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GMP sewer work planned on Merchants RowBy Gordon Dritschilo
Staff Writer | July 13,2013A section of Merchants Row will become one lane by night over the next couple of weeks.
The closure will accommodate the installation of a new water and sewer connection at Green Mountain Powers Energy Innovation Center in the former Eastman building. GMP officials stressed that one lane will remain open at all times and the closure will only happen at night.
Theyll fill (the hole) back in every night or day, I guess at the end of the work shift, said Steve Costello, GMPs vice president of generation and energy innovation. Itll be gravel it wont be paved but people will be able to travel up and down the street as normal during the day.
The work is scheduled to begin Monday and expected to take up to two weeks. Work will run from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., except for Tuesday, when it will begin at 6 p.m.
Costello said the existing water and sewer connection is roughly 100 years old.
The current sewer pipe is an old clay pipe we dont really want to rely on, Costello said.
The hookup will also get equipment designed to prevent sewage backflow, thus easing fears about flooding in the building.
Costello said the existing water connection is a 1-inch pipe which will not be able to meet the buildings water needs.
GMP bought the long-vacant art supply store which some city officials described as one of the most blighted locations in Rutland last year. When finished, the Energy Innovation Center will house several of the utilitys employees along with representatives of Efficiency Vermont and NeighborWorks of Western Vermont.
A museum component and a college lecture series is planned for the space, which is slated to open in the fall.
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OK so it is one thing to think that Duhon is one of, if not the worst starting PG's in the NBA -which every Knick fans knows he is- but some of you are just obessing over this fact a little too much!
Look if Chris Duhon was still on the books next season, I would hate the Hell out of this Dude! But he is gone after this season, just like Darko and Hughes so who whats the big deal?
Yes we would be better with an better PG, we would also be better with a true shot blocking Center, and a better SG.
He is probably as good a PG as Hughes is a SG, but people are not obessing over it the same, Why?
Let me sit you guys on the couch and dissect your thinking
Could it be that the Knicks managment gave him the keys to the offense when he clearly is not ready to run an offense full-time.....NO that can't be it because most Knick fans will recognize that Knicks Managment spent the whole off season trying to upgrade the PG positon, plus how can you blame the actual player for the bad choice made by the coach and managment?
Could it be Duhon's bad attitude and work ethic....No, say what you want about his abilities he is a humble player, who wouldve welcomed an upgrade at the position this off season. Him not just quitting after his shooting slump to start the season tells you about his work ethic.
Could it be that there is still a lot of heart broken Marbuary fans who view Duhon as the reason why their favorite player is no longer around?......Hmmm, I think I got it!
Next therapy session I will give you my professional opinion on how to come to grips with your issue!
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
Are people seriously supporting Chris Duhon?
You could hate Duhon for other reasons besides if he was still on the books.
He's a HORRIBLE low quality PG who shys Gallinari away from the offense and probably as stationary as Shaq.
The big deal is Toney Douglas is a super PG and is more mobile and has equal PG's as Duhon...Douglas is going to be here in the future, Duhon isn't.
The problem is Douglas isn't getting experience...his defense, 3pt range, ability to do a lot of things that won't hinder the progression of guys like Gallinari is a positive.
Playing Chris Duhon 47 minutes in a game isn't.
We would be MUCH better with a PG in comparison with a shot blocker and a SG. PG is the most important position in this offense, ask D'Antoni himself.
Hughes is more versatile, can play defense, multiple positions and doesn't hold the ball for twenty seconds.
Knicks organization spent the whole off season trying to upgrade the PG, and what did they do?
We got a combo guard in Douglas, who's better than our starter.
When Duhon can't outproduce a late first round pick, you have to put the blame on him and get off his sack and stop protecting the entry of his anus.
Duhon's attitude? Who cares. His attitude on the court sucks. He's too conservative in an aggressive offense.
Work ethic? Marbury had work ethic and look what happen to him.
Duhon is humble because he's a low quality player and he knows it. This is the biggest opportunity of his life, being a full time NBA starter. His numbers? 9 points per game and 6 assist on 31% FG and Zach Randolph 3pt shooting accuracy. He's the worst in the NBA.
Anyone who prides, defends or feels bad for Duhon is lame...IMO, dude is no good, and was a terrible signing from the beginning.
He has to be cut right away if he ignores an open Gallinari again.
I have spoken.
Now I would have to disagree with you on us being better with a better PG as opposed to true center or SG
Lets replace Duhon on our team with Deron Williams
Deron Williams
Larry Hughes
That is a .500 club
Now replace Larry Hughes with and equally good SG, lets use Brandon Roy
That too is a .500 club
Now lets give try a solid Center, for this I will use Pau Gasol
Again, you have a team around the .500 mark
Point being is that the PG position is not the team's only thing holding this team back, Duhon is not our lone weakness, so again why harp on our PG postion more than any other?
Now you can argue that he did drop the ball in thinking that those were the only quality PG's availabe in the Draft, but make no mistake about it, the Hill pick was only made because those players were not available...do you really think he wouldve taken Hill we had moved up and got the 4th pick?
This fact plus the pursuit of Kidd,Miller,Sessions is all an indication that Dantoni does not feel comfortable with Duhon running the show!
