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Hey people! With all of the talk about a comeback by Al Gore in 2004, I started thinking about other notable people that have been under the media spotlight recently. Like Gore, the people that came to mind have managed to somehow fall from grace, and the public either loves them or hates them. I would not be thrilled with a "Gore In 2004" campaign, and I would be much happier if "Sir Stiffalot" would simply move on to a different career. Come to think of it, I feel the same way with regard to all the other people that came to mind. If I had the opportunity to be an employment consultant for the following headline makers, I'd make sure they got what they deserved.... and then some.
Al Gore (Former Vice-President)
Hey Al, I have the perfect job for you buddy. Come on in, and pull up a chair. Relax dude! You're way too stiff. Loosen that ugly tie for God's sake. That's better. Now, mess up your hair a little. You look too much like Clark Kent. Good. Put on this apron. I don't care if it doesn't have little elephants on it, just put it on! Here's the hat that goes with it. Al, if you give me a hard time, I'm going to tell Tipper that you also know somebody with a stained dress. I thought you'd see things my way. So, we have the apron, the hat, and the disgruntled look working for us. Now, repeat after me. Sir, would you like fries with that? Good job Al. Try this one. Would you like to super size your order? Great! You're good to go. Call me in two weeks and let me know how things are progressing, okay? I'm counting on you Al. I don't want any more screw-ups. No more giving the finger to the customers like you did at Subway. Call me in two weeks. Next on line!
Lizzie Grubman (PR Mogul)
Okay, let me get this straight. You mowed down 16-20 people; your rich friends whisked you from the scene; you were drunk as hell; "Big Daddy Cash" raised bail, talked to the cops, prosecutors, and judges; and you ended up getting a mere 60 days in jail. You know what? I think I have a job that you would be great for. It doesn't pay much, but it's all about taking pride in what you do Lizzie. Do you understand? Good. I want you to take that pail and toothbrush over there and go to this address. It's a clinic that specializes in administering enemas. When the patients are done "doing their business," you're job is to make all 450 toilets sparkle on a weekly basis. No, you don't need any gloves. I want you to get a true sense of what hard work is. I want you to know what it's like to get your hands dirty, literally. The secret of getting through it is to scrub fast and turn your head often. By the way, all the people you backed into have made appointments at the clinic. I'm sure you'll be happy to see them again. Call me in six months Lizzie, and please.... don't write me any letters. Next in line!
Winona Ryder (Film Star)
Miss Ryder, I'm so sorry for all of the horrible misfortune you have experienced. Please put my watch back on the desk. Thank you. Now, I'm going to need a little time to find something for you. Would you mind placing that clock back on the file cabinet? Miss Ryder, stealing is a felony, and since you have been convicted, that may prove to be detrimental in finding you employment. I'm sorry but we need those pens and paper clips for the office Miss Ryder. Thank you. Just give me a week or so to contact several agencies, and I'll try to make something happen for you. I'm sorry Miss Ryder but the copy machine must stay in the office. Miss Ryder! Miss Ryder, release the copy machine or I'll have to call security! Thank you. Now would you please leave? Next in line! Thank God she left. Wait a minute.... where the hell is the fax machine?
George W. Bush (President)
Oh, my bad! You already have a job. It just doesn't seem like it! You may want to consider a career in economic analysis in the future. Take care "Georgie Boy." Next in line!
Jennifer Lopez (Actress/Singer)
Oh no, it's J-Lo! What are you doing in my office? You cannot stand there and tell me you don't have a job, not with all the newspaper coverage you've had recently. I'm glad you stopped by because I want you to check out my version of "Jenny On The Block." Ready? It goes like this. "Although people think that I'm great, I'm still G-man from Beach 88!" It's not funny J-Lo! Stop laughing! It's creative genius! Okay, you can take your big butt out of my office right now. The only thing bigger than your butt is your ego! Your butt's so big I can rest a pack of Budweisers on it. You're butt's so big it should be a lounge chair. You're butt's so big it needs its own zip code. You're butt's so big that some moviegoers thought the Eminem film "8 Mile" was about your butt. Tell me that I did not see you give me the finger. I wouldn't get you a job if you were down to your last bottle of Loreal. At the rate you're going, you'll marry half of Hollywood before you're 30! I've gotta tell you sweetheart, that doesn't look good on a resume. Get out of here, and tell Ben that The G-man is the sexiest man alive, not him! Next on line!
Osama bin Laden (Terrorist)
Oh hell no!! You MUST be on the crack pipe! Get out! I'm going for the gun! Get out you ugly, miserable, one-armed, cave dwelling, bony-assed, jaundice looking, scraggly beard wearing, bean eating, bomb dodging, camel riding freak! They have special job for you in hell, you bastard! Now get out of my office, and take that camel with you. You're stinking up the joint!
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text: Darnell Dockett Apologizes For Fighting Teammate Over "Let Them Score" Strategy, Still Clearly Doesn't Understand Why He Was WrongBarry Petchesky12/06/12 10:05amFiled to: Darnell DockettArizona CardinalsKerry RhodesApologiesNflAppicNews35EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink On Sunday, the Jets had the ball deep in Arizona territory and a one-point lead. The directive came in from the Cardinals' sideline: Let them score a touchdown, so Arizona could get the ball back down eight with more than a minute remaining. Sound advice, though it was mooted when Shonn Greene intentionally slid at the one-yard-line rather than score, and the Jets knelt to run out the clock. DE Darnell Dockett wasn't happy with the strategy, and he made it known to his teammates. Safety Kerry Rhodes came over to try and convince him letting New York score was the right thing to do. Dockett and Rhodes got into a heated argument on the field—Florio says Dockett spit on Rhodes, Rhodes denies it. It doesn't really matter, because the Cardinals have much bigger problems, but Dockett has apologized to Rhodes for the run-in. "It's something that I don't believe in, something that I didn't understand," Dockett said. "It was frustrating at the time. At the end of the day, I am never, never going to lay down and quit. I've been playing football for over 20 years. I've given this organization, I've given Florida State, I've given my high school everything I've got. I love the game. I play with passion and I'll never quit."This apology is just fantastic, because it's obvious Dockett still has no idea why he was in the wrong. He talks about "not quitting" as if letting the Jets score would be quitting, instead of the only thing that would give the Cardinals a chance to win the game. I get that players are wrapped up in their individual units and don't have the time, or sometimes the ability, to see the larger picture—but that's why you just do what the coaches tell you. It's their job to figure out this stuff. The Cardinals should be less concerned with Dockett's feistiness toward a teammate and more concerned with the fact that he doesn't understand football strategy, and shows no inclination to learn.Reply35 repliesLeave a reply


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In today's interconnected world our country's security challenges are constantly evolving. To meet these challenges, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fosters a culture that values and promotes diversity, teamwork, flexibility, and innovation. For an overview of the diverse responsibilities DHS carries out within the Government, we welcome you to visit our website at http://www.dhs.gov/.
