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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Brogues & a Bowler
Dress - c/o Luphia | Hat - H&M | Shoes - Kate Kanzier �Bag - c/o One Language I do take those shoes off..sometimes..
Being back in Somerset means more bucolic backdrops for photos, and obligatory trips to the Mulberry factory shop to lust over bags I can’t afford…! That is exactly how I spent my Click here for more!
Source: http://wishwishwish.net/?p=2274
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U.N. atom watchdog may clamp down on Syria: sources (Reuters)
Reuters - U.N. inspectors may say in an upcoming report that a Syrian desert site bombed to rubble in 2007 was probably a covert nuclear reactor, opening the way for the U.N. Security Council to take up the case, diplomats said.
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Santos, Chavez and Lobo
Last week, the scheduled meeting between Presidents Santos and Chavez had an unexpected guest: Honduran President Lobo. Colombia's president convinced Venezuela's president to agree to a roadmap to bringing Honduras back into the OAS.
Santos's move is potentially a diplomatic game changer. Up until now, the assumption was that Brazil was the key in the debate over whether Honduras was reincorporated into the OAS. Here's what I wrote last August:
Of course, whether Venezuela actually votes to reincorporate Honduras still depends on a few factors. The whims of Venezuela's president could change at any moment. Additionally, whether the Supreme Court agrees with President Lobo to drop the charges on Zelaya remains up in the air. RNS analyzes some of the specifics behind that case.
Zelaya already seems optimistic about the case and has announced he is returning in May. Also worth reading is this interview with Juan Barahona of the FNRP discussing the goals of the resistance and the potential for new negotiations with the government.
Santos's move is potentially a diplomatic game changer. Up until now, the assumption was that Brazil was the key in the debate over whether Honduras was reincorporated into the OAS. Here's what I wrote last August:
Let's be honest, we all know the country that matters most is almost certainly Brazil. As long as Brazil denies recognition, it's very unlikely that the OAS will take a vote on the matter. Once Brazil switches, everything else should fall into place, even if there are a few holdouts remaining.However, by bringing Chavez on board with a plan for reincorporation, Santos actually managed to run a circle around Brazil's diplomacy. After all, once Venezuela is on board, President Rousseff won't want to look more extreme in her position than Hugo Chavez. It's a gamble that depends on Santos's new found diplomatic relations and leverage with Chavez. However, if it works, he'll have pulled off something that appeared very unlikely just a few months ago.
Of course, whether Venezuela actually votes to reincorporate Honduras still depends on a few factors. The whims of Venezuela's president could change at any moment. Additionally, whether the Supreme Court agrees with President Lobo to drop the charges on Zelaya remains up in the air. RNS analyzes some of the specifics behind that case.
Zelaya already seems optimistic about the case and has announced he is returning in May. Also worth reading is this interview with Juan Barahona of the FNRP discussing the goals of the resistance and the potential for new negotiations with the government.
Source: http://www.bloggingsbyboz.com/2011/04/santos-chavez-and-lobo.html
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A Certain Logic in Russia
Kiriyenko said the impact from the Fukushima plant disaster would not only increase safety concerns but also quicken demand for new reactors to replace the industry's ageing plants.
"There will be a need to build new plants more quickly to more swiftly replace previous-generation plants," he said.
He added that Russia may speed the retirement of its older generation plants in the wake of Japan's nuclear accident.
I can?t decide if what Kiriyenko is asking here is, essentially, why let Fukushima go to waste? If the accident there allows new plants to be built in Russia whether or not they are needed, that seems rather too cynical. Because the corollary would be to say that the older plants need replacing and that would be irresponsible.
Maybe Kiriyenko is just musing out loud. He does say this:
Russia has said it has no intention of curbing its drive for more nuclear power at home and for export.
Russia here presumably being Kiriyenko. Russia being Russia, he can say whatever he feels is true, but that can also change rather rapidly. For now, though, it looks like the lumbering eastern bear will continue apace.
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Let?s sincerely hope this is true:
A senior official at the U.N. nuclear agency is suggesting the worst may be over as far as radiation leaks at Japan's stricken reactor complex are concerned.
Denis Flory says he expects the total amount of radiation releases to be only a "small increase from what it is today" if "things go as foreseen." But Flory, a deputy director general at the International Atomic Energy Agency, emphasized Tuesday that he was estimating final radiation releases.
The story doesn?t identify him more specifically, but Denis Florey is the IAEA?s safety chief.
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Let?s wish this weren?t true:
One person has died after police in western India clashed with locals protesting against the planned construction of a nuclear power plant.
Police said they were forced to open fire after protesters attacked a police station close to the proposed site in Jaitapur, in the state of Maharashtra.
Sadly, this means one more person has been killed protesting nuclear energy than has been killed by nuclear energy in India. Still, that?s one too many.
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The U.N.?s Summit on the Safe and Innovative Use of Nuclear Energy, held in Kiev, Ukraine, had a keynote speech by Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. There may be more to say about the summit, but Ban?s speech seemed judicious and careful. This, though, was striking:
?[W]e must put a sharper focus on the new nexus between natural disasters and nuclear safety,? he stated. ?The challenge of climate change is bringing with it greater extremes of weather. Nuclear power plants must be prepared to withstand everything from earthquakes to tsunamis, from fires to floods.?
