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Has anyone tried this stuff yet for fungus gnat control? It's selective to mosquito, black fly and fungus gnat larvae. I just got some last week and I'm going to do a test. I'll report the results. |
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I tried it once, and my worms did not respond well. |
I used the Hypoapsis mites. Pricey though. But then, this is a recurring thing and I just DO NOT want to keep buying these mites. They somehow do not hang out in my bins. Some lucky people have these mites as part of their bin population. JerilynnC: I am very interested in your followup report. I'm not sure how safe BTI is for worms and their offsprings. |
I eradicated the fungus gnats from my bin using parasitic nematodes. |
BTI is harmless to earthworms. |
I hang sheets of yellow sticky fly paper above the bins. Then I burn incense, chant words dredged up from the depths of time, along with ancient and mystical signs and symbols, entreat the spirits to guide them to the yellow 'picnic tables' above the bins. Somehow, in spite of all my efforts, most of them end up there. Who would have known that yellow is a mystical color? Shaul |
My worms did not do well with BTI. I would not use it again. The worms did not mind the beneficial nematodes, but the nematodes did not solve the problem. I finally got a no-pest strip and sprayed with bug spray to get rid of them. |
- Posted by equinoxequinox (My Page) on Thu, Jan 3, 13 at 5:10
Shaul has obviously been affected by reading one too many of my posts. "I finally got a no-pest strip and sprayed with bug spray to get rid of them." You beast. A highly effective beast. It is nice to know there is some version of events where they all die. Fungus gnat. I have never had them in my vermicompost. Oppps, needed to run out for more incense and chant a few times. I have seen drain fly gnats in public places near the floor drain and I hate them and want them all to die, die, die. So I can relate. Fruit flies I can relate to much better and have no issue with reaching into the $$$ glass of wine with a finger tip to "save" a swimmer. All I can say on the subject is sometimes you are in an all out war. The quicker you realize it and set or defuse the bomb the better. The other approach is to let them have their way, way past the time to do something about it. Eventually, hopefully, we are told, nature will balance itself and something that eats the enemy will appear. This takes more time than the average human is willing to wait. I had something in my bins. I do not know what. Springtails? Then a new but different creature arrived and no more springtails? Then even the number of that new bug declined tons. Just like nature fills a vacuum, nature also does not seem too thrilled with an overabundance AKA infestation. It is all in who can wait it out the longest. Or in who has nukes. |
You have to use the nematode species which is specific for fungus gnats. The vendor I bought from had a couple of different nematode species and you had to choose which one you needed. |
- Posted by boreal_wormer Alta Canada (My Page) on Thu, Jan 3, 13 at 11:09
After the gnat infestations kept reoccurring in my RM bin I finally enclosed it in a bag of netting made from curtain sheers. I keep a couple of sticky traps inside the netting. The holder stops bedding or netting from becoming stuck on the trap. At least this way the gnats are contained in the bin. |
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- Posted by ChickenCoupe 7a (email@example.com) on Mon, Oct 7, 13 at 2:31
Man-o-Man I am at my wits with the fungus gnat. Fruit fly? Fine. Regular gnats? No problemo But these fungus gnats? Houston-to-the-bin, we have a problem. Help! I had to put my bin outside for the first time in 3 years. I'm presently exposing myself to harmful chemicals to rid the determined fungus gnats in the house. It's working. Hey!~ There's one on my screen. *splat My problem is: 50 lbs of vermicompost sitting in the bin that probably contains numerous fungus gnat "things" that will over-winter. I cannot have that. De wormies must come back inside, eventually. What the flip am I going to do with all that vermicompost???? It's pretty much worthless if I dump it and let it dry out!!! But that's the only thing i can do... get the worms out and start a fresh clean bed. RIGHT? Any ideas? I have clay soil. I do not need castings as an amendment. I perform soil drenches. Woops! There goes my spring fertilizer. UGH |
- Posted by ChickenCoupe 7a (email@example.com) on Mon, Oct 7, 13 at 2:32
**duplicate** |
- Posted by equinoxequinox (My Page) on Mon, Oct 7, 13 at 22:05
One lady washed her worms. You have probably read up on where the fungus gnats hide. Even people without bins suffer them. Running dryer will maybe make them disappear. Even partially complete vermicompost given time outside should end up beautiful material. |
- Posted by equinoxequinox (My Page) on Mon, Oct 7, 13 at 22:09
How about putting a couple of spiders under the cover? I have some living in the worm inn. |
- Posted by hummersteve 6 (My Page) on Mon, Oct 28, 13 at 22:35
Obviously gnats can get in most anywhere and of course you drill holes in your bin[mine is inside]. At first I had a good amount of gnats so I got some of that sticky cards online put them in pots of moist peat beside the bins and put some systemic insect control in the pots. So the gnats that layed eggs in the pots were killed and the eggs also didnt hatch. Plus I caught a lot of gnats on the sticky cards. At present there is not a single solitary gnat around in my house. The reason I know this is gnats will come to tv light or pc light every time when all other lights are off. The systemic I used is called bonide systemic insect control. I also use this in inside potted cuttings and flatts It comes in all different sizes. So for anyone interested here it is. It also comes in a small 8oz size depending on your need. |
- Posted by barbararose21101 8 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 7, 13 at 20:48
HOW do you know what kind of gnat it is ? The weather got cold and suddenly my living space is full of gnats. I've moved the food prep to the garage;; I'm more careful about the garage door: (it needs a screen) I cover all the food in the kitchen; I have sticky fly strips over a glass of wine on the stove with the hood light on all the time; I have a fly strip over the bins and over the garbage (which , theoretically, has NO food in it). I'm catching a lot of gnats, but I don't know whether they will ever be gone. Do You ? |
- Posted by ChickenCoupe 7a (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Fri, Nov 8, 13 at 18:40
After researching online and comparing the little evil buggers in my home, I realized I have BOTH. That is present tense, for a reason, but my back went out and I slacked up on control.... traps of all kinds, plugging the drains, finding their breeding source which, for the most part, was plant pots. You hafta keep at it for a few weeks as the existing larvae (which cannot be found!) hatch and take flight. I ended up harvesting all the castings and setting them on the porch in 5 gallon buckets. Afterward, I found they were just coming in through the screens. We've had an unusually wet year. |
- Posted by hummersteve 6 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 8, 13 at 22:24
I still have no gnats , I had some in my inside bin laying eggs but once I started using the bonide granuals along with sticky cards problem solved. I would not put any of the bonide inside the bin though. Put in moist peat outside the bin . Also if you any inside plants , cuttings , or flats I would put bonide in those just follow directions. Believe me it works. I was a skeptic before I tried it now Im a full believer. |
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The Twisted Treeline will no longer be available. Does that mean that this new map will be named The Shadow Isles, since that is what it is? From a lore standpoint, it would have to be renamed. Maokai comes from the Twisted Treeline and I wouldn't want his home share a name with a place without any trees. Regardless, I'm going to call it The Shadow Isles. (ps. please change it Riot. )
Have you actually looked at the map? Cause it has trees...