The incumbent of this position serves as the Associate Chief Counsel (Trade and Finance), in the Office of the Chief Counsel (OCC), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in direct support of the General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The General Counsel, who is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the Department's chief legal advisor and principal legal advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security and, as such, has final authority and responsibility for legal policy determinations within the Department and its components.
Under the general direction of the Chief Counsel and the Deputy Chief Counsel, the incumbent serves as the principal legal advisor to CBP headquarters on all matters involving the Customs laws as they impact on trade. Additionally, the position serves as a subject matter expert on trade matters for the Associate and Assistant Chief Counsels in the field.
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Word Films announces the August 27 nationwide DVD release of the inspirational film "CAMP." Inspired by true stories from camps for abused and neglected children, the film's writer and director, Jacob Roebuck, tapped into real-life events to acknowledge the power of the camp experience and the opportunity it provides to give unconditional love to those seemingly forgotten children who need adults in their lives.
"CAMP" is the story of a deeply troubled boy, Eli (Miles Elliot, "The Mentalist"), and an apathetic investment advisor, Ken (Michael Mattera), who get paired together at a summer camp for foster kids and discover the meaning of unconditional love. "We are excited for the opportunity to share the story of CAMP," said Roebuck. "We want to entertain audiences, but we also hope they are inspired to get involved in the lives of abused and neglected kids in their communities. We are thrilled to work with Word on the video distribution of the picture. Not only do they bring a first-class distribution team for mainstream and Christian markets, they also understand the heart behind the film."
This inspirational film has received outstanding early acclaim from critics in addition to the Dove Foundation's "Family-Approved" Seal:
"This is a wonderful film about healing the wounds of your past... We are pleased to award this movie our Dove 'Family-Approved' Seal for ages 12 and over." - The Dove Foundation
"Most of the time, movies and television shows spotlight the lighter side of youth camps, but CAMP goes deeper to bring viewers face-to-face with the transformation that happens in the lives of children and even the adults that volunteer. It is incredibly heart affecting, even through the real-life interviews that play during the credits." - DeWayne Hamby (Christian Retailing, White Wing Messenger)
"Hollywood loves to entertain us. But CAMP does more than entertain – it inspires. It beautifully illustrates the huge impact the small sacrifice of a week's time can make in the life of a child in foster care." – Julie Gumm, best-selling author of "Adopt without Debt"
Roebuck received inspiration for the film when he joined a summer missions trip and had the opportunity to help abused and neglected children through a program called Royal Family Camp. Once there, he felt the call to help the children he met that so desperately needed contact with loving and caring adults. A portion of the proceeds from the film benefit Royal Family KIDS, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) non-profit that serves as the nation's leading network of camps for abused, neglected and abandoned children.


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The Ivory Bills debut new CD at Daffodil Festival
Published 7:30 pm, Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The new EP by The Ivory Bills has been finished for a while, but group leader James Velvet delayed having a CD-release party until just the right moment.
That moment will be Saturday, April 30, at 1:30 p.m. when The Ivory Bills perform on the Welcome Stage at Hubbard Park as part of the annual Meriden Daffodil Festival. More than 30 Connecticut bands are scheduled to perform on the three stages throughout the park at this year's festival, which comes to a close Sunday, May 1.
"We were supposed to be there last year and we were rained out, but (festival organizer Rob DeRosa) was nice enough to ask us back for this year," Velvet said in a phone interview Monday from his Hamden home. "We actually held the CD for a while -- it's been done for a few months -- because we wanted to (release it at the festival) because it's a good gig and (DeRosa's) a good guy."
As a veteran of 30 years on the state's music scene, Velvet likes the variety of music and the sense of camaraderie among the musicians at the Daffodil Festival.
"It's fabulous. I don't know of anything like it," Velvet said. "There are 34 bands from Connecticut there and you can mix and match and go around to the three different stages and hear different bands. ... They no longer have a headliner, like The Turtles or The Animals, so it's kind of like a community party, basically.
"If the weather's right, you just wander around and hear all of this different music and eat all of this different food. It's not a bad deal."
The Ivory Bills is Velvet's vision of a power trio, formed with frequent collaborators guitarist John L. and drummer Johnny Java. Velvet sings and plays bass and writes the group's songs.
Velvet's other band, The Lonesome Sparrows, is a four-piece group that focuses on making music with acoustic instruments.
Songwriting for the two outfits is different, naturally, so Velvet said he is learning how to tailor his songs to each band.
"I use to play in The Mocking Birds and I could write anything I wanted to for The Mocking Birds because they could handle anything," said Velvet, a New Haven native. "But now I'm in an acoustic band and an electric band and, though both bands are good, they're not as versatile as The Mocking Birds.
"So, I'm starting to learn to write songs for the electric band that are riff-based, as opposed to chord-based. The acoustic band can handle more chords and harmonies and overlays of melody and that kind of thing."
The new EP, "In Color," features six new Velvet compositions and, though the trend is to release most music digitally these days, The Ivory Bills still wanted a physical product to sell to its fans.
"We debated doing this as a web-only release, but our fans tend to be slightly older than your average music-lover," Velvet said. "They still like to have something in their hand. We didn't press a lot of them, just like we didn't press a lot of copies of The Lonesome Sparrows CD last year. In the old days, we would order 1,000 CDs and now we order 200 CDs. It's still worth it to us to have a physical presence, as well as a digital presence.
"We do sell downloads through CD Baby and iTunes, but just to have the physical CDs, some people want those. And it's easier for us to introduce ourselves to new people. We can say, `Here. Take a listen to this.' If you say to somebody, `Hey, here's a promo code to download this,' they're not likely to go there. With a CD, they're more likely to listen."
And people have been listening to Velvet for many years, and not just his music. He also has co-hosted the "Local Bands" radio show with Rick Allison for the past 24 years. The show airs Sunday nights at 10 on WPLR-FM 99.1.