According to the IAEA, 64 new reactors are under construction. Today, 443 are operating in 29 countries worldwide, some located in areas of seismic activity.
Ban is completely right as long as we acknowledge that planning virtually any power plant takes account of weather and natural disasters and at a level that surpasses anything seen at a prospective site.
But more interesting here is the intermingling of weather and natural disaster. Fukushima Daiichi was struck by an earthquake and tsunami. Not severe weather, not anything that could be counted as a result of climate change.
I?m not sure it is wise to conflate the two ? weather can be predicted to an extent, natural disasters not as much. It behooves us to recognize that one thing is not exactly like the other.
It?d also be worthwhile to recognize that the earthquake does not appear to have been the cause of problems at Fukushima ? we can?t know this for sure until the government accounts for the accident ? but the tsunami afterward. One could say reasonably ? for now ? that the combination proved determinative.
But that makes the media worry about siting nuclear plants in ?areas of seismic activity,? as reflected in this story, seem a little off base. Other plants in Japan were struck by the same earthquake ? and some harder than Fukushima ? but suffered minor if any damage.
Sergei Kiriyenko
Source: http://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/2011/04/certain-logic-in-russia.html
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How to get Kate Middleton?s Style: Daniella Helayel ISSA LONDON Dresses
Posh as a princess? You bet you can be! Kate Middleton’s style is classic and feminine, so why wouldn’t plenty of us want to steal her style? Well, one way to do it is focus on dresses with flattering cuts. Middleton favors the designer Daniella Helayel’s line, ISSA LONDON, whose dresses have flattering cuts in solid colors. We’re talking about lots of draping in all the right places. Daniella Halayel Dresses by ISSA London are just flat-out fabulous. These Issa London dresses are all very stately. I tried to pick only pieces that I could see Kate Middleton wearing. That last dress is especially regal, don’t you think? I don’t think you could wear it if you weren’t royal! (It’s very Grace Kelly, even.) For more information on Issa London: http://www.issalondon.com/ Images: Style.com, A Connecticut Girl, Guest of a Guest
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Renewables did not surpass nuclear in 2010
Cleantechnica has a post referencing a report (pdf) from the Worldwatch Institute that claims renewables (wind, solar and biomass) have surpassed nuclear energy. This is only true if we were to look at one metric: capacity additions (megawatts). A more important metric, however, is output (megawatt-hours). Here?s the Institute?s claim (page 4):
In 2010, for the first time, worldwide cumulated installed capacity of wind turbines (193 gigawatts*), biomass and waste-to-energy plants (65 GW), and solar power (43 GW) reached 381 GW, outpacing the installed nuclear capacity of 375 GW prior to the Fukushima disaster.
Good job for those technologies. They still have a long ways to go, however, to be able to match the same output as nuclear.
Below is a chart showing the electric generation fuel shares worldwide from the International Energy Agency?s 2010 Key Stats report (pdf).
Nuclear provided 13.5% of the world?s electricity in 2008 and renewables provided 2.8% (excluding hydro). The Other category includes the same renewable technologies as the Worldwatch?s report plus a few others. Yet, despite renewables ?outpacing? nuclear in capacity in 2010, the actual output was more like one-fifth of nuclear?s output. If renewables were to surpass nuclear in output, then the amount of capacity needed would be almost five times as much.
Further, Cleantechnica and the Worldwatch?s report referenced an analysis from a Duke University professor (prepared for NC WARN) claiming solar is now cheaper than nuclear. The New York Times even picked up on the Duke report. But what they probably missed was that the NY Times had to distance themselves from the analysis and that the actual report had flaws in and of itself.
If Worldwatch wanted to provide a meaningful report, then they should use some of its efforts for analyzing nuclear and apply it to other technologies for comparison. There are a lot of folks who would be interested to know the historical performances of wind, solar and other techs. I?m sure we?d find that other technologies do not have rosy histories either. Otherwise, Worldwatch's annual regurgitation of nuclear statistics does little to provide readers with any perspective.
Update 4/22, 1 pm EDT: I left the following comment at 10 am on two posts at Cleantechnica's site and they haven't shown up yet three hours later. A few other comments have been approved since then. Hmmm...
When it comes to actual production, renewables are far from surpassing nuclear worldwide. Folks here may be interested in a different take: http://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/2011/04/renewables-did-not-surpass-nuclear-in.html
David Bradish
Nuclear Energy Institute
Source: http://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/2011/04/renewables-did-not-surpass-nuclear-in.html
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US nuclear plants are significantly uprated
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Well, this is fascinating. The uprated US plants ran into some of the same dynamic problems as Bruce and Darlington. Bascially, if you increase water flow you may hit non-linearities and feedback loops. Nothing ever as bad as the Darlington Water Laser, but bad enough. Still, these things can be fixed.
I can't really comment here, but it is always possible to reduce a crude safety factor, if you do more analysis and measurement. Hopefully, this is what they are doing (Ha!).
Well, this is fascinating. The uprated US plants ran into some of the same dynamic problems as Bruce and Darlington. Bascially, if you increase water flow you may hit non-linearities and feedback loops. Nothing ever as bad as the Darlington Water Laser, but bad enough. Still, these things can be fixed.
I can't really comment here, but it is always possible to reduce a crude safety factor, if you do more analysis and measurement. Hopefully, this is what they are doing (Ha!).
