Property Location Located in Malgrat de Mar, Hotel TOP Planamar is convenient to Parc Francesc Macia and Levante Beach. This hotel is within close proximity of Santa Susanna Beach and Les Caletes Beach.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 156 air-conditioned guestrooms. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a rooftop terrace and a garden.Dining All-inclusive rates are available at this hotel. Meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments are included in all-inclusive rates. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities. Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of Hotel TOP Planamar. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include high-speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge), a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
Property Location With a stay at H TOP Olympic in Calella, you'll be minutes from St. Jaume Hospital and close to Calella Beach. This family-friendly hotel is within close proximity of Pineda de Mar Beach and Pau Casals Plaza.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 517 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with bathtubs are provided.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a rooftop terrace and a garden. This hotel also features supervised childcare/activities, an arcade/game room, and gift shops/newsstands.Dining All-inclusive rates are available at this hotel. Meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments are included in all-inclusive rates. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities. Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of H TOP Olympic. Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a poolside bar. Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include high-speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge), a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
Property Location Located in Santa Susanna, Hotel Serhs Sant Jordi is minutes from Levante Beach and Santa Susanna Beach. This family-friendly hotel is within close proximity of Les Caletes Beach and Parc Francesc Macia.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 162 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Conveniences include phones and safes, and you can also request irons/ironing boards.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a rooftop terrace and a garden. Additional features include concierge services, an arcade/game room, and tour/ticket assistance.Dining Enjoy a meal at a restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and an elevator (lift).
Property Location With a stay at Hotel TOP Royal Sun Suites in Santa Susanna, you'll be minutes from Santa Susanna Beach and Levante Beach. This 4.5-star aparthotel is within close proximity of Les Caletes Beach and Parc Francesc Macia.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 217 air-conditioned guestrooms. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones and safes, and housekeeping is provided daily.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a rooftop terrace. This aparthotel also features concierge services and a television in the lobby.Dining All-inclusive rates are available at this aparthotel. Meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments are included in all-inclusive rates. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities. Satisfy your appetite at the aparthotel's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include high-speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge), a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
Property Location Located in Malgrat de Mar, Hotel Cartagonova is by the sea and minutes from Levante Beach and Santa Susanna Beach. This hotel is within close proximity of Les Caletes Beach and Parc Francesc Macia.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 200 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and bidets.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace. Additional features include wireless Internet access (surcharge), a television in the lobby, and tour/ticket assistance.Dining Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or grab a snack at a coffee shop/café. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
Property Location With a stay at Hotel Bon Repos in Calella, you'll be minutes from Calella Beach and close to St. Jaume Hospital. This hotel is within close proximity of Pineda de Mar Beach and Pau Casals Plaza.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 210 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private furnished lanais. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. Additional amenities include an arcade/game room, a television in the lobby, and tour/ticket assistance.Dining All-inclusive rates are available at this hotel. Meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments are included in all-inclusive rates. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities. Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of Hotel Bon Repos. Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a poolside bar. Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Located near the center of Calella, 200 meters from the beach and 400 meters from the shopping and entertainment and the old town of Calella. Ideal to enjoy of a relaxing atmosphere thanks to its range of services.From the date of: 31/10/2012 City Tax 0,50 Eur. per person per night for adults over 16 years old, to be paid directly upon check-in (maximum 7 nights per person).
Property Location With a stay at Hotel Sorrabona in Pineda de Mar, you'll be near the beach and minutes from Pineda de Mar Beach, and close to Pau Casals Plaza. This beach hotel is within close proximity of Les Caletes Beach and St. Jaume Hospital.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 75 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, and both cribs/infant beds (complimentary) and rollaway/extra beds are available on request.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, an arcade/game room, and tour/ticket assistance.Dining Grab a bite from a snack bar/deli serving guests of Hotel Sorrabona. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Property Location A stay at Hotel Basic places you in the heart of Vilafranca del Penedes, convenient to Museu de les Cultures del Vi de Catalunya and Basilica de Santa Maria de Vilafranca. This hotel is within close proximity of Bodegas Pinord and Bodegas Torres.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 72 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.Dining Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include express check-in, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Given its stunning location, this hotel enables visitors to enjoy the most charming nearby places in PINEDA DE MAR It's 160 rooms offer the features and services needed to ensure that customers have a comfortable stay. After an energetic day, customers can enjoy a swim in the hotel swimming pool. Pool bar. Guests can rent a car from the hotel.From the date of: 31/10/2012 City Tax 0,50 Eur. per person per night for adults over 16 years old, to be paid directly upon check-in (maximum 7 nights per person).
This apartment complex is located in a peaceful area of Calella de la Costa. The complex is located just 350 metres away from the beach. A bus stop can be found just 250 metres away. Guests can enjoy a wide variety of bars, restaurants and nightclubs close to the complex. This charming complex enjoys a wonderful design. The apartments offer comfort and convenience in a relaxed, peaceful setting. The apartments are tastefully designed, and come complete with modern conveniences for added comfort. Featuring a range of exemplary facilities and services, this complex delivers the utmost in comfort and convenience, complemented by impeccable attention to detail and warm hospitality.From the date of: 31/10/2012 City Tax 0,50 Eur. per person per night for adults over 16 years old, to be paid directly upon check-in (maximum 7 nights per person).
This comfortable hotel combines functionality and friendly service and is the ideal place for a short business trip or a relaxing holiday in the Penedes. The air-conditioned establishment welcomes its guests to well-appointed rooms where they can unwind by watching a movie, browsing the internet thanks to the WiFi internet access or just stretch and nap on the cosy bed. For the perfect start of the day one can treat him/herself to a freshly baked pastry and a strong coffee from the onsite cafe, before heading out to explore the area. There are plenty of things to do and see around the venue since it sits only one kilometre from Vilafranca del Penedès, capital of the Alt Penedès wine region and the so called "queen of Cava". Those who are looking for some sun and sand will be just a 20-minute drive from the Vilanova i la Geltrú beach.From the date of: 31/10/2012 City Tax 0,50 Eur. per person per night for adults over 16 years old, to be paid directly upon check-in (maximum 7 nights per person).
Property Location With a stay at Hotel Internacional in Calella, you'll be next to a golf course and minutes from Calella Beach, and close to St. Jaume Hospital. This hotel is within close proximity of Pineda de Mar Beach and Pau Casals Plaza.Rooms Stay in one of 120 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs and hair dryers.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a rooftop terrace. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, an arcade/game room, and tour/ticket assistance.Dining Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of Hotel Internacional. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include express check-in, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Featuring a shared swimming pool, Hostal SolFina offers air conditioned rooms in Palafolls, 10 minutes¿ drive from Blanes. The marine zoo and waterpark Marineland is 500 m away from the guest house. All the rooms have a balcony, a TV and a private bathroom with bath. Free towels and bed linen are provided. There is also access to a shared tennis court. Guests can enjoy breakfasts and the daily set menu in the guest house's restaurant, open since the 1960s. Located 3 km away from the beach, Hostal SolFina is next to the Accés Costa Brava Road. Malgrat de Mar is 3 km away, and Sant Pol de Mar Beach is 15 minutes' drive from the guest house. Guests can find various bus stops within 500 m of the guest house. A free private parking is available on site.From the date of: 31/10/2012 City Tax 0,50 Eur. per person per night for adults over 16 years old, to be paid directly upon check-in (maximum 7 nights per person).
Property Location With a stay at Hotel Neptuno in Calella, you'll be minutes from St. Jaume Hospital and close to Calella Beach. This family-friendly hotel is within close proximity of Pineda de Mar Beach and Pau Casals Plaza.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 109 air-conditioned guestrooms. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and you can also request cribs/infant beds (surcharge).Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Enjoy recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, babysitting/childcare (surcharge), and an arcade/game room.Dining Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of Hotel Neptuno. While enjoying a refreshing dip in the hotel pool, you can order your favorite drink at the poolside bar.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include high-speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge), dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Property Location When you stay at Ibersol Hotel Sorra d'Or in Malgrat de Mar, you'll be on the beach and convenient to Parc Francesc Macia and Levante Beach. This beach hotel is within close proximity of Santa Susanna Beach and Marineland.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 257 guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Conveniences include phones and safes.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden.Dining Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of Ibersol Hotel Sorra d'Or. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.


