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Recommendations Proposed by the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research for Resolving Generic Safety Issue-189, "Susceptibility of Ice Condenser and Mark III Containments to Early Failure from Hydrogen Combustion During a Severe Accident"
June 17, 2002
Dr. William D. Travers
Executive Director for Operations
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, D.C. 20555-0001
Dear Dr. Travers:
During the 493rd meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, June 6-8, 2002, we reviewed the recommendations proposed by the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) to resolve Generic Safety Issue (GSI)-189, "Susceptibility of Ice Condenser and Mark III Containments to Early Failure from Hydrogen Combustion During a Severe Accident." During this review, we had the benefit of discussions with the NRC staff, a representative of the Union of Concerned Scientists, members of the public, and a representative of the Tennessee Valley Authority. We also had the benefit of the documents referenced.
RES should complete its additional analyses to quantify the uncertainties prior to providing the technical assessment results to the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), and NRR should factor the uncertainties into the final resolution of GSI-189.
GSI-189 was proposed in response to SECY-00-0198, "Status Report on Study of Risk-Informed Changes to the Technical Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 (Option 3) and Recommendations on Risk-Informed Changes to 10 CFR 50.44 (Combustible Gas Control)." In SECY-00-0198, the staff recommended that safety enhancements that have the potential to pass the backfit test be assessed for mandatory application through the generic issue process.
During severe accidents, ice condenser and pressure-suppression Mark III containments condense steam and concentrate hydrogen to the extent that they would become vulnerable to a hydrogen detonation. In 1980, these plant types were retrofitted with powered igniters and air return fans 1 to provide controlled burning of the hydrogen over the time period of production to limit the concentration and preclude a hydrogen detonation. During a station blackout (SBO) event, however, alternating current (AC) power to the igniters and fans would not be available. The issue, therefore, is whether it would be feasible and cost-beneficial to provide backup AC power supplies to the igniters and/or the air return fans.
RES conducted an analysis to provide technical input to NRR to support a regulatory analysis for potential backup power options that could be used to resolve this GSI. It consists of a cost/benefit analysis following the appropriate regulatory analysis guidelines.
The scope of the study included the following four options.
- A pre-staged dedicated diesel generator to provide backup AC power only to the igniters.
- A pre-staged dedicated diesel generator to provide backup AC power to both the igniters and the air return fans.
- A low-cost "off-the-shelf" portable diesel generator to provide backup AC power only to the igniters.
- Use of passive autocatalytic recombiners for hydrogen control in lieu of igniters and/or air return fans.
A fifth option of a low-cost "off-the-shelf" portable diesel generator to provide backup AC power to both the igniters and the fans was considered to be impractical because the required power was deemed to be too large for a portable diesel.
RES performed analyses by using the MELCOR and CONTAIN computer codes to assess the change in the conditional probability of containment failure with and without the availability of AC power. The MELCOR analysis was also used to assess whether the use of igniters alone (without the air return fans) would be sufficient to prevent a hydrogen detonation.
On the basis of its analyses, RES concluded that providing backup power to igniters alone would be sufficient to preclude a hydrogen detonation, and only the low-cost option (Option 3) passed the regulatory analysis cost-benefit criterion.
We believe that these results are highly uncertain, with regard to both the costs and benefits and the judgment that igniters alone would preclude a hydrogen detonation. RES is continuing its technical analysis to better quantify the uncertainties that affect these judgments. We expect that the resulting uncertainty determination will include assessment of the uncertainty related to the use of a control volume code (MELCOR) to determine detailed hydrogen concentration distributions as well as general model uncertainties. As recognized by the regulatory analysis guidelines, the ultimate resolution of this issue should consider these uncertainties. We recognize that the computed cost-benefit ratio based on point values indicates that Option 2, above, does not pass the backfit screening. However, this cost-benefit ratio is close to being acceptable. When the uncertainties are factored into the assessment, the analysis could yield a different conclusion.
We would like to review the results of the additional analyses and the proposed RES recommendation to NRR for resolving GSI-189.
ACRS member Victor H. Ransom did not participate in the Committee's deliberations regarding this matter.
|George E. Apostolakis
- Memorandum dated May 13, 2002, from Farouk Eltawila, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, to John T. Larkins, ACRS, Subject: RES Proposed Recommendation for Resolving Generic Safety Issue 189: "Susceptibility of Ice Condenser and Mark III Containments to Early Failure from Hydrogen Combustion During a Severe Accident."
- Information Systems Laboratories, Inc. report entitled, "Backup Power for PWRs with Ice Condenser Containments and for BWRs with Mark III Containments under SBO Conditions: Impact Assessment," dated May 1, 2002
- Brookhaven National Laboratory draft letter report entitled, "Benefit Cost Analysis of Enhancing Combustible Gas Control Availability at Ice Condenser and Mark III Containment Plants," dated April 25, 2002.
- Draft report entitled, "Hydrogen Control Calculations for the Sequoyah Plant Station Blackout Scenario," April 2002
- NUREG/CR-5586, "Mitigation of Direct Containment Heating and Hydrogen Combustion Events in Ice Condenser Plants," October 1990.
1. Air return fans are a feature of ice condenser plants only.


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8.558122 - Opera Explained: GLUCK - Orfeo ed Euridice (Smillie)
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787): Orfeo ed Euridice
Orfeo - Ann-Christine Biel, contralto
Drottningholm Theatre Chorus and Orchestra
The word 'opera' is Latin and means 'the works'; it represents a synthesis of all the other arts: drama, vocal and orchestral music, dance, light and design. Consequently, it delivers an emotional impact which none of the others can match. The only one of the arts whose origins can be precisely dated, it was 'invented' in Italy in 1597 as part of the Renaissance—the rebirth of interest in classical values. As an art form it is truly international, crossing all linguistic and cultural barriers, and it is probably the only one whose audience continues to expand, not in spite of, but because of developments in entertainment technology.
From its early origins in Italy opera spread across Europe, establishing individual and distinctive schools in a number of countries. France had an early and longstanding love affair with it—hence the term grand opéra, referring to the massive fiveact creations that graced the Paris Opéra in the nineteenth century. Germany had an excellent school from as early as Mozart's time, and opera perhaps reached its highest achievement with the mighty music dramas of Richard Wagner. Russia, Great Britain and the Americas have also made their contributions.
In the popular imagination, however, opera remains an Italian concept—and no wonder. From its earliest years Italians dominated the art: Cavalli and Monteverdi were among the first to establish its forms; there was a golden age, called the bel canto, at the beginning of the nineteenth century when Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini ruled supreme; Giuseppe Verdi was probably the most revered artist in musical history; and, for many, Puccini represents in every sense the last word in this beloved genre.
Although the twentieth century has not been as lavishly endowed with opera composers, it can still boast a few, including Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky and Benjamin Britten—and, maybe most significantly in the long run, those errant stepchildren of opera, the Broadway musical and the Lloyd Webber spectacular.
It is an extraordinary theatrical work that can remain popular for almost 250 years. Indeed, we might consider it one definition of a genuine masterpiece—that it is able to speak clearly to successive generations and deliver the same powerful message across the maelstrom of changing fashion. Such a work is Gluck's great retelling of the legend of Orpheus and his devotion to his wife Eurydice. Wagner, with uncharacteristic brevity, explained why he also chose mythical subjects for many of his operas—namely that 'a mythical story is eternally true'.
Orpheus was the son of Apollo and the incarnation of music.When his wife died from a snake bite he followed her down to the Underworld where the power of his music was so great that it impressed that notoriously intransigent couple Pluto and Proserpine, King and Queen of Hell. They allowed Eurydice a reprieve, but on one condition (there is always one condition in these stories): Eurydice may follow her husband up to the world of the living but Orpheus must not look back to check on her. He does of course and Eurydice dies again; and there the Greek legend more or less ends. But Gluck knew the box-office value of a happy ending, as indeed did many later composers including Mozart and Rossini. In Gluck's version, Love, in the chubby form of the god Amor, or Cupid, rewards Orpheus for his loyalty by restoring his wife to him.