Source: http://ontario-geofish.blogspot.com/2011/04/us-nuclear-plants-are-significantly.html
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SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO MAJOR PARTIES?
The web site FireDogLake reports the following:
Last night, the Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill (111-42) to strip public-sector workers of their ability to bargain collectively for healthcare. The rhetoric surrounding the bill, proposed by Democratic State House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, is in many ways similar to what Wisconsinites recently heard as Gov. Walker pushed his infamous unionbusting bill.
The State of Massachusetts currently faces a budget deficit of $1.9 billion. House Democrats say that by limiting the collective bargaining rights of public employees over healthcare they can save the state $100 million a year. Democrats in Massachusetts, much like Democrats in New York, have focused on cutting basic government services and workers? wages instead of raising taxes on the richest. Thus, House Speaker DeLeo proposed the plan that would limit the rights of employees to collective bargain over healthcare. And many Democrats, who have been supported by labor unions in the state, passed it.
?We are going to fight this thing to the bitter end,? Robert J. Haynes, president of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, told the Boston Globe last night. ?Massachusetts is not the place that takes collective bargaining away from public employees.?
Source: http://space4peace.blogspot.com/2011/04/so-what-is-difference-between-to-major.html
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Army chiefs from four Sahel countries meet on Qaeda fight
Bamako (AFP) April 29, 2011
Army chiefs from four Sahelian nations held a meeting in Bamako Friday to reinforce the fight against insecurity in a region threatened by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI). Army chiefs of staff from Mali, Niger and Algeria, as well as Mauritania's deputy army chief, took part in the special meeting of the joint command of their armies. The meeting took place just a day after bomb a
Army chiefs from four Sahelian nations held a meeting in Bamako Friday to reinforce the fight against insecurity in a region threatened by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI). Army chiefs of staff from Mali, Niger and Algeria, as well as Mauritania's deputy army chief, took part in the special meeting of the joint command of their armies. The meeting took place just a day after bomb aSource: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Army_chiefs_from_four_Sahel_countries_meet_on_Qaeda_fight_999.html
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Thai-Cambodian cease-fire ends, one dead
Bangkok (UPI) Apr 29, 2011
One Thai soldier died in renewed fighting on the border after the collapse of a cease-fire that had lasted only several hours, between Thailand and Cambodia. The fighting marked the eighth consecutive day soldiers of both countries exchanged small arms fire and artillery shells near their respective positions. One of the main areas in the dispute is around the 900-year-old Preah
One Thai soldier died in renewed fighting on the border after the collapse of a cease-fire that had lasted only several hours, between Thailand and Cambodia. The fighting marked the eighth consecutive day soldiers of both countries exchanged small arms fire and artillery shells near their respective positions. One of the main areas in the dispute is around the 900-year-old Preah Source: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thai-Cambodian_cease-fire_ends_one_dead_999.html
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On the Road to Boomershoor
Stopped by The Packing Rat’s place to drop off The Beast, my 9mm J-frame, for some exciting testing — watch his blog for the scoop. Plus I needed to pick up a pair o’ Glocks for my Recon Rat (TM)’s holsters.A pistol-packing good luck dashboard mascot for the drive to Boomershoot! - Posted using BlogPress [...]
Source: http://www.softgreenglow.com/wp/?p=11452
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Got The Blues ... And Loving It!
 | This season, it's all about wearing bright colors! Pop colors are eye catching and fun and stand out that much more in the sun! While tangerine orange and electric pinks are great, they may be a little too loud to wear in a professional or dressier setting. Colbalt blue is an 'it' color this season with it's bold, head turning hue and versatile qualities. Bright blue shorts or flat sandals on the weekend look casual and cute while being just unique enough, while a fitted pencil skirt or cropped blazer are perfect for the office! Match cobalt blue accessories with cream and neutral tones for just a pop, or opt to try the new color clash colorblock trend (try lemon yellow or saturated plum) that'll really help you stand out! This is one time we love having the blues! |
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SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO MAJOR PARTIES?
The web site FireDogLake reports the following:
Last night, the Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill (111-42) to strip public-sector workers of their ability to bargain collectively for healthcare. The rhetoric surrounding the bill, proposed by Democratic State House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, is in many ways similar to what Wisconsinites recently heard as Gov. Walker pushed his infamous unionbusting bill.
The State of Massachusetts currently faces a budget deficit of $1.9 billion. House Democrats say that by limiting the collective bargaining rights of public employees over healthcare they can save the state $100 million a year. Democrats in Massachusetts, much like Democrats in New York, have focused on cutting basic government services and workers? wages instead of raising taxes on the richest. Thus, House Speaker DeLeo proposed the plan that would limit the rights of employees to collective bargain over healthcare. And many Democrats, who have been supported by labor unions in the state, passed it.
?We are going to fight this thing to the bitter end,? Robert J. Haynes, president of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, told the Boston Globe last night. ?Massachusetts is not the place that takes collective bargaining away from public employees.?
