Dr. Chaps Weekly Update (with Stacy Harp) - 9 June 2012 BlogTalkRadio (blog) by acmedia Dr. Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt of PrayInJesusName.org, along with co-host Stacy Harp, provides an update of the issues and petitions to God and Government defending religious freedom. This week, Chaps provides an update on the ... |
Monday, June 11, 2012
Dr. Chaps Weekly Update (with Stacy Harp) - 9 June 2012 - BlogTalkRadio (blog)
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
Electric Power Research Institute hired to create
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The has awarded a $1.3 million contract to the researcuh nonprofit ina three-phase effort to creat e a more futuristic smart grid that can accomplish such things as accommodating renewable energy, storing extra energy for latefr use, measuring a customer’ds peak electricity consumption and notifying a utility of all in real time. Dozens of technolog companies are creating, and utilities are now beginning to new devices, meters and productsd to connect to the grid. NIST and based in Palo Alto, Calif.
, are taskedr with writing standards for making thosde products from different companies interoperable withone another, whil e helping shield the grid against hacker attacka and natural disasters. “You’re going to have more devices hooked up tothe grid,” said NIST spokesmanm Mark Bello. “You have to make sure with these additional connecting pointsthat they’re secure.” NIST said it plansd to use some of the $220 million it was awarderd under the federal stimulus package towardf the effort, while also tapping $10 millioh from the Department of Energy’s stimulus allotment. In all, the stimulud bill sets aside $4.
5 billionh for the development of asmarft grid. By early fall, NIST expects to releases initial standards, ones that have already largely earnesindustry consensus, Bello said. The agency will hold a summiftin mid-May to hear input from utilities, equipment suppliers, consumers, standards developers and other stakeholders. Aftert drafting additional, more complicated standards that then fill the gaps left by theinitialk slate, NIST said it will submit the entire standardse proposal to the Federal Energy Regulation Commissioj for its review and devise a product testint and certification program, both by the end of the Smart grid pilot projects, however, are already Local companies, such as Arlington-base and Germantown-based , are participating in a citywide smartf grid pilot in Boulder, Colo.
Pepco is also workingt with a California technolog contractor and requested regulatory approval to initiate smarrt grid pilotsin Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Fort Washington, while testing smart meterzs in 1,400 D.C. homes. The locao utility has said it plans to roll out a smart grid in Maryland and the Districtby 2013. Other local companiez such as EkaSystemes Inc. of Germantown and Kore Telematics Inc. of Reston are workinyg on smart grid-related technology. Bello said NIST’se standards-writing process will not interfere with the commerciallpilot projects, and instead will take into accountg some of the industry’s already most acceptec methods.
“Some of this is a formalizationhof what’s already in he said. These pilot tests are “a good proving ground for some of these standards.”
The has awarded a $1.3 million contract to the researcuh nonprofit ina three-phase effort to creat e a more futuristic smart grid that can accomplish such things as accommodating renewable energy, storing extra energy for latefr use, measuring a customer’ds peak electricity consumption and notifying a utility of all in real time. Dozens of technolog companies are creating, and utilities are now beginning to new devices, meters and productsd to connect to the grid. NIST and based in Palo Alto, Calif.
, are taskedr with writing standards for making thosde products from different companies interoperable withone another, whil e helping shield the grid against hacker attacka and natural disasters. “You’re going to have more devices hooked up tothe grid,” said NIST spokesmanm Mark Bello. “You have to make sure with these additional connecting pointsthat they’re secure.” NIST said it plansd to use some of the $220 million it was awarderd under the federal stimulus package towardf the effort, while also tapping $10 millioh from the Department of Energy’s stimulus allotment. In all, the stimulud bill sets aside $4.
5 billionh for the development of asmarft grid. By early fall, NIST expects to releases initial standards, ones that have already largely earnesindustry consensus, Bello said. The agency will hold a summiftin mid-May to hear input from utilities, equipment suppliers, consumers, standards developers and other stakeholders. Aftert drafting additional, more complicated standards that then fill the gaps left by theinitialk slate, NIST said it will submit the entire standardse proposal to the Federal Energy Regulation Commissioj for its review and devise a product testint and certification program, both by the end of the Smart grid pilot projects, however, are already Local companies, such as Arlington-base and Germantown-based , are participating in a citywide smartf grid pilot in Boulder, Colo.
