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This "Dhamma Eye" is one of the stock descriptions of a stream enterer.Now during this utterance, there arose in the venerable Kondañña the spotless, immaculate vision of the True Idea: "Whatever is subject to arising is all subject to cessation."
Whether one agrees with the exact conclusion regarding how arising-and-ceasing is experienced, it seems undeniable that the mundane observation that "things arise and cease" is not what is being talked about in these sutta passages.Ajahn Pasanno wrote: [There are several phrasings and translations:]
- And just as a clean cloth from which all stains have been
removed receives the dye perfectly, so in the Brahmin Kþ¥adanta, as
he sat there, there arose the pure and spotless Dhamma-eye, and he
knew: "Whatever things have an origin must come to cessation."
Then Kþ¥adanta, having seen, attained, experienced and penetrated
the Dhamma, having passed beyond doubt, transcended
uncertainty, having gained perfect confidence in the Teacher's
doctrine without relying on others.
~ D 5.29-30 (Maurice Walshe trans.)
- Just as a clean cloth with all marks removed would take
dye evenly, so too, while the householder Upali sat there, the
spotless immaculate vision of the Dhamma arose in him: "All that
is subject to arising is subject to cessation." Then the householder
Upali saw the Dhamma, attained the Dhamma, understood the
hamma, fathomed the Dhamma; he crossed beyond doubt, did
away with perplexity, gained intrepidity, and became
independent of others in the Teacher's Dispensation.
~ M 56.18 (Bhikkhu Ñanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi trans.)
Here, the key factor in turning away from the stream of the world and
- To Upali the householder, as he was sitting right there,
there arose the dustless, stainless Dhamma eye: Whatever is
subject to origination is all subject to cessation. Then – having
seen the Dhamma, having reached the Dhamma, known the
Dhamma, reached a footing in the Dhamma, having crossed over
& beyond doubt, having had no more questioning – Upæli the
householder gained fearlessness and was independent of others
with regard to the Teacher's message.
~ M 56.18 (Thanissaro Bhikkhu trans.)
entering the stream of Dhamma is the insight into impermanence, along with the
seeing of a causal connection between all phenomena. We can recognize that
seeing the truth of "All that is subject to arising is subject to cessation," is not
beyond our own or anybody else's capabilities. Having made this point, the
discourse goes onto describe the results, the first being the transcending of doubt and uncertainty.
Due to the different nature of the English and Pali languages, there are
difficulties in translation that may obscure crucial aspects of the Dhamma. If we
translate the stream-entry vision literally from Pali, we have something like 'what-
ever arising-dhamma cessation-dhamma.' This is terrible English but beautiful
insight. English grammar requires subject and verb. Thus 'something' arises and
ceases. Hence 'dhamma' comes across as a thing, or an attribute of things. A thing
has existence in time, so whatever thing arises, or is subject to arising, subsequent-
ly ceases. This is not really news to the reflective mind. However if we consider
stream-entry as something profound, it would be useful to consider the experience
to be one in which the very process that brings 'things' to awareness is seen into.
That is, the mind is experiencing an 'event-stream' dynamic of arising and ceasing
that rules out substantiality
It is like writing in water – the experience is of arising and ceasing
occupying the same time frame. In this light, perhaps a better rendering would be
'Whatever is experienced as arising, is experienced as ceasing'; or 'Any experience
of arising is an experience of ceasing,' the enigmatic ring of which may alert the
reader to the profundity of the experience.
This would also result in a direct understanding of dependent arising: that
is of a reality not of things existing in a void, but a dynamic of forces, currents and
tendencies. There is no void. The 'unconditioned dhamma' some texts allude to is
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Yesterday, Jennifer, Casper, Max, and Emme stopped by a local shopping mall, and J Lo also posed for photos at a press appearance. Once night fell, she and Casper headed out for a grown-ups-only evening at a local club. They were treated to a belly-dancing performance, and J Lo was even spotted doing a little dancing in her seat during the show. It was a rare evening off for the superstar, who has spent much of the year on the road touring. Despite the hectic schedule, J Lo and Casper recently celebrated their one-year anniversary and appear to be going strong.


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I did in fact get the 1,000 you advertised.
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great service, and even better customer service… ie. COMMUNICATION.
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I will definitely refer you if anyone I know needs similar services.
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on the next challenge I will certainly contact you with more time to work.
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Thanks for finishing, I'd also like to purchase additional fans
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Many thanks again and best wishes,
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Hi John,
Many thanks for your swift reply.. your comments and demonstrating your integrity.
I apologize if it seemed that I was messing you around.
I want to pick the right person to deliver future [Likes].
I will go to your website again and order the same UK likes for our page
Thanks my friend ^.^ I'm forever your customer.
Hi John,
I see you've worked your magic on the fan page, thanks for that.
Also, how the hell did you manage to do it that quick, not that I'm complaining, far from it. Just need to work out a way to tell the client what's happened as they didn't want me to do fan boosting lol
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Hi John
I've seen the result, it's great !
Regards, Eric
Hi John…It's done!
Thanks so much for your services~Blessings to you!
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I have paid for additional 1000 likes on our FB page.
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Dear John,
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Thanks, Gareth
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Thank you for the excellent job on my FB page. I'll be able to introduce the page to my fans soon.
John H
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Thanks for both of those pieces of information.
I must say, you are doing a great job so far at keeping in contact, letting me know what is going on and answering questions. You'll certainly be top of my list for other projects
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thanks ! The increase has already begun
see you soon
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impressive… Campaign was a success… 500+ now.
Saw some activity today, thanks for the great communication! If it comes down to the wire, and I wanted to add some more "likes" to guarantee victory, what would the deadline on your end be? Voting ends on Friday afternoon. [We would need at least 24 hours before deadline]
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- Nick
Hi John,
Thanks! My likes are going up already!
John, you're the best…thank you for a great job!
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I got the likes today. Thank you! I will do 2 more orders today. J
Thank you,
Thanks a lot for your fast answer
I really appreciate it
Hey John
I see I made a great choice using you. I will leave u alone to work your magic.Thanks for the update.
Kind Regards
Hi John, I have purchased fans from you in the past and have always been amazed, and so happy!
Thanks so much for your help, and for the service you offer.
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Hi John,
I'm pretty pleased with the results thus far, in fact these followers are highly targeted!!!
Thumbs up on being the FIRST vendor to actually provide REAL targeted fans!!!!
Hi John,
Yes all looking good.
Thanks for your mail John and hope we could work again together.
Thanks a lot for the great service!
Thank you very much John.
Appreciate the prompt response sir.
Many thanks
Just wanted to say thanks. You really over delivered and have a customer for life and fan.
I will be placing a further order today.
I will also be placing a You Tube order.
Thanks again
You're awesome! Have a great weekend!
Hi John
Thank you for your email & confirming payment had been received.
I can already see results coming through, so that's great news. Looking forward to seeing it grow.
There will be more!!You are a true professional.
Cheers Thanks John.Overall, we're really pleased with SocialPromotionz and we'll be recommending it to other bands/friends.
Thanks for keeping your promise
I see 500 like completed this morning
I will continue additional purchases tonight
Will advise when completed thz
AlexI am excited about using your full services for many months to come.
Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. Your commitment to customer service is obviously very genuine.
Hi John
You definitely came through. I will be using your site again in the next couple of weeks.
Thanks again
John I really appreciate your immediate responses.
