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"We do not serve sushi," a server says on your first visit to the downtown Japanese restaurant Kokekokko. In fact, there is no fish on the menu. Only chicken. Breast, thigh and wings. Gizzard, heart and skin. Meatballs and quail eggs. All served on skewers that have been grilled over charcoal in traditional yakitori style. (Side dishes include chicken dumplings, gizzard-skin stew and roasted duck — the only non-chicken poultry item.) The grill, rather than being tucked into the kitchen, is at the center of the restaurant, surrounded on three sides by counter seating. Take a spot there to watch chef Tomohiro Sakata at his craft: He cooks each stick lightly, without heavy sauces or seasonings. From time to time smoke billows up around the grill and wafts into the restaurant. (Regulars bring paper fans to push away the haze and relieve the heat.) Kokekokko is Japanese for "cock-a-doodle-doo," and the boisterous, cheery atmosphere (toned down only by smooth-jazz background music) reflects the name's playfulness. The restaurant requires each guest order at least five skewers, which is not such a bad idea. 203 S. Central Ave., Little Tokyo. (213) 687-0690.
—Daina Beth Solomon
In this era of gastropubs and fusion bistros, it comes as a welcome relief to enter a place that still calls itself a "chophouse," as does Suzanne Tracht's 11-year-old West Hollywood restaurant, Jar. The moniker is a signal to other beautifully atavistic traits: a maitre d' in a suit and tie, white tablecloths, an iceberg wedge on the menu, a playlist of Sinatra and Armstrong and Nina Simone — and some of the best steaks in Los Angeles. Not only will your dry-aged Kansas City steak or your filet of beef or your prime rib-eye arrive perfectly cooked and presented, it will be served with a little white ceramic boat of sauce like the perfect accessory (a cufflink, a pocket square). The beef is so tender that it hardly needs the lobster béarnaise in the first place, but you are not here for restraint. (Think to yourself: What would Frank do?) Order a martini or two, then the stellar chocolate pudding for dessert. 8225 Beverly Blvd. (323) 655-6566, thejar.com.
—Amy Scattergood
Michael Cimarusti's seafood palace on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood earlier this summer celebrated its seventh birthday, a suitably biblical number for a fish restaurant with an excellent pastry kitchen. In those seven years, Providence has neither plateaued nor reversed direction: It has gotten better, kind of a stunning achievement for a restaurant that was worth 2 Michelin stars back when they gave them out in this town. Cimarusti and his crew manage something rare: a combination of technical mastery and playfulness, and a willingness to change things up instead of resting on their considerable laurels. The menu transforms as frequently as the fish swim in and out of their seasonal waters, the staff forages for local greenery, and the plates emerge from the kitchen like small epiphanies. Maybe you can credit it all to the fact that the chef and the general manager like to go fishing out of San Pedro on their few days off. 5955 Melrose Ave., Hlywd. (323) 460-4170, providencela.com.
—Amy Scattergood
Back in 2007, when Judy Ornstein first opened her neighborhood café FOOD, she had a recycling brainstorm: Why not install a plastic, serve-yourself, all-you-can-drink dispenser and fill it with filtered H20, ice cubes and whatever fruity odds and ends she found in the kitchen? Sometimes there are hunks of pineapple sweetly infusing the cold water; other times it's a mind-bendingly thirst-quenching day spa mainstay of cucumber slices and handfuls of fresh mint. Often they go refreshingly tropical with floating orange, lime and lemon slices. Ornstein's light, rejuvenating, bright idea also doubles as an art installation that changes daily: Some have compared the dispenser, sitting in a far corner next to a stack of glasses, to wallpaper in a ladies' restroom circa 1968 or a freeze-frame from a Trix cereal commercial. But we think it recalls a dreamy, zero-gravity fruit salad experiment at NASA — and what's not to like about that? 10571 W. Pico Blvd., W.L.A. (310) 441-7770, food-la.com.
—Margy Rochlin
Four dollars for a cup of coffee? Before you spit out your Starbucks, hear us out: There's a revolution going on in the java world that has little to do with the over-barbecued cafe loco you're used to and everything to do with small organic farms in South America that are churning out product with the kind of terroir previously associated only with wine. Now, we're not so sure about hints of chocolate and pomegranate in our perfect, 195-degree cup of Commissary joe, but it is super smooth and low on acid. Props to Intelligentsia Coffee for kickstarting this thing in L.A. But what we like about the 2-year-old Coffee Commissary in West Hollywood is that it's simple, casual and gimmick-free. Nobody's slurping and "cupping" this stuff, and you won't be huffed on if you don't know your Coava from your Victrola. Hot water is swirled over a cone of precious grinds, with the resulting brew transferred to a thick mug. That's it. 801 N. Fairfax Ave., #106, W. Hlywd. (323) 782- 1465, coffeecommissary.com.
—Dennis Romero
On a chic strip of shops near a leafy Sherman Oaks neighborhood filled with film-industry types, Sweet Butter is designed to feel as if you've stumbled into a sidewalk pastry shop in Paris. Fleur de sel caramel brownies, butter-rich croissants, bread pudding with brioche (in coconut-lemon and chocolate versions), cinnamon muffins filled with homemade peach or strawberry jam, plum-lemon bars and savory bacon-cheddar scones are churned out by three in-house pastry chefs. Founder Leslie Danelian, a former food stylist and longtime caterer, keeps the charm factor high but the prices low: Mouth-watering chocolate chip cookies are $2, muffins and scones $2.75. The pastry items rotate, so each day Sweet Butter's glass case is filled with surprises. The French county–style restaurant offers full breakfast and lunch menus, with items such as grilled turkey, fig jam and bleu cheese sandwiches. 13824 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. (818) 788-2832, sweetbutterkitchen.com.
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Wednesday's Results: USA 1-0 Algeria cometh the hour, cometh the man.
So, barring a miracle, it looks like the Hiceman will cometh to Congress.
And then the page saw where came the Brown Knight: Lo, said the page, yonder he cometh.
Then Skapti said, "But if he cometh not this summer, what hope may we have of the matter then?"
When the Son of Man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?
This fashion of saintliness may be along with such matters, but it cometh not by their help.
He that on being entrusted with a work, cometh forward, saying,—I will do this—is alone worthy of living in a royal household.
He cometh like a shadow, and slays like a prince, and then like a shadow he is gone!
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
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Three members of Hudson Valley Community College's
nationally ranked women's softball team were recently honored. Pitcher
Christyn Hamel (Averill Park H.S.) was named a First Team All-Region III
performer and teammates Casey Brinkman (Troy H.S.) and Lindsey Bradt
(Bishop Maginn H.S.) earned Second Team All-Region III status.
