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"There is a demand for UNDP's role as a traditional development partner to change in Turkey" said UNDP's Evaluation Office Director Saraswathi Menon.
New Horizons - Menon who visited Turkey in the scope of a stakeholder workshop to discuss UNDP's work in the country in mid-April, drew attention to the fact that evaluation methods have to change to cater to individual country needs. New Horizons interviewed Menon after the meeting.
What is the purpose of your visit to Turkey? What did you do? How did you do it? What was the process? What was the result? What would be the outcomes of this evaluation?
The Evaluation Office has completed an evaluation of UNDP's work in Turkey over the last 5 years. This evaluation is more or less finalized, it's in draft form and we held a stakeholder meeting on the draft report with our partners. Among stakeholders we count everyone, who is engaged with UNDP here, the Country Office and the primary partner the government and the State Planning Organization both on the implementation side and the strategic side. Among the stakeholders are other UN agencies, other donors but also its very important that we listen to civil society, the academia and so on.We wanted to get their comments on the report, especially on the recommendations and see how we could make the report even more stronger and useful in Turkey.
Did you find the comments from the participants useful?
Extremely useful. What struck me especially was the diverstiy of comments. There were many implementing partners of UNDP Turkey who focused on their particular experience in formulating or managing a project. And others were looking at the UNDP engagement more generally, like the SPO. Issues for Turkey but could be addressed by working with UNDP such as the whole question of concepts in development. There are different perceptions of what gender means, what capacity development means and so on. They felt that the way UNDP goes about solving some of its problems would help them solve their problems in Turkey. For instance on capacity development UNDP could organize a meeting on what that means and people in Turkey could what that means to them. If there is a better agreement on these concepts, then there would be a better agreement on the next step, on actions to follow. Above all what I saw was that UNDP is in a very interesting position in Turkey. We have been a traditional development partner for a long time but now more and more the demand is for UNDP to play a different role because Turkey is changing. That came through in many of the comments and I think the report will really have to think that point through very carefully before we finalize it.
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Not so much in Monitoring and Evaluation but in terms of development, how the world is changing. But I would also say that evaluation has to change. Even the criteria we use today of effectiveness, efficiency, and so on. These were all developed around the evaluation of development projects. More and more, we are not evaluating projects, we are evaluating Joint Programmes, we are evaluating sectoral strategies, non-project work (a lot of UNDP work is advocacy, promoting UN values, conventions and norms) so you are evaluating at a different level from the project and evaluation will have to change in terms of the level. Evaluation will also have to change because we have traditionally done evaluation from the outside, looking at what an organization brings to a country and what contribution that makes. But more and more as countries are taking greater leadership over their development, when they have the capacity to define what they do in aid and development cooperation you start to have a smaller catalytic part. Then you have to look at evaluation from the perspective of the country. It must be what the country wants to monitor, what the country wants to evaluate and what we do has to fit into that. That is a challenge for us because we are not used to it.
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You can only concretely address this not theoretically but you actually have to work together. And I hope Turkey can be an example of that because the UNDP Turkey and government partnership is different. It's almost an opportunity that monitoring and evaluation has been weak according to the report's findings and has to be addressed. Now they can address it differently. Rather than inventing their own systems of monitoring and evaluation for the office, maybe they should be doing is to work with the government to see where government needs support needs to be strengthened, they can learn from other countries with strong support systems, and see how UNDP will plug into that. National programmes, it doesn't make sense for UNDP to monitor a project if it is not part of the national effort.
Can you comment on the dual position of UNDP? Does this concern Turkey's recent position as a higher MIC country or does it have to do with the South South Cooperation project?
A little bit of both. Many countries are engaged in the South South Cooperation. In Turkey, this has been formalized. You have TIKA, an institutional arrangement promoting this kind of cooperation. UNDP has to come to terms with not just supporting an institution but supporting South South Cooperation in Turkey that promotes the development principles of the UN. After all, we are not just looking at the replication of the old and unequal aid relationships. South South Cooperation is among equals, among countries who share development challenges. So how do we help Turkey to be a good equal partner of other developing countries. That's the kind of experience UNDP can create.
What do you expect from the stakeholder meeting? What do you think will improve?
Two things. Most immediately, from our point of view, we will have a better report. Because we had so many good stakeholders in the room, we hope that hey will read the report and use it .For UNDP at two levels. Because you have a new RR and you have the bureau director. I hope that UNDP will benefit from this, in terms of a new and stronger programme. We heard that the RR has a new vision and the report will help him carr that out. Because the regional director was here, we hope that the experiences in Turkey will be shared much more broadly and that the bureau will be able to support Turkey better and that they will use these of a new kind of partnership, etc.in other countries in the region and beyond.
Do you have any further recommendations for the CO aside from the ones in the report?
We will have more recommendations because the draft recommendations will be deepend, elaborated, and maybe some prioritizing will be necessary.
When will the report be finalized?
The report will be finalized over the next month, and it will be printed and made available to the executive board of UNDP by the end of May, beginning of June.
