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Technically a fruit, but used as a vegetable, zucchini is a great way to bolster health. It is imperative that you buy organic, though, as non-organic varieties are known for having high levels of pesticide residue.
While we may think of zucchini as a vegetable it is, like tomatoes, technically a fruit. Whether you want to call it a fruit or vegetable, the fact is eating a zucchini can benefit your health in a variety of ways. First, let's take the water content. Zucchini is about 95% water. This is more than a watermelon (which is about 92% water) and just under that of lettuce (around 96% water). Water it is important in muscle flexion, transporting oxygen to the cells, and a host of other biological functions. Not only is eating zucchini a good way to rehydrate, it also provides natural sugars and electrolytes such as potassium that are lost during a workout.
Zucchini also contains a high amount of antioxidants, chemicals that fight damage caused by free radicals. Of these antioxidants, zucchini contains over 40% of the daily goal for lutein and zeaxanthin, carotenoids that help promote healthy eyes. Another nutrient important in the fight against free radicals is vitamin C. One cup of zucchini contains well over 20% of the daily recommended value for this immune system-boosting vitamin. Vitamin C is also essential in the production of collagen, which gives skin its elasticity and youthful look. Manganese, of which around 10% of the daily value is present in a one-cup serving of zucchini, is also essential in collagen production and as an antioxidant. Furthermore, it is involved in the production of bone tissue.
Manganese isn't the only mineral found in zucchini that promotes healthy bones. Also gained from eating zucchini are magnesium, which is essential in bone metabolism, and phosphorus, which teams up with calcium (also found in zucchini) to strengthen bones. These bone-friendly minerals help prevent problems such as osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.
One risk associated with consuming zucchini is that it contains oxalates. While oxalates are produced naturally in the body, excessive amounts can crystallize, leading to kidney stones. Therefore, it is not generally recommended to eat too much zucchini in one sitting. Another potential problem related to zucchini is that of pesticide residue. Zucchinis are known to contain high amounts of residue, which have been linked to a wide range of side effects including ADHD and CNS damage. To avoid this, we recommend buying organic and making sure to thoroughly wash the zucchini before use. Soaking your produce in a 10% / 90% vinegar-water solution is a surefire way to wash away most of the residue.
Possible short-term side effects
- when consumed in excessive amounts, oxalates can crystallize, leading to an increased risk of kidney stones
Possible long-term side effects
- pesticide residue:
- adhd (in children)
- colon problems
- alzheimer's disease
- nervous system damage
Ingredients to be aware of
- pesticide residue
- help rehydrate
- promotes eye health
- promotes bone health
- promotes skin help
- fights free radicals
- reduces the risk of cancer
- reduces risk of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis
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Written by Jeff Volling | 02-27-2016
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- 1 What are the 5 marketing communication tools?
- 2 What are the tools used in marketing communications?
- 3 What is the best marketing communication tool?
- 4 What are communication tools?
- 5 What are the six marketing communication elements?
- 6 What is the most widely used PR tool?
- 7 What is a marketing tool?
- 8 What are the tools of direct marketing?
- 9 What do the 4 P's stand for?
- 10 What is direct marketing examples?
- 11 What communication tool is most used?
- 12 What are the 3 communication skills?
- 13 What are the 9 Elements of communication?
- 14 What are the 6 types of communication?
What are the 5 marketing communication tools?
As we've mentioned previously, Integrated Marketing communications can be used harmoniously with five primary communication tools. These are advertising, direct marketing, internet marketing, sales promotion and public relations.
What are the tools used in marketing communications?
Integrated Marketing Communication tools refer to integrating various marketing tools such as advertising, online marketing, public relation activities, direct marketing, sales campaigns to promote brands so that similar message reaches a wider audience.
What is the best marketing communication tool?
Following are the best 18 marketing communication tools to reinforce your brand message and promote sales:
- Advertising. This is one of the biggest communication tools that marketing teams have.
- Sales promotion.
- Direct marketing.
- Email campaigns.
- Personal selling.
- Public relations.
- Social media.
What are communication tools?
A wide variety of communication tools are used for external and internal communication. These tools include mail, email, telephones, cell phones, smartphones, computers, video and web conferencing tools, social networking, as well as online collaboration and productivity platforms.
What are the six marketing communication elements?
The six major modes of communication in marketing include advertising, digital marketing, direct marketing, personal selling, public relations and sales promotion.
