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As Anthony Weiner's resignation from Congress takes effect, the political focus shifts to replacing the Democrat in the U.S. House.
WNBC-TV reporter Andrew Siff reports that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will call a special election for Sept. 13 to replace Weiner in the Brooklyn and Queens congressional district.
Siff said in a tweet that the announcement would not come until after New York's Legislature ends its session. There are statewide primary contests already scheduled for Sept. 13. The winner would serve out Weiner's term, which ends January 2013.
Weiner announced last week that he would resign because of his behavior. He admitted he had sexually charged contact with women via Twitter and Facebook and lied about sending a lewd photo of himself to a Seattle woman.
Weiner, once considered a strong candidate for New York mayor in 2013, faced increasing pressure from Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats to step aside.
Party bosses are set to pick the candidates for New York's 9th Congressional District, which is heavily Democratic. Still, Weiner's replacement could be a short-timer.
The district is reportedly in the sights of legislators drawing congressional boundaries. Because of population loss, New York is slated to lose two House seats.
Catalina Camia leads the OnPolitics online community and has been at USA TODAY since 2005. She has been a reporter or editor covering politics and Congress for two decades, including stints at The Dallas Morning News and Congressional Quarterly. Follow her at @USATOnPolitics.
USA TODAY's Jackie Kucinich (@jfkucinich) and Fredreka Schouten (@fschouten) also contribute to the OnPolitics blog.


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Let me make this clear, this isn't a self-help article, nor is it a new or innovative technology that will change your life for better. I'd love to start a really cool trend, or better still something to solve some of the socio-economic issues for New Zealand or be able to solve the climate change and world peace issues. Heck I'd settle for being able to change the culture of where I work, maybe have a positive affect on... well, something, anything eh?
Just in case you're wondering if I've forgotten to take my lithium this morning, I really haven't, but I've been grappling with a few things recently, and it reminds me of why. Why we do what we do, why we're motivated to go to work, why we're playing sport and why we bring children into this world. Sure, there's things like money, there's belonging, there's whanau (family to you non-Kiwi types) and friendship, but for me there's one ultimate motivator in just about everything I do; it's making a difference.
Problem is it sounds so cliched doesn't it? Try using 'I want to make a difference' in your next job interview and you'll likely find them repulsed by your answer, but really, this is the heart of where I am and I think, and maybe hope, that it's also the resonating fact for others out there. I go to work because it's a necessity no doubt, family is kinda counting on the income to pay things like mortgages, food, clothing and those things you could roll up and call money. But I spoke with some of my WOL circle friends last week and we agreed it would be great if we didn't have to work for financial reasons so that we could fully help others. We'd still work, but it wouldn't be for anything as mundane as money, it would be to help others; to make a difference. If I didn't have to work would I? Yes, just in a slightly different way, but still money isn't really a good enough reason to do anything..
Work satisfaction for me comes down to just that single element. If I can't make a difference I'm not sure I want to work where I'm working. Here's the thing, I usually write around learning and learning technologies and I think making a difference links in especially powerfully here. When I was a teacher, the subject was never the thing for me, it was the connections, it was the belief that by connecting with students I could actually have a positive influence on their life. If I could help them to establish a scientific type mind to question things around them I felt I was making a difference (rather than the science I was actually teaching). If what you're doing doesn't make a difference, why do it? That's the huge demotivating factor people face in their workplaces... it's also true of so much learning material.
eLearning has great examples of non-difference making stuff. Page turning, boring, fact stating stuff that doesn't challenge thought, doesn't make a difference. Learning technologies are in a great position to clutch in to technological advances and leverage those to make an even greater difference. How can we use the advances in social media, connections, wearable and affordable technology to help people shape their learning? Not how can we turn a book into an online version and bore people in a whole new way.
This all fits with how I see learning as being pervasive and the opportunities for learning being everywhere and continuous rather than a series of planned discrete events. I believe that what we learn shapes us as it flows around and through us - it's not a series of what I learned but how I am evolving and changing due to what I've seen, done and been learning on the way. So for me making a difference is about shaping too, can what you do at work or in your general life help to shape that environment as well as shaping yourself along the way.
Shaping. Maybe that's the answer if you're in an interview. I want to be a part of shaping this and I'm happy for it to shape me on the way.... yeah, I want to make a difference.


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It extends eastward along the coast for about 300 miles (500 km) from Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet (Gulf of Alaska) to Cape Yakataga in southern Alaska. Many peaks exceed 11,000 feet (3,400 metres), with Mount Marcus Baker (13,176 feet [4,016 metres]) the highest. The southern slope of the mountains, which were named for an Eskimo tribe, lies within Chugach National Forest, and the eastern portion passes through Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve (the largest unit of the U.S. national park system). Skiing
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Replacing a clutch involves a lot of disassembly; in particular you have to remove the drive axles and the transmission itself to gain access to the clutch. So, yes, it is a fairly difficult task that involves a certain amount of heavy lifting (you have to remove and reinstall the 150 lb transmission while working on your back under the car with it supported on a lift or jack stands).
If youa re familiar with basic disassembly procedures, have the equipment to safely raise and support the vehicle, and have a torque wrench and clutch alignment tool set to reinstall the components, and feel capable of handling the heavy transmission I can look up the procedure for you; otherwise I would suggest taking this particular repair in to a shop to have done. There are a lot of things that can go wrong during a clutch replacement, and it is noit an easy task. The job is much easier and safer to do with professional lifting equipment. There are many things that can easily be done at ome in the driveway, but this is not really one of them...
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"JustSomeLyrics.com" is a directory of songs and their lyrics. The website was known to be active as of the final quarter of 2008 and is slowly rising in popularity. Alexa traffic research states it is the 16368th most accessed website in the world. It receives an eclectic user base with 15.9% of users originating from computers in the United States. This figure is followed by 6.3% from India, 5.4% from Indonesia and 4.9% from Mexico. The United Kingdom provides 2.4% of the website's user base.
There are several lyric websites currently available on the Internet but I have yet to come across with one as minimalistic in approach as JustSomeLyrics.com. The website is composed primarily of a Google branded search bar and hyperlinks of numbers between 1 and 2500; divided in increments of 500. The links provide access to the database which doesn't appear to follow any sort of indexing rule. Clicking through the various numbers reveals an abundance of mixed artists and the lyrics to their songs, and locating a certain title could be down to pure chance.
For ease of use, I find typing in the embedded search bar provides quicker access to the appropriate title more quickly. There have, however, been many instances when using the search function doesn't yield appropriate results. I find I must be as specific as possible when attempting to find a song by typing in an exact artist and song name. Ambiguous search terms tend to yield varied results which often don't lead to the song I'm after. I have also had several search experiences where the title of my song in the database is not the actual artist's formatting. Songs containing titles which feature numbers and "txt speak" letter shortenings can often be very difficult to track down and I often find myself using another lyric or search engine service in aims of finding it.
Due to the JustSomeLyrics.com's minimalistic approach, which is no more than a series of links and a search bar on a white background, the website is very quick to load and respond. Independent testing suggests 1.1 seconds are required to load 3.7 KB when using a broadband connection. I have never been made to wait a great length when browsing the website but the actual search experience varies in its content quality.
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Player of the Year: Haley DeSales, La Salle, Junior
The La Salle High School volleyball team was rarely in trouble this season.
But when the Lancers would get in dire straits, there was one player the team knew could get them out of trouble: junior Haley DeSales.
It's a big reason who the Lancers won their second consecutive CIF-Southern Section Division 1-A title and went 32-6.
"(Teammate) Caroline (Knop) and I prepared for that going into the season," DeSales said. "But it was not always on us. Our hitters put the ball down. Everyone could score points and that meant less pressure."
As a result, the outside hitter earned Star-News Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive time.
"When (Knop) and I did our job, it opened up for others to do their job," DeSales said. "We did not have situation very often where we needed the option of going to me."
Despite the numerous options, DeSales had very impressive numbers. She had a whopping 634 kills on the season, averaging 5.4 per game; 39.5 percent of all of the Lancers' kills. She had a 45.8 kill percentage and .361 hitting percentage, second best behind on the team only behind setter Alyssa Tavera, who had 90 percent fewer attempts than DeSales.
DeSales helped the Lancers to their second consecutive CIF-Southern Section Division I-A title.
"I think it went amazing," she said of the season. "We knew we could do it. Last year was great because it was the first and this year was more humbling. We worked so hard for it to get to that point and there were so many great teams. We worked so hard."
DeSales, who has already committed to Washington State, also had 55 aces, double any other teammate and she led the team in blocks, with 64. She was also second in the team in digs, averaging 15.1 per match.
"We could not ask for a better season and a better group of girls," she said.
Coach of Year: Jon Basilio, Mayfield
The Cubs returned to the CIF-Southern Section finals for the first time since 2009 and in Basilio's second year with the program. They did it with solid defense that frustrated many teams. Mayfield lost only twice on the season, to Riverside's King in three games in a best-of-three finals of the Ayala tournament and then to Whittier Christian in a three-game sweep in the CIF-SS Division 2A final. It was the second consecutive time the Heralds defeated the Cubs in the playoffs. Mayfield went undefeated in Prep League play.
