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The Institute for Learning Technologies at Teachers College/Columbia University has just completed a four-month evaluation of the OLPC project and Writing Matters at KAPPA IV. Many thanks to Dr. Susan Lowes and Cyrus Luhr for putting this together. Here's a taste of their findings:
"The first and most important ramification was that students used the XOs more than they used the laptops, which means they spent more time doing research, wrote more, revised more, and published more. The second ramification was that the students took much more responsibility for the XOs than they did for the laptops, which means that they that they did not begin work only to find there were missing parts or that the battery was dead. And a third ramification was that the students were less likely to lose their work, not only because they always used the same machine but also because the XO has an automatic save feature that takes the user back to where he/she left off. Because of this, the students felt that they did not spend nearly as much time searching for, saving, moving, or reconstructing previous work as they did when working on the laptops."
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USC has played its worst basketball this season against bad teams, so it was no surprise Sunday the Trojans led lowly Howard by only three points at halftime.
Fortunately for the Trojans, shooting guard J.T. Terrell finally looks like the player who ended last season as USC's top player. Terrell scored a season-high 18 points to help the Trojans from imploding early and pull away in the second half for an 82-60 victory over the Bisons in front of 5,563 at the Galen Center.
It was just Terrell's second game back since he became academically eligible after the completion of USC's fall semester.
"He brings a lot of excitement and energy to practice every day," USC guard Byron Wesley said. "He's real goofy and fun to be around."
Terrell admitted it was "frustrating" to sit out games but said he is not concerned right now with whether he starts or how many minutes he plays each game.
"It feels great to be back," Terrell said. "I'm not worried about (playing time)."
USC coach Andy Enfield was most pleased with Terrell's shot selection.
"He's not taking threes just a few seconds into the shot clock," Enfield said. "He's actually passing the ball. He's a senior and this is his time. We need him and we need his energy."
There was little energy at the outset for the Trojans (9-4). USC played another abominable half, something it tends to do against lesser opponents.
"It's just something we need to work on," Wesley said. "It's good how we responded in the second half."
The Trojans missed nine free throws and committed 12 turnovers as they held a 29-26 halftime advantage. The only highlight was Terrell, who scored 12 points in the first half. This would not be so bad in a Pacific-12 Conference game but this was Howard (3-13).
The Bisons defeated dreaded Gwynedd Mercy University, a Division III school in Pennsylvania. They also beat Washington College, another Division III school. Even worse, Howard was without its leading scorer, guard James Daniel (19.8 points per game), who was injured.
USC opened the second half with an 8-0 run to take a 37-26 lead and never looked back. Wesley finished with a team-high 20 points. Point guard Pe'Shon Howard did not score but had nine assists and seven rebounds.
Things get considerably tougher for the Trojans, who play UCLA at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday and then host No. 1-ranked Arizona and Arizona State the following week. The UCLA game probably will be even tougher since Enfield made some incendiary comments about the Bruins. He reportedly told his team in a practice to go to UCLA if they want to play slow.
He also compared how many Sweet 16 trips he made in two years as a coach (one) compared to UCLA coach Steve Alford (one) in 18 years.
"You've got to be ready for a very hostile atmosphere," Terrell said. "(But) it's not going to be a crowd we haven't seen before after playing at Utah State and Dayton (this season)."
Enfield said even though the Pac-12 is strong this season, USC can make an impact.
"We have a chance to do something in the Pac-12," he said.
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USC received a commitment Sunday from 6-foot-6 senior forward Malik Marquetti of Millikan High School in Long Beach. Marquetti is the nephew of former USC basketball player Leonel Marquetti. He also had scholarship offers from Loyola Marymount, UTEP and UC Irvine. Marquetti is averaging 24.4 points and 13.6 rebounds this season. … Sunday's crowd of 5,563 apparently was bigger than expected. There were long lines at concession stands at halftime because not all the stands were open. Fans also reported one stand ran out of Coke at halftime. USC had a DJ play records during the game, which increased the noise level for the game.


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Command and Coordination Centre - Buenos Aires
A Command and Coordination Centre (CCC) was opened at INTERPOL's Regional Bureau in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in September 2011.
24-hour coverage around the globe
This CCC operations room complements the original CCC at our General Secretariat in Lyon, France, and was reinforced in 2015 by the opening of a third base at the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore.
The aim of having three CCC operations rooms, each in a different time zone, is to ensure efficient support around the clock to police in all our member countries. This will allow more direct assistance to and communications with member countries located in all regions. Additionally, one facility can replace the other in case of an unforeseen disruption in service.
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The CCC in Buenos Aires coordinated Operation Infra-SA in 2011, which tracked down fugitives wanted in South America. Of the 34 member countries taking part, 11 were from the Americas.
A total of 209 cases were selected for Infra-SA, which ran from 14 March to 20 July 2011. By the end of this initial period, 61 fugitives had been positively located, out of which 27 fugitives had been arrested (further positive locations were made later in the year).
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2) Sinistra e Liberta' (Left and Freedom): Not present in 2008
3) Centro Democratico (Democratic Centre): Not present in 2008
4) Popolo della liberta' (People of Freedom)
5) Lega Nord (Northern League)
6) Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy): Not present in 2008
7) Movimento 5 Stelle (5 Star Movements): Not present in 2008
8) Scelta Civica con Monti (Civic Choice with Monti): Not present in 2008
9) Rivoluzione Civile (Civil Revolution)
10) Fare per Fermare il Declino (Do it to stop the decline): Not present in 2008
11) Partito Comunista dei Lavoratori (Comunist Party of Workers)
12) Forza Nuova (New Power): Not present in 2008
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- I am not sure that there are many more countries where it is necessary to keep track of at least 12 parties as the "main ones";
- I know I've said this before, but just by looking at the parties' names, one really should give up and forget about any serious political argument;
- Out of the "main" 12 parties, more than 50% did not take part in the previous general election (2008) $-$ although in many cases, the people who are currently in those "new" parties were already running for office either in other parties, or effectively in the same party which just happened to have a different name, at the time;
- Interestingly, the votes cast by the Italians living abroad (including yours truly) shows a completely different picture: the Democratic Party is the clear winner and Scelta Civica (led by the former PM Mario Monti) gets nearly twice as much as compared to the votes they got from Italy.
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Research and Studies Conducted on TTEAM® and TTouch®
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Gentle touching in early life reduces avoidance distance and slaughter stress in beef cattle
by Johanna Probst, Anet Spengler Neffa, Florian Leiberb, Michael Kreuzerb, Edna Hillmannb of Switzerland
This study investigated the effect of gentle touching applied during the early life of suckler beef calves on avoidance distance on-farm and stress reactions at the abattoir.
Published in the Applied Animal Behaviour Science Journal.
How does a positive handling affect behaviour and stress reactions of beef cattle before slaughtering as well as meat quality?
by Johanna Probst, Edna Hillmann, Florian Leiber, and Anet Spengler Neff of Switzerland
This study investigated whether a positive handling method, based on TTEAM (Tellington TTouch Every Animals Method) and on own experience had a calming effect on finishing bulls.
Published in the Applied Animal Behaviour Science Journal.
