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- Bee Train, Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc.
- Distributed by: Kids' WB, Teletoon
- Cartoon Characters: Hunter Steele, Prince Lumen, Princess Sparkle, Corona, Shadow, Venus, Magma, Brutus, Ignus (Igneous), Hotarla, Ebony, Grasshop, Verein (Beerain), Baggus (Buguese), Mantid, Flame, Stags.
- Voice Actors: Motoko Kumai, Kumiko Higa, Kaori Shimizu, Kenta Miyake, Kinya Kotani, Hiroshi Yanaka, Takashi Kondo, Saeko Chiba, Toshihiko Seki; Full Voice Cast ...
- Directed By Koichi Mashimo.
- Written By Yôsuke Kuroda, Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron-Anasti, Stephen D. Sullivan.
- Music: David W. Shaw.
- First Aired on June 25, 2006.
- Originally Aired on Kids WB! (USA), Teletoon (Canada).
- Running Time: 30 minutes.
- Color
- U.S.A. / Japan / Canada
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Hunter and his fellow Spider Riders investigate sinkholes at a remote village and uncover a giant Invectid Centipede named Celpido who is bent on destruction.... (more)
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While on a hiking trip with friends, 11-year-old Hunter Steele is sucked into the fantastic subterranean world of Arachnia. It is a land of eternal day where the sun is the earth's molten core... (more)
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Bryan Brasher: Tennessee officials making changes that will benefit fishermen and fish
During my chats through the years with Bobby Wilson, chief of fisheries for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, I've told him on several occasions that I wouldn't want his job.
Trying to keep all of the state's fishermen happy while also doing what's best for the various fish species that swim in state waters is a balancing act that would drive anyone crazy. You couldn't pay me enough.
But Wilson and his people are walking the tight rope incredibly well – and last week's announcement about regulation changes for next year was the best proof yet.
As I detailed on last week's outdoors page, several major regulation changes will go into effect on March 1, 2013, that should be of great interest to anglers in this part of the world.
I was impressed with all of them.
First of all, the much-talked-about Alabama Rig issue has been put to rest with a compromise that should suit just about everyone.
You remember the Alabama Rig, right?
It's the umbrella-type rig that became popular among bass fishermen all over the country last year after professional angler Paul Elias used it to win a major tournament on Alabama's Lake Guntersville. It allows anglers to use five lures on one cast, but it was outlawed in Tennessee more than a decade ago.
There were several ways you could modify the Alabama Rig to make it legal in Tennessee waters, but they were all so complicated that people around the state had a hard time knowing when they were legal and when they weren't.
Tennessee conservation officials agreed on a change last week that should remove all of the guess work. From now on, Tennessee fishermen will be allowed three hooks per rod.
You can still use the Alabama Rig with five lures as long as two of the lures don't have hooks. You can use any size hook, single or treble, as long as you only have three hooks per rod.
The one exception to the rule will be with the use of sabiki-style rigs that anglers use to catch bait. They'll still be legal with all of their hooks.
I don't see how anyone can argue too much about those changes.
You may get a few strikes once in a while that you can't do anything about when you're using lures that don't have hooks. But the basic presentation of the rig will still be the same, and you won't have to worry any more that you're operating outside the law as long as you only have three hooks on the end of your line.
It was also announced last week that the minimum length limit for smallmouth bass on Pickwick Lake will be lowered from 18 inches to 15. That number is in agreement with the limits set for Pickwick Lake by Alabama and Mississippi – and it should make it easier to land five tournament keepers on Pickwick.
The minimum length limit for crappie on Herb Parsons and Whiteville Lakes will be lowered from 10 inches to 8 inches. That's a great change that will make it easier for anglers to catch crappie for the frying pan while helping both lakes avoid problems with overpopulation.
A daily limit of 100 per person was announced for skipjack herring. That will still allow local anglers to catch plenty of skipjack for bait while deterring out-of-state anglers who have been visiting Pickwick and leaving with truck loads of skipjack they intended to sell back home.
Finally, the limit for shellcracker will be dropped from 30 per day to 20 per day on Kentucky Lake. That'll still be plenty for people who want to take fish home to eat, and it addresses the issue of over-fishing that has become a concern for Kentucky Lake shellcracker in recent years.
So hats off to Bobby Wilson and all of the people who had a hand in changing our fisheries regulations for the better.
They made some major changes that will allow anglers to keep more fish without endangering the fisheries.
They're walking the tightrope and making it look easy.
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October 6th, 2010 #1
Egg and Chips and Spam and Spam Spam Spam..
I'm sure everyone here has noted the presence of spammers on both this site and the wider landscape of forums. Thankfully this site is well-policed and moderated and as a result it is very rare any spam/spammer has more than an hour or so to live. Let us be thankful.
But when we examine this issue more closely, one has to wonder what drives these spambots to be directed/attracted to this site. I might understand their presence were we a conglomeration of middle-aged average joes discussing things round the digital water cooler, but on an art website? It's not as if they aren't aware of the nature of this site. I have been witness to numerous spammers making such delightfully phrased comments as
"The Images you have draw is really an brilliant one and i really likes out yours creativity and definitely great use of the photoshop just keep good work and shares out more images in the forum..."
The spammer in question was advertising electrolysis treatments. Electrolysis? REALLY? How many of us here, on an ART website, are rabidly seeking cheap internet electrolysis? These spambots are evidently being directed here by a conscious force - they are not naturally occurring phenomena, and one has to wonder whether the being that sent them here knew ANYTHING about not only the nature of the posters here but of the general attitude to spambots web-wide.
So what are your thoughts? Any notable spammers to share?CRITIQUE AS YOU WOULD BE CRITIQUED
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=200044 <- Sketchbook - filled with unhappy things.
Hide this ad by registering as a memberOctober 6th, 2010 #2
Dude, last I checked, these things are programmed to pretty much trawl the web blindly looking for "places-to-post-stuff"... hence why they're such a problem on personal blogs and such-like. I doubt anyone consciously "directed" them here specifically.
I suspect the ones with seemingly art-related blather are pulling random content from other posts and/or cobbling together key words and phrases at random.
October 6th, 2010 #3
Like the entities in Mothman, their motivations are not human. In fact, they're not human, they're bots.
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October 6th, 2010 #4
In the beginning, the Goddess created idiots.
The idiots then created SpamBots.
In reaction, the Goddess then created the hammer. Amen.
No position or belief, whether religious, political or social, is valid if one has to lie to support it.--Alj Mary
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October 6th, 2010 #5
I'm in ur interwebs selling you viagra
October 6th, 2010 #6
Here let's make it easy for you.
Bots like to go to places that are cached/searchable in search engines and have high volume.
October 7th, 2010 #7
Distressingly, some of the "bots" must be actual people (worst job ever?). Frequently, we'll get a new account that posts empty but relevant replies for a few days to build up a decent post count. Then, after flying under the radar, they edit their signature and fill it up with spam links. These are easy for us to miss, since by the time the posts become spam they're not new any more. So, if you spot any of these, please report them.
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October 7th, 2010 #8
Will do Elwell.
My mate worked for the Daily Mail because she had to pay the rent, it went against everything she stands for. One of her jobs was researching new methods of spamming and sorting out those 'competitions' you get online where after you've filled out the form so you can win your tickets to Paris or whatever they sell your details to the highest bidders so they can spam you with 'relevant' offers! Evil...just evil!
The only good thing to come out of that is that she stopped them from developing a car insurance website for men called "Women can't drive" (as a response to the women only policies) she got them with the name as it's a fact that women statistically drive better than men! haha Anyway she works for a charity now and she's happy. But the Daily Mail is still evil.
October 7th, 2010 #9
Could your friend shed any light on the thought processes of these vile individuals? Surely they must be at least vaguely aware of the hatred spam/spambots incite? I know I would never buy from a company I knew used spambots. Surely you would lose more customers than anything else.
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=200044 <- Sketchbook - filled with unhappy things.
October 7th, 2010 #10
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October 7th, 2010 #11
and there is the problem exactly. If they weren't making money at it they would stop (well most, some idiots are even dumber than that). They keep going because people buy stuff off them. If we could find those people and ________ (edited for violence) them we could fix the spamming issue.
October 7th, 2010 #12
Yes, and please do not reply and quote them, as they get cached in search engines, defeating the purpose of deleting their posts.
October 7th, 2010 #13
And then the other spiders come in their chittering hordes to clamber up and down the code searching for tasty links.
