibes to apples makes them rot slower, whereas sending hate vibes makes them rot faster:
To prove her point, Nikki has devised a simple experiment using apples, which have a similar water content – 60 per cent – to the human body.
'Cut an apple in two, put one half in a jar, label it "love" and say kind things to it for a week,' says Nikki, aware that it sounds completely bonkers. 'Then place the other half in a jar marked "hate" and be as spiteful as you like to it.
'At the end of the week, the hated part will be in a considerably worse state of decay than the half that was the subject of your affections.'
Hundreds of women have tried this experiment and the results are consistent. Nikki's theory is based on the work of Japanese scientist Dr Masaru Emoto. He's done countless studies that suggest the molecules in water crystals could be affected by our thoughts, words and feelings, thus determining the shape of the crystals.
So in the interest of trying to spread this gut instinct that something's a bit fishy, here are some of the warning signs that made me suspicious, nothing too sciencey:
- It's in the Femail section of the Mail. Now you may think this is a rash judgement but look on the right hand side of that article and see what other crap they publish. Do they really think that's all women are interested in, non-celebrities and beauty treatments?
- Nikki Owen is described as "a practitioner of neuro-linguistic programming and TV commentator who is described as Britain's leading charisma expert". Now this is partly because I hang around with skeptics but I happen to know that neurolinguistic programming is a load of old guff. And call me a bit of a cynic but I really don't think it's a good idea to stick "and TV commentator" on the end of your job title, particularly if you're trying to sound authoritative in a scientific field. I'd also like to know how many other people were gunning for the title "Britain's leading charisma expert".
- "To prove her point, Nikki has devised a simple experiment using apples, which have a similar water content – 60 per cent – to the human body." Actually that's not strictly true, it's not "apples" but "apple". One apple cut in two, hardly a good sample size. But unfortunately that's more or less where the stunning similarity ends between human bodies and apples.
- "Nikki's theory is based on the work of Japanese scientist Dr Masaru Emoto. He's done countless studies that suggest the molecules in water crystals could be affected by our thoughts, words and feelings, thus determining the shape of the crystals." The molecules in water crystals? Now I could be completely barking up the wrong tree here, but I believe water is a molecule and not a crystal, unless you freeze it, but these apples aren't frozen. Altmed types are always talking about the importance of water and the power of crystals, so they tend to be warning words for bullshit. I've just done a bit of a search on this Masaru Emoto (he seems to only refer to himself as 'Dr' occasionally), and he seems to be something of a quack selling structured water. He doesn't double-blind any of his studies so it's all subject to confirmation bias. James Randi has offered him the million dollar prize if he can prove his hypothesis in a double-blind study, and he hasn't taken up the offer.
- Look at the experts they bring in. Never mind getting someone who's an expert in their field, let's get the guy on TV, the ones with something to gain. Notice they've got noone who disagrees. Dr Helen Nightingale has a website all about positive thinking, meditation and cognitive behavioural therapy where she sells podcasts for £15 a pop, and that's with a £7 discount! Nothing for her to gain by endorsing this and getting her name out there, I'm sure. She also comes out with "you are what you think" which doesn't sound to me like something many psychologists would claim. And Dr Patrick Bowler seems to be a media whore, boasting of how much he's been on TV much more than what his credentials are. He also has a lot to gain, being co-owner of the Court House Clinic, a cosmetic clinic.
- Nikki plucks a percentage out of the air to make herself sound a bit sciencey to a lazy reader: "I know this will be difficult for 80 per cent of women". Really? 80% you say, how did you reach that number? Or were you going to write "many women", and decided to put a number there instead so it sounds like you know what you're talking about?
I could be completely wrong about all this and I'm perfectly content to be proven wrong, this is just what my gut tells me. Fortunately there are people who are willing and able to check these things. Rebecca Watson (of Skepchick fame) has set up a facebook group where she'll be performing Nikki Owen's apple experiment again but with proper controls, and encouraging others to do the same.
Edit: And now that I've gone onto YouTube, Rebecca has also uploaded a video about it. Eugh, apple and peanut butter…


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|Agasha Tsuru
|Izaku Shiriko (adopted)
Asako Miruko was a scholar of the Phoenix Clan who became Agasha Miruko of House Izaku.
Izaku Library Edit
Miruko worked alongside Agasha Tsuru to accumulate the scrolls for the Izaku Library. The two roamed the Empire in search for lost knowledge, and when their task reached its fruition, their lords offered them, seperately, a single favor. The Phoenix daimyo offered Miruko to marry anyone she would like to marry, releasing her of the traditional matchmaking, and in light of this, she chose Tsuru. The Dragon Lord offered the same favor, but Tsuru wished for Miruko to marry a lord. Tsuru had come to love the Phoenix woman so much, and he wanted her to experience a secured and luxurious life. Both clans agreed. The Dragon daimyo gave Tsuru an estate and named him the first Izaku, making him a lord and the first daimyo of the Izaku family. Afterwards, he offered Miruko to be his wife and she agreed. [1]
Izaku Family Edit
As their love had allowed the mystic knowledge of the Empire to be reborn, their children would protect that knowledge forever. The Agasha family (who were not yet Phoenix) and Asako agreed to share the resources of the library so that both the Dragon and Phoenix might benefit. [1]
Children Edit
Tsuru and Miruko adopted Izaku Shiriko, whose parents died from the Wasting Disease during the Clan War. [1]
Death Edit
During the War of Spirits a shugenja named Yeiseo, a spirit serving the Steel Chrysanthemum, demanded that Tsuru granted his shugenja access. Tsuru and Miruko refused, so Yeiseo's henchmen killed them. Her sister managed to keep the library's knowledge out of the spirits army, and after several months, news came to the Izaku that the Steel Chrysanthemum had been defeated by Toturi's armies. [2]
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Sun 30th Jul 2017
Presented by Baroque Theatre Company Sunday 30th July
Three fast-paced one act plays, giving fun-seeking audiences a full and entertaining evening.
