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Height: 6-3 Weight: 254 lbs.
Born: March 7, 1954 in Milton, MA
High School: Thayer Academy, Milford Academy
College: Idaho St., Kentucky (school history)
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 10th round (255th overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 42 (2088th overall since 1950)
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Remember when eating whole grain cereal for breakfast seemed like the best approach for weight loss, health and energy? Now more people, from elite athletes to dieters to celebrities, are replacing grains with eggs, bacon and butter as they switch from low-fat, high carb diets to high fat low carb and Paleo plans, reported the Sydney Morning Herald on August 13.
When it comes to the increasing popularity of high fat low carb diets for athletes, Professor Tim Noakes is leading the pack. Professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Cape Town and a marathon and ultramarathon runner, he's been vocal about his own shift from a high carb diet to a high fat low carb plan for weight loss and to control diabetes.
And although he specializes in sports, Noakes believes high fat low carb diets can help everyone because they satisfy hunger. "If you're hungry you'll never control your weight," he pointed out.
For athletes, Noakes contends ketogenic diets are particularly helpful. "For events of more than five hours, fat-adapted athletes have an advantage," he added.
Agreeing with him is Dr. Jeff Volek, who specializes in low carb diets. "There is a growing number of athletes who have been told that they need carbs and now you see them questioning that conventional wisdom," said Volek in an August 12 interview with Sports Illustrated.
However, he notes that it requires an adjustment period. Co-author with Dr. Stephen Phinney of "The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance," Volek recommends allowing "at least four weeks to adapt to the diet.
Ketogenic diets are designed to help your body burn fat for fuel. The Atkins diet is often cited as an example of a weight loss plan based on nutritional ketosis. But Volek believes that the benefits extend beyond shedding pounds.
"There are benefits related to recovery and even cognition and mental clarity—the brain is very efficient at using ketones as a stable fuel source," he said. "Almost anyone can do it and it's something they can maintain through competition."
When it comes to competition, Sami Inkinen ranks as a world-class athlete. In an exclusive interview on August 12, Sami discussed his diet and accomplishments, including his latest endeavor called the Fat Chance Row.
Sami and his wife Meredith Loring just completed two months of rowing from California to Hawaii. They completed more than 2,400 miles without outside assistance. They also participated in the inaugural Great Pacific Race.
The Fat Chance Row was designed to "raise awareness about the dangers of sugar and processed carbs, which we believe are behind our childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemic," said Sami. Their low carb diet consists of whole foods, with no sugar or grains.
During the row, the couple ate freeze-dried meat and vegetables, nuts and nut butter. It sufficed to power them through even the initial weeks on the ocean, which were challenging, he added.
"The weather turned nasty, we got 25+ knot winds and waves the size of a house. Or at least that's how it appeared to us. Fighting and getting through these stormy conditions was the biggest challenge," he added.
Only two days posed challenges in terms of fatigue, Sami noted. "We knew that this could be due to lack of potassium, so I got out of it by eating much more of the salt that was also heavy in potassium. Other than that, we both fared surprisingly well and felt steady energy throughout the journey."
They even finished with a one-week sprint that featured their longest daily distances, adding up to more than 80 nautical miles daily. Sami believes that the diet that he's followed for several years made a significant difference.
"Simply by eating a whole foods based diet, with zero added sugar, no grains and overall low in carbohydrates, I've been able to more than triple the amount of fat my body can burn per hour," Sami said. Because he is up to 750kcal/hr now, he has become a more successful long-distance athlete.
"I can go longer and harder before bonking," Sami noted. Although his diet is low in carbs, he feels that it probably does not qualify as a true ketogenic diet based on his ketone readings.
Moreover, although he has an exceptionally high rate of fat-burning, Sami turns to carbohydrates prior to competitions that are lengthy.
"Despite the very high rate of fat burn, I still make sure that my glycogen stores are filled up before a long race lasting more than three hours," he said. "In other words, I eat carbohydrate-rich real food, such as rice and potatoes, two days before an important race."
Sami typically completes his workouts without breakfast. He also does not partake of additional carbohydrates or food during his exercise.
"Contrary to what many say, this has not negatively affected my top end performance in workouts or races," he said. "I can easily run two hours or complete a four to five-hour bike ride with only water now."
Now that he has shifted from the standard endurance athlete's high-carb, high-sugar diet to his Paleo-style low carb diet, Sami has noted the benefits. "I've had much less inflammation or sickness and it has allowed me to train harder and recover faster."
His advice to others: "You'll very likely live healthier and perform better if you eliminate added sugar and processed carbohydrates from your diet." And Sami avoids complex rules, making it easy to follow.
"My diet is very simple: whole foods with no added sugar or grains or processed carbohydrates. I eat mountains of vegetables, eggs, avocado, grass feed beef and butter. Macronutrients are roughly 10 to 15% carbohydrate calories, 20 to 25% protein and 60 to 70% fat," said the athlete.
Sami recommends Dr. Stephen Phinney's and Dr. Volek's books, such as "The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance." He also agrees with Noakes' views.
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Wallace Coopwood, a venerable Georgia lobbyist, delivers pearls of wisdom, in one-liners often stated in old school vernacular, leaving the listener with something to take away, to ponder, to retain for future use. With stellar wit he helps to preserve African American oral tradition and culture.
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Type the words "art fraud" into an Internet
search engine, and be prepared for the time it would take to look
up the results: all 23,300 of them. Turns out the world of art,
or at least the business of art, is a drama full of villains and
heroes. With so many players (dealers, consultants, agents, forgers,
insurance companies, lawyers, artists and art-lovers), you really
need a program to follow what's happening on stage.
So, if you've inherited a painting from grandma, bought
what you think is a valuable print at a garage sale or just want
to start putting some of your hard-earned cash into art investments,
how do you avoid the pitfalls and end up with something of value?
Read on.
Visit galleries, meet curators
and dealers
"People think that investing in the art market is safer than
the stock market," says Miriam Schiell, Toronto gallery owner
and a board member of the Art Dealers Association of Canada. "But
I can't emphasize enough the highly speculative nature of it. The
joke is that the art market is the Wild West with fewer rules and
no regulation."
It pays to educate yourself, says Schiell. Visit galleries,
talk to the curators and dealers, get to know what you like and
who you can trust. For younger people, she says, haunt the little
galleries off the beaten track. "Buy from your generation,"
she advises, and avoid the ABCs -- paintings selected to fit above
the couch.
Art dealer and Toronto gallery owner Leo Kamen, who
specializes in contemporary Canadian art, says you should "choose
the tougher piece over something more comfortable, so it doesn't
just become part of the wall after three months. And for God's sake,
don't let your interior decorator pick your art."
It's not snobbery that's behind this advice. If you
buy from emerging artists with no proven track record in what's
called the secondary market (i.e., where someone other than you
has been willing to shell out the big bucks), you can't predict
with certainty a work's future dollar value. So at the very least,
spend your money on something with intrinsic value that you will
enjoy for its own sake.
Still, when approaching the art world, there is a
snob factor, and if you're going to become a knowledgeable collector
or investor (and yes, there is a difference, best defined as the
distinction between marrying for love and marrying for money), you
have to get up close and personal.
Getting an appraisal
"It is true that people fear the art world as elitist, snobby,
full of a certain mystique," says Suzanne Davis, president
of Christie's Canada, an international fine art auction house. "But
today, people are more knowledgeable on all sides, and so-called
experts are far more approachable."
Auction houses, and there are several major ones (Christie's,
Sotheby's, Joyner Waddingtons, Ritchie's and Heffels), can provide
you with an appraisal of worth after assessing both the work and
its authenticity, and a marketplace for both buying and selling.
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The Master of Science in Administration of Justice requires 36 credit hours. All students must satisfactorily complete five core courses. A total of four courses may be chosen from an area of specialized concentration. The remaining three courses are taken as electives from any of the courses offered in the program. Students who do not declare a concentration will take a total of seven courses from any of the offerings in the Master of Science in Administration of Justice program.
NOTE: A master's thesis is not required; however, students who plan to continue studies in a doctoral program are encouraged to write a master's thesis, which is offered as a three-credit elective. Thesis supervision will be arranged through individual application to the program chair. Quantitative Applications in Criminal Justice (MAJ 6632) is a prerequisite to Thesis Supervision (MAJ 6900).
Course Requirements
The Master of Science in Administration of Justice is intended to provide students with the academic capital needed for successful careers in teaching and research. The degree also provides a sound foundation for entry into other professional endeavors and/or the opportunity to meet an intellectual interest in this very challenging field of study.
Core Courses
All students must satisfactorily complete the following core courses:
MAJ 6600 Criminological Theory
MAJ 6602 Criminal Justice Ethics
MAJ 6603 Managing Diversity
MAJ 6604 Technology and Modern Policing
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Ryan says Monday that he doesn't think "you can assume" Revis will be ready to go against the Dolphins after suffering what the Jets called a "mild concussion" in the season opener against Buffalo. Revis sat out the Jets' 27-10 loss to the Steelers after he was not cleared for contact before the team traveled to Pittsburgh.
Ryan says Revis must pass the required tests, but adds that he "looks to be doing well, so hopefully he will be playing."
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Solution for Cutscenes?
I, like many other people it seems, have been encountering problems during cutscenes. My game runs fine normally under compatibility mode, but cutscenes are very choppy with an annoying sound echo that pretty much ruins them. I have been able to fix this by turning off compatibility mode, however the rest of the game won't run correctly.
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Soul Gauge
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The Soul Gauge is a game mechanic that appears in the Sonic Storybook Series. The Soul Gauge allows the player to store energy needed to perform special moves.
Game appearances
Sonic and the Secret Rings
In Sonic and the Secret Rings, the Soul Gauge is presented as a golden gauge on the right side of the screen, where the charged energy is presented as a burning orange/blue bar. In this game, it is a Skill that is obtained after clearing the Mission "Go for the Goal" in Evil Foundry and costs 10 Skill Points to be equipped. If not equipped, the Soul Gauge cannot be used.
The player can charge up the Soul Gauge by collecting Pearls and defeating enemies. However, there are also Skills that, when equipped, allows the player to charge or grant additional energy to the Soul Gauge when certain conditions are met. Also, in battle against Alf Layla wa-Layla, the player can only fill the Soul Gauge by shaking the Wii Remote. The amount of energy the Soul Gauge can carry increases as the player grows in level, increasing every five levels. It starts with a capacity of 100 and increases to maximum 300 at about level 50.
In this game, the Soul Gauge is used to perform Speed Break and Time Break; Speed Break lets Sonic go at a high speed to blast through obstacles, and Time Break slows down all movements in the area. To perform these actions, the Soul Gauge must have been charge with enough energy to reach the burning point (where the color turns from blue to orange). The energy in the Soul Gauge decreases whenever these actions are used.
Sonic and the Black Knight
In Sonic and the Black Knight, the Soul Gauge a horizontal bar with a kite shield on the left end in the lower left corner of the screen, where the charged energy, called Soul Energy, is presented as a red bar. In this game, it is an integrated part of the gameplay, meaning it is always active.
The Soul Gauge can be charged up by collecting red fairies, attacking enemies, or by performing certain actions based on the chosen Combat Style. There are also Skills that allows the player to gain additional Soul Energy to the Soul Gauge when certain conditions are met. Also, in the battle against the Dark Queen, the player can only fill the Soul Gauge by countering the Dark Queen's sword swings. The amount of Soul Energy the Soul Gauge can carry remains the same throughout the game. Taking damage deceases the energy.
In this game, the Soul Gauge is used to perform Soul Surge, which let the player perform a special move to attacks targets, launch a kick or give an increase in speed (the two latter can only be done in Adventure Mode). To use Soul Surge, the player must have some Soul Energy. The gathered Soul Energy will decrease whenever the Soul Surge is used.


