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1 MEASNET Procedure Evaluation of Site-Specific Wind Conditions Released Martin Strack; Deutsche WindGuard Consulting GmbH, Varel, on behalf of MEASNET EXTERNAL ARTICLE English The most important risks for a wind farm project are still associated with the wind conditions and the assumptions directly based upon these: the expected annual energy yield and the assessment of the stability of the wind turbine. Nevertheless, for the assessment of wind conditions at prospective wind turbine sites, no standard or internationally accepted procedures exist to define the methods, requirements and the way to handle the inherent risks, so that this can introduce certain arbitrariness in the determination of these key figures. For the processes and analyses based thereupon, however, high requirements are placed on the methods, but hardly some on the underlying input data: Even though the requirements for the assessment of structural integrity of the wind turbine are defined quite detailed by IEC standards, the requirements on the inputs to this assessment are hardly defined. A similar discrepancy exists for risk assessment and management performed on basis of available energy yield and uncertainty figures. To close this gap, an expert group within the MEASNET network was founded in order to come to a common understanding regarding the requirements on input data, methodologies and handling of uncertainties for site-specific assessment of wind conditions. This work has resulted in the preparation of a MEASNET Guideline Evaluation of Site-Specific Wind Conditions, which defines procedures and requirements with the aim to ensure reliable and high quality results with maximum traceability and comparability. In the following, the contents of the MEASNET guideline is presented and explained. Emphasis is given to aspects which distinguish the present guideline from the current state of the art, and which are particularly relevant for assessment of the risks of a project: the definition of rules for the assessment of suitability and completeness of wind measurement data, considerations on data integrity and risks arising from this, definition of a scope to be addressed to assess the parameters relevant for stability of a wind turbine, and assessment of uncertainties according to the state of the scientific knowledge. Background MEASNET is a network of measurement institutes, which has been established to harmonise wind energy related measurement and evaluation procedures. All MEASNET members are actively performing wind energy related measurements and evaluations. The MEASNET expert group Site Assessment was founded in 2004 with the aim to develop a MEAS- NET procedure for the task Evaluation of Site-Specific Wind 76 DEWI MAGAZIN NO. 36, FEBRUARY 2010
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3 Fig. 1: Evaluation process of site-specific wind conditions. Tab. 1: Definition of measurement campaign requirements for different terrain classes Conditions, in order to improve the traceability, quality and comparability of this task. This procedure covers the process of measurement as well as evaluation and transfer of site specific wind conditions, and shall provide the data basis for assessment of the suitability of wind turbine design according IEC for actual site parameters, i.e. the assessment of structural integrity, for which the demand for standardised procedures was and is rising. As the procedure includes all main critical aspects relevant for the subjects energy yield and risk assessment of wind energy projects, it has an important meaning also for these subjects. The expert group was aware, that the definition of a MEAS- NET guideline to ensure high requirements and comparability in the applied procedures is an ambitious goal, as the relevant tasks include evaluation, calculation and modelling procedures, where a wide variety of different methodologies exist and standardisation is difficult. On the other hand, the need for standardisation is obvious, as the procedure for assessment of the wind turbine structural integrity is defined in detail by respective IEC standards, which do closely define the methods to be applied without however covering the requirements on the input data for these, thus introducing certain arbitrariness in this process. To close this gap, and to come closer to an objective basis for such assessments, which determine important assumptions regarding the feasibility and risks of a wind energy project, the MEASNET procedure Evaluation of Site-Specific Wind Conditions was established. The MEASNET expert group consists of experts in the related topics from the following institutions and companies: Barlovento, Spain; CENER, Spain; CRES, Greece; Deutsche WindGuard, Germany (convener of the expert group from mid of 2009 on); DEWI, Germany; Risø DTU, Denmark; WIND-consult, Germany; WindTest KWK, Germany (convener of the expert group from ); windtest grevenbroich gmbh, Germany. The involved experts and companies do represent an important share of expert knowledge and long-term application experience in the related topics, which is available in Europe, and are furthermore highly active in standardisation work of different IEC, IEA and MEASNET boards and further national committees (like FGW, BWE, AEE, VDI). A particular great value of the expert group is a comprehensive and open exchange of knowledge and experiences in the process of defining and improving the MEASNET procedure. Scope of the MEASNET Procedure The results of the Evaluation of site-specific wind conditions carried out according to the defined MEASNET procedure shall provide a traceable basis for the assessment of the certification body concerning the conformity of the design parameters with the site-specific conditions, according to IEC ([1] or [2]). Implicitly, the derived conditions will have an influence on the installation, operation and maintenance (O&M), loading and durability as well as the performance and energy yield of wind turbines (WT), that are to be installed at the site. According to IEC , the site-specific conditions can broken down into wind conditions, other environmental conditions, soil conditions and electrical conditions [1], [2]. The MEASNET guideline focuses on the site-specific wind conditions and ambient conditions as far as they affect the wind flow. The process of site assessment encompasses the gathering (measurement), processing (evaluation) and interpretation of meteorological data. For each of these steps, the scope of and the requirements on the work are described in the guideline. Fig. 1 illustrates the main components of the evaluation process, as described within the guideline. The sketched process may be divided into two phases: 78 DEWI MAGAZIN NO. 36, FEBRUARY 2010
