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So, finally a normal show day. We went in a little earlier than usual, largely to undo all the alterations wed made to the show for the filming. Smasher and I took the opportunity to do a lot of general housekeeping and tidy up the layers and layers of video programming into a more logical form. Also started documenting the show and the cues, which at present are only stored in my head. Right now I feel like Ill never forget them, but after a summer in stadiums, coming back to this show in September will require some reminders, Im sure.
Everyone was in a good mood, and it felt very much like the quiet after the storm. Or as Rocko put it, somewhat more graphically, 'we have passed the kidney stone.' All in all the Big Video Shoot was comparatively painless. Hamish Hamilton and the rest of the team did really well and we have high hopes for the end result.
When it came to show time, there were two members of the audience who had a significant effect on my mood. On the way to the mix position I saw a guy aged maybe 45-50 yelling at his kid. He was really screaming at him and using horribly inappropriate language. The boy was maybe eight years old, at most he could have been a small ten year old, and Dad was losing it. 'You asshole!', he was going, 'what the fuck is your problem!' Just screaming at him. It was horrible to witness and shook me up a little. (What could possibly have happened to warrant that kind of behaviour?) I was a little distracted by it for the first few songs (incidentally, opening with Vertigo, All Because & Elevation, which completely rocked the house). I kept thinking that the little boy didnt look particularly upset, so perhaps is used to it. Anyway.
Later in the show, another random audience member salvaged my night. Each show, when Ive finished gathering the surveillance images of the audience I leave the surveillance cameras running. I have been shooting more footage of the band for my rival DVD, so I leave the system on. Just by chance, in one of the camera shots, I happened to notice a guy aged maybe 30, who was jumping around more than his neighbours. Smasher noticed it too, so we zoomed in and I have rarely seen a human being more transported by pure joy than this guy. If hed smiled any wider his head would have fallen off. I kept the camera on him, because it was so uplifting to watch him. His unguarded delight in every moment, every note, really helped me forget about the upset of Asshole Dad. By the time we got to Streets, our new friend on camera was practically in tears. Smasher and I were laughing, but only because it was so utterly delightful to see another human being in a state of such complete bliss, living utterly in the moment. Plus of course we know whats about to happen, so can watch him react. Jumping up and down, singing, waving his arms about. Its was just wonderful. We had no idea where he was in the building, well never meet or see him again, but what a privilege to have a job that possesses the capability of making complete strangers so happy.
Back at the hotel there was a low key (by our standards) gathering in the bar, though someone had been thoughtful enough to dig up some sushi so I was a happy bunny. It was meant to be an early night, but three oclock came, then four
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Setting the Date/Time Right
Before you continue you need to check your date/time and update it. A
misconfigured clock may lead to strange results in the future!
To verify the current date/time, run date:
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# date
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If the date/time displayed is wrong, update it using the date
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Making your Choice
The next step you need to perform is to install the stage3 tarball onto
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Downloading the Stage Tarball
Go to the Gentoo mountpoint at which you mounted your filesystems
(most likely /mnt/gentoo):
Code Listing 2.1: Going to the Gentoo mountpoint
# cd /mnt/gentoo
Depending on your installation medium, you have a couple of tools available to
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surf to the Gentoo mirrorlist and
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If you don't have links available you should have lynx at your
disposal. If you need to go through a proxy, export the http_proxy and
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# export ftp_proxy="http://proxy.server.com:port"
We will now assume that you have links at your disposal.
Select a mirror closeby. Usually HTTP mirrors suffice, but other protocols are
available as well. Move to the releases/sparc/autobuilds/
directory. There you should see all available stage files for your architecture
(they might be stored within subdirectories named after the individual
subarchitectures). Select one and press D to download. When you're
finished, press Q to quit the browser.
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# links http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml
(If you need proxy support with links:)
# links -http-proxy proxy.server.com:8080 http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml
Make sure you download a stage3 tarball - installations using a stage1
or stage2 tarball are not supported anymore (and in most cases, you will not
find stage1 or stage2 tarballs on our regular download mirrors anyway).
