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Boat Association
Solar Power
Click here for photos of the EBA's entire solar fleet
The term "solar-powered" should be used with caution. The extent to which a
particular boat can run on solar energy depends on its technical design, the
amount of photovoltaic cells carried, the solar climate where it is based, and its pattern of
use. A private boat, used infrequently and mainly at weekends, may very well get
all its propulsion energy from the sun; but a commercial passenger boat offering
scheduled daily trips is unlikely to do so and would normally be better
described as "solar-assisted". Such issues have recently been discussed in a
Technical Report in Electric Boat News entitled "What is a Solar Boat?"
which also introduced a new performance measure known as the Solar Boat
Index (SBI).
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Bata Greine
Chichester Harbour Conservancy
Boat: 46ft (14m) catamaran
Solar Heritage.
phone: 01243 513275
Solar Heritage
Norfolk Broads Authority
Boat: 29ft (8.8m) catamaran Ra
takes up to 12 people including wheelchair
users from Gay's Staithe on a 1¼ hour trip round the recently restored
Barton Broad
phone: 01603 782281
For technical details of the boats -
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The EBA publish an Information Sheet
on "Solar Photovoltaics"
which gives a full account of PV and its use in solar boats.
A copy may be requested from the EBA Secretary:
(free to members, £1.50 for non-members)
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Solar Craft 1
It was clear from the beginning that along with the problems
relating to energy storage, the resistance of the hulls would have to be reduced
to a minimum. That is why the first solar craft consisted of simple photovoltaic
panels set up on canoe-like hulls. These boats were often highly efficient, but
also vulnerable and not very seaworthy. The initiatives came either from
enthusiastic environmental activists or universities and technical high schools.
At that time virtually no commercially orientated boat manufacturer thought that
there was a market for solar powered craft, due to the lack of acceptance of
solar powered boats by the general public.
That decade saw quite a number of solar boat races organised
throughout Europe and the USA, popularising the concept and further developing
the techniques. The Frisian Solar Challenge remains a widely sought after
competition (unofficially called the World Cup for Solar Powered Boats),
bringing together engineering schools, passionate boat builders and even some
technology companies.
Improved battery storage and performance of the photovoltaic panels opened the
way to 'world premières': the Channel was first crossed in 1997 by SB Collinda,
the Pacific in 1996 by Malt's Mermaid and for us Europeans probably the most
significant, the first Atlantic Crossing by Sun21 which left Basel to reach New
York in 2007.
SB Collinda
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Sun21 on her 7,000 mile
journey from Basel in
Switzerland to New York May 2007
These developments proved that solar powered boats can do very well; the
downside of their relative lower speed being very much offset by their
advantages of silent navigation, zero emissions, little wavemaking and last but
not least low operating costs.
Recent developments in the fields of solar powered water craft
Two main factors encouraged the current growth of solar powered boats:
technology and popularity, setting up the foundations for an emerging commercial
a) Technological improvements:
Energy storage: helped by recent developments notably in portable
electronics (laptops, phones) and then industrialised in the massive
quantities demanded by the automotive world, new types of batteries
appeared alongside the well known and proven lead-acid batteries:
Nickel-Cadmium, Lithium-Polymers etc. While some of these new
products still face some issues (high costs, security, lack of
recyclable circuits) they very clearly opened the door for extended
range, lower weight and faster recharging time as well as longer
Improved performances of the photovoltaic panels: improvement in both production
techniques and the implementation of solar-tracking mechanisms resulted in a
drastically increased efficiency of the newer generation of PV panels (cell
performances of 22%, enabling an overall 18% performance per panel, are now
largely the norm). In addition, mass-production (solar powered boats used
industrial standards, i.e. identical to the ones that one can install on a roof
or a PV-Solar farm) enabled a steep price decrease.
Hybrid systems: after the natural
move to enable the batteries to be recharged from the grid as for any
pure electric boat, new sources of energy appeared as a complement to
the solar power: diesel operated in-board generators or even fuel-cell
(see the Hamburg WHY super yacht). On top of the improved batteries,
these systems function as range-extenders, sometimes necessary to
overcome the relatively limited range. These hybrid systems start to
blur the difference between a 'pure solar' and a 'pure electric' boat.
b) Popularity:
quite a few factors explain a shift toward a better understanding
and a stronger interest in solar powered boats.
The automotive industry's move towards electric vehicles certainly explains a
massive shift towards a better understanding and confidence in electric
In the same way, the ever increasing surfaces covered with photovoltaic panels
popularised solar energy as a trusted source of power.
The increased oil price and global geopolitical context in oil producing
countries as well as the recent Fukushima catastrophe definitively encourage a
move towards a 'green and clean' attitude benefiting, solar-powered boats.
Also important, the legislative framework evolved in some areas encouraging the
use of less polluting water craft and thus indirectly encouraging solar-powered
boats: partial or total prohibition of combustion engines (see for example some
Austrian Alpine lakes), the move away from 4-stroke motors as well as limited
speed or engine-power (Swiss lakes for example) or even reserving some harbour
slots for electric motors only (Lake Annecy in France is currently introducing
such a scheme).
Lastly, a significant number of boat users now demand a more relaxing, quieter
and cleaner approach to navigation. Solar powered boats, with their pollution
free zero emissions, quiet and clean propulsion fulfil these aspirations.
The above factors explain the
increased demand for solar-powered craft, a commercial market is
thus slowly developing along the following lines:
Boats for private users: the
Canadian company
Tamarack Lake Boats produces the Loon (winner of the 2010
Mansura Trophy, inland waters); a French one the sea-going
Aequus family dayboat.
