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The Arithmetic of Help: Israeli Loan Guarantees
By CLYDE HABERMAN,
Published: September 22, 1991
JERUSALEM, Sept. 21— The tense battle between the United States and Israel over loan guarantees began here months ago with a mixture of sober economic projections, dry market analyses and more than a bit of raw, seat-of-the-pants flying.
Israeli officials knew that a huge number of Soviet Jews would be heading their way over the next few years, and a million people seemed like a reasonable forecast. It also had the advantage of being a neat, round figure -- one easy to digest.
To absorb so many people, American help was needed in the form of Government loan guarantees. On that score, $10 billion seemed like a reasonable, and conveniently round, figure.
"There's nothing very scientific about it," acknowledged Amos Rubin, economic adviser to Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir. "You're talking about a wave of immigration, and you don't know how many and how soon." A 5-Year Arrangement
Of course, Mr. Rubin said, the numbers were far from randomly selected, and when stirred together they translated earlier this month into a formal Israeli request for $10 billion in loan guarantees from the United States.
They would be spread over five years, and would be used to help create jobs, schools, housing, roads, sewerage and other essentials for the masses of Soviet Jews expected to try carving out a new life here.
It all seemed straightforward enough, until President Bush stunned Israeli leaders by declaring that the loan guarantees, which Israel says it must have to avert hard times, would have to take a back seat for now to a hoped-for Middle East peace conference.
His firmness in demanding a delay in Congressional action, and Israel's sharp, at times emotional reaction to a development it had not anticipated, have combined to create one of the nastier disputes in years between this country and its chief ally and benefactor. No Handout, Israel Emphasizes
What Israel wants, officials here feel they must say again and again, is not a new American handout, something they recognize is not realistic to expect in this time of huge budget deficits in Washington. Rather than loans, they are looking for loan guarantees, which amount to an endorsement by the United States of Israel's credit-worthiness.
Their request is not exactly as cost-free, as some Israelis contend, because by law Washington must set aside some cash as a contingency fund against the possibility of Israeli default. But that is likely to require an outlay in the area of several hundred million dollars, far from $10 billion, and Israel says it is prepared to pay that expense itself.
The real point here for Israel is that, with the United States as its guarantor, it would presumably be able to obtain lower interest rates and more favorable loan terms than it could on its own in borrowing from commercial banks or other financial institutions.
Their country, Israeli officials say, has never defaulted on a loan and is not about to start now. Therefore, they argue, the risk to the United States and the cost to its taxpayers are minimal. But should the assistance be denied, the potential damage to Israel might be considerable.
"The loan guarantees are essential precisely because we know that to absorb the immigrants, we have to encourage mass investment and borrowing," Yaacov Frenkel, governor of the Bank of Israel, said in an interview. "Without them, I've no doubt that unemployment will be much higher and that there will be tremendous suffering among Russian and Ethiopian immigrants." Toting Up the Numbers
Government economic planners, when they settled last spring on the estimate of a million Soviet Jews by the mid-1990's, calculated that they needed $60 billion to $70 billion to deal with the influx.
More than half of the total, they said, could be paid from internal sources, like domestic borrowing, tax revenue and money from the sale of Government-owned businesses -- part of a privatization program that has yet to get fully off the ground. That left $25 billion to $30 billion to be raised overseas, with most of it expected to come from the sale of Israel Bonds, contributions from Jews and other traditional sources.
But not all of it. The size of the borrowing was so large that it strained Israel's fund-raising abilities. There remained a sizable segment -- $10 billion, it was decided -- to be obtained, and that is what the Israelis hope to raise with the help of United States loan guarantees. Not only would bank interest rates be lower with this American blessing, officials here say, but the loans could be stretched out over the next three decades.
And, they add, they could obtain a 10-year grace period on repayment of the principal, no small matter for a country where a third of the budget is devoted to repaying old debts.
"During the next 10 years, we will need to pay only the interest on the $10 billion," said Dan Halperin, a former Finance Ministry official who now works with a Tel Aviv-based economic consulting firm. New Wrinkle in U.S. Law
Of concern here is the new United States law requiring the Bush Administration to create a special cash pool to back up the loan guarantees.


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The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) announced today that 14 businesses will be provided nuclear energy vouchers worth approximately $4.2 million to accelerate the innovation and application of advanced nuclear technologies.
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Individuals and organizations interested in the GAIN initiative should be aware that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed rulemaking concerning the Emergency Planning Zones required around Small Modular Reactors and advanced reactors (referred to in NRC's documentation as Other New Technologies). The proposed rule acknowledges that the one-size fits all approach for older plants do not reflect the increased safety and reduced potential impact zones of newer designs. The comment period runs through June 27. Rulemaking Comments Link
The "Nuclear Power Reactor Testing Needs and Prototype Plants for Advanced Reactor Designs" document describes the relevant regulations governing the testing requirements for advanced reactors, describes the process for determining testing needs to meet the NRC's regulatory requirements, clarifies when a prototype plant might be needed and how it might differ from the proposed standard plant design, and describes licensing strategies and options that include the use of a prototype plant to meet the NRC's testing requirements. Access document here.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding over $66 million in nuclear energy research, facility access, crosscutting technology development, and infrastructure awards in 28 states. In total, 86 projects were selected to receive funding that will help advance innovative nuclear technologies. These awards provide funding for nuclear energy-related research through the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP), the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF), and Nuclear Energy Enabling Technology programs. a number of nuclear technology developers will receive access to unique research capabilities and other assistance consistent with the goals and objectives of the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative.
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By KEVIN TREVELLYAN
U.S. Department of Energy's Nuclear Science User Facilities Awards 30 Rapid Turnaround Experiment Research Proposals
IDAHO FALLS -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) has selected 30 new Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) projects, totaling up to approximately $1.2 million. These projects will continue to advance the understanding of irradiation effects in nuclear fuels and materials in support of the mission of the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy. Read More
Read the March 2017 issue of the ASI Newsletter
Read the March 2017 issue of the AMM Newsletter
See https://www.nei.org/News-Media/News/News-Archives/DOE-Nuclear-Innovation-Partnership-GAINs-Steam for the original.