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Osadabwa in Oviedo on a Vespa
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One thing about a Vespa: You might not go a long way, but is sure feels like it. This is good news for me, because I'm still borrowing a bike from Lady L (thanks again!) and only get on two wheels during Friday rides with the CSC Crew. Last Friday's ride was a stunning 24 kilometers round trip, kicking off as usual at La Carta de Ajuste and ending in El Escamplero.
Above: The route, all 12 kms of it
Above: Bikes at the bar
Above: Tipos duros...?
There were eight Vespas clogging up the sidewalks out front of La Carta by the time we set off. I decided to have a look at how badly their odometers were lying.
Above: Eight odos, a Military Green Vespa, and Monchupichu's chicken hat
Although wintery according to the thermometer, the unexpected arrival of sunshine gave the ride a decidedly appealing, almost spring like quality after several straight Asturian days of grey and drizzle.
Above: Vespas on the streets of Oviedo
Above: Vespas heading West
As with all the rides that leave from Oviedo, the scenery and the twisty roads never fail to satisfy. We wandered through fields and villages to a restaurant in El Escamplero with a spectacular view of the valley below and a pretty damn good cachopo.
Above: Vespas on el Camino de Santiago
Above: Views near El Escampalero
Above: The view and the viewers
As always, we ate more than was strictly necessary and certainly more than was healthy. I was surprised to see a rooster strutting around outside the restaurant. Sometimes Spain really does feel like Africa…
Above: Monchupichu enjoying that cachopo, Earnest , King P, and the cock of the walk
As we were leaving, the Guardia Civil arrived, and instead of immediately searching for some way to extract a bribe from us, began bullshitting with Five-O (who is a fellow tribesman after all). Aaah civilization…
Above: Just a friendly howdy from the Guardia Civil, the cruise back home
As with most Fridays, the riding ends back at the workshop. This time, we were attempting to kick over a recently purchased but untested old Vespa. First we had to steal a bit of fuel from El Niñín´s little red project bike. And later, Earnest installed the CSC frosted glass effect logo on the doors.
Above: Petrol theft, logo installation
After workshop, it's back to La Carta where the Prez, much rested after having bailed out on the ride for a little napito, was busy attending to clients and idiots like us. From here, everybody said a lot, but none of it is worth repeating.
Above: El Prez, Bar mascot, my view of Mahou, Vinny and Marky Mark
I swaggered home after my bedtime, enjoying the quiet streets of Europe's cleanest city. I made a pass by two iconic structures: The Cathedral of San Salvador (place of worship begun by a king in 781 and finished by Cardinal in 1528) and "La Calatrava" (built, I hear, by crooks for the worship of consumption in the 21st century) before going home. I also saw Cap'n Caito's rusty heap abandoned on the street where he left it after running out of fuel. Come on Cap'n… rookie move!
Above: Two Cathedrals and a Vespa on the street
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Snoopy Musical Revival Transfers to Jermyn Street
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Based on the world-famous Peanuts comic-strip - which debuted in 1950 and continued for 50 years until January 2000, just weeks before the death of its creator, Charles M Schulz - Snoopy - The Musical had its West End premiere nearly 20 years ago in a production at the Duchess Theatre that starred Susie Blake (who later found fame on TV with Victoria Wood) and Teddy Kempner.
Atop his kennel, Snoopy surveys the skies, scene of his triumph as a First World War flying ace. Modestly, he considers his genius. Stoically, he accepts that his brilliance in nearly every field of endeavour will forever go unremarked by humankind. He can but uphold his own high standards. ("I refuse to chase a stick that hasn't been properly sanded and polished") and his own immutable philosophy ("In the book of the life, the answers are not in the back").
The cast for the new production of Snoopy - The Musical includes Sarah Lark (The Witches of Eastwick) as Lucy, Neil Gordon-Taylor (Merrily We Roll Along) as Charlie Brown, Stephen Carlile (Over My Shoulder, Space Family Robinson) as Snoopy, Stuart Piper (Bugsy Malone, Honk) as Linus, Gemma Maclean (Witches of Eastwick, Me and My Girl) as Sally Brown, Cassidy Janson as Peppermint Patty and Alice Chilver as Woodstock.
The musical is directed and choreographed by Joseph Pitcher and Claire Winsper, who trained together at Millennium Dance School and have worked together in the West End and on tour in Sunset Boulevard, Singin' In The Rain and Me and My Girl. Musical direction is by Matt Malone, with design and lighting by Finuala McNalty and costumes by Susan Pitcher.
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Since the NFL and its players decided they were ready for some football on Monday, the free agent signing period will be shorter this week. And Sports Illustrated writer and former Montclair resident Peter King says he believes four-time All-Pro cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha wants to be a New York Jet.
King told Gang Green Nation that everything about the team appeals to Asomugha, including the coach, the city, and the causes, but the Jets are currently $1.3-million over the salary cap.
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Back in 2005, ESPN reported that acting New Jersey Governor Richard Codey issued a plan that was the first in the nation for high school athletes whose teams qualify for championship games to face random steroid testing. King served on the plan's task force and wrote its forward, calling steroid use among high school athletes "a secret society."


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July 25th, 2007 #1
some lazy guy's sketchbook (contains nudity, of course)
I've been registered here for a few years now, but I never really posted any art of mine. The main reason for this is that I am too lazy to draw, most of the time ...
Well, I am trying to change this now. So, If I don't post updates here often enough, feel free to beat me (but please only in a metaphorical way and not literally).
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July 25th, 2007 #3
I guess I'm the first to reply. Cool. I gotta say I like the drawing of the steering wheel the best I think. It's pretty rough but it just exudes life. That doesn't make much sense, but I love it anyway. Keep the figures coming! Oh, and the headdresses on the lasts couple pics are great! Very outlandish.
As I'm sure others will say...more more more more
July 25th, 2007 #4
Some nice stuff in here so far, but I think you suffer from the same thing I do.... lack of patience That last one especially looks a little rushed. Remember to take the time to really observe what you're drawing and make changes if they don't look right. This type of self-help is better than any crit, since I find something you fix and experience on your own is remembered a little bit better.
Hope to see more
July 30th, 2007 #5
Thank you both for your Comments!
Viking Raider, the steering wheel is actually the only one that was really drawn from life - I definitely should do more of these.
Rhineville, you are absolutely right with the patience thing! To my defense, I have to say that the last one were mirror-self-portraits. So in addition to the normal impatience came the urge to move my head again
PS: Here's a small update!
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not bad kartoffel LOL! post more , even it doesn´t look good in your opinion , at least we can see your pushing yourself , work harder if you want to achive something , go go go !
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March 24th, 2008 #7
Oh well, It's been almost a year again, since I last touched a pencil for drawing.
I could try to defend myself saying university was quite a lot of work last semester ... but the truth is: I was just lazy and wasted most of my time on the internet.
So, let's start again and hope my motivation lasts a bit longer this time than it did last time.
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April 13th, 2008 #9
Second Update in one month - Yay!
This is a Character Portrait for my new Pen&Paper-Roleplaying Character (Jeah, I'm such a geek ... )
May 4th, 2008 #10
some quick sketches from a concert I was yesterday ...
May 4th, 2008 #11
I want more more more finished stuff
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February 6th, 2011 #12
Has it really been almost three years since my last update?
Let's pretend that that it hadn't.
Anyways, here is a life drawing I did recently:
around two hours, I think.
Last edited by Kartoffel; February 6th, 2011 at 05:29 AM.
March 23rd, 2011 #13
hi nice life drawing, it´s A4? I have better experience with bigger format in life drawing and charcoal. Shading on thah life drawing is realy nice, I also like that "geek" dwarf picture.
I don´t know what advice I can gave you, because you are on higher level than me
Peace and love guys


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Richard Weber '92 was recently interviewed in The Californian for his role at Whitson Engineers, where he is an owner and principal partner. A general civil engineering and land survey firm that dates back to the late 1970s, the company has projects in Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties. It is also beginning projects in Southern California. Weber joined Whitson Engineers in 1993.
Tina Stafford '92 has been performing with the First National tour of the Broadway Musical Once for over a year. She hopes all Broncos will have the chance to come see it.
Patrick T. Miyaki J.D. '92 writes, "I have been appointed the section leader of the Hanson Bridgett Government Section. I also was chosen to be the Alumnus of the Year by the political science department of San Francisco State University."