Thanks for taking care of this for us.
I look forward to doing more business together.
thanks for your email.
yes there was good increase in the last days/weeks.
both services brought the promised likes.
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if i ever need likes again, i´ll be back to you.
if friends need some likes, i´ll send them to you.
thanks for all.
greets, peter
Hi John,
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We would like to order more
I'm currently setting up a new page which I'll make the order for (takes a little time). I'll email you when it's ready.
Thanks for your great customer service, it's very impressive.
You are a rock star. Thank you for everything. And We look forward to using you again. Thank you
You definitely came through. I will be using your site again in the next couple of weeks.
Thanks again
Dear John,
Thank you for looking at my project. We are nearly there – just 300 likes to go.
- Total should be aprox 1300 when complete.
I am really impressed with your service and will certainly use it again.
With best regards,
Quick Service! Thanks so much!
I really appreciate your immediate responses.
Thanks for taking care of this for us.
I look forward to doing more business together.
Thank you for your professional response.
Much appreciated.
Cheers, and thanks for the great work on our other sites.
No worries, John, thanks for your quick reply. Myself and a couple of friends will be purchasing some youtube views then, pretty soon.
Your service is top-notch!
I was very happy with your service last time, and I will be looking to purchase more. I just wanted to know if you can do vimeo views as well, or just youtube?
Jake [yes, we do vimeo views too :]
Looks like it's working already, over 200 "likes" at the time of writing!
the likes on the homepage are steadily increasing, you do a fine job.
i´ll probably order at your homepage tomorrow.
Oh that's ok, thanks very much for all your help, we're really happy with the results.
I placed another order last night for Twitter followers
thanks for the fast reply! We havent notice the paypal return until you mentioned it- thank you!
Anyways since we were very positive after the first order, we would like to continue and stay with your comany. So I just ordered 3.000 FB Fans..
Ok thank you very much for your response. It really means a lot thank you took the time to personally email me back. I would love to utilize your service as I know it would only help my business.I would love to have a few thousand LIKES on my fb..
I really appreciate your response. You can probably tell from my original tone, I was a little worried I might have fallen into a scam type situation, as I've heard a lot of stories from other artists that have done the same. But I'm glad to know your company is reasonable. No refund necesarry at this point, and don't stress too much about the timetables, just keep me updated if you can. Thanks a lot John! Looking forward to doing further business with you and your company
Sounds like a plan… We have enjoyed your service and want to continue using it for other clients
Hi John,
Thank you – I have several fan-pages that could enjoy a boost – so expect a returning customer
Looking forward to seeing more results,
You did a great job with out twitter account! Looking forward to reaching a bigger
audience with our facebook page too.
Hi John,
Thanks for the honest answer, that's very much appreciated these days…:-)
I will select one of the packages and see how it works.
Mate it looks like you've delivered your service. Satisfied and happy to have the numbers.
cheers mate, and hope to do business more in future,
Thank you SO much! I need to turn in a monthly report in the next day or two and need the numbers to be up! Thank you!
Dear Social Promotionz, thank you so much for this wonderful service. I tried it last week for great and fast results! This allows me, the artist and author of inspirational material to do what I do best! Thank you for a great job!
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I will come back after gathering all the requirements from my clients.
Thanks alot!
thanks for the great support.
I will tell as many people as possible about your site.
Thanks for the quick growth! I appreciate your work and will be placing another order.
All the best,
Stacey – Owner / Designer
Thanks John!
Have a great new year.
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Are there any recent developments on the ESA II adjustment? I am not getting used to it.
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Normal service is resumed in China
CHINA'S top economic reformer, Wang Qishan, has been given the task of tackling corruption in the ruling Communist Party, with the lesser-known party chief Zhang Gaoli, set to take over day-to-day management of the world's second-largest economy.
In a once-in-a-decade leadership reshuffle in Beijing on Thursday, China's new President, Xi Jinping, announced the make-up of the party's seven-member ruling elite, the Politburo Standing Committee.
Along with the majority of his new standing committee colleagues, Mr Zhang, party secretary of port city Tianjin, has been labelled by some analysts as conservative, favouring continuity and status quo in the ruling party's ideology rather than bold reform.
Chinese analysts have expressed concern over the political will of the party to make urgent reforms needed in the country's dominant state-owned sector, after outgoing president Hu Jintao stressed last week the importance of the state-owned sector staying strong.
''Normal service is resumed,'' said David Kelly, a Beijing-based analyst with research firm China Policy.
''This is an administration which will not introduce deep reforms immediately. We need to see how much political capital they can accumulate, how they can settle some of the embarrassing situations in the elite - but in general it's going to be normal service,'' he said.
But University of Sydney professor Hans Hendrischke pointed out that Mr Zhang was heavily involved in extensive economic reforms in the thriving technology hub of Shenzhen.
''And he has been posted to Tianjin where he had to make a transition from state-owned enterprises as a basis of the economy to a slow move toward private enterprise, foreign joint ventures and special economic zones,'' Professor Hendrischke said.
The governor of the People's Bank of China, Zhou Xiaochuan, was left out of the party's 200-strong central committee. He is expected to retire. Guo Shuqing, reform-minded head of China's Securities Regulatory Commission, is touted as a probable successor.
A record number of Chinese bankers and regulators - five - have been appointed to the central committee, ensuring that the interests of China's largest banks and financial regulators will be voiced at the highest level of decision-making.
In his speech at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Mr Xi, who also inherited the reins of the world's largest military, repeated warnings made by outgoing leaders Mr Hu and Premier Wen Jiabao that corruption among Chinese leaders posed the greatest threat to the survival of the ruling Communist Party, and even the state.
The other members of the Politburo Standing Committee will be Li Keqiang, who replaces Mr Wen as Premier, Zhang Dejiang, Shanghai party chief Yu Zhengsheng and Liu Yunshan.
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CUNA's MBL Rally Draws a Packed House: Slide Show
Approximately 500 credit union executives, business owners and members of Congress packed the Kennedy Caucus Room at the Senate Russell Office Building on Tuesday night to rally support for S. 2231, which would increase the member business lending cap to 27.5% of assets.
The reception kicked off CUNA's Hike the Hill event in support of the bill that continued through Wednesday.
Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), primary sponsor of the bill, was cheered as his spoke in favor of the legislation and decried heavy banker lobbying on Capitol Hill in opposition.
Banker arguments opposing the bill are "flat-out wrong," he said and added the MBL cap is a drain on the economy because "we know small businesses aren't able to generate the loans they need from the banking sector."
Other members of Congress who took to the podium included Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.), who is the primary co-sponsor of H.R. 1418, the House companion bill for member business lending, as well as Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-Va.), Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio).
A surprise guest at the event was Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) was named chairman of the committee Wednesday, succeeding Bachus in 2013.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), center, discusses Capitol Hill strategy with CUNA President/CEO Bill Cheney and others.
Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), primary sponsor of S. 2231, addresses the crowd. Udall said passing the bill that would raise the member business lending cap to 27.5% of assets is his number one priority and called banker arguments opposing the bill "flat-out wrong."
Credit Union Times reporter Heather Anderson interviews Roger Moore, a small business owner from Knoxville, Tenn. Moore, who owns a commercial real estate management and sales firm, called himself "the poster child for this bill." After two banks asked him to move his business elsewhere, despite no late or missed payments, he joined the $1.4 billion ORNLFCU of Oak Ridge, Tenn., where he was able to secure an SBA loan.