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
come on bro, its one thing to defend duhon, but you're telling me that if deron williams replaced chris duhon that we would be a .500 team in the weak eastern conference??? of course not... d-will is a stud, hes an all-star, some even call him a super star. d-will+gallo+harrington+lee=47-50+ wins in d'antoni's system. d williams is so much superior to chris duhorrible its not even funny. duhorn is so bad and even with him holding us back, if we continue the pace we are at we cud get anywhere from 30-38 wins. d williams would get us wayyy more wins than 41
Deron = 50+
Roy = Probably do the same thing the team is doing now maybe win like 5 more games. I don't think SG has as much an impact unless the team is built to support that SG.
Gasol = 50+ would kinda hide what Lee can't do.
Rasheed in his prime = East Conf Finals. He would hide all of Lees ineptitude on D. Al Harrington can be played at his real position 6th man scorer.
Of course i feel that D'Antoni would have to be fired for Rasheed and Gasol to work.
Knicks would be a top 4-5 team in the East with Deron Williams atleast.
Williams is better than Roy/Gasol..but thats not the point.
Fact is, PG > SG/C
Lee is alright at center, and Chandler isn't the worst at SG.
ahh what ever dude is earning pennies, and there is no other option at the pg. Im not knocking him for being put in this situation; we just dont have another choice, he would look like the best back up pg in the league if we had a legit starter.
The thing I love the most about our team, is we don't ever seem afraid
Again, not defending Duhon!, my admission that Deron Williams would make us a .500 club is in my opinion a huge compliment to Deron Williams considering our lineup.I am not down playing how good Deron Williams is at all, behind Billups he is my second favorite PG! I am saying that an equal upgrade at all postions that we are hurting at would result in the same results.
Ok so maybe I shouldve said a little above .500 to have been more accurate
Again, point being that with all the holes in our lineup, why is so much emphasis put on Duhon. Look as bad and unprepared to be a full-time PG Duhon is, his overall play is no worst than our interior defense that teams have exploited for the past 4 seasons.
I ask this question to all of you who hate him so much.....What did you really expect when Donnie signed him?
No one in their right mind thought we had just gotten the second coming of Nash for Dantoni! I think we all knew his signing was nothing more than a hold over move until The Knicks could afford a true PG upgrade! I think he is as good as we could expect him to be!
Getting as upset -to the point of obession for some of you- about Duhon not being a gifted PG is like Nets fans being mad at Kiki Vandeweghe for not being one of the best coaches in The NBA....it defies common sense!
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
D Will is currently the best PG in the NBA imo.
Utah is a good example of how teams should work. Business.
Boozer said in the preseason he did not want to play in Utah and requested a trade. Utah has also said he does not feature in their future plans and has tried to trade him. But they could not get what they wanted so they kept him, and continue to play him. He puts up all star numbers all season because they play as a team and do not freeze anyone out over personal issues within the team.
Knicks could learn a lot from Utah business approach to basketball.
But speaking of both those players......they are both examples of players who could make a team go even without the play of an elite PG
a team can win with a subpar PG if they have a Dominant SG or Center.
And The Knicks could be just as good a team with Duhon running the point with either an elite SG or a Dominant Center to play with Lee.
So back to the main point....with so many weaknesses on our team, why all the attention do Duhon?
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
I actually think Rondo is the best PG in the league.........followed by D Will and Chris Paul.
crap forgot about Chauncey too....i guess it depends on the type of system you are running....do they even play uptempo in Utah?

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Introduction to Supply Chain Analytics
A joint venture with the Penn State Smeal College of Business' Center for Supply Chain Research. Cosponsored by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
Enhance Your Competencies with a Supply Chain Certificate! Learn more.
Program Objectives
This program in the Supply Chain Operations Certificate sequence will provide you with an understanding of key areas of logistics and supply chain management where relevant analysis of data may be needed. The approach will focus on several key supply chain functions and provide hands-on learning for how to best understand and analyze data that may be available for the supply chain. This will be facilitated through the use of Excel-based approaches for managing, understanding, and deriving value from actual supply chain databases. Additionally, the course will provide an understanding of the functional analytics to better understand the extent to which logistics and supply chain objectives are being achieved.
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- Understand the key areas of logistics and supply chain management for which data collection and analysis may be helpful to the achievement of broader logistics and supply chain objectives
- Identify the types of data and information that may best help you understand and profile the activity of interest across the functional areas of customer, product, inventory, transportation and supplier
- Aggregate functional data in ways that help to provide a better understanding of the extent to which functional, as well as logistics and supply chain objectives, are being met
- Meaningfully evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of logistics operations through understanding the functional metrics and analyses
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This is an introductory, "how-to" program for analysts and new managers who can benefit from experiencing hands-on familiarity with supply chain data and fundamental approaches to analysis and interpretation of supply chain data. The program will cover fundamental concepts, processes, and tools to help better manage and improve their organizations' supply chains and key process areas. Participants should have a moderate level of proficiency in Excel, but the program will include useful approaches to cleaning, analyzing, and deriving understanding from actual supply chain databases. This program is among the options for those pursuing a Professional Certificate in Supply Chain Operations.
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The following topics are covered:
- Understanding functional activities or sets of data of relevance to logistics and supply chain management including customer, product, inventory, transportation, and supplier
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- Developing improvement strategies based on results of data analyses
This program is taught by world-class faculty leaders from Penn State, as well as supply chain professionals. Each instructor has an extensive background in research and consulting, and in educating executives. Each brings to the classroom best-practice tools and implementation processes for achieving world-class results.
