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HIV treatment has come a long way since the early 1980s, when AIDS was more prominently a sure killer. Today, a person can live a long and healthy life with the proper medication. However, as highlighted in a recent New York Times article, a new type of struggle has arisen for many HIV-positive activists in the United States—the struggle to live healthy lives in a post-activism era.
When HIV first emerged, many young people, especially gay men, became involved in activist organizations and devoted their lives to them, lobbying for drug trials and pushing for better healthcare. The Oscar-nominated documentary, How To Survive a Plague, looks at AIDS activism in the United States during this era, portraying the rocky path of the group ACT UP in the 80s and 90s and its inspiring accomplishments promoting drug trials. At the end, the film focuses on the few survivors, who, with current treatments, can now live long lives.
One of these survivors from the film, Spencer Cox, just passed away in December from AIDS-related complications. Cox was an integral part of the movement to test for the drug Norvir®, and consequently helped save thousands. But as medications became available, New York-based ACT UP began to dismantle, and those living in the city found it hard to survive in such an expensive space. Cox aspired to be a playwright, but making ends meet proved more difficult than it had first seemed. After Cox attempted to start an organization supporting gay men's issues but failed to raise sufficient funding, he entered a deep depression and neglected his meds, ultimately leading to his death years later.
Cox's story is not unique. In How to Survive a Plague, one man relates this common plight to coming home from war and wondering why you outlived the others. Though not quite post-traumatic stress disorder, there is definitely a type of depression that has come from the post-AIDS-activist era. Many have thought, "What do I do now?" and have wondered how to find work with as much purpose. Compounding this, crystal meth has exploded in the social scene, worsening the downward spirals for many former activists.
The end of the documentary portrays hope, positivity, and productivity, but the life after this gratifying work may not be as glamorous as it seems. We must remember that living with HIV is still difficult and precarious, regardless of one's access to medication and care. For those who so profoundly impacted HIV treatment in this country, we must remember to give support in return.
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It's time to be done here.
I have spent five years blogging, first in one place, then another, finally settling down here at wordpress.
So much of who I am and why I am has been written here and friends have been made. I am ever grateful for the support and encouragement that I was given during some of the darkest moments. Sometimes, much was being written but it was only a bit of what was being lived. Those that took the time to say, "hang in there. keep believing. keep writing." … they gave me life.
Now, having said all of this, I am not ceasing to write, to blog. I am just moving. It's time to move past this part of my journey. I am not who I was and my trajectory has changed, I think. I could continue writing here but symbolically, I think it is important to start fresh, from a new place.
So, all five of you who follow my blog, I hope you continue to walk with me.
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Discover stories of love and faith set in the past or today, many of which won a Christy Award or Carol Award.
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Alcorn, Randy C.
From the creators of Fireproof comes an inspiring new story about everyday heroes who long to be the kinds of dads that make a lifelong impact on their children. As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners willingly stand up to the worst the world can offer.
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Austin, Lynn N.
Wonderland Creek
Happily-ever-after librarian Alice Ripley unexpectedly finds herself in a real-life adventure filled with mystery and romance in the 1930s as she serves rural communities in Kentucky.
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Blackstock, Terri
Downfall : an Intervention Novel
"Emily Covington has turned her life around after a drug addiction, but her family still has trouble trusting her. Though Emily has committed herself to a year-long treatment program and has been sober for almost a year beyond that, even her mother walks on eggshells around her, fearing she'll relapse. After her behavior during her drug years, Emily realizes she has a lot to prove. When police discover a homemade bomb under Emily's car, and she then learns the wife of one of her friends was murdered that same morning, she knows things are deadly serious. But who wants Emily dead? And why? A conversation she had with two men, an Alfred Hitchcock movie, and a plan for a double murder all conspire for one explosive ride ... and Emily is the only one who can identify the killer and save the life of the next potential victim. As she frantically works to solve this ever more complicated puzzle, Emily finds herself playing right into the killer's hands." -- Publisher's description.
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Brunstetter, Wanda E.
A Merry Heart
Miriam Stoltzfus is a young Pennsylvania Amish woman once filled with dreams for a future with a man ... who jilted her. Now she is known as the old maid schoolteacher with a heart of stone. Could a forbidden romantic friendship with an English newspaper reporter stir the embers of her heart? Or, will she follow the traditional path and settle for a marriage of convenience born out of the sake of a child? Either way, she must find the key to letting go of the bitterness that binds her ability to love.
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Bunn, T. Davis
Rare Earth
Conducting an undercover investigation into Kenya's corruption-prone obscure-metals industry, Marc Royce, posing as a relief organization auditor, forges an unexpected bond with an Israeli medical administrator who is offering humanitarian aid to local refugees.
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Byrd, Sandra
To Die for : a Novel of Anne Boleyn
Meg Wyatt has been Anne Boleyn's closest friend ever since they grew up together on neighboring manors in Kent. So when twenty-five-year-old Anne's star begins to ascend, she takes her friend to court. So when Anne falls from King Henry VIII's grace, will Meg fall from grace and lose her own head?
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Cahn, Jonathan
The Harbinger
"The Harbinger opens with the appearance of a man burdened with a message he has received from a mysterious figure called The Prophet. The Prophet has given him nine seals, each containing a message about America's future ... As the story unfolds, each revelation becomes a piece in a greater puzzle -- the ramifications of which will even alter the course of world history."--Publisher's website.
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Camden, Elizabeth
Against the Tide
Lydia Pallas, a translator for the U.S. Navy, is hired by Alexander Banebridge, or "Bane," a man who equally attracts and aggravates her, to translate a seemingly innocuous collection of European documents, and finds herself in the middle of a secret war against some of the most dangerous criminals on the East Coast.
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Clark, Mindy Starns
The Amish Midwife
A dusty carved box containing two locks of hair and a century-old letter regarding property in Switzerland, and a burning desire to learn about her biological family lead nurse-midwife Lexie Jaeger from her home in Oregon to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. There she meets Marta Bayer, a mysterious lay-midwife who desperately needs help after an Amish client and her baby die.
