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canada, (and i know this for a fact cause im in the canadian army) has used the rank of Commodore sense it has separated from UK in the 70's. in the 90's the term/rank of commodore in all of canada was lost from its insignia book indicating that canada no longer has used the rank.
there however in our history is showing that anyone to which carried the rank had been swapped over a Rear Admiral's, and for the part seen them as Rear Admiral lower halfs.
US History/Insignia book, to which Canadian Personnel should and have also been trained in shows that the same thing. however there is no date to when US may have changed.
UK history still has it in they books, but it also has been noted that by other nations they are to be referred to as Rear Admirals.
so the given rank of Commodore has been, and is now promptly considered history, and has be combined into Rear Admirals. there are 2 Grades to Rear Admirals. both lower and upper. upper being highest, and neither of them meaning a dam thing, cause a admiral is a admiral.
I do remember one episode now that you said something, it was in TOS onboard the Enterprise, where they had spoken to a Commodore. so i retract my statement there.
Commandant. as you may or may not be aware. the position of commandant, the person in said person was always called commandant John Doe, or Commandant Jane Doe. indicating it, to be a form or rank or other. you dont see people going around saying Police Officer John Doe, you see them calling them Cst. John Doe. giving rank to the person.
you are right thou, there is no prove that SF had gone away with commodore. but given the history to which is presented, Rear Admiral never existed with the rank of commodore. and thou i like the sound of Commodore, does it really matter if we strip the two of these ranks to best suit you and maybe 100 other people?
The rank is still very much in use in the Canadian Navy (for evidence, I will note to you that the current commander of the Naval Reserve is Commodore David Craig).
There was an extensive and arcane reason for the dropping of Commodore from the US Navy, having something to do with payscales. I'd have to look it up to be sure I explained it correctly, but the end result is that the old one star rank of Commodore is no longer used, and has been replaced by Rear Admiral Lower Half. Admirals holding this rank actually still wear two stars.
In Starfleet, there were several Commodores, as has been pointed out.
Commandant is a position, denoting an officer in a command position, usually at a training facility, such as the Academy. The Commandant could be any sort of senior rank, but is usually an Admiral or General of some variety. The term is also used as a rank in some non-english speaking nations. You would call him or her "Commandant Smith," just as you would say "Doctor Smith."
Oh, and for the record, I did my service in the Canadian Navy (though I didn't rise anywhere near as high as Commodore!).


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What if it was possible to avoid embarrassing situations? Suddenly, Makoto Konno can do this-- and more--when she discovers that she can jump back in time at will. Tests are a piece of cake, and she can have her favorite food anytime; what a great life! But she soon realizes that her little time jaunts are having adverse effects on the people she loves. Each time she races back in time to fix the problems she has created, it brings her one step closer to discovering the most wonderful secret in her young life.
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Occasionally, anime movies cross the Pacific and are embraced by the kind of wider western audience that normally balks at spiky hair, impossibly big doe eyes, and the sometimes seemingly impenetrable mysteries of Japanese culture. I'm thinking of films like Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira, Satoshi Kon's Paprika, and practically every Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli production since 1997's Princess Mononoke. Consequently, gaijin at large are slowly beginning to realize that not all anime is about dueling mechs, pocket monsters, and, uh, dragon balls. The varieties are near-endless, and one branch of anime that seems primed for U.S. popularity is shoujo, stories that are generally for and about young girls. A good example is Mamoru Hosoda's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, a lightly romantic soft sci-fi film that follows the chronological misadventures of an average, lovelorn high school girl who discovers she can alter the future by changing the past. Don't feel left out, though, guys. While teenaged females are the target audience, this is by no means a "for girls only" film, as its themes and charming characters have universal appeal.
In most ways, Tokyo teenager Makoto Konno (Riisa Naka) is a typical high school studentprone to sleeping in, more than slightly clumsy, and quick to anger when her kid sister steals the last pudding cup in the fridge. She's having one of those horrible, terrible, no good, very bad days where nothing seems to go right: She starts a fire in her culinary class, fails an early morning pop quiz, and faints in a science room when she picks up a strange object that looks like a walnut. To cap it off, her brakes fail while she's bicycling down a steep hill, causing her to lose control, vault over a railroad-crossing barrier, and get hit by an oncoming train.
At least, that's what seems to have happened. Immediately after the accident, Makoto awakens back at the top of the hill, completely unharmed. Freaked out, she visits her aunt Kazuko (Sachie Hara), a museum art restorer, who matter-of-factly explains that she must've experienced a "time leap." And a leap is precisely what is required. Over the next few days, Makoto discovers how to use her newfound ability, whichfor reasons unexplainedis activated whenever she takes a long running jump or pratfalls with the force of a young Buster Keaton. Her power is a novelty at first; she rewinds time so she can sing karaoke songs for ten straight hours, goes back to get a perfect score on her botched test, and even gets to the refrigerator before her sister can abscond with that last coveted pudding cup. As in all stories about time traveling, however, Makoto quickly learns that changing the past can have unexpected consequences.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is actually a kind of loose sequel to Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel Toki o Kakeru Shoujoliterally, "The Girl Who Dashes Through Time"which has inspired numerous adaptations since its serialized publication in 1967, including a two-volume manga, a TV mini-series, and three live-action feature films. The main character of the novel is a junior high-aged version of Mokoto's aunt Kazuko, which explains why she knows so much about "time leaps" here. The author has since praised the film as a "true second generation" of his book, and it is, extrapolating on the themes that made the novel so popular, but offering up a story that's different enough to warrant its own existence.