Region III encompasses more than 30 teams from
across the Northeast, and Hudson Valley (29-7 overall) is the top-ranked team in
the NJCAA Division III Region III tournament, which runs through Saturday in
Corning N.Y. The winner advances to the Division III national championship.
Hamel led the Lady Vikings to their current No. 4
national ranking among Division III junior colleges by posting an 11-2 record
and a 1.21 earned run average on the mound. She struck out 68 batters and she
topped Hudson Valley with a .450 batting average.
Brinkman and Bradt, meanwhile, are competing in
their second Region III championship tournament in about three months. Both
played for Hudson Valley's basketball team, which won the regional title and
finished the season among the top eight Division III teams in the country.
Brinkman, whom softball coach Chuck Sosnowski calls
"one of the best right fielders in Region III," is hitting .415 with 25 runs
batted in. She has belted eight doubles.
Bradt, Hudson Valley's all-time leading basketball
scorer and a two-time Region III Player of the Year as a hoop player, holds down
the shortstop spot for the Lady Vikings. Hudson Valley's leadoff hitter, she's
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Eduardo Salvio made his senior debut for Lanús at the age of 18, and during his first full season he helped the club finish 4th by netting 9 goals. Salvio also spent his youth career at the same club, which began in 1994 at the tender age of four.
Diego Maradona gave Salvio his first full International cap in a friendly game against Panama, where they won 3-1 in a team of Argentines based in their own league, and has since made 5 appearances.
Former Benfica coach Quique Flores signs 'Toto' Salvio from Argentine side CA Lanús for a reported €8m fee. "I'd describe myself as a powerful player and I am just as comfortable playing up front as on the wings. I love to get myself into the area and score goals."
Salvio enjoys his first European success in lifting the 2010 UEFA Europa League title with Atlético Madrid after an extra-time winner from Forlan over Fulham. Full-time 2-1.
Benfica and Atlético Madrid agree a season long loan deal for the Argentine winger and the Lisbon club also acquired 20% of the player's right for an approximate €2.5m.
Salvio netted a brace in the second-half in a 5-2 win over Rio Ave in Matchday 14, the last game before Christmas. Both goals were scored with headers. See the first goal on the left or click here for video highlights.
Benfica had yet to secure a win on German soil, and on 24th February 2011 Salvio scored the first goal at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart and helped Benfica clinch a 2-0 away victory and thus qualifying to the quarter-finals with a 4-1 agg. score.
Salvio helped Benfica to an emphatic home win against Dutch giants PSV in the Europa League quarter-final first leg at the Luz. The Argentine grabbed a brace in what was one of his finest performances in a red shirt.
After a mouth watering performance in the first leg, Salvio was stretchered off on the 20th minute in Eindhoven. Benfica drew 2-2 to progress to the Europa League semi-finals, however, this was to be Salvio's last appearance for Benfica during his loan move.
Atlético and Benfica fail to come to terms and Salvio returned to Madrid for the 2011/12 season. In this Europa League game, Salvio scored two goals in the space of 3 minutes against Turkish side Besiktas, where former Benfica captain Simão reduced the deficit to a 3-1 full-time score.
Despite only playing a few minutes in the final, Salvio was part of Atlético's 2011/12 Europa League campaign and won his second European title with the Madrid based club, this time beating La Liga compatriots Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in Bhucarest, Romania.
Salvio responded to Benfica's appreciation for the player and returned to Lisbon, this time on a permanent basis signing a 5-year-deal on a club record fee, with a hefty €60m release fee clause. He decided to wear the #18 shirt as his previous number was taken.
Jorge Jesus included Salvio in the first game of the season against Braga and the winger scored immediately on his return to the Luz. Despite not having a pre-season with Benfica, Salvio's familiarity with the manager's tactics earned him a place in the starting line-up.
Salvio helped Benfica win 4-0 at Freamunde's ground for the Portuguese Cup 3rd Round against the second division side. The Argentine scored his second Portuguese cup goal for Benfica, with the first coming against Olhanense back in his first spell in the 2010/11 season.
Benfica began 2013 in style by winning Estoril 3-1 away. A tough ground where the home side have usually have had the upper hand, Salvio scored the third goal which put the match beyond doubt. A superb right-footed strike hit the crossbar and down over the line. The only injustice? It didn't ripple the net...
With an unbeaten start of the new year, there were four games left for the end of January and Salvio scored in three consecutively to end the month on superb form, which propelled Benfica to the Portuguese Cup semi-finals and widened the gap between Braga.
A mammoth 5-nil win over Gil Vicente stamped Benfica's authority at the summit of the Liga Zon Sagres. Salvio's goal was a decisive contribution as the Lisbon side overtoook their rivals on goal difference too.
Benfica and Salvio were fighting on all three fronts for the illusive treble. However a loss at rivals Porto commenced a horrific end to the season. A last minute goal in Amsterdam saw Salvio earn a runners-up Europa League medal and could only repeat the feat at the Portuguese Cup final.
This was Salvio's first year where he started the pre-season with Benfica and the rest of his teamates, despite beginning his 3rd year with the Lisbon club. The Argentine opened the scoresheet against Étoile Carouge and finished the game with a brace.
The Lisbon derby saw Salvio's worst moment in his career. The winger injured his right ligament and had to be operated on with estimates being 6 months on the sideline. "I will return stronger and promise to recover well. I will be shouting for the team and hope to come back and help them win titles" were his words.
After a tough 3 months since his injury Salvio gave the first signs to recovery after a short run which boosted the Benfica camp. In his absence Serbians Markovic and Sulejmani were covering well on the right wing but the squad knew his talent was required to continue fighting in all fronts and achieve their season objectives.
Salvio joined his colleagues in the new year and made a full comeback to a training session led by Jorge Jesus after his horrific injury in September. While not ready for a competitive match, there was hope the Argentine would make a return to first team football in March. In the meantime resting was in the recipe.
It was in Greece where Salvio made is anticipated return on 20th February in Thessaloniki. The winger was sent on for Sulejmani on the 76th minute when Benfica were already ahead by 1-0 in the Europa League Round of 32 match and helped sustain the momentum to take the first leg advantage to Lisbon.
Nicknamed 'Mr. Europa League' Salvio's 38 appearances in the competition proper are the most by anyone since its rebrand launch in 2009 from the UEFA Cup. His solitary goal helped Benfica triumph the Dutch side over two legs and set up a semi-final tie with Juventus.
Losing the first by a marginal goal, Benfica needed to score twice without reply to qualify for the Portuguese Cup final. Salvio started the fireworks with a thumping header and was brought down in the area for Lima to convert the penalty. Benfica won rivals Porto 3-1 and booked their place in Estádio do Jamor against Rio Ave.