Integrating the Tellington TTouch Method in Guide Dog Training
by Janice K. F. Lloyd and Elizabeth Roe at the School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
The Tellington TTouch method is used to reduce stress and relax animals so they can learn more effectively. It aims to increase an animal's body awareness and balance by using a combination of techniques that include specific touches, body wraps and leading (movement) exercises. This article discusses the method and its potential role in guide dog training.
Download the entire article in PDF format. (Note! You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it. Get Acrobat Reader here.)
Master's degree thesis on The Effects of TTouch on Dog Behavior.
This study is being conducted by TTouch Practitioner Julie Evans as a master's degree thesis while a student in the United Kingdom. The study is in progress.
Study: TTouch 'Positively Accepted' by Saddle Horses
by Barbara Padalino, PhD, researcher at the University of Bari Aldo Moro Veterinary School, in Bari, Italy
Most everyone -- even our horses -- loves a good massage, right? But results from a new study by Italian researchers suggest that horses might like the Tellington method -- termed "TTouch" -- even more.
Padalino presented her findings at the 9th Conference of the International Society for Equitation Science, held July 17-19 at the University of Delaware, in Newark.
Read an article about the study in The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care.
Immediate and Cumulative Benefits from Tellington TTouch Program Reflected in the EEG of An Anxious Mare
Robin Bernhard, LCSW, MEd, Sandy Rakowitz, Jessica Eure, MEd, EdS
Linda Tellington-Jones has created a gentle non-invasive system of bodywork comprised of specialized circular touches, lifts and slides that improves focus, balance and motor function, enhances learning and even promotes trust and communication amongst its users. Over the past 30 years, practitioners have seen both immediate and cumulative benefit from its use in training and healing animals and in healing the relationship between animals and their owners. After attending one of Linda's 5-day workshops in April 2005, I wanted to see if these techniques could help my injured mare to be comfortable while healing from a ligament injury and help us to improve our ability to communicate so that her balance problems under saddle would not degenerate into rushing out of control.
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EEG Study of Equine Brain Waves
by Linda Tellington-Jones
Psychotherapist Robin Bernhard attended a week-long Tellington Training with me near Middleburg, Virginia two years ago and took her new information home to work with her mare, Grace. Grace had a very bad, and often dangerous, habit of rushing under saddle. Robin hoped to improve her mare using Tellington TTouch and became intrigued with the idea of monitoring the mare's brain waves to see if a change was measurable.
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Behavioural and physiological measurement of the effectiveness of non-aversive training (TTEAM) for horses with trailer loading resistance.
This study was conducted by Stephanie Shanahan when she was a student at the University of Ontario Veterinary School at Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The research was funded by a grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation for Research targeting the Improvement of Animal Welfare. Stephanie won the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior's 'Award for Student Excellence in Applied Animal Behavior Research'. Permission to post from Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. Read more»
Tellington TTouch for the Rehabilitation of Horses with EPM and Neurological Deficits
Initiated by Dr. Mark Mendelson working with TTEAM Instructor Carol Lang
The manual has been given to several veterinarians for the use of their clients and has been found very effective. Additional study and documentation required. Read more»
Study of TTouch with Anna Wise
Boulder Institute of Biofeedback, Boulder, Colorado
During this study the Mind Mirror showed activation of all four brain waves in both hemispheres, illustrating how TTouch activates both the logical and intuitive parts of the brain. Read more»
Study of the Effects of TTouch for Reduction of Stress
Bitsa Olympic Center, Moscow, Russia
In a TTEAM and TTouch 13 day training, eight veterinarians, along with riders and trainers, participated in a study to measure levels of stress hormones and benefits of TTEAM for sport horses. Twenty horses were included in the study. All of them were worked daily in dressage or jumping training and all 20 had daily blood samples drawn to check the level of stress hormones. Ten horses were TTouched and TTEAMed daily by the participants; the other ten were not. The results showed significantly lower levels of stress hormones in the TTouched and TTEAMed horses. Read more»
Scientific study of the Tellington-TTouch-for-You Method demonstrates clinically significant effect on emotional states
On May 15-17, 2010, a scientific study was held in Bad Vöslau, Austria, to evaluate the psychological effects of the Tellington-TTouch Method on the well-being human participants.
The project was planned by Dr. Susanne Liederer, a biologist, in cooperation with Tellington-TTouch Practitioner Tanja Lasser and executed together with Linda Tellington-Jones, PhD.
In this study, 58 subjects were requested to answer questions related to their psychological and physiological well-being prior to, directly after and 3 days after a 20-minute "TTouch for You" session. All subjects were treated exclusively on their backs and arms using a defined selection of Tellington-TTouches.
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Analyzing Biophoton Emissions and Diagnostic Regulations
This study read test data for four test individuals using regulation diagnosis according to Professor Fritz-Albert Popp as well as biophoton emissions.
The Principal of Biophoton Emission: Biophoton are light quatrants of biological systems, which guide regulations and processes of the body. The International Institute of Biophysics under the leadership of Prof. Dr.rer. nat. habil. Fritz-Albert Popp, made it possible to measure biophotons and study their impact on the system.
The Principal of Regulation Diagnosis: Illnesses always are disruptions of a superior system. Biophotonic around Fritz-Albert Popp has successfully researched this for years and understands its essential elements.
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The Therapeutic Use of Tellington TTouch for Fibromyalgia
by Susanne Kobel, Pyramid Center for Complementary Medicine. Baar, Switzerland
The idea of the study is that fibromyalgia generates fear. You can react on three types: fight, flight, or freeze (according to Skinner). Susanne Kobel thought Tellington TTouch® could be a beginning to reduce the stress of fibromyalgia through the respectful, gentle caring Tellington TTouch that could improve the self-image.
Download the English verion in PDF format. This translation from German was dictated to Linda Tellington-Jones by Susanne Kobel. It is not a complete text, but will give you an idea of the study. Linda suggests that you look at the graphs and images in the German version. (Note! You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it. Get Acrobat Reader here.)
TTouch for Healthcare: The Health Professional's Guide to Tellington TTouch
Chapter 10 of the TTouch for Healthcare Book: "The German Experience: Sports Science Rehabilitation from Alcoholic Addictions." Relana Wachowiak, MA, TTouch Practitioner 1. Pp. 165-176
TTouch taught to a small group of people who had experienced various kinds of Traumatic Brain Injuries
by Robin Bernhard and Sandy Rakowitz
From June to August, 2007 Robin Bernhard and Sandy Rakowitz offered a series of six classes to teach TTouch to a small group of people who had experienced various kinds of Traumatic Brain Injuries. The class met at One Heart Healing Center in Charlottesville, VA.
After the series of six classes were complete, the participant's enthusiasm for the group was so strong that the group decided to continue to meet once a month.
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Changing the World One TTouch at a Time -- Abridged Version
by Robin Bernhard and Sandy Rakowitz
TTouch has been changing the course of therapeutic healing with animals and people around the world for over thirty years now. This ground-breaking work, developed by pioneer, Linda Tellington-Jones, is being studied by Robin Bernhard, LCSW, a psychotherapist who owns and runs the Virginia Neurofeedback, Attachment and Trauma Center in Charlottesville, Jessica Eure, Med, Ed.S., a new counselor who specializes in neurofeedback with Bernhard at VNATC, and by Sandy Rakowitz, a practitioner of Energy Healing Medicine and TTouch, who owns and runs One Heart Healing Center for People and Animals, also in Charlottesville.