Clay Kearley, vice president of member business services at the $1.4 billion ORNLFCU of Oak Ridge, Tenn., said his credit union is $30 million shy of its MBL cap. Kearley said his push for a legislation cap increase isn't about fighting for today's loans, it's a fight for the future prosperity of the country.
Philip Maguire, owner of the Maguire family of auto dealerships in Ithaca, N.Y., said bankers were "running away" from auto dealers when the recession hit, particularly as auto makers asked for bailouts from the federal government. Thanks to credit from the $830 million CFCU Community CU of Ithaca, and an indirect lending relationship with the credit union, Maguire said he has grown his dealerships from 30 employees in 2008 to more than 400 today.
Phil Dangel, owner of The Shrimp Dock in Knoxville, Tenn., said his fresh fish market was denied loans by eight banks before he found the $830 million ORNLFCU of Knoxville. The credit union gave him a loan to add a third location and buy out his partner. Dangel said his fish markets, which also serve overstuffed shrimp sandwiches to customers during the day, "isn't breaking any records, but business is good and we're growing."
CUNA's Ryan Donovan, left, and a credit union executive from Oregon, center, visit with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.). Bonamici, who won a special election in January 2012 to take her House seat, received campaign assistance from credit unions. Her first act in Congress was to sign on as a co-sponsor of H.R. 1418, the House bill that would raise the member business lending cap.
Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.), the primary sponsor of H.R. 1418, a bill that would raise the member business lending cap, said the issue isn't about banks versus credit unions or Democrats versus Republicans. Rather, the bill is an opportunity to boost the economy without having to borrow money from overseas, he said.
Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-Va.) right, speaks with Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), left. Connolly said he is the only co-sponsor of member business lending legislation from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and joked that he's lonely and hopes credit unions can convince the state's other 10 congressmen to join him as co-sponsors.
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) thanked credit unions for their help in his successful re-election bid in 2012. He said he likes credit unions because they don't lobby for programs that require government subsidy. "All you want us to do is get out of the way," he said, referring to regulations limiting member business lending and prohibiting supplemental capital. Sherman is the primary sponsor of legislation that would allow credit unions to invest in supplemental capital, but that bill has failed to advance in the House.
Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) described himself as a "very satisfied credit union member" and lauded credit unions for the way they build communities. "You have a great track record in business lending, and with this bill you have an opportunity to build upon that," he said.


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Depth critical for RWC 2015: Deans
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans is putting a brave face on a brutal 2015 Rugby World Cup draw which puts Australia in the pool of death with fellow heavyweights England and Wales.
Only two can advance to the quarter-finals and - being the team to miss out from the cut-throat pool A, which also includes two qualifiers - is an unthinkable prospect for two-time World Cup winners Australia who have never failed to make the quarters.
Yet the Wallabies are likely to face Wales on their home soil as well as Cup hosts England, with Cardiff's Millennium Stadium confirmed as a match venue.
Fresh from their stunning 38-21 defeat of the world champion All Blacks at the weekend, the young England team loom as a huge hurdle before their home crowds in three years time.
Deans admitted the draw finalised in London on Monday would be seen as the toughest in the competition.
"When you look at the sides and you look at history, that's an easy suggestion to make, but they're all tough," Deans said.
"The fact of the matter is once you get into the tournament, there's no such thing as an easy draw."
He said it was early days to be making judgments about teams' World Cup chances.
"We've seen in recent times Test match rugby is about in-the-now, it's about on-the-day, and nothing that's happened before has any relevance on what's coming after, so we (have) just got to keep working our way through the program," Deans said.
Flanker David Pocock was also present for Monday's draw in London and toed the same line, while admitting England's Cup host status would give them an added edge.
"As Robbie said, there's going to be no easy games and, to win the tournament, you have to beat the best and deal with what you're dealt," said Pocock.
However, the 23-year old added that England go into the tournament with an edge as host nation.
England coach Stuart Lancaster called it "fate" that his side drew a pool with Australia and Wales.
"It's a pretty tough pool," said Lancaster. "Wales, I've got a huge amount of respect for what they've done recently.
"Australia have just beaten us and are an incredibly competitive nation. We'll look forward to it in a few years' time," added Lancaster, bidding to follow Clive Woodward, the man behind England's 2003 Webb Ellis Trophy triumph.
Pool B brings together seeds South Africa, Samoa and Scotland.
Top-ranked New Zealand headline Pool C along with Argentina and Tonga while, in Pool D, the top teams are France, Ireland and Italy.
The quarter-final draw could put New Zealand up against France - who knocked them out in the last eight in 2007 and met them in the 2011 final - or Ireland.
Meanwhile the winners of England, Australia or Wales will face the runners-up from Pool B who, on current form, are likely to be Samoa or Scotland.
Whoever wins Pool A will avoid New Zealand until the final provided the All Blacks, as they've done at every previous World Cup, win their group.
The Pool B winners will meet the runners-up from Pool A with the winners of Pool D, where France will be the favourites, facing the runners-up from Pool C, likely to be Argentina or Tonga.
The 2015 World Cup in England, the eighth edition of the tournament, will run from September 18 to October 31, 2015, with the final at Twickenham.
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Pacific Southwest, Region 9: Superfund
Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations
McClellan Air Force Base (Groundwater Contamination)
State: California(CA)
County: Sacramento
City: 8 miles northeast of Sacramento
Congressional District: 03
Other Names: Former McClellan Air Force Base
Bulletin Board
On 10/13/17, this website will no longer be updated. Site information will be migrated to the new web page at: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/mcclellanafb .
EPA appreciates your patience through this transition. If you have questions, please contact EPA staff listed below.
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Description and History
NPL Listing History
NPL Status: Final
Proposed Date: 10/15/84
Final Date: 07/22/87
Deleted Date:
The 3,452-acre McClellan Air Force Base (AFB) site was established in 1936 and operated as an Air Force Logistics Command Base with a primary mission of management, maintenance, and repair of aircraft, electronics, and communication equipment. The operation and maintenance of aircraft have involved the use, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials including industrial solvents, caustic cleansers, paints, metal plating wastes, low-level radioactive wastes, and a variety of fuel oils and lubricants. The Air Force has identified 326 waste areas of known and suspected contamination. Under BRAC IV, McClellan AFB closed as an active military base in July 2001.
Contaminants and Risks
Contaminated Media
- Groundwater
- Surface Water
- Soil and Sludges
The primary contaminants in groundwater are volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Contaminants detected in soil include PCBs, heavy metals, and several non-VOCs. Radionuclides have also been identified in surface soil and in former disposal pits. People may face a health risk if they accidentally ingest or come into direct contact with contaminants. People also may be at risk if they eat foods containing accumulated contaminants or if they inhale contaminated dust or soil vapors. Risks to wildlife and their habitat may occur on and adjacent to the former Base in some areas of the creeks, vernal pools, and other parts of the flood plain.
Who is Involved
This site is being addressed primarily through federal actions directed by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (formerly known as the Air Force Real Property Agency) and overseen by US EPA Region 9, California State Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), and California Regional
Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). The Air Force, EPA, and State work together under the terms of a Federal Facilities Agreement (FFA) signed in 1990.