Like a three-way cross between Groundhog Day, Run Lola Run, and The Butterfly Effect, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time finds Makoto reliving her past and experimenting with alternate choices, usually to comically tragic effect. Naturally, the subject turns to young love. A bit of a tomboy, Makoto likes to play baseball with two guy friends, red-haired heartthrob Chiaki (Takuya Ishida), a new kid at school, and Kousuke (Mitsutaka Itakura), whose crush on one of Makoto's classmates threatens to disrupt the balance of the triangular friendship. When Makoto, embarrassed, impetuously leaps back in time after Chiaki professes his affection for her, she inadvertently sets off a chain of events that puts Kousuke and his new girlfriend in harm's way. I'll say no more about the plot, except that it veers into smarter sci-fi territory than you might expect, with a surprising traveler from the future, a poignant painting from the distant past, and teen-crush feelings that are trapped achingly in the present. This is tender, "summer love" type stuff, and in Makoto, the film captures the awkward intensity of that first real romance, by turns funny, sweet, and heartrendingly sad.
Director Mamoru Hosoda faithfully recreates the hazy romanticism of July in Japan, complete with cicadas singing in the trees and lazy bicycle rides by the river. The animation style isn't incredibly complex, but it is beautiful in its simplicity. Backgrounds are detailed and evocative, characters are realistically drawnno grapefruit-sized eyes or incongruously large breasts hereand the film has a bright, appropriately summery palette. The film's technical merits are matched by a terrific cast of voice actors, who bring life and convincing emotion to their roles. If you've understandably never bothered to venture into the often overwhelming world of Japanese animation, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time would make a great "my first anime" title. It's accessible and, more so, universal; you may never have traveled through time or gone to a Japanese high school, but you probablyhopefullyhave known the pains of puppy love.
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time isn't one of the flashier anime titles available on Blu-ray, but it greatly benefits from the upgrade to high definition, with a 1080p/AVC transfer that's clean, crisp, and free of aliasing, banding, noise, and other encode issues that frequently crop up in animated films. There are a few shots that seem uncharacteristically soft, but for the most part, outlines are clean and show ready improvement over the DVD edition. The source animation is digital, so there are no concerns about excess DNR or print debris, and the image simply looks pristine. Color is also nicely represented, althoughand this is just my opinionthe hues could stand to be a bit more saturated. The picture has a very "bright" quality, which is intentional, but a slightly denser palettewith stronger contrastmight've given the image more punch. No worries, though. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a pleasure to watch in high definition, and I don't think Bandai could've done much better.
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As expected, Bandai has provided two audio tracks for The Girl Who Leapt Through Timethe original Japanese mix and a surprisingly decent English dub, featuring Emily Hirst as the voice of Makoto. Both arrive in Dolby TrueHD 5.1 form, and the results are excellent. As far as anime goes, this is a fairly low-key titleso you shouldn't expect a sonic bombardmentbut the mix does a lot to establish the atmosphere of the film. If you've ever been to Japan during the summer, you'll instantly recognize the repetitive drone of cicadas that's featured heavily here, humming and seething in the rear channels in almost every other scene. Amongst other ambient sounds, wind blows through the surround speakers, crows caw off in the distance, and a train rattles loudly from left to right. What makes the track, though, is Kiyoshi Yoshida's quiet, beautiful piano score, which also includes a few Bach pieces. The music sounds lovelyclear and resonant. Dialogue is also clean and comprehensible, and there are more than a few effectives uses of directional voices, like the scene where Chiaki circles Makoto in a frozen-in-time crowd outside Shibuya station. Optional English subtitles are provided in easy to read lettering.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Blu-ray, Special Features and Extras
Besides a collection of trailers for other Bandai releases, there are unfortunately no bonus features whatsoever on the Blu-ray disc itselfI'm not sure why the audio commentaries couldn't have been ported over at leastbut you'll find a decent set of supplements on the included DVD. Do note that this isn't the DVD edition of the film; it's a disc devoted solely to bonus features. All of the supplements are in Japanese, with English subtitles.
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While not as dense with ideas or jaw-droppingly drawn as some of the bigger budget anime titles to have reached U.S. shores recently, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time deserves to be seen for its bittersweet story and approachable characters. Although it's a minor bummer that have to switch out discs to watch the special features and listen to the commentary tracks, Bandai has done a fine job on this release, with a beautiful high definition presentation and immersive audio. If you're new to anime, this is a great place to start. Recommended!