Both Bernhard and Rakowitz have over twenty years of experience in their areas of practice, and together, they are making headway in the use of this specialized touch to help with people who have suffered from brain injuries. Bernhard and Rakowitz would like to see Charlottesville become a center for TTouch research and training. Just last year, they did a study which showed exactly what they and others have been concluding all along - that this specialized work can improve brain function.
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The article "Changing the World: One TTouch at a Time" written by Robin Bernhard and TTEAM Practitioner Sandy Rakowitz, first published in Echo Newspaper, is now published in the new e-book by Laura Bruno, M.A., entitled, If I Only Had a Brain Injury: A TBI Survivor and Life Coach's Guide to Chronic Fatigue, Concussion, Lyme Disease, Migraine or Other "Medical Mystery". This compelling story is also a special resource for Caregivers, Survivors and Treatment Providers. Included in the electronic book is the author's own inspirational story, 52 Healing Hints, and contributions by 13 other Survivors, Caregivers and Treatment Providers. Read more»
TTEAM and TTouch as a therapeutic intervention for the socialization of recovering alcoholics through working with horses using TTEAM.
Masters Thesis of Relana Müehlhausen.
TTEAM as an Intervention in the Therapy of Patients with Dementia and of Chronic Alcoholism, Germany Sports University, Cologne, Germany. (Note! Publication available as PDF document. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it. Get Acrobat Reader here.)
Effects of Tellington Touch in Healthy Adults Awaiting Venipuncture
Conducted by M. Cecilia Wendler RN, PhD, CCRN PhD Dissertation. Dell Publishing, 2003.
Many natural-healing modalities administered by professional nurses are provided without adequate scientific scrutiny. Tellington Touch (TTouch), a form of gentle physical touch originally developed for the calming of horses, is an emerging nursing intervention. However, the safety and efficacy of human TTouch has not yet been established. The purpose of this study, which used a pretest, posttest repeated-measures control group design, was to identify patterns of mean blood pressure (MBP), heart rate (HR), state anxiety (SA), and procedural pain (PP) in healthy adults receiving a 5-min intervention of TTouch (n = 47) just before venipuncture versus a no-touch control group (n = 46). There were statistically and clinically significant decreases in the TTouch group in MBP and HR. There were no significant differences between groups in SA and PP. Further research is essential to determine the safety and efficacy of this modality for acutely or critically ill patients. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 26:40-52, 2003
Abstract and copies available available from Wiley InterScience. (Note! Publication also available as PDF document. Click here for PDF version. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it. Get Acrobat Reader here.)
Tellington touch before venipuncture: an exploratory descriptive study.
Conducted by M. Cecilia Wendler RN, PhD, CC, RN. Holistic Nursing Practice. July, 2002 Vol. 16, Iss.4. Page 51, 14 pages.
An Investigation of Selected Outcomes of Tellington Touch in Healthy Soldiers. M.Cecilia Wendler, RN, PhD, CCRN. Copyright 1999, UMI Number:9951501. Order from UMI Dissertation Services Phone: 734-761-4700.
Therapeutic Program for Youth At Risk
Animal Systems, Buffalo, NY
Maureen Fredrickson and Horses and Companion Animals
Therapy for Emotionally and Behaviorally Disabled Youth: MN LYNC (Minnesota Linking Youth, Nature and Critters) integrating TTEAM and TTouch for Youth At Risk
MN LYNC (Minnesota Linking Youth, Nature and Critters) is a therapeutic, non-profit organization that uses the restorative and healing power of animals to help troubled individuals. MN LYNC provides individual, group and family Animal-Assisted Therapy. We specialize in working with youth and adults who have emotional and behavioral difficulties as well as individuals with histories of trauma or who are facing overwhelming life challenges.
Staff members Molly DePrekeL, MA, LP, Clinical Director and Tanya Welsch, MSW, Program Director are participating in the certification program for TTouch Practitioners for companion animals and MN LYNC Executive Director, Maureen Fredrickson, MSW has been a TTouch Practitioner for several years. TTouch is incorporated into the work at MN LYNC. For more information, contact mnlinc.org.


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|2009-06-03, 14:06
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Or, if Crocodile, being the witty, wily, nonchalant genius he is, decides to just...open up the floor by turning it into sand. Then, using the sand that should, no doubt, be surrounding Magellan in that instant, just suck him dry as a prune.
A prune from a highly poisonous berry, of course. LOL...stale joke.
|2009-06-03, 14:06
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My guess is that...Since he knows a lot about it (enough to comment over Luffy's haki and using his own) Jinbei may teach Luffy how to infuse haki to his fists.Time is short but its a will thing and Luffy is improving it unknowingly at each eposide.I see no other way to drop that monster down.
|2009-06-03, 14:27
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That being said, what is to stop Crocodile from simply running away? Ivankov is not there to prevent him from doing anything bad, so I actually expect Crocodile to betray Luffy sometime soon
In the end, fast and brutal, or iron-clad defense seems to be the only way to go to defeat Magellan. Luffy in Gear 2 with some Wax boxing gloves, could just be the solution needed to defeat Magellan (added to that, Luffy in Gear 2 with an Adrenaline shot, should make his metabolic rate truly awesome, so it is possible that he will be able to burn through Magellan's poison faster than he can be injured from said poisons).
|2009-06-03, 14:59
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This situation would be somewhat analogous to Gear 2 Luffy vs. Aokiji. In Gear 2, Luffy's body generates a significant amount of heat, as shown both when his skin complexion changes and steam comes out. However, this would not be enough to break through/weaken Aokiji's Ice Logia defenses, I feel.
|2009-06-03, 15:59
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|2009-06-03, 16:51
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|2009-06-03, 16:56
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Heh, I chuckled at Iva's heavy makeup defense. Anyway, it looks like the okama king's "defeat" may have taken place offscreen after all. It still sucks that both him and Inazuma are going to be MIA for a while, but..... oh well. Hopefully they'll make a big comeback within the next few chapters.....
As far as tge rest of the pics go, I loved Buggy and Mr. 3's reaction to their up-close encounter with Crocodile. Also, the fact that Magellan requested a ship seems to imply that he's going to chase Luffy out to sea..... if so, this will most definitely be Jinbei's time to shine. I'm still expecting Luffy to be the one to take out the warden in the end, though..... preferably in his Candle Champion armor.
Also, I'm extremely certain that in due time (whether it takes 3 or 30 chapters), we'll see Blackbeard's crew down in level 6, with no sign of being poisoned whatsoever, ready to unleash some more monsters from the depths of hell.......
|2009-06-03, 19:33
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He joins Whitebeard for the Devil fruit, and he joins the Shichibukai for the chance to recruit some more crew.
|2009-06-03, 23:03
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What is the point of the Shichibukai group? Yes they make deals with WG, perform duty for them and maintain the balance between the The Three Great Power. But what good is it if they are untrustworthy and unreliable. When the coming war starts does the WG expect them to really hold up on there words? The Shichibukai are more likely to turn on the WG then fight with them. Bartholomew Kuma save the staw hat crew from destruction and defied Admiral Kizaru when he asks questions at the island. Marshal D. Teach does what ever he wants regardless of if he looses Shichibukai Status or keeps it. Crocodile was given chance to have his Shichibukai status but declined it. Boa Hancock helped Luffy get into impel Down. Gecko Moria ass got kicked by the straw hat crew. Jinbei was revoked because he didn't want to fight White Beard. The Shichibukai are like wild cards. If white beard dies there will be huge power vacuum in the world. White Beard, WG, any of the Shichibukai members, four great pirates, or black beard could have possible advantage. Why does the world government keep such a risk group like these with them knowing they could turn on them? They should get more admirals with logia powers to replace the Shichibukai groups.
|2009-06-04, 02:15
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^Well, Jinbei's status hasn't been revoked, yet. It's definitely teetering on the edge of being revoked, but for the moment it's still intact......