The station thought about ending the program a couple of years ago, but the show's dedicated fan base let WPLR management know how much "Local Bands" was appreciated throughout the region.
"It was very rewarding and humbling," Velvet said. "We had so many people write in and call in, that they finally said, `It's all right. You're good.'
"I think they realized that even though we don't have a huge listenership, we are part of the community. Although they don't legally have the responsibility anymore to have community ties, they know that it's good (public relations) to have at least some community ties. So, they kept us on and we're still doing it."
Hubbard Park is at 199 Notch Road, Meriden. Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, May 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. 203-630-4259, www.daffodilfest.com.
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Messi voted Argentina's third best athlete of 2012
Argentine journalists don't think Lionel Messi is the country's best athlete for 2012.
Argentine boxer Sergio Martinez was awarded the title of "Olimpia de Oro,'' given to the South American country's top athlete in voting by the Circulo de Periodistas - or association of journalists.
Martinez defeated Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. earlier this year in their WBC title fight.
Barcelona star Messi, who has had a record-breaking year with 90 goals, didn't even finish second in the voting. That went to Sebastian Crismanich, the taekwondo fighter who won Argentina's only gold medal in the London Olympics. Messi finished third.


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And the Centurions (3-1, 1-0) did not commit a turnover.
"Right now, knock on wood," Burt said, "I think we've made only two turnovers in four games and we've picked up 11 or 12. That kind of turnover ratio is huge."
Cypress senior quarterback Jesse Dages completed 10 of 20 passes for 129 yards. One of his completions was a shovel pass to Brito that went for a 46-yard touchdown with 31 seconds left in the first half. Burt said the Cypress passing game must improve if the Centurions are going to compete with Tustin, Yorba Linda and the rest of the Empire League.
"It's going to get tougher," said Burt, who has coached for decades at the college and high school levels. "We got to get some better reads from our quarterback. We missed some open receivers in the second half."
Cypress' defense did its part, holding Western to a second-quarter field goal and a third-quarter touchdown.
Western junior running back Lafaele Masaniai rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries. His touchdown run of 20 yards in the third quarter trimmed the Cypress lead to 16-10. Cypress' Efren Obfenda scored on a 14-yard run early in the fourth quarter to complete the scoring.
Defense and punting dominated the first quarter until Cypress scored on a 37-yard field goal by Dages, who throws left-handed but is a right-footed kicker, with 53 seconds left in the quarter to give Cypress a 3-0 lead.
Western (3-2, 0-1) tied it with 2:54 left in the second quarter on a 30-yard field goal by Dylan Alamia.
Cypress scored a touchdown in the final minute of the half. On second down and 10 at the Western 46, Dages tossed a shovel pass to Brito, who was running from the left end of the line toward the right. After catching the short shovel, Brito went around the right side, sprinted up the right sideline, dodged a tackler at the 20 and took a diagonal path to the end zone for the score and a 10-3 lead.
Brito scored on a 4-yard run in the third quarter to make it 16-3.


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Report Critical Of San Onofre Restarting Steam Generators
Monday, September 24, 2012
Aired 9/24/12 on KPBS Midday Edition.
Daniel Hirsch, president, Committee to Bridge the Gap, lecturer on nuclear policy at UC Santa Cruz
Far Outside the Norm-The San Onofre Nuclear Plant's Steam Generator Problems
Far Outside the Norm: The San Onofre Nuclear Plant's Steam Generator Problems by Committee to Bridge the Gap
Southern California Edison Statement:
"SCE has and will continue to make its top priority the safety of the public and its workers.
"Our engineers and a team of external experts are currently working on the response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Confirmatory Action Letter which will include a thorough understanding of the cause, the repair plan and the corrective actions for Unit 2. This document will be publically available in its entirety when it is submitted. The commission has stated that it will take as long as needed to review the response. SCE will not restart the unit until we and the NRC are satisfied it is safe to do so."
Jennifer Manfrè, Senior Manager, Media Relations
Southern California Edison
Early next month, Southern California Edison says it will deliver a long-awaited letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that is expected to describe the root causes of the tube failure that shut down steam generators at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Both reactors have been offline since January.
In the meantime, another investigation into San Onofre's problems was recently introduced at a U.S. Senate committee which oversees nuclear regulation. The Committee to Bridge the Gap contends the damaged steam generators at San Onofre are in much worse shape than publicly acknowledged.
The co-author of that report, Daniel Hirsch, told KPBS San Onofre had 400 times as many damaged steam generator tubes as in a typical nuclear reactor with new steam generators. He said there were also 1,000 times as many indications of wear.
"These are very, very sick reactors," he said.
Hirsch said they asked the NRC for this data, but the NRC didn't have it. So his organization, Committee to Bridge the Gap, went through inspection reports on all other nuclear reactors in the country on their own.
Southern California Edison declined to speak to KPBS about the issue, but released a statement saying they are working on a response to the NRC.
Hirsch said the data they found needs to be considered before the decision is made to put San Onofre back online.
Claire Trageser contributed to this report.
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CaptD | September 24, 2012 at 1:05 p.m. ― 4 years, 6 months ago
If the tubes in the Steam Generators fail, say because of being over stressed by a large earthquake, there is no way to stop the complete "VENTING" of the entire reactor's highly radioactive, high temperature high pressure coolant ...
Said another way, think what a radiator hose failure or removing a radiator cap does when the engine has been running for a long time in the summer; now imagine that it is a huge nuclear reactor pressure vessel connected with large diameter pipes to its giant steam generators that is now suddenly starting to vent a scalding radioactive steam/water vapor at the rate of hundreds of gallons per minute, PER TUBE FAILURE.
Sure they can try and add "makeup" water in an attempt to replace the radioactive core water level falling but by the time the very high pressure in the reactor pressure vessel gets even close to atmospheric pressure, most if not all of the original highly radioactive reactor coolant, which is much more than 100,000 gallons, will be vented to the atmosphere forming a huge radioactive cloud as it starts moving "downwind"!
While this is happening, remember that as the level of the radioactive core cooling water drops the temperature of the core itself starts rising rapidly which even makes it even harder to slow the venting!
The tubes inside the steam generator are the weak link in the voluminous hi-pressure, hi-temp. reactor core cooling system, since there is no way to stop a radioactive blowout once it starts!