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No bearded ladies in my family and very few moustachioed men, however I do have a couple of pictures of 1930 beach attire, which might prove interesting for those that remember the 1930s or are fond of that era.
McPherson Aunties At the Beach
|1930s Beach Gathering in Southern California
Courtesy of JGHill and Roots'n'Leaves Archives
The swim suit worn by young Cleona was a style-setter of the day as her one-piece suit had shorter, more fitted legs, the top had cut outs which foretold the coming of the a two-piece bathing suit. Also the belted suit with it's striped top was very much a new style of the day. Uncle Cecil Clouse's suit was also very fashionable with it's new shorter, more fitted trunks. The two-piece swim suits for men were beginning to give way to just the shorter, fitted swim trunks, worn with or without a top.
|1930s A Family Day at the Beach
Jerry Rose, Ray Rose, Bertha Clouse, Jack Bryant, Margie Bryant, Cleona Clouse
Courtesy of JGHill and Roots'n'Leaves Archives
The picture at the left shows a variety of beach wear that was popular in the 1930s. Magazines and doctors were telling of the benefits of exercise and sunshine, so folks on both sides of the Atlantic took to the beaches --- and of course they had to be appropriately attired.
Below is a 1929 photo of Gary Cooper in the newest of swimwear fashions. The swimsuit worn by Cooper looks very much like the one worn by the man sitting to the left of Cecil Clouse in the first photo of these beach festivities.
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State Rep. Jack Franks, D-Marengo, issued the following news release Tuesday:
WOODSTOCK, Ill. – State Representative Jack D. Franks, D-Marengo, and state Senator Pamela Althoff, R-McHenry, met with Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) secretary Ann Schneider, and local leaders, Monday, to discuss priorities for infrastructure improvement in McHenry County.
"The quality of our roads, bridges and other infrastructure is of vital importance to the economic health of our communities," said Althoff. "First-hand accounts from community leaders are the best way for IDOT officials to determine local infrastructure needs."
The meeting, held at Marengo Community High School, was arranged by Franks and Althoff to facilitate a dialogue between local government officials and IDOT, and was attended by numerous mayors, village trustees and township highway commissioners from communities across McHenry County. The topics discussed included improvement of the intersection of Illinois Routes 47 and 176 in Lakewood, the status of a planned interchange on I-90 at Route 23 and the expansion of PACE bus services throughout McHenry County.
"Sen. Althoff and I believe that McHenry County needs a proactive development strategy," Franks said. "The massive population growth seen in McHenry County during the previous two decades will require continued investment on the part of the state to ensure that our communities stay competitive on a local and national level. This meeting provided a good start to that process."


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Region 1: EPA New England
Adapting Water Programs to a Changing Climate
Need to Adapt to Climate Change
Climate change is no longer a distant threat—we are already feeling its impacts across the country and the world. The President's Climate Action Plan (June 2013)
Increased drought conditions are already challenging our communities, while more frequent and intense storms are straining our ability to manage stormwater runoff, to deliver safe drinking water and to ensure proper wastewater treatment. EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy (July 31, 2013)
Climate Change has Important Impacts on Water Resources. As climate change warms the atmosphere and alters the hydrological cycle, there are likely to be changes to the amount, timing, form, and intensity of precipitation and the flow of water in watersheds, as well as the quality of aquatic and marine environments.
What is the Region 1 Water Program Doing about Climate Change? The Region 1 water program is working with state and local governments, non-governmental organizations, and the regulated community to adapt water programs to a changing climate in New England. These activities are described in the draft EPA New England Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Plan (PDF) (67 pp, 1.4 MB, about PDF). You can comment on the draft plan until January 3, 2014.
- More information on the impacts of a changing climate on water in Region 1 can be found in the National Climate Assessment New England chapter.
- More information about EPA Region 1 actions related to climate change is available.
Region 1 Water Program Climate Partnerships:
- New England Climate Summit website
- New England Federal Partners (see "Statement of Common Purpose") (PDF) (22 pp, 512 K, about PDF)
- Northeast Regional Ocean Council
- New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
- New England Climate Ready Estuaries
What is the National Water Program Doing to Respond to Climate Change?
- The draft Climate Change Implementation Plan for the EPA Office of Water (PDF) (67 pp, 1.4 MB, about PDF) is available.
- The final National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change is available.
- The National Water Program website on climate change and water is available.


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Come New Year's Day, I'm going to be on the prowl for those vague meeting agendas that journalists and watchdogs "love" so much.
As I wrote in today's paper, an improvement to the Illinois Open Meetings Act kicks in next Tuesday that aims to make government meeting agendas actually reflect what will be voted on. In short, an agenda item that describes a vote to give public employees a 4 percent raise as "personnel issues" might not cut the mustard anymore.
Notice that I said "might." That's because the new requirement, which was weakened to overcome the braying of local governments that see any improvement to sunshine laws as The End of The World As We Know It – sorry, As They Know It – is somewhat ambiguous.
The new language requires agendas for the state's 7,000 units of government to disclose the "general subject matter" of any item up for final action. Republican Rep. Sandra Pihos, who sponsored the legislation, called it a "step in the right direction."
But it's a smaller step in the right direction – the original version of her bill required meeting agendas to be "sufficiently descriptive". And of course, on cue, the Springfield lobbyists representing our city councils, school boards and other governments freaked.
The Illinois Municipal League called the idea a "litigation minefield" that would expose any government to litigation depending on an individual's definition of sufficiently descriptive. The fact that the league actually had a valid point is somewhat neutralized in my eyes by the fact that we've heard this tired refrain before – this was the same lobbying group that objected in 2009 to strengthening the Freedom of Information Act on the grounds that governments would actually have to – get this – lay off first responders in order to pay for FOIA attorneys.
(While I'm waxing nostalgic, do you know what pays for these government lobbyists to scream Mayan December Doomsday Apocalypse whenever a lawmaker wants to strengthen your right to know? Why, your property tax dollars!)
So now we have language requiring agendas to lay out the "general subject matter" of items coming up for a vote. And it's up to our local governments to decide on that definition. With few exceptions, I see them erring on the side of general as possible – that's just the way our governments interpret sunshine laws.
Let's look at the two examples I cited in my Wednesday story.
The McHenry County College Board could argue that "resolution to make offer" is a legally adequate description of their vote to spend $750,000 on land for future expansion. Ditto for the Lakemoor Village Board – its members undoubtedly know what "ordinance 10-O-22" is. Could they argue that it's up to the taxpayers to look it up for themselves?
As I blogged here, a taxing body the way things are now could describe votes to approve a tax increase, staff raises and a golden-parachute superintendent contract on an agenda as "budget," "personnel" and "action from executive session." Under the new language taking effect next week, a secrecy-loving taxing body could argue that such definitions pass muster under the new law.
What's going to have to happen is that the Public Access Counselor will have to weigh in with a binding opinion setting some minimum definition of adequate description. And that's where you and I come in.
The next time one of those non-agenda agendas crosses our desks at the Northwest Herald, we plan to file a request for review with the counselor, who has the power to enforce the Open Meetings and FOI acts (that enforcement power was one of the main reasons why your local governments paid – and wasted – good taxpayer money to try to get the FOIA overhaul killed). And you can file such a request, too. Click here to see how easy it is for you to file one.
If you have any trouble, feel free to ask me. Ask my co-workers – I wake up early to start furballs with government officials. My email is at the end of this blog post.
After years of covering Illinois governments, I'm positive that it will take a ruling to set them straight. Despite the ambiguities of the law, I'll channel Justice Potter Stewart and say that I know transparency – and secrecy – when I see it. Hopefully the counselor's office does, too.
Senior Writer Kevin Craver can be reached at email@example.com.


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The Water Week 2014 "fly-in" to Washington DC is nearly upon us! From April 7-9, water professionals from across the United States are convening in our nation's capital to help educate national leaders on the critical importance of sustainable clean water to our economy, environment, and the protection of public health for every American.
Water Week 2014 provides a giant step toward a unified voice for clean water. This landmark gathering is being accomplished through the collaboration of three leading national clean water organizations - the Water Environment Federation (WEF), the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), and the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF), in concert with regional partners, with a combined total of nearly 40,000 members. As a member of both the WEF and WERF Boards, and a long-time member of NACWA, I believe that collaboration among the leading water organizations toward a unified voice for Clean Water, including support for research, development, and implementation of our "Utilities of the Future" has never been stronger.
What makes Water Week 2014 truly special is the focus on innovative new state-of-the-art technologies that are changing the face of water management forever. The U.S. clean water community is experiencing a sea change as we transform our wastewater treatment facilities into "green factories" – now called "water resource recovery facilities" - that utilize the resources in wastewater to manufacture useful products for society, helping to eliminate waste. These products already include clean renewable energy, transportation fuels (biodiesel, CNG), drought-relieving recycled water, fertilizer, and valuable nutrient recovery (phosphorous, nitrogen).
Two years ago, the East Bay Municipal Utility District in Oakland, California (for whom I worked for 30 years) became the first wastewater agency in North America and the second in the world to be a net producer of energy. Since then, scores of public utilities across the continent are on the path to becoming net energy producers. This renaissance in water resource recovery is providing our communities with a more cost-effective model for cleaning water that minimizes wasting of valuable resources, and provides renewable energy and an additional source of water. These all add up to enhanced climate resiliency. We are truly becoming the water resource recovery "Utilities of the Future", and a national mandate to support this sea change is critical to our communities – thus, the importance of Water Week 2014.
If you are unable to join us for Water Week 2014, I urge you to write your congressional representatives about the importance of clean water and become active in WEF's government affairs program as a Water Advocate. Together we can educate our national leaders on the water needs of our communities as we usher in a new era of cost-effective, environmentally beneficial clean water through utilities of the future – our "Water Resource Recovery" facilities.
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Ed McCormick is the Immediate Past President of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.
Ed was most recently Deputy General Manager (DGM) for the Union Sanitary District (USD) in Union City, California, a 30 mgd water resource recovery agency. Prior to USD, Ed was Manager of Wastewater Engineering for the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) in Oakland, California, an internationally recognized public water/wastewater utility serving 1.4 million customers, where he worked for nearly 30 years. Ed's leadership helped EBMUD to become the first wastewater utility in North America to be a net producer of renewable energy in 2012.
Ed was responsible for EBMUD's wastewater capital program, energy management, engineering, construction, information systems, and public outreach. Ed has overseen the engineering, construction and startup of more than $1.6 billion in wastewater and water capital infrastructure. He led the development of EBMUD's Water Recycling Program from 0.2 mgd in 1994 to a 9 mgd enterprise.
Prior to EBMUD, Ed worked as an Environmental Engineering Project Manager for Brown and Caldwell Consultants in the planning and designing of wastewater treatment, power generation and water recycling facilities.
