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Despite scanner audio which clearly reveals plan to "burn down" building
Paul Joseph Watson
The San Bernardino Sheriff's office is ludicrously claiming that the cabin fire which killed Christopher Dorner was not started intentionally, despite numerous references to a plan to "burn down" the building that were heard on police scanners during the standoff.
"It was not on purpose. We didn't intentionally burn down that cabin to get Mr Dorner out," San Bernardino sheriff's department spokesman John McMahon told reporters last night.
The part of the press conference where police took questions lasted little longer than five minutes and officials seemed reluctant to give any details, with one question at the end about whether or not police offered Dorner a chance to surrender being ignored.
Police denied intentionally setting fire to the cabin despite an L.A. Times report yesterday which confirmed that after first having used "traditional" tear gas, law enforcement then lobbed CS gas canisters into the cabin, which are "incendiary" and "have significantly more chance of starting a fire."
McMahon admitted that the second round of CS gas was "pyrotechnic" and that it "does generate a lot of heat," but claimed that the police scanner audio simply made reference to "burners," which was just another name for tear gas
In reality, audio recorded from online police scanners, before they were disabled, contains innumerable examples of police discussing a plan to intentionally "burn down" the cabin before the CS gas was thrown in.
Shortly after the first shootout with Dorner, local news channel KCAL broadcast audio during which police are heard saying, "Fucking burn this motherfucker," and "burn that fucking house down."
In another audio clip broadcast by CBS Los Angeles, police are heard saying, "get the gas, burn it down," clearly indicating cops knew use of CS gas would set the cabin on fire.
Separate audio includes police discussing "the plan with the burners." "The burners are deployed, and we have a fire," says one officer, clearly indicating that the incendiary CS gas was thrown into the cabin in order to set it on fire deliberately.
Police also made no attempt to extinguish the fire once it started despite having fire trucks nearby, again indicating that they wanted to burn Dorner alive. Photos of the cabin taken after the incident show the building burned completely to the ground.
Christopher Dorner's actions cannot be justified, but neither can those of the police involved in his death, who for days before the standoff were busy shooting at innocent people who looked nothing like Dorner.
If law enforcement officials thought that burning Dorner to death was a reasonable way of dealing with a dangerous murderer then they should hold their hands up and admit to it.
However, the fact that San Bernardino police are brazenly lying in claiming there was no plan to intentionally set fire to the cabin, when police scanner audio clearly suggests otherwise, overwhelmingly indicates that police know that their actions were illegal.
Watch the videos below and decide for yourself whether police intentionally planned to burn the cabin to the ground.


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Romana was from Romania. She was the kindest little girl. She spoke very little English, yet she clearly enjoyed school. She is the child on the far right with the biggest smile.
I remember the day I took this photo. We were playing a game of Musical Chairs. In my version, every time the music stops I take away a chair. Children have to find a lap of another child to sit on. When we get down to two or three chairs, it is a scramble. The squeals and laughing say it all.
Romana loved this game. She also loved art. As a three-year-old she helped illustrate our classroom God Bless America book.
Romana was a born giver. She noticed everything. She loved Milly the Quilter.
The following year her younger sister, Stefana, was in my class. She was a delight. Then their little brother, Vlad, joined school. I loved these children.
I learned much about family traditions and culture in Romania. When Romana was five or six, she went to Romania – alone – to spend much of the summer with her grandparents. They only spoke Romanian.
And then the unthinkable happened. Their father became sick with cancer and died in a relatively short period of time. His mother came to America from Romania to see her son before he died. I went to their house to take care of the children so the adults could have some time together. That was so sad!
I will never forget the funeral. I'd never been to a Greek Orthodox funeral. It was formal, with an open casket. Children were in a playroom downstairs, yet Romana came into the sanctuary, saw me, and climbed up onto my lap for much of the funeral. She was fine. I held it together.
Over the next few years I visited, always bringing my autoharp and a stack of books. We played, sang, danced, and read stories. It was delightful.
Time moves on and so do children and their families. Last week the family stopped by school to say hello and goodbye, as they are moving out of town. I wasn't there! So, they wrote messages to me on the chalkboard, and climbed up on the loft in my classroom to make me a video.
I have watched the video at least seven million times. I love you, Romana. I love your family. Thank you!

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The United States Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in Wiley vs. Kirtsaeng, a copyright case that deals with first resale principles. The gist of the case is this: Kirtsaeng bought textbooks in developing countries where the books sell for less than in the United States and brought them to the United States for resale. (Sounds like the pharmaceutical scene here in the United States: The same drug sells for multiple times more in the United States than in any other country in the world so U.S. citizens get the privilege of subsidizing pharmaceutical sales to other countries. The same is often true in the textbook industry.)
Wiley sued Kirtsaeng for copyright infringement and won; Kirtsaeng has appealed. Kirtsaeng's defense was primarily the first-sale doctrine, which allows owners to resell, lend out, or give away copyrighted goods without interference. This doctrine is a prime reason why every ebook comes with terms of sale that state that what you are "buying" is a limited license, unlike with a pbook.
Here's the problem as I see it: If Wiley wins in the Supreme Court, it will be the death knell of all markets for all goods except the primary market, which is the original transfer from manufacturer/copyright owner to licensee. In other words, we won't own anything, we will simply be licensees subject to the whims of copyright owners. If we don't own it, how will we dispose of it?
It has always been assumed that the secondary market for artwork is legitimate. No one has tried to put an end to Sotheby's auctioning artwork that is still under copyright, which, thanks to Mickey Mouse, seems to be never-ending. It is this secondary market that is the value market. It is the market that lifts art prices (value) across the entire spectrum, in both the primary and secondary markets.
Yet this case could spell the end of such secondary markets except for goods that are outside copyright, which means not in our lifetime for currently produced artwork.
More importantly for artists, publishers, and authors alike, all art — regardless of form — that is still under copyright will plummet in value if capitalism works correctly. Why would anyone pay a handsome price for art that they cannot resell 10 years from now. Copyrighted works will have limited market value because there will be real market.
