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Dispatch from Pyongyang: An Offer You Can't Refuse!
December 9, 2009
Every North Korean seems to have been mobilized for an all-out push to mark their country's arrival as a "strong and powerful nation" in 2012, which marks the 100th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth, Kim Jong Il's 70th birthday, and the 30th birthday of Kim Jong Il's third son and reported successor, Kim Jong-Eun. Pyongyang citizens have cleaned up the city during a 150-day labor campaign, followed by a second 100-day campaign now underway. The Ryugyong Hotel in the middle of Pyongyang, unfinished for over two decades, has been given a facelift courtesy of the Egyptian telecommunications firm Orascom, which expects to have 100,000 mobile phone customers in Pyongyang by the end of the year. But it is still difficult to shake the feeling in Pyongyang that one has walked onto a movie set in between takes. Or that the used car looks good on the outside, but you really don't know what you might find if you were able to look under the hood or give it a test-drive.
North Korean foreign ministry officials seem to have moved on from nuclear talks, although they make clear their outrage at United Nations condemnation of their April multi-stage rocket launch as an affront to their sovereignty. This is the ostensible reason the North Koreans have walked away from six party talks. Having conducted a second nuclear test, North Korean officials want to be considered as a nuclear power, choosing instead to "magnanimously" set aside nuclear differences in order to focus on the need to eliminate U.S. "hostile policy" by replacing the armistice with a permanent peace settlement. Essentially, Pyongyang's new offer – as a "nuclear weapons state" – has shifted from the denuclearization for normalization deal at the core of the 2005 Six Party Joint Statement to "peace first; denuclearization, maybe later." There was no mention of "action for action" by our North Korean interlocutors.
But the North Koreans are likely to find when Ambassador Bosworth arrives in Pyongyang this week that the United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state. There is virtually no area of agreement between the two governments on the nuclear issue based on public statements made by the two sides thus far, suggesting the likelihood that both sides will face a difficult conversation…
Read the full piece in the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy's December newsletter.
Scott Snyder directs The Asia Foundation's Center for U.S.-Korea Policy. He visited Pyongyang on Nov. 21-24 as part of a three-person delegation led by former U.S. special envoy to North Korea Jack Pritchard. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
CB Battle Profile
Cornerback came in with plenty of need - with requirements of upgrading at both nickel and left CB - here's a basic idea of what Carolina is dealing with:
#20 Chris Gamble – As a formality, here's Chris Gamble (6'1, 200). Gamble's rock solid pair of performances in 2010-2011 (despite his comments to get benched) once again leave him the team's top CB, and a player who some believe could receive Pro Bowl credability should it continue. His 27 INT are a team record, though his last two years show a relative lack of targets and few interceptions. Gamble's main weakness is his missed tackling, a problem for the team in general as well.
#41 Captain Munnerlyn – The incumbent (5'9, 185). Munnerlyn enters year four a lot less comfortable than when he showed up in camp last year – having more or less been given the other CB job, having also had a good 2010 playing on the outside while Richard Marshall played the slot. Munnerlyn himself struggled in Marshall's role and had to give up punt returning. A good football player who may or may not be able to handle a full game of coverage, Munnerlyn does a decent job at tackling, blitzing (2 sacks last year), does most of the little things right, but he's the least able to match up against the big receivers in this division.
Munnerlyn's in a contract year, has already released a statement that he's not giving up the job, and is the most experienced candidate for the other starting spot. He won't magically grow, and it will be tough to find a guy who can do the little things as well as he can out of the below contenders, but it's still an obstacle that he's not taller or more able to match up.
#21 Brandon Hogan (5'10, 190) – a physical, somewhat smart (on the field), and very talented corner, Hogan's taken a rough course to get here. Suspension, DUI, and a still-fresh ACL injury were part of his portfolio when drafted at the top of the 4th last year. He received immense credit for a play against the Texans in which he rode a bigger receiver out of bounds, and since the receiver didn't immediately establish himself back in play, that player's catch was overturned. It was a heady play, but one play. Hogan can play in man or zone, and is a bargain in the 4th round if you discount that he couldn't play last year. He's the most likely contender, and probably the most talented outside of Gamble, but he still has to show it on the field, as he's essentially an incoming rookie.
Darius Butler (5'10, 183) – A former 2nd rounder (2009, out of Connecticut), Butler was cut after two years as a Patriot, and picked up by Carolina while in need. Butler had solid play as a Patriot, but was still cut by the DB-needy team in camp in 2011. As a waiver pickup, Butler saw extensive time (detail how much) on the outside. Butler has done a good job of staying with his man and has greate speed and athleticism, but doesn't always play the ball well.
Josh Norman (6'0.5, 200) – the Coastal Carolina star is a rookie, coming in through the 5th round though many (myself included) felt he was a higher rated player. He slipped somewhat due to a slower 4.55 40 time, and his lower level of competition. Norman always attacks the ball high in the air, has good ball skills, long arms, and is a player Carolina will want to develop into an outside corner. The only question is how quickly that would happen.
Josh Thomas (5'10, 190). The University of Buffalo star was a draft pick with Dallas in 2011, claimed by Carolina. Thomas barely saw the field, and will get camp to see if he can show enough to be a reserve.
The solution?
Naturally, competition should settle through a lot of the questions. But, you'd assume Carolina has Hogan in position to succeed first. The easiest thing may be to see where Hogan can contribute, and start working him there. Does he start out as an outside guy, or a slot guy? Whatever he can handle, I'd put Munnerlyn at the other spot. I wouldn't want either player handling some of each, as easy as it might be to say that Hogan is the better outside guy so Munnerlyn starts and moves to the slot when needed.
Munnerlyn likely succeeds more if he's given a role and sticks with it, and isn't relied as heavily to do everything. And that would likely go for the younger guys, most of which seem like outside players. It's just up to one to show enough starting ability to beat the Scrappin Cap'n and put him on the bench.
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Full text of Mayor John Hickenlooper's inaugural address
July 16, 2007 Good morning. Thank you to all of our partners: members of the City Council, the District Attorney, the City Auditor and the newly elected Clerk and Recorder. Thanks to the hard-working employees of our city, to our civic leadership, and to you - the people of Denver - for a second term. And as always, to my wife Helen - thank you for your love and guidance.