4 Fig. 2: Example of a simple terrain site, as understood in the guideline. Such sites have only minor relief leading to negligible orographic effects on wind conditions. These sites are, therefore, mainly influenced by roughness conditions. Fig. 3: Example of a complex terrain site, as understood in the guideline. Such sites are characterised by orographic features with terrain slopes greater than 0.3 (approx. 17 ), which have a dominant influence on wind conditions. Measurement: On-site measurement of wind conditions and documentation thereof. Data Evaluation and Extrapolation and preparation of Derived Results, including documentation of the data and results. Each of the above site assessment phases may be performed and reported separately, provided that all requirements of the specific phases are fulfilled and correctly referenced; thus, the current MEASNET procedure covers the measurement, for the purpose of assessment of site-specific wind conditions, as well as the evaluation and transfer of such measurements. As the IEC standards and additional recommendations typically applied for site-specific wind measurements are intended primarily for other purposes (e.g. power curve measurements [3]), they do not handle many relevant aspects; it is, therefore, expected that the current MEASNET procedure will play an important role in the standardisation of wind measurements for assessment of site specific wind conditions. Representativeness of Wind Measurements The quality of a wind measurement campaign and the accuracy of assessments based on such campaign are determined by different factors. One is the proper design of the measurement itself, including the quality and calibration of the equipment etc. These important issues are handled in different standards and recommendations (e.g. in [3]). Another determining factor in the application of measured wind data is the representativeness of the data for its designated purpose. This property can depend on the distance (vertical and horizontal) between the measurement location and the application position, the complexity of the terrain and other flow-determining factors. Generally, it depends on the differences between conditions at the two sites and the capability of the applied wind field calculation models to resolve these differences. However, such parameters are rather soft factors, which are difficult to assess objectively, especially given the lack of metrics for such properties as differences in site conditions or terrain complexity. It is, therefore, difficult to develop a common understanding and to standardise these parameters. On the other hand, such common understanding and a certain level of standardisation of these soft factors is absolutely necessary, in order to standardise procedures or establish reasonable minimum requirements. This is especially important, as generally those, who rely on the results of the evaluation of wind data, are not aware of the site specific conditions and particularities and thus can not assess the situation in this respect: this might be the case for the certification body which assesses the structural integrity of the turbine, i.e. the suitability for the determined site conditions; and this is true for the banker or investor who has to base important decisions on the evaluation. After evaluating different models to describe the complexity of a site, which turned out not to be appropriate, the expert group decided to set up a definition of such requirements on base of classes of terrain complexity, which are determined by the main characteristics of the site based on two classes (Tab. 1 and Fig. 2 and 3), and which set up key points for the site specific assessment of the representativeness of wind measurements and the requirements following from this. These key points will improve the way of assessment for many cases, where no detailed analysis of the situation is available, but will generally not replace a detailed expert analysis to define a measurement campaign which will provide the required data with sufficient accuracy and in the most efficient manner. For the measurement height, a commonly used rule of thumb was assumed appropriate, according to which the height of the top wind speed measurement level shall be at least 2/3 of the planned hub height. Higher measurement heights will reduce the uncertainty of the vertical extrapolation of the wind conditions and hence are generally recommended, and might also be required in special cases. For the definition of the number of required wind DEWI MAGAZIN NO. 36, FEBRUARY
5 measurement masts the assumption is made, that the wind conditions measured at a mast can be extrapolated with tolerable uncertainty using the defined wind field modelling approaches within a certain radius around the mast ( representativeness radius). All wind turbines shall be located in the representativeness radius of at least one mast. In order to define the representativeness radius for different terrain types, two exemplary terrain classes are defined. The simple terrain class (Fig. 2) describes flat terrain with no noticeable terrain elevation variations, where the wind conditions are mainly influenced by terrain roughness conditions. The complex terrain class (Fig. 3) corresponds to a site with considerable orographic variation (relief) and significant slopes. In Tab. 1 the representativeness radii, e.g. the maximum distance of any wind turbine from the nearest measurement mast, are defined for each of these classes. For less complex yet hilly terrain, the representativeness radius should be obtained by interpolation between the shown classes. For even more complex, mountainous sites, smaller values for the representativeness radius have to be assumed. These should be determined on the basis of a sitespecific analysis. The indicated representativeness radii are valid for homogenous roughness conditions. In the case of nonhomogeneous roughness conditions within the wind farm area or near-by surroundings which create the risk that the mast measurements are influenced by a surface roughness value different than that observed by the wind turbine the representativeness radius may not be applicable in all directions and a site-specific analysis concerning an appropriate measurement layout shall be carried out. Data Integrity The way of handling measurement data and the derived results in wind energy context, as basis for commercial decisions, is quite special when compared to usual requirements established for commercial processes or financial transactions. A short analogy might be helpful to demonstrate this. Provided, that a customer would enter a book shop with a hand written paper containing 4 groups of 4 numerical digits, stating that this was his credit card number, would he be able to purchase a book for 30 euros? Even if he would show his credit card where the number is visible, could this transaction happen without reading the card s magnetic stripe and checking the correctness of the credit card number? The situation in wind energy is different. Commercial decisions and huge financial transactions can be performed on basis of data for which the correctness and integrity are neither proven nor verifiable. The hand written paper is, unfortunately, a fitting analogy characterising the wind data in many situations. Of course, many wind energy experts and consultants spend Ice & Rocks III Windfarm Havøygavlen (www.statoilhydro.com) Zadar / Croatia 5 th + 6 th of May 2010 Conference on Wind energy in complex terrain The follow-up event of the successful conference series Ice and Rocks (Oberzeiring 2005 and Andermatt 2007) is organised in the course of the FP6 Project SEEWIND. Conference fee is 360 (net) and includes attendance fee, coffee & lunch breaks, social event with buffet and live music in the evening of 5th of May, as well as a site visit to WF Ravne on Pag. Programme and Registration: Starting from 15 th of November DEWI MAGAZIN NO. 36, FEBRUARY 2010
