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Villages flooded as BBMB opens spillways
Engineers flay BBMB decision |
No PSEB paper today, tomorrow
Another batch of fishermen back home
Indian fishermen arrive at the Attari-Wagah border near Amritsar on
Sunday after they were released by Pakistan. PTI
Pak boy crosses over to India, sent back
Teachers protest, face police wrath on their day
Activists of the Democratic Teachers Front burn an effigy of the Director-General,
School Education, at Hanuman Chowk in Bathinda on Sunday. Photo by writer
Jobless ETT teachers cane-charged
Environmentalist: Enact law to ban straw burning
Patiala to get medical research centre: Dhindsa
Punjab DGP PS Gill and Rajya Sabha member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa release
the souvenier of laparoscopic surgeons conference in Patiala on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Badal flags off relief trucks to Leh
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal flags off a truck carrying relief material for the flash flood victims
of Leh, in Jalandhar on Sunday. PTI
Health infrastructure set to get a boost
Chhatbir zoo to don a new look
Engineers flay Punjab on power policy
Sabha to move SC over reservation issue
Electrocution Deaths: JE arrested
Writer bodies flay non-implementation of language Act
Punjab pensioners seek arrears
Villages flooded as BBMB opens spillways
Anandpur Sahib, September 5 With an inflow of 46,630 cusecs of water, 8,764 cusecs was released through the spillways, 33,900 cusecs through turbines, 12,500 cusecs was released in the Nangal hydel channel and 10,150 cusecs in the Anandpur Sahib hydel channel. The water release in the Sutlej was raised from 12,500 cusecs to 22,500 cusecs. The BBMB will continue to release water through the spillways to retain the water level of the reservoir at 1,680 ft. The district administration has already sounded an alert asking people living near the Sutlej to be cautious. Around 6 pm, water started entering villages, including Burj, Lodhipur, Ballowal, Baddal, Haiwal, Mehndli Kalan, Nikkuwal, Chandpur, Gajpur and Kalyanpur. Burj village remained the worst hit with the only approach road to the village getting flooded cutting its link with the city. A 325-ft breach in the Sutlej at Lodhipur added to the woes. |
Say it will cause power generation loss of 112 lakh units per day Tribune News Service
Patiala, September 5 Giving this information, AIPEF chairman Padamjit Singh said today that the BBMB opened the spillways of the reservoir in the morning and released 13,000 cusecs of water. A spillage of 13,000 cusecs means power generation loss of 112 lakh units (LUs) per day at the Bhakra and a bypass loss of 40 LU per day at Anandpur Sahib Hydel Project, he said. Stating that earlier also they had written to Shinde, the AIPEF chairman told The Tribune that now they had sent another representation to the Union Power Minister. Weather forecast is that rainfall in Himachal Pradesh will decrease after 24 hours. The satellite picture on the IMD website shows clear weather over most of the HP areas and the catchment area of the Sutlej. Similarly, weather forecast of the BBC indicates clear weather conditions for the next five days in the catchment area of the Sutlej, he added. He said in the past, the BBMB had regularly utilised filling margin of the reservoir up to 1,685 ft and even 1,687 ft as against the designed full reservoir level of 1,690 ft. He rued that with prevailing weather conditions and forecasts, there was no justification to spill water at 1,680 ft level causing an energy loss of 112 LU per day. |
No PSEB paper today, tomorrow
Mohali/Jalandhar, September 5 At a hurriedly called press conference, PSEB chairman Dalbir Singh Dhillon said since about 500 candidates could not get their roll numbers due to flooding in their respective areas, the papers had been postponed. He, however, denied that the papers had been postponed due to widespread reports of candidates not getting their roll numbers and inadequate number of question papers being dispatched to the examination centers. Sources said when the PSEB authorities received several complaints from different districts regarding inadequate question papers being dispatched to centre superintendents, the two papers were postponed. However, Dhillon denied that question papers had fallen short. He said he had got no such report from any district. The chairman said those candidates who could not get their roll numbers could approach the board in the next two days to get their duplicate roll number after showing the relevant documents. Squarely blaming the candidates for not being able to download roll numbers from boards website leading to the fiasco, he said due to lack of awareness among the candidates and their parents, efforts of the board had failed. He also blamed private academies for trying to project the semester system as an inefficient system. A random survey conducted by The Tribune in some districts of the state also supports such claims. We were short of over 70 question papers for the tomorrows exam. So it was impossible for us to conduct the exam in this situation, said a government teacher posted in Nawanshahr district. Teachers and principals posted in some schools of Patiala district also confirmed the delay in the delivery of question papers and roll numbers. Sources also confirmed that the board had lost admission forms of scores of students from Abohar, Fazilka, Muktsar and surrounding areas. Meanwhile, managements of private-affiliated schools have registered their resentment against the boards move. Instead of postponing the exams in the entire state, the board could have arranged another phase of exams for those students who did not receive roll numbers, said a representative of the PSEB Affiliation Schools Association. |
Another batch of fishermen back home
Amritsar, September 5 Pakistan has decided to release 442 Indian fishermen in which 201 have already been released while remaining 241 would gradually be released in next one week in two batches, the official said. One of the fishermen Babu Rana said though he had been in fishing business for last two decade but after spending days in Pakistan jail he has decided to give up fishing. "I am the only earning person in my family and I along with my family cannot afford to be in jail and now I have decided to give up my fishing profession," Babu said adding he would like to work in a farm. While another fisherman Shamji Koli said he would choose any other business but never go for fishing in future. However, most of the fishermen denied being tortured by the Pakistan jail authority but admitted that the quality of food given by the jail was not upto the mark. Almost all the fishermen belong to Gujarat and they were arrested off the Gujarat coast in the Arabian sea for illegaly venturing into territorial waters of Pakistan. |
Pak boy crosses over to India, sent back
Jalalabad, September 5 Kasif, a school dropout and who was deserted by his mother after his father Mohammad Jaffar died a few years ago, crossed over to India yesterday from the Kamal Baler Ke
(KBK) border observation post (BOP) in this sector. Kasif was living with his paternal uncle for the past many years and could study only up to Class III. Immediately after crossing over to India, Kasif was taken into custody. He was asked about his whereabouts and motive for crossing over to India, said SPS
Sandhu, Commandant (BSF), Jalalabad, adding that Kasif said he had left his uncles house as he developed some differences with him. The boy, who belonged to Dipalpur tehsil of Okara district, Pakistan, kept on insisting that he would be living in India forever as he loved this country. He told BSF men that his uncle was harassing him and hence
he did not want to go back to him. Today, a flag meeting was organised at the KBK BOP and a team of the Pakistan Rangers led by its company commander reached at a common place on the Indo-Pak border. The boy was handed over to them with Rs 530 of Pakistani currency, which was recovered from him yesterday, said
Sandhu. |
Teachers protest, face police wrath on their day
Bathinda, September 5 Activists of the DTF said: Dictator-like attitude of the DG has made us observe this day as a black day. The state Education Department has apparently given all powers to the DG to make way for the transfer of the entire education system to private hands. Under the garb of reforms, the DG is bent upon not only hurting our self-respect but also tarnishing our respect in eyes of students, which gives us an immense pain. Earlier, policies were made focusing upon requirements and improvement of the students, but now the DG has been running the affairs as if he is the one who is all-in-all, they rued. Leaders of the DTF also passed some items on their agenda list which included the cancellation of ill-motivated transfers of educational staff, termination of the post of the DG, promotion of all DPIs and granting of regular employee status. Meanwhile, volunteers of the Unemployed BEd Teachers Front (Punjab) held a state-level conference at the Teachers Home here and accused the state government of backtracking on providing them employment, which SAD leaders had promised them in their election manifesto. Raising their demands, activists of the Unemployed BEd Teachers Front lamented that even after fulfilling the required conditions, they were running from pillar to post, but were earning nothing for a livelihood resulting in their mental and physical exploitation. Issuing a warning to the state government, the protesting unemployed BEd teachers said if the government did not initiate the recruitment process, they would go to the public and seek support from farmers and labourers and start gheraoing the ruling leaders during their sangat darshan programmes. |
