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My latest culinary experience with beets is adapted from this recipe for Coconut Beetroot Curry that I found at Red Chilies. I just so happen to have a few fresh coconuts on hand as I have been drinking coconut water lately to keep my body hydrated. Like beets, the clear liquid inside the coconut (not to be confused with coconut milk) also has many health benefits, including an abundance of vitamins and minerals, including potassium, has cleansing properties, can help increase metabolism and reduce fever among other benefits. An added bonus of drinking coconut water is you end up with lots of fresh coconut to add to your favorite dishes. You can also freeze the fresh coconut too for future use.
I added a bit of raw beet to the curry along with the cooked beet for a bit more texture. I used my beet greens in a previous recipe, but if you have them, I highly recommend you include a small bunch near the end of the cooking time. Serve with rice or any Indian flat bread for a most satisfying autumn meal.
Roasted Beet and Coconut CurryOther beet recipes from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen to try:
Adapted from Red Chilies
3 small beets, roasted
beet leaves (optional)
1 medium onion, chopped
2/3 cup of toor dal (or lentils or chana dal)
small handful of curry leaves
2 tablespoons of oil
1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
For the masala paste:
2/3 cup of shredded fresh coconut
3 green chilies, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon of coriander seeds
1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon of cayenne
sea salt to taste
Begin by roasting the beets. Rinse the beets, cut off the stalks and rough ends, wrap in foil and place in a preheat 375 degree oven until the beets are fork tender (roughly 30 - 40 minutes). Remove from the oven, let cool, peel off the skin and chop into smallish cubes. Set aside.
Rinse the toor daal well. Place in a medium pot, cover with water, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low and cover and simmer until the daal is tender - roughly 30 minutes. Drain and set aside.
To make the paste, grind together the coconut, chilies, coriander seeds, cumin, cayenne and salt with enough water to make a watery paste. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a heavy pot over medium heat. When hot, add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Cook until the mustard seeds turn grey and begin to pop. Toss in the curry leaves, stir once and then add the onion to the pan. Stir and fry until the onion softens and turns translucent. Add the coconut masala paste to the pot, simmer for a few minutes and then add the beets and toor daal. Add enough water to get your desired consistency. Cover and simmer for a few more minutes to let the flavours blend.
Serves 4 - 6 as a side dish.
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Beet and Feta Salad
Orange and Beet Soup
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Ogogo seeking early Vegas fight
London 2012 bronze-medalist Anthony Ogogo has said there is a possibility he will fight on Floyd Mayweather Jr's undercard, less than six months after turning professional.
Ogogo, 24, signed up with Golden Boy Promotions in December and has subsequently vowed to become Britain's greatest middleweight.
Although he has not lined up a maiden bout as a pro, Ogogo told ESPN's Steve Bunce on his podcast that he could be in action in Las Vegas on May 4.
Mayweather will be defending his WBC welterweight crown at the MGM Grand that night but who his opponent will be is not yet known. The American recently cooled rumours that it would be mandatory challenger Robert Guerrero. Saul Alvarez is another possibility for 'Money' to fight as he looks to extend his impeccable career record of 43-0.
And Ogogo could be there as well, albeit fighting a little earlier on in the night, something he nevertheless says would be a dream.
"There's the possibility to fight on the Floyd Mayweather undercard in the US on May 4th, which would be a dream," Ogogo told ESPN. "Even to box at half past two on a Vegas undercard is the stuff a young boxer dreams of.
"I want to box as much in the UK as much as possible, but if the opportunity arises to box in Vegas or Madison Square Garden, why not?"
Anthony Ogogo was speaking to Steve Bunce on his new podcast, click here to listen to the latest episode which also features chats with Matt Macklin and Shane McGuigan


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With his latest blockbuster, "Avatar" closing in on his previous epic, "Titanic," for the title of all-time box-office champ, director James Cameron has optioned a not-yet released non-fiction look at the bombing of Hiroshima.
Cameron has put down his own money for the rights to "The Last Train From Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back," reports Variety.
When you consider the lengths that Cameron is willing to go to bring his vision to life -- building submarines, spending a quarter-billion dollars -- this would almost surely be the most visceral, lifelike re-enactment of these tragedies. Knowing Cameron, you should probably eye a 2025 release.
The book, by Charles Pellegrino and set to be released on Jan. 19, "dissects the complex political and military strategies that went into the atomic detonations and the untold suffering heaped on countless Japanese civilians," according to Publisher's Weekly.
Cameron took a day off from promoting "Avatar" in Japan back in December to visit with Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the last survivor of the bombings of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Tsutomu Yamaguchi passed away on Monday, he was 93.


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After every major shooting, the gun control advocates can be counted on to ask "NOW can't you see the need for gun control?" But does gun control really make sense?
Would gun control have prevented this slaughter? I doubt it. Guns will continue to be available for the person determined to get one, and the kind of person who does something like the Colorado movie theater shooting would be determined.
The problem isn't the weapon, it's the intent, and there are plenty of other ways to kill. There are even plenty of ways to kill en masse. A bomb brought into the theater could have killed more as could an incendiary device. In other contexts, there's poisoning food or water.
Is the cause of gun violence really the availability of guns or is it the nature of the people who use them? Other countries have similar or greater rates of gun possession (I believe both Israel and Switzerland have higher rates), but they don't have nearly the rate of gun violence.
The difference in gun violence between Switzerland and the United States comes down to the difference between the Swiss people and Americans, and I don't see Americans changing in any fundamental way anytime soon.
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Simple answer: No.
Gun control would just make it harder for people who actually want a gun for 1. in house defense only 2. hunters 3. gun collectors to obtain a gun. More gun control will just make it harder and more of a hassle for people who do not plan on doing anything more then stated above. If someone, like the shooter from Colorado, who plans on using a gun(s) to harm and or kill a person/people they will obtain those guns, regardless of the laws.
From what I've read, not looking for a debate but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, Obama wants to outlaw the ownership of semiautomatic weapons. There are several gun collectors, I know a few personally, who buy them and show case them. We go out and shoot them in a safe environment that is specially setup and all safety measures are gone over and double checked before anyone even gets to hold the gun. Collecting guns is no different then per say collecting cars.
It's in times like this that everyone seems to forget the saying that was etched in my head since I was first introduced to the world of hunting and guns. "Guns don't kill people. People kill people." I have yet to see that saying proven wrong.
RE: "Guns don't kill people. People kill people."
Guns don't kill people. People with guns kill people.
People with guns kill people without guns. One or two people in the theater with sidearms might (and I stress "might") have saved dozens. One shot to the head would have brought the slaughter to an end.
We'll never know, but it's quite possible.
My house was invaded by three people as a teenager. The neighborhood was constantly getting looted by these guys. My father blasted them out of the house. They left town never to be heard of again. Why try to break into someones house when you could possibly die?