Injustice stroke again when Salvio fractured his left forearm just before the half-time whistle. Benfica required to win to lift the record 33rd Liga title which Lima obliged with a double. Salvio had a cast on during celebrations and had surgery the following day, confirming his absence once again for the final stage of the season.
The marks of a glorious warrior! Salvio made a speedy recovery and opted to play with a cast on. The Argentine helped the team qualify for the Europa League final by earning a draw in Turin against Juventus. Even though he was suspended for that final Salvio won two more domestic clubs to achieve an indubitable domestic treble.
The 2014/15 season promised to be eventful. Benfica has just drawn at home to Sporting and the 4th Liga game of the season was away to tricky opponents Setúbal. Salvio was having none of it and scored his second goal of the season with a peach of a shot. It finished 5-0 to the reds.


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Thu May 3, 2012, 09:57 AM
Ian David (69,059 posts)
Metroplex Atheists Challenge The Power Of Prayer
Metroplex Atheists Challenge The Power Of Prayer
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) Does the power of prayer really work? One group in North Texas has serious doubts and theyve issued a challenge to local churches to prove them wrong. Were constantly inundated with Ill be praying for you from all of our Christian friends, explained Randy Word, president of the Metroplex Atheists.
The Metroplex Atheists and its 500 members are challenging any church in North Texas to pray that one of its non-believers will become Christian. This is a chance for them {Christians} to demonstrate that their claims actually work, said Word.
McDonald and fellow atheists are giving any church three months to a year to pray for Terrys conversion to Christianity. If McDonald converts, he promises to publicly announce his faith in God.
Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist, Dallas says his church has no plans to accept the challenge, because he says its based on the false pretense that all prayers are answered. The bible doesnt promise that. The bible promises that God will answer every prayer that is within his will, said Jeffress.
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Response to Ian David (Original post)
Thu May 3, 2012, 12:10 PM
eqfan592 (5,963 posts)
1. But if a prayer is "within his will"...
...then wouldn't he do it anyway, with or without the prayer? If so, what exactly is the power of prayer then? I'm confused....
Response to eqfan592 (Reply #1)
Thu May 3, 2012, 03:07 PM
Ian David (69,059 posts)
2. I think that's the question that got me kicked out of Hebrew School. n/t
Response to Ian David (Original post)
Thu May 3, 2012, 03:22 PM
OriginalGeek (9,797 posts)
3. WE were always told that God DOES answer every prayer
Just not always with the answer you wanted.
Pretty convenient if ya ask me.
Response to Ian David (Original post)
Thu May 3, 2012, 04:15 PM
AlbertCat (17,505 posts)
4. Haven't they already proven prayer is BAD for you?
In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that having people pray for heart bypass surgery patients had no effect on their recovery. In fact, patients who knew they were being prayed for had a slightly higher rate of complications.
Response to AlbertCat (Reply #4)
Thu May 3, 2012, 04:24 PM
laconicsax (14,860 posts)
5. Not proven, just suggested.
Response to Ian David (Original post)
Fri May 4, 2012, 12:05 AM
A HERETIC I AM (16,750 posts)
6. Here's the absurdity of this sort of thing...
If god knows everything, has a plan and knows what will happen in the future (most Xtians will say yes to those contentions with a possible exemption for 'free will') then by that very definition, prayer is not and can not be effective.
Prayer suggests one can change the mind of god. That prayer is an effective method to alter gods plan - to sway his opinion.
How is it possible for this to happen?
It can't.
If the answer to a given prayer is what the pray-er asks for, that is little more than proof it was part of the plan. If it isn't - ditto.
It is absurd to think prayer can do anything to change anything when the entity being prayed to is an all powerful, all knowing entity. God already knows the outcome.
Prayer is utter bollocks, by that definition.
Response to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #6)
Sat May 5, 2012, 08:27 PM
Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (3,273 posts)
10. Right-on
I really enjoyed reading your post.... close family member added me to her FB page and every reply is has all these words... god, pray, him and lord. all capital, all the time.
I'm soo glad I can hide her from everyday viewing.
Response to Ian David (Original post)
Fri May 4, 2012, 03:02 AM
sakabatou (34,556 posts)
7. If I were doing a prayer challenge, I'd set it up like this
You have 3 groups of people who are ill/have a disease.
One group knows that they're being prayed for and by whom.
Second group knows that they're being prayed for, but doesn't know by whom.
Third group is a control: doesn't know if they're being prayed for nor by whom.
Does anyone have a better idea or a change to this?
Response to sakabatou (Reply #7)
Fri May 4, 2012, 12:51 PM
Rainforestgoddess (436 posts)
8. I would add in
a group that knows that they are not being prayed for.
Response to Rainforestgoddess (Reply #8)
Fri May 4, 2012, 01:43 PM
sakabatou (34,556 posts)
9. Yes, I'd add that.
A sample size of... oh, 2,000 people would be good. Or do we need a bigger sample size?
Response to Ian David (Original post)
Sat May 5, 2012, 11:53 PM
yortsed snacilbuper (4,025 posts)
11. Pray in one hand and $^&* in the other,
and see which one fills up the fastest?


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It was the close of a "compassion themed" Christian small group and the facilitator attempted to lay out action steps for an already overbooked assortment of executive level couples. The groups take-away, highlighting Jesus extravagant sensitivity to human need was obvious enough, but the Biblical prescription in practical terms seemed threatening, even potentially dangerous. You could feel the tension in the closing responses from various members honestly relating how acts of compassion seem ove … [Read more...]
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In a private moment some distance from a room delightfully "trashed" with discarded Sally Foster, couches askew, small piles of treasures left untended... we ask the same question every year."So how'd we do?"We're not measuring personal wealth, family status, or how well we made out under the tree compared to last Christmas. And for us, it's not an awkward question which leads to an uncomfortable dialogue filled with either self gratification or loathing. We are a family who feels we've … [Read more...]


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"Thanks, generous Prince," said sado, kneeling at Nagato's feet.
"By dint of imitating you I have acquired something of your spirit," said sado.
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Degraded he heard with dismay the sentence of deportation and exile to the far distant island of sado.
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The trap-door leading to the subterranean path by which the brave sado was wont to gain admittance to the palace was open.
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Rusty Nails, the maker of B-movie flicks Blood Maker and Animated Corpse, brings the story of two teen zit zombies to the screen. Franny (Tracey Hayes) and Zooey (Rusty Nails) drink some bad water and turn into giant, oozing pimples. They try to figure out what's happening to them, but along the way, they start infecting other teens and becoming strangely addicted to chocolate. Soon, the Army is looking for them as they fight to stay alive.


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Graduate Degrees
The graduate program in linguistics trains individuals to engage in the scientific study of human language. Course work emphasizes the structural aspects of language and the mechanisms of language change. Students work closely with faculty members on problems in linguistic theory, the description of particular languages, and variation across different users and contexts, focusing on their implications for understanding social and cognitive structures.
