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Like the beginning of any classic Mr. Bill episode, you may be exclaiming "OH NO!" Not chemistry! While chemistry in our society has garnered a somewhat tarnished image and the reputation of the dreaded Organic Chemistry course precedes itself, I hope to change your mind through weekly blogs about fun, innovative and even 'green' topics within our 'wonderful world of chemistry.'
You may wonder, what green and chemistry could possibly have in common? Well, there is a rapidly developing movement with the world whose goal is to develop products and processes that are 'benign for human health and the environment.' This movement collectively termed "Green Chemistry" is changing the face of chemistry and the world around you.
Products of the green chemistry movement are already right under your nose! From common household cleaners and cold beverage containers made from corn, to furniture and homes constructed without formaldehyde glues or resins. Each and every innovative item helping us maintain our quality of life while striving to be more benign for human health and the environment.
As one of the founding members of the Green Chemistry Education Network, I work to spread the word in educational arenas across the globe. As a research scientist, I involve students directly within Green Chemistry research at Simmons College. Stay tuned next week for a look into a research project that our students have championed over the past two and a half years at Simmons involving the newest greener polymer on the commercial market, poly lactic acid.
The next time you grab an iced coffee, check your cup for the "Natureworks, PLA," or "Greenware" logos.
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Stunning FabLab Passive House at Europe's Solar Decathlon
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Stunning FabLab Passive House Unveiled at Europe's Solar Decathlon
This stunning FabLab House is a solar panel-covered passive building designed by a team from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. Built on three legs, it has a pile of awesome green features, including natural ventilation, smart energy and temperature-monitoring systems, a garden, and a rainwater collection system. We were lucky enough to see this gorgeous project in person when it competed at the 2010 Solar Decathlon in Europe.
Chalkboard-Skinned Belgian Passivhaus is a Playground for Neighborhood Kids
This unique Passivhaus in Brussels, Belgium has a chalkboard skin which gives it tremendous curbside appeal. BLAF Architecten expertly strikes a balance between creating a Passivhaus design that slightly exceeds requirements while still creating an environment that is inviting to children who are eager for play. This project's extraordinary energy efficiency combined with a 3.7 kW solar array puts it high up on our list of most sustainable homes.
JustK PassivHaus In Germany Is a Fab Prefab Wooden Tower
Employing the principles of Passivhaus design, the JustK house by Deutschland-based AMUNT makes use of its local climate, superior insulation, and passive design to create an uber energy efficient prefabricated home. Other challenges that the designer met along the way included strict building codes and a small plot and budget. Even so, they persevered, and we are completely enamored with this beautiful project.
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dialectically vague June 3, 2014 at 12:37 am
Apparently my posts are getting censored. I\\\'ll try again. I don\\\'t think this house is Passive Haus Certfied. It placed last in the Solar Decathlon Europe Competition with the lowest score in comfort level (usually not associated with Passive Haus projects). Is there a moderator that can respond to my previous question?
Dialectically Vague May 30, 2014 at 12:40 am
Is the FabLab House from SD Europe really Passive House Certified? I'm finding it hard to find any documentation that it is. Based on my experience of other Passive House Certified buildings, the design doesn't appear to have the same general principles of insulation, shaded southern exposure, etc. I'm sure it may have been designed with passive design considerations, I just want to make sure that, like many of the other houses on this list, it is actually Passive House Certified.
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Rochester -- A University of Rochester professor will find out Tuesday morning if hes won a Nobel Prize in Physics.
Carl Hagen is a candidate for the prize because of his work dating back to 1964. Thats when he was part of a team that came up with a theory about subatomic particles. It led to a model that explained the Big Bang.


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EAU CLAIRE — The Foster Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will host the Bachelor of Fine Arts Candidates Senior Show May 6-15. Nine students who are candidates for bachelor of fine arts degrees will display their work. A public reception will be held from 1-3 p.m. May 14 in the gallery.
Brittany Acker, Kasson, Minn., will exhibit graphic design pieces. Acker, who said she has been influenced by the Swiss style, describes her art as clean, concise and minimal.
Christine Jo Alexander, East Troy, whose work is based around storytelling, will exhibit illustrations and illustrated handmade books
"Nostalgia and a sense of preciousness are central to my work," Alexander said.
Michelle Chrzanowski, Tomah, will exhibit a series of handmade fanzines, an installation with a life-sized creature and a handmade shelter. Chrzanowski, who said she's been influenced by Misaki Kawai and Souther Salazar, said she approached this work with a do-it-yourself aesthetic that emphasizes uninhibited childhood creativity.
"I have been very interested in 'play' and bringing to life further these bright creatures I draw," she said.
Pung Her, Lake Elmo, Minn., will exhibit print and digital graphic design and said that her role as a graphic designer is to enhance communication.
"I find joy in turning a complicated idea or message into simple, energizing visual solutions," she said.
Renae King, Rochester, Minn., will exhibit graphic design work. This will include printed material, along with electronic media designs. King said that as a graphic designer she makes communication a priority and uses creative means to do so.
"My work is clean and designed with a purpose," she added. "I view myself as a visual communicator between the content needing to be expressed and the audience who will visually take in that content."
Rachel Konsella, Eau Claire, will exhibit photography that deals with social issues and identity.
"I want people to think in a different way than what they're used to," Konsella said.
Matt Ludvigson, De Pere, will exhibit graphic design work that includes printed items from inkjet printers. Ludvigson said that forming visual solutions to conceptual problems is the driving force of his work.
"I strive to create designs that are capable of speaking for themselves," Ludvigson said.
Kyle Pherson, Cumberland, will exhibit 3-D works, mixed media and light projection onto various materials.
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Lee Wegener, Hartland, will exhibit still and moving images, along with sound. Wegener said that as he approached his work he questioned the role of the artist, as well as originality.
"I developed these sets of rules, or algorithms, to follow in an attempt to remove myself from the work," Wegener said. "However, I found that I wasn't able to allow the algorithms to control the outcome completely."
Foster Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays, 6-8 p.m. Thursdays and 1-4:30 p.m. weekends. For more information about gallery exhibits, contact Foster Gallery director Tom Wagener at 715-836-2328.
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The Legend of Bagger Vance -- A disillusioned war veteran, Capt. Rannulph Junah (Matt Damon), reluctantly agrees to play a game of golf. He finds the game futile until his caddy, Bagger Vance (Will Smith), teaches him the secret of the authentic golf stroke which turns out also to be the secret to mastering any challenge and finding meaning in life.
The Legend of Bagger Vance -- A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddy.
