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Dear Gossips,
Someone yelled at me yesterday for disrespecting the People's Choice Awards. Here's why it's hard to take the People's Choice Awards seriously: Adam Sandler won for Favourite Comedic Movie Actor. I mean…
Sandler and Drew Barrymore have a new movie coming out, their 3rd together. Blended will be released in May, Memorial Day weekend. Which means they think it'll draw the "family" crowd and hope it's a big box office performer. Watch the trailer below. Now you know why I think that's terrifying.
PCA coverage is coming. But there's a lot of other (more interesting) business we have to get to too. Also many of you have been asking about my YA and romance binge-reading during the holidays. Will put a list together this weekend, if I can tear myself away from them. There's a formula that's so predictable and ridiculous but I'm weak this time of year. I am WEAK.
Yours in gossip,

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We have a sql FILESTREAM enabled table, and are wondering what the fastest way is to determine the size grouped by a common criteria, as well as the sum of all objects.
To date, we have been using queries like
select ClientID, sum(datalength(FilestreamColumn)) from dbo.tblFilestream group by ClientID; however, this takes a very long time to complete on a large dataset, and I imagine it is fairly hostile to the buffer cache. I can perform a directory listing, parse the entries in Excel, and get the results back faster than SQL does. However, that's because the dir command isn't reading the contents into memory.
We could add a new column to store this info and maintain it each time we perform an operation, but we'd prefer not to. That being said, we may have no other choice.
Regarding the 'all objects' part of the question - this question indicates that sys.database_files can be used, but it is always 0 for us, even in SQL 2008 R2 SP2.


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Former CEO of embattled Barclays Bob Diamond sought to place the blame for Libor fixing on other banks and on regulators when he testified before the Treasury Select Committee, saying that Barclays was consistently at the high end of the reporting range and that he was "disappointed" regulators failed to act on Barclays' advisements that other banks were manipulating their reports. Moody's cut its outlook and threatened a downgrade, while investors in banks involved in the scandal could find themselves on the short end of the stick.
Bloomberg reported Thursday that when lawmakers asked Diamond why he took so long to discover that Barclays was manipulating its rate, he replied that Barclays was not the only one and that Barclays had reported higher rates than its brethren.
In his testimony, Diamond also referred to documents the bank released on Tuesday that said Paul Tucker, deputy governor of the Bank of England (BoE), had called Diamond to express Whitehall's concern over the bank's consistently high Libor rates. Senior officials in the government, Diamond cited Tucker as saying, were worried over the rates Barclays was reporting. The former CEO also said that Tucker told him the bank did not always need to report such high rates—something BoE has denied.
Diamond also said he had told Tucker that other banks could not be borrowing money at the rates they reported. He also expressed concern over the possibility of a government takeover of Barclays, and was quoted saying, "If Whitehall then was told Barclays was at the highest in Libor, they might say to themselves, 'my goodness, they can't fund; we need to nationalize them,' as they had nationalized other British banks."
Tucker has asked to give his own version of the conversation to officials "as soon as possible," according to a statement issued by BoE, which said in part, "Mr. Tucker is keen to give evidence to the Committee in order to clarify the position with regard to the events involving the Bank of England, including the telephone conversation with Bob Diamond on 29 October 2008."
Diamond also said he was not aware of the rate rigging till a week before regulators made their findings public. Yet he called officials' attention to numerous warnings from the bank about other banks' Libor rate reports, and that did not sit well with Parliament.
Scottish National Party lawmaker Stewart Hosie was quoted commenting, "I'm asking why people at Barclays noticed other people doing this, but were unable for whatever reason to recognize what was going on internally."
Conservative committee member and former Barclays banker Andrea Leadsom challenged the bank's compliance officers' apparent ignorance of the rate fixing. "I want to focus on the criminality," she said in the report. "Not the issues of the financial crisis but the actual criminal behavior. Clearly there was a significant amount of collusion going on."
Officials in Parliament weren't the only ones to find it peculiar that Diamond was supposedly unaware of what was going on. Michael Trippitt, an analyst at Oriel Securities Ltd. in London, said in the report that the notion that "some of these things only became clear to Bob" recently "struck me as odd."
Although during his three hours of testimony Diamond tried to win over his audience, at one point saying to Tory Mark Garnier he was "just looking for a little love," his efforts were met with derision and scorn.
Comments during Diamond's testimony were harsh. Among other things, officials accused him of "living in a parallel universe" and of praising the bank's culture as having saved it, when "it's the culture that's the problem." They also quoted Diamond's own past remarks back to him, with Pat McFadden of the Labour Party saying, "You have come to symbolize a culture that itself needs changing."
John Mann of the Labour Party said his constituents looked upon Diamond as running a "rotten, thieving bank." He also proposed to Diamond that he donate his annual bonuses to a charity for the homeless. "Either you were complicit in what was going on, or you were grossly negligent, or you were incompetent," he said in the report.
Andrew Tyrie, Conservative chair of the committee, afterward described Diamond's explanation of the scenario as "somewhat implausible" and was quoted saying, "Cumulatively, the whole thing looks a fairly sorry tale from the point of view of the culture of Barclays."
Moody's Investors Service said Thursday it may cut Barclay's A2 credit rating, and cited increased uncertainty for the business in the wake of the departure of its three top executives. In its statement, it also said that it had cut its outlook on the bank from stable to negative.
Before Diamond's testimony Wednesday, rogue trader Nick Leeson warned that officials might be sorry for grilling Diamond, saying in a Telegraph report, "Today's proceeding … could potentially be very damaging for the country, if the complicity that is kind of being alleged at the moment with the FSA and the Bank of England is proven."
Investors in Barclays saw the stock fall 16% the day after it was assessed regulatory fines of $451.4 million. But the bank has not given shareholders any indication of what they might expect in liability over the market manipulation. Other banks involved in the scandal are leaving their own shareholders uninformed in a similar manner.
Charles Peabody, a banking analyst at New York-based Portales Partners LLC, said in the report, "I believe that Barclays had previously reserved for only about one-third of their ultimate liability" in those fines. He added that the reserves of other banks involved in the scandal "will probably prove inadequate."
Among the banks facing investigation over rigging Libor are Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, JP Morgan Chase, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS) and UBS AG. So far none of them has gone public with data on how much, if any, reserves are set aside to pay for possible liabilities.
"The automatic reaction from investors is: 'Who's next?'" said Todd Hagerman in the report. Hagerman, a New York-based analyst at Sterne Agee & Leach Inc. , added, "It's fair to assume that legal and related professional fees and associated reserves are going to continue to remain elevated, if not increase." He recommends caution regarding investments in the biggest U.S. banks.
Mike Mayo, an analyst at CLSA Ltd. in New York, warned investors in a note that "The two-year investigation into banks rigging Libor, which has taken a toll on Barclays, has the potential to hurt Citigroup, JPMorgan and Bank of America."
Warning that the banks could be the targets of fines, lawsuits, negative news and new regulations, he added, "While there is no evidence that the three U.S. money- center banks did anything wrong, there is a heightened possibility of scrutiny after recent events at Barclays."
While Barclays shareholders were advised that operating costs for the first quarter increased 4% to 2.14 billion pounds ($3.3 billion), which included an increase of 115 million pounds to provide for legal and regulatory costs, that could be just the beginning of added expenses for the bank, which is a defendant in numerous lawsuits already filed over the Libor issue—and that's just in New York. Suits in London have yet to be filed, and shareholders have no idea how much that could amount to.
Robert Hickmott, an attorney with Los Angeles-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, said in the report, "The global quantity of claims against Barclays as a result of it having manipulated Libor, it could stretch from the hundreds of millions into the billions."
Then there's the issue of criminal liability.
Peabody referred to all the involved banks when he said, "Specific disclosure on litigation reserves for any Libor suit settlements is completely lacking in any regulatory filings. My guess is that litigation reserves for civil suits from municipalities, class action suits, etc. are nonexistent."
Anthony Maton, an attorney at Washington-based Hausfeld LLP, said that suits could be filed "by anyone stuck on the wrong side of these transactions." Hausfeld represents claimants in the New York suits and is already working on a case to be filed in Britain later in the year. Maton clarified, adding, "Large corporate local authorities, other banks and financial institutions on the wrong side of the trades, pension funds, a very large variety of people that have been affected by this."
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analysts said in a June 29 report, "This is a major regulatory issue for the Libor banks that will likely generate significant civil claims over the next four to five years. Investors should not minimize the importance of this matter."