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Coble, Colleen
Lonestar Angel
"Eden's hope is rekindled when Clay delivers astounding news: their daughter has been found. Five years ago Eden and Clay Larson's baby was stolen and never found. Eden blamed herself, Clay lost himself in work. Their young and rocky marriage ended. Or so Eden thought. Now Eden's moved to a new town. She's found faith and is trying to rebuild her life. She's even dating again--a sweet guy who plans to marry her someday. But then Clay arrives out of the blue and delivers shocking news: they're still married. What's more, Clay has been searching for Brianna all this time. And he believes he's found her: their daughter is in Bluebird, Texas, at a youth ranch. To uncover the truth, Eden and Clay sign on as counselors at Bluebird Ranch. Working together, they rediscover their love for each other. But danger is closing in--Eden, Clay, and their young charges are in jeopardy. As they fight to save their family, Eden realizes that God has been fighting for them all along. And His plans are for a more abundant life than they've dared to hope."--P. [4] of cover.
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Collins, Brandilyn
Over the Edge
"Janessa McNeil's husband, Dr. Brock McNeil, a researcher and professor at Stanford University's Department of Medicine, specializes in tick-borne diseases--especially Lyme. For years he has insisted that Chronic Lyme Disease doesn't exist. Even as patients across the country are getting sicker, the committee Brock chairs is about to announce its latest findings--which will further seal the door shut for Lyme treatment. One embittered man sets out to prove Dr. McNeil wrong by giving him a close-up view of the very disease he denies. The man infects Janessa with Lyme, then states his demand: convince her husband to publicly reverse his stand on Lyme--or their young daughter will be next. But Janessa's marriage is already rocky. She's so sick she can hardly move or think. And her husband denies she has Lyme at all. Welcome to the Lyme wars, Janessa."--Publisher's website.
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Dekker, Ted
The Priest's Graveyard
Danny Hansen is a priest who lives by a law of love and compassion. It is powerful men and hypocrites who abide by legal law but eschew the law of love that most incense Danny. As an avenging angel, he believes it is his duty to show them the error of their ways, at any cost.
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Everson, Eva Marie
Waiting for Sunrise : a Cedar Key Novel
"Life sometimes gets the best of us. For some it's the daily pressures, for others it's the shadows of the past. For Patsy Milstrap, it's both. When she travels to beautiful Cedar Key on Florida's Gulf Coast in search of healing, she never dreams her past will be waiting for her there. With a large helping of Southern charm, Waiting for Sunrise is a touching story of family, young love, and the need for forgiveness. Author Eva Marie Everson expertly draws out the bittersweet moments of life, weaving them into a tale that envelops the soul." -- Publisher.
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Ewen, Pamela Binnings
Dancing On Glass
In the steamy city of New Orleans in 1974, Amalise Catoir sees Phillip Sharp as a charming, magnetic artist, unlike any man she has known. A young lawyer herself, raised in a small town and on the brink of a career with a large firm, she is strong and successful, yet sometimes too trusting and whimsical. Ama's rash decision to marry Phillip proves to be a mistake as he becomes overly possessive, drawing his wife away from family, friends, and her faith. His insidious, dangerous behavior becomes her dark, inescapable secret. In this lawyer's unraveling world, can grace survive Ama's fatal choice? What would you do when prayers seem to go unanswered, faith has slipped away, evil stalks, and you feel yourself forever dancing on shattered glass?
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Fabry, Chris
Borders of the Heart
Desperate to escape haunting memories, J. D. Jessup travels from Nashville to Tucson and volunteers on an organic farm. The hardened landowner has one prevailing rule: If J. D. sees an "illegal," call the border patrol. But when an early morning ride along the fence line leads him to a beautiful young woman named Maria, near death in the desert, his heart pulls him in another direction. Longing to atone for the choices that drove him to Tucson, J. D. hides her and unleashes a chain of deadly events he could never have imagined. Soon they are running from a killer and fighting for their lives. As secrets of their pasts emerge, J. D. realizes that saving Maria may be the only way to save himself.
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Fisher, Suzanne Woods
The Calling
"Twenty-year-old Bethany Schrock is restless. Her love life has derailed, her faith hangs by a thread, and she is spending the incredibly hot summer days wading through a lifetime's accumulation of junk at the home of five ancient Amish sisters. About the only thing that holds her interest is the spirited and dangerously handsome Jimmy Fisher--and he seems bent on irritating her to no end. When the sly old sisters and a guest at the Inn get Bethany involved in running the local soup kitchen and starting a community garden, she suddenly finds herself wondering, Shootfire! How did that happen? Despite her newfound purposefulness, a gnawing emptiness about a childhood mystery continues to plague her. Encouraged by Jimmy Fisher, she will seek out the answers she craves--and uncover a shocking secret that will break her heart, heal it, and point her to love." --Amazon.com.
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Frantz, Laura
Love's Reckoning
On a bitter December day in 1785, Silas Ballantyne arrives at the door of master blacksmith Liege Lee in York, Pennsylvania. Just months from becoming a master blacksmith himself, Silas is determined to finish his apprenticeship and move west. But Liege soon discovers that Silas is a prodigious worker and craftsman and endeavors to keep him in York. Silas becomes interested in both of Liege's daughters, the gentle and faith-filled Eden and the clever and high-spirited Elspeth. When he chooses one, will the other's jealousy destroy their love? In this sweeping family saga set in western Pennsylvania, one man's choices in love and work, in friends and enemies, set the stage for generations to come. Love's Reckoning is the first entry in The Ballantyne Legacy, a rich, multi-layered historical quartet from talented writer Laura Frantz, beginning in the late 1700s and following the Ballantyne family through the end of the Civil War.
