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Environment Illinois: Time to plug the leak and lower energy costs
By Bruce Ratain
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If you had a leaky roof that let rainwater in, I'm sure you'd fix it.
But here's a surprise…your home most likely is leaking—only it's a leak that's harder to detect. It's a leak in the form of wasted energy from inefficient appliances, poor insulation, and bad design. You can feel its impact by standing close to an inefficient window on a cold day. You can see it when you read your exorbitant energy bill.
Energy "leaks" don't just waste your money. They also add to Illinois' energy demand, the majority of which is met by burning coal or other fossil fuels, contributing to global warming and air pollution, the causes of asthma and heart attacks.
But here's the good news: Stopping these leaks doesn't cost any money—in the long term, it more than pays for itself. Indeed, the federal Weatherization Assistance Program, which since 1976 has retrofitted low-income homes for increased energy efficiency, returns almost three times the money invested—in new jobs and reduced energy bills.
Implementing a suite of energy efficiency policies could save American families more than $80 billion annually on their energy bills by 2050, according to an Environment Illinois analysis, and could prevent the emission of almost 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide pollution—more than Germany's total annual emission.
For Illinoisans, in 2050, those policies could save a family of four nearly $2,000 each year, while saving Illinois businesses $1,000 per worker.
Increasing energy efficiency also creates green jobs. According to the Center for American Progress, investments in energy efficiency retrofits for existing buildings generates 220 percent more jobs than similar investments in oil production. Energy efficiency jobs tend to be high paying and, unlike oil production jobs, they can't be outsourced and can be created in all 50 states.
Further, energy efficiency is easy to achieve. In 2006, Habitat for Humanity set out to build a high-efficiency home on a low budget in Wheat Ridge, Colo. In the end, the home was so efficient, the solar panel on the roof generated more power than the entire house consumed. If Habitat for Humanity can do it, building homes with volunteer labor, for low-income families, then large developers and governments certainly can.
But if energy efficiency has such clear benefits, why are most of our homes still leaking energy?
First, developers lack the incentive to construct highl- efficient homes because it's the eventual homeowners—not home builders—who benefit from energy efficiency's monthly payoff on utility bills. It's easier for the builder to just meet the minimum building code. Second, while increased efficiency ultimately more than pays for itself, low-income homeowners cannot always afford the upfront cost.
Fortunately, commonsense public policy can correct both of those market imperfections.
First, we can implement stronger energy efficiency standards for new buildings. One study found that Illinois houses built under 2006's then-current energy-efficient building code saved their owners more than $472 per year. In 2009, Environment Illinois helped pass a bill to adopt an Illinois-wide building code that exceeds the energy savings of the 2006 code by up to 15 percent. Illinois should continue to adopt strong energy efficiency requirements for new buildings until, by 2030, all new buildings are zero-net energy (meaning they generate more energy on-site than they consume). Imagine it: no energy bills.
Second, government incentives and innovative financing systems can help existing buildings' owners overcome the upfront cost of energy efficiency retrofits. Government can save tax dollars by funding retrofit programs. Portland, Ore., for example, has been retrofitting 120 low-income homes per year, which will, by 2030, save $2.5 million in tax dollars. This summer, as the Senate debates the federal clean energy bill, Illinois Senators Richard Durbin (D) and Roland Burris (D) should insist that it include strong incentives and substantial funding for efficiency improvements so we can build toward a 30 percent improvement in existing buildings' energy efficiency by 2030.
Moving toward these targets will jump-start Illinois' economy, lower energy costs, create jobs, increase our energy security, and reduce our dependence on dirty fossil fuels. It's time to plug the leak.
Bruce Ratain, field associate for Environment Illinois, can be reached at email@example.com.
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Westminster Astronomical Society serves as the Astronomical Resource for Carroll County, Maryland. We have public star parties all around Carroll and the surrounding counties as well as other community service work to further educate the citizens of Carroll County about the great overhead nightly resource, our Milky Way. Astronomy is looking up!