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Q: dynamically creating row in html table Can i assign an ID to a  element, and then have java Script to add just the same row. I saw some scripts where we add they add row and cell separately, and then add  separately. Instead of this i have something like this

            <SELECT NAME="day">
                    <OPTION selected="selected">Sunday</option>
                    <OPTION>Monday</option>
                    <OPTION>Tuesday</option>
                    <OPTION>Wednesday</option>
                    <OPTION>Thursday</option>
                    <OPTION>Friday</option>
                    <OPTION>Saturday</option>
            </SELECT>
            <input type="text" name="openTime" size="10" value="">
            <input type="text" name="closeTime" size="10" value="">

and i want to use the ID to add a similar row. Can i do that?

A: Well, you could do something like this:
var oldrow = document.getElementById('hourRecord1'),
    newrow = oldrow.cloneNode(true);
newrow.id = ""; // can't have two elements with same ID, so delete the ID from newrow
oldrow.parentNode.insertBefore(newrow,oldrow.nextSibling);

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If you are a bicycle enthusiast, you must have heard of folding bikes. Many people who like going on bicycle tours are opting for these bikes. But are these any good? Let's find out.
Folding bikes are nothing but bikes that come with detachable parts. You have to attach the parts once you are ready to ride. But the reason why most people shy away from folding bikes is because they are considered as old- fashioned. Well, they are not. There are many reasons why folding bikes are a good idea for tours. Here are a few.
1) They are a lot more compact than full- sized bikes. This makes them easier to handle.
3) You will not have one of these stolen from under your nose during one of tours. Why? Because it will never leave your eyes. You are going to have your bike stationed right in fort of you all through your tour.
4) Forget rickety, heavy folding bikes of yore. Welcome the powerful folding bikes of today. All bicycle companies have strong folding bikes that are lightweight. If you buy a good quality one, folding the bike will not be much of a trouble.
5) If you think that this kind of bike will make you fall off it or give you an uncomfortable ride, you are wrong. Folding bikes comes in a wide variety of models that optimize on size, functionality, performance and price.
6) You can forget about locking your bike! Yes, that's right. There is no question of locking your folding bike, when you can just fold and go to sleep at night.
Folding bikes are perfect for light and easy tours. But of course, it would be a mistake to take one of these on a week- long trip! But for weekend trips, a folding bike will serve you just fine.


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The Media Initiatives Center received the GAPMIL top prize
The Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL), a joint initiative of UNESCO and other stakeholders, has announced the winners of the 2017 Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Awards. The Media Initiatives Center received the top prize.
The names of the winners were announced during the Global MIL Week, at the annual conference, this year held in Kingston, Jamaica, October 24–27.
For three years, GAPMIL has been bestowing awards to individuals and organizations for their achievements and significant contribution to media literacy. This year, the group received 170 nominations from which it selected the winners.
"For several years, MIC has been a member of this Alliance and has participated in several initiatives. And this year we decided to apply for the award; we presented our projects and achievements in the area of media literacy. We were notified by email that we received the award only a few days before the conference and we were unable to participate in the award ceremony in Jamaica," says head of the MIC's media literacy program Lusine Grigoryan.
Bestowing the main award to the Media Initiatives Center, UNESCO highlighted the organization's work with Armenia's Ministry of Education and Science and schools and universities, the educational media literacy materials, particularly the game Mediamart (Media Battle), Media.am website and the regional cooperation projects.
"Media.am website is the main platform for media critique and analysis in Armenia. MIC's joint projects with Azerbaijani and Turkish partners illustrate how films and MIL can be used for better communication, collaboration, and intercultural dialogue," reads the news story on the UNESCO website.
The second-place award was given to Professor Jesus Lau of Veracruzana University in Mexico, who has been a key actor in promoting and advocating MIL in education in Mexico, in Latin America and at the international level.
The third-place award was a tie between the Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Project France and the Media Support Centre in Kyrgyzstan.
GAPMIL, which promotes international cooperation in the area of access to information, currently has over 500 member organizations from over 110 countries. The Alliance is open for membership.