CaptD | September 24, 2012 at 1:10 p.m. ― 4 years, 6 months ago
The SORE (San Onofre Reactor Emergency) started on Jan 31, 2012 and therefore has been going on for about 8.5 months... http://is.gd/f47HCu
Therefore at $65 Million per month, SoCal ratepayers have been charged (8 months X $65 Million Dollars per month) 552.5 Million Dollars which has gone to SCE and SDG&E for no electricity generated!
Said another way SoCal ratepayers have paid about HALF A BILLION DOLLARS in what I believe will be the biggest Energy Boondoggle in US History!
If a bank in CA was robbed and they stole a couple of million dollars, it would be on both the Local and National news, yet MSM in Southern California is almost silent about SORE (San Onofre Reactor Emergency) half a billion dollar Utility "heist".
Ask yourself why we should accept this, then ask all your elected Leaders why they are silent!
Each day we wait for a refund is costing all of US about 2 million Dollar more.
CaptD | September 24, 2012 at 1:11 p.m. ― 4 years, 6 months ago
More info on this Reader story:
Group to Ask for Full Disclosure on San Onofre
BilllHawkins | September 24, 2012 at 8:59 p.m. ― 4 years, 6 months ago
Ultimate Enlightenment, Nuclear Wisdom & Expensive Lessons Learnt: A joint enquiry by the US Departments of Justice and Labor into the dark inner secrets of SONGS Steam Generator Degradation and Safety/Discrimination/Intimidation/Retaliation/Harassment Concerns will not only cure SONGS Problems but will improve safety record at other similar US Nuclear Power Plants. This investigation will help CPCU, NRC, NEI, INPO and other US Agencies responsible for the protection of health and safety of Americans from potential radiological accidents, which can be caused by natural forces, human errors, equipment failures poor training, poor operating procedures and production/profit oriented management, etc. Foreign-owned NEI Qualified,"US Nuclear Manufacturers/Designers" will dominate the Future US Nuclear Energy Market, but NRC, NEI, INPO and other US Agencies need to ensure that their technology is safe, reliable and affordable for the US Public and Rate Payers by using: As a NRC Section Chief of MIT Intelligence says to his dedicated staff, "Before approving any Safety Evaluation and other Licensing Documents/Inspection Reports, Please, "Read and reread in-between the lines', use a 'Critical Questioning & Investigative Attitude' and 'Solid Teamwork & Alignment' between NRC Staff, Licensee, Manufacturers and Vendors." This saying is consistent with the teaching of World's Foremost Expert on preventing the adverse and expensive effects of Turbulence-induced vibrations and Fluid Elastic Instability in Nuclear Power Plant Components and Heat Exchangers.
CaptD | September 27, 2012 at 12:10 p.m. ― 4 years, 5 months ago
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San Onofre Waste Generating Station: http://decommission.sanonofre.com/
The # 1 US Nuclear Safety Concern ==> San Onofre's Repl. Steam Gen.'s
The DAB Safety Team is thankful to numerous anonymous concerned SONGS Workers, who have provided factual information in the interest of the Public Safety to us so that we could arrive at these "Reasonable Conclusions" regarding SONGS Replacement Steam Generators Degradation. We acknowledge Fairewinds Energy Association, Professor Daniel Hirsch, Friends of the Earth, San Clemente Green, Media, News Papers and the SD Reader, whose material has contributed to the successful completion of this document.
NOTE: These Preliminary Conclusions are subject to change upon receipt of Southern California Edison's (SCE) SONGS Unit 2 Restart Plan and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Root Cause Evaluation.
If SONGS Unit 2 is allowed to operate at reduced power, an Un-isolable main steam line break accident can occur at any time, due to a postulated design basis earthquake and/or any other associated failure. Due to this event, the depressurization of the steam generator caused by the steam line break coupled with the excessive vibrations due high differential pressure (> 2250 psi), high reactor coolant water temperature inside the tubes, the compact space between the SONGS U-Tube Bundle and the moisture separators (compared with other Mitsubishi Steam Generators) and the steam over-pressurization would cause the elastic deformation (NRC AIT Report, Mitsubishi Preliminary Cause Evaluation) of the taller U-tube bundle due to increased U-tube bundle height, high localized steam-voids or dry-outs (two-phase mist region, almost devoid of water in undefined central portion of the U-tube bundle above the 7th support plate) and narrow-pitch/tube diameter ratio. This unanalyzed and rare phenomena not experienced in the Steam Generators operating history, in turn, would cause the onset of fluid elastic instability conditions due to the 100% localized steam voids in the central portion of U-Tube bundle above the 7th Support Plate. The fluid elastic instability conditions would result in further lowering the already low in-plane tube clearances (Attributed to unanalyzed effects because of addition of more tubes to achieve more thermal MWt out of the SGs). The combination of these factors along with a poorly designed anti-vibration support structure [low damping capability of the support structure (i.e., the tube support plates, the tube-sheet, and the anti-vibration bars)] would result in excessive and violent vibrations, cause tubes to hit each other in the in-plane direction, result in leaking tubes, which would cause high-pressure primary sub-cooled water jets. These high-pressure jets would cut holes into other already worn tubes and create undetermined number of cascading tube ruptures.
CaptD | September 27, 2012 at 12:10 p.m. ― 4 years, 5 months ago
DAB Safety team Con't:
The cumulative effects of the above conditions along with the unanalyzed effects of plugged and staked tubes would rupture other damaged, plugged, staked and worn tubes. The amount of leaking reactor coolant through these ruptured tube cuts is beyond the analyzed limits of a SONGS UFSAR Analysis [Three combined independent events loads (DBE + MSLB + LOCA)] that would be released via the blowing radioactive steam carrying Un-partitioned reactor coolant from the Un-isolated steam generator into the environment. This uncontrolled radiological accident would release significant amounts of radiation, which could adversely affect the health and safety of all Southern Californian residents plus the transient population within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone. We believe that this scenario can also progress into a nuclear meltdown of the reactor due to potential errors by plant operators unable to diagnose and control rapidly changing plant conditions due to the confusion caused by the non-user friendly and complex, abnormal, emergency operating and emergency plan implementing procedures.