Source: http://space4peace.blogspot.com/2011/04/so-what-is-difference-between-to-major.html
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Friday Mishmash
Happy Birthday to my best friend Barbara! I'm out in California (got here last night) to help her celebrate the big one - that's right, she is 50 today!!! I'm glad you were born, my friend. :)
Speaking of being in your 50s, when I visited the orthopedist for a second opinion the other day? He walked into the room with his nurse, introduced himself and asked me to tell him how I hurt my ankle. He interrupted me partway through to ask "how old are you?" I said 47. He said again "how old ARE you?" I said "I'm 47." Then he said "what is your birthdate?" I told him, and that's where his confusion came from - the paperwork had my birth year as 1953, not 1963. He said "I thought you looked AMAZING for 57!" - so of course I had to ask him "How do I look for 47?" LOL - he was nice and said I still looked good for 47, but ever since then, Jeff keeps telling me that I look great for 57. ::rolleyes::
I am LOVING all of the prom dress pictures so far - keep 'em coming! I'll do the post in a couple of weeks so you still have plenty of time to scan them and send them in. I want to show you part of the email my mother sent me after reading the post Monday morning - she cracked me up. Here it is:
I do believe her sarcasm came through loud and clear, lol! And there I was, thinking I did such a good job of hiding that part of my senior year!
P.S. I used to throw "going away" parties for my parents on the weekends that they would take mypesky little brother and go camping with our sailing club...after they had left, of course.
P.P.S. The suitcase in my closet stored the leftover bottles of booze from parties.
P.P.P.S. In the Senior Wills section of our school newspaper, one of my friends willed me a bigger suitcase. :)
I don't drink anymore - I like to say that I finished up my lifetime allotment early. Same could be said about desserts but I'm not ready to go there just yet!
Ouchies! Next time I'll bring a mat for some cushioning!
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Speaking of being in your 50s, when I visited the orthopedist for a second opinion the other day? He walked into the room with his nurse, introduced himself and asked me to tell him how I hurt my ankle. He interrupted me partway through to ask "how old are you?" I said 47. He said again "how old ARE you?" I said "I'm 47." Then he said "what is your birthdate?" I told him, and that's where his confusion came from - the paperwork had my birth year as 1953, not 1963. He said "I thought you looked AMAZING for 57!" - so of course I had to ask him "How do I look for 47?" LOL - he was nice and said I still looked good for 47, but ever since then, Jeff keeps telling me that I look great for 57. ::rolleyes::
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I am LOVING all of the prom dress pictures so far - keep 'em coming! I'll do the post in a couple of weeks so you still have plenty of time to scan them and send them in. I want to show you part of the email my mother sent me after reading the post Monday morning - she cracked me up. Here it is:
NO!!! YOU DRANK IN HIGH SCHOOL? NO, I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
I do believe her sarcasm came through loud and clear, lol! And there I was, thinking I did such a good job of hiding that part of my senior year!
P.S. I used to throw "going away" parties for my parents on the weekends that they would take my
P.P.S. The suitcase in my closet stored the leftover bottles of booze from parties.
P.P.P.S. In the Senior Wills section of our school newspaper, one of my friends willed me a bigger suitcase. :)
I don't drink anymore - I like to say that I finished up my lifetime allotment early. Same could be said about desserts but I'm not ready to go there just yet!
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During Tuesday's speed workout at the track, I did plank holds on the grass while the group was running around the track. Shades of burpee bruises from long ago...look at my arms after several planks:
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There's still time to enter my Gel-Bot giveaway - go here to enter! I'll announce a winner on Tuesday.
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Recommended reading: Tina Fey's "Bossypants." I LOVED THIS BOOK! She is so funny and insightful and just wonderful. The only thing I did not love about the book was the cover - I'll link it here - but it disturbs me in the way of the wrongness of baby corn and human teeth on dogs. I removed the dust jacket so I wouldn't have to see the cover - but I'm telling you, go read her book. There were parts where I was laughing so hard that I was crying (see chapter titled "The Secrets of Mommy's Beauty"). I wanted to send Tina (I can call her Tina, right? we're friends in my mind) a fan letter but couldn't find a good address for her. What's with that? I had no problem getting the address for the last person I sent fan mail to...of course that was Betty Ford after her appearance on the Mary Tyler Moore show back in the 1970s, and she was living at the White House, but I digress. Except...she answered me back!!! I still have that letter - I'll have to scan it and show you. I guess I was hoping that I could add Tina's letter to Betty's. Of course Tina would write me back - we're friends, right? And it's not like she's busy writing a book anymore. Just her TV show (30 Rock - another winner!), and after reading her book, I see she has writers for the show. So yeah, she could send me a letter. Hmmm. I hope it would actually be written by her and not one of the show writers.
Wow, this took quite the turn. Welcome to the inner workings of my brain. Any case, go read "Bossypants" if you haven't yet. I think you'll love it.
Wow, this took quite the turn. Welcome to the inner workings of my brain. Any case, go read "Bossypants" if you haven't yet. I think you'll love it.
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No Fashion Friday today as I've been living in my swimsuit or shorts this week. But, seeing as I'll be spending the next two weeks with Barbara, you know there will be some fun fashion shoots coming up!
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Alright everyone, have a great weekend, and send me your Prom pictures!
Source: http://www.myjourneytofit.com/2011/04/friday-mishmash_22.html
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Piezoelectric MEMS boosts vibration harvester by ten times
Electrical engineers from the University of Michigan claim to have invented a technique for micro-machining piezoelectric MEMS that generate 10-times more energy than conventional energy harvesters. The research team said a penny-sized piezoelectric MEMS could generate enough electricity to power medical implants in the body and wireless sensors on motor vehicles.