We especially want to thank and recognize Governor Bill Ritter. Four years ago, we said we needed to bring the City and County Building closer to the State Capitol. That effort began with Governor Owens and continues under the leadership of Governor Ritter, as we keep moving a Greek revival building and gold dome closer to each other without cracking a window. We thank you, Governor Ritter, for your commitment to the State of Colorado and your partnership with the City and County of Denver. We are foot soldiers in your army.
On occasions such as this, the conventional thing is to list our accomplishments and look to the challenges ahead. But as it is pretty apparent by now, it is my nature not always to do the conventional thing. We're proud of what the City has done and we want the people of Denver to know how we've tried to carry out our mandate. Next week, I will give a more detailed summation of our efforts thus far and our goals for the years ahead at the Chamber of Commerce's State of the City Luncheon.
Instead of a traditional Inaugural speech, I'd like to use these few minutes to think about what it means to live in a community in the 21st century in a city like Denver.
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Our family recently moved to an older house in Park Hill, one of Denver's many great neighborhoods. In the front hall of our family home hangs a frame with our marriage vows. Helen and I signed that paper. So did every guest at our wedding. Seeing it each day is a reminder and a renewal of the vows we pledged to each other and the witness and support that our friends and family have given us over the years.
Similarly, we have, hanging in the halls of our memory - our conscience, if you will - the vows that this administration made to you at our inauguration four years ago. One could look at marital vows and civic vows as closely related cousins... In both cases, I wind up being responsible for the trash.
That is partly a joke, and partly serious. No relationship, civic or marital, can afford to take lightly the features and dimensions of our lives which may lack drama and glory, but on which our well-being resides. Good stewardship of those features and dimensions underpins all the other vows. Yes, unlike many Americans, my heart still soars in response to the words "efficient pothole repair," since I know how every dream rests on the attention to detail embodied in that phrase.
We pledged to create a diverse city government - transparent and accountable - that would work with all of our partners collaboratively that would conduct its business so that our success would not come at the expense of others. As every good restaurateur learns, there is no margin in having enemies. We pledged to wrestle with a severe fiscal crisis; we wanted a safe city. We pledged to work together to grow intelligently, and we aimed to ensure that every school in every neighborhood was a place that any of us would be proud to send our children.
As we worked to fulfill these pledges, we've invested significant time and effort in strategic planning. No well-managed business operates without a long-range plan. This administration believes in long-range plans. "When you don't know to which port you're sailing," the saying goes, "no wind is a good one." "Look before you leap an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure...a stitch in time saves nine." Our society has provided us with many reminders that foresight is always a preferable alternative to hindsight, and strategic planning is, while not the most pulse-stirring term, actually an ongoing celebration of the human mind and its powers.
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Immediately after we took office, more than 300 people participated in an 18-month process to create Denver's Road Home, our 10-year-plan to end homelessness. We looked to every sector, every neighborhood and every congregation to help us implement it. In just two years, the number of chronically homeless individuals in Denver decreased by 36 percent and panhandling on the 16th Street Mall decreased by 92 percent.
We are on track to meet our 5-year goal of a 75 percent reduction in chronic homelessness.
We integrated several planning processes to reduce crime. More officers, new technology, expanded training and new data-driven, community-based strategies have yielded results. Almost invariably, neighborhoods with the greatest public involvement see some of the greatest decreases in crime. Due to these efforts - and especially the dedication of our police officers and command staff - according to the FBI's national data - Denver's crime rate dropped more in 2006 than any other major city in the United States.
We are implementing a similar community-based approach to continuing challenges like graffiti and gangs.
Almost from the beginning of our administration, we worked across every City agency to reduce our consumption of energy. Greenprint Denver has integrated the planning efforts of several hundred employees and citizens. In the plan's first year, Denver International Airport reduced energy use nearly eight percent per passenger. Denver's recycling increased by 63%. And we are happy to announce that: In the last 12 months, our community planted more than 65-THOUSAND trees - one of the largest, if not the largest, single-year expansions of an urban forest in the history of this country.
These fledgling investments will provide lofty returns over the decades ahead. Perhaps we won't need the anticipated 20 years in our plan to plant one million new trees in the region.
From the 30-month community-based planning process to create Preschool Matters to the ambitious Denver Plan, created by Denver Public Schools, hundreds and hundreds of people have contributed to what is taking shape as perhaps the most concerted effort on behalf of our children in the history of this city. Fifteen of our largest youth mentoring organizations are - for the first time - collaborating to magnify their impact. All of our 4-year-olds will soon have access to quality preschool. The Denver Scholarship Foundation has dramatically increased college access for our high school students.
Each of these efforts reflects the community's commitment to long-term strategic planning and investments. They provide immediate benefit, but like our trees, the rewards they create will continue to grow and expand over time.
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Within city government, perhaps our greatest planning effort over the last four years has addressed our infrastructure needs. For decades, Denver has endured chronic problems of deferred maintenance and haphazard funding strategies. We've reacted to infrastructure crises rather than anticipated and prevented them long-term.
Working from a 2005 comprehensive two-year study done by the City's budget office, 115 citizens volunteered significant amounts of time, experience, and creativity to serve on the Infrastructure Priorities Task Force. More than 15-hundred citizens attended 40 neighborhood and civic presentations between last November and this April. Based on their strategic funding plan, we will present to City Council this week a request for a November ballot initiative which will finally address the inadequate funding for our infrastructure.
When this request is approved by City Council and enacted by Denver voters - probably with some changes - our property taxes will remain among the lowest in the metropolitan region. This initiative will send a message about who we are, about who we want to become, and about how deeply committed we are to the well-being of this great city.
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Next year will be Denver's sesquicentennial - our 150th birthday. For the first time in a hundred years, we will host the convention of one of our national political parties. And in 2010, we will host the world's first Biennial of the Americas - to celebrate the contemporary arts, cultures and emerging creative thoughts of the Western Hemisphere.
As our minds travel back in history, to the city's founding in 1858, we are given a profound opportunity to think seriously about the future of this city in 2058, and even 2158. The challenge for all of us is to plan not only for Denver's next four years, but for the 146 years that follow.
If Denver is America's most progressive and enlightened city - as some observers have suggested - then there must be some basis for that judgment. We believe there is.