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Peter K. Tomozawa, a former partner and managing director at Goldman Sachs & Company, has joined The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii's Board of Trustees, the organization announced today.
"We are honored that Peter has decided to join our board. He has the business experience and personal commitment that you look for in a trustee," said Kenton Eldridge, chair of the Conservancy's Hawaiʻi Board.
"For the past six months, he and his family have been volunteering in the field with us," added Suzanne Case, the Conservancy's Hawaiʻi executive director. "Almost every week they don wet suits and pull invasive algae off the reef in Kāneʻohe Bay."
Tomozawa, who serves as a commissioner for the State of Hawaiʻi Charter School Commission, retired from Goldman Sachs in July 2010 after having spent 17 years with the investment banking firm. He was named a managing director in 2000 and a partner in 2006.
From 2004 to 2010, Tomozawa was global head of Foreign Exchange Sales and managed the distribution of FX products through the New York, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong offices. He was also responsible for the product management and distribution of the firm's FX electronic trading platform.
Tomozawa served on Goldman's Credit Policy Committee. He was a board member of CLSAS, a foreign exchange trade aggregation service company, and a member of the Federal Reserve Bank Foreign Exchange Committee, where he helped draft the 2008 update and revisions to the "Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Trading Activities" document. In 2012, he was a board member of FXAlliance, Inc. where he served on the compensation and transactions committees.
Prior to being an investment banker, Tomozawa worked at IBM and at a computer software start-up firm. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Masters in Business Administration degree in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
In addition to his responsibilities on the Hawaiʻi Charter School Commission, Tomozawa serves on the Hawaiʻi board of the American Red Cross.
He and his wife, Donna LeDuc, live in Honolulu. They have five children.
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Can I Contribute to an IRA and Convert to a Roth if I Am Over the Income Limit?
Original post by Leslie McClintock of Demand Media
Many people are attracted by the tax-free growth offered in Roth IRA accounts: It simplifies retirement planning and eases potential estate tax burdens. But until recently, there was an income cap of $100,000 on conversions to Roth IRAs. That income cap was lifted in 2010, allowing anyone to roll unlimited traditional IRA balances into Roth accounts, provided they paid income taxes due. But there was also an income limit on making new contributions to Roth IRAs. Fortunately, the law allows a workaround.
Non-Deductible IRA Contributions
As of 2011, the maximum allowable contribution to a traditional IRA is $5,000 per year, or $6,000 for taxpayers over age 50. The income limits still apply, but they don't restrict your ability to contribute up to $5,000 (or $6,000, if applicable) to a traditional IRA; they only restrict your ability to deduct that contribution against income. You can still make nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA, regardless of your income.
Converting to a Roth IRA
Since Roth IRA contributions are not deductible, there is no real difference between an IRA contribution and making a non-deductible contribution to a traditional IRA and then converting it to a Roth IRA (unless you have an existing deductible traditional IRA, see below). If you file your taxes correctly, you will have an IRS Form 8606 that documents your non-deductible contributions to the IRA. The IRS does not charge income tax on money attributable to contributions upon which you already paid income taxes.
Make sure to make the conversion soon after you make the contribution, so there is no difference in value of the account between the two. If there was an increase in value, you would have to pay tax on that (since it was not part of the non-deductible contribution); also, if you withdraw these amounts from your Roth IRA within 5 years, the percentage that was earnings when you converted would be subject to penalty; you don't want that.
Danger if you have Existing Traditional IRA
The above description (contributing to a non-deductible traditional IRA and then converting is the same as contributing to a Roth IRA) is only correct if you don't have any existing deductible traditional IRAs. When you convert some amount of traditional IRA into Roth IRA, it automatically converts both deductible and non-deductible portions (if you have any) pro-rata. You cannot simply choose to convert only non-deductible funds if you have deductible funds, and vice versa -- you are forced to convert both. Also, it doesn't matter if you "separate" the non-deductible funds in a separate IRA account that was contributed in a different year; all traditional IRAs anywhere are considered when applying the pro-rata rule.
When the deductible portion is converted, you will have to pay a tax on it. If you have existing deductible traditional IRAs, carefully consider the tax you will have to pay on conversion. Some people are able to avoid this problem by rolling their deductible traditional IRA funds into a 401(k); not all 401(k) plans allow this.
Rollover Rules
You can roll over any balance from a traditional IRA to a Roth, regardless of the amount, and regardless of your income. However, you must complete the rollover within 60 days of initiation, or you will not only have to pay income taxes on the balance, but also a 10 percent penalty if you are under age 59 1/2.
Roth IRA Income Limitations
Who might use a nondeductible IRA contribution as a way to fund a Roth IRA? Married couples who earn more than $169,000 per year, or single individuals making more than $107,000 per year. Up to that income level, you can make the full $5,000 contribution directly to a Roth IRA. Your allowable contribution reduces gradually the more you make, until your allowance disappears at an income of $122,000, as of 2011. If you make over this amount, and you still want to contribute to a Roth IRA, you will need to use a traditional IRA as a conduit and convert your balance.
- Kiplinger.com: Should I Make Non-Deductible IRA Contributions? Kimberly Lankford: February 10, 2010
- Your-Roth-IRA.com: 2011 Roth IRA Conversion Rules
- Internal Revenue Service: Publication 590 - Individual Retirement Arrangements
About the Author
Leslie McClintock has been writing professionally since 2001. She has been published in "Wealth and Retirement Planner," "Senior Market Advisor," "The Annuity Selling Guide," and many other outlets. A licensed life and health insurance agent, McClintock holds a B.A. from the University of Southern California.