Directed by Adam Morley
Produced by Claire Bibby
Last Tango in Little Grimley (by David Tristram)
Membership of the local amateur dramatic society has dwindled to four and the audiences aren't much bigger. If they don't come up with some rent money soon, they're going to be thrown out. Time for dramatic action. "There's only one thing that sells tickets these days" argues the Chairwoman. "Sex!" But how will the locals react to the promise of a sizzling sex comedy? All is revealed in this hilarious play and thus begins the chaotic build-up to an evening of extraordinary home-grown drama – an evening the locals would never forget!
A Jolly Sinister Jape (by Elliot Strange)
A pastiche 1920's thriller with a plot that defies description. This is Famous Five fun for adults as Stubby, Ophelia, Biffy and Fatty find themselves trapped in a mysterious house during a thunderstorm. Is this someone's idea of a jape? Or is something far more sinister going on? All is revealed in this madcap comedy set in the Roaring Twenties. It's fast and furious with a liberal sprinkling of hilarious period slang, along with mystery and thrills.
Last Panto in Little Grimley (by David Tristram)
Sequel to Last Tango in Little Grimley, Last Panto in Little Grimley features the same incompetent characters. The society members tackle the Christmas Pantomime with predictable riotous results. It's Dick Whittington…but not as you know it!
Tickets on sale from Tuesday June 20th £10, go to ' buy tickets online' on the home page. (online booking fee applies),
OR at the theatre Tuesdays and Saturdays 9.30 – 11.30 am.
Doors Open 7.15 pm Performance Start Time 7.45 pm


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Police raided a market in Morocco on Thursday after rumors spread on social media that stores there were selling inflatable sex dolls, which are banned in the conservative Muslim country.
Social media users — primarily men — had spread a rumor that the dolls were on sale in Derb Omar, an immense wholesale market in Casablanca.
On Thursday, two local newspapers ran full-page stories on the rumors. "Sex dolls invade the markets," was the headline in the Arabic-language daily Asabah.
It noted that "many doubt the truth of the rumors".
But according to local media, security forces were taking no chances. The police, including plainclothes officers, raided the Chinese area of the market, Asabah reported.
No sex dolls were to be found. "The only dolls the police were able to find were the mannequins used in clothes shop windows," it said.
Abderrazak Lazrak, head of the Derb Omar trader's association, "formally denied the rumor" in comments to Kifache TV, saying the dolls should not be confused with ordinary mannequins.
The interior ministry, contacted by AFP, declined to comment. While some Moroccans expressed indignation at the rumors, others were amused. Some women took to Facebook to demand male versions of the dolls.
Sex dolls are de facto illegal in Morocco, where the law punishes "anyone who produces, diffuses, publishes, imports, exports, exposes, sells or possesses" pornographic material. In 2012, a man caught selling similar products in Casablanca was sentenced to eight months in prison.


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A scientist isn't the typical headliner for the Performing Arts Center at Richard Stockton College.
But Jeff Goldstein, director of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, will be the first guest lecturer 7 p.m. Oct. 10 in a new free lecture series coordinated by the Stockton PAC to generate community interest and partnerships in the PAC and Stockton.
Goldstein's program, "A Voyage that will Forever Change Your Perspective of Home," will be held at Ocean City High School's Bill Hughes Performing Arts Center and help promote the new observatory at the school.
Suze DiPietro, interim director of the PAC, said the lectures are an effort to integrate the PAC more with the college and community.
"I've been here eight years," said DiPietro, who also served as marketing director. "Some people think we are just a regional theater. But we want to do more than just mainstream theatre."
She said the lecture at Ocean City High School expands the PAC's mission beyond the college and is also a recruiting tool to show residents what the college offers.
Other planned speakers include arts consultant Howard Sherman, former director of the American Theatre Wing, who will speak 5 p.m. Oct. 17 at Dante Hall in Atlantic City. Sherman will explore the marketing and branding challenges and opportunities for communities that want to include arts in their image.
Emmy award-winning set-designer Ray Klausen will speak 6 p.m. March 4 at the Stockton Campus Center Theatre. A graduate of the Drama School at Yale University, Klausen has designed sets for Cher, Elton John, Lisa Minelli and Elizabeth Taylor, as well as the Academy Awards and The Miss America Pageant.
Singer/songwriter Ruth Wyand will cover 150 years of American music from the Civil War to the present in a program at the Campus Center Theatre at 5 p.m. April 10. The multimedia concert is designed to be both entertaining and educational.
All lectures are free, but tickets must be reserved by calling the Stockton PAC Box Office at 609-652-9000.
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New Delhi, Mar 6: BCCI president N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan has admitted to 'friendly betting' in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 6), according to a TV report.
On Thursday, "Times Now" news channel, quoting Meiyappan's interrogation report, said the former Chennai Super Kings official had admitted to friendly betting through Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh.
Last month, the Justice Mukul Mudgal probe committee found Meiyappan involved in betting and passing information about CSK team during last year's league.
Meiyappan, who was earlier "Team Principal" of CSK, was defended by Srinivasan as only an "enthusiast" and held no official position with the IPL team.


text: LG is obviously very keen to show off its latest smartphones. In fact, it is so keen, it has announced a clutch of them a couple of weeks ahead of the MWC trade show.Of course, we'll have to wait until then to get a hands-on, but in the meantime, we have the first details of what LG hopes we will go wild for over the summer of 2013. That will be the Optimus L Series II, which consists of three smartphones of differing sizes.Specifically, we're stalking a 3.2-inch L3II, a 4-inch L5II and a 4.3-inch L7II. LG's selling points for the new range include (in LG's words) a 'seamless layout', 'laser cut contour', 'radiant rear design' and 'smart LED lighting'. All good selling points for the fashionistas out there.Details of the inner workings are so far (officially) confined to the first of those phones to market, the L7II. According to LG, that will come with a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8225 CPU, up to 4GB internal storage, 768MB RAM and a microSD slot, align with WVGA IPS screen, 8-megapixel camera and a VGA networking camera. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean will be the operating system.It will hit the shelves as early as this week, but initially only in Russia. A gradual rollout will follow. As we said earlier, we should get a hands-on with all the phones at the MWC event, which should give us a better idea of whether any of these are contenders.Look out for that at the end of the month.