Admission RequirementsApplicants for admission to the graduate program are expected to have a bachelor's degree in linguistics or other appropriate field and knowledge of at least one foreign language. At the least, applicants are expected to have completed an introductory course in general linguistics. Other requirements for admission include: a detailed statement of purpose with specific information about interests and goals, scores from the General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), and at least three letters of recommendation from academic sources.
Degree RequirementsThese degrees are under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School. Refer to the Requirements for Graduation section and the Graduate School section of this catalogue for general regulations. All courses applied toward the degrees must be courses accepted by the Graduate School.
Master of Arts in Linguistics (32 units)The department does not accept applicants for a Master of Arts degree. All graduate work in Linguistics at USC is taken as part of the Ph.D. program, and the M.A. in Linguistics is intended only as a transitional degree in the process of completing requirements for the Ph.D.
A student admitted to the graduate program may choose later to earn a terminal M.A. degree, or may be invited by the department to attempt a terminal degree.
Students pursuing the Ph.D. program in linguistics are required to complete 32 units of course work toward the M.A. degree. The choice of courses is subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Committee. In addition, students must satisfy one foreign language or research tool requirement (see Foreign Language/Research Tool Requirement).
M.A. Research PaperIn addition to course work and the foreign language/research tool requirement, students are also required to write one research paper the contents of which represent a distinct area. The completed paper must be submitted to the Graduate Studies Committee no later than the student's fourth semester of graduate study by the deadline established for that academic year. Following submission of the research paper, each student will conduct an oral defense of his or her work.
Doctor of Philosophy in LinguisticsApplication deadline: January 1
Students pursuing the Ph.D. in Linguistics are required to complete a minimum of 60 units of course work beyond the baccalaureate. In addition to the 32 units completed toward the M.A., students are required to take three 600-level seminars in linguistics and a minimum of four units of 794ab Doctoral Dissertation. No more than eight units of 794 may be applied toward the Ph.D. degree. A maximum of 30 transfer units, approved by the university and the department may be applied to the Ph.D. degree.
After successfully completing the screening procedure, students will establish a guidance committee to determine a Ph.D. course program in preparation for the dissertation. This course program must be approved by the Graduate Studies Committee.
Students seeking the Ph.D. in linguistics must demonstrate knowledge of two foreign language/research tools with at least one of them falling under Option A. One of these two foreign language/research tools is satisfied as an M.A. requirement. See Foreign Language/Research Tool Requirement.
AdvisementThe student in his or her first semester will have the option of either selecting a faculty advisor or postponing such a selection until, but no later than, the last day of classes of the first year in the program. The Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) will serve as a provisional advisor until the student makes a selection.
The student has the option of changing advisors at any time without the need to seek the original advisor's approval. The student should inform the GSC and the previous advisor of the change.
At the beginning of the second year of graduate study, the faculty advisor will assist the student in planning a program of study appropriate to the student's interests leading to the screening procedure.
Required Core Courses in LinguisticsStudents pursuing the Ph.D. program in linguistics are required to complete 32 units of course work toward the M.A. degree. See Waiver and Substitution of Course Requirements for possible exceptions.
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|Generative Syntax
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|Linguistics Variation and Language Changes
|Logic and the Theory of Meaning
|General Phonetics
Screening ProcedureBefore a doctoral guidance committee can be established for applicants to the Ph.D. program, a student must pass a screening procedure. This procedure consists of a review of the student's graduate work at USC by Linguistics Department faculty. The review will be based on the following criteria: course work completed, including grades and papers; faculty recommendations; and evaluation of both the student's M.A. research paper and a Ph.D. screening paper. The M.A. research and Ph.D. screening papers must be in two different sub areas of linguistics, for example: syntax and psycholinguistics, or phonology and semantics, or sociolinguistics and typology.
The M.A. research paper must be completed and defended prior to the end of the fourth semester of graduate study, and the Ph.D. screening paper must be completed and defended prior to the end of the fifth semester. The set of courses leading to the M.A. research paper and the Ph.D. screening paper are determined through recommendation of the screening committee and approval of the Graduate Studies Committee.
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The written examination consists of a limited number of questions in the fields related to the student's research. Students will receive the written examination two weeks after submitting the qualifying paper and will have 30 days to complete the questions. An oral examination will be scheduled by the guidance committee two weeks after the written examination has been submitted.
The successful completion of the qualifying procedure is represented by the approval by the guidance committee of (1) the prospectus, (2) the original research paper, (3) the written examination, and (4) oral defense.
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Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (Hispanic Linguistics)Application deadline: January 1
For M.A. students pursuing an area of emphasis in Hispanic linguistics 12 of the 32 required units should be in Hispanic linguistics. Students should complete these 12 units by the end of their sixth semester of graduate study. Choose four courses from the following courses (12 units): LING 538, SPAN 513, SPAN 514, SPAN 515, SPAN 516, SPAN 517, SPAN 518, SPAN 590, SPAN 652, SPAN 672, SPAN 674, SPAN 676, SPAN 677, SPAN 678.
In addition to the 32 units of course work toward the M.A. degree and the M.A. research paper, students must also satisfy one foreign language or research tool requirement, which is the same as in the general program.
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Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (Specialization in Slavic Linguistics)Application deadline: January 1
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Foreign Language/Research Tool RequirementThe Foreign Language/Research Tool requirement may be satisfied by choosing from the following options:
(A) Demonstrate a working knowledge of a second language by:
1. Passing a department internal written translation examination administered by a qualified faculty member, or
2. Demonstrating native speaker competence in a language other than English.
(B) Demonstrate a working knowledge of statistics and experimental design by passing, with a grade of B or higher, LING 501a (or its equivalent) and a second course, such as LING 501b or its equivalent, where this knowledge is applied to a linguistic research problem.
The prior approval of the Graduate Studies Committee will be required to complete courses other than those listed above.
(C) Demonstrate the ability to use the computer as a research tool by passing, with a grade of B or higher, LING 585 (or its equivalent) or by completing a programming project related to linguistics; this should be equivalent in scope to a term project for a semester course.
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Thu Feb 28, 2013, 06:14 AM
Hissyspit (45,773 posts)
Report: Infant Girls Exposed to Most-Contaminated Fukushima Area Face 70% Higher Risk Thyroid Cancer
Source: World Health Organization / NBC News
@BreakingNews: Report: Infant girls exposed to most contaminated areas around Fukushima face 70% higher risk of thyroid cancer - WHO http://t.co/1BPhoyFxLm
Global report on Fukushima nuclear accident details health risks
News release
28 FEBRUARY 2013 | GENEVA - A comprehensive assessment by international experts on the health risks associated with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) disaster in Japan has concluded that, for the general population inside and outside of Japan, the predicted risks are low and no observable increases in cancer rates above baseline rates are anticipated.