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Tina Brown: Holy Smoke! God save us from the godly
Jesus was a lone, wandering preacher with a small knot of followers. His message was radical. Leave your family, give away all you own, and devote yourself selflessly to God—which meant loving not only one's neighbors, but also one's enemies. He was adamantly apolitical, even to the point of refusing to defend himself at his own trial. He never spoke of homosexuality or abortion. And his only comments on marriage were confined to a condemnation of divorce and a forgiveness of adultery.
So, how did we get to a point where the message of Christianity in America has drifted so far from Jesus? Why has the religion been so thoroughly hijacked by political hucksters and "faith-based" hypocrites bereft of basic humanity? "We inhabit a polity now soaked in religion," Andrew Sullivan observes (page 26). To repudiate what he believes is nothing short of a crisis in Christianity, Sullivan turns to two very different inspirational figures—Thomas Jefferson and St. Francis of Assisi. Jefferson, in order to purge all superimposed agenda, took a razor and edited out of his Bible every line that was not the actual words and teachings of Jesus, while St. Francis, after a postwar epiphany, rejected his personal wealth and spent the rest of his life humbly tending to lepers and living off alms. Today, not many of the fools telling us how to live are holy. [more]
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The show, followed new episodes of "The American Bible Challenge, " and was hosted by Grammy nominated artist Natalie Grant.
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Dr. Bob Kosinski and Biology 1110 students
Clemson undergraduates will help test your reaction time; record your ECG and blood pressure using our computerized physiological monitors. This is lots of fun – be sure to drop in for a visit!
Campbell Museum of Natural History - Vertebrate and Plant Collections
1:30-3:00 - Drop in to view the exhibits!
Campbell Museum of Natural History Exhibit Hall (the small, free-standing, brick building behind Long and Jordan Halls).
Hosted by Dixie Damrel, Herbarium Curator, and Stanlee Miller, Vetebrate Collection Curator
Entomology Museum – Arthropod Collection (newly upgraded and expanded – note new location)
1:30-3:00*, outside 312 Long Hall (3rd floor, Martin/Kinard Hall side of building)
Drop in to view the exhibits – hosted by Dr. John Morse and Mike Ferro
* there are several permanent exhibits and displays out in the hall and available at all times
To add even more fun to your trip to Clemson University, consider also visiting one of the locations listed in the right margin after the Biology Merit Exam. Please make your own arrangements by following the information provided on their websites.
Walking tour of campus: Take a self-tour with the iTunes app , "Clemson University Tour" or reserve a guided tour through the Class of 1944 Visitors Center. High schools with groups of 10+ may reserve a limited number of student-guided tours through Tracey O'Kelley at email@example.com or 864-656-4789 in advance.
High School Juniors - Visit the Calhoun Honors College! High School juniors can schedule a meeting with one of the honors staff and potentially with one of our honors student ambassadors. Appointments must be made one week in advance - See http://www.clemson.edu/cuhonors/prospective-students/admissions/visit.html Tillman Hall 105, 2:00pm (by appointment only).
Check out the Clemson University Master Calendar for any special events or displays occurring on the same day of the Exam. Go to www.clemson.edu and click on the calendar link in the top right corner.


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You've stopped doing cartwheels, right? Yeah, good. So, for students that purchase a Windows 7 PC valued at over $699 they'll receive a free Xbox 360 4GB console - awesome! The offer is only valid at participating retailers in the US from 5/23 until 9/3 or while supplies last. HP, Dell, Samsung are in on the deal and you'll also require an .edu email address, if you don't have an .edu email address (or prefer to purchase in-store) you can walk into a participating store and test out the PCs before hand and supply a Student ID.
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Cool Stuff (Comments) https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/feed/comments/atom 2014-06-05T11:38:26+00:00 Apache Roller https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/modular_docs_part_2_dita#comment-1300768423000 Re: Modular Docs Part 2: DITA vs. DocBook Michel Antler 2011-03-22T04:33:43+00:00 2011-03-22T04:33:43+00:00
You can get most of this functionality (transclusion of smaller files, and fine-grained selective inclusion of their parts by selecting and excluding tags), with excellent PDF and html output, using org-mode. It's much, much easier than using DITA.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/about_eric#comment-1286970049000 Re: About Eric jessie 2010-10-13T11:40:49+00:00 2010-10-13T11:40:49+00:00
sorry im doing my biography on the famous actor director and animator eric marley armstrong not you sorry for the mix up
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/wikis_docs_and_the_reuse#comment-1286822191000 Re: Wikis, Docs, and the Reuse Proposition Exchange 2010-10-11T18:36:31+00:00 2010-10-11T18:36:31+00:00
Is there a way to make backspace work? Looks like pressing backspace does not update the results.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/about_eric#comment-1285914427000 Re: About Eric jessie 2010-10-01T06:27:07+00:00 2010-10-01T06:27:07+00:00
hi eric i am doinng a school project on you its a biography i cant wait to do it
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/index#comment-1274559295000 Re: Index Muhammad Naqqash 2010-05-22T20:14:55+00:00 2010-05-22T20:14:55+00:00
i want full detail for doucment controller to slect profesional job in this field please give me some instruction i d nt now the meaing of doucment controller thanks.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/value_of_semantic_tags#comment-1267431555000 Re: The Value of Semantic Tags Ruth 2010-03-01T08:19:15+00:00 2010-03-01T08:19:15+00:00
There are some good reasons for semantic tagging, for sure. Another is to use guilabel so that strings in the GUI can be automatically checked for updates and accuracy.