The trailer for The Legend of Bagger Vance. Rannulph Junuh has returned to Savannah a damaged, tortured soul, his youthful innocence shattered by the trauma of World War I. While he's been gone, his former fiancee, Adele Invergordon, has devoted herself to fulfilling her late father's dream of building a world-class golf course on a nearby island. To keep the dream alive in the depths of the Great Depression, she proposes an exhibition tournament featuring golf superstars Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen. When city officials insist that the match can only take place if a local golfer participates, Hardy turns to Junuh to defend his hometown's honor. Along the way he faces down his demons, fights for the love of the woman he abandoned and hits a hole in one with the help of a black caddie named Bagger who offers down-home folk wisdom, spiritual guidance and the secret to a perfect swing.
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Community health services are provided in conjunction with Health and Wellness and the Infectious Diseases Information and Advisory Committee (IDIAC).
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The diamond and sapphire-encrusted Tiffany's creation pays tribute to Big Blue's four championship seasons with Vince Lombardi trophies surrounding the Giants logo.
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I organized a lot today and my room is looking really good. I went through papers and organized them into envelopes into a file so they aren't all jumbled together anymore. It feels so much better to be in there now. I also created a system where i put all of my purse contents like keys, wallet ,phone into this little box so they are always there and i dont have to run around the house searching for the purse that does have those things inside. It's an improvement :)
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I've organized more of my school papers tonight and feel more relaxed. Everything has it's designated place for my placement papers so I will be organized in that area. My room is still a mess, but my bag is organized for school and I try to pick clothes out for the next day the night before. So I'm making some progress now.
places to improve:
-clean and keep room clean
-put clothes away at night instead of putting them on the chair
good luck everyone!
Lisa <3
I have actually seen progress on this goal. I go to bed earlier, I pack the night before for school and I am doing school work ahead of time so I don't get stressed out. It's getting better, but it will still be quite awhile until I can say "I am organized."
things to work on:
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-keep desk clean
-have assignments pretty much done 2 nights before due.
This morning it was time to go to school. I was ready to go and then couldn't find my folder that I needed. Then while I was walking to school I remembered that I forgot something at home that I couldn't go without.. so I went back home to get it.. so annoying. I'm writing this out so I realise how badit is and how much I need to change my bad habits of procrastinating. This way of living makes me stressed and I am always looking for stuff and feel cluttered.
I could have had all my stuff ready in my bag last night and my outfit planned and felt relaxed. But no.
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I've been keeping this goal in mind everytime I put my stuff down on the floor I think about bringing it up to my room instead, and tidying up once and awhile.
That next week I am going to try to do all of the things on my list of things that would help me get organized. This smaller goal should get me started in the longer and more overwhelming goal of being organized, because I don't know when that will be!
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-clean my room
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Elton John has been added to the expansive line up of Bonnaroo 2014. The fest goes down June 12-15 on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, about 65 miles southeast of Nashville, with tickets on sale beginning February 22 at noon via bonnaroo.com.
Other headliners on the bill include Kanye West, Jack White and Lionel Richie.
In addition to its headliners the fest features a bevy of big acts including Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, Neutral Milk Hotel, Arctic Monkeys, Skrillex, Wiz Khalifa, Frank Ocean, the Avett Brothers, the Flaming Lips, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Kaskade, Damon Albarn, SuperJam with Skrillex & Friends, the Bluegrass Situation Superjam hosted by Ed Helms, Disclosure, Cut Copy, the Head and the Heart, Zedd and Lauryn Hill.
The festival will feature over 150 performances in total on 10 stages.
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Monday, Sep= tember 24, 2012
APPROVED – = October 4, 2012
CALL TO ORDER – approximately
Mr. Larry Hall, Mr. Daniel Guimond, M= r. Bob Sherman, Mr. David Cate,
Ms. Daryle Hillsgrove, Mr. Greg Smith= , Mr. Dave Cronin, Mr. Ken Dunne, Selectmen
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September 13, 2012
(Sherman/Guimo= nd)To approve the September 13, 2012 meeting minutes as amended.
(9-0-0) The motion carried.
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(Guimond/Sherm= an)To approve the September 17, 2012 meeting minutes as written.
(9-0-0) The motion carried.
The Budget Committee then reviewed the proposed 2013 budget requests for the following departments:
Planning Department: Planning Dir= ector Jeff Gowan forward and provided an overview of the department's responsibilities and the services provided. Currently they were advertising for a Code Enforcement Officer. He explained that the person hired for the position was offered a full-time position with benefits elsewhere. The ad for the position was re-run; applicants will go through an interview process shortly.
Mr. Sherman asked how the CIP Recording Secretary salary was calculated. Mr. Gowan explained the CIP met on an abbreviated process, but the process would be continuing; the figure in the budget was an estimate. In speakin= g with the CIP Chair, the committee would meet once/twice per month to get the document running. The goal was to = have a complete CIP submitted to the Selectmen and Budget Committee earlier than t= hey did the past year.
Mr. Gowan told the Board that the budget predicted a new code enforcement vehic= le, therefore lines for gasoline and repairs were reduced. The new vehicle was expected to get bet= ter gasoline mileage than the present vehicle (12-14mpg). He said if the vehicle didn't stay in t= he budget those lines would need to be adjusted. Mr. Gowan discussed the proposed new vehicle 3yr. lease noting it ha= d a $1 purchase at the end.
Mr. Sherman asked if there was a maximum amount of miles that could be put on t= he car per year. Mr. Gowan believed t= hey could put approximately seven thousand miles, but he didn't expect to put t= hat amount.
Mr. Cate asked for the approximate savings from the existing vehicle to the new vehicle. Mr. Gowan said the repair= costs were unknown for the existing car. He believed the leased vehicle would have the pay back in the fourth and fifth year given the low mileage. He exp= ected to use the vehicle for 10-12 years. The vehicle would be used by the Code Officer; Mr. Gowan would use the vehicle to attend conferences if it didn't conflict with the Code Officer's use.
Dunne asked if the Selectmen agreed to put the proposed vehicle in the
budget. Mr. Viger replied the vehi=
wouldn't have been shown in the budget if the Selectmen didn't approve it.<=
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purchase price should the Town move forward with the purchase. Mr. Sherman commented historically,
Under Expenses, Mr. Gowan noted there was an increase in MuniSmart based on the number of modules the department used. He then explained the services provided by the Nashua Regional Plann= ing Commission. They provide all of the Town's mapping and GPS. They assis= t in planning projects for the Town and with the Town together with other communities. Mr. Gowan discussed t= he increase to the Engineering Consulting Fee to Keach Nordstrom. Most of the time consulting fees are pa= id by applicants, but occasionally the Town is involved in a project that requires review.