Review the dramatic changes of recent years, - the building of DIA, three new downtown sports facilities, light rail, doubling of the convention center, the Denver Art Museum's Frederic C. Hamilton building, the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, and our new central library, a stunning three-dimensional tribute to Denver's love affairs with books. Now weigh these accomplishments against those of any other American city - and you may reasonably conclude Denver is indeed in a league of its own.
It's not a matter of believing that Denver is better than other cities, for nothing is gained by vain pride, but rather an understanding - based upon impressive evidence - that our achievements rank at the top of urban undertakings in this nation.
Serving as Mayor of Denver offers constant reminders that no single individual can claim credit for this city's remarkable achievements - certainly not me, nor even my most worthy predecessors, Wellington Webb and Federico Peña. Great achievements are plural, not singular. In the final accounting the credit belongs to the citizens of Denver - those who love our city and have demonstrated by their civic involvement a deep and abiding commitment to its future.
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Denver's success offers up a model on a larger stage. As this country is faced with uniquely contemporary challenges, our federal government is too often locked in a paralysis of partisan politics. Hope, meanwhile, is finding a better home and habitat in local settings. Cities offer many of the most spirit-raising examples of clear-eyed analysis of problems and active pursuit of solutions. Change and innovation are far more rapid than in larger units of governance. When we achieve success it spreads rapidly to other cities, and then percolates up through state and ultimately to federal government creating lasting impact far beyond our own municipal borders.
Cities, including great cities like Denver, grow and change and evolve just like people, and trees, and all human institutions. Denver today is different from what it was even a few years ago, and if it is to continue to thrive, it must continue to change and evolve. Flexibility and resilience - not an unexamined loyalty to habit and the status quo - will always be this city's competitive advantage.
Cities start out as small communities and gradually become collections of neighborhoods. Those neighborhoods become cities through the determination of their citizens to provide for themselves centralized transportation, schools, and service systems to fight fires, maintain safety, supply water, and, yes, deal with trash. As residents share common concerns and goals, pretty soon they find they have more in common than they have differences.
At that point, a collection of people has cohered and emerged as a true city with a distinct culture and identity. Metamorphic, we call it in geology - a process where some characteristics stay and some change, and the whole is layered and structured in ways that intrigue and instruct the observer. The city becomes one big neighborhood. Out of this interdependence of shared concerns and shared goals a sense of the common good emerges.
What we're really talking about -- more important, what we are playing a leading role in - is a new urban renaissance: the restoration of the local republic, the empowerment of all of our citizens to rise to the challenges we face together in our neighborhoods. A quarter century after the founding of the American Republic, Thomas Jefferson wrote that he and his fellow Founders had not done enough to encourage the establishment of local or neighborhood republics.
For 2,500 years, since ancient Athens, republics have all employed a central notion: the belief in - and commitment to - the common good. Too many in our mass democracy of 300 million people have surrendered and walked away from that sense of the common good. With that unfortunate choice, people become isolated and self-interested, indifferent to the greater good of their city and their nation. Even within their neighborhoods, their focus becomes narrow and too self-interested.
The great City of Denver offers a new model, one with roots back in the Greek city-state and in the fertile mind of Jefferson - a model of the local republic based on the noble ideal of the common good. The best way to ensure that Denver remains a great city is to ensure that its neighborhoods, its local republics, are great and dynamically committed to the well-being of the communities that join them in composing the grand political and social experiment known as the Mile High City of Denver.
This requires citizen participation. To put this more accurately, it gives citizens a glorious opportunity to play a consequential role in history. It invites Denver residents into the privilege - and satisfaction and fun - of creating new ideas and new opportunities to make our neighborhoods vibrant, safe, and healthy. It requires ongoing and new investments in infrastructure, in human capital, and in our centers of civic life. It requires continued cooperation and collaboration with our regional neighbors. And it means continuing to position Denver as a model and example of a national urban renaissance.
If we succeed in these endeavors - we succeed in the ultimate goal of creating a city to which our children and grandchildren want to live. A safe, vibrant, and diverse city. A city of equity, opportunity, and soul-satisfying quality of life that will enrich and deepen the meaning of our lives on earth, prepare our children to succeed in the world - and inspire them to settle here to raise their families, fulfill their ambitions, and make their own vows to our city.
If we succeed in these endeavors and we will we just might find that in creating a great city - we are changing the world.


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Dr. Rizvi on PD-1 and PD-L1 Inhibitors in Lung Cancer
Published Online: Sunday, November 10, 2013
Naiyer A. Rizvi, MD, an associate attending physician, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, discusses PD-1 and PD-L1 antibodies in development for the treatment of lung cancer.
Rizvi says the anti-PD-1 antibodies nivolumab and MK-3475, and the anti-PD-L1 antibody MPDL3280A, are all being developed as treatments for stage IV lung cancer. Early studies of these agents have shown a response rate in the 20% range in patients with heavily pre-treated lung cancer who are resistant to chemotherapy and have failed all standard therapies. Rizvi says a 20% response rate is very encouraging for this group of patients.
Many of these patients have also showed durable responses, Rizvi says. Recently, the data from the nivolumab trial were updated to show a 2-year survival of 24%, which Rizvi says is a very high number for that patient population.
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Dreamcast Drive Motor Replacement
This article covers the tear down of a Dreamcast model 1 drive. It should be applicable to 0 and 2 systems as well, but I don't have any sitting next to me right now to completely verify. It should also apply to both brands of drives. It can be quite confusing without a reference, so this step by step guide will cover the process of tearing out the disc motor and then rebuilding the drive.
The tools required are:
- #2 phillips head screwdriver
- #1 phillips head screwdriver
- #0 phillips head screwdriver
- #1 flat head screwdriver (anything close, it's just for prying)
- super glue (optional)
Open up the Dreamcast and tear the drive assembly out. The case is held together by 4 black #2 phillips head screws that are found inside the 4 holes in the corners of the bottom of the system. After that, lift the top off. The drive assembly is held in place by 3 #2 phillips head screws. Remove those, and then lift the drive assembly out. You should be staring at something like the picture below.
Now we want to free the laser assembly from the frame. Start by pulling the wires out from under the two retaining clips in the bottom right of the above picture. Using the flat head screwdriver, gently lift the clips JUST ENOUGH to pull the wires out.
