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Miracle Creation Formula
Life is a challenge, what else is new!!! And I learn this hard way, here is the formula that allows me to create miracle in my life.
(Imagination + Faith) x Action power(Perseverance) = Miracle
IMAGINATIONis the vision of what you want to create, the dream you have, the goal you want, and the outcome you envision.
And keep your FAITH up high, no matter what happen, what they say, who say it, Faith keep your dream alive in your mind, it's real in your mind.
To bring that reality in your mind out, you need ACTION. When you put some action, it begins to appear, and a search always starts with Beginner's Luck, and you can enjoy the beginner luck when you take action. During the action process, add a little bit Flexibility as a condiment.
PERSEVERANCE would allow you to be the same side with Time, perseverance also gives you sense of discipline and hard work that come with it. And a search always ends with test of conqueror. You can be a conqueror when you on the same side with Time.
We are all Miracle Worker. I emphasize the word WORKER, because we all need to put in is work, so that miracle can come out.


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On september 8, 2005 Quest Software will organize a training seminar in Amsterdam by Steven Feuerstein. It will cover two topics: 1. Correcting PL/SQL Worst Practices and 2. Survey of Oracle Database 10g PL/SQL New Features. Without doubt his sessions are worthwhile, entertaining and memorable.
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E3 2013 – Gaming Illustrated's Official Schedule
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If you haven't already be sure to check out our official E3 2013 preview.
Many of our readers are curious about the appointments that we keep, so we're making it know who we will be meeting with at the show. Typically the day after we meet with a publisher or hardware manufacturer, we'll have a write up posted to the site. In addition we'll be conducting exclusive interviews with many of the top level executives and producers for the companies we meet with that you will not be able to read anywhere else. For all of this amazing exclusive E3 coverage, keep it right here at Gaming Illustrated and be sure to tell your friends as well!
Monday – Press Conferences
We'll be attending press conferences for Sony, Mircosoft and Electronic Arts. It'll be very interesting to see what Sony and Microsoft unveil now that they are basically getting a redo of their largely panned press conference reveals for the new systems. Microsoft has vowed to only talk games at E3, clearly a response to their over-hyped discussion about DVR and TV integration for the Xbox One. There's fifteen exclusives to be seen as well for the Xbox One, but Sony will be revealing a ton of exclusives as well. Both should be really fruitful for getting more (and ideally more exciting) details for the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.
Tuesday – At E3 2013
This is a jam packed day to say the least. Although the show kicks off at noon, we have quite a few things going on before that. Here's what is on tap for our staff for the first day of the show…
- Nintendo
- Oblanc
- Prime World
- Activision
- Indicade
- Bethesda
- Extra Life
- Ubisoft
Clearly, our day is JAM PACKED with a ton of amazing appointments. We could rave about every single one of these folks and what we're looking forward to seeing. You'll just have to stay tuned on Tuesday and through the rest of the week for our report on all of these amazing companies.
Wednesday – Day 2 of E3 2013
The party does not certainly slow down for us on the second day of E3 in Los Angeles. Right off the bat we're meeting for two hours with the folks from EA and from there have several other key appointments…
- EA / EA Sports
- Daedalic
- ASTRO/Skullcandy
- CD Projekt Red
- Konami
- Gioteck
- Warner Bros
- City Interactive
- Secret Party
Pretty busy day we're going to have to say the least.
Thursday – Final Day of E3 2013
The final day tends to be one where we like to roam and check things out as opposed to the usual mad scramble to the next appointment…
- Deep Silver
- Hauppauge
- Square Enix
- Polk Audio
- Indiecade
- Turtle Beach
- Monoprice
- Secret Meeting
The last appointment on our list is not officially attending E3 so we're not sure if we can reveal that we have an appointment or not. I'll just say they are big time publisher and we're really looking forward to seeing them in person.
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BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's tennis team will host the Omni Hotel New England Women's Small College Regional Championship on September 27-29. The change in schedule was announced on Thursday.
Formerly the Rolex Tournament held at Williams, the championship consistently draws the best teams and individual players in New England. More information will be posted as the date approaches.


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In late November, during a thaw, around nine in the morning, a train on the Petersburg–Warsaw railway line was approaching Petersburg at full blast. It was so damp and foggy that it had just barely grown light; within ten paces to the right and left of the rails, it was difficult to make out anything at all from the carriage windows. Among the passengers were some returning from abroad; but the third-class compartments were more crowded, mainly with common folk on business, from not too far away. As usual, everyone was tired, everyone's eyes had grown heavy in the night, everyone was chilled, all the faces were pale and yellow, matching the color of the fog. In one of the third-class carriages, right by the window, two passengers had, from early dawn, been sitting facing one another—both were young people, both traveled light, both were unfashionably dressed, both had rather remarkable faces, and both expressed, at last, a desire to start a conversation. If they had both known, one about the other, in what way they were especially remarkable in that moment, they would naturally have wondered that chance had so strangely placed them face to face in a third-class carriage of the Warsaw–Petersburg train. One of them was a short man about twenty-seven, with almost black curly hair and small but fiery gray eyes. His nose was broad and flat, his cheekbones high; his thin lips continually curved into a sort of insolent, mocking and even malicious smile; but the high and well-shaped forehead redeemed the ignoble lines of the lower part of the face. What was particularly striking about the young man's face was its deathly pallor, which lent him an exhausted look in spite of his fairly sturdy build, and at the same time something passionate to the point of suffering, which did not harmonize with his insolent and coarse smile and his sharp and self-satisfied gaze. He was warmly dressed in a full, black, sheepskin-lined overcoat, and had not felt the cold at night, while his neighbor had been forced to endure all the pleasures of a damp Russian November night, for which he was evidently unprepared. He had a fairly thick and wide cloak with no sleeves and a huge hood, just like those frequently used by travelers in winter somewhere far abroad, in Switzerland or, for instance, Northern Italy, who do not reckon, of course, on such distances along the journey as from Eydtkuhnen1 to Petersburg. But what was entirely suitable and satisfactory in Italy turned out to be not quite fitting for Russia. The owner of the hooded cloak was a young man, also twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, somewhat above the average in height, with very fair thick hair, with sunken cheeks and a thin, pointed, almost white beard. His eyes were large, blue and intent; there was something calm, though somber, in their expression, something full of that strange look by which some can surmise epilepsy in a person at first glance. The young man's face was otherwise pleasing, delicate and lean, though colorless, and at this moment even blue with cold. From his hands dangled a meager bundle tied up in an old, faded raw-silk kerchief, which, it seemed, contained the entirety of his traveling effects. He wore thick-soled boots and spats—it was all very un-Russian. His dark-haired neighbor in the sheepskin observed all this, partly from having nothing to do, and at last, with that indelicate smile in which satisfaction at the misfortunes of others is sometimes so unceremoniously and casually expressed, he asked: "Chilly?" And he shuddered. "Very," answered his neighbor, with extraordinary readiness, "and just think, it's thawing, too. What if there were a frost? I didn't even think it would be so cold at home. I've become unused to it." "From abroad, eh?" "Yes, from Switzerland." "Phew! You don't say!" The dark-haired man whistled