Jobless ETT teachers cane-charged
Amritsar, September 5 The union claimed that its 13 members, including a woman, sustained injuries while 17 others, including two women, were detained. Gursharan Singh, a union member from Bathinda, got his ankle fractured while Ranjit Singh of Ropar had two of its teeth dislodged. The unemployed teachers assembled twice in front of the main gate of the university, but failed to go inside as the district police as a preemptive measure had restricted the entry to the university by erecting barricades. Repeated assurances by senior police officials of arranging a meeting with the ministers failed to bore any fruit following which the teachers lost cool and marched towards the gate. The cops held some agitating teachers and bundled them into the bus. However, all of them were released later. The union has been demanding the recruitment of 3,425 ETT teachers, orders for which were passed by the state Cabinet sometime in the past, and reservation of 70 per cent of the posts for those who have done their ETT course from Punjab. Meanwhile, at the teachers felicitation function, 15 secondary and seven tlementary teachers were honoured. Manpreet Badal and Upinderjit Kaur claimed since the state government came into power, nearly 40,000 teachers were recruited. |
Environmentalist: Enact law to ban straw burning
Jalandhar, September 5 Baba Sewa Singh, an environmentalist, who was awarded Padma Shri this year owing to his contribution to promote sapling plantation, today urged the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to pass the Punjab Prohibition of Burning of Crop Residues Act, 2010, the draft of which has been prepared by KS Pannu, Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar. Baba Sewa Singh also handed over a letter in this regard to Badal. Pannu himself has taken several initiatives to enhance green cover in the Amritsar belt. The session of the state Assembly is to be held in last week of this month and the Bill to enact the law could be introduced in that session. Baba has been working hard for the past several years to spread the green message in the state. He has planted lakhs of saplings along the roadsides in Majha belt and has also motivated people to plant fruit trees. Some factions of the Bharti Kisan Union have also supported the enacting of the law. Chairman of the Punjab Farmers Commission GS Kalkat has also laid emphasis on the framing of a law to ban the straw burning. Pannu, justifying the framing of a law in this regard, has stated that vital nutrients worth Rs 200 crore were burnt along with the paddy and wheat straw. More over, the burning of residue causes huge damage to sapling plantations along the roads, in fields and elsewhere. Moreover, it is a big health hazard and causes lot of hardships to people suffering from respiratory problems and allergies. With the burning of paddy and wheat residue, all efforts to improve the environment in the state are negated. Already, Punjab, a small state, is one of the most polluted states because of very high number of vehicles, the number of which is near 50 lakh. Its main rivers, in which effluents of various factories are discharged, not only carry highly polluted waters but are also sources of many diseases in the countryside. |
Patiala to get medical research centre: Dhindsa
Patiala, September 5 Dhindsa said the Centre had come up with a proposal of establishing one medical research centre in each state where latest researches would be carried out which could be used for the treatment of people. The Centre and the Punjab Government had reached a consensus that in Punjab, this centre would be established at Patiala. He said in countries like America, huge sums of money were spent on researches, which was the reason behind their technological success. The Central Government should also increase research budget to ensure better progress in the medical field. Lauding the efforts of Government Medical Colleges principal, Dr Surinder Singh, for organising the conference, he said it was a historic event at Patiala where 84 internationally renowned surgeons from across the country had come as faculty. Speaking on the occasion,
DGP, Punjab, Paramdeep Singh Gill also stressed on the need of encouraging research for better facilities. Speaking about medical facilities in Punjab, Dr SS Gill, Vice-Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,
Faridkot, said there was no dearth of talent in government hospitals but infrastructure was missing. While we were getting a grant of Rs 98 crore, PGI alone was issued a grant of more than Rs 300 crore. How can we compete with their infrastructure? The Punjab Government must find some way to increase our grants only then we can match up with private institutes, he added. Giving information about the conference, Dr Surinder said a total of 60 surgeries of needy patients were carried out by renowned surgeons from across the country. |
Badal flags off relief trucks to Leh
Jalandhar, September 5 The Chief Minister was here today to flag off a convoy of 120 trucks of fodder and cattle feed for the cloudburst-affected Leh. Twentyfive of them were flagged off from Jalandhar, whereas 95 were dispatched from five other districts - Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur. On the issue of resentment brewing among local farmers for the acquisition of 380 acres by the Jalandhar Improvement Trust (JIT) for carving out a residential colony, Badal ruled out ant possibility of acquiring the land. He said the government had already laid down a policy of land pooling for the acquisition under which even an inch of land could not be acquired by the government without the consent of the people and assured that no farmer would be uprooted under the scheme. On a query regarding the hike in the salaries of MLAs, Badal said he had no objection to it as the matter was under the consideration of the general purpose committee of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. On the issue of disparity between the urban and rural development, Badal said there was no such geographical discrimination in the allotment of funds for the execution of the development works in both segments. On flood protection works, the Chief Minister said he had taken up this issue with the Union Ministry of Home to allow Punjab to spend 10 per cent out of the calamity relief fund on preventive flood protection measures. |
Health infrastructure set to get a boost
Tarn Taran, September 5 Two super-specialty hospitals are being set up under the public-private partnership mode with MAX Healthcare in Mohali and Bathinda at a cost of Rs 300 crore. An amount of Rs 250 crore is being spent to improve infrastructure of government medical colleges in Amritsar, Faridkot and Patiala, said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal after laying the foundation stone of a 50-bedded Civil Hospital at Khadoor Sahib. Meanwhile, residents of Khadur Sahib, Goindwal Sahib and Chohla Sahib townships will get better civic amenities with Badal laying foundation stones of various development projects for these areas today. The Chief Minister also addressed public rallies at Khadur Sahib, Goindwal Sahib, Fatehbad and Chohla Sahib and asserted that the SAD was the lone political outfit, which was concerned about the welfare of the masses of the state. The Congress, which has been claiming to be the party of the aam aadmi, has exploited people for its vested interests. The state is on the verge of ushering into an era of all-round growth as the SAD-BJP alliance has surpassed the Congress on development, said Badal, who also inaugurated a 220 KV power station at Reshiana for supply of power to Goindwal Sahib, Fatehbad, Reshiana and 70 nearby villages. The Chief Minister also inaugurated an SGPC-run degree college at Chohla Sahib. Besides, he laid the foundation stones of water supply and sewerage treatment plants worth Rs 6.98 crore at Goindwal Sahib, Chohla Sahib and Khadoor Sahib along with that of a 10-acre new grain market at Goindwal Sahib. |
Chhatbir zoo to don a new look