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Goddard, Elizabeth
The Camera Never Lies
"Crash the wedding and meet photographer Polly Perkins who zooms in on a murder victim. As she studies an endless line of potential suspects from safely behind her camera, Polly finds love staring back at her. Will her uncanny ability to read emotions through a camera lens help prevent another murder--while exploring her own potential for romance?"--Publisher's website, viewed December 14, 2010.
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Groot, Tracy
Flame of Resistance
Years of Nazi occupation have stolen much from Brigitte Durand. Family. Freedom. Hope for a future, especially for a woman with a past like hers. But that changes the day American fighter pilot Tom Jaeger is shot down over occupied France. Picked up by the Resistance, Tom becomes the linchpin in their plan to infiltrate a Germans-only brothel and get critical intel out through Brigitte, a prostitute rumored to be sympathetic to the Allied cause.D-day looms and everyone knows that invasion is imminent. But so is treachery, and the life of one American pilot unexpectedly jeopardizes everything. He becomes more important than the mission to a man who cannot bear to lose another agent and to a woman who is more than just a prostitute, who finally realizes that her actions could change the course of history.
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Hannon, Irene
Lethal Legacy
"The police say her father's death was suicide. Kelly Warren says it was murder--and she has new evidence to prove it. Detective Cole Taylor doesn't put much credence in her claim, and nothing in his case review suggests foul play. But when he digs deeper and discovers startling information linking her to a long-buried secret, the danger escalates. Is history repeating itself? And who wants Kelly silenced?" --P.[4] cover.
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- October 26, 2007DDO Unlimited - Review
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited or DDO is a MMORPG developed by Turbine released on February 28, 2006. The game attempts to recreate the D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) universe while following the D&D 3.5 Rule-set with certain twists naturally derived from adopting a real-time combat system (the tabletop D&D uses a turned-based combat system).
DDO is not using the full range of the D&D races and certain Eberron-specific classes are also unavailable. There is no race/class combination restriction and any of the following can be of the following can be used together:
Races: Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Halflings, Warforged, Drow, Half-Elf and Half-orc.
Classes: Barbarian, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Bard, Cleric, Favored Soul, Sorcerer, Wizard.
The D&D alignments are not entirely imported into Dungeons & Dragons Online as the evil alignment is not available for players. Alignments restrict some character/class combinations as well as usage of certain equipment.
Starting with June 9, 2009 Turbine announced that Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach, the original name of the game, switches from a subscription based business plan to a free-to-play one. The free-to-play approach makes almost all the game content available to everyone at no cost. However certain aspects remain locked and can be accessed by spending Turbine points. With the change of the business plan the game also received a new name and since 2009 it's called Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited.
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I have been one of the few people who decided to stay away from this game, but today I am guna download it and see it later. not sure why I am.
Me personaly i think like most mmo they are a bit greedy and from my experince up to lvl 4 you have to buy goblets with your own money in order to level further and each level from thin on costs you a coblet witch dose have a chance to drop in the game but the drop zone changes ever 1hr and it chance of droping is still…0.1%
the preview on this page does no justice to this game, it is free to play with purchaceable content. i found this mmo to have a great playstyle(not just hotbar clicking) and a deep character build system. free players are given 2 character spaces on each server, and a player can do a lot of grinding to aquire enough turbine points to unlock all packs over time. personally my favorite server is thelanis, but orien and aggonesen are good as well. all in all this is a beautiful game with new content being added all the time, with enough classes and races for a variety of build options for solo play and 6 man party and 12 man raids. fans of mmo's as well as dungeons and dragons should consider playing this, its free, and action based combat that requires more than hotbar based gameplay. 4.5/5 stars easy
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2013.05.30. Volunteer trainings for 2013 Summer
Volunteers trainings for 2013 summer camp activities started in May
2013.01.30. Annual meeting of hospital coordinators
Our volunteer hospital contacts met to discuss 2013
2013.02.20. 1% for the Braves!
With your support our children can become real adventurers; 100% guaranteed! Compared to that what's 1%?
2013.01.24. 23 April – 10th CEEQA, Warsaw, Poland
The most successful real estate market awards gala of Central Europe, CEEQA (Central Eastern European Quality Awards), is being organised for the 10th time now, in Lazienski Park,Warsaw.
2013.01.24. Signing up for our Summer 2013 sessions
We are already waiting for children to sign up for the Summer 2013 sessions.
2013.01.24. The charity run is launched in the Czech Republicas well!
After the successes in Hungary and Poland, the Camp of Courage starts organising its charity runner team in the Czech Republic as well.
2013.01.24. Charity Run, Warsaw, Poland
On 29 September, 10 individual marathoners ran for Bátor Tábor in the Warsaw Marathon. Prior to the run, they were selling their kilometres to their acquaintances and friends, finally raising close to 10 thousand Euros for the benefit of Bátor Tábor.
2013.01.24. Signing up for bilingual volunteers
We realise our summer sessions with the help of close to 700 volunteers every year.
2012.09.14. Rent the campsite for your company!
Bátor Tábor has been offering the campsite for corporate events, management meetings and team building programs for over 2 years now.
2012.09.05. "American Camping Association" visit
Every third year the members of the Serious Fun Children's Network has to go through a quality assurance visit of the American Camp Association.
2012.09.24. Summer sessions in 2012
In 2012, Bátor Tábor organized 11 therapeutic recreation sessions, where it received altogether 745 campers.
2012.10.24. Bátor Tábor Business Dinner, Prague, the Czech Republic
On 11 October 2012, the Camp of Courage organised a business dinner in Hotel Kempinski, Prague, for nine Prague businessmen open to the cause of the Foundation.


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Building the intelligent grid will require less technical innovation than it does strategic innovation—a characteristic not typically ascribed to U.S. regulated utilities. But the utility culture...
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). We've spoken at EPRI about it, and we hosted a web conference to share the license agreement.
It's important to realize this is a business method patent, which covers the uses of an AMI system and not the technology a vendor might develop. That's the difference between a business method patent and a technology patent.