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The Rest of the NFC West: Draft Strategies
ARIZONA CARDINALS: Three things are true in the desert: the Cardinals need better players, the Cardinals need better players and the Cardinals need better players. Taking the last part of that first, the Cardinals came away from the 2004 draft with four quality starters with their first four picks. If they were to duplicate that, they'd be well on their way to reversing their fortunes. Since Dennis Green's arrival, not only have they had one strong draft but they've had two decent offseasons of free agency signings. While they've upgraded the overall talent base, they are far from having finished the task. Their leading rusher last year, Emmitt Smith, retired, and their leading rusher from 2002 and 2003, Marcel Shipp, is attempting a comeback from a fractured leg that cost him all of 2004. He wasn't known as a speed demon before the injury. So they need a running back, and with the eighth pick overall should be in position to take what's left among Cedric Benson of Texas, Ronnie Brown of Auburn or Carnell "Cadillac" Williams of Auburn. Any of those three could waltz in and start for this team. Or, the Cardinals might wait until draft day to trade for Travis Henry of Buffalo. Green no doubt would prefer an experienced ball carrier to an unproven rookie who has "can't-miss potential." They would know what they have in Henry and then could use that No. 8 pick on a cornerback - Adam "Pac Man" Jones of West Virginia, Antrel Rolle of Miami or Carlos Rogers of Auburn. There is a glaring need at corner with both of the starters having left. Duane Starks was traded to New England and Renaldo Hill signed with Oakland as a free agent. According to Green, the Cardinals needs just happen to coincide with the strength of this draft. "This is the draft of the running back and cornerback," Green said. "There are probably going to be three corners and three running backs who will be drafted in the top 10 picks. "That means that six spots will be taken up by just two positions. That is very unusual. There still might also be two quarterbacks taken in there. I think each year the draft takes on a different perspective, and I think this year is definitely dominated by running backs and corners." Green claims the team will take the best player on the board. "What that means is that the draft is so deep that you can take a running back or a cornerback at No. 8, at No. 44, or No. 75 - those are our top three picks - and you'll get a very good player at any one of those picks," Green said. If the Cardinals were to come away with Henry and one of the top three cornerbacks, they would be well on their way to upgrading their team. A Henry deal likely won't be consummated until draft day, though. With such a high pick, the Cardinals might be in position to entertain a trade down with another team and still get a quality ball carrier or corner. According to Green, the Henry trade "still has a heartbeat." The Cardinals would give up tackle L.J. Shelton. There could be swapping of picks in lower first-day rounds. The Bills want to swap second-round picks. The Cardinals haven't bit, but still could. ST. LOUIS RAMS If no man's land is where some teams reside on draft day, count the Rams in that group. Sitting at No. 19 in the first round, it's become increasingly difficult to get a handle on what might be available at that spot, especially considering the team's needs. Many first-round projections have the Rams selecting a right tackle, which certainly makes sense on some levels. However, the club's past philosophy has been to draft linemen later not sooner, especially considering the difficulty in stepping into the team's offense and being an immediate contributor. With four of the first 81 choices in the draft, the Rams know there will be a solid tackle available for them after the first round. Certainly, they would grab Florida State's Alex Barron at 19 if he was available, but that is highly unlikely. It's a tossup as to whether they would pull the trigger on Wisconsin's Khalif Barnes or Oklahoma's Jammal Brown. Nebraska's Richie Incognito is a lineman the Rams could be eyeing in a later round. The Rams have been studying closely the second- and third-tier groups of safeties, realizing that there aren't many top safeties available after Georgia's Thomas Davis. It wouldn't be a surprise to see the Rams draft at least two safeties in the first four rounds, where they have six selections. Which brings us to areas where there isn't a glaring need, but where the value could be with the 19th pick if the Rams don't trade up or down. It appears quite likely that a defensive end or cornerback will be the top-rated player on the Rams' board when they are on the clock. There is increasing age at defensive end on the current roster with the exception of second-year man Anthony Hargrove and he can't yet be counted on as an every-down starter. At cornerback, Travis Fisher and Jerametrius Butler are solid starters, but depth there would be welcome. DeJuan Groce hasn't shown he can remain healthy, while Kevin Garrett so far has been a disappointment. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS The Seahawks enter the draft needing to upgrade their defensive front seven more than other areas. They have 10 picks, including extra choices in the third and fourth rounds, leaving new president Tim Ruskell with plenty of ammunition should the right trade arise. This is Ruskell's first go-round as the lead decision maker for an NFL organization. He previously worked under Rich McKay in Tampa Bay and briefly Atlanta. Many expect Ruskell to draft for defense given the Bucs' track record during his tenure there, but Tampa Bay's defensive-minded head coach at the time, Tony Dungy, had a lot to do with those picks. Ruskell also believes in drafting for defense, but he has said publicly that Seattle won't reach for players. "We've all gone overboard for need," Ruskell said. "Back in the Tampa days when we took Eric Curry, we really had to do something in terms of our defensive line and our front. "We probably moved Eric up a grade or two and we were regretful of that afterward. After you make a mistake like that - Eric did some things but he wasn't what we had hoped or how we had graded him - you learn from that and try not to do it again." The Seahawks ranked 26th on defense last season. First and foremost, they could use a starting-caliber pass rusher after losing DE Chike Okeafor in free agency. Newly signed DE Bryce Fisher matched Okeafor with 8.5 sacks last season, but the Seahawks would be better off with Fisher as their third DE. Linebacker is another glaring need, even after the signing of free-agent veteran Jamie Sharper. Anthony Simmons was released while another longtime starter, Chad Brown, appears to be on his way out after refusing to meet the team's demands for a pay cut. This draft appears to have more starting-caliber defensive linemen than linebackers, so Seattle might have to strike early to find an impact linebacker. The team holds the 23rd overall pick. Seattle wouldn't mind trading disgruntled RB Shaun Alexander. Finding a suitor could be difficult given Alexander's contract expectations, but a draft-day deal is possible. Beyond DE and LB, the Seahawks can be expected to shore up depth at C, RB, CB and possibly WR. Ruskell called this draft class "inordinately strong" at the CB position, an area the Seahawks needed to address after losing CB Ken Lucas in free agency. The addition of RFA CB Kelly Herndon was a start. Under Ruskell, the Seahawks will be far less inclined to remove players from the draft board based on size. Former vice president Ted Thompson, now GM in Green Bay, generally ruled out cornerbacks shorter than 5-feet-10, for example. "We wouldn't have taken Warrick Dunn, we wouldn't have taken Anthony McFarland, Chuck Darby, Ronde Barber," Ruskell said, again alluding to his 17-year run in Tampa Bay. "There aren't enough players to go around. That doesn't measure the heart, that doesn't measure the instincts, that doesn't measure the hitting ability. You really kind of shoot yourself in the foot, in my opinion." Most mock drafts have Seattle nabbing a defensive end early. Ruskell will surely go that route if the right player is available, but he didn't rule out drafting an offensive player in the first round. "We have to not get so tied into a position (particularly with the first-round pick)," Ruskell said. "We have to be wide open to the whole gamut because there really isn't a guy we could bring in who couldn't challenge for a spot."