The attraction of the legend for composers from Monteverdi to Offenbach and beyond is obvious. Music, it says, has the power to transform nature, and nothing, not even the powers of death and hell, can stand against it. The oldest extant opera may be Peri's Orfeo, and the oldest opera to have a toehold in the repertoire may be Monteverdi's The Legend of Orpheus; but it is Gluck's masterly telling of the tale that commands the greatest affection.
Whole shelves of books have been written about 'Gluck's Reforms', but basically it all boils down to the determination of the composer and his highly gifted librettist Calzabigi to strip away the sillier operatic conventions of the day: excessive vocal ornamentation, dramatic improbability and endless recitative. Instead they offered direct vocal expression, a credible situation and arias of melodic beauty.
But an opera can have the best of good intentions and the very best of libretti and still flop.What makes an opera succeed is its music: since everyone then (1762) and now loves a good tune, an opera will stand or fall on the quality of its melodies. And herein lies the triumph of Gluck's creation. One aria: 'Che farò senza Euridice' is the first genuine smash hit in operatic history. Coming after Eurydice's 'second death' it is an impassioned plea from the heart of the bereaved husband; and it is the emotional fulcrum of the opera.
This recording restores the purity and directness of the original Vienna 1762 version, both in textual matters and in a brilliantly incisive recreation of the probable sound textures of the period. A gifted contralto has the power and vocal range to produce as closely as possible (we believe) the effect of the great castrato Guadagni, who created the role of Orfeo. Despite the disappearance of the very voice type for which the opera was written, Orfeo continues to absorb our attention, proving surely that a work of genius transcends any changes in fashion.
Thomson Smillie
Ancient Greece.
Act I
Scene I. Solemn music at the rise of the curtain reveals a lonely grove of laurels and cypresses, with the tomb of Eurydice, around which nymphs and shepherds lament, while Orpheus calls on his beloved. In a recitative, Orpheus bids his companions to leave him alone to mourn. He calls out the name of his beloved Eurydice, and bitterly cries out against the powers of the Underworld.
Scene 2. Amor, the god of Love, appears, offering help. Orpheus will be allowed to bring Eurydice back from the dead if he can, with his music, placate the furies and spirits of Hades. In bringing her back to the land of the living, he must not turn to look at her as she follows him, nor may he explain to her the reason for his actions—if he does, he will lose her forever. Orpheus is overjoyed, though aware of the difficulties he will encounter, and sets off on his journey.
Act II
Scene 1. The scene is set in the dreaded caverns of Hades. Furies and spectres dance their infernal dance, interrupted by the sound of the lyre of Orpheus. He manages to placate them and they give way, allowing Orpheus to enter the gates of their realm.
Scene 2. The scene changes to verdant countryside, meadows covered in flowers, and murmuring streams. Orpheus is joined by heroes and heroines of old. He delights in the scene, but Elysium is not for him: his paradise is Eurydice, whom he now seeks. Eventually she is led before him, and he hurriedly leads her away on the path back to earth.
Act III
Scene 1. Orpheus is keen to leave Hades as quickly as possible. Eurydice is at first delighted, and then puzzled and angry at the failure of her husband to embrace her or even look at her.When she confesses that she would rather die than live without his love, he can resist no longer and turns to look at her. At that instant, Eurydice falls at his feet and he laments her second death. Now he is ready to die, only wanting to follow her back to Hades.
Scene 2. Amor intervenes, with a reward for Orpheus's love and constancy: Eurydice shall live again. She comes to life and they are reunited.
Scene 3. The scene changes to the temple of Love, where nymphs and shepherds celebrate the return of Eurydice, joined in their rejoicing by Orpheus.
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November 2006 Updates Archive
Posted by Chibi Jennifer on November 24th, 2006 | Category: Site News
24 November 06: Hey guys, I won't be updating until mid December since I'm going on a little trip overseas. If you have any contributions, feel free to continue sending them in and I'll add them all to the website when I come back =) Interestingly enough, it was around this time last year that I went overseas and watched Chinese Paladin! It would have been wonderful if there was a sequel..such a shame there isn't though. This brings me to my next point, in about 2 months time it would be this site's 1 Year Anniversary =D Hope this listing will continue to grow.
14 November 06: Hi everyone, 72 screen captures added! These can be all found under the Screen captures page. These include when Xiao Yao regains memory and finds the word "ling" on his palm, Ling'er's flashback when Xiao Yao tells her his nose tapping gesture is just for her, when Xiao Yao finds out Ling'er is about to have a baby, Xiao Yao's "death" and Xiao Yao with little Ling'er 10 years ago. I've also added a tag-board at the bottom of this main page, feel free to tag! Hope you like the additions! I'm also proud to announce that as of today, we have 300 fans of this couple listed under this fanlisting =) Thanks so much for joining!
10 November 06: I've rewatched a whole bunch of episodes from Chinese Paladin today…story so sad..*sniff* Anyhows, what I wanted to indicate was that I took a whole bunch of screencaptures, and I must say; there aren't many scenes of Xiao Yao and Ling'er left, that's not on this fansite! (wow..long sentence there!) That's great news, it means you can essentially find images of every scene with the two together here! YAY! I have yet to add the remaining screen captures but will do so ASAP. I've reorganised the "Screen Captures" section to make it easier to navigate. Now there's thumbnails to indicate what images are within those pages, as oppose to written text! As screencaptures are coming to an end (i.e I would have taken all images), feel free to send in requests of what you'd like to see on this fansite. It has almost been a year since I started this site and it really has expanded a lot since. To keep this site going, we need continuous contributions from fans. Join the fanlisting, send in your thoughts, and drop a line in the Guestbook.
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06.07.12 Love
Confession: I Go Out Alone
BY Sandra Anne
I'm writing this from a bar stool where I perch alone. Solo. Wrapped in my own thoughts. Does that make your palms sweat? Speed your heart? Or are you the kind who relishes in your independence? One who loves the adventure of the unknown. A person who is secure enough to have a date for one. That would be me. I eschew all labels of loner and loser and choose to spend time with little old me.
I never used to be this free. I used to fear going anywhere unaccompanied – you would always find me with a friend or two in tow. When alone, I was scared of my own thoughts weaving wickedly together and fooling me into anxiety. I was awkward and introverted, and trembled if a stranger spoke to me. Conversation? What's that? My tongue was tied in knots.
The time the change happened can be pinpointed exactly. It was the moment I became confident enough not to care what anyone else thought. All it took was a trip to Europe. You know the kind. Coming of age backpacker roaming around the continent via train, discovering what it means to really live. It was a trip I was supposed to take with another, but one I suddenly found myself on alone. Once I realized that I had to eat, I ventured out to the nearest bar or restaurant in whichever city I was in. Book, notepad or postcards in hand as my date, I would find a seat to revel in what great sights I had seen that day. I met other solo travelers and locals, all welcoming and eager to talk. I was instantly given permission to be alone, a state that frequently never lasted long – being alone, that is.
When I returned home and got into the spider web of the corporate world, I now relished my lunch hours as a time to be with me. Time to read, time to write, time to think. In the summer months I found a sunny perch to recharge from the office power drain. Colleagues and friends at the office often saw me and never understood my solitude. "You don't have to sit by yourself! I'll have lunch with you next time!" they cried, as though it were a terrible deed to be alone. Were they secretly jealous of my independence? Or legitimately uncomfortable riding solo? I wanted to impart my new found wisdom on them and make them see that I had found greatness being on my own.
Now that I work for myself, I often take my work to a bar stool. I sit there pondering my thoughts and gaining stimulation from my surroundings for words to play together in my notebook. This is where my muse visits me. She whispers sweet nothings in my ear when no one else is around.