What is the most widely used PR tool?
Indeed, the web is the most important PR tool nowadays, and of course one of the major PR tools. In addition, the web is an increasingly important PR channel. Websites, blogs and social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube provide powerful ways to reach more people than with any other of the major PR tools.
What is a marketing tool?
The definition of marketing tools are product development and promotional strategies and actions that a company uses to develop and promote its products or services. An example of marketing tools are market research surveys and focus groups.
What are the tools of direct marketing?
Types of direct marketing
- Direct mail. Direct mail is posted mail that advertises your business and its products and services.
- Email marketing.
- Text (SMS) marketing.
- Leaflet marketing using letterbox drops and handouts.
- Social media marketing.
- Direct selling.
- Also consider
What do the 4 P's stand for?
The Bottom Line The four Ps of marketing— product, price, place, promotion —are often referred to as the marketing mix.
What is direct marketing examples?
Emails, online adverts, flyers, database marketing, promotional letters, newspapers, outdoor advertising, phone text messaging, magazine adverts, coupons, phone calls, postcards, websites, and catalog distribution are some examples of direct marketing strategies.
What communication tool is most used?
The Most Popular and Efficient Business Communications Tools You Can Start Using Now
- Intranet/Social Intranet.
- Group/Business Messaging.
- Project Management.
- Ticketing, Issue Tracking and Case Software.
- Internal Blogs, Video and Audio.
- Video Conferencing.
What are the 3 communication skills?
When communication occurs, it typically happens in one of three ways: verbal, nonverbal and visual. People very often take communication for granted.
What are the 9 Elements of communication?
The 9 elements of communication ( Context, Sender, Encoder, Message, Channel, Decoder, Receiver, Feedback, and Noise ) are essential tools or components for effective communication between sender and receiver. Communication elements are also known as the components of communication.
What are the 6 types of communication?
As you can see, there are at least 6 distinct types of communication: non-verbal, verbal-oral-face-to-face, verbal-oral-distance, verbal-written, formal and informal types of communication.

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Lenz House & Garden
After the Harmonists
David Lenz HouseThe David Lenz House is an example of a Harmonist family home. It illustrates construction techniques and Harmonist daily life.
Construction: The house is a typical Harmonist single-family frame dwelling in Indiana. The green-painted addition is not original. Upstairs the floors are original. Windows have been enlarged except those on the west side which are accurate, but not original. Standardized 8-panel windows were used.
In the corner of the large bedroom the construction and insulation is exposed. Walls were insulated with sun-dried bricks. Kiln-hardened bricks were used for exterior construction on brick structures. Sway braces were used in the corners of the buildings. The bricks would not have been exposed but the walls would have been plastered and whitewashed. Slashes on the timber created a rough surface so the plaster would adhere. Ceilings were insulated with "Dutch biscuits" placed between the joists in the ceilings.
Because they took almost everything with them to Economy, most furniture in the house is typical of the period, but not original Harmonist. Harmonists did not make much furniture, but they did make chairs to sell. They brought some furniture with them from Pennsylvania. Much of it was bought from the Shakers with whom they traded extensively.
Entry Hall: Copy of a door lock used by the Harmonists.
Meal bin - used for storing sacks of flour and cornmeal.
Kitchen: Stove manufactured in Pittsburgh, 9-plate, cast iron; stoves were one of the things the Harmonists did not make. They used stoves instead of fireplaces; the stoves could easily be moved from cabins to permanent houses. The stove was used for light cooking; baking was done in outdoor ovens, roasting and large-scale cooking in communal kitchens. The stoves were wood-burning; coal was used after the Harmonists left.
Dry sink: Pine and poplar, ca. 1820 from Pennsylvania; the nearest well was near today's "Poet's House."
Common or Living Room: Harmonist table; the top is one "slice" of a tree; pewter plates; reproductions of Harmonist pottery; designs are not exclusively Harmonist.
Blanket chest: Pine, feather-painted; stocking stretcher.
Sugar chest: Made of poplar to resist insects.
Wool or skein winder: Early 19th c., of oak; a mechanism would pop when a certain amount of wool (a skein) had been wound.
Fireplace: Not used by Harmonists, a later renovation.
Second floor: These rooms were not a particular person's bedroom, but were merely "sleeping chambers."
Small Sleeping Chamber with Shaker single bed.