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Best Of :: Shopping & Services
At Body, Mind & Soul you'll find prayer bowls, plush unicorns, aromatherapy products and elegant gewgaws for the home. Check out their psychic fairs, held regularly. Metaphysicians and lay people both rave about some of the readers, such as Kevin Casey, who works in the bookstore and casts a mean astrological chart. Another of the shop's employees, astrologer Katherine Keene, is a mainstay — a Leo with a mane of red hair! — who makes unique, beaded jewelry. Not boring, hippie beads — lovely, intricate beads woven into a flower design and held together by wire, hanging from a drop necklace.
Kuenhert's Auction house is not quite a store, but there's not a more exciting way in town to shop for fabulous French antiques, plush Persian rugs or even a palette full of kooky knick-knacks, old toys, or strange hats. Every Thursday night, the hearty souls who are game enough pick up a number, sit down in the audience and wait for the auctioneer to start the bidding. Everything goes and there's no minimum bid, so stunning deals are to be had by all. Designers have been going there for years; now it's your chance to get in on the action. All it takes is a quick hand and a strong heart — once that arty armoire is yours, there's no returning it.
Want to add a distinct look to your bedroom furniture? You could always pick up one of the many tree-killing catalogues from your recycling pile, or head to Adkins in Midtown for antique glass drawer pulls. Try those great Grecian urns to flank your apartment's porch, or Art Deco tiles for a kitchen backsplash. But if you like something, buy it. Part of the charm at this rambling, sprawling old house festooned with old lawn furniture is the fact that once an item is gone, you may never see another like it again.
Viet Hoa is the Fiesta of Asian supermarkets and a pure delight for seekers of groceries and colorful oddities alike. It's big, it's clean and on any given day, you can find silk flowers, flip-flops and thousand-year-old eggs within a few steps of each other. The back wall is covered with tanks full of unusual sea creatures and case after case of fresh fish. If seafood isn't your thing, the array of roasted and barbecued meats could turn a vegetarian carnivorous. On the way out, a dizzying and attractive selection of jellied products is tempting enough to make you want to eat white fungus and mung bean...and like it.
Space City Wheels is what you might call a high-end auto parts store. Not a lot of air filters and brake fluid, but a helluva lot of chrome. Space City Wheels strictly sells rims and tires, and the shop's showroom alone is worth a visit. It looks like a strip club or casino filled with a lot of rims. Anything in the showroom is in stock — from the 22-inch Giovannas to the 30-inch Dubs — at Space City's huge warehouse. Full-service installation is included with purchase, and the store can almost guarantee same-day service. Space City is family owned and operated and has been for 15 years. Be sure to check out the yellow and black ATV decked out with ridiculously large rims. Bonus for the store's motto: "We open Sundays."
A beginning fisherman (or woman) could get lost in this sprawling tackle store in south Houston. But the staff can hook you up with all the equipment and knowledge you need to be on your way. Unlike other big-box outdoor stores, Fishing Tackle Unlimited is straight fishing. There's plenty of gear for any kind of angling — in-shore, offshore or fly. The shop hosts a couple instructional classes and demos throughout the year, but on any day a staffer will take you to the parking lot and teach the technique with a casting or fly reel. Fishing Tackle Unlimited also has a nice variety of kayaks, which it rents for $50 a day. If you get serious about kayaking, the rental fee can be applied to the purchase price. You can also try out a kayak in the store's big outdoor pool.


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About the Book
The 2008 Miniature Schnauzer Yearbook is based on the theme "Imagine" and includes photos and dog show results from a number of countries around the world. It is a documentation of the achievements in conformation, agility, and obedience competitions of the top dogs in this breed. This is the fourth in our annual breed yearbooks. More information available at
Features & Details
- Category Pets
Standard Portrait, 8×10 in, 20×25 cm
134 Pages
- Publish Date Jun 02, 2009
- Tags miniature schnauzers, dog shows, pets, dogs, photography, yearbooks
About the Creator
Tania Kidd has been raising and showing Mini Schnauzers since 1996. She has published seven breed yearbooks now, some of which are sold on Blurb. She is a certificated teacher and loves writing. She has also written the booklet series, "Be Puppy Smart" which provides guidance in buying purebred puppies - especially Mini Schnauzers. Look for it in hard copy soon on Blurb!!
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I'm just learning how to run i
I'm just learning how to run in parallel. So far I haven't been able to run a solution over two machines, however I have run potentialfoam on two cores within one machine.
However during the solution I didn't get any of the text that I would usually get in the console telling me what's going on (current time step, iterations, residuals etc). The cores just loaded up for a few minutes and then dropped back to 0 when the solution was done, good for a start but I'd really like to be able to read what's going on while it happens.
The command I used to execute the solution was:
mpirun -hostfile <machines> <root> <case> -parallel > log &
I assume it has something to do with the > log & part but I don't know what options for this there are.
> log & means that you are wri
> log & means that you are writting the output to the file 'log'.
Type tail -f log to read this file during the simulation.
Thanks for the very rapid repl
Thanks for the very rapid reply, I'll give this a shot!