The new map doesn't have nearly the Twisted Forest feel of the old one. Not saying the Shadow Isles feel is bad, it's just ... not Twisted Treeline anymore.


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In Among Thieves, a standalone thriller by John Clarkson, a group of Brooklyn ex-cons rally together to take down a corrupt brokerage firm where millions of dollars are on the line (available February 3, 2015).
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You wrote as a comment on my blog titled 'personal responsibility':
"Consider the words you borrowed from someone you didn't acknowledge:
As long as we are living the only power over us is that which we allow."
Tom, The idea is hardly new but from whom did I plagiarize?? I take it seriously, and I looked online to double check and found no quote that I failed to attribute.
Hey Tom, you said I borrowed words without acknowledging their source. From where??
I'm asking here instead of bumping an old post. I only just read the comments.
Thanks Tom.
I have lost whole, complicated, entries due to the damn system selecting something and deleting it. Didn't know about the control-z, thanks. Since initially posting that, I submitted to the Borg, and was assimilated into Win 8.1. So far I don't see a difference from 8.0 except now it screws up some links. How much fun is that?
Thanks, Tom, for your comment on my blog post. I like the "sheriff" bit!
What a surprise Tom....You have been so critical of me in the past, but I must admit I enjoyed our back and forth....I look forward to our future debates...Glad we are friends now.....
I know what you mean about how the responses can make you sad. It's disconcerting to see how many people are so wrapped up around utter bullshit. I also wonder why they're so afraid of anyone questioning what they believe that they have to deny that we even exist. Their "argument" that it "takes more faith" to believe in the big bang or evolution than it does to believe in Jesus, THEREFORE there are no true atheists is just pathetic. It's not all, "Oh these poor victims of bad programming" though. I'm reading a pretty disturbing book titled Religious Right - the Greatest Threat to Democracy by A.F. Alexander. There are tons of unscrupulous people out there raising billions of dollars and stealthily plotting to install old testament law that wouldn't be all that different from sharia law. If we don't collectively watch it, the dark ages could be back with a vengeance.
Hi Tom,
I didn't know "Hi. You perhaps know of the Vallejo Navy League's raising money to make the Iowa a museum. They didn't succeed and the ship went to SoCal.
I'm all for making ship monuments where their history can be told about the vessile and war.
It's a shame that Vallejo didn't aggressively persuade the museum. I don't know what's wrong with Vallejo and it's terrible handling of Mare Island.
Thanks, Tom. About Nappy, I know I'm a controversial writer with views not everyone agrees with. I take it all with a grain a salt. We need a thick skin since we're the minority.
Hi Tom,.. I am having a blast with Joseph Who?,.... Need some readers !!!! Nice to know you !
Yeah Tom, I admit to laughing at Foxworthy's spot on humor. I could learn from that way of "attacking" the other side.
Hello Tom,
What a pleasant surprise! Glad to be your friend.
Tom, I am very glad to see you in this group.
Fishwrap! Good one. I felt obligated to take the newspaper and "be informed". No more. And oh what a relief it is!
Thanks for the friending. I will make every attempt to keep my posts friendly yet uncompromising. You've provided good mental exercise.
From one geezer to another, and to all:
Happy Chinese New Year
Really! My first visit and comment to Atheistnexus in two years. Well, you win. I will leave you to it. Enjoy yourself. I will be back in two years.
As you mentioned that you understand German, hier is a poem by Erich Kästner, that you may like:
Hi Tom - if you are friends you can send private messages - but comments remain public :)
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Barack Obama: American enough
His life epitomizes the American dream. Now he has to show that he's 'one of us.'
Cambridge, Mass.
In her compelling speech at the Democratic Convention Monday night, Michelle Obama took an important step toward reassuring voters that the Obamas are, at their core, just another American family. With grace, warmth, and a light touch, she confronted her husband's greatest electoral vulnerability as the campaign for the White House enters its final ten-week sprint.
That vulnerability is not his race. Indeed, Mrs. Obama's speech was almost entirely devoid of explicit reference to race – a topic with which the Obamas are clearly not obsessed. In her account, the milestone for the nation in her husband's victory would be less the election of a first black president than the demonstration that "the son of a single mother from Hawaii can go all the way to the White House."
Race, of course, is not irrelevant in a close election. Whatever else he may be, Barack Obama is an African-American in a country that, despite enormous strides, has not yet fully outgrown racial prejudice. And more personally, one of Michelle Obama's own challenges in her debut on the national stage was to dispel a conception of her – recall the satirical New Yorker cover – as an "angry" or "militant" black woman. She met this challenge beautifully.
But outright racial hostility will not be the major obstacle to Obama's election. Most of the small, hard core of the public who would vote against a black candidate on race alone wouldn't have supported a left-of-center white Democrat against a conservative either.


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Astronomers Discover Third-Closest Star System To Earth
Re:Third closest system? (151 comments)
Which still leaves zero as the first.
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Re:Third closest system? (151 comments)
Which still leaves zero as the first.
Re:"greater... THAT"... my god... (371 comments)
I've come to the suspicion that it's not so much lack of understanding of grammar or inability to spell that's at the root of the than/then problem, but rather the inablity to hear/speak the difference. The English sounds represented by "e" and "a" are not very far apart. Many of the people might be conflating the two sounds into one. If this is the case, you can correct them until you're blue in the face and they'll never understand because they can't hear the difference. Proof reading their own work won't help because they won't hear the mistake.
I started thinking this way for two reasons: too many people saying "I could care less" when they really mean "I couldn't care less" (understandable, that t can be difficult to hear) and having Japanese students think I said "pet" when I said "pat" (I've taught English in Japan).
However, for this particular case, I've got a slightly different theory, based on my own mistakes: the writer sub-vocalizes while touch-typing and something between tongue, brain and fingers short circuited and instead of N, T was hit. The tongue is in the same place for both sounds, and when touch typing, the index finger on opposite hands is used for both letters (and the movement is rotationally symmetrical). The vast majority of my typos follow a similar pattern (and swapping N and T is very common for me). Heck, I sometimes make the same mistakes with pen and paper!
Re:This just in (165 comments)
Good grief, that joke got old back in '89 (before what's-her-name left the news, even). What's it doing still kicking around?
Re:Wait... what? (164 comments)
With support for sd cards, who needs storage other than for the OS itself?
Re:Good News (159 comments)
Of course most of us don't have the knowledge, but if we're motivated enough, we can obtain that knowledge. Worst case, we go to someone who does have the knowledge and say "here's $X, fix it". With closed drivers, none of that is even possible. You need $X**N to get noticed by most closed sources.
Re:Spewing grammar (65 comments)
I suggest you brush up on your grammar. "projectile" is being used as an adverb, not a verb. However, "projectile" and "vomit" together form a compound verb. No different to "nose dive" or "duck walk".
Re:64 bit? (353 comments)
Or install and enable multiarch. After a bit of futzing with the package, it works on 64bit debian sid, though you'll probably want to run xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr after running steam (already a bug reported for that one:#2).