Pepco is also workingt with a California technolog contractor and requested regulatory approval to initiate smarrt grid pilotsin Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Fort Washington, while testing smart meterzs in 1,400 D.C. homes. The locao utility has said it plans to roll out a smart grid in Maryland and the Districtby 2013. Other local companiez such as EkaSystemes Inc. of Germantown and Kore Telematics Inc. of Reston are workinyg on smart grid-related technology. Bello said NIST’se standards-writing process will not interfere with the commerciallpilot projects, and instead will take into accountg some of the industry’s already most acceptec methods.
“Some of this is a formalizationhof what’s already in he said. These pilot tests are “a good proving ground for some of these standards.”
Friday, June 8, 2012
Running Jakarta - Jakarta Post
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Running Jakarta Jakarta Post We jog up Jl. Karet Pasar Baru I, a pigeon-racing neighborhood. It's a single lane flanked by shop-houses selling groceries. Signs advertise Wall's ice cream and Nescafe. Sachets of shampoo hang like garlands in shop windows. “Hello!†someone cheers. |
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Report: Columbus holding its own amid recession - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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A report from Washington, D.C.-based liberal public-policy thinik tank dubbed the MetroMonitor bills itself asa “beneath the recession-era look at metros with more than 500,000 residents as of 2007. The report placer the Columbus metropolitan statistical area 40th amonbg those ranked forits strength, based on unemployment, wage, output, home prices and foreclosured data. No other Ohio city made the top 50. Cleveland, Akron and Dayton found slots from 61stto 80th. Toledoi was ranked the 10th-weakest major metropolitanm area nationwide. Leading the pack in the report was San one of four Texas cities amongythe nation’s top five.
Detroit was ranke last, followed by Cape Coral, Fla., and Calif., two areas devastated by the foreclosure Brookings found that the metropolitan perspectiveon states’ performancse amid the recession “suggests that recovery may be quite unevejn as well, posing particular challenges for policymakers seekintg to ensure a truly national rising economic tide.” Columbus’ strengths and weaknesses in the report The city ranked 25th for its 1.7 percentf decline in employment since its peak earlier this Columbus found itself at 32nd for its modesy 0.
4 percent gain in inflation-adjuster housing prices for the first three months of 2008 compared with the same periodx this year. But the city was ranked near the bottom of the at 80th, for the 4.8 percent decline in its gross metropolitan product – a measure of the goods and servicesw produced in the area in the first quarter of 2009 comparex with its pre-recession peak. Comparing the last three monthsx of 2008 with the firsrt quarter thisyear alone, the GMP droppeed 1.7 percent, representing the 14th-worst declin e among the cities measured. To downloa the full report, click .
A report from Washington, D.C.-based liberal public-policy thinik tank dubbed the MetroMonitor bills itself asa “beneath the recession-era look at metros with more than 500,000 residents as of 2007. The report placer the Columbus metropolitan statistical area 40th amonbg those ranked forits strength, based on unemployment, wage, output, home prices and foreclosured data. No other Ohio city made the top 50. Cleveland, Akron and Dayton found slots from 61stto 80th. Toledoi was ranked the 10th-weakest major metropolitanm area nationwide. Leading the pack in the report was San one of four Texas cities amongythe nation’s top five.
Detroit was ranke last, followed by Cape Coral, Fla., and Calif., two areas devastated by the foreclosure Brookings found that the metropolitan perspectiveon states’ performancse amid the recession “suggests that recovery may be quite unevejn as well, posing particular challenges for policymakers seekintg to ensure a truly national rising economic tide.” Columbus’ strengths and weaknesses in the report The city ranked 25th for its 1.7 percentf decline in employment since its peak earlier this Columbus found itself at 32nd for its modesy 0.
4 percent gain in inflation-adjuster housing prices for the first three months of 2008 compared with the same periodx this year. But the city was ranked near the bottom of the at 80th, for the 4.8 percent decline in its gross metropolitan product – a measure of the goods and servicesw produced in the area in the first quarter of 2009 comparex with its pre-recession peak. Comparing the last three monthsx of 2008 with the firsrt quarter thisyear alone, the GMP droppeed 1.7 percent, representing the 14th-worst declin e among the cities measured. To downloa the full report, click .
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Weatherization projects get stimulated - Business First of Buffalo:
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That’s because the federal stimulue act calls for an infusion ofnearly $400 million, up from aboutr $100 million, to be used on weatherizatio in New York before October 2011. That’s good news for weatherization director for Supportive Services Corp. It’s also good news for othet organizations likehis – ones that receive funds from the New York Statee Department of Housing and Community Renewakl to provide weatherization services and conduct energty audits. “That could have a huge impact,” Wojciik said of the nearly fourfold increase in funding toweatherize homes. As a he’s already planning to increasehis 24-personn staff to 32.