The factor that drives people who are against gun "control" nuts is that the regulations tend to be drafted by people who have a limited exposure to firearms.
Putting an NRA sticker on your front and back door along with a "Beware of Dog" sign in the front yard and some fake video surveillance cameras might offer nearly as much protection as a gun. Perhaps more.
i think you meant deterrent, in relevance to determination.
Survivor of 1991 Luby's Massacre in TX on gun control laws. She had it right 20 years ago.
Yep - she sure did - if it was too late for gun control then, it is as sure as eggs, too late now - America is on a downward spiral with guns, without an end in site - guns are out of control - if this woman couldn't go for a meal without her parents dying - Americans just don't get it, never will.
Who's next? Land of the free - nope, controlled by fear, religion and guns. The most powerful country on earth - nope, sliding downhill fast. Generally lost the plot - AND Mitt Romney could be your next President.
@Gregg R Thomas - I carry a gun everywhere I go because "The Joker" can be anywhere - I find it really sad that is the mindset and that is the fear. But what is really sad it will never change. So many more are going to die.
Disenfranchised people + guns = Massacres
Go, Rosie!
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Dodgers' Gordon hits game-winner, helps turn triple play
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Matt Kemp called it "very weird." Chase Headley described it as a "crazy occurrence."
Nearly everyone was shaking their heads after the Los Angeles Dodgers turned a bizarre triple play in the top of the ninth inning before former Great Lakes Loons' star Dee Gordon singled home the winning run in the bottom half of a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
It was 4-all when the Dodgers (9-1) turned their first triple play since June 13, 1998, against Colorado.
Chris Denorfia led off with a single against Javy Guerra (1-0) and Headley walked. Jesus Guzman squared to bunt, but the pitch came high and tight and hit his bat as he backed away.
The ball landed in front of the plate and catcher A.J. Ellis alertly picked it up and threw to third.
"I was very confident I heard it hit the bat. I didn't hear anything from the umpire behind me," he said.
Guzman, startled by what happened, didn't run to first base, which made it easy for third baseman Juan Uribe to relay to shortstop Gordon at second base. In turn, he threw to James Loney to complete the triple play.
"As soon as I got the ball to Juan and nobody was running I said, 'This is going to be a triple play,"' Ellis said. "They were sure it was a foul ball and we were sure it was a bunted ball."
Padres manager Bud Black came out to argue with plate umpire and crew chief Dale Scott, who ejected him.
"It happened so fast," said Black, who thought he heard two sounds when the ball hit the bat. "It sounded funny."
He came into the clubhouse and watched a replay.
"There's not many times where a ball headed for the face turns into a triple play," Black said. "I looked at the take, and it was a fair ball."
Headley saw Scott's hands go up and believed the umpire was signaling that the ball hit the bat, then hit him in the batter's box, making it a foul ball.
"When he throws his hands up like that, it's supposed to be a foul ball. I told him that five times. He said that he was just trying to get out of the way," Headley said. "He wasn't just sticking his hands up. He waved them, and to me, that means foul ball, regardless of whether it hit him or didn't hit him. That's irrelevant."
Scott told a pool reporter that the umpiring crew didn't see the ball hit the batter.
"It was off the bat and then straight down," he said. "We saw several angles, including the replay here and we also called in and asked for the replay from New York and looked at that. The ball went straight down and I thought it hit the bat. I heard bat.
"I moved out of the way of the catcher, and now all of sudden, I have two bodies in front of me. I didn't see where the ball was. I saw it trickle in front of the plate. Without having seen it hit, I have to assume that's a fair ball."
First base umpire Bill Miller confirmed that the ball was momentarily foul before it rolled fair again.
Scott said as long as the ball isn't touched it's fair.
"There was nothing verbal (from the umpire), so I just picked it up and started throwing," Ellis said. "You keep playing and don't assume anything."
The Dodgers improved to 9-1, the best mark in the major leagues and equaling their best start since opening the 1981 season with the same record.
Kemp hit his fourth homer in three games as the Dodgers sent San Diego to its fourth loss in a row. The Dodgers won the series opener Friday night when the winning run was forced in on a bases-loaded walk.
"I'm proud of my guys," he said. "We're finding ways to win. Whatever it is, we're getting it done."
The Dodgers had the same situation in the bottom of the ninth with runners on first and second and nobody out, with Juan Uribe in a sacrifice situation against Brad Brach (0-1). Uribe successfully got the bunt down and Ellis was intentionally walked to load the bases.
Pinch-hitter Jerry Hairston Jr. fouled out before Gordon slapped an 0-2 pitch to left field, setting off a wild celebration between first and second base. Gordon had struck out with the bases loaded to end the seventh and earlier committed an error.
"I shouldn't have put (Clayton) Kershaw in the spot. That's on me," Gordon said. "I was glad I could come through for him."
A joyous Kemp tackled Gordon, leading to a dog pile of players.
"I had to get my licks in," Kemp said.
The Dodgers gave Kershaw a 4-1 lead. But Josh Lindblom gave up a tying two-run single to pinch-hitter Jeremy Hermida in the sixth, leaving last year's NL Cy Young winner with his third no-decision in as many starts.
The Dodgers improved to 6-0 at home with their ninth straight win against San Diego at Dodger Stadium.
San Diego tied it at 4 with three runs in the sixth. Orlando Hudson had a bases-loaded RBI single through the hole past Gordon to finish Kershaw, and Hermida hit a bases-loaded single.
Kershaw allowed four runs -- three earned -- and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings, struck out three and walked three. The left-hander's three earned runs were the most he's allowed since last Aug. 7, a span of 11 starts.
"We were just a little bit off the rhythm and timing," Ellis said. "He'll bounce back and be ready to go."
Padres starter Edinson Volquez gave up four runs and six hits in five innings. He struck out two and walked five.
NOTES: The Dodgers swept a six-game homestand for the first time since the opening homestand of the 2009 season, when they swept the Giants and Rockies in six games. ... Volquez hasn't reached the sixth inning in either of his two starts against the Dodgers this season. .. Padres C Nick Hundley snapped an 0-for-21 skid with a single in the third. His drought was the longest to start a season by a Padres non-pitcher since Ozzie Smith's club record 0-for-32 stretch in 1979. ... Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully returned to the booth after missing five days with a bad cold. "I'm just going to give thanks that I'm here," the 84-year-old said. ... Los Angeles Clippers star Chris Paul took his 2-year-old son to the youngster's first major league game.


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Okay so we're not the biggest fans of ageing dinosaurs such as Yell.com who's exorbitant prices to feature somewhere that no one looks for a postage stamp sized add on the back end of a search facility that takes more time to use than reading this introduction….
Ahh and breathe!
So I heard this week that Yell.com is no more and they are re-branding to Hibu, WOW! I am no branding specialist but as far as names go this isn't exactly pretty is it. Wasn't Hibu the name of Aladdin's monkey? Not sure about that one anyway.