Professional transport, focus on
tourism: the Swiss based
Grove Boats continues the pioneering
work of MW-Line and further develops the famous 'Aquabus'
(12-100 passengers)
Professional transport, focus on
collective transport: the German based Kopf-solar competes with
the French Alt-En
Experimental projects: quite a
few newcomers, among them the Australian based
Solar Sailor
Aquabus 850t
Solar Sailor
Solarwave is the first completly self sufficient
ocean-going electric yacht. The energy is being produced by solar
panels. In addition to the electric motor this source supplies also
the electronics, electrics as well as the household appliances and
even the water-maker for the production of drinking water from
seawater. No fossil fuel is used on board, no gas for cooking, no
diesel for the propulsion, no fuel cell. It is only solar-energy
that is transferred into electrical energy. No fumes, no pollution,
no costs. When the Solarwave Catamaran stops in a harbour, only food
will be taken on board, no fossil fuel, not even water.
PlanetSolar is the largest solar boat in the world, it operates
solely on solar energy captured by its 512m² of solar panels and has
circumnavigated the globe exclusively on solar power.
took several months of research to finalise the vessel's
design whose primary purpose was to cross the planet from east to west. The
engineers had to optimise the
collection and storage of the energy, as well as the boat's aerodynamics, its
propulsion and choice of materials.
The carbon structure
of this power-driven futuristic vessel is lightweight and durable. The 512m2
of photovoltaic panels supply 6 blocks of lithium-ion batteries, to date the
largest mobile civilian battery in the world. This technology provides maximum
power and energy density for a new type of
autonomous navigation.
more details
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Links to Solar Related
Solarwave Catamaran:
www.solarwave.at -
First self sufficient ocean-going electric yacht
www.transatlantic21.org - First
crossing of the Atlantic under solar power
Solar Navigator Project:
www.solarnavigator.net -
World's first solar boat circumnavigation attempt
PlanetSolar Project:
www.planetsolar.org - Around the World in 80 Days
by renewable energies
Bat Sol:
www.la-maison-du-soleil-17.com/batsol - French
Solar boat project


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I haven't noticed any atrophy. Like I said, my knees are boney as ever though. As far as weakness goes my ankle is occasionally cram it and sore. If I bend down for too long and get up it's hard to walk on for a few seconds, like it's stiff. I can still skateboard and do other activities. I guess that wouldn't be considered immobility.
You need to chill out. First of all you are 22. *** Is extremely rare to begin with and the likelyhood of you having it at that age probably goes from 1/100,000 to 1/250,000. Not saying it's not possible but I believe we all have a 1/75,000 chance of getting struck by lighting to put it in perspective. I have twitching everywhere, slurred speech, dull back ache, muscle cramps as well and my neuro has given me clean bill of Health as has yours, but I still doubt him every second of every day because I have HA. Same like you he only did a physical check no eeg. But we need to believe them. Have they been wrong, sure, but if they were wrong often they wouldn't be neuro's, trust me on that. i would suggest therapy if you aren't already in it with a clinical or psychologist who can help. Has been successful for me in the past, but came back at me this time extra strong because I let my guard down. Stay on your meds and keep occupied. Try yoga or cross fit get the endorphins moving.. Don't worry about *** unless you have clinical weakness somewhere and even then still it's a possibility you wouldn't have it. They do say *** can possibly happen after a major surgery or injury, but it doesn't seem like you have had either of those. Your age for me is the caveat. If you were my age 43, then you might need to get a closer look. Even still so rare. I'd love to be 22 again. Enjoy yourself and stop worrying about disease. You can't do anything about it. Stay healthy and active and the rest will fall into place. I was you 21 years ago and I'm still here. Barely, but Im still here. Lol. The twitches are so annoying but as your anxiety increase so will your twitching. Whatever you have to do to relax, do it. You will see the twitching subside.
I'm taking my meds as recommended. I am under a lot of stress and I think my primal care doctor saw that which is why she prescribed me celexa for anxiety. She didn't even really ask me about anxiety but basically assumed since I was 22 and concerned about ALS I probably had it, hence the prescription. I need to move on from this already but the twitching won't subside. I'm sure if it was true ALS then almost four months of twitching would surely have other symptoms too.. Thanks guys.
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Troopers say a Sneads Ferry teen that was struck by a vehicle Saturday is recovering at the hospital.
Hospital officials said on Monday morning that Cinnamon Lanier was in good condition.
Troopers said the 18 year old stumbled while walking along Highway 172 in Sneads Ferry Saturday night. That was when the driver on an on-coming vehicle attempted to brake and swerve, but could not avoid the tee in the roadway.
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A Sneads Ferry teen was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries Saturday night after she was struck by a vehicle on NC 172 in Onslow County.
Troopers were called to the scene around 9:35 p.m. It happened in front of the Dollar General, just south of Country Club Drive.
Troopers say 18-year-old Cinnamon Lanier was walking on NC 172 when she stumbled into the roadway.
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According to the monthly survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the share of southeastern manufacturers reporting gains in production rose in July after slipping in June. Shipments also rose but to a lesser degree. Reports of increases in new orders and backlogs declined. Most outlook indicators dropped in July after a slight rebound in June. Both current price indexes rose but remained low, while outlook price indexes edged down from already low levels.
In July the proportion of survey respondents reporting increased production rose to 33 percent from 30 percent in the previous month. The share of respondents reporting a decline in production dropped from 33 percent in June to 24 percent in July. Consequently the diffusion index for production rose to 9 from minus 3 in June. The diffusion index for shipments also improved, moving from minus 6 to positive 3. In contrast, the index for new orders dropped into negative territory after three consecutive months at 9. The index for order backlogs declined, remaining negative for the eighteenth consecutive month, as June was revised down to a slight negative. Both labor force diffusion indexes showed slight improvement. The index for the number of employees improved for the third consecutive month. Meanwhile, the diffusion index for the average workweek also rose and was in the positive range for the fourth month in a row.
The diffusion indexes for both prices received and prices paid rose in July. However, they remain well below levels seen in 1994 and 1995.