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Transgender Redditors Are Being Driven From the Site by Transphobic Trolls Exploiting Reddit's 'Follow' Function
Users are exploiting Reddit's loopholes to harass transgender Redditors
Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP (Getty Images)
Emily Alford
For thousands of transgender Reddit users, subreddits like r/asktransgender and r/transtimelines are a source of community and connection. There, users seek advice, share stories, and even just joke with other trans people. But these communities are also under constant attack from transphobic trolls who threaten and bully these vulnerable trans spaces. According to participants in trans subreddits, along with the volunteer moderators of those communities, Reddit is often slow to respond to these attacks, if administrators even bother to respond at all.
The latest tool transphobic Reddit users have co-opted in order to terrorize trans communities is the platform's "follow" function. For years, Reddit allowed users to "follow" one another, which allows followers to see what the accounts they have followed paste on their home feed, essentially making each home feed its own subreddit for individual users. But while in the past, followers were anonymous, in 2019 Reddit rolled out a feature that sends a notification to users each time they get a new follower. Over the past week, many trans users say they've been targeted by dozens of accounts with names like "trannykiller" or "Georgina Floyd," accompanied by transphobic profile pictures.
Users say that the process for blocking these accounts has been made needlessly complicated by a platform notorious for tolerating harassment and abuse. (Reddit has changed its harassment policies numerous times and, after public pressure, banned an incel subreddit in 2019.) Since follower lists are not available on desktop or mobile sites, Redditors must download the mobile app, not only to see a complete list of their new, bullying followers, they must then go to their profile's security settings and delete each new follower one by one, thus interacting with the abusive profiles over and over, even as new accounts replace the old ones. Currently, Reddit does not have any list of banned words for usernames.
Those harassing trans users seem to be exploiting nearly every loophole in Reddit's policies, demonstrating that despite Reddit's decision to widen its anti-harassment policies, the platform still does little to protect its more vulnerable communities. For example, while mods are able to ban users from commenting on subreddits, banned accounts can still view those subreddits and send direct messages. Furthermore, "blocking" a harasser only means the person being harassed can't see the harasser's posts. The abusive account can still view all of the content posted by the person they are abusing. In response to questions about fixing the problem of abusive followers and protecting its trans users, Reddit issued the following statement to Jezebel:
"At Reddit, our site-wide policies explicitly prohibit any content or behavior that promotes hate or threatens, harasses, or bullies groups of people or individuals. In accordance with these policies, we quickly banned the accounts in violation and are installing mechanisms to prevent this from happening in the future."
For users like Eli, a pseudonym used to protect their anonymity, Reddit is a safe haven of judgment-free guidance and interaction with others in the trans community:
"I know sometimes anonymity can attract lots of bad things but I feel like sometimes I just want to post my feelings anonymously," Eli says.
"There are subreddits where you can go to ask embarrassing questions that you wouldn't want to ask your real-life friends, like 99 percent of the answers are going to be in good faith from people you can relate to even if you don't actually know them."
But after being followed by five transphobic accounts with names like "I Jerk Off to Your Pictures," with About Me sections featuring statements like "Yes, even if you're underage. I love underage trannies. If you transition over 20 you don't look hot to me," Eli is thinking twice about posting to communities that have served as safe spaces for them.
These problems are all too frequent for the trans communities of Reddit, says a moderator of dozens of communities, many of them pertaining to the trans experience, who has requested to be called Faith to protect their anonymity. According to Faith, one of the biggest challenges moderators of trans subreddits have are bots. Trolls often build bots to report inoffensive content, bogging down the moderators with needlessly flagged content to wade through and getting the accounts of trans members banned by administrators without cause.
The most frustrating part of this, to me, is that there's no real solution to block them. It's like a hydra. You take down one, and two more pop up
"You can have 20 of them just reporting a dozen different, non-problematic posts, and they'll get taken down due to the way the Reddit reporting system is set up," Faith says. "Even if it's not taken down, it will still clog up the moderation queue, which makes things much more frustrating. When you're wading through a hundred different posts, trying to determine 'this is problematic/this isn't.' It wears you down, and things will get through that shouldn't. The most frustrating part of this, to me, is that there's no real solution to block them. It's like a hydra. You take down one, and two more pop up."
The problem is so prevalent that Eli says that many of their friends on Reddit have made burner accounts just to avoid being banned after posting content to communities they've been active members of for years. And reporting either of these problems to Reddit often simply feels like an exercise in reporting bots to bots.
"Mods themselves are kind of powerless," Eli says. "You have to report harassment to the admins. But the admins are robots. I reported the threatening follower accounts to reddit.com and only got a robot response. I could talk forever about robot administrators and how trolls have weaponized it against the trans community." Reddit declined to comment on the record about the involvement of its administrators in preventing abuse.
Another feature trolls have used to threaten members of the platform's trans subreddits is something as innocuous as its awards system. In 2019, the site introduced something called "Community Awards," which allowed users to send one "free gift," once every 24 hours in the form of cutesy positive messages. According to Cedar, another moderator of multiple trans-centric subreddits, harassers quickly weaponized the awards against the most vulnerable in trans communities:
"Seems pretty benign, right? Well, within a few days, trolls online figured out that they could use the awards system to send harassing messages directly to people and they could do things like put 'wholesome' awards and 'you can do it!' on posts made by suicidal people."
And while Reddit has since given moderators the power to disable awards, it seems every time Reddit introduces a new feature, it is almost immediately weaponized to abuse trans communities. A mod named Katakallai, who has also spent years moderating multiple subreddits for trans Redditors, says that this influx of abusive accounts "has all the trappings of something automated to harass anybody that posts in trans subreddits." Katakallai also believes that the bots are likely the work of one or just a few users who have built an automated system for creating the abusive bots, harassment that she says often feels like a hobby for individuals deeply committed to infiltrating these communities and making trans people feel unsafe in a space where they have come specifically for a sense of safety. Katakallai has simply turned off her notifications, but for others, like Eli, the unsettled feeling doesn't go away so easily, which is why they're hoping Reddit will make broader moves towards both giving users the ability to block these accounts and removing them from the site:
"What worries me is that because it's anonymous there are a lot of people who feel safe in these communities," Eli says. "When you get followed by a bunch of people, it discourages you from participating. I worry about the lack of response fracturing these queer spaces and making people afraid to post their pictures or just afraid to participate."
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Civic groups want 'independent counsel' to look at Delaware's LLC law
Christina Jedra
The Delaware Coalition for Open Government and other civic groups asked Attorney General Matt Denn on Monday to investigate the state's system for limited liability companies — some of which have been connected to money laundering, narcotics and sex trafficking, and other offenses.
The group, which includes the Civic League for New Castle County, the League of Women Voters of Delaware, the Delaware Press Association and Network Delaware, wants Denn to appoint an independent counsel to identify weaknesses in the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
The law facilitates the use of Delaware LLCs as "as fronts to commit crimes," according to the petition.
SEC fraud investigators demand to know who is behind Delaware LLCs
"The time has arrived where the Attorney General, who is the chief law enforcement officer of the state of Delaware, can take some action," said DelCOG President Nick Wasileski. "And we expect that to happen."
A spokesman for Denn's office said Monday afternoon that the request was "just received and will be considered."
Unlike other states, Delaware does not require beneficial ownership information of companies that incorporate here, meaning it's unclear who the real owners are. Law enforcement officials, including at the U.S. Treasury, have complained of hitting dead ends in Delaware when following a paper trail.
"LLCs are not transparent, and they attract criminal enterprises whose members wish to remain anonymous," the petition states. "Through years of legal engineering, the Act has evolved and, contrary to the purpose of law, is now clearly enabling crimes."
Delaware benefits immensely from the current arrangement. The state, which has no sales tax, collected about $860 million in taxes and fees from its absentee corporations in 2011, or about a quarter of the state's total budget, according to a 2012 New YorkTimes investigation.
Rehoboth officials abandon controversial pitch to give LLCs a vote
Denn should get involved because "his mandate is to protect the public, protect the consumer, protect families," according to Wasileski. The state acts irresponsibility when it allows companies like Backpage.com, whose employees were hit in April with a 93-count indictment for conspiring to facilitate prostitution and money laundering, to remain in "good standing," Wasileski said.
"When you have a company that is facilitating online sex trafficking registered in Delaware, that's an issue," he said.
Other Delaware LLCs have also made headlines in the past year.
Investigators working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller found nine Delaware corporations and limited liability companies helped former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and political consultant Rick Gates shield millions of dollars in payments from Ukraine from U.S. officials, according to an indictment released in October.
President Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen used another company registered in Delaware, Essential Consultants LLC, to pay $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. The payment, which was not reported as a campaign contribution, has been the focus of questions about potential campaign finance violations.
Drug trafficker? Terrorist? No secret business for you in Delaware
Other Delaware LLCs have been connected to alleged cases of embezzlement, bribery and narcotic trafficking.
"We can no longer stand for this," said Delaware Press Association Director Katherine Ward.
Gov. John Carney's office did not respond to a request for comment.
Secretary of State Jeff Bullock did not respond directly to a request for comment. Deputy Secretary Kristopher Knight wrote in an email that Bullock "continues to support a national solution to the collection, maintenance and disclosure of Beneficial Ownership information."
Rep. John Kowalko supports DelCOG's petition. He has made multiple legislative efforts to change Delaware LLC laws in recent years, but he said the Section of Corporation Law of the Delaware State Bar Association has a strong grip on the Delaware legislature.
The petition excerpts minutes of a 2017 hearing in which the vice chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Melanie George Smith, indicated that when the General Assembly wants to take up legislation dealing with corporations, it takes the recommendation of the Section of Corporation Law.
According to the minutes, Smith said the organization's lawyers vet legislation and that the process "sends a message of stability across the world."
"The 'process' of proposing and approving amendments to Delaware's LLC Act should not be controlled entirely by the Section of Corporation Law," DelCOG's petition states.
"The Delaware Attorney General's Office also should play an active role in proposing and reviewing amendments to the LLC Act that will prevent the ability of bad actors to conceal criminal enterprise in their corporate activity."
Corporation Law Section Chair P. Clarkson Collins did not respond to a request for comment on Monday.
Wasileski said there is a precedent for Delaware's top prosecutor to appoint special investigators. In 2011, then-AG Beau Biden appointed an Independent Counsel and Special Deputy Attorney General to investigate Delaware campaign finance corruption.
The petitioners — which also include the nonprofits Pacem in Terris, American Promise Delaware, Delaware Get Money Out and Network Delaware — said they want an independent counsel to:
Study the language of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act to identify provisions that facilitate the misuse of Delaware limited liability companies as fronts to commit crimes;
Investigate issues of fraud against the state committed by bad actors that form LLCs to commit crimes, prosecute when criminal liability is assessed, and levy monetary and other appropriate penalties;
Make recommendations for amendments to provisions of the Act.
Contact Christina Jedra at cjedra@delawareonline.com, (302) 324-2837 or on Twitter @ChristinaJedra.


