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- "It's time for Kaufman Cabs' guardian angel to eat some fender!"
- ―VC Cabs owner.
Cabmaggedon is the last mission played for Delores the cab dispatcher in the Kaufman Cabs asset missions of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
The Mission
To start the mission, get on the marked cab at the central, then Tommy will be told that Mercedes asked for a pick up. Drive over to Viceport and get in the marked open empty area which has 8-Ball's bomb shop in it. Sound the horn. Now, there is no sign of Mercedes, however, there is sign of something else...six VC Cabs vehicles with drivers seeking revenge for destroying the three rival VC Cabs during the previous mission, Friendly Rivalry.
The quest here is to avoid being killed by the cabs for one minute. The player will have to drive around the open area until the one minute timer goes down to zero. When it reaches zero, the cabs will self-destruct/disappear and the boss cab will arrive. A Zebra Cab will enter the area with the owner of VC Cabs in it, it's a man with a blue taxi-driver T-shirt. Tommy will now have to kill the owner, either by ramming his car into destruction, or more easily, wait for him to be in Tommy's firing range, get out of Tommy's cab and gun his cab to the exploding point (shooting through the windshield and into the driver also works).
When the owner is killed and his car is destroyed, the mission is over. The VC Cabs owner will drop a katana if he was out of the car. Upon completing this mission, Kaufman Cabs will be paying Protection Money, and all Kaufman Cabs will have two-way radios installed with Delores talking to the drivers, replacing the radio station music. As another reward, the player will unlock the Zebra Cab, at the cab depot.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Go and pick up Mercedes
- Sound the horn
- Stay alive until the timer runs out
- Take out the leader cab
- The name "Cabmageddon" is likely a play on "Carmageddon", a controversial vehicular combat video game.
- If the VC Cabs owner leaves his car, he will attempt to kill the player with a Katana.
- In the iPad version of GTA Vice City, in the cutscene with the taxi boss, the cab doesn't have a taxi sign above it, but the in-game does have one.
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On the day my older daughter was born I broke at least one Oregon law and possibly a few federal statutes.
The former could have cost me a couple hundred bucks, a bail I would have gladly paid. The federal rap, though, might have had serious repercussions — my own FBI file, for instance.As it turned out, though, Rheann was a thoughtful and caring child even before anybody ever met her, so I needn't have flouted a single legal canon to ensure that I was able to watch her greet the world.
What happened is that just after midnight on the 19th of August in 1991, a phone call woke me.
The caller worked for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. This excused the unfortunate timing, since I too worked for the Wallowa-Whitman and was, during fire season, basically on call around the clock. Unless I decided not to pick up the phone.
Lightning had started a forest fire over by Austin Junction. The caller wondered if I wanted to help put it out.
I asked Tracy, who was my first wife, if she thought I ought to go. She said yes, although she was supposed to give birth to our first child at any time.
I drove to the Wallowa-Whitman compound in Baker City and joined a couple of other firefighters. We tossed some shovels and pulaskis and a chain saw into the bed of a Forest Service green Chevrolet four-wheel drive pickup, and we went off to the fire.
The blaze was burning near one of the forks of Sister Creek. I don't recollect which one. I should have recognized the significance of the creek being named for a female, but so far as I can recall I never thought about the connection.
Anyway we worked all night on the fire, which was pretty tranquil for late August, and by dawn we were mopping up. Fortunately the creek, whatever it's called, was close by and so we had set up some Mark 3 pumps and laid a lot of hose. You can cool a fire with plain dirt but I was always pleased to put the water to it when such is available.
It was getting on toward mid-morning, and starting to turn hot, when I heard my last name crackle from the two-way radio clipped to the chest of a crew boss who was standing nearby.
I knew right off that the baby was either born or was getting ready to be born (there was, at any rate, no other conceivable reason for anyone to say my name on that radio frequency, or any other.)
I was right.
I was also sort of panicked by the idea that I was going to miss the arrival of my child, and saddened by the knowledge that probably this was one of a handful of epochal events in my life which, once lost, could not be regained.
Luckily I had driven the pickup and so I had the keys in my pocket.
It was about 60 miles to Baker City. I figured I could make it in an hour.
That Chevy was a good truck. It was I believe an '86, the penultimate model year for the boxy style that GM replaced, in 1988, with a new, curvier design. It was no sports truck but it had the 350 V-8 and could get down the road if you pushed it.
Which I did, the whole length of Highway 7 from Austin Junction.
I never drove what seemed to me recklessly — I doubt I exceeded 70 mph — but I was definitely good for a ticket on any of the straight stretches.
My fear about federal charges festered because I hadn't asked for permission to drive the truck by myself back to Baker. I don't know that I needed formal approval, but then, as now, my knowledge of federal vehicle rules fell well short of encyclopedic.
The drive took a bit less than an hour, and I got to St. Elizabeth around 10 a.m. I rushed into the hospital, still smelling strongly of pine smoke, and anticipating the wail of a newborn.
But Rheann remained in the womb.
(Actually we were still referring then to "the baby," as we had told the ultrasound operator that we didn't want to know the gender.)
In fact, Rheann waited until 11 minutes after 5 o'clock that evening to draw air into her lungs for the first time. This allowed me ample time to scrub the ash and dirt from my hands and face, so that the first time I held her she would not be unduly frightened by her father's appearance or offended by his odor.