The WHO report Health Risk Assessment from the nuclear accident after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami based on preliminary dose estimation noted, however, that the estimated risk for specific cancers in certain subsets of the population in Fukushima Prefecture has increased and, as such, it calls for long term continued monitoring and health screening for those people.
Experts estimated risks in the general population in Fukushima Prefecture, the rest of Japan and the rest of the world, plus the power plant and emergency workers that may have been exposed during the emergency phase response.
The primary concern identified in this report is related to specific cancer risks linked to particular locations and demographic factors, says Dr Maria Neira, WHO Director for Public Health and Environment. A breakdown of data, based on age, gender and proximity to the nuclear plant, does show a higher cancer risk for those located in the most contaminated parts. Outside these parts - even in locations inside Fukushima Prefecture - no observable increases in cancer incidence are expected.
In terms of specific cancers, for people in the most contaminated location, the estimated increased risks over what would normally be expected are:
all solid cancers - around 4% in females exposed as infants;
breast cancer - around 6% in females exposed as infants;
leukaemia - around 7% in males exposed as infants;
thyroid cancer - up to 70% in females exposed as infants (the normally expected risk of thyroid cancer in females over lifetime is 0.75% and the additional lifetime risk assessed for females exposed as infants in the most affected location is 0.50%).
Read more: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2013/fukushima_report_20130228/en/index.html
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Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 07:21 AM
In_The_Wind (69,480 posts)
1. This ~
Experts estimated risks in the general population in Fukushima Prefecture, the rest of Japan and the rest of the world, plus the power plant and emergency workers that may have been exposed during the emergency phase response.
all solid cancers - around 4% in females exposed as infants;
breast cancer - around 6% in females exposed as infants;
leukaemia - around 7% in males exposed as infants;
thyroid cancer - up to 70% in females exposed as infants (the normally expected risk of thyroid cancer in females over lifetime is 0.75% and the additional lifetime risk assessed for females exposed as infants in the most affected location is 0.50%).
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Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 07:29 AM
madokie (50,234 posts)
2. In light of this how can nuclear energy be seen as safe?
To get that KW of nuclear power to your meter is one hell of a dirty and expensive process.
Response to madokie (Reply #2)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 08:53 AM
FBaggins (16,466 posts)
6. Seriously?
In light of this?
"This" is saying that the greatest statistical impact expected is:
Assuming a model (LNT) which overestimates radiation risk
Assuming an infant
Assuming that infant lives in the most exposed region of Fukushima
Assuming that she stayed there for an entire year
Assuming she ate only food from that area (including food that was never actually given to anyone because it failed the radiation check)
Assuming all of those things... then she goes from a lifetime risk of 0.75% to a lifetime risk of 1.275%... of getting a cancer that in the vast majority of cases is entirely treatable?
Response to FBaggins (Reply #6)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 03:23 PM
RobertEarl (13,685 posts)
7. NYT article had this to say
The studys authors warned, however, that their assessment was based on limited scientific knowledge; much of the scientific data on health effects from radiation is based on acute exposures like those that followed the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and not chronic, low-level exposure. In Japan, some densely populated areas are expected to remain contaminated with relatively low levels of radioactive materials for decades.
Because scientific understanding of the radiation effects, particularly at low doses, may increase in the future, it is possible that further investigation may change our understanding of the risks of this radiation accident, the report said.
Response to RobertEarl (Reply #7)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 03:45 PM
FBaggins (16,466 posts)
8. So? They're saying the same thing I said.
LNT is a conservative guess at the risks of very low radiation exposure. There is good reason to believe (and plenty of studies to show) that very low exposure levels actually result in less risk than the LNT model estimates, but they went out of their way to overestimate the risk. Until the LNT dragon is completely slain, these types of analysis necessarily continue to use them... which is fine as long as you state (as they do) that it's a conservative estimate... not a prediction.
If instead of reading the out-of-context enenews post you had actually read the report, you would see that the sentence is preceded by:
The dose estimates and assumptions used in this assessment were deliberately chosen to minimize the possibility of underestimating eventual health risks
IOW... the numbers cited should be the upper bounds of what we might see. The real numbers will very likely be lower.
Response to FBaggins (Reply #8)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 04:07 PM
RobertEarl (13,685 posts)
9. No, went right over your head didn't it?
It said based on "limited scientific knowledge".
IOW, they admit this situation is opening up all new fields of science and that further studies will be needed. Which means they are being honest. Which is quite refreshing.
Most of the self-claiming scientist we see here are claiming that they know everything already. Which exposes them to being anti-science.
Science, true science, never sleeps. Wake UP!
Response to RobertEarl (Reply #9)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 04:48 PM
FBaggins (16,466 posts)
10. Nope. It's just what I said (twice now).
I gave you the summary... and if that was too much, the longer version won't do you much good. But here's what they were summarizing in that statement (emphasis mine):
To avoid any underestimation of risks, the HRA Expert Group adopted the LNT model as the most reasonable approximation of the relation between low-dose radiation exposure and cancer risks and made the prudent choice of not applying a dose and dose rate effectiveness
IOW, they admit this situation is opening up all new fields of science
Nope... That isn't what they're saying at all. The levels are so low that they get lost in the background noise. As you've probably been told a dozen times (and ignored each time), there is no difference between "natural" and "manmade" radiation. Scientists have a very tough time identifying your exact exposure when we're talking about values that low. Let me give you an example.
Radon levels in your kitchen could be different from those in your basement... but the granite in your countertops only gives you a dose when you're in the kitchen. The bricks in your fireplace and walls are radioactive, but you're not near them all day long. Your dietary intake can impact your dose... and a hundred other things (before we even talk about medical exposure). So they look at your life and try to determine what your exposure is... and all they can do is come up with a range. We'll call that range 5-30 UUs (unspecified units). Now you come in with a new exposure (you read the word "Fukushima" and it scared you)... and they determin that it was 5 UUs. The new dose is swallowed up in the estimation error of your existing dose. So when they add you to the study, it's challenging to figure out where to put you on the dose scale. If there are a million of you and two additional cancers show up... is it just statistical variation? Is it something to expect at 15UUs? or 20? Or 25? They simply can't tell.
It is by no means a "new field of science"... it's very well understood. It's just that the risks are too small to quantify.
Most of the self-claiming scientist we see here are claiming that they know everything already.
Nope. That's another one of your strawmen. What they've (correctly) claimed is that they know more than enough to correct your errors. Which I can tell you from personal experience requires far less than "everything".
Response to FBaggins (Reply #10)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 05:02 PM
RobertEarl (13,685 posts)
12. There you go with the personal attacks
If you really believed in 'your' science, you wouldn't have to make one personal attack.