Mr. Guimond asked how much the engineers had been paid in the past. Mr. Gowan believed in the past costs we= re taken out of the Selectmen's budget; he believed on occasion he may have pa= id $600-$700 getting the money from another line item. Mr. Guimond asked that the payment hist= ory be provided to the Board. Mr. Dunne a= sked if the proposed amount was in addition the oversight amount discussed by Mr. Gaydos for overseeing Town buildings, such as the new fire station. Mr. Gowan said that fee was separate fr= om the budget request he proposed.
Mr. Cronin asked for further explanation of the MuniSmart system. Mr. Gowan explained that much of the To= wn Hall ran on the MuniSmart system which allowed for an electronic interface between departments. He discussed = the functions used by his department and the benefits of the reports generated.
Mr. Sherman wanted to know if the sewer line could be extended from Dracut, MA = up Route 38 into Pelham or if there were any potential projects planned for the route. Mr. Gowan stated that Dracu= t's pipes weren't sized to hook up to another community, nor was there any extra capacity where the sewage was sent. He said they reviewed Salem's capacity, but they hooked up through Lawrence, MA. He said there wasn't an obvious place that had capacity or the infrastructure to handle the sewage going up= and down Route 38. He said that type o= f plan would be most likely to happen when a major company came to Town. He said there would be many changes if a large company moved to Town including traffic patterns. Mr. Sherman said there was a possibilit= y for gambling to come into the area (Salem) and wanted to know if plans were bei= ng developed in the event that happened. Mr. Gowan said there were no specific plans, but if gaming happened = in Salem, the traffic count in Pelham would increase. He discussed the role the Economic Development Committee and how they outreach to new businesses interested in coming to Pelham. Also, by conduct= ing multi-Board review it sent the message that the Town was open to new business.
Mr. Sherman questioned if the Beaver Brook study would have a spill over in the Planning budget. Mr. Gowan said pl= anning would be involved. The RFQ will eventually result in proposals from companies to do the flood study. He didn't know if the study would have economic development outcome since it dealt with the causes of flooding (ma= inly Beaver Brook) to residents and businesses. Any information learned will be used to build on for planning purpos= es.
Mr. Gowan discussed the important roles of the CIP and Master Plan for the Plan= ning Board, Zoning and the Town. The Na= shua Regional Planning Commission will assist with those plans. The Impact Fee review will be done by a= nother individual, Mark Fougere who assisted the Town with the fee structure in the past.
Dunne asked how often the Master Plan should be updated. Mr. Gowan referenc=
the Statutes, which indicates it should be done every five to ten years.
Mr. Guimond asked if the requested funds for the Plan NH, Town Center Charrette were related to the roundabout project. <= /span>Mr. Gowan pointed out that the Selectmen didn't support the funding for the Charrette. A design Charrette is w= hen professionals come in and set up a community outreach event; this serves as= an informative piece for the Master Plan and was done during the last update process. The program listed in the budget was aimed at town centers. = Mr. Guimond wanted to know why the Selectmen didn't support the request. Mr. Viger believed the Selectmen felt t= here were a lot of things going on during the next year with the fire station and the roundabouts. They would possib= ly look at the request in the upcoming year.
Ms. Hillsgrove asked if Plan NH was a non-profit organization. Mr. Gowan said Plan NH was a non-profit organization made up of professionals, engineers and people focused on plan= ning. Ms. Hillsgrove stated she participated = in the Envision Pelham process and questioned if Antioch and UNH were not performi= ng that function. Mr. Gowan said UNH = may still be involved, but Antioch had their own planning facilitators. Mr. Gowan said the Economic Development Committee may do the outreach the next time around.
Mr. Hall questioned if any impact fees were being collected at present. Mr. Gowan said the only two current imp= act fees still being collected were for the fire station and for senior recreation. He mentioned that the building permits for single-family homes had doubled from last year (up fro= m 9 permits to 20) and expected several more before the season closed. He will e-mail information to the Board= .
Mr. Dunne asked if there were any developments regarding the legal action invol= ving impact fees and the fire station. = Mr. Gowan was not at liberty to comment and directed questions to the Town Administrator or the Selectmen. = p>
Mr. Sherman questioned if the longevity was contractual. Mr. Gowan said it was out with the exis= ting contracts.
Mr. Smith asked if it was more cost effective to have a vehicle for the code inspections/Planning Department versus reimbursing someone for mileage. Mr. Gowan discussed the way the departm= ent was set up with the inspectors, who didn't keep typical hours. The inspectors each were working professionals. Mr. Smith was tryin= g to understand the need for a new vehicle, and asked if mileage reimbursement w= ould be an option. Mr. Gowan explained = that the code official position was hard to fill as is, without trying to find someo= ne that would use their own vehicle. = He said the position had no benefits, worked 20 hours per week and was not a competitive position. During the l= ast interview process, people were not willing to use their own vehicle. Ms. Hillsgrove asked how many miles wou= ld be put on the proposed vehicle each year. Mr. Gowan said the current vehicle was being driven approximately 7,000-8,000 miles each year. He no= ted they kept a driving log so they could accurately determine associated costs= for the vehicle.
Transfer Station – Mr. Gaydos pre= sented the proposed budget. He started by explaining how the facility operated and the benefits of recycling. He noted that the revenues were highly dependent on what was received for metals and provided figures from the past few years. In 2012 a decision was = made (by the former Director) to go with a company that was market based taking = the revenues and applying it against the expenses; the estimated expenses was on target, but the revenue was very under target. Currently the metals market = had gone through the floor. Mr. Gaydos= said they were now trying to have a more transparent picture of expenses and revenues.
The Salary line for the Superintendent will remain as proposed. If needed, that line will be adjusted at reconsideration.
Mr. Gaydos noted that safety equipment was increased; items will be reviewed to ensure they are up to date. Back up information was included with proposed budget information. Employees will receive training and wor= k with the Fire Department to maintain their Operator's Certification. It was noted that the gasoline price wo= uld be set in November.
Mr. Gaydos discussed the remainder of the budget. He summarized the items in Expenses. He noted that they were no longer in the demolition debris business,= but the line is staying open with $1 placeholder in the event there is severe flooding and the facility needed to accept debris from residents.