Are all ADRs distributed throught the UNDP?
Yes. We send a copy to every country office, so they can learn from other country examples.
For further information evaluation and monitoring at UNDP as well as online copies of ADR reports, please visit www.undp.org/eo.
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What is monitoring and evaluation? Are they separate entities? What kinds of questions do they answer?
Evaluation is judgment made of the relevance, appropriateness, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of development efforts, based on agreed criteria and benchmarks among key partners and stakeholders. It involves a rigorous, systematic and objective process in the design, analysis and interpretation of information to answer specific questions. It provides assessments of what works and why, highlights intended and unintended results, and provides strategic lessons to guide decision-makers and inform stakeholders.
Monitoring is distinct from evaluation. It is a continuous function providing managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and on the internal and external factors affecting results. Monitoring provides an early indication of the likelihood that expected results will be attained. It provides an opportunity to validate the programme theory and logic and to make necessary changes in programme activities and approaches. Information from systematic monitoring serves as a critical input to evaluation.
What is the role of evaluation at UNDP?
Evaluation in UNDP provides an objective assessment of contributions to development results, through assessing its programmes and operations, including advocacy, advisory services, knowledge networks, technical assistance, coordination and partnerships. Evaluation addresses what works and why, as well as what does not work and unintended outcomes. This supports accountability, informs decision-making and allows UNDP to better manage for development results.
Evaluation also improves learning and knowledge for development among UNDP and its partners. Engagement of all key stakeholders enhances capacity for evaluation as well as its utility. The development of knowledge-management systems, learning groups and communities of practice increases access to knowledge and enhances knowledge-sharing, collaboration and innovation.
Evaluation is critical for UNDP to progress towards advancing human development. Through the generation of 'evidence' and objective information, evaluations enable managers to make informed decisions and plan strategically. UNDP success depends, in part, on the ability of UNDP and its counterparts to carry out credible evaluations and use them to make evidenced-based decisions. The effective conduct and use of evaluation requires adequate human and financial resources, sound understanding of evaluation and most importantly, a culture of results-orientation, learning, inquiry and evidence-based decision making. Everyone in UNDP and its stakeholders have to share the same vision and be open to change. When evaluations are used effectively, they support programme improvements, knowledge generation and accountability.
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The evaluation process should involve key government counterparts, donors, civil society and UN organizations, as well as beneficiaries of initiatives and 'informants', who may not necessarily have a direct stake in the subject of an evaluation. Such broad-based involvement of national stakeholders will enhance not only the ownership of and mutual accountability for results, but also the credibility and transparency of the evaluation exercise.
UNDP emphasizes the centrality of national ownership in evaluating results. The achievement of the outcome is dependent upon contributions from a range of partners, including UNDP.
The evaluations conducted by UNDP fall into two categories: independent evaluations conducted by the Evaluation Office, and decentralized evaluations managed by country offices, regional bureaux and practice and policy bureaux, and conducted by external experts. Together they represent a coherent system of evaluation that provides the necessary coverage to manage for results and to support organizational accountability. The Evaluation Office is mandated to conduct evaluations for corporate accountability, strategic planning, and the development of information for global knowledge use.
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Why is evaluation necessary? Who foresees M&E activities?
The evaluation function works to enhance the development effectiveness of UNDP to help men and women build a better life. It strengthens accountability and learning through evaluation and partnership.
The Evaluation Office is the custodian of the evaluation function. The office prepares and periodically reviews and updates UNDP's policy for evaluation; and reports annually to the Executive Board on the function, findings and recommendations of evaluations, on compliance, quality assurance, and follow-up to evaluations conducted by UNDP and its associated funds and programmes. The office also maintains a system to record management responses to all evaluations and alerts senior management to emerging evaluation-related issues of corporate significance.
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Why the Manning-led Broncos haven't played in LondonJeff Legwold
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Fellas, Don't Sleep: President Obama Is Casting Votes And Stealing Girlfriends
There's so much drama in the LBC, a little levity every once in a while never hurt anybody. Today's little feel good moment comes from our president.
President Obama was in his home stage of Illinois this morning to participate in early voting. And as you know, anytime the president shows up anywhere things get very official. People were snapping photos, the room goes extremely quiet as people wait for the president to utter a word on which they can hang. The scene was similar as the president was casting his ballot next to a woman, Aia Cooper. But things took a swift turn when Cooper's boyfriend, Mike Jones, decided to have a little fun with the leader of the free world.
Jones walks past the President of the United States, points at him and says, "Don't touch my girlfriend, now."
Hilarious, right?
And since President Obama is rather witty and quick on his feet, he kept the banter going.
"There's an example of brother just embarrassing me for no reason. Just for no reason whatsoever."
He even predicted what Aia would say to her friends later.
"I can't believe Mike, he's such a fool. I was just mortified. But fortunately, fortunately the President was nice about it. So it's aight."
The news transcripts read "alright" but you listen for yourself and tell me what the president said.