Re:Reminded me of my first C application (241 comments)
Ick, that's what real compilers (eg, gcc) are for: good warning messages (such as "suggest parenthesis around assignment used as truth value"), and better yet, -Werror. "if (1 == i)" is completely unnatural (for an English speaker anyway), which makes it more likely to forget to do 1 == i than it is to forget to double the equals sign. I too used to make the same mistake when I first started with C (having come from Pascal: that was fun
Re:Where does the 'hum' enter the recording? (167 comments)
The thing with noise is it's impossible to eliminate completely. All that can be done is to knock off a few more dB, though I imagine the noise can be reduced to the point where it's sufficiently smaller than the resolution of the ADC that the bits don't shift. That said, any electrical equipment nearby will be producing a hum. Even if we can't hear it, the mic might pick it up. Then there's the magnetic fields affecting sheet metal, causing it to flex.
Short answer: epsilon.
I suspect a completely noise-free recording would raise just as many, if not more, eyebrows than a recording with a few discontinuities in the hum.
Re:Where does the 'hum' enter the recording? (167 comments)
It's the wires into the high-gain mic amp that pick up the hum.
Re:It's sad.... (271 comments)
Angry Birds and Minecraft, I imagine.
Re:A 3D printer that uses paper? (85 comments)
Possibly, but I suspect it might be even stronger than wood as rather than the glue adding structure to the paper, the paper is adding reinforcing to the glue. Either way, with the relative chaos in paper (compared to wood's distinct grain), the result seems to be extremely strong.
Re:A 3D printer that uses paper? (85 comments)
This is probably more appropriate as a response to the gp, but it also works as agreement with you: don't underestimate the strength of paper saturated with super-glue. I repaired the belt-clip of an Aiwa "walkman" by first super-gluing the parts together, then super-gluing paper across the joint (second attempt: first was just the parts, promptly re-broke). 20 years on, the repair was still solid.
Re:Overblown (131 comments)
Exactly. Thus the quote
Re:Overblown (131 comments)
I like subject is math.
Taken (with variations in the final word) from about 95% of the 2nd year junior high school English exams I marked.
In my opinion, any story using telepathy to overcome language barriers was written by either someone with no experience in just how different languages can be (eg, English vs Japanese), or someone with tongue very firmly planted in cheek (an onslaught of terrible bloody warfare). However, I do admit to a third possibility: the characters were lucky and their languages are similar enough that thinking processes readily translate, but different enough that speech doesn't.
Re:Total Solar Eclipse Bedazzles Northern Australi (52 comments)
Considering the stories I heard from my dad about the drapes fading (back in '89, I think it was), that story is far too plausible to dismiss.
There were, if I remember correctly, also worries about a population explosion due to daylight savings. The stories I hear about Queenslanders just baffle me (can anyone really be that dumb?), and I lived there for about 11 years (during which time, I heard most of the stories).
Re:What is CO2 doing up there? (224 comments)
Yes, CO2 is heavier than either N2 or O2, but it is also bigger. I don't know how well it applies to gas molecules, but large balls in a sea of small balls will float to the top if you vibrate the whole lot.
Re:Fermi's p (135 comments)
No, his math is quite correct: M=d*4*pi*r^3, so M(p)/M(e) = (d*4*pi*r(p)^3)/(d*4*pi*r(e)) which simplifies to r(p)^3/r(e)^3, or (r(p)/r(e))^3, thus the ratio is the cube-root of 7: 1.913 (or 7.1: 1.922). Still, 2G would be a cow for us.
Re:nomenclature error (80 comments)
You're showing a lack of knowledge of crumpets.
A wide is where the bowler screws up and, if the fielders screw up too (or the bowler really screwed up), the runners might run anyway. There are three ways to get out in cricket: the ball is caught off the bat, the ball hits the stumps (either because the batsman failed to block the ball as thrown by the bowler, or thrown/touched by any other fielder while the batsman is outside the wicket), or the ball (when thrown by the bowler) hits the batsman's leg, but otherwise would have hit the stumps (this is a judgment call by the referee). Otherwise, you can have two batsmen in there all day making life miserable for the fielders (odds are, if their in all day, they're really racking up runs).
Re:I suspect (97 comments)
Actually, I'd been working as a programmer for about 15 years before I heard of mind maps, and that was in a TESOL training course, so I suspect that not everyone knows what a mind map is.


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Fab Hot Dogs
Loehmann's Plaza
Reseda, CA, 91335 , United States
Owned by New Jersey native Joe Fabrocini, this casual hot dog emporium opened in 2008 and quickly earned a loyal following with its 23 specialty hot dogs, representing flavors from around the nation. Two years later, the restaurant moved to its current location: a diner-like space with a front counter and an open, stainless-steel kitchen. Menu options range from the Manhattan Dog, topped with red-onion sauce, sauerkraut, and brown mustard, to the deep-fried Ripper, a New Jersey original served with Bald Eagle sauce (house-made spicy mustard relish). The restaurant also serves hamburgers and classic sides, such as chili-cheese tater tots.
Insider Tip:
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- Lunch
- No Reservations
- Parking Available
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BREACH Compression Attack Steals SSL Secrets
Re:BREACH = CRIME (106 comments)
Also have some trouble with assertion "it is very common to use gzip at the HTTP level." For static assets sure however I expect numbers for dynamic content to be a much different story.
It's in fact very common for dynamic content.


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The next major application deadline is October 15th for Spring Degree-Seeking Applications.
Non-degree applications can have up to the week before classes start each term as a deadline.
For more information on the applications, click here!
Early registration for the spring semester begins on October 27th for currently enrolled students.
General registration begins on November 17th.
Commencement rehearsal will be on December 18th those participating.
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Amongst his recent sex scandal, Kevin Clash—famous for being the voice of Sesame Street's Elmo—is getting some advice from another fan-favorite, the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants.
Voice actor Tom Kenny told TMZ that he agreed with the head executives at Sesame Street who urged Clash to resign. "Obviously, [Sesame Street] thought he should resign," Kenny said. "If they think you should resign, it's out of your hands." Kenny also iterated that he had never met Clash because they "run in different circles," as SpongeBob is an animated series that runs on Nickelodeon, while Clash's work with Elmo and Sesame Street dealt with puppets on PBS.
If only he could've said it in Spongebob voice.
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No need for knights in shining armor to apply for this job
The Seattle Times
Karl Malone probably isn't a big fan of King Arthur, either.
"I'm not concerned with your elbow pads, your knee pads, all of your garb and your full body armor," the Mailman, helping out in Jazz training camp, told Salt Lake City's KSL-TV.
"I had one of my 'bigs' today, and he had body armor from his thigh to his neck. I ask him what he was doing, and he said he was protecting himself. I said, 'Who you protecting yourself [from]?' There's no sniper in this building! Man up! If you're hurt, see the trainer and play the game.
"When I played, if you came out there with a sleeve on your elbow, I won't say I'm going to attack it, but you're a wounded animal and I've got to take a stab at it."