That day, which was the sunny apotheosis of late summer in Baker County, has of course stayed conspicuous and vivid among my memories for almost 18 years. But just recently I have been thinking more often about all that happened that day — the fire, the fast drive, the relief that I had made it in time. This is because another landmark day is drawing closer.
On Sunday Rheann will graduate with the Baker High School Class of 2009.
As I suspect is typical of parents, I accept the reality of this event but my acceptance is tempered with, and a little confused by, a sense of incredulity.
When I try to summon the first 18 years of my own life the span seems to me as vast as a century. Graduation, as I recall, seemed a long time in coming.
Yet when I remember Rheann lying on a blanket in our Springfield apartment, still too small even to roll over, it feels like a time not so distant. Certainly not enough time has passed that that baby will, in two days, stride across the grass and grasp her diploma with the same fingers that were once so tiny they couldn't quite wrap round my index finger.
The imminence of Rheann's graduation has filled me with a peculiar blend of conflicting emotions.
I am on the one hand immensely proud of her, and joyful for all she has accomplished during her transition from the seemingly fragile treasure I first saw 18 years ago to the strong young woman she is today.
Yet on the other hand I feel that I must not acknowledge in full the significance of Sunday's event; that to do so is to admit that the day marks the absolute end of one era of my life, to admit that I will during those two hours at Bulldog Memorial Stadium surrender some part of Rheann which I can never retrieve but which I can not bear to lose.
I suppose this is just silly sentimentality.
I am striving to remind myself that I am not losing Rheann, not really. I take comfort in knowing that she is my daughter, and that our bond, even after Sunday, will lose none of the magic that infused that late August afternoon when for the first time I looked into her eyes, and felt the beat of her heart against my chest.


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Starfleet Academy
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Starfleet Academy (also referred to as the Space Academy) was the primary service academy of Starfleet.
The Academy existed as early as the 2140s to train United Earth Starfleet personnel. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II") It was officially incorporated into the Federation in 2161 with the motto Ex Astris, Scientia, to serve as a training facility for Federation Starfleet officers.
The headquarters of Starfleet Academy were located in the Presidio in San Francisco, while the Academy training facility itself was located in Marin County across the Golden Gate Bridge just south of Sausalito, California. (Star Trek) The Academy program typically lasted four years, though certain programs lasted five, six, or eight years. (TNG: "The First Duty", "Conundrum"; TOS: "Bread and Circuses")
In 2367, Barash created a holoprogram of a fictional future based on William T. Riker's thoughts and expectations. In Riker's fictional service record in the holoprogram, after he was assigned the command of the USS Enterprise-D on stardate 51253, Captain Jean-Luc Picard returned to Earth where he would command the Academy. (TNG: "Future Imperfect")
Preparation for admission
Admission into Starfleet Academy began with the acceptance of the candidate's application. Once the application was accepted, the candidate underwent the Academy entrance competition exams, which determined those admitted by the best scores among a group of candidates competing to gain admission. In 2364, one such location for these competitions was on Relva VII. The exam contained sections on hyperspace physics and dynamic relationships, among others. Along with the infamous "psych test", in which the prospective cadet faced their greatest fear, unannounced tests could take place at any time during the exam period. (VOY: "Imperfection"; TNG: "Coming of Age")
Not all candidates made entry into Starfleet Academy on their first attempt; however, if their scores were high enough in the competition they could be eligible to reapply the following year. If the results of the reapplication were sufficiently high they were accepted into the Academy. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi")
For non-Federation citizens, a candidate could attend the Academy if they were sponsored and had a letter of reference written on their behalf by a command level officer. Once this was accomplished, the candidate was eligible for the Academy Preparatory Exam. (DS9: "Heart of Stone"; VOY: "Imperfection")
The Starfleet Academy Preparatory Program was the next stage for consideration of admission, which consisted of six weeks of summer classes. By passing the Preparatory Program, a candidate's admission was ensured, as they had then proved to the admissions committee that they were prepared, or determined, to become a cadet. Once this had been accomplished, the candidate was then eligible for the Academy entrance exam. (DS9: "Facets")
Once the former candidate was accepted, they could enroll in Academy courses.