How nice! What could have been a mundane trip to the polls turned out to be a memorable, comedic encounter with President Obama, all because your boyfriend has no ackright.
Aia should marry that dude. Her life will never be boring.
And while Mike started it all, President Obama got the last laugh as he exited the room, hugging Cooper.
"Give me a kiss and give him something to talk about. Now, he's really jealous."
I've transcribed the juicy parts, but be sure to watch the video above to get the full effect and see what Mike and Aia had to say to the news cameras afterward.
Great moment.
Tags:barack obama, President Obama, voting
Secret Service Let Armed Ex-Con Ride Elevator With The President
It's no wonder our President's hair is turning grey by the millisecond.
Just last week, a knife-wielding man jumped the White House fence, ran across the lawn, got past Secret Service officers and made it all the way inside of the Green Room of the executive mansion. Now, it's being reported that President Obama's safety has been placed in jeopardy once again.
According the Washington Post, the security breach occurred two weeks ago while the POTUS was visiting the CDC in Atlanta. An armed security guard with three convictions on his record for assault and battery was allowed to ride in an elevator with Obama during the Sept. 16 visit, which was a complete violation of Secret Service protocol.
Sources familiar with the incident say that the security guard caught the attention of Service officers when he refused to comply after they asked him to stop using his cell phone to record the President in the elevator. When the elevator doors finally opened, Obama exited with most of his Secret Service agents, but a few stayed behind to question the man. After using a national database to look him up, they learned about his criminal history.
When a supervisor from the firm that the security guard worked for learned of the agents' concerns, the guard was fired on the spot. He agreed to turn over his gun, which stunned the agents because they did not realize that he was armed during his encounter with the President.
As it turns out, extensive screening is supposed to occur beforehand to keep people with both weapons and criminal records out of arm's reach of the President.
"You have a convicted felon within arm's reach of the president, and they never did a background check," Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said. "Words aren't strong enough for the outrage I feel for the safety of the president and his family."
"His life was in danger," he added. "This country would be a different world today if he had pulled out his gun."
A White House spokesperson declined to comment on the incident and whether or not President Obama had been informed of it. Secret Service officials said that an investigation into the breach is underway.
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9 Reasons Why We Love Michelle & Barack Obama
Ever wonder how each president has changed your life, whether for the better or worse? In honor of the question: "Do politicians really do anything besides steal money and sleep with interns?" MN decided to look at the highlights of President Barack Obama's career, with a little First Lady Michelle Obama thrown in for good measure. For example, did you know that only days after taking office, Obama nullified Bush-era rulings that allowed detainees in U.S. custody to undergo certain "enhanced" interrogation techniques, which were considered inhumane under the Geneva Conventions? From killing Osama Bin Laden to helping America loose weight, POTUS and FLOTUS prove that it is possible to work in politics and make a real difference.
On Their Grown Man: 15 Of The Sexiest Salt And Pepper Celebrities
Finely groomed gray-haired men are proof that as males age, they just look more distinguished, more elegant and, in general, more like they'd know how to make you feel like a woman. Here are 15 salt and pepper celebrities we wouldn't mind growing older with (if they were all single).
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Everything about this man says distinguished gentleman and though it's sometimes hard to believe celebrity endorsements, whenever we hear him on AllState commercials we really do feel like we're in good hands.
Forget Congress! Obama Pushes Forward On Federal Workers Minimum Wage Increase
He's done it and he didn't wait for Congress. President Obama kept his promise to act with or without the cooperation of Congress on minimum wage increases.
According to the White House and Labor Department, there is a new rule guaranteeing workers under federal contracts a minimum wage of $10.10 per hour.
The proposal will increase the wages of hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers employed in government buildings and on federal property nationwide, reports The Huffington Post. The rule will apply to new and renewed federal contracts starting in January 2015.
"The federal government should practice what it preaches on the minimum wage," Labor Secretary Tom Perez said. "No person who works a full-time job should have to live in poverty."
Obama had pledged to raise the minimum wage for contract workers during his State of the Union address earlier this year. The Democrats' agenda includes a boost of the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 and hasn't been increased since 2009. "Obama and Democrats in the House and Senate have proposed raising it to $10.10 per hour and tying it to an inflation index. House Republicans, however, have showed no signs of giving the proposal a vote, while Democrats in the Senate still appear short of a filibuster-proof majority on their bill," reports HuffPo.
According to Cecilia Munoz, director of the White House's domestic policy council, the executive order would raise wages on military bases, national park lands and in veterans nursing homes as well as for workers throughout the subcontracting chain, whether or not their direct employers hold the federal contract.
"When you hear the president talking about using his pen and his phone to make a difference for middle-class Americans and for those who are working to get into the middle class, this is exactly what he means," Munoz said.
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Happy National Teacher Appreciation Day! Celebs Who Were Teachers Before They Were Stars
Teachers have one of the hardest jobs out there. We should always honor educators who chose to shape the minds of our youth but on this Teacher's Appreciation Day, we take a look at some celebs who were teachers before they became stars.