Push the laser as far away from the motor and spindle as it will go. Then you can lift the laser assembly out of the bottom frame. Then pull the laser ribbon cable out of the laser. Now turn over the bottom frame. You should be looking at the something like the picture below.
This metal shielding is held on by 5 #2 phillips head screws. There are 2 screws hidden underneath the black felt on the right side. Notice that I've already cut away the felt to show the positions in the picture above. Remove the screws and lift the shielding off. You should be able to lift the drive control board away from the frame now.
Now disconnect the two wiring plugs. Put aside the frame, shielding, and control board, and you should now just be looking at the laser assembly.
Now we want to remove the plastic top cover. On the left in the picture above, near the disc motor, there are two #1 phillips head screws. Take those out, then lift up on the plastic cover, and it should pop right off.
Next, remove the disc spindle. Hold the laser assembly firmly against the work surface. Take the flathead screwdriver, and insert it under the spindle as shown below.
Push it in as far as it will go towards the center of the spindle, then pry it off. It shouldn't take too much force, but don't be afraid to give it some effort. After the spindle is removed, we can begin to actually remove the motor.
Remove the 2 black screws, which are #1 phillips head, and remove the clips under them. Then remove the 2 larger bronze screws, which are #0 phillips. After that, you can take off the steel retaining plate.
Now flip the laser assembly over. The first thing to do on the bottom end is remove the metal retaining clip. Just pop it off with a flathead screwdriver, and push it downwards.
Next, we want to remove the metal positioning L-shaped brace. Take out the screw, which is a #1 phillips. Then, take a flathead screwdriver and pop it off, as shown in the picture below.
After the brace is removed, there is nothing holding the motor in place except for some epoxy. Take the flathead screwdriver, and go around the motor and pry back and forth a little until you hear cracking. Don't worry, that's the epoxy cracking, not anything important. After it's a little loose, turn the assembly over, and tap the motor out from the top until it falls out.
Now, untangle the wires and take the old motor completely out. I'll be a little more vague on the reassembly instructions, since mostly you just do the opposite of everything above. Shove the new motor in place, but make sure to line up the holes in the top with where the retaining plate will screw in. Hold the laser assembly up away from the work surface a little bit, and then screw the metal L-brace back in place.
Now, turn the assembly over. Push the metal clip back in to place, using the picture below as a reference if you forget the position. Make sure it audibly pops back in to place.
Next, place the retaining plate over the motor. Drop the 2 small metal standoffs through the holes, then screw the large head bronze screws back in place. Don't torque them down all at once, try to go back and forth to maintain fairly even pressure.
Then replace the 2 small metal clips and the 2 small black screws that hold them in place. Replace the plastic cover and the 2 small black screws that hold it in place. Now, we're ready to replace the spindle, which can be kind of tricky. Put a disc on the spindle, and then put a tiny bit of super glue (optional) directly in to the hole in the bottom. Having the disc attached allows you to make sure there is proper clearance while you push the spindle down. Push the spindle and disc down until there is about 1 millimeter of clearance between the disc and the plastic drive top. Spin the disc with your finger to make sure it doesn't touch anywhere. If it's slightly wobbly, don't worry, it will still read.
Now, let the glue dry for awhile. No matter how quick your super glue says it dries, I'd say let it sit for at least an hour. After an hour has passed, spin the disc around again to make sure you didn't glue it in place. Remove the disc, and turn the assembly over again, and make sure all the wires are threaded through the channels on the outside of the plastic frame where they were originally. Next, thread the wires through the hole in the bottom drive frame. Pop the wires back in to the control board.
Thread the laser ribbon cable through the hole, and press the control board back in to place. Put the metal shielding back on, and replace the 5 screws that hold it in place. Now, the hardest part, plug the laser ribbon cable back in to the laser. This is done by holding the laser assembly upside down and next to the bottom frame (see the picture below). The trick is to put one edge of the ribbon cable in to the socket, then maintain enough pressure to hold it in place, but not enough to plug it in. You'll also need to hold the laser in place this whole time. While maintaining that pressure, roll across to the other end and get it a little bit in to the socket. Now, the ribbon cable should be sitting in the edge of the socket, but not pushed in to it. To push the ribbon cable in from here, push simultaneously a little bit down with your thumb (this will help you get traction on the stiff edge of the ribbon cable end) and forcefully towards the laser. Again, look at the picture below for a better reference. This may take some time and experimentation.
If none of that works, just mangle it until it goes in. If you damage the cable, you can always buy a new one from my store (victory!). Now drop the laser assembly back in to the bottom frame. Gently lift the cable clips again and thread the wires back through them. Make sure the wires are going through the notches in the bottom frame as well, and not being crimped on the edges of the bottom frame. Press the entire drive back in to the system, applying more pressure near the connector. Replace the 3 screws. Put the top back on, turn over, and replace the case screws. Fire it up, and sacrifice a small mammal to the gods to ensure success.


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Working is a simple fact of life. In order to have the means to do the things you want to do and to live the way you want to live, you have to work in some way or another. Some people find their jobs awful, boring and unbearable; others find them interesting and love what they do. This may be a result of individual attitudes towards life, but there are so many factors that go into whether or not you enjoy what you do that it's hard to say one way or another.
Work doesn't have to be that way though. Even if you hate your job and dread going to work each day but can't bear the thought of leaving and finding something else, there are some simple things you can do that can improve your work life and make it more enjoyable.
Nut, from The Writers Coin did exactly that. He found inspiration from Google and one of their more interesting perks for employees, the 80-20 policy. This policy states that Google employees are encouraged to spend 20% of their time at the office doing something they are really interested in. This can include visiting other departments and checking out projects they are working on, developing your own project from scratch, or just hanging out in the Google game room talking with friends, all while still getting paid.
We can't all work at Google, but we can use some of their strange and interesting work policies in our own workplace to improve how we do and view our job like Nut did: How Google's 20% Rule Made My Job Less Awful.
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How to apply the 80/20 rule to earn more, work less, and dominate
There is a completely different 80-20 rule out there, also called Pareto's Principle, that has been around a lot longer than Google, believe it or not, and in this article, the author describes how you can take advantage of that principle to spend less time doing more effective work . [I Will Teach You To Be Rich]
3 Sources for Freelance Work at Home Jobs
If you in fact love what you do, but just hate where you work, there are other ways to supplement your income or completely replace it. Freelancing in the current economy has just taken off because companies need fast, efficient workers without strings attached, and people are afraid of being laid off so they take their work in their own hands. This piece showcases a few places to find work at home opportunities. [Wise Bread]
5 Dumb Ideas That Made Millions
Stories like these give hope to those that are unhappy with their job and think they can make it on their own. The only dumb idea out there is the one not explored and if you think of something others may find value in, get it out there in the market! [Yes, I Am Cheap]
The Creation of Facebook Was Exciting, Great Money Management Is Not
One thing stopping many people from getting out there and making the ideas they have a reality is risk. While risk is a scary thing, it is also one of the exceptionally exciting attributes of personal finance. Here are some things risk and a billion dollar idea can teach us. [Realm of Prosperity]
Would You Rather Grow Up Wealthy… or Not?
There are those out there that come across a great idea and become wealthy, but there are also those born into wealth. Which category would you rather find yourself in? Did you think the same thing when you were younger? [Young and Thrifty]
Sensible Tactics to Reduce Student Debt
Before the working years comes college and all the debt that comes with a college education. That debt can be pretty massive and scary depending on how you head into that battle but here are some tips to help weather the storm and come out on top, plus a few for parents with college age kids. [Kiplinger]
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Until you do make it big with that new idea or steadily work your way into wealth through your day job, life can be pretty drab while living within your means. Sprucing up your home can really make you feel wealthy. With these tips in mind, you can do just that while staying under budget. [Out Of Debt Again]
Side Hustle Series: I'm a Chicken Farmer
Your next big idea doesn't have to be unique to work. There are a thousand tried and true ideas out there that you may or may not have ever heard of but many of them are worth a try. Over at Budgets Are Sexy there is a new series running called The Side Hustle Series which will showcase new and old ideas that are getting people just like you and me out of the office and into the field, and in this case, literally. [Budgets Are Sexy]
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Ok. Not really sure where to start.. And yes I know it's Friday, and I'm not very well known so feel free to be suspicious, it's understandable with all the drama that happens on this board.
I'm just not sure if I'm overreacting or if this is really a problem.. I don't know. I'm confused. I'm pregnant with our first so I don't know if it's just hormones or what.. I'm also super possesive and jealous so I need advice.
So DH (S) got laid off in December. We are doing just fine on my income, not a big deal, he got another job and starts next month. My sister (E) volounteers at a wildlife rehab center. After S got laid off, he started going to volunteer with E every day. I thought it was awesome cuz he finally found a hobby that he really likes. So then S and E became really good friends really really fast. It kinda bothered me, but whatever ya know?
So then they started texting all the time. Like constantly, more then he texts me. Not a big deal, I tried not to let it bother me. Then he started going to the center earlier, and staying way later. 8 am to usually about 11pm every day. This is when it started to bother me, because I'm at work all day and then come home and never get to see him. Then I find out that sometimes they aren't even at the center that late, they just go hang out with some other people that volunteer and I get left home by myself. BTW, S didn't even tell me this, E accidentally let it slip in passing and by the look on her face it seemed like they had agreed not to tell me.
This has been going on for a while. Then last night was kind of the last straw.. I woke up three times to go pee. EVERY SINGLE TIME he was awake and texting someone so I asked and he told me his mom, who I know is going through a hard time right now. But his mom loves sleep more then anything on earth, pretty sure more then her own children so it seemed weird. Checked the phone records this morning and guess who he was texting? E!
The only time I said anything was to ask him to stop texting her so much and he said he would. This was before I found out about them hanging out so much. So he lied to me about texting her too...
I'm just not sure what to do. I don't know how to bring this up. I just feel sick.. Ducks are in a row, I would be fine if we split and I have family close by that would help. Just not sure if I want to run straight to a lawyer or even try and talk about it because he's already lied... What do I do?


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Tuesday Feb 19 2008
Vista girls wrap up strong season with wins
By: Matt Long
Junior varsity team finishes with 21-5 record
Vista del Lago girls junior varsity basketball team finished off their season with two wins, capping off an impressive 21-5 season, including a 9-3 mark in the Sierra Valley Conference. The Eagles won their final two games, beating Ponderosa, 37-22 on Wednesday and then Union Mine on Friday, 72-20. We've been plagued by slow starts, but we finally executed our offense and shut them (Ponderosa) down at the other end of the floor in the third quarter, outscoring them 18-6, Vista coach Jim Stephens said. Ponderosa scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter to cut our lead to eight, but then we shut them out the rest of the game. Monica Miles led the team with 13 points and also had eight rebounds and four assists. Danielle Bryant scored eight points, pulled down 10 rebounds and also made three steals and three blocks. Stephanie Stephens scored six points and had 10 rebounds and three blocks. Courtney Wolking played well defensive, according to Stephens. On Friday Vista jumped out to a 20-3 lead after the first quarter on its way to an easy win over Union Mine. Miles scored 16 points to lead the way and also added eight rebounds, seven steals and four assists in a magnificent game. Stephens scored 13 points and pulled down 11 rebounds and made three blocks. Katie Beattie scored all eight of her points in the second quarter and added six rebounds. Andi Romo scored four points, but also had four rebounds and four blocks and played a strong defensive game, according to Stephens. Vista blocked 14 shots in the game, which had they gone in, accounted for more points than Union Mine scored. All in all, it was a great first season for the Eagles. We wanted to be competitive with every team we played and we accomplished that, Stephens said. We also wanted to get better with each game and I think through mid to late January we did, but I think we might have peaked there. We had a lot of individual improvement. All 10 players improved. Vista had great scoring balance throughout the year. Miles led the team scoring 11 points a game, while Stephens chipped in 10 and Bryant added nine. Stephens averaged a double-double, also pulling down 10 rebounds a game, and made 37 blocks to lead the team in that category. Bryant averaged eight rebounds a game. Robin Clawson averaged four assists and only one turnover as the team's point guard, and also led the team with 84 steals. We had a great ability to share the ball and for three-quarters of the year we were the best defensive team, Stephens said of his team's strengths. We ran the court well and played a good transition game. The girls played together. We're at a really good jumping off point for next year. While all the teams we'll face next year will have returning varsity players, we're going to have to shoulder that on ourselves. We're going to take some time off and then play in some summer tournaments. If we're going to take our lumps at the varsity level, I'd rather do it during the summer league than in the winter.