If you want to check the integrity of the downloaded stage tarball, use
openssl and compare the output with the checksums provided on the
mirror. The digests files provide several checksums, each taken with a different
algorithm. The recommended ones are SHA512 and Whirlpool.
Code Listing 2.4: Calculating the integrity checksum of a stage tarball
## Calculating the SHA512 checksum
# openssl dgst -r -sha512 stage3-sparc64-<release>.tar.bz2
# sha512sum stage3-sparc64-<release>.tar.bz2
## Calculating the Whirlpool checksum
# openssl dgst -r -whirlpool stage3-sparc64-<release>.tar.bz2
Then compare the output of these commands with the value registered in the
.DIGESTS(.asc) files that can be found on the mirrors as well. The values need to
match, otherwise the downloaded file might be corrupt (or the digests file is).
Just like with the ISO file, you can also verify the cryptographic signature of
the .DIGESTS.asc file using gpg to make sure the checksums
have not been tampered with:
Code Listing 2.5: Validating the checksums using gpg
# gpg --verify stage3-sparc64-<release>.tar.bz2.DIGESTS.asc
Unpacking the Stage Tarball
Now unpack your downloaded stage onto your system. We use tar to proceed
as it is the easiest method:
Code Listing 2.6: Unpacking the stage
# tar xvjpf stage3-*.tar.bz2
Make sure that you use the same options (xvjpf). The x stands for
Extract, the v for Verbose to see what happens during the
extraction process (optional), the j for Decompress with bzip2,
the p for Preserve permissions and the f to denote that we
want to extract a file, not standard input.
Now that the stage is installed, continue with Configuring the Compile Options.
5.c. Configuring the Compile Options
To optimize Gentoo, you can set a couple of variables which impact Portage
behaviour. All those variables can be set as environment variables (using
export) but that isn't permanent. To keep your settings, Portage provides
you with /etc/portage/make.conf, a configuration file for Portage.
It is this file we will edit now.
A commented listing of all possible variables can be found in
/mnt/gentoo/usr/share/portage/config/make.conf.example. For a
successful Gentoo installation you'll only need to set the variables which are
mentioned beneath.
Fire up your favorite editor (in this guide we use nano) so we can alter
the optimization variables we will discuss hereafter.
Code Listing 3.1: Opening /etc/portage/make.conf
# nano -w /mnt/gentoo/etc/portage/make.conf
As you probably noticed, the make.conf.example file is
structured in a generic way: commented lines start with "#", other lines define
variables using the VARIABLE="content" syntax. The make.conf
file uses the same syntax. Several of those variables are discussed next.
CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS
The CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS variables define the optimization flags
for the gcc C and C++ compiler respectively. Although we define those
generally here, you will only have maximum performance if you optimize these
flags for each program separately. The reason for this is because every program
is different.
In make.conf you should define the optimization flags you think
will make your system the most responsive generally. Don't place
experimental settings in this variable; too much optimization can make
programs behave bad (crash, or even worse, malfunction).
We will not explain all possible optimization options. If you want to know
them all, read the GNU
Online Manual(s) or the gcc info page (info gcc -- only
works on a working Linux system). The make.conf.example file
itself also contains lots of examples and information; don't forget to read it
A first setting is the -march= or -mcpu= flag, which specifies
the name of the target architecture. Possible options are described in the
make.conf.example file (as comments). A commonly used value is
native as that tells the compiler to select the target architecture of
the current system (the one you are installing on).
A second one is the -O flag (that is a capital O, not a zero),
which specifies the gcc optimization
class flag. Possible classes are s (for size-optimized),
0 (zero - for no optimizations), 1, 2 or even 3 for more
speed-optimization flags (every class has the same flags as the one before, plus
some extras). -O2 is the recommended default. -O3 is known to
cause problems when used system-wide, so we recommend that you stick to
Another popular optimization flag is -pipe (use pipes rather than
temporary files for communication between the various stages of compilation).