Announcement: Observatory Construction is Nearing Completion at Bear Branch
Construction is almost complete at the Blaine Roelke Memorial Observatory at Bear Branch Nature Center. The interior electrical work still needs to be completed and an occupancy permit issued. The 14″ Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope will sit on a Celestron CGE Pro Computerized German Equatorial mounting atop a Pier Tech motorized pier.
7:30 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at Westminster's Bear Branch Nature Center. The only exception is December when the regular meeting night is used for the annual WAS Holiday Banquet for members.
The meetings are free and open to the public. Anyone who wishes may bring a telescope and observe after the meetings.
November 12 Meeting
Once again, WASI is proud to present the annual November Telescope Buyers' Workshop (TBW). Again this year, we are pleased to have Mr. Gary Hand from Hands-on-Optics in Damascus leading the discussion. Topics will include tips on the smart way to select a telescope as well as news about the latest breakthroughs in telescope technology, as well as insider gossip from one of the nation's leading telescope dealers.
Dinner with Mr. Hand at Harry's Main Street Grille in Westminster begins at 6:00 p.m. Harry's is located at 65 W Main Street, in Westminster.
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Emotions affect bottom line
Smart managers recognize employee well-being linked to success
2222Those words were famously sputtered by Tom Hanks as the exasperated baseball manager Jimmy Dugan in the 1992 film A League of Their Own. Since then, they have been immortalized in many workplaces, from restaurants ("There's no crying in the kitchen!") to the corporate office ("There's no crying in the boardroom!"), signifying the importance of keeping a lid on raw emotion when there's a job to be done.
But in recent years, there has been an about-face when it comes to emotions in the workplace. Thanks to bestselling leadership books such as Emotional Intelligence and Executive EQ, managers are becoming more aware of the link between employee emotions and decision making, creativity, teamwork and yes, even job performance.
When you think about it, this shift makes much more sense than expecting workers to leave their emotions at the door each morning. It is much more reasonable to accept that people will come to work as whole beings complete with personal traits, quirks, attitudes, experiences and moods -- both good and bad.
Smart managers are realizing that organizational success is directly related to how well they elicit, utilize and sustain employees' emotions. In fact, emotional states directly affect the bottom line. This is because they have an impact on each of the five major pillars that uphold a company's competitive advantage:
Intellectual capital: Intellectual capital refers to the resources that determine the value and innovation of an organization. Research shows that emotions have a direct influence on intellectual functioning. Negative emotions cause thinking to become more rigid, less original and more haphazard. When employees are feeling down, they don't have the interest to create or the energy to recognize new opportunities.
On the other hand, confident people who feel passionate about the work they are doing are more likely to come up with great ideas, find effective solutions and envision possibilities. Emotions play a major role in determining both the amount and the liquidity (sharing, disseminating and using ideas) of intellectual capital.
The more ideas that are generated and the greater the liquidity, the more successful the organization is as a whole.
Customer service: All negative customer service experiences are based on emotion or lack of it. In fact, it has been reported that 68 per cent of customers have taken their business elsewhere because they were treated with indifference. If an organization employs a frontline team that is demoralized or disinterested, then no amount of training will counteract the poor service they are providing. The emotions that are causing the dispirited climate must be directly and immediately addressed before customers are lost.
Organizational responsiveness: The marketplace is rapidly and constantly evolving and organizations need to be fast and flexible in responding to change if they want to stay competitive. Not surprisingly, disengaged employees who feel threatened or stressed out are resistant to change and likely to cling to obsolete practices. Meanwhile, those who feel secure and committed in their jobs are not only unafraid of change, they are motivated by it because they see it as energizing and exciting.
Productivity: Productivity is a perpetual workplace issue, but by better understanding how closely employee emotion ties in to productivity managers can get a handle on how to optimize resources. Quite simply, emotions fuel productivity. The happier the employee, the faster they process information and the more likely they are to want to work hard. The happier the overall workforce, the more energy an organization has to power its production.