Isn't this the fight we are experiencing with ebooks? Publishers cry about how piracy and discounting devalues ebooks, but it is really neither that devalues ebooks; instead it is the licensing scheme that intentionally prevents a secondary market that causes the devaluation.
Of course, the counter to that argument is that ebooks are the fastest growing segment of the book market; yet, it remains a small percentage of overall book sales. It may be the fastest growing but it is not yet the majority of sales.
And there is something deceptive about the "fastest growing" statement. What is not disclosed and what I would like to know is how do sales stack up once you eliminate all ebooks whose sales price is less than, say, $5.99, which is the price below which you rarely see the big publishers price their ebooks, and once you eliminate the ultra bestsellers that are trading on the current value of the author's brand. In other words, I want to know how ebook sales of midlevel books being sold at $7.99 to $14.99 or higher compare to the sales of their pbook versions. I know I'll never be given that information, but that is really the information we need to determine how "valuable" consumers consider licensed ebooks.
(It probably would also be worthwhile to eliminate from the equation DRM-free ebooks and ebooks that do not have a pbook version except via print on demand. Both skew the numbers. DRM-free ebooks, although technically licensed, are really viewed by consumers [and probably by many authors] as owned in the pbook sense of owned. eBooks that do not have a trade-style pbook version should be excluded because there is not a comparable option against which to test value.)
I suspect that the book industry's rejoinder to the art market comparison is that unlike a Monet or Edlund painting, which is a unique creation not massed produced, books are not unique and so the secondary market plays no role in setting value. But that, I think, misconstrues what is the secondary market. The secondary market for books includes the paperback version, the remainder, and the used book markets. Each works, in conjunction with the number printed, to limit the primary market for books, which is the hardcover market. It is hard to charge $100 for the new Stephen King novel when a consumer knows that eventually the book will be available as a mass market paperback for a lot less, as a remainder for less than the paperback price, and in a used bookshop for the remainder price or less.
But if you eliminate some of the secondary market in an attempt to shore up value, I think you will fail with books because they lack uniqueness, the one thing that truly sets the art market apart from the book market. It is hard to claim a high value for a book that is available in the millions (it is similar to lithographs of a Renoir in the art market: the lithograph is significantly less valuable than the original painting because it is a replica, not an original, and because there are multiple copies). In the absence of a secondary market for books, consumers will see even less value in the books.
In the case before the Supreme Court, the market in question is the student market, which is a captive market for publishers. It is a market that traditionally has sustained high pricing but has done so because of a confluence of multiple unique factors, such as a requirement to use a particular book in a course. It isn't a free market. But any decision the Supreme Court makes is likely to affect the whole book market, not just the student book market. Even though Wiley and its cohorts pooh-pooh the effects of a favorable decision on markets outside the student textbook market, I think it is being done with naiveté.
The end of the secondary market in all goods would mean a devaluing of all goods. Either the first sale doctrine is upheld or invalidated; it would be difficult, if not impossible, to fashion a rule just for the student textbook market. As one Justice wondered, how would we dispose of an automobile we wanted to replace because automobiles have numerous items that are copyrighted. We couldn't sell that auto in the absence of permission from all copyright holders, a difficult task in the absence of the first sale doctrine.
Wiley and friends may regret this action should the first sale doctrine be abrogated.


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Nevelson, Louise
Nevelson, Louise, 1900–1988, American sculptor, b. Kiev, Russia. Using odd pieces of wood, found objects, cast metal and other materials, Nevelson constructed huge walls or enclosed box arrangements of complex and rhythmic abstract shapes. These are covered entirely with black, white, or gold paint. The uniform tone gives her work a mysterious quality and emphasizes the structural importance of its shadows. Huge works such as World (1966; Detroit Inst. of Art) reflect a sense of total environment. Examples of Nevelson's work are in the Whitney Museum and Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
See study by J. Gordon (1967).
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Early this year, researchers reported what appeared to be an incredibly simple procedure that could convert nearly any type of cell into a stem cell. But an apparent moment of triumph represented by these two papers quickly turned sour as many researchers reported difficulty reproducing the procedure, and the high-profile results drew attention to one of the lead authors' past brushes with research misconduct.
A subsequent investigation found issues with the new stem cell papers, some of which could involve research misconduct. That led at least one of the papers' authors to call for them to be retracted. The other authors, however, didn't agree, leaving the papers in a sort of limbo.
The limbo may be over. Earlier this week, reports indicated that genetic tests of the stem cells used in the paper showed that they were unrelated to the mouse from which they were supposed to have been derived. And yesterday, news broke that the investigator at the center of the controversy, Haruko Obokata, has agreed to ask that the two papers be retracted.
This increases the chances that the remaining authors will agree to have the papers pulled. If they don't, however, it may be up to the journal Nature to retract them. As of last check, the journal had not completed its investigation of the problems.


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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — The death toll from a week of fighting between Afghan forces and hundreds of Taliban militants in a southern province rose above 100, officials said Thursday, while the U.N. called on all parties to protect civilians who are increasingly caught in the crossfire.
The battle is shaping up as a major test of the government's ability to maintain security in volatile areas after foreign combat troops leave by the end of 2014, increasing the urgency for the government to sign a security pact with the United States that would allow nearly 10,000 American forces to stay in the country for two more years.
Outgoing President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign the deal, saying he would leave it to his successor after results are announced in the recent presidential election. Both candidates vying to replace Karzai, who is constitutionally barred from a third term, have promised to sign the pact. But the process has been stalled by fraud allegation in the June 14 runoff vote pitting former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah against former finance minister and World Bank official Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.
The government has deployed nearly 2,000 reinforcements since the Taliban offensive against checkpoints and government buildings in Helmand province began on Sunday.
The provincial governor, Mohammad Naeem Baloch, accused the Pakistani army of orchestrating the assault that began in Helmand's Sangin province and spread. Afghan authorities frequently blame neighboring Pakistan of fomenting violence and backing Taliban attacks in the wartorn country.
Baloch said at least 135 people have been killed, including 30 policemen, 35 civilians and 70 Taliban fighters, since the start of the fighting. He also said 25 Afghan soldiers were killed or wounded, although he did not provide a breakdown.
"We are launching an operation to clear the area and very soon this area will be cleaned again," he told reporters.