Caroline Knop, La Salle, Senior
The Michigan-bound senior moved from libero to her more natural outside hitter position and did not miss a beat. The Lancers' most visual team leader had 381 kills for a 42.1 percentage,26 aces and hit a team-high 96.1 percent of her serves in. She still led the Lancers in digs, averaging 16.0 per match.
Sophia Coffey, Flintridge Sacred Heart, Junior
The junior was more than just the Tologs' standout setter. Coffey, who has already committed to Seton Hall, only had 15 ball-handling errors this season, out of 927 attempts. But she was impressive in other ways, too. She served more aces (41) than any of her teammates, was second on he team in digs and had a respectable 62 kills.
Carmen Costa, Westridge, Senior
The Tigers had only three seniors on their roster and five sophomores and freshmen. As a result, opponents generally knew where shots would be coming from: the 6-foot-1 senior. Costa signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Northeastern University in Boston.
Natalie Johnson, Mayfield, Senior
The Notre Dame-bound senior is typically a libero, playing big roles on defense. But when coach Jon Basilio asked her to move to the offensive front, Johnson was successful. She had 255 kills and 12 blocks on the season to help the Cubs to the CIF-SS Division 2A championship match. She was still big on defense, averaging 15.2 digs per match.
Claire Kieffer-Wright, South Pasadena, Senior
The Michigan-bound middle blocker helped the Tigers to their first Rio Hondo League title of this century. She was the best player in the league, with far more kills (244 total) and blocks (35 total) than any of her teammates. South Pasadena was knocked out of the CIF-SS playoffs for the second consecutive year by Alta Loma, this time in five games in the second round.
Lexi Resch, Arcadia, Junior
Arcadia returned to the top of the Pacific League and it was the play of outside hitter Resch that led the charge. The Apaches lost only three scheduled best-of-three matches, the final one in four games to Village Christian in the second round of the CIF-SS playoffs.
Kayla Lund, Flintridge Sacred Heart, Freshman
The Tologs' run to the CIF-SS semifinals, where they lost to La Salle, was fueled by the freshman sensation. She had 348 kills for a 45.0 percentage. Sacred Heart had plenty of options, but when it counted most setter Sophia Coffey was sending the ball Lund's way.
Sarah Johnson, Mayfield, Sophomore
The heart of the Mayfield defense was the Johnson sisters, senior Natalie and sophomore Sarah. With Natalie moving to outside, it was Sarah who stepped in and made big stops. She had 659 digs on the season, nearly twice as many as any other player on the team. That's an average of 25.3 digs per match.
Lauren Baxter, Mayfield, Senior
Samantha Figueroa, South Pasadena, Senior
Renaissance Forester, La Salle, Senior
DeeDee Logan, Pasadena Poly, Junior
Krystalynna Pham, San Gabriel, Senior
Daisy Portillo, Duarte, Sophomore,
Alyssa Tavere, La Salle, Junior
Megan Bacall, Flintridge Sacred Heart, Junior
Cailin Beadles, Mayfield, Junior
Ally Clapp, Flintridge Sacred Heart, Senior
Katie Conley, Flintridge Sacred Heart, Senior
Sophia Hathaway, South Pasadena, Junior
Hannah Kaufman, Pasadena Poly, Senior
Jenny Liang, San Gabriel, Senior
Madison Loomis, Rio Hondo Prep, Senior
Samantha Martin, Rio Hondo Prep, Senior
Madison Mayoralgo, Monrovia, Freshman
Kathy McKiernan, Duarte, Junior
Kelsey Molnar, Monrovia, Senior
Katrina Nguyen, Gabrielino, Senior
Megan Ong, San Gabriel Academy, Senior
Taylor Page, La Canada, Junior
Lauren Peters, San Gabriel Mission, Junior
Cheri Raymundo, La Salle, Senior
Loren Shin, La Canada, Junior
Ana Tse, St. Monica Academy, Sophomore
Michelle Vuong. Gabrielino, Senior
1. La Salle
2. Flintridge Sacred Heart
3. Mayfield
4. South Pasadena
5. Arcadia
6. Pasadena Poly
7. San Gabriel
8. Gabrielino
9. Monrovia
10. Duarte
Pacific: Arcadia
Prep: Mayfield
Mission Valley: Gabrielino
Almont: San Gabriel
Mission: Flintridge Sacred Heart, Harvard-Westlake
Montview: Duarte
Del Rey: La Salle
Olympic: Whittier Christian
Horizon: Bishop Conaty-Loretto
Westside: San Gabriel Academy
International: St. Monica Academy
MATCH OF THE YEAR: Nov. 23, CIF-SS Division 1A finals, La Salle 3, Harvard-Westlake 0
La Salle stuffed Harvard-Westlake at the net en route to a 25-22, 25-20, 25-17 sweep and their second consecutive CIF-Southern Section Division 1A title at Orange's Santiago Canyon College. The top-seeded Lancers had eight blocked shots in the third game and 16 in the match en route to the victory. Haley DeSales had eight blocks, including three in the final game. DeSales also had five of her match-high 16 kills in the third game when the Lancers pulled away. La Salle had an 82 percent (16 of 19) hitting percentage in the game. "We were well-prepared," DeSales said. "We knew what had to get done."


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During a twelvemonth Ali Baba forbore to go near the forest, but at length his curiosity incited him to make another journey.
And that will be the political end of Mr. Ali Baba and his dream.
He resolved at the same time to avenge the fate of his comrades and to bring about the death of Ali Baba.
The same Ali Baba—once again in the den of the forty thieves.
One moment, said Ali Baba; will you not tell us what the story is about?
Fezziwig's ball, and the remembrance of the scenes in Ali Baba.
Away ran Ali Baba's wife, measured her money, and helped her husband to bury it in the yard.
Now we perched about him listening with rapt eyes to the tale of Ali Baba.
They found all the bags Cassim had brought to the door, but did not miss what Ali Baba had taken.
Ali Baba made no objection, and the invitation was accordingly given.
The title character in "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," a story from the Arabian Nights. Ali Baba gains the treasure of the thieves, which they keep in a cave with a magical entrance.
Note: Ali Baba opens the door of the thieves' cave with the magical password "Open, sesame."


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Thirteen Month Window of Time
de Hal Marcus
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Marcus was born in El Paso, Texas 1951. He has been a professional artist for over thirty years.
This book captures a glimpse into Marcus' prolific career as a studio painter. There are 86 paintings in this book never before published and never before seen in print form. At the time of this 1st edition printing (May of 2008) 60 of these works were already sold. Frequently in the past, works by Marcus have been bought quickly before there was time to document and photograph them.
These recent paintings were created within a 13 month window of time. Within these pages you will explore variations of a theme such as monjas coronadas (crowned nuns), exotic dancers and figurative portraits flowing from the artist's imagination. You will experience women carrying flowers and fruit, dressed in costumes in a dream like setting.
This is a fun artbook and a "trip" for your eyes to take in. Enjoy.
Características y detalles
- Categoría Bellas artes
Vertical estándar, 20×25 cm
80 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación abr. 25, 2008
- Etiquetas hal, marcus, halmarcus, gallery, halmarcusgallery, artbook, halmarcusartbook, elpaso, texas, artist, art, southwest, juarez, border, figurative, hispanic, latino, color, vibrant, folk, borderfolk, newmexico, mexico, frontera
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Hal Marcus Art & Times: Mónica Gómez is an award-winning writer, poet, and singer/songwriter. In 2012, she published Expressercize: Write Answers – a collection of creative writing exercises she developed in her innovative workshops with diverse populations. From 2007 to 2014, Mónica hosted "State of the Arts" on KTEP, El Paso's NPR affiliate, and continues to host special features.
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More information has surfaced regarding Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert's new Nashville home.
It's a five-bedroom, eight-bath house in Brentwood, Tennessee -- right outside of Nashville. The 11,000-square-foot house has three floors and an outdoor pool, and is built on an Arnold Palmer golf course.
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For over fifty years, the small-block Chevy has ruled the streets. And, literally millions of them are out there, powering everything from family cars to race cars, hot rods to pickup trucks, boats to muscle cars. The small-block Chevy is, without a doubt, the most popular engine ever built.
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I'm an old fart who is putting this engine in my 60 Corvette and the thought of taking it out and putting it back in again has lost all charm, so I was interested in getting a "Help" manual so I wouldn't make any stupid mistakes I seem to be so good at. This book filled the bill: Clear, concise, pictured instructions in an easy to read style, with numbered steps, that showed me much more than I knew before about rebuilding a small block. (This is my third) Only 2 problems I encountered were the DVD had some trouble running the last sixth on my computer. (works in the DVD player, might be a computer problem) and during the rebuild they didn't tell you to fill the bolt hole that you used to hold the fuel pump pushrod up with another bolt! Not doing this will make a BIG mess on your floor when you hit that starter. All in all an EXCELLENT book that will be extremely helpful when I get my block back from the machine shop. After it warms up here in Milwaukee. I am going to take it to my machine shop (C&S Performance) and suggest they try to sell a copy or two.-
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I would recommend this item to a friend.
