Can anyone explain me the procedures for Back Charging the Switchyard in the power plant?
I want the procedure format for back charging of switchyard (it is 400kV switchyard with two line feeder), 600MW power plant.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
More Money For Laid Off KSC Workers
Labor Secretary Plans "Major" Announcement On Shuttle Workforce, Florida Today
"Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis plans a "major announcement" related to helping the shuttle workforce during a Wednesday morning visit to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. According to a Department of Labor press release, Solis will "make a major announcement to assist NASA workers who will be dislocated as a result of the impending retirement of the Space Shuttle Program."
Kosmas, Secretary of Labor Announce $15 Million Grant to Assist Space Coast Workers
"Today, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24) joined Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis in announcing a $15 million grant to assist workers on the Space Coast. The grant was awarded to The Brevard Workforce Development Board to aid thousands of workers who will be impacted by the impending retirement of NASA's Space Shuttle Program."
Posey's Statement on Labor Secretary's Announcement of Grant for Space Workers
"None of this would have been necessary if the President had kept his August 2008 promise to the people of the Space Coast - that he would close the gap between Shuttle and Constellation and keep America first in space."
Book Excerpt: Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu translated by Derek Lin on the permanence and strength of spirituality.
Jeremy Swartz, Ohio Libertarian for Congress drops out, offers to back Tea Party Republican Rich Iott
The Joe the Plumber District - Marcy Kaptur incumbent Democrat
Toledo, Ohio is home to Joe the Plumber, and also home to the quixotic and radical ultra-liberal Democrat Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Already a highly endangered incumbent, the race for her seat just got more interesting. Kaptur was a "yea" vote on ObamaCare, which has infuriated local Toledoens.
Jeremy Swartz was promising an agressive campaign for the US Congress on the Libertarian ticket. The Libertarian Party of Ohio is one of the best organzied and most active affiliates in the Nation.
Now, due to family concerns Swartz has had to drop out. In his press release announcing his withdrawal, he vowed to support the candidacy of his Republican opponent Rich Iott over the Democrat incumbent.
If no LP replacement, he'll back the Republican over Kaptur
From SwartforOhio.com:
A vast majority of the politicians in Washington DC (our current Congresswoman included) are no longer serving the best interests of the people, yet time and time again we continue to re-elect them and then do little and/or rarely complain the entire time they are there and when election time rolls around, again we send them back.
After careful consideration and deliberation, I met with my family and with deep regret have come to the decision to withdraw my candidacy as the Libertarian Nominee for the 9th District Congressional race effective immediately, due to a personal family emergency which recently arose and will require a substantial amount of my time.
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code and Ohio Election Laws, the Libertarian Party of Ohio is legally allowed to name a successor to run in my place. If they (the Libertarian Party of Ohio) so choose, I recommend Joseph Jaffe (L) to run in my place for the 9th District Congressional seat. If a Libertarian successor should not be named, I will cast my vote to end tyranny in the United States by voting for Rich Iott (R) on November 2,, 2010.
Interestingly, Iott initially ran as a "Tea Party" Independent. But was then convinced by local Republican leaders to run on the GOP ticket.
From Iott's campaign website:
I believe that less government is good government and that the Constitution clearly defines the limited role of the federal government.
I believe in States’ Rights and that most laws and regulations should be made at the levels closest to the people which they affect.I believe the primary mission of our government at the national level is to protect our life, liberty and pursuit of happiness and that a strong national defense is key to that mission.
I am a fiscal conservative and I believe in personal responsibility.
Joe the Plumber once considered running for this seat. Wurzelbacher backed Iott's primary opponent, a local police chief.
Ironically, Swartz also faced an opponent in an unusual Libertarian Party primary.
Gauge Hatch in Storage Tanks
Dear Friends,
Can you please explain, What is the use of Gauge Hatch in a storage tank?