This scenario is a departure from a method of evaluation described in the UFSAR used in establishing the SONGS design bases or in the safety analyses and requires a NRC 50.90 License Amendment before SONGS Unit 2 or 3 can be allowed to restart. A permission by NRC for SONGS restart of either Unit 2 or 3 without the 50.90 License Amendment would be construed as: (1) Repeat violation of NRC 50.90 License Amendment Process by SCE, (2) Violation of SCE's Overriding Obligation to protect the health and safety of Southern Californians from radiological accidents, and (3) Inconsistent with the NRC's long history of commitment, transparency, participation, and collaboration with the public's oversight of Nuclear Reactor regulatory activities.
-- The DAB Safety Team
CaptD | October 6, 2012 at 6:01 p.m. ― 4 years, 5 months ago
SCE's Restart PR Campaign Backfires in MV!
SCE's RESTART PR campaign is now in full swing, please tell your friends to find out what SanO insiders are saying about all the technical issues AGAINST RESTARTING SanO, before they attend the NRC Dana Pt. meeting 10-09-12.
The complete 6 page PR memo can be viewed online: http://be.rtgit.com/DABSANO
Along with many of the other of the DAB Safety Team's "Papers", like "DAB Safety's Initial Response to SCE's Restart Plan", so please bookmark it as MORE information will be posted to keep you in the know.
Remember: Any SCE restart is nothing but a $1.2 Billion Get out of Jail Free Card for them!
Just SAY N☢ To Any Restart TESTING, SoCal cannot afford a Trillion Dollar Eco-Disaster like Fukushima!CaptD
p.s. Kudos to Joe for the SCE PR Restart Pitch Info!
CaptD | October 7, 2012 at 1:10 p.m. ― 4 years, 5 months ago
Major points against SanO remaining in operation:
1. It is sited on Major Fault lines + the new NRC Director is a trained Geologist that knows faults.
2. SCE sneaked the RSG phony design past the NRC review process!
3. SCE/SanO has the worst operated reactor in the Country.
4. SCE has a long history of major Safety violations that is the worst in the USA.
5. SanO almost had a major nuclear accident because of bad tube designed "in-house"...
6. Decommissioning SanO would instantly solve all the NRC SanO oversight issues.
7. The NRC knows that if they stop SanO from restarting, the Industry will get the message, to tighten up their operations.
8. It will make the NRC look great without making them look like they caved into the activists.
9. Restarting even under 70% power has MAJOR RISKS, as the DAB Safety Team has already pointed out, so why take ANY chances?
As I see it, the NRC would much rather have all its SanO problems just get "Decommissioned" and we can help by telling them N☢ RESTARTS...
MajorTom | January 7, 2013 at 4:53 p.m. ― 4 years, 2 months ago
Houston, we have a problem.
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Hi all, i try to understang how to configure mailman in order to use with ispconfig. i upgraded my ispconfig to ISPConfig 2.2.3 I installed mailman from debian-package with apt-get and then? i try to set for a site the option mailing list and i enable cgi but i don't understand how to access to mailing list and how configure it if i do a list_lists i see only the mailman 1st mailing list Anyone can give me some hints? Regards TheBus
i did the upgrade before installing mailman. I try now to redo the upgrade (after the installation of mailman) but the installer don't ask to me nothing about mailman.
This is because it's an update and not a fresh install. Here it what it does : it adds admispconfig to the list group edit config.inc.php.tmp Code: $go_info["server"]["mailman"]["default_mailman_domain"] = "lists.example.com"; $go_info["server"]["mailman"]["new_list_path"] = "/usr/lib/mailman/bin/newlist"; $go_info["server"]["mailman"]["config_list_path"] = "/usr/lib/mailman/bin/config_list"; it adds Code: ### Mailman Section ### ScriptAlias /mailman/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/ ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/mailman/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/ Alias /images/mailman/ /usr/share/images/mailman/ ### End of Mailman Section ### to the apache configuration Add Code: transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport relay_domains = hash:/etc/postfix/relay-host-names mailman_destination_recipient_limit = 1 to /etc/postfix/master.cf then do Code: postmap /etc/postfix/transport Code: postmap /etc/postfix/relay-host-names Add Code: mailman unix - n n - - pipe flags=FR user=list argv=/var/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py ${nexthop} ${user} to /etc/postfix/master.cf uncomment Code: MTA=None /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py This are the steps that are done by the installer. I hope it helps and I hope I didn't miss one step. Regards
i do a clean server install following the debian etch howto i installed libxml2-dev and mailman After i upacked the tar.gz and then i made the installation following the documentation Now i create a site with mailinglist support and i enable all (cgi*,php*,webmail,mailing list) I create a mailing list for the site but: if from console i write list_lists i don't see any list: ispconfig:~# list_lists No matching mailing lists found if i try to access to http://www.site.com/cgi-bin/mailman/ i receive the error 404 (idem if i try to access to http://www.site.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo) Ho i can usage it?
you say edit config.inc.php.tmp is that the one in the install_ispconfig directory? Do I then run ./setup or does that file end up in /root/ispconfig or some where else where I can edit it.
What are you exactly going to do? If it's a fresh install you can just follow this little guide http://howtoforge.com/set-up-mailman-with-debian-and-ispconfig


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Recent college graduate Molly Katchpole has $2,200 to her name, holds down two part-time jobs — one of them as a nanny — and describes her financial situation as paycheck-to-paycheck.
So when Bank of America announced that it would begin charging debit card users a $5 monthly fee, Katchpole got mad and started an online petition. More than 300,000 people signed it.
And on Tuesday, the nation's second-largest bank backed down.
Now the 22-year-old is getting the credit for the end of the debit card fee.
Katchpole is a Rhode Island native who lives in Washington, where she does freelance work for a political communications firm that supports unions and other Democratic-leaning causes. She describes herself as a progressive and says she stands in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. She has a tattoo below her collarbone that reads: "Empathy."
"I believe that is the most important quality that a person can have, is the ability to empathize with others," she said. "When I first started the petition, and even now, people were saying, 'Just close your bank account and go to another bank.' I think people are forgetting that not everybody can easily close their bank and join a credit union. There are some neighborhoods in this country where there's only one bank."
Shortly after Bank of America announced plans a month ago to start charging the fee, she put the petition on Change.org, a nonpartisan website that allows individuals and advocacy groups to launch campaigns on any topic.
After the bank relented, Change.org declared on its home page: "We Won."
"It's an awesome display of the potential power that real people can have when they come together," said Ben Rattray, the site's founder and CEO.