Indexes of expectations for future manufacturing activity fell sharply in July after a slight gain in June. The production index declined to 20 in July from 34 in June. Expectations indexes for shipments, new orders, backlogs, employment, and average workweek also dropped. However, the outlook index for capital expenditures rose slightly. This index has been slowly rising since the series low set this past February. The index for expected finished goods prices slipped in July after jumping in June to its highest level since March 1995. The expected materials prices index dropped to its lowest level in the four and a half year history of the survey.
NOTE: The Atlanta Fed's survey covers the Sixth Federal Reserve District, which includes Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, and portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The plants surveyed represent a cross-section of industries in the region. For background on the Survey of Southeastern Manufacturing Conditions, see the article by R. Mark Rogers "Tracking Manufacturing: The Survey of Southeastern Manufacturing Conditions," in the September/October 1992 issue of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Economic Review.
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Dr. Natasha Withers: Skin cancer is surprisingly common. More than 2 million cases will be diagnosed in the US this year.
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Although many skin cancers result from sun exposure, you can also get growths in areas of the skin that are always covered. As you study your skin, look for anything that seems to have grown or changed in appearance.
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Diameter, bigger than the size of a pencil eraser. Evolving any areas or existing mole that is changing in size, shape or color. If any skin growth fits one or more of these profiles see your doctor.
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Hi is anyone else doing the above course I started last wk & struggling with my 1st assignment and lack of info available in books & on line. Moral Development birth to 16 years. Also finding it hard 2 fit hrs in 2 complete assignments as have 2 children age 4 half & 7 & work 21 hrs a wk in a pre school. Help please just b nice 2 chat 2 some1 in same situation Kerry x
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i`m doing the course and i`m in the same boat, working with 2 kids also hubby military and never here he`s off to the sandy place for the 2nd time in 18months so lots going on !
i`m qiute lucky as i`ve lots of experience and completed most of my nvq 3 but sadly didnt finish it so started again with this. i have to say its not an easy course but if you have a good assessor or a mentor through work it helps.
maybe we can help each other out !
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Have you got a copy of the CYPW text book? I would recoomend the Hienemann book, i recommend it to all my students. It will cover moral development too....
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So often while on assignment interesting things happen that have nothing to do with the story that the reporter has requested. Just because it is unrelated does not make it less valuable or beautiful, so I like to take these pictures anyway to recognize their presence in the world. The key is staying focused on both. Digital photography allows for so much room to experiment at no cost, and so there is no drawback to shooting these images that others may find useless. Although is has long been a discussion of whether or not photography is a "Fine Art" if you speak to any photojournalist they will tell you how difficult it can be to find the beauty in some situations that are poorly lit or uneventful, and that the process alone qualifies it against any other medium. In these cases all of the regular tools are stripped away and all that is left is finding something, anything that is compelling. These guys can make art anywhere!
The lengths photographers would go to in developing their film always impressed me. When I was younger, I would read about my favorite photographers and learn about the processes they would go through to offer the most accurate print possible- Minor White developing black and white film in his bedroom at the YMCA in Portland, Oregon, Elliott Erwitt obsessing over archival processes during parties in his home. Ask any photographer who has been shooting for over ten years and they will tell you about late nights in the lab pouring over film, or shooting a Pro Football game and handing the film to a runner who then hands it to a man waiting in a processing trailer outside of the stadium. The stress, the excitement, the uncertainty! I'm sure they do not remember this as fondly as I imagine it. The beauty of the commitment of the photographers at The Hartford Courant to accurately portray their community in an honest way is so incredible to be a part of.
As an Intern I am constantly listening closely to the comments of the other photographers on staff, and after a discussion with Mark Mirko and Bettina Hansen I realized that these "in between" images were not the throw aways I imagined them to be. Now I call them "Studies" and I am showing them to you here, blog world. They are the to, from and in between of days spent on assignment.
My internship will be over in a few days and I will miss the other photographers here very much. Being the photo intern can be scary as there is so much to learn on so many levels, and you only have a few months to figure it out before you're back into the world. I felt like the new bird in the flock learning which way is north and hope I didn't ruffle too many feathers and maybe even caught a fish once in awhile. Thank you my friends. It is fall, and time to migrate!
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Why are you working at North Star Orchard? Wait, I'm working? I was just having fun… that's not work!
What do you want to do when you grow up? I'm four… I'm already grown up!
Least favorite farm job: Fighting groundhogs, accidentally biting frogs, going in the house, hiding from thunder, waiting for Mom to come home.
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Favorite vegetable/ fruit: I really like Housi Asian pears and some of the really sweet apples. Carrots and Brussels sprouts are awesome, too.
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Scientists from NASA [2] and NOAA [3] just unveiled a series of breathtaking new images of our planet glowing at night. Thanks to high-res composite data acquired by a new sensor, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the floating Suomi NPP satellite, we can get "day-night band" images sensitive enough to detect the light from a single ship in the sea. These beautiful cloud-free night images feature cities that never sleep, within a glowing planet that is nowhere as dark as we might have thought.
Beyond being gorgeous and giving us a new perspective on the Earth, these night images are very useful for scientific research. They can monitor dense areas of population, blackouts, and natural events like Hurricane Sandy [4] and temporary phenomena like northern lights. Watched from space, our planet looks like a blue marble covered in oceans and clouds, but during the night is surprisingly electric!
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Dear Friends and Colleagues:
In the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, our sense of celebration at this time of year is tempered by the possibility of the forced return of thousands of Lao-Hmong refugees from Thailand to Laos.
I just returned from a very short-notice trip to Thailand, where I visited the Nong Khai Immigration Detention Center near the Thai-Lao border and met with a range of senior Thai officials. Our goal, again, is to forestall the forcible return to Laos of some 4500 Lao Hmong who have been in Thailand for varying periods – most for at least several years. Our principal concern is that many of these people merit protection from return, and forcing them back threatens their well-being and undermines basic protection principles reflected in the Refugee Convention and Protocol.