Mr. Sherman asked for an explanation of the hauling process being used. Mr. Gaydos said originally when handling metals it was believed that using Schnitzer would be the best solution; and= at that time revenues increased. A de= cision was later made to move the metals to the company handling the Town's single stream. They were giving the Town a rebate on the cost and the same revenue numbers weren't being seen. Now, a decision has been made to go bac= k to using Schnitzer.
Mr. Dunne questioned if the Town had a contract with Schnitzer to use them for a certain amount of time. Mr. Gaydos= said the Town didn't have a contract because the prices varied (being a market price), but in working with Schnitzer it eliminated the 'middle man'. Mr. Dunne saw a rental fee for a trailer and wanted to know if it would be bett= er to keep renting it, or to buy a trailer outright. Mr. Gaydos said with a trailer's use and wear, it was better not to own it. Mr. Hall noted that the line showed a $1200 decrease, the rental cost was $50/month.
Ms. Hillsgrove asked if the single stream costs were being reviewed to see if t= he Town could get competitive prices. Mr. Gaydos said they were having negotiations to see if they could do better th= an the current number or improve the expenses of the department.
Town Buildings – Mr. Gaydos revie= wed the budget. He noted if specific departments wanted to make changes (specific to them), they were expected t= o be able to budget those changes within their department budget. General repairs, rewiring etc. was paid= from the Town Building budget. The Town= has subcontracted as much as they could for cleaning and repair. It was not found to be feasible to hire someone and pay benefits because the Town has 24hr. coverage with subcontractors. At times the Town = hires a part time person for maintenance, so the salary line contains $1 placeholder. Mr. Gaydos spoke the contract with CCS and noted that supplies were purchased through that contr= act, with the exception of those supplies purchased from Park & Recreation.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> He said the Town couldn't hire a full t= ime person for the money paid to the cleaning company. He said they did routine cleaning durin= g the night and remained on-call for any emergencies that come up. He stated the cost of the service provi= ded to the Town was extremely reasonable for the work being done and at times didn= 't charge the Town.
There was an increase in Utilities-Electricity in anticipation that the new compa= ny will increase charges for poles and wires and there will be an increase in = the electricity for the fire station. = A new contract will need to be done with the new company.
Mr. Gaydos discussed the repairs that were conducted and those that would be conducted. Mr. Hall asked what was serviced by Pennichuck Water. Mr. = Gaydos replied the Police Station and Library were serviced by Pennichuck Water and the new Fire Station would be. The Village Green was not serviced by Pennichuck and the irrigation for the new Fire Station and roundabouts also would not be.
Mr. Dunne asked if the water damage to the Town Hall Annex was being covered by insurance. Mr. Gaydos said he woul= d try to get some insurance, but the current question was how much of the roof ne= eded to be redone and what the costs would be. He will try to get the roof done = this year and believed the interior may be done through donations of those invol= ved with CERT.
was a discussion about the Transfer Station building. Mr. Gaydos indicated the corrective mea=
that could be taken until the building (skin) was redone in another year.
He believed the pumps could be fixed th=
Mr. Gaydos discussed the status of the existing telephone system, which was purchased used twenty-seven years ago. He discussed the benefits of the new system, which would have the ab= ility to be upgraded.
Mr. Guimond understood that certain equipment would be moved from the existing = Fire Station to the new Fire Station and questioned if the cost of such was incl= uded in the price of the new station. M= r. Gaydos answered yes. He said they = would be hiring a rigging company to move the compressor; the pad to accommodate = it is presently being built.
Mr. Hall asked what was happening to the generator at the Fire Station. Mr. Gaydos said he had considered sendi= ng it to the Senior Center, although it wasn't certain that it was big enough to handle the entire building. He bel= ieved it would be useful for them.
Mr. Sherman questioned what water source would be used for the roundabouts. Mr. Gaydos stated the roundabout by the= Town Hall would receive water from the present well located by the new Fire Station. There is planned to be a = large green area at the location of the existing station, which would have a well located on it. Conduit will be run= when the roundabout is being built, so piping can be installed at a later time.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Mr. Sherman wanted to know what would h= appen to the (Butler) monument currently in the Town Center. Mr. Gaydos said the monument wouldn't be affected.
Mr. Dunne said he had been asked the purpose of knocking down the existing Fire Station versus saving it for another purpose, such as an SAU (school) building. Mr. Gaydos replied that = the building was full of asbestos and mold; it wouldn't be cost effective to gut the building out and put a new roof on the building.
Mr. Gaydos told the Board that the price for the propane and heating fuel had b= een fixed.
Mr. Smith confirmed that the cost for the new telephone system would be a one-t= ime purchase. Mr. Gaydos answered yes.= Presently it was narrowed down to two manufacturers and would go out to bid. It was Selectmen Haverty's project to oversee and make recommendatio= ns to the other Selectmen, given his technical knowledge in that area.
(Sherman/Guimo= nd)To adjourn the meeting.
(9-0-0) The motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately9:15 pm.
= Respectfully submitted,
= Charity A. Landry
= Recording Secretary
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING/Monday, September 24, 2012


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Objectively Disordered
A Sidebar in Kendall S. Harmon's "Sex Without Form & Void"
by Peter Toon
Readers may be interested in a significant change made in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1993) concerning homosexuality.
The official edition of this most important work is now not the French but the Latin (Catechismus Catholicae Ecclesia, 1997), and it contains a correction of the official teaching of the Church.
In the French/English paragraph 2358, we read, "The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. They do not choose their homosexual condition; for most of them it is a trial."
"They do not choose their homosexual condition" was open to a reading contrary to the historic moral teaching of the Church, as articles in the liberal Jesuit magazine America illustrate.
The 1997 Latin edition (in translation) contains the received moral teaching of the Church in a much clearer manner in paragraph 2358. The second sentence reads: "This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial" (Latin, p. 598).
Objectively disordered, that is, contrary to nature, and contrary to God's purpose within nature and for the relation of the sexes and for procreation. However, as another Vatican document states, "it is not a sin as such but it is a more or less strong tendency towards an intrinsic moral evil and thus the inclination itself must be seen as an objective disorder" (CDF-PCHP, 1986, note 3).
Thus, all the loving pastoral care of the Church is to be offered to those who have this objective disorder so that they may overcome its inclinations and be chaste for Christ's sake and for their own sanctification and maturity.
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The BlackBerry PlayBook As Law Enforcement Technology
The Inside BlackBerry for Business Blog had a really interesting story about how Mobile Innovations and RIM have enabled some dodge charger police vehicles in Canada with the BlackBerry PlayBook, bringing a light and portable solution to defend and protect. Seeing is believing.