Katchpole credited the popularity of her petition to good timing, calling it "stupid" for Bank of America to announce the fees in the midst of the Wall Street protests. Her boyfriend, Ben Sisko, said Katchpole succeeded because she expressed her outrage so clearly and concisely.
The petition read, in part: "The American people bailed out Bank of America during a financial crisis the banks helped create. ... How can you justify squeezing another $60 a year from your debit card customers? This is despicable."
A Bank of America executive called Katchpole more than three weeks ago to explain the fees, but by then it had already lost her as a customer to a community bank.
Bank spokesman Ernesto Anguill declined to say precisely what role the petition played. He said Bank of America scrapped the fees after listening to public reaction and gauging the competition from other banks that backed off plans for similar charges.
The outcry over Bank of America prompted other major banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co., to cancel tests of their own debit card fees.
Michael McCauley, a spokesman for Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports Magazine, said the petition was a sign that Bank of America had misjudged its customers, just as Netflix did when it tried to divide its DVD-rental and online streaming businesses. He called Katchpole an inspiration to consumers who feel they are being treated poorly.
"The debit card issue pushed her over the edge, and she took action, and look at the impact that she's had. I think it's remarkable," he said.
Katchpole grew up in Cumberland, R.I., a town of 33,000, and graduated last spring from Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I., with a degree in art and architectural history. She was on the debate team in high school and wrote letters to her local paper.
"When she had something that she wanted to say, she usually said it, and if she felt other people needed to know, then she found the avenue to express it," said her mother, Kathy Katchpole, a physical therapist. "She's always had pretty strong views one way or the other."
She and her boyfriend live in a tiny, one-bedroom basement apartment, where they split the $1,250 rent. Sisko works as a paralegal, and Katchpole is hoping to find a full-time job in politics.
Katchpole's parents and boyfriend remain Bank of America customers.
"I haven't decided if I'm going to switch yet," Sisko said. After all, he said, "the petition worked!"
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February 3, 2013, 08:47 AM | #1 |
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You said I can do what?!
I went to an out of the way gun store yesterday to check and see if they had a revolver that I've been looking for.
When I got there I found that they had a huge selection with good prices, (about 50 higher than what I've been finding on Buds website) and a friendly staff treating everyone with respect whether they were there to buy or browse. I found a Taurus Raging Bull, asked a few questions about it and the guy behind the counter reached in opened the cylinder and handed it to me. I pulled the hammer back with my thumb and said to the guy "Don't worry I'm not going to dry fire it, I just want to feel the trigger release" He said "It's ok if you want to dry fire it, go ahead" I was shocked, I didn't know what to say. Never dry fire your weapon was the first thing my father taught me about guns. I even slightly looked around to see if the old man was standing somewhere as if this was some kind of test. I handed the gun back to the guy, browsed around a little bit and left the store. I really want to buy this revolver, and they have a good price, but how many times have they let someone like me come in and dry fire that weapon? Are they correct and could my old man be wrong? Did it use to matter and now technology has made it not matter anymore? |
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Unless its used or on consignment, the revolver you fondled is probably just a floor model. Usually when you decide to purchase, they get one from the back. As for the dry firing, did your old man mean other peoples guns or just any gun in general? Nothing wrong with dry firing most well made, modern guns.
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Your Dad was probably taught that by his Dad.
At one time dry firing a gun could damage it. Broken springs from dry firing were pretty common with older guns. Dry firing rim fires could also damage the chamber on many firearms. It's also a general safety concern. There are still some modernish guns that should not be dry fired, including the CZ 52, 50, and 70, and the Tokarev TT-30/33, among others. They've been known to break firing pins on limited amounts of dry firing.
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You generally shouldn't dry fire rimfires too much, but anything else is fair game.
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Though I have always believed you could dry-fire most any modern center-fire handgun with impunity, Taurus is one company that advises against dry-firing their centerfire revolvers.
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Kalgalath, That's a conversation you might just keep to yourself. I never found anything good coming from correcting my father.
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Some rimfires don't like dry firing. If dry firing a bloody Raging Bull is going to hurt it, just think what a real live round will do :-)
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Once upon a time your Dad was right. Times change though and your Dad's info is just a little out of date. Go easy on him.
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I believe that "Never dry fire a gun" is like an old wives tale. May have been true once, but not now. I have since heard like the only guns that are vulnerable to dry firing are some rimfires due to their design. Don't even know if that's correct, either. Still some gun dealers and venders were raised hearing this one, and WILL get upset if you do it. Instead of the disclaimer you offered, just ask them if it's OK if you dry fire it. Yes or no should be your reply.
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Ya I don't dry fire rim fires, I have seen pictures of beat up cylinders. Modern center fire handguns, rifles and shotguns should not be an issue. Apparently ruger says you can dry fire their rim fire handguns as well.
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I also do not dry fire my S&W 66-2 with its hammer mounted firing pin.8 do not believe it is wise to dry fire those as it can cause some rounding of the firing pin
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Just checked the Ruger site. It says you can dry fire your single six all you like.
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Once upon a time firing pins were part of the hammer and made of softer stuff than today.
Same was true of the frame mounted inertia style firing pins and even the frames. Without the cushion of the cartridge case, damage could occur. As the materials got better and better, dry firing became less of an issue, especially for the inertia style. But, now that so many manufacturers are using MIM parts, maybe those precautions are true again.
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Even when people say I can dry fire my Rugers ... I don't.... at least not often. I was taught the same thing as a kid. We mostly shot .22 in those years. I still don't in my center fires. What I will do is keep my thumb on the hammer to gently set the hammer back down. I see no purpose to dry fire a gun and letting the hammer slam home. I treat every gun as if loaded. Just me though. Then I also carry my guns with an empty under the hammer as well... Even my .44Spec Bulldog carry gun only gets four. I'll load six at the range if I am immediately going to shoot (either Ruger or Colt) ... but not for carrying into the field ... just five.... Habits ....
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Lol, so diner tonight was interesting.
I shared the new information with glee to which he replied... "Son, you may be bigger than I am and I may be older, and you can do what ever you wish with your personal firearms in your house. But, before you dry fire anything I own you'll need to remember that I know where you live and you have to sleep some time" Happy 67th old man, may you have many more. |
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Your Dad sounds like my kind of man. He handled that conversation like a gentleman.