Andrew, I had a lot of tro
I had a lot of trouble with getting openMPI running across our network myself. The symptoms would involve starting a parallel program and then the machine would just sit and hang there. There's a debug switch with mpirun that will give you a very verbose output to help you spot what's going on.
For me, it turns out that openMPI is very peculiar about how the network should be set up. That is, if you have firewalls on either machine, it'll probably hang it up. An easy test would be to disable the firewalls and then try a parallel run to see if that's the problem.
Otherwise, the openMPI website is probably the best place to get support. There are some "hello world" programs that let you test mpirun so you can isolate it from OpenFOAM as well.
Good luck,
Mike J.
Thanks for the tips, I'm affra
Thanks for the tips, I'm affraid it will be a fairly difficult/annoying thing to get a parallel run with the current systems that I have. The problem is that they're running on a network I have very little insight into or control over, between different versions of linux (one tcsh shell and one bash shell if this matters).
The current error I'm getting is:
orte: command not found
And a few others before openmpi drops.
Andrew, I would recommend
I would recommend finding the "hello world" program in the OpenMPI website. I think you can also find it by googling openMPI and "hello world". you code it and compile it yourself so you can make sure things are installed correctly. It also allows you to isolate it from openFOAM, which I found helpful being new to both, myself. I recommend reading their tutorials as well, they're pretty informative.
Good luck,
Mike J.
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Welcome to Shooting Star Studios's 2015 Holiday Showcase presentation, hosted by Ziegs (t∣b∣c). As we wait for the event to begin, we will be updating this presentation with a few teasers for the upcoming games.
We hope you all enjoy our presentation, and have a merry christmas!
Day 1
Mario Kart Sprint, a game that is releasing for the Nintendo NX, is receiving downloadable content similarly to Mario Kart 8. The game now includes an in-game shop feature which players can use to purchase or pre-order downloadable content packs. Players can also go to the Nintendo eShop and buy them normally. We confirm that the game is receiving two add-on packs, both including four additional characters, four vehicles, and eight courses in two cups.
So, without further ado and releasing today, the first pack is....
The Kirby x Mario Kart Sprint includes Dixie Kong, Chargin' Chuck, Meowser and Kirby from the Kirby franchise as new characters. For vehicles, it includes the return of the Egg 1 and the Sport Bike, as well as the addition of the new Warp Star and the Chargin' Chuck. The cups included are the Dream Cup and the Acorn Cup. Both cups include 2 retro courses each, as well as 2 new courses:
|Kirby x Mario Kart Sprint
Dream Cup
Acorn Cup
|GBA Sunset Wilds
|DS Waluigi Pinball
|Wii U Shy Guy Falls
|GBA Sky Garden
|Subcon Hills
|Peach's Delfino Tour
|Dream Land Circuit
|Cosmic Road
That's it for now, stay tuned for the release of the second DLC pack!
Hello again! This is the second part of day 1's presentation. Last time we confirmed the first pack being Kirby x Mario Kart Sprint, so now it's time to show you the second DLC pack, which is....
The Pokémon x Mario Kart Sprint pack includes Monty Mole, Professor E. Gadd and Pom Pom, as well as Pikachu from the Pokémon franchise, all as new characters. Vehicles include the return of the Fire Red and the Bruiser, as well as the new Yellow Magnet and the Arwing. The cups included are the Cloud Cup and the Pokéball Cup. Like the first pack, both cups include 2 retro courses and 2 nitro courses:
|Pokémon x Mario Kart Sprint
Cloud Cup
Pokéball Cup
|Wii Daisy Circuit
|N64 Banshee Boardwalk
|GCN Dino Dino Jungle
|GCN Rainbow Road
|Luigi's Casino
|Airship Armada
|Forest of Illusion
|Pokémon Stadium
And that's all for now, hope you liked day 1's presentation! Stay tuned for day 2's!
Day 2
Mario & Luigi: Cosmic Chaos is an upcoming game for the Nintendo 3DS and the sixth installment in the Mario & Luigi series. Development will start in early 2016, and as a Mario & Luigi installment, it is a role-playing game with similar overworld exploration and a similar design and battle style. However, it will include new gameplay mechanics in both the overworld and in battles, a lot of teamwork and a bunch of new, unique allies and enemies to encounter. The game is still in the planning stage, so the gameplay and story are still not that developed. I'll reveal what I have for now though, and more will come when the article is created.
The story is basically what the game's title says. In an alternate universe, far away from the one the Mushroom Kingdom takes place in, exists an extensive land ruled by a tyrant and power-hungry king named Gorlassar. After learning about the existance of another universe with a really extensive kingdom (being the Mushroom Kingdom), Gorlassar forces his crazy henchmen to create a means to travel to that land in order to conquer it. His three henchmen Tricky, Smarty and Psycho create a kind of rushed portal artifact to do so. However, as Gorlassar uses it to travel through the galaxies, his three minions attempt to follow him, but after a foolish move all of them get stuck and ultimately break the artifact, sucking them in along with Gorlassar and causing the dimensional seals to collapse, mixing them altogether. As the galaxies start to combine and Gorlassar discovers the existance of more lands, he prepares a new plan to rule over all of them as one massive kingdom, starting to send his troops.
Meanwhile, the citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom start noticing the strange appearance of new bizarre and unknown creatures and lands all over the Mushroom World. Gorlassar sends his troops to attack the different lands, and the Mushroom Kingdom panics. Mario and Luigi go to the castle and meet up with Princess Peach, Toadsworth and Starlow. Explaining the recent occurrences, Peach sends the brothers and Starlow to find the culprit. On their way, they witness the sudden appearances of mysterious, cosmic-like enemies emerging from the shadows, and they proceed to battle them. After their defeat, an even tougher enemy appears and prepares to defeat the weakened brothers, but it is interrupted and defeated by two mysterious entities. The Bros. and Starlow notice that both entities look exactly like Mario and Luigi in shape, and both of them silently introduce themselves as Cosmic Mario and Cosmic Luigi. Starlow understands that they're from another universe and are seeking for help since their home is also in trouble. Both duos decide to team up, and a quartet adventure starts.
Kind of rushed currently but that's the main idea for now.