Attending the Academy
Academy personnel
Course work
Starfleet Academy training bases and annexes
- Academy Flight Range
- Marseille Starfleet base
- Starfleet Academy, Beta Aquilae II
- Starfleet Academy, Beta Ursae Minor II
- Starfleet Academy, Earth
- Starfleet testing area, Relva VII
- Starfleet Academy, Psi Upsilon III
Program for enlisted crewmen
The Academy had a separate and specific program for the training of enlisted crewpeople. Simon Tarses attended the program. (TNG: "The Drumhead")
Non-commissioned officers, such as Alfonse Pacelli, graduated from the Starfleet Technical Services Academy on Mars. (TNG: "Eye of the Beholder")
For the elite cadets
Training vessels
Training vessels included:
- USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
- USS Republic (NCC-1371)
- USS Valiant (NCC-74210)
- An unnamed Class J starship, circa 2266
Notable exams
In 2368, Captain Jean-Luc Picard was asked to deliver the commencement address for that year's Academy graduates. The occasion was marred by the loss of a cadet in an accident shortly before commencement. (TNG: "The First Duty")
Post-graduate options
Background information
The Academy motto was "Ex Astris, Scientia", meaning "from the stars, knowledge" in Latin. The ancient Romans usually did not use verbs in inscriptions, so it would be better translated as "knowledge comes from the stars". According to Michael Okuda, the motto was inspired by a quotation on the Apollo 13 mission patch, "Ex luna, scientia". The Apollo 13 quote was itself a paraphrase of the motto of the United States Naval Academy, "Ex Scientia Tridens," which means "from knowledge, seapower." (Star Trek Encyclopedia 2nd ed., p. 487; Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion 2nd ed., p. 197)
The initially shown version "Ex Astra, Scientia" was grammatically wrong, as the preposition "ex" requires the ablative case "Astris". According to Michael Okuda, six months after "The First Duty" aired he received a letter from a Latin Professor at Brown University pointing this out. This error was corrected for later appearances. (Memorable Missions, TNG Season 5 DVD special features)
The Academy emblem was based on a design by Joe Sena. (Star Trek Encyclopedia 2nd ed., p. 487)
There have been three versions of the Academy logo. The first version being the original logo seen in "The First Duty", with the Latin grammar error. The second was seen only briefly behind Harry Kim's interrogation in the alternate timeline in "Non Sequitur". This logo had the updated Latin phrase and the rays of light had been inverted when compared to the original, with the outer border changing to a shade of pink rather than a red. The third logo debuted shortly thereafter with a updated Starfleet insignia and the border returning to a shade of red.
According to the novel The Kobayashi Maru, Starfleet Academy has a curfew.
In Star Trek Online, Federation players can visit Starfleet Academy on Earth.


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Piura mangroves
Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) (Source: Codiferous at the English language Wikipedia [GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons)
The Piura mangroves ecoregion is the most southerly of all Pacific Coast mangrove habitats. It is not a well known mangrove area although it faces threats from development including those associated with tourism. All mangrove habitats serve as resource centers for wildlife, mainly visiting from surrounding habitats or as migrating individuals. This is one of the last or first stops depending on migration pathways for many birds. Also as a coastal habitat rising from a desert ecoregion the moist conditions provide refuge from the harsh Sechura Desert ecoregion.
Location and General Description
This small mangrove ecoregion is located where the Piura River enters the Pacific Ocean and creates a small estuary along the coast of Peru. The climate is described as semi-arid and tropical dry but highly variable from one year to the next. Average annual temperature is about 24°C, with a minimum of 18°C and a maximum of 31°C. The annual rainfall is low, averaging about 100 millimeters (mm) or less, but in El Nino years it can be 60 times as high.
Avicennia germinans is the dominant mangrove vegetation that grows in this ecoregion. Stands of Avicennia sp. form narrow fringes along the river and marshes in this ecoregion. This mangrove vegetation is short and may reach 20 centimeters (cm) in diameter. Laguncuria racemosa is also found in this ecoregion. The surrounding habitats do not follow strict bounds as border mixing allows common Sechura Desert species to mix including Parkinsonia aculeata and Alternanthera peruviana while coastal dunes maybe stabilized by Distichlis spicata and Cryptocarpus pyriformis.
Biodiversity Features
This ecoregion is a small part of many larger important areas. For example, it is within the Lomas Formation's site, a named centre of plant diversity designated by The World Wildlife Fund and The World Conservation Union. It is also within the Tumbesian Region, an Endemic Bird Area (EBA) designated by BirdLife International. Two species from this EBA reside in the littoral zone and most likely utilize these mangroves the Cinclodes taczanowskii and Geositta peruviana.
Current Status
This ecoregion's current state is not well known, although it does fall within a highly used tourist area. The city of Piura is not far from the coast and these mangroves, which is also applying pressures to the ecosystem through water diversion and pollution as well as development and other activities.
Types and Severity of Threats
The diversion of water from the Piura River for human uses such as irrigation is a major threat to the mangrove vegetation. As less water makes it to the end of the river where the mangroves await its arrival, the consequently higher the salinity will remain, eventually making mangrove growth impossible and die off will occur. A delicate balance of saline and freshwater must be upheld by the inflow of the Piura River to this estuary; with low rainfall it is the main source. Cutting of mangrove trees and over use of the area is also a threat.
Justification of Ecoregion Delineation
Classification and linework for all mangrove ecoregions in Latin America and the Caribbean follow the results of a mangrove ecoregion workshop and subsequent report.
Additional Information on this Ecoregion
- For a shorter summary of this entry, see the WWF WildWorld profile of this ecoregion.
Further Reading
- Davis, A.D., V.H. Heywood, O. Herrera-MacBryde, J. Villa-Lobos, and A.C. Hamilton. 1997. Centres of Plant Diversity: A guide and strategy for their conservation. Information Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN: 283170197X
- Echevarria, J., and J. Sarabia. 1993. Mangroves of Peru. In L.D. Lacerda A Technical Report of the project: Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Mangrove Forests in Latin America and Africa Regions. International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Yokohama, Japan.
- Ecoregional Workshop: A Conservation Assessment of Mangrove Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean. 1994. Washington D.C., World Wildlife Fund.
