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Crisis averted – What next for the helium market?
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To reduce the environmental and economic harms of excessive energy use by achieving a minimum level of energy efficiency for the building and its systems.
Whole-building energy simulation
Demonstrate a 5% improvement in the proposed performance rating over the baseline performance rating. To determine total energy cost savings, create two models, one for building energy cost and the other for IT equipment energy cost. Calculate the baseline building performance according to ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010, Appendix G, with errata (or a USGBC-approved equivalent standard for projects outside the U.S.), using a simulation model for the whole building and data center modeling guidelines.
Determine the power utilization effectiveness (PUE) value of the proposed design.
For this prerequisite, a minimum of 2% of the 5% energy savings must come from building power and cooling infrastructure.
Projects must meet the minimum percentage savings before taking credit for renewable energy systems.
The proposed design must meet the following criteria:
- compliance with the mandatory provisions of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010, with errata (or a USGBC-approved equivalent standard for projects outside the U.S.);
- inclusion of all energy consumption and costs within and associated with the building project; and
- comparison against a baseline building that complies with ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010, Appendix G, with errata (or a USGBC-approved equivalent standard for projects outside the U.S.), and data center modeling guidelines.
For data centers, regulated energy includes cooling units for computer and data processing rooms, critical power conditioning equipment, critical distribution equipment, heat rejection plants, and mechanical and electrical support rooms.
Include in process loads both the unregulated load and the IT equipment load. The IT load comprises critical systems and electrical power transformation, which may include servers, storage and networking power use, and operations affecting monthly server CPU utilization percentages.
Develop two sets of IT load models using two scenarios, one at the maximum estimated IT load rating and the second at the startup IT rating expected at the time of commissioning.
Document the energy modeling input assumptions for unregulated loads. Unregulated loads should be modeled accurately to reflect the actual expected energy consumption of the building.
If unregulated loads are not identical for both the baseline and the proposed building performance rating, follow the exceptional calculation method (ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010, G2.5) to document measures that reduce unregulated loads.
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How to Locate Yourself and Others with an Android Phone
The Maps app on an Android phone shows your location as a blue dot or compass arrow on the screen. But where is that? To find your current street address, or any street address, long-press a location on the Maps screen. Up pops a bubble that gives your approximate address, as seen in the following figure.
If you touch the address bubble, you see a screen full of interesting things you can do.
When you're searching for a location, the distance and general direction are shown next to the Street view preview. Otherwise, if you're just finding out where you are, the distance and direction information isn't necessary.
The What's Nearby command displays a list of nearby businesses or points of interest, some of them shown on the screen and others available by touching the What's Nearby command.
Choose the Search Nearby item to use the Search command to locate businesses, people, or points of interest near the given location.
What's really fun to play with is the Street View command. Choosing this option displays the location from a 360-degree perspective. In Street view, you can browse a locale, pan and tilt, or zoom in on details to familiarize yourself with an area, for example ¯ whether you're familiarizing yourself with a location or planning a burglary.
Some Android phones let you use the Text Messaging app to send your current location to a friend. If your pal has a phone with smarts similar to those of your Android phone, they can use the coordinates to get directions to your location. Maybe they'll even bring tacos!
To send your current location in a text message, obey these steps:
Start a new text message to the person desperately wanting to know where you are.
Press the Menu soft button and choose the Insert command.
Choose Location and then choose Current Location.
Your current location appears on the map preview screen, along with your current address (if it's known).
Touch the Attach Location button.
The street address (if available) is inserted into the message, along with a short URL link to your location on a map.
Edit the message to add more details, such as Bring tacos, and touch the Send button to send it.
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Question: Is the Super Bowl postgame awards ceremony over yet or is Raymond Berry still walking through the long line of Giants trying to get a kiss on the Lombardi Trophy?
Berry's long, slow, seemingly dangerous walk through the Giants to the Lucas Oil Stadium podium — even David Letterman's backstage man Biff Henderson got in a touch and a wet one — capped another glorious Super Bowl Sunday and another NFL season.
It was another great season for the NFL, which very nearly didn't have a season because of the lockout last summer.