Craig Robinson
He has starred in some of the funniest comedies released in the last several years. Craig Robinson cut his teeth as a stand-up comedian and took classes in acting and improv but before he went out west to Hollywood, the Chicago native was a music teacher at Horace Mann Elementary School. Robinson's second career took off after he became a regular on "The Office" as Darryl Philbin. Robinson is currently reprising his role as Nick for the follow up to 2010's Hot Tub Time Machine.
"Reject The Slander That Says A Black Child With A Book Is Trying To Act White" The Best Celebrity Commencement Speakers
It's a wonderful time of the year for college students around the nation. With young adults bidding farewell to frat parties, all-nighters and general recklessness, students are gearing up for one final hurrah: Graduation. So now seems as good a time as ever to take a look back at our favorite celebrity commencement speakers whose words we have no doubt will stick with these grads throughout the years.
Obama Prep: Chicago Names Upcoming School After The President
Chicago is building a new high school — and this one will be named after President Obama.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has just announced the Barack Obama College Preparatory High School, which will be a selective enrollment high school to be up and running for the 2017 school year, reports CBS Chicago.
The school will be in Stanton Park, which is a redeveloped area near the former crime-ridden Cabrini-Green public housing complex. It is also just one mile away from one of the state's best high schools, Walter Payton High School, named after the Chicago football legend.
"Much of the funding for the 1,200-student school would come from $60 million in special property tax revenues typically used to foster private development," reports Chicago Business.
Obama Prep would help the city deal with increased demand for selective enrollment high schools. "For the current school year, about 16,440 students applied for 3,200 seats in selective enrollment schools, city officials say. About 2,400 students who qualified for selective enrollment positions were denied because there were not enough desks available," reports Chicago Business.
"Year after year, too many of our students who have put in years of hard work are turned away because as a city we haven't had the capacity to meet their capability and this important investment will help us fix that," Mayor Emanuel said in a news release.
According to city officials, nearly 70 percent of the students at Obama Prep will be selected through the citywide selective enrollment process. Others will be admitted through a formula giving preference to local residents.
Obama began his political career representing Illinois in the Senate before becoming president. Prior to that, he worked as a civil rights attorney and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School. He served three terms representing Chicago's 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. And Emanuel served a President Obama's Chief Of Staff before becoming Mayor of Chicago.
New Poll Most Americans Wouldn't Call Obama A Black Man
Even though President Barack Obama listed himself as African American in the 2010 U.S. Census, most Americans don't consider the President a black man.
A new study by the Pew Research Center examines Americans' feeling about the country's changing demographics and how perception of race has changed. The study, entitled "The Next America," found that as America becomes less white, the way the country looks at race is changing.
According to research, by 2060 whites will no longer be a majority. They will represent about 43 percent of the population. Interracial marriages are on the rise and this not only affects the number of biracial infants being born, it also affects what Americans think about ethnicity, especially when it comes to the offspring of biracial couples.
Because of his background, the perspective on President Obama is much different from what he listed on the Census. Lots has changed since the "one-drop rule," which would have deemed Obama black regardless of his interracial background. But today the study found a surprising 52 percent of Americans consider Obama mixed-race.
"Both white and Hispanic respondents primarily used this classification, with 53 percent of white participants and 61 percent of Hispanic participants saying they considered the president mixed-race," reports HuffPo. Interestingly however, a majority of blacks–55 percent–said they considered Obama black. Only 34 percent of black respondents said they think of him mixed-race.
This is a question that has come up with other notable figures, for instance Tiger Woods. How would you classify the President?
[via The Huffington Post]
Doing The Most: 15 Of The Most Ridiculous Beyonce Rumors
Beyonce is one of the most recognizable celebrities in the world so it comes as no surprise that she is also the subject of incredible speculation and some of Hollywood's most ridiculous rumors. Though Queen Bey seems to take it all in stride, we couldn't help but call out some of the most insane, off-the-wall and absolutely ludicrous whispers even a Beyhive hater wouldn't believe. So without further adieu, her are the most ridiculous beyonce rumors to hit the web.


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Slang term used by one individual to title another in greeting; used in replacement of words such as "dude," "man," dawg," or "G." Originally, "block" was conceived by an individual known only as, Shwin; nevertheless, the word gained increased popularity as, IHOD (the larger group of friends to which he belongs) implemented its usage in countless phrases now made popular in society.
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by Board of Admissions January 22, 2011
A technique used in social networking when one doesn't want to communicate with a particular person any more. Usually involves going to the residence or workplace of the offender and beating their face in with a cinder block.
"Jerry was really getting on my nerves so I had to block him. He's in hospital now."
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Short for "monoblock," a type of cast automotive wheel. Common in Southern rap, particularly from Houston.
"Sittin' fat down south, rollin' Benz on blocks, mo' scrilla I got signin' with Short Stop..."