Use of NetworkManager is not encourged as per official documentation of OpenStack.
This setup should be configured on both nodes. We will install RDO repostiry and EPEL in order to obtain OpenStack packages.
You can replace KeyStone_Password with password of your choice. Now we will create a user, the database and tables.
All roles we have created above should be mapped according to policy.json file. The /etc/[SERVICE_CODENAME]/policy.json file controls what users are allowed to do for a given service. For example, /etc/nova/policy.json specifies the access policy for the Compute service, /etc/glance/policy.json specifies the access policy for the Image service, and /etc/keystone/policy.json specifies the access policy for the Identity service.
Now we will install Identity Service using keystone service-create command. Whenver we need to create a service in OpenStack we use service-create command.
We will use keystone endpoint-create to specify an API endpoint for the service we have just created using its id.
Here we have defined three urls for public API, internal API and admin API respectively. At this stage we can verify if the Identity Service is working. Before we proceed we should un register OS_SERVICE_TOKEN and OS_SERVICE_ENDPOINT.
After installing we need to edit two configuration files of Glance to specify location of database. Replace MY_PASSWORD with a password of your choice for Glance.
The last command will show us any registerd images with Image Service.
Also add the novncproxy_base_url line into /etc/nova/nova.conf on cloud-stack.linxsol.com.
To verify that everything is configured correctly, use the nova image-list to get a list o available images. The output is similar to the output of glance image-list.
Provide a local metadata service that will be reachable from instances on this compute node. This step is only necessary on compute nodes that do not run the nova-api service.
Finally, you have to create a network that virtual machines can use. You only need to do this once for the entire installation, not for each compute node. Run the nova networkcreate command anywhere your admin user credentials are loaded.
To launch an instance using OpenStack, you must specify the ID for the flavor you want to use for the instance. A flavor is a resource allocation profile. For example, it specifies how many virtual CPUs and how much RAM your instance will get. To see a list of the available profiles, run the nova flavor-list command.
I have followed all the steps but when i try to add nova network it is not working.
nova network-create vmnet --fixed-range-v 4=172.16.0.0/24 --bridge-interf ace=br100 --multi-host=T.
In my architecture i am having 1 controller and 1 compute having single NIC and contacted via DHCP server to each other. So what modification should i make so that your script works? i tried to create VM without nova-network and i got status as ERROR.
I have followed the official guide for CentOS 6.4 from OpenStack and it didn't work for me but this one worked without any trouble.


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Reinforcing the "truth"
Truth gets thrown around a lot in politics. What's true? What's not true? I read an interesting book recently "Storybranding," that has something important to say about how we ought to think about truth.
In the book, the author talks a little about truth, but he divides truth into big "T" Truth and little "t" truth. Put more succinctly by Robert McKee, "What happens is fact, not truth. Truth is what we think about what happens." The author then says, "Stories don't create our beliefs. Rather, their themes are like magnets that find and attach themselves to beliefs that already exist." (Story Branding, p. 215)
That leads to this ad by President Obama.
The execution of the ad is solid enough, nothing earth shaking. I do like the juxtaposition (in college, I tried to use that word in every paper I wrote, might be the greatest word… ever) of Romney's quotes, how he cares about workers and the like, and the worker's bitting comments comparing Bain and Romney to vampires. That part was pretty effective.
But I think more important than the elements of the ad itself are the theme it presents. The Obama campaign is working on creating a meme regarding Romney. Here's the brilliant thing, and it gets to the the reason for my quotes, Obama is only reinforcing the narrative people already have in their minds about Romney.
The idea that Romney is an elite rich guy, who can't understand working people. I don't know if that account is factual or not, but given our definitions above, I think it's pretty true. Take a look at this previous ad:
Again pretty standard stuff except for the last snarky line "That's what you'd expect from a guy with a swiss bank account."
I was talking with someone about Romney, and they said, well it's not like we've never elected a rich guy before. That's right, but it's one thing to be rich, it's another thing for people to think that being rich somehow make you out of touch or elitist.
What's the point of all this? Why am I reviewing two pretty generic Obama ads?
I remember when Slate Magazine doing their truth watch on the 2000 Presidential campaign with GW Bush and the liar Al Gore. The piece stopped after five articles because the author much to her surprise couldn't find enough Gore lies to justify a continuing run. The author
The thing is, the stories we carry with us are powerful — like stereotypes, they help us navigate the world (like stereotypes those truths can often led us in the wrong direction too). When we can reinforce those truths with our ads, like Obama does here, and the effect resonates with viewers.
What happens when the "Truth" is against us? I alway thought the best weapon on Gore's side was Spike Jonze's unseen documentary — which was the only time I've seen him portrayed as a real person.
Romney now has a decision to make does he fight against this meme, this narrative? If he chooses to fight, then he has to proceed very carefully because just protesting will only reinforce the frame people already have. He has to do more than tell people he's not an elitist, he has to show them he's not. If he can't do that in an authentic way, then he'll never convince people otherwise. Cause that's the thing about truth, it's sticky till it's not.
Tags:Al Gore, frame, Juxtapose, meme, obama, Robert McKee, Romney, snarky, storybranding, theme, third party validator, truth
Power of the personal
Two ads, well an ad and a video, that I thought were interesting though neither feels fully expressed somehow
This intro ad from Hector Balderas is pretty nice. I thought the first half was better than the second. The line "He understands the power of education in a way most senators never will" is particularly powerful. I kinda wanted the spot to end there. After that it turns to issues and policy and the spot loses me.
Also I would have liked a simple presentation of his village at the open, the execution isn't quite right, though the copy is good.
I loved the copy of this ad. So powerful. The shots are awesome, and the sound effects are really well done (the child laughing at the beginning, you almost miss it, but it totally makes that opening sequence). And that beginning sequence, the personal connection, the connection to his values, his principles are what really makes this video work. Funny thing, about 50 seconds in, the video lost me. After his father, it seemed to get I don't know political. Watching it the first time, I was totally engrossed, then I remember looking up because I was bored.
That's the thing about both these videos. Once they turn from personal to political, from values to issues, they lost my attention, I want to stay connected, but they've stopped resonating, and I've started thinking (or worse, not paying attention).
One of my partners always says, voters don't care about issues per se, they care about values. To the extent that these videos show the values of the candidates they have power, once they veer into issue territory, they become "political."
Tags:connection, Hector Balderas, New Mexico, personal, principles/purpose/values, sound design, Story


