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As by now you know all must have known about the Windows 8 added features. Microsoft has brought out many changes in Windows 8 along with the addition of new features. The traditional start menu is been replaced by metro start screen. If you are missing the old start menu in Windows OS, then you no need to worry more about it. There are many Apps developed and present in Internet to get the back the start menu. Here is the tutorial how you can get back the start menu using StartIsBack.The new metro start screen has been an important feature of Windows 8 with metro UI tiles and options. There are users who find metro screen little tricky, for them here is a app named StartIsBack.
There are many apps called Pokki, Start8, Classic Shell, etc to bring back the traditional start menu in Windows 8. Each app has its own features and interface to bring the traditional start menu.
StartIsBack is one such app to bring back the classic start menu in Windows 8 along with tons of features and customization options. This app also allows you to install it for a single user or for every user on the PC. It is pretty useful if for PC having multiple users.
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You can get to the desktop directly when you log in and also allow you to configure almost all Windows 8 features.
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It is well documented that a woman's pelvic floor muscles are a vital component in maintaining control of her bladder and bowel, supporting her pelvic organs, and assisting in sexual function and lower back support.
At IvoryRose Physiotherapy, we are aware that it is not uncommon for women to experience difficulty in locating their pelvic floor muscles. Often we see that women need guidance in finding their "internal muscles" and avoiding overuse of the accessory muscles such as the surrounding buttocks and stomach. When performing a pelvic floor contraction, ideally you should feel both a squeeze and a lift component, be able to maintain this contraction for an acceptable period of time (e.g. 10 seconds), and be able to coordinate the use of these muscles for more intense activities such as sneezing or coughing.

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The Rock Island Lives Again!
A few months ago, a railroad was reborn. The Idea behind it not unusual. However, how well it was executed certianly was. One Dream, one altered railroad history, and one great and offical site: www.rockrail.com
I wanted to look deeper into what motivated Eric Miller into taking what would seem a casual pastime into a really enthralling alternate history…if the Chicago, Rock Island& Pacific was saved from the jaws of defeat, and realistically rebound in the coming decades into a huge western railroad, eventually merging with the struggling Southern Pacific to create an imposing Class 1 railroad empire.
The rest of this article will be a one-on-one interview on the threory behind his idea, how it relates to us as modelers, and to the internet with its professional looking site, and top notch modeling. So join us as we gain pointers into creating a "rock solid" freelanced future based on a prototype railroad. A renaissance in miniature, one could say.
The Interview with Eric Miller
-Was it you who came up with the idea for resurrecting the Rock Island?
Well I came up with this version of the Rock Island; I am sure there are others who have chosen other concepts so I can't take full credit.
-Why the Rock Island?
The Rock is in my blood – I remember it from growing up in Omaha, although it was already abandoned, traces still existed and it has always been my favorite railroad. The Road of Planned Progress was a contender and never gave up the fight. You can never forget the Rockets, 4-8-4s, and the consistently inconsistent paint schemes!
-Do you plan to keep it up-to-date, like Eric B's UTAH BELT?
That was my original intention; however, as I conduct more research and dig deeper into my own soul, I find myself wanting to stick to a certain era. The late 90s brings so many good railfanning and modeling memories to me that I am planning a layout for that time period. The momentum behind keeping up with the times is intriguing, but I can't help thinking "will I like what railroading brings in the future?" This decision seems safer to me and is a way to recall the "good old days."
-How did you develop your paint scheme? It's striking.
It was an evolution that began when I first started painting custom locomotives. One of my favorite schemes was the SPSF Kodachrome, so I painted a few "modern" locomotives in that scheme, which gave me experience on custom painting. I realized that it is difficult to paint a scheme with 3 colors with stripes and weird angles. Therefore, the Rock Island scheme had to be simple to paint and maintain; something real railroads consider. Second, I have always liked the BNSF Heritage I scheme – the simplicity of the yellow stripe and the separation of the dark top and bottom with a brighter, bolder midsection. It makes so much sense for dealing with the effects of weathering. Finally, I drew from my favorite Rock Island paint scheme: the black, red, and white introduced on their first diesels – FAs, F7s, and GP7s. Reintroducing silver trucks was also important. I then designed a way to balance those colors on a modern diesel, added the herald in front and the highly visible "speed lettering" on the flanks, and there you go.
-Do you believe that you have more or less freedom as a proto-freelancer?
Definitely more freedom – I can say that it is my own railroad so I can make decisions as I like – I can run my favorite locomotives, decide how many of each they should have and the reasoning behind it, etc. However, I still have to stay within the laws of railroading and follow real market trends and FRA regulations, which enhances the realism.
-How do you plan to incorporate the previous (acutal) history into your alternate scale modeled world?
Basically, my "altered" history of the Rock Island is the exact same right up until March, 1980 – but I have taken some liberties. For example, a big assumption is that the Rock Island would have spent more capital over the years to ensure remaining solvent – this means better signalization, more double track and longer sidings, heavier rail, and an overall better maintenance program. There are also a few changes in rolling stock history, like fulfilling the rumored order of Alco C430s. I also added an important merger with the Chicago & Alton, which increases the Rock Island's trackage in Missouri and Illinois, provides a better route between KC and St. Louis, and the shortest and fastest route between St. Louis and Chicago.
The turning point of my alternate railroad is the early 80s, when the Rock turns away from its original plan to reduce its size to a core system and instead slides out of bankruptcy from selling off old equipment and some branch lines, partnering more with the Southern Pacific, and beginning to run more coal and chemical traffic to diversify its freight. Then comes the official merger with the SP in mid-90s and the new system is totally solvent.
-What clues of the past from the (actual) company exist on your layout that hint or solidify the new alternate reality of this great company?