An American soldier also was killed in an attack by enemy forces Wednesday in southern Afghanistan. The U.S.-led international coalition said provided no other details in its statement. But a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity in exchange for releasing the information ahead of an official announcement, confirmed the soldier's nationality. The death brought to 11 the number of NATO service members killed so far this month, with eight of the fatalities being American. So far this year, 40 NATO troops have died in Afghanistan, including 29 Americans, according to an Associated Press tally.
The U.N. mission in Afghanistan said it was "deeply concerned" about the rising number of civilian deaths and injuries in Helmand province. It said it has documented at least 30 civilians killed and 35 others wounded in the district of Sangin alone. Citing health authorities, victims and witnesses it said the casualties were largely due to mortar strikes on civilian homes and civilians caught in cross fire and roadside bombings.
"All parties to the conflict are obliged to take all feasible precautions to protect civilians during military operations," the chief U.N. envoy in Afghanistan Jan Kubis said in a statement.
The Taliban have launched their annual spring offensive, promising to step up attacks against Afghan security forces in a bid to undermine the Western-backed government as foreign combat troops prepare to withdraw from the country by the end of the year.
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The clashes in Helmand have special significance because the province was touted as a showcase of a major U.S. military offensive to drive out the militants in 2009. The fighting also comes less than two months after U.S. Marines left their posts in Sangin district on May 5.
The U.S.-led coalition said Wednesday that it was providing support to the Afghan national security forces in the area, including helicopter escorts for medical evacuations, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets and close air support.
In political developments, Ahmadzai reiterated during a press conference Thursday in Kabul that he would sign the bilateral security agreement "so we can secure help for our security forces."
Abdullah has accused electoral officials of engineering fraud and suspended his participation with the Independent Election Commission. Ahmadzai has called on him to rejoin the process and allow initial results to be released on July 2 in compliance with the IEC's official timetable. Final results are due on July 22 and the inauguration of the new leader was scheduled for Aug. 2.
Abdullah's supporters rallied in Kabul on Thursday, waving flags and chanting slogans against fraud.
Amir Shah reported from Kabul. Associated Press writer Lolita Baldor in Washington contributed to this report.


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Personal Pronouns
Introduction to Pronouns
A pronoun is any word that can be used in place of a noun.
For example:
Johnny runs fast. He has won an Olympic gold.
(Here. 'Johnny' is a noun and 'he' is a pronoun. This pronoun is used in place of the noun 'Johnny'.)
There are different categories of pronouns. Let us begin with one of them—the personal pronoun.
Personal Pronouns
These pronouns refer to one of the three persons of English. The persons in English language are classified as first person, second person and third person. The first person refers to the person or persons speaking. The second person refers to the person or persons being spoken to. The third person refers to the person or persons being spoken of.
Each of these personal pronouns functions as the subject of a sentence.
I am working right now.
(Here, the first person singular pronoun is used.)
You are invited to the party.
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He is a naughty boy.
(Here, the third person singular masculine pronoun is used.)
She is a funny girl.
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It is my book.
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We are listening to some old songs.
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Washington (CNN) - Hawaii's newest senator was nominated, appointed, and sworn into his seat so quickly he had to scramble to get himself ready for the red-eye flight to Washington.
"I bought this coat yesterday," Brian Schatz told reporters after landing on the mainland dressed in an overcoat - hardly necessary in Hawaii, where temperatures were in the low 70s on Thursday.
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Hours later, he was sworn in by the Senate's top officer, Vice President Joe Biden.
He was escorted into the chamber by Majority Leader Harry Reid and outgoing Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii.
On Wednesday, Gov. Neil Abercrombie appointed Schatz to the seat, which was vacated after the death of longtime Sen. Daniel Inouye. Prior to serving as lieutenant governor, Schatz was a state legislator and executive of a nonprofit group.
"I am honored to serve in this capacity, and I can assure you that if given the opportunity, I will make Hawaii proud," he said after the announcement. "I'm going to work very hard, and I understand the road ahead is going to be challenging for all of us, but it also is potentially a hopeful time to rebuild as a united congressional delegation."
He arrives in Washington as Congressional leaders are wrestling over a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff.
Schatz hitched a ride to Washington on Air Force One with President Barack Obama. Reporters traveling with the president said Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-New Mexico, and Obama's dog Bo were also on the flight.
CNN White House Correspondent Brianna Keilar contributed to this report.
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Another socialist in the Senate.
Another loss for America.
Welcome to the fray Senator Schatz. Be prepared to witness stupidity on a level you can't possibly imagine yet. It appears your first step as a senator will be off a cliff.
Welcome Senator Schatz...I hope you are successful in helping the Democrats continue to dig out of this republican mess...Here come the haters in 5...4...3...2...1....
@Rick McDaniel
Another socialist in the Senate.
Another loss for America.
December 27, 2012 02:53 pm at 2:53 pm |
You don't even know what socialism means. Give us a break.
let the senate show begin and we the people what kind of deck is he dealing with full of half
Let's all send a message to the extremist Tea Partiers. "We moderates are coming after you unpatriotic pledge takers."
I feel sorry for you Senator. Leaving paradise for a den filled with rabid wolves...... Good luck.
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".....and Speaker Pelosi replies with her now famous remark, "If they want to know what is in the bill, then they will just have to vote for it." Touche, Madame Speaker."
That's because Obama and the Democrats' claims that they would have the bill available for review were lies. They cooked it up in backroom deals and put it on the flloor to vote on it in the middle of the night – a 2000 page bill and no time to read it.
The truth is what I posted. Why do you think "Charlie Daniels" backed off and said, "Doesn't matter." The GOP spent months complaining about how they were excluded from meetings where the drafting of the ACA legislation was taking place.
The simple truth is that the GOP simply boycotted the meetings. They did not "want to participate in the destruction of the US economy." That was their original reasons, but they never repeated them afterwards. Truthfully, they probably did not know what was in the legislation. Why that may have been so rests solely with the Republicans. Republicans could have attended the meetings, but they didn't. The Congressional attendance records and minutes of the meetins reflect these facts, too.