The basic gameplay is going to be similar to past games, especially Dream Team and Paper Jam. Maintaining traditional features in the series, such as the enemy attack avoiding techniques, Bros. Item usage, Badges, Bros. Moves and also out-of-battle techniques. This game will introduce new techniques that require the Mario Bros. and the Cosmic Bros. to mix their abilities. The Cosmic Bros. have a strange ability that allows them to become shadows, and they will be able to use this in order to become Mario's and Luigi's shadows and complete certain puzzles that require this ability. The Cosmic Bros.'s shadow abilities can also be used during battles to avoid enemies or put them into disadvantages for Mario and Luigi to attack them with ease. Certain areas will require the Cosmic Bros. and the Mario Bros. to split up and work similarly to the Bros. with the babies in Partners in Time. Additionally, Mario and Luigi can use the Cosmic Bros. as means of transportation over certain hazards by using their shadows, and also as a way to confuse overworld enemies. The cosmic shadows can also stretch themselves in order to reach normally unachievable items or important areas. In order to control the cosmic shadows, the player will have the Cosmic Mario and Cosmic Luigi silhouettes in the bottom screen, and will be able to perform their moves with the stylus. Several objects and obstacles can only be altered, moved or destroyed by the Cosmic Bros., and others only by the Mario Bros.
In the battles, players will control the four members of the group. Unlike in Partners in Time and more like in Paper Jam, Cosmic Mario and Cosmic Luigi will fight alongside but independantly from Mario and Luigi. The Mario Bros. are still be able to use the Bros. Attacks, but a new attack category is added: Cosmic Attacks. These attacks will allow the four members of the team to perform special attacks by combining their moves. Most Cosmic Attacks have something to do with the Cosmic Bros. Abilities to turn into shadows and help Mario and Luigi perform more techniques. An example would be the Cosmic Mallet, which consists in Cosmic Mario and Cosmic Luigi mixing and turning into a giant mallet, and Mario and Luigi ground-pounding on one side of the mallet so it slams against enemies and causes more damage each time it's ground-pounded. Finally, the rank feature returns, as well as the Hint option after losing a battle and trying again.
More will be revealed once the article is created! For now, stay tuned for day 3's presentation!
Day 3
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2 is an upcoming Kirby action puzzle game for the Wii U, planned to be released in 2016. It is a sequel to the 2000 Game Boy Color title Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble. Being a direct sequel to said game, it brings back the "tilting" gameplay with the use of the Wii U GamePad. The game will of course have Kirby as the playable character, but it will also support amiibo, allowing players to unlock both King Dedede and Meta Knight by using their respective amiibo.
The story of the game is that a mysterious wizard named Bahram arrives at Pop Star and casts a curse on Dream Land to turn it into a "rolling" entertainment for him. Because of this curse, all of Dream Land turns into a tilting land, causing most citizens to trip over and roll. Kirby is bugged by this, and decides to go after Bahram in order to restore Dream Land's original form. To do this, Kirby will have to roll through the different cursed lands, collect the different Point Stars and defeat bosses to progress.
The game will use the Wii U GamePad's accelerometers and tilt sensor, allowing the player to "roll" Kirby around by tilting the GamePad. The game will make use of both the TV screen and the GamePad screen. The map shown in the TV and the one shown in the GamePad will be different, and at certain points Kirby will have to switch between maps so he can progress. For example, the map shown in the TV screen is a cloud level and the one shown in the GamePad is a sky castle. If Kirby is in the sky castle and finds a trampoline, it will send Kirby high in the sky to the TV screen where the clouds are.
Point Stars will be scattered all around levels for Kirby to collect, and he will have to find the Red, Green and Blue Stars in each level in order to clear them. Certain levels (mostly the last ones in each world map) will feature a different boss that Kirby has to defeat so he can go to the next world map. Several enemies will appear in levels, and to defeat most of them Kirby will have to hop on them or dash at them. To hop around, the player will have to press the button, and to dash, the button. A dash can also be charged by holding the button to make it more effective against stronger enemies.
However, there are enemies that cannot be defeated with a simple hop or dash, and require something else in order to be defeated. As an addition to a Tilt 'n' Tumble installment, Kirby can now use some Copy Abilities in this game to defeat special enemies. However, to do so, he will have to find Copy Ability pedestals as he lacks the inhale ability in this game. Gaining a copy ability will replace the hop and dash with different attacks. For example, if Kirby becomes Fire Kirby, the hop ability will be Kirby getting encased in fire for a few seconds, and the dash will be a fiery version. Copy abilities are also needed to get past certain obstacles, such as ice blocks (melted by Fire Kirby) or lava pits (traversable by Ice Kirby's dash). That's pretty much it for now!
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It's a school-visit day. Yes, parents (both or just one of them) were invited to class to see and experience what their children were doing in class.
So, since I got a morning class, I couldn't come. Instead, it's Eyra's mom who was there.
Yes, as long as I remember twice or more, parents are invited to see and meet our kids' class teacher.
Eyra got her chance to read a play (yes, reading it, not acting it out). But, still..a class activities no matter what it was, being shown to parents as it was, is indeed a good way to give us--parents--an understanding of what our kids are doing at school.
I think we're pretty like it. For the record, Eyra's teacher is an attentive teacher.
We met her a couple of times on different occasion.
Eyra and her best-friend, Yebin.
They're like inseparable.
They're like inseparable.
It's a good thing to know that Eyra have friends and at the same time...having best friend.
It's like a few minute-break or something..and the kids started to make a commotion.
They're requesting their teacher to play an animation.
So, that's how it went on.
one thing for sure: they like their class.
A short-visit to get an on-hand experience of what our kids were doing at school.
A short-visit to get an on-hand experience of what our kids were doing at school.
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The deadline for submitting applications is Feb. 28. For additional information and to obtain a membership application form contact Yasmin Hichborn, El Dorado County Area Agency on Aging, 3057A Briw Road, Placerville 95667; telephone (530) 642-4833.
Commissioners play a very important advisory role in the provision of services to El Dorado County seniors. The commission acts in an advisory capacity to both the Area Agency on Aging and the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on matters concerning senior residents. The commission focuses its efforts on such issues as development of community centers in strategic areas of the county to ensure provision of accessible services to all senior residents, promotion of services that enable seniors to remain in their homes for as long as possible and identification and prevention of elder abuse.