NFL headlines
• At SportsPickle.com: "Ravens reviewing Flacco's contract for any voidable loopholes."
• At TheOnion.com: "Broncos' perfect season ends with humiliating win over Jaguars."
Boos on booze
The Plymouth (Ind.) High School band has been banned from playing "Rocky Top" at Rockies sporting events because the song's third verse includes a moonshine reference.
Next up on the prohibition docket: No more road games in Champaign, Ill.
Cuban dismissal crisis
"Not saying I don't like Mark Cuban's chances in his insider-trading trial," noted RJ Currie of SportsDeke.com, "but his best character witness so far has been David Stern."
Talking the talk
• Brad Dickson of the Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, on Nebraska agreeing to a home-and-home football series with Oregon, beginning in 2016: "And you were worried about the defense slowing Northwestern."
• Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham, when a reporter asked if he celebrated his team's win over fifth-ranked Stanford: "Yeah, I went to In-N-Out and had a Double-Double. That was the extent of it."
• Comedy writer Alan Ray, on a sure sign Jets TE Kellen Winslow was juicing: "When he did bench-presses, there were players sitting on it."
• ABC's Jimmy Kimmel, on the 0-6 Giants losing to the Bears last Thursday: "Usually the Giants lose on Sundays, but they wanted to get it in early this week so they could enjoy the weekend."
Penalty on the play
A referee at a high-school football game in Covington, La., tried to eject a police officer who intervened in a sideline spat — and got himself hauled off to jail instead.
Apparently "offsetting penalties" didn't apply in this case.
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(03-09-2013 12:55 PM)jay45601 Wrote: Hi, I'm new to Becketts and was thinking about selling my collection. But before I do, I was curious about my Dad's cards which are even older than mine. I have never seen these types advertized before and they have no markings that I can see. I was wondering if any experienced collectors would be able to identify the cards and the approximate worth. They have no stats on the back sides and I think he said he paid 5 cents a piece for each of them at an amusement park outside of Cincinnati. I attached a scan of some of the cards to give you a better idea of their condition and their size. They're about the size of some of my 1970 Topps supersized cards...approx. 3x5"?
(03-09-2013 03:47 PM)crazyforkinsler5 Wrote: First of all, welcome to the boards. There's a lot of good traders and people here to deal with. Good luck getting started. As for your question about the cards, attachments don't work on this site. I don't even know why that's an option. You need to upload them to a photo hosting site like photobucket. It's free and simple to use. Just signup and upload the pictures there. Each picture will have a couple of codes with it when it gets uploaded. Copy and paste the IMG code in the threads on here and the pictures will show up that way. Look forward to seeing them. I am sure someone around here can help once we are able to see pictures. Again, welcome to the site.
(03-10-2013 03:06 PM)KCDoughboy Wrote: You can search for them also under the name 1939-46 Salutation Exhibit Cards
(03-17-2013 08:11 AM)DarthPacker Wrote: lmk if wanting to trade or sell Ed


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Exxon: US energy revival has staying powerBy JONATHAN FAHEY
The Associated Press | December 12,2012AP PHOTO
Steam rises from towers at an Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. Exxon says the energy renaissance in the U.S. will continue and predicts that North America will become a net exporter of oil and gas by the middle of the next decade.NEW YORK Exxon says the energy renaissance in the U.S. will continue and predicts that North America will become a net exporter of oil and natural gas by the middle of the next decade.
The companys annual long-term energy outlook, released Tuesday, says the rapid growth of production in the U.S. and Canada, along with improved energy efficiency, will lead to more oil and natural gas being sent overseas.
Exxon Mobil Corp.s annual outlook is noted by investors and policymakers, and the company says its conclusions shape its decisions about where to invest. The main conclusions dovetail with recent forecasts from the U.S. government and others.
Among the main themes from Exxons report:
n Demand for energy will grow worldwide, but slower than the overall economy because of efficiency gains.
n Energy demand will remain flat in the developed world; nearly all of the growth in demand will occur in developing countries.
n The biggest shift will be growth in the use of natural gas and a decline in the use of coal. By 2025, natural gas is expected to overtake coal as the second most used fuel, after oil.
n By 2025, the U.S. will likely be exporting natural gas in large volumes and producing more oil while consuming less. Canada will continue to be a major crude exporter.
While Exxon does make assumptions about energy prices to make its predictions, it does not disclose what those price assumptions are.
Oil and natural gas production in the U.S. has surged thanks to the combination of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and horizontal drilling that allows companies to tap hydrocarbons trapped in shale and other tight rock formations. As a result, natural gas prices have plummeted and the nations dependence on oil imports has been dramatically reduced.
The International Energy Agency and the U.S. Energy Departments Energy Information Administration have also highlighted the North American oil and gas boom in recent reports. The IEA said last month that the U.S. could overtake Saudi Arabia as the worlds top crude producer by 2020.
But fracking has raised environmental concerns. Opponents say drilling fluid or wastewater can seep into water supplies if wells are not constructed properly or if wastewater is not disposed of properly.
Exxons report predicts that the use of electricity will grow quickly about 1.3 billion people worldwide do not yet have access to it. But electricity demand in the developed world will remain about flat as devices and appliances get more efficient.
The way electricity will be produced will continue to shift. The use of natural gas, nuclear and renewables will grow and the use of coal will decline. Wind, solar and biofuels will grow the fastest, at 5.8 percent per year. Still, by 2040 they will contribute only 3 percent of the worlds energy needs.
The growth in natural gass contribution to the world energy mix will be the most pronounced, according to Exxons outlook. This view led Exxon to place a big bet on natural gas when it spent about $31 billion to buy XTO Energy in 2009, a price that analysts now say was much too high. But Exxons rivals such as Chevron Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell are also leaning more heavily on natural gas.
Still, Exxon says there will be plenty of oil left to power cars, trucks and planes. By 2040 less than half of the worlds recoverable oil will have been produced, Exxons report predicts.
Oil will remain the dominant transportation fuel, allowing demand to grow almost 1 percent a year. Demand for fuel to power heavy trucks will grow fastest, while demand for passenger car fuel will peak worldwide in 2020 as fuel efficiency gains offset the larger number of cars on the road. Worldwide, average fuel economy of passenger cars will rise to 47 miles per gallon by 2040, up from 27 now. Hybrids will outsell conventional gasoline cars by then, Exxon says.
Worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide from energy sources will peak in about 2030. From there, worldwide emissions will gradually decline as transportation fuel economy improves and coal use declines. In the U.S., emissions per person will decline dramatically over the period, but the typical American in 2040 will still emit far more carbon dioxide than the typical Asian or European.MORE IN National / World BusinessNEW YORK The stock market moved lower Friday, snapping four days of gains, as U.S. Full StoryNEW YORK Apparently, airline passengers arent buying enough garden gnomes, superhero pajamas... Full StorySome McDonalds workers who say they were fired because of their race are suing the fast-food... Full Story -
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It's quiet — too quiet — on D.C.'s celebvocate scene this week. The dearth of Stars Who Care can only mean one thing: It's time for the Clinton Global Initiative lovefest in New York.