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Modeling of Standing Column Wells in Ground Source Heat Pump Systems Zheng Deng O'Neill, Ph.D., P.E. Cimetrics, Inc. 125 Summer Street Fl 21, Boston, MA 02110, USA Tel: 1-617-350-7550 email@example.com Jeffrey D. Spitler, Ph.D., P.E. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA Simon J. Rees Ph.D., CEng Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom 1. INTRODUCTION In recent years, ground source heat pump systems have become increasingly popular for use in residential and commercial buildings. These systems include several different variations, all of which reject heat and/or extract heat from the sub-surface environment: • Ground-coupled heat pump (GCHP) systems (Closed-loop) • Surface water heat pump (SWHP) systems • Groundwater heat pump (GWHP) systems: -- Standing column well (SCW) systems, which utilize a single well for both extraction and injection of groundwater. -- Open loop groundwater systems with separate extraction and injection wells or single extraction well. Considerable research effort has been spent on the first three systems, especially on the single U-tube ground heat exchanger, in recent decades. Existing engineering design manuals, such as IGSHPA (1988), ASHRAE (1995), Kavanaugh and Rafferty (1997), cover the first three system types. However, relatively few design tools and simulation models are available for SCW systems (Yuill and Mikler 1995; Spitler et al. 2002; Rees et al. 2004; Deng 2004; Deng et al. 2005). Standing column wells have been in use in limited numbers since the advent of geothermal heat pump systems and are recently receiving much more attention because of their improved overall performance in regions with suitable hydrological and geological conditions (Orio 1994, 1995, 1999; Yuill and Mikler 1995; Spitler et al. 2002; Orio et al. 2005). Groundwater heat pump systems that use groundwater drawn from wells in a semi-open loop arrangement are commonly known as Standing Column Well (SCW) systems. The ground heat exchanger in such systems consists of a vertical borehole that is filled with groundwater up to the level of the water table. Water is circulated from the well through the heat pump in an open loop pipe circuit. The SCW system can be thought of as a cross between a closed- loop earth-coupled system and an open-loop groundwater source system. During much of the year, they operate by recirculating water between the well and the heat pump. However, during peak temperature periods, they can "bleed" some water from the system to induce groundwater flow. This causes groundwater to flow to the column from the surrounding formation to make up the flow. This cools the column and surrounding ground during heat rejection in the summer, and heats the column and surrounding ground during heat extraction in the winter, thus restoring the well-water temperature to the normal operating range and improving the system performance. A typical schematic of a standing column well is shown in Figure 1. Compared with other ground heat source heat pump systems, shorter borehole depths and more stable water temperatures make the SCW system an attractive commercial and industrial design approach. Now, there are approximately 1000 SCW installations in the United States. Most of them are located in the Northeast and Pacific Northwest in heating-dominated residential and light commercial applications. The vast majority of SCWs exist in the northeastern Appalachian region including Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, northwestern New Jersey, and portions of southeastern Canada (Orio et al. 2005). These regions have lower mean ground 1 temperature and higher heating loads than other areas, so, at this time, most SCW designs are focused on heat extraction. climatic factors Well Head Ground Surface Submersible pump electrical line Soil (unconsolidated) fro m heat pu mp to heat pump Steel Casing Rock (consolidated) Water Table sleeve borehole wall (uncased) typically ~ 6 in. dia. heat advected by regional ground water flow submersible pump (if installed) conduction through pipe walls water recharge to convective mixing formation in borehole conduction + convection buoyancy-driven at borehole wall flow in formation perforated intake area water discharge from Depth = several hundred feet formation Figure 1 A schematic of a typical standing column well (http://www.hvac.okstate.edu/ ) 2. MODELS Conventional closed-loop heat exchangers in geothermal heat pump applications are often modeled assuming pure heat conduction with no heat transfer due to groundwater movement through the surrounding soil/rock. In a standing column well, the fluid flow in the borehole due to the pumping induces a recirculating flow in the surrounding rock. The groundwater flow is beneficial to the SCW heat exchange as it introduces a further mode of heat transfer with the surroundings – namely advection. In addition to the conduction of heat through both the rock and the water, convection heat transfer occurs at the surfaces of the pipework and at the borehole wall. As the borehole wall is porous, fluid is able to flow from the borehole wall into and out of the rock's porous matrix. The magnitude of this flow is dependent on the pressure gradient along the borehole and the relative resistance to flow along the borehole compared to the resistance to flow through the rock. If the dip tube is arranged to draw fluid from the bottom of the well, groundwater will be induced to flow into the rock in the top part of the borehole, and will be drawn into the borehole lower down. At some distance down the borehole there will be a balance point (no net head gradient) at which there will be no flow either into or out of the rock. A detailed two-dimensional (radial/axial) numerical model of the ground-water flow and heat transfer both within the well and in the surrounding rock has been developed. This has been used to calculate the performance of standing column well systems over yearly periods of operation. A parametric study has been performed to establish the most significant design parameters. Performance has been assessed in terms of heat transfer rates, effective well depth, energy consumption, and costs. The most significant parameters were found to be well depth, rock thermal/hydraulic conductivity, and bleed rate. This work was undertaken as part of ASHRAE 1119-RP and reported by Spitler et al. (2002), Rees et al. (2004), and Deng (2004). The detailed two-dimensional numerical model is composed of two coupled components: • Thermal energy transport within the well is calculated using a nodal model of the borehole components. 