Case Analysis: The Early Bird – Electric Power Load Despatching The Early Bird – Electric Power Load Dispatching Electric utility firms have‚ for more than two decades‚ used marginal productmarginal cost concepts to generate and dispatch electric power in a more efficient‚ lowercost manner. Southern Company‚ the nation’s third largest utility‚ refers to its load dispatching method as the “Early Bird” system. Southern’s Early Bird is designed to provide automatic‚ computerized control of all
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Shakespeare there is many mentions of birds in the dialogue. As well it is one of the themes in this play‚ used as a metaphor to different examples‚ such as when the characters use the word fly as an expression of escaping or leaving. Furthermore the theme of birds is also used when speaking of specific birds having meanings‚ or birds in this play used to show pathetic fallacy. Specifically in act IV sense ii and iii there are various uses of the imagery of birds‚ such as Lady Macduff in her shock at
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through their personal accounts‚ allow the reader to glimpse empathy within the soul and the heart. Elie Wiesel (1928- )‚ a journalist and Professor of Humanities at Boston University‚ is an author of 21 books. The first of his collection‚ entitled Night‚ is a terrifying account of Wiesel’s boyhood experience as a WWII Jewish prisoner of Hitler’s dominant and secretive Nazi party. At age 16 he was taken from his home in Sighet‚ Romania and became one of millions of Jews sent to German concentration
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Petunia and Dudley jumped. “OUT! OUT! I should’ve done it years ago! Owls treating the place like a rest home‚ puddings exploding‚ half the lounge destroyed‚ Dudley’s tail‚ Marge bobbing around on the ceiling‚ and that flying Ford anglia — OUT! OUT! You’ve had it! You’re history! You’re not staying here if some loony’s after you‚ you’re not endangering my wife and son‚ you’re not bringing trouble down on us‚ if you’re going the same way as your useless parents‚ I’ve had it! OUT!” Harry stood
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The great-horned owl is one of the most mysterious animals of the world. In an excerpt from Mary Oliver’s essay "Owls‚" she discusses her fear as well as her utmost admiration of this most frightening of creatures. Mary Oliver’s use of threatening imagery conveys her deep fear of the power of this frightful creature. By using phrases referring to "it’s razor-tipped toes" and discussing the "heavy‚ crisp‚ breathy snapping of it’s hooked beak‚" Mary Oliver wants the reader to understand just
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I find the snowy owl to be quite an interesting animal. It belongs to the kingdom Animalia‚ the phylum Chordata‚ the class Aves‚ the order Strigiformes‚ the family Strigidae‚ the genus Nyctea‚ and the species Sandiaca along with boobooks‚ screeching owls‚ and earless owls. With a height reaching up to 27 inches and a weight of 4 to 6 pounds‚ the snowy owl has a reputation as one of the biggest owls in the Arctic. Its wingspan can spread out anywhere from 45-60 inches. Most people are familiar with
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In the book titled‚ Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott‚ she describes different techniques in how she goes about writing. Lamott mentions how much she procrastinates before writing drafts because sometimes panic sets in and also how her mind wanders at times. For example‚ she states that “I think about someone I’m really annoyed with‚ or some financial problem that is driving me crazy‚ and decide that I must resolve this before I get down to today’s work” (17). Although I do not write all that often‚ if
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Snowy Owls Snowy Owls 2012 Com156 12/9/2012 A snowy owl will live out the entire course of its life in the open artic in most cases‚ while others will migrate out of the arctic tundra. They will hunt‚ eat‚ mate‚ reproduce‚ and die where they reside. The largest bird in the artic‚ by a weight of up to six pounds‚ the snowy owl stands roughly two feet tall (National Georaphic). The snowy owl is a fearless hunter and strong protector. The snowy owls are diurnal‚ hunting mainly during the day
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h * "The Owl Who Was God" * Once upon a starless midnight there was an owl who sat on the branch of an oak tree. Two ground moles tried to slip quietly by‚ unnoticed. "You!" said the owl. "Who?" they quavered‚ in fear and astonishment‚ for they could not believe it was possible for anyone to see them in that thick darkness. "You two!" said the owl. The moles hurried away and told the other creatures of the field and forest that the owl was the greatest and wisest of all animals because
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The Northern Spotted Owl Controversy Jobs Vs Environmental Protection Introduction The mere mention of the creature ’s name brings shudders to loggers and some local inhabitants‚ fear over its existence has incited rallies‚ garnered the attention of three government agencies‚ and caused people to tie themselves to trees. On April 2‚ 1993‚ President Bill Clinton embarked on a quest to settle a long-standing battle. The environmentalists on one side‚ and their attempts to protect natural
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