Anyway, it was ultimately the government's decision to form the Shichibukai. We already know that the marines distrusted them from the beginning (Sengoku's reaction to Doflamingo messing around with the marines in that meeting comes to mind). I suppose the government figured that the best way to battle piracy was to think like a pirate, and what better way to do that than using some of those very pirates at their disposal? It's really not a bad idea in theory since the Shichibukai, as pirates themselves, have better knowledge of what dirty deeds are going on across the seas than the marines do. They also have the advantage of being less conspicuous amongst other criminals than a marine officer would. But most importantly, having powerful pirates on the side of the government would maintain the world's balance, as was pointed out so many times throughout the series. Remember how Crocodile was regarded as a hero in Alabasta? Seeing once-notorious criminals fighting for the side of justice would bring a ray of hope to the innocent folks who're suffering from piracy......
Yes, so far we've seen most of the Shichibukai betray the government in some way, but the way I see it, the government's still determined to keep them in power for the reasons I already elaborated on above. And if any of them DO end up getting their status pulled, they'll just get replaced. There's plenty of pirates for the government to choose from (personally, I still think the supernovas would make the best candidates ).....
|2009-06-04, 08:01
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maybe after all the shichibukai wil lbetray the goverment they will...
blackbeard already did,kuma is defintly a double agent or something like that,hes got his own intrests,and so does all the other shichibukai...
maybe after the WB arc the WG will simply bring more logia users for admirals or vice admirals,and the shichibukai will keep doing what they do only as pirates who dosent have a the WG protection to do what ever they want and the admirals will look for them...
|2009-06-04, 09:30
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We have seen Marines act with the same viciousness (maybe not so much, but still) like Axe morgan that had an entire town in terror, or the corrupt Marine that was bribed by the Arlong crew. Or the whole Omaha incident, Even if they are the law, the Marines have also dirty cloths as much as those Sichibukai have, So the logic goes like this "If a group of my subordinates act in an uncontrolled way and I don't really mind it, what's the damage on hiring more people like that which help can overlap the problem they can cause me?"
|2009-06-04, 23:55
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well from looks of it Magallen did have trouble with Iva but no where near as much as I initially thought. Old Mags is truly badass but seems Mr 3 could put up a better fight than anyone else so far, thats what really interests me right now.
Thats what I like about DFs some seem rather meh and others are whoa but some of the meh can totally own the whoa, its a great system really
|2009-06-05, 04:07
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I try to be as critical and observe chapters with criticism but these are just way too good...
There is no signs of slowing down but instead everything is just escalating in scale.
Magellan is unstoppable force of destruction oblitirating everything in his path...I hope Ivankov and Inazuma are ok, magellans poison is sure potent and getting contaminated of that high levels are fatal, lets hope Ivankov have some tricks on sleeve, they are great charecters both and I hope we will see them in future too.
Mr.3 stealed much of the show in end of the chapter, his candle wall was nice and logical counter to Magellans poison, or not perhaps counter but good way to slow him down if its even possible.
Magellan hinted something about ships outside, Jinbei was worried and told they could pose much bigger problem than Magellan... amazing art in this chapter too.
|2009-06-05, 04:10
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Now that the full chapter has been released, I have to say I love how the Demon Guards woke up and then were promptly defeated within one panel. It was hilarious. Not to mention the Manticore brief (pun intended) reappearance. And, of course, the stray prisoner commenting on the perverts coming up from Level 2 (that prisoner sure had some good eyes to tell apart the perverts and the regular prisoners...).
All in all, great action, great pace, and great comedy.
As for Magellan's comments concerning the ships, I assume that Magellan ordered them to be sunk so that, in a worst case scenario that he is defeated, the prisoners will not be able to escape the prison. That is true dedication, and it is pretty hard core...if it is true .
|2009-06-05, 05:09
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the storytelling in this chapter is really good!! it is fast paced and even though it is fast, it is peppered through out with really funny jokes. i really luv the part where the demon guards appear, owning the prisoners in one sec and then beaten up in another. the reaction of buggy and 3 are super hilarious. especially the panel where they are punctured by the speech balloon when luffy say they are alright
|2009-06-05, 05:10
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The same reason why they let Gaoler Shiryuu out even though he's a known criminal.
And yes, I agree.
|2009-06-05, 07:50
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Ok my guess is all the ship will be sunk, Mag will be defeated, and SH "ride" Jinbei or his ship (underwater seaman crews come to save their boss for e.g.) to the execution ground to save Ace, where he realise that him being there is not necessary cause Ace will be saved by WB or Dragon
|2009-06-05, 09:18
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By the way, while I was reading the okama kenpo vs poison scenes I reminded of Sanji.Could it be that Sanji may learn some new kicks from okama kenpo now that he...she has fallen into the horde? Otherwise why making such a straight character like sanji a transvestite? Mellorine will never be the same after this incident!
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City of Lincoln
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Governor Dave Heineman has granted the request of Mayor Coleen J. Seng for flags to be flown at half staff in Lincoln Monday, November 20 until sunset in honor of Lance Cpl. Mike Scholl, a Lincoln High School graduate who was killed October 14 while on duty in Iraq. Services for the Marine are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Holy Savior Lutheran Church.


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Here's a phrase you can expect to be hearing a lot in the national debate over fiscal policy, as we move past the "sequester," which is the crisis du jour, and toward the budget cliff/government shutdown deadline looming at the end of March:
"Generational theft."
The core idea the term expresses is that we're spending so much more on our seniors than our children that future generations are being cheated. An important corollary is that the government debt we incur today will come slamming down upon the shoulders of our children and grandchildren.
The generational theft trope has already been receiving a vigorous workout in the press. Earlier this month, the Washington Post gave great play to a study by the Urban Institute stating that the federal government spends $7 on the elderly for every dollar it spends on kids. As we shall see, this is true as far as it goes, but it doesn't go nearly far enough to render an accurate picture of government spending.
The National Journal, another influential publication in Washington, picked up the theme last week by observing that because the sequester exempts Social Security and Medicare from budget cuts, the automatic spending reductions it mandates will fall disproportionately on education and other such boons to the young. This will "deepen the budget's generational imbalance."


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Bontrager Integrated Rear Mount Kickstand
Bontrager's Integrated Rear Mount Kickstand is compatible with Trek bikes equipped with integrated direct mount chainstays
- Tuck-away design ensures it will not interfere with pedaling
- It holds your bike up even with a load on the back, thanks to a highly-stable, direct-mount system.
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- Lightweight yet strong. very well made.
- Wortless with panniers. too fragile
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- Killing snakes on the trail!
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As others have stated this is a poor design. I can't state as the others have how thin the pieces that prevents over-extending, but I can state it does break. The effect is that the kick stand is almost worthless as it slopes the bike too much and it wants to fall over.