Recent reports suggest that returns may begin any time – hence the urgency – and the timing of my trip.
There are several Hmong groups about which we are concerned. Each situation is a little different, but the simple "ask" is the same for all: do not forcibly return individuals who may merit protection from return. A small percentage of this group has already been screened and has been deemed to merit protection as refugees by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The majority – more than 4,000 – were not permitted access to UNHCR, but the Thai military reportedly coordinated its own screening process for this group, and we have been told the Thai authorities "screened in" nearly 600 of this group. We have asked the Thai authorities for more details on the process, so we could make suggestions about possible review of decisions and so that we might share information about cases of concern.
During my meetings in Thailand, Thai officials emphasized that they had received assurances from the Government of Laos that returnees would not be persecuted upon return. To be sure, we appreciate those assurances, and we have encouraged the Government of Laos to permit monitoring of the process of return.
But however welcome, that is beside the point. If the Thai involuntarily return Hmong who merit protection, this would be another very damaging blow to the space for protection in Southeast Asia, coming on the heels of Cambodia's forcible repatriation of Uighurs to the PRC without a proper refugee status determination.
The very sad part is that this is avoidable. We have discussed with the Thai a range of options that would address their irregular migration concerns while preserving protection. For one thing, the U.S. and other resettlement countries are prepared to resettle all those are deemed to merit protection. Moreover, we don't deny the right of governments to return non-refugees. But forcing back people who merit protection cannot be acceptable.
Even at this late hour on December 24, we continue to discuss these issues with the Government of Thailand, and we are working for a solution that addresses these critical concerns.
We're not there yet, but we will persevere, emboldened by the spirit that informs this time of the year.
Best wishes for the holidays.
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"Let's make this showy!"
The Gokai-Oh wastes no time in attacking it's new enemy.
The ship manages to dodge a swipe from the Gokai-Oh's sword, as it begins to dismantle itself.
"Is it..." Red asks. "...Transforming?"
The ship dismantles itself, as the backward engines transform into hands; the main body modifying into a more humanoid shape. The wings become legs while the front windshield transforms into a somewhat human face, more in the fashion of a mask with a visor. The parts mesh together until a final mech is the result. The mech somewhat resembles an actual humanoid Sentai.
"Never seen that before!" Silver shouts.
The scene transitions to an odd-looking room filled with computers. (If one squints hard enough, they'd make out screenshots of the mechs of other Super Sentai. Shinkenger and Bioman most notable) At the center sits a robotic-looking humanoid. The humanoid mans a console full of flashing buttons.
"Subject has been adequately riled; battle is now imminent. Initiating prototype test number twenty-three." Says the Humanoid. "Tester: Bio Hunter Silva. Target: Gokai-Oh. Non-lethal subroutines shall be applied. Initiating Battle Data recording...now."
The scene then transitions back to the cosmic battle. The Gokai-Oh continues an aggressive attack against the mysterious mech using it's twin Gokai Ken swords; but the enemy continues to dodges swipes from the sword, as easily as dancing to a tune.
"This is getting us nowhere!" Red shouts. "We need to try another tactic..."
"They've only attacked us once." Blue says. "Since we activated the Gattai, all it's done is dodge us."
"But why start a fight you just want to back out of, anyway?" Pink asks.
"They couldn't have attacked our cannons randomly." Silver says.
"Almost like they forced us to Gattai on purpose..." Red says. "They must be testing us, whoever they are. Can we communicate with them?"
"Communications is shaky." Luka says. "I can't maintain it for more than a minute without risking more system damage."
"You sound like Don, I hope you know that." Red says. "Fine, do it."
"He DID have his notebook sprawled onto his desk..." Yellow says. "Surprising what you'll read when your'e bored, huh? Okay, channel...open."
"Who are you?" Red asks their opponents gruffly. "And why are you attacking us?"
"You don't need to know that yet." Says Silva's voice through a speaker. "But you will...when HE returns..."
"What are you babbling about?" Red replies. "Are you talking about Ackdos Gill?"
"I'd watch your six instead of asking questions, Captain Marvelous." Sternly repeats the voice from the speaker.
The camera pans out from the Gokaigers to the robots again, as the prototype enemy finally makes it's own move. The prototype lunges at the Gokai-Oh attacking the torso with it's right arm. The blow connects, knocking the Gokai-Oh backwards.
The evil mech then jumps backwards from the Gokai-Oh, as the engine arms aim themselves at their enemy. A multitude of arrow-shaped beams come flying out of the mech, rushing at the Gokai-Oh with terrible speed.
"Can we dodge it?" Pink asks.
"Gotta try!" Gokai Red shouts, turning his control steering wheel hard to the right.
The arrows miss and disappear as the Gokai-Oh covers ground to avoid the seeking missiles. One by one, the projectiles dissolve into nothingness as the Gokai-Oh escapes the barrage un-scathed.
"They're either serious or toying with us..." Gokai Red says. "Ideas?"
"That technology's unfamiliar." Yellow says. "We're probably outmatched; if out-informed. Still, anything has a weak point, I suppose."
"Those arms seem to be it's big guns. Take them out, and we'll be on even ground." Blue says.
"I wish we had the GoJyuJin..." Silver says. "Not only could we have an extra hand, but it was pretty cool..."
"Don't you dare fanboy on us NOW, Gai." Blue says.
"Let's attack the arms." Red says."But not with the swords."
"Gokai Ho! Fire!"
The scene returns to the battlefield, as the Gokai-Oh's chest cannon begins firing projectiles. The cannonballs, however, are no match for the missiles that the mysterious mech fires in retaliation. The two barrages of projectiles hit each other, causing miniature explosions as the two cancel out.
"It predicted every one of them?" Yellow shouts.
"Wait, let's try something else." Blue says. "That thing cannot have infinite munitions. Let's empty it's stock."
"What do you mean?" Gai asks.
"I see what your'e up to, Joe." Red says. "Luka, system status?"