But you can also go overboard. I think there should be a reason for tagging, rather than just tagging everything you can think of. I mention this because I have experienced that tendency, and it makes it almost impossible for writers to use tags consistently. It also makes it a pain to edit the XML. That can be particularly annoying when there is no reason for the semantic tags, even as a future implementation.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/using_java_classes_in_jruby#comment-1265832340000 Re: Using Java Classes in JRuby it career 2010-02-10T20:05:40+00:00 2010-02-10T20:05:40+00:00
This is a very good blogs for those who face any problem in java programming, i follow it regulaly..
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 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/docs_aren_t_code#comment-1264822498000 Re: Docs Aren't Code Dantiumpro 2010-01-30T03:34:58+00:00 2010-01-30T03:34:58+00:00
Tex is right, you do trivialize documentation, and I would add that you miss just how dangerous this can be.

If the document in question is the operation manual for, say, a nuclear power plant, the consequences of "don't do X" rather than "do X" may be anything but trivial. In this instance the world might "come to a screeching halt if said writer gets it wrong", at least for the person following the instructions!

IMO this highlights that usage of bug reports and enhancement requests should be directly proportional to the potential consequences of a mistake.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/building_a_bridge_dita_docbook#comment-1263835992000 Re: Building a Bridge: DITA, DocBook, and ODF guest 2010-01-18T17:33:12+00:00 2010-01-18T17:33:12+00:00
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i have made a ruby application on netbeans 6.5 in which i simply want to access data/ methods from my java class.i created the jar and added it to the library of the appln..
 the code is ::
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 include Java
 require 'C:\\Documents and Settings\\admin\\My Documents\\NetBeansProjects\\RubyApplication1\\myclasses.jar'
 include_class Java::Eg1
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 but gives the following error-
 C:/Program Files/NetBeans 6.8/ruby2/jruby-1.4.0/lib/ruby/site_ruby/shared/builtin/javasupport/core_ext/object.rb:46:in `include_class': `to_a' did not return Array (TypeError)
 from C:\\Documents and Settings\\admin\\My Documents\\NetBeansProjects\\RubyApplication1\\lib\\main.rb:13

please help
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/about_eric#comment-1263151549000 Re: About Eric michael jordan shoes 2010-01-10T19:25:49+00:00 2010-01-10T19:25:49+00:00
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 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/dita_ot_customization#comment-1259341149000 Re: DITA OT Customization ed hardy clothing 2009-11-27T16:59:09+00:00 2009-11-27T16:59:09+00:00
I think I will try to recommend this post to my friends and family, cuz it's really helpful.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/memorial_epilog_the_wind_in#comment-1259003995000 Re: Memorial Epilog: The Wind in the Trees Drew 2009-11-23T19:19:55+00:00 2009-11-23T19:19:55+00:00
This is a very uplifting story :)

The voice of truth is different for all. For some it may be through the bible, for others it may lie in another path. I dont believe God would send someone to hell for calling him by different name or believing in animism.

And I know what you mean. I listen and speak to the trees as well. For the wind that we use to commune they also use to speak with us fellow beings. And sometimes they tell us things that we can understand and others things they may say might just be ment to touch our hearts in such a way where words are not needed. The feeling of friendship and love :)
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/why_i_like_ruby_string#comment-1257865051000 Re: Why I like Ruby: String Interpolation & "here" docs Evan Carroll 2009-11-10T14:57:31+00:00 2009-11-10T14:57:31+00:00
HERE Docs are a Perl thing, and perl also permits you to turn variable interpolation on and off in the HERE Doc as well. Ruby string interpolation is better than perl but not at all for the reasons you give here, ruby interpolation is better because it permits method calls and more complex structures to be interpolated.

"foo #{foo.bar} baz"

I would argue a templating solution is better for this problem though, and I would argue Perl's TT is the best at this.

TT's delimiters are custom though they default to square-brakets. I find this advantageous because I /want/ my variables to stand out distinctly from the html (precludes subtle interpolation), and I want them to be descriptive (precludes sprintf).

All pseudo code -- but I believe it is very close.

## In caller.pl
 $template->process({ variable => $variable });

## In test.tt
 <very>
 <complex>

 [% variable %]

 </complex>
 </very>
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/debra_scott_best_executive_manager#comment-1256715917000 Re: Debra Scott: Best Executive/Manager Mr Anonymous 2009-10-28T07:45:17+00:00 2009-10-28T07:45:17+00:00
Must be a real pain to be the manager who takes over from her.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/using_java_classes_in_jruby#comment-1251256302000 Re: Using Java Classes in JRuby sasi 2009-08-26T03:11:42+00:00 2009-08-26T03:11:42+00:00
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 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/docs_aren_t_code#comment-1248309566000 Re: Docs Aren't Code Tex Texin 2009-07-23T00:39:26+00:00 2009-07-23T00:39:26+00:00
If doc bugs are obvious, because the doc is transparent, and if all doc bugs are about unimportant information, how is it that serious doc bugs appear in the final published documents?

You trivialize documentation and the documentation process. Reality is that documentation does require a quality review that includes fact checking, readability, clarity, consistency, and attention to the needs of the target audience. As with code, bug reports are a way to track problems, verify they are fixed correctly, analyze the process problems and patterns that lead to the creation and release of documentation problems, etc.

Producing quality documentation is more difficult than you give credit for, and the impact on sales, and increased support calls, etc. can be just as significant as code bugs.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/apache_webdav_nightmare#comment-1245911452000 Re: My Apache WebDAV/Windows Nightmare Jaco Vosloo 2009-06-25T06:30:52+00:00 2009-06-25T06:30:52+00:00
If you need to map a webdav server in XP again, try reddrive.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/cut_payoll_save_jobs#comment-1245122333000 Re: Cut Payoll, Save Jobs Andrew Sparkes 2009-06-16T03:18:53+00:00 2009-06-16T03:18:53+00:00
Makes sense - but we have been put onto a 3 day working week! 40% cut - which whilst I still have a job, I am the sole income generator in my household with a 7/12 month pregnant wife and two boys aged 3 & 6 years - this means a £900 a month loss in take home pay - thats not just trimming back - I could have handled 20% at a stretch. Great article though if only more companies where as prudent.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/building_a_bridge_dita_docbook#comment-1243912555000 Re: Building a Bridge: DITA, DocBook, and ODF Marc 2009-06-02T03:15:55+00:00 2009-06-02T03:15:55+00:00
Hi,

some thoughts on bridging:

OpenOffice(.org!) can read from nearly any source, may this be WebDAV, FTP, ... talk to the guys at the xml project regarding this topic [1].