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The fall TV season is taking shape. Networks have ordered dozens of new pilots starring familiar faces like Lost's Josh Holloway, Andy Samberg, The Office's Ellie Kemper and Malin Akerman (Watchmen), and from proven producers like J.J. Abrams, Arrow's Greg Berlanti, David Shore (House) and Joss Whedon.
To keep track of who's doing what, read our complete list of all the series projects in contention — there are nearly 100! — and check back for updates on their status. Here are The CW's pilots: (Click here for ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.)
The 100 (formerly known as The Hundred)
Nearly a century after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, a spaceship sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth to investigate the possibility of re-colonizing. Based on the forthcoming Kass Morgan book of the same name, Jason Rothenberg will write and executive-produce with Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo. Henry Ian Cusick, Isaiah Washington, Paige Turco, Kelly Hu, Thomas McDonell, Eli Goree, Eliza Taylor, Christopher Larkin, Marie Avgeropoulos and Bob Morley will star.
A car accident leaves a family's patriarch (John Benjamin Hickey) in a coma-like state where he cannot speak or move, but can hear. His narration and various fantasy sequences provide a wry counterpoint to the stories and conflicts of his family, which includes Madeline Carroll, Johnny Simmons and Elizabeth Marvel. Awkward's Vera Herbert will write and serve as a supervising producer, while Smash's David Marshall Grant will executive-produce with Elementary producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly. Michael Weston and Tori Anderson will also star.
Company Town
A scandal at a Navy base in Virginia divides two former best friends — Gage Golightly and Stella Maeve. Supernatural's Sera Gamble will write and executive-produce with Oscar winner Taylor Hackford and Rizzoli & Isles' Bill Haber. Maya Kazan, Merle Dandridge, Graham Hamilton, Dondre Whitfield, Evie Thompson, Ben Winchell, Raymond Alexander Cham Jr., Chandler Kinney, Ryan Sypek and Arjun Gupta will co-star.
The Originals
An upcoming Vampire Diaries episode will act as a backdoor pilot for a spin-off about the show's Original Family. Klaus (Joseph Morgan) returns to New Orleans — a town he helped build centuries ago — to reunite with his diabolical former protégé Marcel (Charles Michael Davis). Diaries executive producer Julie Plec will write and executive-produce, alongside Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo. Daniel Gillies, Claire Holt, Phoebe Tonkin, Daniella Pineda, Leah Pipes and Danielle Campbell will also star.
An epic romance ignites between a human girl (Aimee Teegarden) and an alien boy (Matt Lanter) when he and eight others of his kind start attending high school in the suburbs. The Good Wife's Meredith Averill will write and executive-produce with Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol producer Josh Appelbaum. Grey Damon, Malese Jow, Natalie Hall, Titus Makin Jr., Greg Finley, Maggie Elizabeth Jones and Chelsea Gilligan will also star.
Watch as a 15-year-old Mary Queen of Scots (Adelaide Kane) arrives in France, betrothed to Prince Frances (Toby Regbo). She must survive fierce foes, dark forces and a world of sexual intrigue. Outlaw's Stephanie Sengupta and CSI: Miami's Laurie McCarthy will write and executive-produce. Celina Sinden, Torrance Coombs, Jenessa Grant, Anna Popplewell, Megan Follows, Rossif Sutherland and Caitlin Stasey will also star.
The Selection
Originally set up at the network last pilot season, this Hunger Games-meets-The Bachelor drama follows a working-class young woman named America (Yael Grobglas) chosen by lottery to participate in a competition with 25 other women to become the nation's next queen. Based on Kiera Cass' book of the same name, Selection will be written and executive-produced by The Vampire Diaries' Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain. Anthony Stewart Head, Louise Lombard, Michael Malarkey, Lucien Laviscount, Sean Patrick Thomas, Ben Aldridge, Celia Massingham, Peta Sergeant and Sarah Winter will also star.
The Tomorrow People
Based on the U.K. series of the same name, it's the story of several young people — Peyton List, Robbie Amell, Luke Mitchell and Aaron Yoo, among them — from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers like teleportation and telepathy. They work together to defeat the forces of evil. Chuck's Phil Klemmer will write and executive-produce with The Vampire Diaries' Julie Plec and Arrow's Greg Berlanti. Mark Pellegrino and Madeleine Mantock will also star.
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A Guide to Safety from the Organization for Autism Research
A Guide to Safety was written by parents, first responders, educators, and community members who share their strategies and resources to address safety threats that commonly arise during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. This tool will educate parents about how to prevent and mitigate emergency events, safety threats that may affect their child in the future, and how to teach safety habits that will build a foundation for safety in adulthood.
The Autism Wandering Awareness Alerts Response and Education Collaboration
AWAARE is a working group of six national non-profit autism organizations whose mission is to prevent autism-related wandering incidents and deaths.
Autism Alliance for Local Emergency Responder Training
This website includes areas for professionals to blog, a calendar of events, training sessions, news and links for both parents and professionals.
The Autism and Law Enforcement Education Coalition
The ALEC program provides training to First Responders so that they are able to recognize situations involving children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Autism Risk and Safety Management
This website provides information and resources for law enforcement, first responders, parents, educators and care providers.
Autism Spectrum Disorders from A to Z
This website provides links to books, resources and information about Autism Spectrum Disorders. There are also articles and speaking dates by the authors.
The Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation: Information for Emergency Personnel
Includes Autism101 for Fire and Rescue, for EMT & Paramedics, and for Police.
Angel Sense keeps children with special needs safe and well cared-for with a GPS and voice monitoring solution based on smart analytics. The AngelSense customer care team members are all parents to children with special needs who are active users of the product.
BE SAFE The Movie (BSTM)
BE SAFE The Movie uses video modeling to show teens and adults with ASD how to interact safely with the police. Actors on the spectrum and real police and teach viewers what to do in different police encounters, ranging from a casual meeting to an arrest.
BE SAFE Teaching Edition (BSTE)
BSTE is an evidence-based teaching tool that includes BE SAFE The Movie plus a 300-page companion curriculum. Teachers and parents can use the curriculum to help diverse learners master the essential safety skills shown in Be Safe The Movie.
Big Red Safety Tool Kit from the National Autism Association
Preventing ASD Wandering.
Care Trak Systems
Caretrak aims to protect children with special needs with home monitoring systems and tracking units. These are used by hundreds of parents across the country and abroad. Their devices alert parents when their child leaves a certain area and the tracking unit can find a child within a mile radius.
The National Autism Association has partnered with childIDcode on this important safety item for kids prone to wandering and elopement. It is vital that our children – especially those who are non-verbal – have some sort of identification should they become lost. These waterproof stickers are custom-printed with a QR code. When the code is scanned with a smart phone it will display, "I Have Autism" along with the emergency contact number that you specify. This information can still be decoded in the absence of a cell signal or WiFi.
Community and Law Enforcement Aware Response
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the Autism Society of America- Los Angeles Chapter (ASA-LA) have partnered to develop an Autism Awareness Roll Call Training Program targeted to LAPD officers. Volunteers from the Los Angeles area autism community will present key information about Autism Spectrum Disorders during roll call briefings.
Disability, Abuse & Personal Rights Project
This website is dedicated to the personal rights of children and adults with disabilities, with a mission to prevent abuse of these individuals.
Emergency Responder Training
From the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.
FBI Kids Safety
Kids Safety tips from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Fire Safety for People with Disabilities
From the U.S. Fire Administration
Hurricane Preparedness Information from Bounce Energy
Bounce Energy has prepared information to educate and inform you on how you can be best prepared for a potential hurricane strike. Get downloads, tips, videos, and a hurricane tracking map. Plus, learn how you can connect with us online so that we can keep you prepared in "real-time".
Hurricane Safety Tips: A Comprehensive Resource
Tips to help ensure your safety during hurricanes.
Inclusive Preparedness Center
The Inclusive Preparedness Center works to ensure that all individuals are included in the development and implementation of plans for protection from natural and man-made emergencies.
KidPower: Personal Safety Skills for People With Disabilities and Other Difficult Life Challenges
People with disabilities or other special needs are much more likely to face bullying, abuse, or assault. We've been successful in teaching self-protection skills to thousands of people with difficult life challenges such as: developmental delays; loss of vision, hearing, or mobility; prejudice; or personal struggles with domestic violence, homelessness, substance abuse, or being a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
National Autism Association Autism Safety Initiative
Autism presents a unique set of safety concerns for parents. Unlocking Autism and the NAA have teamed up to provide safety information for parents and families.
National Autism Association's Big Red Safety Store
Products in the NAA's Little Shop of Hope include Window Clings, Stop Sign Visual Aids, Safety Alert Cards, Wristbands, Tattoos, Door/Window Alarms, Shoe ID Cards, and more!