"We're at eighty percent fuel-wise; but the system itself can't take much more." Luka says. "I'd say two minutes."
"Good enough." Red says.
"Gokai Star Burst! Fire!"
The scene transitions to a cosmic background, as the Gokai-Oh's back wheel begins spinning. The arms and legs each open up a hatch in their exteriors as cannonballs begin flying out from EVERY hatch at a rapid pace.
The mysterious mech replies in kind as an amount of arrow-missles beyond count come from it's engine-arms.
The two swarms continue to cancel out as the stand-off drags on.
"Now, let's do something unusual." Red says. "Throw the Gokai Ken!"
As the Gokai Ho continues the Star Burst, the Gokai-Oh summons it's twin swords, throwing them with surprising accuracy.
"Gokai Star Burst Extra!"
As the missile stand-off continues, the two spinning swords travel the war-zone, until they wrench themselves into the chest of the enemy mech.
The scene transitions back to the technological room (now confirmed to be the enemy mech's control room) as Silva's hands scale the control console, pressing buttons all the while. After a moment, he shakes his head dejectedly, as a hatch in the console opens, with Silva taking out a blank disk.
"Prototype test final outcome: Undefinable. Battle data is recorded, but the prototype has been damaged beyond proper repair. It is however, still mobile. The Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger seem to have a notable knack for being unpredictable; adept at improvising when in actual danger. Plans for more armaments to the Big Machine recommended. Now returning to Dai-Zangyack Headquarters."
The mysterious mech wastes no time, as it's limbs (now sputtering from damage) re-configure themselves into the remnants of the ship it once was. However, much of the exterior is riddled with holes and dents; while the windshield is cracked.
Before the Gokai-Oh can even react, the ship zooms out into the stars; as a yellow liquid leaks from it's backside.
Minutes later, the Gokai-Oh has converted back to it's Galleon state.
The Gokaigers are again, sitting by the dining table. All except for Marvelous, who repeatedly paces throughout the room, occasionally hitting something in anger. He eventually hits the left guard of his chair, which causes him to hold his left hand in pain.
"Damn it all!" Marvelous yells. "Nothing good has happened since we left Earth! And now all the repair work we put into the Galleon has been wasted!"
"I can't help but shake the feeling that that voice sounded familiar..." Gai asks. "Like I know it from somewhere..."
"Before your'e pants go up your butt, I'm happy to report that we have a lead on where that ship probably fled to." Joe says.
At this, Marvelous' eyes fly up in happiness, as he turns to Joe; literally grabbing the man's shoulders with such a creepy smile in his eyes.
"Please, Joe." Marvelous says. "I need to hear some good news. NOW. Tell me, before my mind cracks. "
"Too late for that, I think; but moving on..." Joe replies, squirming free of Marvelous' grasp. "That nearly-destroyed ship looked like it was leaking fuel; and there's a very good chance that there are still fuel emissions we can chase...Like breadcrumbs, basically."
"Let's do it, then." Marvelous says.
Joe gets up from his seat, walking up to the computer console, pressing buttons.
"Sure enough, a steady stream to our...west." Joe says. "It puts us off our course to Zangyack. But to be fair; With the Dai-Zangyack prowling around, that might be a good thing right now."
"Sure." Marvelous replies. "Move us there."
"The ship that attacked us might've been a creation of theirs." Ahim says, sipping a cup of tea. "This could be a trap."
"Certainly looks like one." Luka pipes. "Enemy that toys with us, runs away the moment it's damaged, doesn't say who it is...Has all the makings of bait."
"But we don't have any other leads." Gai says.
"So, stupidity is our only option?" Luka asks.
"Looks like it." Joe says.
"Full speed ahead." Marvelous says.
While the Gokaigers follow the fuel leaked by the enemy mech, Silva returns to the Zangyack base. Well, base was a strong word. After the Gigant Horse was destroyed by the Gokaigers; a replica of it was constructed. Zangyack's resources were dwindling and without their puppet, the peoples they had conquered were declaring war practically daily. To put it bluntly, the Empire was dying. This also meant a lack of resources. Thus, this Replica Horse was little more than a moving shelter for the plotting and scheming villains that resided within it now. Granted, they could still defend themselves with said replica, but without the fleet; they were like neutered dogs.
Silva had already parked the prototype into the Replica Horse by the time the Gokaigers had found the trail. His reception by the others was...Mixed.
No sooner did he walk into the Throne Room did the faces of his compatriots swerve towards him.
Long, the Infernal Dragon; former enemy of the Gekirangers; stood against the wall opposite Silva. Long was evil for the sake of being evil. He didn't seem to have any set goals; which made him as close to trustworthy as a cut-throat could be. (The two sometimes exchanged a friendly spar or chess game) Still, Silva chose to give caution around him.
Sitting on the floor drinking sake sat Doukoku of the Chimatsuri. They just called him Doukoku. He was a hardened battle general and an enemy of the Shinkengers. He was unfortunately drunk most of the time; which made him the village idiot in everybody else's eyes despite his combat experience. Silva didn't take him seriously.
On the throne sat, for now, the Black Cross King. He was the first villain that attempted to attack Earth, and the main enemy of the first Sentai ever formed: the Gorangers. His age had many other villains (Save for Long and Silva) regarding him highly. He oversaw Dai-Zangyack's operations currently. He's supposedly able to use hatred to grant himself immortality, but Silva suspected differently. Unfortunately, since nobody could get close enough to him to find out what it was, Silva kept silent.
The other two, Dagon and Brajira, were out overseeing other affairs.
Dagon was very loyal to superiors and was an enemy of the Magirangers, serving under N Ma. He was known for being the least greedy out of the Dai-Zangyack. Silva had no quarrel with him.