Fortnightly: The patent application claims some fundamental smart-metering ideas. We've published many articles in Fortnightly about those ideas.1 I've attended numerous conferences about them. And some of the ideas are discussed in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. How can you claim them as your invention?
DiMartini: The patent process is a long process. We're at the point now where the patent application was just recently published, and that happens 18 months after a patent is filed. Before that, we had a provisional patent for a year.
I do appreciate that there's been much said about smart metering in the years since 2004 and 2005, when we first came up with the original ideas. They're showing up now as a published patent application, but we were talking about them three and a half years before we filed the patent in January 2007.
For example, the idea of using a home-area network (HAN) interface with the meter is something that was there three and a half years ago. But using a chip to bridge into the home, to communicate with an in-home display or thermostat, was a new concept.
We're strong believers in innovation, and in the industry's ability to advance both smart metering and the smart grid. In an emerging market, these issues are going to come up. We've been talking to the industry about this for a couple of years, starting when we helped form the Utility AMI Working Group. There's a need for a more structured approach to the contribution of open-source mater-ial, to ensure it stays open.
Fortnightly: A principle of the U.S. patent system is that the first person to invent something gets ownership of it, rather than the first person to file a patent application. Under that principle, a patent claim is negated by prior art— i.e., earlier published works describing the invention. So instead of filing a patent, why didn't you publish an article or make a presentation about these ideas?
DiMartini: Our IP counsel didn't believe that would be strong enough to establish prior art, or a clear enough articulation [of the methods invented]. We're developing more than 100 use cases related to the development of AMI and the smart grid.
One reason we filed a patent at the outset was there was no open-source repository at the time. We're working with EPRI, UtilityAMI, IEEE and others to establish an open-source repository, where we can publish materials so they will be clearly in the public domain, with a date stamp that will establish the prior art. Had that been available at the time, we wouldn't have pursued the patent.
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Maybe I was just a little grouchy after having to spend Thanksgiving alone, but I admit that I'm one of those people who has been pretty annoyed with the "Thankful" meme that's been going around on Facebook. If you're not familiar, every day people post something that they're thankful for, some of which are lovely and others of which just seem to be a desperate attempt to stick with a meme for 30 days.
And while I understand that it's important to have gratitude and give thanks for even the small things, I wonder if those people have thought about taking the next step and actually saying "thank you" to those who need to hear it most. Like their spouses. And how it can make a huge difference in their marriages.
I still remember when I had my oldest daughter, now 8, and had the shocking revelation that moms do so much, most of which is completely thankless. There's no recognition for loading the dishwasher day in and day out, for changing yet another poopy diaper, or even getting up in the middle of the night to put a baby back to sleep.
All that is just part of the job.
However, when someone recognizes the challenges of parenthood, even if it's just with a simple "thank you," it's amazing how much more bearable some of the mundane tasks can become.
So much of the early issues my husband and I had in our marriage stemmed from me not feeling appreciated and, as we're learning in therapy, from him feeling the same way. We both wrote each other's jobs off as "easy" or as something we just had to do, and we never really acknowledged each other's efforts.
But lately, we've both been trying to be more thankful. No, not grateful updates on our Facebook walls, but just simple "thank yous" for things that matter. I know it's not easy for him, not because he's ungrateful but because expressing himself is a challenge.
So when he said "thank you" to me the other day for packing our kids' suitcases for a trip he was taking them on, it meant a lot. And the truth is, I've done it many many times before, without any sort of thanks at all. But those words, well, I'm pretty sure they felt better than any sort of gift he could have given me. Now I'm going to do my best to follow suit and say it in return.
When's the last time you've said or heard "thank you"?
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Every single day I say them and I hear them. Plus it is the best way to teach your children to say thank you when they hear it being said every day with true appreciation.
We've been together over 16 years, are a military family and like you/your husband went through a few rough patches but we went through it together and now you'll find us thanking each other many times a day. It's always heartfelt and it's always obvious the other person appreciates being appreciated, especially for the small things.
My husband and I thank eachother for the small stuff too!! I mean it's not for every little thing, but the way I always thought of it was like we should always treat each other like we would any other person... If a stranger, friend, or family member does something for you that they didn't have to... you thank them. If we give our spouses the respect we give others and expect to receive ourselves our bonds will be that much stronger! I feel this is where many people go wrong in their relationships.


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It would be a more useful article if there were more details about it. Does this unit consume this water, or is it turned into waste-water? If the latter, its only wasteful if it is dumped into the sewers.
EcoGeek's mission seems to be a little muddled if it is seeking out eco-solutions only to shame them.
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Those do not seem to be "ready for prime time" technology yet, but there have certainly been trial installations.
Here in Ohio, much of the air conditioning load could be reduced by simply getting that dehumidifier stage going ... the temperature that is comfortable in the shade with ceiling fans going is much higher at 30% humidity than at 90% humidity. Raise the thermostat to 80, have a geothermal loop, and have the sun dehumidify the air, and a substantial reduction in cooling electricity load might be gained without relying on a swamp cooler to do it.
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I can't believe we actually bother with it...
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and as I said, the water doesn't have to be new water, its just being a heat sink of sorts, it might actually help to be a little contaminated.
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and let's not forget that making 5kW more of electricity also uses water unless it's solar... and only photovoltaic... or wind...
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written by Jason Pelletier, March 05, 2009
It appears that the Coolerado units make use of evaporative cooling. If so, then we can't just say overall that it's "good" or "bad". In the southwest (CA, AZ, NM, UT, NV, etc), this would almost certainly be bad - water scarcity is quickly becoming the most urgent and pressing environmental issue. But in other areas with ample water resources? As others have mentioned, the Coolerado could be a higher-tech way to do what's worked for thousands of years.
written by Jake, March 06, 2009
Not greenwashing. Truth.
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If you already have a swamp cooler, you're using water for cooling purposes now. And since it can cool air down way below what a swamp cooler can, and without increasing humidity, you can use it less (cooling air down to 50F instead of 65F from 105F).