I was really impressed after reading and seeing the video with Mobile Innovations. They've mounted the BlackBerry PlayBook into the police car as well as a Bluetooth keyboard that is on a mount that can be moved to either the driver or the passenger. The officer can use his or her BlackBerry to bridge to the PlayBook and there's software that allows several uses for the officer, information at the fingertips such as suspects, looking up licenses, maps, etc.
The features are as follows:
- The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet includes the full BlackBerry Tablet OS, allowing officers to access core and third-party applications on top of the custom tools tailored to police work. All of the existing BlackBerry PlayBook tablet features are included in the device, such as the popular multi-tasking functionality. BlackBerry PlayBook tablet applications specific to police work include access to databases, communications, task lists, and more.
- The tablet, even while remaining as a portable and detachable device, is hooked right into the mechanical functions of the vehicle. Pressing the right buttons on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet's touch screen can toggle the emergency lights, raise the caution sign on top of the vehicle, control sirens, and eventually, video feeds from the car's cameras. Trust me when I say that it was a "wow" moment when I touched the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet screen and the emergency lights came on!
- A Bluetooth keyboard is equipped below the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Both of these are mounted onto a swivel that allows each to be positioned in the most convenient way possible for driver, passenger, or both to have access.


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Ok. So yesterday I ventured to the psychiatrist. I told the doctor my annoying side effects...Side effects? More like life inhibitors. These bloody depakotes dunt allow me to feel things are funny in my head, they only allow me to still think things are funny. thus i still respond with a bloody laugh or smile or whatever, and everthing appears normal. thus, I'M CURED! only a fucking simpleton truly believes that. Hell, he gave me such a bloody long staring at, hahahaha, you have to watch ur words with these bastards, and ur attitude. they're really quite crap. Ya know who's really pretty? Michelle Yeoh.I haven't been reading much. Poo.At least I'm not a naive goodie two shoes drowning in disillusioned psychosis. that's always a real bitch. although, i'm now an angry belligerant, self destructive recluse...hm...another real bitch.I woke up at midnight. Who the fuck wakes up at midnight? No one. What to do...SHE was just on. Well, I have absolutely nothing to do. Oh well. Get a joib they say...hahaha. Wait, actually, no one's told me to get a job, or go to military, or anything since I'm on drugs. Drugs that make me depressed. That make me tired. That makes me a semi sociopath. All for not being social and becoming a abusive child molesting psychopath like the fuckers I live around. And a few ther bloody things...So dissent must either drink, and if they get too wild with their drinkingm, or iof it doesnt work, they go on drugs, and if they get rejected because they dunt drink, they go on drugs. Amazing. Just amazing...not. That's a lot of liver damage. Fuckers.Oh yeahm, I thought I made another promise to myself to truly try to get into and do well in college. eh, the motivation is...pathetic. oh well.I was once on the cc team in high school, and all the sucky ass thug runners totally dominated over the varsity. it was pathetic. the senoirity bullshit. yet, the varisty refused to use their status and fight the bastard thugs. they just went and hid. it's really fucking retarded. i wish i never ran cc. dumbass bullshit. my head still hurts.
MY BLOODY HEAD HURTS. I bought two books today with some money I just left in my wallet. A book on India and an ACT prep book. Yeah, it's just great. The India book was a total impulse buy, haha. I'm actually gonna make an attempt at the bloody act...and the sat. Haha. Damned sat...fuckers pressuring my ass ever since 6th grade about that damned thing. Of course I lived in a demented culture of ranking by sat score. Madness you say? Basically all I know that were in the classes with me are illiterate hysterics that arent aware of their own existence. I'm certainly not suggesting I'm aware of my own existence, that's far too divine. I desperately wanted ONE alternative personality. Gees, and do u know where I found that? THOSE OF INFERIOR RACE AND INTELLECT! Bwahahahaha! Yes, I'm a self labeled race traitor. Hanged with chemical torture to conform to the ostensity of white superiority! No, they call it medicine...help, forgiveness, kindness, morality...Now I've been on all kinds of shit. Shit that makes ur heart race, ur hands jitter, a general floating sensation, like for some reason, the damned christian god deems u unworthy of receiving the effects of gravitation. Yeah, why didnt my father come up with that one? Ur not worthy of gravitation! It's kinda hilarious, when in a bloody veral sparring match, ur own white father refers to you as "ol' boy" with the expression and intonation representing "nigger." Two white southern parents, and i'm white...and ur putting me on the drugs? Eh...accuse me of hallucinations all u want but u think i'm black? Riiiiight...damned fucker.Of course every dissident male has been on anti psychotics...I'm no different. One made me binge eat. I couldnt walk for a week due to my stomach being so full. The residual effects are head jerks before sleep. My nightly neck seisures. The other made me pace back and fourth. Of course there's that stuff that makes ya have sexual side effects. Crying is a crime. They'll give you a pill for that. Makes ya stop immediately. So, here I sit. I wanna talk about the person that's propped me up for the past, fuck, 5 years now...She's the caringest, sweetest, most intelligent, most beautiful, most straightfoward person. Greatest friend ever.Only positive influence in my life. I live constantly missing her. It's not her that makes me angry, it's my impatience to finally get going with my life. I'll have to work on that.
so, i felt like ranting. well, shall we rant? Bloody fucking hell. Blah blah. I need a damned bank card again. Fuck. I get to go into the damn bank, have all those dronish uppity hags and fops stare at me wide eyed. Yes, that's right, they look at me as if I'm about to rob the bank. Which oh by the bloody way, gets me off on another topic...People are fuckers. If you are not wearing state age appropriate location specific attire, well you must be plotting miscreant terrorisms against law and order. oh yes, you got me! I'm caught again. Fucking queers. Obviously people are cultural parasites, they must be spoon fed their customs by other means and/or entities. I went out and discovered mine...so much for all that final frontier bullshit.Ok, so yes, I do relish the power I have - being able to influence people. Stupid fuckers. Squirm squirm squirm lauded automatons of the free world.Back to the bank card. Yeah. So I need that because oh silly me, fuck that. I won't say. I was talking to some girl that went to college in North Carolina, USA. YOOSAH! Psh. I got the classic "ur random, ur not male! ur soooooooo random!" ah, yoosah conservative bitches. what clones.I'm a bona fide burn out. Yep. So hard to tell...I'm pissed. And to relieve my pissidness...????!!!! Eh...go to college. Pretty simple now. NOW. Fuckers.I have issues with major depression (nah really?) The yelling? the chemicals in my blood, making me crazier and crazier...my head hurts from this goddamned depakote. I have trouble reading from this shit. It's retarded fucked up shit. I need a posse.that damned sterile detached socially stagnant fluorescent apocalypse called school. So why didnt i shoot up the place? A friend thought I might. We we're that close, obviously. WELL! Anyways...I can think positively sometimes, actually, wowwy! No of course not, it's because I revert to self destruction in anger from depression. I'm a piece of work.People arent going to change. Wow...how philosophical of me. Yet I can succeed in making my life pleasurable. THE KARMA!War and Peace is a damned fine book.I need to make more changes. I'm going for a walk.


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Gold, Silver Prices End Quarter With a Pop
Gold prices didn't flinch Thursday when only 388,000 people filed for jobless claims in the week ended March 26th. The figure along with the ADP employment report Wednesday, which said that the private sector added 201,000 jobs in March, bodes well for Friday's jobs number.
"Gold does appear to be lagging the more industrial metals," says James Moore, research analyst at FastMarkets.com. The silver/gold ratio, as of today's close, is 38 which means silver is outpacing the yellow metal. "Reaction
Here's how the jobs number should play out for gold. A solid reading will increase risk appetite for stocks, decrease the need of buying gold as protection and raise the question of will the Federal Reserve alter its $600 billion bond buying program before it expires in June. The end of free money makes gold less appealing as a safe haven. A weaker reading, however, might ignite gold buying especially into a weekend, which has been a wild card for investors.
According to George Gero, senior vice president at RBC Capital Markets, gold was helped Thursday by short covering ahead of the jobs number. "It doesn't bode well to be short for Friday's reports and weekend headlines upcoming ... the mood is bullish."Oil prices also worked their way towards $107 a barrel. A spike in oil prices drums up inflation fears which makes gold and silver an attractive investment. Gold mining stocks, a risky but profitable way to buy gold, were mostly higher. Yamana Gold (KGC) was adding 0.65% to $12.42 while Eldorado Gold (EGO) flat at $16.25. Other gold stocks, Harmony Gold (HMY) and International Tower Hill (THM) were trading at $14.90 and $10.07, respectively. Randgold Resources (GOLD) is a stock to watch today after the company said reserves and resources rose by 5% in 2010 and better grade was also found at one if its mines. Average grade is higher than 4 grams per ton. Randgold is forecasting production increases and lower cash costs over the next five years. Randgold has hit snags recently as investors worried that civil unrest in the Ivory Coast would delay or stop production at its Tongon mine, which is set to produce 260,000 to 270,000 ounces of gold this year. Unlike some of its peers in the area, Randgold has reportedly not had to slow output. "It's a challenging environment that we have to work through," says CEO Mark Bristow. Bristow was hoping to lower cash costs to $600 an ounce, but as of the fourth quarter it cost $766 to mine an ounce of gold. Shares were soaring almost 11% to $81.63.
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Sambar is one of the most loved lentil based dish in the South Indian cuisine. This versatile recipe of sambhar is mom's and is one of her well loved recipes. This sambhar does not use the store bought powder instead the masala is made from scratch. Lentils, spices etc are roasted ... Read More
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Head City Hall custodian arrested in drug raid
WATERBURY — The head janitor at City Hall has been suspended, demoted, and ordered to drug rehabilitation after getting caught in a drug raid on Platt Street last month.
The personnel department has also put two other city workers on paid leave, including a sewage foreman accused of taking city fuel and a water service worker with a history of disciplinary issues.
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Papa John's isn't the only company considering such layoffs
Papa John's Pizza to Cut Worker's Hours Due to Obamacare
John Schnatter, CEO of the Papa John's pizza chain, has announced that now that President Obama has been re-elected and it is obvious that Obamacare is here to stay, he will likely be forced to cut back worker's hours because of the cost of the federal government's take over of our national healthcare.
Provisions of Obamacare state that workers that work 30 hours a week or more will be automatically considered full time and must then be included in their company's healthcare insurance program. Common practice currently maintains that the eligibility threshold for health insurance is a 40-hour work week, so this will cost businesses exponentially more for workers that work over 30 hours a week. The higher cost associated with this change is forcing many businesses, especially those in the food service industry, to consider limiting workers to less than 30 hours a week.
In essence, implementation of Obamacare will cut the weekly take home pay of millions of low wage workers by forcing companies to cut worker's hours.
Papa John's isn't the only company considering such layoffs. Rusty Weiss has compiled a list of companies that have already announced layoffs due to Obamacare.
That list includes such companies as Kroger grocers, Darden Restaurants (the chain that runs such outlets as Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouses and others), St. Jude Medical, Boston Scientific, medical device manufacturer Stryker, and many more.
This is just the beginning, too. As companies begin to realize the monumental costs that will be forced upon them due to Obamacare, fewer new jobs will be created, worker's hours and pay will be cut, and it will be harder for entry level workers to transition from part time to full time worker as companies will have had a roadblock erected by the federal government that will prevent mobility.
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I have a question about the recipe "Beef Bourguignon" from TasteFood. How long should I plan to reheat at 325 and when should I take it out of the fridge before reheating?
Reheating can be tricky because food safety is so important. I don't think I would necessarily take it out of the frig before reheating. As far as the time, as long as it take to reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees Farenheit / 70 degrees Celsius.
Per the author (Step 10 on recipe page): Beef Bourguignon may be prepared up to two days in advance. Cover and refrigerate. Before reheating, discard any solidified fat from surface. Reheat over medium-low heat on stovetop or in a 325 F. oven.
To add an answer -- I reheated this straight from the fridge, with a lid on the large enameled cast iron pot I made it in. 30 minutes at 325, still a little tepid in the center. Stirred it, and after 10 more minutes it was piping hot, and not a bit dried out.
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Superbad. Die Hard. Cloverfield. What do any of these titles have to do with the movie that they've been slapped on to?
I mean, obviously you can't name a movie The Day that All Those German Terrorists and Alan Rickman Broke Into My Wife's Office and Killed Everybody and contrary to what Barney Stinson believes it isn't called Die Hard because Hans Gruber "died hard", so then why call it Die Hard?
It's a great movie, so why does it have a title that sounds like it was stolen from the subtitles of a 1970's Godzilla flick? I wish I had the answer, the truth is that I have no idea.
This whole subject came up when I consulted a friend about what I should call my screenplay that I just finished. The working title was The Man Can Fly.
Some movies can do well by advertising exactly what they're about. We know what Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone is about. Harry Potter was already a household name and keeping his name in the title guaranteed that millions of people would fork out the money to see it. It's also about the Sorceror's Stone, which is essentially what causes most of the action in the film to take place. Bam. The whole film is right there in your lap.
There's a kind of charm in spelling out exactly what you're trying to sell and that was what I was trying to capture. We know what Glee: The 3D Concert Movie will be about before we even buy a ticket. There's no pretense there. The Hunger Games is about, you guessed it, the Hunger Games that take place in the novel.
I wrote the film under the title The Man Can Fly and after finishing, it just seemed too cut and dry for me. My friend agreed. He told me "when in doubt, just make it the name of your title character".
So I tried it on. Edgar. It just didn't do it for me. I looked up and down my bookshelf o' movies for inspiration. John Q, Billy Elliot, Jerry Maguire, Forrest Gump, Erin Brockovitch, Juno, Antwone Fisher, Jackie Brown, Donnie Darko, Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III and so on and so forth.
"Huh," I thought, "that is pretty common isn't it?" It's not just pretty common. It's as common as a Target employee who hates their job.
In all of these movies, the name of the person is not nearly as interesting as what the movie is really about. Peter Pan is about a boy who can fly, will never grow up and comes from a magical world called Neverland. You would think they might have focused on those things, but no, all buyers will see on their tickets stubs was that it was about boy named Peter, who was presumably born to a Mr. and Mrs. Pan.
Sure, it's understandable if the movie is a biopic (we need to know who were seeing in the movie after all), so films like Milk, Ali, Mary Antoinette and Ray all get a pass, but since when does the name of the main character get butts in seats? Isn't that what a good title is supposed to do?
After Edgar didn't work (and his full name Edgar Ackerman was even worse), I tried to go for one of those deep, insightful titles with a message that almost transcends the movie.
Silence of the Lambs is one of these movies. You only find out exactly what the title means after Lecter delivers his chilling monologue to Clarice about her childhood and how she had to listen to the lambs being slaughtered even after she tried to save them.
He deduces that she still hears the screams of these lambs at night and asks her if she thinks the lambs will stop screaming if she helps save the girl. It reveals what drives Clarice as well as frames the entire movie, giving us a sense of well-being knowing that the events in the movie eventually bring her to peace with herself, or "silence the lambs" as the title so astutely phrases it. They never once use that phrase in the film, but by the end you will understand why that is the title.
American Beauty goes the extra mile and has a double meaning. It has the esoteric meaning that obviously refers to Angela Hayes, the all-American girl that Kevin Spacey's character becomes infatuated with, as well as a hidden and well-crafted floral interpretation.
You'll notice that in most of the scenes in American Beauty there is very identifiable type of rose featured either in the foreground or the background. Annette Benning's character is seen planting them in the first three minutes of the film. Can you guess what the rose is called? The American Beauty. A neat feature of the American Beauty: it can only flourish once its roots have festered and rotted.
It gave an amazing sense of overall meaning to the film since many of the characters are hiding their deepest and dirtiest laundry underneath layers and layers of fake smiles and suburban style houses. Their souls have rotted but their exterior is as beautiful as ever.
I gave the thoughtful and poetic title a go. The screenplay is about a 40 something loner who discovers (via prostitute) that he can fly in his sleep. More specifically, he floats in his sleep when he dreams. I tried He Dreamt of Clouds only to realize that it sounded douchy and self important. It sounded like the name of a chapter in one of those self-help books where the picture of the author on the back is a painting instead of a photograph.
I immediately hit "backspace" 19 times and got rid of it forever.
There has got to be a way to come up with a title that's nice, neat and straight to the point. I ignored the hum of my bedside fan and the chirps of the birds outside as I tried to think of a catchy name for my film.
Even movies like Legally Blonde and Jurassic Park have clever and snappy titles that tell you exactly what the movie is going to be about in a few words. Legally Blonde is about a blonde (it's basically the only adjective that fully describes her character) who is trying to get into law school to woo her ex-boyfriend back into her life. Surprise. She makes it in. Wackiness ensues.
Love it or hate it (I actually love it), the title combined with the image of Elle dressed in a full pink ensemble amidst a wave of formally clad law students complete with a purse poodle in clutch tells you everything you ever needed to know about the film. It may have deterred the upturned noses, but the market is there and dammit if Legally Blonde wasn't ready to sell itself to the masses of people who saw the poster and went "OMG I am TOTALLY seeing that movie! Isn't that dog so USH? Xanga!"
Jurassic Park was a movie about a theme park with dinosaurs. IT WAS ABOUT A THEME PARK WITH DINOSAURS. Enough said.
I tried the brief and clever route. Being not particularly clever myself, I came up with Flying Dream. Everyone has had the dream where they are flying, the twist would be that he is actually flying while he dreamed. I sighed and hoped that people would just glance over the title and at least allow themselves to get ten pages into the thing.
Nope, if I'm going to send this thing out I want it to have a title that I'm proud of. I got rid of Flying Dream and went back to the drawing board taking characters, themes, motifs and religious symbolism into account.
One word titles are all the rage these days (I'm surprised that this most recent Willy Wonka movie wasn't simply titled Wonka), so I decided on Floating. My friend criticized that it was too broad and didn't effectively capture the spirit of the movie.
"Hell," said I, "Ryan Gosling's latest film is called Drive. His character is named 'Driver'. Big broad titles are what the public wants, I'm sure I can get away with Floating."
So for three more rewrites it remained Floating and I was happy with it. Then the doubt set in. The sad thing about being a writer is how pathetically obsessed I am with what people will think about my writing.
Floating?! I thought in a rush of unnecessary panic. That's what balloons do! I can't call my movie this! In a series of quick movements (let's call them twitches for accuracy's sake), the title changed from Floating to Cross Street.
It is mentioned in the script that Edgar lives on Cross Street and there's a fair amount of Christian symbolism in the screenplay, so at the time it made a lot of sense. After submitting it to my old screenwriting professor for notes, I was enlightened to the fact that the title said nothing about my movie.
"But…religious symbolism!" I sputtered. "It takes place in suburbia! A good amount of the themes concern the reaction of society to a man doing what is impossible! Everyone is in each-other's business and his power gets sensationalized to the point of hysteria! Dirty laundry!"
No dice. Cross Street wasn't working and I knew it. That's when I began noticing titles like Superbad.
Like Die Hard, Superbad is a great movie with a name that would eventually become synonymous with greatness in its genre and yet it has nothing to do with what goes on in the film. What does it even mean? I remember seeing the trailer and thinking "that looks hysterical, I can't wait!" The title never phased me until I spent the better part of two months trying to figure out what to call my damn movie.
Cloverfield has a name that comes from its own fictional viral marketing campaign, but how does that make it any different? The film operates on a found footage mechanism and the military codename of the classified footage is "Cloverfield". You can see the codename at the very beginning if you're quick enough. The name still doesn't give me a clear image of what happens in the film. To me it sounds like a movie about an Irish baseball team.
I bring all of this up because the past few months have made me super aware of titles. Contagion, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and 30 Minutes or Less in particular have caught my title interest. I have seen trailers for all of the above, and the titles all seem fitting even when I don't know exactly what the film will be about.
It turns out that there's a whole subclass of creativity devoted to coming up with a decent title and that appears to be the part of my brain that's missing. How can you boil down a 95 page screenplay (that you have gotten way too close to) into a coherent two word summary?
Hell, maybe I'll just name my movie Fanbird. It makes as much sense as anything else.
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Supplier Diversity
National Grid works with Prism Energy services
The utility is working to increase its base of MBE and WBE suppliers and build partnerships with groups that support supplier diversity
National Grid is an international energy delivery company, with U.S. corporate offices in several New York and Massachusetts locations. In the U.S., National Grid delivers electricity to about 3.3 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island, and manages the electricity network on Long Island under an agreement with the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).
The company is also the largest distributor of natural gas in the northeastern U.S., serving some 3.4 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island. National Grid also owns more than 4,000 megawatts of contracted electricity generation that provides power to more than a million LIPA customers.
"National Grid has always had a supplier diversity program," says Carla Hunter Ramsey, director of supplier diversity, who joined the company last year.
"When I first got here I reviewed the details of the existing program and then we initiated an enhanced program," she says. "We're using that to expand business opportunities through outreach and training, and creating powerful partnerships with diverse suppliers to attain our long-term objectives."
Hunter Ramsey established her vision for the program and formulated a mission statement after meeting with key stakeholders throughout the company. "I wanted the supplier diversity program to penetrate all areas of the organization," she explains.
Internal, external awareness
She developed an internal and external awareness plan, including a website, brochure, requirements for reporting and diverse supplier metrics, as well as PowerPoint presentations for global procurement people, the executive board and diverse suppliers. "We came up with a plan tailored to the needs of each of these stakeholders, and we also developed an M/WBE policy statement which was signed by the chair and the U.S. president of National Grid," she says.
Hunter Ramsey has more than twenty years experience in procurement. She was director of purchasing, contracts and property management for York College (Jamaica, NY). She's had minority business experience herself: she worked for her father as EVP of a minority-owned printing and publishing company in Hicksville, NY. "In one person," she notes with a smile, "you have someone who understands procurement, has experience as an MBE and was both a first- and second-tier supplier. I understand some of the hurdles these companies face and I have the working knowledge to interface with procurement to make positive changes in supplier diversity!" she declares.
Increasing the base and building partnerships
One current focus of the National Grid program is increasing the base of small WBEs, MBEs and small, disadvantaged service-disabled-veteran-owned businesses. National Grid already offers workshops on how to do business with the company. Another important aim is building "vibrant" partnerships with organizations that support supplier diversity, such as WBENC, and NMSDC New England and New York-area affiliates and the U.S. Pan Asian Chamber of Commerce.
"We're also creating joint ventures with larger companies," Hunter Ramsey notes. "And we're launching an ambassador program to identify people in our company's service areas who can serve as supplier diversity point people for their organizations."
The point people, she explains, will attend procurement meetings and events and collect questions, comments and suggestions from people within their organizations.
Since starting her job last year, Hunter Ramsey has increased the percentage of dollars spent with diverse suppliers by more than a third. "We look to move from about six percent now to be at ten percent soon, and by 2013 we want to be spending about twenty percent of our procurement dollars with diverse suppliers."
Tom King, National Grid's U.S. president, is the program's executive champion. He's familiar with the value of a diverse roster of suppliers: before National Grid, he was with PG&E in California where diversity spending averaged twenty percent.
Finding diverse suppliers
National Grid finds diverse suppliers in a number of ways. It attends trade shows, participates in matchmaking events and promotes the program in local, regional and national publications. It also hosts purchasing exchanges which include both matchmaking events and workshops. "We partner with supplier diversity organizations like WBENC and U.S. Pan Asian to sponsor events. These are excellent places for diverse suppliers to network and explore potential business opportunities," Hunter Ramsey emphasizes.
National Grid wants its diverse suppliers to have WBENC, NMSDC or New York, Rhode Island or Massachusetts state certifications. The company offers informal mentoring to diverse suppliers: for example, Hunter Ramsey's people review suppliers' unsuccessful bids to point out areas where they can strengthen themselves for success in the future.
Second-tier supplier diversity programs are not required, but Hunter Ramsey notes that a substantial percentage of contracts have subcontracting goals identified.
Working with Prism Energy Services
Wendy Simmons is president of Prism Energy Services (Quincy, MA). She founded the firm in 1998 to provide energy audits and implement energy-efficient lighting systems, upgrades and electronic controls for commercial utility customers. Simmons, who has a 1983 BS in education from the University of New Hampshire, learned many of her engineering and project management skills on the job.
"I discovered I didn't really like teaching, so I began working with Norian/Siani Engineering (Waltham, MA) as an office manager. I was helping an ME edit his technical reports and do his project management work, and he became my mentor. I read everything and asked a lot of questions," Simmons explains.
Today, Prism Energy Services helps power companies' commercial customers lower their operating costs through energy conservation. The firm employs sixteen people, four of them engineers, and plans to add more in the near future, Simmons says.
Prism gets the contract
National Grid was Simmons' first customer. Simmons had managed a small business efficiency program for the utility when she worked for Norian/Siani, and when she started her own company she made it her business to bid on that contract, after "working out an amicable arrangement with my old company," she explains.
"National Grid was my only customer initially. Now we run a couple of different programs for them and also administer programs for NSTAR, the metro Boston utility company, Public Service of New Hampshire and Unitil NH. We also have energy conservation clients who are not utilities."
In 2001 Prism was selected as a large business vendor for National Grid. "It's a more competitive program than the small business program, serving clients with higher electric consumption and more complex projects," Simmons explains.
Although National Grid has no formal mentoring program, Simmons says she gets valuable feedback and input. "I exchange emails with the head of the company's energy efficiency program. He helps me understand their needs so we can support them.
"And we let them know what's happening out in the trenches with their customers," Simmons adds.
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