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Preliminary Draft Guidance on Non-Light Water Reactor Security Design Considerations
The Commission's "Policy Statement on the Regulation of Advanced Reactors," (73 FR 60612; October 14, 2008) states that the design of advanced reactors should "include considerations for safety and security requirements together in the design process such that security issues (e.g., newly identified threats of terrorist attacks) can be effectively resolved through facility design and engineered security features, and formulation of mitigation measures, with reduced reliance on human actions."
The NRC staff issued preliminary draft guidance on non-light water reactor security design considerations for public comment. This document sets forth a set of "security design considerations" that a designer should consider while developing the facility design. These considerations, if adequately implemented through detailed design, along with the adequate implementation of administrative controls and security programs, are one way to protect a nuclear power reactor against the DBT for radiological sabotage. The security design considerations document is available in the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System at accession no. ML16305A328. A notice was published in the Federal Register on March 13, 2017 (FRN 2017-04873). The comment period closes on April 27, 2017.
Note: Nuclear Energy Voucher information can be found under the "Opportunities" heading or here:
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) today announced the availability of fiscal year 2017 funds for small business vouchers to assist applicants developing advanced nuclear energy technologies who are seeking access to the world class expertise and capabilities available across the U.S. Department of Energy's national laboratories complex. The small business vouchers are provided by the DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy to support nuclear energy innovation in the small business sector.
"The objective of GAIN is to accelerate cost-effective commercialization of innovative nuclear energy technologies," said Rita Baranwal, GAIN director. "This cost-sharing initiative enables partnerships with small businesses and provides them with access to the technical, regulatory and financial support necessary to bridge the gap to delivering new technologies to market."
A Letter of Intent from a company intending to submit a voucher application is requested and strongly encouraged to be submitted by March 9, 2017. Submitting a Letter of Intent will enable GAIN to assist with identifying appropriate facilities and staff to support the voucher application and to assist the applicant as needed. More information on the vouchers and eligibility requirements are available at gain.inl.gov.
The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear is a U.S. Department of Energy initiative to provide the nuclear industrial community with access to the technical, regulatory, and financial support necessary to move new or advanced nuclear technologies toward commercialization while ensuring the continued safe, reliable, and economic operation of the existing nuclear fleet. Day-to-day management of GAIN is the responsibility of Idaho National Laboratory. See more GAIN news at gain.inl.gov. Follow @GAINnuclear on Twitter or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GAINnuclear.
The original news release is available at https://energy.gov/ne/articles/mou-between-united-states-department-energy-and-belgian-nuclear-research-centre.
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) and Belgium's Studiecentrum voor Kernenergie/Centre d'Etude de l'Energie Nucléaire (SCK•CEN) (also known as the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) concerning cooperation in nuclear energy research and development on January 13, 2017.
This MOU will enable collaboration on future irradiations and post-irradiation examinations (PIE), including planned SCK•CEN activities to take place in the Belgium Reactor–2 (BR-2) and associated Laboratory for High and Medium Activity (LHMA) hot cells, as well as planned DOE activities to take place in the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR), the Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) Facility, and High Temperature Test Laboratory (HTTL) located at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and other facilities that are part of DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF).
Initial collaboration is being performed under a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) under Annex 1 of the MOU, between SCK•CEN and INL that was negotiated and signed on November 14, 2016, to conduct irradiation tests and perform PIE activities with silicon carbide, uranium alloys and uranium ceramic materials, as well as develop sensors and instrumentation. The outcomes of this collaboration will support and enhance future NSUF opportunities and capabilities for nuclear energy researchers.
The nuclear industry may access some of these capabilities through the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative to help achieve faster and cost-effective development of innovative nuclear energy technologies toward commercial readiness.
More information regarding the NSUF program is available at https://nsuf.inl.gov/, and the GAIN initiative at https://gain.inl.gov.
DOE's Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) has issued a call for Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) research proposals for Fiscal Year 2017. These funds are intended to advance laboratory technologies toward commercialization deployment. They double INL's resources by providing matching grants for research and industry partnered projects.
Researchers are asked to carefully evaluate INL-developed technologies to best fit the topic areas. Topic 1 funding is intended for projects where additional technology maturation is needed to attract a private partner. Topic 2 funding is intended for cooperative development projects between a lab and industry partner(s) and is designed to bolster the commercial application of a lab-developed technology.
Type of matching funds
Funding amount per selection
Performance period
Topic 1
Require matching cash or in-kind funds from Technology Deployment
$100,000 to $150,000
Six to 12 months
Topic 2
Require matching funds from industry sponsors
$250,000 to $750,000
12 to 24 months
Technology Deployment (TD) encourages researchers to take advantage of this advanced notice to find industry sponsors and to apply for Topic 2 funding wherever possible. This is critical due to the success of the last round of TCF Topic 1 awards, which used up most of TD's funds to provide the matching portion.
Key dates include:
Dec. 22: Submission deadline for letters of intentFeb. 22, 2017: Submission deadline for proposals
Interested parties and potential industry sponsorship can contact Mark Kaczor (526-1340) for more information.
GAIN current and prospective partners may be interested in attending the Industry Growth Forum by INL's partner lab, the National Rewable Energy Laboratory. The event is set for April 13-17, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. For details, visit www.nrelforum.com.
WASHINGTON – As of today, 72 parties accounting for 56.75 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions have joined the climate agreement negotiated at COP21 in Paris, meeting the requirements of 55 parties representing 55 percent of global emissions needed for the Paris Agreement to enter into force in 30 days, prior to the COP22 meeting in Morocco.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz released the following statement:
"Passing the threshold for the Paris Agreement's entry into force is a historic moment, marking a new era of global consensus on climate change action. This agreement will further accelerate development of a multi-trillion dollar market for clean energy technology solutions that reduce heat-trapping emissions.