XSLT-filters were mentioned already.

One hardly known source is ODMA that has been used for document management systems for very long as (type of) a standard. Nowadays it is vanishing [2], but some time ago I read an announcement on one of the Openoffice project mailing lists that there is an implementation of ODMA available. I think that could be a start for making an opaque bridge to a CMS soting DITA docs.

[1] http://xml.openoffice.org
 [2] http://nuovodoc.com/analysis/ODMA-Analysis.htm
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/sunbird_one_cool_calendar#comment-1240316210000 Re: Sunbird -- One Cool Calendar Avoura 2009-04-21T12:16:50+00:00 2009-04-21T12:16:50+00:00
I am also using Sunbird, as I think it is a great program. I was using it in Ubuntu 8.04 and then bought an Asus Eee PC running Xanddros. I copied the settings from my Sunbird installation to the Eee and ran Sunbird in Xandros successfully, except that the times displayed are in the am/pm format, which I do not like. I had the 24-hour format working okay in Ubuntu, but it will not display as such in Xandros, even though the system is set to use 24-hour time in the system clock.

I tried adding the bits in the sunbird script that Michael suggested, but they did not work for me.

Personally I find the 24h clock much easier to understand, and more efficient as there is no need for am or pm, which takes up unnecessary space, especially on the small screen of my Eee PC 901.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/debra_scott_best_executive_manager#comment-1239566793000 Re: Debra Scott: Best Executive/Manager Grif Rosser 2009-04-12T20:06:33+00:00 2009-04-12T20:06:33+00:00
Debra Scott can be contacted through LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/pub/a/73a/8b4

Hope this helps those looking for a great manager.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/debra_scott_best_executive_manager#comment-1239548923000 Re: Debra Scott: Best Executive/Manager Ronald D. Thompson 2009-04-12T15:08:43+00:00 2009-04-12T15:08:43+00:00
Does Dr. Debra Scott have a new professional e-mail address and/or mailing address?
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/cut_payoll_save_jobs#comment-1236583807000 Re: Cut Payoll, Save Jobs guest 2009-03-09T07:30:07+00:00 2009-03-09T07:30:07+00:00
Sun has been wonderful in providing a "paid" Christmas shutdown/break for many years. However, I'd gladly help reduce vacation expense by using my own vacation time during Christmas shutdown instead of Sun dollars. Remember, the same vacation expense reduction was done a few years ago for July4th week.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/cut_payoll_save_jobs#comment-1236465361000 Re: Cut Payoll, Save Jobs sun-emp2 2009-03-07T22:36:01+00:00 2009-03-07T22:36:01+00:00
The problem with Sun management is, most of the time the communication flows from the top to bottom. Not much of much of listening nor question to right answers, especially when it comes to strategy, risk etc.

If so, this pay cut idea has been floating for past 5yrs but no implementation. worst, even immediately after lay-off, there is a bonus!!.

The middle layers and layers of management doesn't listen to passionate hardworking employees during RIF decision making to remove the dead woods.

We should never ever blame the economy. It will follow it own course. How we are keeping our house clean and better is what we need to worry about.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/memorial_epilog_the_wind_in#comment-1235649534000 Re: Memorial Epilog: The Wind in the Trees Eric Armstrong 2009-02-26T11:58:54+00:00 2009-02-26T11:58:54+00:00
Possibly, Bob. But words are tools.

I was only able to reconnect by getting out of my head, by getting away from words for a while.

To the degree that words do get used, I think you'll find that you refusing to use "limiting words" helps to better comprehend and connect with the essentially limitless.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/apache_webdav_nightmare#comment-1235311265000 Re: My Apache WebDAV/Windows Nightmare abhishek chakravarty 2009-02-22T14:01:05+00:00 2009-02-22T14:01:05+00:00
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 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/wikis_docs_and_the_reuse#comment-1234423685000 Re: Wikis, Docs, and the Reuse Proposition Philippe Bodart 2009-02-12T07:28:05+00:00 2009-02-12T07:28:05+00:00
In view of using an advanced content management system to build your dynamic portal engine, it might be useful to have a look at WEBRIQ.
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 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/debra_scott_best_executive_manager#comment-1232881796000 Re: Debra Scott: Best Executive/Manager Grif Rosser 2009-01-25T11:09:56+00:00 2009-01-25T11:09:56+00:00
I also had the pleasure of working for Debra & decades earlier, with her. As a peer, her technical chops were the best. She was a great programmer & a great writer - an unusual combination. The surprise was that she was also a great manager: empowering, empathetic, & supportive. She was the best.

Whatever company acquires her will gain a great employee & manager.

Sun's loss, but it probably no longer matters ...
 https://blogs.oracle.com/coolstuff/entry/debra_scott_best_executive_manager#comment-1232540445000 Re: Debra Scott: Best Executive/Manager Stuart Clements 2009-01-21T12:20:45+00:00 2009-01-21T12:20:45+00:00
As a former employee of Debbie's, I second everything that is stated above. Debbie is definitely the manager with the best mix of professional dedication, technical understanding, and people-skills whom I have had the good fortune to work with!


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It's looking like we can expect an update to the current Bluetooth standard mid next year with Mike Foley of the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) confirming they have something in the works for mid next year.
It was first speculated that the new standard would be deemed Bluetooth 2.2, but Mike has told Wireless Week that it's more probable they will call it 3.0.
The main differences we can expect to see from the update is much faster overall speeds as well as connection times. The company is also working on some more efficient/low-power Bluetooth versions as well.


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On Saturday, September 15, 2012, the Thumbs Up Cat Fanciers presented their "Fall Feline Fun" cat show at the Taylor Sportsplex on Telegraph Road. One hundred and fifty-one adult cats and 67 kittens were registered for the show.
Cats and kittens of all kinds, including household pets, made their appearance in the show's seven rings. Breeds in attendance included American bobtails, Angoras, Bombays, Birmans, European Burmese, exotics, Manx, Norwegian forest cats, orientals, ragdolls, Scottish folds, Siamese, Siberians, and Turkish vans. At this show, however, the Maine Coon was the most prevalent breed.
According to the Cat Fanciers Association, with which the Thumbs Up Cat Fanciers is affiliated, the most popular breed of cat in the United States is the Persian. At the Thumbs Up Cat Fanciers show, Maine Coons represented 18% of all cats and 22% of all kittens. Persians represented 17% of cats and 18% of kittens at the show.
The Maine Coon is one of the earliest American breeds of cat. They are quite large, sometimes weighing in at 25 pounds or more, and usually distinctively marked. The CFA breed standard lists 19 different classes of coat color and pattern. According to the CFA, a brown tabby Maine Coon female named Cosey won the first major cat show in the United States in 1895, held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
To moviegoers, the Maine Coon has become familiar through the Harry Potter franchise. A Maine Coon portrayed Mrs. Norris, the cat of Hogwarts caretaker Mr. Filch.
As one enthusiastic attendee said at the cat show, "Maine Coons are so cool!"