and burst into laughter. They struck up a conversation. The readiness of the fair young man in the Swiss cloak to answer all his swarthy companion's inquiries was astonishing and without the merest suspicion of the absolute thoughtlessness, inappropriateness and idleness of some of the questions. In answering, he declared by the by that he had indeed not been in Russia for a long time, a little over four years, that he had been sent abroad on account of an illness, some kind of strange nervous illness, like epilepsy or St. Vitus's dance, resulting in trembling fits and convulsions. The swarthy man chuckled several times as he listened; and he laughed particularly when, in answer to his inquiry, "Well, have they cured you?" the fair one answered, "No, they haven't." "Ha! You must have wasted a lot of money over it, and we believe in them over here," the swarthy man observed sarcastically. "That's the honest truth!" interposed a badly dressed gentleman sitting beside them, a petty official type, set in his crusty scrivener's ways, about forty, powerfully built, with a red nose and pimpled face—"That's the honest truth, sir, they only absorb all the resources of Russia for nothing!" "Oh, you are quite mistaken in my case!" the patient from Switzerland chimed in with a gentle and conciliatory voice. "Of course, I can't argue with you because I don't know all about it, but my doctor even shared his last penny with me for the journey here; and there, he supported me at his expense for nearly two years." "Why, had you no one to pay for you?" asked the swarthy man. "No; Mr. Pavlishchev, who used to pay for me there, died two years ago. I've since written to Generaless Epanchin, a distant relation of mine, but I've had no answer. So I've come . . ." "Where are you going then?" "You mean, where am I going to stay? . . . I don't rightly know yet . . . Somewhere . . ." "You've not made up your mind yet?" And both his listeners burst out laughing again. "And no doubt that bundle is all you've got in the world?" asked the swarthy man. "I'm willing to bet on it," chimed in the red-nosed official with an exceptionally gleeful air, "and that he's got nothing else in the luggage van, though poverty is no vice, which, again, one mustn't neglect to note." It turned out that this was the case, too; the fair-haired young man acknowledged it at once with extraordinary readiness. "Your bundle has some value, anyway," the petty official went on, when they had laughed to their heart's content (remarkably, the owner of the bundle finally began to laugh himself, looking at them, which increased their mirth), "and though you could stake your head that it contains no golden rolls of foreign coin with Napoleons or Friedrichs, to say nothing of Dutch Arapchicks, which may already be concluded merely from the spats covering those foreign boots of yours, yet . . . when we add to your bundle such a purported relation as, for ex- ample, Generaless Epanchin, then even the bundle takes on a certain different significance, needless to say, but only in the case that Generaless Epanchin is really your relation and you are not mistaken, out of absentmindedness . . . which a person is very, very wont to do, if only . . . from an excess of imagination." "Ah, you've guessed right again," the fair young man chimed in. "It really is almost a mistake, that's to say, she is almost no relation; so much so that I really was not at all surprised back then, when I got no answer there. It was what I expected." "You simply wasted the money for the postage. Hm! . . . Anyway, you are open-hearted and sincere, which is commendable. Hm! . . . As for General Epanchin, we know him, yes sir, for, actually, he is a man everyone knows; and I used to know the late Mr. Pavlishchev, too, who paid your expenses in Switzerland, that is if it was Nikolai Andreevich Pavlishchev, for there were two of them, cousins. The other lives in the Crimea. The late Nikolai Andreevich was a worthy man and well connected, and he'd four thousand serfs in his day . . ." "Just so, Nikolai Andreevich Pavlishchev was his name." And having answered, the young man intently and searchingly scrutinized the know-it-all gentleman. One encounters these know-it-all gentlemen sometimes, even fairly often, in a certain well-known social sphere. They know everything. All the restless curiosity and faculties of their mind are irresistibly bent in one direction, no doubt from lack of more important ideas and interests in life, as the contemporary thinker would put it. The phrase "they know everything," by the way, must be taken to apply to a rather limited sphere: where so-and- so serves, with whom he is acquainted, the amount of his net worth, where he was governor, to whom he's married, how much his wife brought in, who are his cousins, who twice removed, etc., etc., and so on in that vein. For the most part, these know-it-alls walk about with worn-out elbows and receive a salary of seventeen rubles a month. The people of whose lives they know every last detail would be at a loss to imagine their motives. Yet, in the meantime many of them are positively consoled by this knowledge, which amounts to a complete science, and derive from it self-respect and even their highest spiritual gratification. And indeed it is a fascinating science. I have seen learned men, literary men, poets, politicians, who sought and found in that very science their greatest worldly comforts and goals, indeed, positively making their careers solely on that account. Throughout this entire conversation the swarthy young man had been yawning, looking aimlessly out of the window and impatiently expecting the end of the journey. He was somehow preoccupied, extremely preoccupied, almost agitated; he was even becoming somewhat strange: at times he would both hear and not hear, look and not look, laugh and not know or understand what he was laughing at. "Excuse me, whom have I the honor . . ." the pimply gentleman said suddenly, addressing the fair young man with the bundle. "Prince Lev Nikolaevich Myshkin," replied the latter with prompt and unhesitating readiness. "Prince Myshkin? Lev Nikolaevich? Don't know . . . Can't say I've ever heard . . ." the official responded thoughtfully. "I don't mean the name, that is, it's a historical name, it's to be found in Karamzin's History, as it should be; I mean you personally, and indeed there are no Prince Myshkins to be met with anywhere, one never hears of them anymore." "I should think not," the prince answered at once, "there are no Prince Myshkins now except me; I believe I am the last of them. And as for our fathers and grandfathers, some of them had even been odnodvortsy. My father, by the way, was a sublieutenant in the army, of the Junkers. But I don't in fact know how Generaless Epanchin also wound up being of the Myshkins, also the last in her line . . ." "He-he-he! The last in her line! He-he! What a phrase you turn," giggled the official. The swarthy man smirked, too. The fair man was rather surprised that he had managed to make a pun, and a pretty bad one at that. "Imagine, I said it without thinking," he explained at last, wondering. "To be sure, to be sure you did," the official assented good-humoredly. "So then, Prince, and you've been studying the sciences out there too, with the professor, have you?" asked the swarthy man suddenly. "Yes . . . I was studying." "For my part, I've never studied anything." "Well, I only did a little, you know," added the prince almost apologetically. "It wasn't possible to teach me systematically, because of my illness." "Do you know the Rogozhins?" the swarthy man asked quickly. "No, I don't know them at all. I know very few people in Russia. You're a Rogozhin, then?" "Yes, my name is Rogozhin, Parfyon." "Parfyon? That wouldn't be of those same Rogozhins . . ." the official began, with increased gravity. "Yes, one of those, one of the same," interrupted the swarthy man quickly and with uncivil impatience. And indeed, he hadn't addressed the pimply official even once, but from the very start had spoken only to the prince. "But . . . how is that?" The official froze with amazement and his eyes nearly popped out of his head, his whole face immediately beginning to assume a reverent and servile, almost frightened, expression. "Related to the same Semyon Parfyonovich Rogozhin, Hereditary Honorable Citizen, what passed on a month since and left two and a half million in capital?" "And how do you know he left a clear two and a half million?" the swarthy man interrupted, not deigning to glance toward the official now, either. "Just look! (he indicated him to the prince with a wink), and what do they possibly gain by sucking up to you at once? But it's true that my father has died, and as for me, a month later, I'm going home from Pskov practically barefoot. Neither my brother, that scoundrel, nor my mother have sent either money or word—I