2 • Flow equations in both the borehole and the surrounding rock, and thermal energy transport in the surrounding rock are calculated using a two-dimensional finite volume model. This model solves the coupled groundwater flow and heat transfer equations in a domain extending from the borehole to a radius of 180m. Spatial resolution of the head and temperature fields on a small scale near the borehole and extending to the far field requires a large computational mesh (of the order 10,000 cells). This, and the fact that the coupling of the models demands many iterations before convergence is possible, makes the computational overhead excessive when annual hourly simulation or design calculation is attempted. Accordingly, practical simulation and design calculations require a computationally efficient model of the standing column well. A simplified one-dimensional model was developed for these purposes (Deng 2004; Deng et al. 2005). The simplified one-dimensional numerical model simulates groundwater flow and heat transfer in and around the standing column well. Both the groundwater flow that is induced by pumping without bleed and that induced by bleed are considered in this model. An "enhanced" thermal conductivity is used to consider the water flow caused by pumping (without bleed) and buoyancy. This simplified model represents bleed-driven advection explicitly. When bleed occurs, the effect of bleed is superimposed on top of the effects of pumping and buoyancy. The simplified one-dimensional numerical model has two sub-models: • Thermal and fluid energy transport in the surrounding rock are dealt with in a one- dimensional (radial) finite difference model, which solves the general one-dimensional advection-diffusion equation with enhanced thermal conductivity. Borehole wall temperature is determined by this model. • Thermal energy transport in the borehole is handled by a thermal network model, where the fluid in the borehole is treated as a single node. Water temperature back to heat pump is calculated by this borehole model. Three approaches to estimate "enhanced" thermal conductivity were described in detail by Deng (2004): 1) Physical in situ test; 2) Numerical in situ experiment; 3) Correlations for enhanced thermal conductivity. 3. EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION Detailed experimental validation of the models is highly desirable; however, little data are available from experiments or installed SCW systems. Two data sets from existing standing column well systems have been identified. This paper presents a comparison of model results with these two data sets. As not all physical parameters are known for each of the data sets, it was necessary to estimate several parameters, including the rock thermal conductivity and hydraulic conductivity. Validation with Data from SCW System without Bleed Mikler (1993) performed experimental studies of transient heat and mass transfer in one standing column well system installed at Pennsylvania State University. The standing column well was in non-bleed operation during the whole experimental period. The undisturbed ground temperature is 10.05°C (50.9°F) at the top of the well, and the ground temperature gradient is 0.6°C/100 m (Mikler 1993). The thermal conductivity of the aquifer could, ideally, be determined from measured data, the drill log, and basic knowledge about the local geology. However, Mikler (1993) took the value of thermal conductivity from tabulated data in a thesis (Hellström 1991). This value was not measured by an in situ test, so it does not necessarily represent actual site conditions accurately. However, by using the experimental data from the first 50 hours of operation, a parameter estimation procedure can be applied to estimate the enhanced thermal conductivity in the same way as with measurements taken during an in situ test. The enhanced thermal conductivity was estimated to be 3.80 W/(m·K) [2.19 Btu/hr-ft-ºF] (Deng 2004). Comparisons of the well outlet temperatures in both cooling and heating modes from the models and Mikler's data are shown in Figure 2. The root mean square differences, between the temperatures at the outlet to the well measured by Mikler and those predicated by the simplified and detailed models are 0.8°C and 0.5°C respectively. This validation exercise demonstrates that both models can be used to adequately simulate standing column well systems in non-bleed operation. Likely reasons for the difference between temperatures predicted by the models and temperatures from measurements are: • In reality, it is likely that there are some rock fractures near the well so that the aquifer surrounding the well is not perfectly homogenous or isotropic as assumed by the models. 3 • The thermal and hydrogeological properties of the surrounding rock used in this validation such as thermal conductivity and hydraulic conductivity were not measured with in situ tests, and the values utilized have an unknown amount of uncertainty. Cooling mode Heating mode 45 113.0 14 57.2 40 104.0 12 53.6 Temperature [ºC] Temperature [ºF] Temperature [ºC] Temperature [ºF] 35 95.0 10 50.0 30 86.0 8 46.4 25 77.0 6 42.8 20 68.0 4 39.2 15 59.0 2 35.6 10 50.0 0 32.0 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 Time of operation [days] Time of operation [days] Detailed 2D Model SCW1D Model Mikler's Data Detailed 2D Model SCW1D Model Mikler's Data Figure 2 Comparisons of temperatures at the outlet to the well for the detailed model 2D model, simplified model (SCW1D), and Mikler's data in cooling and heating mode Validation with Data from a SCW System with Bleed The bleed mode of operation, which has a significant impact on the SCW system, was not investigated in Mikler's experiment. In order to validate the bleed operation of the model, a data set from a SCW system at the Haverhill, Massachusetts, public library was used (Henderson 2003). Deng (2004) and Deng et al. (2005) described this validation in detail. Figure 3 shows that, using the Haverhill Public Library data, there is good agreement between measured and calculated well outlet temperatures. As noted earlier, these differences are thought to be due to the assumptions of there being a homogenous and isotropic aquifer, use of an estimated thermal conductivity, neglect of ground temperature gradient, vertical heat and fluid flow (for SCW1D model). These differences are smaller than those found using Mikler's data (Mikler 1993). This improvement appears to come from increased measurement frequency. Mikler's data are given as daily average values; the data from the Haverhill library are hourly instantaneous values. The differences found in this validation exercise are acceptably small and show that the model can also be used to adequately simulate the standing column well systems in bleed operation. Haverhill library 8.0 46.4 Temperature back to HP [ºC] Temperature back to HP [ºF] 7.0 System off Missing data 44.6 6.0 Corrupt data 42.8 5.0 41.0 4.0 39.2 3.0 37.4 2.0 35.6 0 500 1000 1500 2000 Times (hours) Haverhill Data Detailed 2D Model SCW1D Model Figure 3 A comparison of calculated and measured temperatures at the outlet of the well using the Haverhill Public Library installation data 4. APPLICATION EXAMPLE In this section, simulation results for a real building using different ground heat exchanger systems (i.e., single u- tube closed-loop system, standing column well system without bleed, and standing column well system with bleed) 4 are described. Deng (2004) and Deng et al. (2006) gave the detailed descriptions of simulation environment assumptions, and procedures. The single u-tube closed loop ground heat exchanger model used in this study is that developed by Yavuzturk and Spitler (1999), where the short-time step g-functions were used. The standing column well heat exchanger model used in this study is the simplified model (Deng 2004; Deng et al. 2005). Both models are run in the HVACSIM+ environment (Clark 1985). All the simulations are made using building loads calculated for a building (the Meridian Technology Center Incubator) located in Stillwater, OK with a