It has no impact on the generated code, but uses more memory. On systems with
low memory, gcc might get killed. In that case, do not use this flag.
Using -fomit-frame-pointer (which doesn't keep the frame pointer in a
register for functions that don't need one) might have serious repercussions on
the debugging of applications.
When you define the CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS, you should combine
several optimization flags. The default values contained in the stage3 archive
you unpacked should be good enough. The following one is just an example:
Code Listing 3.2: Defining the CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS variable
CFLAGS="-O2 -mcpu=ultrasparc -pipe"
# Use the same settings for both variables
You may also want to view the Compilation Optimization Guide for
more information on how the various compilation options can affect your system.
With MAKEOPTS you define how many parallel compilations should occur when
you install a package. A good choice is the number of CPUs (or CPU cores) in
your system plus one, but this guideline isn't always perfect.
Code Listing 3.3: MAKEOPTS for a regular, 1-CPU system
Ready, Set, Go!
Update your /mnt/gentoo/etc/portage/make.conf to your own preference
and save (nano users would hit Ctrl-X). You are now ready to continue
with Installing the Gentoo Base System.
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Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column observes that Islamic fundamentalists in countries throughout world are measuring their religious devotion by extent to which they suppress or assault those they consider to be heretics; says that very real issue of religious tolerance, while sensitive, deserves discussion; holds that world should speak out against such repression, while remaining wary of vilifying Muslims. MORE
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Egypt's military-backed government has fallen back into long-established patterns of sectarianism, failing to deliver on promises of religious tolerance and pluralism that were made during ouster of Pres Mohamed Morsi nine months earlier; prosecutors continue to jail Coptic Christians, Shiite Muslims and atheists on charges of contempt of religion and censorship on religious grounds has risen. MORE
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Editorial criticizes appeals court ruling finding Affordable Care Act's mandate that employer health plans cover birth control 'trammels the right of free exercise' under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act; urges Supreme Court to take up issue and resolve conflicting opinions in case by firmly rejecting the dangerous view that private employers can use their religious belief to discriminate against women. MORE
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Supreme Court hears arguments on whether upstate town of Greece, NY, crossed constitutional line by opening its Town Board meetings with mostly Christian prayers; justices appear to find issue unusually complex, with several suggesting in questioning that there may be no satisfactory principled answer. MORE
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Federal court rules in case Gilardi v the Department of Health and Human Services that health care law's mandate that employers provide free coverage for contraception infringes on individual religious liberty; ruling, largely in line with most others around the country so far, is latest setback for Obama administration as it struggles to fix crippled federal health care Web site. MORE
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Air Force Academy cadets are no longer required to say 'so help me God' at end of the Honor Oath; decision comes after a complaint from advocacy group Military Religious Freedom Foundation that the words violated the constitutional concept of religious freedom. MORE
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Quebec's separatist government releases plan to ban government workers from wearing 'overt and conspicuous' religious symbols; charter generated widespread controversy when it was leaked to Montreal newspaper earlier in summer, but Quebec lawmakers have defended it as way to maintain secular and cohesive society. MORE
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Editorial hails simplification of rule in Affordable Care Act that allows nonprofit religious organizations to opt out of direct contraception coverage for employees by providing comparable coverage from third-party insurers; decries ruling issued by United States Court of Appeals in Denver that found law violates freedom of for-profit employers by requiring them to cover birth control without co-pay. MORE
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State Department issues annual report chronicling decline in religious freedom in countries around the world that has resulted in rising bigotry and sectarian violence; singles out eight nations, China, Eritrea, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Uzbekistan, for particularly egregious and systemic repression of religious rights. MORE
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Chinese authorities sentence to prison seven underground Pentecostal church leaders who were arrested in April 2012 and charged with belonging to an illegal cult. MORE