Brajira, however...was their biggest internal obstacle. A strategist from another realm and the ultimate enemy of the Goseigers. He manipulated several organizations until he finally usurped every ounce of their power. Silva was worried he was up to something and suggested he be booted from the team; though he was directly ordered by the Black Cross King not to engage him. It was a shame, though. Brajira was a backstabber and backstabbers were NOT something the barely-functioning remnants of a once-powerful Empire needed.
Though a villain calling another a 'traitor' was sort of like the pot calling the kettle black...
Silva walks up to the throne the Black King sat upon, bowing one knee in respect.
He then takes the disk he had used aboard the prototype from a slot in his left hand, giving it to his superior.
"The data contained here better be useful against the Gokaigers, Silva." Says the King. "Because now that the last prototype we can build has been destroyed; we have no way of recording any more data. The Big Machine must cover every Sentai Team. How will we record data for the Go-Busters now?"
"We shouldn't have conducted that test in the first place." Long says. "Besides, the fuel leaking from the prototype has probably given us away."
"But isn't that the idea?" Doukoku says, sipping sake from his bowl. "The Gokaigers have interfered in every one of our schemes yet. They seem to be the Sentai that gets around the most. At least the others stuck to Earth, or whatever dimension they were from. If we don't trap those pirate suckers now, it'll mean problems down the line. You gotta be patient for the hunt."
"Talk of paitience coming from one born from anger and rage..." Long retorts. "Calm down and drink your sake, child. Grown-ups are talking."
"What'd you say, ya scaly bastard?" Doukoku says, standing upright in anger, tipping his sake bowl in the process. Long enters a hand-to-hand stance while Doukoku draws what looks like an energy-sword.
"Having a tantrum, are we?" Long replies.
"Both of you, calm yourselves." Says the King. "We have the data, that's what important. In-fighting always seems to serve as evil's most glaring flaw and I will have none of it. Now be silent."
Doukoku looks to the King momentarily, before returning to his seated position on the floor.
"Blonde bastard." Doukoku says.
"Moving on..." Says the King. "Silva, this wasn't the outcome I was hoping for, but it shall suffice for now. Now, the Gokaigers will soon be upon us and we cannot have them meddling in our affairs. Doukoku, Long; you two are our most capable physical fighters. You two will meet them in combat. Silva, you still possess the data required for the Big Machine Project, don't you?"
"Naturally." The robot replies.
"God." Says The King. "A representative from the Kamen Rider universe is waiting for you in the lab. He is known as the Weather Dopant...Shinjuro Isaka. I have already briefed him on our grand plan, but we must prove to him that we have the means to carry it out. In the meantime, I shall contact Brajira and inquire about our...side job."
"What is the side job, Black Cross?" Doukoku asks. "Don't tell me it's that thing about Ackdos and his kid. You sure you wanna bring them back?"
At this the Black Cross King immediately stands up angrily, aiming his hand at Doukoku. White lightning is released from the creature's palm as Doukoku dodges the blast. "So, you have been spying on my private communications, have you? Your'e smarter than I took you for. Do it again, and your'e brain will be removed from your skull." King replies. "This meeting is adjourned. And NO IN-FIGHTING!"
As the King storms off through a sliding door, Long and Silva look at each other.
"No in-fighting, my rear end." Doukoku says, resuming his sake position once more. "Guy's nothin' but a hypocrite."
"Any idea how your'e to impress Dai-Shocker's candidate, Silva?" Long asks.
Silva takes out his portable gun, raising it in the air.
"By whatever means are necessary."
A Gokaiger-only chapter, for a change. The Akibarangers had been hogging the movie for a while now. Thought I'd show the Pirate Sentai some love. :3
I'll be honest, my heart was NOT in that mech battle whatsoever. I've never been too fond of the mechs, MegaZords, whatever you call them. I like Sentai/Power Rangers more for the narrative.
Since I have never seen the crossover movies from either of the Super Hero Taisen franchises, the cameo characters introduced in this chapter may or may not be OOC; since I was forced to rely on the Super Sentai Wiki for their profiles. You have been forewarned. And no, the Dai-Zangyack plot will not overtake the crossover. It's just a connection to Taisen, nothing more.
All Hail the Empire!
I'll be honest, my heart was NOT in that mech battle whatsoever. I've never been too fond of the mechs, MegaZords, whatever you call them. I like Sentai/Power Rangers more for the narrative.
Since I have never seen the crossover movies from either of the Super Hero Taisen franchises, the cameo characters introduced in this chapter may or may not be OOC; since I was forced to rely on the Super Sentai Wiki for their profiles. You have been forewarned. And no, the Dai-Zangyack plot will not overtake the crossover. It's just a connection to Taisen, nothing more.
All Hail the Empire!


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Agmar was a Phylosian. He was the primary contact when the USS Enterprise visited Phylos in 2269. Agmar injected Hikaru Sulu with an antitoxin when Sulu was poisoned by a retlaw plant sting. He was also a follower of Stavos Keniclius 5. (TAS: "The Infinite Vulcan")
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- The mind of Peyton Manning now powering Denver Broncos
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- Broncos coach John Fox finally gets chance to work with an elite QB
- John Elway, Peyton Manning know their roles with current Broncos
- NFL QB's passer ratings soar compared to former players
- History says Peyton Manning will make Broncos better in 2012
- Peyton Manning happy to share knowledge with younger backup QBs
Peyton Manning's precedence got a concussion.
Who knows? If Joe Montana hadn't been knocked out of the 1993 AFC championship game, the Chiefs might have gone on to the Super Bowl. Instead, no superstar quarterback has switched teams late in his career and led his new team to a Super Bowl victory.
Montana couldn't do it. Brett Favre came close with Minnesota, but he also lost in the championship game. As for comparing these three, Rich Gannon said it's apples and oranges.
"Each situation is different — but there's no question it presents some challenges," said the CBS analyst and former Super Bowl quarterback. "For Peyton, he's got a new play-caller, and there are differences to what they're doing in their system. That can be very unsettling to a guy who has been in one system his entire career. And then he has to get used to the personnel — it's no longer (Pierre) Garcon, (Reggie) Wayne and (Dallas) Clark. That's a challenge.