Chhat (Banur), September 5 A sum of Rs 34 lakh was being spent on the project and the work will be completed in a phased manner. The zoo authorities have received the first instalment of Rs 10 lakh and installation of signboards, construction and renovation of toilets and roads will be done within the next three months. Zoo field director, Churchil Kumar, said besides the construction work they would also train young literate and unemployed people surrounding Chhat village as guides. Visitors can hire the services of guides at nominal rates. They would help visitors in tracing location of animals and birds of their choice and will also inform about their history, nature and other basic details of animals and the zoo, said the field director. Zoo officials said iron signboards, animal paintings, toilets, roads and fencing of animals got perished during the past years, which are now been changed with the help of the Punjab Tourism Department. Details of this project were sent to the Punjab Government for approval a few months ago and the final nod was given with the first instalment of money. Zoo officials said apart from toilets in the zoo, a sulabh toilet (pay and use) would be constructed adjoining the main entrance where a cafeteria and an ATM machine would also be provided to visitors. Zoo officials said the zoo was loosing its sheen due to lack of funds, big animals and other basic amenities during the past years and it had also reduced a number of visitors. The zoo will get an attractive look with installation of fresh boards, painting and eating-joint. Visitors have continuously been complaining about untidy canteen, roads and potholed small roads for plying of vehicles. Meanwhile, a two-and-a-half-year-old tigress is also expected to arrive in the zoo next week. |
Engineers flay Punjab on power policy
Patiala, September 5 Giving details of the federations meeting held yesterday at Panchkula, NIPEF secretary general HS Bedi said it was attended by representatives of the Power Engineer Associations of all states in the northern region, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and J&K. He added that all of them were of the unanimous view that policy of complete privatisation in the power sector was not justified. In the field of power generation, the gates have been opened for private players, particularly in Punjab, where all new generating plants are being awarded to private players. The present policy of Punjab to rely only on the private sector will be detrimental, as the future economy of the state will be dependent on private companies, Bedi said. He added that states other than Punjab were dependent on power capacity addition in state sector and the private sector was playing only a supplementary role. Rajasthan has planned over 7,000-MW, Haryana 1,710-MW, Andhra Pradesh over 11,000-MW, Gujarat 1,700-MW, Maharashtra 12,000-MW, Karnataka 5,900-MW, but Punjab has not planned to add a single MW power generation capacity under the state sector, claimed NIPEF representatives of Punjab. |
Sabha to move SC over reservation issue
Chandigarh, September 5 The decision was taken unanimously not only by office-bearers but also by the cadre of the sabha by voice vote. Kainth has been authorised to adopt a legal path and to take corrective measures. Kainth alleged that the government had been following policies detrimental to 37 castes over the matter of reservation and trying to ignore their sentiments and create a wedge between the Valmikis and others through its acts and policies. He also blamed the SAD as well as the Congress for adopting a negative attitude on this matter. The meeting was attended among others by Amar Singh Talania, Phool Chand (both vice-presidents) , Ravinder Bhatti (general secretary), Paramjit Rai, Amit Jassi (Jalandhar), Gurmail Singh Mehdoodpur (Fatehgarh Saihb), Jasbir Singh (Ludhiana) and Karnail Singh (Patiala). |
Electrocution Deaths: JE arrested
Batala, September 5 Baljit Singh had given a contract for this to Harpreet Singh, one of the deceased, and the remaining five persons, Lakhwinder Singh, Gurmukh Singh, Sarwan Singh, Sarabjit Singh and Lakha Singh, were working as labourers. Batala SSP Gurdeep Singh said prima facie, Baljit Singh was responsible for the deaths and he had been arrested and a case under Section 304-A, IPC, had been registered against him. Baljit Singh is also reportedly facing departmental action for other irregularities. Meanwhile, state Vidhan Sabha Speaker Nirmaljit Singh Kahlon visited the houses of the deceased and announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh for each family. |
Writer bodies flay non-implementation of language Act
Jalandhar, September 5 These organisations have constituted a common platform in the form of a coordination committee to intensify the struggle for the implementation of the Act, which says that all official works should be done in Punjabi in state-run offices and it should be a compulsory subject in schools and colleges. Representatives of all major political parties, employees and teachers associations, farmer unions, and prominent individuals will be inducted as members in the committee. Dr Joginder Singh Puar, former VC, Punjabi University, Patiala, was elected as a convener of the committee. Resolutions, which were passed by Dr SP Singh, former VC of GND University, include demands to amend the present form of the Act and the expatriation of bureaucrats, who are non-committal to the spirit of the Act. |
Punjab pensioners seek arrears
Mohali, September 5 General secretary of the association Mohan Singh said they had also sought time for personal hearing on the issue. He said recommendations of the 5th Pay Commission came into being around 14 months ago, but they had not received arrears for the past 43 months. He said a meting of the association would be held on September 7 to decide on the future course of action. If the government did not invite them for talks, they would hold a dharna on September 15, Mohan Singh said. They would also participate in the nationwide strike to be observed on September 7 in protest against rising prices, he added. |
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MINSTER — Wapakoneta junior Drew Wayman shot a 1-under-par 71 to earn the honor of tournament medalist Tuesday at the Cardinal Invitational at Arrowhead Golf Club in Minster.
Wayman and the Redskins finished fourth out of 14 teams Tuesday, as the team shot 340. Wapak also finished fourth last season at the Cardinal Invitational.
Wayman had scores of 36 on the front nine and 35 on the back nine.
The Wapakoneta Redskins blanked the Bellefontaine Chieftains, 5-0, in their first match of the season Tuesday in varsity girls tennis play. Bellefontaine brought only five players to the match at the Wapakoneta Rotary Club courts at Wapakoneta High School.
The Redskins lost only one game Tuesday.
"It was a good start," Wapak varsity coach Mike Klock said. "They're a weak team. I expect our competition to be much stiffer as the season goes on."
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Waynesfield-Goshen junior Kennedy Rumer aced the ninth hole Tuesday at Tree Links Golf Course in Bellefontaine during the Benjamin Logan Lady Raider Invitational. Rumer used her 6-iron on the par-3 for the hole-in-one.
The W-G Tigers placed eighth and last overall in the tournament with a score of 509.
Chelsea Spencer led W-G with an 18-hole score of 105. Rumer followed at 125. Danielle Heintz posted a 139, and Elva Anne Shephard tallied 140.


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Augmentation of the Sinus Floor with Mandibular Bone Block and Simultaneous Implantation: A 6-Year Clinical Investigation
Fouad Khoury, Prof Dr med dent, PhD, DDS
Between 1991 and 1995, 216 sinus-lift procedures were accomplished as part of a clinical study. The study involved placing 467 implants in the atrophic posterior maxillae of 142 female and 74 male patients. The initial bone height at the implant site was between 1 and 5 mm. The implants were supported subantrally with bone block grafts harvested from the retromolar or symphysis areas of the mandible. Perforations of the maxillary sinus membrane were observed in 51 patients; these were repaired with fibrin adhesive. The spaces remaining above the bone graft were filled with various materials. A total of 28 implants failed. All the remaining implants were deemed successfully osseointegrated, based on radiographic and clinical (including periodontal health) criteria. No patients experienced maxillary sinus complications. Clinically and radiographically, the best bone regeneration was observed in those patients in whom the surgically created space was completely grafted with autogenous bone that included a high percentage of resorption-resistant cortical bone. In those patients having bone grafts harvested from the mandibular symphysis, none of their facial profiles were adversely affected; however, some patients experienced neurosensory deficits involving the mandibular anterior incisors and adjacent alveolar mucosa. Occasionally, these symptoms persisted for up to 1 year following the procedure. (Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 1999;14:557564) Key words: atrophic maxilla, autogenous bone augmentation, bony lid, mandibular bone block, sinus floor elevation
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Former LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu is known for his exploits on (and off) the football field. Like most athletes though, he can do a lot more than just be a ball hawk and return man for the Tigers, and now, the Arizona Cardinals.