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FACTFILE: EUROPE
Europe is the world's second-smallest continent but has the second-largest population. The landscape ranges from the frozen tundra and forests of the north to the hot, dry hills of the Mediterranean region. Vast fertile grasslands stretch between the mountains of the Alps in the west and the Ural Mountains in the east, which separate Europe from Asia. Europe is a crowded continent, with over 40 different countries, and international conflicts in the past century have often erupted into war. Today, the majority of people live in cities and many enjoy a high standard of living, thanks to their countries' abundant natural resources, successful agriculture, and modern industries.
Total land area: 4,053,309 sq miles (10,498,000 sq km)
Total population: 696 million
Number of countries: 43
Largest country: Russian Federation (European section) 1,527,341 sq miles (3,955,818 sq km)
Smallest country: Vatican City 0.17 sq miles (0.44 sq km)
Largest country population:	Russian Federation (whole country) 143 million
Largest lake: Ladoga, Russian Federation 7,100 sq miles (18,390 sq km)
Longest river: Volga, Russian Federation 2,290 miles (3,688 km)
Highest point: El'brus, Caucasus Mountains, Russian Federation 18,510 ft (5,642 m)
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Severely damaged fuel at Fukushima No 1 reactor – survey to find this has been halted.
Survey at Fukushima No. 1 reactor container halted, https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/01/12/national/tepco-fukushima-survey-halted/ Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. halted its investigation of the inside of the containment vessel of the No. 1 reactor at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Wednesday.
The move came after an issue was found during preparation work for the display of data such as radiation levels from dosimeters inside underwater robots to be used in the survey. The preparations began at noon the same day and were halted around two hours later.
Tepco said that it will resume the survey once measures to resolve the issue are taken.
In the survey, which will continue until around August, Tepco aims to take pictures of melted nuclear fuel debris and other deposits using six types of underwater robots to record their locations and thickness in water that has accumulated at the bottom of the containment vessel.
It will also try to collect deposit samples and take pictures of the inside of the base that supports the reactor pressure vessel. The information obtained in the survey will be used for studies on ways to remove the debris.
The nuclear fuel at the No. 1 reactor's core is believed to have melted and mostly fallen inside the containment vessel during the triple meltdown disaster at the plant, which was hit by a huge earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.
In its survey of March 2017, Tepco failed to find nuclear fuel debris at the No. 1 reactor, leaving the reactor's detailed situation unknown, in contrast to the No. 2 and No. 3 reactors, where melted fuel debris was successfully photographed.
January 13, 2022 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima continuing	| Leave a comment
Growing radioactive waste crisis at Fukushima nuclear power plant
The continuous accumulation of radioactive slurry and other nasty substances, coupled with the problem of finding a safe way to dispose of melted nuclear fuel debris at reactors No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, has plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. frantically scratching around for ideas.
One problem is that storage containers for the tainted slurry degrade quickly, meaning that they constantly have to be replaced.
TEPCO slow to respond to growing crisis at Fukushima plant, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN, by Yu Fujinami and Tsuyoshi Kawamura, January 2, 2022, Radioactive waste generated from treating highly contaminated water used to cool crippled reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has thrown up yet new nightmarish challenges in decommissioning the facility, a project that is supposed to be completed in 30 years but which looks increasingly doubtful.
One problem is that storage containers for the tainted slurry degrade quickly, meaning that they constantly have to be replaced. Despite the urgency of the situation, little has been done to resolve the matter.
Fuel debris, a solidified mixture of nuclear fuel and structures inside the reactors melted as a consequence of the triple meltdown triggered by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster has to be constantly cooled with water, which mixes with groundwater and rainwater rainwater that seep into the reactor buildings, producing more new radioactive water.
The contaminated water that accumulates is processed via an Advanced Liquid Processing System to remove most of radioactive materials. The ALPS is housed in a 17-meter-tall building situated close to the center of the plant site.
Reporters from the Japan National Press Club were granted a rare opportunity in late November to visit the crippled facility to observe the process.
The building houses a large grayish drum-like container designed especially to store radioactive slurry. The interior of each vessel is lined with polyethylene, while its double-walled exterior is reinforced with stainless steel.
ALARMING DEVELOPMENTS The use of chemical agents to reduce radioactive substances from the contaminated water in the sedimentation process produces a muddy material resembling shampoo. Strontium readings of the generated slurry sometimes reach tens of millions of becquerels per cubic centimeter.
TEPCO started keeping slurry in special vessels in March 2013. As of November, it had 3,373 of the containers.
Because the integrity of the vessels deteriorates quickly due to exposure to radiation from slurry, TEPCO and the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) predict that durability of the containers will reach the limit after exposure to an accumulated total of 5,000 kilograys of radiation–a level equivalent to 5 million sieverts.
Based on that grim forecast, TEPCO speculated the vessels will need replacement from July 2025.
But the NRA accused TEPCO of underestimating the impact of the radiation problem. It blasted the operator for measuring slurry density 20 centimeters above the base of the container when making its dose evaluation.
"As slurry forms deposits, the density level is always highest at the bottom," a representative of the nuclear watchdog body pointed out.
The NRA carried out its own assessment in June 2021 and told TEPCO that 31 containers had already reached the end of their operating lives. Its findings also showed an additional 56 would need replacing within two years.The NRA told TEPCO to wake up and "understand how urgent the issue is since transferring slurry will take time."………………..
With no drastic solutions in sight, a succession of containers will reach the end of their shelf lives shortly.
ANOTHER NIGHTMARE PROBLEM Radioactive slurry is not the only stumbling block for decommissioning.
In the immediate aftermath of the 2011 disaster, TEPCO stored contaminated water in the underground spaces below two buildings near the No. 4 reactor. In doing so, bags full of a mineral known as zeolite were placed in the temporary storage pools to absorb cesium so as to reduce the amount of radioactive substances.
Twenty-six tons of the stuff are still immersed in the dirty water on the floors under the buildings. Radiation readings of 4 sieverts per hour were detected on their surfaces in fiscal 2019, enough to kill half of all the people in the immediate vicinity within an hour.
TEPCO plans to introduce a remotely controlled underwater robot to recover the bags, starting no earlier than from fiscal 2023, However, it has not determined how long this will take or where to store the bags once they are retrieved.
In addition, radioactive rubble, soil and felled trees at the plant site totaled 480,000 cubic meters as of March 2021, leading TEPCO to set up a special incinerator. The total volume is expected to top 790,000 cubic meters in 10 years, but where to dispose of the incinerated waste remains unclear.
TEPCO is in a race against time. That's the view of Satoshi Yanagihara, a specially appointed professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Fukui who has specialist knowledge on processes to abandon reactors.
"Now, only 30 years remain before the target date of the end of decommissioning set by the government and TEPCO," said Yanagihara.As decommissioning work is due to shortly enter a crucial stage, such as recovering nuclear fuel debris on a trial basis from as early as 2022, Yanagihara noted the need for careful arrangements before forging ahead with important procedures.
"The government and TEPCO need to grasp an overall picture of the massive task ahead and discuss how to treat, keep and discard collected nuclear debris and the leftover radioactive waste with local residents and other relevant parties," he said.https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14503708
January 3, 2022 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima continuing, wastes	| Leave a comment
Japan's plan for dumping nuclear waste-water into the sea
Japan's government on Tuesday mapped out a plan for releasing contaminated
water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, including
compensation standards for local industry and the compilation of a safety
assessment report. Japan said in April it would discharge more than 1
million tonnes of contaminated water in stages after treatment and
dilution, starting around spring 2023. The announcement provoked concerns
from local fishermen and objections from neighbouring China and South
Korea.
Reuters 28th Dec 2021
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/japan-maps-out-action-plan-disposal-fukushima-water-2021-12-28/
December 30, 2021 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima continuing	| Leave a comment
TEPCO files for approval of Fukushima plant water release.
Operator Files For Approval of Fukushima Plant Water Release, Claims Journal, By Mari Yamaguchi | December 22, 2021 TOKYO (AP)–The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday it has applied for approval from safety authorities to construct an undersea tunnel and other facilities needed for the planned release of large amounts of treated radioactive water into the sea.
The operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, said it hopes to obtain approval from the Nuclear Regulation Authority to begin constructing the facilities in June and start releasing the water in April 2023.
The approval would cover the basic plan and design of the undersea tunnel, equipment to dilute the water with sea water and other necessary materials. https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/international/2021/12/22/307711.htm
TEPCO plans to release massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water into the ocean about 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) from the plant to ensure safety and minimize the impact on local fishing and the environment.
The contaminated water is to be diluted with large amounts of seawater to reduce the concentration of radioactive materials below allowable limits.
About 1,000 storage tanks at the plant currently filled with radioactive water need to be removed to make room for facilities necessary for the plant's decommissioning, TEPCO says.
An official in charge of the water discharge project, Junichi Matsumoto, said TEPCO will construct the undersea tunnel by drilling through bedrock in the seabed.
Under the plan TEPCO submitted to the nuclear authority, the water will be released about 12 meters (40 feet) below the ocean's surface……….
The government in April approved the decision to start discharging the water into the Pacific Ocean under safety standards set by regulators, calling it the most realistic option. The idea has been fiercely opposed by fishermen, residents and neighboring countries including China and South Korea. https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/international/2021/12/22/307711.htm
Greenpeace says that TEPCO ignored risks to South Korea when assessing radiological impact of releasing Fukushima nuclear water waste.
The international environmental organization called TEPCO's radiological
impact assessment "highly selective" in its use of IAEA guidelines. The
international environmental group Greenpeace sent an opinion to the Tokyo
Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on Thursday stating that the company's
radiological impact assessment of contaminated water from the Fukushima
Nuclear Power Plant made convenient use of International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) guidelines without considering the potential damages to
residents of neighboring countries such as South Korea.
The opinion from Greenpeace was based on its review of the draft version of a contaminated
water radiological impact assessment report released by TEPCO last month.
Hankyoreh 18th Dec 2021
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/1023823.html
Tepco to repair Fukushima nuclear station's partially melted protective ice wall.
Ice Wall to Halt Groundwater Flow at Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant to Be Repaired https://thewire.in/world/ice-wall-to-halt-groundwater-flow-at-japans-fukushima-nuclear-plant-to-be-repaired
Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) will launch remedial works at the stricken plant after ice wall tests indicated partial melting. Tokyo: Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) will launch remedial works at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to strengthen an ice wall intended to halt the flow of groundwater after testing indicated partial melting.
The work could begin as early as the start of December, according to a presentation from the plant operator dated Thursday, part of a costly and troubled effort to secure the site following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
The ice wall is intended to limit the seepage of groundwater into the plant, which has created large amounts of toxic water being stored by Tepco in tanks.
Japan plans to release more than 1 million tonnes of water into the sea after treating it. The water contains the radioactive isotope tritium, which cannot be removed.
November 27, 2021 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima continuing	| 1 Comment
Temperature rises over 10 degrees Celsius in some parts of the "frozen earth wall" to reduce contaminated water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
As a countermeasure to reduce the amount of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, it was found that the temperature of the ground in some parts of the "frozen soil wall", which freezes the ground around the buildings to prevent the inflow of underground water, has been rising above 0 degrees Celsius since the middle of last month, reaching a maximum of 10 degrees Celsius. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is investigating the cause of the problem, saying that it does not affect the function of the wall to prevent the inflow of underground water.
The "frozen earth wall" is one of the measures to reduce the amount of contaminated water. Pipes are embedded around the buildings of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, and liquid at 30 degrees below zero is poured into the pipes and frozen, forming an "ice wall" that prevents groundwater from flowing into the buildings.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has installed thermometers in the "frozen earth wall" to measure the underground temperature, and in some areas located on the mountain side of the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the temperature, which is usually below freezing, has been rising and has been above zero since the middle of last month.
The temperature in the area where the increase was confirmed was between 1 meter and 4 meters deep, and the temperature exceeded 10 degrees Celsius on some days.
The freezing wall is about 10 meters thick, and TEPCO has stated that there is no significant difference in the water level between the inside and outside of the wall, so there is no impact on its ability to control the inflow of groundwater.