Great book. I like the individualized sections for every item. Easy reading, and plain language.
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Still at the beginning of my project. Reading and rereading until it sinks in.
Pros:I like the references to parts providers. I also like how it encapsulates each item.
Cons:Some pics are not as described in book (eg.one section mentions a pic above, it's on the left). Small crap, but it is my only con.
Thomas M Hampton Sr
Abingdon, Marylant
5 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Excellent Book for Rebuild of 350 Short Blocks
May 21, 2014
Excellent coverage on everything you need to know, on rebuild and specs


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[quote:Anonymous Coward 45194119:MV8xOTE4NTIxXzM5Njc1NTgyX0UyRUY4OTU2] [quote:msz:MV8xOTE4NTIxXzM5NjYwMDU1X0M1NTA3OUQx] [quote:Anonymous Coward 45194119:MV8xOTE4NTIxXzM5NjIyNzgyX0I0NUNFQUYx] hi msz, i'm 52, hearing problems, extremely tired, insulin diabetes, aches and pains, etc... wow! thank you, chris [/quote] Hi Chris The following trapped emotions were found to be contributing to the [i]hearing issue[/i] and released: [color=red]resentment[/color] age 49 [color=red]conflict[/color] age 39 [color=red]wishy washy [/color]age 40 [color=red]unsupported [/color]age 52 The following were found to be contributing to the [i]extreme tired[/i] and released: [color=red]overwhelm [/color]age 40 [color=red]vulnerability[/color] age 52 [color=red]wishy washy [/color]age 52 [color=red]worry [/color]age 52 [color=red]love unreceived[/color] age 38 [color=red]overwhelm [/color]age 52 The following were found to be contributing to the [i]diabetes [/i]and released: [color=red]overwhelm[/color] age 48 [color=red]worry [/color]age 48 [color=red]peeved[/color] age 40 [color=red]resentment[/color] age 48 [color=red]unworthy[/color] age 50 [i]The ages can be off a year or two. The emotions on the Emotion Code chart are not the only emotions that can be trapped. If it does not resonate that you had that exact emotion, the one listed may have the next closest vibration to the actual emotion - such as [color=orange]worthless for useless[/color], or [color=orange]humiliation instead of embarrassment[/color]. Even if the age is off, or the exact emotion is off, that ball of energy was released... I don't know what will happen, but our goal is always to balance the body as much as possible, so the body's natural healing ability can take over.[/i] This is all your body wanted to release at this time, it needs to process. [i][color=olive] "Doing The Emotion Code is like doing surgery on the energy body. We are literally looking for "malignant" or harmful energies that need to be removed, then we remove them, and the energy body has to heal and reorganize or regain it's balance. If you were to do actual surgery to have a tumor removed, you would expect to have at least a few days of downtime afterward. Your surgeon would also likely tell you what to expect during this healing time, and he or she would also advise you to get extra rest in order to allow the body to heal. The advice after a session with The Emotion Code is just about the same! Be aware that if you feel out of sorts, have changes in your sleeping pattern, vivid dreams or emotional ups and downs, this is totally normal![/color] [color=darkblue][b]Drink lots of water, eat healthy and get plenty of rest, [/b][/color][color=olive]and let your energy body heal itself. You may not notice anything weird or negative, you might just feel great, but it's better to be aware just in case."[/i][/color] Chris, to be fair, these are several issues - so you may not see much improvement. Please give it a week and let me know how you are doing. Next week, come back and give me [b]ONE[/b] issue - the one that is bugging you the most. Please dont BS me until you have given me a chance to remove more TEs for your [i][i]most bothersome issue[/i][/i]. (I see you are a fan of the BS flag :chuckle:) Work with me here and lets get your body feeling better :hf: thanks! msz :red heart: [/quote] thanks msz, I certainly will let you know how I'm feeling next week and report back and with one issue too. i've not felt so tired this evening. haaaaaah, the bs flag. the ones that get the bs flag from me are those prediction ones, the ones that have a date fixed to it like the world's gonna end next tuesday for example, that will certainly get a bs flag and some verbal diarrhoea. my bark is so much louder than my bite though I am a very forgiving person too surprisingly. You doing a great job MSZ and I catch up with you in a week. cheers, chris :lol [/quote]
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I have discovered it is probably better to let the body release what it wants to - it knows best what is the most bothersome.
So unless you are in a lot of pain from one issue that no body can figure out what is causing it - My sessions will be
to ask the body to release what it wants to
... That seems to get better results anyway.
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Emotions that we experience can have physical effects on us.
These emotions are actually energies that can become lodged in the body
and are called trapped emotions.
Video of Dr Nelson, who wrote The Emotion Code:
Warning Signs:
Physical pain or disease
Anxiety or depression
Can't find love
Can't feel positive
Can't forget the past
Sabotage relationships
Numb or disconnected
Cry frequently
Getting Rid Of Bad Feelings:
Be aware of feelings
Let negative emotions leave
Realize your own power
Choose positive emotions
Release your old, trapped emotions (with a magnet)
After using kinesiology (muscle testing) to ask if you have any trapped emotions,
Dr. Bradly Nelson runs a magnet along part of the governing
meridian a few times - which allows the body to stop holding onto and
release the trapped emotion.
Dr Nelson, who wrote the book The Emotion Code, believes trapped
emotions count for 90% of pain.
here is the list of emotions he uses:
link to www.healerslibrary.com
if you have experienced any emotional trauma in your life,
and who hasn't,
you may want to look into this healing method.
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Arthritis & Rheumatism, Volume 62,
November 2010 Abstract Supplement
Abstracts of the American College of
Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
Annual Scientific Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia November 6-11, 2010.
Dendritic Cells and Regulatory T CD4CD25Bright in Pregnant Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Jara1, Luis J., Romero-Sanchez1, Griselda Teresa, Montiel-Cervantes1, Laura A., Medina1, Gabriela, Cruz-Cruz2, Polita, Vela-Ojeda1, Jorge, Arias-Flores1, Rafael
Hospital de Especialidades Centro Medico La Raza, IMSS, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Hospital de Gineco-Obstetricia No.3, Centro Medico La Raza, IMSS, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
During pregnancy, dendritic cells (DC) participate in the shift from T-helper 1 (Th1) to T-helper 2 (Th2) activity. Myeloid DC induce Th1 cell differentiation, and plasmacytoid DC induce Th2 cell differentiation. On the other hand, CD4+ CD25bright+ FOXP3+ T regulatory cells (Treg cells) are CD4+ T cells with suppressive properties. An inadequate expression of Treg cells is associated with obstetric complications. Therefore, Treg/DC maintain maternal-fetal tolerance. However, their role in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and pregnancy remains unknown.
To analyze the changes of DC and Treg cells in the peripheral blood of pregnant SLE patients in comparison with normal pregnancy. To correlate these alterations with clinical activity and maternal-fetal complications of SLE patients.
Material and Methods:
Fifty pregnant, 25 with SLE (mean age 26.6+-6 years), and 25 pregnant healthy as controls (mean age 27.8+-5 years) were enrolled in the study. The majority of SLE patients were treated with low doses of prednisone (96%) and chloroquine (68 %). Mononuclear cells of peripheral blood were obtained during pregnancy (each trimester) and postpartum. The subtypes of DC and Treg cells from whole blood samples were analyzed as previously described. A total of 100 microlitres of whole blood was incubated with 20 microlitres of monoclonal specific antibodies: For DC Lin1-FITC, CD123-PE, HLADR-PERCP, CD11C-APC for determination of CD1(Myeloid DC), and CD2 (plasmacytoid DC). For Treg: FoxP3, CD4 PerPC, CD25 APC. The antibodies and cells were incubated for 25 min at room temperature in a dark room. Labeled cells were analyzed with the program Cell Quest pro, using FACSCalibur BD flow cytometer. We used SLAM-M modified to measured SLE activity during pregnancy. Statistic analysis: Mann-Whitney U test, Spearman correlation, and logistic regression.
Fetal loss (2), pre-eclampsia (2), and abortion (2) were observed in SLE patients. No maternal-fetal complications were observed in controls. During pregnancy, decrease tendencies of percentages of CD1, and Treg were observed in SLE patients vs controls: CD1, 35.2+-42 vs 58.3+-44 (p<0.06), and Treg, 53.9+-56 vs 89.8+-133 (p<0.2), with a significant decrease of CD2, 9.9+-8 vs 26.6+-25 (p< 0.003), respectively. In postpartum, a significant decrease of CD1 was observed in SLE patients: pregnancy SLE, 40.2+-35 vs postpartum SLE, 17.7+-17 (p< 0.05) without significant differences in CD2 and Treg. A direct correlation between CD1 and CD2 (r=0.58, p< 0.001), CD1 and Treg (r=0.65, p< 0.0001), and CD2 and Treg (r= 0.27, p<0.05) was found in SLE patients. In normal controls we did not observed a correlation among subpopulations of CD, and Treg. We did not observe a direct correlation among CD1, CD2, and Treg with SLAM-M in SLE patients.