I work for an extremely sustainable company, and we are looking at installing these to replace our older swamp coolers we use at some of our remote facilities.
written by Vince, March 06, 2009
As for water usage, denverwater.org says the average household uses 125,000 gallons of water a year, of which 54% is for the landscape. If I multiply an assumed 10 hours of cooling times 90 days times 4 gallons/hour, I get 3,600 gallons to cool your house per year. So the Coolerado would use about 5% of the water that households in Denver use to water their lawns and plants. I feel like the water issue is not big for this product and certainly could be mitigated with other water savings or using gray water.
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"The average water use for our 6 ton unit, the Coolerado C60, will be about 4 to 6 gallons per hour depending on your climate and water quality. It will consume more during the heat of a summer day, and less in the evenings and buy generic cialis cheap transition seasons.
Even with the high water rates in your area, it will likely cost you much less than $15 per month for water for the C60. Using average electricity rates and a hot month, you'd spend about $50 for Coolerado, and about $400 for a traditional air conditioner, saving you well over $300 per month. So, it's an easy decision from a personal pocket book point of view.
But what about a water conservation point of view? Most people don't realize how much water is consumed to produce power, but the DOE studies such things. In their report which can be found at http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/33905.pdf, the DOE finds that on average it takes 2 gallons of water to produce 1 kilowatt-hour of electricity in the US.
Your Coolerado C60 will pull somewhere between 600 to 750 watts at full speed, but let's call it an even 1,000 to make the math easy. So at 1 kw the ordering viagra mail illegal C60 will use about a gallon an hour at the power plant, and another 6 gallons at your site. Let's round up to 10 gallons per hour of total water used regionally to make it easy.
A traditional 6 ton, SEER 15, air conditioner will pull about 1,200 watts per ton (they pull even more power when exposed to the 110 F+ temperatures in your area, and they don't report the power used by the fan to circulate the air in the house). So let's round down and say a traditional system will use about 7 kw per hour. No water is used at the site, but about 14 gallons of water is used at the power plant. Let's be generous, round down again, and call that about 10 gallons of water used per hour regionally.
10 gallons of water used for a Coolerado air conditioner, or 10 gallons of water used for a traditional air conditioner - Net zero regional water impact."
Being able to run this on solar makes it even less of an impact on water use, and for any water running off rather than evaporated, you can capture and use it to water your garden. Plus, no refrigerant is used.
I strongly disagree that this is "greenwashing" - these are a MUCH better alternative to regular air conditioning, and even traditional swamp coolers.
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Eco thinking individuals I was told, are supposed to think globally and act locally. This article demonstrates the opposite.
United Arab Emirates is mostly desert. One would expect this to be the http://www.drk-dillenburg.de/levitra-tadalafil last place that the Coolerado to be useful. Not true. Aluminium bauxite from QLD, Australia is processed there, and the process itself turns sea water into fresh water. This alone supplies all the water that UAE needs and buy tramadol 180 cod more. Currently, virtually every residence and every business not only has an air conditioner, but has it going, 24/7. The power lines in Dubai are the thickest I've seen in the world, mostly due to electric air conditioners. Plus, every electric air conditioner actually makes the hot environment problem worse.
Okay, that's two countries and they're just two that I happen to have visited.
Electricity is still produced mainly from burning fossil fuels, even though this is changing. Electricity is generated at a station near my home. It consumes 20 percent of the available water in this region. Residential use of water is around 5 percent. I don't know the figures elsewhere. But I certainly won't assume and make an arse of myself like EcoGeek have in this report.
EcoGeek need to deliver an apology. Your comments on the Coolerado are wrong and damaging. And they show a lot of ignorance.
Personally, I had far more respect for EcoGeek before I read this report.
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written by russ, March 12, 2009
More than likely it requires fresh - good water. Still not a drawback though.
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I personally like the idea. My house has well water. If I can discharge the online pharmacy shop canadian healthcare pharmacy water in the ground, I can replenish my water table, reduce my water use impact on others, and enjoy a $0 water bill. It's really a poor man's geothermal system. Check out www.geothermaldiy.com for the middle class geothermal system. If I understand the Coolerado system properly, I can draw cool water out of the ground, use it to absorb the heat from my house, and then dump that heat back into the ground. All the time, I am letting water do the heat removal while it reduces my electric bill. Brilliant! Even if there is a huge impact to the utility system, the alledged electricty savings might be worth the cost of installing a shallow well on a residential subdivision lot to remove the impact to the utility system (water and sewer). Hey the buy viagra overnight waste water from the Coolerado could be used to water the lawn instead, resulting in zero net increase in water consumption. More Brilliant!
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written by Ecir Nodnarb, March 12, 2009
However, I don't like being wrong, so I have invented a hydroponic lawn system with an impermeable base layer to force excess runoff to a low point and collection pump and filter assembly. Now after you water your lawn, the excess water is now used to cool your home, which recharges the atmoshpere with water vapor which eventually forms clouds, then rain, then groundwater, then rivers, then water treatment facilities, back into your water supply. Bam! Zero net increase in water usage. Yeah, I win every time. Even when I'm wrong.
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What I think is most important here is the effort starting to be made by companies in industries that traditionally have nothing to do with sustainability or conservation. For example air conditioning manufacturers. My company (http://www.kryptonproducts.com) has recently started a few green initiatives and gone paperless, even though we know very little about it. It's the effort and the initiative that I'm seeing in other companies I'm excited about (even if it is a bit misplaced in its initial stages). Anyone agree?
That's how I know things are starting to catch on. I heard that Apple may even be unveiling a solar powered (at least partially) iPhone within a few years (they filed a patent about a year ago).
It'll be very exciting to see the next generation of solar and bio products, I'll be sure to keep reading!
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written by Paul, March 18, 2009
At very worst this product is situational, not greenwashing.