Recruitment and retention: Today more than ever, an organization's success depends on its ability to recruit and retain high-quality people, and this ability is once again linked to the emotions of its employees. Companies that are known as being fun places to work because their workers are happy, treated well and are obviously proud and passionate about the work they do will certainly attract top talent and reduce the costs associated with employee turnover.
Employees' emotions are inextricably linked to what happens in an organization. When managers become aware of this, they begin to realize that addressing emotions is not a "touchy feely" matter that has no place at work, but a smart business strategy that impacts their competitive advantage and ultimately, the bottom line.
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Hillary Clinton having stated her ambition to get 'untired' after four years of relentless travelling then took a stomach virus, had a fall and suffered a blood clot as a result. Even without ailments winding down from a long period of overwork is a difficult and usually depressing process. So it is so no surprise she has a limp undermining transiting Neptune trine her Sun through 2013. She looks confused as well with the tr Pluto square tr Uranus hitting her Neptune.
Late 2013 into 2014 looks decidedly difficult with her Solar Arc Saturn sitting on her Sun which is heavy and discouraging and tr Saturn square her Mars Pluto and conjunct her Venus Mercury. There may be problems with Bill's health since some of it certainly looks emotional.
She was born on 26 October 1947 in Chicago, Illinois and is a stalwart Sun Venus Mercury in Scorpio with a ferociously determined Mars Pluto Saturn in Leo. Her birth time is not known for certain with 8 am or 8 pm being regularly quoted. I marginally prefer the 8 am since it gives her a Scorpio Ascendant, strong behind-the-scenes 12th house and an attached-to-home-and-family 4th house Pisces Moon. But the 8 PM birth time would work as well with a Cancer Ascendant and a public-service 10th house Moon.
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No matter which time is used her Neptune is being squared by transiting Pluto and opposed by tr Uranus through 2013/14 which certainly suggests a longish period of confusion and indecision as well as changes to ambitions. However she does have some lucky, buoyant patches in March 2013 and thro' 2014.
There's nothing that looks catastrophic, just a general slowing down. She has been travelling relentlessly for four years which does take its toll plus no doubt numerous vaccinations and not enough sleep.
Her relationship charts with both Bill and Chelsea look strained in 2013 though that could be for any manner of different reasons. His health isn't good and he is reported to have been anxious that Hillary stand this time round so he could play Prince Consort. Both he and Hillary's Sun/Moon midpoints look stressed in 2013 – so no doubt major adjustments will be needed in their marriage as she steps back from the frontline.
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bit complicated.. but good puzzle! I hope tomorrow isn't another easy puzzle...
how come the queen did not take the rook
Wow, that's. a pretty crazy puzzle... stalemate vs 3 fold repetition.
My only problem with this puzzle is the starting position. For me, there are 3 key points to the starting position. 1) Black's King is pinned. 2) Black is one move away from a pawn converting to Queen. 3) A black pawn is threatening white's rook. But what is the move that gets us to this position? White would not have moved into a square threatened by black's pawn, so the logical deduction i that the last move was 0. ... f5 (I use 0 since the puzzle starts at 1 and there's no history to the game whatsoever). Now, we can assume that black is a decent player as he has 4 pawns and a bishop vs white's rook. So f5 is a poor move compared to h5, which allows black's king some movement and still threatens the rook. That single move renders the draw virtually impossible. White then has 2 movement options: Rh4 and Rg1. If Rg1 then black can move his bishop to protect e1, Kf7, and then black pushes his f pawn to support the e pawn. If white tries to check the king after that the black bishop can take the white rook without fear of stalemate. Even if the rook attacks the e pawn fromt he 2nd rank it can be safely sacrificed. Or if Rh4 then e1=Q+ followed by Kf7 Qe2. With the queen covering the h pawn the rook has no viable options and black can attack. So while the puzzle as it stands is white forcing a draw unless black sacrifices its e pawn (and probably a win for white) I find the initial position hard to accept.
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why didn't the queen just capture the rook? white loses with just a king left..
retarded puzzle, this is all assuming black has no idea how to use it's queen or bishop
what? i dont get why all those moves were necessary?