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I wonder if "don't dry fire" is even older than cartridge guns. I would think dropping a hammer on a percussion cap nipple wouldn't be good for it.
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I bought a used Ruger Mach 1 semi auto. It wouldn't fire. Sent it back to Ruger and they said the damage was due to dry firing the weapon. There was noticeable damage to the face of the bore where the bullet seats. The gun was replaced at cost. Very cheap for a new discontinued model.
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"I wonder if "don't dry fire" is even older than cartridge guns. I would think dropping a hammer on a percussion cap nipple wouldn't be good for it."
Quite correct. I've seen more than a few percussion guns with nipples smashed flat from dry firing.
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And don't forget about snap caps. Dry firing may not be bad for most modern centerfires but I'll still drop a snap cap in just to be safe.
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I had a set of nipples for shooting, and a set for dry-firing. The dry-fire nipples were pretty hammered, by the time I sold it. (No pun intended. ) As for general dry-firing... every firearm I've ever owned has been dry-fired. For some of them, dry-firing is avoided (like the WWII-era Winchester shotgun). Others are dry-fired to decock them, for storage (even rimfires like the Browning Buckmark). And, others have seen many thousands of dry-fire cycles, for practice, trigger work, or finger exercises. One of the high dry-fire-count firearms is even a Taurus - a PT138 (Gen I). It was a pile of crap when I bought it, and required a significant amount of tuning, polishing, and tweaking, to run reliably. In the process of doing that work, I dry-fired it several thousand times. And, since then, I've dry-fired it at least 500 more times. It's doing just fine.
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But his run for a seat in the three-member Texas Railroad Commission — the agency that despite its name regulates the state's oil and gas industry, not trains — is a different story.
In Tuesday's Republican primary, Austin attorney Christi Craddick finished comfortably ahead of the Pampa lawmaker — 35.9 percent to 27.2 percent. And since both were the top vote-getters in the six- candidate race, they will face each other in a July 31 runoff.
For Chisum, who is not accustomed to finishing second, Craddick beating him is just one of his worries.
She has raised nearly three times the money he has reported to the Texas Ethics Commission — more than $1 million compared to about $375,000 (what has helped Chisum stay financially competitive is the more than $600,000 he raised during his two-dozen years in the House).
In addition, Craddick has the backing of some of the most powerful movers and shakers in Austin and across the state, particularly wealthy donors such as San Antonio physician-turned-entrepreneur James Leininger and Houston homebuilder Bob Perry.
And then there is the name recognition.
Her father is Rep. Tom Craddick of Midland, who has served in the Texas Legislature for 44 years and was the first Republican speaker since Reconstruction, leading the 150-member chamber from 2003 through 2009.
But Chisum, who was one of Tom Craddick's top lieutenants during his last term as speaker, said he is not discouraged and said in the end, he'll get his party's nomination and go on to win in the November general election.
"It's going to be a tough race, but we're not going to quit," he said.
"(Roland) Sledge just called me a while ago and told me he is going to endorse me, and Becky Berger is going to do the same," Chisum said of two of his fellow railroad commission hopefuls.
Moreover, he is confident his experience in the oil and gas industry will push him over the top, Chisum said.
He owns the Pampa-based energy company Omega (named after his wife of more than 50 years) and sits on the board of several other energy companies.
Also, he chaired House committees dealing with those issues for a decade and later chaired the budget-writing Appropriations Committee.
Equally important, he is one of the leading social conservatives in the Legislature (he authored the 2005 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages in Texas) and is counting on Texas voters to remember it on July 31.
Social conservatives are usually the largest bloc of voters in Republican primaries in the state.
"People know my name," Chisum said. "If they vote, we'll be in good shape."
But Christi Craddick is just as bullish about her prospects.
"The voters have spoken. They are calling for a fresh, conservative approach to regulation of the state's energy industry," she said in statement posted on her campaign website.
In addition, she said in a recent interview she is confident of winning the primary because she has the professional experience needed for being an effective railroad commissioner.
"Just because I don't have a voting record doesn't mean I am not qualified," said Craddick, who is seeking public office for the first time.
She describes herself as a small business owner and attorney specializing in oil and gas, water, tax issues, electric deregulation and environmental policy.
And the people who support her candidacy do so because they've known her for years, not because of her last name, Craddick said.
"I was a Republican before he was one," she said in reference to Chisum's years as a Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 1994, after winning a third term in District 88.
The winner of the Chisum-Craddick runoff will face Democrat Dale Henry of Lampasas — a small community in Central Texas — in the November general election.
Henry, who ran unsuccessfully in 2006 and in 2008, was unopposed in his party's primary.
There is another Republican runoff for an unexpired term in the Railroad Commission.
Incumbent Barry Smitherman, whom Gov. Rick Perry appointed last year, is facing Comal County Commissioner Greg Parker of New Braunfels. No Democrat is running for that seat.


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He refused to give up on the behemoth bass sitting on the bed. Twice he thought he had her, twice he lost her. The third time was the proverbial charm as the bass committed to J Todd Tucker's bait.
"That was the key to my day," he said of the bass that weighed 8 pounds and 6 ounces, as he took the lead with 24-0 on the first day of the St. Johns River Showdown, the 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series season opener.
Catching the 8-6 was just how he started his day. He repeated with an 8-3 taken off a bed in another spot. That one was somewhat of a surprise for Tucker, who said he had counted on only one kicker a day from the areas he scouted in practice earlier in the week.
Tucker, of Moultrie, Ga., has three more days before he can claim his first Elite Series win, and there are many challengers for the $100,000 title. Tucker was only 2 ounces in front of Greg Hackney of Gonzales, La., who had 23-14 Thursday. Bill Lowen of Brookville, Ind., was third with 22-3; Rick Morris of Lake Gaston, Va., was fourth with 21-12; and Cliff Crochet of Pierre Part, La., was fifth with 21-5.
Yet, Tucker hinted, there's another giant out there. He saw it Thursday sitting on a bed. He caught two male bass on the same bed.
"And she left," he said. "I don't know if she'll be back or not, but I'll certainly be checking her out tomorrow. That's all I've got going now, other than being patient, getting on that push pole and easing around, not making any noise at all."
Confidence in what he was doing, and having enough patience to wait until the big fish moved onto the beds was his approach. He stuck to two tiny areas that yielded all his fish. The size of those two spots was the biggest difference between the St. Johns competition this year and last year, said Tucker, who finished in sixth place in the 2011 event on St. Johns.