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|System: Wii U*, PS3, Xbox 360, PC
|Dev: Junction Point Studios
|Pub: Disney Interactive Studios
|Release: November 18, 2012
|Players: 1-2
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
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Technically, the graphics are quite well-done on the Wii U, as well. Having seen the Xbox 360 version in action, I'd argue that the Wii U's graphics are a shade better, especially when it comes to lighting and character depth. I'll note that there are reports of people encountering major frame rate issues in the Wii U version of the game, but I didn't experience them during my playthrough, so I'm not sure what causes them to crop up.
The musical design in the game is as fabulous as the graphic design, and the player is often given the chance to affect the soundtrack or just generally play around with musical devices during the game. The composers have definitely nailed the Disney feeling in the game's music.
The voice acting, on the other hand, is a mixed bag that ranges from tolerable to execrable. Mickey and Oswald sound about how one would expect them to sound (yes, despite the fact that this is the first time Oswald has ever been voiced), but many of the side characters rely on funny accents for personality. This is particularly jarring when black and white 1930s cartoon characters start busting out with 1980's surfer-dude slang or sport "ethnic" accents that sound downright insulting. There's also a problem with tutorial phrases, especially from your guide-gremlin Gus, which repeat on an endless loop even if you're trying to explore or solve an unrelated puzzle during the main storyline.
Even after playing Epic Mickey 2 for many hours, I'm not entirely sure what I think about it. On one hand, I enjoyed exploring the game's world quite a bit, but on the other, I often found myself bored or frustrated with the actual gameplay. The worst moments are those involving inexcusable game design decisions, like multiple doors that take up to a full minute to open after being triggered, leaving the player confused as the door sits there and rumbles but refuses to open for a good long time. The best moments are those that involve simply experiencing the lovely world that Junction Point has put together, from playing around in the musically-themed 2D platforming sequences to discovering a delightful piece of Disney nostalgia in an out-of-the-way corner.[an error occurred while processing this directive]
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Spring Hill's New Life as Ma'ono Fried Chicken and Whisky
Ma'ono Fried Chicken and Whisky
4437 California Ave SW, West Seattle,
206-935-1075; maono.springhillnorthwest.com
IN THE SPACE of a single day, chef Mark Fuller transformed his high-end Spring Hill Restaurant into the more affordable, more Hawaiian Ma'ono Fried Chicken and Whisky. It's still streamlined, still unupholstered, still deafening —but suddenly the West Seattle storefront is more comfortable in its skin. The old menu's down-market superstars, such as the half-pound beef burger with house bacon and the saimin noodle bowl (with the richest smoked pork and ham broth in town), feel like the heart of a menu that's come down to their playful level, with plates of Hawaiian fusion like steamed barbecue pork buns with shoyu-harissa dip, or a bun full of Portuguese sausage, pickles, and chicken liver pate. Sometimes giddy combos approach the daft, as when Fuller coats Honeycrisp apple slices with chili sauce and sesame seeds, and serves them with the cured pork called lomo. Chalk it up to the price of innovation—then crunch into another piece of fried chicken. Spring Hill's weekly fried chicken nights got so famous, Fuller built Ma'ono around them—and now prepares 30 full chickens nightly, each bird serving two. The all-natural birds are brined, soaked in buttermilk, dredged in flour, battered, floured again, fried in peanut oil—and fried again. The result is, well, perfect.


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Quentin Tarantino Steals Some Lines To Appear In Django Unchained
Writer, director and film fanatic Quentin Tarantino has made it a point to pop up in small roles in several of his movies. Most recently he was a Nazi being scalped in Inglourious Basterds, but for his latest venture, the vengeance-fueled Western Django Unchained, the garrulous auteur has secured some actual lines of dialogue...which he stole from a member of his cast.
Rex Linn of CSI: Miami has confessed to Look at OKC (via The Playlist) that his role as Tennessee Harry in the upcoming adventure was pretty fantastic with several of the screenplay's best lines going to him. However, when it came to shooting one scene in particular, Linn lost some of his lines to Tarantino who decided "he liked the scene so much he wanted to be in it, too, and that he would also be taking some of my lines."
While some actors might be miffed about losing any of Tarantino's trademark sharp dialogue—even to the writer-director himself—Linn took the bon mot snatching in stride, saying, "It's not my movie. I'm just happy to be in the movie. I mean it's the most anticipated movie of the rest of this year. It's a dream come true."
With the film's trailers heralding its incredibly cool cast that includes Jaime Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonard DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson, it's surprising that Tarantino hasn't tipped his cameo yet. Maybe he worried his inclusion would pull focus from his cast, who soldiered through a lengthy production schedule that clocked in at 130 shooting days. Or perhaps he felt the inclusion of the cameo of Franco Nero, who starred in the film's 1966 spaghetti Western inspiration Django, was a more powerful pull.
Speaking of inspirations, Tarantino's long-time friend Aussie actor John Jarrat, who appears in Django Unchained as a cruel slave trader, claims the admitted fan of Ozploitation pictures is considering setting a future project in Australia. Jarrat tells the Herald Sun:
Tarantino's fervent fandom for Aussie films of the 1970s and '80s is on display in full effect in the kinetic and enthralling documentary Not Quite Hollywood (opens in new tab), which is now streamingon Netflix Instant. Watching his earnest enthusiasm there as he discusses the gonzo nature of those movies, it's easy to imagine Tarantino taking these low culture elements and twisting them into something as striking as Inglourious Basterds. But for now, this is just a tantalizing possibility.
Django Unchained opens Christmas day.
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Shaver Racing Engines Builds A 427 LS
When Is Enough, Enough?
It's big. When the decision was made to build the 2014 AMSOIL/Street Rodder Road Tour 1959 Chevy Impala, everything had to be upsized. The car is monstrous, the trunk can easily accommodate a small college marching band (minus the tubas), and the wheels and tires are proud of their illusions of grandeur. So it goes without saying that the engine would have to be equally as momentous. That inferred a big-block Chevy or perhaps a W engine.