6 a great deal of effort and have sound methods of performing tests and data plausibility checks. It must, however, be emphasised that it is simply impossible to completely verify or guarantee the correctness of past data processing steps by such tests. Consequently, such guarantee is excluded in disclaimers within all such reports. As it is typically simply not possible to assess uncertainties or risks arising from this gap, this aspect is usually ignored for risk assessment of a project. Without insinuating that data is intentionally manipulated or altered, the expert group decided that the subject of measurement data integrity should not be ignored in the evaluation of measurement data and their uncertainty assessment. As technically established and widely accepted solutions exist, which guarantee data traceability to national standards, in the form of measurement procedures accredited according to the ISO/IEC 17025, the application of the MEASNET guideline to is primarily relating to measurement accredited according to ISO/IEC If such traceability is not ensured, this is seen as deviation to the defined procedure, which must be commented and considered in the uncertainty assessment of the work. In order to assist in the handling of such deviations, different data integrity situations have been characterised, which also define the method of handling the additional resulting uncertainty. By classifying work on unsecured data explicitly as a deviation from the MEASNET guideline and as an exceptional application, the intention is particularly to rule out hand written paper cases, where it is impossible for the expert to assess the data correctness and integrity. As such especially problematic cases can be easily avoided by following certain rules even without noticeably increasing the effort spent on the measurement campaign it is expected that the proposed assessment scheme and explicit emphasis of the data integrity topic within the MEASNET guideline will push the requirement to improve the state of the art in this subject, so that such cases will become increasingly rare. Relevance of the MEASNET Guideline for the Practise The current MEASNET guideline makes a detailed definition of the scope of the work to be handled, concerning the contents and requirements of the data evaluation steps, the scope of parameters and derived results to be determined as well as the way to document the results. Also site parameters and related procedures, which are relevant for site assessment but whose methodology or requirements for application are not agreed standard, like extreme wind speed or flow inclination along a site, are handled. This comprehensive scope, in itself, might enrich the state of the art and improve the comparability of results obtained from such procedures. The MEASNET guideline is freely available for download at the MEASNET homepage, with the aim to help the general improvement of the state of the art. On the other hand, the experts are aware that even the detailed definition of such a procedure and the clear statement of minimum requirements is not necessarily a guarantee for correct and appropriate results. Experience shows that many critical aspects of the work cannot be determined sufficiently, that each definition may have deviating interpretations, and that such complex procedure requires the ongoing practise and re-examination with direct feedback to the guideline document. Hence, the aim of the expert group is not reached by issuing the guideline document and by performing an ongoing re-editing and improvement of the document itself, but additionally a process ensuring and verifying the correct implementation of the guideline in the daily work has been started. This process, which is an essential characteristic of MEASNET procedures and reason for its success in different subjects, comprises a mutual assessment of the participants by application of an assessment procedure, as well as ongoing mutual checks of the capabilities and the correct implementation of the procedure by means of regular round-robin tests. From experiences with internal as well as external round robin tests, the expert group members are aware about the difficulties and required effort to define and perform feasible and significant mutual assessment and round robin tests in this subject. However, based on experiences gained from other standardisation and quality assurance efforts, such measures are seen as prerequisite to assure ongoing quality and comparability in the application of the defined procedure. Summary The MEASNET expert group Site Assessment has issued the first release of the MEASNET procedure Evaluation of site-specific wind conditions, defining a procedure and requirements on input data, methodologies and handling of uncertainties, to be applied for site-specific assessment of wind conditions as well as assessments of site suitability, energy yield and project risks based thereupon. Aspects which distinguish the present guideline from the current state of the art, are particularly the definition of rules for assessing the suitability and completeness of wind measurement data, considerations regarding data integrity and risks arising from this, definition of a scope for assessing parameters relevant for wind turbine stability, assessment of uncertainties according to the state of the scientific knowledge and a mutual assessment and control scheme implemented by the expert group, which will introduce the procedure in the current work. As the MEASNET network has established de-facto standards for other wind energy relevant technical topics, which are accepted world-wide and which are especially relevant for the assessment of risks and bankability of projects, it is expected, that the proposed guideline may also have a considerable impact in this context. The guideline is freely available for download at References: [1] IEC: IEC Wind turbine generator systems - Part 1: Safety Requirements, 2 nd Ed., [2] IEC: IEC Wind turbines - Part 1: Design Requirements, 3 rd Ed., [3] IEC: IEC Wind turbines - Part 12-1: Power performance measurements of electricity producing wind turbines, 1 st Ed., DEWI MAGAZIN NO. 36, FEBRUARY
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Malaysia Is Not In The "Coming Soon" List For iPhone 3G!