"While the Agreement's entry into force is cause for celebration, our work has just begun. The central challenge for this new era will be to accelerate the deployment of energy technologies, develop new innovative low-carbon solutions quickly, meet the goals our nations have declared before the world, and encourage even greater ambition.
"That's why, on the first day of COP21, President Obama announced Mission Innovation, an initiative in which 20 countries plus the European Union have now pledged to each seek a doubling of clean energy R&D investments over a five-year period. Private sector leaders announced the parallel Breakthrough Energy Coalition, again aimed at accelerating the transition to a clean energy economy.
"As we have already seen in the United States, building a clean energy economy creates jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities, lowers energy costs for families and businesses, enhances energy security, and has the potential to expand access to electricity to billions worldwide. The United States is committed to lead by example on clean energy and energy technology innovation.
"As I travel across the country, the innovation I see taking place in every state convinces me that America has the workers, the entrepreneurs, the scientists, the engineers, and the desire to be the global R&D leader for clean energy technology, research, development, and deployment.
"With each country doing their part to meet the Paris Agreement, we can leverage science and technology to combat climate change, improve quality of life around the world, and create unprecedented opportunities through a low-carbon economy."
Topics: @DOEFeatured, COP21, COP22, Paris Agreement, R&D, U.S. Department of Energy
INL News Release
Aug. 16, 2016
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INL taps industry senior leader to lead GAIN as the initiative continues to grow
Editor's Note: A photo and bio of Dr. Rita Baranwal are attached
Dr. Kemal Pasamehmetoglu, associate lab director of Idaho National Laboratory's Nuclear Science & Technology directorate, has announced the selection of Westinghouse executive Dr. Rita Baranwal to serve as director of the INL-led Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative. As GAIN director, Baranwal will lead efforts to support the development of innovative reactor technologies in the U.S.
Pasamehmetoglu has served a dual role leading the GAIN program since it launched in late 2015, as well as INL's Nuclear Science & Technology directorate at the nation's lead nuclear energy laboratory. The addition of Baranwal will enable further growth as GAIN continues to expand. She will begin in her new role on Aug. 22.
"Rita brings a wealth of industry experience and nuclear fuels and materials science expertise to her new role," Pasamehmetoglu said. "I'm confident that she will provide strong leadership for the GAIN program as it continues to grow as a catalyst for innovation in advanced nuclear technologies."
Baranwal served most recently as director of Technology Development in the Engineering Center of Excellence at Westinghouse Electric Corporation. and has held many other roles in nuclear fuel design and engineering. She holds a doctorate in materials science and engineering from the University of Michigan.
INL is one of the DOE's national laboratories. The laboratory performs work in each of DOE's strategic goal areas: energy, national security, science and environment. INL is the nation's leading center for nuclear energy research and development. Day-to-day management and operation of the laboratory is the responsibility of Battelle Energy Alliance.
See more INL news at www.inl.gov. Follow @INL on Twitter or visit our Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/IdahoNationalLaboratory.
Dr. Rita Baranwal will be joining INL's Nuclear Science & Technology directorate later this month as the director for the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative.
Baranwal most recently served as the director of Technology Development and Application at Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Cranberry, Pennsylvania. In that position, she led the creation and development of game-changing technologies and managed characterization and hot cell laboratories to support Westinghouse, its customers and the nuclear power industry. Her previous positions at Westinghouse include director of Core Engineering and manager of Materials and Fuel Rod Design. Prior to joining Westinghouse, she was a manager in the Materials Technology organization at Bechtel Bettis, Inc.
Baranwal was an adjunct faculty member of University of South Carolina's nuclear engineering graduate program from 2010-2012. She holds two patents for materials engineering technology and has co-authored publications related to characterization of irradiation and fabrication process effects on material microstructure and properties. She received her bachelor's degree from MIT in materials science and engineering and her master's degree and Ph.D. in the same discipline from the University of Michigan. She also completed an executive management program at Duquesne University's Beard Institute in 2009.
Baranwal has been an active American Nuclear Society member since 2008 and currently serves on the ANS Materials Science and Technology Division Executive Committee. She also serves on the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters in Pittsburgh and was recently elected to serve on the board of directors for North Hills Community Outreach.
The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, is releasing a "save the date" for the FY 2017 webinar to discuss select Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs). DOE-NE anticipates discussing FY 2017 NEUP R&D, NEUP IRP, NEET, and applicable NSUF workscopes. New aspects of DOE-NE's consolidated FOAs will also be discussed.
Draft workscopes, will be made available prior to the webinar.
When: August 8-10, 2016
Webinar Schedule
Save the Date Flyer
GAIN Nuclear Energy Voucher recipients
Partner Facility
Investigation of Materials for Continuous Casting of Metallic Nuclear Fuel
Idaho National Laboratory
Lead-Bismuth Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Licensing Development
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Verification of Molten-Salt Properties at High Temperatures
Argonne National Laboratory
Optimization and Assessment of the Neutronics and Fuel Cycle Performance of the Transatomic Power Molten Salt Reactor Design
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Robust Silicon Carbide Cladding for LWR Application - Corrosion and Irradiation Proof Test of Low Cost Innovations in MIT Research Reactor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Legacy Metal Fuel Data Exploration for Commercial Scale-Up
Argonne National Laboratory/Idaho National Laboratory
High Efficiency Heat Exchanger for High Temperature and High Pressure Applications
High efficiency and low cost thermal energy storage system
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding over $82 million in nuclear energy research, facility access, crosscutting technology development, and infrastructure awards in 28 states. In total, 93 projects were selected to receive funding that will help push innovative nuclear technologies toward commercialization and into the market. These awards provide funding for nuclear energy-related research through the Nuclear Energy University Program, Nuclear Science User Facilities, and Nuclear Energy Enabling Technology programs. In addition to financial support, a number of recipients will receive technical and regulatory assistance through the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative.
For full details, see the announcement on the Nuclear Energy University Program website.