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NCMEC's mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation, help find missing children and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
Natural Disaster Safety Tips
Tips and guides from ADT broken down into disaster-specific sections: Hurricane, Tornado, Earthquake, Flood and Wildfire.
PACER Center
The mission of the PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.
Project Lifesaver
Project Lifesaver's primary mission is to locate and rescue missing persons. They have established many partnerships with local law enforcement to help save money and time for taxpayers. They also have many partnerships that help to strengthen the awareness and provide information about their technologies and services.
Put Kids First
Our site is dedicated to children's safety issues. You'll find an abundance of information and resources on this site so grab a chair and educate yourself, then educate all those you know, love and care about too!
Safe and Sound
The Safe and Sound initiative from Autism Society provides much-needed information to the autism community on topics such as general safety, emergency preparedness, prevention, and risk management. Safe and Sound works to develop information and strategies that are beneficial to individuals on the spectrum, their families and the professionals who work with them. Another significant goal of Safe and Sound is to provide information and training to those who are first on the scene in an emergency situation.
SafeKids USA
Safe Kids and the MetLife Foundation have partnered to bring you a series of safety videos highlighting how you can take precautions in the home to help prevent injuries to children with physical, developmental or cognitive disabilities.
Safety at Home and School for Kids
Information and resources on keeping your child safe at home and school on topics including Stranger Danger, Preventing Bullying, Outdoor Safety and more.
Safety Kids, Inc.
Safety Kids, Inc. strives to create safety awareness in children through non-fearful, age appropriate curriculum. We provide services specific to the needs of each link in the support chain: law enforcement supervisors, health care providers, classroom teachers, prospective trainees, parents, and most importantly, children.
Safewise National Home Security and Crime Prevention Center
Get all the most important U.S. crime and safety resources in one place.
Select Autism Merchandise
This website allows for both parents and professionals to buy merchandise to help keep individuals on the spectrum safe. Additionally, this website provides a forum for people to discuss their concerns and ask for products that they might need.
State Protection and Advocacy Agencies for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Mental Illness and the Client Assistance Program
A list of the contact information for each state's Protection and Advocacy Agencies.


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I took a one year class of java programming four years ago and haven't touched it since. I'm now beginning to program my website and would like to incorporate java into the site.
What programs do I need to begin writing code for my site (I use a mac)?
Any good beginner tutorials you would recommend for web programming with java?
Does the code go directly in my html file or is it stored in a separate file?


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Did you know that July 30th is National Cheesecake Day? What better way to celebrate than to make a cake and eat it too!
In honor of National Cheesecake Day, this week's recipe is: "Tiramisu Cheesecake."
What You Need
Make It
HEAT oven to 325°F.
LINE 13×9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Spread half the wafers onto bottom of prepared pan. Add 2 tsp. coffee granules to 2 Tbsp. hot water; stir until dissolved. Brush half onto wafers in pan; reserve remaining dissolved coffee for later use.
BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Remove 3-1/2 cups batter; place in medium bowl. Dissolve remaining coffee granules in remaining hot water. Stir into removed batter; spread over wafers in pan. Top with remaining wafers; brush with remaining dissolved coffee. Cover with remaining plain batter.
BAKE 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan. Spread with COOL WHIP just before serving; sprinkle with cocoa powder.


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The dismal news reported Monday by the U.S. Department of Labor: Illinois still has the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation. Only economically hobbled Nevada has a worse job picture.
This state's jobless rate ticked up 0.1 percent to 9.2 percent in July as the state added a modest 7,100 private-sector jobs last month. The national jobless rate is 7.4 percent, which looks pretty grim ... except when it's compared with Illinois'.
We are not creating many jobs here. We are not competing. We are being left behind.
So pardon us if we don't get too excited by the celebratory news release issued Monday by Gov. Pat Quinn, declaring great news on workers' compensation costs. Workers' comp is one of the most worrisome cost factors for employers, and Illinois for years has been one of the worst states in the union on workers' comp costs.
In relative terms, yes, the news offered by the governor was good.
The Illinois Department of Insurance estimates that state employers have saved $315 million since Quinn signed a workers' comp reform law in 2011. A national group has recommended that Illinois insurers cut their rates by another 4.5 percent this year, which would bring the total reduction to 13.3 percent since the law was passed.
The 2011 law made some meaningful changes, including a 30 percent cut in the workers' compensation medical fee schedule and a preferred-provider program to ensure that employees receive cost-effective medical treatment. The law changed the procedures for appointing and training arbitrators who decide the cases, resulting in the departure of some arbitrators and a higher professional standard for new ones.
But again, Illinois was hopelessly out of line with the costs of other states, including neighbors such as Missouri. Workers' comp has hurt Illinois' efforts to recruit new employers, especially manufacturers.
So Quinn and the legislature can't declare "mission accomplished."
Illinois still has a relatively low standard for proving a workplace injury. Work doesn't have to be the primary cause of an injury for an employee to collect benefits. In many cases, there is no requirement to connect the injury to work in a common-sense way. A stricter standard for establishing the cause of an injury would cut a fortune from workers' comp costs for employers, including the state of Illinois.
It would make Illinois a more attractive place for employers. It would create jobs.
Did we mention that Illinois has the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation? That's right, we did.
Workers who suffer injuries on the job deserve to be protected and compensated. But the system gets abused, and costs soar, when benefits are given for medical problems that aren't firmly connected to the workplace.
Everyone pays for abuses of the workers' comp system. It raises the cost of hiring people in the private sector and diverts funding needed for other priorities in the public sector. State government over the years has paid out for highly dubious workers' comp claims.
A spokeswoman for the governor says he's "open to more reform in the future." But this doesn't seem to be a high priority for him or the House and Senate leaders.
It should be. Illinois needs jobs.


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This is a Pre-Order item. That means: All orders with at least 1 Pre-Order item will be sent in bulk as soon as the new album is ready to ship! Excpected time is November. We will inform you at this spot as soon as we know more! By taking part in this Pre-Order, you 100% directly support WORSHIP, thanks for your trust and faith!
- That's why all pre-orders of the CD will get a special unique little thank you gift (1 per order). The last one for the Terranean Wake release was received quite well. Only for orders pre-shipping day! As soon as the shipping starts, we will remove this paragraph.
(honestly, this pre-order is essential and without your general support, WORSHIP wouldn't be. Thx :)
Right after our 2012 tour with FAAL, I started writing on our next album, inspired by the adventures and on-stage highlights of that wonderful tour (which was a turning point for us). 3 years later, "Dusk of Legion, Morning of One" is about to be released!
Because of the live influence, there are more riffs and more dramatic moments. For the first time, all our musicians will also play on the album (less work for me!). The range of moods and paces is slightly raised, some new well-blended elements will meet our faithful foundation. Songs are pretty much packed full of ideas, without losing sight of what we really are, I hope you can feel 3 years of fat-trimming and polishing. 5 Songs (+Intro) take you on a solitary messiah/pariah journey to the early hours of mankind & the birth of its fatal Flaw, falling from the heights of Creation through the deepest valleys of despair.
NEW: Each order containing our new CD will receive a free code for a digital Bandcamp copy (sent with the "item has shipped" notification email). So, no matter where you are, you all can listen to the tracks on the day the pre-orders are sent out (if you want). Yes, WORSHIP is slowly & reluctantly embracing the dirty, dirty digital age.
Still, I think physical media are wonderful and need to be saved, if we want to save music, that's why we & Weird Truth decided to release the 1st edition of our CD as a wonderful Digipak! Designed by The Doommonger (that's me), using my photos and paintings, so expect it to be different, personal (weird?) and close to my vision. Image is a preview mockup, subject to possible change. Slightly raised price because of the fancy packaging.
WORSHIP - Dusk of Legion, Morning of One (WT045,Weird Truth)
60 minutes, 6 tracks
Dusk (Intro)
Weight of a Fallen World
Core of Shadows
The Promised Wastelands
Garden of Undoing
Morning of One
(We will add reviews as they come in)
There is a tape editon in this shop, and a wonderful 2LP edition coming up (not in the shop yet)! We are currently working on the last details of our contract to a great new vinyl label, that's why I didn't deem it fair to include it in the pre-order (after all, the label will have the final say about the release schedule). It will come, but a bit later, I think 1st quarter of 2016, and to compensate for the wait, it will be a very special vinyl edition, more soon!
International Shipping: 6 EUR Flatrate SECURE. In our shop, secure (registered) shipping is mandatory. Since our switch, we have had 0 lost shipments (compared to 3-5 per year before that). Flatrate means, no matter how much you order, shipping is just 6 EUR. We cover the rest as a sort of discount to you.