Respected intellectual property attorney Alexandra J. Horne J.D. '92 has joined Hoge Fenton, a leading Northern California law firm. Practicing together most recently at the firm of Lewis Roca Rothgerber, Brody-Brown and Horne have expertise in the areas of trademark counseling and prosecution, including portfolio analysis and strategic counseling, domestic and global registration and enforcement, domain name issues, and licensing. They will be based primarily in the firm's Silicon Valley office.
Horne, an IP practitioner of more than 20 years, counsels clients on domestic and foreign trademark registration and licensing and enforcement, including opposition and cancellation proceedings in the USPTO. Horne's clients, which range from startup to well-established, come from a diversity of industries, including semiconductor, software and other technology, mobility, Internet, banking, entertainment, education and wine.
Photographer Dan Dion '92 just published his second book, Tuesday Tucks Me In: The Loyal Bond Between a Soldier and His Service Dog (Roaring Brooke Press, 2014). A children's book told from the point of view of a service dog, it features a day in the life of co-author and disabled veteran Luis Carlos Montalvan in New York City.
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SCU religious studies and pastoral ministries professor Paul Crowley, S.J., STL '92 has been appointed editor of the journal Theological Studies by its board of directors.
Bennett Cloud '92 sold his company in 2013 after 16 years and has been enjoying his career and passion as a financial advisor with Mass Mutual in Dallas, Texas.
Simon Chiu '92 was named president of Saint Francis High School, in Mountain View.
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Chemical monitoring involves repeated analyses for chemicals that have the potential to affect the health and well-being of workers, the public, or the environment. Substances of potential concern (SOPCs) at chemical agent disposal facilities include chemical agents, agent breakdown products, other munitions-related chemicals and their decomposition products, and other substances created or released during agent processing or normal industrial repair or maintenance activities. Proper monitoring and awareness of chemical hazards are essential during all phases of operation— construction, startup and testing, agent and munitions destruction, and plant closure—and possibly even after the Army has relinquished control of the facilities.
Monitoring is generally required both for disposal processes and for maintenance activities when workers can potentially be exposed, as well as for emissions and wastes transported off site. SOPCs may be agents or nonagents; they may be found in the plant, in outdoor air, in liquid process or effluent streams, on surfaces in the plant, or in solid waste materials. Table 2-1 shows a number of examples of media that may require monitoring.
Although the nine U.S. stockpile storage/disposal sites have some common monitoring needs, each site also requires site-specific monitoring because of the differences in the types of chemical agents and munitions stored at each site and the technologies chosen for their destruction. All nine sites require monitoring of air and process waste streams for the agents being processed and related agent breakdown products of concern. All sites will also produce agent hydrolysis products because of the common practice of using decontamination solution (aqueous sodium hydroxide or sodium hypochlorite) to decontaminate equipment or to clean up after agent spills. Each site will also produce many other secondary wastes, including contaminated carbon and demilitarization protective ensemble (DPE) suits, tools, machinery, buildings (including concrete walls and floors), sumps, and soils. Secondary wastes will be similar at all sites and must be tested and ana-
Media Phase
Agent or Agent Breakdown Products
Plant air
Plant air
Outdoor air
Outdoor air
Stack exhaust a
Stack exhaust a
Hydrolysate b
SCWO effluent c
Decontamination solution
Caustic solution
Activated carbon
Ash a
DPE d suits
Equipment and tools
a For sites with baseline incineration system.
b For Aberdeen and Newport.
c For Newport only.
d Demilitarization protective ensemble.
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Page 10 2 Workplace Chemical Monitoring MONITORING CONSIDERATIONS Chemical monitoring involves repeated analyses for chemicals that have the potential to affect the health and well-being of workers, the public, or the environment. Substances of potential concern (SOPCs) at chemical agent disposal facilities include chemical agents, agent breakdown products, other munitions-related chemicals and their decomposition products, and other substances created or released during agent processing or normal industrial repair or maintenance activities. Proper monitoring and awareness of chemical hazards are essential during all phases of operation— construction, startup and testing, agent and munitions destruction, and plant closure—and possibly even after the Army has relinquished control of the facilities. Monitoring is generally required both for disposal processes and for maintenance activities when workers can potentially be exposed, as well as for emissions and wastes transported off site. SOPCs may be agents or nonagents; they may be found in the plant, in outdoor air, in liquid process or effluent streams, on surfaces in the plant, or in solid waste materials. Table 2-1 shows a number of examples of media that may require monitoring. Although the nine U.S. stockpile storage/disposal sites have some common monitoring needs, each site also requires site-specific monitoring because of the differences in the types of chemical agents and munitions stored at each site and the technologies chosen for their destruction. All nine sites require monitoring of air and process waste streams for the agents being processed and related agent breakdown products of concern. All sites will also produce agent hydrolysis products because of the common practice of using decontamination solution (aqueous sodium hydroxide or sodium hypochlorite) to decontaminate equipment or to clean up after agent spills. Each site will also produce many other secondary wastes, including contaminated carbon and demilitarization protective ensemble (DPE) suits, tools, machinery, buildings (including concrete walls and floors), sumps, and soils. Secondary wastes will be similar at all sites and must be tested and ana- TABLE 2-1 Media That May Require Chemical Monitoring Media Phase Agent or Agent Breakdown Products Nonagents Air Plant air Plant air Outdoor air Outdoor air Stack exhaust a Stack exhaust a Liquid Hydrolysate b SCWO effluent c Decontamination solution Fuels Brine Caustic solution Solid Activated carbon Ash a DPE d suits Soil Soil Concrete Concrete Equipment and tools a For sites with baseline incineration system. b For Aberdeen and Newport. c For Newport only. d Demilitarization protective ensemble.
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Page 11 lyzed to minimize worker exposure, ensure proper treatment and disposal, and meet cleanup criteria for closure. Finally, as is typical at any industrial facility, operations at each disposal site will entail a variety of maintenance and repair activities capable of generating contamination by various SOPCs. These include cleaning and degreasing with volatile solvent emissions and welding or machine operations with organic and metal emissions. Emissions from these routine industrial operations may have to be monitored on an episodic basis to validate industrial hygiene practices for controlling and minimizing worker exposures. The sites at Aberdeen, Maryland, and Newport, Indiana, have only one agent each (HD at Aberdeen and VX at Newport) stored in bulk containers. These sites will use hot aqueous hydrolysis (hot aqueous caustic hydrolysis in the case of VX) as the first step in agent destruction. Batch analyses of liquid hydrolysates will be necessary at both sites to ensure that the defined degree of agent destruction (99.9999 percent) is met prior to secondary treatment. Five of the stockpile sites that store (or have stored) chemical agents configured in a variety of weapons (e.g., rockets, bombs, artillery shells, mortar rounds, and mines) have used, currently use, or will use incineration as the means of disposal. Requirements for these disposal facilities include techniques for monitoring products of incomplete combustion, acid gases, and heavy metals that may elude exhaust pollution abatement systems and be emitted with exhaust gases through the common stacks. The emphasis at the two operating baseline sites has (properly) been on gas-phase monitoring for agents because of their toxicity and the potential of airborne transport and inhalation. However, with the imminent start-up of sites using alternative liquid processing technologies and the upcoming plant closures (beginning with the closure of JACADS in 2001), monitoring for agents in liquid and solid media will become much more important. MONITORING FOR AIRBORNE AGENT Description Monitoring for airborne chemical agent is a major activity at each chemical agent disposal facility. Two systems are currently being used: (1) the automatic continuous air monitoring system (ACAMS), an active system designed to provide a "near-real-time" alarm (currently ~3 to 8 minutes) if agent vapors are present; and (2) the depot area air monitoring system (DAAMS), a passive sampling system that draws air through adsorption tubes that are collected periodically for desorption and analysis in on-site laboratories. Short descriptions of these systems are provided below. More extensive descriptions can be found in the committee's report, Review of Monitoring Activities Within the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (NRC, 1994b), and the Army's Monitoring Concept Plan (U.S. Army, 1997a). ACAMS monitors are composed of an automated air sampling system that supplies gaseous samples to a gas chromatograph that separates agent or agent-derived compounds and detects characteristic phosphorus or sulfur chemiluminescence with flame photometric detectors. ACAMS monitors can also be deployed with higher alarm levels in areas subject to operational contamination to monitor contamination levels, as well as to monitor progress during decontamination operations. ACAMS monitors are also deployed at several points in the pollution abatement system (PAS) and in the common stack for exhaust gas emissions from baseline system incinerators. Some ACAMS monitors are arranged in tandem to cut analysis cycle times in half. Alarms triggered by ACAMS monitors on the common stack automatically shut off the feed to the liquid agent incinerator to minimize potential emission of agents into the atmosphere. DAAMS monitors contain adsorption tubes that collect chemicals from ambient air, usually over a period of several hours. These monitors are deployed in conjunction with most ACAMS monitors to provide a capability for confirming or negating an ACAMS alarm. This is important because ACAMS monitors operating at their lowest detection levels have a significant frequency of false positive alarms (NRC, 1994b, 1999a). DAAMS monitors are also deployed as perimeter monitors at disposal facility fence lines to detect any ground-level transport of agent outside the facility. Even in the absence of ACAMS alarms, DAAMS adsorption tubes are periodically collected and taken to the facility's laboratory for desorption and quantitative analysis on a research-grade gas chromatograph with flame photometric detection. A gas chromatograph with mass spectrometric detection is also available in each laboratory to help identify compounds that lead to false positive ACAMS alarms or otherwise interfere with the quantification of agents or agent derivatives.