Mostly locomotives like the U30C, GP7, GP38, and C415. Since a railroad cannot repaint its rolling stock overnight, there is still quite a bit of "Route Rock" blue and white out there, especially considering how much was built and rebuilt for the capital rebuild program. There is also evidence from stations, like University Place Station, which is still painted in the white scheme with blue trim.–
Your Website is very well done, and to the untrained eye, can easily fool somebody into thinking this is an actual company. (More so when you first launched it) This was obviously intentional, what gave you the idea?
The website was built to show what the Rock Island looks like today and anyone that wants to know about my fictional system has a resource to go to, which in turn adds to the legitimacy of my concept. Any major corporate institution in the modern world has a motivating website and I felt my concept could be further supported by it. My website really got off the ground with the help of my friend Matt Faruolo and his concept for the modern New York Central System's website.
-What's your favorite section of the site?
Probably the history section because that is what I find most intriguing about the Rock Island and this section helps people understand what would have happened for the Rock to transcend bankruptcy and survive today.
-Any plans for website expansion?
After learning about how many people are "tricked" by my website, I would like to add more subtle hints that this is an HO Scale railroad. Therefore, I would like to add a section explaining my concept and another section in the "About Us" that shows what the Rock would look like today and include a sample photo of virtually every piece of rolling stock on the modern Rock Island.
-What trends are you seeing in the real roads that you plan to incorporate into your ROCK ISLAND?
The major trend in railroading today is that there is not enough capacity to meet shipper and passenger demands. By keeping the Rock Island alive, in addition to the two other western railroads that exist in my modern scheme (BN and UP), there is more railroad mileage and therefore more capacity.
A specific trend in the routes that are still around is increasing the capacity and upgrading rolling stock. The Rock Island will become a passenger corridor again when service begins from the Quad Cities to Chicago and is extended further west. The Iowa Interstate Railroad shortline is buying new ES44AC locomotives to provide better service. Union Pacific continues to upgrade the "Spine Line" between Minneapolis and KC and the "Cotton Rock" line between LA and Chicago.
-To the trained observer, what details from the past come forth into today? (A good example would be the SP light packages and how long they survived)
The six-digit freight car numbering system started in the mid-70s is mostly intact, with some obvious additions (coal cars and well cars for example). However, the ROCK reporting marks have reverted back to R.I. but both share the same numbering system. Some of the hot trains are still running, like the famous Train 57 and the hot intermodal train between Denver and Chicago.
-Does your railroad have plans to invest in passenger service either for commuter or intercity routes?
The public perception of railroads is built on its passenger service; therefore, we play enormous roles from helping to finance improvements to passenger corridors that also help freight movement to simply cooperating with public agencies that run passenger trains on our track. This includes a purchase-of-service agreement with many regional transit authorities like Metra. There are some instances where we will help a community in its commuter rail planning by adjusting freight schedules or even considering capital investments. This make commuter rail feasible in communities where it is not as likely to happen in real life, like the Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska commuter rail corridor.
There is also an ongoing effort between my fictional Rock Island and Amtrak to expand service on our lines, which increases the mobility of the nation while increasing community awareness on our lines and helps safety campaigns such as Operation Lifesaver. Such routes include the "Corn Belt Rocket" service between Lincoln, NE and Chicago and the "Rocky Mountain Rocket" daytime service between Denver and Chicago. The extension of the flyer north from Oklahoma City to Minneapolis/St. Paul via Kansas City is also included in assumed new services. It also is possible to introduce a new transcontinental passenger route bypassing Chicago between New York/Washington, DC and Los Angeles via Little Rock and Oklahoma on the "Choctaw Rocket" route.
-What is your favorite thing about your new, revitalized railroad?
Above all, I can model an inspiring railroad. Let's face it; railroads today aspire to be corporate conglomerates with acronyms unbeknown to the average citizen. Class I railroads today are, for the most part, not interested in their image and what that means to their heritage. When I began to get seriously involved in model railroading, I was most interested in the Burlington Northern Santa Fe because it took one of my favorite railroads, the BN, and combined it with the Santa Fe, another legendary railroad. Then with paint scheme changes and logo changes, the potential of that concept was ruined. With the Rock Island, I take complete pride in the railroad I model.
September 8, 2008 4:43 pm
Great work. I like what you're doing. I'm living in denial over BNSF — asserting that there's no such thing. I'm even the self-appointed "Informatio Minister" of the Isle of Denial where the flags never fell. I'm still contemplating which current locomotives would be good candidates for the ATSF Blue/Yellow freight scheme.
Gregor Sjostrom permalinkJanuary 21, 2013 8:07 pm
I have been a fan of Rock Island since childhood, you have done that memory great honor here. I also model Rock Island HO scale, in my case Rock Island bought Illinois Central, GMO and CNW, made quite an Empire, has its eyes on Canadian Pacific, and Kansas City Southern.
Once again great work, thanks


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'Climate change progress at Trump's EPA is grinding to a halt, workers reveal
Current and former staff say projects that mention climate change have been 'de-emphasized and halted' as EPA tears up key planks of emissions-lowering agenda
Donald Trump with EPA chief Scott Pruitt last week. A former employee said: 'Staff were paranoid that their programs were going to get cut if they mentioned climate change,' Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images
Oliver Milman in New York
Tuesday 6 June 2017 08.39 EDT
Current and former Environmental Protection Agency employees have described how work on climate change is grinding to a halt at the agency, with programs being scrapped and fears that staff may be reassigned away from climate-related tasks.
The Trump administration is tearing up key planks of Barack Obama's emissions-lowering agenda, with the president withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement last week and tasking the EPA with rewriting the Clean Power Plan, which aims to curb greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants.
Climate work at the EPA is being systematically targeted for elimination, according to Alyssa Hall, who was the climate change adaption coordinator for EPA's region one, which encompasses New England, until last month.