Looks like the Honey Badger can also hoop. Check out the video below of Mathieu taking on foes in an unknown location. (Disclaimer: The song in the video is NSFW.)
Mathieu looks like the kind of player you'd expect at 5-9. Quick, shifty, good at getting into the lane. The form on his jumper is textbook and he definitely has the fast-twitch fibers going with his ability to change direction on a dime.
Two-sport star? Meh, who knows what kind of competition he was playing against — pick-ups game aren't where you find lock-down defenders — but maybe he could've helped out Trent Johnson in his three years on campus (or at least the first two).
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- vols84 - Jul 22, 2013 at 7:44 PM
Wouldn't exactly say he got game. Looks slow against some chubby chumps.
- atthebuzzzer - Jul 22, 2013 at 7:51 PM
Reblogged this on At The Buzzzer.
- seanb20124 - Jul 22, 2013 at 7:51 PM
Not sure who I like better the young fat white center guarding him, or the 60 year old guarding him.
You are a world class athlete, not a single dunk?
- Tim's Neighbor - Jul 22, 2013 at 8:43 PM
Fun to see, but dude carries the ball a ton. I would not have guessed him to have a solid J.


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check in netinfo. It is possible it is just not showing up in the startup pane. if it is in netinfo, the account still exists, and u could log in via Terminal ('login username', then ur password at the prompt, or u could login by changing the system preferences to display a name and password prompt, instead of having the account names allready there when u log in. then copy all of your important files to the alternate admin account, and make it ur primary.
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If you can't get to the Admin account and you need to reinstall
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---------------- Exploit Step 1) Restart the computer (or turn it on if it's already off) while holding down the command and s keys at the same time. (If the computer is running Mac OS Public Beta, just press the s key.) They have root privileges at this moment, but now it's time to take advantage of these privileges. Step 1.5) Type "/sbin/fsck -y". (Type this without the quotes, of course.) (This step really isn't necessary at all, but it just takes a second, and they might as well just do a quick check of the hard disk before mounting it.) Step 2) Type "/sbin/mount -wu /" (This mounts the volume "/" with read/write access.) Step 3) Type "/sbin/SystemStarter" (This starts the network services, which is necessary to gain access to NetInfo.) Step 4) Here, one could now just type "passwd root" and override the existing root password with one of their own, or worse yet, someone could just get the current root password (and/or the administrative user account password) so the administrators of that computer don't know that their security has been compromised. One of the easiest ways to do this is to just type "nidump passwd ." and write down the root account's password hash. (The hash will be the text that looks like just a garbled mess of alphanumeric characters between two colons.) Step 5) Now one can type up what they wrote down into a plain text file like the following example: "root:rQkFQ37SYveHw:0:0::0:0:System Administrator:/var/root:/bin/tcsh". Step 6) Finally, they'll use a cracking program like John the Ripper for the PC, or the Meltino, a Classic Macintosh application, to crack the password hash. And when it's finally cracked it, they've got the password 3) Capitalization Matters! "/sbin/SystemStarter" Posted: February 27, 2004, 5:21 pm Post subject |
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Savers, the problem with that is you need the pass word in order to change the pass word. It will ask for the old pass word, then ask you for the new pass word. This only happens when change the root pass word. If root is changing a regular users pass word then the old pass word is not needed.
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So Nicole Scherzinger passed on the Calvin Harris and Rihanna monster hit song, We Found Long. Sitting with Notion magazine, Nicole plainly said, "I passed on We Found Love." Nicole continued, "I've got the demo of that song and I was busy at the time. They'd sent me a few dance tracks and I wasn't able to get to them and I was like, 'Oh there's so much dance and I want to take a break from it'." Nicole explained, "That was my fault. I slept on it." Scherzy also shared that she passed on the Gnarls Barkley hit Crazy and while in The Pussycat Dolls Just Dance by Lady Gaga.
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Incorporating energy efficiency and renewable energy can help businesses across all sectors in New York become more profitable.
Working together in various communities, New Yorkers can create a better energy future and help the economy grow.
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Talent, innovation, and unique resources available in New York make it a premier place for clean energy businesses to grow.
New York welcomes the new, innovative ideas that will inform policy, protect the environment, and power the future.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Center for Evaluation of Clean Energy Technology (CECET) celebrated the opening of a new solar panel testing laboratory in Cortland today.
Owned by the worldwide testing company Intertek, CECET's PV Certification Testing Lab provides both indoor and outdoor testing of solar panels. Using sophisticated technology, the lab tests such characteristics as generating capacity; performance over time; impacts of snow, extreme temperature and other adverse weather conditions and other aspects of solar generation performance.
Currently, the nearest solar panel testing laboratories are located in the southeastern United States and California. Locating a testing site in New York will allow scientists to test equipment performance during the extreme winter and summer conditions in the Northeast, as well as offer ease of access and convenience to solar panel manufacturers based in this region.
Lab equipment will also perform electroluminescence testing, which can be used to spot stress cracks and other minute damage to panel composite materials. Specialized ovens will be used to test for accelerated aging in heat and cold to simulate years of aging in only a few weeks. In all, the lab can provide more than 10 types of tests to meet U.S and international standards.
The use of certified photovoltaic equipment (such as solar panels) is a requirement of many state and federal incentive or similar programs.
"Through Governor Cuomo's NY-Sun initiative, the State has seen a significant increase in the installation of solar power. By investing in CECET's new solar panel testing laboratory, the State continues to demonstrate its commitment to the solar industry and its advancement of new technologies," said John B. Rhodes, President and CEO, NYSERDA. "Being the only high tech solar panel facility in the Northeast, it will bring economic activity to the State, and help expand New York's clean energy economy."
Governor Cuomo launched the NY-Sun initiative to accelerate solar power development in New York State. Combined efforts of NYSERDA, New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) in 2012 led to the successful installation of more than 58 megawatts (MW) of PV in the State, nearly doubling the amount of customer-sited PV installed in 2011.
"For companies working on mature and next-generation solar technologies, this lab will provide a state-of-the-art facility at which to validate the success of their research and development," said Rick Lewandowski, CECET's Executive Director. "Our test facilities demonstrate that New York is ready for the expansion of both the renewable marketplace and its industry and is making the necessary investment to lead in this area. We are thankful to NYSERDA for its vision and funding, which helped make this joint effort possible."
This site, located only a few hours from the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) in Albany, is designed to encourage increased research and development of solar power technology in New York and the Northeast. The solar lab is currently supporting four employees, with job growth expected.