It is the most powerful millimeter-scale energy harvester.
"In a tiny amount of space, we've been able to make a device that generates more power for a given input than anything else out there on the market," said Khalil Najafi, one of the system's developers and chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering.If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on ycombinator or StumbleUpon. Thanks
This new vibration energy harvester is specifically designed to turn the cyclic motions of factory machines into energy to power wireless sensor networks. These sensor networks monitor machines' performance and let operators know about any malfunctions.
The sensors that do this today get their power from a plug or a battery. They're considered "wireless" because they can transmit information without wires. Being tethered to a power source drastically increases their installation and maintenance costs, said Erkan Aktakka, one of the system's developers and a doctoral student in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Long-lasting power is the greatest hurdle to large-scale use of pervasive information-gathering sensor networks, the researchers say.
"If one were to look at the ongoing life-cycle expenses of operating a wireless sensor, up to 80 percent of the total cost consists solely of installing and maintaining power wires and continuously monitoring, testing and replacing finite-life batteries," Aktakka said. "Scavenging the energy already present in the environment is an effective solution."
The researchers have built a complete system that integrates a high-quality energy-harvesting piezoelectric material with the circuitry that makes the power accessible. (Piezoelectric materials allow a charge to build up in them in response to mechanical strain, which in this case would be induced by the machines' vibrations.)
"There are lots of energy sources surrounding us. Lightning has a lot of electricity and power, but it's not useful," Najafi said. "To be able to use the energy you harvest you have to store it in a capacitor or battery. We've developed an integrated system with an ultracapacitor that does not need to start out charged."
The active part of the harvester that enables the energy conversion occupies just 27 cubic millimeters. The packaged system, which includes the power management circuitry, is in the size of a penny. The system has a large bandwidth of 14 Hertz and operates at a vibration frequency of 155 Hertz, similar to the vibration you'd feel if you put your hand on top of a running microwave oven.
"Most of the previous vibration harvesters operated either at very high frequencies or with very narrow bandwidths, and this limited their practical applications outside of a laboratory environment," Aktakka said.
The new harvester can generate more than 200 microwatts of power when it is exposed to 1.5g vibration amplitude. (1g is the gravitational acceleration that all objects experience by Earth's gravity.) The harvested energy is processed by an integrated circuitry to charge an ultracapacitor to 1.85 volts.
In theory, these devices could be left in place for 10 or 20 years without regular maintenance. "They have a limitless shelf time, since they do not require a pre-charged battery or an external power source," Aktakka said.
A novel silicon micromachining technique allows the engineers to fabricate the harvesters in bulk with a high-quality piezoelectric material, unlike other competing devices.
The market for power sources for wireless sensor networks in industrial settings is expected to reach $450 million by 2015, Aktakka said.
These new devices could have applications in medicine and the auto industry too. They could possibly be used to power medical implants in people or heat sensors on vehicle motors, Najafi said.
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Wednesday Workout Update - Running Club!
My running club started up again on Saturday - this time, we are doing a 10 Week/10K program. I was both stunned and honored when Coach Joni asked me - ME! - to be the guest speaker at our kickoff meeting. I have done very little public speaking, and next to math, my least favorite class in high school was Speech. But, I loved my running club, so of course I said yes. Helen suggested that we videotape it, so thanks to my running buddy Jenny's loan of her video camera and tripod, Jeff was able to film it. Sort of. He missed the very first part, where I mentioned that I used to weigh over 250 pounds. But the rest is all there, and if you have nearly 11 minutes of your life that you want to waste, click on the video below. Apologies for the poor sound quality - occasionally a loud vehicle would drive by, and the birds were chirping pretty loud at times (I know, how rude!)...and of course, we aren't anywhere NEAR professionals when it comes to making a movie. Also, I choked up at the very end - surprised me, as I didn't see that coming. But I quickly recovered. :)
So, after my speech, we all set off to run 2 miles. It was great to have so many people to run with! As I mentioned on last Friday's post, I was afraid of how my ankle was going to feel during this run. It was ok. Not perfect - there is still some discomfort, but it's not terrible. I'm taking it easy, which I have to, since my running base is pretty much zero right now. I ran most of the time - took a few walking breaks, but I still hit 2 miles in 25:02, so that's not too far off my 12-minute mile that I was doing for the long runs. After the run, I was hot and sweaty and I loved it! I know it probably doesn't sound all that appealing, to be all out-of-breath and dripping sweat, but to me, it was wonderful.
With this training program, we are incorporating more cross-training, since we are running less miles. So on Monday, not only did I have to run for 20 minutes, I also had to do an additional 20 minutes of core and strength training! I got my run/walk in - it was so windy, leaves were blowing into my face at times! For my core work, I did ab crunches on the stability ball, a couple of plank holds, and...wait for it...the hula hoop! I had a few good rounds with it - getting better and better, I am. Wait til my neighbor girls see me - they are going to be so impressed!