I had the same problem others have had. The metal part at the end of the bracket that holds the leg from over-extending broke off during normal use. I had it about four months. The bike shop replaced it under warranty, and ordered a bunch more. They knew they would be dealing with this problem again! This is unique to Trek hybrids and the Trek 520 (mine). It's a great design otherwise. I hope Trek fixes the flaw.
I've had this for about 6 months. Last week, the part that stops the kickstand in place broke off. I'm not hard on it nor do I use it everyday. I bought this because it was specific to Trek hybrids, and it wasn't too expensive. Now I know why.
The stop that supports the leg when in parked positio is made of cast aluminum and about as wide as a match stick....but not as strong. I have purchased two of these and with a loaded bike, a Trek, both have broken in the spot mentioned allowing the bike to fall. Might work on a 16 lb racing bike, but if you are a torist, forget it. Bontrager needs to really rethink selling this product.
- Wortless with panniers. Too fragile
Best Uses
- Killing snakes on the trail!
The part that hold the leg in place when parked is about the width of a wooden match, but not as strong. I have broken two of them whe my panniers were on the bike. I have no plans on buying a third one. Very, very poor engineering design. Liked how it attached to the rear dropout, but that was the ONLY plus for this kickstand. Might work well on a 17 lb. racing bike, but forget itnif you are a tourist. Bontrager should be ashamed of this product!
- Lightweight yet strong. Very well made.
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This is designed specifically for certain Trek bikes and should be better advertised.. I almost bought a universal kickstand but fortunately stumbled on to this one. When I saw the picture showing how it mounts I looked at my DS2 and was surprised to see that mine has the integrated mounting pad which is designed for this kickstand. In fact you can't use this kickstand on any other bike unless you started drilling and threading holes for the bolts. My local Bike shop was shocked when I ordered this through them. They said Trek never told them about the matching parts and now carries them in their shop. Kudos to the engineers who designed this, but hey Trek, you could sell a lot more if you advertised it better.


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Early Modern Afro-Caribbean Healers
Pablo F. Gómez
In the early modern Spanish Caribbean, ritual practitioners of African descent were essential providers of health care for Caribbean people of all origins. Arriving from West and West Central Africa, Europe, and other Caribbean and New World locales, black healers were some of the most important shapers of practices related to the human body in the region. They openly performed bodily rituals of African, European, and Native American inspiration. Theirs is not a history uniquely defined by resistance or attempts at cultural survival, but rather by the creation of political and social capital through healing practices. Such a project was only possible through their exploration of and engagement with early modern Caribbean human and natural landscapes.
Yellow Fever in the Caribbean
Mariola Espinosa
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History. Please check back later for the full article.
Yellow fever was one of the most dreaded diseases in the Caribbean region from its first appearance in the 1650s until the confirmation of its spread via the bites of infected mosquitos in 1900. Fear of the disease resulted from not just its high mortality rate, but also the horrifying manner in which it killed its victims: after several days of fever, chills, and body aches, the skin and eyes of those who were most seriously infected would turn yellow as their livers failed, they would bleed from the eyes and nose, and they would succumb to the vomiting of coagulated blood. Because the virus caused only mild symptoms in children and a single episode confers lifetime immunity, the disease did not heavily impact natives of the region. Instead, it was newcomers in the Caribbean who suffered the worst ravages.


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MLB Notebook: Kershaw reliably dominant
In five starts this June, Dodgers southpaw Clayton Kershaw threw 34 innings and posted a 2.65 ERA. By most accounts, this would be considered a pretty healthy month, and for all pitchers in the Majors who had at least 34 innings in June, that 2.65 ERA stood as the 17th best.
However, as things stand now, that perfectly solid month is looking like an unsightly blemish.
In five starts this June, Dodgers southpaw Clayton Kershaw threw 34 innings and posted a 2.65 ERA. By most accounts, this would be considered a pretty healthy month, and for all pitchers in the Majors who had at least 34 innings in June, that 2.65 ERA stood as the 17th best.
However, as things stand now, that perfectly solid month is looking like an unsightly blemish.
In April, Kershaw put together a 1.73 ERA, and he followed up with a May during which he sported a 1.97 mark. After that bloated June, Kershaw came back with a 1.34 ERA in July. And after his latest gem Thursday, Kershaw owns a 0.90 ERA in August.
For these four non-June months, the combined ERA stands at an awe-inspiring 1.53, and his combined WHIP for April, May, July and August is an equally mind-boggling 0.809.
Kershaw threw eight scoreless innings against the Marlins on Thursday, coming away a winner in a 6-0 Dodgers victory. With the effort, Kershaw lowered his ERA to 1.72 while improving his record to 13-7.
Kershaw's Major League-leading ERA stands as a number rarely seen since 1969 -- the year the mound was lowered. Since that '69 season, seven qualifying pitchers have finished a year with mark at 1.79 or below. Dwight Gooden's 1.53 ERA in 1985 was the best, and Pedro Martinez was the most recent pitcher to accomplish the feat when he posted a 1.74 ERA in 2000.
Best season ERA since 1969
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Since 1920, nine pitchers have finished a season with an ERA below Kershaw's current 1.72. In addition to Gooden in '85, Greg Maddux in '94 and '95, and Nolan Ryan in '81, the others were Bob Gibson (1.12 in '68), Luis Tiant (1.60 in '68), Spud Chandler (1.64 in '43), Dean Chance (1.65 in '64) and Carl Hubbell (1.66 in '33).
Kershaw entered this season having led the Majors in ERA in 2011 and '12, and having led the National League in hits per nine innings and WHIP in each of the past two seasons. If he maintains his MLB leadership in ERA and his league leadership in the other two categories, he will join a small group of pitchers. Since 1901, only two pitchers have lead the big leagues for three consecutive seasons: Lefty Grove (1929-31) and Maddux ('93-95); four have led the NL in WHIP for three straight years: Babe Adams ('19-21), Hubbell ('31-34), Sandy Koufax ('62-65) and Maddux ('93-95); three have led the NL for three years in a row in hits per nine innings: Jeff Tesreau ('12-14), Koufax ('61-65) and Ryan ('81-83)
Kershaw combined on the Dodgers' Major League-leading 17th team shutout of the season, the club's most through 127 games since the 1985 Dodgers had 19.
Pettitte notches No. 254
Andy Pettitte worked six innings of one-run ball and picked up his ninth win (against nine losses), as the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays, 5-3.
Pettitte improved to 254-151 in his career. For all pitchers since 1893 with at least 400 decisions (there are 60 of them), his winning percentage is tied with Eddie Plank's for the ninth highest. Those with higher career marks: Grove, Christy Mathewson, Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Pete Alexander, Mike Mussina, Jim Palmer and Kid Nichols.
Pettitte's 254 victories tie him with Red Faber and Jack Morris for 41st most since 1876.
McCutchen posting impressive numbers
Andrew McCutchen had a pair of hits and a pair of walks in the Pirates' 10-5 win over the Giants, moving his slash line for the season to .321/.399/.512. In the NL, he's fourth in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and tied for eighth in slugging percentage.
Since the beginning of the 2012 season, for all players (both leagues) with at least 900 plate appearances, McCutchen is fourth in batting, ranks fifth in on-base percentage, is eighth in slugging and stands sixth in OPS.