Regards,
Raghuraman
Last Shuttle SRBs Arrive at KSC
Last Shuttle Booster Segments Arrive at KSC, Ken Kremer
"In another sign that NASA's space shuttle program is winding down to retirement, the very last segments for the shuttles mighty Solid Rocket Boosters arrived by train in Florida on Thursday, May 27. Six railroad cars loaded with the last booster segments traveleled across the country, starting from their production facility at the ATK solid rocket booster plant in Promontory, Utah. An ATK spokesman told me that "over 1500 workers have already been laid off" as the booster production lines have been progressively curtailed and shut down."
Michael Steele congratulates Susana Martinez on historic GOP Primary Win
"Para una nueva generación de Nuevo México. Juntos, podemos hacer de Nuevo México fuerte, próspero y libre de corrupción" -- Susana Martinez
From Eric Dondero:
It wasn't the Democrat Party that gave its very first nomination for Governor to an Hispanic female.
Doña Ana County Prosecutor Susan Martinez easily beat back 4 Republican primary foes to win the nomination last night. She won with a plurality of 51%. He closest opponent ended with 31%.
Martinez was heavily backed by Sarah Palin. She came to New Mexico to campaign for her in the final two weeks. She had been behind in 4th place before the Palin endorsement.
Her election marks an historic first. Never in the history of the United States, has a female Hispanic won a major party nomination for Governor.
From our friends at HipHopRepublican:
“Congratulations to all the New Mexican Republican candidates who won their primaries, and especially to Susana Martinez, who today becomes the first Hispanic woman nominated for Governor by either of the major parties in the United States. Republicans everywhere can be proud of Martinez’s landmark achievement and the major national significance of her nomination by the Republican Party to be the next Governor of New Mexico.” -- Michael Steele, Chairman, Republican National Committee
Tough as nails on Border Security
Martinez is a Jan Brewer type Republican on border security. She made it the top issue of her campaign website:
With violence in Mexico reaching unprecedented levels, we must do everything within our power to protect against that crime and violence crossing over the border.
While other candidates talk about border security, Susana Martinez is the only one with actual experience taking on the issue. Martinez’s office prosecutes over 600 cases related to border security every year and works with various law enforcement agencies to secure convictions against members of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels. Martinez understands first-hand the threat these criminals pose to our state and will make securing the border a top priority.
The first place Martinez will start is by seeking to repeal the law that allows illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.
Similarly, Martinez opposes providing illegal immigrants with free tuition through taxpayer-funded lottery scholarships.
Martinez now goes on to face Democrat Diana Desch in the general. Recent polls showed the race tight, but with Martinez ahead by 5 to 6 points.
Portable Generators – How Do They Work?
By this I mean the generator control wiring, how does it work?
Spur Gear Span Measurement With Grinding Allowance
Dear Friends,
Can you explain to me the calculations for finding the span measurement of the spur gear at hobbing stage. I have the span measurement value at finish stage. The following are the data of the finished gear I am having:
No. of teeth 31,
Pressure angle 20 deg
Difference Between Voltage And EMF
Dear sirs,
What is the difference between voltage and EMF?
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New Mexico oilman defeats AntiWar protester in GOP primary
From Eric Dondero:
Tom Mullins soundly defeated liberal Republican Adam Kokesh for the Republican nomination for Congress (Farmington, northern NM). The results; 72% to 28%. The race received national media attention from the leftwing blogosphere for Kokesh's radical Anti-War views.
Mullins is an engineer from Farmington. He describes himself as a "Ronald Reagan Republican." He is also a fan of Sarah Palin and a local organizer for the New Mexico Tea Party.
Mullins accused Kokesh, who ran an agressive campaign, of being nothing more than an "internet celebrity." He shot back at Kokesh:
"We are not the world’s policeman. We have a volunteer military. Our military men and women deserve support from our elected officials and all members of the American public."
From the Cassy Fiano blog:
He’s running as a Republican in the primary, which is interesting considering his many affiliations with Marxist and liberal organizations, like CODEPINK, A.N.S.W.E.R., and of course, the Iraq Veterans Against the War. He’s a liar and a phony who has been arrested multiple times and encouraged soldiers in Germany to go AWOL.