Yesterday at the ridiculously early hour of 6:15 am, I met up with my friend Terry to go running with her - this was my Christmas present to her - a commitment to be her early-morning running partner. Why yes, it's April, and she's finally getting her present. What can I say...stuff happens. Did I mention that I was meeting her at 6:15? Well, I actually got there about 10 minutes late - it was dark, I missed my turn, and then got lost and ended up near the junior college. How the hell I did that I can only sum up in one word - "talent." Anyway, we did 3:1 intervals - running for 3 minutes, then walking for 1 minute. Ricky Bobby did an awesome job of letting us know when to run and when to walk, and I have to say that this was the best my ankle has felt both during and after a run in quite a while! So I think it will be intervals for me while I'm getting my ankle back into shape. Hmmm, now if only someone would have recommended for me to do them a couple of weeks ago...(back story - someone DID, and probably wants to slap me right about now, lol).
Last night was speedwork at the track, and I went. Although Jeff is doing this program too, he's out of town during the week so I went by myself. I'm kinda lazy and not a big fan of speedwork, but I know it's helpful, so I'm going to force myself to go instead of just doing a regular run that day and calling it even. That is my plan, so if you see me slacking, please feel free toyell at me call me on it in the comments. Anyway, we had 20-second sprints on the schedule. I did 4 of them - my LEFT calf was hurting me. Really? Sigh. Probably because I already ran that morning, or it could be the shoes I was wearing. All I know is that I didn't have a great workout at the track, but I did get to know a few of the new members of our club better, so that was fun. Afterward, I zipped home so I could watch the Aggie women beat Notre Dame and become the National Champions in Basketball - Whoop! What a great game!
If you missed the Tuesday post I snuck in, I'd doing a giveaway for ReNew Life products - click here to read and enter, if you want. I have a couple more giveaways coming up, so I'll probably be posting them on Tuesdays.
So, after my speech, we all set off to run 2 miles. It was great to have so many people to run with! As I mentioned on last Friday's post, I was afraid of how my ankle was going to feel during this run. It was ok. Not perfect - there is still some discomfort, but it's not terrible. I'm taking it easy, which I have to, since my running base is pretty much zero right now. I ran most of the time - took a few walking breaks, but I still hit 2 miles in 25:02, so that's not too far off my 12-minute mile that I was doing for the long runs. After the run, I was hot and sweaty and I loved it! I know it probably doesn't sound all that appealing, to be all out-of-breath and dripping sweat, but to me, it was wonderful.
With this training program, we are incorporating more cross-training, since we are running less miles. So on Monday, not only did I have to run for 20 minutes, I also had to do an additional 20 minutes of core and strength training! I got my run/walk in - it was so windy, leaves were blowing into my face at times! For my core work, I did ab crunches on the stability ball, a couple of plank holds, and...wait for it...the hula hoop! I had a few good rounds with it - getting better and better, I am. Wait til my neighbor girls see me - they are going to be so impressed!
Yesterday at the ridiculously early hour of 6:15 am, I met up with my friend Terry to go running with her - this was my Christmas present to her - a commitment to be her early-morning running partner. Why yes, it's April, and she's finally getting her present. What can I say...stuff happens. Did I mention that I was meeting her at 6:15? Well, I actually got there about 10 minutes late - it was dark, I missed my turn, and then got lost and ended up near the junior college. How the hell I did that I can only sum up in one word - "talent." Anyway, we did 3:1 intervals - running for 3 minutes, then walking for 1 minute. Ricky Bobby did an awesome job of letting us know when to run and when to walk, and I have to say that this was the best my ankle has felt both during and after a run in quite a while! So I think it will be intervals for me while I'm getting my ankle back into shape. Hmmm, now if only someone would have recommended for me to do them a couple of weeks ago...(back story - someone DID, and probably wants to slap me right about now, lol).
Last night was speedwork at the track, and I went. Although Jeff is doing this program too, he's out of town during the week so I went by myself. I'm kinda lazy and not a big fan of speedwork, but I know it's helpful, so I'm going to force myself to go instead of just doing a regular run that day and calling it even. That is my plan, so if you see me slacking, please feel free to
If you missed the Tuesday post I snuck in, I'd doing a giveaway for ReNew Life products - click here to read and enter, if you want. I have a couple more giveaways coming up, so I'll probably be posting them on Tuesdays.
Source: http://www.myjourneytofit.com/2011/04/wednesday-workout-update-running-club.html
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The True Legacy of ?Star Wars?
President Reagan launched the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) on March 23, 1983, twenty-eight years ago today.� Part of a vision for a future without the constant threat of nuclear annihilation, SDI became a hot-button issue between the United States and the Soviet Union.� Coincidentally, the issue of missile defense is being debated today between the [...]
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Plano's royal chef makes 'Oprah' on Friday
McGrady, you may recall, was a personal chef to the royal family for years, culminating in a position with Princess Diana until her death. The wedding holds a certain poignancy for him, as he also cooked for the young princes, including Friday's groom, Prince William. McGrady later moved to Plano with his family, where he teaches, caters and talks about things royal when called upon.
Showtime is 4 p.m. on Channel 8 (WFAA).
File 2007
Source: http://eatsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/04/planos-royal-chef-makes-oprah.html
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Venezuela arrests FARC's man in Europe
Over the weekend, Venezuela arrested Joaquin Perez Becerra, alias Alberto Martinez. He was a key FARC operative in Europe, running the ANNCOL website among other pro-FARC media outlets and doing some of the FARC's lobbying to get itself removed from the EU's list of terrorist organizations. Media coverage: LA Times, AP, Telesur.