Boston, MA, weather file (Figure 4). The building loads are determined using building energy simulation software (BLAST 1986). This building has previously been used in other energy studies (Yavuzturk 1999). Building Load in Boston 50.0 170.6 40.0 136.5 Building Load(kBtu/hr) 30.0 102.4 Building Load(kWh) 20.0 68.2 10.0 34.1 0.0 0.0 -10.0 -34.1 -20.0 -68.2 -30.0 -102.4 -40.0 -136.5 -50.0 -170.6 -60.0 -204.7 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 Times(hours) Figure 4 Building load of a building in Boston (Positive loads are heating load) The ground heat exchanger design parameters used in this study, including the borehole thermal resistance values for each case, are summarized in Table 1. The ground conditions are assumed to be similar to that in the northeast of the U.S (Northeastern Appalachians Region). These systems have many degrees of freedom in their design. In order to make a fair comparison, each of the ground heat exchangers was sized to have a minimum entering water temperature of about 5.6ºC (42.1ºF) and maximum entering water temperature of about 25.6ºC(78.1ºF). The closed- loop system uses an antifreeze mixture of 12.9% propylene glycol by weight. In this study, deadband bleed control strategy (Deng 2004) is used during bleed operation. In winter, when exiting water temperature is lower than 8ºC (46.4ºF), bleed is started. When exiting water temperature is higher than 10.8ºC (51.4ºF), bleed is stopped. In summer, bleed is started when exiting water temperature is higher than 29.2ºC (84.5ºF), and stopped when exiting water temperature is lower than 26.4ºC (79.5ºF). Table 1 Summary of ground heat exchanger design parameters for Boston, MA Standing column well Standing column well Designer Parameter Single U-tube closed- loop (without bleed) (with 10% bleed) Geologic Conditions: Fractured igneous Fractured igneous Fractured igneous Rock Type and metamorphic rock and metamorphic rock and metamorphic rock Thermal Conductivity (W/m-K) 3.0 3.5(Enhanced) 3.5(Enhanced) (Btu/hr-ft-ºF) (1.73) (2.02) (2.02) Vol. Heat Capacity (J/m3-ºC) 2,600,000 2,600,000 2,600,000 (Btu/ft3-ºF) (38.78) (38.78) (38.78) Undisturbed Earth Temperature (ºC) 12.2 12.2 12.2 (ºF) (53.96) (53.96) (53.96) Water Table Depth (m) 5 5 5 (ft) (16.41) (16.41) (16.41) Borehole: Diameter (m) 0.11 0.1524 0.1524 (in) (4.33) (6) (6) Depth (m) 81.68 391 263 (ft) (268) (1,283) (863) Borehole Geometry 1× 8 Not applicable Not applicable 5 U-tube (HDPE): Diameter inner (m) 0.025 Not applicable Not applicable (in) (1) U-tube Shank Spacing (m) 0.0367 Not applicable Not applicable (in) (1.44) Thermal Conductivity (W/m-K) 0.3895 Not applicable Not applicable (Btu/hr-ft-ºF) (0.225) Grout Type Standard Bentonite Not applicable Not applicable Thermal Conductivity (W/m-K) 0.7443 Not applicable Not applicable (Btu/hr-ft-ºF) (0.433) Borehole Thermal Resistance: Rborehole (ºC/W/m) 0.1398 0.0011 0.0011 (ºF/(Btu/hr)/ft) (0.2419) (0.0019) (0.0019) In Table 1, the borehole thermal resistance for a single vertical U-tube closed-loop system is calculated from a ground heat exchanger design tool (Spitler 2000), and the borehole thermal resistance for standing column well system is obtained from the methodology described by Deng (2004). The results of the simulation portion of the design procedure are summarized in Table 2. Because all three systems are designed to have the same peak entering fluid temperatures, the hourly temperatures are fairly similar. Daily peak fluid temperatures of the three systems have differences between 0.01 and 0.22ºC (0.02 and 0.4ºF). As can be seen here and in Figure 5, the SCW system requires significantly less borehole/well depth than a standard closed-loop system design. Compared with the single U-tube closed-loop system, the standing column well system without bleed reduces the required depth by 40%, and the system with bleed reduces the required depth by 60%. The importance of the bleed is clear – the SCW system without bleed requires about 50% greater well depth than the SCW system with bleed. The standing column well system can therefore significantly reduce the capital costs, particularly drilling costs, compared to a closed-loop system. Table 2 Summary of ground heat exchanger design results for Boston weather file Borehole Required Total EFTmax EFTmin Borehole Depth Borehole Length Feet per Ground Heat Exchanger Type (ºC) (ºC) Geometry (m) (m) ton [ºF] (ºF) [ft] [ft] 82 653 29.7 3.4 Single U-tube closed- loop 1×8 121 (268) (2,144) (85.5) (38.2) Standing Column Well Without 391 391 22.8 7.0 1×1 72 Bleed (1,283) (1,283) (73.1) (44.6) Standing Column Well With 263 263 28.1 7.0 1×1 48 10% Bleed (Deadband Control) (863) (863) (82.5) (44.6) 700 2297 Required total borehole depth (m) Required total borehole depth (ft) 600 1969 500 1641 400 1312 300 984 200 656 100 328 0 0 Single U-tube SCW without bleed SCW with bleed Figure 5 Required total borehole/well depth for different ground heat exchanger systems in Boston, MA Figure 6 shows preliminary 20-year life cycle cost analyses for different ground heat exchanger systems in Boston, MA. The net present value is based on the cost assumptions from Yavuzturk and Chiasson (2002). Because the systems have been designed to have similar entering fluid temperatures, the operating costs are fairly similar. The 6 capital costs are significantly different, though. It should be noticed that the circulating water pump costs for SCW system are greatly dependent on the water table depth. In this preliminary study, the water table is high (i.e., 5 meters), so the circulating water pump cost difference between SCW systems with bleed and without bleed is very small. If the water table is lower, for higher rates of bleed, the circulating water pump costs could be higher (Rees et al. 2004). The same study also shows that for constant and continuous bleed operation, when the water table is low, on the order of 30 meters (98 ft), the benefits of higher rates of bleed (> 10% in the study by Deng [2004]) are outweighed by the increased pumping costs. The detailed performance analyses of these systems in different areas with different water table depths, including energy consumption and life cost were reported by Deng (2004) and Deng et al. (2006). $18,000 $15,694 $15,484 $16,000 $14,894 $14,000 $12,866 $12,000 Cost ($) $10,000 $8,000 $6,991 $6,000 $4,702 $4,000 $2,000 $804 $879 $877 $0 Heat Water Heat Water Heat Water pump pump pump pump pump pump Single SCW SCW Single U-tube SCW without SCW with bleed U-tube without with bleed bleed bleed Capital Cost 20-year Operating Cost Figure 6 20-year life cycle cost (present value) in Boston, MA 5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This paper simply introduces a detailed two-dimensional finite volume model and simplified one-dimensional finite difference model for standing column well systems with the consideration of groundwater movement in the surrounding rock. The simplified model is efficient for either annual hourly energy analysis programs or standing column well design programs. Both models have been validated against experimental data. An important limitation of these two available data sets is that no in situ measurements of the rock thermal and hydraulic conductivities were made and these values therefore were estimated from the first portion of the experimental data sets. Using simulation, the performance of standing column