If you're Malaysian and waiting for iPhone 3G's arrival on this land, then it's time to give it up.
As you know, Apple introduced the iPhone 3G on July 11 in 21 countries. After that, Apple is trying its best to boost up the iPhone 3G production and expand this product to 50 other countries in August. 50 of them, but I can't find any Malaysia flag in the list. sigh~~
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The City as "Closed Loop"
Despommier looks to the natural world as a model for urban growth management:
"I would encourage all city planners and developers to take a long, hard look into the ways in which ecosystems behave. It is the model for how we should be handling things like water management, energy utilization, and the recycling of waste into usable resources. In an ecosystem, assemblages of plants and animals are linked together by a common thread: the sharing of nutrients, the transfer of energy from sunlight to plants and then to animals, and the recycling of all the elements needed to ensure the survival of the next generation of those living within the boundaries of that geographically defined area."


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Sandy Penner 22-7
Greg Gargula 22-7
Scott Reynolds 21-8
Jim Flynn 20-9
Steve Himes 19-10
Leo Haggerty 16-13
Greg Gargula 11-3
Jim Flynn 10-4
Sandy Penner 10-4
Steve Himes 9-5
Scott Reynolds 9-5
Leo Haggerty 6-8
Atlanta at Arizona
Atlanta- Flynn, Gargula, Penner, Reynolds
Arizona – Haggerty, Himes
Baltimore at Denver
Baltimore- Haggerty, Himes
Denver- Gargula, Flynn, Penner, Reynolds
Cincinnatti at San Diego
Cincinnatti – Flynn, Penner, Reynolds
San Diego – Gargula, Haggerty, Himes
Cleveland at Jacksonville
Cleveland - None
Jacksonville- Flynn, Gargula, Haggerty, Himes, Penner, Reynolds
Green Bay at Carolina
Green Bay- Flynn, Gargula, Haggerty, Himes, Penner, Reynolds
Carolina- None
Indianapolis at New England
Indianapolis – Flynn, Gargula Haggerty, Himes, Penner, Reynolds
New England – None
Kansas City at Washington
Kansas City- Flynn, Gargula, Haggerty, Himes, Reynolds
Washington- Penner
Miami at St. Louis
Miami – None
St. Louis - Flynn, Gargula, Haggerty, Himes, Penner, Reynolds
New Orleans at NY Giants
New Orleans- Gargula, Haggerty
NY Giants- Flynn, Himes, Penner, Reynolds
Pittsburgh at Buffalo
Pittsburgh – Haggerty,
Buffalo – Flynn, Gargula, Himes, Penner, Reynolds
Seattle at Oakland
Seattle – None
Oakland – Flynn, Gargula, Haggerty, Himes, Penner, Reynolds
Tampa Bay at Minnesota
Tampa Bay – Flynn, Gargula, Himes, Penner, Reynolds
Minnesota – Haggerty
Dallas at Philadelphia
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Suncorp NetSetGO rules for modified game play
Suncorp NetSetGO rules and equipment have been modified to cater for 5-10-year-olds.
Goal post: 2.4m (8ft) in height
Ball: Size 4
Match duration: 4 x 10 minute quarters
Players should experience all positions over the course of the program/season
Time to pass the ball: Five seconds
Centre pass: The initial centre pass will be taken by the team who won the toss and all other centre passes shall be taken by the team that did not score the last goal.
Stepping: Shuffling on the spot to regain balance is allowed providing participants don't move down the court.
Defending: "One-on-one" defence. Players may defend a shot at goal.
Obstruction: A player must defend from a distance no less than 1.2m (4 ft).