A WEF member since 1997, Ed has held multiple leadership roles at WEF. He served previously on the Board of Trustees (2008-2013), the House of Delegates, as Chair of the Utility Management Committee, and Vice Chair of the Long Range Planning Committee. He is also a member of the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) and the New England Environment Association (NEWEA).
Ed holds a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, a Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA) from JFK University, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.


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State to study 'smart meter' concernsBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | January 02,2013Jeb Wallace-Brodeur / Staff Photo
A smart meter is shown on a Montpelier home.MONTPELIER — State officials will hire an expert early this year to help determine whether Vermonters have any reason to fear the wireless "smart meters" being affixed to homes across the state.
A request for proposals issued last month by the Department of Public Service seeks a qualified professional "to conduct a report on health effects related to smart meter radio-frequency emissions."
James Porter, director of the department's telecommunications division, said the state has no reason to believe that the emissions pose any danger.
"Based upon earlier testing that was done by the Vermont Department of Health of our wireless smart meters, and the fact that I believe both of the wireless meters selected by our utilities are (Underwriters Laboratories) listed, we certainly believe the emissions are well within federal safety standards," Porter said.
But those federal safety standards, according to opponents of the smart meter technology, are flawed and outdated. And a small but spirited coalition of concerned citizens convinced lawmakers last session to pass legislation calling for the health study.
"The reason behind having this study is that what's been done so far is inadequate," said Sen. Robert Hartwell, a Bennington County Democrat. "We need someone who's independent of state government, and independent of the special interests, who will do an honest assessment of what the impacts are."
Portions of the research called for in Act 170 have already been conducted, including independent measurements of smart meter emissions.
"There are certain federal guidelines as to what emissions are acceptable from various radio-frequency producers," Porter said. "And this will simply show what the emissions are from the meters, and what the applicable federal standards are."
The department paid the Washington-based Richard Tell Associates $68,000 to perform the work, results of which will be presented to the Legislature next month. Porter said the department had not yet seen the findings.
The second study — the bid deadline is Jan. 18 — seeks an expert to review the growing body of scientific literature on radio-frequency emissions, then submit an update to the Department of Health.
Lawmakers didn't attach a dollar figure to the study, and the request for proposals doesn't stipulate a maximum cost. Porter said he has no idea how much the study will cost or whether price will figure in the department's decision to pick one bidder over another.
The costs, as per legislation, will be billed to Green Mountain Power, the electric utility spearheading the state's smart-meter installation.
"I think we're looking for the most qualified firm to do a literature review of the peer-reviewed data that's out there regarding RF," Porter said.
Porter said he's also reached out to the National Academy of Sciences to see whether it has any interest in investing some of its considerable resources into helping Vermont survey the health effects of smart meters.
Janet Newton, founder of the Electromagnetic Radiation Policy Institute in Marshfield, has long questioned the health effects of smart meters.
She said the study's usefulness will depend on its scope.
Federal standards, Newton said, focus only on the thermal effects of radio-frequency emissions — the degree to which the emissions will raise the body temperature of people nearby. Newton said she's more concerned about what are known as the non-ionizing effects of the emissions and the extent to which the signals interfere with human physiology.
"All these wireless technologies, what they do is take a signal from one device and send it to another device and make it do something," Newton said. "What's ignored is that our bodies send similar signals to make our bodies do things. There's an assumption that these manmade devices only talk to other manmade devices, not living organisms. And that's false."
Porter said he aims to have a study that examines the non-ionizing effects of smart meters as well as the thermal effects.
Porter said the Health Department's previous study found "the evidence is lacking as to whether there are any harmful (non-ionizing) effects."
The smart meter initiative, fueled by tens of millions of dollars in federal grants, has been heralded by administration officials and utility executives as a watershed in the state's energy conservation movement.
Green Mountain Power has installed 192,000 smart meters so far — about 75 percent of all customers.
By giving ratepayers real-time information about how much electricity they're using and which appliances are responsible for the consumption, utilities say, homeowners will be able to take steps to decrease their energy usage.
Hartwell doesn't buy it.
"These are there for the utility's benefit and the utility's benefit only, and the reasons they've given for it being in the interest of the ratepayer are pretty specious, I think," he said.
Hartwell, who fought successfully last session for an opt-out provision that allows utility customers to reject the smart meter — utilities had proposed a financial penalty for doing do — said he plans to introduce legislation requiring Green Mountain Power to notify ratepayers of the pending study.
GMP spokeswoman Dorothy Schnure said the utility is "confident that our new meters are safe for our customers, and we look forward to the results of the DPS study."
She said about 9,000 customers have opted out of the new meters.
"People need to know what's going on as this issue is being researched more," Hartwell said. "And they need to understand that they have a continuing right to opt out and have the meters removed if they feel like they need to act on new information."
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Raanes was mate on the Fram on Otto Sverdrup's expedition to northwest Greenland and the islands north of Canada 1898-1902.
Oluf Raanes was born on Værøy, Lofoton. Coming from an area of Norway famous for its fisheries, Raanes naturally went to sea from an early age. He was chosen to be mate on the 2nd Fram expedition. During the 4-year long expedition, Raanes and the expedition's main hunter Ivar Fosheim laid vague plans to travel to East Greenland after the expedition to catch musk oxen alive and sell them to zoos around the world. According to Fosheim these strange-looking animals were not to be found in any zoo in the world, and the two could therefore make a brilliant business – if they managed to transport the animals alive over the oceans. On their return home the plans were seemingly forgotten. Fosheim described Raanes in his diary as a good chap, clever, considerate and kind.