Large Sleeping Chamber with reproduction single-rope beds: red paint would have been this bright. An original Harmonist bed can be seen in the Workingsmen's Institute Museum.
German Chest 1817, hand-painted. According to Old Economy records, these were the only possession that members of the community were allowed to own. Women often had small decorated sewing boxes for their personal items.
History: The house was built ca. _PHONE_ by the Harmonists and occupied by the David Lenz family. Lenz was a farmer and lawyer, though he is not recorded as having done any legal work for the Society. Lenz came from Germany to Harmony, PA. He and his wife Christina had three sons (David, Christian, and Jonathan) by 1807. Christina died in 1815, therefore only David Lenz and his sons lived in the Lenz House. Lenz's three brothers also moved to New Harmony; Daniel, Israel and Jakob. David probably died just before the Harmonists' departure from Indiana in 1825. His son Jonathan became a trustee of the Economy Society.
During the Owen-Maclure period, John Beal lived here for a short time before building his own house in 1829. In 1828 Thomas Mumford, a carpenter joined the Owen-Maclure community. He married Louisa Maentel and bought the Lenz House. Louisa's father, the painter Jacob Maentel, lived his last years in this house, and some of his paints were found in the attic. The heirs of Thomas Mumford donated the House to the National Society of Colonial Dames of America. In 1958 this organization moved the house to its present location and restored it. It opened to the public the following year. It is now leased, with its contents, to Historic New Harmony.
Communal Bake Oven: This oven is not original Harmonist, but was constructed in 1980. There were several ovens at regular intervals in town; each family had a specific day of the week assigned when they could use the oven. On this day the housewife baked enough bread and pastries to last the week. A fire would be built inside the oven; when it was very hot, the fire and ashes were removed, and the oven cleaned with a rag on a pole. The housewife tested the heat by holding her hand in the oven. The oven held 10 loves of bread. It is used for school programs.
Partial inventory of Plants in Lenz Garden:
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General information of database
|Dynamic Macrophage Pathway CSML Database|
|Laboratory of DNA Information Analysis, Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo|
4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo
|Metabolic and Signaling Pathways|
|DMPD collects pathway models of transcriptional regulation and signal transduction in CSML format for dymamic simulation based on the curation of descriptions about LPS and PMA stimulation for macrophage from literature.|
This is the world's largest pathway simulation model database for regulation of differentiation and activation of macrophage. Information on those pathways are extracted in the CSML format, one of the XML format, from selected literatures described about the macrophage differentiation and activation (a total of 200 articles).
[Utility and Manner of Utilization]
The CSML format allows users to edit the model and perform simulation of the model by using Cell Illustrator which is one of the softwares for system biology. For experts in macrophage-related areas, it may be useful to search for pathway models related to their work, and also customize the models for further use. They can also take out part of a single pathway for further use or edit and integrate multiple pathways for use as a larger pathway model. Each model is also released in images such as the PNG format. So, you can still get the general picture of pathways by using ordinary browsers.
|Achievements of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - Genome Network Project (GNP)|
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The Beginnings of Baptist Hospital - 1920s
- Old Main (1923)
- Progressive Care (1928) - Originally built as the Blanche Barrus Nurses' Home
Old Main (1923)
Old Main was the original Baptist Hospital building. The five story, 80 bed facility was officially dedicated on May 28, 1923. On October 24, 1978 the building was demolished to make room for Watlington Hall. In 1920 the Baptist State Convention appointed a committee to select a site for the hospital. The four largest cities in North Carolina were possible options: Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Raleigh. The winning site was of course Winston-Salem. Construction began in 1921.
For a history of NCBH and the School of Nursing, read Ms. Heinzerling's 1960 manuscript.
Although this photograph has "30" in the upper right corner, this picture most likely is not from 1930. Rather, this photograph is probably from around 1923 when the building was completed, as there are no grown trees or bushes in the front.
The site the Baptist State Convention building committee chose was an 11.2 acre, undeveloped piece of land in the Ardmore section of Winston-Salem. The land was heavily wooded with a small brook. It has been written that the tract of land was known as the "wilds of Ardmore." Ardmore as a whole was not fully developed at this time. Only two houses faced the hospital, and there were two paved roads: Hawthorne and Queen Street.
This is another photograph of Old Main. Here small trees and bushes are apparent, so it must be later than the previous picture but earlier than 1941, as the medical school building is not visible.