Some notes on this arrest
1) The rumor in the media is that Perez was on his way to Venezuela to meet with FARC leader Timochenko. Readers of Southern Pulse saw an analysis of the FARC in Venezuela last week that mentioned Timochenko is likely inside Venezuelan territory along with Ivan Marquez and Grannobles. Both Colombia and Venezuela are denying the rumors that the Timochenko meeting was going to take place inside Venezuelan territory, but that is likely just a face saving measure for both government and part of the good public relations that Santos is trying to maintain with Chavez.
2) The INTERPOL arrest warrant is largely based on evidence obtained from the Raul Reyes computers that show Perez received FARC money and took FARC orders during communications with the group's leadership. So Chavez, who once denounced the laptops and INTERPOL's verification of the data on those laptops has now made an arrest based on the evidence found within.
3) The pro-FARC "Bolivarian" media in Europe and in Latin America are absolutely furious at Chavez for this arrest and extradition. Online, they are calling Chavez a coward and questioning the corruption in the revolution, wondering why Chavez has sold out his ideals to Santos. The fact the Venezuela government statement on the matter called the arrest part of the fight against terrorism was an added blow to Perez, who has a main media objective of getting the media and politicians to stop using the term "terrorists" when referring to the FARC.
4) This arrest happened after a personal phone call from Santos to Chavez to inform the Venezuelan president that the FARC operative was on an inbound flight from Germany. Now, it could just be that Santos and Chavez are buddies and are working hard to maintain good relations. But in reality, Santos has something that Chavez really wants: Makled. The Venezuelan drug trafficker, with all his information about corruption within Chavez's military and civilian government bureaucracy, is still sitting in a Colombian jail with his extradition a bit delayed. Over the past months, Santos has managed to extract good behavior and some key concessions from Chavez. Sure, Santos's agreement has angered some sectors of the Republican Party in the US, but given what Santos has gotten from Chavez, now including the arrest extradition of the FARC's main guy in Europe, it's certainly a worthwhile deal for Colombia.
Some notes on this arrest
1) The rumor in the media is that Perez was on his way to Venezuela to meet with FARC leader Timochenko. Readers of Southern Pulse saw an analysis of the FARC in Venezuela last week that mentioned Timochenko is likely inside Venezuelan territory along with Ivan Marquez and Grannobles. Both Colombia and Venezuela are denying the rumors that the Timochenko meeting was going to take place inside Venezuelan territory, but that is likely just a face saving measure for both government and part of the good public relations that Santos is trying to maintain with Chavez.
2) The INTERPOL arrest warrant is largely based on evidence obtained from the Raul Reyes computers that show Perez received FARC money and took FARC orders during communications with the group's leadership. So Chavez, who once denounced the laptops and INTERPOL's verification of the data on those laptops has now made an arrest based on the evidence found within.
3) The pro-FARC "Bolivarian" media in Europe and in Latin America are absolutely furious at Chavez for this arrest and extradition. Online, they are calling Chavez a coward and questioning the corruption in the revolution, wondering why Chavez has sold out his ideals to Santos. The fact the Venezuela government statement on the matter called the arrest part of the fight against terrorism was an added blow to Perez, who has a main media objective of getting the media and politicians to stop using the term "terrorists" when referring to the FARC.
4) This arrest happened after a personal phone call from Santos to Chavez to inform the Venezuelan president that the FARC operative was on an inbound flight from Germany. Now, it could just be that Santos and Chavez are buddies and are working hard to maintain good relations. But in reality, Santos has something that Chavez really wants: Makled. The Venezuelan drug trafficker, with all his information about corruption within Chavez's military and civilian government bureaucracy, is still sitting in a Colombian jail with his extradition a bit delayed. Over the past months, Santos has managed to extract good behavior and some key concessions from Chavez. Sure, Santos's agreement has angered some sectors of the Republican Party in the US, but given what Santos has gotten from Chavez, now including the arrest extradition of the FARC's main guy in Europe, it's certainly a worthwhile deal for Colombia.
Source: http://www.bloggingsbyboz.com/2011/04/venezuela-arrests-farcs-man-in-europe.html
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Weekly Update
From NEI?s Japan Earthquake launch page:
NEI Weekly Update on Fukushima Daiichi
Plant Status:
- Priorities this week at Fukushima continued to be cooling the reactors and fuel pools, draining water from the turbine buildings and concrete structures that house piping to reduce radiation levels, and containing the spread of radioactive materials. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is increasing the amount of cooling water injected into reactor 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi plant as part of a plan to cover the fuel.
- TEPCO plans to build a storage and processing facility that can hold 70,000 tons of highly radioactive water at the plant.
- Overall, site radiation dose rates are stabilizing or decreasing. The most recent radiation readings reported at the plant site gates ranged from 4.8 millirem per hour to 2.2 millirem per hour. TEPCO has released a map showing radiation levels around the site, based on readings taken on different days since the incident began.
- TEPCO said this week that it will build a wall of sandbags along the shoreline at the Fukushima Daiichi site as a temporary measure against another possible tsunami. The company also moved emergency power generators to higher ground to prevent the reactors' cooling systems from failing in case a major tsunami hits the plant again. The utility will sandbag the shoreline at the plant to a height of several meters. Priority will be put on the area near the waste processing facility, where highly radioactive water is being moved from around the reactor buildings. TEPCO is also planning to build a breakwater on the shoreline, as the sandbags cannot remain the long-term solution for a possible tsunami.
- Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission asked the government April 28 to review the ability of the country's nuclear power plants to withstand earthquakes. The commission has requested that the Nuclear Safety Agency "reexamine the fault lines and geographical changes where plant operators have so far said the risk of earthquake damage was low." The utilities? reassessment of earthquake resistance "will likely take several years," the NSC said, and will likely affect the start of operations at new nuclear power plants and the construction of new reactors.
- TEPCO said April 28 that it does not believe the spent fuel pool at reactor 4 of Fukushima Daiichi is leaking, according to a report by Japan television station NHK. The utility said it initially believed that declining water levels in the pool indicated that it might have been damaged in an explosion soon after March 11, but it "now believes that the water has been evaporating at a rate in line with calculations by experts.? The fuel storage pool "will be reinforced by July," TEPCO said.
Regulatory/Political Issues:
- NRC site inspections as a follow-up to the Fukushima event were set to end. A draft report of the results is expected in two weeks.
- The NRC staff briefed the commissioners Thursday on its review of the Fukushima accident and on the station blackout rule. Bill Borchardt, the NRC's executive director for operations, told the commissioners that NRC reviews of the accident at Fukushima Daiichi "have not identified anything that needs immediate action" at U.S. reactors. The briefing also explored preparations at U.S. reactors for a total loss of AC power, or station blackouts. NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko said he is "not convinced that in that situation (station blackout), four hours is a reasonable time to restore off-site power. That may be something we want to look at a little bit more."
- The Group of 20 economic powers (G-20) will meet June 7-8 to discuss nuclear safety "in the light of the events" at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria said this week. The International Atomic Energy Agency also will take part in the G-20 meeting.
New NEI Products:
- A new video on radiation monitoring, featuring Health Physics Society President Edward Maher, appears on NEI?s YouTube channel.
Media Highlights:
- Alex Marion, NEI?s vice president for nuclear operations, briefly discussed implications of Fukushima for the U.S. industry on CNN as part of a larger discussion of industry?s emergency preparedness.
- NEI President and CEO Marvin Fertel spoke with New York Times reporter Tom Zeller on claims by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Union of Concerned Scientists that the NRC is a ?captive? regulator. He described NRC as an effective regulator and noted transparency in U.S. regulatory process and improvements to better focus on safety over the past decade.
- NEI discussed the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl in the context of Fukushima with Forbes magazine.
- Homeland Security Today magazine is focusing its July issue on challenges of critical infrastructure security, especially from earthquakes tsunamis and other severe events. In an interview, NEI addressed the improvements over the last 10 years, including physical additions to plant security, additional personnel and training, shift drill exercises and NRC-graded exercises.
- Most Americans (57 percent) think a nuclear plant accident is likely in America, according to a McClatchey-Marist poll. Only 40 percent think it is not likely.
The Week Ahead:
- NEI will conduct focus group sessions May 2 in Los Angeles as part of its public opinion research project on safety and preparedness issues.
- The NRC will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, for a briefing on emergency preparedness. The meeting will be webcast.
- The House Energy and Commerce Committee?s subcommittees on energy and power and environment and the economy will conduct a joint hearing at 9:30 a.m. on May 4 to examine the role of the NRC in America?s energy future. All the commissioners are expected to testify.
Source: http://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/2011/04/weekly-update.html
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Two groups set world records by sending more than 100 terabits per second over a single optical fibre
NEC and Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology have reported separate development of 100 terabit per second over a single optic fiber.
The ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A standard recommends that optical fiber be installed in groups of six or twelve fibers for backbone cables.
Fiber Optic Cable report (5 pages)
If each fiber could transmit 100 terabits per second then trunklines could handle 7.2 petabits per second and fiber backbone cables could handle 1.2 petabits per second.
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At the Optical Fiber Communications Conference in Los Angeles last month, Dayou Qian, also of NEC, reported a total data-sending rate of 101.7 terabits per second through 165 kilometres of fibre. He did this by squeezing light pulses from 370 separate lasers into the pulse received by the receiver. Each laser emitted its own narrow sliver of the infrared spectrum, and each contained several polarities, phases and amplitudes of light waves to code each packet of information.
At the same conference, Jun Sakaguchi of Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Tokyo also reported reaching the 100-terabit benchmark, this time using a different method. Instead of using a fibre with only one light-guiding core, as happens now, Sakaguchi's team developed a fibre with seven. Each core carried 15.6 terabits per second, yielding a total of 109 terabits per second. "We introduced a new dimension, spatial multiplication, to increasing transmission capacity," Sakaguchi says.
Multi-core fibres are complex to make, as is amplifying signals for long-distance transmission in either technique. For this reason, Wang thinks the first application of 100-terabit transmission will be inside the giant data centres that power Google, Facebook and Amazon.
The ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A standard recommends that optical fiber be installed in groups of six or twelve fibers for backbone cables.
Fiber Optic Cable report (5 pages)
Fiber trunkline cable (FTC) 72 SM fibers Fiber backbone cable (FBC) 12 SM fibers Fiber pigtail cable (FPC) 12 SM fibers
If each fiber could transmit 100 terabits per second then trunklines could handle 7.2 petabits per second and fiber backbone cables could handle 1.2 petabits per second.
If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on ycombinator or StumbleUpon. Thanks
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