McCutchen has reached safely in 105 games -- fourth most in the NL. The top three spots are held by Reds players: Joey Votto (119), Shin-Soo Choo (110) and Jay Bruce (107).
Beltran and Carpenter pace Cardinals
In the Cardinals' 6-2 win over the Braves, Carlos Beltran doubled as part of a two-hit, one-run, one-RBI night. Beltran owns a .378/.418/.635/1.053 line in August -- a stark contrast to the .666 OPS August he posted in 2012. Entering this season, the most recent August in which Beltran finished with an OPS higher than 1.000 was in 2007, when he produced a 1.153 with the Mets.
Matt Carpenter collected his NL-leading 42nd double of the year in the Carls' win. His 42 doubles through 127 team games is the sixth most for a Redbirds player in the modern era. Ducky Medwick had 52 in 1936, and a year later, he had 50. Stan Musial appears twice in the top five, with 46 in '44 and 44 in '53. And in 2003, Albert Pujols had 43.
In that 1936 season, Medwick finished with 64 -- the most in Cardinals history and tied for the second most in baseball history.
Here and there
• In the Reds' 2-1 win over the D-backs, Bruce doubled once in three at-bats and also drew a walk. Since the start of the 2012 season, Bruce has 133 extra-base hits in 1,182 plate appearances -- an extra-base hit percentage of 11.25. Among the 86 players with 1,000 plate appearances in 2012-13 combined, Bruce's extra-base-hit percentage is the third highest, behind the 12.16 by Miguel Cabrera and the 12.42 by Chris Davis.
• Twins catcher Chris Herrmann had an RBI double in the first and another in the eighth, and Minnesota topped Detroit, 7-6. Since the start of the 2006 season, the Twins are fourth in the Majors with their catchers having 130 doubles with men on base. The majority of these are from Joe Mauer, who has 97 to trail only the Braves' Brian McCann and his 109. The teams with more: the D-backs (142), Braves (137) and Indians (135).
• For the second straight game, the Phillies entered the bottom of the ninth down by a run and emerged as victors. In Thursday's win, Michael Young produced the game-tying hit (a two-out single) and then scored the game-winning run on Domonic Brown's single. Over the past 50 seasons, these two comebacks mark the only time Philadelphia has produced game-tying and game-ending hits in the ninth inning in back-to-back games.
• Three Pirates relievers combined for five innings of three-hit, two-run ball, pushing Pittsburgh's bullpen's ERA for the season to 2.81 in 438 1/3 innings. The most recent season in which the Bucs' bullpen finished a year with an ERA this low was 1975, when the relief corps produced a 2.54 mark.
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Would You Survive in Antarctica?
by Elise Forier
Without special survival gear, food, and fuel, you wouldn't last long in Antarctica before freezing to death. Yet some animals and plants thrive in the coldest desert on Earth. They have developed special adaptations to help them survive in the extreme climate. What adaptations would you need to develop to stay alive in Antarctica?
- Sensitive eyes:
- Antarctic sunlight can be very strong. Believe it or not, you risk a bad sunburn in the summer—as well as snow blindness. In the winter, the days are very dark, making it hard to see.
- Thin skin:
- Your skin can't keep you warm in the subzero temperatures.
- Warm-blooded:
- As a mammal, your body can stay warm for a while but not forever. After a few unprotected hours in Antarctica, you would be frozen.
- Little to eat:
- Not much grows in this cold desert. Away from the coast, you would soon starve with nothing to eat.
- Fur and fat:
- Seals, penguins, and whales all have blubber to allow them to stay warm in the icy Antarctic seas. Fur or feathers protect skin from icy waters.
- Ice eyes:
- Some Antarctic plants have developed special resistance to the strong UV (ultraviolet) rays that come through the hole in the ozone layer during the spring and summer. Your eyes, too, would need special shields to keep them safe from the sunlight.
- Fins and teeth:
- Most of the really tasty, nutritious food lives in the water around Antarctica—either as plankton or as fish. You'd have to swim and eat like the seals to survive.
- Supercool blood:
- Some Antarctic fish—called notothenoid fish—have developed antifreeze in their blood, allowing them to be in below-freezing water without freezing.
- This article points out all the ways in which humans are not well adapted to live in Antarctica. What kind of a climate do you think humans are well adapted to live in? Why?
- Humans are not naturally adapted to live in really cold climates. Still, many people live in Alaska or in the deserts. What kind of adaptations have people created to allow them to live in extremely cold or extremely warm climates?


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The Bastard's Tale
Berkley, Jan 2003, 22.95, 320 pp. ISBN 0425186490 In 1447 England, King Henry VI sits upon the throne but is unduly influenced by his closest councilor the Marquis of Suffolk. The Marquis has seen to it that the king's heir, his uncle the Duke of Gloucester, is looked upon with distrust and suspicion. At Bury St. Edmonds, the king, his lords and the parliament attend a council meeting. An invitation is sent to Gloucester hinting that if he att...
The Clerk's Tale
Berkley, Jan 2002, 22.95, 320 pp. ISBN 0425183246 It is a comparative mild January day in 1446 England. However, Dame Frevisse has a mixed blessing about the weather, as she must leave her home in the St. Frideswide's Priory. Travel is awful because the roads are muddy and slick. She and her prioress, Sister Domina Elisabeth are going to see her dying cousin at St. Mary's Priory. Once they arrive, they find no room for them even tho...
The Hunter's Tale
Berkley, Jan 2004, 23.95, 336 pp. ISBN 04421940119 Sir Ralph of Woodrim, owner of a manor house in Oxfordshire, England of 1458, is despised by his wife, his grown sons, his grandson and his young daughters. The only concern this vile man has is in the hounds and the hunt which his neighbor and friend Sir William is also interested in. One day when he goes into the woods to look for a missing hound, he doesn't come out. Family and Sir Willia...


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So, you know I went to London this week, and erm, I went a little crazy on the buying books thing. All of the Book Fair attendees got a 10% discount at a bookstore called Foyles (I never heard of it before) and of course I went to my favourite Piccadilly Circus store: Waterstones! I also got two freebies at the Fair itself.
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I have no idea what these books are about, but they had little signs saying "Please take one!" so just to be polite, I took one of each
I'm so excited to read all of them! The Name of the Star is signed, and the Charlaine Harris box looks absolutely gorgeous <3. What do you have in your mailbox this week? Leave a comment! (:


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Glossary of Energy Terms
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Letter S
SAE VISCOSITY NUMBER - A system established by the Society of Automotive Engineers for classifying crankcase oils and automotive transmission and differential lubricants according to their viscosities.
SCE - The acronym for Southern California Edison Company an electric utility serving the southern California region.
SCHEDULING COORDINATOR - Scheduling coordinators (SCs) submit balanced schedules and provide settlement-ready meter data to the ISO. Scheduling coordinators also:
- Settle with generators and retailers, the PX and the ISO
- Maintain a year-round, 24-hour scheduling center
- Provide non-emergency operating instructions to generators and retailers
- Transfer schedules in and out of the PX. (The PX is a marketplace. As bids are accepted, power is being bought and sold. Once a bid is accepted, the power sold is "transferred out" of the PX, since is it no longer available. Power that is available for sale is "transferred in" to the PX. These transfers may also take place directly between the buyer and seller, without involvement of the PX.)