Exception: Shipping to Germany: <= 1kg: 2.20 EUR, > 1kg: 4 EUR
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(By Delegate Manypenny)
[Introduced February 20, 2012; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §22-3-9 and §22-3-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to dual liner requirements in new coal-waste impoundments, new coal-waste impoundments at existing facilities, replacement coal-waste impoundments at existing facilities and lateral coal-waste expansions of existing impoundments; requiring the Director of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate rules for liners in these surface, coal-waste impoundments including that no impoundment may be situated closer than three miles up stream from any incorporated town of fifteen hundred population or more; and providing abatement procedures.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §22-3-9 and §22-3-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
§22-3-9. Permit application requirements and contents.
(a) The surface-mining permit application shall contain:
(1) The names and addresses of:
(A) The permit applicant;
(B) The owner of record of the property, surface and mineral, to be mined;
(C) The holders of record of any leasehold interest in the property;
(D) Any purchaser of record of the property under a real estate contract;
(E) The operator, if different from the applicant; and
(F) If any of these are business entities other than a single proprietor, the names and addresses of the principals, officers and resident agent;
(2) The names and addresses of the owners of record of all surface and subsurface areas contiguous to any part of the proposed permit area. Provided, That All residents living on property contiguous to the proposed permit area shall be notified by the applicant, by registered or certified mail, of such application on or before the first day of publication of the notice provided for in subdivision (6) of this subsection;
(3) A statement of any current surface-mining permits held by the applicant in the state, and the permit number and each pending application;
(4) If the applicant is a partnership, corporation, association or other business entity, the following, where applicable:
(A) The names and addresses of every officer, partner, resident agent, director or person performing a function similar to a director together with the names and addresses of any person owning of record ten percent or more of any class of voting stock of the applicant; and
(B) A list of all names under which the applicant, officer, director, partner or principal shareholder previously operated a surface-mining operation in the United States within the five-year period preceding the date of submission of the application;
(5) A statement of whether the applicant, or any officer, partner, director, principal shareholder of the applicant, any subsidiary, affiliate or persons controlled by or under common control with the applicant, has ever been an officer, partner, director or principal shareholder in a company which has ever held a federal or state mining permit which, in the five-year period prior to the date of submission of the application, has been permanently suspended or revoked or has had a mining bond or similar security deposited in lieu of bond forfeited and, if so, a brief explanation of the facts involved;
(6) A copy of the applicant's advertisement to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the proposed permit area at least once a week for four successive weeks. The advertisement shall contain, in abbreviated form:
(A) The information required by this section including the ownership and map of the tract location and boundaries of the proposed site so that the proposed operation is readily locatable by local residents;
(B) The location of the office of the division where the application is available for public inspection; and
(C) stating A statement that written protests will be accepted by the director until a certain date which is at least thirty days after the last publication of the applicant's advertisement;
(7) A description of the type and method of surface-mining operation that exists or is proposed, the engineering techniques used or proposed, and the equipment used or proposed; to be used;
(8) The anticipated starting and termination dates of each phase of the surface-mining operation and the number of acres of land to be affected;
(9) A description of the legal documents upon which the applicant's legal right to enter and conduct surface-mining operations on the proposed permit area is based and whether that right is the subject of pending court litigation. Provided, That Nothing in this article may be construed as vesting in the director Nothing in this article vests the director with the jurisdiction to adjudicate property-rights disputes;
(10) The name of the watershed and location of the surface stream or tributary into which surface and pit drainage will be discharged;
(11) A determination of the probable hydrologic consequences of the mining and reclamation operations, both on and off the mine site, with respect to the hydrologic regime, quantity and quality of water in surface and groundwater systems, including:
(A) The dissolved and suspended solids under seasonal flow conditions; and
(B) The collection of sufficient data for the mine site and surrounding areas so that an assessment can be made by the director of the probable cumulative impacts of all anticipated mining in the area upon the hydrology of the area and particularly upon water availability. Provided, That this determination A determination of the probable hydrologic consequences is not required until such time as the hydrologic information on the general area prior to mining is made available from an appropriate federal or state agency or, if existing and in the possession of the applicant, from the applicant: Provided, That the permit application shall not be approved until the information is available and is incorporated into the application;
(12) Accurate maps to an appropriate scale clearly showing: (A) The land to be affected as of the date of application;
(B) The area of land within the permit area upon which the applicant has the legal right to enter and conduct surface-mining operations; and
(C) All types of information set forth on enlarged topographical maps of the United States geological survey of a scale of 1:24,000 or larger including all man-made features and significant known archaeological sites existing on the date of application;
(D) In addition to other things specified by the director, the map shall show The boundary lines and names of present owners of record of all surface areas abutting the proposed permit area and the location of all structures within one thousand feet of the proposed permit area; and
(E) Other things specified by the director.
(13) Cross-section maps or plans of the proposed affected area, including the actual area to be mined, prepared by or under the direction of and certified by a person approved by the director, showing pertinent elevation and location of test borings or core samplings, where required by the director, and depicting the following information:
(A) The nature and depth of the various strata or overburden; (B) The location of subsurface water, if encountered, and its quality;
(C) The nature and thickness of any coal or rider seams above the seam to be mined;
(D) The nature of the stratum immediately beneath the coal seam to be mined;
(E) All mineral crop lines and the strike and dip of the coal to be mined within the area of land to be affected;
(F) Existing or previous surface-mining limits;
(G) The location and extent of known workings of any underground mines including mine openings to the surface;
(H) The location of any significant aquifers;
(I) The estimated elevation of the water table;
(J) The location of spoil, waste or refuse areas and topsoil preservation areas;
(K) The location of all impoundments for waste or erosion control;
(L) Any settling or water treatment facility or drainage system;
(M) Constructed or natural drainways and the location of any discharges to any surface body of water on the area of land to be affected or adjacent thereto; and
(N) Adequate profiles at appropriate cross sections of the anticipated final surface configuration that will be achieved pursuant to the operator's proposed reclamation plan;
(14) A statement of the result of test borings or core samples from the permit area, including:
(A) Logs of the drill holes;
(B) The thickness of the coal seam to be mined and analysis of the chemical and physical properties of the coal;
(C) The sulfur content of any coal seam;
(D) A chemical analysis of potentially acid or toxic forming sections of the overburden; and
(E) A chemical analysis of the stratum lying immediately underneath the coal to be mined. Provided, That
The provisions of this subdivision may be waived by the director with respect to the specific application by a written determination that such requirements are unnecessary;
(15) For those lands in the permit application which a reconnaissance inspection suggests may be prime farmlands, a soil survey shall be made or obtained according to standards established by the secretary of agriculture in order to confirm the exact location of such prime farmlands;
(16) A reclamation plan as presented in section ten of this article;
(17) Information pertaining to coal seams, test borings, core samplings or soil samples as required by this section shall be made available to any person with an interest which is or may be adversely affected Provided, That except that information which pertains only to the analysis of the chemical and physical properties of the coal, except information regarding mineral or elemental content which is potentially toxic to the environment, shall be kept is confidential and not made a matter of public record;
(18) When requested by the director, the climatological factors that are peculiar to the locality of the land to be affected including the average seasonal precipitation, the average direction and velocity of prevailing winds, and the seasonal temperature ranges; and
(19) For each new surface impoundment, each new surface impoundment at an existing facility, each replacement of an existing surface impoundment and each lateral expansion of an existing surface impoundment, an engineering plan for the design, construction and installation of a dual liner to prevent any migration of waste out of the impoundment to the adjacent subsurface soil, groundwater or surface water at any time during the life, including the closure period, of the impoundment; and
(19) (20) Other information that may be required by rules reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article.
(b) If the director finds that the probable total annual production at all locations of any coal surface-mining operator will not exceed three hundred thousand tons, the determination of probable hydrologic consequences including the engineering analyses and designs necessary as required by this article or rules promulgated thereunder; the development of cross-section maps and plans as required by this article or rules promulgated thereunder; the geologic drilling and statement of results of test borings and core samplings as required by this article or rules promulgated thereunder; preblast preblast surveys required by this article or rules promulgated thereunder; the collection of site-specific resource information and production of protection and enhancement plans for fish and wildlife habitats and other environmental values required by this article or rules promulgated thereunder; and the collection of archaeological and historical information required by this article and rules promulgated thereunder and any other archaeological and historical information required by the federal department of the interior and the preparation of plans that may be necessitated thereby shall, upon the written request of the operator, be performed by a qualified public or private laboratory designated by the director and a reasonable cost of the preparation of such determination and statement shall be assumed by the division from funds provided by the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to the Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended.