"Last year, I was on five acres of fish. This year my area is much, much smaller — the size of that stage," said Tucker, gesturing to the Bassmaster weigh-in stage.
First prize in the St. Johns River Showdown is $100,000 and a qualification for the 2013 Bassmaster Classic. Pros are also fishing to rack up points that count toward postseason entry, Classic qualification and the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year award.
Like Tucker, Hackney landed a huge bass, but he didn't have its twin. Hackney's big one was a 10-9, his anchor and the day's largest bass brought in by the 99-angler field. The catch set the bar for the tournament's Carhartt Big Bass award.
The 10-9 was a one-cast fish.
"I saw just half of her — I thought it was a 6- or 7-pounder. I pitched in the hole and she took it, first cast."
Hackney said some of his fish came from sight fishing tactics, but some did not.
"I'm mixing it up a little bit, he said. "You can catch them both ways."
He said he junk fished many spots along a 60-mile run of the river.
"It's junky, but I knew it was going to be that way today because there are fish coming, and there are fish going (to and from beds). There's not one thing to be doing, but you need one big one every day."
The two Elite Series pros with a home-water advantage, Terry Scroggins of San Mateo, Fla., and Cliff Prince of Palatka, ended the first day in mid-field. Prince came to the scales with 15-10 for 24th place, and Scroggins had 14-0 for 35th.
Defending champion Edwin Evers of Talala, Okla., who came from behind to win in 2011 on the St. Johns, was seventh after one day with 20-4.
The public is invited to watch the St. Johns River Showdown at Palatka's Riverfront Park. The pros will launch at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The weigh-in will begin at 4 p.m. There's no admission charge.
Coverage at Bassmaster.com will continue each day. Fans have free, full access to live streaming, real-time leaderboards, results, reports and photo galleries. On Saturday and Sunday, the new War Room feature will provide updates of the pros' catches along with analysis and commentary.
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The project includes a 25,000-sq.-ft. expansion to the current 88,000-sq.-ft. facility. It is intended specifically to house a Bradbury cut-to-length line capable of producing product from coil up to 0.500 in. thick by 96 in. wide in lengths up to 50 ft. The line will include a Butech Bliss stretcher leveler capable of generating stress- and memory-free product up to 85,000-PSI yield strength.
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Veterinarians are worried about the animal blood supply, which tells us something about how rich we are as a nation. Animal blood shortages are not the problems of hard times.
It also tells us how far some of us have gone in anthropomorphizing our domestic animals. They are no longer pets, but family members, like our children, to whom we have ever-expanding obligations.
When people were poor and a pet grew miserably sick, the kindest act we could perform is to put it out of its misery. Now there's a tendency to go as far as one would for grandma to save a life.
Today, because we are well-heeled, spending loses significance and our dogs and cats, our birds and our ferrets, are getting the same procedures we do, including blood transfusions. These don't come cheap.
Now a market has been developed for canine blood donors. But as with people, not every dog can give. Animal blood products can be dangerous if a donor isn't healthy. Apparently only 5 per cent of dogs meet donor criteria, and vets are worried.
In September the American Red Cross issued its second national appeal for human donors to boost sagging blood supplies.
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The Munna Bhai MBBS fame's wife and CEO of Sanjay Dutt Productions opens up about the meaning of freedom on Independence Day
There are so many different definitions of freedom. The Webster and Oxford quote several: The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants; The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved; The state of being unrestricted and able to move easily; The absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action.
Freedom is too abstract an idea to be defined accurately.
The interesting thing about freedom is that it means different things to different people. But more importantly, different things to the same people depending on where they are in life. If it meant freedom from the British before Independence, it now may mean freedom to live life the way we want. For the poor, it may mean freedom from misery and poverty, or for the First World it may be freedom from the life they are living right now. As we celebrate our Independence Day, we rejoice in our freedom from foreign rule, or living in a free democratic society.
But are we really free as a nation? Are we free as individuals living in a civilised society? As a woman trying to live the life she wants? Are our mindsets really free from prejudices, stereotypes, or racism?
We have may attained freedom from the British, but have we unchained our mindsets from years of dogma, our narrow mindsets on religion, women, and cultural beliefs?
How can we be truly free if our minds are still corrupted with archaic beliefs? Today we still live in a country where khap panchayats flourish, where women are not even free to use toilets due to the fear of being raped, and where there is no freedom to express their opinions.
Never has breathing and being able to walk freely had so much relevance in my life till recently. With my husband incarcerated, I now realise the immense value of being able to walk freely. Freedom has taken a whole new meaning in my life when I watch my husband behind bars, imprisoned, shut out from society, his family and his country. The initial months were spent trying to cope, understand and support him while he goes through his days behind bars. But like they say, everything in life is meant to teach you something, open your heart and mind to something you have never imagined.
It is during these months that I have come across several people imprisoned for years for petty crimes and unable to get out of jail because they don't enough money for bail. Some have committed simple thefts, some have been languishing for years beyond their actual quantum of punishment. Many are innocent but don't have either the money, the knowledge or support to fight, hire lawyers or even know the law. So are these people really living in a free country? Do they have the freedom from utter poverty, deep-seated ignorance or complete apathy from society or the government?
Thousands of people who are languishing behind bars are still subjected to archaic British jail manuals and rules. The British wanted its prisoners, especially the freedom fighters, to not be treated as human beings. These manuals were written with the sole aim of breaking any humanity left in people, to torture them and wipe out any will they may have to live.
We still follow those manuals. Prisoners are treated like animals with no basic amenities. Today, every civilised society is looking at reformative jail systems instead of punitive ones. The goal is to 'repair' the deficiencies in the individual and return them as productive members of society. The jail manuals are shockingly antiquated. Indian jails still adhere to the Prisons Act of 1894.
Amidst all these realities, it sometimes becomes hard to really believe that we are truly free. For me, freedom is not an absolute term, and I think to believe that we all have complete freedom is a utopian concept. As far as we continue to live, we will have to keep fighting for freedom. Depending on which stage we are in life, we will have to strive for freedom. Freedom from poverty, freedom from prejudices, freedom from hatred, freedom from religious fundamentalism, or freedom to live the life we want. For me, it may mean fighting for freedom for my husband and the hundreds languishing in jails.
Nelson Mandela once said, "It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones."