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|Dec 20, 2011
|Filing date
|Sep 2, 2008
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|Jul 13, 2005
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|Dana Charles Stevenson
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|Qc Manufacturing, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (49), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (13), Classifications (14), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/968,998 filed on Aug. 30, 2007, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference. This application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent Ser. No. 11/181,669 filed on Jul. 13, 2005 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,497,774, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to cooling systems for building structures, and more particularly, relates to an improved evaporative air cooling system.
2. Description of the Related Art
Fans, air conditioners, and various other systems have been developed for cooling residential and commercial building structures. Most fan systems are designed to create airflow inside a building. Since fans are incapable of lowering the actual temperature of the air drawn into the building, their cooling effect is limited by the ambient air temperature. While air conditioners are capable of lowering the temperature of the ambient air, they are not energy efficient or environmentally friendly.
Evaporative coolers are often utilized as an energy saving alternative to cool the living space of a building structure, particularly in dry climate regions. An evaporative cooler typically includes a large fan and water-wetted pads that are all enclosed inside a metal or plastic housing. Fresh outside air is cooled as it is drawn through vents on the housing walls to the wet pads located therein. The cooled air is then blown into the building structure. While conventional evaporative coolers are energy-efficient and effective, the systems are typically enclosed in large and bulky structures that can be obtrusive and unsightly when placed adjacent to the exterior of the building structure. Additionally, a large motorized blower is usually mounted inside the enclosure to push the cooled air into building structure. The blower can force excessively moist and humid air into the building structure, leaving it damp and odorous. Moreover, the high noise level generated by the motor, which is usually positioned immediately adjacent the exterior wall of the dwelling area, can also be bothersome, thus making using conventional evaporative coolers less desirable.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,951,480 discloses an evaporative cooling system having an evaporative cooling unit located within an exterior wall of a house and one or more remote exhaust fans mounted in the attic. The idea is to utilize the remotely located exhaust fans to pull air through the evaporative cooling unit into a space to be cooled and also to exhaust the warm air from the space. However, the design of this system is inherently limiting and incapable of effectively cooling a house, especially a house with large square footage. One of the drawbacks is that the exhaust fans are typically low power fans and they are mounted openly in an attic located far away from the evaporative cooling unit. These exhaust fans cannot effectively pull air from outside through the evaporative cooling unit and expel warm air from the attic, especially when there is a great distance between the fans and the cooling unit. At best, the exhaust fans facilitate ventilation of the attic by helping to drive out some of the warm air. The inherent limitations of this design seem to suggest that in order for the system to work, it must rely in large part on convection of warm air to create upward air movement, which in turn draws outside air through the cooling unit. When air is drawn through the cooling unit into the house in such a passive manner, the cooling effectiveness is likely to be very limited. Additionally, the attic area is likely to be filled with warm air given the inherent inability of the exhaust fans to push all of the warm air out of the attic area. Warm air in the attic in turn is likely to cause other areas of the house to be uncomfortably warm.
In view of the foregoing, there remains a need for an unobtrusive, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, and effective system and method for cooling a building structure. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are designed to address at least one of the above-described shortcomings of conventional cooling systems.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a novel air cooling system that is quiet, energy efficient, low maintenance, and has cooling effectiveness comparable to an air conditioner. The system is capable of cooling both the living space and attic area of a building structure, while constantly exchanging the air in the building with outside fresh air. The preferred embodiments of the present invention have several features, no single one of which is solely responsible for their desirable attributes. Without limiting the scope of this invention, its more prominent features will now be discussed briefly. However, not all of the following features are necessary to achieve the advantages of the system. Therefore, none of the following features should be viewed as limiting. After considering this discussion, and particularly after reading the section entitled "Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments," one will understand how the features of the preferred embodiments provide advantages over prior art systems and devices.
In one aspect, the preferred embodiments of the present invention provide an air cooling system for cooling a building structure, such as a residential building with a living area and an attic area. The system generally comprises a low profile evaporator system adapted to be mounted in a wall adjacent to the living area of the building structure, wherein the evaporator system comprises a housing and an evaporative cooling media disposed therein. The system further comprises a fan assembly, wherein the fan assembly comprises an air intake, a motorized fan having air flow capacity of at least 1000 cfm, and an acoustical and thermal insulating duct having an insulating R value of at least 4, wherein the insulating duct interconnects the motorized fan and the air intake. Preferably, the insulating duct is at least 4 feet long. Preferably, the motorized fan is adapted to be mounted in the attic area of the building structure and the air intake is positioned in an opening formed in a horizontal wall separating the attic area and the living area. In one embodiment, the fan assembly is adapted to create a negative static pressure in the living area, causing outside ambient air to be drawn through the evaporator system and cooled by the evaporative cooling media. The fan assembly is also adapted to draw the air cooled by the evaporative cooling media in the living area up through the air intake and the duct, and to expel the air into the attic area to create a positive static pressure in the attic area that is sufficient to cause air in the attic area to be pushed out through vents in the attic area and to substantially inhibit outside air from being drawn into the attic area through the vents. In certain preferred embodiments, a centralized thermostat system is configured to control the evaporator system in a manner such that the thermostat system triggers the pump of the evaporator system to turn on or off based on preset temperature limits. In addition to controlling the evaporator system pump, the centralized thermostat is also configured to control the fan motor of the fan assembly in certain embodiments.
In another aspect, the preferred embodiments of the present invention provide an air cooling system comprising an evaporator system and a fan assembly, wherein the fan assembly draws ambient air through the evaporator system into the building structure and through at least one room. Preferably, the evaporator system and fan assembly are positioned apart. In one embodiment, the fan assembly comprises a duct fan positioned in an attic of the building structure. In another embodiment, the evaporator system comprises a housing having two grilles, a filter media therebetween, and a water supply.
In yet another aspect, the preferred embodiments of the present invention provide an evaporator system designed to be used in conjunction with a fan assembly for cooling building structures. The evaporator system comprises a housing adapted to be mounted in a wall of the building structure. The housing has a plurality of sidewalls extending between two opposing sides that are spaced apart by a first distance, preferably less than about 11� inches. Each opposing side has perforated openings adapted to permit air to flow through. The system further comprises an evaporative cooling media pad disposed in the housing between the two opposing sides, wherein the pad slidably engages with at least one of the sidewalls of the housing. The system further comprises an insulating foam adapted to be positioned adjacent to the evaporative cooling media pad, wherein the insulating foam is positioned in a parallel manner with the evaporative cooling media pad. The system further comprises an insect screen disposed in parallel arrangement adjacent one of the perforated sides of the housing. The system further comprises a water circulation system comprising a water reservoir, water pump, water feed tube, and water distribution pipe, wherein the water reservoir is located in the housing below the evaporative cooling media and the water feed tube extends along a sidewall of the housing.
In yet another aspect, the preferred embodiments of the present invention provide an air cooling system adapted to be positioned inside a wall adjacent to the living area of a building structure. The system comprises an evaporator unit and a fan assembly, wherein the fan assembly comprises a fan having air capacity of at least 1000 cfm, an air intake device, and a sound insulating duct having an insulating R value of at least 4 interconnecting the fan and the air intake device; and wherein the fan assembly is adapted to create a negative static pressure in the living area, causing ambient air to be drawn through the evaporator unit, and cooled by the evaporator media therein. The fan assembly is adapted to draw the cooled air up through the duct and expel it through the attic.
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In a preferred embodiment, the evaporative cooling media 318 comprises a high-efficiency cellulose pad engineered to provide high cooling efficiency, high face velocity, and low pressure drop. The cooling media 318 preferably has a self-cleaning fluted design which flushes dirt and debris from the surface of the media. In one embodiment, the flutes are preferably arranged at a steep angle, preferably between about 30-65 degrees, which facilitates flushing of dirt and debris. The angle fluted design also allows high velocity air to travel through the media without significant resistance or water droplet carry over. In a preferred embodiment, the media comprises 7 mm flutes arranged in an angle of about 45 degrees in one direction. Preferably, the dry weight of the media is about 1.8 lb/cf and the wet weight of the media is about 3.5 lb/cf. In another preferred embodiment, the pH range of the media is preferably between about 6-9. In one implementation, the media is designed to require about 1.5 gallons per minute of water per square foot of top pad surface area. In one embodiment, the evaporative cooling media 318 can be treated with an algae resistant edge coating which prevents algae and minerals from anchoring into the substrate of the media by allowing the algae and minerals to slough off when dried. In another embodiment, the evaporative cooling media comprises a cellulose media pad having a thickness of about 8 inches and an effective area of between 7 ft2-8 ft2. The evaporative cooling system 318 further comprises a water circulation system which will be described in greater detail below.
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The air cooling system of certain preferred embodiments is capable of reducing the outside temperature by about 40� F. Unlike conventional air conditioners which recirculate air inside a building structure, the air cooling system of preferred embodiments is capable of exchanging the indoor air with clean fresh air, preferably 3 to 4 times per minute for a 2000 square foot house, while also cooling the air inside. Unlike conventional swamp coolers which tend to introduce excessive moisture into the dwelling, the air cooling system of the preferred embodiments is capable of cooling the interior of a building structure while leaving the interior air at a humidity level of about 45%-60%. Further, the novel design of the air cooling system is configured to create a positive pressure environment inside the attic, which forces the warm air to be expelled from the attic through all open vents in the attic. In preferred embodiments, the air cooling system is capable of reducing the attic temperature by as much as 50� F.
Advantageously, the air cooling system utilizes an energy efficient evaporator similar to swamp coolers or evaporative coolers, however the evaporative system is configured in a small attractive protrusion on the exterior of the house wherein the typical evaporative cooler is large, un-attractive box shaped appliance attached to the exterior. Another advantage is that the multi-fan system allows individual rooms to be cooled or not cooled depending on which fan is turned on or off. Another advantage is that the cooling system provides effective cooling inside both the living area as well as the attic area of a building structure. Another advantage is that the cooling system is capable of exchanging the air inside a building structure with fresh air while maintaining effective cooling. Another advantage is that the cooling system operates more quietly than other evaporative cooling systems with equivalent cooling effectiveness.
Although the foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention has shown, described and pointed out the fundamental novel features of the invention, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions, and changes in the form of the detail of the invention as illustrated as well as the uses thereof, may be made by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention. Particularly, it will be appreciated that the preferred embodiments of the invention may manifest itself in other shapes and configurations as appropriate for the end use of the article made thereby.
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Farkhad Sharipov (left) will step in against Tommy Vargas on May
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Last Friday, word broke that Escovedo will take on Brazilian
Renan "Barao" Pegado at UFC
130 on May 28, leaving Vargas without a dance partner. Days
later, Tachi Palace officials have found their substitute for the
UFC-bound "Apache Kid."
Sherdog.com learned from Tachi Palace Events Coordinator Jeremy
Luchau on Monday that Florida-based Kyrgyzstani Farkhad
Sharipov will step in on less than two weeks' notice to meet
"Last minute replacements are always tough," said Luchau. "Once
again, we are lucky to be able to pull off such a talented
replacement. We wish Cole nothing but the best in his UFC
Luchau also noted that the winner of the Sharipov-Vargas bout will
earn a shot at the vacant TPF 135-pound title, recently
relinquished by Michael
McDonald -- another UFC bantamweight, who coincidentally won
the belt with a July 2010 knockout of Escovedo.
Sharipov, who turned 27 on April 19, is a former Kyrgyzstani
national freestyle wrestling champion and onetime member of the
Russian national wrestling team. Now fighting out of Gracie Barra
Orlando, "Frank Sharp" has made his bones on the Southeast circuit
since 2007, compiling a 12-3 record with nine wins by way of
decision. Last seen decisioning Eric Luke at
Bellator Fighting Championships 24 in August, Sharipov also
holds notable wins over "The Ultimate Fighter 12" cast member
Caceres and
American Top Team prospect Chris
Vargas, a former collegiate wrestling standout at Northwestern
University, made his Tachi debut in December, earning a unanimous
decision over Martin
Sandoval at TPF
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8-1 record since turning to MMA in November 2008 and currently
trains at
Millennia MMA alongside the likes of UFC bantamweight Charlie
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A light sprinkle of rain yesterday has brought little respite for a parched Waikato, with level 3 water restrictions likely to be in force in Hamilton by Thursday.
Hamilton City and Waikato District council areas are on level 2 water restrictions, meaning sprinkler systems are permitted between 6-8am and 6-8pm on alternate days only and there is no restriction on commercial and non-residential properties.
But Hamilton City Council city waters manager Tim Harty said the council met yesterday to discuss further restrictions, as the community was not responding adequately to the water conservation plan.
He said unless there was significant rainfall in the next few days, the council would move to a "level 3' restriction, which had not been imposed since the "level" system was introduced.
"It's been a long, dry spell and I think there would need to be a lot more rainfall to break the usage pattern we've got at the moment," he said.
A level 3 water alert would bring a total ban on domestic sprinklers, with only hand-held hosing permitted in domestic homes and a restriction on outdoor water use for commercial/non-residential properties.
Mr Harty said the council was not looking to ban water use for commercial operations outright, but would ask for a halt to unnecessary use, such as watering plants and cleaning buildings.
"We're not asking for businesses to stop doing what they do, we're just asking them to stop water use that is not going to impact on them directly, in terms of their ability to operate," he said.
Mr Harty said the council was doing "a whole raft of things across the board to make sure that council is leading the way in terms of reducing its water use".
He said most city fountains would be shut down, and watering of certain roundabouts and planting would be cut, along with CBD street-cleaning regimes being monitored.
"Its all about conserving. It's not set in stone that we'll go to [level] 3 on Thursday . . . if we can avoid it we'd love to, and its the community that can play their part in doing that."
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Iraq militants renew town assault after offer rejected
Baghdad: Militants on Monday assaulted the final area of the Iraqi town of Dhuluiyah still outside their control, after tribesmen rejected an offer to let them enter uncontested, an official said.
Jihadist-led militants launched a major offensive on June 9 that has overrun large areas north and west of Baghdad, and appear to be making a renewed push to gain ground after a period in which battle lines were relatively static.
The militants began their attack on Dhuluiyah, just 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Baghdad, on Sunday and have overrun most of the town, local official Marwan Mitaab said.
The militants negotiated with tribesmen in Al-Jubur, a lone area of the town still holding out, offering to spare the lives of their fighters and security forces if they surrendered, Mitaab said.
But the tribesmen rejected the offer, and insurgents on Monday launched a renewed assault on the area in southern Dhuluiyah.
A resident also said the fighting was ongoing and that Al-Jubur was the last area that has yet to fall.
A senior police officer confirmed there had been negotiations with the militants, and added that people were fleeing across the Tigris river in boats.
The militants demolished a bridge across the river on Sunday, and also blew up police stations, a courthouse and the main municipality building.
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Reviews of Miracle Mile 1988
A young man hears a chance phone call telling him that a nuclear war has started and missiles will hit his city in 70 minutes.
This is a film that you wouldn't see now or at least not with this tone. It's a post-apocalyptic film before the apocalypse actually happens. Obviously it uses the fear surrounding the Cold War as a springboard, although it does infuse comedy into the situation.
I didn't love it but it's worth 90 minutes of your time.
Miracle Mile follows Harry as he answers a ringing payphone only to discover that nuclear war is about to break out. It's a interesting premise and the fall out of the phone call is handled fairly well. The mystery of whether the phone call is accurate or not is the film's highlight however it's not explored sufficiently enough. The romance angle in the film is a huge misfire, the dialogue is weak and results in some pretty cheesy scenes. Still there's plenty of quality to be enjoyed here.
Damn, talk about a hidden gem! One of the best end of the world movies I've seen.
Beyond underrated. A perfectly paced and scored thriller with surreal visuals and eye popping late 80s aesthetic.
The movie is about an average joe who finally finds the girl of his dreams and everything seems to be going well until he gets a call one night telling him nuclear war has begun and that nukes will destroy their city in an hour.
The premise was really interesting. I liked the main dude as well as some side characters. Seeing people react to this type of news was great and the movie tried to time it right with…
... 'cause this movie is literally the best at keeping you guessing until the end. From that very first mysterious phone call, you are hooked and so is the rest of the city. Mass hysteria at it's finest!
Thrilling journey through a crazy night. Reeks of its era for good and ill. Shines in its visual style and in the Tangerine Dream cinematic score. But also shows in its shallow characterization. Everyone is a one note stereotype. Also, by the end, it delves too deep into chaos, seemingly losing its focus.
Starts off as yet another 80s romance before switching a third of the way in to channeling Cold War fears. It looks cheap and shouldn't work but you get pulled in and start rooting for the lead characters.
Bonus points for the Tangerine Dream soundtrack.
Miracle Mile is [largely] a romance, but it is decidedly a shallow one. Save for Julie's punky hairstyle, one of a number of artifacts that dates this as a 1980s film, the forlorn lovers remain largely indistinct. Nothing is known of their history, really, only that they're immediately infatuated with each other. Their mutual interest is so unspoiled and matter-of-fact that you watch them oblivious to the threat of heartbreak.
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One of my favorite parts of MIRACLE MILE are all of the wonderful off-screen stories that we are clued in to. The movie is full of excellent characters, and not just it's protagonists, everyone we encounter in this movie has a story to tell. We are lucky to be told the little bits we are, but we are even luckier to get to imagine them.
My #1 favorite part of MIRACLE MILE is the whole movie, because it's one of…
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Seeing it again, remain more convinced that this is one of the best American movies of the 80s. Exploits Regan-era nuclear fear (which might be anachronistic for audiences now), but the parallels to similar doomsday scenarios (terrorism, climate change) aren't. Edwards is super charming, and his chemistry with Winningham feels lived-in. Beyond that, the film has a beguilling, seductively sad tone that I can't put my finger on, except to say that if the world was ending tomorrow, for all the surreal touches (and there's lots of 'em, making for a great rewatch), it might feel a lot like this.


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Melvin Frederick Monke was born Oct. 4, 1914, at Avoca, Minn., the son of Edward and Dora (Schwede) Monke. He moved with his parents to a farm near Le Mars in 1929. Melvin received his education at the Union Consolidated School.
In 1936, Melvin moved to Garretson, S.D., where he worked as a hired hand until he was drafted by the United States Army for military service in 1941. Following World War II he made his home in Kingsley.
On Jan. 1, 1945, Melvin and Phyllis Kurtz were united in marriage at the Kurtz home in Kingsley. The couple made their home on a farm near Pierson. They retired from farming and moved to Kingsley in 1981.
Melvin was a member of the Church of the Brethren where he served in various positions as well as a deacon for many years. He also served on the Pierson Farmers' Elevator Board for several years and had served as a member of the Woodbury County Extension Council, Farm Bureau member, and an A.S.C.S. Committee member. He volunteered his spare time with Meals on Wheels and the Alzheimer's Association.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 63 years Phyllis of Kingsley; a daughter, Judy Watts and her husband Les of Des Moines; a son Lowell Monke and his wife Julie of Springfield, Ohio; grandchildren Mitchell and Benjamin Monke of Springfield, Ohio, JoEllen Watts, Jackie Watts and Bill Schaefer of Des Moines; great-grandchildren Maria, Katherine and Michael Diaz of Des Moines, Madeleine and Amelia Watts of Dallas, Texas; a sister, Edna Leister of Worthington, Minn.; sisters-in-law Gladys Graham and Mildred Kurtz both of Kingsley; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother Virgil Monke; sisters-in-law Estelle Hendricks and her husband Francis; brothers -in-law Harold "Hap" Graham, Laverne Kurtz, Emery Kurtz and his wife Muriel; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Kingsley. The Rev. Robert Blair will officiate. Burial will follow at the Kingsley Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today (Monday) at the Johnson - Earnest Funeral Home of Kingsley. The family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. There will also be one hour of visitation at the church prior to the funeral on Tuesday.
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Linden Lab, the makers of Second Life®, CreatorverseTM, PatternsTM, and other shared creative spaces, today announced that it has acquired the iPad game Blocksworld. Linden Lab will offer the game globally and will release it for new platforms, as the Blocksworld team joins the company.
Blocksworld is an iPad game in which players use cubes, wedges, rockets, wheels, motors and more to easily create 3D models of anything they can imagine - from race cars to animals to robots and more. These models come alive with realistic physics simulation, and users can play, interact with, or even explode their creations. As with Linden Lab's Creatorverse, Blocksworld allows users to share their creations with others to explore, play with, and remix to make them their own.
"Blocksworld is a great fit with what we do at Linden Lab," said Rod Humble, CEO of Linden Lab. "It's a very user-friendly complement to our portfolio of shared creative spaces. We're happy to have the Blocksworld team join Linden Lab and are looking forward to bringing Blocksworld to the App Store worldwide soon!"
iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
About Linden Lab
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Francisco, Linden Lab makes shared creative spaces that inspire and empower users to explore and share their creativity with others.
In 2003, the company released Second Life, the pioneering virtual world filled by the unique creations of its users, who can build anything they can imagine, socialize with others from around the world, and share or sell their creations in a thriving real-money marketplace.
Linden Lab has now expanded its portfolio to include new digital entertainment products, including Patterns, a new 3D universe for users to shape, and Creatorverse, a tablet and mobile game that allows users to set their creativity in motion.
For more about Linden Lab, its products, and career opportunities please visit LindenLab.com.
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Dehra Dun: The Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee on Thursday said it would provide free food and lodging to pilgrims who cannot afford the facilities.
A decision to this effect was taken at a recent meeting of the committee, its president Anusuiya Prasad Bhatt said, adding free food and lodging facilities for pilgrims would be implemented from the coming season.
Bhatt said the committee would construct tent colonies at bus terminuses at Badrinath and Gaurikund near Kedarnath. A tender process has already been started for the purpose, he said.
Nearly 2000 pilgrims can be accommodated in the tent colonies every day, he said, adding the committee had made successful arrangements for pilgrims when road links snapped due to landslides and cloudbursts last year.
The yatra season for the Chardhams, comprising Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, commences May 6. These shrines attract lakhs of pilgrims during the season from April-May to October-November every year.
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Update: PNM says power outages are plaguing the city
By Laura Marrich [ Thu Dec 1 2011 4:57 PM ]
Residents along the North Valley's Fourth Street corridor aren't in the dark any more. But Albuquerque customers are still without power at about 50 other outage sites.
Crews are working to restore power to those customers. The other outages affect less than 300 people, mostly single homes at this point. An additional 100 +/- customers are affected by 9 outages in the Valencia area.
The utility says extra workers are responding to the outages, and that they'll work through the night if necessary. PNM says that it could take "several hours" for some customers to get their power back.
Earlier this evening, PNM says about 5,300 customers, the largest group affected in the city, lost power because of an equipment failure at their Montano substation. The failure was caused by strong winds.
PNM advises people to avoid downed power lines.
Call (888) DIAL-PNM (888-342-5766) and say "Outage" to report an outage or downed line. To stay current on outage updates, follow "PNMtalk" on Twitter or find them on Facebook. There's also an outage map with estimated restoration times at PNM.com/outage.
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Pandora's box is a working wave generator. This looks like it right now is the No.1 contender to be next gen's power source. Using an unlimited and renewable resource(Waves), to get continuous Ac power. You really must watch the video to understand how this Amazing invention works.
Implications - This relatively new kind of sustainable energy has a lot of potential when it comes to curbing the earth's dependency on fossil fuels. Hopefully, the early successes of designs such as this will greatly contribute to more and more countries around the world adopting wave power generators as a viable means of supplying their electricity. The future of the planet may very well depend upon it.
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DAN ATKINSON: Will we pay a higher price than the £375bn in QE for Bank of England's drive to devalue sterling?
Sir Mervyn King is due in Washington in April for his last official appearance at a meeting of the Group of 20 leading economies and the International Monetary Fund.
But the chances of the Bank of England Governor being whisked out for a farewell dinner by his fellow central bankers may have diminished somewhat after the events of last week.