And while his not-for-profi t organization weatherized395 single-family homes this past year at a cost of $4,218u per unit, they’re looking to expand the scopwe of their work. Likewise, Dave Laczi is lookinbg to perhaps add 10 tohis He’s weatherization director for Lt. Col. Matt Urban Humanb Services Center ofWNY Inc. They focus on weatherization efforts on theEast Side. “Because of the influx of money, we changed our initia focus to acceptmore multi-unit Wojcik said, adding the funds for largre projects were never available. He anticipates beingg able to weatherize the same amountof single-familg homes.
“At least in the short-term, we’ll look to weatherize more rental unitsand multi-family housing,” he said. But sincw the DHCR’s plan has not yet been Laczi said, “everything is subject to Department of Housing and Community Renewal spokeswomah Nancy Peters said the plan is awaitingf approval by the Departmentof Energy. she said, could take a couplw months. The plan can be found at
That’s because the federal stimulue act calls for an infusion ofnearly $400 million, up from aboutr $100 million, to be used on weatherizatio in New York before October 2011. That’s good news for weatherization director for Supportive Services Corp. It’s also good news for othet organizations likehis – ones that receive funds from the New York Statee Department of Housing and Community Renewakl to provide weatherization services and conduct energty audits. “That could have a huge impact,” Wojciik said of the nearly fourfold increase in funding toweatherize homes. As a he’s already planning to increasehis 24-personn staff to 32.
And while his not-for-profi t organization weatherized395 single-family homes this past year at a cost of $4,218u per unit, they’re looking to expand the scopwe of their work. Likewise, Dave Laczi is lookinbg to perhaps add 10 tohis He’s weatherization director for Lt. Col. Matt Urban Humanb Services Center ofWNY Inc. They focus on weatherization efforts on theEast Side. “Because of the influx of money, we changed our initia focus to acceptmore multi-unit Wojcik said, adding the funds for largre projects were never available. He anticipates beingg able to weatherize the same amountof single-familg homes.
“At least in the short-term, we’ll look to weatherize more rental unitsand multi-family housing,” he said. But sincw the DHCR’s plan has not yet been Laczi said, “everything is subject to Department of Housing and Community Renewal spokeswomah Nancy Peters said the plan is awaitingf approval by the Departmentof Energy. she said, could take a couplw months. The plan can be found at
Sunday, June 3, 2012
2 people dead after swarms of venomous spiders invade Indian town - Fox News
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Daily Mail | 2 people dead after swarms of venomous spiders invade Indian town Fox News SADIYA, India â€" A town in India has suddenly been overrun by swarms of venomous spiders, leaving two people dead after being bitten. It may sound like a B-grade horror movie, but residents of the town of Sadiya, in Assam state, say that on the evening ... Sadiya, Indian town, overrun by poisonous spiders: 2 killed Two people die after swarms of deadly spiders invade Indian town 'Tarantulas' invade Assam town, 'kill' two |
Saturday, June 2, 2012
City Council approves Crowder settlement - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Terms call for the city to pay $556,0090 for unexpected construction costs incurred because of rocks and bouldersa found beneaththe site. Crowder built the 1,120-space parking deck at the southern end of the Lynx Blue Line near Interstat e 485 andSouth Boulevard. Charlotte City Councik approved the settlement in a voteTuesday evening. Last Crowder filed a lawsuit and said the cityowed $2.9 The original city contract called for Crowdedr to build the deck for $21.4 Additional drilling and excavation caused by the rocksa and boulders below ground led to more than $2 millio n in cost overruns.
Crowder blamed the additionao costs on incomplete geotechnical surveys and incomplete designs for the The city and Crowder agreed the company was due some compensation for theadditional costs, but disagreed on the amount. A mediatiohn this month between the city and company led tothe $556,0009 settlement.
Terms call for the city to pay $556,0090 for unexpected construction costs incurred because of rocks and bouldersa found beneaththe site. Crowder built the 1,120-space parking deck at the southern end of the Lynx Blue Line near Interstat e 485 andSouth Boulevard. Charlotte City Councik approved the settlement in a voteTuesday evening. Last Crowder filed a lawsuit and said the cityowed $2.9 The original city contract called for Crowdedr to build the deck for $21.4 Additional drilling and excavation caused by the rocksa and boulders below ground led to more than $2 millio n in cost overruns.
Crowder blamed the additionao costs on incomplete geotechnical surveys and incomplete designs for the The city and Crowder agreed the company was due some compensation for theadditional costs, but disagreed on the amount. A mediatiohn this month between the city and company led tothe $556,0009 settlement.
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