"They think it's all over – it is now!"
Whether you love Yell or not I think this is a pretty important moment in local marketing history.
It's the moment that old school directories that boasted huge profits for years and years before the internet boom finally admit it's over.
I am really more surprised they've left it so long. Ifg they'd adapted to Search Engine Marketing years ago and not just waiting until there was no other option it would look more credible.
So no doubt many of you will be pestered by the minions of this fresh face new kid on the block, armed to the teeth with buzz words to juice you up in to buying more stuff that doesn't work.
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Your photo brings me back to Provence..ReplyDelete
Gordes I would say..or Ile Sur La Sorgue..
Thanks Mary..
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I love this picture!
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IBM on Wednesday released Version 9.7 of its flagship DB2 database with several notable new features, including the ability to run applications written for other databases, especially Oracle Corp.'s.
Bernie Spang, director of data management software marketing at IBM, said the update would make it easier for vendors to port their database applications to DB2, and allow companies to port their custom applications from another database to DB2 with minimal effort.
The move could spur companies to migrate their existing databases from Oracle or Microsoft's SQL Server to DB2, the second most popular database by revenue.
"We are growing our user base, but this is aimed at growing it even further," Spang said.
Database analyst Curt Monash said vendors' past efforts to boost migrations in similar ways have tended to "fizzle." That is because no matter how much CIOs would like to cut an enterprise's cost by moving to a single tool, they are rarely able to enforce that to capture the promised licensing and labor savings, he said.
"It's hard to escape 100% from heterogeneity, and a partial escape doesn't have much administrative benefit," Monash said.
Spang said that companies only switching some of their databases to DB2 would still benefit because far fewer administrators are required for DB2 databases compared with rival databases.
IBM built some of migration features itself, and also licensed some from EnterpriseDB Corp., which offers Oracle-compatible database software based on the open-source PostgreSQL technology. IBM is a small investor in EnterpriseDB.
IBM said its latest upgrade can also compress data more tightly than past versions. Enhancements to its pureXML feature allow XML data to be stored in the proper format for data warehouses so that analytics can be easily run on the data.


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The A6 lineup includes models with turbocharged 4-cylinder (2.0T), supercharged V6 (3.0T) power, and a direct-injected 3.0L V6. A6 2.0T models are offered with either front-wheel drive or quattro all-wheel drive, while 3.0T models all include quattro. 2.0L turbocharged models now generate 252 horsepower, while 3.0L-powered models manage 333 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque. The Prestige trim ups that output to 340 hp and 325 lb-feet of torque.
Base models of the A6 with front-wheel drive (dubbed FrontTrack) include a continuously variable transaxle (CVT), but the rest of the lineup utilizes the excellent 8-speed Tiptronic automatic. Audi's quattro all-wheel drive system is also available with either engine. The system is a rear-biased version of Audi's quattro system that provides balanced handling, while the A6's construction uses a combination of aluminum panels and high-strength steel to save weight and improve the A6's nimble, responsive feel.
Thanks to Audi Drive Select, steering and throttle are adjustable, as is transmission behavior. Inside, the A6 is beautifully detailed, with a wraparound design, supportive seats and just the right amount of bright trim. All models save the base Premium, 4-zone automatic climate control and ventilated seats are also available. In addition, there are some standout technology features, such as built-in Wi-Fi connection and integrated Google Local Search.
The A6 is also strong on safety features, with a Pre Sense system, which initiates protective measures if it anticipates a collision, included in all A6 models. There's also available adaptive cruise control and an Audi side assist option that warns of vehicles potentially in the driver's blind spot. Those willing to splurge on options are also able to get a night-vision assistant and head-up display, as well as the phenomenal 1,300-watt, 15-speaker Bang & Olufsen Advanced Sound System. A 630-watt, 14-speaker Bose surround sound system is also available.
Key trim levels for the A6 2.0T are Premium and Premium Plus, while the 3.0T starts at Premium Plus and are also offered in a Prestige trim. Premium Plus models add keyless start, LED running lamps, a parking-sensor system, 4-zone climate control and Audi's MMI Touch screen-driven interface with HD Radio, plus navigation with SiriusXM traffic. The top Prestige model steps up to Bose surround system, heated-and-ventilated front seats, a power-adjustable steering column, LED headlamps, LED ambient lighting, Audi side assist with Pre Sense, plus appearance extras.
The Prestige A6 is comes with a tuned version of the 3.0L V6 and all-wheel drive. The trim includes sport-tuned suspension, a sport differential and a head-up display.
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Brief Overview of the Curriculum
Environmental Studies at UW Oshkosh
The program consists of an interdisciplinary curriculum based in the liberal arts that incorporates the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. As such, it is the only major of its kind in the University of Wisconsin System. Students earn credits from many departments at UW Oshkosh in addition to taking core ES courses that provide a solid background in key environmental issues and the various analytic tools required to address them.
The program offers opportunities for interactive classroom learning as well as for field study, internships and student-organized events and projects. As a young but growing program, ES at UW Oshkosh provides an intimate learning environment that both students and faculty find intellectually rigorous and personally enriching.
The major and the minor are available to students from all colleges at UW Oshkosh. They are certified for licensure by the Department of Public Instruction for College of Education students preparing to teach elementary, middle or high school and specializing in the natural sciences.
Program Objectives
- To provide quality instruction for students seeking careers or advancement in environmentally-related occupations in the public sector, private sector, or who seek to continue academic work in environmental studies or related disciplines.
- To provide a broad-based, interdisciplinary understanding of environmental problems, drawn from the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. The broad training provided by an interdisciplinary program can impart the communication skills needed to work collaboratively toward practical solutions with diverse stakeholders.
- To provide opportunities for students to develop practical problem-oriented expertise through involvement in internship and senior seminar experiences.
- To promote environmental literacy and responsible citizenship among our students. To this end, we aim to ensure that all of our students are equipped to think critically and act responsibly in response to contemporary environmental problems, and are prepared with the skills necessary for crafting solutions and understanding the obstacles to environmental problems.
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Sussex sky-watchers could be treated to an impressive meteor shower tonight (Thursday October 20).
The Orionid shooting stars from Halley's Comet could number up to 20 every hour.
The meteors, which are remnants of the famous comet, arrive at around 41 miles per second.
And according to the Met Office, the Sussex skies are set to be clear, allowing a good sight of the spectacle.
The best time to view them is from midnight into the early morning and between 1am and 3am is said to be the peak time.
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Why on earth do you need a keyboard to read a book?
Surely the display should occupy the whole front of the machine, and the keyboard slide out for the odd occasions when you need it?
I am quite keen on the idea of ebook readers, but I don't like the lack of an agreed, open source, format for texts (I don't object to copyright control, that could be done with a published standard in a number of ways). I really don't like proprietary standards. I don't need different specs to read books by different publishers.