Bad enough that the Bank had already chalked up the decline in sterling as a positive factor in helping rebalance the economy towards exports, but on Wednesday it emerged that the Governor and two others on the nine-member Monetary Policy Committee had voted on February 7 for a £25billion expansion of the £375billion quantitative easing money-creation programme.
Slide: The pound's current drop will push up the price of all imported goods
All things being equal, more QE
weakens the currency. Sterling is already down five per cent against a
basket of world currencies since New Year's Eve and had King's view
prevailed another tumble would have been on the cards.
At a time when accusations of competitive devaluation are flying to and fro across the economic scene, the Governor's attempt to crank up QE to 25 per cent of gross national product must have looked like an act of currency war.
much everyone is spooked by the notion that their competitors will
snaffle what growth there is by driving down their exchange rates,
making exports cheaper. Japan, the US and Britain are suspected of using
QE to stage backdoor devaluations, while France's President Francois
Hollande has suggested the European Central Bank follow suit.
Assuming Britain has, by accident or design, a cheap-pound policy, should we worry?
seem to. Anyone in their mid-thirties or older will recall the
blood-curdling warnings of the early Nineties as to the disaster that
would follow sterling's exit from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.
we were forced to devalue, the cataclysm not only failed to
materialise, but the economy embarked on 15 years of uninterrupted
In light of that, who's afraid of a big, bad sterling crisis? Almost nobody.
history rarely repeats itself. Sterling's current slide – which will
push up the price of all imported goods – is taking place at a time when
inflation is running 0.7 of a percentage point above its two per cent
target, and has not been on target for more than three years.
today's high-end British manufactured goods tend to sell on quality
rather than price, thus a low exchange rate may not produce much
benefit, while back home all of us will face the prospect of higher
Hardly a win-win proposition.
Of course, King could always treat himself to dinner in Washington. Assuming, that is, that the pounds in his pocket will still cover the bill.
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The Garden City Public Library has been serving the residents of Garden City (Michigan) as a resource of traditional and evolving library services for over 90 years.
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Teen Craft Night - Teens! We need your help! We have bookends in the Teen Section that need to be painted by YOU. The Garden City Public Library is hosting a Teen Craft Night on Thursday, April 28th, from 6:00-7:00pm. Don't worry, your efforts will be rewarded: FREE PIZZA will be served to all who attend and participate! Space is limited, so all we ask is that you register in advance at (734) 793-1830.
Alfred Hitchcock Saturday Matinee: The Birds - "Do you happen to have a pair of birds that are... just friendly?" Make plans to watch how this line foreshadows unruly behavior from the enchanters of the sky at this month's ALFRED HITCHCOCK Saturday Matinee viewing of the classic The Birds on Saturday, April 30th starting at 2pm. Patrons 14 and up are welcome to join the library for snacks and the matinee. Keep in mind material may be objectionable to some audiences.
FOOD FOR FINES Program - Garden City Public Library has their FOOD FOR FINES Program underway, and will continue to accept donations until close at 8:00 pm on MONDAY, MAY 2ND. You too can help support Our H.O.M.E. Pantry and dissolve your fines at the same time! For each can donated the Library will waive $1 in overdue fines. If spring cleaning is on your list in the next two weeks, take a peak in the cupboards and see if you have any non-perishables that could assist with this program and drop them off at the Library circulation desk. Here is why our patrons are the best: So far the Library has delivered 173 lbs of food to Our H.O.M.E. Pantry on behalf of the FOOD FOR FINES Program! That averages to nearly 30 individuals having a full day of hearty meals (about 6 lbs./person) that otherwise may not have been available. Thank you to those who have already participated, let's keep up the wonderful work! We would like to personally thank Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast Michigan for the opportunity to participate in this program, while allowing us to directly donate to Our H.O.M.E. Pantry.
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Richard Nixon's Checkers Speech and the "Rocking, Socking†? Election of 1952It all started with some businessmen bankrolling Richard Nixon to become a "salesman against socialization.†? But in this precursor to current campaign finance scandals, Nixon had some explaining to do to keep his place on Dwight Eisenhower's Republican ticket, so he took to the airwaves. The "Checkers†? speech saved and bolstered Nixon's political career and set the tone for the 1952 campaign.
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