(c) Before the first publication of the applicant's advertisement, each applicant for a surface-mining permit shall file, except for that information pertaining to the coal seam itself, a copy of the application for public inspection in the nearest office of the division as specified in the applicant's advertisement.
(d) Each applicant for a permit shall be required to submit to the director as a part of the permit application a certificate issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state covering the surface-mining operation for which the permit is sought or evidence that the applicant has satisfied state self-insurance requirements. The policy shall provide for personal injury and property damage protection in an amount adequate to compensate any persons damaged as a result of surface coal mining and reclamation operations, including use of explosives, and entitled to compensation under the applicable provisions of state law. The policy shall be maintained in full force and effect during the terms of the permit or any renewal including the length of all reclamation operations.
(e) Each applicant for a surface-mining permit shall submit to the director as part of the permit application a blasting plan where explosives are to be used which shall outline the procedures and standards by which the operator will meet the provisions of the blasting performance standards.
(f) The applicant shall file as part of the permit application a schedule listing all notices of violation, bond forfeitures, permit revocations, cessation orders or permanent suspension orders resulting from a violation of the Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended, this article or any law or regulation of the United States or any department or agency of any state pertaining to air or environmental protection received by the applicant in connection with any surface-mining operation during the three-year period prior to the date of application, and indicating the final resolution of any notice of violation, forfeiture, revocation, cessation or permanent suspension.
(g) Within five working days of receipt of an application for a permit, the director shall notify the operator in writing, stating whether the application is administratively complete and whether the operator's advertisement may be published. If the application is not administratively complete, the director shall state in writing why the application is not administratively complete.
§22-3-13. General environmental protection performance standards for surface mining; variances.
(a) Any permit issued by the director pursuant to this article to conduct surface mining operations shall require that the surface mining operations meet all applicable performance standards of this article and other requirements set forth in legislative rules proposed by the director.
(b) The following general performance standards are applicable to all surface mines and require the operation, at a minimum to:
(1) Maximize the utilization and conservation of the solid fuel resource being recovered to minimize reaffecting the land in the future through surface mining;
(2) Restore the land affected to a condition capable of supporting the uses which it was capable of supporting prior to any mining, or higher or better uses of which there is reasonable likelihood, so long as the use or uses do not present any actual or probable hazard to public health or safety or pose any actual or probable threat of water diminution or pollution. and The permit applicants' declared proposed land use following reclamation is not considered to be impractical or unreasonable, inconsistent with applicable land use policies and plans, involves unreasonable delay in implementation or is violative of federal, state or local law
shall be considered practical, reasonable and consistent with applicable land use policies and plans. The proposed land use following reclamation must not involve unreasonable delay nor be violative of federal, state or local law.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, with respect to all surface mines, backfill, compact where advisable to ensure stability or to prevent leaching of toxic materials, and grade in order to restore the approximate original contour: Provided, That in surface mining which is carried out at the same location over a substantial period of time where the operation transects the coal deposit, and the thickness of the coal deposits relative to the volume of the overburden is large and where the operator demonstrates that the overburden and other spoil and waste materials at a particular point in the permit area or otherwise available from the entire permit area is insufficient, giving due consideration to volumetric expansion, to restore the approximate original contour, the operator, at a minimum, shall backfill, grade and compact, where advisable, using all available overburden and other spoil and waste materials to attain the lowest practicable grade, but not more than the angle of repose, to provide adequate drainage and to cover all acid-forming and other toxic materials, in order to achieve an ecologically sound land use compatible with the surrounding region: Provided, however, That in surface mining where the volume of overburden is large relative to the thickness of the coal deposit and where the operator demonstrates that due to volumetric expansion the amount of overburden and other spoil and waste materials removed in the course of the mining operation is more than sufficient to restore the approximate original contour, the operator shall, after restoring the approximate contour, backfill, grade and compact, where advisable, the excess overburden and other spoil and waste materials to attain the lowest grade, but not more than the angle of repose, and to cover all acid-forming and other toxic materials, in order to achieve an ecologically sound land use compatible with the surrounding region and, the overburden or spoil shall be shaped and graded in a way as to prevent slides, erosion and water pollution and revegetated in accordance with the requirements of this article: Provided further, That the director shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, governing variances to the requirements for return to approximate original contour or highwall elimination and where adequate material is not available from surface mining operations permitted after the effective date of this article for:
(A) Underground mining operations existing prior to August 3, 1977; or
(B) For areas upon which surface mining prior to July 1, 1977, created highwalls;
(4) Stabilize and protect all surface areas, including spoil piles, affected by the surface mining operation to effectively control erosion and attendant air and water pollution;
(5) Remove the topsoil from the land in a separate layer, replace it on the backfill area, or if not utilized immediately, segregate it in a separate pile from other spoil and, when the topsoil is not replaced on a backfill area within a time short enough to avoid deterioration of the topsoil, maintain a successful vegetative cover by quick growing plants or by other similar means in order to protect topsoil from wind and water erosion and keep it free of any contamination by other acid or toxic material. Provided, That If topsoil is of insufficient quantity or of poor quality for sustaining vegetation, or if other strata can be shown to be more suitable for vegetation requirements, then the operator shall remove, segregate and preserve in a like manner any other strata which is best able to support vegetation;
(6) Restore the topsoil or the best available subsoil which is best able to support vegetation;
(7) Ensure that all prime farmlands are mined and reclaimed in accordance with the specifications for soil removal, storage, replacement and reconstruction established by the United States Secretary of Agriculture and the Soil Conservation Service pertaining thereto. The operator, at a minimum, shall:
(A) Segregate the A horizon of the natural soil, except where it can be shown that other available soil materials will create a final soil having a greater productive capacity, and if not utilized immediately, stockpile this material separately from other spoil, and provide needed protection from wind and water erosion or contamination by other acid or toxic material;
(B) Segregate the B horizon of the natural soil, or underlying C horizons or other strata, or a combination of the horizons or other strata that are shown to be both texturally and chemically suitable for plant growth and that can be shown to be equally or more favorable for plant growth than the B horizon, in sufficient quantities to create in the regraded final soil a root zone of comparable depth and quality to that which existed in the natural soil, and if not utilized immediately, stockpile this material separately from other spoil and provide needed protection from wind and water erosion or contamination by other acid or toxic material; (C) Replace and regrade the root zone material described in paragraph (B) of this subdivision, with proper compaction and uniform depth over the regraded spoil material; and
(D) Redistribute and grade in a uniform manner the surface soil horizon described in paragraph (A) of this subdivision;
(8) Create, if authorized in the approved surface mining and reclamation plan and permit, permanent impoundments of water on mining sites as part of reclamation activities in accordance with rules promulgated by the director;
(9) Where augering is the method of recovery, seal all auger holes with an impervious and noncombustible material in order to prevent drainage except where the director determines that the resulting impoundment of water in the auger holes may create a hazard to the environment or the public welfare and safety. Provided, That The director may prohibit augering if necessary to maximize the utilization, recoverability or conservation of the mineral resources or to protect against adverse water quality impacts;
(10) Minimize the disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance at the mine site and in associated off-site areas and to the quality and quantity of water in surface and groundwater systems both during and after surface mining operations and during reclamation by:
(A) Avoiding acid or other toxic mine drainage by such measures as, but not limited to:
(i) Preventing or removing water from contact with toxic producing deposits;
(ii) Treating drainage to reduce toxic content which adversely affects downstream water upon being released to water courses; (iii) Casing, sealing or otherwise managing boreholes, shafts and wells and keep acid or other toxic drainage from entering ground and surface waters; and
(iv)Installing dual liners in all new coal-waste impoundments, new coal-waste impoundments at existing facilities, replacement coal-waste impoundments at existing facilities and lateral coal-waste expansions of existing impoundments consistent with rules promulgated by the director: Provided, That a new coal-waste impoundment may not be situated closer than three miles up stream from any incorporated town of fifteen hundred population or more;
(B) Conducting surface mining operations so as to prevent to the extent possible, using the best technology currently available, additional contributions of suspended solids to streamflow stream flow or runoff outside the permit area but in no event may contributions be in excess of requirements set by applicable state or federal law;
(C) Constructing an approved drainage system pursuant to paragraph (B) of this subdivision, prior to commencement of surface mining operations, the system to be certified by a person approved by the director to be constructed as designed and as approved in the reclamation plan;
(D) Avoiding channel deepening or enlargement in operations requiring the discharge of water from mines;
(E) Unless otherwise authorized by the director, cleaning out and removing temporary or large settling ponds or other siltation structures after disturbed areas are revegetated and stabilized and depositing the silt and debris at a site and in a manner approved by the director;
(F) Restoring recharge capacity of the mined area to approximate premining premining conditions; and
(G) Any other actions prescribed by the director.