"The opening of this facility further builds on Governor Andrew Cuomo's NY-Sun Initiative to position New York as a hub for innovative clean energy research and advanced manufacturing," said Dr. Pradeep Haldar, CNSE Vice President for Clean Energy Programs and Chief Operating and Technology Officer of the U.S. PVMC. "We see strong potential for collaboration between CECET and the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium on reliability and field performance testing that is essential to enhance the efficiency, cost-effectiveness and, ultimately, the adoption of next-generation solar energy technologies."
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iTunes Store Movie Content Goes Live in 42 New Countries
Earlier this month, we reported that the iTunes Music Store has launched in 56 new countries, nearly doubling the countries with access to the store. In the press released, Apple noted that movies were also being launched in Russia, Turkey, India and Indonesia with "select additional countries" also scheduled to offer the film content.
Now, MacRumors reports that movies had gone live in those countries, AppleInsider has compiled a list of 42 new countries where movies are now available.
- Europe: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
- Africa, the Middle East and India: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Botswana, Cape Verde, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Swaziland, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Zimbabwe
- Asia Pacific: Micronesia, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago
This means that just ten of the 56 countries that started to offer music content earlier this month have yet to begin offering movies. These countries include: Barbados, Bermuda, Burkina Faso, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and Uzbekistan.


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"Directioners" are known to be completely obsessed and overprotective of the One Direction boys consisting of Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan. With the attention their getting now, it's not surprising that even the boys' love lives would be eyed on by their female fans.
The latest news over the boys of 1D is the newest "Haylor" sensation that is ripping apart fans but one member of the band has definitely something to say about Swift & Styles blooming relationship.
Harry Styles and Taylor Swift might have been pretty quiet about the state of their relationship during the second half of the year. Now, however, before the year is about to come to an end, the "Haylor" couple has finally stepped out not to the delight of fans that is.
While some may go "ooh" and "aw" at the news of a cute couple in Hollywood, that wasn't the reaction of "Directioners" with the news of Taylor and Harry finally becoming official. Some had even suspected Taylor as simply using Harry for the sake of moving on from her failed relationship with Conor Kennedy.
However, with the obvious signs and photos of the couple clearly enjoying each other's company, "Haylor" does not have tragedy written all over it. If "Directioners" are against the couple, Harry Styles co-member is definitely with the couple. Louis Tomlinson has shared his opinion on the lovey-dovey couple.
"I'm happy they're good friends and she's a really lovely girl," said Tomlinson in an interview with US Magazine at the recent Jingle Ball.
"Good" friends doesn't even count because rumor has it, Harry is set serious with Swift. Web tabloids have spread rumors about having spotted the 18-year old singer looking for an engagement ring. If that would be the case, then "Directioners" better start bawling their eyes out because the most playful member of One Direction has clearly met his match in country crooner, Taylor Swift.
Even with the obvious hate Swift is getting, Styles is making sure his fans get the message that the relationship isn't going to end anytime soon.
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The 7-day Western Caribbean was incredible on the Dream. We could stroll the Promenade deck after dinner and enjoy the Caribbean ambience like we were the only people on board. We liked deck 5, the Lanai area, for its ambience, outdoor areas, and for the Ocean Plaza hub, particularly for its early morning coffee and treats at Plaza Cafe and Patisserie. We enjoyed music and incredible mini-martinis there in Ocean Plaza as well.
The aft dining was incredible--not crowded at all--and always with restaurant style seating--it just made meeting people so much easier, with lenthy conversations if we wanted it. This just didn't happen in the rushed, crowded cafeteria hubs on deck 10; you could beat the crowd with early breakfast. But in Scarlet Dining, we enjoyed window seating at lunch and breakfast--always an unhurried treat.
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Our room, interior on Deck 1, was nice, comfortable, and the steward was attentive and friendly.
Dream's shows got better each night, culminating in an incredible laser light show. The singing and dancing were expertly choreographed, and we were never bored, that's for sure. Other ports were great: Roatan (Mahogany Bay) was a great port where we struck out by local bus to Club Natali, where we enjoyed a pristine beach, snorkeling, kayaking in the mangroves, all for five U.S. dollars. Nothing can beat the ambiance and activities of the Carnival Dream. The miniature golf was fun; the gym was well furnished for a workout or just getting on the treadmill.
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The insect is about 6 mm. long, gray-colored with rows of dark spots, but seems even larger because of the long legs. Eggs laid in the bark in autumn are yellow at first, then turn black. The life cycle is simple, and populations of insects may stay on their host plant for generations. Because these aphids live all summer long, it is a good idea to try to eradicate these early populations now, if you see any signs of them.
The aphids are also found on basswood, hickory, pecan, sycamore, walnuts, and wax myrtles. Often there are signs of sticky honeydew under the trees, and then dark sooty mold will appear. Cars parked under infested trees may be affected by the rain of honeydew.
Look for foliage discoloration and dieback, with the underside of leaves populated by clusters of dark, large aphids. Masses of the dark eggs may be seen stuck to twigs and bark.
Begin by doing everything you can to promote tree vigor and health. On smaller trees try spraying the aphids off with a strong stream of water, insecticidal soap solution or horticultural oil application. Dr. Merchant suggests that if this does not make a difference, you might use Orthene or an insecticide containing imidacloprid such as Bayer Advance Lawn and Garden Spray. Because aphids are tough to kill, wait a few days to see if dead insects are coming loose from the leaves. If not, turn to the stronger insecticides. Check with your local AgriLife Extension agent for a list of approved products. If you see that aphid predators are beginning to increase in response to the infestation, let them do their work without further spraying.
For further information and images of giant bark aphids, see the following website:
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Giant Bark Aphids (Longistigma caryae)
Cynthia W. Mueller, Galveston County Master Gardener
Homeowners are often puzzled when they discover masses of brownish insects clustered together on tree trunks in the landscape, not really spinning webs or destroying bark, but - nevertheless - obviously up to something.... These clustering insect masses may be identified as Giant Bark Aphids. Opinions are mixed over whether or not Giant Bark Aphids actually kill oaks - but they can completely destroy entire limbs, especially in smaller sized trees.
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With the formation of a struggle committee comprising a number of organisations representing various sections of people, opposition to a proposal to shift the district administration's complex away from the city is gaining momentum.
"Zilladhikari Kacheri Sthalanthara Virodhi Horata Samiti" was formed at a meeting last week to take up the issue and create awareness about the inconvenience that could be caused to the people if the Deputy Commissioner's office were shifted to a place six kilometres away from the city.
Senior advocate Srikrishna was elected honorary president of the committee while activist M.G. Prabhakara was chosen president.
As a first step towards getting the proposal dropped, the committee leaders on Monday submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah through the district administration in which they have expressed their concern.
The plan to construct a new complex of offices of the district administration at Tamaka will cause hardship to the common people, the struggle committee said in the memorandum.
The construction of the complex at Tamaka will benefit only some selfish politicians and the land mafia, the committee alleged.
Refuting the district administration's argument that there was no land for a new building inside the city, the leaders pointed out that land measuring six-and-a-half acres was available.
The leaders warned that an agitation would be launched if the proposal was taken forward. The committee has convened a meeting on October 27 to discuss the future course of action.


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HOYLAKE, England — British Open week began here Monday with casual practice rounds and casual chatter. As is only fair, last year's champion, Phil Mickelson, got to chatter the most.