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The Students Union (SU) elections in Beni Suef University witnessed a poor turnout by students despite hectic attempts by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group to garner as many votes as they can.
The MB had included Copts and female students on their lists for the first time.
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Travolta's Scientology praiseJohn Travolta has thanked Scientology for helping him "find his life".
The Hollywood actor is a devout follower of the bizarre sci-fi faith and insists if he hadn't discovered the 'religion' he isn't sure what would have happened to him, according to tmz.com.
Speaking at the Church of Scientology's 37th Anniversary Gala held in Los Angeles on Saturday (05.08.06), he said: "I've been part of the Celebrity Centre for 31 years. So every year is a celebration for me because when I found Celebrity Centre I found my life again."
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Sorab Wadia stars in the solo stage show based on the novel "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, to be presented Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford.
The production is a collaboration with New York City's American Place Theatre and the Bushnell and is part of the center's Litwerature to Life series.
The show features 50 minutes of verbatim performances -- Wadia plays eight characters -- from the first half of the contemporary, best-selling novel.
Tickets are $33.
Info: 860-987-5900 and http://www.bushnell.org.
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I'm not excited about the Baltimore Music Conference
On paper, the Baltimore Music Conference is a great event. It features showcases of a ton of Baltimore bands, as well as seminars covering nearly every aspect of recording and promoting music.
This is something Baltimore desperately needs -- especially considering how visible our music scene has gotten, lately.
The BMC's founder, Lisa Suit, has the best intentions. But intentions only go so far ...
The conference, which runs Oct. 14-17 at various locations around the city, has been poorly managed from its beginnings several years ago. Remember the debacle at last year's conference?
In order for the conference to realize its full potential, it needs fresh leadership and a new focus. With the right person at the helm, the BMC could become more like South by Southwest or the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.
I really want the BMC to draw more attention to Baltimore's music scene, and help local musicians further their careers. But until it's retooled and better organized, the BMC will continue to be a mess. And that's a shame.
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IDNR Offers Assistance for Private Forest Landowners • Kill the Energy Vampires • Somewhere Over the Rainbow… • Learn How to Cut Your Energy Costs • Cooperatives' Public Service Awards Given to Demuzio, Brauer
IDNR Offers Assistance for Private Forest Landowners
Private forest landowners may soon be heeding the call of a growing wood demand. In order to do so, forest landowners will need to focus some effort toward sustaining their land for potential harvest and re-harvesting. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) offers an assistance program for the 169,000 forest landowners to produce sustainable and economically stable rural forests.
Demand for wood is expected to increase about 25 percent in the next 25 years and the demand is shifting to non-industrial private forestlands.
About 90 percent of Illinois forest land is privately owned. Of those landowners, more than 80 percent haven't received professional forestry management assistance according to the IDNR.
The Illinois forestry assistance program is designed to help forest landowners maintain ecological processes, achieve land management objectives and to encourage landowners to become good land stewards.
Some qualified landowners may also be eligible for the department's Forestry Development Cost Share Program. The cost share program can reimburse eligible landowners for a portion of the costs for various land management practices such as tree planting plans, reforestation, firebreaks and more. Eligibility requirements and application forms can be found on the IDNR Web site at http://dnr.state.il.us/conservation/forestry/IFDA/index.htm
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Visit the IDNR Web site for more information at http://dnr.state.il.us/ or visit the University of Illinois Extension Web site on forestry at http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/forestry/home.html.
Kill the Energy Vampires
Tonight when the sun goes down look around your house. You'll see blue and orange twinkling lights. These represent just some of the energy vampires in your home, electronic devices that suck power as you sleep. If it charges a battery, or converts current, which is anything with a power adapter brick as part of the cord, then it is probably using electricity even when you are not using the device.
The Department of Energy estimates that by 2010 appliances in standby mode will be responsible for 20 percent of the average utility bill. You can stop some of this blood letting by unplugging rechargeable items once they are charged. For computers, printers and other electronics that convert current with a power brick on the cord, you can plug them into a surge suppression power strip, and flip the switch on the strip when the device is not in use. If you can't power down your computer, check the power management settings. You could save up to $75 a year just by better managing your computer's energy use, according to the Department of Energy.
Check out the power use of that new flat screen TV you bought. You might be surprised at how much it uses. There are a lot of other items in your home that add up to your total energy bill, and often they are using energy whether you flip a switch or not. Find out more ways to save energy from your local electric cooperative.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow…
This photo was taken by Farmers Mutual Electric Company's Board Member Tom Zwica. The outage on July 21 was caused by a windstorm that blew through Henry County damaging an Ameren transmission line feeding the co-op's substation between Atkinson and Geneseo. Zwica is an avid photographer and specializes in aerial photography. He says, "The rainbow picture was just being in the right place at the right time."
Learn How to Cut Your Energy Costs
In September and again in October you can learn how to save energy in your home or business. The Illinois Energy Education Council will host five "Energy Solutions Workshops" throughout Illinois during September. In addition, the Association of Professional Energy Consultants will have a conference and expo titled "Financial Incentives for Energy Efficiency" Oct. 2-3 in Bloomington.
The Energy Education Council's Energy Solutions Workshop is tailored for businesses and is a comprehensive day-long workshop covering a wide range of resources to help organizations understand their options for undertaking efficiency upgrade projects. Participants will learn about top efficiency recommendations, business energy programs, new incentive programs and other financial resources as well as what's on the horizon in renewable energy.
The Energy Education Council's workshops will be: Sept. 9 in Quincy, Sept. 10 in Springfield, Sept. 11 in Mt. Vernon, Sept. 16 in Morris and Sept. 17 in Moline. For more information or to register go to www.EnergyEdCouncil.org, or contact Valerie Cheatham, 217-546-6815.
The Association of Professional Energy Consultants' Conference and Expo will offer presentations on the newly developed financial incentives available to Illinois residential, commercial, industrial and public consumers as well as provide exhibits of the latest in energy efficient technologies. The conference and expo will be at the Parke Hotel and Convention Center in Bloomington.