Why lobby Congress when you can hang with Bill Clinton, the ultimate international rock star? The three-day meeting kicked off Tuesday with deep-pocket donors, world leaders, and a handful of influential celebrities: This year's line-up includes Sting and his wife Trudie Styler, Barbra Streisand, Ben Stiller and Jeff Gordon. And, oh yeah, President Obama.
What started out as a serious, Davos-style gathering to hook up philanthropists and needy causes has morphed into something like the Super Bowl or Sundance, with a cavalcade of A-listers showing up for a blessing from Clinton.
"If you're a celebrity and have an international cause, you have to be here," said Joel Brand, a "cause-related" PR exec attending a number of CGI-related events this week.
Which is why Julia Ormond is talking about human slavery, and K'naan weighs in on disaster preparedness. Mandy Moore will tackle global health, Martha Stewart sustainable food systems, Geena Davis economic empowerment, Forest Whitaker reducing violence through the arts, and "Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts on "Sports as a Tool for Social Good."
No freebies, either. Unlike most celebrity appearances, the majority of these stars have to pony up the standard $20,000 fee to attend, according to a rep for the organization. (Sting doesn't have to pay this year, since he's being honored and performing.) Each of the 1,200 attendees has to be invited and pledge to donate money or time — or they don't get invited back.
The place is teeming with CEOs and others almost begging to give money. (One of the panelists this year: The richest man in the world, Carlos Slim Helu, worth $74 billion.) "It's a fantastic matchmaking opportunity," said Brand. "It's almost like speed dating."
The annual gathering has almost become bigger than Clinton himself, although his presence is still a huge draw. (Hillary and Chelsea will both be there, too.)
Still need more stars? Clinton will celebrate a decade of his foundation next month with a charity concert at the Hollywood Bowl with Lady Gaga, Bono and Usher, among others.


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Mass Effect 2: Collectors and a Collector'S Edition
How's this for mildly confusing: Mass Effect 2 will be available in a Collector's Edition set packed with goodies, and the game will feature enemies named Collectors. I'm pretty sure they will not be filled with goodies, not even if you hit them with a plank of wood while blindfolded. Wrong game entirely.
The sequel to the far-reaching Mass Effect is due out in January, and if you're willing to drop the extra cash, you can pick up an art book, a DVD, and a comic book, all packed into a pretty tin box. The superplusgood edition will be available for $69.99 (Xbox 360) or $59.99 (PC).
As for the in-game Collectors, they are an advanced insectoid race prepared to throw down some nastiness against your Commander Shepherd. They'll be joined by Abominations (super Husks), Batorians (a flying formation of Husks, quite possibly the scariest idea ever), and Scions, some crazy zombie-fied humans grafted onto weapons. Those sound a little more like Abominations to me.
[via Joystiq]
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Samantha Brown is a reformed news reporter. She now edits most of the stuff you read on Travelfish.org, except for when you find a typo, and then that's something she wasn't allowed to look at.
She's lived in Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Jakarta and Bali, where she now still spends a lot of her time looking after two little Travelfish.org researchers in training.
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Getting a motorbike stolen in Phnom Penh
First published: 21 Feb 2012
Our motorbike got stolen in Cambodia last month. A Honda Wave. Reliable. Had a big chain on it. And most sadly for us, it was a rental. Motorbike theft is an unfortunate reality when you live in Phnom Penh. Just about everyone in this city has a motorbike, and from what I've heard — especially … read the full post
Orphanage tourism: why you should avoid it
First published: 20 Oct 2011
A new campaign launched by Friends International today encourages travellers to stop visiting orphanages in Cambodia. The campaign asks tourists to take photos of Friends' posters around Cambodia and post them with a link to the Friends' website on Twitter and Facebook to warn other travellers of the damage such visits can cause. We asked … read the full post


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Blink and you'll miss it, but in this new video sneak peak for an Usher photoshoot there are a few quick shots of the most adorable little man in the world, Usher Raymond V! The precious baby has no idea his daddy is all interested in making sweet sweet love to his mommy in the club, he just likes to hang around looking all tiny and cute. We love him! Finally Tameka did something right – maybe we judged her too quickly?
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50 Cent Battling Ex Over Kid
Ugh. What aren't Fiddy and his ex fighting about these days? After accusing the rapper of torching her house earlier this Spring, Shaniqua Tompkins stopped allowing 50 Cent access to the couple's 11-year old son. Fiddy supposedly sent his kid, Marquise, a new cell phone after his previous one was destroyed in the house fire, but Shaniqua has not allowed him to use it. Drama! The hip hop mogul is also accusing his ex-lady of monitoring calls to his son. Blah blah blah custody drama and fighting blah blah blah. Shouldn't these two at least TRY to get along? Not for us, but for their kid. Please! [NYDN]
Diddy Loves Waxing Down There
Cue the sexy music, ladies. Diddy loves manscaping, and he doesn't mess around. "While I'm getting ready I like to relax with a drink ? vodka and lemonade ? and listen to some James Brown," Diddy tells Metro UK. Damn that sounds kinda hot! What else does Diddy do to prepare for a big night on the town? "Then I'll have a manicure and pedicure ? and yes, I wax as well," he says (hmmm, interesting). "Men owe it to women to make sure they are well-groomed. I wax my privates. I also wear my fragrance, Unforgivable Black."
Wait, what did Puffy just say?
Yep, Sean John's bare down there. Ladies – hot or not?
Ice-T on Soulja Boy: He Killed Hip-Hop!
Ice-T knows a lot of curse words, ya'll. The veteran of the rap scene unleashed a verbal beat-down on Souljay Boy while chatting on DJ Cisco's Urban Legend mixtape, blaming the young artist for ruining hip-hop with his Superman dancin'. His quote is below, and it's totally NSFYourEyes. Ouch!
?F*ck Soulja Boy! Eat a dick! This n*gga single handedly killed Hip Hop. That sh*t is such garbage man. We came all the way from Rakim, we came all the way from Das EFX, we came all the way from motherf*ckers flowing like Big Daddy Kane and Ice Cube, and you come with that Superman sh*t? That sh*t is garbage. Hurricane (Chris) take them f*cking beads out of your hair n*gga! Man up. You n*ggas is making me feel real f*cking mad about this sh*t.?
Mary J. Blige Buys Fans Fancy Things
There are a billion reason to love Mary J. Blige, so let's start the day with just one. The singer was shopping recently at the Diane Von Fustenberg stores in downtown NYC, and overheard a customer freaking out about a dress she had on hold that she thought was $500 but turned out to be $900. Mary J. swooped in and asked to pay for the balance on the dress. "I know what it's like to want something and not be able to have it," Mary J. said when the customer tried to deny her offer. "I insist."
Awww! Aren't you just swooning at her kindness? She even declined the lady's offer to repay her the balance on the dress, saying, " "Just enjoy it. I'm blessed, so let me do this." Other celebs out there – are you listening? Buy us stuff we can't afford!? [NYP]
Fashion Failure: Rihanna's Rough Rocker
RiRi performed at the MuchMusic Awards last night, and the normally adorable songbird committed every fashion offense in the book:
- Cheesy officer cap? Check.