-Lil' Will, from Lil' Troy's Wanna Be a Baller
-Lil' Will, from Lil' Troy's Wanna Be a Baller
by Adrian West January 22, 2009
(verb) how to avoid talking to certain people on AIM. You can "block" people so that they won't be able to chat with you and vice versa. Sometimes used as a a temporary punishment when your friend was alledgedly "unfaithful."
"I blocked her after I heard she was cheatin' on my bf, Jimmy."
by Forturne Cokie August 30, 2004
Black Spock.
Oh yeah, Twofer is hired back, and after he wants his name changed back to James, he realizes that "Twofer" is a lot better than "Gleefer, Kanye East, Super Virgin, or Block (short for Black Spock)."
by petedrover April 28, 2010
Australian Slang for 30 cans of beer in a box.
1 - Fuck getting a slab mate grab a block! its like getting more beer for free!
2 - Grab a block mate
But only shit beer like emu and new make em
2 - Grab a block mate
But only shit beer like emu and new make em
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All politics is local. — Tip O'Neil (D-MA), Speaker of the House (1977-87). Tip O'Neil was wrong. O'Neil thought that all national issues were really about street-level ones — that
Last night, Brian Hibbert and I got together with about 30 fellow PCs. Brian wrote about the meeting when it was first scheduled, here. It's called a caucus. Per statute,
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BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Firefighters from Pound Ridge, Katonah, Bedford and Bedford Hills will trade their gear for cleats, gloves and bats and take the diamond on Saturday morning in a charity softball game to benefit the Westchester Burn Center in Valhalla.
Units from Pound Ridge, Katonah, Bedford, and Bedford Hills will play at Bedford Village Memorial Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in an event that is sure to be competitive and entertaining.
"100 percent of the proceeds are going to the burn center to help those victims who've suffered injuries in fires," said Justin Brent, a Pound Ridge firefighter. "It's going to be a great day for a great cause and should be a lot of fun."
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"We spend a lot of time here doing detail and going out on calls," said Sean Carmody, captain of the Bedford Fire Department. "It'll be a great recreational activity to bring everybody together."
With the fire departments in close proximity and firefighters so familiar with one another, bragging rights are sure to be on the line.
"We don't have any bets going on or anything like that, but we will kick their tails," said Brent.
Added Carmody. "It's going to be competitive and everybody is going to want to win their games. But the most important thing will be raising money
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The Transport Department has even offered to pay Rs.75,000 empanelment cost to encourage young entrepreneurs.
The Delhi Government on Sunday clarified that the supply of GPS/GPRS integrated fare meters, which is one of the conditions for procuring auto-rickshaw permits, was not restricted to one vendor and the equipment could be obtained from any empanelled vendor.
Issuing a press statement on the issue, Delhi Transport Department Commissioner R. Chandramohan said that the department had notified permit conditions for the grant of new 45,000 permits as per the directions of the Supreme Court and one of the conditions was that the new auto-rickshaw should have a GPS/GPRS enabled integrated fare meter for real time tracking of the auto-rickshaw and the fare meter transactions. But, Mr. Chandramohan added, some auto union leaders with vested interests were making baseless allegations against the Transport Department saying that the supply of such meters was restricted to one vendor alone and that too at a high price.
Mr. Chandramohan clarified that the applicants were free to approach any empanelled vendor and procure the equipment at the price quoted by the vendor. He added that the Transport Department exercised no control over the pricing and any vendor with requisite approvals could supply the meters. So far only one agency has obtained the required clearances and more vendors were awaiting the certification of the fare meters, he said.
The Transport Department has even offered to pay Rs.75,000 empanelment cost to encourage young entrepreneurs.
The Supreme Court had imposed a cap of 55,000 auto-rickshaw permits two decades ago, but authorised the grant of 45,000 more permits on a prayer made by the Delhi Government last year in view of the introduction of the CNG as fuel and decennial growth of city's population.


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New York rapper Chi-Ali has revealed his reaction to learning of the passing of longtime friend and mentor Chris Lighty 48 hours after getting released from jail last month.
Although he questions how the death happened, Chi could only speak of his fondness for the late music executive mogul.
"I was only home two days, so that was definitely devastating to me. I still don't know how to look at the situation," Ali said. "I don't know if there was funny business behind it, I don't know. I haven't been here; I'm not privy to that information. But I know Chris was a good dude that was a beautiful brother." While the rapper is grieving for his friend, he is happy to be home. "It's a feeling that words can't describe properly," he said. "Being back into a normal lifestyle is great. I'm truly blessed." (MTV)
According to reports, their relationship dates back to the pre-fame days.
Chi made his first rap appearance as a teenager on Black Sheep's "Pass the 40," a track off of the group's 1991 debut album A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. While Lighty appeared rapping on the same track, his gift wasn't in the booth, but in the boardroom, where he helped guide the careers of the Native Tongues rap crew, which consisted of Chi Ali, Black Sheep, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and many others. "He was the person that probably put the Native Tongues together as a whole," Chi Ali said of Lighty. "Him and maybe [DJ] Red Alert." (MTV)
Late last month, fellow New York rapper Mysonne hinted at Ali's release from jail.