- Olson, D.M., E. Dinerstein, G. Cintrón, and P. Iolster. 1996. A conservation assessment of mangrove ecosystems of Latin America and the Caribbean. Final report for The Ford Foundation. World Wildlife Fund, Washington, D.C.
- Spalding, Mark, François Blasco and Colin Field. 1997. World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan.
- Stattersfield, Alison J., Michael J. Crosby, Adrian J. Long and David C. Wege. 1998. Endemic Bird Areas of the World: Priorities for biodiversity conservation. BirdLife International. The Burlington Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN: 1560985747
- Tomlinson, P.B. 1986. The botany of mangroves. Cambridge University Press. Melbourne, Australia. ISBN: 052146675X
This article has been reviewed and approved by Topic Editors Mark McGinley and C. Michael Hogan.
Disclaimer: This article contains information that was originally published by the World Wildlife Fund. Topic editors and authors for the Encyclopedia of Earth have edited its content and added new information. The use of information from the World Wildlife Fund should not be construed as support for or endorsement by that organization for any new information added by EoE personnel, or for any editing of the original content.


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Danube-Black Sea Canal at Murfatlar, Romania, a key groundwater inflow source. Image: Christian Chirita
Groundwater inflow represents an important part of groundwater assessment methodology within the hydrological cycle. This article reviews chief methodology for estimating the various inputs to groundwater inflow. Water balance techniques have been extensively used to make quantitative estimates of water resources and the impact of man's activities on the hydrological cycle. The study of water balance requires the systematic presentation of data on the water supply and its use within a given study area for a specific period. The estimation of groundwater balance of a region requires quantification of all individual inflows to or outflows from a groundwater system and change in groundwater storage over a given time period. The basic concept of water balance is:
- Input to the system ? outflow from the system = change in storage of the system (over a period of time)
The general methodology of computing groundwater balance consists of the following:
- Identification of significant components,
- Evaluating and quantifying individual components, and
- Presentation in the form of water balance equation.
The various inflow components of the groundwater balance equation may be estimated through appropriate empirical relationships suitable for a region, field experiments or other methods, as discussed below:
Recharge from Rainfall (Rr)
Rainfall is the major source of recharge to groundwater. Part of the rain water, that falls on the ground, is infiltrated into the soil. A part of this infiltrated water is utilized in filling the soil moisture deficiency while the remaining portion percolates down to reach the water table, which is termed as rainfall recharge to the aquifer. The amount of rainfall recharge depends on various hydrometeorological and topographic factors, soil characteristics and depth to water table. The methods for estimation of rainfall recharge involve the empirical relationships established between recharge and rainfall developed for different regions, groundwater balance approach, and soil moisture data based methods.
(a) Empirical Methods
Several empirical formulae have been worked out for specific regions on the basis of detailed studies. Those relationships, tentatively proposed for specific hydrogeological conditions, need to be examined and established or suitably altered for application to other areas.
(b) Groundwater Balance Approach
In this method, all components of the groundwater balance equation (1), except the rainfall recharge, are estimated individually. The algebraic sum of all input and output components is equated to the change in groundwater storage, as reflected by the water table fluctuation, which in turn yields the single unknown in the equation, namely, the rainfall recharge. A pre?requisite for successful application of this technique is the availability of very extensive and accurate hydrological and meteorological data. The groundwater balance approach is valid for the areas where the year can be divided into monsoon and non?monsoon seasons with the bulk of rainfall occurring in former.
Groundwater balance study for monsoon and non?monsoon periods is carried out separately. The former yields an estimate of recharge coefficient and the later determines the degree of accuracy with which the components of water balance equation have been estimated. Alternatively, the average specific yield in the zone of fluctuation can be determined from a groundwater balance study for the non?monsoon period and using this specific yield, the recharge due to rainfall can be determined using the groundwater balance components for the monsoon period.
(c) Soil Moisture Data Based Methods
Soil moisture data based methods are the lumped and distributed model and the nuclear methods. In the lumped model, the variation of soil moisture content in the vertical direction is ignored and any effective input into the soil is assumed to increase the soil moisture content uniformly. Recharge is calculated as the remainder when losses, identified in the form of runoff and [[[evapotranspiration]], have been deducted from the precipitation with proper accounting of soil moisture deficit. In the distributed model, variation of soil moisture content in the vertical direction is accounted and the method involves the numerical solution of partial differential equation (Richards equation) governing one?dimensional flow through unsaturated medium, with appropriate initial and boundary conditions.
(d) Soil Water Balance Method
Water balance models were developed in the 1940s by Thornthwaite (1948) and revised by Thornthwaite and Mather (1955). The method is essentially a book?keeping procedure which estimates the balance between the inflow and outflow of water. When applying this method to estimate the recharge for a catchment area, the calculation should be repeated for areas with different precipitation, evapotranspiration, crop type and soil type. The soil water balance method is of limited practical value, because evapotranspiration is not directly measurable. Moreover, storage of moisture in the unsaturated zone and the rates of infiltration along the various possible routes to the aquifer form important and uncertain factors. Another aspect that deserves attention is the depth of the root zone which may vary in semi?arid regions between 1 and 30 meters. Results from this model are of very limited value without calibration and validation, because of the substantial uncertainty in input data.