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Ramsey Lewis: Hang on Sloopy
Hang On Sloopy
Ramsey Lewis (piano)
In Person 1960-1967 (Chess GRD-814)
Ramsey Lewis (piano),
Eldee Young (bass), Red Holt (drums).
Composed by Bert Russell & Wes Farrell.
Recorded: Hermosa Beach, CA, October 14, 1965
Rating: 93/100 (learn more)
Recorded live at The Lighthouse in full nightclub party mode, Ramsey Lewis's cover of "Hang On Sloopy" faced an uphill battle. The McCoys' original had been four months on the charts, including a week at #1, and was still hanging on. Moreover, Lewis's preceding cover, "The In Crowd," was also charting. No way "Sloopy" could dislodge the real McCoys and Ramsey himself. Right? Wrong. "Sloopy" quickly overtook both competitors and spent two months in the Top 100. Sure it was formulaic. But here were actual people actually listening to jazz, and damned if they weren't actually having actual fun! A revolutionary concept.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
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Fukushima Radiation Highest Ever, Exceeding Capacity of Measuring Device ... Fuel Likely Leaking Out Of Containment Vessel
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I felt ill when I heard about this yesterday ... I paced about for half an hour thinking God, I hope that spike is not coming up from under the ground ... because if it is ... pretty soon they won't be able to go near those reactors ... and when that happens, the maintaining of SFP water levels stops ... and the possibility of getting the fuel out ENDS ... permanently.
Then it starts to get bad ... really bad ... REALLY REALLY BAD ... for years and decades.
Thanks for the excellent coverage GW
I think most people forget that one of the key things in evolution (of any species), is the capacity to ENDURE. Too many bad people are taking advantage of that fact.
We are all built to cope with just about anything, and find a way to carry on. Especially if all the facts are not on display and dissent is smothered. If the Japanese Govt. just told their people that 40% of them would be gone within 20 years, they would just deal with it. So long as western media remains castrato, we would roll over to get our bellies tickled too, confused enough not to see the 'boil-a-frog slowly' scenario unfolding.
I have no solution other than to destroy the corporations and their bankers; re-build from the rubble I say.
One of the more apparent reasons why this story dropped off the MSM radar is due to GE.
GE designed these reactors.
Now, Google the phrase 'GE media holdings' and explore all of the media properties owned by this company.
Logic would dictate that a rocket was sent from the GE executive suite to the VPs of each of the subsidiaries telling them to STFU and drop coverage.
Just a thought....
Zeolites For Radiation Prevention...
OT: Hilarious 2 min video
Radiated person goes upside down...
who will die first
the consumer
or the economy...
this is bullish for lead
edit...unless $1.00-$1.10/lb fails
Just like the European debt crisis, the radiation contamination will continue until they contain it. There was enough radioactive material at Fukushima to spread until containment that would make most of Japan and East Asia uninhabitable for centuries.
That doesn't include the contamination from other tsunami affected radioactive sites that the Japanese press has avoided mentioning............
Meanwhile, construction of the circus tent over reactor 1 continues apace. But don't rush for tickets – this circus ain't leaving town for a few thousand years. Enews reports point to more and more evidence of ongoing fission activity in melted-through cores.
Yet the mainstream media will not cover this story. Like the three monkeys...we see nothing, we hear nothing, we think nothing. Do as you are told or you will sent to work in the fields.
Now just say, "Fukushima X432". There are about 432 operational Nuclear power plants worldwide, maybe more, since this is a mid 90's stat.
Just think of it, all those rusty pipes, faulty servos, rat-gnawed wires, oxidized relay connectors, cracking concrete, underpaid, bored, incompetent workers, out-of-touch management underfunded watchdog agencies...all maintained and serviced by low-bid contractors, who have to buy parts from undercapitalized, struggling industrial firms that are barely able to stay afloat in today's depressed economy...
I suspect there are five or ten dedicated employees at each power plant worldwide, who put in the extra time every day to make sure the whole sodding mess doesn't turn into a flaming blob of radioactive goo.
Times 432....
Saying nuclear is clean compared to coal is like saying, as fas as bad habits go, that Russian roulette is clean, compared to smoking.
There's likely some truth to what you're saying- but it never had to be that way. Your sentiments are part of what caused the situation in the first place.
Before you go and over-react to this, consider that a modern economy runs on energy. For now, that means oil- but it could have, and still could mean nuclear. Right now, the nuclear industry is constantly under the gun, unable to build new plants in the US due to a combination of overbearing government interference and political activists. What could have a hugely profitable boom for our society is now the hated boogeyman of the energy world, and it's no wonder that the existing facilities are outdated. I certainly wouldn't try to invest in it in this country.
But had we gone another route, there was never any reason that this could not be a safe and viable option. If nuclear technology would have been embraced as the savior of mankind, I see no reason why it could not have been sensibly used, with maintainance and care applied not because of regulation, but due to the profit motive. It never helps an energy company when it has an industrial accident, and when it is booming, they're more likely to keep up with things to maximize profits.
That is, of course, if we had a free market. It's been quite clear for a while that we do not.
The non-believers have endagered the salvation of us all. We must all get down on our knees and praise The Invisible Hand. Halleluja! Salvation and bliss can only be found in HIM!
@Spastica Rex, can you check with Bob in re current status of slack? May need to resend as slack has not arrived here yet.
we are screwed, except for Keynsians - bullish to them
Japan hasn't seen anything yet, wait until they start measuring increasing levels of radiation in the water tables. Then you know your Fubar.
Didn't some of the fuku 50 suffer terrible illnesses and death? I saw a video online about this some time ago, but have not been able to find it again or anything else like it.
The Chinese caught all sorts of hell for covering up their train wreck. Strange how the Japanese can get away with it. Do not investigate. Print stories about blood drives and fuzzy puppies instead...
Does anyone have any estimates of actual deaths due to this ongoing disaster?
So far 3 on site deaths, 2 from earthquake and 1 cause not yet determined. Most deaths will be from cancers which will take years to develop, expect to see a drop in fertility in the next few years.
The aging population will mask the true nature of their demise, many of the cancers will be blamed on other circumstances, ie industrial pollution, smoking, 2nd hand smoke, 3rd hand smoke and other things that will strain credulity.
The radiation is in the food supply, in the water and in the sea, it will eventually be inside the Japanese people.
Final death toll will be decades away and likely in the thousands.
Kilitron Kiri Beer? no?
Kobe beef? No thanks.
but it's pre-cooked - think it over
Is radio-activity bad? Should I not listen to the radio?
Yes, and probably not........and only NPR if you do since they give the straight dope......
Yeah, that NPR has all the latest when something big happens. I remember when first one reactor blew and then the next day another one. A day later, NPR was still reporting that everything was fine at Fukushima, everything was under control and there was no risk of radiation leakage.
NPR, feel good radio for liberals with severe normalcy bias!!!!
how 'bout "cooked on the hoof Kobi Beef? irradiated from birth. Could be classified as "Organic" since you wouldn't have to add chemicals to preserve it? Huh?
do you guys think there could be a market for "glow in the dark sushi"? I'm talkin ground floor level shit here?
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Waters in the Western Pacific region east and southeast of Japan's Fukushima are "clearly affected" by the radioactive materials leaked from the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima, according to a statement from China's State Oceanic Administration on Sunday. Initial tests of samples collected from these areas show that radioactive cesium-137 and -134, as well as strontium-90 can be found in all water samples, the statement said. The statement said that under normal conditions, cesium-134 cannot be detected in sea waters, and that the maximum amounts of cesium-137 and strontium-90 detected in the samples are 300 times and 10 times, respectively, of the amounts of natural background radiation in China's territorial waters, the statement said. The statement said that the administration has sent professional personnel to these waters to monitor the impact of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as well as to China's territorial waters. The 18-day voyage, which ended on July 4, monitored waters of 25.2 square kilometers, and the monitoring team collected air, water and biological samples from the spot areas, the statement said. The administration will continue to publish results of further testing and evaluations of the samples, the statement said.