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Jansma scored three aces to help the Crimson fend off Emmanuel for a 3-1 win Thursday (Ben Barnhart).
BOSTON, Mass. – The Harvard men's volleyball team picked up its second win of the week on Thursday with a 3-1 victory at Emmanuel College. The Crimson took the match by set scores of 19-25, 25-13, 25-18 and 25-19.
Harvard's (11-4, 5-3 EIVA) attack was evenly spread out as five different Crimson tallied at least five kills. Caleb Zimmick and DJ White led the way with seven kills apiece, and finished the night with hitting percentages of .583 and .312, respectively. Nick Madden and Michael Owen turned in six kills each while Kyle Rehkemper notched five.
The Crimson also registered a season-high 10 aces, its highest total since scoring 10 against Cal Baptist on Feb. 8 of last year. Three of those aces came off the hand of Derek Jansma who also dished out 31 assists as Madden and White added two. Chris Gibbons notched seven digs on the defensive side of the night to go along with four block assists from Zimmick.
Barrett Wingard scored 10 kills to lead the Emmanuel (10-5, 3-1 GNAC) attack which was help to a .119 hitting percentage.
The Saints led the entire way to take the first set by a score of 25-19. Harvard rebounded in the second, however, opening a 9-5 margin following two kills by White. The Crimson lead grew to 14-7 after three straight Emmanuel errors, and an 11-6 run to close it out gave Harvard set point, 25-13.
Emmanuel held the early advantage in the third with a 10-6 lead. The Crimson fought back to go back ahead, 15-14, and took a four-point edge, 20-16, off a Jansma ace. Another ace by White gave Harvard a chance at set point and an error by the Saints finished the frame off, 25-18.
The Crimson fell behind early again in the fourth but used a 6-1 run to overtake the host, 13-11, following four straight kills. A 6-0 stretch extended the margin to 19-12 before a kill by Alec Schlossman gave Harvard set point, 25-19.
The Crimson will host EIVA travel partner Sacred Heart Wednesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. before taking off for a west coast tour over the weekend.


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Where have I been for 8 months?
Answering that could take a while. Suffice to say, it's been a busy year. The largest amount of time beyond my normal job was spent being Conference Chair for the last two years for ODTUG's Kscope conference. If anyone ever offers to let you chair a conference and then tells you "it's mostly a symbolic position that doesn't require much work," they're lying. Run away quickly. Chairing these things is a lot of work, and I am happy to say that my replacement as Conference Chair, Mike Riley, will doubtless put my conference chairing to shame as he carries on the good I did and takes it up a notch from good to great.
While running Kscope was an amazing lot of work, it was definitely worth it. I encourage every one of you to make it to Kscope13 in New Orleans, LA from June 23-27 in 2013. Kscope13 will continue to be the home for Hyperion, Essbase, Oracle EPM & BI (in addition to ApEx, Oracle RDBMS, Fusion, and lots more) and it's adding content in those areas including entirely new tracks around EPM. Side note: abstract submission is open through October 15, so if you want to get a free pass to Kscope13, now's your chance: http://bit.ly/Content13.
Kscope kept me busy from early in 2010 until the summer of 2012. I then took a month off to recuperate (in other words, focus on my actual duties at interRel which apparently include CEO: who knew?) and now I'm back to blogging. I'm sure you're shedding a single tear right now and I'm choosing to believe it's because you're so choked up with emotion.
The next few weeks are going to be filled with a great deal of travel as I'm presenting at several conferences. I'm hoping to be able to blog from a few of these conferences. If you're at any of them, be sure to find me either up on stage somewhere speaking or at our booth. If you want to know more about any of these conferences, you can always send an e-mail over to the intelligent, beautiful, and obscenely overworked Danielle White at email@example.com.
September 11
Hyperion Solutions Road Trip to Denver
Oracle and interRel put on a series of free, multi-track training days around North America each year. We have one on September 11 at the Grand Hyatt in Denver and like most of the Roadshows we do, it's open to both current and prospective customers of Oracle EPM & BI. I'm giving three sessions at this conference including the keynote on the future of Oracle EPM (18.104.22.168 and beyond). If you're anywhere near Denver (or could fly there easily), there's a great half-day agenda followed by free tickets to a Colorado Rockies game afterwards (they're playing the San Francisco Giants). My good buddy, Glenn Schwartzberg, will also be presenting along with a few Oracle speakers talking in detail about 220.127.116.11.
September 30 to October 4
Oracle OpenWorld
San Francisco, California
If you don't want to miss your annual chance to hear Oracle talk about Oracle, you'll want to come to a city vaguely resembling San Francisco during the first week of quarter close for most companies. That's right: in what is, I'm sure, not a big "sod off" to finance and accounting users everywhere, Oracle has decided to hold their annual Oracle awesomeness conference during the first week of October.
To be completely honest, I actually like being able to hear once per year directly from Oracle their stance on recent releases and future plans. While it's huge, overcrowded, 90%+ marketing, and expensive, there are great networking and educational opportunities to be found if you know where to look. Word of advice, though: don't ever try to stand in a cab line; you'll be there for 2 hours and it's probably quicker to just walk wherever you're headed.
I've got 3 or 4 sessions at this year's conference including a non-Hyperion one on the Fusion User Experience. Most of my sessions will be part of the ODTUG's EPM Symposium at Moscone West in room 2008 on Sunday afternoon. interRel also has a kiosk in the Hyperion Pavilion on the 5th floor of the Intercontinental Hotel. Make sure you stop by and see us at one of those locations.
Pearl Jam and Kings of Leon will be performing at the Wednesday night party on Treasure Island, so bare minimum, you can get in touch with your alternative side. There's also free booze, so ya, you got that going for you.
October 16
Hyperion Solutions Road Trip to Seattle
This conference is similar to the one in Denver except for three important differences:
- It's in Bellevue, Washington on a different date.
- The keynote speaker is the VP of Oracle EPM Development, Matt Bradley. He's a great speaker and this is an excellent opportunity to hear from development themselves about all the great things they have planned for the next year.
- The after event is at Lucky Strike instead of at a baseball park, because let's face it: there's no way in Hell that the Seattle Mariners will still be playing baseball in mid-October.
This event, like the other road trips, is free. You just have to get yourself to Seattle (and not be a competitor, obviously).
October 23
Hyperion Solutions Road Trip to Phoenix
This time, we're heading down South to Phoenix, Arizona. The agenda will be very similar to the Denver event above and there will be great fun in the evening after, so join us for education and networking all for free. Just to prove that geography is not our strong suit, in this exact same week, we'll be traveling to:
October 25
Hyperion Solutions Road Trip to Calgary
I'm told that Canadians are very scary and intimidating, but I'm hoping they'll be nice as we take our first road trip North of the border. Expect a similar agenda to the others but with a dash of vegetarian back bacon. I'm looking forward to the Calgary Flames game after the day's education is complete because apparently hockey is trying to become a major sport, and this is my one chance to learn something about it (red line? blue line? icing?). Jenny, our business coordinator at interRel, is from Canada and she assures me that if hockey doesn't take off, at least curling will.