It is possible that water leaked from cracks in the drainage channel that intersects the frozen soil wall and seeped into the frozen area, causing the temperature to rise.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20211028/k10013326291000.html?fbclid=IwAR3MBXXF1TlJxKAfYqkv0A5QS9Oddy0SJV86EvVul_HnWKcFSdaWmOH0Vp 8
October 29, 2021 Posted by dunrenard | Fukushima 2021, Fukushima continuing	| Fukushima Daiichi, Ice wall | Leave a comment
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirms release of Fukushima wastewater to start in 2023
Release of Fukushima wastewater to proceed: Kishida, The Guardian, TOKYO, 18 Oct 21,
New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that there can be no delay to plans to release contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant into the sea, despite opposition from fishers and neighboring countries.
Kishida, who made his first trip to the plant on Sunday since becoming prime minister last month, said every effort would be made to reassure local people that disposing of the water in the Pacific Ocean was safe……
Researchers have used snakes fitted with tracking devices and dosimeters to measure radiation levels in the area around the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant, which suffered triple meltdowns in March 2011……
More than 1 million tonnes of water are being stored in 1,000 tanks at the site, and TEPCO has said that space would run out late next year.
The government and TEPCO in April said that work to release the heavily diluted water would begin in the spring of 2023 and take decades to complete.
The move is opposed by nearby fishing communities, which say it would undo years of hard work rebuilding their industry's reputation since the plant was struck by a huge tsunami in March 2011, soon after Japan's northeast coast was rocked by a magnitude 9 earthquake.
The decision ended years of debate over what to do with the water, with other options including evaporation or the construction of more storage tanks at other sites. More than 1 million tonnes of water are being stored in 1,000 tanks at the site, and TEPCO has said that space would run out late next year.
The decision ended years of debate over what to do with the water, with other options including evaporation or the construction of more storage tanks at other sites.More than 1 million tonnes of water are being stored in 1,000 tanks at the site, and TEPCO has said that space would run out late next year.
Japan has requested help from the International Atomic Energy Agency to ensure that the discharge meets global safety standards, including treating the wastewater so its radioactivity levels are below legal limits. https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2021/10/19/2003766372
October 19, 2021 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima continuing	| Leave a comment
New radiation scrubber begins cleaning water at Fukushima plant
New radiation scrubber begins cleaning water at Fukushima plant, Japan Times 19 Sep 21The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant on Thursday powered up an additional water treatment facility to scrub contamination from the massive quantities of radioactive water stored there.
The new, mobile facility filters radioactive strontium from water used to cool three reactors that partially melted down in March 2011, said operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., and can handle 300 tons of water a day……
The procedure will reduce radioactive strontium in the water to about one-thousandth of its current level, the utility said.
However, removing strontium will not in itself render the water safe. It then needs to be treated by another system at the plant which filters out around 60 kinds of radioactive materials.
But there is an important reason why the strontium takes precedence. Removing that isotope before the others will make the water far less of a hazard in the event of a major leak into the ocean.
Meanwhile, an estimated 400 tons of groundwater continues to seep into the reactor basements every day, forcing the utility to find ways to store it. Tepco already has 400,000 tons of toxic water stored at the site, which will all need to be treated one day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/03/national/new-radiation-scrubber-begins-cleaning-water-at-fukushima-plant/
September 20, 2021 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima continuing	| 2 Comments
Tepco technicians ignored Fukushima filters leaking radioactive water.
Technicians at Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant have acknowledged neglecting to investigate the cause of faulty exhaust filters key to preventing radioactive pollution, after being forced to replace them twice. Representatives of the Tokyo Electric Power Company made the revelations Monday during a regular review of the Fukushima Daiichi plant at a meeting with Japanese regulatory authorities.
The plant suffered triple meltdowns following a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011. "At the core of this problem is TEPCO´s attitude," said a Nuclear RegulationAuthority commissioner, Nobuhiko Ban, at the meeting. TEPCO has been
repeatedly criticized for coverups and delayed disclosures of problems atthe plant. In February, it said two seismometers at one reactor remained broken since last year and failed to collect data during a powerful quake.
Company officials have said that 24 out of 25 filters attached to water treatment equipment had been found damaged last month, after an alarm went off as workers were moving sludge from the unit to a container, temporarilysuspending the water treatment. The operation partially resumed last weekafter filter replacement. The filters are designed to prevent particles from escaping into the air from a contaminated water treatment system – called Advanced Liquid Processing System, or ALPS – that removes selected radioactive isotopes in the water to below legally releasable limits.
Daily Mail 14th Sept 2021
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9989577/Fukushima-officials-failed-probe-cause-faulty-filters.html
September 16, 2021 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima continuing	| Leave a comment
IAEA Seeks Japan Transparency in Release of Fukushima Water
IAEA Seeks Japan Transparency in Release of Fukushima Water, By Mari Yamaguchi | September 8, 2021 TOKYO (AP) — Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency asked Japan on Tuesday for full and detailed information about a plan to release treated but still radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean.
The three-member team, which is assisting Japan with the planned release, met Tuesday with government officials to discuss technical details before traveling to the Fukushima Daiichi plant for an on-site examination Wednesday. They will meet with Japanese experts through Friday…….. https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/international/2021
September 9, 2021 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima continuing	| 1 Comment
IAEA team in Japan to help prepare Fukushima water release.
IAEA team in Japan to help prepare Fukushima water release
An International Atomic Energy Agency mission has arrived in Japan to help prepare for a decades-long release into the ocean of treated but still radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plantBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press7 September 2021 TOKYO — An International Atomic Energy Agency mission arrived in Japan on Monday to help prepare for a decades-long release into the ocean of treated but still radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, officials said.
The three-member team will meet with officials in Tokyo and travel to the Fukushima Daiichi plant to discuss technical details with experts until Friday, IAEA and Japanese officials said.
The team, headed by Lydie Evrard, head of the IAEA's Department of Nuclear Safety and Security, is gathering information to prepare a review of the discharge plans.
The Japanese government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, announced plans in April to start releasing the water in the spring of 2023 so hundreds of storage tanks at the plant can be removed to make room for other facilities needed for its decommissioning.
The idea has been fiercely opposed by fishermen, residents and Japan's neighbors, including China and South Korea.
The utility plans to send the water through an undersea tunnel and discharge it from a location about 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) away from the coastal power plant after further treating and diluting it with large amounts of seawater…….. https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/iaea-team-japan-prepare-fukushima-water-release-79857833
September 7, 2021 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima continuing	| Leave a comment
UN urges Japan to investigate damaged Fukushima nuclear reactors for clean-up
UN urges Japan to investigate damaged Fukushima nuclear reactors for clean-up, New York Post,
By Isabel Vincent 28 Aug 21. A team of United Nations experts is urging Japan to investigate nuclear reactors damaged a decade ago by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
Scientists working for the International Atomic Energy Agency reviewing the progress of the Fukushima plant's clean-up say that Japan has been slow to examine the melted fuel inside the reactors.
And they're worried that the country will be unable to meet a 2051 target to clean up the mess, according to a report.
"We need to gather more information on the fuel debris and more experience on the retrieval of the fuel debris to know if the plan can be completed as expected in the next 30 years," said Christophe Xerri, head of IAEA, at a press conference after he and a colleague submitted a report on their recent findings to the Japanese government Friday……….https://nypost.com/2021/08/28/un-urges-japan-to-investigate-damaged-fukushima-nuclear-reactors/
August 30, 2021 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima continuing	| Leave a comment
International Atomic Energy Agency doubts the ability of Japan to clean up Fukushima nuclear wreck by intended date 2051
UN team: Unclear if Fukushima cleanup can finish by 2051, MARI YAMAGUCHI, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, ASSOCIATED PRESS, August 27, 2021,
TOKYO — Too little is known about melted fuel inside damaged reactors at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, even a decade after the disaster, to be able to tell if its decommissioning can be finished by 2051 as planned, a U.N. nuclear agency official said Friday.
"Honestly speaking, I don't know, and I don't know if anybody knows," said Christophe Xerri, head of an International Atomic Energy Agency team reviewing progress in the plant's cleanup.
"We need to gather more information on the fuel debris and more experience on the retrieval of the fuel debris to know if the plan can be completed as expected in the next 30 years," he told reporters.
The cleanup plan depends on how the melted fuel needs to be handled for long-term storage and management, he said.
The IAEA team's review, the fifth since the disaster, was mostly conducted online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Only Xerri and another team member visited the plant this week before compiling and submitting a report to Japan's government on Friday.
In the report, the team noted progress in a number of areas since its last review in 2018, including the removal of spent fuel from a storage pool at one of the damaged reactors, as well as a decision to start discharging massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water stored at the plant into the ocean in 2023………. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/un-team-unclear-if-fukushima-cleanup-can-finish-by-2051/?ref=recent
Japan's murky management of Fukushima nuclear wastewater
Japan's murky management of Fukushima nuclear wastewater https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/06/25/japans-murky-management-of-fukushima-nuclear-wastewater/
Author: Cheol Hee Park, SNU
On 13 April 2021, the Japanese government announced plans to dispose of the wastewater stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean over a period of 30 years.
The plant has about 1000 wastewater tanks that can hold up to 1.37 million tons of contaminated water. Currently, 1.25 million tons are being stored, which accounts for about 90 per cent of the total storage capacity. The tanks are expected to fill up by the autumn of 2022, which prompted the Japanese government to adopt the least expensive option — disposing the wastewater into the sea, starting from 2023.
The United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) remain sympathetic to the Japanese decision, saying that it meets the international standard. On the other hand, China and South Korea have voiced concerns about the decision. They are distrustful of and dissatisfied with the sudden decision made by the Japanese government. The difference is starkly highlighted in how the wastewater is being referred to by different countries. Japan and the United States call it 'treated water' while China and South Korea define it as 'contaminated water'.
The Japanese government explained that it will fully treat and dilute the wastewater until the contamination level is reduced to at least one-hundredth of its original concentration. Officials say that tritium will be reduced to one-fortieth of the Japanese government's normal standard. Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso even claimed that the treated water will be drinkable.
he Japanese government also made it clear that before the accident in 2011 the Fukushima nuclear plant disposed of 2.2 trillion becquerels of tritium into the sea each year, which caused no problems. They added that because tritium is a weak radioactive isotope, most of the material will exit the human body, meaning its negative impact will be small.
Despite the Japanese government's efforts to convince people outside of the country, the most vocal opposition has come from within Japan. The Japan Fishermen's Association argued that they will not accept the Japanese government's decision. They explain that the decision went against the government's promise in 2015 that the release would not happen without their consent. Fishermen from Fukushima and Ibaraki are particularly sensitive about the potential consumer backlash over the radioactive wastewater release, which will directly impact their livelihoods. About 70 per cent of fishermen oppose the government's decision. It remains unclear whether the Japanese government will be able to persuade them.
Concerns from neighbouring countries are another hurdle to overcome. There is little sign that the Japanese government fully consulted adjacent countries before it announced the decision. Because of the lack of prior consultation and reliable notice, the Japanese government's decision should be regarded as a unilateral move. South Korea and China should not approach this issue to drag down Japan's efforts to resolve the problem. At the same time, it is Japan's responsibility to be attentive to neighbouring countries' legitimate concerns.
Securing transparency in the process of implementing the plan is another challenge. Despite the Japanese government's explanation, it remains uncertain whether various nuclides other than tritium can be reliably removed using the Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS). Passing on the correct and reliable information to concerned parties in and outside the country is necessary. Japan should incorporate third-party specialists to provide objective and reliable information about the process.
Finally, verifying the safety of the water with international standards would give comfort to and garner trust from concerned parties, including Japanese fishermen. The IAEA could mobilise experts or build a verification team on behalf of Japan and its neighbouring countries so that all concerned regional countries can be persuaded about the safety of the water.
The Japanese government should better fulfil its responsibilities, justify the necessity of its decision, remain transparent about its implementation of the plan and be resilient in verifying the safety of the water it disposes of.
Cheol Hee Park is Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies and Director of the Institute of International Affairs, Seoul National University.
June 26, 2021 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima continuing	| Leave a comment