Kokesh was a Marine but was kicked out with a General Discharge (a disgrace for military personnel).
Mullins for his part got in some hot water a couple months back with the liberal media for defending gun rights and appearing to defend militias.
From the New Mexico Independent:
“Janet Napolitano and the Federal Government are after the militia now. Don’t fall for the media spin accusing Americans with guns as the problem. When you disarm the American people that will be tyranny. We are all citizen soldiers and we will protect our nation when our government fails us.”
He added:
“Owning a gun is not a crime. Training with guns in the woods is not a crime.”
Mullins now goes on to face incumbent Democrat Rep. Ben Lujan, who is considered very vulnerable in the district which stretches across conservative northern New Mexico.
Adam Kokesh far left in photo at antiwar rally.
How Are Loads On Interstage Nozzles Calculated?
How can allowable loads on interstage nozzle be calculated for centrifugal compressor?
Calculating the Allowable Loads
Dear All
I am in the process of stress analysis of fourth stage suction piping. I want to compare the loads, as the results of piping stress analysis, to the allowable loads of the nozzle.
How can I calculate the allowable loads on interstage nozzle?
Please Advise.
How Can I Etch New Concrete Flatwork?
I have 400 ft^2 of new, 6-sack, concrete sidewalk I need etched, or sandblasted. I want to make an attempt to make this new stuff match the existing sidewalk. The existing concrete has a sandy surface texture for wet traction; the owner said it was given an "acid wash" as a final step when it was
Which Valves Produce More Horsepower/Torque
I am playing with a couple of old R/C airplane engines that shot craps and was looking at the valve train set up. One is ported intake and exhaust, the other has a cam, push rods, rocker arms, springs and standard valves.
My Question is which one would produce more horsepower and/or torque in the
Backwards Black Holes Might Make Bigger Jets
Going against the grain may turn out to be a powerful move for black holes. New research suggests supermassive black holes that spin backwards might produce more ferocious jets of gas. The results have broad implications for how galaxies change over time.
"A lot of what happens in an entire galaxy depends on what's going on in the miniscule central region where the black hole lies," said theoretical astrophysicist David Garofalo of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Garofalo is lead author of a new paper that appeared online May 27 in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Other authors are Daniel A. Evans of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., and Rita M. Sambruna of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
Black holes are immense distortions of space and time with gravity that is so great, even light itself cannot escape. Astronomers have known for more than a decade that all galaxies, including our own Milky Way, are anchored by tremendous, so-called supermassive black holes, containing billions of suns' worth of mass. The black holes are surrounded and nourished by disks of gas and dust, called accretion disks. Powerful jets stream out from below and above the disks like lasers, and fierce winds blow off from the disks themselves.
The black holes can spin either in the same direction as the disks, called prograde black holes, or against the flow - the retrograde black holes. For decades, astronomers thought that the faster the spin of the black hole, the more powerful the jet. But there were problems with this "spin paradigm" model. For example, some prograde black holes had been found with no jets.
Garofalo and his colleagues have been busy flipping the model on its head. In previous papers, they proposed that the backward, or retrograde, black holes spew the most powerful jets, while the prograde black holes have weaker or no jets.
The new study links the researchers' theory with observations of galaxies across time, or at varying distances from Earth. They looked at both "radio-loud" galaxies with jets, and "radio-quiet" ones with weak or no jets. The term "radio" comes from the fact that these particular jets shoot out beams of light mostly in the form of radio waves.
The results showed that more distant radio-loud galaxies are powered by retrograde black holes, while relatively closer radio-quiet objects have prograde black holes. According to the team, the supermassive black holes evolve over time from a retrograde to a prograde state.
"This new model also solves a paradox in the old spin paradigm," said David Meier, a theoretical astrophysicist at JPL not involved in the study. "Everything now fits nicely into place."