"I felt like we were being attacked on a daily basis from headquarters. A lot of my projects were being cancelled or postponed indefinitely, so I was left with nothing to do," Hall told Guardian US.
Hall worked on integrating climate change considerations into the EPA's programs, better preparing the agency for a world with higher temperatures, rising seas and more intense storms. But the change in direction under the incoming Trump administration was like "whiplash", she said, with staff afraid of even using the term "climate change" in emails.
"If it was a project associated with climate change people at headquarters would pick up the phone rather than email," she said. "Staff were paranoid that their programs were going to get cut if they mentioned climate change. One day it was fine and then it was like you were being slapped in the face every day."
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'Cancer Alley' residents say industry is hurting town: 'We're collateral damage'
In Louisiana's industrial heart, the shadow of Trump's deregulation push looms as St James residents fight chemical plants, pipelines and laissez-faire policies
by Lauren Zanolli in St James, Louisiana
"We're sick of being sick, we're tired of being tired," said Pastor Harry Joseph of Mount Triumph Baptist Church, which serves this sleepy riverside town of about 1,000 residents, mostly poor and African American. Once a bucolic village of pasturelands and sugarcane fields on the banks of the Mississippi, St James, Louisiana, is now a densely packed industrial zone in the heart of Louisiana's petrochemical corridor, commonly referred to as "Cancer Alley".
It's only anecdotal evidence of what life is like here, but Joseph says he has buried five residents in the last six months, all victims of cancer.
After a $1.9bn methanol plant recently broke ground and with another $1.3bn methanol plant and a controversial new oil pipeline planned for the area, Joseph's one-room church has become a staging ground for an environmental justice fight – albeit one with tempered hopes under Donald Trump, even before he served notice on the Paris accord on climate change last week
Joseph has emerged as the de facto leader of a group of local residents demanding residential buyouts – for those who say they have had enough and struggle to sell their homes – and pressuring state and federal agencies to halt further development. With regulation that critics say is loose and incentives-rich, even by Louisiana standards, St James offers a glimpse into the type of unchecked development that Trump has hailed as a precondition for American jobs and economic growth.
The town's location on the Mississippi river and accessibility to cheap oil and gas feedstock make St James what Louisiana Economic Development, a state agency, described to the Guardian as an "ideal" site for large industrial projects. About ten years ago, the town was rezoned from residential to industrial, paving the way for the highly concentrated development seen today. Fifteen large industrial sites – mainly oil storage facilities, pipelines and petrochemical plants – now fill the 13-mile stretch of road that defines the town of St James, also known as the fifth ward of St James parish.
Yet residents here say they've seen little economic benefit – either in jobs or tax revenues – from the industry that has taken over the town. Instead, they say, they've been saddled with a myriad of health issues, medical bills and environmental degradation.
"They put [the plants] here and the other parishes are the ones that get the jobs," claimed Joseph. "We're like the lamb that was sacrificed."
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AEP CEO: We're Moving to a Clean Energy Economy, Regardless of Trump's Paris Accord Withdrawal
"The economics themselves have changed dramatically."
June 05, 2017
President Trump said he's pulling America out of the Paris climate accords because the deal was bad for business. Business leaders have other ideas.
Over the weekend, American Electric Power -- a utility that produces more coal electricity than any other U.S. power company -- strongly affirmed the clean energy transition.
Coal's market share is changing for several reasons, AEP President and CEO Nicholas Akins told NPR this weekend.
"Our investors certainly expect us to really focus on sustainability and de-risk our business," he said. "So we continue to focus on that. Secondly, from a customer standpoint, there's an expectation that we move to that cleaner energy economy."
After years of market dominance, coal is facing a bevy of new competitors. Any new coal generation must be weighed against cheaper natural-gas generation and the declining costs of renewables, Akins noted.
Faced with that competition, 89 gigawatts of coal capacity -- a quarter of the U.S. coal fleet -- has either shut down or been slated for retirement since 2010.
AEP's resource plan for the next few years calls for new wind and solar generation backed up by flexible natural gas.
"We still believe that coal should remain a part of the portfolio, but certainly, a smaller part of the portfolio, so that we can manage risk and have multiple sets of solutions available to us," Akins explained.
Risk management is crucial to understanding Akins' approach to fuel mix. He's not opposed to using coal as a fuel. It just carries certain risks that competing fuels don't.
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Nevada Legislature Boosts Renewables Target to 40% by 2030, Overcoming Casino Opposition
Pushback from casinos came as a surprise to clean energy advocates. The bill now heads to Governor Sandoval.
by Julia Pyper
June 05, 2017
With just hours remaining in the 2017 legislative session, the Nevada State Legislature has approved a bill to boost the state's renewable energy target to 40 percent by 2030. The bill (AB 206) passed in the Senate on Monday afternoon, and was concurred by the Assembly shortly after. It now goes to the governor.
Notable amendments include setting an interim target of 32 percent by 2030, identifying energy storage as a qualified technology to meet 10 percent of the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) by 2030, applying a multiplier of 1.5 to geothermal resources, applying a multiplier of 2.0 to energy storage resources, and revising the annual requirement for electricity sold in the state, according to business groups tracking the legislation.
Clean energy advocates believe that increasing the RPS and expanding investments in renewable energy can help bring billions of dollars into Nevada's economy and create tens of thousands of additional jobs. Natural gas currently makes up roughly 70 percent of Nevada's electricity mix, sending about $700 million out of state each year to purchase fossil fuels, according to a recent report by ICF International, commissioned by the Natural Resources Defense Council. A higher renewable energy standard keeps more of those dollars in Nevada.
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Big trucks may pollute way more than previously thought
Emily Guerin June 05, 04:41 PM
Heavy duty diesel trucks are the largest contributor to smog in Greater Los Angeles. A new study found their emissions may be underestimated. DAVID MCNEW/GETTY IMAGES
June is off to a smoggy start in Southern California – four of the first five days have exceeded federal Clean Air standards. Emissions from heavy duty diesel trucks are the largest contributor to smog here, and a new study has found that those emissions could be much higher than previously thought.
The problem has to do with the trucks' emissions control technology and how well it performs during real-world driving conditions.
According to EPA standards, all heavy-duty trucks made after 2010 have to have a piece of equipment that converts smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) into less harmful emissions. Truck manufacturers commonly use a process called Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) to do the chemical conversion.
But there's a catch. At low engine temperatures, SCR doesn't work. Trucks engines need to be at least 200, preferably 250 degrees Celsius for the chemical reaction to occur. According to a new study by UC Riverside, between 15 and 70 percent of the time, big trucks aren't driving fast enough for their engines to get hot enough enough for SCR to do its job and convert nitrogen oxide into harmless nitrogen and water.
That means heavy-duty diesel trucks could be emitting far more smog-forming nitrogen oxide than previously thought, said lead researcher Kanok Boriboonsomsin.
That range – 15 to 70 percent – depends on the type of truck. Boriboonsomsin affixed data loggers to 90 trucks around California and recorded their every movement for the length of his study. He recorded how much time drivers spent crawling down city streets. How much time they cruised on freeways. How much time they spent idling. And they spent a lot of time idling – for Southern California port trucks, it was half of the time the trucks were operating.
Amount of time 90 California heavy-duty trucks spent braking, idling, coasting or cruising. UC RIVERSIDE
These data matter because when trucks are idling or driving at slow speeds or with light loads, their engines don't heat up. And when their engines don't heat up, nitrogen oxide isn't broken down and emissions levels can be higher than the legal limits.
Garbage trucks were the worst performers, running with cold engines almost 70 percent of the time. Trucks used in agriculture did the best, at only 15 percent of the time. Everything else – the big rigs that haul cargo containers from the ports to warehouses, moving trucks, cement mixers – were somewhere in the middle.
The findings are a big deal for Southern California, said Kimberly Heroy-Rogalski, who oversees emissions from cars and trucks for the California Air Resources Board, which helped fund the research.
"The South Coast is one of the areas [in the state] with the most air quality challenges. They have the need for the greatest additional nitrogen oxide reductions," she said. "And with the ports present in the South Coast and their contributions to emissions there, you know you have a lot of trucks operating in these low-speed, low-load operations."
Previous studies focusing specifically on trucks at the Ports of LA and Long Beach have also found that smog-forming emissions are much higher than they should be. A 2015 study in Environmental Science & Technology found that nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel trucks were more than 26 times higher than the EPA standard. The led researchers to conclude that the characteristics of operating trucks at the ports are not conductive to reducing nitrogen oxide emissions with SCR technology.
Heroy-Rogalski says CARB is working on a new way of certifying heavy-duty trucks in California that will ensure they are still clean even when driving slowly or idling. The new test will be part of a new, California-specific heavy-duty truck emission standard that the agency hopes to roll out in 2019. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has asked EPA to make the new benchmark a national standard.
Without the new, national emissions standard for heavy-duty trucks, the SCAQMD believes Southern California has little hope of meeting the latest federal smog standards.Share This Post
China Looks to Capitalize on Clean Energy as U.S. Retreats
By KEITH BRADSHERJUNE 5, 2017
A Sungrow worker wiring floating solar panels on a lake created by the collapse of abandoned coal mines in Liulong, China.
Adam Dean for The New York Times
LIULONG, China — China's devastating pollution problems began here, in coal country, where legions of workers toiled and often died to exhume the rich deposits that fueled the country's sooty rise to economic power.
Today, these muddy plains are home to a potent symbol of China's new ambition: to bypass the United States and cement its dominant role in clean energy.
On a lake created by the collapse of abandoned coal mines, China has built the world's largest floating solar project, enough to provide light and air conditioning to much of a nearby city. The provincial government wants to expand the effort to more than a dozen sites, which collectively would produce the same amount of power as a full-size commercial nuclear reactor.
Workers connecting waterproof solar panels to buoys on the shore of the lake.
Adam Dean for The New York Times
The project reflects China's effort to reshape the world order in renewable energy as the United States retreats. Such technological expertise will form the infrastructure backbone needed for countries to meet their climate goals, making China the energy partner of choice for many nations.
The wave-proof solar panels are an affordable and viable option for power-hungry countries. Delegations from Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore and elsewhere have come to study the project while the maker, Sungrow, prepares to license the technology for overseas sale.
China is capitalizing on the leadership vacuum left after President Trump said last week that he would pull the United States out of the Paris accord to limit climate change.
CLIMATE CHANGE By BRAD PLUMER, A.J. CHAVAR and SUSAN JOAN ARCHER 2:36
China has already started an expensive campaign at home and abroad to solidify its considerable hold on solar, wind and other energy-saving businesses. If successful, China would win the economic and diplomatic spoils that the United States and some European countries have long enjoyed from dominating businesses like software, computer chips and airplanes.
China's sway will be on display in Beijing this week at the Clean Energy Ministerial, a gathering of top energy officials from two dozen countries and the European Union that represent producers of three-quarters of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. While the United States will be there, its representatives reflect the country's deep split. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, an enthusiastic supporter of fossil fuel industries, will attend, along with Gov. Jerry Brown of California, a vocal supporter of renewable energy.
China is an unlikely champion in fighting climate change. The country is the world's largest polluter, and its problems could grow as people buy more cars and use more power. It remains deeply dependent on coal, an especially dirty source of power.
And the race in renewables hasn't been won. The United States and European Union accuse Beijing of unfairly subsidizing its green industries and have raised trade barriers against Chinese-made goods. American companies and local governments are set to continue their clean-energy push despite Mr. Trump's withdrawal from the Paris accord.