Real science people admit that Fukushima is without precedence and will require much research before conclusions can be made.
Here is what real science advice after the explosions said:
Based in part on NARAC projections and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) guidance, on March 16, the U.S. Department of State advised American citizens living within 80 kilometers of the damaged nuclear power plant to evacuate or take shelter indoors.
The plume, in just a few days, had spread over 80 kilometers. And it has been spewing ever since.
Response to RobertEarl (Reply #12)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 05:47 PM
FBaggins (16,466 posts)
16. Again... Nope.
You perceive it as a personal attack... but it's just the truth. Too much of this stuff has been way over your head and you've chosen to make up your own reality to deal with it. I'm under no obligation to enter that "reality"... only to try to help you out of it.
Real science people admit that Fukushima is without precedence and will require much research before conclusions can be made.
They most certainly do not. There's LOTS of research yet to do... but that does NOT mean that nothing can be stated conclusively.
The plume, in just a few days, had spread over 80 kilometers.
Again... you don't understand what you're reading. It took FAR less than a "few days" for the plume to spread 80 km. There's no connection between how far the radiation had traveled and State's guidelines. Try looking up "abundance of caution". It's another country where we don't have access to data - so we they were overcautious. Big deal.
But I bet you read that as the US government "knowing" that anyone within 80 km was in danger. Didn't you?
Response to FBaggins (Reply #16)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 05:55 PM
RobertEarl (13,685 posts)
18. You should go there and tell the people
That it is perfectly safe there. That the 160,000 people can go home now.
But you are right, the plume actually spread around the world in a few days.
The advice to Americans within the 80 kilometers was given after a few days of the first releases, and was based upon real data of radiation found in the area.
Based in part on NARAC projections and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) guidance, on March 16, the U.S. Department of State advised American citizens living within 80 kilometers of the damaged nuclear power plant to evacuate or take shelter indoors. Factors such as weather and wind direction were cited by the embassy as key reasons for this recommendation. None of the recommendations were based solely on model results, says Gayle Sugiyama, program leader for NARAC. But modeling analyses were certainly important in providing guidance, especially in the early phases of the crisis.
Response to RobertEarl (Reply #18)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 07:24 PM
FBaggins (16,466 posts)
21. So you're really incapable of nuance, eh?
It's either deadly and there's a conspiracy to hide it... or it's "perfectly safe"
But you are right, the plume actually spread around the world in a few days.
Yep. At levels far too low to worry about except right there near the plants. But something tells me that thousands of miles away in NC... you were looking for iodine pill suppliers?
and was based upon real data of radiation found in the area.
Nope. Do you really read that paragraph to say that?
Response to FBaggins (Reply #21)
Sat Mar 2, 2013, 03:08 AM
RobertEarl (13,685 posts)
22. Facts
It is deadly, that's why 160,000 people had to leave.
They don't want to admit it, but the fact that people had to leave proves it is. The matter of compensation for destroying people's lives will be very costly, so the company is trying to negate the danger -'Hide it'.
The public relations for the whole industry is very bad so, again, 'Hide' is the operative word.
Cesium of measurable amounts was found in NC. We were dusted with the plume from Fukushima. The whole world was dusted, some places worse than others. That also happened after Chernobyl but not nearly as bad.
Here is an interesting article:
There is no 'safe' exposure to radiation
Bioaccumulation is one reason why it is dishonest to equate the danger to humans living 5,000 miles away from Japan with the minute concentrations measured in our air. If we tried, we would now likely be able to measure radioactive iodine, cesium, and strontium bioaccumulating in human embryos in this country. Pregnant women, are you OK with that?
Hermann Mueller, another Nobel Prize winner, is one of many scientists who would not have been OK with that. In a 1964 study, "Radiation and Heredity", Mueller spelled out the genetic damage of ionizing radiation on humans. He predicted the gradual reduction of the survival of the human species as exposure to radioactivity steadily increased. Indeed, sperm counts, sperm viability and fertility rates worldwide have been dropping for decades.
These scientists and their warnings have never been disproven, but they are currently widely ignored. Their message is very clear: Virtually every human on Earth carries the nuclear legacy, a genetic footprint contaminated by the Cold War, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, the 400-plus nuclear power plants that have not melted down and now Fukushima.
Albert Einstein said, "The splitting of the atom changed everything, save man's mode of thinking; thus we drift towards unparalleled catastrophe."
Response to RobertEarl (Reply #12)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 06:06 PM
zappaman (20,559 posts)
19. heh
Here's an example of a personal attack.
"No, went right over your head didn't it?"
Be Free to discuss without insult!
Response to FBaggins (Reply #6)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 04:55 PM
CreekDog (45,676 posts)
11. almost doubling of her risk
but please, try to sound as horrified as possible that someone might say something bad about a nuclear accident.
Response to CreekDog (Reply #11)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 05:09 PM
FBaggins (16,466 posts)
13. With numbers that small... why be "horrified"?
You probably "double your risk" of dying falling down your stairs by taking your shoes off... you probably increase it tenfold or more by walking down the stairs in the dark. You more than double your risk of brake failure leading to a fatal crash whn you only check your breaks once a year.
Does anyone get "horrified" when they take these risks?
Based on how conservative they were in their estimates, there probably aren't many infant girls with that level of exposure. There's a pretty good statistical chance that not a single extra case of thyroid cancer will result at that level. At what point does the horror subside?
The ironic thing is that if you ask a specialist, she'll tell you that LOTS of people have thyroid cancer and don't even know it. More than one study done through autopsy has shown a MUCH higher rate of lifetime thyroid cancer than previously assumed - and the people never knew it because it had no effect on them. There have already been as many as ten kids in Fukushima who had thyroid cancers caught by screening that they never would have received otherwise.
Response to FBaggins (Reply #13)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 05:48 PM
CreekDog (45,676 posts)
17. a 1 in 133 risk turning into a 1 in 78 risk?
it would take some pretty good talking points to make me think this is a good thing.
Response to CreekDog (Reply #17)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 07:18 PM
FBaggins (16,466 posts)
20. For someone in that category, yes.
No need for "talking points". We're not talking about hundreds of thousands of people here... we're talking about a worst-case group that might not include anyone. And a risk of getting something that isn't particularly difficult to deal with.
Tens of thousands of people died in the earthquake and tsunami and you were an infant in the worst irradiated portion of the area (and someone stayed and only ate food from the area - including food that didn't even pass inspection but somehow came to you anyway)... and you have a slightly higher chance of needing a minor surgery and taking a pill decades down the road?
You wouldn't need talking points... you would need a little perspective.
Response to CreekDog (Reply #11)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 05:40 PM
RobertEarl (13,685 posts)
15. Thanks for caring CreekDog
And let's not forget that 160,000 people had to evacuate their lands.