(e) Nuclear Methods
Nuclear techniques can be used for the determination of recharge by measuring the travel of moisture through a soil column. The technique is based upon the existence of a linear relation between neutron count rate and moisture content (% by volume) for the range of moisture contents generally occurring in the unsaturated soil zone. The mixture of beryllium (Be) and radium (Ra) is taken as the source of neutrons. Another method is the gamma ray transmission method based upon the attenuation of gamma rays in a medium through which it passes. The extent of attenuation is closely linked with moisture content of the soil medium.
Recharge from Canal Seepage (Rc)
Seepage refers to the process of water movement from a canal into and through the bed and wall material. Seepage losses from irrigation canals often constitute a significant part of the total recharge to groundwater system. Hence, it is important to properly estimate these losses for recharge assessment to groundwater system. Recharge by seepage from canals depend upon the size and cross-section of the canal, depth of flow, characteristics of soils in the bed and sides, and location as well as level of drains on either side of the canal. A number of empirical formulae and formulae based on theoretical considerations have been proposed to estimate the seepage losses from canals.
Recharge from canals that are in direct hydraulic connection with a phreatic aquifer underlain by a horizontal impermeable layer at shallow depth, can be determined by Darcy's equation, provided the flow satisfies Dupuit assumptions.
where, hs and hl are water?level elevations above the impermeable base, respectively, at the canal, and at distance L from it. For calculating the area of flow cross?section, the average of the saturated thickness (hs + hl)/2 is taken. The crux of computation of seepage depends on correct assessment of the hydraulic conductivity, K. Knowing the percentage of sand, silt and clay, the hydraulic conductivity of undisturbed soil can be approximately determined using the soil classification triangle showing relation of hydraulic conductivity to texture for undisturbed sample (Johnson, 1963).
A number of investigations have been carried out to study the seepage losses from canals. U. S. B. R. recommended the channel losses based on the channel bed material as given below:
Seepage Losses
(cumec per million square meter of wetted area)
|Clay and clay loam
|Sandy loam
|Sandy and gravely soil
|Concrete lining
These values are valid if the water table is relatively deep. In shallow water table and water logged areas, the recharge from canal seepage may be suitably reduced. Specific results from case studies may be used, if available. The above norms take into consideration the type of soil in which the canal runs while computing seepage. However, the actual seepage will also be controlled by the width of canal (B), depth of flow (D), hydraulic conductivity of the bed material (K) and depth to water table.
Knowing the values of B and D, the range of seepage losses (Rc_max and Rc_min) from the canal may be obtained as
- Rc_max = K (B + 2D) (in case of deeper water table)
- Rc_min = K (B - 2D) (in case of water table at the level of channel bed)
However, the various guidelines for estimating losses in the canal system, are at best approximate. Thus, the seepage losses may best be estimated by conducting actual tests in the field. The methods most commonly adopted are:
Inflow ? outflow method: In this method, the water that flows into and out of the section of canal, under study, is measured using current meter or Parshall flume method. The difference between the quantities of water flowing into and out of the canal reach is attributed to seepage. This method is advantageous when seepage losses are to be measured in long canal reaches with few diversions.
Ponding method: In this method, bunds are constructed in the canal at two locations, one upstream and the other downstream of the reach of canal with water filled in it. The total change in storage in the reach is measured over a period of time by measuring the rate of drop of water surface elevation in the canal reach. Alternatively, water may be added to maintain a constant water surface elevation. In this case, the volume of water added is measured along with the elapsed time to compute the rate of seepage loss. The ponding method provides an accurate means of measuring seepage losses and is especially suitable when they are small (e.g. in lined canals).
Seepage meter method: The seepage meter is a modified version of permeameter developed for use under water. Various types of seepage meters have been developed. The two most important are seepage meter with submerged flexible water bag and falling head seepage meter. Seepage meters are suitable for measuring local seepage rates in canals or ponds and used only in unlined or earth?lined canals. They are quickly and easily installed and give reasonably satisfactory results for the conditions at the test site but it is difficult to obtain accurate results when seepage losses are low.
The total losses from the canal system generally consist of the evaporation losses (Ec) and the seepage losses (Rc). The evaporation losses are generally 10 to 15 percent of the total losses. Thus the Rc value is 85 to 90 percent of the losses from the canal system.
Recharge from Field Irrigation (Ri)
Water requirements of crops are met, in parts, by rainfall, contribution of moisture from the soil profile, and applied irrigation water. A part of the water applied to irrigated field crops is lost in consumptive use and the balance infiltrates to recharge the groundwater. The process of re?entry of a part of the water used for irrigation is called return flow. Percolation from applied irrigation water, derived both from surface water and groundwater sources, constitutes one of the major components of groundwater recharge. The irrigation return flow depends on the soil type, irrigation practice and type of crop. Therefore, irrigation return flows are site specific and will vary from one region to another.
For a correct assessment of the quantum of recharge by applied irrigation, studies are required to be carried out on experimental plots under different crops in different seasonal conditions. The method of estimation comprises application of the water balance equation involving input and output of water in experimental fields.