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An environmental group active in this area for the last three years is training four high school students to do free energy assessments of homes in Wayne and Pike counties.
Sustainable Energy Education and Development Support (SEEDS) is a group of individuals in Northeastern Pennsylvania committed to developing a renewable energy infrastructure in our community and promoting a more sustainable lifestyle.
"The grant program for $20,000 is called the Energy Awareness Action Movement and has hired four high school students who are being trained for four days to do energy assessments in local homes," said Danielle Hoffman, the program manager, who is also funded by the grant for the summer.
The students are being accompanied by adult volunteers who assist the program. The students will receive a stipend of about $1,500 for eight or nine weeks work.
They were trained by Nick Hindley of the Pennsylvania Home Energy Consultants of Honesdale, PA. "They will learn to think of the home as an envelop through which air and moisture move, to understand the concept of what a unit of energy is and have received two-days of class-room training and the two-days of hands-on training by Mr. Hindley," Hoffman said.
They will discover where a home is losing energy and make recommendations for cost-effective improvements. "Lots of homes in the area have loose stone foundations and basements that are not sealed and lose a lot of energy," Hindley said.
The assessment is not a strict energy audit, which would necessitate more complex instruments than this program can afford.
Assessments will be given from July 5 to mid-August and recommendations to the homeowner made at that time. The program has enlisted some local environmental companies to give discounts if the homeowner wished to follow the assessment's recommendations.
"So far the local companies are Don Heller Plumbing and Heating, Greenfield Energy Solutions, RC Hardware and Energy Smart Insulation of Scranton," Hoffman said. "We're hoping to get more companies."
"The purpose of the program is to raise awareness about energy conservation and its benefits," Hoffman said. "Saving energy means cleaning up the air, saving money, maintaining heat in winter and stopping climate change."
We feel that it is right to pay students for their work, she said.
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I read with interest the post written by Chris at Scottish GENES (GEnealogy News and EventS) today of the changes at Irish Family History Foundation, especially the pilot search function.
I have also thought in the past that it was at times impossible to find the correct entry and not sure whether paying 5euros for a record was worth it. It has been a hit or miss affair.
Today I logged into the new database and did a search for the baptism of my GG grandmother, Mary Quirk (parents John & Catherine) who was born around 1832. I know that they were from Kilkenny so I was able to narrow down the search. Previously without having to input the name of the father, I got 6 possible matches between 1830 & 1835. Today I was able to add Mary's father's name and it gave me two options, one of which I had already viewed a couple of months ago (which was wrong). So I decided to take the plunge and hey, I have Mary's baptism record. I already knew her mother's maiden name was Slattery, as Catherine came out to Australian in 1857.
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It's interesting to see that both informants' names were 'Quirk's'. I'm guessing that William was one of John's brothers, as his parents had a total of 12 children (10 males and 2 females, of which I only know the names of 4 of the males) whereas the second informant, Mary, could have been the wife of one of John's brothers, or possibly the sister of John.
My next look will be to see if I can find the death record for John Quirk, as all I know is that he died sometime prior to 1850 (or thereabouts) – John died as a result of an accident after being crushed between a vehicle and a gate. Unfortunately a quick look at the index only brings up one death for a John Quirk but this was in Meath in 1846. I cannot be certain of exactly when John died or if in fact he died in Kilkenny.
If the cost to view the records on the IHF were even ½ the price they are, I'd probably spend a little bit more looking for my Quirk ancestors, but at the moment, it's still debateable whether I'd pick the right one when I complete search.
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Samsung Electronics, a leading producer of consumer electronics products, has announced that certain of its Blu-ray will gain access to YouTube service. While a firmware update to a BD Live-enabled player can hardly be interesting for anyone who does not own it, there are reports that YouTube is negotiating with movie studios regarding video rentals via its channels.
"The addition of YouTube underscores Samsung's strong commitment to meeting consumers' rapidly evolving desire to enjoy a vast array of multimedia content at home," a statement by Samsung reads.
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- We have carried out a study of known clusters within the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) observed areas and have identified 431 Abell, 173 APM and 343 EDCC clusters. Precise redshifts, velocity dispersions and new centroids have been measured for the majority of these objects, and this information is used to study the completeness of these catalogues, the level of contamination from foreground and background structures along the cluster's line of sight, the space density of the clusters as a function of redshift, and their velocity dispersion distributions. We find that the Abell and EDCC catalogues are contaminated at the level of about 10 per cent, whereas the APM catalogue suffers only 5 per cent contamination. If we use the original catalogue centroids, the level of contamination rises to approximately 15 per cent for the Abell and EDCC catalogues, showing that the presence of foreground and background groups may alter the richness of clusters in these catalogues. There is a deficiency of clusters at z ∼ 0.05 that may correspond to a large underdensity in the Southern hemisphere. From the cumulative distribution of velocity dispersions for these clusters, we derive a space density of σ > 1000kms-1 clusters of 3.6 × 10-6 h3 Mpc-3. This result is used to constrain models for structure formation; our data favour low-density cosmologies, subject to the usual assumptions concerning the shape and normalization of the power spectrum.
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Turning the page on the Flip video camera
Steve Jobs can go ahead and add another notch to his belt. The Flip camera is the latest casualty of the smartphone's charm offensive and ever-expanding role in our lives; it now joins Microsoft's Zune in the dustbin of history.
Parent company Cisco (which purchased Flip creator Pure Digital just two years back in a $590 million deal-an index on how hot the device so recently was), today announced the shuttering of the business by Q4 of this year.
Cisco's future plans mostly involve enterprise customers, though it will be maintaining its consumer business, refocusing on in-home video networking solutions-a market that's clearly growing given that everything released these days seems to be a streaming media server in disguise. Cisco mentions that it will continue to support existing FlipShare customers with a yet-to-be-announced transition plan, which shouldn't be a stretch given the social functionality of that program.
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Hi there - just wondering whether anyone else has experienced the above? When I'm feeding my LO, he will come off the breast and when I sit him up to wind him he starts to cry/scream and arch his back with so much force that sometimes I'm scared he'll fly out of my arms!
He'll then cry when he burps and his wind is sticky white milk which he refuses to let out of his mouth and just swallows it back down!
he seems to be OK if I hold him over my shoulder and rub his back but this doesn't bring up any wind. I do this for about 30mins after feeding him and when I lay him down he near enough always brings up curdled milk.
Does anyone else experience this and if so, any tips??
Thank you x
Also, he brought up curdled milk today and held his breath because he was gagging on it - scared the hell out of me. Does anyone have this problem or was it a one off (I called the hospital and they said it was probably because he choked on his vomit and it went down the wrong hole...I've to keep my eye on him and take him in if he does it again).
P.s wasn't going to mention the holding breath part because I'm scared of any replies which are negative (I told my husband we need to take shifts for the next week watching him while he sleeps!!!!! - it didn't get the best response!) - I am the biggest worrier in the world and will end up camping out at A&E!!!!


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#211108 - 05/23/13 10:47 PM Re: Weather or not [Re: Jackie]
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Or, to put it another way, it's the same as the difference between a batting average and an at bat.
#211110 - 05/24/13 03:29 AM Re: Weather or not [Re: Faldage]
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Well, I would say that both tsuwm's NASA link and Faldage's summation are both somewhat misleading oversimplifications of climate. A place might have an average temperature of 40 degrees (scale or planet irrelevant), even over centuries or millennia, but a typical summer day might be 100 and a winter day -20. To think that 40 is somehow typical ("the climate") is a misapprehension.The usual temperature swings are part of the climate, not just the average.
#211114 - 05/24/13 07:49 AM Re: Weather or not [Re: Jackie]
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And a batter can have a hitting streak or an extended period with no hits at all.
#211115 - 05/24/13 07:52 AM Re: Weather or not [Re: Jackie]
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Even the best batter doesn't get a third of a hit at every at bat.
#211116 - 05/24/13 10:19 AM Re: Weather or not [Re: Faldage]
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Words don't have meanings, words have function. The function of NASA's words is to promote the political idea of Global Warming in order to promote NASA's funding.
And so it goes.
#211136 - 05/25/13 12:14 PM Re: Weather or not [Re: Jackie]
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#211141 - 05/25/13 04:00 PM Re: Weather or not [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
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It is so teenage and yesterday to call a frequent vistor to this fine forum a troll. Why do you?
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Wireless for Power Utilities Uses WiMax GutsA Silicon Valley startup has combined the technology underlying WiMax with a software-defined radio to build smart grids for electric utilities.From PC World, January 13, 2010
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NTIA and RUS Launch Dating Service For Broadband Stimulus ApplicantsThe National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Rural Utilities Service on Thursday launched a new web site designed to foster partnerships and collaborations among broadband stimulus applicants.From Broadband Breakfast, January 11, 2010
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FCC Delays National Broadband PlanFederal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Julius Genachowski today notified Congress that the National Broadband Plan will be delivered about a month lateFrom Light Reading, January 07, 2010
Minneapolis' $20 million Wi-Fi completedUS Internet hopes to have 30,000 individual customers in three years, as well as growing city use.From Star Tribune, January 06, 2010


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Last year, the CW Network changed their slogan from "TV to Talk About" to the ruthlessly candid "TV Now," marking the first time in history that a network has dropped all pretenses and announced itself the fast food version of entertainment. The fact that the CW avoided a motto with glowing adjectives or hints at their aspirations for the future of the network is pretty telling of their own low opinion of the programming. They aren't trying to win Emmys with their lineup, and they aren't trying to reinvent television; they're only concerned with pumping out the processed, heat-lamp version of shows in the hope that enough people out there need something bland to consume before falling asleep on the couch.
Stupid slows your heart rate better than curly fries.
I know all this because I recently watched an unhealthy amount of their programming and blacked out. All the shows bleed together because they adhere to a very specific formula: Latch onto the title of some pre-existing franchise or folk tale, scrape away any residual pieces of the plot that made the original property so famous, and then sex it up with handsome boys in shirtless love triangles. If you doubt that it can be that simple, watch a single episode of Arrow, Beauty and the Beast, or The Vampire Diaries. Or wait until their new lineup is ready: It includes Sherwood, an iteration of Robin Hood; a Sleepy Hollow series based on the legend of the headless horseman; and Alice in Wonderland, which I assume is about an everygirl named Alice who falls in love with a crazy guy in a tall hat, or pair of idiot twins, or like a really sexy mouse in a teapot.
The "Beast" portion of Beauty and the Beast should be all the proof you need of the CW's strategy.