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Bill Keller Op-Ed column criticizes corporations that are attempting to secure exemption from birth control requirement for employer-provided health insurance in Affordable Care Act; contends they are stretching idea of religious freedom to breaking point. MORE
Jan. 27, 2013
Federal courts have seen dozens of lawsuits from religious institutions and private employers who say providing birth control to employees would violate their beliefs; new health care law requires employers to cover birth control in employee health plans, setting up high-stakes clash between religious freedom and health care access that appears headed to Supreme Court. MORE
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Stanford Law School opens the nation's only clinic devoted to religious liberty, with financial backing from conservative groups the John Templeton Foundation and the Becket fund for Religious Liberty; move is indication of where the church-state debate has moved and the growth of hands-on legal education. MORE
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Federal judge in Los Angeles denies request from nonprofit group Santa Monica Nativity Scenes Committee to temporarily block city's ban on unattended displays in Palisades Park; measure was passed in 2011 by City Council on heels of dispute over atheist displays outnumbering traditional Christian scenes; series of 14 Nativity scenes have been a mainstay in park since 1950s. MORE
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Col Gregory Gross, military judge presiding over the trial of Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj Nidal Malik Hasan, orders officials to forcibly shave Hasan; move is likely to delay the start of his trial for weeks as defense lawyers appeal ruling; judge held hearing to determine whether forcibly shaving Hasan violates his religious liberties under federal law, but prosecutors argue that the beard is intended to prevent witnesses from identifying Hasan at trial. MORE
Sep. 1, 2012
Arrest of Rimsha Masih, Pakistani Christian girl accused of burning an Islamic holy book, highlights Pakistan's rigid blasphemy laws and the state's limited ability to protect religious minorities. MORE
Aug. 7, 2012
Editorial contends Missouri voters should reject proposed amendment to their State Constitution that is supposed to clarify the right to prayer; argues amendment would wreak havoc in classrooms by giving students the right to opt out of assignments by claiming they offend their religious views. MORE
Jul. 29, 2012
Ross Douthat Op-Ed column contends that there seems to be some confusion in Western societies about the meaning of religious freedom, citing the controversy surrounding Chik-fil-A's president expressing his opposition to same-sex marriage, a ruling banning circumcision in Germany and the health care reform law's requirement that birth control coverage be mandatory. MORE
Jun. 27, 2012
German court in Cologne rules that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm, decision that could have significant repercussions for religious groups; president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany condemns the decision as an intrusion on religious freedom. MORE
May. 22, 2012
Op-Ed article by Human Rights Watch researcher Andreas Harsono argues that widespread praise for Indonesia's Muslim democracy is out of touch with reality, and that minority groups in the country are still routinely persecuted; calls on Pres Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to enforce the country's constitutional protection of freedom of worship. MORE
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Bob Fu, a Chinese-born pastor who started the dissident group ChinaAid, was instrumental in calling attention to the plight of the activist Chen Guangcheng; Fu is coordinating a growing movement among American Christians to work for religious freedom in China. MORE
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22 Imprisoned in Crackdown on Extremism in Xinjiang
The court ordered terms ranging from five to 16 years, continuing an aggressive, high-profile campaign against what it calls extremism that began in May.
November 12, 2014, Wednesday
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The Right to Say 'God' Divides a Diverse Nation
According to government orders and rulings by the country's Islamic councils, the word for God in the Malay language cannot be used by people of other faiths.
November 4, 2014, Tuesday
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Texas: Subpoenas of Pastors' Speeches Dropped
Houston city attorneys have withdrawn subpoenas that sought information from five pastors who publicly opposed an ordinance banning discrimination against gay and transgender residents.
October 30, 2014, Thursday
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Justices Say Case of Inmate's Beard May Not Be the Best Test of Religious Liberty
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether prison officials in Arkansas may prohibit a Muslim inmate from growing a half-inch beard.
October 8, 2014, Wednesday
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Who Are 'We the People'?
If corporations are legal "persons," why aren't Muslim detainees?