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Waters in the Western Pacific region east and southeast of Japan's Fukushima are "clearly affected" by the radioactive materials leaked from the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima, according to a statement from China's State Oceanic Administration on Sunday.
Initial tests of samples collected from these areas show that radioactive cesium-137 and -134, as well as strontium-90 can be found in all water samples, the statement said.
The statement said that under normal conditions, cesium-134 cannot be detected in sea waters, and that the maximum amounts of cesium-137 and strontium-90 detected in the samples are 300 times and 10 times, respectively, of the amounts of natural background radiation in China's territorial waters, the statement said.
The statement said that the administration has sent professional personnel to these waters to monitor the impact of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as well as to China's territorial waters.
The 18-day voyage, which ended on July 4, monitored waters of 25.2 square kilometers, and the monitoring team collected air, water and biological samples from the spot areas, the statement said.
The administration will continue to publish results of further testing and evaluations of the samples, the statement said.
How about glow-in-the-dark-dancing-squid? http://kottke.org/11/07/super-freaky-dancing-squid-dish
you know they are still getting 6.2 aftershocks on a fairly regular basis, roughly every week to 10 days.
lucky a typhoon hasn't hit Fukushima, it seems to be down on its luck right now. I hope they get the reactors entombed before anything else leaks out, but my hopes are dimmed by the lack of effective action by Tepco management and the Japanese government so far.
Bullish for the JPY, right?
That's odd. Haven't sen a word about this on the news or in the papers in, like, months. Besides, JapGov says "ever'thang goan be awright now". Let's all go out for sake & fugu!
Cesium 137 has been detected in Tokyo's ground water at least twice since 03/11/11. Cesium 137 has a half life of 30-years. Tokyo is 120 miles from Fukushima and 25% of the island's population lives in the Tokyo metropolitan area. No science currently exists to remove ground water hot particles and is not expected to be available for at least 10-years. Fukushima reactor #3 was running on MOX (Plutonium 239 and Uranium) when it exploded. Many ultra reliable sources state that as little as one inhaled 239 molecule is a likely death sentence.
I will permit sentient others to project the future of Japan in context of the physics and physiology involved.
As far as ths MSM goes, it never happened.
The big news of the day is that them Tea Partiers are fucking "terrorists because they wouldn't let us spend the money." And that's a di-rect-al quote.
Get used to it.
Why can't we all just get along?
It is probably best to not get too attached to that whole "not dying of cancer" thing now.
Cannabis has been shown to have high anti-tumor properties and provides appetite and a sense of well being to those in late term cancer.
Medical marijuana is now legal in 15 states and D.C. - but is still illegal in Japan.
Kind of ironic isn't it?
So it's OK to leave that tumor lump thingglamiebob hangin' off my goiter for a bit longer?
We already know all three reactors meted down BEYOND anything that happened at Three Mile Island.
At each of the Fukushima reactors the fuel core was held inside a 8" thick stainless steel pressure vessel, also called the primary containment vessel. The core conststs of fuel rods, with spaces between them for control rods, which are prodigious neutrons absorbers. Normally the control rods are held above their position in the core, so the reaction can proceed. When something bad happens, like an earthquake, the control rods are released and slide down in between the fuel rods. The fuel rods can no longer exchange enough neutrons to keep the chain reaction going, and the reactor shuts off. Apparently, this mecahnism worked fine when the earthquake hit.
Eventhough the chain reaction was successully halted, A LOT of energy was still being generated from radioactive decay, and sub-critical fission. When the Tsunami hit, the cooling pumps failed and within a few hours all three reactors had gone dry, and begun to melt. A fuel rod consists of a Zircalloy tube, or sheath, with pellets of enriched uranium neatly stacked inside. As fuel rods got hotter and hotter, the zriconium, in the Zircalloy began to react with water vapor inside the contain vessel. This created hydrogen gas, which was released to relieve the pressure. But the tubes also began to disintegrate, and the fuel pellets began to fall out and pile up at the bottom of the steel containment vessel. Here they melt and turn into a blob of molten fuel.
Things get dicey at this point, because nobody in his right mind would ever try this as an experiment, which means we have no idea what really happens during a meltdown. We can guess, but we don't know. If the fuel piles up at the bottom, but the control rods remain intact, the blob of molten fuel could go ciritical again. Regardless, the heat cannot escape and builds up until the blob melts right though the bottom of the primary 8" thick containment vessel.
The primary containment vessel is not the last line of defense. The whole thing is built into huge concrete building that can be sealed off in this event. So even though the molten bolb of highly radioactive fuel has spilled out on the floor, the gases and smoke it puts off are contained by this bunker-like secondary containment structure. Again we don't know but we guess (and hope) that this molten fuel mixes with the concrete and molten steel and is diluted enough to not go critical, and not melt through the bottom of the concrete base. After enough time, or so the theory goes, as it gets progressively less radioactive and very slowly cools off, it solidifies. After 20 years or so, you MIGHT be able to send a robot in and remove it. Of course waiting until it cools just enough and encasing it in a huge mausoleum of sand & concrete is probably easier and safer.
Now the word radioactive doesn't really do justice to this blob. If you were in the same room with it for even a few seconds it wouldl kill you, horribly but not quickly enough. The good news is that all this hideous stuff is in one place inside a sealed concrete building. That is, until the hydrogen emitted earrlier blows the building up releasing radioactive gases steam and smoke into the air. Oops.
Now all bets are off. Are there cracks in the concrete? Is radiation leaking out into the ground water? Of course, if you're even asking these questions means you've lost control and kind of deserve whatever you get. Of course the millions of innocent people living near the plant deserve something totally different.
This sounds pretty bad, and it is. However, there is one unsubstantiated scenario: Arnie Gunderson's "promt criticaility in fuel pool three". Oddly, the reactor has multiple very HUGE containment vessels, but the spent fuel rods are stacked in a pond open to the world. The spent fuel is more-or-less safe as long as it remains underwater. When its radioactivity drops to an acceptable level, it can be trasnported off-site to a reprocessing plant or storage facility. This takes 18 months or more.
However, if the pool drains (because of a crack from an earthquake?), there are no control rods, and they are stacked cloel enough together that it could actually go critical. A promt ciricality happens very suddenly when fuel rods get too close together without neutron abosrption, a fancy way of saying no water. According to Mr Gunderson a promt criticality blew a substantial number of the fuel rods out of the pool #3 turned them into a dust and debris cloud hundrds of feet high. This HIGHLY radioactive cloud then drifted away in the prevailing wind. If this cloud had gone straight to Tokyo, thousands (or more) people would have died. Fortuantely, it dirfted out over the sea.
This is actually MUCH WORSE than the three melt downs. I don't know if it happened, although NRC inspectors reported finding a chunk of fuel rod nearly a mile from the plant. Hard to explain that anyother way. TEPCO certainly won't tell us if the fuel pool exploded. They probably don't even know.
It would probably mean the end of the nuclear industry altogether. It's becoming apparent they simply can't be trusted to design or operate nuclear plants that are even close to safe enough.
From all this, its no surprise to see 10+ sieverts in the area around the fuel blobs. However, because of the damage to the buildings, things are much worse than they've let on.