As with much in China, the clean-energy drive is much more about economic advantage, national security and political stability than an idealistic commitment to saving the earth.
The country's "Made in China 2025" program, the heart of Beijing's domestic industrial policy, calls for heavy spending on clean-energy research and development, as a way to bolster the economy. State-owned banks are pouring tens of billions of dollars each year into technologies like solar and wind along with energy conservation strategies like high-speed rail and subway lines.
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Workers at JA Solar in Hefei, China, making panels for Sungrow.
Adam Dean for The New York Times
Machines that are used to produce the JA Solar panels.
Adam Dean for The New York Times
China's "One Belt, One Road" plan — a $1 trillion global offensive by President Xi Jinping to nurture economic and diplomatic ties through infrastructure building — is poised to bankroll clean-energy projects across Asia, including the Mideast; East Africa; and Eastern Europe. The projects give China an edge, pushing countries to buy from Chinese companies.
China is already dominant in many low-carbon energy technologies. It produces two-thirds of the world's solar panels and nearly half of the wind turbines. China is also rapidly expanding its fleet of nuclear reactors and leads the world by far in hydroelectric power.
"It's different from traditional energy, which is dominated by Western countries," said Li Tao, the technical director at JA Solar, the Chinese supplier of Sungrow's panels. "China has an opportunity to surpass Western countries in new energy."
Choking pollution problems and worries that rising ocean levels could devastate coastal cities forced Beijing a decade ago to begin a campaign to find green solutions. Local governments provided land for nearly free, and state-owned banks handed out enormous loans at very low interest rates. Sometimes government agencies helped companies repay their loans.
Coal is getting far less attention. While China is still building some coal-fired power plants, it has canceled plans for others. Many existing ones are running well below capacity.
"Coal is over," said Li Junfeng, a longtime renewable-energy official at the National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planning agency. "Every year, it will be gradually reduced, city by city."
China's green campaign is still in the early stages.
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South Korea turns its back on coal and nuclear power. To compensate, they want to build more natural gas-powered plants and dams. (Well, the first part sounded like a solid plan.)
According to Reuters, by 2030, the country's current leadership wants coal and nuclear to contribute about 22 percent each to South Korea's energy mix. Currently, coal and nuclear are responsible for 40 percent and 30 percent, respectively, of the nation's electricity.
The plan also calls for burning more natural gas — increasing its share from 18 percent to 27 percent of the electricity pie. But South Korea will also rely more on renewables, mainly hydro — upping it from 5 percent of the country's power to 20 percent.
If they follow through, they'd be walking in America's footprints. Here, fracking sank the fortunes of nuclear and coal — though President Trump's entire environmental platform seems to be geared to out-of-work coal miners.
Ironically, South Korea is right now the fourth biggest coal importer and one of the top 3 importers of U.S. coal. So even if Trump breathes new life into that industry, there could be one fewer buyer for its wares.Share This Post


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Little Beach Houses with Little Hose Boats. Doesn't get much cooler than that. Very charming idea with lots of color & I do ike the red house in the back with its cheeky little sky light window ;)
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This is the second instalment of a couple of upcoming archival indiepop mixes from CD-rs we used to do back in the day. Contains 15 old school indie pop tracks we used to play at the club – and still do! Hope you enjoy.
B'DUM B'DUM is a monthly-ish dance night in Malmö Sweden. More info and dates at https://www.facebook.com/bdumbdum/
Tracklisting in the comments.
My Boredom Knows Your Boredom (intro) - Various Artists
Happy Being Lonely - Shermans
Drive Drive Drive (22 and Still in Love with You) - The Man From Delmonte
Engine Failure - This Poison!
Goldmining - Visitors
Heroes And Villains - Pooh Sticks
Heard About Love - Big Gun
I Hope We Stay In Touch - Nixon
Falling and Laughing - Orange Juice
How Come You're Such a Hit with the Boys, Jane? - Dolly Mixture
Forget Me Not - Haywains
Hard To Smile - Free Loan Investments
Girl About Town - Helen Love
Hey Hey Girl - Rocketship
French Disko - Stereolab
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Like Most Of Us, Her Inspiration Began With Her Mom
We all know that the community service queen of Comanche, Texas is Amy Moerman; we've talked about that before. Today, I asked her daughter Maggie (who works right alongside her mom in the name of the Newburg 4-H Club) the question that I seem to ask so often, "Why?"
"It just seems that no one else steps up to do things so we do it, but believe it or not, we truly get as much out of doing for others as we give. For me, I like helping people, and it makes me feel good. Seeing someone else have a better day makes me feel as great as it does them."
And that's a good thing since last year alone, Maggie had over 100 hours of community service, and that was not nearly as much as some of the other 4-H members had simply because she was playing basketball, etc. and that "ate into" her already full schedule. However, busy or not, the beautiful young woman still finds time to clean the football stadium after home football games, do any of the work that Revitalize Comanche, Inc. so often needs doing, and helps the other members in the local museum every other Saturday.
"We clean, move furniture, help set up exhibits, and anything else the museum board needs us to do," she explained.
And then we went on to discuss the fact that she recently served as a delegate to the National 4-H Congress held this past November in Atlanta and quite an experience for a young girl from Comanche, Texas.
"In Texas, once you have competed any state 4-H contest [Maggie qualified in horse quiz bowl, entomology contest, food challenge, and Share the Fun], you can then apply to be a delegate to the National 4 H Congress. Once you have applied, the next step is to participate in an interview, and then from that interview delegates are chosen."
Maggie Moerman, as I would have expected, was chosen! As I said, the Congress met in Atlanta, Georgia during the Thanksgiving break, and according to Maggie, it was a great experience.