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As far as I understand, it can use tap water, grey water, bore water, i think it has even been tested on salt water with positive results. Have a look at the website and understand the product before you can it. It just shows how ignorant you are???
written by harry, November 10, 2009
Water is added to the heat transfer membrane in order to create a significant difference between the humidity in the incoming air and that in membrane. This difference in humidity is needed for the incoming air to be able to remove water, in the form of vapor, from the membrane thus creating a cooling effect. Note that the humidity of the incoming air and that of the treated air vented to the interior are roughly equal. The exhaust air contains the heat in the form of water vapor. It is for that reason the units do not perform well, or at all, in places that have humid summers because the difference in humidity between the incoming air and water saturated membrane is not significant enough to produce meaningful cooling.
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Community Organization
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|founded in 1906, in response to pogroms
|founded after World War I
|founded in 1936
|fosters interreligious and interethnic dialogue
|politically powerful advocacy group
|activist, liberal political advocacy
Most of the major Israeli political parties—from the secular Mapam Socialist Zionist Organization to the Orthodox Mizrachi Religious Zionist Organization—maintain branches throughout the Jewish Diaspora, many of which sponsor youth groups, educational programs, lecture series, summer camps, and a variety of organized trips and missions to Israel. In the United States, the two largest Zionist organizations are left-center American Zionist Federation and the more right-wing Zionist Organization of America (ZOA).
Religious life in the United States is also highly organized. There are no Jewish bureaucratic structures approaching the ecclesiastical centralization characteristic of the major Christian denominations. Individual Jewish congregations, their synagogues, and schools are legally constituted as private, not-for-profit institutions. Nevertheless, almost all major congregations are affiliated with one of the four major denominations of contemporary Judaism—Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionist, and Reform—each of which sponsors synagogue councils, rabbinical and cantorial associations, and seminaries for the training of their rabbis and cantors, as well as vocational placement bureaus for their alumnae.
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1. What is the kahal? How is it organized?
2. How has the institutionalism of Judaism helped to create community?
3. What is the Anti-Defamation League? How is it a political agent?
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Located in the traditional village of Old Minster, just outside Witney, the romantic Old Swan & Minster Mill is rural England at its most appealing. Herringbone jackets and wooly knits would look most at home at this 15th century inn, set amongst wild meadows, weeping willows and wildlife.
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Tuscany and Umbria as Henry James Knew Them
An 1874 essay by the author Henry James can be used as a modern guide to Italy.
Articles, photos and video about Arezzo from The New York Times, including hotel, restaurant and attraction information with reader reviews and advice on where to stay, where to eat and what to do.
Tuscany and Umbria as Henry James Knew Them
As a young man, the author set off to explore four Italian hill towns. Stocked with artistic treasures and expansive views, they were, and remain, a loafer's paradise.
European Artists Return to Church
As a wave of contemporary art installations is being unveiled in cathedrals, churches and chapels across Europe, religious spaces are once again becoming showcases for many artists.
The ancient Tuscan city of Arezzo, with its Roman ruins, medieval walls, Renaissance architecture and incomparable Piero della Francesca murals, has always been a magnet for art lovers. But on the first weekend of every month, when its Piazza Grande is filled ...


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As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) The term "management" means any person who organizes, exercises control over, or administers or who is responsible for organizing, directing, or administering.
(3) The term "sore" when used to describe a horse means that—
(A) an irritating or blistering agent has been applied, internally or externally, by a person to any limb of a horse,
(C) any tack, nail, screw, or chemical agent has been injected by a person into or used by a person on any limb of a horse, or
(D) any other substance or device has been used by a person on any limb of a horse or a person has engaged in a practice involving a horse,
and, as a result of such application, infliction, injection, use, or practice, such horse suffers, or can reasonably be expected to suffer, physical pain or distress, inflammation, or lameness when walking, trotting, or otherwise moving, except that such term does not include such an application, infliction, injection, use, or practice in connection with the therapeutic treatment of a horse by or under the supervision of a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the State in which such treatment was given.
Source(Pub. L. 91–540, § 2,Dec. 9, 1970, 84 Stat. 1404; Pub. L. 94–360, § 3,July 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 915.)
1976—Pub. L. 94–360added pars. (1) and (2), redesignated subsec. (a), defining "sore" as meaning that certain substances or devices had been applied to any limb of a horse prior to Dec. 9, 1970, resulting in, or reasonably likely to result in, such horse suffering physical pain or distress when walking or trotting, as par. (3) and, as so redesignated, struck out requirement that such substance or device had to have been applied prior to Dec. 9, 1970 in order for a horse to be considered "sored" for purposes of this chapter, and substituted par. (4) defining "State" for subsec. (b) defining "commerce" as between a point in any State or possession of the United States and any point outside thereof, or between points within the same State or possession of the United States but through any place outside thereof, or within the District of Columbia, or from any foreign country to any point within the United States.
Short Title of 1976 Amendment
Pub. L. 94–360, § 1(a),July 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 915, provided that: "This Act [amending this section and sections 1822 to 1825, 1827, 1830, and 1831 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 1831 of this title] may be cited as the 'Horse Protection Act Amendments of 1976'."
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Pub. L. 91–540, § 1,Dec. 9, 1970, 84 Stat. 1404, as amended by Pub. L. 94–360, § 2,July 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 915, provided: "That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Horse Protection Act'."
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Was attacked six years ago by an online predator; wants to join the FBI; volunteers at a victim's right group where she surfs the internet undercover catching sex offenders; dating Sean; searching for a missing teenage girl who has a secret life.
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Tourism Road Show Stops in Moline
July 12, 2013
More people then ever before are visiting Illinois. Yesterday, the Illinois Tourism Department Road Show stopped at the John Deere Pavilion in Moline. The agency says travel in Henderson, Mercer, Rock Island, and Warren counties rose almost 4 percent last year, contributing around seven million dollars to the economy.