If they stayed there, how would their health be?
Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 10:19 AM
Burma Jones (11,746 posts)
3. On the plus side, if you're going to get cancer, thyroid is the one to get.
Just thinking like a rich guy here.......
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Mutatis Mutandis (90 posts)
4. tip of the iceberg, this is going to end in tears for so so many, and not just in Japan
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RobertEarl (13,685 posts)
5. That is what I am afraid of
The Russian ruler Gorbachev, is quoted as saying that Chernobyl was the cause of the Soviet collapse. Japan may follow?
Nuclear's green cheerleaders forget Chernobyl at our peril
Every day there are more setbacks to solving the Japanese nuclear crisis and it's pretty clear that the industry and governments are telling us little; have no idea how long it will take to control; or what the real risk of cumulative contamination may be.
The authorities reassure us by saying there is no immediate danger and a few absolutist environmentalists obsessed with nuclear power because of the urgency to limit emissions repeat the industry mantra that only a few people died at Chernobyl the worst nuclear accident in history. Those who disagree are smeared and put in the same camp as climate change deniers.
I prefer the words of Alexey Yablokov, member of the Russian academy of sciences, and adviser to President Gorbachev at the time of Chernobyl: "When you hear 'no immediate danger' [from nuclear radiation] then you should run away as far and as fast as you can."
Five years ago I visited the still highly contaminated areas of Ukraine and the Belarus border where much of the radioactive plume from Chernobyl descended on 26 April 1986. I challenge chief scientist John Beddington and environmentalists like George Monbiot or any of the pundits now downplaying the risks of radiation to talk to the doctors, the scientists, the mothers, children and villagers who have been left with the consequences of a major nuclear accident.
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14. On a tangent, but related...
When Chernobyl happened in 1986, I was still living in my hometown in north-central Italy. The radiation fallout went a bit everywhere, but it was especially concentrated (partly due to geography and partly due to weather) in and around Bologna and the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy (of which Bologna is the seat).
There are plenty of studies online that show the correlation of exposure to the Chernobyl fallout and high levels of cesium and other isotopes in breast milk, etc.
Anyway, to make a long story short, my mom started having some problems with her thyroid in the late 1990s. By then, we were in North Carolina. After consulting various local specialists, she was referred to Duke Medical Center and finally diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, which is a rather unusual diagnosis for an European woman who has lived most of her life in Europe.
Thankfully, this specialist - who is world renowned in thyroid issues - had done some research after Chernobyl at the University of Pisa where some studies were able to prove some correlation of Hashimoto's with exposure to the fallout from Chernobyl.
That study also indicated that high estrogen production increases vulnerability to autoimmune conditions such as Hashimoto's, which is why females who are exposed to radiation (Chernobyl or Fukushima or anything else) seem to have more autoimmune problems than males.


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Illinois' outdated electrical grid needs extensive work as power demands grow. The state needs all the bells and whistles of new technologies that could make power more reliable and help to cut down on energy usage. And above all, it needs to move forward with the upgrades quickly to avoid eating the dust of other states making such improvements.
So say those backing legislation recently approved by the General Assembly that would allow the state's two biggest utility companies to raise customers' rates so they can invest billions in the grid.
"Relying on an electrical grid that was created over 100 years ago doesn't make a lot of sense in today's technological world. People are demanding more and more use of energy, and also, people on the green side are demanding smart energy," says East Moline Democratic Sen. Mike Jacobs, who sponsored the measure. "If we don't take care of what we need to take care of, what we're going to find is that Illinois will no longer be a leader."
Whether the needs are as urgent as those pushing the plan claim depends on whom you talk to. However, there is one thing those supporting and opposing that specific proposal to improve the grid do agree upon: Illinois' grid needs to be "smarter."
But what does that mean? "Smart grid" has become a buzzword of sorts in recent years. How does an electrical system become smarter, and what is the impact for consumers? "Smart grid has become this catchall term for anything and everything, and lots of people use it to mean many different things," says Jonathan Feipel, deputy director of the bureau of energy and recycling at the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Feipel says the definition of such terms has become slippery in recent years, since conservation has become more in vogue. He compared it to a marketing practice known as "green washing" that gives consumers the impression that a product is eco-friendly when it is really not. But when it comes to terms such as "green jobs" and smart grid, government officials have to find ways to define them to determine if they are reaching their objectives. "When you say green, what does that even mean?" Feipel asks.
A 2009 report titled Empowering Consumers Through a Modern Electric Grid from the Illinois Smart Grid Initiative says, "The smart grid concept, as defined by Congress and the many others who have worked to develop it, combines new information technologies with the traditional electric power infrastructure to improve utility operations and to extend greater control to customers."
Feipel says the simplest way to define smart grid is the incorporation of computer technology into the grid system. "The key is, what does that computer do?"
Smart grid is essentially about communication, both allowing the grid to "tell" the utility more about the transmission of electricity and when there may be a problem with the system, as well as bringing consumers more information about their power consumption.
For example, at present, when a storm knocks over a tree that pulls some power lines down with it, utilities have no idea that it has happened until customers call. "Really, they're at the mercy of people telling them what the issue is," Feipel says.
Anyone who has called a utility company after a particularly heavy storm knows it can mean a long wait on hold to report an outage. New smart technologies could change all that. Sensors in the system would be able to alert the utility via a broadband network when lines are down or power is out in a certain area. Such information, Feipel says, "allows the utility to very quickly and — here's where the term smart comes in — intelligently respond."
There is even the potential for the grid to preempt a problem such as a blackout by alerting utility employees when the potential for one is high and giving them the chance to intervene. "It doesn't mean a tree won't fall on a line. We're still going to have outages," Feipel says. But with new technologies, "in all cases, they should be minimized and identified and restored quicker."
One of the key components to such an upgrade is smart meters. Those devices would allow customers to track their power usage. If customers chose to buy their power at real-time market rates — hourly rates that are determined by average usage — they could incur savings by opting to use less juice at peak demand times, when electricity costs much more. "As we speak today, and it's 95 degrees out, the price of electricity is about 10 times higher today than it was two weeks ago … in off-peak hours," Martin Cohen, an energy policy consultant with Martin Roth Cohen and Associates, told Illinois Issues on a hot June afternoon.
Commonwealth Edison is administering a smart meter pilot project in the Chicago area, and Rep. Dave Winters, a Republican from Shirland, is one of the participants. "My own household is paying by the hour whatever Commonwealth Edison is paying for the power. So if I chose to use my power at nighttime or a time when power is cheap, we're saving over, I think, 15 percent on an average monthly bill."
