Great Western Power Research Articles

Counterterrorism in Brazil: Preparedness to Host the World Cup and Olympics

Brazil “appears set on a course that could make it a major player among the great powers by the 2030s.” In fact, Brazil could become a major player even sooner. In addition to its growing economic strength, Brazil will host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. Brazil continues to emerge as a world leader, but its laws lag behind, particularly in the arena of national security.There has never been a major, widespread terrorist attack in Brazil. While this may help explain why Brazil does not have special counterterrorism procedures or even a defined crime of terrorism in their criminal code, it does not immunize Brazil from attack. A similar instance lies in the 2003 bombings in Turkey. Despite being neutral towards the war in Iraq, al- Qaeda operatives bombed two synagogues, an embassy, and a bank all within a two-week span, killing several people and injuring hundreds. One of the terrorists responsible for the HSBC Bank bombing allegedly told Epoca, a Brazilian news magazine, that he committed the attack because Istanbul was the easiest and nearest place to retaliate against those responsible for the Iraqi War. Terrorists attack indiscriminately and without regard for the innocent and inculpable.This comment will highlight and analyze the weaknesses in Brazil’s counterterrorism policy. Brazil relies heavily upon the United States to account for its seeming lack of will to enact effective legislation. The first section of this comment will show that, while Brazil has not been the target of international terrorist acts, its emergence as a great Western power will lead to an increased likelihood of attack. This is especially true due to the problem of surrounding countries with terrorist activity. Next, this comment explores Brazil’s counterterrorism framework, with particular focus on Brazil’s lack of both a counterterrorism bill and a bill geared towards combating terrorist financing. Additionally, the adequacies of Brazil’s recently improved anti-money laundering bill will by analyzed. Finally, this comment will briefly look into past and future Olympic hosts in an effort to show the preparation and skill required in hosting the Olympic Games. While Brazil hosted the Pan American Games in 2007, the challenges its government will face in hosting the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics will be like nothing they have dealt with before. As the upcoming host of these major worldwide events, Brazil must be prepared to not only fight illegal smuggling across its borders and its inner-city drug gangs, but they must also ensure the attractiveness of its country to tourists by providing a safe environment for its visitors.

Great Western Power, "White Coal," and Industrial Capitalism in the West

How did industrial capitalism take hold in the West? The signs point in many directions: to the financial centers of the East, the roving entrepreneurs of the West, and the business networks crisscrossing the continent by the 1860s. The discovery of gold and oil and the application of steam to transportation created much of the industrial West we know today. So, too, did electricity, or “white coal,” a clean and inexpensive source of power produced by water-driven electrical systems. Engineers began to dam western rivers for electricity in the 1890s, just as the hydraulic mining industry declined. Citizens, politicians, and reformers viewed electricity as a necessity that would dramatically uplift the country’s standard of living. It would provide

The San Francisco Condemnation Cases: A Review of the Evidence in the Great Western Power Company Proceeding

The San Francisco Condemnation Cases: A Review of the Evidence in the Great Western Power Company Proceeding

Carrier-current telephony on the high-voltage transmission lines of the Great Western power company

This paper includes a brief description of the power circuits and radio equipment used in the carrier-current system: the method of calling employed, and use, of this system as a. trouble detector and recorder of switch operation.

Test results on the performance of suspension insulators in service

Megger test results on suspension insulators on the lines of the Great Western Power Company covering records since 1908 giving the percentage of depreciation by districts, viz., mountain, valley and coast conditions; also results covering the different types.

Carrier-Current Telephony on the High-Voltage Transmission Lines of the Great Western Power Company

This paper includes a brief description of the power circuits and radio equipment used in the carrier-current system; the method of calling employed, and use of this system as a trouble detector and recorder of switch operation.

Test Results on the Performance of Suspension Insulators in Service

Megger test results on suspension insulators on the lines of the Great Western Power Company covering records since 1908 giving the percentage of depreciation by districts, viz., mountain, valley and coast conditions; also results covering the different types.

Electric line oscillations

In the summer of 1910 some tests were performed on the lines of the Great Western Power Company, which are operated at 100,000 volts, to obtain information on oscillations and rises of potential, due to switching operations. In these experiments the oscillograph was extensively used and this paper deals with some of the most important and representative records.

Transmission system of the Great Western power company

The Great Western Power Company operates a long-distance, extra high-tension transmission system which extends from its hydroelectric plant at Big Bend, 16 miles north of Oroville, Cal., to Oakland, Cal. The nominal line voltage is 100,000, at 60 cycles. The length of the main line is 153.6 miles. A branch line 1.1 miles long taps the main line 136.5 miles from Big Bend. Both the main and branch lines are double circuit. Both are supported on steel towers.

Discussion on ``Transmission Systems of the Great Western Power Co.,'' ``The Southern Power Co.,'' ``The Great Falls Power Co.,'' and ``The Central Colorado Power Co.'' Chicago, June 29, 1911

Discussion on ``Transmission Systems of the Great Western Power Co.,'' ``The Southern Power Co.,'' ``The Great Falls Power Co.,'' and ``The Central Colorado Power Co.'' Chicago, June 29, 1911

Electric Line Oscillations

In the summer of 1910 some tests were performed on the lines of the Great Western Power Company, which are operated at 100,000 volts, to obtain information on oscillations and rises of potential, due to switching operations. In these experiments the oscillograph was extensively used and this paper deals with some of the most important and representative records.

Transmission System of the Great Western Power Company

The Great Western Power Company operates a long-distance, extra high-tension transmission system which extends from its hydroelectric plant at Big Bend, 16 miles north of Oroville, Cal., to Oakland, Cal. The nominal line voltage is 100,000, at 60 cycles. The length of the main line is 153.6 miles. A branch line 1.1 miles long taps the main line 136.5 miles from Big Bend. Both the main and branch lines are double circuit. Both are supported on steel towers.