He said he was not discouraged about playing poorly ever since he won that title at Muirfield, one that anybody who knew anything about golf was sure he never could. Mickelson's game, after all, just didn't seem suited to playing in rain slicks and navigating mudslides and areas of rough that resembled cornfields, and getting the ball close to the hole on gigantic rock-hard greens that took his high shots and spit them off the sides and down the hills.
Then he made four birdies in the closing six holes at Muirfield, sank a side-hill slider for birdie on No. 18 and told the suddenly adoring crowd afterward that he never thought he could do it in a British Open.
Only he didn't call it the British Open. If you do that publicly here, you face instant deportation. It is "The Open," except in the U.S., where we feel a need to distinguish it from our own Open.
"It obviously hasn't been a good year," Mickelson said. "Normally, I would be discouraged or frustrated, but I'm just not."
He said that parts of his game are in good shape and all he needs to do is get them all working as a whole.
In response to a question about being 44 and heading toward the twilight of a great career that has already included five major championships, he said, "I actually feel better than I have in years."
He said he will add to his bag a special two-iron and a 65-degree wedge "that has very little bounce." Those are geared to the hard ground at this Royal Liverpool course, known affectionately as Hoylake.
He also said he frequently watches a taped version of his final round at Muirfield last year "when I need a little bit of a confidence boost."
He said he was happy Tiger Woods is back in the mix. "We all benefit from having him in the tournament," Mickelson said.
No less than Tom Watson, five-time British champion, echoed that.
"I wouldn't write Tiger off for a long time," Watson said.
The only little shank in the day, and a slight one at that, was Mickelson's account of some fine wine that was drunk from the Claret Jug, the revered trophy that signifies the British Open champion and is allowed to reside with him for the next year.
Some champions put nothing in it, considering that almost sacrilegious. Others go with whatever fits their taste.
Stewart Cink had some barbecue sauce in it for a party. Darren Clarke nodded to his Irish heritage with many gulps of Guinness from therein.
Mickelson, as might befit his lifestyle, drank some fine wine — really fine wine — from the Claret Jug. He said that one night a friend poured in a portion of a bottle of 1990 Romanee-Conti Burgundy.
"I didn't know what it was when I drank it," Mickelson said. "I just knew it was real good."
Real good? Try this good:
Three years ago, a case of 1990 Romanee-Conti Burgundy sold for $297,000, or roughly $25,000 a bottle. That was three years ago. Think inflation.
Later, Mickelson elaborated when he said, "It was delicious and I'm very appreciative. We drank a few of those bottles that night."
A few bottles? As we texters would say: OMG.
Also, there was a nuance there not totally understood. One British reporter didn't let it pass, however.
"By the way," he said, "did you know that Romanee-Conti is a Burgundy that you put in the Claret Jug?"
Translation: Did it occur to you that you drank French wine out of the holy grail of English sport?
Oh, well. 'Twas a small kerfuffle.
Veteran players Mark O'Meara and Steve Stricker have pulled out of the tournament. According to tournament officials, no reason was given for either, and none was needed unless the players were on site, which neither was. Their two replacements, in line because of ranking and points, are Ross Fisher of England and Ryo Ishikawa of Japan.
Much is being made here of Justin Rose's victory in the Scottish Open on Sunday, and why not? Rose, last year's U.S. Open champion at Merion, Pa., was among the favorites here anyway, though much of that was driven by the fact that he is English. Then, last year, Mickelson took the Scottish Open the week before winning at Muirfield, so now Rose's title is being viewed as sort of an omen.
It is impossible to read the British newspapers — yes, they still sell them in big numbers and read them ardently here, foreshadowing an upcoming generation of informed Brit adults — and not get a chuckle out of the wit.
Graham Spiers in the Times refers to Mickelson's fairway walk as "an agricultural stride." Who cares what it means? It is delightful.
Rick Broadbent in the Times calls British player Ian Poulter, with his wacky clothing schemes, "The doyen of dayglow."
And then there is Broadbent on Tiger Woods and his life since he won here in '06: "So much water has flowed from the fire hydrant and under the bridge that he needs instant success to make the Ryder Cup team."
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Even with no hockey-related revenue coming in, Minnesota Wild investors will have to cough up $10 million by mid-November to fund team expenses.
According to the Pioneer Press, it will be the second $10 million cash call since the club signed free agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, who just so happened to negotiate identical $10 million signing bonuses that are paid regardless of the lockout.
Wild ownership is comprised of majority owner Craig Leipold and 11 limited partners.
A few weeks ago, Suter accused NHL owners, including Leipold, of "trying to go back on their word" by attempting to cut the players' share of revenue.
Suter quickly backed off his comments – "I thought a lot about since what I said, I don't question Craig Leipold and Minnesota with regards to negotiating our contracts in good faith" – chalking them up to frustration.
Even with an immediate cut in players' share of league revenues from 57 to 50 percent, Suter and Parise would lose relatively little to escrow (compared to, say, Alex Ovechkin) as they're both set to earn just $2 million in actual salary for each of 2012-13 and 2013-14.
- greatminnesotasportsmind - Nov 7, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Unlike other teams, the Wild have not laid off 1 employee since the lockout began. I'm guessing the investors made a pretty seizable chuck of money since July 4th in jersey sales since they signed the two.
- ThatGuy - Nov 7, 2012 at 2:06 PM
Tell that to the arena employee's who don't get pay checks without the events.
- alldayvikes - Nov 7, 2012 at 2:25 PM
Thats out of the team's control. There's no point in staffing an empty facility
- blomfeld - Nov 7, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Not sure what these Wild investors are thinking ? But suffice it to say that if I was one of them, then I'd simply not take the call. That's right, I'd just ignore it ! Well, at least I'd ignore it for another 24 hours or so … you know, until the new CBA goes into effect.


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married to Mike Mama to my furry babies just gave birth to our first DS.
Our last name combines for some real doozies, so we've had to nix some really good first names in the past. It is what it is, you know?
She married into the initials, though, so it might be a bit different.
Most kids don't use the phrase "BM," so it might not really be an issue. I remember learning what a BM was, and saying, "Hey, mom, those are you initials!" but by then I was already old enough that it wasn't really all that funny. I don't know of anyone who uses the phrase "BM" in their daily language anyway.
And really, you never know what horrific thing is going to suddenly have a commonly accepted acronym next. No initials are safe! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!
I think their biggest thing would be people tagging an X or W on the end if anything at all and that's not really a horrible thing (compared to the bowel movement one lol)
(my daughter will be MD... but I doubt anyone will ever think of doctor. My other daughter and my son are MJ... and not going to get Michael Jackson or marijuana references. I grew up MC... the ONLY person to joke about MC Hammer was a friend of mine whose last name was Hammer and it was just a humorous observation that together we were MC Hammer.)
It depends on how important the name is to you. Personally, I don't think initials are a huge deal.
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I've never gotten any comments that I can think of. Though my last name is a Mc name, and when I initial stuff I write "BMc"
Banana, doula wife to Papa Banana and mother to Banana One, Banana Two, Banana Three, Banana Four...
anyway, a lot of people might not notice and depending on the kid, there could be a time during their childhood where they find it HILARIOUS. My brother would have if he know what BM was.
My current initials are BS. My maiden initials were BB. My middle name is Jo. It didn't take long for my high school friends to realize my name was BJoB. They noticed BJ... then saw that BJoB really completed it. My mom was kind. There is more funny to my name but I don't want to give away TOO much info haha. Either way, I took a bit of teasing, but my 'hilarious' name was never the main thing I was teased about. Now no one cares and I'm the only one who finds my initials absolutely hilarious. BS.