- Ruffled top that really belongs in the sale bin of your local Fashion Bug? Check.
- Lindsay Lohan skank leggings? Check.
- Patent leather hooker boots that probably cost over $1000? Check.
The only thing that could have made this look better? A little arm candy by the name of Chris Brown.
Bow Wow's Got Beef with Video Hotties
New beef alert! A couple of super hot video vixens – Rita G. and Dollicia "Doll" Bryant – hit up a radio show recently where they dished dirt on Kanye and talked trash about Bow Wow, ragging on his short stature and claiming he macked them while he was still with Ciara (WATCH the video of their trash talking sesh here). Ohhh snaps!
But Bow Wow's not one to get walked all over, so he's taken to the web with his own video (watch it above), refuting the gals' claims. He's even got recent footage (allegedly) of Dollicia hanging out with him and his boys. In his vid Bow Wow taunts the girls, saying, "You ain't gonna win this game, you can't play chess with Bobby Fischer, baby!" When discussing Rita G., who starred in Kanye's "Flashing Lights" video, Bow Wow claims that "Nobody knows her!"
Well now we do! So who do you think won Round 1 of this battle?
Ashanti Might Marry Her 'Good Friend' Nelly
Everyone knows that Ashanti and Nelly are a couple – and every knows that every one knows, except the lovey-dovey pair. So when Ashanti spoke about her man this weekend, she of course kept it vague and unclear, even though we all know what's going on. "Me and Nelly, we're good friends. We kick it ? hang out a lot," the singer coyly revealed. "The industry is very hard, so it's good to have fun and lighten it up."
But wait! Ashanti kept going, and she dropped a tiny info bomb when asked he she and her man might be marrying soon. ""Oh no. Noooo! No engagement. But definitely in the future. Ha! Ha!"
Is she teasing us or telling the truth? Either way, we hope there's a ring involved. [People]
Chris & Rihanna Make Sexy Juice Together
Chrianna, the golden couple of hip-hop that has yet to reveal their love to the public, were spotted snacking on Jamba Juice together on Friday. How romantic and normal! With everything fast food joint they visit, we love Chris and Rihanna more. And you know what they say – the couple that juices together, stays together! If only they'd just admit that they're a couple.
West Drops Diva Performance, Crowd Chants "Kanye Sucks!"
It's not like Kanye's trying to make new friends, but you'd think he'd at least go after a few new fans. But after his craptastic performance at Bonnaroo, all he got was a crowd of haters. The rap-diva had been scheduled to perform at 2:45 AM on Sunday, but didn't take the stage for almost two hours, thanks to his ridiculous stage set that apparently takes hours to set up. Hey, if Kanye wants a fake spaceship named Jane to talk to during his show, than that's what he'll get! According to comedian Aziz Ansari, West even complained to the inanimate object about his love life as part of the show, saying, "I been away too long. I ain?t had a woman in so long Jane. I just need some p*ssy.? Surely that kind of performer-spaceship interaction made the wait worth it, right fans?
Once on-stage, Kanye never addressed his delayed start, and later that day angry fans banded together for a "Kanye sucks!" chant, which probably would have been more effective during his actual concert. Oh well, they were probably tired (among other things).


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BOSTON — The Red Sox haven't closed the door on Xander Bogaerts playing shortstop for them in 2014.
"I wouldn't rule it out, but that's a decision John [Farrell] will make," general manager Ben Cherington said on Wednesday. "There's an effort going on right now to help him get on track. So I think there's some desire to let that work play out for a bit without adding too much more."
"We had always had the thought that against a left-handed pitcher, if there were multiple left-side-of-the-infield players that were right-handed hitters, we would take that alignment," Farrell said. "We want some stability defensively, so until that combination of players changes, we'll stay as is."
Farrell's proposal thus hinges on personnel changes. The obvious one would be the addition of a healthy Will Middlebrooks to play third base against lefty starters. Another one would be moving Stephen Drew on the trade market.
Middlebrooks is hitting .273 in seven games since restarting his rehab on July 1.
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Mashiro is a world famous artist. Unfortunately, she knows nothing other than drawing, resulting in an extreme lack of living ability and common sense.
Mashiro Shiina is created by Hajime Kamoshida as one of the main characters in the Pet Girl of Sakura Hall franchise. She is the female protagonist of the anime show The Pet Girl of Sakurasou (Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo). At this moment, there is no information regarding any inspirations that Kamoshida used to create Shiina. She is voiced by Ai Kayano.
Mashiro is a beautiful girl with long, blonde hair that flows past her nape and shoulders. She has slanted, amber eyes with pupils. Her school attire consists of a blue jacket over a light blue vest, a white, long sleeved shirt, a red tie, and a pink skirt.
Typically, she expresses little emotions and speaks quietly. Mashiro is a genius world-wide painter. She spends all her time on doing manga. She is a strange one because she does not know how to take care of herself, and her bluntness in talking can generate lots of misunderstandings as demonstrated with her relationship between Nanami. She does express jealously when she remarks how Sorata includes Nanami in his presentation conversations.
Sorata is Mashiro's first male friend. At first, Mashiro wants Sorata to call her by her first name. Though, Sorata feels awkward because it implies familiarity. With Sorata being Mashiro's caretaker, Sorata and Mashiro become close and learn about each other. Since Mashiro is unsure of her feelings towards Sorata, she often asks Sorata about how she looks in her kimono or swimwear. When Sorata does not pay attention, Mashiro calls Sorata an idiot.
In times of struggle, Sorata supports Mashiro in her manga work while Mashiro did the same for Sorata in his endeavor with video games. Though, Sorata fails and remarks how hard work does not beat talent. His comments hurt Mashiro's feelings. This causes Mashiro to leave Sakura Hall after painting a portrait of the residents except herself. Sorata shares how much Mashiro inspires him to work hard and that he is jealous of Mashiro. Upon hearing Sorata's confession, Mashiro cries and tells Sorata that she wants to stay by his side. After graduation, Mashiro asks Sorata if he wants to kiss her since she has seen Jin kisses Misaki. With Hikari attacking Sorata, Mashiro kisses Sorata's cheeks and tells him that her kiss is a reservation in the future.
Nanami and Mashiro are close friends. In their first meeting, Nanami receives the wrong impressions of Sorata and Mashiro's relationship. Though, she understands Sorata is taking care of Mashiro and volunteers to take care of Mashiro. Unlike Mashiro who is unsure of her feelings, Nanami notices her feelings for Sorata and Mashiro's feelings for Sorata as well. Despite that both girls have feelings for Sorata, Nanami steps down when Sorata confesses his feelings for Mashiro to stop Mashiro from leaving Sakura Hall. Mashiro cries and apologizes to Nanami for hurting her. Nanami hugs her back and explains that she failed the auditions. She is glad that Mashiro cared for her.