The significant decrease of CD2 during pregnancy, and CD1 in postpartum of SLE patients, with positive correlation among CD1, CD2, and Treg without correlations with SLE activity may reflect the immunological and subclinical activity of SLE. These alterations may be associated with maternal-fetal complications observed in these patients despite of treatment.
To cite this abstract, please use the following information:
Jara, Luis J., Romero-Sanchez, Griselda Teresa, Montiel-Cervantes, Laura A., Medina, Gabriela, Cruz-Cruz, Polita, Vela-Ojeda, Jorge, et al; Dendritic Cells and Regulatory T CD4CD25Bright in Pregnant Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum 2010;62 Suppl 10 :1150
DOI: 10.1002/art.28916


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Doris UlmannCorn Shocks and Sky
about 1925
platinum print
7 1/4 x 6 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Isaacs
Simplicity of form is this image's strongest element. Ulmann's frame is three quarters cloud-filled sky with the remaining area filled with neatly arranged rows of corn shocks. A New York native, Ulmann is best known for her soft-focus platinum process pictures of ordinary life in the Appalachian Mountain region.


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Inner Model Monologue: Party Of One
"Fashionably dazed" is a pretty popular modeling pose, but this is the first time we've seen the look accompanied by a giant paper crown. It's party time, bitches! We're little hurt that we didn't get an invite, but hey, sometimes you need a solo shindig. [edressme]


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Dell has reached an agreement to acquire data protection vendor Credant Technologies, saying the company will improve the manageability, reliability and security engineered into Dell's enterprise computing portfolio.
"In today's work environment data is always in-flight –- from work being done on a local PC, being sent via email, stored on a USB drive and saved in the cloud. Each one of those experiences represents a potential security risk. As a result, businesses need a data protection strategy that is comprehensive, flexible and easy to deploy," Jeff Clarke, president, End User Computing Solutions at Dell, said in a statement. "The Credant assets will complement and extend current Dell device security features to make Dell Latitude, OptiPlex and Precision PCs some of the world's most secure."
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Addison, Texas, Credant currently secures more than 2 million endpoints with customers in a variety of industries, including aerospace and defense, energy, financial services, universities, drugs and healthcare, retail and telecommunications.
The acquisition comes as no surprise, since Dell already had a long-standing joint development partnership and OEM agreement with Credant, using its technology in its Dell Data Protection|Encryption product.
This is the second security vendor acquisition in as many days. Yesterday, Blue Coat Systems Inc. announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire network security vendor Crossbeam Systems Inc.


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Investigator: Thomas Malloy, Rhode Island College
Scientific Theme: Neuroscience
Abstract: A basic finding in social psychology is that people make judgments of others based on the degree to which their physical features deviate from the average features for a racial or ethnic category. Theory proposes that Blacks and Whites use skin tone, nose breadth and lip fullness (i.e. Afrocentric features) as a basis for judgments of a broad array of characteristics of Blacks. Research in the Intergroup Relations Laboratory at Rhode Island College uses eye-tracking technology to measure precisely eye movements when viewing an array of faces. When searching for the perpetrator of a crime, Whites allocated greater visual attention to Black faces with average and darker skin tones than to faces with light tones. When searching for the victim of a crime, Whites allocated greater attention to Black faces with light skin tone and less attention to those with darker tone skin. Experiment 1 is an extension of this work, and will examine the effect of three facial features (skin tone, nose breadth, and lip fullness) in combination with crime-related stereotypes on visual attention to Black faces when searching for the perpetrator or victim of a crime. Both Black and White participants will be included. It is expected that Blacks' and Whites' will allocate greater visual attention to highly Afrocentric Black faces when searching for the perpetrator of a crime, and will allocate greater visual attention to Black faces that are low on Afrocentricity when searching for the victim of a crime. Experiment 2 extends the focus from negative to positive group stereotypes. There should be evidence that facial features affect visual attention to them that, in turn, affects biased behavioral responses based on positive group stereotypes. The goal is to demonstrate that facial features of Blacks and Whites affect visual attention to them and is a basic mechanism in stereotyping and discrimination. If the specific facial features that lead to visual attention bias can be understood, interventions can be designed to reduce the bias and discriminatory behavior that may follow.
Human Health Relevance: Visual attention bias occurs outside of awareness, and may lead to unwitting discriminatory behavior by a health care provider. This could affect patient satisfaction, willingness to seek treatment and compliance with treatment in the patient-practitioner dyad. This research will reveal the facial features that capture visual attention and produce discrimination so that interventions to reduce bias can be developed.


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When I was about 12 a relative of a good friend of my mother had allergy to water and it seemed to me so out-of-this-world! How does she bathe? What does she drink? And -oh, my God!- how can she not swim in our glorious seas? These would be the spontanious questions of a child, even of an adult.
Aquagenic urticaria, also known as water urticaria and aquagenous urticaria, is a rare form of allergy to water. At this rare cases contact with water causes itcing and burning of the skin. Showers may result in severely dry eyes and soreness. At most extreme cases shortness of breath or swelling in the throat can occur when drinking water. The symptoms persist for 10–120 minutes. Allergic reaction may appear even if there is a contact with some other person´s sweat or tears. Tears on one's face can also cause pain. These people must be very cautious when it rains, always carry an umbrella and of course they suffer more if they live in humid environment.
The most recent case reported s that of Michaela Dutton, 23, from UK. She developed the allergy a few days after she gave birth to her son, about 5 years ago. She actually is one of the 30 people around the world (one in 230 million) who are diagnosed with Aquagenic urticaria. She has all the symptoms mentioned above and she can only tolerate Diet Coke. She cannot even eat fruit. To keep herself clean, she has a 10 minute shower once a week gets through with quick wipedowns the rest of the time. One of the things that irritates her most is that she cannot follow a full mother´s routine like drinking water from the same glass, give her child a bath, teach him how to swim or wipe his tears away. She can only hug her son for not more than 10 minutes and when they both are fully dressed. That is why she says that she feels like 'a prisoner in her own body'.
An urticaria specialist, said that 'childbirth is an interesting time in terms of urticaria. Some patients get better, others fall ill with the condition at this time.' The exact triggers for the condition remain a mystery. However many specialists believe that the rashes are caused by histamines -or chemicals- released by mast cells in the skin when skin makes contact with water. Others believe that it could be due to a toxic response when water touches the skin, or to an extreme sensitivity to ions in the water. There is no known treatment for Aquagenic urticaria. Dermatologists recommend staying out of water as much as possible, taking short showers, staying cool, and avoiding rain help to ease symptoms.
Antihistamine drugs or steroids usually provide some relief for the pain caused by the welts, but this does not cure aquagenic urticaria. Ultra Violet light therapy treatment of the mast cells, in an effort to make them more resilient to water and therefore less likely to release histamine in sufferers of the condition, is another experimental treatment. Ms Dutton has tried both therapies with no success. According to the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, urticaria can affect one in five of the population at sometime in their lives.
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The goal of the research is to assess the minimum requirement of fast charging infrastructure to allow country-wide interurban electric vehicle (EV) mobility. Charging times comparable to fueling times in conventional internal combustion vehicles are nowadays feasible, given the current availability of fast charging technologies. The main contribution of this paper is the analysis of the planning method and the investment requirements for the necessary infrastructure, including the definition of the Maximum Distance between Fast Charge (MDFC) and the Basic Highway Charging Infrastructure (BHCI) concepts. According to the calculations, distance between stations will be region-dependent, influenced primarily by weather conditions. The study considers that the initial investment should be sufficient to promote the EV adoption, proposing an initial state-financed public infrastructure and, once the adoption rate for EVs increases, additional infrastructure will be likely developed through private investment. The Spanish network of state highways is used as a case study to demonstrate the methodology and calculate the investment required. Further, the results are discussed and quantitatively compared to other incentives and policies supporting EV technology adoption in the light-vehicle sector.