Substitutions: The game time should be evenly distributed amongst all players. A team may make unlimited substitutions at intervals or at any time during play.
The procedure for making a substitution during play is:
- Before entering the court, the substitute shall tag the player leaving the court.
- Both the substitute and the player leaving the court shall not interfere with the play during the substitution process.
- Both the substitute and the player leaving the court shall observe the Offside rule when leaving or entering the court.
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John's Cucumber Sweet Onion Salad With Lime Pepper Dressing
Recipe by Baby Kato
This is wonderful on a hot summer night. The flavours are amazing. The longer you marinade the salad the better it is...try to let it sit for 24 hours...You will not be disappointed.
Top Review by Lori Mama
Very nice recipe. I used English cucumbers, left the peel on, scooped out the seeds and sliced them on my mandolin, along with the sweet onions. I also added the zest of the limes, as they are too expensive to just use the juice. Took it to our church pot luck where it was well received. :)
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 6 large cucumbers
- 2 large vidalia onions
- 2 limes, juice of
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon white sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon hot pepper flakes (to taste)
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup white wine vinegar
- 1⁄4 cup water
Directions See How It's Made
- Run a fork down the cucumbers, all over, making slight indentations.
- Cut the cucumber in half, lengthwise.
- Scoop out all the seeds.
- Cut the cucumber halves into 1/8" strips.
- Peel the onion and cut lengthwise into quarters.
- Slice the quarters crosswise into thin strips.
- In a large bowl, combine cucumber and onions with lime juice, salt and sugar.
- Toss well.
- Add hot pepper flakes, olive oil, vinegar and water, toss well.
- Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.


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Adam Murdoch wrote: > On Wed, 26 Feb 2003 02:17 am, Hanasaki JiJi wrote: >> Any comparisons on VFS vs JNDI? seems very similar to me. > > They are very similar. JNDI is a little more general: a namespace of > Objects. VFS is a little more specific: a hierarchy of files. The namespace of Objects is just 1/2 of JNDI ( the Context ). The other half is objects with attributes (DirContext)- that maps very well with files. As I mentioned in my previous post - there are few JNDI-based VFS impl. already ( from the sample filesystem JNDI provider to the more featured and optimized one in tomcat ) > etc). VFS adds things that don't make sense under JNDI's more general > model (get content as a stream, content signing, copy a tree, converting > to/from java.io.File, etc), and does things in a way that reflects how > files get used (as opposed to how generic namespaces of Objects get used). Get content as stream is certainly part of JNDI. There is also a pretty sophisticated system for conversion. The higher level utils should be separated ( copy a tree, or more special operations on the content ). JNDI also have a reasonably good policy-based security, federation ( nice if you work with multiple domains with different naming conventions ). The real issue is stable, well known API - versus some extra complexity due to the fact that it's more generic and optimizable. Of course, stability has 2 sides - it's good because its frozen, well known and tested - but bad because you can't change it. Costin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Justin Timberlake Dishes on Living With Ryan Gosling in 'Mickey Mouse' Days
The Hollywood A-Listers starred on The Mickey Mouse Club together and Justin spilled on the Ellen DeGeneres Show about growing up with Gosling.
"We used to do terrible things. We thought we were so cool," Timberlake recalled. "Looking back on them, they weren't as bad as I thought they were at the time. We stole a golf cart. And we were like, 'Yeah, man. We're stealing a golf cart!'"
"His mother had to keep her job in Canada the second year that we were on the television show," Timberlake said about why they lived together. "We were probably a little closer than the rest of the kids that were on the show just because we had to share a bathroom."
Timberlake called Ryan one of the best actors of our generation and admitted it's been hard to keep up with him and keep in touch.
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My Line Aspen Contrast Dress
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A stretchy fitted long sleeved dress in a linen cotton blend. An asymmetrical stripe panel and asymmetrical front hem. Sizing: Runs true to size. Machine Wash Cold. Tumble Dry. Made in USA
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Private Talavi is a newly recruited Systems Alliance engineer.
Talavi is encountered in Bay D24 with her superior, Sergeant Olembe, who is giving Talavi her first assignment. After being informed that she will be deployed to guard a vital fuel plant against Cerberus incursions, Talavi requests that she be transferred to a unit fighting Reaper forces instead. When Olembe asks Talavi for the reason why, Talavi explains that she believes her younger brother has recently joined Cerberus, unaware of the atrocities they were committing, and she does not want to fight Cerberus because she might encounter him. Sympathetic, Olembe agrees to see if she can get Talavi transferred. If she is transferred to a new unit, the Alliance's Third Fleet suffers casualties against Cerberus due to a shortage of engineers.
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- During the mission N7: Cerberus Lab, two datapads can be found in the facility written by a C. Talavi. In the first, he expresses excitement about his new posting to the lab and his upcoming "integration", and the second one reveals his integration has already taken place. C. Talavi is presumably Private Talavi's brother, confirming her fears were well-founded.