Rita is Mashiro's classmate from England. Both of them are art students. Rita comes over to convince Mashiro to come back to England because she wants Mashiro to focus on painting instead of drawing manga. As Akasaka pointed out, Rita envies Mashiro's talents. Rita is angry that Mashiro forgets the names of her and her classmates at school. Rita and Mashiro hug and make up after Sorata states that Rita is an important person to Mashiro. Rita supports Mashiro's endeavors in manga.
Mashiro and her friends take up Misaki's animation, Nyaboron, and turn into a project for the cultural festival at Suimei University of the Arts High School. Though, Mashiro and the gang have a hard time finishing the task as their ideas become larger. During their production, Rita visits Mashiro and her group from England. After Rita and Mashiro make up, Rita helps Mashiro's group with the show. Their show incorporates Sorata's ideas of getting the audience to interact. After a successful day at the cultural festival, Misaki picks up Mashiro and the gang to find Rita who is leaving for England. At the airport, Mashiro and her group bid Rita farewell. Later, Mashiro shares with Sorata that her chest is pounding hard and states that it might be love much to Sorata's surprise.
Mashiro Shiina is a gifted individual whose paintings are revered by everyone. She possesses excellent memorization ability. She can memorize as if it was a picture. This is demonstrated when she memorize the formulas for her math exam. She aced the exam easily.
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David Raymond "Bodie" Teague, age 74 of Malvern passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at National Park Medical Center.
Visitation will be Friday, December 27 from 5:00-7:00pm at Regency Funeral Home.
Graveside Service will be Saturday, December 28 at 10:00am at Magnet Cove Cemetery with Brother Bobby Goodknight officiating.Â
Arrangements are by Regency Funeral Home. You may sign the guest book at www.regencyfuneralhome.com.


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The 13th European Fusarium Seminar (EFS13) will be held in Martina Franca, Taranto (Italy). More details about the conference will appear in early autumn 2014 on the conference web site (http://efs13.mycored.eu). In the meantime, download the brochure.


text: Jive needs to let Dre be on the Big's album. That's messed up. I know I 'm not the only one who feels like this. But they need to realize they can't stop it. It's like we can't stop the sun from shining and the rain from fallin.......it's BOUND to happen. I am happy he produced some of the tracks but DANG Jive for real? If anything you'd think that'll make Jive look better to allow Dre to be on it as an artist. It shows they can work with other labels and keep their artist happy. But then again it's Jive, not Artista/LaFace *shrug*. So Jive can kiss my drawls.Read more


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YORK, Maine — The cold and nasty weather has many in the area wishing it was already spring. Not the Dover High School girls basketball team.
"I figured I'd give it a shot and see how it goes," Casey said. "I'm tired but not in any more pain than usual. I'm glad I was here."
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When a client organization—say, the Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Project (NSCMP)—identifies the need for new analytical or operating procedures for its chemical operations, the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) is generally responsible for their development. At the U.S. Army Engineering Support Center, Huntsville (USAESCH) RCWM projects, ECBC is typically responsible for preparing the plan for air monitoring and analysis methodologies for chemical agents (and other hazardous chemicals, if required) in accordance with U.S. Army standards (U.S. Army, 2007c, 2008e) for setting up stations that monitor the air for chemical agents during all phases of the response action, supporting USACE to maintain any filter units for vapor containment and conducting on-site analysis for headspace samples collected from media suspected of being contaminated with chemical agent. The committee judges vapor containment facilities and filtering techniques to be adequate and thus does not discuss them in detail in this chapter.
The choice of monitoring equipment is based on the type of monitoring to be performed and the types of agent involved. Air monitoring equipment systems have been described in detail previously (NRC, 2005a). Monitoring systems and their associated operating procedures used at non-stockpile sites must be appropriately certified before use. The following monitoring equipment systems may be used for the detection of chemical agents present in the air at non-stockpile disposal sites, at stockpile disposal sites, and at storage facilities (U.S. Army, 2004c; NRC, 2005a):
• The Miniature Chemical Agent Monitoring System (MINICAMS) is an automatic air monitoring system that collects compounds on a solid sorbent trap (typically a porous polymer) and thermally desorbs them into a capillary gas-chromatography column for separation and detection. It is a lightweight, portable, near-real-time, low-level monitor with alarm capability, designed to respond to G-series nerve agents, VX nerve agent; mustard; nitrogen mustard; and lewisite. Alarm levels for MINICAMS used at non-stockpile sites are typically set at 0.70 of the appropriate airborne exposure limit (AEL)4 (NRC, 2005a). MINICAMS was used at Camp Sibert, Alabama, with mixed results.5 It is expected that a similar experience will be encountered during other remediation efforts.
— The MINICAMS was used in the location of an anomaly as that anomaly was being investigated and removed. As part of the MINICAMS calibration procedure, a midday challenge was used. This procedure can cause a delay in field operations of 2 to 3 hours if the initial calibration is unsuccessful.
— The MINICAMS is not sufficiently robust to be moved from anomaly to anomaly. This results in long downtimes. A more rugged, portable system for near-real-time air monitoring is needed.
— In a certain part of Camp Sibert called the "mustard soaking pit," the presence of trichloroethylene (probably used as a decontamination fluid or as a component of decontamination fluid) interfered with determination of mustard by MINICAMS.
• Open-path systems such as fence-line Fourier transform infrared spectrometry air monitoring (OP-FTIR) send a beam of light through the open air, to a reflector and then back to a receiver. If gases that absorb light are present in the beam path, they can be identified and quantified. This technology will have limited applicability to nonstockpile cleanup operations because of its limited sensitivity. It is marginal for detection at the short-term exposure limit (STEL) level (NRC, 2005b).
• The depot area air monitoring system (DAAMS) is a portable air-sampling unit that is typically used for agent confirmation sampling (following a positive result using MINICAMS, for example). It is designed to draw a controlled volume of air through a glass tube filled with a solid sorbent collection material. After sampling for the predetermined period of time and flow rate, the tube is removed from the vacuum line and transferred to a suitable laboratory facility6 for gas chromatography analysis to determine the presence, type, and quantity of agent. This technique is sufficiently sensitive and will allow analysis down to the appropriate AEL for the relevant agent.
• A new air monitoring system, the multiagent meter, is being developed by Sandia Livermore under NSCMP sponsorship (Rahimian, 2010). This is a handheld device that can simultaneously analyze for mustard
4Airborne exposure limits (AELs) are levels of exposure to hazardous materials to which workers and the unprotected general population can be exposed without experiencing adverse health effects. AELs are established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They include the short-term exposure limit (STEL), the level at which an unprotected worker can operate safely for one or more 15-minute periods (depending on the agent) during an 8-hour workday; the worker population limit (WPL), the concentration at which an unprotected worker can operate safely 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for a working lifetime, without adverse health effects; the general population limit (GPL), the concentration at which the unprotected general population can be exposed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, without experiencing any adverse health effects; and the immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) limit, the level of exposure that an unprotected worker can tolerate for 30 minutes without experiencing escape-impairing or irreversible health effects.