For surface water, the recharge is to be estimated based on water released at the outlet from the canal/distribution system. For groundwater, the recharge is to be estimated based on gross draft. Where continuous supply is used instead of rotational supply, an additional recharge of 5% of application may be used. Specific results from case studies may be used, if available.
Recharge from Tanks (Rt)
Studies have indicated that seepage from tanks varies from 9 to 20 percent of their live storage capacity. However, as data on live storage capacity of large number of tanks may not be available, seepage from the tanks may be taken as 44 to 60 cm per year over the total water spread, taking into account the agro?climatic conditions in the area. The seepage from percolation tanks is higher and may be taken as 50 percent of its gross storage. In case of seepage from ponds and lakes, the norms as applied to tanks may be taken. The Groundwater Resource Estimation Committee (1997) has recommended that based on the average area of water spread, the recharge from storage tanks and ponds may be taken as 1.4 mm/day for the period in which tank has water. If data on the average area of water spread is not available, 60% of the maximum water spread area may be used instead of average area of water spread.
In case of percolation tanks, recharge may be taken as 50% of gross storage, considering the number of fillings, with half of this recharge occurring in monsoon season and the balance in non-monsoon season. Recharge due to check dams and nala bunds may be taken as 50% of gross storage (assuming annual desilting maintenance exists) with half of this recharge occurring in the monsoon season and the balance in the non-monsoon season.
Influent Seepage (Si)
The river-aquifer interaction depends on the transmissivity of the aquifer system and the gradient of water table in respect to the river stage. Depending on the water level in the river and in the aquifer (in the vicinity of river), the river may recharge the aquifer (influent) or the aquifer may contribute to the river flow (effluent). The effluent or influent character of the river may vary from season to season and from reach to reach. The seepage from/to the river can be determined by dividing the river reach into small sub?reaches and observing the discharges at the two ends of the sub?reach along with the discharges of its tributaries and diversions, if any. The discharge at the downstream end is expressed as:
- Qd. Δt = Qu. Δt + Qg. Δt + Qt. Δt ? Qo. Δt ? E. Δt ± Srb
Qd = discharge at the downstream section;
Qu = discharge at the upstream section;
Qg = groundwater contribution (unknown quantity; -ve computed value indicates influent conditions);
Qt = discharge of tributaries;
Qo = discharge diverted from the river;
E = rate of evaporation from river water surface and flood plain (for extensive bodies of surface water and for long time periods, evaporation from open water surfaces can not be neglected);
Srb = change in bank storage ( + for decrease and ? for increase); and
Δt = time period.
The change in bank storage can be determined by monitoring the water table along the cross?section normal to the river. Thus, using the above equation, seepage from/to the river over a certain period of time Δt can be computed. However, this would be the contribution from aquifers on both sides of the stream. The contribution from each side can be separated by the following method:
where, IL and TL are gradient and transmissivity respectively on the left side and IR and TR are those on the right.
Subsurface Inflow from Other Basins (Ig)
For the estimation of groundwater inflow/outflow from/to other basins, regional water table contour maps are drawn based on the observed water level data from wells located within and outside the study area. The flows into and out of a region are governed mainly by the hydraulic gradient and transmissivity of the aquifer. The gradient can be determined by taking the slope of the water table normal to water table contour. The length of the section, across which groundwater inflow/outflow occurs, is determined from contour maps, the length being measured parallel to the contour. The inflow/outflow is determined as follows:
where, T is the transmissivity and I is the hydraulic gradient averaged over a length ΔL of contour line.
- Chandra, Satish and R. S. Saksena, 1975. "Water Balance Study for Estimation of Groundwater Resources", Journal of Irrigation and Power, India, October 1975, pp. 443?449.
- "Groundwater Resource Estimation Methodology ? 1997". Report of the Groundwater Resource Estimation Committee, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India, New Delhi, June 1997.
- IILRI, 1974. "Drainage Principles and Applications", Survey and Investigation, Publication 16, Vol. III.
- Johnson, A. I., 1963. "Application of Laboratory Permeability Data", Open File Report, U.S.G.S., Water Resources Division, Denver, Colorado, 34 p.
- Karanth, K. R., 1987. "Groundwater Assessment, Development and Management", Tata McGraw?Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, pp. 576?657.
- Kumar, C. P. and P. V. Seethapathi, 2002. "Assessment of Natural Groundwater Recharge in Upper Ganga Canal Command Area", Journal of Applied Hydrology, Association of Hydrologists of India, Vol. XV, No. 4, October 2002, pp. 13-20.
- Mishra, G. C., 1993. "Current Status of Methodology for Groundwater Assessment in the Country in Different Region", National Institute of Hydrology, Technical Report No. TR?140, 1992?93, 25 p.
- Sokolov, A. A. and T. G. Chapman, 1974. "Methods for Water Balance Computations", The UNESCO Press, Paris.
- Sophocleous, Marios A., 1991. "Combining the Soilwater Balance and Water?Level Fluctuation Methods to Estimate Natural Groundwater Recharge : Practical Aspects". Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 124, pp. 229?241.
- Thornthwaite, C. W., 1948. "An Approach towards a Rational Classification of Climate". Geogr. Rev., Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 55?94.
- Thornthwaite, C. W. and J. W. Mather, 1955. "The Water Balance". Publ. Climatol. Lab. Climatol. Drexel Inst. Technol., Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 1?104.