Finally, in the nick of time, cash registers went off in the heads of the owners and players and they salvaged the season without losing anything but the Hall of Fame Game in Canton.
How much money was made this season?
Well, the fact that 30-second spots on Sunday night sold for $3.5 million tells you all you need to know about the profitability of professional football in this country. It is any wonder that the networks combine to pay the NFL about $5 billion annually for the rights fees?
The NFL's stranglehold on America's heart seems to be only strengthening its grip. There has been no leveling off of the passion and popularity in recent years.
The ratings were through the roof all season, and especially during the playoffs.
The conference title games on Jan. 22 both did well, especially the Giants-49ers overtime thriller, which was the highest-rated NFC championship since 1995.
And then Sunday's Super Bowl became the most-watched TV program ever with an average of 111.3 million viewers.
It's apparent that in an age where reality shows spotlighting everyone from excessive coupon clippers and hoarders to pawn-shop brokers and cake bakers are all the rage, the best reality show is still the one played inside NFL stadiums every Sunday.
It's no wonder that the NFL is extending its brand next year with 13 Thursday night games (12 on The NFL Network and NBC is picking up a game on Thanksgiving Night).
It's also no wonder that the NFL would like to extend the season and keep the good times — and the revenue — flowing deeper into the winter.
Some have suggested the Super Bowl be played on the Sunday of President's Day weekend, which would be good for those who partied a little too much during the game and need George Washington's birthday to recover.
As for Sunday's game, here are some final thoughts:
•While it's true that the Pats' receivers dropped some passes — thanks for the reminder Gisele — it's also true that Tom Brady wasn't the most accurate thrower. No excuses since the game was played indoors. Particularly bad was him underthrowing Rob Gronkowski with a linebacker covering the tight end. It could have been a touchdown if thrown deep. Instead, it was Brady's lone pick.
•Brady's dumb mistake on the first play from scrimmage with the intentional grounding from the end zone helped to put the Pats in an early hole that took a long time for them to extract themselves from.
•After overshadowing his brother all week, it was nice of Peyton Manning to stay out of cameras' views on Sunday.
•Not enough seemed to be made of the Giants' edge in time of possession, which was a big factor in the game. New England's defense was on the field a long time and perhaps tired at the end.
•Cris Collinsworth was prophetic when he said, "Here we go, Eli Manning time. Unbelievable … it's going to come down to this again" as Manning trotted out on to the field for the Giants' last drive starting at the New York 12 with 3:46 left. Collinsworth wasn't so accurate when he said Gronkowski came close to catching the Hail Mary at the end of the game.
•As for the halftime controversy, I wonder how many people would have even noticed what MIA did with her middle finger unless the media made such a fuss out of it the next day? I missed it. Most of the country probably did as well. There were so much going on with Madonna's halftime show that it was impossible to follow everything, if anyone bothered to follow along at all.
•Both Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton on "God Bless America" and Kelly Clarkson on "The Star-Spangled Banner" were both quick with their songs and on key. All three actually seemed to be singing, unlike Madonna, who was lip-syncing. Can't blame her, though, considering that she was basically moving faster than the Pats' secondary during her brief show.
•The commercials aren't what they used to be, but I liked the M&M's spot and thought that Betty White's cameo at the end of a commercial for "The Voice" was cute, while too much was made over Clint Eastwood's spot a few minutes later.
•You wonder whether the NBA, the NHL or NCAA men's basketball will benefit the most over the fact that the NFL will not play a meaningful game for the next 30 weeks. The problem is that nothing in those regular seasons matter.
KEITH'S CAN'T MISS … Comcast SportsNet premieres "Sixers City," hosted by Ron Burke on Monday at 11 p.m., offering a behind-the-scenes look at one of the biggest surprises in the NBA this season. TV ratings continue to soar for the 76ers. Monday's game against the Lakers drew the largest audience on Comcast SportsNet for a 76ers game since 2005.


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About Us
Urban Mapping makes maps that go way beyond driving directions. As a leading geoservices provider, Urban Mapping allows organizations to build sophisticated web applications and geospatial visualizations using hosted mapping services and high-value data. Urban Mapping's flagship product, Mapfluence, provides elegant cartography and rich geospatial data – all enabling the distribution of compelling location-based content for businesses.