"Welcome home to My brother Chi Ali!! #Realn*ggasisback," he tweeted August 28th.
"Salute comrade Ch i's home "@HustleHardMouse: @Mysonne yooo"," he tweeted September 1st. (Mysonne's Twitter)
Having only released one album back in 1992, Chi reportedly began serving his 14 year sentence in 2001.
On January 14, 2000, Griffith shot and killed Sean Raymond, in The Bronx, New York. At the time, Griffith was dating Raymond's sister. He was charged with second-degree murder, as well as various lesser charges. An extensive manhunt resulted, with Griffith twice being featured on the TV program America's Most Wanted. He was apprehended on March 5, 2001, and was subsequently convicted of the killing. He is currently serving a 14-year sentence at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, where he is prisoner number 04A0267. (Wikipedia)
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Power recovery apparatus utilizing energy present in the flue gas of a catalyst regenerator of the kind employed in fractional distillation plants wherein the conduit connecting the regenerator and a power recovery turbine is provided with means for rapidly venting the section of a main supply conduit immediately upstream of the turbine to rapidly decrease power recovery turbine output.
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i United States Patent 91 [111 3,777,486
Damratowski Dec. 11, 1973 [54] APPARATUS FOR AND A METHOD OF 3,138,000 6/1964 Vollmer, Jr. 60/39.18 B
OPERATING POWER RECOVERY 3,194,020 7/1965 Hanzalek 60/107 X EQUIPMENT 3,362,164 1/1968 Rudd 60/105 [75] Inventor: Leonard Damratowski Primary Examiner-Martin P. Schwadron Monroevlne Assistant Examiner-Allen M. Ostrager [73] Assignee: Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, NY. yy Martin, and 1 Raymond 22 Filed: Jan. 29, 1971 21 A 1.No.: 110 987 I 1 pp 57 ABSTRACT [52] 60/105 60/108 60/39 25 Power recovery apparatus utilizing energy present in 51 1 Int. Cl. I. I m 9700 flue gas Of a catalyst general the kind [58] Field of Search 60/39 18 B 39 25 ployed in fractional distillation plants wherein the con- 6 duit connecting the regenerator and a power recovery turbine is provided with means for rapidly venting the [56] References Cited section of a main supply conduit immediately upstream of the turbine to rapidly decrease power recov- UNITED STATES PATENTS cry turbine output 3,140,588 7/1964 Brown 60/105 X 3,660,229 5/1972 Klingbeil et a1 60/108 X 4 Claims, 1 Drawing Figure INVENTOR. DA M RATOWS K I LEONARD P.
ATTORNEY APPARATUSFOR AND A METHOD OF OPERATING POWER RECOVERY EQUIPMENT BACKGROUND OF INVENTION In the recovery of certain distillates from crude oil in fractionation apparatus commonly known as fluid catalytic cracking plants, it is common practice to introduce a catalyst into the reactor employed in the plant in the interest of more efficiently accomplishing the desired distillation. As a result of the introduction of the catalyst into the reactor, the material used as the catalystacquires a coating of carbonaceous material as a deposit tightly adhering to the surface thereof.
lthas beenfound economical to remove the surface deposit from the catalyst in a regenerator so that the catalyst may be re-introduced or re-cycled into the reactor to maintain a continuous distillation cycle or operation. The coating or surface deposit usually referred to as coke is removed by subjecting the coated catalyst to air in a high temperature atmosphere within a regenerator .in the form ofa pressure vesseLThe high temperature atmosphere comprises high pressure air serving as a fluidizing medium and a source of oxygen for combustion of accumulated surface deposits (coke) on the catalyst. This process is referred to as burning off the surface accumulation or coke from the catalyst.
Once the carbonaceous material has been removed from the surface of the catalyst, the catalyst is removed from the regenerator and reintroduced with oil into the reactor where the distillation process of the crude oil. continuously occurs. The hot products of combustion created in the regenerator vessel and containing entrained catalyst particles are withdrawn from the vessel by venting them to the atmosphere through appropriate disposal devices such as a scrubber or the like for removing air contaminents or for recovering energy from the gas flow.
It has been proposed that the energy available in the gaseous products of combustion be more usefully employed, and for this purpose, a turbine referred-to as a power recovery turbine is arranged to receive the gaseous products of combustion from the regenerator vessel as input fluid after removal of the greater part of the entrained catalyst particles. When the power recovery turbine is employed in the fluid catalytic cracking cycle, it represents the prime flow control or pressure drop in the system. The power recovery turbine is mechanically connected to an air compressor for supplying theair requirement of the regenerator vessel and/or to other driven machinery such as an electric generator. The machines are connected in axial alignment so that the power shaft of each serves as an extension of the other. The arrangement is commonly referred to as a string."