As part of the "Privatized" Cleanup Approach (see below), the 1990 FFA has been amended 4 times (2007, 2009, 2011, and 2014) to allow McClellan Business Park LLC (MBP) to assume responsibility for cleanupĀ of 1,335 acresĀof McClellan AFB. MBP conducts the cleanup actions under the oversight of EPA, DTSC and RWQCB, as with other areas of McClellan AFB. ĀThe ĀFFA Amendments further provide that EPA, in consultation with the State regulators,Āwill select the response actions for the privatized parcels Āand that if MBP should fail to perform their cleanup responsibilities, the Air Force will resume their responsibilities under the original 1990 FFA.
Investigation and Cleanup Activities
Overall Approach: Two different approaches are currently being undertaken to address the contamination at McClellan AFB: the traditional CERCLA approach and the privatized cleanup approach.
The traditional CERCLA approach at McClellan AFB involves the Air Force investigating the sites, determining the nature and extent of contamination in soil and groundwater, evaluating the risk, preparing a Record of Decision (ROD) to document the selected remedial action and then designing and conducting the remedial actions. The most complex sites are following this approach.
The privatized cleanup approach was Āundertaken for the first time nationwideĀin August 2007 at the McClellan ĀParcel C-6, a 62-acre site contaminated with PCBs. ĀThe privatized cleanup approach involves deeding the land to a private party before cleanup of contamination is complete. ĀThe private party uses money provided by the Air Force to complete site investigation and cleanup under the direction of EPA and state regulators. MBP, with oversight from EPA , is addressing contamination in the first 15 feet of soil and soil gas below the surface. The Air Force will continue cleaning up the groundwater and deeper soil and soil gas. ĀPrivatization combines redevelopment needs with environmental cleanup efforts and helps accelerate the reuse of the sites.
The second early transfer with privatized clean up (FOSET 1) was signed during Summer 2010 and to date remediation of 15 sites (Initial Parcel #2) and 49 sites (Initial Parcel #3) has been completed. There are 16 sites (Group 4) which are under investigation.
The third early transfer with privatized cleanup (FOSET 2) was signed during Summer 2012 and transferred 133 sites, of which 123 required EPA to select remedies. The ROD has been signed and cleanup plan approved for 43 sites, the ROD is in draft final form for 35 sites, and the remedy proposal is in process for the remaining 45 sites. Remediation is complete or underway for the 10 sites for which the Air Force selected the remedy.
ĀThe fourth early transfer with privatized cleanup (FOSET 3) was signed during Spring 2015 and transferred 46 sites which are being remediated or for which the cleanup plan is underway.
The latest updates on the privatized cleanup at McClellan can be found in the recent Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) presentations posted below in the Documents and Reports section under the Community Involvement heading.
The initial strategy at McClellan AFB was to investigate and cleanup soil sites by geographic areas. The Air Force divided McClellan AFB into a number of operable units (OUs), OUs A through H and a groundwater OU, to facilitate geographically organized cleanup but this process has been abandoned. Currently, site cleanup is organized according to similar cleanup approaches or type of contamination.
Initial Actions
A number of remedial actions have been taken at the facility. Early actions addressed some soil and landfill sites with removals and caps, while other early actions addressed groundwater plumes with a gradually expanding groundwater extraction and treatment system enhanced by numerous soil vapor extraction (SVE) systems.
Immediate Actions: In 1984-1989, the Air Force removed contaminated soil and constructed an 11-acre cap (OU D1 cap) in the northwestern portion of the Base. In the central portion of the Base, a groundwater treatment plant was constructed to treat extracted groundwater and an alternative water supply was provided to local residences.
Interim Actions: In the mid 1990s, two interim actions were initiated to remove solvents from the subsurface and to minimize further migration of the solvents away from their source areas. These included a 1993 removal action to install a number of SVE systems and a 1995 Groundwater Interim ROD (IROD) to install extraction wells on and off-base to contain VOC-contaminated groundwater plumes. In 1993, the Air Force also conducted an interim action to address PCB contamination in soil in a former transformer storage area through the construction of a 5-acre cap (OU B1 cap).
CS 010 Removal Actions: In August 2000, a Non-Time Critical Removal Action was begun at CS010, a waste disposal pit. This removal action was initiated after the Air Force determined that radioactive contamination in the soil at this site exceeded "acceptable" risk criteria. In addition, buried 55-gallon drums at the site were to be removed because radioactive contents within the drums posed a risk if the drums leaked or were ruptured. The removal action included excavation of 109, 55-gallon drums, one (1) 20-gallon drum, excavation of 480 cubic yards of soil, and laboratory wastes. Contents of one drum were labeled as containing plutonium. As a result, excavation activities were stopped on September 6, 2000.
The Air Force subsequently initiated a Time-Critical Removal Action which was intended to remove all contamination at the site that posed excess risks to human health and the environment. A total of 533 drums and 27,409 cubic yards of soil were removed. However, due to mounting soil disposal costs, the remaining 23,409 cubic yards of soil were stored under a weatherized tent at CS 010.
In June 2003, the Air Force incorporated an ion exchange treatment system to remove hexavalent chromium from treated groundwater before it is discharged to a nearby creek.
In 2007, a Non-VOC Groundwater ROD Amendment was signed. It includes a remedy for perchlorate, 1,4 dioxane and chromium. Since the Non-VOC plumes are almost entirely collocated with the VOC plumes, only one additional extraction well was required and no additional treatment was necessary.
In 2010, US EPA concurred with the Air Force determination that the groundwater remedy was operating properly and successfully, as required by CERCLA section 120(h)(3) for property transfer.
In 2012, the Air Force started three Non-Time Critical Removal Actions (NTCRAs) to clean up radium 226 contamination at 3 site groups:
1. FOSET # 1 sites (2 sites). Site PRL S-030A was completed in 2015, and Site AOC 314 is still ongoing.
2. FOSET # 2 sites (8 sites) were completed in 2014.
3. FOSET # 3 sites (19 sites) 17 Sites out of these 19 sites were completed in 2014. The other sites were deferred to an Air Force ROD signed in June 2014.
The objective of these removal actions was to ensure that no further action was required to address radiological contamination at these sites before the Air Force transfers the sites for reuse or further clean up, as needed.
Remedy Selected
As stated above, the final cleanup decisions for sites at McClellan AFB are being organized according to similar cleanup approaches or type of contamination under a number of RODs.
1) No Further Action
2) Initial Parcel #1
3) Basewide VOC Groundwater ROD and Non-VOC Groundwater ROD Amendment
4) Initial Parcel #2
5) Parcel C-6
7) Skeet Range
8) Focused Strategic Sites
9) Initial Parcel #3
10) Ecological Sites
11) Follow-on Strategic Sites
12) FOSET # 2 Action Sites
13) FOSET # 2 No Further Action Sites
14) FOSET # 2 Group 2 Action Sites ROD
15) FOSET # 1 Group 4 Sites ROD
The following thirteen RODs have been finalized to date and can be viewed individually in the Documents and Reports Section below. The remaining RODs are planned for 2017 through 2018 and will address soil and soil gas. To view the Air Force documents (AR#), click on the following U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center web link, http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/Search.aspx , click on the "BRAC" radial button near the top left of the page, select "McClellan AFB" under the "Installation List", enter the appropriate criteria, and then click the "Search" button near the bottom of the page.
[1] No Further Action ROD (signed February 2003; AR# 4502): This ROD addressed six sites (PRLB-004, SA 064, SA 039, SA 050, PRL 035, and SA 017) that contained no soil contamination. By stating this conclusion in a ROD, these sites became available for property transfer and removal from the Air Force site tracking system.