Being aware of consumption may also change behavior. Much like counting calories can sometimes cause people to make healthier food choices, seeing in black-and-white terms how much power you are using may inspire you to use a little less and maybe turn off some lights. If a smart meter continues to show that a household's old fridge is sucking a lot of power, the family may eventually decide to buy a more efficient appliance.
Other potential savings through efficiency may not be as obvious to customers. Smart meters can be read remotely, so they have the potential to all but eliminate estimated bills that utilities send out when bad weather or other obstacles prevent utility workers from getting to a meter to read it. Anne Pramaggiore, president of Commonwealth Edison, says that her company sends out millions of estimated bills at times when it is most difficult for meter readers, such as during winter storms.
"As we install automated devices on the grid, that will help control voltage. Customers will be paying less for electricity because there will be less electricity flowing through the grid, and it will still meet their energy needs," says Craig Nelson, senior vice president of regulatory affairs and financial services for Ameren, which powers much of downstate Illinois.
Cohen, a former director of the Citizens Utility Board, a consumer advocacy group, explains that to keep power levels at an optimum voltage, utilities usually set the voltage a little high. But with more accurate information, they could save voltage — and money.
"When the system is more efficient, customers save money. The question, of course, is compared to what?" Cohen says. "One crucial policy objective should be to make sure that the benefits for the consumers who are paying for it exceed the costs."
John Rowe, chairman and chief operating officer of Exelon, ComEd's parent company, voiced skepticism about the cost benefits of smart grid for customers when he spoke at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research earlier this year. He said utilities are hesitant to make large investments in smart grid technologies without government subsidies. "Smart grid, we're reluctant to embrace because it costs too much, and we're not sure what good it will do," Rowe said. "We have looked at most of the elements of smart grid for 20 years. And we have never been able to come up with estimates that make it pay."
Rowe said upgrades would help with storm recovery and keeping customers informed. "We don't know how much effect it will have on demand and energy use, which is the prime driver behind it." He said pilot programs such as ComEd's in Illinois are the best way to test whether the technologies will truly produce savings and reduce energy demands. ComEd expects final reports from its program in the fall.
Both Cohen and Feipel envision a future where customers could easily control their power consumption remotely with a smart phone application, kicking off their air-conditioning or shutting off lights, or even presetting such things to happen during peak consumption. "All of this movement toward energy management by consumers, and all the benefits that may have in the long run, will not happen unless it can be done very easily. Nobody is going to spend their time worrying about all the details of when to do their laundry or what lights should be on when or whether the water heater should be up full or only on warm. … It's got to be painless and easy and set it and forget it. And the technologies, I think, will be there to make it that eventually, although it isn't right now," Cohen says.
According to Rowe: "The real issue is, are we doing the customers more good by putting money into more advanced electronics? Or would we do them more good by putting the same money into replacing more old cable? To me that's an unknown answer. If I had to choose, I'd bet on the cable."
Some experts say smart grid technologies could help slow the need to expand the grid and could direct future expansion in more efficient ways to areas that need it most. Feipel says a potential reduction in demand that could come with smart meters, coupled with much more efficient and targeted transmission of power, including lower voltage levels, would let utilities meet the same needs with less power and "help us stave off the need for enormous transmission grid upgrades."
Mike Abba, project manager for Ameren Illinois' smart grid technologies, says the increased information that a smart grid would bring would allow utilities to have a more detailed picture of where demand is highest or where it is growing rapidly, so they could better target what parts of the grid might need work or expansion. "Putting in more sensors and getting better data, we can more efficiently plan the system — where it needs to grow and where we need to build out."
The decisions being made about the grid now could have a large impact on where the state gets its power in the future. "The grid we have is old [and] needs vast improvements in the tens of billions of dollars. We're talking lots of money," says David Kraft, director of the Chicago-based Nuclear Energy Information Service, an organization that advocates for an end to nuclear power. "The type of grid we choose now is going to set the playing field for energy choices for generations."
Kraft says the state should ramp up the amount of renewable energy that utilities must purchase under the Illinois Renewable Electricity Standard, which currently requires that by 2025, renewables must represent 25 percent of purchased power. He says such a move "would push the infrastructure to match the power source."
New technology opens up the possibility for more homeowners and businesses to generate power through renewable means, such as solar, wind and geothermal, and sell what they don't use back into the grid for use by other consumers in their area. That happens in a rudimentary way now, through a process known as net metering — basically, a two-way meter that allows unused power to flow back into the grid.
There is potential for such pockets of consumer-generated energy to become a default system that would step in when utilities experience blackouts. Customers who lost power would automatically be rerouted to those sources. Abba says the only way to do that would be for utilities to know precisely how much demand there was and exactly what these secondary sources could provide, information that could be gathered by smart grid sensors. Other separate issues, such as storage of such energy, would also need to be addressed.
Cohen says there is a possible upside to Illinois taking a measured approach to unrolling smart grid technology. "This is not a footrace between states to see who can get there first. In fact, there's some advantage to not going first. … Some of the early installations are already showing themselves to be obsolete."
Cohen, who was the facilitator of Illinois Statewide Smart Grid Collaborative, a stakeholder group established by the Illinois Commerce Commission in 2008 to probe the potential for smart grid in the state, says a smart grid plan should be handled in a collaborative way that recognizes the interests of utilities, consumers and environmental groups. "The winners and losers are hard to predict; I think, overall, there's a lot to be won. There's a lot of benefit. … But there are also people who stand to be hurt, depending on what policies are put in place." He says regulators and policymakers should be conscious of the potential social implications of the technologies. "The policy questions are more important in the long run than the technology questions."
Some consumers need power during peak hours and cannot do much to adjust their usage for savings. If they pay the market rate during those hours, they could end up paying higher prices. "My 87-year-old mom at home today needs to have her air conditioner on," Cohen says. That issue could be addressed by offering customers a variety of rate options.
Smart meters would allow utilities to remotely turn power on and off. That would be useful for new tenants who want their power turned on quickly or people moving who want to ensure they will not pay for power once they have vacated a residence. However, Cohen says, "if you're going to be disconnected for nonpayment … you probably wouldn't consider that a benefit. … Right now, there are a lot of people who are not disconnected because ComEd and Ameren do not have the personnel to do so."
Another potential scenario Cohen paints involves customers with low credit ratings using different payment methods. "You get credit automatically. Everybody gets credit from the utility companies." But smart grid could enable pay-as-you go electricity that those with bad credit might buy to avoid paying large deposits to have their power turned on. In that case, once the money ran out, the juice would be likely cut off. "It raises core public policy issues about equal access to a core service to all customers."
Cohen says smart grid has the potential to provide volumes of accurate information about the transmission and consumption of power in the state. He says the questions that consumers and policymakers should be asking are: "What do we want to do with all that information? How are we going to use it? And who is going to use it and for what purpose?"
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