The option to socialize is always there. I can either let the world in or I can close the doors to it. When I open my barricade, I meet the most fascinating people. I have met lovers, friends, business associates, and mentors while being alone. They are individuals I would never have the great pleasure of knowing if I had been surrounded by my peers.
Not only have I met a slew of fantastical people, but I've met me. I've become closer with myself and I actually like her. Loving yourself should come before loving anyone else. Once you've got that down, others will love you too. It's infectious. Confidence and independence are two of the sexiest and most compelling characteristics out there. They produce a layer of mystery and intrigue.
Don't get me wrong, a night out with friends is energizing and almost nothing beats a cheek aching laugh with your girls. Never give this up, but do add some solo adventure to your schedule. I challenge you to sit on a bar stool on a date for one… and see what happens.
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Politico's Education Coverage Turning 'Pro'
Politico Pro Education officially launches on Wednesday. That may be news to the many education policy wonks who have been reading the Washington-based morning newsletter since its soft-launch in mid-July. The pilot period has allowed the education news service to gain its footing before it begins charging a premium price for full access.
Politico Pro Education's focus is "cradle to career," reporter Libby A. Nelson said in the first morning newsletter on July 22. "Our promise here at Morning Education is to cut through the clutter and the rhetoric and offer you exclusive reporting and incisive analysis on education policy," she said that day.
Since that time, the newsletter has been fine-tuning its offerings and its tone. By Aug. 22, that day's Morning Education had a nice mix of items about No Child Left Behind Act waivers from the U.S. Department of Education, President Barack Obama's higher education policies, and the backlash against the Common Core State Standards, among others. "We're counting down the hours to the end of another crazy week in education news," Nelson wrote that Friday morning. "I'm heading to California for a half-marathon in wine country and weeklong reporting trip in the Bay Area."
Meanwhile, the advent of Politico Pro Education, which joins other specialized Politico Pro "verticals" for policy areas such as defense, energy, health care, and transportation, corresponds with the main Politico newspaper and website showing a keener interest in federal and national education policy.
"Sequestration means a herky-jerky start to the school year for about 84,000 kids on military bases," education editor Nirvi Shah wrote in a front-page Politico story on July 30. (Shah joined Politico Pro Education from Education Week, where she was a reporter.) An Aug. 1 story by reporter Kyle Cheney discussed how the Obama administration did not plan to use schools in its push to promote the key provisions of the Affordable Care Act that come online this fall.
An Aug. 7 story by reporter Stephanie Simon about New York state students' disappointing results on common-core-tied tests prompted some mild criticism. Andrew J. Rotherham, co-founder of Washington education consulting firm Bellwether Education Partners, suggested that the story was overblown. "I haven't heard that much heavy breathing since I chaperoned prom!" Rotherham tweeted.
The official unveiling of Politico Pro Education this week means the beginning of premium access to subscribers to the service. While the daily newsletter will remain free, subscribers of the premium Pro service will get "early-bird access" plus exclusive afternoon briefings, breaking news text messages, "whiteboard" alerts, and more.
To quote the noted business analyst Homer J. Simpson when he was offered free cookie samples at the mall and then invited to buy the whole cookie at full price: "Oh, so that's your little game—get us addicted and jack up the price. Well, you win."
Politico Pro doesn't say on its website what the premium price is. But in a story about the Politico Pro verticals last year, the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University reported that an individual subscription to one of the services (such as defense or energy) started at $3,295 per year, but that most subscribers were part of a group subscription that started at $8,000 per year for a license covering as many as five people.
Politico declined to make anyone available for an interview about the launch of Politico Pro Education or its pricing. Martin Kady II, the editor of all the Politico Pro verticals, did respond to some of my questions with an e-mail earlier this month.
"Morning Education will be just one component of the larger subscription-based Pro Education vertical that will launch later this month with a team of journalists, led by editor Nirvi Shah, offering minute-by-minute coverage of education policy news, including K-12, higher education, state-level policy issues, and much more," Kady said in the e-mail. "Pro Education subscribers will receive early-bird access to Morning Education along with other exclusive and customizable features."
Politico Pro Education is certainly entering a competitive environment for education policy news. Besides stalwarts such as Education Week and The Chronicle of Higher Education, there are upstarts such as Inside Higher Ed and several specialized subscription newsletters. The Atlantic magazine's website just launched an education "channel," and similar enterprises from others are in the works.
Of course, the main Politico operation knows something about shaking up the status quo. It was founded in 2007 by two Washington Post journalists, John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei. For a brief time, it was just one more political newspaper covering Capitol Hill alongside somewhat moribund competitors such as Roll Call and The Hill.
But it quickly broke from the pack and attracted a huge online audience. (It still publishes a print edition in Washington, where policy ads aimed at Congress from defense contractors and others are a lucrative staple. And someone on Capitol Hill was once quoted to the effect that it was somehow more appropriate for a member of Congress to read a print newspaper during a hearing than to be reading the same thing on a handheld device. We now know that lawmakers rely on their handheld devices during hearings for important pursuits like online poker.)
Politico recently announced an expansion of its empire to New York City with the purchase of a Web publication, Capital New York.
The free bite of the cookie from Politico Pro Education over the last two months has attracted admirers. But some wonder how many readers will be willing to buy the whole cookie.
"I enjoy the morning newsletter, but it's hard to compete with free," said Michael J. Petrilli, the executive vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Washington. "The question is, is this business model going to work? In other [policy] areas, this kind of information moves markets, so having it early makes sense. But I don't see that in education."


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At one point in our vacation after a delightful visit with old friends in the east of Ohio, I took the late night drive back to Cincinnati (you can tell it's my home town and not Darwin's because I can spell it). And though it had been years since I had driven that route and this particular evening everything was shrouded in a dense fog, I remembered much of it from the signs I could see.
As we drew nearer to town and the way grew more and more familiar, I was surprised at how much my heart leapt to see even the mile markers with the name "Cincinnati" on them. Someone was celebrating early; as I drove over the Ohio River at 4:45 on the morning of the Fourth of July, I saw a single firework explode. From then on, I knew the way so well I could practically drive it in my sleep (as I was very close to doing): downtown past the stadium, onto 75, then my exit, past areas where even the urban decay has urban decay, then to the neighborhoods where the stately middle-class homes of the last century have been subdivided once and again and allowed to slowly rot. From there up the hill to the working-class neighborhoods of the West Side (never to be confused with the East Side!) -- my old stomping grounds. And though I've not lived there for many years -- not ever, really, since the house was bought after I went to college -- I felt such joy as I drew nearer to the auld homestead and the neighborhood that I knew and loved.
If I was so delighted to come home to a house in which I never even spent much time, how moved should I be to move closer to the house of my Heavenly Father, and by encountering the signposts that point me on the way? "In my Father's house there are many dwelling places; otherwise, how could I have told you that I was going to prepare a place for you? ... You know the way that leads where I go." (John 14:2,4)
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ahhh.... home
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Nice post, Mrs. D! I know exactly what you mean. :)
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The damning report into bugging of the police watchdog is to released tomorrow as confidence in the justice system reaches at an all-time low.
The Cooke inquiry was established to probe claims that the offices of the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission.
High Court Judge John Cooke was given eight weeks to finish his inquiry in February but it only landed on the desk of the Taoiseach last week.
Enda Kenny will bring it to Cabinet tomorrow before publishing the findings which is likely to cause more havoc for new Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald.
The scandal centres on Gsoc's fears that it was under surveillance last year as it finalised one of its most in-depth and potentially damaging investigations.
A UK-based counter-surveillance company Verrimus recorded an unexplained call-back at a speaker-phone in the offices when it sent a test signal down the line during a security sweep last year.
It was one of three "anomalies" identified in its communications system which has provoked a massive controversy over suspected bugging at the watchdog's headquarters in central Dublin.
Former Minister Alan Shatter said an Irish IT security company Rits - which he called in to investigate the UK firm's findings - has come up with a "theory" that the mystery ring-back never happened.