[2] Initial Parcel #1 ROD (signed June 2004; AR# 5488): This ROD addresses non-VOC contamination in soil at seven sites (SA 003, PRL S-014, SA 035, PRL S-040, PRL S-033, SA 041, SA 091). As a result of this ROD, approximately 2,600 cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed from SA 003 and approximately 300 cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed from PRL S-014. No further action was required for non-VOCs in soils at the 5 remaining sites. PRL S-040 did require additional action on state requirements to address fuel-related contamination which is not covered by CERCLA requirements.
[3] Basewide VOC Groundwater ROD and ROD Amendment (signed August 2007 and amended in August 2009; AR# 6475): This ROD (as amended) addresses VOC and non-VOC contamination in all portions of groundwater plumes regardless of whether they are located within or outside of the Base boundaries. The selected remedy requires extraction and treatment of groundwater, along with soil vapor extraction (SVE) and institutional controls. Institutional controls are non-engineering, non-technical mechanisms used to reduce or prevent human exposure to contaminants. Preventing extraction of the groundwater for any purpose other than remediation or monitoring is one example of an institutional control. Air stripping and SVE address VOC contamination. Ion exchange is applied to hexavalent chromium.
[4] Initial Parcel #2 ROD (signed September 2008; AR# 6504): This ROD addresses contamination associated with 23 sites within the Base (AOC H-1, AOC H-2, AOC H-3, AOC H-8, AOC H-13, PRL S-033, PRL S-040, PRL S047, SA 003, SA 035, SA 041, SA 091, Tank 783, Tank 788, AOC G-2, AOC H-12, CS S-049, AOC H-14, SA 105, and PRL S-014). These sites are considered most desirable by the county and developer for redevelopment. Actions for these sites range from soil excavation to institutional controls.
[5] Parcel C-6 ROD (signed May 2009; SEMS Document ID#1117271): The first EPA Record of Decision (ROD) under Privatization addressed contaminated soil on the 62-acre portion of land referred to as Parcel C-6, located in the southwestern section of the former McClellan Air Force Base Superfund Site. Parcel C-6 included 12 Installation Restoration Program sites previously identified by the Air Force.
C-6 Remedies (some sites had more than one remedy):
Ę No Action (1 site)
Ę Excavation, Off-Site Disposal, Institutional Controls (1 site)
Ę Excavation, Low Temperature Thermal Desorption, Reuse of Soil, Selective Disposal, Institutional Controls (3 sites)
Ę Institutional Controls only (7 sites)
Ę Institutional Controls and Vapor Intrusion Remedy (1 site)
EPA and the State of CA signed the C-6 ROD in 2009. MBP completed the cleanup in 2011. C-6 was the first completed cleanup nationwide under Privatization.
[6] AOC G-1 ROD (signed January 2010; AR# 7114): This ROD addresses contamination associated with a former debris pit located east of 32nd Street in the vicinity of the ballfields. The selected remedy is institutional controls to limit exposure to people in the vicinity of a former disposal area, where construction debris and waste was encountered between 1 and 5 feet bgs. The institutional controls prohibit sensitive uses in portion of the property where the disposal pit is located but permit recreational use. A digging restriction is also in place which requires agency notification prior to any intrusive work with the exception of routine activities such as landscaping and irrigation.
[7] Skeet Range ROD (signed June 2011; AR# 7327): The selected remedy presented in this ROD is Excavation, Disposal, Revegetation, and Institutional Controls (Restricted land Use) to protect public health, Soil and sediment contaminated with lead and PAHs were excavated, and Taxiway 7611 was swept to capture and remove shot pellets remaining on the surface of the pavement. This cleanup was completed in the fall of 2012.
[8] Focused Strategic Sites ROD (signed April 2012; AR# 7522): This ROD addresses contamination associated with the Air Force's former waste disposal pits and large volume sites that are the most technically challenging. The Air Force prepared an FS and selected a preferred alternative in the PP. The Air Force selected remedies to cap waste disposal pits CS 011, CS 012, CS 013, CS 014, AOC 313, PRL 008, and the Vadose Zone Site; excavate, ex-situ treat, and consolidate waste from CS 010, CS 024, and the Small Arms Firing Range site; partially excavate, ex-situ treat, consolidate and cap waste from the CS 022 site; and use the open excavation at one of the excavated disposal pits (CS 010) to contain contaminated soils from CS 010, CS 022, CS 024, and the Small Arms Firing Range site.
Cleanup of the Focused Strategic Sites began in 2013 with the excavation of the former landfill known as CS 010 on the west side of the base, and construction of the site's engineered Consolidation Unit. An engineered Combined Cap was installed over four adjacent landfills and a fire training area. The cap is finished and the City of Sacramento Fire Department is using the new access road to reach their adjacent training facility.
In 2014, two additional landfills were excavated and backfilled with clean soil - CS 024 on the southern tip of the base alongside the railroad tracks, and CS 022 next to the Groundwater Treatment Plant on Patrol Road. Trucks carried the excavated soils to the CU for safe, permanent disposal.
The Small Arms Firing Range on the northwest side of the base was excavated in 2014. The lead-laden soil was treated with Portland cement to bind the lead before depositing it into the Consolidation Unit. The Air Force coordinated closely with the Northern California Regional Public Safety Training Authority to limit disruptions to their ongoing training for law enforcement agencies.
In 2015, another debris area in the Focused Strategic Sites Project, PRL 008, located just north of the CU, was excavated in one small spot. An engineered cap was installed over that site.
[9] Initial Parcel #3: (signed September 2012; SEMS Document I # 1135868): This ROD addresses contamination associated with 49 sites at the former base: 43 sites are located in the southern portion; one site (PRL S-042) is located in the northeast portion of the base; and five sites (AOC 322, CS 023, Operable Unit [OU] B1 Drainage Ditch, PRL S-013, and PRL 060) are located in the western portion. Site PRL L-005G was not included in the IP #3 FS, but the western portion of the site is included in the AOC. Therefore, PRL L-005G is included in this ROD. These sites are the second set of sites identified by the County and developer for redevelopment. Remedies range from no action, to institutional controls, to excavation.
[10] Ecological Sites ROD (signed March 2013; AR# 7668): This ROD addressed contaminated sites impacting creeks, flood plains, vernal pools and other ecological areas. The feasibility study to evaluate alternatives for the site was completed in March 2010. The sites included the former A-1 Metals Facility at the northwest tip of the base, three vernal pools near the Small Arms Firing Range, portions of the IC 17 Seasonal Creek and Drainage Ditch, an off-base segment of Don Julio Creek, a segment of Magpie Creek west of the runway, and tailings piles along Magpie Creek and Don Julio Creek in the West Nature Area.
Last In summer 2015, the Air Force excavated these areas and disposed of the sediments in the Consolidation Unit.
The creek beds were restored to their previous condition (some are lined and some are unlined) after confirmation sampling verified cleanup objectives had been reached. Impacts to the vernal pools are mitigated through the purchase of mitigation credits.
[11] Follow-on Strategic Sites ROD (signed July 2014; AR# 420534): This ROD addressed 88 sites at the former Base that contain landfills and disposal pits that were not addressed in the Focused Strategic Sites ROD. A combination of remedies were selected for the 88 Follow-on Strategic Sites (FOSS) sites. The cleanup workplan has been approved for the 7 Air Force lead sites (remediation is underway for 6 sites and remediation has been completed at 1 site) and the remaining sites were transferred under FOSETs 2 and 3 for privatized cleanup.