Since 2006, leading interactive publishers like Microsoft, Yahoo! and MapQuest as well as leading enterprises like CoStar Group, Tableau Software and CoreLogic have utilized Urban Mapping's geospatial data and technology. Urban Mapping is a fast-growing, profitable startup, well positioned to expand into new industry segments. Urban Mapping is a Gold-level member of the Oracle Partner Network.
Ian White, Founder and CEO
Ian founded Urban Mapping in 2001 and has grown the company to profitability. He has 20 years experience in marketing strategy and product development. His past clients include Harvard University, General Motors, Trader Joe's, Xerox Corporation, Parsons School of Design, and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. White has served as Adjunct Professor at Parsons School of Design. He is also the co-author of a chapter in "Next Generation Business Handbook" published by Wiley, and an article in The Journal of Business Venturing. He is an active speaker in the area of geospatial data and local search. Ian holds an MBA from Babson College and a BA from McGill University and was educated in the US, France and Ireland.
Jake Baillie, Director of Business Development
Jake oversees Urban Mapping's sales and business development activities. Prior to Urban Mapping, Jake was the Managing Director of STN Labs, an early stage incubator and seed fund focusing on new media companies. Previously, he was CEO of TrueLocal. Baillie is considered one of the leading strategists in search engine optimization. His primary research focus is organic search ranking algorithms as they relate to large-scale dynamic websites. He also specializes in categorization and data techniques in the local search market.
Board of Directors
Deva Hazarika, Founder, ClearContext
Deva is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and advised multiple tech startups. He founded B2B e-commerce software company Moai Technologies in 1996 and grew the business to $15M in revenue. Moai merged w/ Medebiz Inc. in 2001. Deva next founded ClearContext, a provider of email and project management software, in 2003 and built a customer base of thousands of individuals and businesses. He also served on the Board at financial software provider TransactTools until their acquisition by NYSE
Chutta Ratnathicam, Financial Advisor
Chutta holds more than 25 years in finance and executive management in the transportation and logistics industry. He has experience in financial and accounting functions, SEC reporting, investor relations, strategic planning and IT. Chutta is the former CFO and SVP of Conway, a $4B+ global transportation and logistics company. He was Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee and currently sits on the board of Franklin Resources, a $3B financial services company.
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Tim served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Geosign Corporation, a company he founded in 1999. Previously, Tim served as the Chief Executive Officer of CADSOFT, one of North America' s leading developers for the AEC market and its founder. At CADSOFT, Mr. Nye designed and supervised the development of one of North Americas leading consumer home design packages for Corel Corporation, which was sold to IMSI where it became a best selling product. He served as a Director of GiveMePower Corp., from June 2001 to February 2005. He has been listed twice on Ontario's TOP 100 Entrepreneurs.
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Urban Mapping's origins can be traced back to 2003, when founder Ian White developed the Panamap, a unique multi-dimensional map displaying multiple layers of imagery. The Panamap received multiple awards, including coverage in The New York Times, VOGUE, and distribution in MoMA, Takashimaya and others.
By 2005, Ian had created the industry's first database of informal delineated space, and began the company's transition away from a print-focused business model. Building on Urban Mapping's success with the industry's first database of rich neighborhood data, the company began to service the needs of interactive publishers demanding high-value localized content via a "Neighborhoods" feature, and relocated to San Francisco. Leveraging its research expertise, Urban Mapping expanded its product footprint to include highly detailed spatial (and attribute-laden) databases for mass transit and off-street parking, typically delivered via FTP or CD.
In 2008, Urban Mapping began the rapid transition to become a software company. Routeserver, a robust multi-modal routing engine, and development of APIs for neighborhood data, enabled Urban Mapping to begin formally offering hosted geoservices. In January 2010, the company introduced Mapfluence, a powerful hosted mapping platform with a wealth of on-demand geospatial data. The evolution of the company, from data aggregation to interactive delivery of content to on-the-fly analysis and visualization has attracted kudos from industry pundits and customers.


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