The Taoiseach spent the weekend reading the report of Mr Cooke which is expected to run into a hundred pages.
Fianna Fáil Spokesman on Justice Niall Collins said the Taoiseach, who was in San Franciso when he got the report, shouldn't have sat on it for days.
He said it is in the public interest that he publishes the report now as a matter of priority.
Mr Collins said: "The revelations about surveillance of the Garda Ombudsman's office and the Government's initial handling of these revelations severely knocked public confidence in our justice system.
"The only way this can be restored is by an examination of Justice Cooke's findings to establish what exactly happened and what steps need to be taken now to ensure that we have a fully independent watchdog for our police force.
"The last few months have seen a litany of failures by the Government in dealing with the unprecedented series of crises An Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice.
"The priority throughout has been the Government's own political preservation and not the public interest.
" Even now, the Taoiseach still refuses to be upfront and honest about the events leading the removal of the Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan.
"Now that the initial report into the GSOC bugging controversy is complete, we cannot allow the Government to drag its heels on its publication."


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The Eomon are on the move
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Meet Calypso's Giants
Gothenburg, Sweden – July 8, 2014 /Planet Calypso/ – Planet Calypso AB, operator of the longest established planet in the largest Massively Multiplayer Online Real Cash Economy (MMORCE), announced today that the great Eomon migration period is here. Take part in a spectacular piece of Calypso history and watch the majestic Eomon migrate over the plains of the Eudoria continent.
Known for its annual migration pattern and special loot, the Eomon migration has been a popular seasonal hunting event for many years on Calypso. In the wake of the mighty Eomon herd, predator creatures such as Atrox and Mul mutants also follow, making the migration of these imposing beasts a must-see for colonists of all professional standings. Since the introduction of vehicles on Calypso, most colonists have the ability to get a glimpse of the migrating creatures from a distance, photo safari style, without putting their virtual lives at too much risk. If you happen to catch a nice screenshot of the migration, be sure to share it with other colonists on Planet Calypso's Facebook page. For more information please see the event webpage at http://www.planetcalypso.com/events/eomon-migration/.
Based on information gathered from previous migrations, RDI Xenobiologists have released the predicted migration paths for both the Eomon and the Longtooth species. The predicted path of the Eomon is starting in the eastern parts of the Eudorian continent, passing near Ashi before terminating in the south. For the Longtooth, migrating during the same period, the estimated migration normally starts in the northwest in the Cape Corinth area, and ends near Fort Ithaca.
Hunting the magnificent Eomon is of course exciting by itself. However, players efforts can also assist scientists to better understand Eomon biology and migration patterns through the collection of biological samples. Scientists in the RDI Xenobiologist department now believe that a number of questions can be answered by looking at Eomon DNA with new technology. To do this, they need help in collecting Eomon Blood Samples. If up for the challenge of collecting these samples, please visit the RDI Xenobiologist in the science tent at Minopolis, located right next to the Minopolis teleporter. Happy hunting!
Entropia Universe is the largest Massively Multiplayer Online Real Cash Economy (MMORCE) game in the world. Players have no monthly costs, but deposit and withdraw real funds for their adventures on any planet, including Planet Calypso, in the Entropia Universe. For more information on Entropia Universe or to download the free game please visit www.entropiauniverse.com.
About Planet Calypso AB
Planet Calypso AB develops and markets Planet Calypso, a Massively Multiplayer Online Real Cash Economy (MMORCE) game based on the Entropia Platform, and is part of the Entropia Universe. Set in a distant future, the planet Calypso is home to an expanding human colony engaged with the natural and economic elements of establishing their new civilization.
For more information on Planet Calypso AB (PCAB) and Planet Calypso please contact us at the numbers below or go to our website at http://www.planetcalypso.com.
Copyright © 2013 Planet Calypso AB. All Rights Reserved.
About Entropia Universe AB
Entropia Universe is the largest Real Cash Economy Massively Multiplayer Online Game in the world. Entropia Universe offers players the ability to participate in a unique virtual world where they have no monthly costs. Its innovative real money economy uses a virtual currency which has a fixed exchange rate with the US dollar. This allows players to deposit and withdraw real funds for their adventures on any virtual planet or in the real world. Entropia Universe uses a state of the art graphics engine to deliver the highest quality visuals in an MMO today.
For more information on Entropia Universe please contact us at the email below or go to our website at http://www.entropiauniverse.com.
Entropia Universe Media:
David Tractenberg
(310) 453-2050 x111
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Explore the beautiful Quirimbas Archipelago, island-hopping and enjoying picnics on remote beaches without another soul in sight
Diving, snorkelling and deep sea fishing included
Luxurious 52 foot catamaran yacht with highly experienced skipper and crew
Accommodates up to eight people, an ideal option for families or group of friends travelling together
Combines beautifully with a stay at Ibo Island Lodge
Sunshine, blue skies and temperatures averaging between 24°C and 27°C along the coast are the norm, except during the rainy summer season from about December/January through to April when everything gets soggy and sticky, and temperatures exceed 30°C in some areas. The best time to visit is from May/June to November, during the cooler dry season.
A luxurious 52 foot catamaran for sailing around the Quirimbas Archipelago, Ibo's yacht is the ultimate way to island hop around Mozambique in style. Spend your days enjoying sandbank picnics, diving and snorkelling pristine reefs or relaxing on deck.
Ibo's new catamaran charters offer a unique way to explore the Quirimbas Archipelago, sailing in a luxury yacht with skipper and crew from island to island. The catamaran is based at Ibo Island Lodge, but charters can also start or end at Medjumbe island or Quilalea island if you choose.
The yacht is hired out on an exclusive basis, and can accommodate up to eight guests, in four double or twin ensuite cabins, each air-conditioned. You can leave all of the hassle of sailing to the professional crew which include a skipper, first mate/host and dive instructor. The communal areas, cabins and deck are all beautifully fitted out, with plenty of comfortable areas to unwind in the shade or soak up the sun while you are sailing along. Charter of the yacht is possible from four nights or longer - we'd recommend a week to really get out to the further reaches of the Quirimbas and explore the archipelago properly.
Whilst on board, you have your pick of activities to enjoy, all of which is included in your costs. There are two inflatable sea kayaks, two stand up paddle boards, one windsurfer, top end fishing gear and tackle for deep sea fishing, everything you need for snorkelling (fins, masks and snorkels), dive gear (qualified divers only), a 3.5 metre tender with outboard and a 6.4 metre RIB with two outboard motors. As well as making use of these facilities, there will be explorations of tiny islands, picnics and sundowners on beautiful sandbanks and the possibility to explore areas of the Quirimbas otherwise untouched by visitors. For keen divers, it's possible to head out to the incredible dive site of St Lazarus Banks as part of your sailing expedition - renowned for offering some of the world's best diving.
Four well appointed cabins with either double or twin beds, each with air-conditioning and an en-suite bathroom.
There is no minimum age for children on board but parents must be responsible for their children at all times, and there are no babysitting facilities available as the crew all have full time responsibilities on board. There are children's life-vests available, and parents are welcome to bring along a child-minder or nanny as part of the group of eight if they wish.
The catamaran is based at Ibo Island Lodge, in the beautiful Quirimbas Archipelago in northern Mozambique. There are 32 islands in the archipelago, some uninhabited and all boasting stunning beaches, crystal clear waters for snorkelling and some superb diving opportunities. You'll explore these islands and reefs on the catamaran.
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Over the festive period, the North Shore Mums Facebook group will be closed for a few days over Christmas and New Years Eve.
We've done this every year since the group started, and it's always proved to be a welcomed break for the moderators, who are effectively 'on call' 24 hours a day to respond to any situations.
It means we can properly switch off from social media for a few days, without worrying that we'll be called upon to sort out a situation.
We totally appreciate that North Shore Mums can be a huge source of support (and friendly banter), so hope our members will be okay without their daily fix of North Shore Mums. We thank you (in advance) for your understanding.