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Page 12 Systematic quality control procedures are followed to ensure the reliable operation of ACAMS and DAAMS monitors. Each ACAMS monitor is routinely challenged with dilute agent solutions to confirm that appropriate alarm levels are being maintained. DAAMS tubes spiked with known agent levels are also added to field samples undergoing analysis on a random schedule to confirm that the monitoring system can detect and quantify adsorbed agent. Electronic records of ACAMS monitor alarms and challenges and the results of analyses of DAAMS tubes are created on a daily basis and eventually archived (U.S. Army, 1997a). Exposure Limits and Process Control Levels The alarm levels for deployed ACAMS monitors at various facility sites are typically set at 20 percent of a specific airborne exposure limit or process control level. Thus, the absence of an ACAMS monitor alarm may be assumed to indicate that no agent concentrations of more than 20 percent of the airborne exposure limit have persisted for longer than the cycle period (~3 to 8 minutes). The Army has set exposure limits and process controls at the levels mandated (in permits) for current disposal facility operations (U.S. Army, 1997a). These are reprinted in Table 2-2 . The TABLE 2-2 Airborne and Related Exposure Limits and Process Control Levels Exposure Limit for Each Chemical Agent (mg/m3) Purpose Applicable Level GB VX HD a Nonagent worker band general population level GPL 3 × 10−6 3 × 10−6 (1 × 10−4) c Unmasked agent worker b, d TWA e, f 1 × 10−4 1 × 10−5 3 × 10−3 Source emission limit, process control levels Ceiling value g ASC GLD ECL h IDLH MPL 1 × 10−4 3 × 10−4 NA 0.01 0.2 100 1 × 10−5 3 × 10−4 NA NA 0.02 NA 3 × 10−3 3 × 10−2 0.2 NA NA 100 aThe presence of HT is determined by monitoring for the HD component. bNo individual is intentionally exposed to direct skin or eye contact with any amount of neat agent or to solid materials contaminated with agent. cThis level of detection (using a 12-hour sampling time) should be demonstrated and used at all sites where mustard is transported and destroyed. dDevices for sampling and analyzing workplace air measure and alarm within 10 minutes when chemical agents are present in concentrations of one TWA or higher. eThe TWA is also referred to as the worker population limit (WPL) fTWA DAAMS monitoring may be performed using a 12-hour method. gThe ceiling value is the maximum concentration an individual may be exposed to at any time for any duration. Practically it is the average value over the maximum time required to detect and quantify the specified concentration (U.S. Army, 1990, 1991). hECL monitoring levels can vary depending on the monitoring application. The laboratory identifies each ECL monitoring level application in the site specific agent monitoring plan. ASC = allowable stack concentration ECL = engineering control level GLD = gross level detector GPL = general population limit (24-hr day, 7-day week) IDLH = immediately dangerous to life and health (30 min) MPL = maximum permissible limit (with workers in DPE suits) NA = not applicable TWA = time-weighted average (8-hr day, 40-hr week) Source: Adapted from U.S. Army, 1997a, 1997b.
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Page 13 general population limit values for VX and HD may be revised downward as a result of a review of agent standards now being done by the Army (Ruetter et al., 2000). Assessment ACAMS monitors, the principal agent quantification instruments throughout any disposal facility, alarm when a preset level of agent (usually 20 percent of the relevant control level for that location) has been exceeded. Signals much larger than the preset response level may saturate the signal processing algorithm, and because the duty cycle of an ACAMS monitor is less than 100 percent (i.e., samples are collected only during part of the duty cycle), confirmation that agent actually caused the signal depends on the analysis of DAAMS tubes at the same location. This analysis can give only the average agent concentration over the DAAMS tube's total exposure period, although it is reasonable to assume that most agent accumulation occurred during the period when the associated ACAMS monitor was in an alarm mode. A DAAMS tube without associated ACAMS monitoring can only indicate the average agent level between the time of deployment and the time of collection for analysis. One potential weakness of the current airborne agent monitoring program is that ACAMS monitors are typically set to detect only the single agent currently being processed. Because individual ACAMS monitors can detect only one agent at a time, multiagent monitoring requires different ACAMS monitors for each agent. Moreover, only the agent currently being processed is usually addressed during routine DAAMS tube analysis. Thus, an accidental release of a chemical agent not being currently processed might go undetected. For instance, leaks from a mislabeled munition or a projectile filled with an unexpected or mislabeled agent in nominally agent-free areas would be missed, and contamination of the downstream processing area by the unexpected agent could go undetected. This issue was raised in the committee's 1994 monitoring report (NRC, 1994c), but the Army has judged the probability of "mislabeling" to be low enough that routine deployment of ACAMS monitors for multiagent detection is currently restricted to the plant-air carbon filtration system. Recent briefings on JACADS closure planning have indicated that multiagent monitoring will be implemented during closure operations (U.S. Army, 1999c). Another weakness of the airborne monitoring system is the lack of real-time (< 10 seconds) agent detection. The committee has recommended that the Army develop a real-time system that uses a measurement technology independent of the gas chromatography with flame photometric detector methods used by the ACAMS and DAAMS systems (NRC, 1994b). To date, the Army's attempts to develop and demonstrate such a system have not been successful (NRC, 1999a). New interest in chemical agent detection as a key component of antiterrorism activities has spurred government and commercial activities focused on developing better airborne agent sensors (IOM, 1999). The committee has previously urged the Army to continue to monitor technological advances and to consider implementing any that are appropriate for chemical agent disposal facilities (NRC, 1999a). The recurrent problem with the airborne monitoring system is false positives—which occur when an ACAMS alarm goes off but the presence of agent cannot be confirmed by later DAAMS tube analysis. The resulting tendency to discount alarms and to proceed as if agent were not present was graphically illustrated by an incident involving a minor release of GB at TOCDF in May 2000 (CDC, 2000). MONITORING AGENT IN LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS The primary processing requirement for monitoring agent in liquid media is to analyze the hydrolysates produced at Aberdeen and Newport to ensure that the mustard or VX has been thoroughly destroyed before proceeding to the secondary treatment step—biodegradation at Aberdeen and SCWO at Newport. It will also be necessary to ensure that no significant amount of agent is present in any process stream that is ready for discharge. Because of the relatively low solubility of VX and several of its hydrolysis products in water and the salting-out effect of the high ion concentrations involved in caustic hydrolysis, there will be two liquid phases present during and after VX hydrolysis. Because the hydrolysate must be certified to be free of agent (defined as a destruction and removal efficiency [DRE] of 99.9999 percent) before it goes to the high-temperature, high-pressure SCWO reactor, both phases will have to be included in the analysis. VX, being lipophilic, is likely to partition selectively into the less dense oily phase, which constitutes about 5 percent of the hydrolysis mixture.
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Page 14 Agent hydrolysis by aqueous caustic solution is also used at baseline incineration system sites where decontamination solution is used to clean contaminated tools, equipment, and structural surfaces. At these sites, spent decontamination solution is processed through the liquid agent incinerator afterburner (secondary chamber) to destroy any residual agent or toxic hydrolysis products. This option will not be available at Aberdeen or Newport, where decontamination solution may be processed in the primary hydrolysis treatment step. No agent is expected to remain in decontamination solution after several days at room temperature. However, any liquids or solids shipped to off-site disposal facilities should be analyzed before shipment if there is any possibility of agent contamination. This is also true of the brine solution (primarily sodium chloride, fluoride, sulfate, and phosphate salts) left after the scrubbing of acid gases formed by combustion in incinerators. Solids that are known to be or suspected of being contaminated with agent include activated carbon used in the air filtration system or gas masks, DPE suits, concrete in the munitions demilitarization building (MDB) or storage igloos, and agent-exposed soil, equipment, and tools. The usual methods of analysis include (1) holding the solid(s) in an enclosed space, such as a drum, at 70ºF and analyzing the headspace vapor or (2) taking wipe samples from a solid surface and analyzing them by solvent extraction, followed by gas chromatography (U.S. Army, 1997a). The Army has also developed a scheme for classifying the degree of cleanliness of solid materials based on this headspace analysis method, designated 1X, 3X, and 5X. 1 Normally solids (e.g., shell casings) are not shipped off site unless they are at the 5X level (U.S. Army, 1997a). Although this level of decontamination may be satisfactory for steel or polymer materials, it may not be satisfactory for activated carbon, which has a high adsorptive capacity and could therefore give a very low agent vapor pressure even if a substantial loading of agent were present. If the temperature were raised, this agent could be released, posing a danger to anyone not properly prepared or equipped. Agent in soil or concrete is not a problem during ordinary operations because gas-phase monitoring of agent suffices in areas where agent spills may occur. However, it is a potential problem during cleanup and closure operations when these materials must be certified as agent free. MONITORING NONAGENT CHEMICALS IN AIR Much of the public concern about incineration is based on the perception that incinerators emit chlorinated dioxins and furans, heavy metals, and other toxic substances into the atmosphere, potentially harming both the workforce and the public. The normal practice at the incineration-based disposal facilities has been to monitor only agent and carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides (NOx), and oxygen in the stack gas to determine that the incinerator is operating properly and that combustion is nearly complete. Other nonagent stack emissions are analyzed only during trial burns required to obtain or modify operating permits. The Stockpile Committee has extensively reviewed the trial burn emissions data from both JACADS (NRC, 1994c) and TOCDF (NRC, 1999a) and determined that emissions of organic and metallic species are exceptionally low when the incinerators and their pollution abatement systems are operating as designed. The committee has recommended that the Army consider periodically monitoring emissions for species other than agent during normal operations as a means of reassuring disposal facility workers and the public that they are not being exposed to unacceptable risk (NRC, 1994b). This issue is likely to become more important since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a draft document indicating that one potential incinerator emission, the most potent form of dioxin (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin), is considered to be significantly more toxic than was previously thought (EPA, 2000). Regular analyses for heavy metals (e.g., Hg, Pb, etc.) should also be considered. The Army has agreed to design and assess a plan for periodic monitoring of SOPCs in stack emissions at TOCDF, but this plan has not yet been finalized or implemented. In addition to emissions from combustion processes, other potential sources of airborne compounds from 1 The agent contamination levels 1X, 3X, and 5X are defined on Page 1 of Department of Army Pamphlet 385-61, Chemical Agent Safety, Chapter 5 ( http://www.usapa.army.mil ) (U.S. Army, 1997b). 1X indicates the item has been partially decontaminated. 3X indicates that it has been surface decontaminated by locally approved procedures and bagged or contained in an agent-tight container whose headspace analysis shows concentrations of agent higher than 0.0001 mg/m3 for GB, 0.00001 mg/m3 for VX, or 0.003 mg/m3 for mustard. 5X indicates that an item has been completely decontaminated and may be released for general use or sold to the general public in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
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Page 15 ordinary facility activities, such as painting and welding, could be hazardous to workers. For instance, during construction of the plant at Umatilla, there was an incident in which a number of employees were treated for respiratory distress and sent to the emergency department. The chemical substance(s) responsible could not be identified, but this incident illustrates the potential for exposures to hazardous chemicals other than agent. AGENT BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS AND CONTAMINANTS IN LIQUIDS In addition to monitoring for mustard and VX that may remain in the hydrolysates produced at Aberdeen and Newport, respectively, monitoring must also measure the more toxic agent breakdown compounds that remain after hydrolysis. Because hydrolysis by aqueous caustic or hypochlorite solution is the method used for agent decontamination throughout the CSDP, all sites should consider this possible exposure source. Physical properties of the three most important agents and their major hydrolysis products (listed below each agent) are shown in Table 2-3 , along with CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) registry numbers, chemical formulas, and molecular weights. As the table shows, the hydrolysis products have lower molecular weights, lower vapor pressures, and generally higher water solubilities than the agent being hydrolyzed. The decreasing lipophilicity (preference for oil over water) can be seen in the more negative values of log Kow (where Kow is the equilibrium constant for partitioning a species between octanol and water) of the hydrolysis products. A brief review of the chemistry of agent hydrolysis is presented below based on information and figures from The Sources, Fate, and Toxicity of Chemical Warfare Agent Degradation Products (Munro et al., 1999). Figure 2-1 shows a simplified scheme for the hydrolysis of GB. The P-F bond is hydrolyzed more rapidly than the P-OR bond; the P-C bond is much more resistant to hydrolysis. The scheme is oversimplified because most nerve agents are typically only 90 to 95 percent pure; they contain stabilizers, impurities from manufacturing, and other compounds that have formed during storage. For example, because GB is sensitive to both hydrolysis and acid-catalyzed decomposition, N-N′-diisopropyl carbodiimide and tributyl amine have been added as stabilizers. The carbodiimide reacts with water even more rapidly than GB, yielding a urea, as shown in Figure 2-2. Figure 2-3 shows the simplified hydrolysis of VX. The two pathways correspond to initial hydrolysis of (1) the P-SR bond, which produces 2-diisopropyl ethyl mercaptoamine (DESH) and ethyl methylphosphonic acid (EMPA), and (2) the P-OR bond, which produces EA-2192 and ethanol. The upper path is favored at pH > 10. EA-2192 hydrolyzes more slowly than VX and is still very toxic (Munro et al., 1999). Further hydrolysis of EA-2192 produces DESH and methylphosphonic acid (MPA). The Army is currently working on analytical methods of quantifying low levels of VX in hydrolysate, but at this point an efficient, sensitive, rapid method has not been developed and demonstrated (NRC, 2000a). The Stockpile Committee has previously recommended that the Army increase its efforts to develop innovative analytical techniques with sufficient specificity, sensitivity, and speed for analyzing VX and mustard hydrolysate matrices for process monitoring under operational conditions (NRC, 2000a). Figure 2-4 shows the major hydrolysis pathways for mustard, which are complicated by the reversible reactions of sulfonium ion and hemimustard with thiodiglycol to produce sulfur mustard thiodiglycol aggregate and hemimustard thiodiglycol aggregate. A further complication is the related formation of polymeric sludge. The low solubility of mustard in water and related high-molecular-weight compounds means that hydrolysis may be mass-transfer limited and, therefore, may require effective mixing to proceed to completion. Currently, no monitoring program has been developed for agent degradation products. The assumption has been that breakdown products from decontamination or other activities are either less toxic or less persistent, or both. However, a recent evaluation prepared by the Army's Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine and Oak Ridge National Laboratory has noted that a primary VX hydrolysis product, EA-2192, is more stable in water and is nearly as toxic as VX (Munro et al., 1999). Although EA-2192 may primarily be a concern for operations at Newport (where bulk VX will be destroyed by hydrolysis), it may also be present at other facilities if it survives normal VX decontamination operations. Sulfur mustard is a known human carcinogen, and some of its degradation products may also be carcinogenic (IOM, 1993). Sulfur mustard acts as a vesicant or blister agent and shows acute systemic toxicity in addition to its effects on skin, eyes, and the respiratory tract.
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Page 16 TABLE 2-3 Physical Properties of Agents and Major Hydrolysis Products a Army Name Abbreviation Chemical Name CAS Registry Number Formula Mol. Weight Boiling Point (ºC) Freezing Point (ºC) Vapor Pressure (mm Hg @ 25ºC) Volatility (mg/m3 @ 25ºC) Viscosity (cP) b Density (g/cc @ 20ºC) Solubility (g/L H2O @ 25ºC) Log Kow c ΔHcomb. (cal/g) b , d Sarin (GB) Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate 107-44-8 C4H10FO2P 140.1 158 −56 2.9 b 22,000 1.28 @ 25ºC 1.102 Infinite 0.299 5.55 IMPA Isopropyl methylphosphonic acid 1832-54-8 C4H11PO3 138.1 0.0034 4.8 MPA Methylphosphonic acid 993-13-5 CH5PO3 96.0 Dec e 108.5 0.000002 >1000 −2.28 VX O-Ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioic acid 50782-69-9 C11H26NO2PS 267.4 298 Dec e −39 0.0007 10.5 12.3 @ 20ºC 1.008 30 2.09 8.33 EA-2192 S-(2-Diisopropylaminoetyl)methyl- phosphonothoic acid 73207-98-4 C9H22NSPO2 231.3 Infinite 0.96 DESH Diisopropyl ethyl mercaptoamine 5842-07-9 C8H19NS 161.3 184 f 1.5 f 5.4 @ 20ºf 1.08 f EMPA Ethyl methylphosphonic acid 1832-53-7 C3H9PO3 124.1 0.00036 180 −1.15 MPA Methylphosphonic acid 993-13-15 CH5PO3 96.0 Dec e 108.5 0.000002 >1000 −2.28 Mustard (H or HD) Di-2-chloroethylsulfide 505-60-2 C4H8C12S 159.1 215-217 13-14 0.11 920 3.95 @ 20ºC 1.27 0.92 1.37 4.5 TDG Thiodiglycol 111-48-8 C4H10SO2 122.2 282 f −16 f 0.00002 62.5 f 1.18 Infinite −0.77 aData from Munro et al.,1999, unless otherwise noted. bData from NRC, 1994b cKow is the partition coefficient (concentration ratio at equilibrium) for the compound in a two-phase system containing 1- octanol and water. d ΔHcomb. is the heat of combustion (cal/g). eDecomposes fValues from R. Ward, Aberdeen, personal communication. Properties for DESH are estimates from ASPEN PLUS.
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Page 17 ~ enlarge ~ FIGURE 2-1 Simplified scheme for the hydrolysis of GB. Source: Munro et al., 1999. ~ enlarge ~ FIGURE 2-2 Hydrolysis of stabilizer N-N′-diisopropyl carbodiimide. ~ enlarge ~ FIGURE 2-3 Simplified scheme for the hydrolysis of VX. Source: Munro et al., 1999.
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Page 18 ~ enlarge ~ FIGURE 2-4 Major hydrolysis pathways for mustard. Source: Munro et al., 1999. Some HD degradation products retain considerable toxicity, including, in some cases, vesicant action. Examples include mustard and hemimustard-thiodiglycol aggregates, mustard sulfone, and divinyl sulfone (Munro et al., 1999). A more complete description of the hydrolysis reactions involving these and other chemical agents and of the toxicities of the products can be found in Munro et al. (1999). Impurities found in ton containers of mustard at Aberdeen include 1,2-dichloroethane, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, and hexachloroethane, all of which may be subject to state and federal hazardous waste regulations (Munro et al., 1999). The Army's current plan is to
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Page 19 adsorb these chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds on activated carbon and send them to an off-site contractor for disposal. SOLIDS CONTAMINATION: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO CLOSURE Solid secondary wastes that are known or suspected to be contaminated with agent—such as activated carbon, DPE suits, and tools—must be safely disposed of during operations and closure. Contaminated soils and concrete, particularly concrete from the MDB, will be a concern during closure. The Army's standard method of determining the level of agent contamination on solids is to put them into a closed drum or other vessel at 70ºF, wait four hours, and analyze for agent in the head space (U.S. Army, 1997a). Although this procedure may be acceptable for contaminated steel or DPE suits, it may not be satisfactory for contaminated carbon, soil, or concrete, where the strong adsorption of agent may reduce vapor pressures to values much lower than would be expected for an equilibrium between liquid and vapor. Furthermore, as currently practiced, this procedure does not detect any agent breakdown products of potential concern. The application of ion-trap secondary ion mass spectrometry (IT-SIMS) for the analysis of VX and its breakdown products on soil and concrete and the analysis of 2-chloroethylethyl sulfide (a simulant for HD mustard) on soil have been described in recent literature (Groenewold et al., 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000). IT-SIMS has the advantages of requiring a very small sample size (only milligrams of solid) and no solvent extraction. The method can identify breakdown products, as well as agents. The development of this method or a comparable advanced surface analysis technique to screen solid samples rapidly and sensitively for agent or toxic agent breakdown products could significantly improve detection and decrease the chances of worker exposure during some routine chemical demilitarization operations and many facility closure procedures.


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2015 Season: Notched a goal and two assists to propel MU to a 10-9 victory at No. 18/16 Lehigh (Feb. 7) ... Potted two goals and dished out two assists to help the Golden Eagles top No. 17/19 Hofstra 11-10 (Feb. 14)... Netted three goals on eight SOG, also added an assist, and three ground balls as MU topped Richmond 11-10 in OT (Feb. 22) ... One of 50 players named to the Tewaaraton Watch List (Feb. 26) ... Tallied his second consecutive hat trick on just three SOG to beat Detroit (Feb. 27) ... Chipped in with two points in a come from behind win over Ohio State, including a fourth-quarter assist (March 1) ... Tallied two goals to lead MU over Jacksonville (March 6) ... Broke the previous program record of 89 career points in a four-point (2g, 2a) performance at Georgetown (March 21) ... Followed his record-breaking performance up with two goals in a 9-8 win over Villanova (March 28) ... Contributed a pair of goals and a pair of assists, totaling four points, in the team's matchup with Duke (4/18).
2014 Season: Tallied five points and scored the game-winning goal with 16 seconds remaining to help MU earn its first ever BIG EAST win at Rutgers (March 29) ... Tallied three points to help MU beat Providence 7-6 (April 12) ... Put up three points to help lead MU to an 11-10 (OT) win over Georgetown (April 19) ... ... Recorded a team-high four points with a pair of goals and assists in a loss to No. 3/3 Denver (April 27) ... Led MU with two points in a loss to Villanova in the BIG EAST tournament semifinals (May 1) ... Finished 2014 with 17 goals and 14 assists, which was good for second on the team ... Gately started 14 of the 15 games he played in.
2013 Season: Started in all 13 games at attack ... Led the team with 20 assists, including a program best five to beat Mercer ... Finished second on the team points (36), notching seven to beat Mercer; tying Badalato for most by a MU player in a single game ... Tied for third on the team with 16 goals, recording a career best four against High Point ... Scored in five straight games ... 38 of Gatley's 53 shots were shots on goal, the second best mark on the team.
Prior to Marquette: Four-year letterwinner at Yorktown High School where he ranks ninth in school history for points (232) and fifth in assists (162) ... Helped the team reach the state semifinals on three occasions ... Tabbed as a USLA All-American and Hudson Player of the Year in 2012 ... Inside Lacrosse Magazine ranked him No. 20 overall amongst attackmen and No. 58 in its Top 100 Incoming College Freshman ... First team all-Metro MSG Varsity (2011-12) ... Was an all-section honoree as a junior in 2011 ... Also played basketball in high school.
Personal: Born June 20, 1994 ... Son of Charleen and Tim Gately, who both attended Marquette ... Undecided on a major.


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Comment: Re:No! Faster laptops, please. (Score 1) 48 48
People buy way, way, way more phones and tablets than workstations. Intel will go where the market wants to go...
People buy way, way, way more phones and tablets than workstations. Intel will go where the market wants to go...
Not sure how - as long as uber drivers get more money than taxi drivers there will be drivers - and since that's the case...
In my area people use Lyft as much as Uber, and would use any other service of similar quality so its not like if there was a monopoly either.
Heck we' use taxis if they didn't suck balls and costed 3x the price (yet drivers still get less money.. oh go figure!)
Pretty sure this just means better staffed PR team.
All my Uber'ing has been flawless.. sure, every now and then ONE person will have an issue. Same with taxis. Same with anything.
It's just that the media will use anything for clickbait "these days".
The establishment has to answer the many complaints from the taxi unions despite (in France at least) one of the crapiest service in the world. Less working taxi leads to unemployment. And, to be fair, the requirements to become a taxi - would such requirement be relevant in the first place - are extremely heavy. All of a sudden Uber blooms everywhere and offers a service which is, actually, illegal in many countries. I'm glad Uber comes to balance the taxis monopoly, but all the aggressive and legal reactions against it were predictable.