Certain problems are encountered, however, in equating the power recovery turbine horsepower represented by the gas state conditions from the regenerator and the horsepower requirements of the machine or machines representing power recovery system load. The problems arise in part because the distillation process is subject to upsets which result in variations in temperature, air flow and pressure which variations in turn affect gas flowand state conditions ahead of the power recovery turbine.
Due to the relatively large volumes of gases created in the regenerator vessel, it is necessary to use relatively large valves in the relatively large conduits on the order of four to seven feet in diameter leading from the vessel. Large valves are relatively slow in responding to manual or automatic signals which call for repositioning of the valve due to flow, pressure and/or temperature changes occuring in the vessel. Thus, undesirable operating conditions may occur before appropriate adjustment of flow control valves can be made and may continue for a period such that operation of the mechanical equipment would be terminated because of shaft overspeed. Power recovery turbines of the kind under consideration usually are provided with overspeed controls that provide a signal to terminate operation of the turbine when a particular shaft speed is exceeded. With the arrangement described, compressed air flow to the regenerator vessel would terminate causing the catalyst regenerator to cease operation. With the catalyst regenerator disabled, the entire process would have to be terminated, causing expensive costs to be incurred until operation is resumed. Another type of upset in addition to those mentioned which will ad versely affect the speed of the power recovery turbine drive shaft is encountered when an electric generator is a driven machine. When the generator is short circuited or encounters another formof load loss, the power recovery turbine shaft speed increases to a dangerous level and could conceivably overspeed causing the entire string to terminate operation.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION This invention involves provision of a control system for a power recovery turbine arranged to receive gas from a vessel as its source of energy. The control system is operable to automatically adjust gas flow rates so that the volume of gas flow presented to the turbine inlet is regulated relative to the load or an indication of load such as shaft speed on the power recovery turbine despite upsets or loss of generator load.
Briefly, the control system includes a main gas flow conduit connecting the inlet of the turbine with the vessel, and a parallel conduit servingas a by-pass line or shunt for the turbine, the latter conduit being connected to a boiler or suitable atmospheric exhaust device. Relatively large valves are provided in each relativelylarge line together with actuating mechanism for operating the valves so that flow is restricted to the two conduits, the foregoing being common practice in the art. In addition, a separate conduit is connected to the main gas flow conduit downstream of the valve associated with main gas conduit. This latter conduit is of relatively small diameter (on the order of one to oneand-one-half feet) compared to the first two conduits and includes a relatively small but fast-acting valve regulating flow therein.
The separate smaller conduit provides a second or fastacting shunt around the turbine and likewise terminates in a boiler or suitable atmospheric exhaust device. The purpose of the second shunt is to provide a relatively rapid venting action for the gas present in the main conduit downstream of the control valve in the main conduit. Actuating mechanism for the valve in the second shunt conduit responds to a condition indicative of an approaching shaft overspeed problem. For example, the actuating mechanism may respond directly to turbine shaft speed or to any other characteristic of the power recovery system that affects its safety and operation.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The FIGURE is a schematic representation of a power recovery system equipped with a control arrangement illustrating the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Referring more particularly to the drawing, there is shown a regenerator vessel of the kind used to reconstitute catalyst used in the fractionation of crude oil. It will be appreciated that a line for directing catalyst having a coating of carbonaceous material adhering to the surface thereof from a reactor to the vessel and a line for directing clean catalyst or catalyst from which the coating has been removed to the reactor provide for the continuous flow of catalyst to and from the reactor. The rate of catalyst flow depends to a great extent on the circumstances surrounding the chemical reaction occurring in the reactor.
Removal of the carbonaceous coating referred to as coke is accomplished by burning in an atmosphere of high temperature air under high pressure. The air supplied to the vessel 10 originates as atmospheric air flowing to the inlet of an air compressor 12. The air is compressed by compressor 12 and fed to the vessel 10 where it'provides oxygen for burning the carbonaceous material from the catalyst to cause physical separation of the coating of coke from the particles of the catalyst.
The products of combustion or flue gas formed as a result of the removal of the coating from the catalyst particles flow from the vessel through a main conduit 14. In order to separate any particulate material from the products of combustion emanating from the vessel 10, a separator 16 which may be of the well known cyclone type design is provided in main conduit 14. Substantially particle-free gas flows from the separator 16 to the inlet of turbine 18 with the flow being regulated by valve 20, a relatively slow acting valve responsive to a condition of the gas, such as pressure, within the vessel. The term slow acting as used herein means the time interval required for the valve to move from either of its extreme positions to the other which can be on the order of 45 seconds.
Connected in parallel with main conduit 14 is a bypass conduit 22 equipped with a valve 24 similar to the valve in main conduit 14. By-pass conduit 22 provides a path for the flow of gas directly to either a boiler or other facility not shown when desired.