October 5, 2014, Sunday
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As Iraqi Christians in U.S. Watch ISIS Advance, They See 'Slow-Motion Genocide'
Worshipers at the Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church in Southfield, Mich., have been trying desperately to raise awareness about persecution in their home country.
September 6, 2014, Saturday
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Pagan High Priest Finds Few Believers Inside an Arkansas City Hall
Bertram Dahl, a self-described high priest of Paganism, and the city of Beebe in Arkansas have clashed over Mr. Dahl's dream of opening a Pagan temple next to his house.
July 29, 2014, Tuesday
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Group of Law Professors Urges Obama to Deny Religious Exemption in Order
The order would bar federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
July 15, 2014, Tuesday
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Religious Exemptions
A Christian minister says discrimination against L.G.B.T. people on religious grounds should not be permitted.
July 12, 2014, Saturday
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President Obama should resist pressure to weaken a promised executive order to bar federal contractors from discriminating against gay men, lesbians and transgender people.
July 12, 2014, Saturday
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Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) Rulemakings for RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more.
This page provides information on current and past rulemakings and links to Federal Register Notices specific to the definition of solid waste.
2011 Proposed Rule
EPA proposed new safeguards for hazardous secondary materials recycling to protect public health and the environment. The proposal modifies EPAs 2008 Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) rule, which revised hazardous waste regulations to encourage recycling of hazardous secondary materials. EPA requested comment on potential revisions to address concerns raised by the Sierra Club, as well as other environmental organizations.
Federal Register - Proposed Rule - July 22, 2011
Federal Register - Extension of the Public Comment Period - August 26, 2011
The comment period closed on October 20, 2011.
The docket for this rulemaking is EPA-HQ-RCRA-2010-0742 and can be accessed at Regulations.gov.
- Press Release: EPA Proposes Safeguards for Hazardous Waste Recycling July 6, 2011
- Frequent Questions
- Support Studies and Analyses
- Overview of the 2011 DSW Proposed Rule (PDF) (34 pp, 340 K)
- Pre-recorded Presentation of the 2011 DSW Proposed Rule
DSW Public Meetings
EPA held two public meetings to allow the public to respond to the proposed rule to refine the Definition of Solid Waste (DSW):
- September 12, 2011, Philadelphia, PA |Transcript (PDF) (142 pp, 728 K)
- September 15, 2011, Chicago, IL |Transcript (PDF) (113 pp, 621 K)
Draft Environmental Justice Analysis EPA is releasing for public comment its draft environmental justice analysis, which evaluates the rule's potential impact on low-income and minority communities. EPA requests public comment on the environmental justice analysis as well as on suggested changes received from peer review. A discussion of EPA's response to the peer review comments, including possible additional changes to the analysis is found in Chapter 1 of the report
- Environmental Justice Analysis (PDF) (355 pp, 2.0 MB)
- Peer Review Comments (PDF) (95 pp, 377 K)
2009 Public Meeting on the Definition of Solid Waste Final Rule
To assist EPA in responding to an administrative petition asking the Agency to reconsider and repeal the Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) rule, the Agency held a public meeting on June 30, 2009 at the Potomac Yards Conference Center in Arlington Virginia.
Federal Register Notice (PDF) (6 pp, 156 K) May 27, 2009
Support Materials
- List of Speakers (PDF) (1 pg, 34 K)
- DSW Public Meeting Presentation (16 pp, 83 K)
- Meeting Transcript
- Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0315
Federal Register Notice Extension of Public Comment Period (PDF) (1 pg, 129 K) July 6, 2009
EPA announced an extension to the comment period for the public meeting notice published in the Federal Register on May 27, 2009 regarding the Agencys recent regulation on the definition of solid waste under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA is currently reviewing a petition filed with the Administrator under RCRA section 7004(a) requesting that the Agency reconsider and repeal the recently promulgated revisions to the definition of solid waste for hazardous secondary materials being reclaimed, and is soliciting comments and information to assist the agency in evaluating the petition.