In addition to the new financial programs, energy presentations are planned on how geothermal heating/cooling operates, thermal imaging services for residential and commercial consumers, new lighting technologies and energy management systems.
For additional information contact Julie Elzanati, President of the APEC Central Illinois Chapter, 309-268-8160, or contact Don McGee, 217-243-2110.
Cooperatives' Public Service Awards Given to Demuzio, Brauer
State Senator Deanna Demuzio told electric cooperative leaders to continue to keep her informed about issues important to electric co-op members. State Representative Rich Brauer encouraged the co-op leaders to stay involved. "The world is run by people that show up. It is important to participate," he said.
State Senator Deanna Demuzio (D-Carlinville , 49th District) and Representative Rich Brauer (R-Petersburg, 100th District) received the 2008 Illinois Electric Cooperatives' Public Service Awards at the AIEC 67th annual meeting held Aug.1 in Springfield. The awards were given in recognition of their dedicated public service to all citizens of the state of Illinois and for outstanding contributions to the rural electrification program.
Among her committee assignments, Sen. Demuzio serves as chairperson of the State Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, and as vice-chairperson of the Education Committee. She is also a member of the Agriculture and Conservation Committee as well as the Senate Committee on Commerce and Economic Development. Demuzio is a past small-business owner and education curriculum planner and has been a dedicated volunteer within the community.
"The Demuzio name is synonymous with outstanding public service and advocacy on behalf of rural Illinois and electric cooperatives," said former State Senator Duane Noland, who currently serves as President and CEO of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives.
Rep. Brauer is a sixth generation family farmer and a lifelong resident of the 100th District. He has served in the House of Representatives since 2003 and is the Republican Spokesperson for the House Drivers Education and Safety Committee. Among his other committee assignments, he serves on the House committees on Appropriations-General Service, Appropriations-Higher Education, Financial Institutions, Personal and Pensions, Registration and Regulation, Transportation and Motor Vehicles, Environmental Health, and Licenses and Registration.
"Rich has been a champion for family farmers, rural Illinois and cooperatives in the General Assembly. He helped pass legislation to combat copper theft, which is a big concern of our electric co-ops," Noland said.


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- The gross profit margin for SUNEDISON INC is rather low; currently it is at 19.98%. It has decreased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of -112.86% is significantly below that of the industry average.
- Net operating cash flow has significantly decreased to -$215.20 million or 81.45% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing to the industry average, the firm's growth rate is much lower.
- SUNEDISON INC has experienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. The company has reported a trend of declining earnings per share over the past year. However, the consensus estimate suggests that this trend should reverse in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, SUNEDISON INC reported poor results of -$2.39 versus -$0.65 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings (-$0.25 versus -$2.39).
- Compared to its closing price of one year ago, SUNE's share price has jumped by 221.01%, exceeding the performance of the broader market during that same time frame. Regarding the future course of this stock, we feel that the risks involved in investing in SUNE do not compensate for any future upside potential, despite the fact that it has seen nice gains over the past 12 months.
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A basic team building principle: gifted team members are needed for any team to be successful!
"Fred Smith states in Learning to Lead:
"One of the most important aspects of successful leadership is putting together a group of people to carry out the mission. Great athletic coaches know they must have talent to win, and therefore they take an active part in choosing players. Teams that just happened get happenstance results."[1]
Healthy placement of each person on the team can be extremely powerful. People are gifted for specific kinds of service and usually grow through their experiences when placed in the right position.
[1]Fred Smith, "Learning to Lead" Christianity Today (1986): 93.
Quotes About Teamwork
"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." — Andrew Carnegie, American Businessman and Philanthropist
"Good attitudes among players do not guarantee a team's success, but bad attitudes guarantee it's failure." — John Maxwell, Leadership Author and Speaker
"Many hands make the Light work." — Leroy W. Jones
"What we need to do is learn to work in the system, by which I mean that everybody, every team, every platform, every division, every component is there not for competitive profit or recognition, but for contribution to the system as a whole on a win-win basis. W. Edwards Deming, American Statistician, Author and Business Consultant
"Teamwork: Simply stated, it is less me and more we." — Unknown Author
"People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society." — Vince Lombardi, Famous Football Coach
"None of us is as smart as all of us." — Ken Blanchard, Author
"I have seen that in any great undertaking, it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself." — Lone Man
"No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing." — Ralph Waldo Emerson, Author, Poet, and Philosopher
"You only win when you help others win." — Paul Zane Pilzer, Nobel Prize Winning Economist and Author
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|HOURCAR members can fill out a roaming application to drive with City CarShare in San Francisco and the Bay Area. There is no fee to sign up — just enter the promo code "CSOGUEST" and your HOURCAR member id number when you apply. Here is a map of City CarShare locations.
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|HOURCAR members 18+ can apply to drive with eGO when they visit the Boulder/Denver area. There is no application fee – just enter your HOURCAR member id in the notes section of the application. Pick up your key fob when you arrive. Here is a map of eGO car locations.
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|If you are an 18+ student or a 21+ individual, you can roam with Community Car in Madison. When you apply, enter "CSO Guest" in the promo code and your HOURCAR member id number in the notes. Look here to view a map of Community Car locations.
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|HOURCAR members can drive with Carshare Vermont in Burlington. When you apply to roam, you can either join their Share-a-Little or Share-a-Lot plan. Your application fee will be waived. Contact Carshare Vermont for more information. Here is a map of their car locations.
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|Buffalo CarShare has 17 vehicles located around the city. HOURCAR members can apply to roam by filling out this application form and using promotional code 'HOURCAR" to waive the application and monthly fees. After submitting the application and completing the online orientation, indicate whether you would like us to mail your keyfob or if you'd rather pick it up at our office. Here is a map of our locations.
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|Drivers 19+ who are in good standing with HOURCAR can fill out the roaming agreement and email it to modo. Visit the modo office when you arrive in Vancouver to finalize your agreement and pick up your key fob. Here is a map of modo car locations.
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|Visiting Winnipeg and want a set of wheels? Fill out Peg City's application form and mention in the comment section that you're an HOURCAR member to waive shares and application fee. Staff at Peg City will follow-up, and after a short visit to their office you're welcome to use the several sharing locations in downtown Winnipeg and its surrounding neighborhoods.
|If you are 21+ you can apply to roam in Toronto. AutoShare will review your driving record and ensure that you are a member in good standing at HOURCAR. Just enter your HOURCAR member id number in the "why did you decide to join today?" section of the application and AutoShare will waive your application and membership fees. Here is a map of their car locations.