Road transport is one of the main contributors to CO2 emissions and other pollutants; hence, reducing the use of fossil fuels is a major sustainability objective for the European Union (EU) [
Range anxiety can be defined as the fear of not being able to reach a charging point for an EV. In this regard, the lack of available fast charging (level III, direct current (DC) or alternate current (AC) charge) stations, along highways, influences the use of electric vehicles (EVs), up to now restricted mainly to in-city mobility. However, fast charging technology together with battery swapping, already available on the market, allow EV interurban mobility with charging times comparable to refueling times for internal combustion vehicles. Additionally, although range anxiety may have other psychological reasons [
Slow charging can be done by using conventional electric sockets, therefore, to a large extent, the availability of a basic charging infrastructure already exists. However, the power requirements could imply necessary adaptation of existing low voltage infrastructure. The use of specific charging connectors, additionally, makes it necessary to adapt the normal sockets/plugs for EV charging. Furthermore, in order to complement the in-house charging points, public charging stations and parking charging points would have to be increased [
On the other hand, little investment on the necessary charging infrastructure has been detected in the private sector; this fact seems to be due to the difficulty of estimating the rate of EV adoption and its subsequent demand growth. Nevertheless, the EV sales are also influenced by the availability of charging infrastructures, since the development of these facilities accelerates the EV adoption [
Experience with the operation of EVs has been analyzed in various studies as it is the case of the German households [
Regarding economics of EV charging, Schroeder and Traber [
Policy support is analyzed in depth in the specialized literature [
Although the planning of the EV charging point infrastructure has not received much attention in practice, relevant studies have been performed in this field. For instance, in order to plan strategic public charging stations, an agent based tool built on user patterns was developed [
Optimal placement of charging stations has already been considered with multivariable optimization methods, to minimize the total travelled distance between centralized charging stations. Recent models focus on large-scale integration, with distances between charging stations, below 30 km [
A direct reference to the distance between fast charging in highways is found in the report by Zero Emission Resource Organization (ZERO) [
In summary, previous literature has not resolved the definition or methodology to calculate minimum highway fast charge infrastructure, although real countrywide decisions have been initiated to build this kind of infrastructure around the world. The work presented here focuses on the deployment of highway fast charging, by examining in detail the distance between stations, and proposes a methodology for planning infrastructure deployment. The study has focused on passenger vehicles, as we consider sufficient availability of models, and taking into account public transportation high-load models are currently not suitable for the interurban transportation, due to the weight and range capability. However, the considered fast-charging stations are valid for any vehicle complying with the charging standards.
Although the issues related with battery performance, life-cycling, as analyzed in other research, or the grid implications and grid services of fast charging are not considered here in-depth [
The article is divided in five sections. The introduction is followed by the methodology description, the Minimum Distance between Fast Charging and the Basic Highway Charging Infrastructure (BHCI), the latter includes the case study of Spain. The article closes with a conclusion, including policy recommendations.
The goal of the research is to assess the minimum requirement of fast charging infrastructure to allow country-wide highway EV mobility. In-city mobility is already possible given home charging possibilities, but country-wide mobility would need a minimum infrastructure of fast charging posts to further promote the use of EVs for longer journeys.
The basic figure for the infrastructure planning is defined as the Maximum Distance between Fast Charge (MDFC), and is the number of km between fast charging stations that would allow every EV to reach the station, including a margin of security. This concept, developed as part of the research, is considered essential to plan interurban EV infrastructure. The calculation of the distance between two consecutive fast charges along the highway infrastructure has been identified as a priority for the infrastructure, since this value makes the optimal position of the charging stations easily locatable. Additionally, compared to other methods focusing on the number of charging stations per vehicle, calculating the distance with the proposed method is more practical, as it better enables the location of the charging stations, as well as the calculation of the necessary investment.
To analyze range and range evolution, the available EVs in the market are selected discarding city vehicles with short ranges or vehicles with no fast charging capability. As the infrastructure deployment may take several years, the distances and infrastructure method takes into account progressive range extension evolution or is calculated based on the minimum range in the target vehicle category. Complementary info for the MDFC calculation is the weather conditions and flexibility margins, both factors considered country specific and explained in Section 3. The strategic location of charging posts utilizes the maximum distance value and the main highway infrastructure, complemented with the most transited areas. The method is presented as the assessment of a BHCI defined as the minimum charging points needed in a country's highways to allow the country-wide transportation with any single EV. The process followed is simplified in
The main input data for calculating the MDFC, consists of the information obtained from EV manufacturers. The available and planned EV models, provided with fast charging capability, are show in
Other variables influencing the calculation of the MDFC are the weather conditions, the road and traffic status, and the driving and driving and charging behavioural patterns in the selected area. The MDFC will be therefore territory dependent, as variables mentioned as inputs vary with the region or area conditions where the distance is to be calculated.
In order to simplify the modeling, focusing on the relevant vehicles, we can classify the available EVs in three categories. First, the high-range category I comprises exclusive models with limited serial production and range equal or above 300 km. Second, the fast charge enabled city cars belong to Category II, which have a range of 100 km or less, and although capable of long interurban routes, will probably not be used for journeys involving more than two charging stops (<300 km). Third and last, the main group of EV models takes part of Category III, with the highest serial produced units and user adoption.
Given the selected categories, the evolution of the minimum range and the mean range can be analyzed. As it has been proposed, MDFC is based on the Category III vehicles, where the shortest range in the category is 123 km and the average is 182 km. The analysis of the category evolution shows the mean range has not grown with time, as models planned for 2014 have ranges closer to 150 km rather than 200 km. Additionally,
The calculation can be factored by the number of existing Category III EV, in order to calculate the average range of the vehicles actually in use. Based on the accumulated sold units (estimate values are included in
Although the average range of the Category III vehicles is 182 km, if only most sold vehicles are considered it would be higher (200 km), in order to calculate the MDFC, a conservative approach should allow every model to have a range above the MDFC. By contrast, a method inducing the least infrastructure investment would consider the average. The vehicle that sets the minimum range in the category at the point of the research is the Chevrolet Spark, with a 132 km range. Battery capacity losses on the EV fleet on the roads would be also a limiting factor to increase the MDFC, even if the average range were increased. In order to calculate the MDFC considering a safety margin, both for weather and for other motives, including road and traffic conditions, we propose the calculation formula as in
Weather conditions, both cold (increased vehicle drag/resistance, battery performance and the use of heating) and hot (primarily air conditioning), affect EV performance. Although further operational data will be required to model the range influence, current simulations show that air conditioning/heating is the single largest auxiliary load on any vehicle by an order of magnitude [
In order to consider the driving conditions during the whole year, both the heating and the air conditioning requirements have to be taken into account. Hence, the worst case scenario would be a region where there are extreme cold temperatures in winter and high temperatures in summer, which affects the range (implying a 50% weather margin) and also the battery life cycle.
The flexibility margin has to include the road and traffic conditions, the driving style and charging patterns. Another input in the margin is the highway influence, as EVs official range (for example, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) is higher than range for full highway trips. Highway range will be lower than the mentioned official cycles because of the speed. Mf will therefore need to be at least the range reduction due to highway speed. Supported by the manufacturer's highway range data on ideal conditions, highway speed of 89 km/h will imply less than a 10% range decrease, but 105 km/h reduces the range approximately 20%. The flexibility margin is set here to be 80% to account for this reduction, and could be increased by road, traffic, driving style and charging patterns. In order for the infrastructure to be of use for at least 10 years of life-time, possible increases in speed limits could also be considered.
The simultaneity factor "
Values for the estimated worst case scenario, considering minimum range is 123 km, with 50% weather margin, 120 km/h average highway speed limit by users, aggressive driving patterns, high-traffic, and no full-charging habits, and a simultaneity factor of 1, give a result for the MDFC of 12.3 km. Limit conditions and behaviour, such as these are not reasonable, and would entail a non-efficient infrastructure at present. However, modularity of fast charging stations, that don't require economies of scale as gas stations, allows a more distributed deployment, once the basic infrastructure is met. Accordingly, with widespread adoption of EVs, a MDFC of 12.3 km is not an unreasonable scenario in years to come.
Actual research and real testing data does not allow a more precise calculation of the underlying factors influencing MDFC, so they need to be estimated, and the selection of their values should not be arbitrary. These estimations are based on available research, experimental and real road experiential data. On the other hand, the model doesn't allow obtaining a certain desired value for the MDFC. Besides, additional experimental data is required to base flexibility margin on improved evidence, but this framework for a systematic approach already allows the calculation.
The BHCI is defined as the number of fast charging stations that are necessary for any single EV during its travel through a country from any given location to any other within the country making use of these charging stations. This original concept is proposed and defined, as a planning tool for EV enabling infrastructure. According to the previous explanation, the distance between two consecutive charging stations must be inferior to the MDFC along the existent national road infrastructure. As shown on
The whole economic investment required for a BHCI to be deployed has to take into account the initial investment, as well as the operation and maintenance costs, during the lifetime of the infrastructure. Return on investment from the charging infrastructure will mainly depend on the facility utilization, as has been already concluded [
The investment costs for the infrastructure are simplified in
Here, the Level III DC, without regard to the charging standard being considered, is the solution chosen for investment calculations. The charging time achieved with this fast charge solution allows 80% battery charging in less than 20 min, so comparable to conventional combustion engine cars.