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Q: QList and shared_ptr What do you think? Is this correct or are there memory leaks?
Source:
#include <QList.h>
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <iostream>

class A {
private:
    int m_data;
public:
    A(int value=0) { m_data = value; }
    ~A() { std::cout << "destroying A(" << m_data << ")" << std::endl; }
    operator int() const { return m_data; }
};

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    QList<boost::shared_ptr<A> > list;
    list.append(boost::shared_ptr<A>(new A(6)));
    std::cout << int(*(list.at(0))) << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

Output:
6
destroying A(6)

A: It is difficult to suggest anything without knowing why the list of shared_ptrs of A objects exist in the first place.
Take a look at the ownership semantics of smart pointers. Maybe of help to you.
Some other things that can be improved:
1. Use initializer lists in ctor like:
class A {
 private:
   int m_data;
 public:
    A(int value=0) : m_data (value) {}
 // ....

2. int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) is not a Standard signature;
Use
int main(int argc, char* argv[])

or just:
int main()

A: This code looks perfectly fine.
If you're seeking advice perhaps you could provide more info on the purpose of using shared_ptr with QList, there might be a "Qt" way of doing this without pulling the big guns such as shared_ptr.

A: It seems correct. Boost's shared_ptr is a reference counting pointer. Reference counting is able to reclaim memory if there are no circular references between objects. In your case, objects of class A do not reference any other objects. Thus, you can use shared_ptr without worries. Also, the ownership semantics allow shared_ptrs to be used in STL (and Qt) containers.