was sent nothing! Like a dog! I've spent the entire month lying in a fever in Pskov! . . ." "And now you are coming in for a tidy million, at the lowest reckoning, oh Lord!" the official flung up his hands. "What is it to him, tell me that?" said Rogozhin, nodding irritably and angrily toward him again. "Why, I am not going to give you a farthing of it, though you may walk on your hands before me, if you like." "I will, I will." "You see! But I won't give you anything, I won't, if you dance for a whole week." "Well, don't! And I don't need it. Don't! But I shall dance. I shall leave my wife and children and dance before you. Only to flatter! To flatter!" "Fie on you!" spat the swarthy man. "Five weeks ago, like you"—he addressed the prince—"with nothing but a bundle, I ran away from my father to Pskov, to my aunt; and there collapsed with fever, while he went and died without me. Kicked the bucket. Eternal memory to the deceased, but he almost killed me then! Would you believe it, Prince, yes, by God! Had I not run away then, he would have killed me on the spot." "Did you do something to make him angry?" countered the prince, examining the millionaire in the sheepskin with some particular interest. But though there may have been something intrinsically remarkable in the million and in receiving a legacy, the prince was surprised and interested by something else as well; and Rogozhin himself was for some reason especially keen to converse with the prince, though it seemed he was in need of conversation in a more mechanical than spiritual sense; rather more from preoccupation than frankness; from agitation and disquiet, for the sake of just looking at someone and prattling on about something. It seemed that he was still in a feverish state, and at the very least suffering from the chills. As for the official, well, he simply hovered over Rogozhin, didn't dare to breathe, hung on every word and weighed it, precisely as if looking for a diamond. "Angry he certainly was, and perhaps with reason," answered Rogozhin, "but more than anything, my brother did me in. Nothing can be said against my mother, she's an old woman, reads the Lives of the Saints, sits with the crones, and whatever brother Senjka9 resolves, so it shall be done. And why didn't he send word to me at the time, then? It's clear, sir! It's true I was unconscious at the time. They say a telegram was sent, too. But you just see if a telegram can get to my aunt. She's widowed going on thirty years now and keeps sitting with the holy fools from morning till night. A nun she isn't, but even worse. Well, the telegram gave her a fright, and without opening it, she went and presented it at the constable's station, where it still lies to this day. Only Konyov, Vassily Vassilielich, came to my rescue, wrote me all about it. At night my brother cut off the solid gold tassels from the brocaded pall on my father's coffin. 'Think what a lot of money they are worth,' he apparently said. Well, for that alone he can go to Siberia, if I like, for this is sacrilege. Hey there, you clown," he turned to the official, "what's the law say: is it sacrilege?" "Sacrilege! Sacrilege!" the official at once concurred. "Do they send you to Siberia for it?" "To Siberia, to Siberia. At once to Siberia!" From the Trade Paperback edition.Copyright © 2003 by Fyodor Dostoevsky What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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The food we eat is one of our closest connections to the natural world. Farms should be environmentally friendly and provide food that is safe and healthy. Environment Illinois is working to make sure the rules for conventional farms are strong enough to protect our rivers and lakes. At the same time, we are helping to build the market for food from local farms that grow diversified crops using sustainable practices.
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We should be doing everything we can to encourage healthy, safe food and responsible farming.
Unfortunately, the U.S. House just voted to eliminate programs that encourage local, sustainable farms. At the same time, they're continuing to send billions of dollars to the factory farms that endanger waterways and contribute to air pollution by transporting food long distances.
The Senate can remedy this by restoring the programs that help small farmers, and making sure large farms don't pollute our water and air.
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Fresh, local food shouldn't be hard to find. There are now 244 farmers markets across the state, but we can still do much more to expand opportunities for local, sustainable farmers. Most of the food sold in supermarkets and restaurants comes from factory farms that ship semi trucks full of basic commodities across long distances. Industrial agriculture allows polluted runoff to drain into our precious waterways, uses excessive amounts of chemicals, and pollutes the air from excessive shipping. Abusing our land and polluting our air and water to fill shelves with low-quality food is unacceptable. We must require factory farms to clean up their acts and at the same time that we encourage the expansion of sustainable farms.
Sustainable agriculture has grown from a collection of visionary farmers to a viable market sector. There is immense potential to provide food from sustainable farms to more people. We can build the market for good food and encourage more farmers to switch from growing commodity crops on chemical-intensive farms to growing food for local customers in ways that are in balance with the environment.
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Here's the answers to my post yesterday...
A congregation of alligators.
A shrewdness of apes.
A cete of badger.
A sleuth of bears.
A volery of birds.
An obstinacy of buffalo.
A coalition of cheetah.
A murder of crows.
A piteousness of doves.
A convocation of of eagles.
A parade of elephants.
A tower of giraffe.
A husk of hare.
A charm of hummingbirds.
A labor of moles.
A mischief of mice.
A romp of otters.
A parliment of owls.
A nursery of raccoon.
A congress of ravens.
A shiver of sharks.
An ambush of tigers.
A bale of turtles.
A crossing of zebra.
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While I was in Ireland I met with many government officials who are trying to figure out policies, and was covered by the Irish Times and "Drivetime," the big radio show there. I also found some time to speak at the Reading Association of Ireland, about the reading of second-language learners (yes, Ireland, like the rest of the western world is experiencing immigration). As promised, here is a copy of the speech that I presented there.


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"Colombia!" "Argentina!" "Venezuela!" "Peru!" shouts the crowd.
"No speak English?" goads the singer with an exaggerated Spanish accent. "Yo tampoco, porque yo no soy gringo!"
Sporting a porkpie hat and stubbly goatee, the lower-case-monikered fulano struts with the microphone as his band launches into the hectic riffs of "Yo no soy gringo" ("I'm Not a Gringo"), an energetic rock anthem that, like many of the singer's songs, speaks defiantly of the Latin immigrant experience. Members of the college-age crowd sing along as they bob to the music, their shiny waist-length hair flailing here and there, in one case brushing against the glass case at the back of the room that holds Michael Jackson's leather jacket.
Fulano de tal, whose stage name means "so-and-so," is a 27-year-old Cuban American who was born Elsten Torres. Growing up bilingual in New York City, Torres got into music at age thirteen, taking a familiar rock-and-roll route: writing songs in English and playing with different neighborhood bands. Then he discovered the music scene in Mexico City, where he ended up recording an independent album in Spanish as part of a duo called Rebeldes sin Causa (Rebels Without a Cause). After this exploration of his Latin roots on the other side of the border, Torres adopted his common cognomen and came to Miami two years ago, intent on singing rock en espanol.
The band's set ends, giving way to a succession of past and present Top 40 singles sung in Spanish, broadcast from the restaurant's DJ booth. Soda Stereo's "Persiana Americana" and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs' "Matador" replace "Shake, Rattle, and Roll," "YMCA," and the other Hard Rock standards. A collective scream from the dance floor greets the first bars of "La Macarena," a traditional ode to the Virgin of Seville that scored a novelty hit when the Spanish band Los del Rio thumped up its beat for a house version of the song. A group of teenage girls in miniskirts initiate the Saturday Night Fever-style line dance that accompanies "La Macarena," excitedly re-creating the steps that were all the rage in Latin American clubs last year.