And as far as initialing and monograming go.... s/he could always include the middle name, so its BLM or BCM, etc. And, if its a girl, theres the likelyhood that her initials wouldnt be BM forever.
So no, I dont think its a big deal if you love the name.
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I live in the Northeast though I don't know if its a regional thing like pop or hoagies.
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I got teased for my name when I was a kid, getting called "Lezzie" but when my dh and I talked about it, he said he was rarely teased for his (pretty normal name) but they just found other things to tease him about. I'm not worried about the "BM" thing at all.
I would take naming and initials seriously b/c kids are often teased at school.
To me? BM = no big deal. Don't take finding the perfect name for granted! It's sooooo hard. If you've found one you love, use it!
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BP, Transocean, Halliburton will play the blame game.
Using Exxon Valdez as a benchmark, analysts predict Gulf oil spill won't be a big deal for BP's bottom line.
How big can the BP's spill get? How big is it now?
The legal battles begin.
Fearing news leaks, the FBI limited the number of airlines that were warned about the Faisal Shahzad emergency "no fly" warning.
Another U.S. drone missile attack in Pakistan.
The Red Cross confirms "black jail" at U.S. airbase in Afghanistan.
A man with explosive residue on his hands has been arrested at the U.S. Embassy in Chile.
New Israeli Military order "defines anyone not holding an Israeli-issued permit to reside in the West Bank as an 'infiltrator.' Violators could face up to seven years in prison or deportation."
Tornadoes kill five in Oklahoma.
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Good morning twolf1. Full of good news this morning, I see.
One month Google Finance chart chart of Hal shows a high around $35 and current price $27.59
Sigh, yeah. I wanted to end on a positive note, but as you see, I didn't. Was going to finish with a link to a slideshow about animals in the news, but there were dead elephants involved, so I didn't. :(
One analyst report, issued by Citigroup, even declared in its title, "Reaction to the Gulf of Mexico oil leak is a buying opportunity.
Does Citi have any money invested in BP? How many times have investors seen big companies get protected by the financial analysts and press even when they had no interest in the company?
The old boy's network is calling in the favors.
Hey, twolf! Have you taken over morning swim or is BT on vacation?
Mornin', twolf, pups
Are the Israelis gonna make the Palestinians wear some sort of cloth badge to identify them as legal residents in their own country?
I'll add a cute animal clip for ya.
I have to absent myself from politics & world events for most of the day. It's just too depressing. I am overwhelmed.
On a "fun" note (just to let you know how low the bar is for political fun), Rep Hinchey is supposed to appear at a Gardiner D wine tasting on Saturday. Hinchey is another one of those Ds who used to be totally progressive but is now in the veal pen. I intend to tell him so to his face. If he shows up, I should get a chance, as these kinds of events are usually relatively small, i.e., less than 50 people.
New Israeli Military order "defines anyone not holding an Israeli-issued permit to reside in the West Bank as an 'infiltrator.' Violators could face up to seven years in prison or deportation."
Now. Can there be any doubt that Joe Lieberman is taking orders from these people?
Yes to the cloth badges and then they will herd the Palestinians into concentration camps and gas them all. After all it is the humane thing to do as the world must be cleansed of all but the pure Israelis. (And just in case it was not obvious /s)
On Monday, BP said it spent $350 million in the first 20 days of the spill response, about $17.5 million a day. It has paid 295 of the 4,700 claims received, for a total of $3.5 million. By contrast, in the first quarter of the year, the London-based oil giant's profits averaged $93 million a day.
Now, cleanup costs must be added. Relief wells being drilled to intercept the damaged one could cost more than $100 million each. Scores of lawsuits have been filed. Legislation passed in 1990 after the Exxon Valdez accident makes BP and its partners responsible for cleanup costs and up to $75 million in damages.
BP officials said Monday that they expect to exceed that. "A $75 million liability is not where our head is at this moment,
Unlike Alaska which is an oil company state can the same be said of Florida? Florida of the beachfront homes and beachfront tourist hotels?
Unlike Alaska the this spill is not in just one bay the entire Gulf is likely threatened where will these fishermen move to catch fish?
The AZ immigration law people!
Where the defense department,FEMA and the assorted government agencies?
This is a direct attack on our mainland and some corporation is in command and control?
1/3 of the seafood comes from the Gulf and the attendant support for other land based life systems also is involved. Food prices will explode from this excuse.
Good night and as for luck it ran out.
Love those. Forgot to tell you in Caturday.
Shrimp fishing has already been banned in the Gulf. All the shrimpers have to do is sign up for new training. It worked great for all those workers in the U.S. that lost their jobs to NAFTA and worked wonders for all the farmers in Mexico that lost their livelihoods.
I heard a spokesman from U of Texas this morning say that the oil deposit is estimated to hold 100 million gallons of crude. At a rate of at least 210,000 gallons/day the deposit will empty out in under a year and a half if the gusher can't be plugged. The Gulf of Mexico will be dead long before that.
There will be plenty of jobs for hazwipers for generations to come.
I'm not convinced these relief wells are going to do the job either. Since it was probably the expansion of previously frozen methane gas that caused the first explosion, why do they think it won't happen the second time around? It's the water pressure at that depth, not the temperature, that keeps methane in it's frozen state. People have tried to mine frozen methane from the ocean floor before. Even though that was just a cover story for the construction of Glomar Explorer, serious attempts at recovering it were made and it was discovered that it just expands too fast when exposed to atmosphere to be done safely and economically. Since RELIEVING the pressure is the point of a relief well, why wouldn't the frozen methane just expand up the drill stem when the mud is pumped out all over again? Worst case scenario: TWO leaks that can't be stopped instead of just one
Thank you too many times I am accused of being to optimistic and need someone to bring me down/s :)
Seriously this well has enough pressure in it so even if its not capped it will all go to the surface? Or is it the oil floats on water thing pushing the oil up?
If you pop off fire crackers in Times Square, Obama will drop a dozen missiles on your head.
It has to be the gas expanding out of the well. At over 210,000 gallons a day minimum and almost a mile of depth, something is pushing it hard.
Trained for what there are no jobs here? I wonder how the oil spill will effect unemployment? Florida's tourist industry should suffer as well as a certain cartoon mouse.
We need a jobs plan. That and maybe fish farms lots of fish farms.
I can agree with that. But given the amounts, well does Canada have to worry about their coast?
My understanding is that some components of the oil will break down in the salt water, loading the Gulf with toxic chemicals separate from the oil itself. The majority of the oil will float to the surface on its own. The rest will become tar balls, which kill any sea creature that ventures to eat them.
It was meant as sarcasm. Every time the plutocracy makes a move to destroy the jobs of U.S. workers they say the losses will be made up with "new job training."
I would have thought that the output might diminish over time as the pressure gradient between the Gulf waters and the emerging oil lessened. Wouldn't this come into play long before the deposit emptied out? Not that this is any great comfort, mind you.
From the fellow a FSU (?), add a zero to both numbers.
He's guessing a million a day 25,000 barrels and maybe a billion gallons in the reserve.
100 million @ a million a day would drain it in 100 days.
Scouring is also occurring where sand and rocks in the oil are wearing out the pipe that is restricting the flow. This is why they won't cut the riser and place a slightly larger diameter pipe over the leaky one.