The cost-benefit analysis for fast charging stations, as mentioned in the introduction, is mainly dependent on the EV adoption rate; however, other factors such as the usage rates have been also identified to influence this analysis [
Due to the fact that there is need for a grid connection, the fast charging stations may be located in existing gas stations; they can be deployed close to a grid connection or otherwise being built as an off-grid renewable charging stations or by using charging vehicles (
A consideration for locating synergistically the fast charging stations is to use electrified rail infrastructure, utilizing the installed grid infrastructure. In most cases the highway infrastructure goes parallel to the railway infrastructure, therefore, electrified highway mobility could rely on existing electrified transport, as it is the case of the train.
The use of a Geographic Information System (GIS) would be a next step to locate the charging stations definitively, next to existing electric infrastructure. Real location would bring the BCHI figures to a deployment phase, but for the investment calculation presented here, is not of additional relevance.
The deployment of fast charging infrastructure within a countrywide planning is already a fact in various countries, with different estimates of the necessary distance between fast charging stations. Examples of these deployments are summarized below:
Estonia will install, during 2014, 165 fast chargers, in a government lead infrastructure planning for a country wide development. The MDFC in highways has been set to 60 km. Estonia has 1.3 million inhabitants and a surface of 45,227 km2, therefore, the ratios of chargers are one point of fast charge per 7878 people and per 274.1 km2. A map with the planned infrastructure is shown in In the USA, the "West Coast Electric Highway" consists of fast charging stations located every 40–80 km along the Interstate 5 and other major roadways. In this case, the calculated MDFC is between 67.6 km for areas with winter temperatures close to 0 °C, high traffic, and speed limit, and 111.9 km in areas with low speed limit and mild weather. In Germany, since 2011, there are 13 fast charging stations placed at highway gas stations, between Hamburg and Dortmund. In France, the project "Energy Corridor Alsace" starts with six charging stations, and is part of a wider, CROME cross-border project with Germany, proving vehicles may travel across the border and recharge in both countries [ In Norway, the company Ishavskraft has deployed fast charging stations between Oslo and the Swedish border, where the distance between chargers does not exceed 50 km [ Japan is the country with the highest density of fast charging stations, with over 1500 units, and in the case of highway stations, the "Japan Charging network Lim" services these stations [ In The Netherlands, Fastned has decided to install fast chargers with a MDFC of 50 km, 200 units that will serve 16 million people [
Estonia will install, during 2014, 165 fast chargers, in a government lead infrastructure planning for a country wide development. The MDFC in highways has been set to 60 km. Estonia has 1.3 million inhabitants and a surface of 45,227 km2, therefore, the ratios of chargers are one point of fast charge per 7878 people and per 274.1 km2. A map with the planned infrastructure is shown in
In the USA, the "West Coast Electric Highway" consists of fast charging stations located every 40–80 km along the Interstate 5 and other major roadways. In this case, the calculated MDFC is between 67.6 km for areas with winter temperatures close to 0 °C, high traffic, and speed limit, and 111.9 km in areas with low speed limit and mild weather.
In Germany, since 2011, there are 13 fast charging stations placed at highway gas stations, between Hamburg and Dortmund.
In France, the project "Energy Corridor Alsace" starts with six charging stations, and is part of a wider, CROME cross-border project with Germany, proving vehicles may travel across the border and recharge in both countries [
In Norway, the company Ishavskraft has deployed fast charging stations between Oslo and the Swedish border, where the distance between chargers does not exceed 50 km [
Japan is the country with the highest density of fast charging stations, with over 1500 units, and in the case of highway stations, the "Japan Charging network Lim" services these stations [
In The Netherlands, Fastned has decided to install fast chargers with a MDFC of 50 km, 200 units that will serve 16 million people [
From these examples it can be noticed that the MDFC remains close to 50 km in most cases, although the weather margin would differ between these countries, for example with a difference of up to a 100% between Norway and the areas with least weather margin in the western coast of the USA. One consequence of small MDFC is that even city cars with fast charge could be able to use the infrastructure; another consequence is that the initial investment could be reduced if the conditions point to a higher MDFC. By using the calculation presented in Section 3, the precise charging stations that would be necessary could be planned in order to promote the use of EVs for interurban trips.
Spain has a strong reliance on road transportation and a dependence on energy imports above the EU average. The transport sector consumes most primary energy (26%), and causes 28% of the CO2 emissions [
In order to reduce its emissions, increase its renewable share of energy consumption, improve its energy efficiency and reduce its energy import bill, the electrification of the transport in Spain is essential, as declared in the "Movele Plan" to promote EV adoption, and the "Electric Vehicle Impulse Strategy" defined by the government [
Additionally, fast charging points located in cities will probably be used only for emergency charging, when slow charging services at home, office or parking lots would not be able to allow the desired mobility. Additional use of intra-urban fast charging points could be the provision of charging services for EV when needed during the day. The calculation of the BHCI, aims at enabling interurban electric mobility, where fast charging (or battery swapping) is the only viable possibility.
Considering the ratios of the electrification of the Spanish territory and the availability of gas stations (
Paradoxically, until 2001, the minimum distance between gas stations in highways in Spain was set by the regulation to 20 km, but this was later eliminated in order to allow new investors to install more facilities. What is essential in the actual stage of the EV adoption is the availability of a minimum number of fast charging stations to ensure there is enough charging service for EV users in the country, that is, to develop the necessary BHCI. In order to achieve this goal, the MDFC could be set as mandatory in the regulation, either supplied by the state or any private entrant.
If Spain were to install fast chargers, with similar ratios of density per square kilometer or
Based on the MDFC, the location of the fast charging points has to be designed to allow country-wide electrical transportation. As for Spain, the MDFC components are estimated for the whole country as:
123 km—Minimum range in Category III; 25% 30%—High temperatures are common in summer, but cold temperatures below 0 °C only in some areas; 20% for speed limit, as there is an extensive 120 km network. Additional factor would take into account a 5% margin for driving patterns and traffic; 0.8—Speed limit is lower in areas with non-ideal road conditions and weather, and major interurban mobility takes place with good weather conditions.
The resulting value as per
The links among all the province capitals, through the state highway network have a minimum distance of 44 km (between Valladolid and Palencia) and a maximum distance of 297 km (from Cáceres to Madrid). Having a fast charger in every province capital could be an option, resulting in 50 fast charging stations, plus additional chargers among the capitals with a distance between them greater than the MDFC. Calculating these intercity charging stations, the requirement is of 44 additional chargers. Such an investment would be the "major city fast charging network" (
Another basic calculation for the BHCI, without taking into account the topology of the existing highways, is to calculate the needed infrastructure based on the total state highway network, as in
For the case of Spain, with a 26,037 km State Highway Network, the resulting values are between 384 and 423 charging stations. The quantity is lower than the ratio-calculated infrastructure based on smaller countries, nevertheless meaning an infrastructure worth 21–23 million Euros and with an annual operating cost of between 1.5 million and 1.69 million Euros.
Another proposal for the planning of the deployment is through a highway-topology calculation of the BHCI, as mentioned above.
The required investment for a minimum infrastructure allowing the mobility in the whole highway infrastructure of Spain following the radial MDFC method implies the deployment of 76 fast charging stations. The investment in this case would be 4.18 million Euros and a yearly maintenance of 304 thousand Euros.
If the topology follows the network, with individual range the location is done more precisely and the number of charging stations is higher, as seen in
Ninety-nine fast charging stations are calculated using the individual range, as the distance between radial MDFC may be higher on the national highway network. The investment using this method requires 5.44 million Euros and an operational cost of 396 thousand Euros per year. The summary of different infrastructure calculations is summarized in
An example on the infrastructure utilization can be considered with the use of a Nissan Leaf, to cover the distance between Madrid and La Coruña (591 km). With fast charging stations every 67 km, and a range of 200 km, with normal weather conditions and charging up to 80%, three stops would be necessary, each of below 20 min, and with a total time close to seven hours. A conventional combustion vehicle could complete the same route with normally two stops (respecting required rest periods for safety), but would probably not save more than half an hour. The difference between both technologies is therefore no longer substantial, underlining the importance of having highway fast charging infrastructure to enable more sustainable transport.
The previous results, excluding the total state highway calculation and the ratio-based, highlight the fact that country wide e-mobility would be available for a budget close to 5 million Euros. Furthermore, if we compare these results with other methodologies, such as those involving the number of fast charging stations per vehicle, the necessary investment could be even lower when considering the actual vehicle stock; however, it turns to be higher when the calculations are based on the expected units to be using the infrastructure in the following years. If the calculation is made by using methods such as the one described by Xu [
An example of the cost-benefit analysis for the proposed infrastructure can be calculated from one of the BHCI estimations. If we select 99 charging stations, with an investment of 5.44 M€ and an operating cost of 396 k€ per year, considering electric consumption costs in the station of 0.13 €/kWh and the sales price to be 0.3 €/kW h, the number of charges per year and per station can be calculated for covering operating costs or for achieving a 10 year return on capital investment. These calculations are shown in
The benefit for the vehicle users is evident with regard to the cost of transport, given an efficiency of 8 kW h/100 km compared to, for example 7 L/100 km of a combustion vehicle. With 0.3 €/kW h of electric sales price and a price per liter of 1.4 €/L (based on actual market prices in Spain), the cost per km is 75% less with the EV (2.4 €/100 km
The deployment of charging stations should follow a prioritization, based on the daily mean index of vehicles measured by the state highways. The methodology for prioritization requires further research and modeling to complement the actual methodology.