(11) With respect to surface disposal of mine wastes, tailings, coal processing wastes and other wastes in areas other than the mine working excavations, stabilize all waste piles in designated areas through construction in compacted layers, including the use of noncombustible and impervious materials if necessary, and assure the final contour of the waste pile will be compatible with natural surroundings and that the site will be stabilized and revegetated according to the provisions of this article;
(12) Design, locate, construct, operate, maintain, enlarge, modify and remove or abandon, in accordance with standards and criteria developed pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, all existing and new coal mine waste piles consisting of mine wastes, tailings, coal processing wastes or other liquid and solid wastes, and used either temporarily or permanently as dams or embankments;
(13) Refrain from surface mining within five hundred feet of any active and abandoned underground mines in order to prevent breakthroughs and to protect health or safety of miners Provided, That except that the director shall permit an operator to mine near, through or partially through an abandoned underground mine or closer to an active underground mine if:
(A) The nature, timing and sequencing of the approximate coincidence of specific surface mine activities with specific underground mine activities are coordinated jointly by the operators involved and approved by the director; and
(B) The operations will result in improved resource recovery, abatement of water pollution or elimination of hazards to the health and safety of the public. Provided, however, That Any breakthrough which does occur that occurs shall be sealed;
(14) Ensure that all debris, acid-forming materials, toxic materials or materials constituting a fire hazard are treated or buried and compacted or otherwise disposed of in a manner designed to prevent contamination of ground or surface waters and that contingency plans are developed to prevent sustained combustion. Provided, That The operator shall remove or bury all metal, lumber, equipment and other debris resulting from the operation before grading release;
(15) Ensure that explosives are used only in accordance with existing state and federal law and the rules promulgated by the director which shall include provisions to:
(A) Maintain for a period of at least three years and make available for public inspection, upon written request, a log detailing the location of the blasts, the pattern and depth of the drill holes, the amount of explosives used per hole and the order and length of delay in the blasts; and
(B) Require that all blasting operations be conducted by persons certified by the office of explosives and blasting;
(16) Ensure that all reclamation efforts proceed in an environmentally sound manner and as contemporaneously as practicable with the surface mining operations. Time limits shall be established by the director requiring backfilling, grading and planting to be kept current: Provided, That where surface mining operations and underground mining operations are proposed on the same area, which operations must be conducted under separate permits, the director may grant a variance from the requirement that reclamation efforts proceed as contemporaneously as practicable to permit underground mining operations prior to reclamation:
(A) If the director finds in writing that:
(i) The applicant has presented, as part of the permit application, specific, feasible plans for the proposed underground mining operations;
(ii) The proposed underground mining operations are necessary or desirable to assure maximum practical recovery of the mineral resource and will avoid multiple disturbance of the surface;
(iii) The applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that the plan for the underground mining operations conforms to requirements for underground mining in the jurisdiction and that permits necessary for the underground mining operations have been issued by the appropriate authority;
(iv) The areas proposed for the variance have been shown by the applicant to be necessary for the implementing of the proposed underground mining operations;
(v) No substantial adverse environmental damage, either on-site or off-site, will result from the delay in completion of reclamation as required by this article; and
(vi) Provisions for the off-site storage of spoil will comply with subdivision (22), subsection (b) of this section;
(B) If the director has promulgated specific rules to govern the granting of the variances in accordance with the provisions of this subparagraph and has imposed any additional requirements as the director considers necessary;
(C) If variances granted under the provisions of this paragraph are reviewed by the director not more than three years from the date of issuance of the permit. Provided, That The underground mining permit shall terminate if the underground operations have not commenced within three years of the date the permit was issued unless extended as set forth in subdivision (3), section eight of this article; and
(D) If liability under the bond filed by the applicant with the director pursuant to subsection (b), section eleven of this article is for the duration of the underground mining operations and until the requirements of subsection (g), section eleven and section twenty-three of this article have been fully complied with;
(17) Ensure that the construction, maintenance and post-mining conditions of access and haul roads into and across the site of operations will control or prevent erosion and siltation, pollution of water, damage to fish or wildlife or their habitat, or public or private property. Provided, That Access roads constructed for and used to provide infrequent service to surface facilities, such as ventilators or monitoring devices, are exempt from specific construction criteria provided adequate stabilization to control erosion is achieved through alternative measures;
(18) Refrain from the construction of roads or other access ways up a stream bed or drainage channel or in proximity to the channel so as to significantly alter the normal flow of water;
(19) Establish on the regraded regraded areas, and all other lands affected, a diverse, effective and permanent vegetative cover of the same seasonal variety native to the area of land to be affected or of a fruit, grape or berry producing variety suitable for human consumption and capable of self-regeneration and plant succession at least equal in extent of cover to the natural vegetation of the area, except that introduced species may be used in the revegetation process where desirable or when necessary to achieve the approved post-mining land use plan;
(20) Assume the responsibility for successful revegetation, as required by subdivision (19) of this subsection, for a period of not less than five growing seasons, as defined by the director, after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing, irrigation or other work in order to assure compliance with subdivision (19) of this subsection. Provided, That When the director issues a written finding approving a long-term agricultural post-mining land use as a part of the mining and reclamation plan, the director may grant exception to the provisions of subdivision (19) of this subsection. Provided, however, That When the director approves an agricultural post-mining land use, the applicable five growing seasons of responsibility for revegetation begins on the date of initial planting for the agricultural post-mining land use;
On lands eligible for remining, assume the responsibility for successful revegetation, as required by subdivision (19) of this subsection, for a period of not less than two growing seasons, as defined by the director, after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing, irrigation or other work in order to assure compliance with subdivision (19) of this subsection;
(21) Protect off-site areas from slides or damage occurring during surface mining operations and not deposit spoil material or locate any part of the operations or waste accumulations outside the permit area. Provided, That Spoil material may be placed outside the permit area, if approved by the director, after a finding that environmental benefits will result from the placing of spoil material outside the permit area;
(22) Place all excess spoil material resulting from surface-mining activities in a manner that:
(A) Spoil is transported and placed in a controlled manner in position for concurrent compaction and in a way as to assure mass stability and to prevent mass movement;
(B) The areas of disposal are within the bonded permit areas and all organic matter is removed immediately prior to spoil placements;
(C) Appropriate surface and internal drainage system or diversion ditches are used to prevent spoil erosion and movement; (D) The disposal area does not contain springs, natural water courses or wet weather seeps, unless lateral drains are constructed from the wet areas to the main under drains in a manner that filtration of the water into the spoil pile will be prevented;
(E) If placed on a slope, the spoil is placed upon the most moderate slope among those upon which, in the judgment of the director, the spoil could be placed in compliance with all the requirements of this article, and is placed, where possible, upon or above, a natural terrace, bench or berm, if placement provides additional stability and prevents mass movement;
(F) Where the toe of the spoil rests on a downslope, a rock toe buttress of sufficient size to prevent mass movement is constructed;
(G) The final configuration is compatible with the natural drainage pattern and surroundings and suitable for intended uses; (H) The design of the spoil disposal area is certified by a qualified registered professional engineer in conformance with professional standards; and
(I) All other provisions of this article are met: Provided, That where the excess spoil material consists of at least eighty percent, by volume, sandstone, limestone or other rocks that do not slake in water and will not degrade to soil material, the director may approve alternate methods for disposal of excess spoil material, including fill placement by dumping in a single lift, on a site specific basis Provided, however, That so long as the services of a qualified registered professional engineer experienced in the design and construction of earth and rockfill embankment are utilized. Provided further, That the This approval may not be unreasonably withheld if the site is suitable;
(23) Meet any other criteria necessary to achieve reclamation in accordance with the purposes of this article taking into consideration the physical, climatological and other characteristics of the site;
(24) To the extent possible, using the best technology currently available, minimize disturbances and adverse impacts of the operation on fish, wildlife and related environmental values, and achieve enhancement of these resources where practicable; and
(25) Retain a natural barrier to inhibit slides and erosion on permit areas where outcrop barriers are required. Provided, That Constructed barriers may be allowed where:
(A) Natural barriers do not provide adequate stability;
(B) Natural barriers would result in potential future water quality deterioration; and
(C) Natural barriers would conflict with the goal of maximum utilization of the mineral resource; Provided, however,
(D) That at a minimum, the constructed barrier shall be is of sufficient width and height to provide adequate stability and the stability factor shall equal or exceed that of the natural outcrop barrier; and Provided further,
(E) That where The water quality is paramount and the constructed barrier shall be is composed of impervious material with controlled discharge points.