well systems has been examined and compared to the performance of closed-loop GSHP systems. The following conclusions may be drawn from this study. SCW systems allowed significant reductions in borehole depth compared to closed-loop systems. For the office building in Boston, compared with single vertical U-tube closed-loop systems, without bleed, borehole depth is reduced by 40%. With bleed, reduction of 60% can be achieved. Because of this significant reduction in borehole depth, significant reductions in capital cost and life cycle cost are possible. However, the study had a limited scope-- it only looked at one building type, used limited data for drilling costs, and neglected detailed consideration of hydrogeology. Recommendations for future research include the following: • Develop a model to simulate multiple standing column wells with thermal interaction. • As discussed above, the existing experimental data sets utilized in this paper had several limitations that should be rectified in future experimental work. Specifically, in situ measurements of thermal conductivity and hydraulic conductivity should be made; and the instrumentation and measurements should be carefully monitored throughout the experiment so as to obtain a lengthy data set, free of missing and corrupted data. • Future research might extend the investigation to combined heat and mass transfer in the fractures surrounding the standing column well. • Use of standard ground temperature data sources, e.g. IGSHPA (1988), has limitations when used for very deep standing column wells. Additional data, especially geothermal gradients, should be incorporated into future studies. 7 6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The work described in this paper was funded by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) through RP-1119 and by an ASHRAE Grant-in-Aid to Zheng Deng O'Neill. ASHRAE's support is gratefully acknowledged. REFERENCES ASHRAE. 1995. 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"Often times we may come to feel highly stressed, angered, overburdened, discouraged, or alone. We need help, we need relief, we need things to get better. We may be struggling through frustrating or painful relationships, disorienting transitions, perplexing conflicts, wounding losses, or some other problem in our life. ~Therapy helps most people. In talking with a trained therapist who listens with attunement, and is reflective and knowledgeable, we usually find new and hopeful ways of experiencing ourselves, our relationships, and our lives. ~The good therapy experience is founded on an equal partnership of trust, confidentiality, and mutual feedback.
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"After over twenty years in practice, my most studied specialty is in relationship counseling. Are you feeling alone, misunderstood, or tired of the arguments? Would you like to improve your love relationship? In couples counseling, I teach enhanced communication skills and a conflict resolution model to help you talk out an issue all the way to a solution. Some couples disagree over personality traits or gender differences? I help you understand these differences so you can let go of those negative feelings. I can also increase your awareness of a pattern of relating, learned in the past, that disrupts your present relationship.
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Steve Barsky
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LCSW, LMFT
"If you have tried to overcome your issues without success and continue to have difficulties in relationships or uncomfortable feelings and become upset too often and/or tend to be self-defeating it may be necessary for you to enter into psychotherapy. Therapy really works. Individual therapy, couples counseling or family therapy can make a signicant difference for you and your loved ones. Therapy at the right time can be very effective and lead to a needed change. Make a positive difference in your life so you can be the real you and feel wonderful and healthier.
(904) 513-9472
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'Dr. Betty' Carvajal Pantaleon
Counselor, PhD, LMHC, CAP
"I welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and allow me to help you overcome your fears, depression, anxieties and the confusion that often times comes in this journey. This is the first step; you are on the right path.
(904) 567-5265
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Rose Zayco
Psychologist, PsyD
"People come in to see a psychologist for so many reasons - grief and loss; depressed mood; PTSD and exposure to trauma; relationship difficulties; anxiety; obsessive and compulsive tendencies; self-defeating behaviors in love and work; minority issues (ethnic, racial, religious, LGBT). They are tired of feeling the way they do, approaching life and relationships in the same way, and want a change. Psychotherapy can help you to feel differently; view yourself, your relationships, and your life in a different way; and ultimately live life in a more fulfilling and intentional way.
(904) 236-4265
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Dr. Elliott Rosenbaum
Psychologist, PsyD, ABPP
"As a Board Certified Clinical Psychologist, I work with clients to find the root issues that explain the symptoms they are experiencing. I conduct a thorough clinical assessment which may include psychological testing to help you understand your emotions, behaviors and symptoms. From there we move into creating a treatment plan that will bring you back to your healthiest self. My practice is designed to offer the highest level of comfort and confidentiality to my clients.
(904) 413-1908
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Whitney Nobles
Counselor, PhD, LMHC, NCC
"Adults face different sets of challenges at all stages of life and development. Often the difficulties experienced can seem overwhelming and hard to tackle on your own. You may also feel isolated or need a supportive environment to help achieve your long and short term goals. Whatever is plaguing you, counseling may be a good option. Most of my work specializes in the challenges faced by young adults through older adulthood.
"Welcome to the Rosenbaum Psychological Evaluation Center (RPEC). Our Center offers comprehensive psychological and psycho-educational testing to suit the needs of children, adolescents, and adults. Based on the reason for referral and needs of the client, our staff will develop an individually tailored battery of tests that provide a high quality and comprehensive assessment. A full psychological evaluation typically includes an in-depth clinical interview in addition to tests of ability/intelligence, academic achievement tests, personality tests, behavior rating scales, and various scales assessing psychopathology.
(904) 844-0093
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Toni D Nixon
EdD, LLC, LMHC
"Would you like to do things differently to have a healthier lifestyle but feel like you just can't make the changes needed to feel better? While changing habits can seem like a daunting task, the good news is change is possible. Research on the brain tells us we can change our thoughts, behaviors and habits throughout our entire lifetime. But change takes time and practice requiring effective methods, good strategies, planning and support to be successful. .