But this is 2014, not 1965. So something new means LS power with EFI; the call went out to Ron Shaver (the patriarch of Shaver Racing Engines). He said he could build a 427 that would fulfill all the prerequisites of big power, be very streetable, and still be enticing to the eye. We're here to tell you this big dog hunts on all counts. The old standard for a street performance engine used to be 1.1 horsepower per cubic inch (hp/ci). This RHS blockbased 427 blows that out of the water with an impressive 1.45 hp/ci with its 622hp peak. Even better, this pump gas performer does it with respectable idle quality, outstanding throttle response, and a power curve that will demand you flatten that skinny little pedal on the right as often as possible. Diplomatic immunity might be a requirement to drive this car.
All this magical power didn't happen accidentally. The first rule was to not cheap out. Shaver could have used a production block, but the commitment to quality demanded the near-legendary RHS aluminum block as its foundation. We combined the RHS block's cornerstone with a durable rotating assembly from SCAT, Mahle pistons, an outstanding set of CNC-ported heads from Livernois, an over-achieving valvetrain from COMP Cams, and an absolutely stunning Inglese 8-Stack Induction System to come up with the ultimate street engine. Please excuse us if we gush a bit, but a mild big-block Chevy 502, for example, can make an impressive 570 lb-ft of torque at 4,200. The Road Tour 427 thumps out over 600 lb-ft at 4,800 rpm and does it while trimming 200 pounds. And we're doing it in style. Let's see how our Road Tour 427 all came together.
Building Blocks
It wasn't long after the LS engine made its debut in 1998 that Corvette escalated the horsepower game with a 4.125-inch bore 427 dubbed the LS7. Since then, the 427 has become the de rigueur displacement for powerful LS street engines. While GM sells a 427 production block, for the Road Tour 1959 we opted for the top-of-the-line RHS aftermarket block. The block comes in several configurations but Shaver spec'd the standard deck height 4.125 finished bore assembly that would also easily accept the 4.00-inch stroke crank necessary to complete the 427 combination. The RHS block includes longer cylinder sleeves to accommodate the longer stroke, which avoids the difficulties stemming from shorter cylinder lengths in the LS2 and LS3 OE blocks.
RHS blocks also feature a 0.388-inch raised cam bore centerline to ensure it can clear even the longest stroke crank. That requires a longer chain that COMP provides. The cross-bolted mains and deep skirt block also increases windage passages to minimize windage difficulties that can occur with longer stroke LS engines.
Combined with a priority main lubrication system with reduced restrictions, this block can easily accommodate much bigger power numbers, which means it promises to make power for a very long time.
The rotating assembly is also up to the challenge with a SCAT forged steel 4.00-inch stroke crank and I-beam forged 6.125-inch connecting rods that Shaver fitted to a set of Mahle flat-top 4.125-inch bore pistons with matching Mahle rings. The cam is a COMP hydraulic roller with mildly aggressive specs but even when combined with the rectangle port heads by Livernois, this engine doesn't sacrifice torque to make horsepower.
1. Many pretty engines are just thatattractive but a little short on real power. The AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour LS 427 is a rare combination of statuesque good looks combined with eyeball-flattening power. At 620-plus horsepower, Dean Livermore of Hot Rods by Dean is making final adjustments; after dropping it into the Road Tour 1959 Chevy he thinks it will get the job done.
2. We needed a strong foundation for the Road Tour 427 and it doesn't get much better than an RHS standard deck height alloy block. The RHS block comes with priority main oiling, which means the mains and rods get oil first. The block also has a raised cam centerline to clear big stroke cranks.
3. A big advantage with the RHS block is spun cast-iron liners that ensure excellent ring seal. We didn't need them, but you can see that the block can accept six-bolt cylinder heads. A standard deck RHS block can accommodate a stroke up to 4.250. With this 4.125-inch bore, that's 454 inches.
4. A forged steel crank is the only choice for an engine like this, so we selected a SCAT forged steel crank and matched it with a set of SCAT I-beam rods.
5. Mahle makes an excellent 4032 alloy flat-top piston for the 427 that includes a nice coating on the skirts. The 4032 alloy does not expand as much as 2618 alloys for a tighter piston-to-wall clearance. This makes for a quiet engine during warm-up.
The heads are worth investigating more closely. Livernois starts with a pair of 821 LS3 rectangle port production castings. These are slightly different than the L92 rectangle port truck heads. The LS3 has a slightly improved intake port floor with a roughly 260cc intake port volume. Livernois applies a CNC porting effort to both the intake and exhaust ports, opening the intake up slightly, which produces a peak lift flow of 360 cfm, which is roughly a 10 percent flow improvement over stock. What is often overlooked with cylinder heads is how well the exhaust port performs. The exhaust cranks out a peak number of 245 cfm (275 if a 1-3/4-inch primary header pipe is used), which generates a very efficient 76 percent intake to exhaust ratio. This enhanced exhaust flow often contributes to excellent high-rpm power numbers. Combined with the Livernois heads is a set of Manley 2.160 intake and 1.590-inch exhaust valves that are basically the stock sizes. COMP then supplied a complete set of LS3 shaft-mount roller rocker package that uses an 8620 hardened steel shaft to create a very rigid mount for the 1.7:1 aluminum rockers. The roller trunion bearings and roller tips are both lube by an internal oiling passage built into the rockers. Combined with a set of dual springs, the valvetrain is more than up to 7,000-rpm escapades.
After engine builder Lee Clap assembled the RHS long-block, it was time for the induction system. Instead of settling for a carburetor or run-of-the-mill EFI, we opted to outfit our Road Tour 427 with a much more intriguing Inglese 8-Stack Induction. The intake centers around eight 58mm EFI throttle bodies that are designed to appear much like '60s-era Weber 48 IDA carburetors. Each throttle body is equipped with a 50 lb/hr FAST injector and connected with a complete fuel rail system that is visually downplayed. Buried underneath the intake is a series of internal passages that combine all eight stacks together to create a mini plenum that's used both to dampen the individual pulsations that can wreak havoc with pure individual runners. This common area also produces a convenient central point for both referencing manifold absolute pressure (MAP) and also for the idle air speed (IAS) motor that the computer uses to control idle speed. That way, when you crank up the Vintage Air A/C compressor, the FAST controller can easily compensate for the compressor load and maintain the desired engine idle speed.