When the Tsunami hit, the cooling pumps failed and within a few hours all three reactors had gone dry, and begun to melt.
I think they've pretty well admitted by now that it was the EARTHQUAKE that broke off the cooling pipes to the reactors, and that the operators knew it and the meltdowns were already well underway before the tsunami hit. The tsunami story was a pretty good cover for the revelation that any of these reactors is prone to the same kind of accident in an earthquake. Or any time the coolant pipes are broken off. Or any time power is lost for any reason for long enough. Which means the design is obsolete, and there are still a bunch of them in operation, all over.
The generators that got taken out by the tsunami would have at least powered the fans to those exhaust stack towers. Those are there to vent hydrogen, pulling in enough air to keep the concentration low enough to prevent an explosion from providing a real nice exclamation point to a meltdown scenario. It looks like the hydrogen explosion on #3 disintegrated enough of the fuel rods in the half-empty pool to cause that prompt criticality, which then REALLY exploded. You can watch the video and distinctly see a two-phase explosion there. I am convinced Gunderson called that one right.
Political control guarantees that some asshole is going to be in charge, backed by a committee of assholes. It means that if anything gets done right it will be despite the determined efforts of those in charge. It means that if something happens that needs a competent man to make life-saving decisions quickly, he will have been driven off the site decades ago. It means there will not be one man within 20 miles with the backbone to defy authority when he knows he's right and lives are at stake. I've never been anti-nuke. I still believe better designs could be operated safely, indefinitely, with the risks contained. But as I have aged, I have lost the faith I used to have in 'experts', and learned what I just stated about any large organization, with their perversion of motivation and rewards. The unbelievable stonewalling, the outright absurd idiotic incompetence of sending electricians into the buildings to stand in pools of water without BOOTS, the pretense that you can spray firehoses on the mess continuously for months and all that water won't go anywhere, the silence of what used to be a rabid anti-nuclear mainstream media, the deliberate policy of keeping the general populace ignorant of radiation (except to keep them all afraid), the blackout of dispersion data, the knowing failure to evacuate a large enough area, the sale of contaminated foodstuffs from the hot areas, all of it have come together to the point where I must completely agree: They simply can't be trusted with the technology. And now, nobody can disagree with that assessment at all - it is a given, a fact, indisputable.
This victory will be handed to the enviropsychotics willingly, because the underlying scheme all along has been to control you and your standard of living by cutting off your access to energy. Just one more source gone, the better to stampede the herd into tax-and-stock swindle 'green' energy.
I was not surprised that they admitted there are hot spots. I think the corium piles are still sputtering with periodic (aperiodic, actually) prompt criticalities, like those trick birthday candles. I am sure they know it. I am equally sure they are utterly helpless to do anything about it, except wait. A long time. And try to contain as best they can until it simmers down. It cannot simmer down until it gets dispersed. Which will take a long time. And the mess will not be very well contained in the meantime. They will have to tent over the site, and cool and recirculate the water they spray at the mess using heat exchangers with ocean water to provide the cooling while the hot water continually increases in contamination and makes everything it touches more and more radioactive. The attempts to remove the radioactive isotopes from the water will be less than effective, the plant they are installing can't keep up and can't completely purify the water. Groundwater contamination, if it gets bad enough, could be permanent depending on the type of aquifer (not as bad if it's flowing eventually to the sea underground). Seawater contamination will be bad but it will disperse if the stream of pollutants can ever be stopped. It will be a long time before they can ever dream of encasing the site in concrete - and don't forget, you want most of the concrete under the mess. Which will still need to be cooled, pretty much forever, unless it is separated into little chunks and spread out. I think it is highly unlikely that they will ever dismantle the cores, unless a special robot-destruction machine were built for the job. That approach is unlikely because the government idiots in charge would not be willing to give the job to a competent private-sector team that could build one in about a year. And their committee experts would interfere and screw up the design so bad and hold things up so bad that it would take triple the time and probably not work when complete. (And the private-sector teams that could do it won't sell anything to them anyway.)
But hey. I'm not a nuclear engineer. I didn't even stay at Holiday Inn Express. So maybe I'm all wrong. Maybe there will be some cheap apartments available in Tokyo soon.
Thank you for the excellent, informative post.
Here is what we do know. Cesium 137 has been detected in Tokyo's ground water at least twice (admittedly) since 03/11/11. Tokyo is 120 miles from Fukushima in a southerly direction. The first report was dated 04/22/11 meaning that ground water contamination (admittedly) occurred over 120 miles from ground zero in approximately 6-weeks.
Cesium 137 has a half life of 30-years. The general Tokyo metropolitan area holds 25% of the island's population. According to Arnie Gundersen, no science currently exists to remove ground water hot particles and is not expected to be available for at least 10-years and more likely far longer.
Until proven otherwise, virtually no amount of long half life Alpha emitting hot particles are safely administered to human beings despite the nonsense tossed about. All long half life Alpha emitting molecules have a distinct potential to alter human DNA coding. Altering DNA configuration is universally accepted as a cancer precursor in humans albeit on an undefined time line.
The potential of terminating existence on significant areas of Japan are more than idol thought. In fact and again until proven incorrect, the term "significant areas" may well be egregiously understated. I am not expert enough to propose using the word, ALL!
Actually, the population number is worse than you stated. Yes - the Tokyo metropolitan area hods 25% of the Japanese population but the area between Tokyo and Fukushima, inclusive, holds 35-40% of the population of Japan. If there is population-redistribution contamination from Fukushima to Tokyo, it will affect this entire area.
What do you do with 40,000,000 people?
Let us hope that ONLY 40,000,000 million people are ultimately involved. Peripheral to atmospheric and ground water contamination, all 47 prefectures reportedly have received highly contaminated beef et al as a bonus. Unfortunately and most assuredly, of the discussed 40,000,000 souls that reasonably should have been evacuated, a significant number will tragically now have no need for displacement.
No, saying that one is sorry for the creation and mismanagement of this horrible adventure is simply not good enough. Lastly, with virtually no MSM coverage of likely the most catastrophic disaster in any of our lifetimes ever evolving, I thank GW for his work here. For those that "get it," post anywhere including off topic as information seeps through "containment vessels."
Yep went and bought a 100lbs of salmon for the freezer so I don't eat fish that glow. I watched them unloaded off the boat into my ice chest here in Calif.
Thank GW I can't comment on your site for some reason
you do know that salmon eat other fish and that radiation has been spewing into the ocean off the coast of Japan for 5 months. That is long enough to get into the food chain. Radioactive fish don't glow.
Your best bet is a varied diet so as to minimize single source pollution, of course when everything is radioactive all bets are off.
Canned Spam is still radiation free, but lots of salt...
mmmm. Spam. The (not too distant) future meal of kings!


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TomTom has cited a "leap year" bug as the reason for the failure of some its devices and has launched a brand new software update in a bid to solve the issue. The company says that a problem with code that is embedded into their global positioning system firmware has resulted in models all over the world, including some that are used to track fleet vehicles that may have been rented out on contract hire schemes, failing in their task of being able to identify the location of vehicles accurately.
Users who have been affected by the bug have found themselves confronted with a grey screen as well as a message telling them that their machine was lacking a GPS signal. The problem first presented itself on the 31st of March.
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