Jen Hoelzle, Deputy Director of the Tourism Department, says a new television ad campaign is already drawing in more Canadians. "Eighty-nine million eyeballs will see the Illinois Office of Tourism commercials. And it's already having a huge impact. We are seeing visitors from Vancouver, Montreal, and Calgary, where previously it was only Toronto."
The ad features video and photos from tourists and Illinois residents, and the announcer is T-V journalist, Bill Kurtis.
Hoelzle says a record 99 million Americans visited Illinois last year. That's six percent higher than 2011. They spent 31 million dollars in the state, and she says that helped create five thousand jobs.
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AMR Chapter 11 filing puts equity value in doubt
We expect American Airlines to emerge from bankruptcy as a stronger company, but the stock is still way too risky to buy now.
After holding off from filing bankruptcy much longer than its peers, AMR Corp (AMR), the parent company of American Airlines, finally decided to file for Chapter 11 last Tuesday in a Manhattan court.
Alhough American's loss in the near term translates into its competitors' gains, we believe the company is using bankruptcy as a way to improve its cost structure and renegotiate contracts with labor unions. In bankruptcy, we expect American to continue operations while cutting capacity, improving its operating costs and upgrading its fleet. But that doesn't mean you should buy the stock now.
AMR lost most of its stock value following the announcement while the shares of Delta (DAL) and United (UAL) gained over 5% the same day despite a flat broader market. We look at some of the factors leading up to this bankruptcy below and the implications for its future valuation.
The Trefis analysis for American Airlines reflects a pre-bankruptcy equity valuation for the firm and should be used with caution as many items including the profitability of its operations and indirect costs could change substantially. The airline could very well emerge from bankruptcy stronger, which could lead to a higher value in the long run, but it's too soon to make this call.
See full Trefis analysis for American Airlines here
Bankruptcy will enable the carrier to restructure costs and labor contracts
American has been carrying an aging fleet of 737s that are less fuel efficient compared to newer models available today. Though it has placed record orders for ~$40 billion for more fuel efficient 737 MAX and A320 neo, it might be some time before the entire fleet is replaced.
To make matters worse, American has been unsuccessful at negotiating with labor unions, resulting in high running costs from wages and a highly inefficient legacy defined benefit plan while peers have largely switched to defined contribution plan years ago.
As a result, American now sits on a pile of debt and an uncompetitive cost structure that needs to be addressed. Assuming that American is taking the right steps toward restructuring, Delta and United will surely take notice and presumably face a more formidable competitor in the long run.
The bankruptcy court for now has permitted AMR subsidiaries, American Airlines and American Eagle to continue normal business operations. We believe that by optimizing the networks and cutting down on unprofitable routes, American can save cash. Also, the $4.1 billion of unrestricted cash on the balance sheet should help the company run its operations without diluting its equity; but we refrain from making this call formally until more information comes to light.
Going forward, American will need to use bankruptcy to renegotiate with its workforce, mainly pilots, to optimize costs as well as pension liabilities. The company needs to replace its fleet to a more fuel efficient one and optimize networks quickly. We believe management has shown its intent by filing for chapter 11 and will take a series of strong steps to come out of bankruptcy over next 18 months. We will be watching very keenly.
Valuation implications: firm value vs. equity value
Prior to American's bankruptcy filing, we had an equity valuation for the company of $2.1 billion and a firm value of around $24.5 billion. The firm value is the equity value plus the net debt (defined as cash minus total debt). The large difference between the equity and firm value means that debt and other debt-like claims (pension obligations, capital leases) are so large for American that there isn't much of the firm's value left over for equity holders. Since filing for bankruptcy, American's equity value (market cap) has collapsed to $130 million based on the uncertainty surrounding how existing equity holders will be diluted as a result of the bankruptcy reorganization.
Below we highlight our pre-bankruptcy forecast for the operating expenses of American. You can see how modifying our forecast up even a few percentage points wipes out the pre-bankruptcy valuation for American. The high level of valuation sensitivity to small changes in operating forecasts is attributable to the company's high leverage (large debt relative to equity). It's this sensitivity that bankruptcy re-organization can help alleviate.
Furthermore, if the bankruptcy re-organization can help improve American's operating cost structure then there could be a high amount of upside sensitivity as well (you can see this by modifying the forecast down slightly).
Approach with caution
It's too early in the process to make assumptions on American's equity value exiting bankruptcy as the carrier will renegotiate items like its legacy defined benefit plans, future labor contracts and debt structure. These steps should make the airline more competitive going forward and could improve the long term outlook for the airline. Given the currently uncertainty and limited information at this point, we caution investors from relying on the presented data and analysis as an accurate value of the airline going forward.
First and foremost the MD80 are less fuel efficient not the 737-800 AA flies. The first tranche of aircraft (A319's and A321's) will be a direct replacement for the MD80's and older 757's. This will allow AA to realize an immediate fuel savings and lower overall aircraft maintenance cost since the MD80's and 757's are at the point in their useful life where they need a lot of structural maintenance checks and inspections which result in a higher overall cost. Do not misunderstand this as AA doesn't want to spend money on maintenance, they are spending wisely for the long term. Take on new aircraft, albeit with a capital investment, but reap the long term benefits in fuel and maintenance savings.
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Riverview Healthcare Campus announces 2012 Employee of the Year Featured
On Thursday March 7, the multipurpose room of Ottawa County Riverview Healthcare Campus was filled with staff and their family members for a special night of recognition and celebration. Everyone enjoyed a pig roast with a variety of salads, desserts, and pulled pork.
The evening began with a presentation that featured facility-wide honors Riverview achieved in 2012. These honors included the highest admission rate in six years. A total of 290 residents/patients were admitted in 2012 and 212 of those admissions (72%) returned back to the community. The facility also celebrated its Medicare 5 star rating, which it has maintained since January 2010. The facility has been named on the US News and World Report's listing of "Best Nursing Homes" for 2011, 2012, and 2013, and also achieved a deficiency free state survey. Riverview was able to keep a close eye on their budget and secured a $17,476 surplus for the year.