"And on the flip side of it, (offensive coordinator) Mike McCoy has to find what Peyton's comfortable with, what he likes in certain situations, how he responds to certain things. The offensive line has to get used to his tempo, his pace, his cadence. Receivers have to get timing. And with the changes to the offseason program, it makes it a little more difficult, but I don't think it's a huge concern, because the guy is a tireless worker."
Manning is maniacal. Asked if he's fueled daily by a focus to reach the Super Bowl, Manning said: "Yeah, I am. ... That's our goal as a team every day. That's why we're working hard, that's why we pushed through two-a-days, that's why we'll be lifting weights here, trying to get better. There is a lot of time, and a lot of things are going to happen, between now and when the Super Bowl is played. Our goal right now is to get better this week."
If Manning ends up in his hometown of New Orleans, winning this winter's Super Bowl, he would be one of three signal-callers to start a Super Bowl for two teams (Manning played in two with Indianapolis). The others? Kurt Warner started two for St. Louis and one for Arizona, while, yep, Craig Morton played for the Broncos and Cowboys in the big game. And if he makes it to New Orleans, Manning will join a fraternity of nine other quarterbacks to have started at least three Super Bowls.
But to win it after winning it for another team has never been done (unless you want to get technical and say that quarterback Jim Plunkett won for the Raiders in both Oakland and Los Angeles).
A lot will ride on his teammates. Gannon believes they will have "a heightened sense of awareness and urgency if you're a younger player, knowing, 'Hey, look — we got a special opportunity here. We've got to seize the moment.' And that elevates everybody and makes everybody work harder. I think it's going to be a special season, and I think he's going to get back to playing at a Pro Bowl level, I really do."
We'll see about Super Bowl level.
Close, but not quite
Peyton Manning has accomplished a lot in his career, but now he's trying to do an NFL first — quarterback two different teams to a Super Bowl title.Here are some famous close calls:
Kurt Warner won XXXIV with St. Louis — and seemingly had XLIII won with Arizona — until Ben Roethlisberger's famous game-winning drive.
Joe Montana was already a legend when he led Kansas City to the 1993 AFC championship game, but Montana was knocked out in the third quarter and Buffalo returned to the Super Bowl.
Brett Favre was 1-1 in Super Bowls with Green Bay and led the talented Vikings into New Orleans for the 2009 NFC championship game, which the Saints won in overtime.


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So I'm walking over to a friend's house and it's about 50 degrees and threatening rain, and this woman up the block has her lawnmower out, clipping the (mostly invisible) green growth in front of her house.
Yippee! I think. Spring is here!
Happily I watch as she pushes the mower along the tiny strip of grass between sidewalk and street. Then, with maybe another 10 feet of grass to go, she turns around and heads back the other way.
What the … ?
And then it hits me: she just reached the boundary of her neighbor's yard.
Sure enough, as I get closer I see that her turn-around point on the verge precisely parallels the invisible line of demarcation where her lawn abuts her neighbor's grass.
And my joy at seeing this most mundane and noisy sign of spring's return evaporates. I think, there's something just not right about this.
When did we humans start drawing these invisible lines between each other? Between nations and states, between neighborhoods and boroughs, between school districts and counties, yards and lawns … drawing invisible barriers between ourselves?
How has it come to pass that a neighbor won't take five steps out of their way to finish mowing a tiny strip of lawn? It would take minuscule time and effort. Probably less time and effort than it took to calculate the precise turnaround point and then execute it.
I walk on, hastily drumming up excuses. Maybe she doesn't know her neighbor? But then, I wonder, why should that matter? Has the milk of human kindness become so diluted and impoverished it doesn't even qualify as skim milk anymore? Can we take no small effort for another?
And if we cannot be kind to our nearly faceless neighbors, what hope is their for real strangers?
The number of homeless on the streets has increased. Have you noticed? The number of panhandlers standing on the corners of our blocks and boulevards has proliferated. I cannot reach or help them all, even if I cut my $1 gift to a penny each. And so I have stopped giving even the occasional dollar to any of them. My own pocketbook is stretched, don't you see?
Feeling I have nothing to give, I quickly learn to pay no attention to these people. In my guilt I turn a blind eye, erasing them from view as if they weren't human—worse, I ignore them as if they aren't even there.
But they are.
Have you ever milked a goat or a cow? Basically, the more you milk them the more milk they have to give. The less you milk, the less milk they produce until there is nothing left at all and all the teats (spigots!) run dry.
There are a lot of economic and political policy lessons to be learned from this simple fact of life. But for now I'll just adopt it as an object lesson about milk and human kindness.
When I fire up the lawnmower this weekend, my neighbor is in for a small grassy teat, oops! I mean treat. It may not be much, but it's a gesture in the right direction.


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The company said in a letter to Beck, posted on his website: "Even if the liquid in the jar is not urine, you are describing it as such. We do not allow this type of listing and we ask that you do not relist this in any way."
But Beck's attempted statement about how others see the First Amendment took a new turn when it was pulled from eBay. If the website shut down the auction — as it sometimes does with controversial or potentially illegal auctions — it would raise questions about whether it shut down Beck's views in the process.
Beck has said he plans to donate the $25,000 he is seeking for the work to charity. The bidding climbed as high as $11,300 before eBay cut off the auction.


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At the central plaza in Port-au-Prince, now home to thousands of displaced Haitians, water pelted rows of tents, seeping inside from every direction Monday night. At the Champs de Mars people tried to close shut entrances, some with thin cotton sheets or blankets. Mothers rushed to move children sleeping on the ground.
Suddenly, the constant noise of the street came to a halt, replaced by the thud of monstrous drops falling hard from the sky. The only welcomed sight: gleeful children cooling off after another scorching day.