The support materials for this public meeting are available online through Regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0315.
2008 Final Rule
On October 7, 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule that streamlines regulation of hazardous secondary materials to encourage beneficial recycling and help conserve resources. By removing unnecessary regulatory controls, EPA expects to make it easier and more cost-effective to safely recycle hazardous secondary material.
Federal Register Notice (PDF) (121 pp, 650 K) October 30, 2008
Fact Sheet | Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 129 K)
Introduction to the Definition of Solid Waste Rule (PDF) (47 pp, 703 K)
Note: This slide presentation is provided by EPA for the convenience of the regulated community. It is not a regulation, nor can it be considered a substitute for the actual regulations, themselves, or for related laws and applicable court decisions. If a person uses these slides to make decisions regarding whether his material is a solid waste, he makes that decision at the risk of having incorrectly interpreted applicable laws, regulations and/or legal decisions. EPA does not intend these slides to be cited as precedent before a court or before EPA to support a person's decision whether to treat his material as a solid waste. EPA recommends you contact your authorized state agency or EPA regional office should you have any concerns or doubts about whether your material is subject to RCRA jurisdiction.
Supporting Studies and Analyses
- An Assessment of Good Current Practices for Recycling of Hazardous Secondary Materials
- An Assessment of Environmental Problems Associated with Recycling of Hazardous Secondary Materials
- Addendum: An Assessment of Environmental Problems Associated with Recycling of Hazardous Secondary Materials
- A Study of Potential Effects of Market Forces on the Management of Hazardous Secondary Materials Intended for Recycling
- Regulatory Impact Analysis
The support materials for this rule and the public comments EPA receives on the proposal are available for public review online at Regulations.gov under docket number EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031.
2007 Supplemental Proposed Rule
On March 15, 2007, EPA issued a supplemental proposal that would streamline the regulation of hazardous secondary materials to encourage beneficial recycling and help conserve resources. The proposal also would establish criteria for determining when such materials are legitimately recycled. By removing unnecessary regulatory controls, hazardous secondary material recycling will be easier and more cost-effective. This proposed rule supplements an earlier proposal in 2003 and contains new data and analyses.
Federal Register Notice Extension of Comment Period (PDF) (2 pp, 70 K) April 24, 2007
Federal Register Notice (PDF) (47 pp, 315 K) March 26, 2007
Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 20 K)
The support materials for this rule and the public comments EPA receives on the proposal are available for public review online at Regulations.gov under docket number EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031.
2003 Proposed Rule
EPA proposed revisions to the definition of solid waste that would streamline the regulation of certain hazardous secondary materials being recycled. The proposed rule would also establish regulatory criteria for determining whether hazardous secondary materials are recycled legitimately. A supplemental proposal was later published on March 26, 2007. Background information for the 2003 proposal is available through Regulations.gov under docket number EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031.
Federal Register Notice Extension of Comment Period (PDF) (2 pp, 165 K) December 29, 2003
Federal Register Notice (PDF) (43 pp, 294 K) October 28, 2003
Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 17 K)
2002 Final Rule Response to Court Order Vacating Regulatory Provisions
This action responds to two court vacaturs of regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), concerning mineral processing sludges and by-products and manufactured gas plant [MGP] wastes.
Federal Register Notice (PDF) (4 pp, 173 K) March 13, 2002
1985 Final Rule
On January 4, 1985, EPA amended its existing regulatory definition of solid waste under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). This rule addressed which materials are solid and hazardous wastes when they are recycled. The rule also contained general and specific standards for various types of hazardous waste recycling. The January 4, 1985 action finalized much of the rule as it was proposed on April 4, 1983, with some changes and clarifications.