(c) (1) The director may prescribe procedures pursuant to which he or she may permit surface mining operations for the purposes set forth in subdivision (3) of this subsection.
(2) Where an applicant meets the requirements of subdivisions (3) and (4) of this subsection, a permit without regard to the requirement to restore to approximate original contour set forth in subsection (b) or (d) of this section may be granted for the surface mining of coal where the mining operation will remove an entire coal seam or seams running through the upper fraction of a mountain, ridge or hill, except as provided in subparagraph (A), subdivision (4) of this subsection, by removing all of the overburden and creating a level plateau or a gently rolling contour with no highwalls remaining, and capable of supporting post-mining uses in accordance with the requirements of this subsection.
(3) In cases where an industrial, commercial, agricultural, commercial forestry, residential or public facility including recreational uses is proposed for the post-mining use of the affected land, the director may grant a permit for a surface mining operation of the nature described in subdivision (2) of this subsection where:
(A) The proposed post-mining land use is determined to constitute an equal or better use of the affected land, as compared with premining use;
(B) The applicant presents specific plans for the proposed post-mining land use and appropriate assurances that the use will be:
(i) Compatible with adjacent land uses;
(ii) Practicable with respect to achieving the proposed use; (iii) Obtainable according to data regarding expected need and market;
(iv) Supported by commitments from public agencies where appropriate;
(v) Practicable with respect to private financial capability for completion of the proposed use;
(vi) Planned pursuant to a schedule attached to the reclamation plan so as to integrate the mining operation and reclamation with the post-mining land use; and
(vii) Designed by a person approved by the director in conformance with standards established to assure the stability, drainage and configuration necessary for the intended use of the site;
(C) The proposed use would be compatible with adjacent land uses, and existing state and local land use plans and programs;
(D) The director provides the county commission of the county in which the land is located and any state or federal agency which the director, in his or her discretion, determines to have an interest in the proposed use, an opportunity of not more than sixty days to review and comment on the proposed use; and
(E) All other requirements of this article will be met.
(4) In granting any permit pursuant to this subsection, the director shall require that:
(A) A natural barrier be retained to inhibit slides and erosion on permit areas where outcrop barriers are required: Provided, That constructed barriers may be allowed where:
(i) Natural barriers do not provide adequate stability;
(ii) Natural barriers would result in potential future water quality deterioration; and
(iii) Natural barriers would conflict with the goal of maximum utilization of the mineral resource. Provided, however, That,
(iv) At a minimum, the constructed barrier shall be is sufficient in width and height to provide adequate stability and the stability factor shall equal or exceed equals or exceeds that of the natural outcrop barrier; and
(v) Provided further, That where The water quality is paramount and the constructed barrier shall be is composed of impervious material with controlled discharge points;
(B) The reclaimed area is stable;
(C) The resulting plateau or rolling contour drains inward from the outslopes except at specific points;
(D) No damage will be done to natural watercourses;
(E) Spoil will be placed on the mountaintop bench as is necessary to achieve the planned post-mining land use And provided further, That and all excess spoil material not retained on the mountaintop shall be is placed in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (22), subsection (b) of this section; and
(F) Ensure stability of the spoil retained on the mountaintop and meet the other requirements of this article.
(5) All permits granted under the provisions of this subsection shall be reviewed not more than three years from the date of issuance of the permit unless the applicant affirmatively demonstrates that the proposed development is proceeding in accordance with the terms of the approved schedule and reclamation plan.
(d) In addition to those general performance standards required by this section, when surface mining occurs on slopes of twenty degrees or greater or on lesser slopes as may be defined by rule after consideration of soil and climate, no debris, abandoned or disabled equipment, spoil material or waste mineral matter will be placed on the natural downslope below the initial bench or mining cut Provided, That except that soil or spoil material from the initial cut of earth in a new surface mining operation may be placed on a limited specified area of the downslope below the initial cut if the permittee can establish to the satisfaction of the director that the soil or spoil will not slide and that the other requirements of this section can still be met.
(e) The director may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, that permit variances from the approximate original contour requirements of this section: Provided, That the watershed control of the area is improved Provided, however, That and that complete backfilling with spoil material is required performed to completely cover the highwall, which material will maintain stability following mining and reclamation.
(f) The director shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, for the design, location, construction, maintenance, operation, enlargement, modification, removal and abandonment of new and existing coal mine waste piles. In addition to engineering and other technical specifications, the standards and criteria developed pursuant to this subsection shall include provisions for review and approval of plans and specifications prior to construction, enlargement, modification, removal or abandonment; performance of periodic inspections during construction; issuance of certificates of approval upon completion of construction; performance of periodic safety inspections; and issuance of notices and orders for required remedial or maintenance work or affirmative action: Provided, That whenever the director finds that any coal processing waste pile constitutes an imminent danger to human life, he or she may, in addition to all other remedies and without the necessity of obtaining the permission of any person prior or present who operated or operates a pile or the landowners involved, enter upon the premises where any coal processing waste pile exists and may take or order to be taken any remedial action that may be necessary or expedient to secure the coal processing waste pile and to abate the conditions which cause the danger to human life. Provided, however, That The cost reasonably incurred in any remedial action taken by the director under this subsection may be paid for initially by funds appropriated to the division for these purposes and the sums expended shall be recovered from any responsible operator or landowner, individually or jointly, by suit initiated by the Attorney General at the request of the director. For purposes of this subsection "operates" or "operated" means to enter upon a coal processing waste pile, or part of a coal processing waste pile, for the purpose of disposing, depositing, dumping coal processing wastes on the pile or removing coal processing waste from the pile or to employ a coal processing waste pile for retarding the flow of or for the impoundment of water.
(g) The director shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, for the design, location, construction, maintenance, operation, enlargement, modification, removal and abandonment of new surface impoundments, new surface impoundments at existing facilities, replacement impoundments at existing facilities and lateral expansions of existing surface impoundments so that each of the identified impoundments will have dual liners to prevent the migration of contaminants into the groundwater and surface water: Provided, That a new coal-waste impoundment may not be situated closer than three miles up stream from any incorporated town of fifteen hundred population or more. In addition to engineering and other technical specifications, the standards and criteria developed pursuant to this subsection shall include provisions for review and approval of plans and specifications prior to construction, enlargement, modification, removal or abandonment; performance of periodic inspections during construction; issuance of certificates of approval upon completion of construction; performance of periodic safety inspections; and issuance of notices and orders for required remedial or maintenance work or affirmative action. Whenever the director finds that any impoundment constitutes an imminent danger to human life, he or she may, in addition to all other remedies and without the necessity of obtaining the permission of any person prior or present who operated or operates an impoundment or the landowners involved, enter upon the premises where any impoundment exists and may take or order to be taken any remedial action that may be necessary or expedient to secure the surface impoundment and to abate the conditions which cause the danger to human life. The cost reasonably incurred in any remedial action taken by the director under this subsection may be paid for initially by funds appropriated to the division for these purposes. The sums expended shall be recovered from any responsible operator or landowner, individually or jointly, by suit initiated by the Attorney General at the request of the director. For purposes of this subsection, "operates" or "operated" means to access a surface impoundment for the purpose of disposing, depositing or dumping coal processing wastes.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require dual liners in all new surface impoundments and to require regulations relating to the planning, constructing and maintenance of the liners, including that no impoundment may be situated closer than three miles up stream from any incorporated town of fifteen hundred population or more.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.


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This pattern works up best with size 3 needles and Super Saver yarn
Both the left and right shoe can be worked the same.
Abbreviations used in this pattern:
K = Knit
pm = place marker
m1 = Make one (this can be done by knitting into the front and back of a stitch)
ssk = slip slip knit
K2tog = Knit 2 together
YO = Yarn Over
Row 1: K7, pm, K1, pm, K7
Row 2: K1, M1, Knit to marker, M1, Slip marker, K1, slip marker, M1, Knit to last stitch, M1, K1
Rows 3 & 4: Same as row 2 ( 27 sts.)
Rows 5-8: Knit
Row 9: K7, ssk 3 times, K1, K2tog 3 times, K7 (21 stitches)
Row 10: K5, BO 11, K5
**Put first 5 stitches on holder**
Rows 11-13: K5 remaining stitches. (not those placed on holder)
Row 14: BO 5 sts
Row 15: CO 6 sts (before you knit the 5 sts on the holder)
Row 16: Knit across 11 sts.