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Francis X Palmieri
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
"I have accumulated a wealth of experience in the over thirty years I've been a clinician. I have provided services in a variety of mental health and chemical dependency settings, and have served as an educator and consultant to schools, agencies court systems, and private industry. My experience as a military officer, as well as experience in the food service and construction industries, has give me a "real world" view of of the problems, issues, and concerns which my patients are facing.
(904) 263-4398 x7
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Tim Albro
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
"I believe relationships to be essential to how we develop into ourselves and extend ourselves to have a positive impact in our work, families, and communities. I think that many people seek therapy to unlock the love, hope, and dignity we all have available to us, and which sometimes become inaccessible or obscured by our fears and past hurts. I am interested in understanding and exploring your concerns, and finding ways to address them together in a safe and secure healing relationship.
(904) 474-3901
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The Body Image Counseling Center
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
"For 15 years, I've helped people of all ages and their loved ones overcome eating disorders together. As a therapist, I know that for every person I help, there are so many, many more who I haven't been able to reach. That's why I've created the "Quick Start Recovery Guide" and the "Parents' Quick Start Recovery Guide: Finding Help Fast When Your Child or Teen Has and Eating Disorder"(www.quickstartrecovery.com). These books are the result of 15 years of helping patients just like you get better.
(904) 567-3894
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Theresa G. Stanford
Counselor, LMHC, NCBT
"I offer individual counseling with an emphasis on Stress Management/Relaxation Principals and Biofeedback therapy. I also work with couples and family relationships dynamics to enhance better communication skills with each other. Children with ADD and ADHD also benefit from Biofeedback which is offered here.
(904) 373-1699
"I specialize in treating victims of trauma (from a range of causes) through EMDR and traditional cognitive behavioral therapies. My ultimate goals for clients include their personal growth and development of positive relationships, but achieving day-to-day functional successes is the primary objective.
(904) 432-3745
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Stephen Joseph Kavanagh
Counselor, LMHC
"I specialize in working with adolescent, teen and college age males and females. This often includes family counseling as well as marital counseling. I am very skilled at treating a variety of mental health issues but focus most often on depression, anxiety, ADHD, and oppositional defiant disorder.
(904) 679-6466
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Carrie Cragun-Atchison
Psychologist, PhD
"I am a licensed psychologist and have provided therapy for over 10 years. I know that for many going to therapy can feel daunting. It can be hard to open up not knowing if you will feel understood or judged. I strive to create an atmosphere that is supportive, nurturing, and accepting. My aim is to listen...to truly listen...and to understand what you are going through. I often help my clients identify relationship patterns that may be causing pain and disappointment and at the heart of my therapy practice is helping people live authentic, joyful lives.
(904) 474-3924
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Tracy Horn
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CAP
"Joy, Fun, Happiness, Contentment. It's easy to get so bogged down with the details of life that we stop believing that we can experience these feelings NOW. We may be so preoccupied with the past (and all that may imply) or convinced that we will only have these feelings when we achieve a future milestone. In other words, we have limited experience being in the HERE and NOW and having these feelings.
(904) 770-4793
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Toys 'R' Us messes with Mother Nature: trees vs. toys [+video](Read article summary)
Toys "R" Us commercial pokes fun at nature – suggesting toys are more fun. It's a troubling ad setup for a mom who worries about the millions of American children who rarely get outside or have a chance to interact with nature.
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Hey kids: Forget boring nature. Get a new plastic toy instead!
That's the basic message behind this new Toys "R" Us ad touting a surprise outing in which they took a busload of kids and let them each pick out any toy they wanted in a Toys "R" Us store.
Giving a free toy to kids in need is great. What's not so great is the way Toys "R" Us chose to frame this special outing, both to the kids and to viewers of this "make all their wishes come true" promo.
The kids are told they're going on a field trip to the forest, and get on a green bus with "Meet the Trees Foundation" painted on the side, along with a faux ranger, who tells them, "We're not going to waste any time. Let's play 'Name that leaf.' "
The camera pans to yawning kids, and we're all invited to ridicule this totally lame field trip, until the actor rips off his fake ranger uniform and announces, "You know what I like more than trees? I like toys. We're going to Toys "R" Us, kids!"
The kids erupt into screaming, jumping, joyful chaos.
Every kid loves toys. In critiquing this ad, I'm not trying to be a killjoy who says that toys – especially for kids who don't have much – are a bad thing.
But as a parent who cares deeply about getting my kids outdoors, and who worries about the millions of American children who rarely get outside or have a chance to interact with nature, I find the setup of the ad troubling.
I also find it ill-informed, based on adults' preconceived notions of what must be "fun" or "boring," rather than on kids own sensibilities. Anyone who has spent much time with children who do get to go to the forest, and have free play with dirt, sticks, trees, and stumps, knows how much they love it.


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2014 rice output is forecast to decrease slightly, but remains just above average
Cereal exports in 2014 forecast to increase from last year's high level
Food insecurity is of concern in parts of the country
Harvesting of the 2014 main (wet) season paddy crop is currently underway and will continue until the end of December. FAO's current forecast for the aggregate 2014 rice output (including the ongoing main season and the forthcoming 2014/15 secondary seasons), stands at 3.3 million tonnes, about 3 percent below last year's production. The slight decline is on account of heavy rains in early August that caused localized flooding across northern and central parts of the country, resulting in some crop losses. In addition, relatively low rice prices at sowing time resulted in a slight contraction in the area planted for the main season rice crop, further contributing to the expected production decrease.
The 2014 maize output is estimated by FAO at 1.13 million tonnes, marginally below last year's high level.
Cereal exports for the 2013/14 marketing year (January/December) are forecast at 340 000 tonnes, some 6 percent above last year's high level, mainly reflecting bumper cereal harvests in 2013. Most of this volume is maize, exports of which are forecast slightly higher than last year's above-average level of 280 000 tonnes. Much of the trade takes place with Thailand, Viet Nam, Cambodia and China. The country is expected to remain more-or-less self-sufficient in rice.