While the group is closed, you won't be able to post any new questions – however you will be able to reply to threads already existing in the group. These posts will not be moderated, so please ensure posts follow our Group Guidelines.
Festive Trading Hours
We will close the group at midday on Christmas Eve (Tuesday 24 December), and reopen it 7am Saturday 28 December.
It will be open for a few days, before closing again at midday New Years Eve (Tuesday 31 December) and reopening 7am Thursday 2 January.
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If you need support over the Christmas and New Year period, there are lots of support hotlines and services that continue to provide free help and advice during the festive season. Don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it!
Click here to see the list of services.
Thank you for an amazing 2019!
We'd love to take this opportunity to thank you for being a part of such a special community of amazing local mums, and providing support, advice, recommendations, education and friendship to other women in our Facebook group. From the bottom of our hearts, it makes us so happy when members tell us just how much North Shore Mums has improved their parenting journey, provided support in those first few months as a parent (and beyond!) and people who have made connections and friendships in the real world.
Wishing you and your families a relaxing and safe holiday!
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Michael U. Rudolphi, a native of Illinois, served as interim director of NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi from May 2003 until being named manager of the Space Shuttle Propulsion Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. in Dec. 2003. Mr. Rudolphi came to Stennis Space Center in Nov. 2002 as the deputy director.
Mr. Rudolphi is a 1966 graduate of Clay City High School in Clay City, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee.
He began his career as a design engineer for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in Knoxville. He later became a field engineering manager for the TVA, where he managed the work of managers, engineers and technicians in support of the construction of a two-unit nuclear power plant. Mr. Rudolphi joined NASA in October 1988 as a facility manager for the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Project in Iuka, Mississippi, managing the design, construction and operation of an ultra-modern rocket manufacturing facility.
Mr. Rudolphi accepted a special assignment to the Solid Rocket Booster Project (SRB) to manage the resident office at the contractor plant at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. He served as chief engineer and project manager for the SRB Project. He was later selected as the project manager for the Reusable Solid Rocket Motor Project. As manager of this project, he was responsible for the design, manufacture and flight performance of the solid rocket motors used on NASA's Space Shuttle. Recently, Mr. Rudolphi served as NASA senior representative in Lufkin, Texas, in the debris recovery efforts of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Special honors and awards he has received include the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, acceptance into the Senior Executive Fellowship Program at Harvard University and induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame at the University of Tennessee in Martin, Tenn., where he played basketball for three years.


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Basement.org since its inception has rarely strayed from it's usual sphere of subject matter: technology, design and such. So today's post is something of a landmark (or something).
I want to discover the best tasting brownie in the world.
So how do we come upon such a discovery? Well, the criteria is pretty straightforward. You tell me about a particular brand of brownie. I will order some (or if possible purchase some on foot). Then I will eat them. Once I've eaten them, I will make a judgment. Yes, this all sounds very unscientific and subjective. I'm OK with that. There will be one judge assisting me. He is a friend of mine named Larry Becker. He loves chocolate…very much.
There is one other criteria worth mentioning: the brownies can't be flavored. No orange zest. No chiles or peppers. No raspberry or fruit. I'll confess I'm something of a chocolate purist. I don't even want nuts in my brownie (TWSS). They…how shall I say…corrupt the experience.
So let it begin. Please email me or leave a comment below recommending what you believe to be the world's best-tasting brownie.
I'll start things off: The first purchase I'll be making will be from Mari's of New York. They tout "luxuriously rich, artisanal fudgy brownies." We'll see about that. I've ordered the classic box of 6. $25 including shipping. Ouch.
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Here's a nice deal on Sandwich Bros over at Walgreens. I've seen lots of great Kroger deals on this product and rave reviews too, but I haven't seen good deals at stores near where I live. That's why I'm pretty happy to see this new Walgreens deal. I may give these a try. Here's your deal scenario starting 4/23 at Walgreens…
At Walgreens starting 4/23:
BUY TWO SANDWICH BROS FLATBREAD CHICKEN MELT POCKET SANDWICHES 4 CT, on sale 2/$5
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I'm trying to install CDH in a two node cluster using
wget https://archive.cloudera.com/cm5/installer/latest/cloudera-manager-installer.bin
But it's stuck at activation for one of them.
When I checked /var/log/cloudera-scm-agent.log, I see this:
URLError: <urlopen error [Errno -2] Name or service not known>
[19/Jul/2016 10:29:40 +0000] 4276 Thread-13 downloader ERROR Failed fetching torrent: <urlopen error [Errno -2] Name or service not known>
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/cmf/agent/build/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cmf-5.7.1-py2.7.egg/cmf/downloader.py", line 263, in download
cmf.https.ssl_url_opener.fetch_to_file(torrent_url, torrent_file)
File "/usr/lib/cmf/agent/build/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cmf-5.7.1-py2.7.egg/cmf/https.py", line 176, in fetch_to_file
resp = self.open(req_url)
File "/usr/lib/cmf/agent/build/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cmf-5.7.1-py2.7.egg/cmf/https.py", line 171, in open
return self.opener(*pargs, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 127, in urlopen
return _opener.open(url, data, timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 404, in open
response = self._open(req, data)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 422, in _open
'_open', req)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 382, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 1214, in http_open
return self.do_open(httplib.HTTPConnection, req)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 1184, in do_open
raise URLError(err)
URLError: <urlopen error [Errno -2] Name or service not known>
I chose all the defaults while installing using Cloudera Manager. How can I fix this? Thanks in advance.
Created 04-06-2017 01:24 PM
I am also having similar issue.
I'm trying to add a new node (CentOS 7.2) to my existing cluster which has CentOS 6.7. While going through the 'Add New Host Cluster' Wizard, activation of CDH parcel is stuck with 404: Not Found Error (below):
[06/Apr/2017 18:08:22 +0000] 32130 Thread-13 downloader ERROR Failed fetching torrent: HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib64/cmf/agent/build/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cmf-5.10.0-py2.7.egg/cmf/downloader.py", line 263, in download
cmf.https.ssl_url_opener.fetch_to_file(torrent_url, torrent_file)
File "/usr/lib64/cmf/agent/build/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cmf-5.10.0-py2.7.egg/cmf/https.py", line 175, in fetch_to_file
resp = self.open(req_url)
File "/usr/lib64/cmf/agent/build/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cmf-5.10.0-py2.7.egg/cmf/https.py", line 170, in open
return self.opener(*pargs, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 154, in urlopen
return opener.open(url, data, timeout)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 437, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 550, in http_response
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 475, in error
return self._call_chain(*args)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 409, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib64/cmf/agent/build/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cmf-5.10.0-py2.7.egg/cmf/https.py", line 205, in http_error_default
raise e
HTTPError: HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Any solutions or workaround for this?
Created 04-06-2017 01:47 PM
This likely means that the host name of the CM server given to the agent does not resolve via DNS.
It may seem like a valid host name because it may be defined locally, but when we query a real DNS server we can't find it.
Created 04-06-2017 01:56 PM
This error means that the agent attempted to download the the parcel torrent from Cloudera manager but the file does not exist. When adding a CentOS 7.2 host, to your cluster, the agent will attempt to download the "EL7" parcel from Cloudera Manager. In this case, it does not exist, so you get the 404 error.
Make sure that you have access to the correct remote parcel directory where the parcel can be downloaded. For instance:
If that is configured properly, then Cloudera Manager should be able to download the necessary parcel so it is stored in /opt/cloudera/parcel-repo directory.
Check there to make sure the CDH-5.10.0-1.cdh5.10.0.p0.41-el7.parcel file exists.
Created 04-07-2017 12:00 PM
Thanks, it worked!
Created 04-06-2017 01:57 PM
Note that this is a much different issue than the original post. Please start a new thread for the error 404 issue
Created 08-08-2018 12:22 PM
This error occurs, when you have hive replication/ hdfs replication running in you cluster.