A: If you're not using a smart pointer, you have to delete the list elements by yourself.
Source:
#include <QList.h>
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <iostream>

class A {
private:
    int m_data;
public:
    A(int value=0) { m_data = value; }
    ~A() { std::cout << "destroying A(" << m_data << ")" << std::endl; }
    operator int() const { return m_data; }
};

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    QList<A *> list;
    list.append(new A(6));
    std::cout << int(*(list.at(0))) << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

Output:
6

Not good.


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Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David, CMG, KBE, DSO, FRS (* 28. Januar 1858 in St Fagans, Glamorganshire, Wales; † 28. August 1934 in Sydney, Australien) war ein britisch-australischer Geologe, Landvermesser und Polarforscher.

Leben und Wirken
1882 emigrierte Tannatt William Edgeworth David nach Australien, um eine Stelle als Geodät der Geological Survey of New South Wales anzutreten; es folgte eine Professur für Geologie an der Universität von Sydney von 1891 bis 1924. Doch Davids eigentliche Obsession war die Feldforschung, so beteiligte er sich 1897 an einer Expedition auf das Funafuti-Atoll, wo er die Entstehung von Korallenriff-Formationen im Pazifik untersuchte.

1886 entdeckte er die Kohlenfelder im Hunter Valley in New South Wales.

Zwischen 1907 und 1909 nahm er an der Nimrod-Expedition unter der Leitung von Ernest Henry Shackleton teil. Im Zuge dieser Mission gelang einer Gruppe, zu der David gehörte, 1908 die Erstbesteigung des Mount Erebus. 1909 hatte er maßgeblichen Anteil an der Lokalisierung des magnetischen Südpols.

Zurück in Australien verfasste David über 150 Lehrbücher, die bedeutendsten davon sind "Geographical Notes of the British Antarctic Expedition" (1909) und "The Geology of Australia" (1932). Ein nachgelassenes Werk über die Geologie Australiens wurde von William Rowan Browne erheblich vervollständigt 1950 veröffentlicht.

Ehrungen
David wurde 1900 als Mitglied ("Fellow") in die Royal Society aufgenommen. 1910 wurde er Companion des Order of St. Michael and St. George. 1920 wurde er zum Ritter geschlagen (Knight Commander des Order of the British Empire). Die Royal Society of New South Wales verlieh ihm 1917 die Clarke-Medaille. 1934 ehrten ihn der Commonwealth und die Länder gemeinsam mit einem Staatsbegräbnis. Nach David sind der David Cauldron, der David-Gletscher, David Island und die David Range benannt, die sich allesamt in der Antarktis befinden.

Schriften
mit William Rowan Browne: The Geology of the Commonwealth of Australia, 2 Bände, London 1950

Weblinks

 David, Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth (1858–1934) im Australian Dictionary of Biography

Einzelnachweise

Bergsteiger (Australien)
Geologe (19. Jahrhundert)
Geologe (20. Jahrhundert)
Entdecker (20. Jahrhundert)
Polarforscher (Antarktis)
Hochschullehrer (Universität Sydney)
Knight Commander des Order of the British Empire
Companion des Order of St. Michael and St. George
Companion des Distinguished Service Order
Mitglied der Royal Society

Waliser
Australier
Geboren 1858
Gestorben 1934
Mann

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Q: Image classification with Keras - cats and dogs example error I'm trying to get up and running the cats and dogs example on keras but so far without success.
Found 23410 files belonging to 2 classes.
Using 4682 files for validation.
2021-02-19 10:05:56.625856: I tensorflow/compiler/mlir/mlir_graph_optimization_pass.cc:116] None of the MLIR optimization passes are enabled (registered 2)
2021-02-19 10:05:56.640618: I tensorflow/core/platform/profile_utils/cpu_utils.cc:112] CPU Frequency: 2801090000 Hz
Corrupt JPEG data: 2226 extraneous bytes before marker 0xd9

And this is the code:
import tensorflow as tf
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from tensorflow import keras
from tensorflow.keras import layers
import os

num_skipped = 0
total = 0
for folder_name in ("Cat", "Dog"):
    folder_path = os.path.join("PetImages", folder_name)
    for fname in os.listdir(folder_path):
        fpath = os.path.join(folder_path, fname)
        try:
            total += 1
            fobj = open(fpath, "rb")
            is_jfif = tf.compat.as_bytes("JFIF") in fobj.peek(10)
        finally:
            fobj.close()

        if not is_jfif:
            num_skipped += 1
            # Delete corrupted image
            os.remove(fpath)

print("Total %d Deleted %d images" % (total, num_skipped) )

    image_size = (180, 180)
    batch_size = 32

    train_ds = tf.keras.preprocessing.image_dataset_from_directory(
        "PetImages",
        validation_split=0.2,
        subset="training",
        seed=1337,
        image_size=image_size,
        batch_size=batch_size,
    )
    val_ds = tf.keras.preprocessing.image_dataset_from_directory(
        "PetImages",
        validation_split=0.2,
        subset="validation",
        seed=1337,
        image_size=image_size,
        batch_size=batch_size,
    )

    plt.figure(figsize=(10, 10))
    for images, labels in train_ds.take(1):
        for i in range(9):
            ax = plt.subplot(3, 3, i + 1)
            plt.imshow(images[i].numpy().astype("uint8"))
            plt.title(int(labels[i]))
            plt.axis("off")

Any idea how to proceed further with this? Maybe it's related to installed version of pythong, keras and tensorflow?

A: Also had the same issue. To resolve this simply add:
plt.show()

after the for statement. e.g
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 10))
for images, labels in train_ds.take(1):
        for i in range(9):
            ax = plt.subplot(3, 3, i + 1)
            plt.imshow(images[i].numpy().astype("uint8"))
            plt.title(int(labels[i]))
            plt.axis("off")
plt.show()


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HomeBlogInnovation in Development: The Peace Corps Global Health Service Partnership
Innovation in Development: The Peace Corps Global Health Service Partnership
Content From: HIV.gov•Published: June 07, 2012•2 min read
AIDS 2012International AIDS Conference 2012
PEPFARPresident's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
In a major lecture delivered on December 13, 2011, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby described vital ways that United States health care professionals are working in developing nations to train more doctors, nurses and midwives and to support medical research.
He concluded, "When I talk about doing development differently, these programs focused on laboratories, physicians and nurses are prime examples of what I mean. They build on Africa's greatest resource of all—its people. They are fostering indigenous capacity to strengthen health systems in a sustainable manner."
Another big step forward in "doing development differently" took place on March 13 when Dr. Goosby joined with Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams and others to launch the Global Health Service Partnership co-founded by Dr. Vanessa Kerry, its Executive Director and a Mass General physician, to raise awareness of GHSP among qualified professionals and to provide technical support to the program, its volunteers, and the teaching institutions overseas.
Peace Corps will work alongside PEPFAR country teams to engage Ministries of Health and of Education to identify priority training institutions to increase capacity and strengthen the quality and sustainability of medical, nursing and midwifery education and clinical practices.
The program will begin by placing 10 to 12 health professionals in Tanzania, Malawi and Uganda. Participants will serve one-year assignments through Peace Corps Response, a program that offers high-impact, short-term assignments for qualified Americans.
Although this partnership is an exciting innovation for the Peace Corps, the commitment to health which it reflects finds deep roots in our history, as Director Williams described at the launch on March 13:
"From the moment John F. Kennedy first publicly suggested even the idea of a peace corps, before it even had a name, health care was in our DNA. Issuing an impromptu challenge before him to once again affirm that volunteer nurses and doctors were to be a vital part of the story: 'We are going to put particular emphasis,' he said, 'on… men and women who have skills in teaching, agriculture, and in health.'"
Director Williams observed, "this partnership...brings us full circle to that vision; but conforms it to the priority on sustainability."
The partnership will take on fuller definition this summer, when invited physicians and nurses from academic health centers and other centers of expertise in the United States and the three initial countries in the pilot program will gather in Washington, DC on July 21 to further plan the contours of its work. The application process is expected to begin in September 2012, and the partnership expects to begin sending health care professionals abroad in the summer of 2013.
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