The scientists say that the backward black holes shoot more powerful jets because there's more space between the black hole and the inner edge of the orbiting disk. This gap provides more room for the build-up of magnetic fields, which fuel the jets, an idea known as the Reynold's conjecture after the theoretical astrophysicist Chris Reynolds of the University of Maryland, College Park.
"If you picture yourself trying to get closer to a fan, you can imagine that moving in the same rotational direction as the fan would make things easier," said Garofalo. "The same principle applies to these black holes. The material orbiting around them in a disk will get closer to the ones that are spinning in the same direction versus the ones spinning the opposite way."
Jets and winds play key roles in shaping the fate of galaxies. Some research shows that jets can slow and even prevent the formation of stars not just in a host galaxy itself, but also in other nearby galaxies.
"Jets transport huge amounts of energy to the outskirts of galaxies, displace large volumes of the intergalactic gas, and act as feedback agents between the galaxy's very center and the large-scale environment," said Sambruna. "Understanding their origin is of paramount interest in modern astrophysics."
The California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, manages JPL for NASA.
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An Hour’s Worth of Benefits with 10 Minutes of Exercise
Ten minutes of exercise produces benefits that can last for up to one hour. Exercise also has endless benefits that makes it the most natural anti-aging activity around.
In a recent study performed by researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital, it was found that ten minutes worth of real exercise (jogging, walking, etc.) produced positive changes in a person’s metabolism that last for at least one hour.
This means that the more you exercise, literally, the more calories and fat your process and burn. So in a way, exercise can create that very healthy addiction: the more you exercise, the more benefits you get on an exponential rate. It’s a healthy cycle that everyone should adapt for a healthier, more vibrant life.
The study involved 70 participants who engaged in exercise and were measured based on their speed, oxygen intake and general fitness profile. It was found that thinner people were generally more able to handle the exercise and produce more metabolites associated with calorie and fat-burning. Inversely, heftier individuals showed signs of possible heart problems such as shortness of breath – a dire reminder what excess weight could do to the heart.
Why exercise is good for you
We all know that exercise is good for us, and here’s why:
1. Exercising lifts depressive moods and improves your mental outlook, instantly. - exercise activates the production of chemicals in the brain that allows you to feel better. It’s the body’s natural means of rewarding the body for a hard day’s work.
In addition to this, exercise reduces the total fat percentage in the body, which makes you look more fit and healthy – this always gives people reasons to smile and feel good about themselves.
Think of exercise as a cost-effective way of gaining more self confidence and becoming healthier over the long term. This type of investment requires nothing but your willpower and time.
2. Exercise keeps your heart healthy - regular exercise (at least 30 minutes everyday) lowers your blood pressure, burns excess fat, improves your circulation, lower bad cholesterol and makes you look younger, too!
3. Exercise – the only weight loss tool you will ever need –forget all those fad diets. Exercise is the real deal. Exercise directly burns fat, controls your appetite and increases your metabolism naturally – no pills, fad diets or special supplements needed.
4. Who needs energy bars when you’ve got exercise? - people experience low energy levels even if they eats lots of calories. So forget about energy bars and sugar & sodium-packed energy drinks. Instead of buying another energy bar, start walking daily for extra energy throughout the day.
5. Quality sleep – if you schedule your exercise in such a way that you have cooled down sufficiently at bedtime, you will get better sleep.
6. More loving with exercise – having problems with lovemaking? Exercise may be the key. Exercise naturally energizes you, even after a hard day’s work. A run on the treadmill just might be the key for better lovemaking.
7. Exercise is fun! - why do people run or walk everyday? Well they are doing it not just for the benefits. They do it because it is fun! Try to find an exercise or sport that fits your needs. Find something that entertains you as well. Dancing, stretching and even Olympic wrestling can make you very fit.
8. Exercise calms you down – when you exercise, the body’s core temperature is increased. When you cool down, the natural cooling process relaxes the whole body and allows your body to de-stress at its own pace.
9. Better immune system – exercise increases your body’s natural defense system. Even cancer survivors will attest to the vibrancy they felt after engaging in a specially-tailored exercise regimen, which helps them cope with the side effects of cancer treatment.