To avoid this, stop any hive/hdfs replication commands CM---> Running commands (on the top right [left Search bar]).
Hope this helps!


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'Tis the season for building systems — well, 'tis always that season, but right now you've got a pretty nice spread of components to pick from, whether you're into the AMD or Intel flavor of things. Of course, if you're feeling really spendy, or just want to have a different top-end processor from the guy next to you at the LAN party, then sometimes you have to get creative.
eBay, as always, is the place for semi-shady transactions like that.
Right now (oops, it ended a while ago) There's a prototype 6-core Westmere Gulftown 2.4GHZ LGA1366 CPU being auctioned off with a reserve of $1200. There's no guarantee this is going to outperform a regular Core i7 or Phenom II, but it might just be worth it for the look on your friends' faces when you say you're running a Core i9. If you want it, better bid quick; I don't think these engineering samples are labeled for individual sale. It does say "Intel Confidential" on it, which doesn't suggest public availability to me.
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The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Fund has announced that it's invested €2m in Dublin-based, DecaWave Limited, which provides real-time location and wireless sensor solutions. The investment was co-led with International Investment and Underwriting (IIU).
It follows the recent sale of another Irish semi-conductor company, ChipSensors, a developer of innovative silicon sensor chips to detect temperature, humidity and gases, which The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Equity Fund had invested quite heavily in (€1.95m). Presumably today's announcement sees some of that money being recycled pretty quickly.
An Enterprise Ireland supported company, DecaWave's main product is ScenSor, a chip that solves a wide range of problems including how to identify and accurately track the specific location of any object or person, utilising very low power, low cost wireless-enabled sensors. Industries that can benefit from the ultra-wideband technology include health, manufacturing, safety and security.
The new investment will be used to accelerate the next phases of growth for ScenSor technology, with DecaWave already establishing a Partnership Agreement with leading Korean telecommunications company, LG Innotek who will manufacture modules based on DecaWave's ScenSor chips.
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The new year is here and we are fast approaching a new decade. As I can not make any promises or "resolutions", because they would likely be broken before they even begin, I have begun to take a step back and work on a few things — Eating healthier and trying to think less negatively are just minor ones — I long to be bold and disciplined in my work/creativity/home-life and family-relationships, and cut ties that are not necessary; I desire to be a good example to my son and to regain myself from the hold of my "on again, off again" depression and moodiness and, be a more supportive partner.
These are bigger issues but yeah, I'm human too…
Very soon, I will be closing one personal chapter to begin writing another. It's going to be difficult, but I feel it will be okay.
Prepared for the worst, but hoping for the best.
I'm ready to get back in the studio and finish recording a few songs that have been on standby. I'm also looking forward to starting a small garden this year and swimming more. Could be theraputic. I've always loved the water. It's a chance to re-center, regain some of myself that was lost, and hopefully grow and thrive.
Anything good you guys are looking forward to?
The internet reaches so many different countries and cultures, and some of you seem to be students. We are all in different places and phases of our lives yet, I think it's natural to be reflective as the year closes.
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Malty is the very first foal I bred by Hamish and he's being prepared for sale, again because of owner's lack of time. He's being sold on behalf by Lizzie Sheat of Springbank Farm. It would make me so happy to see this lovely boy in a caring long term home where he will be loved and enjoyed by his lucky rider. For one reason or another he has never really had the opportunity to go out and compete regularly so a competitive home would be a bonus! I've snaffled these slightly more up to date photos of him competing in a baby class at a 2DE down in Cromwell to share with you. Isn't he cute?!
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Make this soup the night before to allow time for its flavors to develop. Pour hot servings into a thermos to take for lunch, or reheat individual portions in the microwave as needed. Serve the soup with crusty bread, crackers, or Spicy Whole-Wheat Pita Chips.
How to Make It
Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chopped onion and beef to pan; cook 10 minutes or until onion is tender and beef is browned, stirring occasionally. Add chopped carrot and chopped celery to pan; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in garlic; cook 30 seconds. Stir in barley and remaining ingredients, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 40 minutes or until the barley is done and vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaves.


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Tending exclusively to your own business, it seems, is the preference of more and more Americans these days.
In 2016, the share of Americans who say they "never" socialize with their neighbors hit an all-time high of 34 percent, according to the General Social Survey. That number's been rising steadily since 1974, when just 21 percent said they never hang out with their neighbors.
The communities we choose to live in play a significant role in how much we interact with our neighbors. You might expect that densely populated cities foster neighborly friendships, but in fact the opposite appears to be true: People living in cities are the most likely to avoid spending time with their neighbors completely, while those in small towns and rural areas are the least likely.
We often think of cities as fertile grounds for social interactions between neighbors and acquaintances who spontaneously bump into one another on the street, sharing news, gossip and camaraderie. But the numbers above suggest that a sizable portion of city-dwellers are determined to avoid interacting with the people who live nearby — or, perhaps, that the circumstances of their lives are so hectic as to forestall most neighborly interaction.
Still, compared with 40 years ago, neighborliness is waning in small towns just as much as it is in big cities. There are a lot of different factors driving this trend, as outlined in a 2015 City Observatory report. We spend more time indoors, watching TV. The wealthy have walled themselves off in gated communities like the one Rand Paul lives in. "Space and experiences became more private, fueled by suburban expansion, large lots, and the predominance of single-family homes," the City Observatory's authors write.
Trust is declining, too. The General Social Survey's data shows that the share of Americans saying most people can be trusted has fallen from nearly 50 percent in the 1970s to just over 30 percent today.
That lack of trust extends to our neighbors: In 2016 nearly half of Americans told the Pew Research Center that they trust only "some" or "none" of their neighbors. Mirroring the numbers on social interactions above, the survey found that people in rural areas were most trusting of their neighbors, while those in urban areas trusted their neighbors the least.
These trends may be self-reinforcing: We trust our neighbors less because we're interacting less frequently with them, and we're interacting less frequently with them because we trust them less.
"Good fences make good neighbours," Robert Frost's neighbor said in his 1914 poem "Mending Wall." For more and more Americans, it seems, the best neighbor is one you don't have to interact with at all.


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Welcome To My EMP
I guess not many of u guys noe about me so I'll just put up a slight description of myself
Real Name : Kevin
Gender : Male [ I guess many haf misunderstood me for a gal ]
D.O.B : 5th May 1984 [So my bdae this yr is 05.05.05 ]
Location : Singapore [Da so called little red spot on da map ]
Fav. Colour : Green
Hobbies : Anything related to BoA I like But I like sports like basketball and soccer too…
Ok I guess dats enough of intro from me Now to my thanks
To da Mods & Staffs :
Coolin : U r da man to setup such a great site And its my honour to be part of this amazing site
JWu : Thanx for all da wonderful topics in da forums I guess this is ur fav. color
Ace : I sincerely thank you for being one of da best uploaders for request cos I personally feel dat u seem to haf everything dat anyone asks for
VietPucca : Thanx for teaching me how to put da TBP click here sig into my signature And I'll support the TBP
SexyBoAFan : I haf a thousand and one reasons to thank you for always being there for most of my request for music videos Therefore I feel so :unworthy: to be following in ur footsteps as an uploader in BJ but I believe I still haf a long way to reach ur level
ptoor : All I noe about u is dat u r BJ's spiderman But I guess I'll noe more bout u soon
TheBear : Thank you for giving me a chance to participate in the seeding of the upcoming karaoke project Hope I don't screw things up
thadj, Choopy, J-Dragon : Guess I don't noe much bout u guys too But I'll make an effort to noe about u guys more
To Frens I've met on BJ :
anhyeu : I noe u say u owe me lots cos I had upped for u stuffs but nvr mind I just did so cos of my own ambition to follow SexyBoAFan
atlantis : I believe u r one of the 1st or probably da 1st to reply to my request Dats why I owe u lots However u r still my niece so u still must show me some respect But thanx for teaching me so many things in BJ and u r a good niece Here's wat u requested for….