The PX is considered a scheduling coordinator.
SDG&E - The acronym for San Diego Gas & Electric an electric and natural gas utility serving the San Diego, California, region.
SE (Seasonal Efficiency) - a measure of the percentage of heat from the combustion of gas and from associated electrical equipment which is transferred to the space being heated during a year under specified conditions. California Code of Regulations, Section 2-1602(d)(11).
SECONDARY ENERGY - See NON-FIRM ENERGY.
SECURITIZE - The aggregation of contracts for the purchase of the power output from various energy projects into one pool which then offers shares for sale in the investment market. This strategy diversifies project risks from what they would be if each project were financed individually, thereby reducing the cost of financing. Fannie Mae performs such a function in the home mortgage market.
SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio)--The total cooling output of a central air conditioning unit in Btus during its normal usage period for cooling divided by the total electrical energy input in watt-hours during the same period, as determined using specified federal test procedures. [See California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1602(c)(11)]
SELF-GENERATION - A generation facility dedicated to serving a particular retail customer,usually located on the customer's premises. The facility may either be owned directly by the retail customer or owned by a third party with a contractual arrangement to provide electricity to meet some or all of the customer's load.
SELF-SERVICE WHEELING -- Primarily an accounting policy comparable to net-billing or running the meter backwards. An entity owns generation that produces excess electricity at one site, that is used at another site(s) owned by the same entity. It is given billing credit for the excess electricity (displacing retail electricity costs minus wheeling charges) on the bills for its other sites.
SENSIBLE COOLING CAPACITY - See COOLING CAPACITY, SENSIBLE.
SENSIBLE HEAT - Heat that results in a temperature change.
SERVICE AREA - any contiguous geographic area serviced by the same electric utility.
SETBACK THERMOSTAT - See THERMOSTAT, SETBACK.
SET POINT - Scheduled operating level for each generating unit or other resource scheduled to run in the Hour-ahead Schedule.
SETTLEMENT - The process of financial settlement for products and services purchased and sold. Each settlement involves a price and quantity. Both the ISO and PX may perform settlement functions.
SHADING - 1) The protection from heat gains due to direct solar radiation; 2) Shading is provided by (a) permanently attached exterior devices, glazing materials, adherent materials applied to the glazing, or an adjacent building for nonresidential buildings, hotels, motels and highrise apartments, and by (b) devices affixed to the structure for residential buildings. [See California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Section 2-5302]
SHADE SCREEN - A screen affixed to the exterior of a window or other glazed opening, designed to reduce the solar radiation reaching the glazing.
SHADING COEFFICIENT - the ratio of solar heat gain through a specific glazing system to the total solar heat gain through a single layer of clear, double-strength glass.
SIDE FINS - Vertical shading elements mounted on either side of a glazed opening that blocks direct solar radiation from the lower, lateral portions of the sun's path.
SITE - any location on which a facility is constructed or is proposed to be constructed.
SITE ENERGY - The energy consumed at a building location or other end-use site.
SKYLIGHT - Any opening in the roof surface which is glazed with a transparent or translucent material. [See California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Section 2-5302]
SKY TEMPERATURE - The equivalent temperature of the clouds, water vapor, and other atmospheric elements that make up the sky to which a surface can radiate heat.
SMUD - The acronym for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, an electric utility serving the greater Sacramento, California, region.
SMOG - Originally "smog" meant a mixture of smoke and fog. The definition has expanded to mean air that has restricted visibility due to pollution. Pollution formed in the presence of sunlight is called photochemical smog. According to the U.S. EPA, smog is "a mixture of pollutants, principally ground-level ozone, produced by chemical reactions in the air involving smog-forming chemicals. A major portion of smog-formers come from burning of petroleum-based fuels such as gasoline. Other smog-formers, volatile organic compounds, are found in products such as paints and solvents. Smog can harm health, damage the environment and cause poor visibility. Major smog occurrences are often linked to heavy motor vehicle traffic, sunshine, high temperatures and calm winds or temperature inversion (weather condition in which warm air is trapped close to the ground instead of rising). Smog is often worse away from the source of the smog-forming chemicals, since the chemical reactions that result in smog occur in the sky while the reacting chemicals are being blown away from their sources by winds."
SOLAR CELL - A photovoltaic cell that can convert light directly into electricity. A typical solar cell uses semiconductors made from silicon.
SOLAR COLLECTOR - A component of an active or passive solar system that absorbs solar radiation to heat a transfer medium which, in turn, supplies heat energy to the space or water heating system.
SOLAR ENERGY - Heat and light radiated from the sun.
SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SERI) -- Established in 1974 and funded by the federal government, the institute's general purpose is to support U.S. Department of Energy's solar energy program and foster the widespread use of all aspects of solar technology, including photovoltaics, solar heating and cooling, solar thermal power generation, wind ocean thermal conversion and biomass conversion.
SOLAR HEAT GAIN - Heat added to a space due to transmitted and absorbed solar energy.
SOLAR HEAT GAIN FACTOR - An estimate used in calculating cooling loads of the heat gain due to transmitted and absorbed solar energy through 1/8"-thick, clear glass at a specific latitude, time and orientation.
SOLAR HEATING AND HOT WATER SYSTEMS - Solar heating or hot water systems provide two basic functions: (a) capturing the sun's radiant energy, converting it into heat energy, and storing this heat in insulated storage tank(s); and (b) delivering the stored energy as needed to either the domestic hot water or heating system. These components are called the collection and delivery subsystems.
SOLAR IRRADIATION - The amount of radiation, both direct and diffuse, that can be received at any given location.
SOLAR POWER - Electricity generated from solar radiation.
SOLAR RADIATION - Electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun.
SOLAR SATELLITE POWER - A proposed process of using satellites in geosynchronous orbit above the earth to capture solar energy with photovoltaic cells, convert it to microwave energy, beam the microwaves to earth where they would be received by large antennas, and changed from microwave into usable electricity.
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT - means a thermal powerplant in which 75 percent or more of the total energy output is from solar energy and the use of backup fuels, such as oil, natural gas, and coal, does not, in the aggregate, exceed 25 percent of the total energy input of the facility during any calendar year period.
SOLAR THERMAL - The process of concentrating sunlight on a relatively small area to create the high temperatures needs to vaporize water or other fluids to drive a turbine for generation of electric power.
SOURCE ENERGY - All the energy used in delivering energy to a site, including power generation and transmission and distribution losses, to perform a specific function, such as space conditioning, lighting, or water heating. Approximately three watts (or 10.239 Btus) of energy is consumed to deliver one watt of usable electricity.
SPECIAL CONTRACTS - Any contract that provides a utility service under terms and conditions other than those listed in the utility's tariffs. For example, an electric utility may enter into an agreement with a large customer to provide electricity at a rate below the tariffed rate in order to prevent the customer from taking advantage of some other option that would result in the loss of the customer's load. This generally allows that customer to compete more effectively in their product market.
SPECIFIC HEAT - In English units, the quantity of heat, in Btu, needed to raise the temperature of one pound of material one degree Fahrenheit.
SPILL ENERGY - See DUMP.
SPLIT-THE-SAVINGS (Electric Utility) - The basis for settling economy-energy transactions between utilities. The added costs of the supplier are subtracted from the avoided costs of the buyer, and the difference is evenly divided.