Riverview recognized Shalynn Hatmaker (dietary), Jennifer MacDonald (STNA), Holly Milleson (LPN), Kelly Weirich (dietary), and Chris Woods (laundry) for Perfect Attendance for the entire year of 2012. Not only did these dedicated employees make it to their jobs each day, but also were never tardy and never left prior to the end of their scheduled shift.
The facility also honored the longevity of many of its staff members for their years of service. 5 Years of Service: Jane Wolf (Director of Food and Nutrition), Nancy Ish (STNA), Ben Eldred (LPN), Becky Rahm (STNA), Sarah Williams (STNA), Jessica Crawford (Housekeeping/Laundry), Lee Schultz (STNA), Karen Brubaker (STNA), and Shalynn Hatmaker (Dietary). 10 Years of Service: Maria Dolley (STNA), Jackie Griffin (LPN), and Todd Schunk (LPN). 15 Years of Service: Sharon Johnson (RN), Lisa Dobbelare (RN Restorative), and Cedele Emch (RN). 25 years of Service: Teresa Lazenby (STNA). Lisa Barrett, Director of Activities, was presented with a special token of appreciation, an embroidered Riverview blanket in appreciation of 30 years of service. Anne Powell (LPN) was also recognized for 30 years of service. Anne retired in November 2012.
Employees receiving Employee of the Month for 2012 were also celebrated: Cara Densic (Case Manager), Suzanne Witte (LPN), Trisha Stevenson (LPN), Deb Hepp (STNA), Katie Perry (Dietary), Tracey Schiller (Housekeeping), Patsy DeLeon (STNA), Margie Zunk (STNA), Connie Webert (Dietary), Paul Harrison (Maintenance), Jessica Crawford (Housekeeping/Laundry), and Tina Marinis (Nursing Administrative Assistant).
The highlight of the evening was the announcement of the 2012 Employee of the Year. The staff of Riverview votes for the winner of this honor from the 12 staff having received Employee of the Month over the year. Riverview was proud to announce Paul Harrison (Maintenance) as the Ottawa County Riverview Healthcare Campus 2012 Employee of the Year!
Paul was born in Germany while his father was stationed there in the United States Air Force. Other than Germany, he has lived in Bettsville almost his entire life. Paul has three sons, ages 21, 18, and 16.
Paul has been employed at Riverview since July 2011. For him, the most satisfying aspect of working at Riverview is helping the residents. He believes the staff members are an extension of their family, and in some cases all they have. "It's very rewarding to me to help them make their days easier and happier. Even if it's a simple good morning or a handshake after fixing something for them, it puts a smile on their face," Paul stated.
When Paul is not at work helping the residents, he is usually lending a hand to someone with a home project or involved in his sons' sporting events. When he does get free time, Paul likes to go camping, boating, taking his sons hunting, and golf with family and friends. "Golf is my stress reliever," he stated, "it's fun to just take the boys out and have some bonding time." Paul can also be found cheering on his favorite sports teams; the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Employee of the Year honor is accompanied by a front row parking spot for an entire year and an employee of the year lapel pin. A prize basket with donations from local individuals and businesses was also awarded to Paul. The basket included a $20 Community Markets gift card from the Riverview Auxiliary, a $25 gift card to Wal-Mart from Robin Pfeiffer, a FinePix T410 digital camera and 8GB memory card from Mobilex, a dozen Cookie Lady cookies from Home Instead Senior Care, a $50 Visa gift card from Ottawa County Commissioner Jim Sass and his wife Molly, 100 vendor bucks from Northwood Vending, 2 round trips on the Jet Express to Put-In-Bay from the German family, a one year subscription to the Ottawa County Exponent, and a reusable tote bag, teal insulated lunch bag, travel mug with straw, Mercy LifeStar navy t-shirt, Mercy LifeStar notebook and pen, and a $10 McDonald's gift certificate from Mercy LifeStar Ambulance Inc.


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Scientists strike water in Kenya's parched north
The Kenyan government and UNESCO on Wednesday announced the discovery of a potentially vast supply of underground water in the impoverished, drought-stricken extreme north of the country.
The Kenyan government and UNESCO on Wednesday announced the discovery of a potentially vast supply of underground water in the impoverished, drought-stricken extreme north of the country.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Tuesday dropped plans for a draft law on "fracking" for the time being amid concerns by some coalition allies about the oil and gas extraction technique, ...
Asia's flood-prone megacities should fund major drainage, water recycling and waste reduction projects to stem deluges and secure clean supply for their booming populations, experts said Sunday.
(Phys.org) —Devastating at the time, the major floods of 2011 have since brought a vital benefit by recharging Australia's depleted reserves of underground water.
Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade—just not the one we expected. By now, cars were supposed to be running on fuel made from plant waste or algae—or powered by hydrogen or cheap ...
New Zealand declared a drought across its entire North Island for the first time in at least 30 years on Friday, with low river levels in the capital Wellington also worrying officials.
The German government is prepared to give the go-ahead to the revolutionary oil and gas technique of "fracking" in Germany, but under certain conditions, according to a ministry paper obtained by AFP on Tuesday.
Already strained by water scarcity and political tensions, the arid Middle East along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is losing critical water reserves at a rapid pace, from Turkey upstream to Syria, Iran and Iraq below.
Fifteen thousand collapsing bores – and a half-billion dollar repair bill – are endangering the future of Australia's largest and most precious resource, its groundwater.
The British government on Thursday ended the suspension of the controversial shale gas extraction method known as fracking in Britain.
Australia can be a world leader in designing marine reserves that keep pace with changes in the climate and human activity and still successfully protect their sea life, a leading marine scientist said today.
Poland will invest 50 billion zlotys (15.5 billion euros) in the exploration of shale gas by 2020, Finance Minister Mikolaj Budzanowski said Saturday.