October 30
Hyperion Solutions Road Trip to Los Angeles
The agenda for this event is quite different. Among other things, it's a full-day instead of a half-day and it has 3 full tracks instead of 2. It's basically a one-day, free Hyperion conference. This year, it'll be at the Hilton inside Universal Studios and our after event will be at Jillian's on the Universal City Walk. Here's the complete agenda:
Hyperion Solutions Road Trip to
Southern California
Check In & Registration
Keynote: Analytics-Led Business Innovation, Matt Bradley, Oracle
Experience the Future of Oracle EPM 220.127.116.11
Live Demos Included!
The World of
Hyperion Applications
The Foundations of Business Intelligence: Oracle Essbase & OBIEE
Taking Control of Your Hierarchies with
Introduction to
Integrated Business Planning
BI Foundation Suite:
Integrating Oracle Essbase & The New OBIEE 184.108.40.206
The Next Evolution
in Forecasting:
Hyperion Planning 184.108.40.206
Reducing Your Close Cycle:
Financial Close & Account Reconciliation Management
Oracle Essbase
Worst Practices:
Lessons from a Moron
Ask a Guru Panel Session
Managing Your
Project Budgets:
Introduction to the
New Hyperion Planning Project Module
Best Practices for Your Strategic Oracle EPM Road Map: Building Your 3 Year Plan
Extending the Value of Oracle eBusiness Suite with Oracle EPM
Hyperion Financial Management 18.104.22.168: Unlimited Dimensionality & Financial Management Analytics
Optimizing Your Oracle Hyperion Planning & Oracle Essbase Outlines
Exalytics: In-Memory Business Intelligence for Oracle Essbase & OBIEE
Breaking Away from the Excel Add-In:
Welcome to
Smart View 184.108.40.206
Integrating Hyperion Financial Management & Hyperion Planning
What's New in
Oracle on Your iPhone & Other Cool Things
Drawings / Networking
Dinner/Drinks/Entertainment at Jillian's at Universal Studios City Walk
November 5-6
OAUG Connection Point - EPM&BI
Each year, OAUG puts on a 2-day Oracle EPM&BI focused conference. It has nowhere near as many sessions on Hyperion as Kscope, but it's by far the second-best conference out there. It has around 50 sessions and this year, interRel is giving 6 of them. I'm giving a session on Exalytics and other interRel speakers will include Glenn Schwartzberg on Smart View 126.96.36.199, Tracy McMullen on multiple topics, and Dr. Troy Seguin talking on Predictive Analytics. We will also have a booth there with our newest 184.108.40.206 books.
Orlando, Florida
Unlike the Road Trips mentioned above, this conference isn't free. That said, it's a lot cheaper than OpenWorld with far better targeted content. If you're in the Southeastern United States, I strongly encourage you to make it to Connection Point at the Peabody Hotel.
November 15-16
ODTUG Seriously Practical - EPM&BI
ODTUG is putting on two 2-day conferences in Australia and New Zealand in November. This is the first of those conferences. There's a charge for them, but it's minimal for the content you get over 2 days. Cameron Lackpour (ACE Director and all-around decent human being) and I are the featured speakers.
Auckland, New Zealand
There are actually two tracks: one is focused on Hyperion and Oracle EPM. The other track is focused on Oracle BI. I'm giving sessions in both rooms as well as some excellent local speakers and Oracle luminaries. Make sure you visit the ODTUG website closer to the date for more details.
November 19-20
ODTUG Seriously Practical - EPM&BI
This is basically the same 2-day, 2-room itinerary as the event in Auckland. I have presented at the InSync conference in Melbourne before and I love the city. If you can't make it to Auckland, I'm hoping you can fly down to Melbourne. They have koalas.
Melbourne, Australia
After this, I hope to return back to the good ole US-of-A with a month to spare before TEOTWAWKI. I have some final things I need to take care of before December 21. Among other things, I'm hoping to clean out my Inbox, because my mother always told me that you don't want to face an apocalypse unless you have a clean Inbox.
Oh, is that all?Seriously?!? That's the busiest conference schedule I've ever had with the exception of the 3-week multi-continent trip last year with some of the Oracle ACE Directors from the Oracle Technology Network. I'm hoping that with all those travel dates over the next 2 months, I'll run into some of you in-person. If you're anywhere near, please try to stop by. I'm also hoping that all this travel will give me time to blog on airplanes.
It's good to be back.


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By Bernard Vaughan
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Before the smoke had
cleared from the attacks of September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden had
asked a fiery Kuwaiti teacher and imam to recruit more fighters for al
Qaeda, a U.S. prosecutor said in closing arguments of the man's trial on
The preacher, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, then used his position as an al
Qaeda spokesman to conspire to kill Americans, the U.S. government
says. It says Abu Ghaith also provided and conspired to provide
material support and resources to terrorists.
"This man's purpose was to strengthen al Qaeda and solidify its
future," the prosecutor, John Cronan, said in closing the
government's case, repeatedly pointing at Abu Ghaith, who sat a few
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Abu Ghaith faces life in prison if convicted by a New York federal
court jury, which is scheduled to begin deliberations on Tuesday.
Abu Ghaith's lawyer, Stanley Cohen, said in his closing argument
that the government had no evidence of conspiracy and said its case
was "an invitation to unsupported and outrageous speculation."
Abu Ghaith, 48, is one of the highest-ranking figures linked to al
Qaeda to face a civilian jury on terrorism-related charges since the
hijacked plane attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York's
World Trade Center, Washington and Pennsylvania.
Abu Ghaith later married one of the daughters of al Qaeda founder
bin Laden, who was killed in May 2011 by U.S. forces at his hideout
in Pakistan.
Prosecutors contend that Abu Ghaith knew about a shoe bomb plot
attempted by Briton Richard Reid in late 2001.
During their closing arguments on Monday, prosecutors showed jurors
several videos and transcripts in which Abu Ghaith praised the
September 11 hijackers and beckoned young Muslims to join the fight.
In one, from October 2001, he warned that "The storm of airplanes
will not stop."
"It's no surprise that a man like that knew exactly what was coming
from al Qaeda," Cronan said.
Cronan emphasized how Abu Ghaith repeatedly used words such as "we,"
"us" and "our" when discussing al Qaeda. In one, Abu Ghaith, who
testified last week that he had not joined al Qaeda, said "Our
martyrdom personnel are ready and eager to carry out operations
against American and Jewish targets."
"Without people like him, al Qaeda dies with every suicide attack,"
Cronan said.
In closing arguments for the defense, Cohen accused the government
of trying to overwhelm jurors with videos of Abu Ghaith ranting
about attacks, but not providing evidence that he knew of any plots
against the United States.