[12] FOSET #2 Action Sites ROD (signed March 2015; SEMS Document ID# 1149464): This ROD addresses 43 sites to the east and south of the airfield. The Action Sites come from larger site groupings known as the Follow-on Strategic Sites (FOSS), Small Volume Sites (SVS), and Building 252 Sites. This ROD selects remedies for both volatile organic compound (VOC) contaminants in shallow soil gas (depths less than 15 feet below ground surface [bgs]) and for non-VOC contaminants in soil within 15 feet bgs (with certain exceptions).
[13] FOSET #2 No Further Action Sites ROD: "(signed July 2016; SEMS Document ID# 1160622): This ROD addresses 35 sites at the former McClellan Air Force Base which were transferred as part of the FOSET 2, the third property transfer under McClellan Privatization. The FOSET 2 No Further Action (NFA) Sites ROD selected an NFA remedy for soil and soil gas extending from the surface to 15 feet below ground surface at each of the 35 sites.
Strategy for Remaining RODs:
[14] FOSET #2 Group 2 Action Sites ROD: This ROD will address 45 sites not covered by the Action Sites or NFA RODs. Most of the actions are likely to be Institutional and/or Engineered Controls and a few of the sites will likely be similar to the cleanup actions undertaken for sites in the Action Sites ROD.
[15] FOSET #1 Group 4 Sites ROD: This ROD will address those sites covered by the Group 4 RI/FS, currently being prepared by McClellan Business Park. It will include two sites with radioactive contamination which the Air Force is currently addressing. This is anticipated to be the final ROD required at the former Base.
Cleanup Ongoing
Ongoing Cleanup
Groundwater extraction and treatment continues at the former Base. Groundwater is extracted and treated at the groundwater treatment plant (GWTP) in the central portion of the facility. With the installation of the Phase 3 on-base groundwater extraction wells in September 2005, the extraction network was essentially complete. Currently, 1500 gallons per minute (gpm) of extracted groundwater are treated (via air stripping and ion exchange) before being discharged to Magpie Creek. Ongoing operation and maintenance activities continue. Since Phase 3, several extraction and monitoring wells have been replaced and new monitoring wells were installed in the southern area of the base to delineate a previously undefined carbon tetrachloride plume. Groundwater cleanup is expected to continue for several decades until cleanup is attained. The Fate, Flow and Transport Model that was developed in 2004 predicted that TCE could be below its maximum contaminant level (MCL, 5 ug/L) in 55 years. That model was updated in 2012 with recent information and recalibrated. Aggressive hot spot remediation is underway which is estimated to reduce the cleanup time by 17 years, with groundwater cleanup estimated to be completed by 2043.
SVE is a component of the VOC groundwater remedy. SVE is used to remove and treat VOC sources in the vadose zone with the potential to migrate to groundwater. A large majority of the 1.6 million pounds of solvents removed to date from the groundwater and soil have been extracted by these SVE systems. Technical working group meetings and SVE Termination and Optimization Process (STOP) evaluations have determined that remediation has been completed at 21 of the SVE sites. These systems have been removed and the vapor wells decommissioned, and there are currently 5 SVEs which remain active. Additional systems may be added to complete the network that protects groundwater from VOCs in the vadose zone if they are needed.
Final remedies for the Focused Strategic Sites began to be implemented in 2013 with the excavation of the former landfill known as CS 010 on the west side of the base, and construction of the site's engineered Consolidation Unit. An engineered Combined Cap was installed over four adjacent landfills and a fire training area. The cap is finished and the City of Sacramento Fire Department is using a new access road to reach their adjacent training facility.
In 2014, two additional landfills were excavated and backfilled with clean soil - CS 024 on the southern tip of the base alongside the railroad tracks, and CS 022 next to the Groundwater Treatment Plant on Patrol Road. Trucks carried the excavated soils to the CU for safe, permanent disposal.
The Small Arms Firing Range on the northwest side of the base was excavated in 2014. The lead-laden soil was treated with Portland cement to bind the lead before depositing it into the Consolidation Unit. The Air Force coordinated closely with the Northern California Regional Public Safety Training Authority to limit disruptions to their ongoing training for law enforcement agencies.
In 2015, another debris area in the Focused Strategic Sites Project, PRL 008, located just north of the CU, was excavated in one small spot. An engineered cap was completed over that site.
Cleanup Complete
Site Completions: Actions (administrative and remedial) have been completed for the sites covered under the No Action ROD , the Initial Parcel #1 ROD , the Initial Parcel #2 ROD, the Parcel C-6 ROD, the AOC G-1 ROD, the Skeet Range ROD, the Ecological Sites ROD, and the Initial Parcel #3 ROD described above.
Cleanup Results to Date
Cleanup Progress:
Groundwater and Soil Vapor Cleanup: The removal and disposal of some contaminated soil and underground tanks, the capping of the northwestern area of the Base, and the installation and operation of a groundwater extraction system and 19 soil vapor extraction systems treating 26 areas have reduced the potential for exposure to contaminants at the former McClellan AFB site. From the mid-1980s through 2011, these extraction systems have removed over 1.6 million pounds of VOCs. Providing an alternate water supply has eliminated the potential for exposure to contaminated drinking water and continues to protect area residents until final site cleanup is complete.
Soil and Soil Gas Sites Cleanup: Furthermore, site cleanup has been completed for the sites included in Air Force RODs 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9, as listed above. Privatized site cleanup has been completed for the sites included in EPA RODs 5 and 11 as listed above.
Restoration and Reuse Progress: The entire former base is being reused under agreements between the Air Force, Sacramento County, and their property developer, McClellan Business Park. General uses of the base include light industrial, aircraft maintenance and repair, airfield taxiways and parking aprons, as well as manufacturing, assembly, and warehouse and distribution activities. McClellan Business Park employs approximately 13,500 people at 240 businesses, making it a model for communities redeveloping shuttered military bases.
All property is subject to land use controls pending completed cleanup work. These controls include digging and groundwater restrictions, as well as restrictions on the type of reuse, for example, preventing residential use until certain cleanup standards are achieved. Enforceable restrictions in the deeds prevent exposure from soil and groundwater contamination until remedial actions are completed. When cleanup is completed, the need for continuing these environmental restrictions is reevaluated.
Transfer Progress: Approximately 1,973 (57%) of the 3,452 total acres of the former Base have been transferred. An additional 1,040 acres is scheduled to be transferred by the end of 2016.
Potentially Responsible Parties
Potentially responsible parties (PRPs) refers to companies that are potentially responsible for generating, transporting, or disposing of the hazardous waste found at the site.
At McClellan AFB, Air Force activities resulted in contamination at the site; therefore, the Air Force is considered the responsible party.
Documents and Reports
Community Involvement
Public Meetings: McClellan AFB typically schedules various types of public meetings four to eight times a year. They are held at various locations surrounding the former base.
Restoration Advisory Board: Once every quarter, McClellan holds a public meeting that features the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB). The RAB is composed of community members and offers unsolicited and solicited advice to the Air Force and other government representatives concerning cleanup and reuse of former McClellan AFB.