Row 17: K8, K2tog, YO, K1
Row 18: Knit across
Row 19: BO
Fold the shoe in half and sew along the sole of the shoe and the back. Make sure that when you are sewing the second shoe that strap is on the opposite side as your first shoe, or you may end up with two left shoes. Sew a button on to the side of the shoe to secure the strap. Try it on your doll and make a matching purse if desired.


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A last-minute decision by the Harper government to reject a takeover of Canadian gas producer Progress Energy by Malaysian state-owned energy giant Petronas pulled the rug out from under B.C. Energy Minister Rich Coleman, who viewed the $5.9-billion deal as one of the catalysts for B.C.'s multi-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas strategy.
"I am pretty disappointed in what has happened with the federal government," Coleman said Monday. "These guys were going along and we thought everything was going to be done around Thursday of next week, and then something in a 24-hour period changed, and they changed their mind. We don't know what it is."
Federal Industry Minister Christian Paradis announced that the government was rejecting the deal on Friday at three minutes before a midnight deadline. Ottawa said only that the buyout does not provide a "net benefit" to Canada.
Oil and gas analysts warned Monday that the decision sends a worrisome signal to other countries, since B.C. is relying on foreign capital — particularly from Asia — to develop the abundant natural gas reserves in the northeast. More than $20 billion in pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants has been proposed to open up the Asian market, with much of the investment coming from Asian companies, including state-owned firms.
In a letter to Paradis, Coleman said Petronas has begun formal discussions with the province and BC Hydro for an LNG plant "that would add significant long-term economic benefits to British Columbia and Canada."
Besides LNG, the Malaysian company intends to "significantly increase" Progress Energy investments in oil and gas assets in the province's northeast, Coleman said. One third of Calgary-based Progress's employees are in B.C.
"We need to attract world players for investment if we are going to play in the liquefied natural gas marketplace," Coleman said in an interview. "Certainly for companies that are owned by countries, it might send a message to them."
Petronas is one of several nationally owned companies investing in B.C. LNG. Coleman said Petronas has told him they still want to develop LNG in B.C.
"We want to trade with other countries. We want them to trade with us. We need to be open to capital. We ask them to be open to buying our products and services and investments. We should be open to some of theirs."
The federal ruling hit Canadian energy stocks hard — Progress Energy shares fell more than nine per cent and the shares of other large energy companies dropped up to four per cent.
Whether state ownership was a factor in Ottawa's decision or not, the growing number of state-owned energy companies investing in Canada is an issue Ottawa needs to address, said Jock Finlayson, executive vice-president of the B.C. Business Council.
"The question is, if the shareholder — the owner of a given enterprise — is, in fact a foreign government, is that a meaningful difference versus having an Exxon or a General Electric or a British Petroleum coming into your marketplace?" he said Monday. "Certainly companies answer to their shareholders and if the shareholder is the state, what are the implications of that?"
He said it's too early to say that the decision will scare investment away from B.C.'s resource sector.
But analysts said the decision is concerning for an industry reliant on deep-pocketed foreign companies.
"It's going to require a ton of capital to develop our resources here, both shale gas and oilsands, and if we are signalling that participation by various other countries is not welcome, that shuts off avenues; it shuts off access to certain capital," said Gordon Currie, senior oil and gas analyst at Salman Partners. "I think you should be concerned on the West Coast about this."
He said Petronas is the kind of investor the gas sector needs because it can bring to the table capital, expertise and access to Asian markets.
Petronas and Progress have 30 days to convince Ottawa that the deal is a net benefit to Canada, both companies said in a news release Monday.
Petronas wanted Progress, which has assets in B.C.'s Montney gas field, to provide it with the required reserves to develop an LNG plant near Prince Rupert. In an interview with Bloomberg last March, Petronas CEO Shamsul Azhar Abbas said the company's push into North America is fuelled by customer demand for energy supplies that can be guaranteed for years — something it can't get from the Middle East or unstable developing nations.
Asian buyers would probably pay a premium for that security of supply, he said.
Petronas is not the only nationally owned energy company investing in Canadian oil and gas. Shell Canada's proposed $12-billion-plus LNG project at Kitimat is a joint venture with Japan's Mitsubishi and two state-owned partners, Korea's Kogas and China's PetroChina.
The elephant in the room, said energy analyst Peter Tertzakian, is the pending takeover of Calgary-based Nexen by Chinese national energy company CNOOC. A ruling on that investment has been extended until mid-November.
Approving routine terms for the Petronas deal would make it more difficult to impose stricter terms on China's overseas oil-and-gas arm, Tertzakian, chief energy economist at ARC Financial Corp., said in a research report Monday.
Tertzakian said that over the last three years, foreign investment in Canada's oil and gas industry has topped $43 billion.
"Most of the recent capital purveyors have been state-owned oil and gas companies rather than free-market western corporations."
State-owned enterprises are more willing to pay top dollar, he said.
Besides Petronas, three other groups of companies have plans for LNG plants in B.C. They are Kitimat LNG, which is a consortium headed by American energy company Apache Energy; a consortium headed by Shell Canada; and British Gas. All four have proposed multi-billion-dollar investments.
The Apache proposal is the most developed and a company spokesman said Monday that nothing has changed as a result of the Ottawa ruling.


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Various Monte Carlo methods are the most popular tool for propagating
uncertainty during robust design and optimisation. Theoretically, Monte Carlo
methods can generate arbitrarily accurate estimates of mean and variance.
However, the convergence is slow and many engineering scenarios do not justify
the computational expense demanded by the nonlinear Monte Carlo
The proposed Inexpensive Monte Carlo (IMC) method is a cost efficient
alternative to the nonlinear Monte Carlo method under certain assumptions.
Judicious use of IMC method can greatly speed-up uncertainty propagation for
robust design algorithms. This chapter outlines motivation behind the proposed
IMC method. Probable application areas are identified along with a survey
of various alternative methods available presently.
The basic formulation of IMC method is presented. The
implementation details and the effectiveness of the methods are explored using a
simple algebraic model problem. The limitations of the IMC method are also
demonstrated in a clear fashion using the model problem. Finally, the last
section compares performance of the proposed IMC methods with the more
traditional moment methods for the model problem.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton mused aloud about the significance of America electing its first female president. Left unsaid: whether she might try again to be the one.
In a video of a private Clinton speech posted to YouTube on Friday, Clinton told a Canadian audience that she hoped the U.S. would elect a woman to the White House because it would send "exactly the right historical signal" to men, women and children. She said women in politics need to "dare to compete" and the nation needs to "take that leap of faith."
"Let me say this, hypothetically speaking, I really do hope that we have a woman president in my lifetime," Clinton said at a women's conference in Toronto on Thursday night. "And whether it's next time or the next time after that, it really depends on women stepping up and subjecting themselves to the political process, which is very difficult."
The former secretary of state told the cheering audience that she would "certainly vote for the right woman to be president."
Should she run for president in 2016, Clinton would emerge as the Democratic Party's leading contender to succeed President Barack Obama, but she has not said whether she will seek the White House again. Clinton has said she is enjoying time off since departing the State Department in February but has taken a number of steps that could enhance a future presidential bid, speaking to a variety of groups around the country, working on a book and outlining her agenda at the foundation started by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
In remarks during an interview at the "Unique Lives and Experiences" conference, Clinton mused about the possibility of a woman winning the White House and what it would mean for the nation — but she avoided identifying herself as the leading prospect. The event was not open to the media, but a person in attendance posted a clip of Clinton's interview on YouTube on Friday.
Clinton spoke in an interview with Samantha Nutt, the founder and executive director of War Child Canada, a nonprofit that works with war-affected communities to help children. The former first lady was asked if women lead differently than men and whether she thought the next U.S. president would be a woman.
Clinton cited former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who said that women in politics needed skin as "thick as a rhinoceros."
"I think there is still truth to that, so you have to step up, you have to dare to compete, you have to get into the process and then the country, our country, has to take that leap of faith," she said.
The former New York senator noted the U.S. made history in 2008 by electing Obama, who defeated her in the Democratic primary on his way to becoming the nation's first black president. "I hope that we will see a woman elected because I think it would send exactly the right historic signal to girls, women as well as boys and men. And I will certainly vote for the right woman to be president," Clinton said with a smile.
Both parties are already preparing for another Clinton campaign, well before the former first lady makes a decision.
A group of Clinton supporters has started a super PAC, called Ready for Hillary, to lay the groundwork for a Clinton campaign among rank-and-file Democratic supporters.
A Republican super PAC, America Rising, released a new website on Thursday called "StopHillary2016.org." It urges supporters to contribute to the PAC, saying, "We can't afford another Clinton administration after eight years of President Obama."
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