Despite steady economic growth, food insecure areas exist at the sub-national level. Ethnic groups and children living in remote and rural areas are particularly vulnerable. Approximately 90 percent of the rural population derive their income from the agricultural sector. The floods in August 2014 affected at least 120 000 people, damaging houses and infrastructure.
The latest available official data indicated that the national year-on-year inflation rate in September 2014 was 3 percent.


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Sting vs Triple H
In the third match at Wrestlemania, Triple H defeated Sting by pin fall after hitting him with the end of a sledgehammer during a Stinger Splash attempt. The match thrilled the audience because Sean Waltman, Shawn Michaels, Billy Gunn and Road Dogg came out to help HHH, while Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall came out to help their former WCW cohort. In the end, though, Vince McMahon made sure WWE won the battle.
March 29, 2015
Sean Waltman on Kevin Nash
A post on Twitter from Sean Waltman in regards to Kevin Nash being inducted by WWE.
March 23, 2015
Sean Waltman biography
Since WWE is promoting a DVD on Booker T that focuses on how he turned his life around, there are rumors floating around that the company might do one for Sean Waltman. As of right now, that biography does not appear to be a priority. He has been involve in plenty of memorable moments, so there would be more than enough footage. However, Waltman did go through some really dark times that should not be in the spotlight.
March 22, 2015
Sean Waltman on Tatsumi Fujinami
A post on Twitter where Sean Waltman reveals his thoughts on WWE inducting Tatsumi Fujinami into the hall of fame at Wrestlemania.
March 20, 2015
Kevin Nash induction speech
Since the late Randy Savage is not available to be there in person, it looks like WWE will rely on Kevin Nash to close out the hall of fame ceremony. The plan is to have him be the main event of the show because he is one of the best talkers around. Plus, it would give fans an opportunity to hear Shawn Michaels speak as well. Another reunion of the Clique is a possibility, as Triple H, Sean Waltman and Scott Hall will be there.
February 27, 2015
HHH hitting Chyna
To clarify things even further for the fans, Sean Waltman went on social media and did a little rant about the situation where Chyna accuses Triple H of being physical abusive when the two of them were in a relationship. Waltman reiterated that he was siding with HHH on this one, sternly stating that his buddy has never hit the woman that they both have been involved romantically with. Waltman stated that people should use a lie detector test.
February 24, 2015
Chyna lied
Earlier this month, Chyna made headlines when she claimed that Triple H had assaulted her when the two of them were dating years ago. Someone decided to ask Sean Waltman about that because he has been close friends with HHH for years and was involved in a relationship with the former WWE diva. Waltman stated that the story was likely fabricated, as he revealed that she had lied about a lot of things, including her story about being raped.
February 20, 2015
Sean Waltman at Royal Rumble
Some minor rumors sprung up during the week that Sean Waltman was going to be one of the mystery entrants at the Royal Rumble tonight, and some of that might have been spurned by the fact that his former DX stablemates, Road Dogg and Billy Gunn, are working the show. However, Waltman is considered quite unlikely for the pay per view because he worked an independent wrestling show in North Carolina with Matt Hardy.
January 25, 2015
Sean Waltman on Raw
Over the last couple of weeks, WWE officials have been busy, making calls to former performers to see if they would be interested in making an appearance on Monday Night Raw this week. The latest name to be added to the lineup is Sean Waltman. There is a very good chance now that we could get an on screen Clique reunion, as Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels are already booked for the show. Kevin Nash is reportedly showing up as well.
January 17, 2015
Waltman praises McMahon
A potentially controversial Twitter post from Sean Waltman, where he praises Vince McMahon and WWE, while also taking a jab at Sony for backing down to threats from North Korea.
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Led by Food Inspector, Tirunelveli Corporation A.R. Sankaralingam, the team confiscated the rubber products as they were serving as a potential breeding ground for mosquitoes. "As the vector-borne diseases are dangerous as the water-borne diseases, we seized the tyres, which were taken to the Ramaiyanpatti garbage dumping yard," said Mr. Sankaralingam. The action prevented the possible burning of these materials during 'bhogi' that falls on Friday.
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Mayor Of Deadly Chicago Wants To "Clean Up The Murky World Of Gun Ownership"
Perhaps instead of going after legal gun owners, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and Crook,er, Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle should concern themselves with the actual crime on their streets
(Chicago Tribune) Cook County and Chicago are adopting a tag-team approach on gun ownership. Our goal is to increase coordination between the city and the county, step up enforcement and reduce the flow of guns on our streets.
We plan to create a one-stop repository for all reports of lost, stolen, transferred or destroyed firearms, an important step in tracking guns used in crimes. It's also an attempt to have a countywide gun strategy that is uniform, rather than a strategy where we each operate in isolation.
Hooray, we're saved! This is the answer to stopping the lawlessness on Chicago's streets!
An oft-cited University of Chicago Crime Lab study found that 29 percent of guns recovered in Chicago crimes were purchased legally in Cook County.
So, what about the other 71%? Rahm? Hello?
Nothing about what we are proposing is onerous for responsible gun owners. And we're under no false illusion that this will stop the carnage on our streets. But the new approaches will help law enforcement go after people who repeatedly claim that their guns, after being recovered at a crime scene, had been lost or stolen. Their excuses will now have repercussions.
Oh, so we're not saved? This plan to fine legal gun owners who see their guns (notice that nowhere within their little op-ed do they refer to "handguns", "pistols", or any specific type of gun. They mean all guns) stolen, lost, or sell or transfer them if it isn't reported within 48 hours will not "stop the carnage on our streets." So, exactly what is the purpose if it won't stop the carnage? They say it will give The Government more information when it comes to the tiny amount of gun transfers and sales that occur without a background check, which is really tiny. But, this still won't "stop the carnage on our streets."
Perhaps Rahm and Preckwinkle might consider going after criminals.
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