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On a remarkably warn and sunny end to August, a pair of SD70MACs have nearly 8,000 feet of train trailing on the drawbars as they wind their way along the Turnagain Arm.
The conductor on the 120N is enjoying a warm late August day with the window wide open as this pair of SD70MACs have nearly 10,000 tons of mixed freight and containers from the Lower 48 in tow ove... (more)
Nearly 8,000 feet of mixed freight and containers from the Lower 48 snake their way along the Turnagain Arm about 20 miles from the trains destination in Anchorage.
The tail end of train 120N is still stretched out in the joint use Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel as the head end passes over Placer Creek on the journey back to Anchorage.
"Snaking Along the Arm"
A pair of MACs pull a long Anchorage-bound freight fresh from the Port of Whittier along the silty shores of the Turnagain Arm.
"Anchorage-Bound Freight"
A pair of sequentially numbered SD70MACs drag a heavy northbound freight fresh from the Whittier barge over the Twenty Mile River.
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The prime movers of two SD70MAC's have been shut down after a successful load test, and blue flags removed, as the Alaska Railroads' Anchorage Shops return to peacefulness.
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One of Alaska Railroad's 4000 series SD70MACs sits over the pit in the heavy repair shop. Notice the over-sized snow plow for dealing with those Alaskan winter... (more)
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Samsung Galaxy S7 rumors are in full swing and the latest reports suggest the 2016 Flagship will include a feature that popping up on many of the latest Android smartphones: USB Type-C.
Sources told SamMobile Friday that Samsung is developing the Galaxy S7 with the latest USB port, which allows for faster charging speeds and data transfers than the current USB 2.0 and 3.0 protocols. If reports are true, the Galaxy S7 would join the likes of the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, OnePlus 2 and Xiaomi Mi 4c with this feature.
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Can anyone out there provide pictures of "upscale" Wal-Marts built in or around their community? I know that's an oxymoron like jumbo shrimp but I thought I'd give it a shot.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Can anyone out there provide pictures of "upscale" Wal-Marts built in or around their community? I know that's an oxymoron like jumbo shrimp but I thought I'd give it a shot.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
How about a Canadian Walmart?? Anyone.....Anyone......
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I don't have any, but I can give you some guidance on where to look. Head to the northeast for some enhanced Walmart designs. New Hampshire and Mass. have a few examples floating around. Also, Orlando I think has one of those "neighborhood market" concepts that seems more adaptable to architectural modifications.
"Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."
- Herman Göring at the Nuremburg trials (thoughts on democracy)
Big Owl: Where is that rendering from? They did one just like it in Round Rock, TX (at least that's where they guy that sent it to me said it was):Originally posted by Big Owl
Brian_w: If you use this one as a reference, use it only to prove that Walmart can & will alter their designs. Just don't turn it into something it's not, like a feux downtown streetscape in the middle of a parking lot.
"Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."
- Herman Göring at the Nuremburg trials (thoughts on democracy)
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From a store they proposed outside of Charlotte, NC. It is very similar to one they built in Indian Trail, NC. It is a 200,000 sq ft store in a parking lot of 1,000 spaces or more. The planners where this was build got them to alter the size of the sign and such but it is still a big box with a store front facade that is almost a half a mile in length.Originally posted by Suburb Repairman
This thread asks the same question, and provides some answers.
Too lazy to beat myself up for being to lazy to beat myself up for being too lazy to... well you get the point....
Well, I think I am the planner from which the rendering originated.
I say this due to the wall attached goose neck lights at the entrances,
which I believe to be unique to our store.
The building hasn't been built yet, but the arch details were modeled from
existing WM's around the area.
It is similar to a proposed store in West Charlotte (existing - pics attached) at the
corner of Ashley and Wilkinson Blvds and Tega Kay, SC (proposed).
For reference, we are a very rural community, so the 200,000 s.f. building
is large, and we would have loved to have a smaller footprint, perhaps 2 story,
but our code doesn't require such. The front facade stretches about 600',
which is a bit less than 1/2 mile. And, although Wally likes to have 5+ spaces per
1000 s.f.(roughly 1000 spaces), we were able to reduce that to 4.5 (900 spaces), located
to the side and rear of the store.So, not behind the sea of asphalt, just beside it.
This also opens the door for shared parking (GASP!) when the outlots develop.
I've included some pics that I took this weekend of the West Charlotte store.
As you can see, it is a departure from their vacant wall, big box reputation.
From our experience with Goliath, it took a lot of dedication by staff, and a strong ordinance to get
a plan that we were comfortable presenting to the City.
The broken up facade can more easily adapt to smaller units in the future, incase WM ever pulls out.
Ok, so it may just be window dressing, but it's a far leap from the big grey box and small step in the right direction
i got the premiter measurement and the facade measurment confused you have to excuse me we have been talking about the context of the block size and the existing urban network.Originally posted by Plan On It
when working for a local government; context and political will often factors in to the outcome.... but bunches of small steps lead toward big change. It often takes time and a few new tents at the local cemetaries I remember this as incremental planning theory... remember it, it may be AICP exam
Here are some more pics I took during our research of what we wanted for our
proposed store. I happened to be in Durango Co. this past summer and and was fortunate enough to have my camera on me when we passed this Wal-Mart.
Upscale? Well, it's better than most other's i've seen. This too is a supercenter,
so it has a 200,000s.f. + footprint, but they did a decent job fitting the arch into the landscape.
I will admit that during our research, we found it rather difficult to find images of well designed existing stores online, but they're out there somewhere. Hopefully these forums will be able to provide folks with a good image bank resource when Wal-Mart comes to their town.
Here's one that I did find online. I'm sorry I don't know where it came from, but perhaps someone does....
Based on what you're describing, ya'll were looking about 25 years down the road when/if Walmart moves to a new location and the building gets split up. BTW, a good move given their tendency to put "no-compete" restrictions on future buyers and is something I've seen missing in many of the big box ordinances I've seen. Were the public facilities (pipes, etc) placed through the parking lot to allow placement of additional buildings to create more of a town square atmosphere and possibly resubdivision to create a street grid? That building design would make a lot more sense then for future context.Originally posted by Plan On It
I hope you weren't taking some of the criticism to personally--I think a lot of us are just glad to see that design policy can force the hands of the ultimate big box with probably the worst reputation.
"Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."
- Herman Göring at the Nuremburg trials (thoughts on democracy)
Originally posted by Suburb Repairman
Well, i will admit that it hit a nerve when it was stated that all we did was get a "smaller sign", but that's only because I know what we had to go thru to get the plan were it is today. We actually spent about 8 months working on it, so there was a lot of time and energy invested in the project, for a staff of 2. Is it the best Wal-Mart plan ever, probably not, does the plan meet our local needs and provide for responsible, higher quality growth, I think so....
For reference, this is a green field development, and as mentioned earlier, we are very rural with very little commercial development in town. The hopes pinned on this project are that it will be a catalyst for continued growth in the surrounding area,
well planned responsible growth. Our largely industrial base has tanked in recent years, so we needed something to spawn some activity, and guess who came knocking....
To answer your question, yes, the utilities were looped through the parking lot to serve future adjacent parcels and the outlots presented as part of the overall development, as well as down the new public streets that borders the site, providing the infrastructure to the neighboring parcels, all paid for by WM. We had originally requested that the internal aisles in front of the store and at the far end of the parking lot would be public streets, but we compromised during the review process, and wound up letting them be private, but built to public street standards, with all necessary utilities being under the road for future use, including the ability to use individual taps to separate units in the future if WM should decide to bail out.
The overall concept for the whole 300 acres( WM and associated outlots being about 38 of those) of greenfield is that it will have that town square atmosphere, with the WM just being a part of a bigger picture, but currently the only development on the table. The arch design will set the standard of the future growth, and hopefully the zoning district sizes will prevent any other big boxes in the surrounding area. The hope is that future developments will come, now that there is a strong anchor in the picture, and our code will encourage smaller
commercial clusters and multifamily residential developments in the area.
WM is also providing 2 new public streets, lined with sidewalks and street trees,
in addition to the private drives( built to the same standard), stamped asphalt crossings and a public transit bus stop, all steps in the right direction.
I guess the point i'd be making, if any, is that although WM never offered any of this on their own, they were willing to work with the City, and gave us just about everything we required (or just asked for). Luckily we had an ordinance that allowed us to ensure a higher quality development (vs. the grey boat in the sea of asphalt that could care less about anything off their site.)
Ok, so what does this really have to do with the original request for "Upscale" pics, not so much, but it shows me that beauty is really in the eye of the beholder. What works for one area, may not be the best solution for another, and that all the planning theory can be ideal but ineffectual without an ordinance that requires higher standards for development.
This was my first BIG project in town as planner and my first time on the forums, so I am enjoying the ability to ramble on about something i was so involved in.
I apologize
and appreciate the ability to continue my learning experience thru the discussion of topics presented on these forums......
Merry Christmas!
I know in Westminster, CA they designed a Wal-Mart incorporating the design guidelines of the community which consisted of French Tudor style architecture. They mainly used some half-timbering elements. Sorry I don't have an pictures for you.


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Energy Language Thoughts Part 4
Parts 1 (Introduction), 2 (Pathways/Processes) and 3 (Stores) are all available and will help make this more useful. Please continue to comment, on whichever post seems most relevant, if you've any queries or suggestions. Thanks to those who have already done so. Practical Approaches The IOP guidance begins by taking snapshots before and after an […]
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FUTABA, Japan (AP) Japanese police sealed off roads leading into an evacuation zone around a radiation-spewing nuclear power plant Friday to enforce an order meant to keep residents from sneaking back to their homes.
Road blocks with large flashing Off Limits signs were set up along major streets leading into the 12-mile (20-kilometer ) zone around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactors, where nearly 80,000 people were hurriedly evacuated after last months earthquake and tsunami crippled the plants cooling systems.
Before the order went into effect at midnight, residents raced back into their deserted hometowns to grab whatever belongings they could cram into their cars.
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This is our last chance, but we arent going to stay long. We are just getting what we need and getting out, said Kiyoshi Kitajima, an X-ray technician, who dashed to his hospital in Futaba, a town next door to the plant, to collect equipment.
By Friday morning, the 250 police sent to the area were manning checkpoints and turning people back. They also planned to erect fences on side streets to stop people from entering, said Fukushima police spokesman Yasunori Okazaki. He said it would take some time to do so.
The order was put in place to limit radiation exposure and theft in the mainly deserted zone, where a growing number of people had been returning to check on the remains of their lives. Under a special nuclear emergency law, people who enter the zone are now subject to fines of up to 100,000 yen ($1,200) or possible detention for up to 30 days. There had previously been no punishment.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano appealed Friday for residents of five other areas affected by relatively high levels of radiation outside the main zone to also prepare for evacuation within a month. The government has previously advised people living in those areas to leave, but has not made evacuation mandatory.
We are very sorry for causing further trouble. I would like residents in those areas to evacuate to other places, Edano said.
But Norio Kanno, chief of Iitate, a village of 6,200, questioned whether everyone would be able to move out within a month.
It is really vexing. Just one nuclear accident is destroying everything, Kanno said.
The March 11 earthquake and tsunami wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichis power and cooling systems, triggering a spate of fires, explosions and radiation leaks in what has become the worlds second-worst nuclear accident ever. Tokyo Electric Power, its operator, says it will take six to nine months, if all goes according to plan, to stabilize the four worst-affected reactors and bring them into a cold shutdown.
While the levels of radioactivity in the evacuated area have been quite low, the government wants to keep people away out of concerns that long-term exposure can be dangerous.
As of Thursday night, about 40 people remained in the area, many of them dairy farmers who were refusing to leave their cattle, and elderly people who cannot move, the government said. Local officials were working to persuade them to leave, rather than punishing them, according to Kenji Kawasaki of Japans Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency.
The no-go order was not issued because of any particular change in plant conditions, which appear to have somewhat stabilized. But it is unclear when or if the government will deem it safe for residents to return to their homes.
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