But that doesn't mean that I think it's a bad formula. If anything, I want to get onboard. I enjoy bad television as much as I enjoy Jack in the Box mechanically separated chicken hunks, and since the CW is clearly in the business of hunks, I have a few ideas I want to pitch.
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The grisly series of attacks on fraternity brothers near a state university bell tower has police baffled. Fortunately, CAITRYN CALLARI, first-year psych student and girlfriend to one of the victims, has quietly been following the case and created a psychological profile of the attacker. Her hypotheses based on a semester of a 101 class have led her directly to the assailant: a hideously deformed man who lives in the bell tower. But as she confronts the monster, she realizes that each attack was actually warranted and that he's not so different from a normal human, despite a weak chin, sandy blond hair, and back muscles that are almost noticeably overdeveloped from too many pull-ups. Now she needs to help keep the recluse safe while also uncovering the truth behind the attacks. But things get complicated as she starts to fall in love with the creature.


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January 18, 2012 —
Mike Morris of Beach Lake has a vision. He and his partner Stephen Smith of New York City are developing a broadband data system that will be housed at the former Sullum's department store at 525 Main Street in Honesdale. When fully operational, the center will employ 20 technicians.
Morris uses an analogy to describe the broadband system: "Imagine a straw with liquid flowing in and out," he said. "That's the communication system we have now. This system we are working with will be like the Holland Tunnel."
Information will be carried over this wireless system under high speeds that can boggle the mind when you are used to the present system.
"This will play a vital role in the local economic development scene, hoisting local business communication to an extremely high-tech level," he said. "If businesses in Wayne County hop onto this band wagon, they will be able to thrive on a very competitive level."
Morris was motivated to bring this system to the area when his daughter told him she did not want to go to college, saying that she wanted to stay in the area and didn't want to be a banker or lawyer—the only career areas that are available to college graduates in this area.
Morris has engaged local officials in his endeavor. "We have a technology committee of which he is a member and that is working with him," said Mary Beth Wood, executive director of Wayne Economic Development Organization (WEDCO). "The committee is looking for ways to increase broadband capability. Mr. Morris is moving ahead with his project and we are supporting him."
If we wish to expand the broadband system we have, we'll need to know if it will be adequate and if it is affordable, she said.
Wood said that Morris' project would probably have to be accomplished in phases and moved forward that way. The broadband project is something that could be shared with neighboring counties. Morris said that Pike County could be included in the project.
Wood said that a company, which she could not as yet name, was also working on a broadband system to be located in Wayne County.
"Morris will be bringing in something that the county doesn't have as yet," said Derek Williams of the Wayne County Planning Department, who conducted a survey of the 35 Internet Service Provider (ISP) companies that operate in the area. Some of these are telephone companies, cable systems and satellite companies.
"A company may not want to locate here because these services are not available," Williams said.
"There's an act of Congress that requires that rural communities like Wayne be included in broadband efforts," said Brian Smith, chairman of the Wayne County Commissioners, who is a member of the tech committee. "Our aim is to leapfrog into the future and to give Wayne County residents a chance to benefit from broadband efforts."
"There's a good possibility that Mike will be successful but it's still speculation," said Stephen Lawrence, a member of the tech committee. "What's best about this project is that it's aimed at advancing the economic development of the area and that's a good thing."


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BARRE CITY Jean Bolado Bernardini, 62, of Fecteau Circle, died Wednesday night, Jan. 30, 2013, at her home, battling multiple myeloma cancer with dignity and courage, since 2004. Her family was at her bedside.
Born Jean Emilia Bolado, on Aug. 26, 1950, in Barre City, she was the eldest daughter of Richard and Marilyn (Shepard) Bolado.
Jean graduated from Spaulding High School in 1968, and had attended the Thompson School of Practical Nursing in Brattleboro.
She was employed for many years by the State of Vermont in various departments, and had also worked at the Vermont State Employees Credit Union. Prior to her retirement, Jean had worked in the classified department of The Times Argus in Barre.
Her special interests were antiquing, home decorating and stenciling as well as spending time with her grandchildren and taking them to Maine. She also enjoyed apple picking, playing cards, trips to the Maine coast and Tucson, Ariz., and her volunteer work at the Central Vermont Hospital.
Following an earlier marriage and divorce, Jean married Douglas L. Bernardini on Oct. 1, 1992, in East Barre. Since their marriage they had lived in Montpelier, Tucson, Ariz., and since 2007, at their present home.
Besides her husband Doug, she leaves two sons: Brian McAvoy and his wife, Katina, and Bradley McAvoy and fiancée, Jill Draper, all of Barre City; and three grandchildren: Kristopher, Kelsey and Adam; a stepdaughter, Cynthia Shamlian in New Jersey, and stepsons Michael Bernardini in California, and Steven Bernardini and his wife, Nancy, of Langhorne, Pa.; and 10 step-grandchildren, as well as two sisters: Janet Reynolds and her husband, Gordon, and Joann Scherk and her husband, David; sisters-in-law, Connie Hudson and Sally Foti; a nephew and three nieces; three aunts: Eva Brown, Virginia Martin and Gloria Shepard; and many cousins. Also surviving is her former daughter-in-law, Susan McAvoy.
Her parents and infant sister, Lisa Maria, predeceased her.
Jean has requested that there will be no calling hours or funeral service. Burial will be made in the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center at the convenience of her family.
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