Here's a flower 4 u Its still a sushi ok
U can decide whether u wanna eat this
cathy86 : I guess u r one of BJ's great singers and u r really lucky to win twice in BJ's contest [Wonders when will it be my turn j/k ]
chidori : Being my sister-in-law I cannot forget u can I U r a great singer too and dats all I noe about u so far Hope to noe u further
calixogirl : I still owe u the Valenti concert files do I Will try to up 4 u ASAP
Daphne86 : All I noe is dat u r Singaporean studying in Aussie But hope to noe u more in BJ
Diana139 : Sorries for not giving u da credits when I used ur sig and avatars in da past My greatest apologies But ur works r still as good as it gets
dictatormax84 : Looking forward to us meeting again but it was a pleasure to know u and hurry up and get msn
itzmonkee : Thanx 4 all da movie uploads in da download forums really appreciated it
iynaix : How can I forget my bro Ur works r so recognised in BJ and I may need ur help in da future for my photoshop tutorials
And here's ur prezzie :
A nikon camera!!! Since i guess u like to make images so much so i decided to give u a camera so dat u can take more pics for use in ur photoshopping
Redmage : Thanx for accepting me as da Chef for ur Kingdom of Kawaiiness
sakura_star518 : Was "forced" by atlantis to put u in my EMP or else….. J/K U r such a nice girl how could I not include u in my EMP Here's ur gift as promised and since u asked 4 something pink & black so :
Like it???
shauncai : Nice to noe u and hope to further talk to u on MSN Here's ur present as requested, my fellow supporter :
Ur fav. player Gerrard
Here's a something extra for u.... Next season's away top U can print Gerrard's name & number on da back
SonicBladeX : Ah poh where's our next outing??? But I guess it should be soon right
BoA_rocks_in_english, chococat_825, clearsnake, Daenar, good_sushi, hangsangyou, jeffjeff, KawaiiRimaChan, Mamoru, Night, thio, Timmy, Uni, Xiaoyu, xXxHeArT_oF_IcExXx, yenshi, [aNj3L_o1] :
-> Guess u guys haf done something related to me so dats why u guys r in my PM list But I hope to noe u all more
Hope I didn't forget anyone, sorries if I did And also hope its not too much of GREEN for u guys to handle But anyways to celebrate this joyous occasion, I've prepared some food for all of u guys to enjoy since I'm da Chef in the Kingdom Of Kawaiiness
Some sandwiches for starters
Then some vegetables
Then some wings.....
More wings......
Even more wings......
Other choices of pork and turkey perhaps
Some salmon perhaps
Some stuffs for da chinese ppl
How can a meal be without some fruits
Of cos who can forget desserts
A chocolate pizza maybe
Or do some GUYS prefer this
Juice for those below the minimum alcohol consumption age
Beer on the house 4 those legal to drink
Hope u guys enjoyed ur day wif me
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It's almost impossible to say it wrong, but we often just look at the words we're writing, and if a word starts with a consonant, we'll put a before it. But if you were to say it out loud, you wouldn't do it; your ears would hear the inconsistency. Your tongue would trip over itself.
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a unicorn, a horse, a master's degree, a law degree
Use an before nouns beginning with a vowel sound:
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n this video we explore how we're partnering with lab managers and researchers to operate healthier, more energy efficient laboratories.
Harvard Green Building Services (GBS) is a interdisciplinary group of professionals within Harvard Campus Services dedicated to supporting the sustainable design, construction and operation of buildings across the university.
In about four hours, participants reduced the Freshman Dean's Office's energy usage by 30%.


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Time Adventurers' Club: Olden Days Travel
October 16, 2018 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 amFree
Theme: Olden Days Travel
Join the Heritage Abbotsford Society and the Fraser Valley Regional Library this Fall for our Time Adventurers' Club series! Aimed at children aged 2-5, this free program will give kids the opportunity to grow their literacy skills and expand their curiosity through fun stories and activities centered around what life was like in the past. Learn about mangles and washtubs on old-fashioned laundry day; travel the rivers, rails, and trails in the time before cars; explore a day in the life on the olden days' farm and discover the yummy treats and hard work of a historic kitchen. This series runs until the end of December and is generously funded by the Canada Post Community Foundation.


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It's been a while since we've reviewed a company on the blog so I decided it was time to discuss one of my favorite email marketing services. This past summer when Ruck and I were creating the Grind we were looking for an email marketing solution that would allow us to import our existing email lists into a platform and email them with superior deliverability. One of my good friends and email "gurus" recommended that we take a look at Campaigner. He said he had used them many times in the past and their deliverability was bar none – he wasn't joking!
Now days I'm really reluctant to recommend email marketing service providers to anyone because I've seen some really go to pot. One or two apples in the bunch can compromise deliverability and if your emails aren't even hitting the inbox their is no chance for an effective email marketing campaign. Regardless the goal of your email marketing campaign the first and most important thing is that your message is delivered to a user's inbox and not to their SPAM/bulk folder.
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Honestly Campaigner is one of my "secret weapons" that I really haven't told a lot of people about. I don't want the dumbasses coming in and abusing it because it works that darn well. Every time I send an email from their service I'm overly surprised at the results (consistently making $X,XXX profit). If you're looking for a solid email marketing solution I would suggest giving them a shot. They offer a free trial and do not limit any of the features during the trial period. After that it's around $10 a month for 1,000 contacts and they do not limit the number of emails you can send. Pretty freaking sick. Campaigner rocks I'm one happy customer:)! If you're looking for a solid email marketing service provider, click here to try them out for free for 30 days.
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R-S isn't one to shy away from daring, progressive material that separates itself from mainstream St. Louis theatres. While they could reach a wider audience if they stick to the tried and true classics like Showboat or even edgier shows such as Rent, this company not only strives for performances of substance that get people talking, R-S goes a step further.
Popular shows can be thought-provoking, but we've seen them before. R-S wants to give audiences something new. Last season, we experienced the surrealistic First Lady Suite. In one scene, reporter Lorena (Hick) Hickok steps out on the wing of Amelia Earhart's plane to smoke and analyze her jealous feelings. Inside the cockpit, Eleanor Roosevelt gabs to the focused young aviator, oblivious to her friend's pain.
Rachel Hanks, Belinda Quimby, and Kay Martin Love in First Lady Suite, Photo Courtesy of Gerry Love
The season before, R-S Theatrics explored an infamous story of discrimination and murder with the Tony Award-Winning Musical Parade.
Pete Winfrey in Parade, Photo Courtesy of Gerry Love
But why is it important to see these shows? Why does R-S continue to produce heavy dramatic material and offbeat comedy? What makes a theatre-goer lean forward in their seat with fear and anticipation of what a character will do next, someone they've only known for thirty minutes? It is because what we see onstage is so close to the truth, a reflection of humanity in its rawest form. We ache in their hopelessness, and rejoice in their liberation.
Artistic Director Christina Rios discusses her role of holding the reins as Artistic Director, a position she has detained for the past four years.
R-S Theatrics is recognized for presenting lesser-known shows the general public has never heard of. Because theatre-goers may be reluctant to give an obscure play a chance, how does R-S prove such stories are important and need to be experienced?
Rios: I have always said that if I can get patrons in once to see one of our shows, I can likely get them back time and time again - the tough part is that first time. There is a certain "leap of faith" that is required to be a faithful R-S patron: we do shows you've never heard of by playwrights you don't know...but it pays off.
I actually love that the shows that we produce typically aren't the easiest things to find information on - I don't want you to come in with preconceived notions or knowing what to expect, that leaves you like a blank page. And then the production gets to unfold the story on you without battling against anything.