Public Information Repositories
The public information repositories for the site are at the following locations:
AFCEC Public Affairs Western Region Execution Center
3411 Olson St.
McClellan CA 95652-1071
916-643-1250 x232
AFRPA-McClellan Web Site:
The most complete collection of documents is the official EPA site file, maintained at the following location:
Superfund Records Center
Mail Stop SFD-7C
95 Hawthorne Street, Room 403
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 820-4700
Enter main lobby of 75 Hawthorne street, go to 4th floor of South Wing Annex.
Additional Links
U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center
The Air Force maintains the administrative record (AR) for the site. Documents, including newsletters and fact sheets, are available via the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) web site. (http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/)
EPA Site Manager
Christopher Dirscherl
Richard Francis
Mail Code SFD
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
EPA Community Involvement Coordinator
Mail Code SFD
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
EPA Public Information Center
State Contact
Stephen Pay (Groundwater, Radiation and Soil issues)
James Taylor (Water Board issues)
8800 Cal Center Drive
Sacramento, CA 95826-3200
California Regional Water Quality Control Board
11020 Sun Center Drive
Suite 200
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
PRP Contact
Brian Sytsma
3411 Olson St.
McClellan CA 95652-1071
Community Contact
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Halloween is fast approaching and with it ghouls, goblins, vampires, more vampires and maybe even a Lady Gaga or two. And, as millions of people love to do on Halloween weekend (when not eating, partying, or lamenting the poor quality of "treats" these days) many many of us will hit the cineplex. And of course, it used to be that you could take a date and cuddle during a scary movie. This is still true, although nowadays the dates tend to involve older people because some of the flicks are sooo gruesome that the kids aren't even allowed in. (That said, if I had a nickel for every 11 year old who's seen the entire Saw canon, I would be far more flush.) So today, I'd like to present you with a few scary movies that may still scare the living daylights out of people — even though they were made a few years back. I took a random sampling of moviegoers here in Los Angeles and then averaged out the movies they suggested to come up with 4 whom I'd like you all to weigh in on. This is by no mean a comprehensive list, and I'm sure I will get a lot of comments about what SHOULD be included. (For example: Paranormal Activity, Rosemary's Baby, Alien, Alien(s), Jaws, The Thing…) Rest assured, they'll become a new scary movie poll. But for now, voice your choice in today's featured poll and let us know which of these movies, in your opinion, is the scariest movie of all?
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One of the topics that I cover on this blog that gets a lot of interest from people is the topic of programas en la cárcel de ganchillo. Prisons across the nation have programs that teach reclusos to crochet and then have them create items for donation, providing them with constructive use of their time as well as a means of giving back to their communities. These programs are available in prisons of different security levels and in prisons for men, women and juveniles.
I thought I would explore the programas en las cárceles de ganchillo in one state to show the range of different programs that exist. Elegí el estado de Ohio. One of the most interesting things I learned is that these programs aren't new; I found a report dating back to 1994 about inmates crocheting behind bars as a way to learn new skills, reduce recidivism and volunteer in the community.
Here are three of the Ohio prison crochet programs I found:
Marysville Women Crochet Plastic Bag Mats for Homeless
The reason that I chose to focus on the state of Ohio was actually because I'd been meaning to share for awhile that there is a program there where female inmates can crochet plastic bags into mats for the homeless. I think this is great for so many reasons:
- Plastic bags should be recycled since it's bad for the earth when they aren't. This is a great eco-friendly project.
- Prison programs often have trouble getting yarn donations but it surely isn't as hard to get donations of plastic bags to crochet!
- Plastic bag mats for the homeless are currently a popular project. This is an affordable, smart way to help the homeless in a very tangible manner.
- Many women in prison have personal experience with homelessness so they are helping with a cause that they are familiar with.
- It offers all of the benefits of any prison crochet program in terms of a productive activity for the inmates.
Approximately one dozen women in the Marysville prison are part of the program to crochet these mats. It takes more than 600 bags to make one mat, so it's definitely not easy work. (I've crocheted just a few bags before and crocheting with plarn is tough!) The mats are distributed to the homeless through a church organization that has requested as many as 200 mats per year so the women are definitely keeping busy with this program! This crochet program is part of a larger program that encourages volunteering of all kinds to help inmates re-integrate into society.
Marysville is actually one of several prisons that are working on the plarn sleeping mat project.
Lebanon's Real Men Crochet Program
Lebanon Correctional Institution started a program in March 2008 llamado el Real Men Crochet Program. Inmates learn how to crochet using donated yarn and hooks. They are then given the opportunity to create items for donation to a variety of different local non-profit groups.
The prison's website says: "Inmates have made attractive scarves and hats for the local homeless shelter. The men have also made beautiful afghans that were donated to the Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital en Dayton,Ohio. Además, inmates have started crocheting sweaters for Guide Posts for Kids. These sweaters will be sent overseas and throughout the United States. "
There are about twenty men participating in this program at Lebanon. The prison has inmates of various security levels but those in the program are working towards reintegrating into society after their release.
Grafton Multi-Crafting Program
The men at the Grafton Correctional Institution also crochet items for donation but they do more than just crochet. This program also allows the men to knit, sew and quilt. According to a flyer for the program that was displayed alongside some quilts (and which I saw on the Glady's Gab blog) the men in the program work on their crafts about five hours per day. This means that not only are they creating a lot of items for good causes (the homeless, victims of tragedies like fires and hurricanes, niños en necesidad) but also that they are developing the good habits of a strong daily work ethic.


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Grayce - thanks for the feedback on the cover. Don't worry, it will definitely be available on Amazon in both hard copy and Kindle. What's more, I will happily send anyone an autographed copy if they will help me spread the word in America about my book. I can't exactly do book signings over there! Yes, I was very happy when I heard they were bringing Carter Burwell back for BD. He's great.
Ashley - congrats on the new job!


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Justice Krishna Iyer calls critics fanatics, justifies Modi
By Express News Service | Published: 29th September 2013 08:27 AM |
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Calling his critics 'fanatics', eminent jurist Justice V R Krishna Iyer has come up in his own defence after he was criticised for being a Modi sympathiser as he had sent a letter to the BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister supporting his leadership.
In a letter 'Response to my critics of being a Modi Advocate', the nonagenarian said: "There are many fanatics who disagree with me in my advocating the leadership of Modi. They are entitled to hold their view." He compared the situation with that of the Nehruvian era. "I warmly accept the great humanism and sublime leadership of comrade Jawaharlal Nehru. I accept his ideology but do not agree that political power in Indian should always belong to Nehru scions," he said.
Iyer said there have been several Nehru critics but history has proved him to be great. Modi, in a smaller way once an anti-Muslim, might undergo a spiritual transformation, he believed. Putting a strong defence for Modi, he said: "Modi's critics accuse him of Muslim mass murder. This is a charge which has not been established."
"How did the people of Gujarat even after 2002 chose him as Chief Minister? Do not the Muslims of Gujarat welcome his leadership? We cannot be dogmatic merely because we disagree with the politics of Modi. I see no reason why we should not trust Narendra Modi anymore than many leaders of Hindu, Muslim or other theological faiths," he argued. Iyer said: "I have voted for the Congress, for the communist and for my independent ideology." The former minister affirmed that 'I have never been a BJP man and I may assert that I will never be a Hindu communalist. Just the way I was never a Nehruvite but always have adored Panditji". He stated that his support to the Gujarat Chief Minister was "on the assumption that he would be a socialist, secularist and constitutional democrat after coming to power under the Constitution with its marvelous preamble".