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A LONG road ahead for MphasiS BFL, the software services company
that calls itself an interactive integrator. The company aims to
touch the magical Rs1000 crore revenue figure. A figure that will
catapult it from its current number 20 slot on Nasscom's Top 20
software domestic exporters (2000-2001) list to be among the top
six. MphasiS BFL's revenue last fiscal was Rs 290 crore.
Rao, chairman and CEO of MphasiS BFL, and Jeroen Tas, president,
are not unduly worried. Size (read revenues) is important, but the
goal is not that alone, according to them.
"We may not be the biggest software company. But we could be the
biggest solutions company in the financial and logistics vertical,"
says Rao, who prior to founding MphasiS, headed Citibank's technology
development and its global electronics cards division. Rao adds
that the aim is not to scale across, but within. "Size will follow,"
he says.
This singular focus on financial and logistics vertical is what
will see the company gallop ahead, Rao feels, and cites two specific
reasons for his optimism. One is the technology spend of this segment
and the other is the core competency in this segment.
Finance and logistics are large verticals, which have several sub-verticals
within them. In terms of technology spend, the finance vertical
spends more than the retail and manufacturing put together. Says
Rao. "The business opportunity is big. The top 20 banks in the world
spend $40 billion annually on technology, of which 50 per cent goes
towards developing application software."
As the trend in the corporate world is more towards buying components
and integrating them, the integration skills that MphasiS BFL has
will surely help, he says.
The key
to the new business model is effective integration, says Tas, citing
banks as an example and the urgent need felt by them to integrate
their credit card, investment, home loan and several other offerings
internally and between banks to give their clients personalised
attention. In other words, services that will help them outdistance
the competition.
strong belief in integration and the remarkable wonders it can do
to managing customer relationship is what encouraged Rao and Tas,
who in many respects show marked contrast with each other, to found
MphasiS in 1998 in California. The company later acquired BFL.
says that he, Tas and colleagues at Citicorp were convinced there
was a tectonic shift in technology, with people managing customer
relationship suddenly realising they had the technology available
to do things that everybody wanted to do for years but could not.
"It was not just the internet, but the technology underlying the
internet that made it possible to take messages across multiple
legacy system to create one unique customer profile," he says.
Rao candidly
admits that the US slowdown has hit the company pretty hard, with
several clients cutting back on spending. But he hastens to add
that the relationship with them is still good. "We have to wait
this out. When the spend comes back we'll be ready," he says, explaining
that adequate cash, focus on quality and intense sales efforts are
enough to see companies through the current difficult patch.
Tas says that in every corporate boardroom the
oft-asked question is whether the company is getting full value
on its IT spend. To get most bang for the IT buck, companies need
to integrate their business processes and make their IT (specifically,
the system development lifecycle) the most cost-effective. To do
this, they need to build systems not from the top down but start
with business processes. MphasiS BFL, he says, has realised this,
which is why it is able to attract some of the blue-chip firms.
BFL follows a new business model under which complex projects get
done by virtual teams operating in different locations (large chunk
being in India) and which are tied together through collaborative
The advantage
of this model, says Tas, is that clients can see how their project
is taking shape by logging on to the project room of these virtual
teams. "In this model, as the project in the strict sense stays
with the client, they are lot less reluctant to have all their critical
development moved out of their doors, " he says.
on high end development work is what most software companies would
like to talk about. It is the same with MphasiS BFL too. Rao says
that for a leading bank in Japan, a complete new highly complex
distribution system was designed and architected. The project involved
integrating a new retail banking distribution system with CRM system
at branches and call centres and tying them up with various banking
back end system, through a transaction hub. A portal too was developed
which linked both the call centre and the back end system.
to Rao, executing such kind of high end work insulates the company
from price pressures, and gives it the ability to go up the value
chain with customers. He however is quick to point out that one
of the issues with this business model is that, being project dependent
it suffers when projects get cancelled in times such as these.
To ensure
a greater annuity revenue business, MphasiS BFL has formed a company
called MphasiS BPO, an e-services fulfilment company headquartered at
Santa Monica, California, with operations in Bangalore. This company
does IT-enabled services like inbound and outbound solutions, and
backend transactions. The company is also considering a foray into
software migration space — yet another regular and consistent-income
In the
highly lucrative financial and logistics space that the company
targets, competition comes from big consulting firms like EDS, Accenture
and Sapient, and some Indian domestic vendors.
understand the processes and technology as most of us come from
this [financial] space. We operate at a fraction of the cost of
the big five. While a lot of Indian companies are moving up the
value chain, we're already there in the middle," says Tas.