Taking into consideration the cost reduction curve for the charging stations, the cost of building the infrastructure will evolve following a learning curve. At the date of this publication, the investment costs according to material prices are already 40% lower than the estimates from 2012 [
This paper estimates a country wide infrastructure to allow full interurban EV by calculating the MDFC. The values influencing the MDFC are presented and calculated. Besides, from the analysis undertaken, we can extract a simple and clear conclusion; the required fast charging infrastructure does not imply a high upfront investment compared to other EV incentive plans. For the case of Spain, less than 5 million Euros would allow a countrywide fast charging electrical infrastructure, requiring less than 100 fast charging stations. Although the focus is Spain for the calculations, a general applicability of the methodology is possible. The paper also compares the MDFC values with existing country wide deployment projects of fast charging infrastructure, obtaining similar if slightly higher values (>10%). These projects have a more conservative MDFC, the risk of the EVs not reaching the next fast charging station is minimized, but effective investment could have been reduced selecting the calculated MDFC.
The building of the BHCI is proposed to be promoted as an enabling infrastructure, state-owned or subsidized by the government to charging management retailers. The return on investment will not be in the short run, unless the EV adoption ramps-up above expectations, but would complement the benefits of promoting interurban electrical mobility. Reduction in energy dependence, energy trade unbalance, and consequently less trade deficit to be financed, are the main values for the country.
Together with fiscal levers as proposed by Turcksi
The proposed model aims at setting the infrastructure with objectivity, despite the current uncertainty on how weather, flexibility and simultaneity of factors influence range. Further research on these factors, in parallel with the implementation of technology enhancements for EV, may improve the methodology presented in the paper. For this matter, increased EV adoption and consequent increase in experiential data for interurban transportation will prove valuable.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Process for highway fast charging infrastructure planning. EV: electric vehicle; MDFC: Maximum Distance between Fast Charge; and BHCI: Basic Highway Charging Infrastructure.
Range categories for fast charge enabled EVs.
Category III range evolution.
Range on highway infrastructure and coverage.
Off-grid charging station and fast charging service vehicle concepts.
Estonian fast charging infrastructure [
Map of gas stations density in Spain [
Major cities fast charging network and distances.
State highway network and MDFC range, radial topology model.
State highway network and MDFC range, individual range model.
Fast charge enabled EV models, year and range. Based on manufacturer's public information.
|Tesla Roadster
|Nissan LEAF
|Subaru plug-in Stella
|Protoscar Lampo (prototype)
|Citroën C-ZERO
|Peugeot iOn
|IQ e
|Ford Focus electric
|Nissan Infinity EV Sedan
|Ecomove QBEAK
|Tesla S
|BMW active E
|BMW mini E
|BMW i3
|Toyota RAV-EV
|Fiat 500-E
|Chevrolet Spark EV
|Altea XL electric
|Zytel Gorila
|MicroVETT Fiorino
|Lightning GT
|Mercedes SLS AMG
|Smart ED
|Think City
|Venturi Fetish
|Citroen DS3 Electrum
|Citroen Survolt
|Detroit Electric
|Tesla X
|Volvo C30
|VW UP electric
|VW Golf E-motion
|Renault ZOE
Vehicle units range and global accumulated sales. Based on International Energy Agency (IEA) 2013 [
|Nissan LEAF
|Tesla S
|Renault ZOE
Weather margin (
|Heating requirements low Lowest seasonal temperatures > 10 °C
|Heating requirements base Seasonal temperatures > 0 °C
|Heating requirements high Frequent seasonal temperatures < 0 °C
|Heating requirements maximum Frequent seasonal temperatures < −10 °C
|A/C requirements low Highest seasonal temperatures < 25 °C
|A/C requirements base Seasonal temperatures (25–35 °C)
|A/C requirements high Frequent seasonal temperatures > 35 °C
Flexibility margin estimated values and multipliers.
|89 km/h
|105 km/h
|120 km/h
Summary of EV fast charging costs [
|Station Lifetime (years)
|Load limit (V)
|400 (3 phase)
|Load limit (A)
|96 (3 × 32)
|Power limit (kW)
|Duration of 20 kW h charging (min)
|Material cost (€)
|Grid reinforcement cost/civils (€)
|Transformer cost if applicable (EUR)
|Total CAPEX (EUR)
|Maintenance and repair (EUR/year) *Rule-of-thumb: Up to 10% of material cost
|Total OPEX (EUR)
|Total investment cost (EUR)
BHCI investments.
|Radial fast charging network
|Major city fast charging
|Individual station range network
|Total state highway km/MDFC
|Ratios from other countries
Cost-benefit analysis.
|€/kW h
|€/kW h
|kW h
|number of charges
|charges per station/year
|kW h extra per year
|number of charges
|charges per station/year
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I was wondering the same - the donation required jumps substantially. Maybe it's just that the barricade is so low between FF and the ESP seats that you can jump over, get into the lounges, grab a beer, then run back down and jump back over to your seat?
I pick Tuesday the 3rd in the morning. At the rate the F seats are disappearing, I may not be able to get in there. That'd be ..... well, I'd be pretty p*ssed off.
Doh. If you early pickers are already not getting seats you want, the ripple effect down will be pretty big just like at AT&T. I don't pick until far later and I'm trying to get next to a pair of friends, but we want to be in a relatively young (standing) section and not wind up with worse seats without jumping up a donation level.
Looks like somethings going to give. Time to talk to the wife and friends about putting up more money!
Originally Posted by murraymcleod
I pick on April 6th @ 3:40....Was hoping to upgrade from our old section EE to F maybe...But I was wondering what justifies the extreme jump in cost from F to FF and from HH to H. The tickets jump about double in price for what seems minimal field position gain...Is there bar service in FF and H, or what!
Benchback seats
Sections F & HH - $400 annual donation plus Season Ticket costs
Sections FF & H - $1,200 annual donation plus Season Ticket costs
ESP Seats - Section FF, Section H (30-year Annual Fees)
closest to Press Box
Stadium Club B - $6,854
Stadium Club C - $5,140
Field Club B - $3,427
Field Club C - $2,741
closest to Field Level
That jump in annual donation from Section F to FF and Section HH to H in the Benchback sections doesnt look so insane when you compare Benchback seat costs in Sections FF and H to ESP seat costs on the other side of the wall in those same sections.
I think that has to be reserved for the faculty discounted reserved seats, as well as other player seats that they get. I doubt that the ESP folks are buying those.
Geezus, I looked at the seating chart for the first time just now (since seat selection began) and it's pretty discouraging. I wanted to try the lower-priced benchback seats this year. At this rate, when I pick on April 12 they will all be gone. I'm willing to pay the price, but it looks like I won't get the chance. I want to sit on the more comfortably-spaced benches, but if they're all gone, I may just give up on season tickets and just buy individual tickets to the non-sold-out games, which is most of them anyway.
It's pretty frustrating to see that Group 1 seat selection hasn't even started, and half the benchback seats above concourse level are already gone.
Not sure which section you have your eye on.F seems to be selling a little faster than HH. Don't give up. Keep in mind some people prefer the East side, some will pick lower seats and some won't pick anything at all.Just because someone has a time slot doesn't mean they will renew season tickets. Some will forget, some will be out of town.
Also the field has been lowered so you might take a chance with some seats in the lower level. A friend has row 19 in ESP and we used to sit in row 49.
I would suggest if you have to take lower than you want, you might try it for a year and see how you like it.
OD, do you know if the seat numbers are between the braces/struts in the benchbacks as pictured? If so, that is a nice way to define one's "territory" and avoid butt creep. In the past I have bought a couple of extra seats so that our motley crew would have room to spread out...maybe I can get away with just one extra seat now?
One would hope the virtual view is accurate, but until we sit there we will not know if it is exactly as it appears.There will be wider seats , so probably you don't need to buy another seat.In the old configuration when we played USC and everyone in our row was in their seat you could not even put your arms at your sides. very uncomfortable. I don't think we will have that problem now.
One side note that I find interesting involves bench seating compared to chairbacks in Haas pavillion. I am always more comfortable when we are in our bench seats than when I have sat in a chairback seat because the chairbacks are not very roomy. The Benches at least allow you more room if someone is not there.I am about average build, about 5"10" 190.
If you can get an Aisle seat, you at least can use the aisle as extra space.
How high up in the rows would you have to be in in Section HH and F to be protected from rain? I might consider that when my selection time comes on 4/6. On the other end, what rows are too low to have a good view in those sections?
Go Bears!