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WASHINGTON – Loudoun County is getting ready to wage an all-out war on ticks.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an aggressive anti-tick action plan in hopes of reversing the soaring cases of Lyme disease in the county.
The county will begin spaying nine of its public parks on April 18.
"We have the highest prevalence of Lyme disease in the state and the third highest number of cases in the country," says Supervisor Ken Reid (Leesburg), who has studied the disease and is the co-author of the county's Lyme prevention initiative.
Reid says the plan also involves creating a Lyme disease commission, promoting public education and awareness and even establishing a list of doctors that specialize in diagnosing and treating the disease.
Deer ticks, also known as Black-Legged ticks, carry Lyme disease. The Virginia Department of Health says there was a 37 percent increase in the disease between 2009 to 2010.
However, many experts say most cases of Lyme disease go unreported.
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In addition to the normal flow of M&A, investment activity, projects, and technology introductions, the last two weeks have put water scarcity concerns in the limelight. Not only is water scarcity expected to be one of the main barriers to growth for India in the upcoming years, but Trillium Asset Management is calling out companies that don't yet focus on factoring water risk into their bottom line. It's a good thing we also saw a new report on water reuse and how it may even be healthier for us than drinking water – it's a sustainable water source that we can't (and shouldn't!) run away from. Read below for details on these stories and more:
M&A/ Partnerships
- Badger Meter signed a definitive agreement to acquire Racine Federated Inc. of Racine, Wis., and its subsidiary located in Thetford, England, for approximately $57 million in cash. The acquisition of Racine Federated reportedly gives Badger Meter several new flow measurement technologies, strong brands, a robust distribution channel and skilled employees.
- Northumbrian Water closed a £360 million ($550 million) 30-year bond, rated Baa1/BBB+ (Moody's/S&P) and priced at 203bp over Gilts for a 5.125% coupon.
- Wessex Water also issued a £200 million 9-year bond at 4% interest.
- German investment firm SKion GmbH acquired a 20% stake in the Netherlands-based water technology company Paques through the acquisition of shares from the Pâques family and a capital increase. According to Paques' CEO, "…the transaction helps to accelerate Paques' continuous investment in innovation and it increases the pace of implementation and valorization of new technologies. Besides product development, Paques also intends to strengthen its market position, in particular in the important German market, but also in growth markets like Brazil, India and North America."
- German OEM supplier MANN+HUMMEL has acquired Fluid Brasil, a filtration system supplier specializing in reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration solutions used in the treatment of water and wastewater. "Fluid Brasil enables us to expand our system expertise and gives us access to the local water market. The company complements our portfolio very well," explains Alfred Weber, CEO MANN+HUMMEL.
- Tri-Tech Holding's affiliate, Beijing Satellite Science & Technology Co., secured a $1.5 million strategic collaboration agreement with Wuhan Natural Gas High-Pressure Pipeline Co. ("NGHP") outlining a framework for an automated control system for natural gas plants, terminal stations and distribution pipelines in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province.
- Utility Service Affiliates, a subsidiary of Middlesex Water Company, signed an agreement with Sunoco Logistics Partners to operate the Eagle Point Biological wastewater treatment facility in New Jersey, US.
- The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) and Owner's Engineers, Sargent & Lundy, selected Infilco Degremont to design and supply a FGD Wastewater Treatment System retrofit for the chloride purge stream from the wet Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) at R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield, IN.
Innovation/ New Products
- HyperSolar plans to optimize its technology to turn wastewater into renewable hydrogen and natural gas. The process would use free sunlight to photo-oxidize (detoxify) wastewater to simultaneously produce molecular hydrogen and clean water.
- Bernardin Lochmueller & Associates (BLA), a leader in sustainable infrastructure design, recently received a method patent for its Eco-Treatment™ constructed wetland system to treat wastewater from animal confinement operations (Patent No. US 8,021,551 B2).
- VRTX Technologies, a global player in applying controlled hydrodynamic cavitation for chemical-free water and wastewater treatment, is set to introduce the VRTX Mini, a chemical-free solution for evaporative cooling systems specifically designed for small commercial buildings and retail stores.
- The Obama administration announced that it is rejecting the permit application for a pipeline from Canada's tar sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast, but has invited TransCanada, the company building the pipeline, to reapply after finding a new route through Nebraska.
- New analyses suggest that the possible health risks of exposure to chemical contaminants and disease-causing microbes from wastewater reuse do not exceed and, in some cases, may be significantly lower than, the risks from existing water supplies.
- After power shortage, water scarcity will be the next growth barrier in India. Inadequate availability of water is becoming an area of concern for industries, especially for thermal power, chemicals, textiles and cement plants, and would affect their businesses massively in coming years.
- Trillium Asset Management's Jonas Kron fears the world's dwindling supply of fresh water is hurting the companies he has invested in, and is betting that more companies will eventually realize they need to factor climate change and water risk into their bottom line.
- Black & Veatch appointed Cindy Wallis-Lage as President of its global water business, which addresses billions of dollars in water infrastructure needs around the world.
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The U.S. is overtaking Russia as the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas, a startling shift that is reshaping markets and eroding the clout of traditional energy-rich nations, reports the Wall Street Journal. A Wall Street Journal analysis of global data shows that the U.S. is on track to pass Russia as the world's largest producer of oil and gas combined this year, if it hasn't already.
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A simple look at why Canada is smart to get rid of the penny
I've seen around online for the last few days that Canada has decided to get rid of their penny. A good move, of course. Still, I wasn't quite interested enough to actually read or watch anything about it, until I noticed just now that C.G.P. Grey did a video on it.
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What I don't like about the video is that it doesn't address the underlying cause of the devaluation of the penny and other forms of currency: government monetary policy. Eliminating the penny is also the first step toward forcing consumers into a cashless economy. After all, cold, hard cash is just to difficult to track.
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Great…lets give a company that sells one billion .95 cent items free reign to steal 5 cents per item, by rounding up because of pennies. Think about how much money that adds up to after a while…..
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exactly man…. i mean, i don't do much with my pennies, but they are my pennies.