Rao says
that acquisitions will be considered. "We will not pick up small
companies to do aggregation. Unless there's a compelling synergy
and meaning, we will not look at acquisitions," he adds
. MphasiS
BFL's strength lies in its domain expertise, strong integration
skills and building intellectual property in messaging components
and framework. Its weaknesses, says Rao, are those which are inherent
of any young company.
potential for the company, which has a manpower of around 1500,
is huge. Rao is confident that when the ominous shadow of the current
slowdown clears up, the company will move ahead much faster.


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A look at each network's needs and plans
Season-to-date average: 11.9 million viewers, down 2%
With four of this season's top 5 new series, the network has few slots to fill. Its main concern: the status of Two and a Half Men without Charlie Sheen. "We have made absolutely no decision" on whether to continue, says programming chief Nina Tassler. And aside from guy sitcoms (Damon Wayans as an outrageous sports-radio host), CBS wants "the next great family comedy."
In new dramas, look for "much more of an emphasis on character," Tassler says, a tactic successful in The Good Wife and Blue Bloods. And CBS is reaching out of its comfort zone with projects such as Ringer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar as a woman on the run from the Mob. But overall, CBS is not looking to surprise viewers: "It's less about noise coming out than (sparking viewers') emotional attachment," Tassler says.
Season-to-date average: 9.8 million viewers, down 3%
With Simon Cowell's The X Factor and Terra Nova already on the docket, Fox's typically troubled fall is likely to fare better than usual. Live-action comedy is a big priority here, too, with eight of 14 pilots eyed as companion pieces to Raising Hope or elsewhere.
Among other possibles are Touch, a midseason series that would return 24's Kiefer Sutherland to the network as a father who discovers his mute, autistic son can predict events; haunted-house thriller Locke & Key; J.J. Abrams' Alcatraz; and Tagged, a father-son comedy set in a morgue. Two animated series, a Napoleon Dynamite remake and Allen Gregory, centered on a 7-year-old (Jonah Hill), have already been greenlighted.
Season-to-date average: 7.4 million viewers, down 17%
A new owner (Comcast), new programming chief (Showtime's Robert Greenblatt) and several years as the ratings cellar dweller is sparking a renewed grab for attention, after a season that saw cookie-cutter failures (Chase, Outlaw) � and one surprise success (Harry's Law). The new team believes NBC had lost sight of how to excite an audience but has no specific strategy in mind. Instead, development runs the gamut from Wonder Woman and Shampoo redux (Don Johnson as a celebrity hairstylist) to complex dramas such as Metro (about the intersection of crime, politics and corruption in Los Angeles). And it hopes to improve its lineup of laughter by re-energizing the classic multi-camera sitcom format.
Season-to-date average: 8.2 million viewers, down 4%
Fall marks the first slate developed by new entertainment chief Paul Lee, who moved over from ABC Family last summer. After a few years trying to chase CBS with shows about cops and lawyers, the network is returning mostly to what worked before: soapy, high-concept series aimed at its core audience of middle-aged women. A remake of Charlie's Angels and retro-soap Pan Am join Revenge, about a scheming Hamptons resident; Georgetown, about politicos' staffers; and Hallelujah, in which Jesse L. Martin (Law & Order) arrives as a savior for a troubled Tennessee town. ABC also ordered midseason drama Missing, starring Ashley Judd as a woman searching through Europe for her son.
Season-to-date average: 2.1 million viewers, up 6%
The network's lineup of young-adult soaps, led by One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and 90210, is growing tired, and Smallville ends its 10-season run in May. Solid results for The Vampire Diaries are spawning interest in Secret Circle, from Diaries author L.J. Smith, about a witch who's part of a secret coven, and Awakening, about a zombie uprising. But the network is also dipping its toe into more easily repeatable procedurals led by women, including a series about a young lawyer who sets up shop in a mall and a doctor (The OC's Rachel Bilson, with Friday Night Lights' Scott Porter) who inherits a medical practice in a Southern small town.
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Donna's Taco Salad Recipe is one of Capt'n Salsa's all time favorite summer Mexican salad recipes reminiscent of family gatherings at the local park.
What fun we used to have playing in the sprinklers…ggg always got in trouble though for that one.
This taco salad recipe is from Donna, Queen of the One Pot Meals and it is extremely easy to make. You can find many other recipes of Donna's in
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In a large bowl, add lettuce, chips, tomatoes, onions, cheese and dressing; gently mix.
To serve, layer heated chili, then salad mixture, top with sour cream, salsa and black olives.
Couple of notes for you to make this taco salad recipe even easier; remember you can use a mild homemade salsa recipe if you prefer it a little milder.
Crush the tortilla chips right in their bag, open the bag first or it will pop on you and you will have crushed chips all over the floor.
Hey, gather up all the kids to help you make this not only will they have a lot of fun doing it, but they will really enjoy eating a meal they create.
Garnish the entire taco salad with fresh avocado slices, don't forget the sour cream and of course a few pickled jalapeno slices to provide just the right amount of heat to your liking.
Try one of these great salsa recipes on your next taco salad recipe at your next family pot luck dinner and feel free to share these recipes with your family and friends.