This leads us to the brains behind controlling the Inglese 8-Stack. We could have gone right to the most sophisticated FAST controller, which would have been a logical step, but we decided to try FAST's new self-learning EZ-EFI 2.0. You might already know about the basic EZ-EFI 2.0 system that works with a single throttle body that replaces a typical carburetor. But FAST also makes a relatively affordable multi-point system that is designed to work much like the throttle body system but integrates the eight individual injectors and throttle bodies. The best part of the EZ-EFI 2.0 system is its self-learning capability. You set the parameters with idle, cruise, and WOT air/fuel ratios and the system uses feedback from the oxygen sensor in the exhaust to maintain these inputs at all time. It operates as simply as its description. With the EFI system assembled and the Vintage Air Front Runner accessory drive bolted down, it was time to put the 427 on the dyno and test its mettle.
Dyno Time
With the engine on the dyno, Shaver's dyno operator Ron MacAskill set the WOT air/fuel ratio to 12.8:1 and integrated 30 degrees total timing into the FAST ignition controller and pulled the handle. After several runs up the rpm curve, the Road Tour 427 rewarded us with a solid 534 lb-ft of torque at 3,500 rpm. Had we pulled the engine down to 3,000, it's likely the big-inch LS will make 500 lb-ft of torque. That's enough to get even a big 1959 Impala moving. The power only went up from there with a peak torque of 602 lb-ft at 4,800 rpm and then on to an impressive 622 hp at 6,000 rpm. That's a nice 1,200-rpm power band between peak torque and horsepower and promises to be able to annihilate the tires nearly at will. We can't wait. As we are editing these final words, the 427 is being gently snuggled into its engine compartment at Hot Rods by Dean in Phoenix. The next moves might find our intrepid 1959 moving under power at last.
6. An initial mockup by Shaver engine builder Lee Clapp revealed that the connecting rods required minor clearance on the bottom of the cylinder sleeves. The RHS piston oilers also had to be modified to work with the longer stroke.
7. Pre-assembly includes setting end ring gaps on the 0.043 top and 1.5mm second rings. The oil rings are 3 mm. Conventional wisdom now dictates a slightly wider second ring gap to prevent pressure building underneath the top ring, which can unload it causing leakage.
8. Checking the piston deck height is also crucial to compute the static compression ratio. The Mahle flat-top pistons protrude 0.006 inch out of the top of the block, which is fairly typical for most LS engines when using thick MLS gaskets.
9. Once the block was finish honed to fit the Mahle pistons and subjected to a good cleaning, Clapp dropped the crank in for the first of several test-fits. Bearing clearances, crank endplay, rod side clearances, and a dozen other critical dimensions all have to be checked before final assembly. This time-consuming effort is why it there are no shortcuts to a professional build.
10. After checking wrist pin clearance (0.0015 inch is a good number), Clapp pushed the round C-clips in place. This is best done only after the pre-assembly work is complete in case minor modifications are required.
11. COMP supplied the entire valvetrain, including the XER281HR hydraulic roller cam and the retro-fit short-travel roller lifters. These lifters require precise pushrod length and accurate preloading but perform virtually like a solid roller lifter even at 7,500 rpm.
12. Installing the COMP cam with a smidgen of lube is sufficient since the engine will be pressure lubed before firing it for the first time.
13. The RHS block raises the cam centerline, which requires a custom timing chain with two extra links to maintain the proper tension. This was followed by the oil pump attached with ARP fasteners.
14. A balancer plays a critical role in damping natural crankshaft oscillations. The beauty of ATI's three-piece design is that you can match each piece specifically to your engine.
15. Before bolting on the heads, Clapp employed a set of Fel-Pro 0.053-inch MLS head gaskets to reduce the static compression ratio to 10.6:1.
16. Shaver Racing Engines supplied the CNC-ported production LS3 castings for our 427ci. The rectangle port heads are big as-cast, but you'd never know it by how much torque this engine makes.
17. Livernois says these rectangle port heads will flow 360 cfm on the intake side and with a 1-3/4-inch primary header tube the exhaust side will flow 275 cfm, which is an exhaust-to-intake relationship of 76 percent, which is outstanding given the big intake flow numbers.
18. The Stage 3 Livernois heads run 2.160 and 1.590-inch valve sizes to ensure excellent flow. The chamber size is standard at 70 cc.
19. With the large intake valves on the LS3 heads, this moves the valve and requires an offset rocker arm. COMP Cams has a very nice rocker shaft valvetrain for the 427 with the offset intake rocker using the stock 1.7:1 rocker ratio. The shaft offers substantial improvements in valvetrain stability over stud-mounted rockers.
20. A pro build means degreeing the camshaft to ensure that it is installed at its intended intake centerline. The COMP adjustable timing set made it easy to ensure the 109-degree centerline position.
21. COMP also supplied the front cover that includes the cam sensor and Clapp bolted it all together with ARP fasteners.
22. There are lots of reasons to use head studs instead of bolts, including consistent clamp loads. Never torque studs into the block, ideally they should be finger tight with full thread engagement. A portion of the stud thread should show above the deck. This ensures that the top thread in the block is not overly stressed.
23. Shaver also decided on a Mast Motorsports oil pan that would work well with the RHS block and also clear the crossmember on the Roadster Shop chassis. The pan is cast aluminum and is intended for use in autocross or road racing applications. Plus, it has a cast-in filter boss, eliminating the need for an external filter.
24. Rather than go with a mundane carburetor or factory intake for the 427, we chose an Inglese 8-Stack Induction System. The eight individual 50mm IDA-style throttle bodies each fitted with a 50-lb/hr FAST fuel injector. In addition, the fully assembled manifold is complete with installed fuel rails and an extremely precise throttle linkage system. Intake bells and filters were also part of our assembly.
25. Controlling the Inglese 8-Stack is a FAST EZ-EFI 2.0 self-learning EFI. The beauty of this system is that with just a few keystrokes, the system establishes the necessary parameters and the engine runs and quickly settles into the proper air/fuel ratios.