"We had lots of speakers who spoke on the fact that one person can make a difference. We also had a chance to connect with others who want to make the same changes and discuss working together to do so."
And, of course, there were the workshops that one would expect in a 4-H setting, and the topics were as widespread as growing peanuts to social media. Maggie even learned how to bake bread in one of her chosen workshops!
"Being a part of the Congress gives me the assurance that not everyone is stuck in his ways and that there really are people in the world who are open to change and who want to make a difference."
"But how do you do that?" I asked.
"You do it by following through with your thoughts and plans instead of just planning and never acting."
And what does the very, very industrious Maggie Moerman want to do with her life?
"I want to be a veterinarian…"
And then the high school senior trailed off to explain to me that, believe it or not, she plans to combine that course of study with psychology. She does want to be a vet, specializing in bovine, because she would like to be able to come back to Comanche and work with her brothers on the dairy. BUT she also has an interest in people and believes she has that special something that allows her to be able to help people who need someone. Right now, Maggie is torn between attending Tarleton University and a college in Louisiana.
And all of this community service, what has she gained through that?
"It has helped me understand that there are so many different types of people. There are those who have worked really hard and prospered, and there are those who have had a different fortune. I've met so many people, and I see that no two are the same. High school would have us believe that everyone should fit a certain mold, be the same, and if we don't, then we don't really matter. I understand that we all matter.
"4-H isn't just for the weird people, and no one is too good to do community service. 4-H is for those who want to make a difference and have a lot of fun in the process. It is a place where you can be yourself and help others along the way, just by being who you are. Lots of kids are not willing to take the risk of joining 4-H because they don't know what it is going to be like, and they are afraid of trying."
And then, Maggie Moerman smiled and said something that I wish every student in every ISD was able to smile and say, "For me, I love taking risks and trying new things. It's how I learn. It's how we all should learn."
I know quite a few adults who would be wise to adhere to Maggie's advice as well, don't you?


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Last week's temps were delicious and it felt as though spring was in the air. However, this week has been wildly different and we're buried in snow! So for now, my spring looks & enthusiasm are tucked away for another day and I'm sharing a cozy snow day outfit instead. Also, can you believe... I'm wearing the same jeans & sweater from last week's outfit post?! I'm always amazed at how easily you can remix basics and create new outfits. I'm certain I'll be doing that a lot this spring and can't wait to share my minimalist approach with you!
And speaking of spring? What trends or styles are you guys most excited about?! Personally, I'm excited for over the knee boots, oversized cardigans, lux coats as well as interesting cuts & ruffled details. Style wise, it'll be an interesting time for me, because I'm keeping my spring shopping budget tight as we save for a few other things. Also, I'm craving a hair change for the new season, but haven't made any decisions yet. Suggestions?!
Other than that, life is good! I have lots of fun plans for this week and I'm in a good groove with the blog... I've been working on pitching a few collaborations, outsourcing some of my administrative tasks (oh hey, sanity) and I've been making great strides with my health goals and fitness. I'm also entertaining doing a Q&A with Martin, or one focused around blogging... or perhaps both?! Either way, I'll keep you guys posted! xo
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- Helios 2.61 is a bugfix release:
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- Helios::Service & Helios::Job: Patch for [RT79690]. This bug actually appears to be caused by LOB binding problems with the underlying DBD module. This problem can cause a loss of jobs in the job queue under certain circumstances, so if you are experiencing this problem you are encouraged to upgrade to this version and upgrade your DBD module to the latest version. Consult the rt.cpan.org page for this bug for more information.
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At Messenger, our business partners and developers are always top of mind for us because they build and offer the experiences that the 1.2 billion people that use Messenger every month have come to love and depend on. It was with them in mind that we're excited to announce some new tools for these valued partners to help them create the absolute best experiences possible for Messenger. Today we're launching platform feature recommendations and a directory of platform development providers.
Platform feature recommendations is a focused checklist for sharing clear and actionable feedback to our developers. This new resource will show which platform tools a bot is currently using and then suggest additional tools and features based on best practices we've observed in our ecosystem. Once a certain number of people use a bot, we'll email a list of recommendations:
- Core features— crucial for onboarding and setting expectations for an experience
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We hope that this kind of focused feedback will help our developer community build the most engaging and useful experiences on Messenger. For more on platform feature recommendations : Introducing Messenger Platform Feature Recommendations for your bot.
The directory of platform development providers is a resource for businesses to find providers that specialize in building experiences on Messenger. These providers offer services and solutions from one on one messaging to automation at scale. With this directory, businesses can connect with providers across the globe and work together to drive successful business outcomes on Messenger. We will continue to evolve the directory with new capabilities & providers as they emerge on the Messenger Platform. All providers listed have experience managing conversations between people and businesses that comply with Messenger Platform policies.
Businesses can find the following providers in the directory here.
We hope these two new resources will help our business partners and our developer community continue to build one-of-a-kind experiences on Messenger. We continue to be amazed by the variety and usefulness of the 100,000 bots and counting on the Messenger platform, and we never get tired of seeing new experiences launching every day.
Let us know what you think of these new tools and keep building!
Selly Automotive's customer relationship management platform has been combined with dealer management systems software from Los Angeles-based DMS provider AutoManager, Selly announced on Tuesday.
"For the past eight months, we have worked very closely with AutoManager to be thoughtful about the independent market and create an integration that will eliminate the need of double entry," Selly Automotive founder and chief executive officer Zach Klempf said in a news release. "This integration reinforces our commitment to providing integrated solutions for independent and buy here, pay here dealerships."
The integration also aims to eliminate redundancies, as well as increase dealership efficiency, according to Klempf.
"Now we're able to offer a complete suite of products to our dealers with the most competitive pricing in the industry."