DOE-NE is inviting members of the SMR industry to participate in a two-day workshop, June 22-23 in North Bethesda, MD, intended to help inform DOE's future program plans to support development of the domestic SMR industry and position them to succeed.
DOE Workshop: Pathway to SMR Commercialization
In November 2015, the United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative to accelerate innovation of advanced nuclear technologies by providing potential industry partners with opportunities to access the technical, regulatory, and financial support necessary to move innovative nuclear energy technologies toward commercialization. GAIN is expected to provide a vehicle for support of public-private partnerships to achieve national goals established by the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). NE has been supporting the development of domestic small modular reactor (SMR) designs through the SMR Licensing Technical Support (LTS) program, which provides financial assistance for SMR design development and efforts leading to design certification, site permit, and license approvals from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. DOE continues to believe that SMRs could play an important role in addressing the energy, economic, and environmental goals of the U.S.
The ultimate path to successful commercialization of SMR technologies will depend on many factors, including economic competitiveness, regulatory measures to reduce carbon emissions, market growth, as well as others. Two related areas in which the Department has an interest are:
DOE recognizes the need for a collaborative path forward with industry to determine the optimum set of activities that could achieve the goal of ensuring successful SMR deployments. Therefore, DOE requests domestic industry participation in a 2-day comprehensive workshop to elicit opinions on the two key topics identified above.
The workshop will include participation from domestic vendors, utilities, nuclear supply chain entities, laboratories, universities, or other related professional organizations to provide input and ideas in support of the DOE SMR commercialization goals.
The first day will address the question of what manufacturing techniques, capabilities, or process improvements could provide the most significant benefit(s) for improving SMR economics, and how to accomplish the transition from prototype fabrication capability to a robust SMR manufacturing enterprise.
The second day of the workshop will address the question of what SMR capabilities should be developed further to improve the global marketability of SMRs.
Participants should consider SMR-focused concepts that support the development of any non-electric applications, the use of SMR-generated process heat in various industrial and community environments, capabilities to deliver secure power to critical missions, improvements in load-following capabilities to support grid stability, and the use of SMRs as a component of hybrid energy systems, as examples.
Workshop results will help inform DOE's future program plans to support the development of a domestic SMR industry with the ultimate goal of positioning U.S. SMRs to succeed. The maturation of SMR technologies is integral to promoting the Administration's "all of the above" energy strategy, contributing towards meeting national climate and clean energy goals, and facilitating U.S. industrial competitiveness.
To register and for a complete agenda, please go to:
View the workshop announcement
For the full workshop agenda and to register
Designers of advanced nuclear reactors seek to bridge the gap between concept and prototype. While it is early for investors and potential customers to easily pick winners from an increasingly crowded field of advanced reactor projects, new patterns of investment, including public/private partnerships, are creating opportunities for entrepreneurial developers.
Read more:https://neutronbytes.com/2016/04/27/new-paradigms-emerge-for-innovation-and-investment-in-advanced-nuclear-energy-reactor-designs/
A new generation of innovators is pioneering the future of nuclear energy in partnership with our National Labs. Citizens and policymakers leading the global transition to a low-carbon economy are focusing efforts on developing -- and building -- advanced nuclear reactors. To support these efforts, the Department of Energy is working to forge key partnerships and support a culture of nuclear innovation driven by this new generation of scientists, university researchers, entrepreneurs and investors.
"Nobody told today's students that nuclear innovation is supposed to be slow.They chose nuclear because they want to save the world." - Dr. Rachel Slaybaugh
The current nuclear reactor fleet is the low-carbon workhorse of the electricity world. In 2014, nuclear power generated about 60 percent of the carbon-free electricity in the United States. Today's light-water reactor designs provide a safe, effective and affordable bridge to new nuclear reactor technologies -- promising increased flexibility and the ability to match electricity generation with demand.
First across that bridge may be small modular reactors (SMRs), which vary in size from 50 to 300 megawatts (about one-fourth the size of current reactors). With lower initial capital investments and shorter construction timelines than traditional-sized reactors, SMRs are progressing toward commercialization. They could replace aging, carbon-emitting coal power plants, and their smaller size provides more flexibility in where they can be located.
Tomorrow's fission reactors will broaden our energy options by using innovative fuels and, potentially, alternative coolants such as high-temperature gas and liquid metal or molten salt instead of water. Since many advanced reactor designs operate at a higher temperature than light-water reactors, they are ideally suited to replace fossil fuels for industrial applications that require high temperature process heat (such as oil refining and biofuel production) with nuclear-generated heat at an enormous savings in carbon emissions.
Nuclear innovation doesn't stop at fission. Companies large and small, along with labs such as Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are studying nuclear fusion -- the energy source of the sun and stars -- in the hopes of someday harnessing fusion for power on Earth.
Dr. Rachel Slaybaugh is among the new generation of scientists seeking to revolutionize nuclear energy. She is an assistant professor of nuclear engineering at the University of California-Berkeley. | Photo courtesy of UC Berkeley.
Nuclear innovators are also reshaping the federal government's role in nuclear energy. The Department of Energy recently established the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) to provide the new nuclear energy community with access to the technical, regulatory and financial support necessary to move new nuclear reactor designs toward commercialization. GAIN is based on feedback from the nuclear community and provides a single point of access to the broad range of capabilities -- people, facilities, infrastructure, materials and data -- across the Energy Department and its national laboratories.
Led by Idaho National Laboratory in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, GAIN integrates and facilitates efforts by private industry, universities and national laboratories to test, develop and demonstrate innovative nuclear technologies to accelerate the licensing and commercialization of these systems. Focused research opportunities and dedicated industry engagement ensures that Energy Department-sponsored activities make a difference for companies working to bring new reactor designs to market.
University of California-Berkeley professor Rachel Slaybaugh summed up the buzz around nuclear technology innovation during a recent roundtable on advanced nuclear power: "Now is an exciting time to be in nuclear energy," she said. "Nobody told today's students that nuclear innovation is supposed to be slow. They chose nuclear because they want to save the world. Defining how the universities facilitate collaboration between students and industry will be key to our success."