Federal Register Notice (PDF) (55 pp, 6.2 MB) January 4, 1985
1983 Proposed Rule
On April 4, 1983, EPA published a proposed rule addressing the question of which materials are solid wastes when recycled. This proposal was published in response to public comments on the May 19, 1980 interim final rule and was intended to target those hazardous waste recycling operations posing environmental and human health concerns. In addition, the Agency proposed general and specific management standards for the recycling of hazardous wastes.
Federal Register Notice (PDF) (58 pp, 7 MB) April 4, 1983
1980 Interim Final Rule
This rule includes interim final regulations addressing the definition of solid waste (see pp. 33090-33095) and exclusions from the definition of solid waste (see pp. 33096-33102).
Federal Register Notice (PDF) (75 pp, 8.8 MB) May 19, 1980


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Tiger Global Management has discreetly sold its stake in the largest public U.S. gun company, a decision that comes in a period of growing unease over investments in firearm businesses after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.
Tiger had established a sizable position in Sturm, Ruger Sturm, Ruger that placed it among the company's 10 largest shareholders. According to the investment firm's most recent SEC filling, it owned 800,000 shares as of Sept. 30, a 4.2% stake in Ruger then worth $40 million. Tiger amassed the position in the third quarter when the stock traded between $40.15 and $49.49.
Because Tiger publicly releases the contents of its portfolio on only a quarterly basis, it's unknown exactly when it sold its Ruger shares, making it impossible to tell whether it booked a loss or a profit on the overall trade. Ruger shares initially sank after the Sandy Hook shootings in December, falling as low as $40.60. But less than a month later, the stock again reached nearly $50.
While offering no reason for the decision, a Tiger spokesperson says it isn't planning to own a gun company again.
The deaths of more than two dozen people at Sandy Hook, including 20 children, has prompted some investors to pressure money managers to scrap investments in gun companies. For example, the California State Teachers' Retirement System made its discomfort clear to its hedge fund partners. And New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio took the unusual step of releasing a list of firms invested in gun stocks with the hope of increasing the outcry and derision.
Sandy Hook and the almost innumerable shootings before it are indisputable tragedies. But in an almost perversely comic turn, they have made gun companies rich, and made those investing in these businesses rich too. Why? Simply put, America is caught in the gripes of what seems an unbreakable firearm fever. Concern the shootings will force the government to establish stricter gun laws has driven the fearful to gun stores in the hundreds of thousands. Gun ownership and sales are at all time highs. As a result, Smith & Wesson's stock has nearly doubled in the past five years, and even more dramatically, Ruger shares have quintupled.
That's why it's easy to understand why Tiger wanted to own Ruger stock. The firm has a broad appetite and a keen sense for a good investment, making its decision to sell the Ruger shares seem made more with heart than mind.
Dominant and usually coldly analytical, no one label can be applied to Tiger. It has positions in private equity, venture capital and even other hedge funds. Billionaire Chase Chase Coleman, who ranks among the world's wealthiest traders, runs the $7.1 billion hedge fund with Feroz Dewan. Coleman co-founded Tiger with hedgie legend Julian Robertson in 2001, and in the years since, Tiger has scored some of Wall Street's most impressive returns, mainly from investing in growth stocks like Apple, Amazon.com, Google and Netflix.
Selling Ruger with out any fanfare is illustrative of Tiger in one sense. Tiger carries out its business in a tight-lipped manner, and Coleman himself personifies this mentality. He habitually (you could almost say pathologically) shuns the spotlight and never grants an interview.
The silent way it sold the stake places Tiger in stark contrast with another investment firm that has recently been linked with guns: Cerberus Capital Management, founded and operated by centimillionaire Stephen Feinberg. Cerberus has been quite vocal in its plan to sell the Freedom Group, its roll-up of incredibly profitable long-gun manufacturers.
An explanation for Cerberus' openness might be found in the fact that the Sandy Hook massacre's enormity hit Cerberus in a much more direct fashion than it impacted Tiger. Freedom Group's Bushmaster subsidiary made the semi-automatic rifle the killer used. Even more startling, the father of Cerberus' founder, Martin Feinberg, lives in the pastoral Connecticut town where the Bushmaster was put to such deadly use.