For more details, dealers can contact Automanager directly by visiting www.automanager.com or calling (800) 300-2808.
By Anna Hrushka, Pacific Business News
Posted on June 8, 2017
Honolulu-based Smart Yields has made the first round of the Vatican's inaugural accelerator program, called the Laudato Si' Challenge.
The ag-tech company was selected to participate in the first part of the two-part program, called the Fellowship. Companies participating in the first round are paired with a mentor to speak with weekly.
A set of companies from the Fellowship will then be selected to receive funding and go to Rome for the full accelerator.
According to the program's website, companies selected for the accelerator in Rome will receive mentorship and equity funding over a two-month period.
"Companies will provide participating startups expert advice and support on their business strategy, communications and marketing strategy," the accelerator's website said, adding top companies from Silicon Valley will support the startups.
"Companies receive mentorship from tech-centric professors, entrepreneurs and investors to set and reach milestones," the website continues. "Experts in community leadership, business and environmental stewardship evaluate all of the applicants and select 12 startups which are the most transformative, impactful, scalable, sustainable, feasible and profitable."
The 12 startups selected for the program will head to Rome to participate in the accelerator from July 13 to September 9.
By The Times Weekly
Posted May 30, 2017
Bolingbrook – Two free charging stations for electric cars, powered by Volta, are now installed at The Promenade Bolingbrook near Gordon Biersch on the north side of the property and on the pathway to Bass Pro Shops.
"We're seeing more and more of our diners, guests and shoppers driving electric cars, and we're thrilled to be able to provide them with free charging stations," said Tom Castagnoli, The Promenade Bolingbrook general manager. "Volta is the largest, free, electric-car charging network in the United States and our installation of two Volta charging stations is another way of thanking our shoppers and visitors."
Volta's revolutionary platform allows drivers of electric vehicles visiting The Promenade Bolingbrook to charge for free (limited to two hours per car) while they are shopping or dining. "With Volta," according to its website, "everyone has an outlet for taking action to make the community better."
Based in San Francisco, Volta's mission is to use technology as a force for social change where community services, including free electric car charging, are underwritten by companies with a vested interest in the community. The startup currently operates more than 100 free electric-car charging stations in five cities around the country. Volta sets up free charging stations at retail centers at no costs to the hosts.
By Samantha Stein, TechCrunch
Posted May 23, 2017
Watch as Cohort 2 alumnus MeetingSift participates in Alchemist Accelerator's Demo Day!
AI-driven meeting collaboration platform that delivers deep actionable insights from meetings across the enterprise. Team: Alex Bergo, PhD (Expert Collab., NLP, ML), Viil Lid, PhD (Collab. tech., HCI, Analytics).
By Lauren Coughlin, Malibu Surfside News
Posted May 23, 2017
A variety of sustainability initiatives were discussed during the Thursday, May 18 meeting of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education.
While not a part of the board's formal discussion item, several Malibu High parents and students spoke out in support of water filtration systems.
"This topic was a natural part of the conversation on the sustainability item on the agenda, as well as the item regarding deferred maintenance at our schools," Gail Pinsker, community and public relations officer for the district, noted in an email to the Surfside. "The board heard about FloWater filtration systems during public comment and facilities staff will be looking at this as they continue to plan for the installation of filling stations at MHS and consider at other sites."
Parents have been campaigning for filtered water availability at Malibu schools since last year, but the May 18 meeting appeared to be a turning point, with several board members speaking in support of the projects, too.
Mindy Peterson, one of the Malibu High parents who spoke at the meeting, said "it really felt like a groundswell."
"It's incredibly frustrating because we've gone now the entire school year and haven't been able to provide clean, fresh water for our students," she said.
Peterson said past systems were of concern due to maintenance needs, but the FloWater systems are freestanding units which are rented, freeing up some of the past liabilities that she believes were cause for concern among district officials.
Peterson added that funding has also been secured since last fall. Cornucopia Foundation, the City of Malibu and the Malibu High School Class of 2015 have offered funds toward water stations, she said.
The FloWater system costs $99 per month, per unit with a five-year commitment, plus costs related to filter changes, Peterson noted.
MHS parent Jennifer deNicola also spoke on the topic, and said seeing the students' passion for sustainability was inspiring.
"I was inspired by the students' passion and knowledge about what we all can and should be doing to protect our planet and our own health," she said in an email to the Surfside. "These students give us all hope that protecting our environment will be the forefront of the future when they are running our cities and our country."
Environmental Club member and Malibu High sophomore Lars Peterson was among students who spoke in support of the systems.
As a student-athlete who plays baseball and water polo, he said access to water is important, but he said many students think the Malibu High School water fountains are "pretty disgusting." Currently, the students' other option is to buy bottled water.
"The way it is is pretty unfair so I really think they should push to install these units to make it safe for everyone to drink the water at Malibu High School," he said.
FloWater water is alkaline and electrolyte enhanced, with filters for sediment and carbon. The water also travels through a coconut carbon filter, providing a unique taste.
"Utilizing a system like FloWater or any other could be reviewed and approved as a consent agenda item as part of purchasing requests," Pinsker stated. "We understand the high level of interest by students and staff to have these units installed as quickly as possible, and the preference that they include filtration."
The district is also awaiting results from Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 29 in regard to the quality of tap water at Malibu schools.
By Jeremy Alexander, Huffington Post
Posted 4/24/17
The second entrepreneur into the Shark Tank this week was presenting his business See Rescue and was seeking $200k in exchange for 20% of the business. He has developed a portable streamer that can be extended in emergency situations so that you can increase your visibility for rescue.
As for his numbers, it gets a bit interesting. He licensed out the product years ago and the licensing group saw $15Mill dollars in sales over 15 years. Now the license has expired and he has taken it back. Even without the financial backing of the licensing group, he saw $200k in sales last year and $250k this year. The smaller version sells for $78 and the large one sells for $118.