26. Clapp test-fit the intake on the engine to ensure everything bolted up properly. The Inglese 8-Stack intake uses O-rings instead of gaskets, which makes the installation on an LS engine nearly foolproof. The Inglese manifold also integrates a common chamber for the MAP sensor and idle airspeed controls that make running an individual runner manifold like this much easier. No more balancing throttle blades with a Uni-Syn!
27. The Vintage Air Front Runner accessory drive assembly comes with everything you need to install, including the water pump, alternator, power steering pump, A/C compressor, and all the brackets and hardware.
28. Installed on the dyno, the EZ-EFI 2.0 system fired the engine immediately and after a short engine break-in period, the engine was ready to impress. It only took a couple of runs for the EZ-EFI 2.0 system to dial-in the air/fuel ratio for peak power, making a best of 622 hp at 6,000 rpm.
29. Speedway Motors provided the LS finned valve covers while Lokar supplied the engine oil and the trans dipsticks.
30. During the assembly of any engine a great choice for engine assembly lube is AMSOIL INC. It will stick to components and provide rust and corrosion protection, will dissolve in engine oil, and contains antiwear additives all during the assembly and "storage" cycle before the engine is put into service.
31. Flowmaster LS block hugger-style headers (PN 814121) were used, giving plenty of clearance to the Flaming River steering and the Wilwood brake components.
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Good news Rhapsody fans; an app has finally been submitted to Apple. If approved, it will give iPhone/iPod Touch owners with a $15-a-month Rhapsody To Go account unlimited-streaming over Wi-Fi, 3G and Edge. Here's what it looks like in action:
Update: Rhapsody has been approved. More information.
The screenshot is courtesy of a Gdgt hands-on, which explains that "unlike Spotify's yet-to-be-released iPhone app, Rhapsody's app lacks offline capability." No local storage until version 2.0, apparently. Bummer.
Also worth noting: the free app won't support Rhapsody Unlimited subscribers ($12 a month).
Even if the app is approved (that is, Apple doesn't balk at competition to iTunes on its own device), you kinda get the feeling it'll be a tough sell beyond existing subscribers until they get the local storage sorted. In the meantime, the company plans a limited time free-trial, and an Android version. From its blog:
"We are working diligently on an Android app and once we're done there, we plan to turn our sights on more mobile platform and carrier app stores"
[Real Networks Blog and Gdgt]


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September 26, 2006
Forty billion dollars. That's how much crooked telemarketers steal from Americans each year, according to the National Consumers League; and 56 percent of those victims are over age 50, says the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
What can you do to help protect your parents or other older friends and relatives who may be vulnerable to such predators?
Common scams older people sometimes fall for include:
Trusting the wrong people. Many seniors are home all day with time on their hands. Unscrupulous telemarketers exploit their loneliness by lending a sympathetic ear to earn their trust. Tell your folks it's not rude to hang up if they're feeling overly pressured. Seniors also sometimes wind up on junk mailing lists and are bombarded with tantalizing offers that seem too good to be true. (They are.) The Federal Trade Commission's Web site, www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/optoutalrt.htm, contains instructions for reducing unsolicited mail, getting off telemarketer's call lists and cutting email spam.
"Free" prizes. If someone says you've won a free prize and asks for money to pay for handling, postage or taxes, hang up. By law, you should never have to pay for any legitimate prize. If you suspect fraud, contact the state's attorney general office or file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov, click "File a complaint"). The National Fraud Information Center, www.fraud.org, is another good resource.
Get rich quick schemes. Many seniors on a fixed income worry about keeping up with inflation and can be susceptible to promises of easy money. Not only are these schemes far-fetched, they're often illegal. The U.S. Secret Service says Americans lose about $1 million a day to phone- or email-based wealth schemes, such as the infamous "Nigerian banking scam," where a supposed foreign officials offer millions for helping transfer money out of their country. AARP's Web site, www.aarp.org/money/wise_consumer/scams/, explains how these frauds are perpetrated and how to avoid them.
Unsolicited advice. Phony door-to-door "home inspectors" sometimes pressure unsuspecting homeowners into accepting unneeded repairs or "case the joint" for valuables while supposedly inspecting for damage. Show them the door. Another scam involves offering to repair a bad credit rating – for an up-front fee. Remember: No one can remove accurate, unfavorable information from your credit file, so work with your creditors directly if there's a problem.
Guard personal information. Identity theft is increasingly common. Be very careful with whom you share your Social Security number, credit card and bank account numbers, address and phone number. Whenever you fill out a contest entry or warranty registration card, or shop by catalog, you are providing the information direct marketers – legitimate and non-legitimate – need to generate more mailings. Practical Money Skills for Life (www.practicalmoneyskills.com/security), a free personal financial management site sponsored by Visa Inc., contains detailed information on identity theft and security precautions you should take as well as helpful information about direct marketing privacy issues.
If you suspect an older relative or friend may be a fraud victim, initiate a frank discussion and offer to help assemble evidence for the proper authorities. Unscrupulous people won't hesitate to take unfair advantage of your loved ones, so help level the playing field. As my flinty father-in-law says, better to be safe than sorry.
We've all been haunted by images of people who lost everything to a hurricane, flood or other natural disaster. All too often, though, people's lives are overturned by more commonplace events – either because they're uninsured, or they find out too late that their coverage was insufficient.
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This article is intended to provide general information and should not be considered health, legal, tax or financial advice. It's always a good idea to consult a tax or financial advisor for specific information on how certain laws apply to your situation and about your individual financial situation.


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Leave it to Brazil to set a record for submissions. It's completely appropriate.
Saturday's UFC on FUEL TV 10 card set a new Zuffa-era UFC record with eight submissions in 12 fights – and tied a promotional record with 10 total stoppages. The show took place in, of course, the cradle of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
UFC on FUEL TV 10 took place at Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. The main card aired on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook.
Apart from the eight submissions, there were a pair of knockouts and just two decisions. But it was the tapouts that everyone was talking about.
Antonio Braga Neto (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) got things going right off the bat and impressed in his UFC debut, opening up the fight card with a slick kneebar submission of Anthony Smith (17-10 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who also was debuting after crossing over from Strikeforce. After getting a takedown, Neto went after an arm, then a rear-naked choke. Smith was able to reverse, but Neto took advantage by snagging Smith's left leg to go after a kneebar. He got it to force the tap just 1:52 into the first round.