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This portrait of Albus Dumbledore is an enchanted painting that hangs in the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Following the death of Albus Dumbledore, his portrait was found hanging behind the chair of the Headmaster's desk, with its occupant asleep. It is not a mere copy of Dumbledore, unlike most other portraits but the subject,being Dumbledore, is painted accurately and is able to live inside the frame to a certain extent due to the fact that during Severus Snape's tenure as Headmaster, the portrait helped and advised the formerly and presumed now again Death Eater, appointed Headmaster, in aiding Harry Potter and his friends destroy Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes. This included, but was not limited to telling Snape that he must give Godric Gryffindor's Sword, which was at the time concealed in a cavity behind the portrait, to Harry, though he did not tell him why.
After the death of the Dark Lord and the defeat and scattering of his forces, Harry Potter and his friends made their way to the Headmaster's office, and received tumultuous applause from the other Headmasters. Here, Harry had a brief discussion with the portrait about his plans for the Elder Wand, and his decision to leave the Resurrection Stone lost.
As Severus Snape's portrait was later hung, it can be assumed that Dumbledore's portrait was later moved down the line to make way for Snape's portrait to hang behind the desk.
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The Secretary shall apply the same generally applicable restrictions to the travel while in the United States of the individuals described in subsection (b) of this section as are applied under this chapter to the members of the missions of the Soviet Union in the United States.
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The restrictions required by subsection (a) of this section shall be applied with respect to those individuals who (as determined by the Secretary) are—
(1) the personnel of an international organization, if the individual is a national of any foreign country whose government engages in intelligence activities in the United States that are harmful to the national security of the United States;
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The Secretary, after consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, may waive application of the restrictions required by subsection (a) of this section if the Secretary determines that the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States so require.
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Improvised comedy at its best! This energetic fivesome transform audience suggestion into scenes, songs and scenarios in the blink of an eye, with hilarious consequences. With their perfect blend of ludicrous characters, barbed one liners, epic stories and musical extravagance, this team of slightly posh English blokes will have you in stitches with their fresh brand of off-the-cuff humour.
'What sets them apart is their great chemistry and genuine sense of joy they bring to the stage' (The List)
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Venue: Pleasance Edinburgh
Pleasance Courtyard
60 Pleasance
Website: edfringe.com
Bookings: 0131 556 6550
→ Waverley 9 min walk


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Last week, the South Coast Air Quality Management District came up with a proposal to ban fire rings that are within 700 feet of homes. This would mean that all 60 fire pits in Newport Beach – both in Big Corona and Balboa – would have to go. Thursday's presentation at the Hyatt Regency also showed that about 30 fire pits in Huntington State Beach near a mobile home park would also have to be moved or removed.
The AQMD board is set to make a decision on the issue during its meeting July 12. The Coastal Commission will likely have to make a decision regarding Newport Beach's fire pits during its meeting in Ventura scheduled for July 9-12.
Barry Wallerstein, AQMD executive officer, said his staff has significantly modified its report.
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In addition to the 700-foot rule, the new proposal also allows city councils to remove fire rings from their beaches if they deem that it is a public nuisance in their communities. If the AQMD board votes in favor of that provision, which will become effective immediately, cities such as Newport Beach will be free to remove the fire pits right away.
While many speakers talked passionately about preserving their beloved beach culture, others spoke emotionally about the health and safety of their children.
Julie Sandercock of Huntington Beach choked back tears as she pleaded with the AQMD to revert to their original stance and erase all fire pits from the coastline. Sandercock said she lives a mile from the beach and that her child's room still reeks of smoke from the bonfires.
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Laura Gillis of Huntington Beach talked nostalgically about evenings on the beach she spent huddled next to a wood fire with family and friends, singing songs and telling stories.
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Its done. Finally. No more putting it off with excuses like the flu, Lent or the 85th anniversary of the Rand McNally road atlas. Roll the drums, cue the trumpets, send in the dancers...the first training run for the 2009 Tely 10 is in the books! OK, OK. The feat is not such a deal in the big picture. It wont combat global warming, fix the economy or patch potholes. But it is a small step for Stevekind. That first run of the season has been put off for a long time since 10:02 a.m. July 27, 2008, the second I crossed the finish line in 1,769th place during the last Tely Trot. Over that period, the body has gained 10 or 15 pounds and morphed into a Barbapapa (see www.barbapapa.fr/). Clickety click, Bartlett trick! The shape and situation isnt new, sadly. Its my annual fitness routine train like crazy and watch the diet from April to race day, and then lie on the couch with my friends Alexander Keith and Big Bag of Crunchits until spring. I let everything go to pot belly. Its a cycle that sucks more than the Habs playoff effort. But, with the first run down and daily salads for lunch, hope is bounding eternal. (Springing is too nice of a word when it comes to my running.) The goal is complete this years Tely in under 90 minutes, seven or eight minutes faster than my best ever, and to keep running after race day. Ha. Har. Ha...Har. Ha...SLAP! Hmmmwhos that laughing? And slapping their knee? Oh, I see, its everyone who knows me in guffaws because theyve heard this before. Doubt if you must, but Im sticking to my goals. This is the year. Therell be regular updates on my progress, or lack thereof, here. But if you are interested in running the Tely 10, whatever you do, dont rely on this blog for advice. Join a running club, get a coach or follow the training schedule published in the paper. Because based on my history, Im the most negative role model you could have for this sport. I might run, but I cant guide.