We don't produce theatre "for everyone". I never wanted to. I doubt if anything we ever do will be universally praised - and that's just the way we like it. We're not in the business of upsetting people or offending people, but we're also not in the business of creating something "easy". And after 5 years, I think our patrons have come to expect that and look forward to it. You may never know what you're going to see at an R-S show, but you can be guaranteed that it is going to make you want to go out with your companion(s) and talk about it afterwards...and then maybe next time, you'll bring someone who's never seen one of our productions before, and that's how we grow.
Photo courtesy of Michael Young
St. Louis Theatre tends to be a tight-knit community. What have you learned about heading your own theatrical company from others in the area?
Rios: I could probably spend too long talking about this, but yes, St. Louis is extremely tight-knit. And, in many ways is very reminiscent of a high school cafeteria: everyone seems to have eked out their own style and have their own group of people who they work with and who follow them and for the most part everyone keeps to themselves.
But I will say that just in the last 5 years in my position, I have seen some real change - more and more it seems that the smaller companies are reaching out to each other for help: finding actors, finding crew, asking demographic questions, everything. And THAT'S, I think, how we'll ultimately all survive.
I think one thing that we tend to forget is that a small community like this is a very symbiotic one: if one of us fails, we all suffer and if one of us succeeds, we all reap the benefits. If you come to an R-S show and love it, you're more likely to check out another theatre in town next month, and so on and so forth. At most, the companies in this town do 6 or 7 shows a year - that's not enough for an audience to be dedicated to any one theatre, and if we care about them the way we say we do, then we don't want patrons who are ONLY R-S patrons. We want them to experience all the great live theatrical opportunities that this town affords - and that's a lot.
Starting off, I know that I wasn't taken very seriously at all: I was an young, female, actor with no prior Artistic Directing experience who was suddenly in charge of a theatre company - but I did what I think anyone in my position would or even should do: I asked for help. And the theatre community responded. I had coffee with Assistant Directors that I respected and who I hoped would answer my very-green questions, I asked my extremely talented friends to help me build a lighting plot, or to build a set piece: and then I paid attention while it was happening so that I could do it myself next time.
I think people WANT to help. They WANT to be a part of something, and not just "something", but something they can believe in. I have never asked anyone in my
company to do something that I was not willing to do. Heather and I have to work twice as hard as most people in our positions, because most people in our positions are men. And we could sit around and complain and cry out about the inequity of different situations - or we could lead by example.
And I think, given the two options: one seems to be far more healthy than the other.
R-S's tagline is "Where the Story is Everything." Like any storyteller, are you always imagining a future audience while you're reading through a play and say to yourself, 'I want R-S to share this. People need to know about this'? What do you find essential when choosing a story?
Rios: Absolutely. Just because I "like" a piece, it doesn't automatically go into the running for production. I'm always looking for: a piece that would be a St. Louis premiere, something that doesn't wrap up neatly at the end but rather challenges the audience to discover what their ideal ending would be, and something that I think speaks to a universal human truth - but doesn't hit you over the head with it. I'm looking for something that makes it feel safe for the audience to feel safe investing in, because it's a story about someone else, only to discover at some point - that's it's actually a personal story about them.
Aside from continuing to produce material that makes people think, what else do you see on the horizon for R-S?
Rios: I think there is no place to go but up. This company began with every reason in the world to fail, but because of the work that we produce, we have found patrons who trust us implicitly. And because of their trust and belief in us, we've been able to continue to expand year after year in terms of staffing as well as the size of the productions that we are now able to do.
A brilliant, kind, female Artistic Director once told me that if I could make it past our 4th year, then I'd be okay. And she was absolutely right. The 4th season was very character-building. But here we are, going into our 5th season with a larger staff, the largest production we've ever attempted on the horizon, and every reason in the world to smile.
Being a small, independent band of thespians (including Heather Tucker, Managing Director, and Elizabeth Van Pelt, who recently accepted the position of Associate Managing Director), R-S may seem like they have the freedom to bring almost anything they want to their stage. There is a flip-side to this. R-S is in the process of getting the essential funds to house their merchandise, theatre props, and sets from past productions. In addition, they must pay for script rights, venues to perform, and stipends to their hardworking actors and crew.
Along with their season run, they hold three major fundraisers to help keep them afloat. Being R-S, you can count on experiencing something unique. What other theatre company holds a spring Prom with a Jurassic Park theme, a FUNrasier Cabaret with a comedy skit by 'Poor Richard's Dry Fuss,' and a Fall family-friendly KIDaret with a smattering of Weird Al songs? Last summer, they hosted a "super secret" performance of Romeo and Juliet--complete with themed courses.
R-S's heart is as big as their dreams. In 2013, they dedicated a night of Cabaret to Songs for a Cause to help the Visiting Orphans Organization. Every season, they designate "Pay What You Can Afford" nights, in addition to the "You Never Forget Your First Time" discount--a two for one price. On a Saturday night performance of Parade, a percentage of proceeds went directly to The Anti-Defamation League.
R-S understands the industry. The passion of theatre and making show business your life means you have to make sacrifices in order to keep doing what you love. But don't expect R-S to stay "the little theatre company that could." Even though they are not a powerhouse like The Muny, R-S Theatrics has been getting its share of press in the past year. St. Louis Theatre Circle just nominated Eat Your Heart Out for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama and also for Outstanding Production of a Drama. Eat Your Heart Out was named one of St. Louis' best dramas by Lynn Venhaus of The Belleville News Democrat. R-S's past season was a frequent mention on the Stage Door St. Louis website.
Casey Boland in Eat Your Heart Out, Photo Courtesy of Michael Young
Last Fall, Deborah Sharn, Company Manager of The Rep, and Scott Miller, New Line Theatre's Artistic Director, spoke with Christina Rios on KDHX's Break a Leg, promoting the complex First Lady Suite.
Scott Miller quips at the beginning of the interview, "This is quite an ambitious project you've taken on!"
But Ms. Rios knows this better than anyone. "It is," she answers. "But I feel like every year I do something that people [say], 'You probably shouldn't be doing that.'"
Don't expect R-S Theatrics to stop anytime in the future.
To find out more about R-S's upcoming projects, their new season of shows and Season Tickets, or even make a tax deductible donation, check out their website at: www.r-stheatrics.com
R-S's next fundraiser, the 3rd Annual PROM (its theme is the terrifying 'PROM NIGHT'!) will commence on May 2nd at Shrewsbury Community Center. Don't be surprised if you see a few Carries and Jamie Lee Curtises.
To help out 'S.O.S.—Store Our Stuff,' please consider donating at Gofundme.com: http://www.gofundme.com/ixj9xs
"Like" R-S on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RSTHEATRICS
Follow R-S on Twitter: @RSTheatrics


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A Public Sphere for Poetry, Politics, and Nature
After supper tonight I watched a movie about a maid
in the 'Twenties who was hanged
because she killed the man who raped her.
Then I went down to the garden to clean the birdbath
and water the standing pots;
I sat on a bench and listened to the sounds of the night:
Voice, machines, the wind and cicadas,
I felt the future coming;
We are hurtling toward death I thought and then,
I love it; it is so sweet after a hot day, the breeze.
Then Buzzy came out. He talked about the Red Sox.
I wanted to say
Buzzy, we are hurtling toward death, can't you feel it?
We should run down the garden path screaming
Not chat in the quiet about ties and home runs.
But I didn't; I listened, and went upstairs to bed.
Copyright 2017 Elizabeth Romero
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Just a few days ago I found a cow that clearly looked under the influence – not a great example for a kid-oriented product like sight word flashcards.
Today Tilly Bud at The Laughing Housewife chose a cow for her CoWAbunger weekly award that makes me think cows may just like to have a drink once in a while. Here's her award pick for one of her lucky blog post commenters:
Wow cow! Who said Wisconsin was a boring state? They have quite a sense of humor over there!
And if you think this is the only shot glass in the world with a cow on it, then think again. I found this beautiful "cow jumping over the moon" shot glass on Amazon. Cheers!