Mechanically connected to the power recovery turbine is air compressor 12, generator 26 for providing electric current for use with accessories, not shown, and a starting steam turbine 28. The mechanical energy developed by the power recovery turbine is used to satisfy the individual horsepower requirements of compressor 12 and generator 26. Preferably, the control system should operate to automatically adjust the input to the power recovery turbine to balance the power recovery system requirement represented by the total of the air compressor requirement and the electric generator requirement. It will be obvious that if gas state conditions to the power recovery turbine provide an input resulting in a turbine output in excess of the needs of the compressor 12 and the design limits of generator 26, or if thegenerator suddenly loses load, the speed of the turbine shaft will increase. Should the speed of shaft 30 continue to increase, the entire string of equipment could cease operation due to actuation of a conventional shaft overspeed tripping device. Such an occurrence would ultimately involve shutting down the regenerator and the reactor served by the regenerator, and any downstream process involved.
Assuming the turbine exhaust pressure to be constant, the flow of gas to the power recovery turbine 18 from the regenerator vessel 10 is determined in accordance with the formula:
Where G mass flow in pounds per time interval C power recovery turbine flow coefficient R molar gas constant ft. lbs./lb.
T temperature degree Rankine (turbine inlet) P power recovery turbine inlet pressure With the relationship shown above, the flow presented to the turbine will vary in accordance with a variation in temperature, a variation in pressure within the vessel and/or a variation in gas constant. A variation in temperature may occur due to a process upset brought about by one of several possibilities such as change in air flow, airpressure and molecular weight requirements.
In addition to the equation pertaining to the determination of gas flow, it is necessary to consider the equation for determining the horsepower developed by a turbine in order to appreciate the control system forming the subject of this invention. The equation for determining horsepower is:
Where G gas flow in pounds per time interval c specific heat of the gas at constant pressure T inlet temperature degree Rankine p (pressure rum/(p dischnrue) k ratio of specific heats c,,/c
n, turbine efficiency A constant I Once the power recovery turbine shaft speed increases, it is an indication the turbine is producing excessive horsepower. The control system here proposed operates to automatically reduce the horsepower developed by the power recovery turbine by adjusting flow t0 the turbine. If a portion of the flow to the turbine directly upstream thereof is diverted, the velocity of the gas in that part of the power recovery cycle illustrated by conduit 14, valve 20 and the inlet to the turbine will increase. Because of the size of the regenerator vessel the pressure of the gas in the vessel remains nearly the same. The pressure at the entrance to the turbine drops as the velocity of the gas increases through conduit 14, valve 20 and the separator 16. This in turn reduces the pressure drop across the turbine. Referring to the equation for determining turbine horsepower, it will be observed that the reduction in flow reduces the G and the reduction in pressure drop reduces the fractional term in the second part of the equation. Thus, the horsepower developed by the turbine is effectively reduced.
A control system which relies on valve 20 to accomplish the desired reduction in flow at the turbine inlet is ineffective for the reason that the relatively slow re sponse of valve 20 prevents the timely reduction and the turbine continues to increase its shaft speed until the overspeed trip signals to terminate the operation of the turbine. To solve this problem, a line 38 having a relatively small diameter on the order of one foot to one-and-one-half feet communicates with main conduit 14 between the turbine inlet and the valve 20 and a boiler or other suitable exhaust device. A relatively fast-acting valve 40, responsive to shaft speed controls flow in line 38. The control for valve 40 is a signal responsive to shaft speed somewhat less than the speed at which the overspeed trip signals to terminate operation of the turbine. With this arrangement, line 38 serves to vent a portion of the flow to establish the desired gas flow at the turbine inlet.
The term gas state conditions as used hereinabove, as is well known to those skilled in the art, means temperature, pressure and molecular weight of the gas.
While the invention has been described in connection with utilizing a shaft speed signal to actuate valve 40, it will be obvious other suitable criteria could be employed for this purpose.
I claim:
1. Apparatus for utilizing the energy present in the gaseous effluent of a fluid catalytic cracking plant regenerator employed in conjunction with the fluid fractionation process comprising:
a power recovery turbine for receiving high pressure gas at elevated temperatures,
means mechanically connected to the turbine representing a load for using the horsepower developed by the turbine power shaft,
a main conduit connecting the regenerator and the turbine inlet for supplying gas generated in the regenerator to the turbine,
first flow control means disposed in said main conduit for regulating flow of gas to the turbine in response to a first operating parameter, said flow control means having relatively slow response characteristics,
a bypass conduit serving as a parallel path of flow for gases emanating from the regenerator,
second flow control means disposed in said bypass conduit for regulating flow of gas around the turbine in response to the first operating parameter, said second flow control means having relatively slow response characteristics, and
means connected to the main supply conduit serving as a vent for the portion of the main supply conduit between the first flow control means and the inlet to the turbine, said means including a branch control line and a valve controlling flow in said branch line in response to a second operating parameter, said valve having fast response characteristics relative to the response characteristics of said first and second flow control means.
2. Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the time interval for moving the valve between its extreme posi tions is less than 45 seconds.
3. Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first mentioned means includes an air compressor for delivering air to the regenerator.
4. Apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein said first mentioned means also includes a generator for producing electrical power.
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