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Statement as issued Friday by Advanced Hearing Technologies Inc.:
It all started with a "tweet" from NBC News Correspondent Ann Curry last month suggesting a creative way to honor the 26 lives that were lost at a Newtown, Connecticut elementary school.
Why can't we all try to perform at least 26 random acts of kindness this next year?
Fort Wayne business owner Robert Hutchcraft became inspired to open all 15 of his company's hearing labs to serve as official drop off sites for "Operation Gratitude" care packages and donations for the men and women serving in the U.S. military. "These men and women are on duty around the clock to defend us. They are many thousands of miles away from their hometowns," Hutchcraft said "For our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines being deployed on foreign soil means you are in harm's way. Something as small as an extra pack of chewing gum can really help make the world a better place."
Hutchcraft is the President and Founder of Advanced Hearing Technologies, Inc. located at 10437 Illinois Road in Fort Wayne. Anyone who wishes to drop of one of the "wish list" items or make financial donations can walk in during business hours at any Advanced Hearing Technologies location and a company associate will ensure that the contributions are processed for delivery to Operation Gratitude's Transport Center in Van Nuys, Ca. In addition to care packages, Operation Gratitude also encourages people to do something as simple as write a letter or drop off "postage paid" post cards.
"We reach over 2 million people every month through our advertising strategies," Hutchcraft said. "Now we can also help Operation Gratitude in its' noble mission by dedicating some of our prime advertising space and office services to the effort" Many thousands of people will be able to see how easily they can perform a random act of kindness.
For more information or directions to your nearest Advanced Hearing Technologies location, please call 888-333-5744 or you may visit the company's website www.advancedhearingtechnologies.com. At the bottom of the homepage to the website there is a "Operation Gratitude" clickable banner with links to donation forms and "wish list" items for the collection drive.
For more information about the Operation Gratitude organization, please visit www.OperationGratitude.com. Carolyn Blashek, (262) 674-7281, is the founder of Operation Gratitude a not for profit organization that sends care packages to active military serving over seas.
Operation Gratitude seeks to lift morale in the Military Community by sending care packages addressed to individual Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines deployed in harm's way, to their children left behind, and to Veterans, Wounded Warriors and First Responders. Operation Gratitude care packages contain food, hygiene products, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation, all wrapped with good wishes of love and support.
Through Collection Drives, Letter Writing Campaigns, Craft Projects and Donations of funds for shipping expenses, Operation Gratitude provides civilians anywhere in America a way to express their respect and appreciation to the men and women of the U.S. Military in an active, hands-on manner.
Operation Gratitude is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, volunteer-based corporation, funded entirely by private donations. For safety and security, the assembling of all packages occurs at the Army National Guard Armory in Van Nuys, California.


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At the Mumbai Indians v/s Chennai Super Kings match, all eyes were on Vindoo Dara Singh and Mrs. Sakshi Dhoni. It came as quite a surprise to see the two of them seated together throughout the match. The cameras kept flashing on Sakshi and Vindoo Dara Singh throughout the match, almost wanting to


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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A Maryland man who admitted defrauding clients while working as a lawyer in West Virginia will spend four months in jail and five years on probation.
Berkeley County Circuit Court Judge Gray Silver sentenced 37-year-old Kenneth J. Ford of Baltimore on Wednesday.
The Journal ( http://bit.ly/SsiaUG) says Ford pleaded guilty to all 10 counts of the indictment against him, including obtaining money by false pretenses, forgery and uttering.
Silver called Ford's actions a disgrace to the profession and sentenced him to three to 20 years in prison, then suspended that sentence and ordered jail time.
The state Supreme Court annulled Ford's law license in March. He now answers phones at a transmission-repair shop.
Ford will be allowed to serve time on weekends to stay employed and repay his victims nearly $13,000.
Information from: The Journal, http://journal-news.net/
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