STANDBY LOSS - A measure of the losses from a water heater tank. When expressed as a percentage, standby loss is the ratio of heat loss per hour to the heat content of the stored water above room temperature. When expressed in watts, standby loss is the heat lost per hour, per square foot of tank surface area. [See California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1602(f)(5)]
STEADY STATE EFFICIENCY - A performance rating for space heaters; a measure of the percentage of heat from combustion of gas which is transferred to the space being heated under specified steady state conditions. [See California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1602(e)(13)]
STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - A power station in which steam is used to turn the turbines that generate electricity. The heat used to make the steam may come from burning fossil fuel, using a controlled nuclear reaction, concentrating the sun's energy, tapping the earth's natural heat or capturing industrial waste heat.
STIRLING ENGINE - An external combustion engine that converts heat into useable mechanical energy (shaftwork) by the heating (expanding) and cooling (contracting) of a captive gas such as helium or hydrogen.
STORAGE TYPE WATER HEATER - A water heater that heats and stores water at a thermostatically controlled temperature for delivery on demand. [See California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1602(f)(6)]
STRANDED BENEFITS - Public interest programs and goals which could be compromised or abandoned by a restructured electric industry. These potential "stranded benefits" might include: environmental protection, fuel diversity, energy efficiency, low-income ratepayer assistance, and other types of socially beneficial programs.
STRANDED COSTS/STRANDED ASSETS - See embedded Costs Exceeding Market Prices.
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE - The strategic petroleum reserve consists of government owned and controlled crude oil stockpiles stored at various locations in the Gulf Coast region of the country. These reserves can be drawn down in response to sever oil supply disruptions. The target is to have a reserve of 750 million barrels of oil. Use of the reserve must be authorized by the President of the United States.
SUBSTATION - A facility that steps up or steps down the voltage in utility power lines. Voltage is stepped up where power is sent through long-distance transmission lines. it is stepped down where the power is to enter local distribution lines.
SUNK COST - In economics, a sunk cost is a cost that has already been incurred, and therefore cannot be avoided by any strategy going forward.
SUPERCONDUCTOR - A synthetic material that has very low or no electrical resistance. Such experimental materials are being investigated in laboratories to see if they can be created at near room temperatures. If such a superconductor can be found, electrical transmission lines with no little or no resistance may be built, thus conserving energy usually lost in transmission. Superconductors could also have uses in computer chips, solid state devices and electrical motors or generators.
SUPERTANDKER - A very large ship designed to transport more than 500,000 deadweight tonnage of oil.
SUPPLY BID - A bid into the PX indicating a price at which a seller is prepared to sell energy or ancillary services.
SUPPLY-SIDE - Activities conducted on the utility's side of the customer meter. Activities designed to supply electric power to customers, rather than meeting load though energy efficiency measures or on-site generation on the customer side of the meter.
SURPLUS - (Electric utility) Excess firm energy available from a utility or region for which there is no market at the established rates.
SUSTAINED ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT - A condition in which a growing and stable market is identified by orders that are placed on a reliable schedule. The orders increase in magnitude as previous deliveries and engineering and field experience lead to further reductions in costs. The reliability of these orders can be projected many years into the future, on the basis of long-term contracts, to minimize market risks and investor exposure. (See also "Commercialization.")
SWRTA - The Southwest Regional Transmission Association. a subregional RTG within WRTA, and awaiting FERC approval.
SYNCHROPHASORS - Precise grid measurements available from monitors called phasor measurement units (PMUs). PMU measurements are taken at high speed (typically 30 observations per second - compared to one every 4 seconds using conventional technology.) Each measurement is time-stamped according to a common time reference. Time stamping allows synchrophasors from different utilities to be time-aligned (or "synchronized") and combined together, providing a precise and comprehensive view of the entire interconnection. Synchrophasors enable a better indication of grid stress and can be used to trigger corrective actions to maintain reliability. (Source: North American Synchro Phasor Initiative)
SYNCRUDE - Synthetic crude oil made from coal of from oil shale.
SYNFUEL - Synthetic gas or synthetic oil. Fuel that is artificially made as contrasted to that which is found in nature. Synthetic gas made from coal is considered to be more economical and easier to produce than synthetic oil. When natural gas supplies in the earth are being depleted, it is expected that synthetic gas will be able to be used widely as a substitute fuel.
SYNGAS - Synthetic gas make from coal.
SYSTEM - A combination of equipment and/or controls, accessories, interconnecting means and terminal elements by which energy is transformed to perform a specific function, such as climate control, service water heating, or lighting. [See California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Section 2-5302]
SYSTEM INTEGRATION (OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES) - The successful integration of a new technology into the electric utility system by analyzing the technology's system effects and resolving any negative impacts that might result from its broader use.


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Can HTC AMAZE 4G Amaze You?
HTC AMAZE 4G http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
I depends on who you are. HTC AMAZE 4G certainly will not amaze, the reviewer at Engadget, who many a comments on the post thought was biased. Perhaps he is hot off his Apple loving.
But we here have learned a bit about reviews, use the hard work of biased reviewers and deduce your own ideas about the product. At the end reviews are supposed to empower you, with knowledge.
So HTC Amaze 4G review at Engadget gives a good look in to the HTC Amaze 4G and after going through the entire review, we think it is a very good phone, one of the best around. It may not be fantastic phone like the iPhone 4S that is shining in my hand but at $250 phone with 1GB of RAM and dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S3 CPU with 16GB memory underneath of a 960 X 540 Screen is a damn good. Then count in the NFC (iPhone does not have it yet) 1740Mah battery, dual cameras with rear facing as good as iPhone 4S, an 8MP, MicroSD card slot make it a more than what the reviewer thinks it is.
Head over to Engadget and extract the best out of the wacky review. If you like it, you can get it at T-Mobile.
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Hello Fellow bloggers and Random Readers.
It had defiantly been a few minutes since i've been here.
Im gonna attempt to blog, but Ill probably be likeavirgin blogger so bear with me.
Im 3 years older and I don't know anymore today than I did 3 years ago, except that bad things do
happen to "good" people, that, I am not in control of ANYTHING, and you cant know another persons heart!
Only God does!!
And, ALL THINGS DO WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD, however I still cant find the good, but Im still looking at the small picture through human eyes...
So, a few things I do know is,
and, NEVER JUDGE, I mean NEVER EVER JUDGE...
And never get too comfortable in your position in life because it can be ripped apart in a second, literally!
NEver assume your partner is happy, and don't believe him (or her) when they say everything is fine, PEOPLE LIE. They look you in the eye and LIE.
EVERybody is out for themselves.
I am an option. I don't think I ever was a priority and am not sure that I ever will be.
I am a rung on the ladder of finding perfection...
...I miss my Mama and Daddy, they are the only ones who loved me, really loved me.
Find happiness in GOD and yourself and NEVER depend on anyone else for anything...
I have not done this, and I don't know if Im capable, I think I try, but Im not very good at anything I
I am pressing on, everyday! I am trying.
This is my mindset these days. Not very comforting or reassuring, but I am not these things, at least not anymore.
Some days I feel better, some days worse, but never myself again.
I am damaged merchandise. I am not myself anymore.
If by chance I run into people I use to know and they tell me they miss me, I tell them I miss me too.
I don't know me anymore, Maybe one day Ill be better because of this. But for now, for today ,