In the night's second fight, Caio Magalhaes (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) took a beating in the first round thanks to his insistence for submission attempts as Karlos Vemola (9-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) was able to stave them off, land several slams and tenderize both sides of the Brazilian's face with ground and pound. But in the second, Magalhaes appeared to have more energy, got the fight to the ground, took Vemola's back and rolled him over with a tight rear-naked choke that forced a tap at 2:49 of the frame.
After a pair of decisions and a Felipe Arantes TKO, Raphael Assuncao (19-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) went for a belly-down armbar in the second round after dominating on the mat in the first, and though Vaughan Lee (13-9-1 MMA, 2-3 UFC) defended for a moment, Assuncao, was able to roll over, latch onto Lee's right arm, and almost no sooner did he pull back on it did Lee start to tap. Assuncao continued to make waves in the bantamweight division, moving to 4-0 at 135 pounds since dropping down from featherweight in 2011.
Rony Jason (13-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) got taken down quickly into the first round by Mike Wilkinson (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), and it looked like Wilkinson might be able to impose his will on top with ground and pound. But Jason stayed calm and went after a triangle choke. He got it, and Wilkinson was asleep at the 1:24 mark of the first. It was the fifth-fastest submission in the history of the featherweight division in both the UFC and WEC.
Daniel Sarafian (8-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) made easy work of Eddie Mendez (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC). He quickly passed from half-guard to full mount while trapping Mendez's left arm. And in mount, he got an arm-triangle and squeezed until Mendez had no choice but to tap.
Leonardo Santos (12-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was resilient after William Macario (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) looked to overpower him on the ground in the first round. In the second, with Macario clearly looking tired, Santos got a trip takedown, quickly passed to mount, then locked up an arm-triangle choke to get a tap with just 17 seconds left in the frame to win the second season of Brazil's edition of "The Ultimate Fighter."
Fabricio Werdum (17-5-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) engaged in a fascinating jiu-jitsu battle with bellow BJJ black belt Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (34-8-1 MMA, 5-4 UFC) in the main event. But midway through the second round, he was able to latch onto an armbar, and perhaps with the memory of having his right arm broken by Frank Mir at UFC 140, Nogueira verbally submitted this time. It was just the second submission loss in the career of the legendary "Big Nog."
And Erick Silva (15-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) stuffed a Jason High (16-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) takedown attempt in the first round. After a scramble on the ground, Silva took High's back. He had the option of a triangle choke from back mount or a rear naked choke, but he slid off, latched onto an arm and forced High to tap to an armbar at the 1:11 mark of the first round. Silva won $50,000 with the "Submission of the Night" bonus.
For the first in UFC history, a Brazilian won every fight on the card. Five of the bouts were between a pair of Brazilians, making a Brazilian winner automatic in those bouts. But in the seven fights pitting a Brazilian against someone from outside the country, Brazil went a perfect 7-0.
It was a night of history to say the least.
For complete coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 10, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.
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Mining Cyanide Recovery
Rising costs associated with cyanide consumption, strict environmental regulations and the need to ensure sustainable operations have led to increased interest in cyanide recovery technologies.
SGS has the technical expertise and capital equipment to work with you to develop and demonstrate the safest, most effective process for recovering the cyanide from your gold circuit.
Cyanide recovery brings a number of important benefits to your operation including:
- Reduced detoxification costs for tailings
- Cost-effective recycling of cyanide which reduces the overall yearly requirements associated with purchase and delivery of new cyanide
- Increased revenue as a result of the creation of saleable by-products
- Improved compliance with environmental regulations
- Enhanced social accountability arising from better cyanide transport procedures
SGS has been instrumental in developing and improving processes to safely recover cyanide from solutions or tailings. Gold mines around the world now use the following SGS cyanide recovery technologies in their gold recovery operations:
- Hannah process
Sulfidization, Acidification, Recycling and Thickening of precipitate (SART)
SART is an adaptation of the AVR process, and was developed to treat gold plant tailings that contain high concentrations of copper cyanide. During SART, sulfide ions are added to the gold tailings with the acid. The copper is converted to chalcocite, which is thickened and filtered.
Hannah Process
The new Hannah process for cyanide recovery was developed by SGS. The process uses strong resin technology to extract free cyanide radicals, as well as metal cyanide complexes, from gold tailings.
Acidification, Volatilization, Reneutralization (AVR)
AVR was the first process used to recover cyanide from gold tailings and, more recently, pulps. The process has been in use for over 50 years.
During cyanide use, pH is always carefully controlled and maintained at a high level to avoid the production of highly toxic HCN (hydrocyanic acid gas). During the acidification stage of AVR, the pH level is lowered from approximately 10 to about 4 using sulfuric acid. Then free cyanide and weakly complexed metal cyanide complexes are converted to HCN. This is then volatilized in a sealed system by passing a vigorous stream of air bubbles through the solution or tailings pulp. The air/HCN gas stream is then treated using a lime slurry. This converts the HCN back to free cyanide ions for recycling.
- High rates of cyanide recovery
- The only large-scale commercial cyanide regeneration facilities in use today
- Time-tested technology
- Complex system, costly to operate
- Inefficient for tailings that are high in some copper cyanide complexes
- Processed tailings solids may contain high levels of cyanide (CuCn), which are unsuitable for discharge into the environment
- May lead to increased insurance rates as a result of the production of HCN during the process
Metallgesellschaft Natural Resources (MNR) Process
The MNR process is suitable for tailings containing copper cyanide complexes. In the MNR process, sulfide ions are added to the cyanide solution and the acid.
- Very high recovery rates, up to 100% of copper complexed cyanide
- Precipitate is saleable copper sulfide
- Less acid required as the reaction takes place at a lower pH
- New technology is not extensively proven
SGS is a global leader in traditional and innovative new technologies for cyanide recovery that provide you with positive economics and environmental stewardship. Contact us early in the planning stage of your project. Our metallurgists will develop a flowsheet that includes testing, pilot plant demonstration and ongoing support for cyanide recovery that ensures regulatory compliance and improves your bottom line.