The whole world does. Oil is not water soluble and as soon as it drifts into the Gulf Stream, which is like right next door, it will be coming to an environment near you.
"We need a jobs plan." You must not have gotten the memo. The U.S. doesn't need a jobs plan. The "free market" will create the jobs. You're talking like a socialist.
I know it was sarcasm wait are you saying Obama hasn't offered them job training yet?
Why don't bankers ever get job training?
We can hire Chinese to gamble and lose at a far cheaper rate:)
What its not obvious? If Capitalism is Right then I want to be wrong. Left!
and if it reaches the Gulf Stream the next stop will be Europe. Europeans will not be pleased.
That's what the guy on the radio said this morning. What they don't know is when that drop in pressure will occur. Using the 100 million gallon figure we've only reached the 4% mark as of today.
I'm gonna add the daily total, by my count, to my other daily counts. There was a picture of a live oil covered bird next to one of the supply ships at the site. Broke my heart.
Try the weight of three miles of rock on top of the mile of ocean water.
There is no such thing as too big to fail or a well that can't be capped.
All bankers are deserving of are long jail terms.
Ocean plants absorb CO2 a greenhouse gas since we are killing the gulf just how much are CO2 rates expected to rise?
Salmon is farmed in the ocean close to shore in large, overcrowded, netted pens overflowing with feces.
According to the Sierra Club web site, "The intense accumulation of wastes from these operations can spoil the local marine environment and spread disease."
These penned up farmed Salmon breed so rapaciously, while confined so closely together, that it necessitates the use of huge quantities of antibiotics, artificial colorants, pesticides and various other drugs to keep the salmon healthy.
Because the farmed salmon do not get the same nutrients as wild salmon, their meat remains a nasty grey looking color. To make the fish marketable and to look like their wild free ranging cousins, farmed salmon are fed lots of artificial colorants.
Beyond the questionable "nutrition" that one might get from artificially colored salmon (with a side of antibiotics and pesticides), there's a larger environmental issue.
Although the farm industry denies it, another issue is that farmed salmon do escape and breed with wild salmon. Cross breeding with wild species weakens the wild species' ability to survive in the wild contributing to its extinction.
Despite widespread public opposition, on September 3, 2009 the Department of Commerce enabled a controversial plan that allows ocean fish farming, the mass production of fish in huge floating cages or net pens in open ocean waters, in the Gulf of Mexico to pass into effect. The plan makes the Gulf the first federally managed waters to allow open ocean fish farming. Given the concerns of pollution from fish feed and wastes, potential negative impacts on commercial and recreational fishermen, and increased stress on marine life from this form of farming, it' not a distinction to be proud of.
There is no such thing as too big to fail or a well that can't be capped.
Well, I'm glad to hear an optimist at least. Still, they haven't figured it out yet and I'm not sure they will. It's already too late to prevent massive environmental damage on a scale that will make Prince William Sound look like a leaky oil pan.
That bird pic was in the unlinked slideshow too :(
All fish farms use unbelievable amounts of antibiotics. I refuse to eat fish from farms.
It also retards evaporation, which largely drives summer rain patterns in the south. If it gets big enough, look for drought.
Take away their pride first I want them to see that not only are the replaceable but that anyone could do their job.
If a riveter on the Titanic has a bad day thousands die. If a Banker has a bad day millions of tax payers lose healthcare and it looks like SS. Anyone can lose money bankers and riveters both need to get the job done right the first time.
The thing is we need ships. I could care less if big companies can buy each other in billion dollar mergers.
Despite widespread public opposition, on September 3, 2009 the Department of Commerce enabled a controversial plan that allows ocean fish farming, the mass production of fish in huge floating cages or net pens in open ocean waters, in the Gulf of Mexico to pass into effect. The plan makes the Gulf the first federally managed waters to allow open ocean fish farming. Given the concerns of pollution from fish feed and wastes, potential negative impacts on commercial and recreational fishermen, and increased stress on marine life from this form of farming, it' not a distinction to be proud of.
All plans for fish farms in the gulf are dead now. But maybe farming oysters would not be so polluting?
Didn't the Asian carp escape from a fish farm in Arkansas that was destroyed by a flood? In the upper midwest it's called the "Monster Fish" because if it should enter the Great Lakes it will destroy that ecosystem. Kind of like the oil spill has the potential of destroying the Gulf ecosystem. Plutocrats care little for ecosystems but care mightily for profits.
Off to swim in the great oily capitalist cesspool.
US KIA Irak: 4,397
US KIA Afghanistan: 1,063
Iraki and Afghan casualties: estimates vary to over 1.5M
US MBS 2010: 16,120 and counting
Crude in the Gulf: 4.2M gallons and counting
Be good to yourselves, and all other living things.
Iceland volcano blocks light crops need but so far not enough to counter act global warming. More CO2 should help crops but plants need light now we face drought plus I've read Round Up just breed super weeds that are resistant to chemicals.
Wary of environmental disasters like the Dust Bowl, when deep plowing caused soil to uproot and fly about the country in giant wind storms, some farmers have longed embraced the practice of no-till agriculture. However, this environmentally friendly practice is no more for many farmers. A superweed has taken hold in America's field, and farmers are being forced to kill it by plowing stronger herbicides into the soil. The New York Times reports that a new generation of superweeds is resistant to famed weed killer Roundup. Further, the weeds have evolved to become resistant to the herbicide, just as germs evolve to become resistant to bacteria.
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/10/1935404/roundup-resistant-weeds-plague.html#ixzz0ncr87CED
I suggest everyone start a garden this year.
Nearly three of every four incidents that triggered federal investigations of deepwater oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico since 2008 have been on rigs operated by Transocean, the company that owned the rig responsible for massive spill there, a Wall Street Journal analysis found. Executives from Transocean, BP, and Halliburton will appear before two Senate committees investigating the disaster today.
Preceded and followed by open checkbook activities just off the floor.
I'm workin' on that. Got to dig up the patch of Bahia some idiot planted in my back yard years ago. I'll be thinking of the govt and the capitalists as I rip it out.
Given this much oil leaking out fumes should effect everyone on the coast. I think New Orleans might end up being evacuated.
Hal is Cheney's, BP is English, does Transocean have any political clout?
Well, they're still operating in US waters despite their record so I can only assume that they must.
I sent a story like this a week ago to a friend of mine that worked a bit more than ten years ago for Monsanto with the title "No one could have predicted evolution." His response was that he and others had made this case as Roundup was being introduced but the reply was that it wouldn't happen. Super strains are the next step for plenty of plant and animal diseases as we cull the gene pool. Maybe this is why conservatives don't want to believe in evolution.
"Does Citi have any money invested in BP? How many times have investors seen big companies get protected by the financial analysts and press even when they had no interest in the company? The old boy's network is calling in the favors."
Though I think Citi is proclaiming BP a buying opportunity too soon, quite often it is true with companies that get lots of really bad publicity that result in the company stock being oversold. I saw that with Toyota where Toyota became way oversold at $70 after falling from $90 and then once the heavy negatively daily news stopped on Toyota the stock went up to $80 and has continued to be above its recent lows during the heavy negative news. Contrarian bulls do this kind of investing where they buy a stock when it is being hammered in expectation that things will turn around.
Yet the Obama administration gave Transocean an award: