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Welcome to our blog dedicated to the engineering of Microsoft Windows 7
This has been a busy couple of days for a few of us on the team as we had a report of a bug in Windows 7. The specifics of the issue are probably not as important as a discussion over how we will manage these types of situations down the road and so it seems like a good time to provide some context and illustrate our process, using this recent example.
This week a report on a blog described a crashing issue in Windows 7. The steps to reproduce the crash were pretty easy (1) run chkdsk /r on a non-system drive then crash after consuming system memory. Because it was easy to "reproduce", the reports of this issue spread quickly. Subsequent posts and the comments across the posts indicated that the issue seemed to have been reproduced by others—that is the two characteristics of the report were seen (a) consumption of lots of memory and (b) crashing.
Pretty quickly, I started getting a lot of mail personally on the report. Like many of you, the first thing I did was try it out. And as you might imagine I did not reproduce both issues, though I did see the memory usage. I tried it on another machine and saw the same behavior. In both cases the machine functioned normally during and after the chkdsk. As I frequently do, I answered most of the mail I receive and started asking people for steps to reproduce the crash and to share system dump files. The memory usage did not worry me quite as much as the crash. I began having a number of interesting mail threads, but we didn't have any leads on a repro case nor did we have a crash dump to work with.
Of course I was not the first Microsoft person to see this. The file system team immediately began to look into the issue. They too were unable to reproduce the crash and from their perspective the memory usage was by design and was a specific Windows 7 change for this scenario (the /r flag grabs an exclusive lock and repairs a disk and so our assumption is you'd really like the disk to be fixed before you do more stuff on the machine, an assumption validated by several subsequent third party blog posts on this topic). We cast the net further and continued looking for crash dumps and reports. As described below we have quite a few tools at our disposal.
While we continued to investigate, the mail I was getting was escalating in tone and more importantly one of the people I responded to mentioned our email exchange in a blog post. So in my effort to have a normal email dialog I ended up in the thick of the discussion. As I have done quite routinely during the development of Windows 7, I added a comment on the original blog (and the blog where this particular email friend was commenting) outlining the steps we are taking and the information we knew to date. Interestingly (though not unfortunately) just posting the comment drew even more attention to the issue being raised. I personally love being a member of the broader community and enjoy being a casual contributor even when it seems to cause a bit of a stir.
It is worth just describing the internal process that goes on when we receive a report of a crashing issue. Years ago we had one of two reactions. Either we would just throw up our arms and surrender as we had no hope of finding the bug, or we would drop everything and start putting people on airplanes with terminal debuggers in the hopes of finding a reproducible case. Neither of these is particularly effective and the latter, while very heroic sounding, does not yield results commensurate with effort. Most importantly while there might be a crash, we had no idea if that was the only instance or if lots more people were seeing or would see the crash. We were working without any data to inform our decisions.
With the internet and telemetry built into our products (not just Windows 7) we now have a much clearer view of the overall health of the software. So when we first hear a report of a crash we check to see if we're seeing the crash happen on the millions of machines that are out there. This helps us in aggregate, but of course does not help us if a crash is one specific configuration. However, a crash that is one specific configuration will still show up if there is any statistically relevant sampling of machines and given the size of the user base this is almost certain to be the case. We're able to, for example, query the call stacks of all crashes reported to see if a particular program is on the stack.
We have a number of tools at our disposal if we are seeing a crash in telemetry. You might have even seen these at work if you crash. We can increase (with consent) the amount of data asked for. We can put up a knowledge base article as a response to a crash (and you are notified in the Windows 7 Action Center). We can even say "hey call us". As crazy as that one might sound, sometimes that is what can help. If a crashing issue in an already shipping product suddenly appears then something changed—a new hardware device, new device driver, or other software likely caused the crash to appear far more frequently. Often a simple confirmation of what changed helps us to diagnose the issue. I remember one of the first times we saw this was when one day unexpectedly Word started crashing for people. We hadn't changed anything. It turned out a new version of a popular add-in released and the crash was happening in the add-in, but of course end-users only saw Word crashing. We quickly put up instructions to remove the add-in while in parallel working with the ISV to push out a fix. This ability to see the changing landscape, diagnose, and respond to a problem has radically changed how we think of issues in the product.
We are constantly investigating both new and frequently occurring issues (including crashes, hangs, device not found, setup failures, potential security issues, and so on). In fact we probably look into on the order of hundreds of issues in any given month as we work with our enterprise and OEM customers (and therefore hardware partners, ISVs, etc.). Often we find that issues are resolved by code changes outside core Windows code (such as with drivers, firmware, or ISV code). This isn't about dodging responsibility but helping to fix things at the root cause. And we also make many code changes in Windows, which are seen as monthly updates, hotfixes, and then service pack rollups. The vast majority of things we fix are not applicable broadly and hence not released with immediate urgency—if something is ever broadly applicable we will make the call to release it broadly. It is very important for everyone to understand how seriously we take the responsibility of making sure there are no critical issues impacting a broad set of customers, while also balancing the volume of changes we push out broadly.
To be specific about the investigation around the chkdsk utility, let's look at how we dove into this over the past couple of days. We first looked through our crash telemetry (both at the user level and "blue screen" level) and found no reported crashes of chkdsk. We of course look through our existing reports of issues that came up during the development of Windows 7, but we didn't see anything at all there. We queried the call stacks of existing reported crashes (of all kinds, since this was reported) and we did not find any crashes with chkdsk.exe running while crashing. We then began automated test runs on a broad set of machines—these ran overnight and continued for 2 days. We also saw reports related to a specific hardware configuration, so we set up over 40 machines based on variants of that chipset, driver, and firmware and ran those tests. We were not hitting any crashes (as mentioned, the memory usage was already understood). Because some were saying the machines were non-responsive we also looked for that in manual tests and didn't see anything. We also broadened this to request globally to Microsoft folks to try things out (we have quite a few unique configs when you think of all of our offices around the world) and so we had several hundred more test runs going. We also had reports of the crash happening when running without a pagefile—that could be the case, but that would not be an issue with this utility as any program that requests more memory than physically available would cause things to tip over and this configuration is not recommended for general purpose use (and this appears to be the common thread on the small number of non-reproducible crashes). Folks interested might read Mark's blog on the topic of pagefiles in general. While we did not identify anything of note, that does not rule out the possibility of a problem but at this point the chances of any broad issue are extremely small.
In the meantime, we continue to look through external blogs, forums and other reports of crashes to see if we can identify any reproducible cases of this. While we don't contact everyone, we do contact people if the forum and report indicate this has a good chance of yield. In all fairness, it probably doesn't help us when there's a lot of "smoke" while we're trying to find the fire. We had a lot of "showstopper" comments piling on but not a lot of additional data including a lack of a reproducible case or a crash dump.
This type of work will continue until we have satisfied ourselves that we have systematically ruled out a crash or defined the circumstances where a crash can happen. Because this is a hardware/software related issue we will also invite input from various IHVs on the topic. In this case, because it is disk related we can't rule out the possibility that in fact the disk was either failing or about to fail and the excessive use of the disk during a /r repair would in fact generate a failure. And while the code is designed to handle these failures (as you can imagine) there is the possibility that the specific failure is itself not handled well. In fact, in our lab (running tests continuously for a few days) we had one failure in this regard and the crash was in the firmware of the controller for the disk. Obviously we'll continue to investigate this particular issue.
I did want folks to know just how seriously we take these issues. Sometimes blogs and comments get very excited. When I see something like "showstopper" it gets my attention, but it also doesn't help us to have a constructive and rational investigation. Large software projects are by nature extremely complex. They often have issues that are dependent on the environment and configuration. And as we know, often as deterministic as software is supposed to be sometimes issues don't reproduce. We have a pretty clear process on how we investigate reports and we focus on making sure Windows remains healthy even in the face of a changing landscape. With this post, I wanted to offer a view into some specifics but also into the general issue of sounding alarms.
It is always cool to find a bug in software. Whether it is an ATM, movie ticket machine, or Windows we all feel a certain sense of pride in identifying something that doesn't work like we think it should. Windows is a product of a lot of people, not just those of us at Microsoft. When something isn't as it should be we work with a broad set of partners to make sure we can effectively work through the issue. I hope folks recognize how serious we take this responsibility as we all know we're going to keep looking at issues and we will have issues in the future that will require us to change the code to maintain the level of quality we know everyone expects of Windows.
Excellent post and great job steven hope we can find more useful information
I am interested in why chkdsk uses so much memory in windows 7.
So far (touch wood) I have not receive any crashes on Win 7. So far everything has been pretty smooth on my end. Thanks for the useful information.
Great job, keep the good work :)
I had one crash but missed to send the bug report, bad habit. If it happens again ill send the Data.
I have a question. Should we switch over from XP to 7 for our our supply chain management company? Please let me know.
If you search a bit, you'll realize internet forums are littered with this problem. I'm forced to use a different launcher app to launch my programs instead of the revolutionary-touted Start search. Is the new Start menu not robust enough to display an infinite number of installed programs under "All Programs" or is it the shell team this time again that is notorious for the extremely shabby work it has done on Windows since the Vista release?
BSOD on Win7? No way! The customer is an idiot most of the times. Plus people on forums spread evil lies about Microsoft.
Or maybe some stupid customer had a bad VGA cable and some pins (only the red and green) got screwed and the screen was blue and then the stupid user writes a "blue screen" in a blog post.
You can't repro BSODs on Win7, and if you do, it's either a 3rd party or the VGA cable- hey look up there is a bird!
I'm finding it very interesting
Thank you for this post and indeed the blog, I'm finding it very interesting.
I recently purchased windows 7 and need a to learn more about it and when I first started I was getting a Bug Report all the time. I then took the Windows 7 tutorial at http://www.knowledgecity.com/computer_training/windows7_tutorial.html#os and have been able to get around this report. But I think Microsoft is doing the best they can and I found Windows 7 to be awesom.
I like Win7, its stable and excellent
Thanks a lot
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Was able to get BSOD's to occur (from google article) by adding:
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GWEN IFILL: Two Democratic candidates have decided to skip next year's first big national political test: January's Iowa caucuses. Senator Joe Lieberman and retired General Wesley Clark say they will save any firepower for the subsequent New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries. Smart political decisions, or simply necessary ones? For more on these latest developments along the presidential campaign trail, we're joined again by Adam Nagourney, chief political correspondent for the "New York Times." Hello, Adam.
ADAM NAGOURNEY: Hey, Gwen, how you doing?
GWEN IFILL: I am great. Now, I understand that we have been taught that it's an article of faith that Iowa is the first big test. How can Joe Lieberman and Wesley Clark afford not to campaign there?
ADAM NAGOURNEY: I think you put it pretty well a second ago. To a large extent this is for different reasons a decision born of necessity rather than a strategy. You'll hear them make a case that it's a different year for various reasons, but the fact of the matter is that both of them were in difficult straits in that state. And that's why they decided to move their resources to other states.
GWEN IFILL: Let's talk about the difficult straits one by one. What was the difficult strait for Wesley Clark? He just got into this race.
ADAM NAGOURNEY: The difficult strait is that he just got into this race. I was there last week. Each candidates, the rest of them, have spent easily the past eight months doing the kind of work you need to do to prepare for the Iowa caucuses. It's not like a regular primary, it's much more organization driven. You have to get people out to 2,000 different precinct houses, in the middle of January for two hours. It's a very complicated system, and it's hard to do. And most of the most experienced Iowa hands are signed up with the candidates who are really competing there, Howard Dean, Richard Gephardt, John Kerry and John Edwards.
So I think they made a calculation that it didn't make any sense to try to play there. I should add to that, that there are a lot of Democrats in Iowa who think that was not a smart calculation. There is some boosterism going on here, we need to keep that in mind. But still the argument was, whatever park had done, people would have been like he got in the race late, all the stuff I'm saying to you now, got in the race late, dm have time to sign people up, yes still got 10 or 12 percent of the vote.
GWEN IFILL: But that didn't apply to Joe Lieberman who was the vice presidential nominee this last time ash. Why was he unable to get his motor running in Iowa?
ADAM NAGOURNEY: The problem with senator Lieberman is he is trying to run as a moderate Democrat. You know, very unambiguously for the war, in favor of various trade treaties which do not go well in Iowa at all. And this is a largely partisan Democrat, I mean not a bad way, but largely liberal leaning Democratic audience and he just wasn't getting traction there. I think the more he sort of tried, the more he realized that he wasn't going to go farther. But you made a good point. This is a guy who ran for vice president of the United States in 2000, and the idea of him skipping a state like this is pretty remarkable.
GWEN IFILL: In 1976 Jimmy Carter made Iowa, made the Iowa caucuses by investing lots of time there. Last time around, John McCain did the opposite, he skipped the Iowa caucuses and did fairly well in New Hampshire, even though he didn't get the nomination. Is this just a whole new formula that these two are coming up with?
ADAM NAGOURNEY: I think again it's a formula born of necessity. Here's the difference this year. They have calculated that because the calendar has been front loaded a bit, or more accelerated, is that they have another chance to break in, with both General Clark and Mr. Lieberman are calculating is that on February 3 when there are seven Democratic contests, those are more hospitable to them, on that day they'll breakthrough. For the two weeks before the caucuses on January 19, the story is going to be about for these guys, and for at least a couple of days after will be about the winner of the top people there. So it's an interesting gamble. I'm not convinced, one great thing about politics, is the rules keep getting rewritten, and maybe it will happen this year. At this point I'm not convinced that this is the case. But we'll see.
GWEN IFILL: I see from your story in today's paper that you spent Friday night at the venerable Polk County Democratic dinner.
ADAM NAGOURNEY: Don't you wish you were there with me?
GWEN IFILL: I wish I was there. But barring that, I'm glad you were, talking to voters. What were they telling you about, not necessarily about these two candidates, but about who is impressing them and who is not at this stage?
ADAM NAGOURNEY: People to watch I think right now are Howard Dean, who is running a red hot campaign, this anti-war message has a lot of resonance there. He's a very sort of partisan Democrat, you've seen until the national appearances as well and I think it's really appealing.
Gephardt is an old-time favorite, he ran in '88, he won, he comes from neighboring Missouri, he has support of labor, for the reasons we talked about a second ago, the importance of organization, that's a big deal there.
John Kerry, most polls and I want to tell thaw polls in Iowa could not be less reliable, but that said, is running third. He has signed on some fairly impressive organizers, and I think has a lot of potential. His events, Gwen, tend to draw a lot of people to them, which is really interesting to me.
Then John Edwards, the Senator from North Carolina, has tried to sneak in will and is putting money and time there and we should look for him to do well. I also spoke to people about General Clark, I was working on this story. And I did not, the point I made today was I think if General Clark had decided to contest in Iowa, he might have found the going a little difficult. Were a little wary of him, part of it was there's some concern about his party identification, as you know, he signed on late to the Democratic Party and there's been stories about him appearing at Republican fundraisers, a Republican fund raiser praising President Bush, and I just came across a little bit of skepticism about him.
GWEN IFILL: When two major candidates make a decision like this, does this devalue Iowa as an early state or does it even make New Hampshire conceivably skippable?
ADAM NAGOURNEY: Gov. Bill Sachs of Iowa might quarrel with this. But the fact is when we all write our stories or do our reports on January 19 or 20, given the current state of the race, assuming that General Clark and Lieberman are still considered strong candidates, we're all going to have second paragraphs, or third paragraphs that say but these candidates didn't participate. So I guess to a certain extent it does devalue or put an asterisk next to it. Secondarily, if the candidate wants to skip Iowa, he or she could skip New Hampshire, presumably.
One of the advantages of Iowa over New Hampshire is that it really puts a premium on aggressive on the ground meeting with small group of voters campaigning. We can argue forever about whether Iowa and New Hampshire are the right states to do that, they're certainly not cross sections of America. But the process, I would argue, is good for the candidates and good for the system. They can end up skipping them and just go to February 3, that will be a money driven primary/caucus, because there are so many states across the country, it will all be about television, there won't be much time for any in person campaigning unless you consider flying into an airport hangar personal campaigning.
GWEN IFILL: Okay, Adam Nagourney, see you at those airport hangars, see you on the road.
ADAM NAGOURNEY: I'll see you at the Polk County dinner, Gwen.
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I'm pretty sarcastic, I tend to have a very dead pan sense of humor. I'm from Massachusetts and have lived in the city for almost 3 years now. I count every year as a badge of honor for having survived the city and not returning to the wide streets and sprawling supermarkets of New England. I love live comedy and live music, I think they're good for the soul. I read books and watch documentaires. I find intelligence, humor, and kindness, and of course swagger extremely attractive. I really respect someone who is driven and trying to carve out a place for himself in the world. Also, I glow. It's really weird but whenever I smile there's this eerie halo that appears around my head.
Alumni connections , Coffee and conversation , Business networking , Dining out , Movies/Videos , Museums and art , Music and concerts , Nightclubs/Dancing , Performing arts , Playing sports , Political interests , Travel/Sightseeing , Volunteering
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I exercise 1-2 times per week.
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STUART - Movie buffs and history lovers will have a lot to talk about at the 2012 Stuart Air Show, presented by Sikorsky Aircraft. The airplane used in the Hollywood movie "Amelia" will be on display at the Air Show on Nov. 10 adn 11 at Witham Field in Stuart.
The movie, released in 2009, starred Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank, who portrayed legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean during a flight in 1937. Producers of the movie valued authenticity and dismissed the idea of using computer graphics, instead choosing to make the movie and its dramatic flight scenes as realistic as possible. The plane is a fully restored 1936 Lockheed 12A Electra Junior, similar to the Lockheed 10 model that Earhart used in her failed attempt to fly around the world.
The movie "Amelia" is a biographical film about the life of Amelia Earhart, which also stars Richard Gere as Earhart's husband George Putnam. Swank became passionate about the role and took several flights in vintage aircraft to research for her role.
The owner of the Lockheed 12A Electra Junior spent 18 years restoring the aircraft and more than 50 hours in flight during the filming. Swank left her mark on the aircraft by autographing the inside of the cabin door.
This is the first visit for the privately owned aircraft to the Stuart Air Show.
Proceeds from the Stuart Air Show benefit nonprofit beneficiaries Road to Victory Military Museum and Martin County Community Foundation. Other local beneficiaries include ARC of Martin County, Special Olympics Martin County, Civil Air Patrol, and other youth groups in the area.
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Have you ever dreamt of receiving a large sum of cash to pursue your creative dreams? You may have heard that the MacArthur Foundation just named twenty-three very surprised fellows as the recipients of this year's "genius grant," an unrestricted award of $500,000 to spend on projects of their choice. There is no application process for the award. Rather, recipients are chosen … [Read more...]
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Leaving Salida, the weather gods were merciful -- the rains from the day before were replaced by the beautiful blue skies Colorado is known for. The plan today is to ride west through Gunnison to Montrose, then south on Hwy 550 to Ouray.
Hwy 50 west of Salida
Monarch Pass
is only around 20 miles outside of Salida and I got there in no time. The pass forms a part of the
Continental Divide
. There's a tourist stop at the pass complete with a scenic-ride cable car. Quite a few bikers stopped by for coffee, most of them on big Harley's, with a few BMWs here and there, plus the occasional Gold Wing.
Continental Divide at Monarch Pass, Colorado
After the pass it was another hour to Gunnison, where I topped off the gas tank. Out of nowhere heavy rain started to pour down, but it didn't last long before clear skies returned. Weather really do change rapidly in the mountains.
Gunnison is home to the
Pioneer Museum
and I decided to take a look.
The Pioneer Museum in Gunnison
The museum was quite a bit bigger than I thought it would be, with 18 buildings on six-acres of land. Its mission is to "[preserve] the history of the pioneers of Gunnison County". Among of its major artifacts is a wonderfully preserved Baldwin locomotive #6002 (DRGW 268) which was part of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.
Nicely preserved Baldwin DRGW 268
They also have an extensive collection of classic cars (including the Ford model T) and even a couple old motorcycles!
Frame of a Simplex Servi-Cycle (circa 1950s?)
A newly-donated Indian at Pioneer Museum
The Indian was a brand-new donation to the museum. In fact it was so new that the staff did not yet have any additional details on the bike's history available.
I really enjoyed the museum. It was time to go, so I continued west along Hwy 50. There are many scenic views along this highway, and the area near Blue Mesa reservoir is no exception.
Overlooking Blue Mesa
Two more hours of great twisty roads from Gunnison, I finally reached Ouray!! Then I dropped the bike, making a left turn on a hill, while going like zero-mph. Oops!!!
The bike wasn't even scratched, but my ego sure was bruised!!!
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Why should you watch 'Inside Amy Schumer' season 2?
NEW YORK: Why should one switch channel to Comedy Central for the second season of 'Inside Amy Schumer'? Schumer has a simple answer for that "You'll laugh for 30 minutes." Schumer asked fans to only watch the show if they enjoy laughing.
The sketch show's creator and star had given few, very delectable, specific highlights. Season 2 will have the greatest guest stars including Paul Giamatti, targets like Aaron Sorkin, and interviews of professionals like a phone sex operator.
Teasing spoilers, Schumer cautioned those who are going through a rough patch in their dating phase against watching episode 2 with that person. She said they might want to leave the room when a sketch about military video games starts playing.
From the quality of its production to the scope of its jokes, season 2 will be bigger and bolder than season 1. Schumer is most proud of a sketch from episode 3 called "Wireless Bummers," in which her character will struggle to contact Time Warner after her internet cuts off. Obviously the process is far from easy. Schumer is also fond of "The Food Room," a parody on Newsroom parody that will co-stars guest, Josh Charles, the star of Aaron Sorkin's beloved series Sports Night. Full of praises for him, Schumer said that Charles was not just there to deliver patter. He was hilarious, pitching amazing scenes and helped craft that sketch.
The premiere features Paul Giamatti in a role tailor-made for him, a schlubby, exasperated God who realizes a bit too late that he was going about the whole creation thing wrong. As per Schumer, convincing the Oscar nominee to take part in her show was as easy as running into him in New York City begging him to take the role. Other guest stars includes Charles, Zach Braff, Janeane Garofalo, Parker Posey and Rachel Dratch.


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Billy Zardo would score his second career Late Model feature victory behind the wheel of his No. 46 Holmes/National Exhaust Late Model after a thrilling battle with Scott Beatty (finish pictured above).
The first heat would see a caution as John Mitchell would go for a spin.
Scott Beatty would drive his No. 88 Beatty Motorsports Late Model to victory lane ahead of Andy Kamrath, Dwayne Baker, Jason Witty, Gary Elliott, Taylor Holdaway, Chris Morrow, Herb Walters, Derek Frohlich and Thane Woodside.
The second heat would also have a caution as Ernie Fumerton would spin on lap two. Sean Grosman would drive his No. 29 SMG Motorsports, The Landing Strip, For Your Eyes Only and Rylex Late Model to victory lane ahead of Tom Walters, Mike Bentley, Anthony Simone, Lane Zardo, Frank Davey, Billy Zardo, Ernie Fumerton, Bruce Rankin and Brian Wilson Jr.
Jason Witty would score the victory in the third heat behind of the wheel of his No. 19 Queensville Sod Farms, Matco Tools, Speedy Auto Machine and Carrot Express Late Model after a thrilling three-wide battle for the lead with Morrow and Holdaway.
Holdaway would finish second, followed by Baker, Frohlich, Kamrath, Beatty, Herb Walters, Elliott and Woodside. Morrow would fail to finish the heat after breaking a rear end.
The final heat would see a caution as on lap one, Dave Bartlett would go for a spin. Then on the last lap, Lane Zardo would get into Grosman, collecting Fumerton. Bentley would grab the win on the green-white-checkered behind of the wheel of his No. 51 Lattitude Effects Late Model ahead of Billy Zardo, Tom Walters, Simone, Davey, Fumerton, Grosman, Bartlett and Wilson Jr. Zardo would fail to finish due to a flat tire.
Come feature time, Gary Elliott would start on pole, followed by Frank Davey, Anthony Simone, Scott Beatty, Sean Grosman, Andy Kamrath, Billy Zardo, Taylor Holdaway, Dwayne Baker, Jason Witty, Mike Bentley, Tom Walters, Derek Frohlich, Herb Walters, Lane Zardo, Bruce Rankin, Thane Woodside, Brian Wilson Jr., Dave Bartlett and John Mitchell.
On the get to, Frank Davey would keep his No. 49 Green Steel Roof and Hwy 400 Transmission Late Model to the outside of Gary Elliott's No. 36 Quaker State Late Model for the lead in the opening laps. However, Elliott would be able to slip by Davey, bringing Simone with him.
Anthony Simone would then get his No. 95 Simone Motorsports Late Model to the inside of Elliott, grabbing the lead on lap three.
Simone would lead a lap, before Scott Beatty got beside of him on lap four. Beatty would clear Simone for the lead on lap seven while Billy Zardo and Elliott battled for third. Zardo would clear Elliott on lap nine.
On lap 14, Billy Zardo would pass Simone for second behind Beatty, while Grosman passed Elliott for fourth. Grosman would then get by Simone for third on lap 18, bringing Bentley along with him, allowing Bentley to move into fourth.
Billy Zardo would run down Beatty, getting alongside him for the lead on lap 23. The final seven laps would feature one of the best battles of the season as the pair went back and forth, with Billy Zardo getting to the finish line first.
Behind the leaders, Baker would blow his motor in turn four on the final lap, going for a spin. Wilson Jr. would spin in the oil behind him.
Billy Zardo would grab the win, picking up his second career feature victory and second this year. Scott Beatty would finish second for his third top five of the year. Sean Grosman would finish third for his second top five of the year. Mike Bentley would finish fourth for his sixth top five of the season. Tom Walters would round out the top five with his sixth top five and seventh top 10 in seven features thus far.
Anthony Simone would finish sixth for his fourth top 10 of the season. Andy Kamrath would finish seventh for his fifth top 10 of the season. Taylor Holdaway would finish eighth for his sixth top 10 this year. Gary Elliott would finish ninth for his second top 10 of the season. Ernie Fumerton would round out the top 10 with his third top 10 of the season.
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Revenge of the Over-40 Actress
From Cameron Diaz to Sandra Bullock, the A-list of actresses is aging along with the moviegoer as their clout (and salaries) skyrocket, and Hollywood fails to groom another generation amid franchise fever.
"We needed someone with some real gravitas who you would take seriously in the part," says Bario. "You need someone with real credibility. Ten years ago, the role would have simply been cast as a man. But we wanted to work with her."
But while more opportunities are there, navigating a successful film career is tricky -- for actresses of any age.
Serving as something of a doorkeeper for many of the hottest actresses in the over-40 demo is CAA's Kevin Huvane. He has cornered the market with a roster that includes Bullock, McCarthy, Streep, Davis, Berry, Jennifer Aniston, Kidman, Jennifer Lopez, Moore, Wright, Renee Zellweger, Parker, Close and Annette Bening. However, rival agents snicker at the downside of Huvane's stacked list. "When a hot script comes in, is Aniston the sixth person to see it?" asks a rival agent. While CAA insists many of those on Huvane's list have happily been with him for years, Huvane declined comment.
To maintain a career -- and to ensure its momentum -- actresses, and their teams, actively have to be involved in nurturing it: taking on a variety of roles, looking to image-enhancing jobs in indie films and TV. To some observers, for example, Aniston has been in one too many romantic comedies. "She's played the damsel in distress too often, and so hasn't really shown her range," says one.
EXCLUSIVE: Vera Farmiga to Star Opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Warner Bros.' 'The Judge'
Instead, better to mix it up. Consider Vera Farmiga, who turns 40 this summer: She recently landed the female lead in Warner Bros.' The Judge opposite Robert Downey Jr. -- like Paltrow, she'll be playing an age-appropriate love interest for the 48-year-old Downey.
"We still see scripts where it says the male lead is 38, but we know he's going to be played by a guy who's 45, and the female lead is written as 28, 29," notes Farmiga's manager, Jon Rubinstein. "But things are changing. It's not like they're putting Demi Lovato opposite Downey."
Farmiga's career arc mirrors that of many of her contemporaries whose stock remains in demand even when they no longer can play the ingenue. She hasn't just sat around waiting to be invited to the party. Instead, after earning a best supporting actress Oscar nomination for 2009's Up in the Air, in which she more than held her own as a tough-as-nails road warrior opposite George Clooney, the actress chose to use the moment to direct the drama Higher Ground, which Sony Pictures Classics released in 2011. Similarly, in-demand stars from Jolie (In the Land of Blood and Honey) to Drew Barrymore (Whip It) temporarily have put their lucrative acting careers on hold in their mid-30s to direct feature films.
STORY: It's Official: Drew Barrymore to Star Opposite Adam Sandler in Warner Bros. Romantic Comedy
Farmiga then made the once-taboo decision to dabble in TV at the height of her big-screen career, taking a starring role on A&E's Bates Motel as Norma Bates, domineering mother to psycho-in-training Norman Bates. The move has paid off -- the unstable Norma has been a real showcase, allowing the actress to whipsaw between flirtatiousness one moment and murderous rage the next -- and the series has been picked up for a second season.
"I advise any actor to take control of your career," says Feig. "Start doing stand-up. Start writing roles for yourself. When you're sitting around waiting for the town to have an epiphany, you're going to sit forever. Look for the parts, chase the parts, but at the same time, seize control."
Kristen Wiig did just that when she co-wrote and starred in Feig's Bridesmaids. She finds herself among the town's most in-demand despite being on the precipice of 40 (she turns 40 this summer). "She's definitely someone who can get a movie made on her name alone," notes Gabler.
Cable TV continues to be a mainstay for actresses looking to challenge any preconceptions about them. "People who weren't getting great movie roles went where the great roles were," says HBO programming president Michael Lombardo of the move to TV. "The journey from TV back to movies became a much more fluid, accepted and easy journey for women of a certain age than the traditional 35-year-old female movie star."
STORY: Helen Mirren Impersonates Queen Elizabeth for Cancer-Stricken Boy
He credits Elizabeth I, the 2005 HBO miniseries starring Mirren as the fabled queen, for reigniting that actress' career because it "helped audiences rediscover this incredibly vital, sexy, powerful woman over 40. It helped her build a successful and exciting career as a woman over 40."
Mirren's counterparts taking advantage of the HBO route include Cate Blanchett, 44, who is developing the memoir Cancer Vixen at HBO about cartoonist Marisa Acocella Marchetto's battle with breast cancer; and Kidman, 45, who starred in HBO's Hemingway & Gellhorn and is developing the best-seller Reconstructing Amelia.
And streaming services like Netflix also promise to be welcoming. Wright, 47, has earned some of the best reviews of the year for the Netflix series House of Cards, playing a modern-day Lady Macbeth to Kevin Spacey's scheming congressman. That move, which at one time might have looked risky, has done nothing to hurt her big-screen opportunities. She stars in a pair of upcoming films: the Anton Corbijn-helmed thriller A Most Wanted Man opposite McAdams and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and the sexy drama Adore with Watts. And she's even grappled with the plight of aging actresses in Ari Folman's animated The Congress, which just debuted at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Chocolate Florentines
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|150 Gram
|Caster sugar
|175 Gram
|Double cream
|4 Tablespoon
|50 Gram, chopped
|50 Gram, flaked
|Dried cranberries
|40 Gram
|Pine nuts
|25 Gram
|Plain flour
|50 Gram
|Dark chocolate
|150 Gram
|White chocolate
|150 Gram
1. Put the butter and sugar in a saucepan and heat gently until the butter is melted. Increase the heat and bring the mixture to the boil. Immediately remove the saucepan from the heat, add the cream, mixed peel, cherries, almonds, cranberries, pine nuts and flour and stir well until evenly combined.
2. Drop 12 heaped teaspoonfuls of the mixture on to 2 large, lightly oiled baking sheets lined with baking paper, leaving a 5 cm (2 inch) gap for spreading. Bake in a preheated oven, 180°C (350°F), Gas Mark 4, for 7 minutes. Remove the baking sheets from the oven and using a 7 cm (3 inch) cookie cutter carefully drag the edges of the biscuits into neat rounds so that they are about 5 cm (2 inches) across. Bake for a further 3-4 minutes until golden around the edges. Remove from the oven and leave for 2 minutes. Use a palette knife to transfer the biscuits to baking paper and leave to cool. Repeat with the remaining mixture.
3. Melt the dark chocolate and white chocolate in separate bowls set over gently simmering water (do not allow the bases of the bowls to touch the water), stirring until the chocolate is smooth. Spoon the melted chocolate into separate paper icing bags and drizzle back and forth over the biscuits. Leave to set.


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Is Diddy Shutting Down Bad Boy Records?
Is Diddy shutting down Bad Boy Records? Although the hip-hop cash king recently celebrated the label's 20th anniversary, it appears that the company is under a cloud of uncertainty.
Diddy and Cassie Share 2014 Golden Globes Moments
Drake, Diddy, J. Cole + More Headlining 2014 Super Bowl Concerts
Before Super Bowl XLVIII hits the New York and New Jersey area on Feb. 2, expect plenty of parties and festivities beforehand. Chart-topping artists Drake, J. Cole, TLC and many others will headline major concerts in NYC before the big game.
Jay Z, Beyonce, Diddy, Jhene Aiko & More Celebrate New Year in Style
It looks like some of 2013's biggest stars brought in the new year right. Of course there was quite a bit of glamor to be found in photos posted to their Instagram posts, but this year the celebration seems to have been more of a family affair.
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The protagonist can change his fate by watching home movies. No, they're not sex tapes, you pervert.
Witness the birth of a future necrophiliac.
Munn is going from Aaron Sorkin's sure-to-be-classy HBO pilot to comedy troupe Broken Lizard's sure-to-be-Broken-Lizardy new movie.
He's really just a fool for love, people.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is cool with Bay's directing style.
Our new contributor to all things geek, Jenna Busch, takes us back to simpler times, when kids solved mysteries without the Internet.
At long last, the director of the Sewer Shark video game makes the transition to film.
Pacino is close to playing an aging rock star in writer Fogelman's 'Imagine', and I can imagine him destroying some instruments.
Director Antoine Fuqua, who directed 'Training Day' and… that's the credit worth mentioning, is looking to helm 'Southpaw' for Dreamworks.
On British TV, you can say "f*ck," but in British theaters, you can't show a guy masturbating to his human centipede. What's up with that, Queen Elizabeth?
The only details are that it involves Sam Worthington and a space war. NO, IT'S NOT LIKE 'AVATAR'!
It's a simple rule, but some folks just don't get it. The girl whose shrill, annoying voice you hear in this video is one of those people.
What is the GD hold-up?
Thanks to a $300 worldwide box office, a sequel was as inevitable as Evelyn Salt stopping the nuclear missiles at the end.
Forget everything you never knew about comic book stores.
The moon will be a much sexier place if Doug Liman gets his way.
She's been formally invited to get freaky-deaky with Daniel Craig.
Casting directors everywhere send out feelers for the "Japanese Andre the Giant."
Dwayne Johnson steps in to save another sequel.
Everything's coming up Idris Elba.
You'd think with all the time-traveling in the first one they'd be able to get it in on time.
He might have to get a bit drunk though.
Who steals a married couple's sex tape?
Another tragically lost soul.
Carrey is talking about falling off the jet way again. Maybe that'd be more pleasant than penguin wrangling?
We've got a new image of Shockwave. "Hey, One Eye, you think you're so tough? How 'bout I transform into a giant middle finger, eh?"
The famous director has gone back on the idea of digitally altering past films, putting Spielberg at odds with his friend George "I Change My Old Movies All The Time, Just To Piss You Off" Lucas.
Director Bobby Glickert went from robot fluffer to sci-fi super-player.
'Glutton' is about a bedridden, 1200 pound man, which is awesome.
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Granted, not all the good films in contention will ever make the final five.
The contention was that a sellout was taking place led by, of all people, Richard Nixon, who originally exposed Alger Hiss.
Employers are checking your credit these days, and a bad score may eliminate you from contention.
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Already a threat to fish, mussels, and other marine creatures, low-oxygen "dead zones" are expected to increase in both size and number as greenhouse gas concentrations and global temperatures continue to rise.
Ocean scientists have designed a new aquatic robot that can go where they suspect some of the heat energy from global warming is hiding: in the abyss.
A worldwide network of Argo floats gives scientists an unprecedented understanding of the ocean depths. Argo floats descend and ascend through the top 2,000 meters of the ocean, collecting observations as they move.
Alaska's coastal waters are especially vulnerable to the drop in pH—acidification—that comes when excess carbon dioxide dissolves into the ocean from the atmosphere. These maps show relative risk levels for commerical and subsistence fisheries.
Ocean waves slowly eat away coastal cliffs the world over, but in parts of Alaska, these processes have accelerated due to changing climate. These photos document a cliff collapse near Drew Point in the late 2000s.
Ocean water acidified by increasing carbon dioxide is corroding calcium carbonate minerals—an essential ingredient for shell- and skeleton-building that creatures like this tiny snail rely upon.
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has issued its 2013 Atlantic hurricane seasonal outlook. In this video, Gerry Bell, a NOAA CPC meteorologist, explains that as of May 23, 2013, the outlook favors an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season from June 1 through November 30.
It may seem remote from our everyday lives, but the Arctic exerts a powerful influence on the rest of the planet. From rising sea level, to U.S. and European weather, to bird migrations, NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco describes how Arctic climate change can influence the rest of the planet.
NOAA released the 2012 installment of the annual Arctic Report Card on December 5, 2012, as part of the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting. This image collection is a gallery of highlights based on the report's major themes. It was developed by the NOAA Climate.gov team in cooperation with Arctic Report Card authors and other Arctic experts.
The average global temperature for June 2012 was the fourth highest for any June since record keeping began in 1880. Land-only surface temperatures were the highest on record for the month. June 2012 also marks the 36th consecutive June and 328th consecutive month with a global temperature above the twentieth-century average. The last June with below-average global temperatures was June 1976.


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- Can Keating, or maybe make him a nurse. Cast a badass martial artist Asian dude as security chief.
- Can Montgomery, and hire an African, or someone who can do a flawless, reasonably thick African accent.
- Retain Polly, but keep her in standard Vulcan garb, and not in the chain of command - have the pilot be first officer.
- Terminate the TCW, but make the series a parallel universe show (not a
-like altered timeline).
... The ultimate thing is, though, that the very concept of
as a show thrusts into the forefront the paradox at the heart of
, namely: why are humans so special/so central to the UFP? Dozens if not hundreds of other species have been warping around for centuries more. I've never quite figured it out, and have always thought it best to ignore the question, much as one ignores why Star Warsians speak English (/"Basic"), a combination of Latin and Germanic languages. Not sure whether this question should be addressed, or ignored further.
One more idea for y'all:
- Split the premiere into two parts: the first hour a real-time action ep, a la
but with transporters and such, and the second a repair-based ep that flashes back to the lighter times of assembling the crew (see:
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Viveca Paulin, Rhea Durham, David Burtka, Padma Lakshmi and famous partners have best and worst 2010 baby names
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Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham find themselves no. 1 on the best list with their daughter Grace Margaret. Will Ferrell and Viveca Paulin's son Axel? Not so much.


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Preview: Die Antwoord @ The Pageant
Here's a quick preview from last night's gig with South Africa's foremost ambassadors of zef culture, Die Antwoord, who rocked a nearly sold out crowd at the Pageant.
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Nice preview image!
Yesterday, I've seen their music videos on youtube. From the videos that I've seen it seems they're unique and have a quick movements on the stage. Hahaha.
I just wondering, How's their concert, Todd?


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Thread: IDW #113: Cyborg Prosthetics
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IDW #113: Cyborg Prosthetics
Topic: Cyborg Prosthetics
Background: This weeks topic is where humans meet technology -literally. The idea of supplementing or replacing human body parts with artificial parts isn't new, in fact the idea of pirates with a wooden peg for a leg has been around for centuries probably. However, with current and future technology, the possibilities are sheer endless.
Before everyone goes off and starts drawing the next Borg, please consider what the cyborg parts could be used for and why people use them besides the obvious extra strengh and power or as a weapon. Maybe they can make some look more beautiful (much like Plastic Surgery for example) or to give some extra arms to perform a certain duty. Or have the human parts supplement the machine, in which case the whole machine would be the prosthetic.
I'll interpret the term 'prosthetic' a bit wide here, as it literally means replacing missing body parts rather than adding new ones. Don't go overboard though, it should still clearly be part of a human or cyborg.
Feel free to design a whole cyborg by the way, though you can just stick to the actual prosthetic if you want.
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Some ideas
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sketching in 3d aswell, using it as a reference for the final.
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Got some nice designs coming along
looking forward to seeing more
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October 11th, 2009 #6
guido, uhm.... where is the voting thread?
and the rest of CA, uhm........ where is everybody??!!
October 12th, 2009 #7One's humble Sketchbook
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Finals thread is finally up. This round will run for 2 more days, new round will be up slightly earlier than that I hope
Post your finals if you have them here please: IDW #113: Cyborg Prosthetics - Finals thread
October 14th, 2009 #9
Hi hi, I'm scribbling away on a finished piece right now, here are some drafts.
I'm going for a prosthetic skull. It's various parts are articulated allowing it to grow and change shape to suit the user's cosmetic needs.
Raises some major practical issues, I know... installation for a start. Could be for those with severe deformities, injuries or for secret agents in need of a disguise that goes beyond skin deep.
Shimano bike parts for tech ref
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October 14th, 2009 #10
Here we go. Would substantially re-design bits of this, given time, but I gots to run.
[edit] - fixed broken perspective
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October 15th, 2009 #11
@MarkDN: Your skull looks great. I love the details in them. Can't wait to see your next post.
As for me, I go a bit out there with Afro prosthetic for portable storage space... also improve your memory!
October 17th, 2009 #12
High time I closed this round...poll is almost up!
Edit: Poll is up, check it out here: IDW #113: Cyborg Prosthetics - Voting


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Because if someone who watches anime isn't watching "reality" television is looked upon as a freak.
People call anime "cartoons", "childish", "weeaboo crap", "porn", and "stupid". Some people like to think anyone that watches anime have no life. I can assure you that some anime fans actually have lives socially, financially, and romantically along with anime they do enjoy others things as well.
People are noisy and judging for no good reason.
Akito Hyuuga a.k.a Hannibal's Ghost
I've actually never heard anyone mistake all anime for "cartoon porn". I have heard it called Asian or Chinese cartoons, but only jokingly. Some people have said it's too weird, which I can understand because some of it is weird, but other than that, I haven't ran in to much negative reaction when I tell someone about my hobby.
As for anime fans in general, people outside of the "otaku kids" at my high school typically thought anime fans were very strange, quirky, awkward, and socially inept. Most of which was true. There wasn't really any hostility towards us, though. I think people are quicker to judge the fans than the actual content of anime.
"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." - William Shakespeare
I usually say it's like Pokemon or Dragon Ball Z, Which usually around the people I hang with is 'Cool'
People just assume it's all Hentai.I encourage that assumption and that limits the inevitable lengthy explanation to an obviously disinterested party..Is that the hors d'oeuvres tray over there?Paging Phillip Morris.
D'Fox is fairly high and the carp just don't want to know.
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Cartoon or Anime porn smh* its so annoying. About 3-4 years ago I was watching Rosario + Vampire and they thought I was watching Anime porn, like wtf? Morons these days.
To be fair allot of ecchi can be seen as porn, especially the newer stuff where it has become allot more gratuitous I mean compare Love Hina to something like Highschool DxD, it's also allot more commonplace in shounens "cough" Fairy Tail "cough" too.
Truth, but some of them ruined the whole show for me. Or some of them go overboard with fan service. Like Sekirei. I had to drop it. It had a good plot but I just couldn't. Some ecchi are acceptable. What is the world coming to?! *Shakes fist at the sky*
"Why do we fall?So we can learn to pick ourselves up."
Usually my family refers to it as kids cartoons. I don't really care what they refer to it as, they can call it whatever they like, but if they start giving me shit over watching it, things will get ugly, VERY QUICKLY. That also applies to outsiders.
It's foolish to fear what we've yet to see and know. ~Itachi Uchiha
A friend of mine called it porn when I watched Rosario + vampire
There's this lost cause I believe is called myself
People that I talk to call it "cartoons" all the time but that's it lol I don't share the genres I like with them or really show them much more than the "usual" like action or something lol
Actually had a co-worker ask me about some anime, she thought it was either porn or pre-schooler stuff. Upon learning that it was actually aimed at her age group, she was shocked & I think finally grasped that there's anime for all age groups and people.
I have to admit that i'm sick & tired of the same response about anime. These people don't comprehend at all that just because there are anime about porn & adult nature as well as young children's anime, doesn't mean they are the only 2 categories.
Also, all this talk of anime being too revealing of women drives me nuts. Have these people really looked at "normal" cartoons as they call it, there's just as much innuendos as anime if not more & far more blatant about it too.
I find it strange how: we have comic cons now in the uk, famous actors/actresses voice in anime now, that they have more screenings with every year & more shows/films mention/hint/show anime, yet despite that we still get people who so readily dismiss it without actual reasons as to why they do.
I think as long as anime remains a minority, we in the uk will always have this. Though with the way things are going, anime might be finally more mainstream.
Cartoons, Chinese show, not too much else yet because I only started watching in 2013 but I'm sure there will be plenty more interesting things people will say.
Shikata ga nai. So get over it ffs! :)
Half of the anime i really like is referred to as "shit", by a large portion of the anime community.


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Efforts to Deploy Radiation Detection Equipment in the United States and in Other Countries
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According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, between 1993 and 2004, there were 650 confirmed cases of illicit trafficking in nuclear and radiological materials worldwide. A significant number of the cases involved material that could be used to produce either a nuclear weapon or a device that uses conventional explosives with radioactive material (known as a "dirty bomb"). Over the past decade, the United States has become increasingly concerned about the danger that unsecured weapons-usable nuclear material could fall into the hands of terrorists or countries of concern. In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, there is heightened concern that terrorists may try to smuggle nuclear materials or a nuclear weapon into the United States. This testimony summarizes the results of our previous reports on various U.S. efforts to combat nuclear smuggling both in the United States and abroad. Specifically, this testimony discusses (1) the different U.S. federal agencies tasked with installing radiation detection equipment both domestically and in other countries, (2) problems with coordination among these agencies and programs, and (3) the effectiveness of radiation detection equipment deployed in the United States and other countries.
Four U.S. agencies, the Departments of Energy (DOE), Defense (DOD), State, and Homeland Security (DHS), are implementing programs to combat nuclear smuggling by providing radiation detection equipment and training to border security personnel. From fiscal year 1994 through fiscal year 2005, the Congress has appropriated about $800 million for these efforts, including about $500 million to DOE, DOD, and State for international efforts and about $300 million to DHS for installing radiation detection equipment at U.S. points of entry. The first major initiatives to combat nuclear smuggling concentrated on deploying radiation detection equipment at borders in countries of the former Soviet Union. In particular, in 1998, DOE established the Second Line of Defense program, which has installed equipment at 66 sites mostly in Russia through the end of fiscal year 2004. In 2003, DOE began its Megaports Initiative to focus on the threat posed by nuclear smuggling at major foreign seaports and to date has completed installations at two ports. Regarding efforts at U.S. points of entry, the U.S. Customs Service began providing its inspectors with portable radiation detection devices in 1998 and expanded its efforts to include larger-scale radiation detection equipment after September 11, 2001. This program is continuing under DHS, which reported in May 2005 that it has installed more than 470 radiation portal monitors nationwide at mail facilities, land border crossings, and seaports. A common problem faced by U.S. programs to combat nuclear smuggling is the lack of effective planning and coordination among the responsible agencies. For example, we reported in 2002 that there was no overall governmentwide plan to guide U.S. efforts, some programs were duplicative, and coordination among U.S. agencies was not effective. We found that the most troubling consequence of this lack of effective planning and coordination was that the Department of State had installed less sophisticated equipment in some countries leaving those countries' borders more vulnerable to nuclear smuggling than countries where DOE and DOD had deployed equipment. Since the issuance of our report, the agencies involved have made some progress in addressing these issues. Regarding the deployment of equipment in the United States, we reported that DHS had not effectively coordinated with other federal agencies and DOE national laboratories on longer-term objectives, such as attempting to improve the radiation detection technology. We found that a number of factors hindered coordination, including competition between DOE national laboratories and the emerging missions of various federal agencies with regard to radiation detection. The effectiveness of the current generation of radiation detection equipment is limited in its ability to detect illicitly trafficked nuclear material, especially if it is shielded by lead or other metal. Given the inherent limitations of radiation detection equipment and difficulties in detecting certain materials, it is important that the equipment be installed, operated, and maintained in a way that optimizes its usefulness. It is also important to note that the deployment of radiation detection equipment--regardless of how well such equipment works--is not a panacea for the problem of nuclear smuggling. Rather, combating nuclear smuggling requires an integrated approach that includes equipment, proper training of border security personnel in the use of radiation detection equipment, and intelligence gathering on potential nuclear smuggling operations.
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