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Senegalese-American singer Akon is known for his musical talent, but the artist is also becoming a leader in the movement to bring electricity to rural Africa. The singer established the foundation, Akon Lighting Africa to provide the continent with electricity through clean and affordable solar energy. This project will give 600 million people electricity.
The foundation has become more than just a movement for electricity in Africa, it is also investing in a solar energy work force to create jobs. Akon seeks to make this movement even more successful by not just investing in clean energy, but also investing in human capital. By training a new generation of highly qualified African engineers, technicians and entrepreneurs Africa can accelerate the transformation process. The job-training solar academy will be located in Bamako, Mali.
The company has already begun installing street lights and small household solar systems in 14 countries.
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Using a table saw, cut one of the hollow-core doors to a 52" length and another to 50-5/8"; these will form the top of the bar table. Then cut a third door to 42" and a fourth to 40-5/8"; these will form the leg of the table.
Because each door has been cut, you need to seal the cut ends. Start by cutting pieces of scrap wood to the length and thickness of the openings at the cut ends. Apply some glue to secure them -- clamp the ends while the glue dries or just add a couple of pin nails. (You'll cover the ends later, so they don't have to be perfect.)
Spray heavy-duty adhesive to the 52" and 50-5/8" door pieces and join them. (This glue sets immediately, so you only get one shot at this. Be careful when you're aligning the edges, and make sure you have good contact all the way around.) Repeat with the 42" and 40-5/8" door pieces.
Stair step the pieces where they meet at the right angle and screw the top piece (consisting of the 52" and 50-5/8" slabs you glued together) to the leg piece (made from the 42" and 40-5/8" slabs).
Now it's time to start laminating. First, cut the laminate pieces about 1/2" larger than the hollow-core door structure. Then, starting with one of the sides, spray an even layer of adhesive on the door and another layer on the laminate. Position the laminate and press into place; use a Laminate Rubber Roller to get a good seal between the laminate and the door. Next, use a router with a laminate trimming bit to trim off the excess. Repeat with the other sides on both the top and leg pieces of the structure.
If the laminated edges are crooked, it's okay. As long as the surfaces are covered, you can fix the crooked edges with a router.
Now that you have all the sides on, sand them to remove any bumps and lumps before putting on the laminate top.
Next, add laminate to the leg piece the same way you laminated the sides: spray, position, seal, and rout. When all your laminate is in place, use a lacquer thinner on a shop rag to remove globs of glue. Repeat with the top piece.
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He can tell us to f off and go to Juve. First option really doesn't mean shit.
He can tell us to f off and go to Juve. First option really doesn't mean shit.
Lacazette will never happen.
Just sign Bacca or Gomez and get it over with.
Puyol #5
Why not Nabil Fekir?
I know he is coming back from a rough knee injury but he is young, showed pure class and always admired us.
Just a thought if Vietto is done and dusted, out of those 4, you guys know I want Lacazette the most but he'd be very expensive.
Bring back Deulofeu!
Suarez, Neymar, Messi. SNM. Show No Mercy.
Don't know why we just didn't keep Tello.
I'm calling it now, Deulofeu will be bought back next summer.
Suarez, Neymar, Messi. SNM. Show No Mercy.
Bacca and Gomez. So ridiculous. They are not good enough and are a complete waste. They would look like total donkeys for us. If that is the best we can do, instead of Gabriel Jesus, Franco Vazquez or someone else with real quality, then just forget it and go with Munir.
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from Zero Hedge:
Earlier this week, a twitter user named "Katica" seemingly proved the "intent" of the Hillary campaign to destroy and/or tamper with federal records by revealing the Reddit thread of Paul Combetta (aka the "Oh Shit" guy; aka "stonetear"). But what's most crazy about this story is that "Katica" was able to discover the greatest "bombshell" of the entire Hillary email scandal with just a couple of internet searches while the FBI, with unlimited access to government records, spent months "investigating" this case and missed it all. The only question now is whether the FBI "missed" this evidence because of gross incompetence or because of other motivating factors?
Now, courtesy of an opinion piece posted on The Daily Caller, we know exactly how "Katica" pieced her "bombshell" discovery together…the folks at the FBI may want to take some notes.
Per the twitter discussion below with @RepStevenSmith, "Katica" discovered Combetta's Reddit thread on September 16th. But while she suspected that Paul Combetta and the Reddit user known as "stonetear" were, in fact, the same person, she had to prove it…
…which she was able to do easily enough with a couple of extra searches. First there is this FaceBook pic which refers to Combetta as "Stone Tear."
Then, there was this website thanking "Paul Combetta" who could be reached at "[email protected]."
And then there is Paul Combetta's Etsy account where his username was, yet again, "Stonetear." The account has since been deleted.
And then there is this "stonetear" Reddit post where Combetta talks about why he loves living in Rhode Island…
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