Editor's Note: This post was authored by Laura Scheele at Idaho National Laboratory, one of the Department of Energy's 17 National Laboratories.
Link to original article on Energy.gov
Originally posted March 1, 2016 - 1:00pm
As part of the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative, the NE Voucher program will provide up to $2 million in this pilot year for access to expertise, knowledge, and facilities of the National Laboratories and our partner facilities to help advance nuclear energy technologies. Additional NE Voucher program information is available on the 'Apply for a Voucher' page on the GAIN website, including an expanded scope description, frequently asked questions, copies of the standard research agreements that will be needed for the selected application, as well as the final Request for Assistance (RFA).
The application period starts on March 1 and will extend through March 30, 2016. Voucher selection notifications will be made in mid-May.
If you have questions or comments, we invite you to send them to email@example.com. Industry input is appreciated as the GAIN initiative continues to develop its programs to help accelerate innovative nuclear energy technologies in the U.S.
Kemal Pasamehmetoglu, Ph.D.GAIN Director
News Media Contact: (202) 586-4940Posted Jan. 27, 2016
WASHINGTON -- Furthering efforts to encourage clean energy innovation in nuclear energy, the Department of Energy (DOE) released a draft Request for Assistance (RFA) today for the Nuclear Energy Voucher Program to be used by small business applicants. The voucher program will give businesses access to DOE's unique, globally recognized facilities and researchers, which will help them further their efforts to develop next generation nuclear energy technologies. The Nuclear Energy Voucher Program represents a pilot initiative of the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) to provide the nuclear community with access to the technical, regulatory, and financial support necessary to move innovative nuclear energy technologies toward commercialization while ensuring the continued safe, reliable, and economic operation of the existing nuclear fleet. GAIN was launched in November 2015 as the nuclear energy component of DOE's Clean Energy Investment Center.
"Strong engagement between federal agencies, the research community, and technology developers is vital to bring new nuclear technologies to market, and is a core mission of GAIN," said Under Secretary of Science and Energy, Lynn Orr. "By providing companies access to the Department's world class nuclear researchers, data, and facilities, we will help build the partnerships necessary to bring innovative technologies to the market faster by helping them solve their most pressing challenges." Recent reports have found strong interest in nuclear energy innovation from a number of new companies. Through this voucher initiative, the Energy Department will provide small businesses access to the expertise and tools to test, validate, and introduce new products, expand businesses, and grow the clean nuclear energy industry.
The Department is seeking feedback on the draft RFA and will accept comments and questions until February 16, 2016. The final RFA will be issued by March 1, 2016 and the selected applicants will be announced in the spring. These cost-shared vouchers will support small businesses by providing funding to a federally funded research and development center or a partner user facility to help companies overcome critical technology and commercialization challenges. Project are anticipated to be 6-12 months in duration and during the initial pilot project, the Energy Department will fund up to 10 vouchers providing a total DOE cost-share of $2 million.
Additional information on the pilot Nuclear Energy Voucher Program and the Draft RFA can be found at http://GAIN.INL.GOV.


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Ann Hamilton is a visual artist and self-described maker. She is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Art at Ohio State University. This interview was edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Ann Hamilton — Making, and the Spaces We Share." Find more at onbeing.org.
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We just spent 5 magical nights at Monaco Suites. From the moment we got off the plane the hotel staff looked after our every need.
We had a quick boat trip to the island whilst sipping on champange, then a quick mini van transfer to the resort.
On arrival we were treated to a refreshing welcome cocktail then we were whisked away to our suite.
We stayed in a one bedroom suite which was massive. The view is just spectacular. The room was beautiful and clean and had eveything we desired.
There was a wonderful array of breakfast options but unfortunately the hot food was COLD (which seems to be an ongoing problem after reading other reviews I just thought other people were being too fussy). This was the only downside to our stay as it wouldn't be hard to invest in some better heating options for the hot food. We enjoyed a nice dinner at Monaco and again the service made our night!
Although the resort was absolutely stunning I feel the staff made our holiday that much more enjoyable as theyreally seemed to enjoy saying good morning etc and seem like they would go out of their way to do anything for you.
Each day we caught the shuttle to D Mall or Coco Loco and this wasn't a problem for us but did wonder if it would be easier just to stay on White Beach. The only thing would be that we would have missed the amazing customer service from all of the wonderful Monaco staff.
We noticed quite a few guests complaining about the incline up the steep hill to catch the shuttle bus and wondered why the resort don't run people back and forth in their little buggies as staff seem to be plentiful and I think this would prove to make more happy customers return to Monaco Suites. What was even more suprising was that the staff would drive past people and not think to give them a lift up the hill. This didn't bother us as we were staying near the top of the resort but I think it would have been a different story if we were staying at the bottom of the resort.
We would return to Monaco in a heart beat, not only for the amazing facilities and the stunning views but most importantly for the best customer service we have ever received any where in the world.
I do hope Monaco management realise their staff make this resort.
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The W. Richard Scott Award for Distinguished Scholarship is granted for an outstanding contribution to scholarship on organizations, occupations, and/or work in an article published within the last three years (2014-16). An article may be nominated by its author(s) or by any ASA member. To nominate an article, send (1) a PDF file of the article or a functioning URL where it can be accessed, (2) a letter (PDF or MSWord) justifying the nomination, and (3) contact information for the nominee (including email), to each member of the selection committee. To receive full consideration, nominations must be submitted by March 31, 2017.
The members of the 2017 Scott Article Award Committee are:
Chair: David Pedulla
Stanford University
Department of Sociology
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Elaine Draper
California State University – Los Angeles
Department of Sociology
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Giacomo Negro
Emory University
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2016 Winner
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Honorable mention: Mears, Ashley (Boston University) "Working for Free in the VIP Relational Work and the Production of Consent." American Sociological Review 80(6): 1099-1122.