First of all, I was really disappointed in the Sharks' hesitation to get involved with this product. I understand their reasoning, but this is a proven product. Since it's creation it's saved 4 people's lives. And that might not sound like a lot, considering it's over the course of almost two decades, but I'd argue that it would be thoroughly proven if it had only saved a single person's life. I can't even imagine the feelings this entrepreneur had when one of those people personally thanked him for saving his life.
Anyway, like I said, I understand their reasoning. The biggest problem they had was with the challenges that would be presented with a strategy that targets a consumer market. The enterpreneur didn't get into this too deep, but I feel like the only reason they Sharks would be so concerned about this is because much of the 15 years of licensing was focused on military contracts. The entrepreneur didn't explicitly say that was the case, but he did mention that they had done military contracts in the past. Perhaps there is some clarification on how much of their business was done on those contracts that got edited out for time.
Other than just straight retail, the entrepreneur was also hoping for a path toward a mandate to include this product on lifejackets and in emergency kits. Personally, I think that should definitely be a major focus for his business. Mark is right though. That's such a binary path. You either succeed and make millions, or you fail and make nothing. So although I think that's the right path for him to go down, it's not a path that excites investors. It's far too risky.
All this being said, I think this product is amazing. It literally saves lives and has been proven to work. The military approves of it and I entirely agree that it needs to be included on all lifejackets and emergency survival kits. So good luck to this entrepreneur. He needs to keep pushing this out as far and wide as he can so more and more people can benefit from it.
Anyway guys, that you so much for watching! Please, please, please comment down below. I would love to see your thoughts on See Rescue. Don't forget to like, favorite, subscribe, all that jazz. But until next time, I love you guys and I'll talk to you later! Bye!
By CB Insights
Posted on May 18, 2017
Smart Yields makes CB Insights's list of the growing agriculture technology industry.
By Joel Contartese, Forbes
Posted April 20, 2017
Instagram has recently made quite a few changes to their platform, including live stories, carousel posts and shoppable photo tags. These changes all provide new opportunities for brands to monetize the platform.
Assuming you're new to Instagram, or just haven't had much luck yet, let's start with the basics. Below, I've listed five simple but useful tips to help you achieve your Instagram marketing goals.
1. A Cohesive Instagram Grid
The first step is to lay out your photos in a way that not only makes people want to scroll through your grid but also incentivizes them to follow your account. If your page is messy and there is no consistency in your messaging, then all of your growth efforts will be wasted.
2. Engaging Captions
An image catches the eye, a caption captures the mind. Writing a captivating caption begins with understanding the "give before you take" rule. Not every caption needs a call to action — some can purely be educational. Providing value is more important than asking your followers to do something.
3. Consistency
A posting schedule you can actually follow is a must. Think of all the different content variations that align with your brand and your consumers. Create a posting schedule that allows for 2-3 posts per day and tackles major aspects of your ideal customer lifestyle. An Instagram feed should not only be product/service based. Providing value is essential to growth and retention.
4. Follower Engagement
There is nothing more exciting than having your favorite brand respond to your comments, like your pictures or comment on a photo you tagged them in. Whether a user is asking a question, raising a concern or even complaining on your page, always address it.
The worst thing you can do is leave unanswered comments, delete complaints or block people. Social media gives people a voice. Encourage it and you will see results. Attempt to take it from them and they will go out of their way to spread negativity about your brand.
5. The Emotional Connection
Oftentimes new brands get caught up in the idea that professional photos are the only way to go. I'm here to tell you that this isn't true. You don't need to spend thousands of dollars to have quality content. On many occasions, users will create it for you. Not only is this cost-effective, but it also fosters one of the most important components of any social media strategy — the emotional connection.
These five steps will help ensure you have a strong foundation onto which you can build a successful Instagram strategy.
By Sabrina Carder, Elle
Posted April 20, 2017
Talking of Instagram themes, are you a bit of a neat freak? You know what we're talking about, the squares have to match perfectly, you're a sucker for everything being matchy-matchy. Plus, you've had sleepless nights because your feed was looking ever so slightly 'off.'
Sound familiar? Then you need UNUM, an Instagrammer's best friend.
The app is a layout tool, which has the same configuration as Instagram. It allows you to upload potential images into the grid and play about with their placement, meaning you can create that perfect Instagram theme. Yeah we know, it's a perfectionist's heaven.


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I did these layouts for our Spring CC at Forever Always last weekend. "Little Miss Sunshine" was for the sketch challnge and I have used the very yummy "Eva" range from Basic Grey. The criteria was to creat a flower and I have layered the chipboard embellies on a ribbon flower to mimic the rays from the sun. Kaleah does bring sunshine and laughter to our days.
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Sunday, September 2, 2012
Cane Cutters
Any day now an army of these cane cutters will be criss crossing south Louisiana working on the sugar cane harvest. Hurricane Issac did his best to whip up on the cane but I believe this army of cutters will handle their job. Colorful arrangement near Patoutville Refinery.
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Well yeah, we know, but the thing is a lot of those guys are contributing players. Not key essential pieces.
The question still deserves to be asked: What is wrong with these Chicago Black Hawks and where goest Keith, Toews, Keith, Hossa, Sharp, Bolland, etc?
Really when one looks at it the 2010 run was some magic in a box where a lot of players played the best they've ever played at the same time and ran over Nashville (choke) Vancouver (choke) SJ(huge inexplicable choke) on the way to a cup final against a weak seed Flyers team that somehow got out of the perennially weak EC.
Hawks had an easy ride. The one series people expected to test them, SJ, ended up a sweep. go figure.
My opinion is the Hawks never had to work as hard to win a cup and therefore don't know how to. They got the easiest ride I've seen. An off year for many other clubs.
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