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Published on July 27, 2010
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Steve, don't ever badmouth Alexander Keiths and Crunchits. They are friends who will always be there for you. But best of luck in your training. I hope you reach your goals in this years run.


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Interior Fabrication - Behind The Scenes At The Roadster Shop: Part 4Written by on February 1, 2007 Mike Crimaldi's '53 F-100 Part 4: Interior Fabrication
What makes up a truck's interior? A bench seat, a rubber floor mat, roll-up windows, and a makeshift cup holder? For many trucks out there (one of mine included), this setup works great, but what happens when you build a truck that bucks the norm? Well, unless you've been sailing around the world in a canoe, you've probably seen at least one of the last few installments on the '53 F-100 the Roadster Shop is building. They are trying to push the envelope and raise the bar at the same time with every aspect of Mike Crimaldi's F-100.
Its cab rusted away on a dump truck chassis for most of its life until the crew at the Roadster Shop got a hold of it and brought it back to life and then some to the point that it's becoming celestial. This month we're taking a look through the new one-piece side windows to get a glimpse of how things are shaping up on the interior. They've done way more than just ordering an interior kit for the Effie and slapping it in. As you will soon see, there're more hours logged on the interior fabrication work than many people have in their whole truck! Even if this interior style isn't your cup of tea, you can hopefully be inspired to dust off or buy some fabrication tools and create your own--after all, it's only metal! Follow along and see what's possible if you try hard enough, and check back for the next installment.
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We're familiar with the Eric Brockmeyer rendering of the outside of the '53, but he also did one of the interior that's as stunning as the rest of the truck. Now the Roadster Shop has to make the rendering a reality, which is no easy task.To eliminate the vent wings in the door glass, the Roadster Shop made the door glass opening straight from the front to the back for the flat glass. This area had to be cut out because the opening turned where the stock vent wing was, so new pieces were fabricated and fitted.After many more feet of weld and as many hours, the glass opening looked like it was always there. Now the electric motors from Specialty Power Windows could be installed. The doors were also re-hung using a No Limit hinge kit.One of the major areas of change would be the dash. For some, even this shot with the glovebox door welded up would be a big deal, but the Roadster Shop sure didn't stop there!The hole for the stock gauge cluster was given the axe as well in favor of these custom-made hooded pods that mount Auto Meter carbon-fiber gauges. Notice the expanded metal inserts that flank each side of the gauges now taper down at the ends. An ididit column and drop are mounted to the bottom of the dash.The new dash looks so cool and shows off the meticulous metal finishing so well, it's almost a shame to paint it! The Roadster Shop also made a new firewall, toeboard, and tranny cover that goes over the Tremec TKO five-speed. A Kugel swing pedal assembly makes the clutch and brake operation work nicely and puts the master cylinder under the dash. Jumping just ahead, there's a round marine stereo control unit on the hand-formed center console that'll run the hidden CD player.The handmade waterfall console was brought to life using many specialty fabrication tools, like an English Wheel and Pull Max machine, as well as trusty template paper.
After sculpting the sheets of aluminum just so, they form a nice, almost space-age surround that goes beyond just a center console.The Roadster Shop wasn't about to slap some plain door panels on the '53 at this point, so they made these amazing contoured panels out of aluminum that fit the door's stock lines and have an armrest built in. The Roadster Shop can do whatever a job may call for, from mild to wild. Call 'em up to discuss what they can do for you and your project!


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Did you know that there is very little difference between most alternate universes? Even when those worlds that would seem odd. You see there are an infinite number of choices, which in turn lead to an infinite amount of possible outcomes, which each outcome leads to its own version of our universe. Everything that could possibly happen has happened, and it has happened over an infinite number of times across an infinite number of universes, which lead to an infinite number of things happening or not happening in combination. Worlds of were nothing happens or where things have stopped happening exist, however this leads to multiple different worlds where alternate definitions of the word nothing exist, which change it completely. As such all possibilities are boundless, this in turn leads to the conclusion that as there are infinite different possibilities and that there is an infinite amount of knowledge to be gained from these universes.
Ah! Excuse my spiel; I believe I haven't introduced myself yet. I am Extension a keeper of knowledge, and a being disconnected from the limitations of the mundane creatures, or as you can call it a Mazoku. I am the caretaker of Achieve of Wisdom, stored here in this Grand Library. Like how Mikasha founder of Wizard Kingdom expanded her Magical Achieve by stealing spells, the Achieve of Wisdom expands by recording this universe's and other alternate universe's histories.
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Note: Well this is basically the start of a bunch of (probably) short stories, focusing around what ifs and alternate possibilities for Alteil Lore. Now this will not be updated regularly, or may no be updated at all. Its just here so I have a little thread to post little bits of fanfiction for Alteil. Others are welcome to put in their own tales here as well, and bonus points for those who make a couple of stories based around Sumer and Fellana basically traveling through the gates of causality into these worlds. Heck somebody could do something about Elgandi, he wasn't killed just transported to another world.