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Andras Tilcsik (University of Toronto), "Imprint-Environment Fit and Performance: How Organizational Munificence at Time-of-Hire Affects Subsequent Job Performance," Administrative Science Quarterly, 2014, 59: 639-668.
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Kwon, Seok-Won, Colleen Heflin and Martin Ruef. 2013. "Community Social Capital and Entrepreneurship." American Sociological Review 78(6): 980-1008.
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Isabel Fernandez-Mateo and Zelia King. 2011. "Anticipatory Sorting and Gender Segregation in Temporary Employment." Management Science 57(6): 989-1008. Link.
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Ruthanne Huising and Susan Silbey. 2011. "Governing the Gap: Forging Safe Science through Relational Regulation," Regulation & Governance 5: 14-42.
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Matt L. Huffman, Philip N. Cohen, and Jessica Pearlman. 2010. "Engendering Change: Organiza- tional Dynamics and Workplace Gender Desegrega- tion, 1975–2005." Administrative Science Quarterly 55: 255–277.
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Alexandra Kalev. 2009. "Cracking the Glass Cages? Restructuring and Ascriptive Inequality at Work." American Journal of Sociology 114(6): 1591-1643.
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David Stark and Balazs Vedres. 2006. "Social Times of Network Spaces: Network Sequences and Foreign Investment in Hungary." American Journal of Sociology 111(5): 1367-1411.
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Brian Uzzi and Jarrett Spiro. 2005. "Collaboration and Creativity: The Small World Problem." American Journal of Sociology 111(2):447-504.
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David Obstfeld. 2005. "Social Networks, The Tertius Iungens Orientation, and Involvement In Innovation." Administrative Science Quarterly 50(1):100-130.
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Brian Uzzi and Ryon Lancaster. 2004. "Embeddedness and Price Formation in the Large Law Firm Market." American Sociological Review 69:319-344.
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Hayagreeva Rao, Phillipe Monin and Rodolphe Durand. 2003. "Institutional Change in Toque Ville : Nouvelle Cuisine as an Identity
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Vincent J. Roscigno and Randy Hodson. 2004. "The Organizational and Social Foundations of Worker
Resistance." American Sociological Review 69(1):14-39.
2004 Winner
Kim A. Weeden. 2002. "Why Do Some Occupations Pay More than Others? Social Closure and Earnings Inequality in the United States." American Journal of Sociology 108(1):55-101.
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SIESTA KEY, Fla. -- A motorcycle has torn through a protected species habitat on Siesta Key, according to wildlife officials.
It happened in an area of the Siesta Key public beach Monday night. The Audubon Society tells ABC 7 that 13 Least Tern nests were destroyed, and 12 Black Skimmer nests were disturbed, along with a pair of Snowy Plovers.
The colony was clearly marked off with posts and signs, but Florida Fish and Wildlife investigators say a motorcycle drove right through it.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
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NEW YORK - Mediaite has uncovered audio of Donald Trump saying model Victoria Zdrok 'Looks Like a Third-Rate Hooker' during a recorded private phone conversation. Zdrok was Playboy's October 1994 Playmate and the 2004 Penthouse Pet of the Year.
In the recording Trump was allegedly speaking with magazine publisher Chaunce Hayden about his relationship with Zdrok. Trump said:
"Looks like a fucking third-rate hooker. Gimme a break. I never took her out. She's full of shit. Chaunce, look, I have good taste in women. Take a look at her picture. It's all bullshit. I never took her out. I never took her out, and based on that picture I would never take her out. She's not even attractive, she's not a good-looking girl. Who the hell wants a Penthouse Pet? Penthouse is gone, it's bankrupt, it's over."
According to wikipedia Victoria Zdrok graduated from Pensacola Junior College in Florida at age 17 and West Chester University in Pennsylvania at age 18 with a B.A. Zdrok earned a J.D. degree from Villanova University School of Law, a Doctorate (MD) from Harvard Medical School and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Drexel University.


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The Best Short Term Investments of 2016
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Investing doesn't always mean for the long-term. There are even times when short-term investments make sense. You may be able to grow your money quickly and then have the aid of your initial investment and your profits to put toward other expenses in your budget.
If you are considering short term investments, here are the best ones to consider for 2016.
Exchange-Traded Funds
Exchange-traded funds are ideal short term investments tracking the movement of underlying assets like bonds, Index funds, commodities such as oil, gold and silver etc.
ETFs are traded in exchanges similar to traditional stocks and can be purchased or sold in same day like day trading of equities. Small investors prefer ETFs over mutual funds because of the lower fees and higher liquidity. Leveraged ETFs are also very popular among traders which make use of debt and financial derivatives to multiply the returns of an underlying asset or index.
For example, a 2X gold ETF will gain two percent for every one percent increase in gold price. ETFs offer the diversification of index funds and require very less initial capital. It offers the flexibility to short sell and does not have any requirement for minimum deposit.
Also ETFs offer better tax benefits when compared to mutual funds and other investments. Some of the popularly traded ETFs are SPDR which tracks S&P 500 Index, QQQ which tracks Nasdaq 100 Index, IWM which tracks the Russell 2000 Index and DIA which tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Forex Trading
The forex market is one of the biggest and most liquid financial markets with daily trading volumes exceeding more than 3.5 trillion dollars. Forex trading involves exchanging one currency for another to gain profit from the difference in rate of exchange between those currencies. Forex market is accessible to anyone who has a forex trading account and requires a very small initial investment.
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Mutual funds are professionally managed investment funds which are financed by shareholders and trades in diversified holdings. There are different categories of mutual funds depending on the underlying asset class which includes fixed income funds, money market funds, hybrid funds and equity funds etc.
Short-term mutual funds are very good investments to consider if you are targeting a moderate capital appreciation and investment tenure of few months. Money market funds are short term mutual funds which invest in money market instruments and used by investors as a substitute for savings accounts in banks. They have shorter maturity period, guarantee fixed income and possess high credit quality.