"It was designed to prevent you from looking at the evidence or the
lack of evidence," Cohen told the jurors.
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Cohen also questioned the integrity of several government witnesses,
including an expert on al Qaeda, Evan Kohlmann. Kohlmann, Cohen
said, is unqualified and had hardly any familiarity with Abu Ghaith,
whom the government argued became a leader in al Qaeda after
September 11, 2001.
"The best evidence the defense has is the government's own
witnesses," Cohen said.
Cohen also attacked Saajid Badat, a convicted former al Qaeda
operative who testified for the government from an undisclosed
location in Britain. Badat said he had helped plan the shoe bomb
plot with Reid, but could not recall meeting Abu Ghaith.
Cohen also said the government has not sought to extradite Badat to
the United States, where he is under indictment for his role in the
shoe bomb plot, because it needs him to testify in terrorism trials.
"Why would they?" Cohen said. "He's their boy."
Abu Ghaith's messages on videos, Cohen said, "remain words, words
and associations, and that's it."
In a rebuttal, another prosecutor, Michael Ferrara, told jurors that
Cohen was trying to distract them. The moment Abu Ghaith agreed to
help bin Laden, he was guilty, Ferrara said.
"Don't let (Abu Ghaith) run from the evidence," Ferrara said.
The case is U.S. v. Abu Ghayth, U.S. District Court, Southern
District of New York, No. 98-cr-01023.
(Reporting by Bernard Vaughan; editing by Grant McCool)
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Speak, listen, connect, and learn. Conversations build community at Old Town Library.Library: Old Town Library
"Conversations in English" offers a friendly, informal setting for English language learners to practice their English and connect with others. A volunteer facilitator, who is a native-English speaker, guides conversations on relevant, every day topics like family, work, school, sports, and daily life. Participants can also suggest topics to discuss.
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To provide a global framework, industry leadership and services to enhance, develop and further lifelong professional careers in Linux and Open Source technologies.
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LPI was formally incorporated as a Canadian non-profit in October 25, 1999, and is headquartered near Toronto. We attempt to bring together an active and committed community with the companies and professionals who can fund and carry out LPI's initiatives. LPI is recognized worldwide as the premier organization advocating and assisting in the professional use of Linux, Open Source, and Free Software.
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Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival launched in 1999, inviting whisky novices, enthusiasts and connoisseurs to discover the passion behind the world's finest single malt whiskies right here in Speyside, the largest whisky producing region of Scotland. Now in its 17th year, Spirit of Speyside is attended by visitors from across the globe and delivers a programme of 400 inspired events - exclusive distillery tours, tutored tastings, talks, whisky auctions and fairs, outdoor adventures by foot, canoe or argocat, traditional ceilidhs, fine dining diners, live music and crafts - and everything in between!
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"The great epic work of ancient Greek poetry tells the story of Odysseus's journey home after the Trojan War and what happens when the hero arrives in Ithaca. Robert Wilson's encounter with Homer is one of the major artistic events of the season. One of the most influential and acclaimed artists in world theatre brings his own unique approach to the material. The sensitivity, inventiveness and imagination of the great American director resonate with the Homeric spirit, creating a spellbinding new theatrical language. Eighteen carefully chosen performers and Wilson's own internationally renowned collaborators bring all their artistry to bear on this unique venture, which is intended for all audiences, regardless of age or experience of the theatre."
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As a young man, he taught several terms of school, and joined his father in farming the 375 acre home farm. And like his father before him, he held Florence township offices. He took over the farm entirely when his father died in 1877.
He married Mary D. Woolheiser, daughter of Emanuel and Amanda (Crosby) Woolheiser, a native of New York, in 1871. They had five children – a son and a daughter who died in infancy; Inez (born 1875); Iva (b. 1879); and Arthur (born 1881). Inez married Horatio Stevens; Arthur married Mabel Rampenthal; and Iva married Ellis Goodsell, and their sons Wilber and Lowell appear to have ownership of the farm in the late 1950s.
Henry Orville Van Brocklin left this world in the same place he entered it – the city of Freeport – on 6 December 1915, at the age of 69. His wife died some 30 years later. Like so many others of Henry's family, they was buried in Ellis-Van Brocklin cemetery, immediately across the creek from the family farm.
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Two cow mascot costumes missing from a Southern California Chick-fil-A storage facility were recovered and one man was arrested after officers found the items for sale on Craigslist.
The 7-foot costumes represent the fast food restaurant chain's "Eat Mor Chikin Cowz." They also make great his-and-hers Halloween costumes -- or so a Redlands police officer posing as a potential buyer told the seller after responding to the Craigslist ad last week.
The seller told the caller he would give him the two costumes for $350 apiece. The officer met the seller at a San Bernardino apartment complex Oct. 30 and arrested 43-year-old Robert Michael Trytten, of Riverside, after he arrived with the cow costumes, police said.
The costumes, valued at $2,800 apiece, were reported missing earlier this year from a Redland's storage facility. Officers also recovered a pop-up canopy taken from the restaurant.
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It was announced during the Mists of Pandaria Press Tour that mounts would become account-wide on release or in a patch shortly after. It looks like it will be release after all, and the feature is now available on beta (but heavily bugged).
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The plucky Hall of Fame baseball manager Sparky Anderson died at his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif., today at age 76.
The cause of his death was complications related to dementia, according to a family spokesperson. Yesterday, Anderson's family said he had been put into hospice care for the condition.
Anderson, born George but known to all as Sparky, worked as a big league skipper for 26 years and became the first manager in Major League Baseball to guide teams from both the American and National Leagues to titles when his Detroit Tigers won the World Series in 1984. Anderson had previously been at the helm when the Cincinnati Reds -- or the "Big Red Machine," as the powerhouse team was dubbed -- won back-to-back championships in 1975 and 1976.
He retired from baseball in 1995 and was inducted into the Hall in 2000.
"Let me tell you this, and get it straight," Anderson said during his induction speech. "Players earn this by their skills. Managers come here, as I did, on their backs. I never believed different, I will never believe different, and I think that's what made my career so lucky."
Lucky, yes, but also good. His career record of 2,194 wins and 1,834 losses was good enough to put Anderson at third on the list of most wins by a manager in baseball history.
And as good and lucky as he was, Anderson was also known to be kind and funny. As the story goes, he was once told by a colleague that he was "one of a kind."
"That's good," Anderson is said to have responded. "The world couldn't take two of me."
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Pajama Boy, An Insufferable Man-Child
Pajama Boy's place in Internet infamy was secured as soon as the insufferable man-child was tweeted out by Organizing for America.
He is the face of a web ad that is the latest effort by the Obama team to leverage the holidays for conversation about Obamacare. "Wear pajamas," the ad reads. "Drink hot chocolate. Talk about getting health insurance. #GetTalking."