On this Thursday night in late June, approximately 400 people -- Latin radio personnel, music promoters, press, and young bilingual fans -- have turned out at the Hard Rock to honor the six-month anniversary of Super Q Internacional, South Florida's first six-nights-a-week radio show devoted to rock and pop in Spanish, heard on Super Q (WQBA-FM 107.5).
In a VIP area cordoned off by velvet ropes, Super Q staffers and invitees eat tiny Cuban sandwiches and caesar salads while fueling up at an open bar. The small contingent of suits in this predominately male group is swallowed up in a sea of clean jeans and hiking boots, like those worn by Jose Carlos Ortiz, Super Q Internacional's program director and weekend on-air personality, who moves manically around the room, greeting guests. Over on the dance floor, Manny Mora, a promoter for Pas Productions, passes out flyers touting the July 21 concert by Mexican pop supergroup Mana at the James L. Knight Center.
At the top of the stairs next to the VIP bar, Kike Posada stands smiling as he looks around the restaurant. Posada, a 27-year-old disc jockey and journalist from Colombia, is the host of Boom, a weekly Latin rock show on Radio Ritmo that paved the way for Super Q Internacional. Posada's Boom began broadcasting in 1993 and was the first commercial radio show of its kind in Miami. "A lot of people say I'm the father of all this," Posada beams.
The DJ's pleased paternalism is shared by Gustavo Menendez, an Argentine who moved to Miami twelve years ago to attend FIU. The 30-year-old Menendez and his partner, Rodolfo Castillo, recently started a new independent record label, Radio Vox, whose first release was a long-play CD single of fulano de tal's "Revoluci centsn," a song about current events in Cuba recorded in both rhythmic Afro-Cuban and club-mix versions. Along with releasing work by some salsa acts, Menendez and Castillo plan to record fulano's upcoming debut album, as well as music by other Latin rock and pop groups from Miami and Puerto Rico. "I feel like a proud papa," Menendez had allowed earlier, as he watched the audience sing along with fulano's band.
In fact the entire party is marked by a similar air of celebratory pride by those who consider themselves pioneers in this new Miami movida (scene). Suddenly Spanish-language rock is hot in Miami, and for the music's Latin American fans, the Super Q Internacional anniversary is an encouraging sign that local Hispanic radio can offer more than a synthesized beat and repeated refrains of "Ay, mami rica!"
"The typical image of Miami is all salsa and tropical music," notes Eduardo G centsmez, a twenty-year-old from Ecuador who this year formed Revoluci centsn Musical en espa*ol, a sort of fan club to promote Latin rock music in Miami. "Miami's a very conservative place, and the radio stations want to keep their old Cuban people happy. Rock is a little revolutionary, a little more out there A they're kind of scared of that. This is a different image, it's rocking Miami. We're trying to make some history here."


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- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:17:24 -0700
Has anyone on the list had any dealing with bringing Atlas Copco air compressor information into the I/A system? The Atlas Copco MKIII Elektronkon units require a Modbus/Modbus Plus through a Modbus bridge. The companies information goes into some detail, but not at much length on the "how it is done". Just wondering if any of you folks have been done this path. Robert Balmer Applications Analyst/Programmer Fort Madison Iowa _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave
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CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - Members of the 164th Transportation Battalion honored a fallen soldier and comrade here, June 7, 2010.
Sgt. Steve M. Theobald, 53, of Goose Creek, S.C., died June 4, 2010 in a vehicle roll-over accident.
Theobald arrived in Kuwait on March 28, 2010 as a member of the "Rough Rider Team". Theobald was a member of the 287th Transportation Company out of Livingston, Alabama and was assigned to the 1058th Convoy Security Company, 164th Transportation Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, when they arrived in theater as a transportation noncommissioned officer.
Theobald logged in over 2,000 miles in transport missions in Iraq with the 1058th. LTC Richard Rollins, commander 164th Transportation Battalion, Massachusetts National Guard, led the ceremony, with over 700 soldiers from the "Rough Rider Team" and 1st Sustainment Brigade in attendance.
Theobald enlisted for three years in the Army, Jul 18, 1975. He re-entered the service through the Army Reserve on April 26, 1984. Throughout his military career, Theobald has been assigned to the 116th Engineer Company, 1/145th Field Artillery, 7th Infantry Division, and the 202nd Cavalry. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003-2004 with the 7th ID. A graduate of several military schools including the Basic Non-Commissioned Officers Course, and the Primary Leadership Development Course, the decorated Soldier was awarded the Army Achievement Medal, two Army Good Conduct Medals, two National Defense Service Medals, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, two Noncommissioned Officer Development Program Ribbons, Army Service Ribbon, two Army Overseas Ribbons, Overseas Service Bar and two Armed Forces Reserve Medals. Staff Sgt Theobald was born in Pensacola, Fla. Sept. 10, 1956 but called Goose Creek, S.C. home.
He leaves behind his wife, Heike Theobald, of Wurzburg, Germany, three children, Christopher, Daniel, Jessica and one grand-child.
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Gujarat CM Narendra Modi urges youth of India to join Run for Unity online on www.runforunity.com to tribute Iron Man of India Sardar Patel's 63rd death anniversary on Sunday, 15th December 2013. Run for Unity is organised in major cities of India to pay tribute to Sardar Patel.
Narendra Modi's effort to start a movemnet to collect iron for Statue of Unity will set off with the event and complete before the Republic day 26th January 2014. Registrations invited across the country from fellow citizens to participate in the event.
Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Chandigarh and Pune are major cities gearing up for the run for unity on Sunday. Run for Unity length is 2 kms and it will be finished in 2 hours at the hosting cities across India by 11 AM.
Near about 1 Million visitors are registered online to participate in the event across India as per website live statistics and more are counting to make it a great success as online movement.
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The acai (ah-sigh-EE) berry is a grape-like fruit harvested from acai palm trees, which are native to the rainforests of South America. Acai berries are widely touted as a so-called superfood, with proponents claiming that they are helpful for a variety of health concerns, including arthritis, cancer, weight loss, high cholesterol, erectile dysfunction, detoxification and improving general health.
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Many fruits besides acai berries provide antioxidants and other nutrients that are important to your health. But if you'd like to try acai, check your local health food or gourmet stores — acai can be consumed raw, in tablet form, in beverages such as juice, smoothies or energy drinks, or in other food products such as jelly or ice cream.
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Saw the harvest thread, but didn't see a wet hop one for 2012. Post pics, recipes and experience wet hopping with your own hops. Here's mine: Cascade & Centennial. Picked during the mash, added in handfuls during the last 10 mins of the boil, and during chilling sub 160°. Krausen is covered in resin and lupulin. Smell is pungent and heavenly. Will pick the rest and add post-fermentation.
Two handfuls (approximately 5 oz.) every 5 minutes for 90 minutes of mixed magnum, cascade, centennial and liberty in a 10 gallon batch. 25 lbs locally malted 2-row and 2.25 lbs of locally malted amber rye. There were no survivors.
Where are you getting the local malt? I'd love to do a beer with locally sourced ingredients.
is there any wort in there lol? I did a harvest ale about 1 month ago. Kegged it last week. My advise so far is to "go big" with home grown hops. Mine didn't pack the flavor of commercially grown so next time I'm doubling my flavor / aroma and dry hop additions.