The water quickly started collecting along the roadside. Aid workers say they fear that constant rain will overflow garbage- and rubble-filled canals, flooding the encampments that have sprouted on their banks.
The situation in some camps could be life threatening.
1. cancel immediately and completely all debt owed by Haiti to these institutions;...and also push for "the cancellation of all remaining bilateral, multilateral, and private creditor debt owed by Haiti" and to secure grants, instead of loans, from multilateral lenders for Haiti through January 2015.
2. suspend Haiti's debt service payments to the institutions until the debt is canceled completely; and
3. provide additional assistance to Haiti in the form of grants so that Haiti does not accumulate additional debt.
But after consuming $106 million in the first 60 days, the Red Cross in the past month has tapped just $5 million more and has come under fire for what critics call anemic spending.The American Red Cross plans on spending about half of their donations this year, and the rest over a 3-5 year period, reports Robles. The former board member, Victoria Cummock, had some particularly harsh words for the organization, saying, "That's not disaster relief, that's long-term recovery, and that's not the Red Cross' mission and not the donor intent either."
Other aid groups, members of Congress, bloggers and even a former board member are among the growing chorus asking what the Red Cross is doing with such a massive amount of money raised in such a short time.
The organized relocation camp at Corail-Cesselesse has thousands of spacious, hurricane-resistant tents on groomed, graded mountain soil. The settlement three miles (four kilometers) down the road — named after the U.S. president in hopes of getting attention from foreigners — has leaky plastic tarps and wooden sticks pitched on a muddy slope.
Corail has a stocked U.N. World Food Program warehouse for its 3,000-and-counting residents; the more than 8,500 at Camp Obama are desperate for food and water. Corail's entrance is guarded by U.N. peacekeepers and Haitian police. Camp Obama's residents put up a Haitian flag to mark their empty security tent.
"Somebody's not doing their job right. Because, if this is as good as we can do, it's certainly not good enough."
For some, the place is called Mais 54 Caradeux. For others, Toto Camp, and yet others still, Toussaint Louverture camp, in honor of the leader of the revolution that led to Haiti's independence.
Regardless, the future of the 1,507 registered families living on this dusty, rolling terrain is uncertain.
About two weeks ago, government bulldozers showed up after dark and, without warning, began to level the haphazard maze of bed sheets and sticks. People grabbed what they could before their homes toppled.
The Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday about the upcoming rainy season and efforts made in preparation by both aid agencies and the government. While rains have already begun, they are set to increase in both intensity and frequency over the coming months. Despite dire warnings and months of preparation Haiti is still not ready for the rains, reports the Times. Thousands of Haitians are in extremely vulnerable areas, however relocation efforts have been delayed and only just recently have gotten under way. In the meantime, the rains continue to make life miserable in the make shift camps that are home to hundreds of thousands of displaced people. The Los Angeles Times writes:
The rainy season is bearing down, and Haiti is not ready.
Three months after the earthquake killed more than 200,000 people, more than 2.1 million Haitians are still living in tents and under tarps, many on dangerous hillsides and tidal flats.
Ernst Y'Voyelle, 38, studies those clouds warily from his hut clinging to the edge of a ravine in a hillside tent camp where as many as 50,000 people live.
"There's going to be a lot of people buried here," he said.
The Refugee Camp community members reports that they did not receive warning before the large Conseil Nationale Equipements (CNE) bulldozers and graters came to their community with Haitian National Police escorts late on Sunday evening 04APR10, shorts after 7:00pm. With consistency, numerous individuals reported that the uniformed officers first threatened the families with violence if they did not leave their homes immediately. The assesment team was informed that anyone who argued was then forced out with violence. The use of batons were reported, and firearms were discharged into the air.
The aid group Action Against Hunger on Sunday slammed Haiti's forced evictions of hundreds of homeless quake victims from the pitch of the country's national stadium.
With only 20,243 tool kits reported as distributed and 81,000 households with ropes and fixings provision, this remains a vital gap in the response. A large number of emergency shelters constructed will require strengthening for the rainy season.
"It ought to be done faster. But you have to coordinate it with the U.S. Army, the Corps of Engineers, with the U.N. people, with the European community, with the Oxfam, all a bunch of actors, together."
The Florida congresswoman said that what she saw gave her pause in recommending the Red Cross as a venue for donations. "I wouldn't say that," she said when asked if the Red Cross was the best place for listeners to donate, adding later that she could not "unequivocally" recommend the relief group.
Millions of dollars have flowed into Haiti since a large earthquake devastated its capital, Port au Prince, in late January.
In post-earthquake Port-au-Prince, rainstorms -- including several brief ones over the past week -- lift refuse out of piles and spread it across streets and camps. With the ooze -- an awful melange of rotting fruit, chicken bones and human waste -- comes a smell that brings to mind
spoiled milk and gangrenous wounds.
Until recently, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) had been saying that 218,000 people living in so-called red sites around the capital Port-au-Prince would have to move.


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Salvation Army Urges Improvement To Nauru Asylum Camp
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, Nov. 28, 2012) – The Salvation Army has added its voice to calls for improvements to Australia's asylum-seeker camp on Nauru.
The welfare organization is providing support services at the centre where nearly 400 men are detained, awaiting processing of their claims for refugee status.
Sally Round reports.
"The Salvation Army says it unequivocally supportsAmnesty International's report on the camp after the human rights group's visit last week. Amnesty was highly critical of conditions in the camp calling it a recipe for disaster. The Salvation Army says every effort is being made by the Australian and Nauruan governments to move forward plans for more permanent structures. Meanwhile opposition Australian MP Scott Morrison plans to visit the detention centers on Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manus Island next week. The Coalition Immigration spokesman says it's no surprise the Labour government has been less than competent in getting camps up and running properly, given its decade long opposition to offshore processing first introduced under a coalition government. Mr. Morrison says Labour should have read its instruction manual."
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