Does anyone know how many rows are actually in section EE now that they're making those Bench-backs? When I look at the stadium overview, it looks like it goes to at least 64, but when I go to the "seat view" screen, it doesn't show anything higher than 50. And when I click on the camera to actually SEE the view for rows 48-50, all I see is a black screen. When I choose lower rows, it shows the view. Did they greatly reduce the number of rows in the bench-back sections?
There are fewer rows in EE because of the increased legroom (30 inches instead of 24 inches in standard rows).
Row 50 is the topmost row in front of the Press Box.
Section EE also includes 1/2 of what used to be Section E; this is the sliver between the aisle and the wall that separates the Benchback section from Reserved Season Ticket areas. That sliver has 58 rows; Row 58 in Section EE is more or less equal in elevation above the field to Row 74 in Section E.
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STATEHOUSE (Oct. 4, 2012) – State Sen. Carlin Yoder (R-Middlebury) urges local fourth-grade students to celebrate Indiana's 196th birthday by entering the annual Statehood Day essay contest and answering the question, "What does Indiana mean to you?" before Oct. 29.
Local fourth-grade classrooms are also invited to attend Statehood Day celebrations in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Dec. 11. Space is limited and classrooms must be registered. Teachers can contact Capitol Tour Office Coordinator Jennifer Hodge at 317-233-5293 or firstname.lastname@example.com to sign up.
Indiana became the nation's 19th state on Dec. 11, 1816.
"Every year the state offers fourth-graders throughout Indiana the opportunity to share their heritage," Yoder said. "This essay contest encourages students to offer their ideas of what makes them proud to be a Hoosier."
Yoder added that the essay competition is open to any fourth-grade public, private or home-schooled student and is easy to enter. The following rules apply:
• Essays must include the student's name, teacher's or parent's name, school's name and contact information, including address and telephone number.
• Entries must range from 100 to 400 words, handwritten or typed.
• Students should convey what living in the state of Indiana means to them and highlight things that make them glad to be a Hoosier.
• Essays must be postmarked no later than Monday, Oct. 29. Mailed essays should be sent to:
Indiana Center for the Book
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Indianapolis, IN 46202
Judges will choose first-, second-, third- and fourth-place winners, who will be invited to read their essays during the Dec. 11 celebrations in Indianapolis. For more information about the Statehood Day programs, visit www.in.gov/idoa/2774.htm.


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The Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, by Architect Phillip Johnson
I thought it might be fun to do a few posts on some of the architecture that was very influential to me during my interior design studies and still has a pull to this day. Even though I know I could no longer live in a pavilion, I would surely love to holiday in one, what an experience!
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What Happens to Jobs Report if Government Shuts Down?
Federal bureaucrats are scrambling to determine which government functions should be deemed "essential" in the event of a partial government shutdown. Next week's employment report seems to lie squarely on the chopping block.
If the government shutters nonessential operations on Tuesday, longstanding protocol appears to call for a delay in releasing the Oct. 4 jobs data. That's what happened in 1995.
But it's possible the jobs report could be spared. Keith Hall, a former commissioner of the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, said number crunchers this time could conceivably rush to release the market-moving figures before heading home during the budget standoff.
The survey that determines the unemployment rate has already been completed and analysts are now processing the numbers, Mr. Hall said in an interview.
"Once they collect data and compile it, they don't want to hold on to it for security reasons," said Mr. Hall, now a senior research fellow at George Mason University. A disorganized release of the figures could roil financial markets, especially because of the employment report's importance to the future of the Federal Reserve's bond-buying program.
If he were in his former post, Mr. Hall said he'd seek permission to complete work on the jobs report. The administration might allow it, but could require BLS to release the data as soon as possible, rather than require staff to stick around the remainder of the week, he said.
A similar scenario played out in 1995, according to a memo Mr. Hall sent to his superiors in 2011 when he was still at BLS.
In 1995, a monthly report on the consumer price index had been prepared, but the shutdown occurred before the figures were released. "The risk of disclosure of the CPI data during a shutdown was deemed to be unacceptable and releasing the CPI report was deemed to be part of the orderly cessation of activities," the memo said.
The 1995 shutdown did result in the delayed release of reports on employment, gross domestic product and other data.
When the threat of a shutdown loomed in 2011, it was determined that BLS reports, including the jobs data, weren't essential and therefore wouldn't have been produced if the government closed.
The contingency is spelled out in the Labor Department's agreement with media organizations, including Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co., that participate in embargoed data releases known as lock-ups.
"In the event of a federal shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations, neither a lock-up nor Web posting should be expected to occur," according to the March 1, 2013 version of the agreement.
Labor Department officials declined to immediately comment. A BLS spokeswoman said the agency is preparing for a "normal week."
The Labor Department's policies indicate that it will handle a shutdown due to lack of appropriations differently than other times the government is closed. For example, when inclement weather shuts the agency, lock-ups are canceled but "every effort" is made to release the data online.
Another piece of employment data, jobless claims, may well continue during a government shutdown. In 2011, the Labor Department determined it would continue to produce the weekly report because "this data is considered to be essential to the Federal Reserve Board in setting monetary policy, a critical function for the U.S. economy."
Mr. Hall said continuing to report claims is somewhat easier because state agencies, which would not be affected by the shutdown, process most of the data.
The Oct. 1 construction spending and the Oct. 3 factory orders reports are among the first data that could affected by a shutdown. Both come from the Commerce Department. A spokeswoman said the department "is still in the process of updating our plans."


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Agent Mark Termini told The Associated Press that Jones, who spent last season with the Miami Heat, will be in Cleveland on Thursday to take a physical. If he passes, he'll sign his deal and be introduced at a news conference in Gund Arena.
In getting Jones, the Cavaliers, who barely missed the playoffs last season, took another step toward making sure they don't skip them again. Jones has experience as a starter, but more importantly, he ranked fifth in the NBA among 3-point shooters, making 43% of his attempts. He drained 225.
Cleveland was ranked 27th in 3-point accuracy, and the Cavaliers only made 75 more — as a team — than Jones. His deep range forced defenses to come out and guard him, making All-Stars Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade harder to stop.
James will soon enjoy the same luxury.
Jones' signing will finish off what was left of the $28 million the Cavaliers began the summer with to spend on free agents. The club had previously signed guard Larry Hughes (five years, $60 million) center Zydrunas Ilgauskas (five years, $50 million) and forward Donyell Marshall (four years, $22 million).
The 29-year-old Jones averaged 11.6 points and 4.3 assists in 82 games — 66 starts — last season. The Cavaliers have been trailing him for much of the summer and offered him a contract a few weeks ago.
It appeared the well-traveled guard was going to re-sign with the Heat after prized free agent Michael Finley snubbed Miami and signed with San Antonio. But the Cavs' stayed persistent and general manager Danny Ferry filled the team's most glaring roster need.
Jones will compete with veteran Eric Snow for the starting point job, but the 6-foot-3 Jones would appear to be the favorite going into next month's training camp because of his shooting range.
Jones has not been with one team for more than one season since beginning his NBA career with New Jersey in 1998. He's also played for Boston, Golden State, Dallas, Vancouver, Detroit and Milwaukee.


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Periodic Table ...a Refresher ...What Prospectors Look For....
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The Bradshaw Mountains produced 150,000 troy ounces of gold, was called The Silver Range and, just on the other side of the "hill", Jerome is called the "Billion dollar Copper Camp". Amazing mineral wealth within just a few miles of each other. Coincidence? No!
I've added a periodic table after some questions were raised by one of the members of a recent tour. The YELLOW outline around associated transition metals called Group 11 is the one to watch: Copper (Cu), Silver (Ag) and Gold (Au). We talked about a "rich soup of water soluble minerals"..called hydrates and magma plutons. Copper hydrates give turquoise, azurite, chyrsacolla and malachite, the color is blue. When prospectors found copper, they were "sure" silver and gold would be found near by. If they found turquoise, copper would be close by. Sometimes, if you're really lucky, it might even be profitable. Ah, chemistry. It's a wonderful thing to know. Check out www.webelements.com for in-depth information. Oh, the parts per billion chart below indicates the following: 60-70,000 ppb for copper, less for silver and 3.1 ppb for gold. Also see the diagram of copper porphyry and remember our geology discussion ... heavy "stuff" sinks to the bottom.. light "stuff floats on top. It's that "bucket of sand" in action on a grand scale.


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I think if the gauge was not dampened to this degree, we might be able to observe trends in our cars before they become "critical".
So true. A few months ago my gas mileage started deteriorating but I attributed it to the colder temps. After a while I noticed that my temp gauge had moved slightly (about 1/8 ") to the left of centre so I unlocked my display to check the actual coolant temp, it ranged between 68-70 deg C. Once I changed my thermostat the coolant temp bounced back to 95-97 deg C and my mileage improved by 20%.
I can only guess how much gas I wasted before my temp gauge finally let me know that something was wrong. Now that I know just how much damping is on the gauge (almost 30 deg C) it seems more like an ornament than a source of info. I'll be unlocking my display on a regular basis from now on.
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