I did a Ranger clone a week ago. 10 gal batch with 20 lbs of 2 row, .5 lbs c120 mashed at 154. 6 oz of fresh chinook at 60 and another 6 oz at 30, 1 oz dried cascade at 10 with 4 lbs table suger. Another oz at flameout, dry hoping right now on another 2 oz cascade. Awsome easy drinking IPA. (mash tun off for cleaning)
The malt is from Valley Malt in South Hadley, MA. Husband and wife opened up a couple years ago. The pic with the chiller is after i ran the wort into the fermenter. 12 gallon recipe but collected maybe 9-10 gallons.
Was top cropping my yeast and couldn't bear it...had to pull a sample. Holy hops. Amazing...the finish literally tasted like I put a hop in my mouth. You know how when you smoke a cigar, your mouth still tastes like the cigar the next morning? It was like that, except hops.
30oz of Cascade/Centennial from up the street. 9.75 lbs of 2-row and .75 of C-40 from down the street. Yeast from 1 hour East. Long live Cascadia!! ---------------- Batch Size (G): 5.5 Total Grain (lb): 10.000 Total Hops (oz): 31.00 Original Gravity (OG): 1.047 (°P): 11.7 Final Gravity (FG): 1.011 (°P): 2.8 Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.74 % Colour (SRM): 6.5 (EBC): 12.8 Bitterness (IBU): unknown Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70 Boil Time (Minutes): 90 Grain Bill ---------------- 9.250 lb American Premium 2-Row (92.5%) 0.750 lb Crystal 40 (7.5%) Hop Bill ---------------- 1.00 oz Chinook Pellet (11.8% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 oz/Gal) 10.00 oz Cascade Wet @ 15 Minutes (Boil) 10.00 oz Cascade Wet @ 1 Minutes (Boil) 5.00 oz Cascade Wet @ 0 Minutes (Aroma) 5.00 oz Centennial Wet @ 0 Minutes (Aroma) Undecided on dry hop amounts. Misc Bill ---------------- 0.25 oz Irish Moss @ 30 Minutes (Boil) Single step Infusion at 151°F for 60 Minutes. Fermented at 68°F with #1056
Crafted a simple recipe last night and had a 5 gallon bucket filled with freshly picked cascade. -Steeped 1lb crystal 60l for 20 minutes -Did a full boil and added 7lb of Light DME and 2oz Cascade (9%) at 60 minute mark -decided to ramp up the ibu's a bit more and added 1oz homegrown chinook at the 30 min mark -15 minutes left to go and I started adding the wet cascades until flameout and the bucket was empty -placed a lid on it and let it sit for and hour -cooled and pitched ol' reliable, US-05


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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. Kirk Lunnen, Westminster College associate professor of psychology, has earned the 2013-2014 Henderson Lectureship Award.
Lunnen will present "No Pain, No Gain: Pain Tolerance as a Predictor of Athletic Success." He will discuss his research on the effects of pain on athletic performance, including the relationship between pain sensitivity, injury anxiety, and athletic performance; sensitivity and anxiety predictors of performance; and ischemic pain as a predictor of performance. He will also discuss current research addressing whether the relationship between pain tolerance and performance is also evident for professional athletes, and whether hormones play a role in the relationship between pain and performance.
Lunnen, who joined the Westminster faculty in 2002, earned an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and master's and Ph.D. from Ohio University.
The Henderson Lecture was founded by the late Dr. Joseph R. Henderson and his wife, Elizabeth, to encourage and recognize original and continuing research and scholarship among Westminster College faculty, and to afford the opportunity for faculty to share their learning with the academic community. Dr. Henderson was a professor of education emeritus at Westminster, having served as chair of the Department of Education and as director of the Graduate Program.
Each year, Westminster faculty members may nominate themselves or others to receive the lectureship, which includes a stipend to support a specific research project. A faculty committee chooses the winner.
The 2013-2014 lecture is scheduled for October 2 at 7 p.m. in McKelvey Campus Center's Witherspoon Maple Room.
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I have degenerative disc disease. I've been taking treatments for the past five years or so. During those years, I've seen two different doctors. I decided to join my husband at his doctor, because he had a wide range of treatment equipment. I felt great relief from them.
This lasted for about a year or so until our doctor decided to move out into his own establishment. I was OK with it, but didn't know that the equipment was limited. He had one adjustment table and two therapy tables. Over time (past four months) I was not improving. During the adjustments I told him that it really hurt. He would tell me I would be fine, so I went along with it.
I could not put up with the pain any longer and asked for an X-ray of my lower back and left hip area. He did the X-ray and said he saw nothing, saying that it was probably inflammation. He recommended I go to my primary doctor for a steroid shot.
I went to my primary doctor and explained everything going on with my symptoms. He did not give a steroid shot. I told him that I had to ask my chiropractor to ease up on the pressure that he applied on my back several times and his reply again was that I would be be fine. My primary doctor said that this may have caused more aggravation than it was helping.
I have never had a bulging disc, only degenerative disease. The MRI results showed five bulging disks. I am scheduled to see a neurosurgeon in a few days.


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China 'to survey disputed East China Sea islands'
China says it is to conduct a survey of disputed East China Sea islands, amid a bitter diplomatic row with Japan.
State news agency Xinhua said the survey was part of China's "programme to safeguard its maritime rights and interests".
The island are called Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan.
The row over the islands, which are controlled by Japan, has left ties between Tokyo and Beijing highly tense.
Xinhua said the survey was the second part of a programme to map China's territorial islands and reefs, after the first part was completed in 2009.
"The second stage will cover islands including the Diaoyu Islands," the report said, citing the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation.
Japan-China disputed islands
- The archipelago consists of five islands and three reefs
- Japan, China and Taiwan claim them; they are controlled by Japan and form part of Okinawa prefecture
- Japanese businessman Kunioki Kurihara owned three of the islands but sold them to the Japanese state in September
- The islands were also the focus of a major diplomatic row between Japan and China in 2010
It did not expand on how and when the survey work would take place.
Fighters and shipsThe row over ownership of the islands, which lie south of Okinawa and north of Taiwan, has been rumbling for years.
It reignited in September when the Japanese government purchased three of the islands from their private Japanese owner, leading to protests in some Chinese cities and fall-out for some Japanese businesses operating in China.
Chinese government ships have since sailed many times through what Japan says are its territorial waters around the islands.
Late last year, a Chinese government plane also overflew the islands in what Japan called a violation of its airspace. Japanese fighters have been scrambled on a number of occasions since then.
New Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was elected in December, has pledged a tough stance. He says the issue of ownership is not up for negotiation but has also called for more dialogue with Beijing.
Last week it was announced that Japan planned to increase military spending for the first time in a decade - albeit by a small amount - in a move that has been linked to the row with China.
Japan also appears to be looking to reinforce its capabilities in the area - public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday that two more patrol ships will be deployed to the area later in the year.
Kyodo News agency, citing unidentified government sources, said on Tuesday that defence officials were looking into basing fighter jets closer to the disputed island chain, utilising a runway on a small island south of Okinawa.
The top US East Asia diplomat, Kurt Campbell, is due in Japan later in the week for talks expected to include the territorial row, on which Washington has urged both sides to exercise caution.