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I dunno, EH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It seems that black has more options at the beginning of the puzzle to not have a forced draw
nice one
Ok. How would you use the queen or bishop then?
You are right that the first move for black, promoting the e pawn, does lead to a forced draw. However, black's chances are slim regardless. With perfect play by both sides following a sacrifice of the e pawn, the game would be drawn. White has enough of an advantage in terms of piece positioning and mobility to make up for their material disadvantage. If black went the route of sacrificing the e pawn to avoid a forced draw, they would have a chance to win, but they would also have the chance to blunder and lose.
kind of difficult :)
Why couldn't the black take the rook with the bishop? Wouldn't black win quickly then?
Have a good night everyone.
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Nice puzzle this time!
nice one.
Very interesting, I think.
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Jan 16, 2013, 02.15 PMby Inga 888
You look lovely in your dress, great fabric and style :)
Jan 16, 2013, 09.18 AMby Kim Mullins
very lovely dress by the way :)
Jan 16, 2013, 09.17 AMby Kim Mullins
i'd like to know where that charity shop is! LOL all i seem to find is hideous boring sheets.
Jan 15, 2013, 09.54 PMby barmaglot
love the choice of fabric! very festive indeed!
Jan 15, 2013, 08.21 PMby Mary Athey
Stunning dress!! The fabrics beautiful. six quids brillant for this. I.d of snapped the hand of them for this lol
Jan 15, 2013, 06.58 PMby Geke Drenth
What a gorgeous dress! It looks so gorgeous on you. Well done!
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German building materials developer Schoeck Bauteile GmbH has unveiled a glass fiber reinforcing bar, designed to prevent the structural corrosion that plagues steel reinforcement.
Schoeck ComBAR was rolled out last year in the Middle East and has been used across that region and in Europe, the company says.
ComBAR is a ribbed reinforcing bar made of corrosion-resistant glass fibers that are bound by a vinyl ester resin.
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Manufacturing is a two-stage process of pultrusion and profiling. In step one, high-strength glass fibers, bundled as densely as possible, are pulled through a closed chamber where they are impregnated with a synthetic resin. In step two, helical ribs are cut into the hardened bars, and the bars are then given a final coating.
According to Schoeck, the material is "much stronger and stiffer than commonly known glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars." It is also, the company says:
• Highly durable;
• Stronger and significantly lighter than steel;
• Corrosion resistant;
• Non-magnetic or magnetizable;
• Not electrically or thermally conductive; and
• Easily machinable.
• Highly durable;
• Stronger and significantly lighter than steel;
• Corrosion resistant;
• Non-magnetic or magnetizable;
• Not electrically or thermally conductive; and
• Easily machinable.
ComBAR has been installed at the Sea Front Restoration Project in Blackpool, England, and at the Royal Villa in Qatar—both highly corrosive environments, the manufacturer says.
Because of its non-conductive and non-magnetic properties, it has also been used in electrical facilities near or below machines operating under high currents, such as transformers and reactors, according to Schoeck. These applications include installation in the floor slab of the rectifier area of the Qatar Aluminum factory and in several reactor buildings in Europe.
ComBAR bars have also been used in tunneling projects, in the areas of concrete diaphragm and drilled pile walls penetrated by the tunnel boring machine, and in railways and other infrastructure projects.
Testing and Certifications
The bars have been durability tested under load at elevated temperatures in moist concrete according to the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) testing concept published in its Technical Bulletin 40, the manufacturer says.
ComBAR has been certified in Germany, the Netherlands, the United States and Canada, according to European and North American codes and guidelines. In the Middle East, it has been certified by the Dubai Municipality and tested at The King Fahd University and at the Arab Center for Engineering Studies in Doha, Qatar, according to Schoeck.
Founded in 1962, Schoeck Bauteile GmbH is a family-owned international supplier of reinforcing and other products to the bridge and building industries.
More information: www.schoeck.com.
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Third-year linebacker who possesses the ability to navigate to the ball and great cover skills on special teams.
2013: Saw action exclusively on special teams, finishing the season with six special teams tackles.
2012: Contributed primarily on special teams, finishing with three special teams tackles. Also saw limited time at linebacker and recorded one solo tackle.
A four-year starter for the Sooners, Lewis became the first player in Oklahoma history to lead the team in tackles four-straight seasons. Had 53 career starts, the most ever by an OU linebacker. Finished his tenure at Oklahoma with 446 career tackles, the third-best total in OU history. Academic All-Big 12 first team.
2011: Tied as OU's leading tackler on the season with 84 total tackles and was named Second Team All-Big 12 by AP and coaches.
2010: Started at weakside linebacker in all 14 games and was named Second Team All-Big 12 by AP and coaches.
2009: Named First Team All-Big 12 by coaches and Second Team by AP.
2008: Named Defensive Newcomer of the Year by AP and Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year by coaches. Also named First Team All-Big 12 by AP and Second Team by coaches.
Attended Robert E. Lee High School in San Antonio where he played linebacker and running back under coach Jimmy Ramos. Lewis rushed for 1,436 yards on 222 carries with nine touchdowns as a senior, and also caught 10 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown.
Lewis will serve a four-game suspension, making him eligible to return following the regular season finale
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Being an intern at Imagewest is definitely not what I thought it would be when I first applied to work here. It is much more than an internship. It is a place to gain experience, a structured workplace, a unified voice, and a group of friends working together. If I had known this when I first came to WKU, I definitely would have applied to intern a lot sooner than I did.
I have been interning since May of 2014, I can confidently say that I have learned a lot. I am one of the web designers for the team and I love the work that I am assigned. Building websites has always intrigued me, and Imagewest has solidified my decision to become a web designer when I graduate from WKU. As an intern, the tasks that I am given can sometimes be very challenging. However, with the help of my instructor and the other web designer, I am able to overcome the obstacles that stand in my way when I am building a website.
The greatest experience that I have had while interning at Imagewest was one specific day during the summer. Most of the interns usually have conversations with each other while in the office. I, however, used to keep to myself and only focus on my work. At that point, I didn't really realize that I was missing out on an opportunity to become friends with some great people. On this specific day, I overheard a conversation between two interns about video games that were being confirmed during E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo. I took out my earphones, since I was listening to music, and listened to the conversation. After hearing what they had to say, I decided to chime in and join their conversation. They didn't realize that I enjoyed the same games as they did, and we began talking about a multitude of things. This is the day that I finally opened up as an intern and made some great friends.
As colleagues, the other web designers also became mentors during my time as an intern. I had the skills it took to accomplish tasks at Imagewest, but the other web designers helped me learn more about my field of work. Once the summer was finished, I knew that I had really learned a lot about web design and what I would be doing as a job when I get out of school. I couldn't have progressed as much as I did if it wasn't for the other two web designers at Imagewest. I feel that having other colleagues at Imagewest helps immensely because they can help you learn and succeed.
I know that an internship can be difficult, and that it requires a lot of work and dedication. However, those who do not apply to Imagewest are missing out on a great and valuable opportunity. The experience that you gain and the friends that you make while interning at Imagewest are some of the greatest moments I've had while being a student at WKU. I hope that the camaraderie that I've been a part of within Imagewest can remain strong for years to come.


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James Gandolfini - Broadway's Lights To Be Dimmed For James Gandolfini
Picture: James Gandolfini memorial in front of his NYC apartment - New York, NY, United States - Thursday 20th June 2013
The lights of Broadway's theatres will be dimmed on Wednesday night (26Jun13) as a mark of respect to James Gandolfini.
The actor, who died in Rome, Italy last week (19Jun13), enjoyed success on the New York stage in the 1990s plays On the Waterfront and A Streetcar Named Desire, and he was nominated for a Tony Award in 2009 for his role in God of Carnage.
The theatre district tribute will fall on the eve of the actor's funeral at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City on Thursday morning (27Jun13).