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A.M.I.C.U.S. (Automatic Multimedia Installation Configuration Utility System) helps users quickly and easily install and configure MythTV on generic PC hardware. It uses the Debian Netinst CD to install GNU/Linux and just the required packages to allow a functional MythTV on low end hardware.
The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture is composed of several parts. The first is a fully modularized sound driver which supports module autoloading, devfs, isapnp autoconfiguration, and gives complete access to analog audio, digital audio, control, mixer, synthesizer, DSP, MIDI, and timer components of audio hardware. It also includes a fully-featured kernel-level sequencer, a full compatibility layer for OSS/Free applications, an object-oriented C library which covers and enhances the ALSA kernel driver functionality for applications (client/server, plugins, PCM sharing/multiplexing, PCM metering, etc.), an interactive configuration program for the driver, and some simple utilities for basic management.
AMIDI-Plug is a MIDI subsystem for XMMS, BMP, and Audacious. It processes MIDI files and sends their events to one of the available backends (currently ALSA, FluidSynth, dummy). With the ALSA backend, any hardware or software synthesizer, as long as it provides ALSA sequence ports, can be used to play MIDI with AMIDI-Plug. With the FluidSynth backend, AMIDI-Plug directly accesses the FluidSynth library for MIDI playback and sends the generated audio into effect and output plugins of the player. A dummy backend is also provided for testing and analysis purposes. Playback is fully functional: play, stop, seek, pause, song information are available.
Acovel is a cross-platform media player (currently running on Linux and Windows). It features an intelligent algorithm that will analyze both ID3 (v1 ahd v2) tags and filenames to fill up its music collection database. Its search feature is very fast. It is currently limited to playing albums, but upcoming versions will make it a full-featured media player.
AlsaPlayer is a new PCM player written with the ALSA sound system in mind. It also includes support for JACK, OSS, NAS, and ESD. It makes extensive use of multi-threading and supports OGG, MP3, WAV, CDDA (CD Digital Audio), MOD, S3M, IT, and many other input types. Features include a real- time effects stream, variable speed/pitch control, SHOUTcast/icecast streaming support, multiple active visual scopes, command line mode, playlists, plugin architecture, low-latency mode, and more.
AlsaPlayer-Python is a set of python bindings. It allows you to write custom interfaces for AlsaPlayer using the full power of the Python language. This may be three lines of code or a large and complex interface. Also provided is a Python module to control AlsaPlayer from external programs.
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A New Jersey mother is suing an anti-abortion organization that used her 6-year-old daughter's image on a massive billboard in New York City that some people denounced as racist and offensive.
Tricia Fraser filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Texas-based Life Always over the billboard that went up briefly in Manhattan earlier this year.
Life Always did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The billboard pictured Fraser's daughter, who is black, along with the words, "The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb."
The lawsuit claims the use of her daughter's image was "defamatory, unauthorized and offensive." It called the billboard "racist."
Though the photograph was obtained legally, the lawsuit claims its license prohibited the use of the image in "defamatory" ways.


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Donald Trump And His Plastic Friends At Polo
Searching for Donald Trump in the VIP tent at the Bridgehampton Polo club isn't hard. The man stands out like he's written in all caps. TRUMP, says his hair. TRUMP, proclaim his slitty eyes. TRUMP, call out the plastic women who follow him around. One of those was women was the disgraced Miss U.S.A., Tara Conner. She was giving an interview to a reporter. "I'm in a 12 step program right now," she said, her manicured fingers seeming to wipe a tear from her heavily made-up eyes, "but that is off the record." Also there was a Miss Universe there and some other pageant title-holders—but Star Jones was banished to the periphery to make room for Trump and his Trumpterage. The hooves of galloping ponies on the polo field went "d-trumpity trump, d-trump d'trump." Amelia Bauer and I were there to document the Trumpsanity.
In the opposite corner Star Jones was being filmed, her face dancing a jig of a thousand expressions, each one seeming more grotesque than the one before it.
"Donald, Donald," called out a man on the far side of the velvet rope. Donald approached warily. The man extended his hand. His face was a marshland of splotchy red, and looked like it had been lifted no more than an hour ago. Instead of eyebrows, he had two smears of white cream. "It's me, Abe Wallach!"
Wallach was Trump's head of acquisitions for more than ten years before retiring. "Abe?" Trump said, incredulously, "I don't recognize you! You look 25 years younger." Trump turned to the security guy: "Let him in." The security man said," Sorry, Mr. Trump, but he needs a wristband." Trump turned to face the guard, his eyes somehow narrowing further. "You know who I am, don't you?" he hissed. "I do, sir. But he still needs a wristband." Trump unhooked the rope from its stand and in went Abe. Trump continued to insist, somewhat tactlessly, how he could not recognize Wallach. "Ha, that's what retirement will do," said Wallach, laughing uneasily.
When we finally got a hold of Trump he was hot and annoyed. "''Scuse me, Mr. Trump. Let's talk about a woman we both know well. Do you feel any sense of victory now that Rosie is out of The View?" He assessed for a split second before saying, "I don't want to talk about Rosie. She's a sleazebag, what more is there to say? I'm not going to talk about it."
Sensing our Trumpian moment was passing, we asked, "Ok, let's talk about ponies." "No," he said, moving on, "you're done." His newest wife, Melania, shot us a sympathetic look as she trailed her husband. We shot her one straight back, since she was the one that had to let him bed her routinely.
We never got to ask him about how he freaked out at that golf tournament last weekend—we hear he was partnered with some teenager, and near the end of the match, thinks went south and Trump stomped off and got in his car and just left. But now we'll never know for sure!
In the big tent for the poorer, the plastic surgery was a lot worse than even Mr. Wallach's. On the other hand, the crowd was pleasingly rowdy. In the far end, two "rocker dudes" were standing around. One had a choker on. They told us they were in the band Rammstein; obviously we didn't believe them. So we gave them a hard time. Who would pose as a German industrial band? Later it turned out they actually were in Rammstein! Oops, our bad.
As the Polo match wound down, Rocco DiSpirito could be seen wandering around dispirited and lonely. The ponies were being loaded back into their trailers; who would load Rocco into his trailer? The plastic faces and breasts of the polo goers sagged in the heat. Only Donald Trump, his hair an island of placidity, seemed unfazed. He took the mic and began to speak. Through the loudspeakers and echoing across the now empty field, the voice of Trump echoed, "Trump, trump, trump, trump, trump."


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Medicaid Health Homes: A Profile of Newer Programs
Under the ACA, states have a new Medicaid option to establish "health homes" designed to improve care coordination and integration and reduce costs for beneficiaries with chronic conditions. Thus far, 15 states have implemented health home programs. Following on a 2012 brief profiling Medicaid health home programs in the first six states to adopt the option, this brief describes the health home programs in the nine states that have implemented them since that time, and highlights common themes across them as well as distinctions among them.


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Hi all,
I have a library in C++ which is targeted for linux platform. Although, it's author say that with some modifications, it can be built in windows.
Now, this library needs another C++ library which does support windows, and i hav also successfully built it using VC++.
Now, how do I use the linux based library in windows?
Including the source code files directly into VC++ is not working. It's not recognizing the header files present and throwing syntax errors as if it's not C++ at all..