Former Japanese leader Yukio Hatoyama is also in Beijing on a private visit.
Mr Hatoyama, whose Democratic Party is now in opposition after December's election, has in the past called for Japan to improve its ties with Beijing in a rebalancing of traditional alliances.
Local media report he is seeking talks with Chinese leaders.


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It's 2014! Happy New Year to everyone! #Blessed
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) January 1, 2014
Good morning, 12th Man, and Happy New Year! Here's a look at what's "out there" for today - Wednesday, Jan. 1 - about your Seattle Seahawks:
Terry Blount of ESPN.com details the fundamental turn the Seattle defense took that allowed them to dominante over the last five games of the regular season. Blount also says that nothing will change in how the Seahawks prepare as they ready for their divisional-round playoff game on Jan. 11.
Rick Reilly of ESPN.com has a lengthy feature on what we learned about the NFL over the past year. Reilly includes this encouraging nugget about the Seahawks: "Seattle, the fourth-youngest squad, is going to be scary good for a very long time."
Peter King of TheMMQB.com has a one-minute video take on each NFL playoff team ahead of this weekend's wild-card matchups. King says he doesn't see the Seahawks losing at least until they get to the Super Bowl.
Doug Farrar of SI.com has his take on the NFL All-Pro team and five Seahawks earn a mention. Defensive tackle
Maggie Hendricks of USA Today Sports ranks the best home-field advantages across the NFL and the Seahawks come in at No. 3 behind the Cincinnati Bengals (No. 1) and New Orleans Saints (No. 2), who went 8-0 under their own roof this season.
Jason Puckett of Sports Radio 950 KJR AM shares some of his thoughts as the Seahawks head into the postseason, noting he'd like to see the Green Bay Packers come to CenturyLink Field for the divisional round on Jan. 11.
Danny O'Neil of 710Sports.com passes along some highlights from his latest "Hawk Talk" chat.
Jerry Brewer of the Seattle Times says the Seahawks are the pride and ego of the city of Seattle.
John Boyle of the Everett Herald has some predictions for the Seattle sports scene in 2014.
Steve Rudman of SportsPressNW.com recaps the winners and losers of 2013 in Seattle sports.
Art Thiel of SportsPressNW.com offers up some scenarios on how to make Seattle a sports empire in the new year.
Tim Booth of the Associated Press says defensive end
The staff at NFL.com's Around the League rehashes some of the most memorable moments from 2013 and tells us what they're looking forward to in 2014.
Here at Seahawks.com, our team photographers captured several photos of the Sea Gals from Sunday's regular-season finale against the Rams.
I sum up a pair of social media-related contests and activities the club is asking you to engage in as the Seahawks start the postseason.
And Digital Media Reporter Clare Farnsworth recaps Tuesday in Hawkville, says cornerback
Hump Day Humor
In his latest N-if-L feature for NFL.com, Dave Dameshek explores what it would be like if the Seahawks didn't draft Russell Wilson in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
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Elevator Violation Codes
Instructions for new violation codes to be used with new inspection reports.
The listing included below is a new list of violation codes which are based upon those prepared by the State of Florida. The codes should be largely identical to those used by the State. You will note that the violation codes consist of 5 characters, both alpha and numerical. Those for electric elevators begin with an E, hydraulic elevators begin with an H, Escalators begin with an S, Moving walks begin with an M, and other units such as dumbwaiters, residence units and others begin with an O.
There is one violation code that we have added to the list which you may find useful, "O999n", which is: "Other violation – see notes"
We have included a brief narrative of the code violation descriptor, and the relevant ASME A17.1 -1996 (with addendums) code, as well as the same violation equivalent ASME A17.1- 2000 code., as a cross reference. The violation codes are designed to be used with the new inspection report form only. This list is shown on our web page as an "ADOBE" PDF file, and is easily searchable. If you have problems with the list, please call the Office of Elevator Safety, Miami-Dade County at 305-375-1577.
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- You can use a walkie talkie while out on youre bike and fit the earpiece into your motorcycle helmet, also available is a Push to Talk button that is mounted on the motorcycle handlebar. The range for these types of Walkie Talkies is over a mile, come rain or shine. The walkie talkie can also compete with the mobile phone market as no roaming applies to a walkie talkie so you can avoid their hefty prices
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Two-way radio transceivers have come a long way since they were designed in World War II. Today walkie-talkies are commonly used for professional, recreational and even kids' use. This portable device has many features and is becoming more compact with each new design. Become familiar with some of the features and technology to use your walkie-talkie- Consider the purpose for your walkie-talkie before purchasing one. Determine whether you'll be using them for recreational use such as hiking, or indoor use as an intercom system like within a building. This will help guide your choice
- Update yourself on the latest technology in walkie-talkies. Some features include; weather channels, compass device, headset models, wrist models, holsters and belt clips. Don't pay for a feature you'll never use
- Think about the amount of distance you'll need to cover with your walkie-talkies. If it is for close range than two miles would be sufficient. If it is for five mile usage consult the appropriate authorities to license the walkie-talkies with the FCC
- Communicate on a multi-user compatibility system. If your purpose will be to have many user's for the walkie-talkies consider a high quality and versatile radio receiver. This system is designed to eliminate the static and interference among users
- Know whether you'll want a built in rechargeable battery pack or battery operated system. If you're planning to use the walkie-talkies away from an electrical outlet, than buy those with disposable or rechargeable batteries since the other type requires a base station to recharge
- Learn how to scramble your voice. Messages can be decoded by a voice scrambler or Morse code to personalize your message. Some walkie-talkies have a 14 channel system with sub-channels to keep conversations private and limited to only those who have the same sub-channels
- Watch what you're saying. Remember that others can and will hear what is being said. Keep your conversations brief and be specific. Keep personal and intimate conversations for a one on one meeting
Two Way Radio Information:
- Configurations: Two-way radios come in two standard configurations, Family Radio Service and General Mobile Radio Service. FRS radios operate on 1/2 watt of power and can transmit on 14 different channels. GMRS radios are higher powered, operating on 1 to 2 watts of power and transmitting on 22 different channels
- Distance: Two-way radios are able to transmit at different distances, depending on variances such as topography, weather, obstructions and lightning. Operators can attain long distances in ideal situations, but actual distance is usually far less than the maximum claimed by manufacturers. On average, two-way radio operators can expect transmission distance to be around 2 miles
- Batteries: Most two-way radios operate on standard AA or AAA batteries, while some models come with a rechargeable battery. Some two-way radio models enhance battery life by switching to low-power settings that kick in when long amounts of time pass between transmissions
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- Contact your wireless provider. Ask the representative to assist you in finding an unlock code for your walkie talkie. Confirm your full name, street address, wireless number and the last four digits of your Social Security number
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- Turn on your walkie talkie. It should activate to your wireless provider's network. Enter the unlock code to get permission to use your walkie talkie