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Air Pollution May Spark Adult-Onset Diabetes
Lifelong exposure to air pollution can increase a person's risk for type 2 diabetes.
In a new study that will appear in the journal Environment Health Perspectives, air pollution was linked to increased incidence of diabetes 2 or adult-onset diabetes. The study involved respondents in Germany who lived in heavily polluted industrial areas.
The study was first initiated in the eighties. After sixteen years, researchers made a follow-up study and found out that many of their original respondents (many aged fifty and up) now have type-2 diabetes. Out of 1,775 of the total number of respondents in the long-term study, it was found that 187 of the respondents (all women) developed the degenerative condition by late 2006.
How did it happen? Researchers are still non-conclusive, but there are many solid theories surrounding the phenomena. Many doctors agree that lifelong exposure to pollutants can set off a biological chain reaction in the body, which produces chronic inflammation that affects many of the body’s organs and functions.
Many doctors agree that inflammation is a significant contributing factor to the development of type 2 diabetes. According to Rashmi Gulati MD of New York City, breathing in polluted air does not help prevent type 2 diabetes. Couple this with the Couch Potato syndrome and unhealthy eating patterns and a person is at higher risk for many health conditions, not just diabetes 2.
Type 2 diabetes
What is type 2 diabetes? Type 2 diabetes occurs when one or both of these happen: the body does not produce enough insulin to break down the blood sugar or the body’s cells are no longer sensitive to the natural insulin produced by the body.
When either of these happen, the sugar in the body accumulates, leading to damage to many of the body’s organs over the long term. Diabetics are at higher risk for heart diseases and stroke, as well. Slow wound healing and gangrene are also potential risks that face the type 2 diabetic. Type 2 diabetes is not limited to adults. Increasingly, this disease has manifested in overweight children.
The most common treatment for type 2 diabetes is insulin shots and medication like metformin, which is used to control blood sugar levels and bring down blood sugar levels to normal. If left untreated, diabetics can suffer from neuropathies and even vision loss as well.
Protect yourself from air pollution
There are several steps to avoid the hazards of air pollution:
- Air pollution can adversely affect your respiratory tract. If you live in a heavily polluted area, make sure that you get more than enough water everyday. Water helps carry away toxins and also keeps your respiratory system working efficiently.
- Avoid areas that have declared high ozone levels.
- If you have to go out near heavily polluted areas, wait until sunset before going out. The higher the sun is up in the sky, the higher the ozone content of the air.
- If there is a wildfire near your neighborhood, close your doors and windows and seal any cracks or openings with tape. This will create a limited ‘clean zone’ that prevents most of the smoke from outside from entering your home.
- Invest in vitamin supplements – especially those that are high in easily-absorbed vitamin C. Vitamin C strengthens the lungs and protects you from the harsh effects of air pollution.
- Exercise regularly so your body can naturally detoxify. Many toxins are stored in the body’s tissues. When you exercise, these toxins are transported outside of the body. With regular exercise, you will feel lighter and more energized because you have less toxin load in your body.
- If you live in a highly polluted area and you need to use your bike or motorcycle, do wear a dust mask.
Psychological Stress, Exercise, and Telomere Length
Researchers continue to dig into the connection between psychological stress and telomere length: "Exercise can buffer the effects of stress-induced cell aging, according to new research ... A growing body of research suggests that short telomeres are linked to a range of health problems, including coronary heart disease and diabetes, as well as early death. ... Telomere length is increasingly considered a biological marker of the accumulated wear and tear of living, integrating genetic influences, lifestyle behaviors, and stress. ... Results support [the] discovery six years earlier in premenopausal women that psychological stress has a detrimental effect on immune cell longevity, as it relates to shorter telomeres. The new study showed, however, that when participants were divided into groups - an inactive group, and an active [group] - only the inactive high stress group had shorter telomeres. The active high stress group did not have shorter telomeres. In other words, stress predicted shorter telomeres in the sedentary group, but not in the active group."
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