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And, sure enough, Pajama Boy is wearing pajamas—a zip-up onesie in classic Lamar Alexander plaid—and drinking hot chocolate. He is in his twenties, sporting hipster glasses he could have bought at Warby Parker and an expression of self-satisfied ironic amusement.
Pajama Boy is about as threatening as Michael Cera and so nerdy he could guest-host on an unwatched MSNBC show. He is probably reading The Bell Jar and looking forward to a hearty Christmas meal of stuffed tofurkey. If he has anything to say about it, Obamacare enrollments will spike in the next few weeks in Williamsburg and Ann Arbor.
Perhaps the goal of OFA was to create a readily mockable image to draw attention to its message, in which case Pajama Boy was a brilliantly successful troll. The right immediately Photoshopped him into the Mandela funeral selfie and emblazoned his photo with derisive lines like, "Hey girl, I live with my parents," and, "How did you know I went to Oberlin?"
But it's hard not to see Pajama Boy as an expression of the Obama vision, just like his forbear Julia, the Internet cartoon from the 2012 campaign. Pajama Boy is Julia's little brother. She progressed through life without any significant family or community connections. He is the picture of perpetual adolescence. Neither is a symbol of self-reliant, responsible adulthood.
And so both are ideal consumers of government. Julia needed the help of Obama-supported programs at every juncture of her life, and Pajama Boy is going to get his health insurance through Obamacare ( another image shows him looking very pleased in a Christmas sweater, together with the words "And a happy New Year with health insurance").


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The Skydome Swag is like a miniature dome tent that contains an integrated foam mattress so you don't have to carry a separate sleeping pad. You can even roll your sleeping bag up in to the swag. It's waterproof so you can transport the swag on your roof or in the bed of your truck. In fact, you might need to transport the swag on your roof, as it is neither small nor light (30 pounds). Even rolled up the swag is nearly 5 feet wide, 18 inches across.
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Here's the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
State of Nuclear Politics in Japan
Representatives from Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) met with governors of Shiga and Kyoto Prefectures this week, in an effort to convince them to approve of restarting reactors #3 and #4 at the Oi nuclear power plant in nearby Fukui Prefecture. Both governors refused to grant permission for the restarts. Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto used Twitter to spread his strongly worded anti-nuclear message, noting, "Stress tests and safety standards are two different things. The only thing that has happened is that a single investigation has approved a set of theoretical numbers based on a theoretical scenario. The commission said nothing about the safety of the plant."
In addition, the Union of Kansai Governments and the Fukui Prefectural Assembly have released statements opposing the restart of the Oi reactors, reflecting widespread public suspicion of the government's assurances that the reactors are safe to operate. The former released a statement that read in part, "Because explanations about the wide-ranging, long-term effects of the meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are insufficient, it's difficult to say there's an understanding about restarting the Oi reactors."
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is scheduled to meet with Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) head Yukio Edano, Nuclear Crisis Minister Goshi Hosono, and Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura as early as next week to discuss restarting the reactors. Currently, 53 of 54 Japanese reactors are offline; the last one, reactor #3 at Hokkaido Electric's Tomari plant, is scheduled to shut down on May 5. In spite of repeated doomsday cries by the nuclear power industry of widespread blackouts, Japan has experienced neither blackouts nor power loss.
Newly revealed documents show that right before last year's nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC) vehemently opposed taking any preventative safety measures at Japanese nuclear plants, out of concern that doing so would negatively impact the reputation of nuclear power in the eyes of the Japanese people, and possibly result in increased costs for upgrades. Recently, documents revealed that NISA also objected to the Nuclear Safety Commission's (NSC) efforts to increase safety standards at nuclear plants in 2006 because "it would amplify fears about nuclear power."
Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan is banding together with other Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leaders to form a new group that will promote ending reliance on nuclear power in Japan. Kan expects to officially launch the group as early as next week. "Thinking about the future of Japan, why don't we seek a society that does not rely on nuclear power? This group is intended to properly discuss the time frame for realizing that goal," Kan said.
NISA has asked the operators of Mihama (KEPCO), Tokai (Japan Atomic Power Co.), Tsuruga (Japan Atomic Power Co.), Kashiwazaki-Kariwa (TEPCO), Shika (Hokuriku Electric), Shimane (Chugoku Electric) and Tomari (Hokkaido Electric) nuclear plants, as well as that of the Monju fast-breeder reactor, to review seismic studies of fault lines near their plants, after new research shows that they may be at greater risk for earthquakes than previously thought. The move is significant, because it could influence the results of stress tests and affect timing of possible restarts.
Japan's Atomic Energy Commission is studying ways to dispose of spent nuclear fuel as it reviews the nation's nuclear energy policy. The Commission has proposed three possible outcomes: reprocessing it into so-called mixed-oxide or MOX fuel, which would then be used in fast-breeder reactors; burying the waste underground; or storing the spent fuel in above-ground storage facilities, and making the decision in 20 years. Notably, the fast-breeder reactor program, once a cornerstone of the Japanese nuclear cycle, has continually been fraught with costly problems, and many experts believe it will never be successful.
The Mayor of Okuma Town, Toshitsuna Watanabe, has requested that his entire town be declared uninhabitable for the next five years. The majority of the town already lies within the evacuation zone, but Watanabe wants to prevent the town from being split. That request would allow all residents, even those outside of the official no-go zone, to receive compensation.
TEPCO's corporate customers are fighting back against a proposed 17% rate hike. Almost 90% say that they will not pay the higher rates, which are scheduled to become effective on April 1. Yukio Edano, head of METI, has criticized the utility for not clearly explaining that those firms with existing contracts were not required to pay the new rates until their contracts expired. Many now say that they will not pay the new rates at all, spurring TEPCO to threaten that they may cut off power by the end of May to companies that refuse to pay. Edano has urged TEPCO to avoid making abrupt power cuts, which could take a significant toll on Japanese business. However, METI has no legally binding power over corporate power rates, so TEPCO is under no real obligation to comply.
In spite of its resistance to Edano's requests, TEPCO has requested an additional one trillion yen ($12 billion) injection of public funds to help keep the company afloat, as well as an extra 846 billion yen ($10 billion) to cover additional compensation due to victims of the Fukushima disaster. Edano is responsible for granting approval for the request. If he does so, the Japanese public will have given TEPCO more than $40 billion. TEPCO President Toshio Nishizawa admitted, "If this situation continues, there is a real possibility that we will become insolvent. I am painfully aware that our situation is extremely dire."
Edano is encouraging TEPCO and the Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund submit a new business plan by this Saturday, March 31. However, TEPCO is reportedly threatening to delay that process, because they are struggling to find a replacement for Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata in the wake of increasing anti-nuclear sentiment after the Fukushima disaster. A source quoted by Reuters noted, "Heading TEPCO was difficult even before this problem because of nuclear issues and anti-nuclear movements. With issues such as nuclear power plants and electricity rate hikes, there aren't people who really want to take the job."