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For Immediate Release (609) 558-9100 Chester, NJ - The New Jersey Sierra Club has called on the Highlands Council to reject PSE&G's request to drastically expand the Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line. The proposal, which would triple the line's current size and capacity, is inconsistent with the Highland Act. A transmission line expansion would have major environmental impacts, not only to the Highland's scenery, but to the region's water quality, open space and forests. "In more than 52 instances, the Highlands Council staff has shown that this proposal is not only inconsistent with the Highlands Act, but will cause environmental damage to the Highlands region," said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. "PSE&G - Pure Spin Energy Group - says that the expansion will have a minimal impact and meets the goals of the Highlands Act," Tittel said. "That's a blatant lie. The proposal will have major impacts and it doesn't meet goals of the Highlands Act because of the irreversible damage it would do to the environment. The 200-foot-plus power line towers will be dug between 40 to 60 feet down into the ground, having a negative impact on ground water and overall water quality." Specifically, PSE&G's proposal is to add a 500-kilovolt line to the existing 230-kilovolt line on its portion of the Susquehanna-Roseland corridor. A Pennsylvania utility, PP&L, is seeking a similar expansion in that state, sending electricity from the Delaware Water Gap, across three New Jersey counties to Roseland in Essex County, New Jersey. From there, electricity would be converted to several 230 kilovolt lines and delivered to New York and other parts of New Jersey. "The motivation behind this power line is so PSE&G can import cheap, dirty power from Pennsylvania so they can take clean power from New Jersey and sell it at a higher rate to residents of New York," Tittel said. "In order to complete the project, hundreds of acres of trees will be cut down to widen the right of way," Tittel said. "Miles and miles of access roads will be created to bring in equipment. While the wire from the lines alone is a threat to birds, the access roads will disturb habitats for threatened and endangered species, impact wetlands, and invite the possibility of ATVs." The proposed line expansion is expected to have the potential to move at least 3,000 MW of energy from coal states into or through New Jersey. That's enough electricity to power 800,000 or more homes. Growth in the state's electric demand does not warrant such a large increase in transmission capacity. Even conservative projections from the grid operator, PJM, show peak demand in PSE&G's entire service area will rise by only 2000 MW by 2020. In addition to the various impacts on the local topography, the expansion will also undermine New Jersey's efforts to establish and utilize more sustainable energy sources. "This proposal will allow for more dirty energy from Pennsylvania to come into New Jersey," Tittel said, adding that as a result more mercury will be put into the atmosphere. The mercury will get into our streams and reservoirs, into our fisheries and into us." Because many trees will be cut to make way for the lines and the access roads, there will be less vegetation to offset the pollution. Expanding the power line will invite secondary development that would further destruct the region, such as the Riverbank Sparta Energy Center, the Rockaway biomass incinerator plant, or a substation the size of a Walmart in Jefferson. "Based on all the existing evidence, we believe that the Highlands Council should determine that this proposal is not only inconsistent with the Highlands Act, but also a threat to the Highlands themselves," Tittel said. "The Council has to recommend against any exemption that the proposal to expand the lines undermines the protection of the Highlands." Kara Seymour, Program Assistant NJ Sierra Club 145 W. Hanover Street Trenton, NJ 08618 609.656.7612 (f) 609.656.7618 <http://www.newjersey.sierraclub.org> www.newjersey.sierraclub.org Received on 2009-02-25 08:12:15 | |
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Sources and Uses
We consume energy in dozens of forms. Yet virtually all of the energy we use originates in the power of the atom. Nuclear reactions energize stars, including our sun. The energy we capture for use on Earth comes largely from the sun or from nuclear forces local to our own planet.
Sunlight is by far the predominant source, and it contains a surprisingly large amount of energy. On average, even after passing through hundreds of kilometers of air on a clear day, solar radiation reaches Earth with more than enough energy in a single square meter to illuminate five 60-watt lightbulbs if all the sunlight could be captured and converted to electricity.
The sun's energy warms the planet's surface, powering titanic transfers of heat and pressure in weather patterns and ocean currents. The resulting air currents drive wind turbines. Solar energy also evaporates water that falls as rain and builds up behind dams, where its motion is used to generate electricity via hydropower.
Most Americans, however, use solar energy in its secondhand form: fossil fuels. When sunlight strikes a plant, some of the energy is trapped through photosynthesis and is stored in chemical bonds as the plant grows. We can recover that energy months or years later by burning wood, which breaks the bonds and releases energy as heat and light. More often, though, we use the stored energy in the much more concentrated forms that result when organic matter, after millions of years of geological and chemical activity underground, turns into fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, or natural gas. Either way, we're reclaiming the power of sunlight.
The only other original source of energy on Earth's surface is found in more local nuclear reactions, where atoms of radioactive elements such as uranium split apart into smaller atoms and liberate energy in the process. Harnessed as heat, the released energy boils water, producing steam that turns turbines, thereby being converted to mechanical energy that generates electricity. Nuclear energy currently provides 20% of total electricity generation in the United States.3
Finally, the heat of Earth's molten interior, itself largely the result of the nuclear decay of radioactive elements, provides geothermal energy. At present, it is chiefly used in only a few places, such as California and Iceland, where proximity to high temperature geothermal fields makes it practical.[*]
The High Cost of Change
By the time energy is delivered to us in a usable form, it has typically undergone several conversions. Every time energy changes forms, some portion is "lost." It doesn't disappear, of course. In nature, energy is always conserved. That is, there is exactly as much of it around after something happens as there was before. But with each change, some amount of the original energy turns into forms we don't want or can't use, typically as so-called waste heat that is so diffuse it can't be captured.
Reducing the amount lost – also known as increasing efficiency – is as important to our energy future as finding new sources because gigantic amounts of energy are lost every minute of every day in conversions. Electricity is a good example. By the time the energy content of electric power reaches the end user, it has taken many forms. Most commonly, the process begins when coal is burned in a power station. The chemical energy stored in the coal is liberated in combustion, generating heat that is used to produce steam. The steam turns a turbine, and that mechanical energy is used to turn a generator to produce the electricity.
In the process, the original energy has taken on a series of four different identities and experienced four conversion losses. A typical coal-fired electrical plant might be 38% efficient, so a little more than one-third of the chemical energy content of the fuel is ultimately converted to usable electricity. In other words, as much as 62% of the original energy fails to find its way to the electrical grid. Once electricity leaves the plant, further losses occur during delivery. Finally, it reaches an incandescent lightbulb where it heats a thin wire filament until the metal glows, wasting still more energy as heat. The resulting light contains only about 2% of the energy content of the coal used to produce it. Swap that bulb for a compact fluorescent and the efficiency rises to around 5% – better, but still a small fraction of the original.4
Example of energy lost during conversion and transmission. Imagine
that the coal needed to illuminate an incandescent light bulb contains
100 units of energy when it enters the power plant. Only two units of
that energy eventually light the bulb. The remaining 98 units are lost along the way, primarily as heat.
Another familiar form of conversion loss occurs in a vehicle's internal combustion engine. The chemical energy in the gasoline is converted to heat energy, which provides pressure on the pistons. That mechanical energy is then transferred to the wheels, increasing the vehicle's kinetic energy. Even with a host of modern improvements, current vehicles use only about 20% of the energy content of the fuel as power, with the rest wasted as heat.
Electric motors typically have much higher efficiency ratings. But the rating only describes how much of the electricity input they turn into power; it does not reflect how much of the original, primary energy is lost in generating the electricity in the first place and then getting it to the motor.