5Karl E. Blankenship, FUDS Project Manager, Mobile District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, "Remediation of Contaminated Soil at Camp Sibert, Alabama: The Installation Manager's Perspective," presentation to the committee on November 3, 2011.
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Comedian Rickey Smiley to headline Nina Turner campaign event this weekend in Cleveland
By Henry J. Gomez, Northeast Ohio Media Group
July 19, 2013, 2:44PM
Turner, a Democratic state senator and former city councilwoman from Cleveland, declared her candidacy for secretary of state this month. She hopes to take on Republican incumbent Jon Husted in November 2014. Full story »
John Kasich, Ed FitzGerald and the politics of Ohio's jobs numbers
By Henry J. Gomez, Northeast Ohio Media Group
July 19, 2013, 10:33AM
Ohio, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, lost 12,500 jobs, second only to Tennessee, which lost 16,500. And according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the state's unemployment rate is 7.2 percent – its highest in nearly a year. That's a boomerang from May, when the Buckeye State led the nation in employment by adding more than 32,000 jobs and had a 7 percent unemployment rate. Full story »
State panel approves Holocaust memorial for Ohio's Capitol Square
By Robert Higgs, Northeast Ohio Media Group
July 19, 2013, 6:00AM
The memorial would be built on the Statehouse grounds south of the Capitol building across from the Ohio Theatre. Full story »
State Rep. Peter Beck faces fraud charges, Ed FitzGerald lowers expectations and Gov. John Kasich gets called out: Today's top political stories in Ohio
By Henry J. Gomez, Northeast Ohio Media Group
July 18, 2013, 10:56AM
A roundup of Ohio politics stories you shouldn't miss today. Full story »
Obamacare already showing results in Ohio, but do you think they are good?
By Stephen Koff, Plain Dealer Washington Bureau Chief
July 18, 2013, 9:40AM
Refunds issued to individual insurance buyers suggest that many overpaid, or that their insurers spent too much on administration. Full story »
Did Ohio political consultant Rex Elsass send Michele Bachmann 'female pleasure machines'?
By Henry J. Gomez, Northeast Ohio Media Group
July 17, 2013, 3:02PM
For months one of the more intriguing insider stories on Ohio's political scene has been the maelstrom at the Strategy Group for Media, a Republican consulting powerhouse in Delaware County. The short version of the story, followed closely by the Columbus Dispatch and especially by Buzzfeed, portrays a falling out between founder Rex Elsass and three top employees. Full story »
Will Richard Cordray 'testify?' His agency says he'll merely 'brief' informally
By Stephen Koff, Plain Dealer Washington Bureau Chief
July 17, 2013, 10:46AM
Sen. Rob Portman said Cordray will "testify" about his agency's budget. The agency says he'll be happy to "brief." Full story »
Queen Latifah, Jean-Paul Sartre and Pooh Corner: More musings from Ohio Auditor Dave Yost
By Henry J. Gomez, Northeast Ohio Media Group
July 17, 2013, 10:21AM
Ohio's Republican state auditor updated his campaign blog Tuesday with an offering of sage advice worthy of "Chicken Soup for the Politician's Soul." Full story »
It's official: Richard Cordray is confirmed as nation's top consumer-credit watchdog
By Stephen Koff, Plain Dealer Washington Bureau Chief
July 16, 2013, 7:15PM
Consumer groups hail the long-awaited Senate vote as an historic moment and a banner day for consumers. Full story »
With Richard Cordray's future now set, Ed FitzGerald controls his own destiny in Ohio governor's race: Analysis
By Henry J. Gomez, Northeast Ohio Media Group
July 16, 2013, 12:45PM
As long as the Senate Republicans kept his Washington future in limbo, there always would be Democratic activists and donors who preferred to wait. Even with FitzGerald's head start, these holdouts argued, there was plenty of time for Cordray to lose his confirmation battle, return home and give the party a higher-profile candidate. Full story »
Richard Cordray on way to Senate confirmation at last
By Stephen Koff, Plain Dealer Washington Bureau Chief
July 16, 2013, 11:39AM
Details are being worked out about other nominees but the nuclear option appears dead, and Cordray passed a crucial hurdle this morning. Full story »
Parole board recommends against clemency for murderer, despite urgings of Cuyahoga prosecutor
By Robert Higgs, Northeast Ohio Media Group
July 16, 2013, 11:05AM
Staff for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty appeared before the parole board last week urging that Slagle's sentence be commuted to life in prison without parole. Full story »
Court makes permanent order that Ohio count provisional ballots cast in right polling station but wrong precinct
By Robert Higgs, Northeast Ohio Media Group
July 16, 2013, 7:18AM
The decision drew praise from voting advocates who said to do otherwise would punish voters when poll workers mistaken sent them to the wrong place to vote. Full story »
ODOT official Michael Cope arrested, resigns days later
By Brandon Blackwell, Northeast Ohio Media Group
July 15, 2013, 6:10PM
Michael Cope, ODOT assistant director for business and human resources, filed his resignation 12 days after his June 29 arrest at an area movie theater for misconduct at an emergency and resisting arrest. Full story »
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By Stephen Koff, Plain Dealer Washington Bureau Chief
July 15, 2013, 4:36PM
The Cleveland-area congresswoman, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, sees differences in the way justice is dispensed. Full story »
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Pucker Up, Directioners!
One Direction's wax figures get some fan lovin' at their Madame Tussauds unveiling in London.
The British-Irish boy band has joined the immortalized masses of Madame Tussauds. The wax figures of the chart-topping group's five members — Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson — were launched at the world-famous waxworks museum, in London, England on Thursday.
Of course, some starry-eyed Directioners were on hand to greet the singers' wax figurines. Giddy girls swooned over the teen heartthrobs' strikingly-lifelike likenesses, cozying up to the quintet and smacking their lips on Styles' cheeks.Just like their real-life counterparts, the wax copycats will tour the globe as part of a traveling exhibit. After remaining on display at the London location until July 11, the figures will hop from New York (July 19 – Oct. 11) to Sydney (Oct. 24 – Jan. 28), with additional dates and locations still to be announced.
"I'm just kind of a bit overwhelmed," Styles said last month of joining the wax museum's comprehensive collection of famed figures. "We've been to Madame Tussauds and we've seen the kind of people who are in there. It's crazy to think that we will be up there with them.""But it's an amazing honor to be there," Tomlinson added. "If you look at some of the names that are in there. We are very proud."
Check out the 1D figures in the gallery above. Then you be the judge: Do the wax likenesses look like the real thing? Weigh in below.


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Formula One: Hamilton on pole for Spanish Grand Prix
Published on May 10, 2014 9:30 PM
BARCELONA (AFP) - Lewis Hamilton produced a stunning qualifying lap to edge out Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg on Saturday to take pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.
This was Hamilton's fourth pole of the year as he aims for his fourth win from the opening five races.
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo will start from the second row after posting the third quickest time with Williams' Valteri Bottas fourth quickest.
Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel will start back in the fifth row after his Red Bull packed up at the beginning of the final Q3 session.
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