State of the Reactors
New tests performed on reactor #2 at the Fukushima Daiichi plant show that conditions are far more dire than previously thought. In addition to discovering that water levels in the containment vessel are only 60 cm, as opposed to three meters, TEPCO detected fatally high radiation levels measuring 72,900 millisieverts per hour: enough to kill a person after being exposed for just seven minutes. The new revelations mean that decommissioning the reactors, which TEPCO previously estimated would take 30 to 40 years, may now take even longer. Company officials say that they will need to develop new equipment, since the soaring radiation levels will quickly destroy robots and endoscopes currently being used. Conditions in reactor #1 (where radiation levels may be even higher, as experts believe that more fuel melted and breached the reactor's core) and reactor #3 remain unknown, because TEPCO has no way to safely examine them.
The situation is leading many experts to question TEPCO's and the government's assertion in December that the Fukushima Daiichi plant is "under control" and in cold shutdown status. Some fear that with water levels so low, melted fuel could soon become exposed and is in danger of reheating and once again melting down. Should that happen, increasing pressure could cause another explosion, allowing lethal levels of radiation to escape into the atmosphere. TEPCO continues to pump nine tons of water an hour into the reactor, but a large number of leaks is making it difficult to maintain adequate water levels. Kazuhiko Kudo, a nuclear engineering professor at Kyushu University, noted, "The plant is still in a precarious state. Unfortunately, all we can do is to keep pumping water inside the reactors and hope we don't have another big earthquake."
TEPCO reported yet another leak of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant this week, announcing that 120 tons of waste water containing radioactive strontium had leaked from pipes, and approximately 80 liters of that had run into the ocean. Beta particles in ocean water measured .25 Bq/cm3. If it enters the food chain, radioactive strontium, which has a half-life of 29 years, can accumulate in bones and cause leukemia and bone cancer.
Japan's Fisheries Agency and researchers from the Marine Ecology Research Institute (MERI) are reporting that high levels of radioactive cesium has been discovered in flounder, dark banded rockfish, fat greenling, and other bottom-feeding fish. The results reveal that that radioactive substances are sinking to the ocean floor and may continue to move up through the food chain, as sea life consumes contaminated plankton. In January, cesium in samples taken from the ocean floor 30 km from the Fukushima Daiichi plant measured as high as 4,100 Bq/kg. Radioactivity continues to leak from the Fukushima plant into the sea, and decontamination efforts around Japan mean that radioactivity is pouring into rovers and streams, which feed into the ocean. MERI scientist Jun Misonoo cautioned, "We should investigate the contamination's dispersion in greater detail and observe it for the next 10 years."
New tests performed in 15 areas of 11 municipalities near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reveal continuing high levels of radioactivity, in spite of ongoing efforts to decontaminate. Some areas measured up to 5 micro sieverts per hour, which exceeds the government threshold for evacuation (which is set at 3.8 microsievert/hour, an equivalent of 20 millisievert annually).
Bamboo shoots harvested in Chiba Prefecture, approximately 200 km from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, are contaminated with as much as two and a half times the legally permissible amount of radioactive cesium. Prefectural officials are currently asking farmers in the area to refrain from shipping the shoots.
Miyagi Prefectural officials and the fisheries cooperative there are asking fishermen to refrain from catching fish, after samples of three types of fish, including sea bass, were found to contain up to 360 Bq/kg of radioactive cesium over the past two months.
New standards for radioactivity in foods established by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare are slated to go into effect on April 1, lowering the limits for cesium contamination in foods to 100 Bq/kg for standard foods like beef, rice, and vegetables (down from 500 Bq/kg); 50 Bq/kg for milk products and baby food (down from 200 Bq/kg) and 10 Bg/kg for drinking water (down from 200 Bq/kg). Some municipalities are expressing concern that their equipment will not be able to adequately handle the new testing requirements.
A new survey shows that a majority of major municipalities in Japan—44 of 74—have begun to test school lunches for cesium contamination, out of fears of radiation.
TEPCO will begin studying fish and seashells within a 20 km radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, in an effort to measure radiation contamination.
Other Nuclear News
In a huge victory for the anti-nuclear movement, Bulgaria announced this week that it will abandon plans to build the Belene nuclear power plant. Anti-nuclear demonstrators and organizations, including Greenpeace, have been protesting the plant since the 1980s.
In addition, German companies RWE and E.on announced they will no longer underwrite the $23.8 billion price tag for the Horizon Nuclear Power project in the United Kingdom, which would have built two new nuclear reactors.
Justin McKeating has been blogging the meltdown of the nuclear industry for Greenpeace International since 2008. He is based in Brighton, UK.
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"In spite of repeated doomsday cries by the nuclear power industry of widespread blackouts, Japan has experienced neither blackouts nor power los...
"In spite of repeated doomsday cries by the nuclear power industry of widespread blackouts, Japan has experienced neither blackouts nor power loss."
Why do you keep repeating this lie?
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Whether there are blackouts or not why would any one take a chance with radiation considering the safety record of Japan's nuclear industry. NISA ...
Whether there are blackouts or not why would any one take a chance with radiation considering the safety record of Japan's nuclear industry. NISA seems to be a branch of the plant operators. It is easy to criticize the Japanese people's concerns when you are far away from the catastrophe. You may be safe for now but nobody knows the far reaching effects of radiation. Thank you Greenpeace.
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@Ohmy: strictly speaking you are right but this is not what Greenpeace is trying to say. Let me recall what happened.
It is indeed true t...
@Ohmy: strictly speaking you are right but this is not what Greenpeace is trying to say. Let me recall what happened.
It is indeed true that, just after the earthquake, there have been some planned interruptions of electricity supply in the suburbs of Tokyo. However, even that has been very limited both in term of size and duration and there have been no blackouts during the following summer, when electricity consumption peaks.
The planned blackouts in the weeks after the earthquake occourred because all of Fukushima Daiichi, Fukushima Daini and Tokai 2 nuclear powerplants (10 reactors in total, 10,000 MW theoretical capacity) could not withstand the earthquake.
Note that, at the time, Tepco generating capacity was already reduced because three reactors of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant were still down since the Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake of July 2007.
In conclusion: yes, stricly speaking Greenpeace is lying when it says there have been no blackouts. However the blackouts were not caused by Japan being reluctant at restarting its nuclear reactors.
Blackouts occourred BECAUSE Japan was relying so much on nuclear powerplants that are so vulnerable to earthquakes and take years to be put back online, even if you want to.
Japan is a highly seismic area; relying less on nuclear power will *decrease* chances of more blackouts when the next quake strikes and getting rid of *all* nuclear plants will reduce chances of getting another Fukushima.
Unfortunately, as a result of Japan disgraced decision to build nuclear powerplants, even if no plant is ever restarted, if another powerful quake hits Fukushima Daiichi we will likely have another major release and the same thing will happen if any site stocking spent fuel loses the electricity it needs to cool the fuel down.
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