Efficiencies of heat engines can be improved further, but only to a degree. Principles of physics place upper limits on how efficient they can be. Still, efforts are being made to capture more of the energy that is lost and to make use of it. This already happens in vehicles in the winter months, when heat loss is captured and used to warm the interior for passengers. In natural gas combined cycle, or NGCC, power plants, we now have technology that takes the waste heat from a natural gas turbine and uses it to power a steam turbine, resulting in a power plant that is as much as 60% efficient.5 Similar technologies are being developed for use in coal power plants.
The energy sources that power our most indispensable devices often reflect convenience as much as efficiency. Energy can take many forms, but modern society prefers those that are easily produced, distributed, and stored. For example, American passenger cars are designed to hold enough onboard energy to travel 300 miles or so at a reasonable rate of speed. That's easy to do with the relatively high chemical energy content of gasoline or diesel fuel, despite the inefficiency of the engines.
If a car is powered by electricity, however, the energy has to be stored in batteries that have a much lower energy density than gasoline does. To carry 300 miles' worth of energy, an electric car would need a lot of very heavy batteries. Furthermore, it is difficult to deliver the energy needed to power an electric car in an acceptably short time. Modern battery-powered cars charge at a rate roughly a thousand times slower than the rate of refueling with gasoline, meaning overnight charging is required to store enough energy for a day's worth of driving. For most Americans in the fast-paced 21st century, that's an unacceptably long time span.
Measuring Energy
Energy exists in many forms, so there are many ways to quantify it. Two of the most widely used for general purposes are the British Thermal Unit (BTU), which is a measure of energy content, and the watt, which is a measure of power, or how fast energy is used.
One BTU is the amount of energy needed to raise a pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. That's not a very large amount. One cubic foot of natural gas contains around 1,000 BTUs. A gallon of gasoline is about 124,000 BTUs, and a ton of coal represents about 20 million BTUs. Enormous quantities, such as total U.S. energy consumption in a year, are expressed in "quads." One quad is a quadrillion – that is, a million billion, or 1015 – BTUs. America consumed about 100 quads in 2006.
One watt of power is equal to one ampere (a measure of electric current) moving at one volt (a measure of electrical force). Again, this is a fairly small unit. U.S. household electricity is provided at 120 volts. So a 60-watt lightbulb needs half an ampere of current to light up. For larger quantities, watts are usually expressed in multiples of a thousand (kilowatt), million (megawatt), or billion (gigawatt). A big coal, natural gas, or nuclear electrical plant can produce hundreds of megawatts; some of the largest generate one or more gigawatts. A typical wind turbine has a one megawatt rating, and the largest are now four megawatts when turning. An average U.S. household consumes electricity at the rate of a little more than one kilowatt, for an annual total of about 10,000 kilowatt-hours (kilowatt-hours equal power multiplied by time).6
Energy and the Individual
Energy trade-offs and decisions permeate society, directly affecting everyday quality of life in many ways. Some effects may be most noticeable at home – or at least in household energy bills due to the rising costs of heating oil and natural gas. Residential energy use accounts for 21% of total U.S. consumption, and about one-third of that goes into space heating, with the rest devoted, in decreasing proportions, to appliances, water heating, and air-conditioning. So our personal preferences are intimately tied to, and immediately affect, the nation's overall energy budget.
Percentage of energy consumed by each economic sector
the United States in 2006.*7
* Percentages do not sum to 100% due to independent rounding. Energy usage in the U.S. residential sector in 2006.8
Our individual automotive and public-transit choices also have a substantial impact, because transportation takes up 28% of all U.S. energy consumption (and about 70% of all petroleum use). Even the 50% of total U.S. energy consumption that goes to commercial and industrial uses affects every single citizen personally through the cost of goods and services, the quality of manufactured products, the strength of the economy, and the availability of jobs.
The condition of the environment also holds consequences for all of us. Carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere has risen about 40% since the beginning of the industrial revolution – from 270 parts per million (ppm) to 380 ppm – and contributes to global warming and ensuing climate change.9 At present, the United States emits approximately one-fourth of the world's greenhouse gases,10 and the nation's CO2 emissions are projected to rise from about 5.9 billion metric tons in 2006 to 7.4 billion metric tons in 2030, assuming no changes to the control of carbon emissions.11 Of course this is not just a national concern. Worldwide, CO2 emissions are projected to increase substantially, primarily as a result of increased development in China and India. Future decisions about whether and how to limit greenhouse gas emissions will affect us all.
CO2 emissions by U.S. economic sector and energy source in 2005.12
Before we can consider ways to improve our energy situation we must first understand the resources we currently depend on, as well as the pros and cons of using each one.
[*] One exception to the solar and local nuclear origins of Earth's energy promises only an exceedingly small contribution to our total energy picture at present: Some engineers are exploring methods for capturing energy from ocean tides, thus tapping into a gravitational source of energy.
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Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Bobby Abreu's solo homer off Brian Sweeney in the bottom of the 14th inning lifted the Angels over the Mariners, 4-3, in the opener of a three-game series.
Sweeney (1-2), who pitched a scoreless 13th, stayed on the hill for the Mariners to start the 14th. After Alberto Callaspo grounded out, Abreu blasted Sweeney's offering over the wall in left-center to give Los Angeles the victory.
"I just wanted to make contact and get on base," Abreu said. "I was looking for a fastball down the middle and I made pretty good contact."
Jeff Mathis drove in two runs for the Angels, who were coming off a 4-3, 16- inning win over the Indians on Wednesday. Jered Weaver was solid in eight innings, allowing one run on five hits. Rich Thompson (1-0) tossed two scoreless frames of relief to record his first victory in the majors.
Casey Kotchman and Jose Lopez had an RBI apiece for the Mariners, who have lost three of four. David Pauley went 6 2/3 innings in the start, giving up three runs on five hits.
The Angels scored twice in the fourth to break a scoreless tie. Hideki Matsui singled and Mike Napoli was hit by a pitch. The runners moved up one base on a sacrifice bunt. Howie Kendrick's sacrifice fly and Mathis' RBI single made it 2-0.
Seattle was able to get one run back in the fifth. Kotchman singled before Adam Moore struck out. Michael Saunders followed with a single to right, and Torii Hunter's throwing error allowed Kotchman to cross the plate.
LA added a run in the sixth to make it a 3-1 contest. Erick Aybar singled, moved to third on Kendrick's groundout, and crossed the plate on Mathis' suicide squeeze bunt.
Fernando Rodney came on for the save in the ninth. Franklin Gutierrez hit a one-out single and crossed the plate on Lopez's double to left-center field. Kotchman tied the contest with an RBI double to left.
Brandon League pitched a perfect home ninth to send the game into extras.
The Angels stranded men on first and second in the 10th and 11th innings.
"A tough loss. I'm proud of the way we battled back in the ninth inning," Mariners interim manager Daren Brown said. "We showed character but we didn't get a couple of hits that we needed."
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After seeing the interim cars featuring bits and pieces of strange looking 2009 parts we are about to see the first 2009 Formula One car today. Ferrari will be the first team to reveal their new car later today at Mugello and Felipe Massa is expected to take it to the track for few laps.
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Gobble, gobble… how many turkeys does it take to make a fun-filled Thanksgiving? Get some mental exercise on turkey day by doing some simple subtraction problems with your kindergartener. Help him count the food items, and give him a head-start building math skills with this festive turkey-themed worksheet!
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