I believe this is when the laws have to be changed - obviously these do not benefit the country, citizens or drivers. Only a minority.
Oh of course, I know, dreams and stuff.
I spoke to hundred of Uber drivers about this here in SF (basically every ride I take..) - not a single one so far echo'd that stuff. I'm sure they could be paid more and have more advantage, but every single time they're telling me that they make more with Uber (even on 7USD pool rides, they get more than 7 USD) than they would with most jobs they could take at this time in their lives - certainly more than taxi drivers too!
So I don't know but that deal seems to work good enough for them.
well one advantage of uber is that you dont need to do anything. punch in destination done.
no need to get your wallet out. no need to tell the driver how to get there or repeat the name of the street (which, as a foreigner, is quite nice for both parties).
Finally, the service from uber drivers has been at least 1000% superior to any single freaking taxi ride i have ever taken. That last part is just crazy.
Dirty taxis, drivers bored to death and giving your attitude every now and then, or their opinion how everyone else drives like shit - no thanks. Sure it reflects their not-so-great work conditions. But Uber drivers (and others) are nearly always happy with a positive attitude, trying to be a nice person. Just for that i'd take them instead of taxis.
Err Windows contain a very good antivirus by default. Its actually better than anything you can buy.
Not only that - but using Google-only products drives you to an ecosystem that is going to be worse than Windows ever was.
Arguably, Windows, will all of its shortcomings was and still is pretty damn open.
Not in code, but in APIs, tools, etc. That's actually how it won so much marketshare in the 90's. (its now also getting more and more open in code, tho).
ChromeOS on the other end, is pretty closed. You want a kernel driver? Dream on. If you don't make your own hardware, or don't use Google-approved hardware, you're out of luck, it will not work and you can't make it work without rooting the machine (ie you can't sell or even give away that product to customers).
You want to customize some API? Dream on. This one is impossible without replacing the OS.
All this is trivial on Windows (and regular Linux, or even OSX, for example).
That sounds way too sane. If everyone does it, its normal.
The difference in complex systems is that they do one thing and well inside of functions or classes or what not.
Its because its MUCH, MUCH, easier/faster to do it there, than make a complete program/progress and use sockets/pipes/what not to communicate with the other tool. So sometimes its still useful but most of the time its too much effort too little gain (heck, you also lose performance, time, etc.)
Thats what Linus means as well, I think.
Nope, deauth works on encrypted wifi, too.
Hope you realize that in modern countries, almost every single establishment is currently recording you on tape inside AND outside their establishments. That includes public transit, public streets of all decently-big cities, every single supermarket, theaters, yada yada...
Might want to also be fighting that one off.. ya know, where you know they are recording you - rather than a user that is probably not recording you at all.
(I do not own or use any device like Glass, for the record..)
Actually its "you're not allowed to use *any* wifi network in the range of my device because you're using device X which I decided to ban"
That's why jammers are illegal - and this is pretty much a jammer as well if you forget about the technical details.
Sure I dont like privacy invading devices, but Glass and "drones" aren't necessarily used as such. In my experience they're in fact very rarely used as such.
In other news, a non-3D printed equivalent UAV can be made from zero to flying in about 1H... and has been so for years.
It will also probably fly better.. all you need is a block of EPP foam and a hot wire (the cut itself takes 5min, full build about 1H)
so yeah.. it says 3D printer QUICK it must be worth some ads-prints publish!
actually most of the equipment people have can be taken over, its not trivial tho. basically all that "1k" stuff which is channel hopping isn't encrypted or anything. if you find the hop algorithm, which is often not that hard, you can indeed control the aircraft.
not all "drones" are the parrot.
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Best of 2010
JimmyJackJones: Best of 2010
Here they are, my personal favorite games that came out last year. I've done some reshuffling, as there were so many great games that came out this year. Civ V was on this list at first, but I just haven't felt motivated to play it since the first week it launched, so I didn't feel right about keeping it up here. God of War III is another game that was close to making the cut, but just got edged out. As for those that made it, I did some pretty in depth blogs about some of these around July, so go check out the links below if you care to see what stood out so much to me:
Mass Effect 2
Red Dead Redemption
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Heavy Rain


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So I feel like my bone-stock Rally is just about the only one left. I am almost ready to start throwing some upgrades on after I get my back-ordered chassis in the mail, but I have a few questions for you all.
1) Why does it seem like all of the Rally's are going to a blistering fast on-road setup? Why not build a X0-1 and really tear up the tarmac? Extended wheelbases, diffusers, slicks, foams, etc. Why do most of you decide to go this route? I'm not bashing by any means, but I'd like to know if there is some reason behind the decision to go strictly on-road.
As for my upgrade plan. I like to bash around the parking lots, but I would like a bit more speed. I'll switch my gearing to get a bit better top speed with my 2s and go from there. I like the looks of the aluminum body GTR shocks from the X0-1, but are they suitable for parking lot bashing (perhaps with a spring and oil change)? I'll go with the standard RPM arms, aluminum steering bits, shock towers, motor mount, etc. By that time I'll have a good idea of the direction I want to take with the car and I'll be consulting you fine folks again. For now I'll just be going for strength as I watch the Rally's turn into race cars.


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11 to 12 weekers! How are you feeling?
11 weeks, 4 days and still miserable. Its been 5 straight weeks of extreme exhaustion (I mean I walk like I'm elderly), weakness, dizziness (anytime I turn my head), and noe thanks tot he Zofran painful constipation and daily headaches. Several times I thought I am dying because I feel like my boyd is shutting down. I've spent a day in ER getting fluids and my doc is threatening to have my hospitalized if I don't improve. But when will this get better?
tigrisgazal - Wow, 18 months and still waking up 4-5 times a night?? I would work on sleep training that child before your baby arrives or you are going to be a walking zombie!
12 weeks 1 day and I am feeling better, but am not out of the woods yet. I have to fight the nausea and fatigue several times a day. But, I will take that over feeling it 24/7.
Married 10.30.10
DS#2 Due 7/9/13
My 11th week was great! My symptoms started to go away and I almost felt normal again most days. But week 12 was really hard again. Throwing up, fatigue, depressed. Now I'm in week 13 and I seem to be feeling better . It comes and goes.I'm just going to hope that it continnues to gradually get better.
11 weeks 5 days and I some times I forget that I'm PG. I'm sleepy for sure and want to eat all the time, but my boobs don't hurt anymore (they weight about 10lbs each though!), I'm not sick at all and haven't been. This is a blessing as my last 2 I puked daily for a full 9 months.
My daughter told me I was in that bad stage where people will think I'm just getting fat. Got to love teenage girls!
Talia 15
Jackson 13
and our little surprise baby on the way!
Past two days have been better days! Nausea seems to be fading away. It's like it's fighting not leave and I'm hoping it does. Fatigue is another story it seems like I can't get enough sleep or keep my eyes open. I am working Full Time this pregnancy and I am already pushing through the work days. Hoping to see m/s, fatigue free days soon!
I am feeling much better. No more neasea and the food aversions are subsiding too. I do still feel exhausted, but things are getting better. Don't worry. YOu are at the end of the first trimester, it is normal to start feeling better :)
Precious DD born 27 August 2011. Twins due July 2013 - excited. Family will be bigger than we anticipated. DH's work takes us all over.


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Ben Kate is pretty okay but I'm not trying to get too attached to it on account of it likely not being long for this world (B&K and Mindy Project have under-performed big time for FOX's much-hyped Tuesday night comedy block). New Girl is great, though, and way better than I ever thought it would be; the writing is surprisingly sharp and the cast have wonderful chemistry together.
I agree that The Mindy Project isn't very good. I know that Kaling is a bit of an It-girl at the moment, but I frankly don't think that she's leading lady material. Her humor is pretty superficial and entirely too reliant on pop-culture references, too, so much of the show's material comes off feeling sophomoric and empty. The whole endeavor feels like an excuse for her to, well, "play doctor" with Caucasian dudes that realistically wouldn't give her the time of day. I'd probably have to say that it's the most vain vanity project currently on the air.
The Wonder Years is a true favorite of mine. Shame that the situation with royalties from the show's (excellent) use of established music will likely prevent it from ever getting a proper home release.
But wait - what's this? The Doors covered by The Escape Club, if you can believe it; Was (Not Was)? The Indigo Girls? And the ultimate insult - 2, count 'em -TWO!- songs by Debbie Gibson!! *gasp!*:eek:
All this is not helped by, while researching this album (for memories sake ;)) I discovered a much better, unknown to me before now, 5 disc set from the TV show! :( Gutted.
I was semi-aware that sometime in between original screening and now that they changed the version of With A Little.... from the start of the show.
I admit to tearing up at the final Happy Days episode. And a couple of MASH ones always get me too....
Yeah, the only way that they would be able to release the show would involve butchering it by cutting out all of the licensed tunes. And a Wonder Years without all of the kickass, period-specific music wouldn't quite be The Wonder Years at all. It would almost be as bad as the version of The Big Lebowski that gets aired on Comedy Central, where all of the profanities have been removed and dubbed over with absolute nonsense (for instance: "This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass, Larry!" becomes "This is what happens when you fight a stranger in the Alps, Larry!"). This is also why the show can no longer be found in syndication.
There simply isn't a more fascinating character on television at the moment.


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John Conyers: Please don't use the term 'illegal immigrants' — say 'out of status' or 'new Americans'
**Written by Doug Powers
The House opened its first hearing on immigration today, Rep. John Conyers (D-on't say "illegal"), a walking argument for congressional term limits, tried to lay down a few ground rules before things got going:
I hope no one uses the term "illegal immigrants" here today. Our citizens are not… the people in this country are not illegal, they are out of status, they are new Americans that are immigrants, and I think that we can forge a path to citizenship that will be able to pass muster.
Chances are Conyers won't know if the offending term ends up being used in subsequent legislation because he probably won't read the bill anyway:
Side note: John Conyers' wife Monica, a former Detroit City Councilwoman, was released from federal prison in December after doing some things that were "out of status."
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At age 70, is Joe Torre done managing after stepping away from the Dodgers?
Sep 17, 2010, 4:17 PM EDT
Joe Torre announced that he'll step down as Dodgers manager after the season, with Don Mattingly replacing him, but will the 70-year-old future Hall of Famer look to manage elsewhere?
Based on the early speculation, few people seem to think that's likely.
Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com writes that Torre is "unlikely to manage in 2011," noting that he's "not really interested" and has a daughter starting high school. Of course, Rosenthal adds: "But if some team calls, who knows?"
The Mets could be the "some team" that calls, but Jon Heyman of SI.com speculates that Torre is "unlikely to get Mets managing job." Andy Martino of the New York Daily News agrees, calling it "not at all" a fit because of age, the Mets' shaky status as sure-fire contenders, and Torre's likely asking price.
Torre is slated to reveal more about his future plans at a press conference tonight.
- Professor Longnose - Sep 17, 2010 at 4:51 PM
I have a daughter starting high school now, and if I waited 5 years and had another daughter, I'd still be younger than Torre is now when that new daughter started high school.
- minnesconsin_ad - Sep 17, 2010 at 4:56 PM
apologies if this is offensive to anyone in a similar situation, but the man is 70 and has a daughter entering HIGH SCHOOL. despite having to "grow up" more quickly than I'd ever imagined, I'm happy to report that I will be 42 when my youngest daughter starts high school. phewww.
- RichardInBigD - Sep 17, 2010 at 5:06 PM
Are you absolutely sure that that reference shouldn't be to a "granddaughter"?
- Florida727 - Sep 17, 2010 at 5:11 PM
Considering all that he's accomplished in the game, why coach/manage anymore? There's got to be plenty of other ways to be involved in the game that wouldn't take him away from his family as often. I typically can't stand EX-athletes as commentators on sporting events (because everything becomes a comparison to what THEY did), but Torre is one guy I'd specifically tune in to watch on Sunday Night Baseball if he was in the booth. Joe, Orel and Jon Miller. How's that for a broadcast team?
- Buzz This - Sep 17, 2010 at 5:19 PM
Joe Torre is very smart to step aside at 70 years or age and enjoy his family and baseball from a spectator or announcer standpoint. He has done everything asked of him as manager or coach of several major league teams and he is a respected contributor to the success of baseball organizations in the American and National League. I respect his judgement as to retirement and his good friend and former teammate Don Mattingly who Joe brought in as his understudy with both New York and Los Angeles to be his successor. Thank you Joe for years of enjoyment and have a wonderful retirement. It is time and Joe respects this more than anyone.
- rrodrig60 - Sep 17, 2010 at 5:58 PM
GOOD LUCK Mr Joe Torre,we Dodger fans appreciate your time here.Now we all can say we had one of the greatest baseball managers in history here at Dodger stadium.GO DODGERS 2011,WORLD CHAMPIONS!!
- rrodrig60 - Sep 17, 2010 at 6:00 PM
That would be one great team in the booth!!
- The Ol Goaler - Sep 17, 2010 at 6:06 PM
Nahhh… Torre's comin' back to St. Louis, so he can retire as a Cardinal! (The Goaler grins, ducks, and skates away as fast as he can!)
- Materialman - Sep 17, 2010 at 6:53 PM
I think Tony LaRussa is finished in St. Louis so we would take Joe back. I would like to see him finish in St. Louis.
- Ditto65 - Sep 17, 2010 at 10:18 PM
Drop Miller and I am there.
- Ditto65 - Sep 17, 2010 at 10:20 PM
Ummm, Donnie baseball and Joe were never teammates.
- TardiveZoar - Sep 18, 2010 at 1:30 AM
Torre is 70, he is finished as a manager. He went from being the manager of the best team money can but, to a team that is in the throes of ownership melodrama and does not have unlimited cash. Funny how mortal these guys look after leaving the Yanks.
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Above average breakfast, hot/cold water cooler (for tea), clean, quiet
Coffee maker in room didn't work. Odd smell in room.
Was disappointed that there was no fresh fruit at breakfast.
Also that a non smoking room cost more that a smoking room.
Rooms were comfortable, staff was friendly and pool was well maintained. Good value for the money.
Very enjoyable stay friendly staff .
The entrance off the hwy was tight for my truck .should have an exit to the traffic light for going north .
Breakfast was better than average and proximity to dining and shopping was good. Hot tub and pool were also inviting. Room decor was nice and bathroom was updated. Staff very accommodation.
11 am check out. Fitness center very small with one treadmill, a few dumbbells and one elliptical. Unfortunately it had no universal machines and was extremely hot.
The cleanliness and breakfast food was outstanding
Clean, quiet. Pretty new. The breakfast was great. Hot coffee of various brews available all the time.
There was one towel with a huge hole in it.
I liked it because of the location
what i didnt like is that the room wasn't maintained well, i found spider walking on top of the bed and other insects...the lamp near the bed wasnt working, the nightstand drawers wouldn't open and the cabinets looked old and dusty.
This was the closest hotel to my destination that I could find with a reasonable price
It was very basic, but the bed was comfortable
comfortable bedding set, free hot breakfast.
Great hotel, clean room, fast check in and check out. Perfect experience.
The staff were friendly and accommodating in all aspects.
After staying at other local hotels in the area, this was a clean, well run hotel with a great room for the price point.
The lady in the breakfast area was extremely polite to everyone. She made sure that everything any guest needed was there. She was constantly emptying the garbage or refilling the food. She is definitely an asset to the hotel staff. Always had a smile
Close to town
Room smelled like smoke. Noises upstairs .
Located very close to Bucknell University
Sink and bath faucets did not work exactly as they should. Coffee maker did not work.
Friendly staff
Missing lightbulbs
Location is great...very close to Knoebels
Pretty run down...exterior needs a sprucing up
SPOTLESSLY clean, and everything good repair. These are true 'suites,' with closed-off bedroom, separate living room, and fully-functional kitchen with full-sized stove & fridge. Charming and brilliant hostess. Strong A/C. NICE 3-star room @ 1-star $.
The walls are a little thin, and the exterior of the building and the stairs are a little 'tired' and cheap-looking, but don't let that put you off. The room is a solid, NICE three-star live-in suite. This is a true bargain for the price.
The single member of the staff was polite.
The room description was inaccurate; the 'deluxe' suite was a small room with a sofa bed, low quality furniture and a television that did not work. The room was below ground, so it had neither a view nor a balcony.
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Italy & the French Riviera
I would like to see Rome, Pompeii, Venice, Floremce, plus Nice, Montecarlo, Cannes. I have about 2 weeks at either the end of June or the beginning of July. Please help me. It seems like a daunting task to do my myself. Thank you! Cost is a factor, as well.