Short term mutual funds are open-ended investment schemes suitable for retail investors who are looking for a maturity period of 2-4 months and aim for moderate returns with relatively lower risk levels. Mutual fund investors are imposed with several fees including management fees, distribution charges, shareholder transaction fees and fund service charges.
Binary options
Binary options or digital options are financial derivatives which offer traders with either a fixed payoff or nothing at all depending on the outcome of the trade.
Binary options involve speculating the price movement of underlying assets such as Forex currency pairs, stocks, market indices, commodities like Gold and silver etc. Binary options are relatively short term investments and available for day trading and hourly trading as well.
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Live on Skysports 2: Thu 12.00: Tom Watson heads to Surrey for the Senior Open where he is 16/1 (bet365) to win the event.
Watson wowed the crowds at Royal St George with a magnificent hole in one and showed he has true class by finishing T22 in hard conditions. His odds of 16/1 with bet365 to win the Senior Open down at Walton Heath are certainly of interest as he goes looking for a 2nd win in 7 Champions Tour events this season.
Watson's main challenger is Tom Lehman who is perhaps a deserved 9/1 fav with Sportingbet. Lehman, funnily enough, was the man who tied for 22nd with Watson in the Open and with 3 wins in 11 previous senior events, will put up a great fight.
Nick Price is the last to watch at 12/1 (Betdaq). He has achieved six top 5 finishes in 12 events (including a win) and could go very well, Skybet making him 5/2 to finish in the top 5 here.
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Album Rating: 4.5great review but you forgot to mention how amazing the drums are omg
1 of the best thrash albums ever
Album Rating: 4.5"great review but you forgot to mention how amazing the drums are omg
1 of the best thrash albums ever"
Thanks man, yeah that's a good point actually, I rarely mention drums in an review because for me it's
all about the riffs, but yeah they kick ass in this
Digging: Elder (USA-MA) - Reflections of a Floating World
awesome album and amazing cover
so gud
Album Rating: 4.5Agree about the album cover, it was actually the main thing that drew me to the album, strangely
Album Rating: 3.5this probably deserves higher than a 3.5 but i haven't listened to it in a while
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Album Rating: 4.5Thanks bro m/
Album Rating: 4.5@Crysis have another listen, I think it should be 4 at least
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Album Rating: 4.5ending of exhorder is the heaviest moment in thrash
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Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off"An album which helped to kick-start the groove metal revolution"
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Album Rating: 4.5you should review the law bro
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Nice review, have a pos."
Thank you very much
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Have to admit, haven't really listened to The Law that much, but I probably will quite soon, I'll give it another listen
Album Rating: 4.0Why didn't I listen to KILL before this album fucking ripssssss
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A Green Energy Plan for Denmark
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Several political regulation instruments -- such as CO2 taxes -- have been suggested to implement CO2 reduction policies. But normally the cost of implementing CO2 reduction policies is considered to be a threat to both economic growth and employment. But to some extent, strategies can be developed which implement CO2 reduction goals by creating jobs and such strategies could help economic growth.
This note presents the main results from a research project, in the Department of Development and Planning at Aalborg University. More detailed information of the full study is given in (Lund 1996: 2) and (Lund 1997). The research project has had the primary purpose of determining the consequences for employment and the need for foreign exchange in the investments in the different types of energy plants in Denmark. From this information it has been possible to develop and calculate the consequences of various energy strategies, which seek to avoid the conflict between environment, employment and economic growth. One example of such a strategy is called the Green Energy Plan.
The Green Energy Plan, was published by the General Workers' Union and used as an input to the public debate on the future of energy in Denmark in the spring of 1996 (Lund 1996: 2). The official Danish energy plan Energy 21 (Danish Ministry of Environment and Energy 1996) was adopted soon after the public debate.
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As an object falls, it gains speed, so you might conclude that it gains energy as well. This isn't true. Rather than gaining energy, the object converts the energy within from gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy. At the beginning of its descent, all the object's energy is potential and at the end, all its energy is kinetic. But the total energy remains the same throughout. This value is the product of the object's mass, its height above the surface and the rate of gravitational acceleration.
Convert the object's mass, in pounds, to kilograms by dividing by 2.2. If the object weighs 15 lb:
15 / 2.2 = 6.818 kg.
Convert the object's initial height, in feet, to meters by dividing by 3.3. If it drops 20 feet:
20 / 3.3 = 6.06 meters.
Multiply together the answers to the previous two steps: 6.818 x 6.06 = 41.32.
Multiply the answer by 9.81, which is the rate of acceleration by gravity:
41.32 x 9.81 = approximately 405 joules. This is the falling object's constant energy.
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The dialectic is the idea that history is shaped by opposing forces. The predominant force, idea, movement, or paradigm (the thesis) is challenged by an opposing force, idea, movement, or paradigm (the antithesis), which results in a third new force, idea, movement, or paradigm (the synthesis). The synthesis, in turn, becomes the new predominant force, idea, movement, or paradigm (the new thesis), and the process begins all over again. The dialectic is the process of creation, and resolution of contradictions.
It's also how to tell a great story, and Mass Effect, to me, is a great story, with a range of complex dialectic contradictions at its core, not the least of which are at the end of Mass Effect 3. A lot of people were unsatisfied with the ending, even when it was reconstituted with the Extended Cut, but I'm going to explain why it was a great ending, even before the additions were made.
Obviously, the primary 'thesis' of Mass Effect is civilisation itself, made up of a number of minor 'theses' represented by each race of the galaxy. The quarian face an obvious antithesis, the geth; the salarians have the krogan; humanity, as a fledgling galactic entity, faces intolerance as they simultaneously fail to show tolerance for civilisation they need to become a part of. We watch how these situations "synthesise" in order to resolve - and in this we can see it is not just a standard model of storytelling with a beginning-middle-ending structure, but a more complex melding of cultural and situational paradigms that carefully balance ideologies that exist for each unique thesis-antithesis situation until an ultimate synthesis is resolved at the end of the story, where galactic civilisation (the new thesis) faces the Reapers (the antithesis).
I wrote a literature review for this game a few weeks ago for my university library in which I stated, "Mass Effect is not just a game, but a cultural paradigm - hundreds of thousands of players, both old and new, frequently return to play it again and again, even those that found little joy in what was considered by many literature reviewers to be a profoundly complex ending. The dislike for the third game's ending however should have been expected, as the complexity of the themes may have been expecting too much, or alternatively (considering the contradictory elements) too little from players. The 'rage' wasn't at the ending, but at the subconscious offence taken by players that up until now, had enjoyed a fairly straight-forward storyline. However, the storyline has been quite a bit more complex right from the moment we finish creating our first Commander Shepard in the first game."
I was not gentle with the game, and I did not miss the fact that prior to the alterations being made to the ending, there were some serious flaws with it. However, that doesn't change the underlying thematic design, which was inherently brilliant when paralleled to other stories, such as Star Wars or even Halo - both of these demonstrate a relatively straightforward story model, as opposed to Mass Effect. Everyone begins in the same way, but even though the differences to the endings are more obvious now, everyone ends in a similar form of victory. You don't have to choose synthesis for a form of synthesis to still be taking place.
The destroy ending is fairly straightforward, and simplistic, which is why it's the easiest to achieve. It's still not the most ideal, as many players will form 'bonds' with characters such as Legion and EDI, but it ultimately represents a synthesis of 'human' ideals over artificial ones. In the destroy ending, the antithesis is no longer represented by just the Reapers, but ALL non-organic intelligence, 'alive' or not. Synthesis occurs by overpowering the antithesis, by 'deleting' the contradiction. It represents, to me, the ignorance of humanity, and a fear of change and progress. It is also a perfect example or how with any given synthesis, every step toward progress (such as the negation of a threat bent on wiping out civilisation) there must be a regression as well (such as the paradigm shift of civilisation itself by the loss of all artificial intelligence, the geth in particular). Here we see a perfect example of 'two steps forward, one step back'. This would not be my first choice of ending in hindsight, having had this much time to review the options. This would be a last resort, in my opinion, which is probably why it's the easiest to achieve.
In control, the antithesis is a type of cognitive dissonance in which the real enemy is, again, change. It is no more or less 'synthesis' of the dialectic than destroy, because there is still a regression to consider. In learning that the alternative of destruction includes the death of an entire artificial race, control becomes, first of all, harder to achieve (requiring higher EMS), and secondly, the alternative to which one must 'resort' to avoid actual synthesis (the third ending) which one may fear. Face it - the third option of synthesis is the 'final stage' of evolution as postulated by the Catalyst, and it's a big change. The regression on control is denying the galaxy that synthesis, due to cognitive dissonance - even though it's better, it's less easily understood and more easily feared, as it is with all new situations that humanity will face. This is, then, one step up from destroy on the scale of what I think would be the 'best ending'. In control, the synthesis occurs as a form of subjugation, rather than alliance - the antithesis isn't deleted like in destroy, but beaten to submission. I affectionately refer to this ending as the 'getting the bully back' ending. This ending is actually revenge.
My first choice, however, would be synthesis, were I only given one opportunity ever, and given the time to review all choices. This would never happen however, and if put on the spot like Shepard was, I must admit, a degree of cognitive dissonance would be kicking in right about now. Having spent the entirety of the game planning destroy, come the eleventh hour, it may just be my default setting regardless of what's rational, but synthesis is, in my opinion, the best ending. The thesis and antithesis actually form a true synthesis, and the regression is minimal, almost undetectable, but still there nonetheless. The cost of progress in this ending is being forced to adjust to a whole new level of existence. It's not just a form of dialectic synthesis though, but also an integration of plots where all the theses and antitheses of the game instantly synthesise, and the new thesis faces no real immediate antithesis, perhaps giving weight to the idea that organic-artificial synthesis is, indeed, the final stage of evolution, perhaps even creation. This ending is my personal favourite because of that, and because it's not even theoretically or even ideologically contradindictive of today's cultural dialectic. What it represents is what's possible, but perhaps only in the face of one terrifying antithesis. In a way, it's a scary thought, that to evolve that far humanity must first face such tremendous adversity, and it's not unsupported throughout the game - even in Mass Effect 2, Mordin Solus talks about how civilisation and culture can only progress if faced with adversity.
But what happens when it's gone as far as it can? And how do we know when it's gone as far as it can?
I'm not defending the poor quality of presentation of the endings, just the ideology behind them. Mass Effect didn't end in the last fifteen minutes of the third game, but the entire game itself was a series of dialectic contradictions that set up the ending from the very beginning. That's what makes it brilliant for me, and why I could enjoy the endings even before they were altered.
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Some Final Thoughts
I think synthesis is what Mass Effect's themes eventually encompass, as a whole - that is, the dialectic paradigm shifts of reality, rolled into a modern-day mythology where the sacrifice of the hero can feel like it's worth something. In the real world, the real heroes don't get the songs and stories they deserve, and on one level, we seek an escape to that alternate reality where they do. Simultaneously, the degree of 'escape' that we get is limited by the realistic way in which the story recreates one possibility of a 'realistic' future, so we find ourselves escaping reality, and recreating it at the same time, but in our 'own image'. We are synthesising our own fantasy when we play through a game like this, where the story itself synthesises real life, and in that the game itself synthesises the dialectic contradiction between fantasy, and reality.


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SC on Tuesday posted to December 14 the hearing of an application urging it to constantly monitor CBI`s probe into the sensational murder of teenaged school student Aarushi Talwar and her domestic servant Hemraj in Noida.
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The photo is enough to give us a moral high.
The image shows a black police officer identified as Leroy Smith assisting an obviously white supremacist man out of the heat.
The man, wearing a black T-shirt bearing a swastika, was one of 50 white supremacists carrying Confederate flags who clashed with another group, Black Educators for Justice, at the South Carolina State House on Saturday.
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