When the hospital first opened, the first floor was made up of offices, a sitting room, x-ray department, nurses' dining room, switch-board and kitchens. The Director of Nurses also lived on the first floor in her own suite. During the first year of operation, the hospital only used two floors for patients, the third and fourth floors. The third floor was for obstetrical patients while the fourth floor was for medicine and surgery for adults and children. The fifth floor was used as living facilities for the nurses of the Nursing School. During the first week of operation, twenty five patients were admitted to the new hospital.
Another photograph of Old Main with its original entrance and no medical school building to be seen. Once again, the small trees and bushes lead one to believe the date is sometime after 1923 but before 1941. One source lists the date as 1928.
In 1978 the demolition of Old Main began, much to the reluctance of Medical Center staff. It was necessary to tear down the historic building because it was not fire-proof, thus making it unusable for patient care, and renovating it for office space was not economically feasible.
A funeral of sorts was held for the building on October 11,1978 before demolition began. Many people involved in the Medical Center's growth spoke about Old Main during a memorial service for the building.
This photograph has "1923" labeled in the lower left corner, but this too is unlikely the photograph's date as there are mature trees and bushes around the building. The photograph was taken by Dr. W.H. Sprunt, an employee at the hospital.
In 1948 the hospital underwent some construction that changed Old Main's entrance.
This undated photograph shows Old Main's new entrance (1948) as well as the first medical school building (right).
Progressive Care Building (Blanche Barrus Nurses' Home) 1928
What is now known as the Progressive Care Building, was once the Blanche Barrus Nurses' Home. Completed in 1928, makes Progressive Care the oldest standing building at the Medical Center. This facility is easily noticeable on the corner of Hawthorne Road and Medical Center Boulevard.
North Carolina Baptist Hospital was home to a Nursing School, and it was customary for the students to live in the hospital. Soon enough, the nursing program outgrew its residences on the fifth floor of the hospital making the construction of a new home necessary.
The home was dedicated to Blanche Barrus, the first paid, full-time secretary of the Woman's Missionary Union (WMU). Blanche Barrus traveled the state spreading her missionary goals, and then worked on obtaining her medical degree in order to become a medical missionary. Just before completing her internship, Blanche Barrus became ill and died.
Two nursing students shared each bedroom with a full bathroom between every two rooms. There was even a classroom in the basement. In 1936 an additional eighteen bedrooms were built as well as a front porch.
The nurse in the right photograph is Lucille Cain Hartman, class of 1932.
In 1959 renovations began on the Nurses' home to convert it to a progressive care center. The nurses moved into the Twin Castles Apartments, adjacent to the hospital.
The Progressive Care Center opened in 1961 and provided seventy-nine hotel type patient rooms, bringing the hospital's bed count to almost 500. The center also had a beauty shop, barber, cafeteria, snack bar, and recreation room.
Such an idea was unique and received national attention. The PCC primarily served out of town patients who did not need close nursing supervision, thus reducing the costs of the patient's stay. In 1974 a new twenty-six bed psychiatric inpatient department opened on the third floor.
This photograph was not dated, however it is sometime after the 1961 opening of the PCC. The exterior of building today has not changed much since it was built in 1928. Currently the PC Building is home to several departments such as facility services and the life support education program.


The kukri (pronounced koo-kree) is an intimidating curved blade knife/weapon that originates in Nepal.
Shown below is a photo of a a traditional kukri, along with a secondary knife commonly carried along with the kukri, and a sharpening tool. The kukri's main feature is the curved blade that resembles a machete. It also has a notch in the bottom of a blade, which helps blood, or whatever, drip off the blade rather than run down and make the handle slick. If the kukri is used as a weapon, it can catch another blade on that spot. The notch also is said to have some symbolic meaning in that it resembles a cow's foot.
Kukri knife from the author's collection. Nóż kukri z kolekcji autora.
A Kukri (top) with the traditional Karda (middle) and Chakmak (bottom). The Karda is used as a utility knife and the Chakmak is a sharpening tool.
The blade of a kukri is typically 10 to 15 inches long. It hacks like a machete, is lightweight, and the bottom of the handle, because it's typically flared out and wide, can be used as a hammer.
Modern kukris are, of course, similar but different.
Khold Khukri
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The knife shown above, with the green handle, has a 17-inch length with a 10.86 blade, so it's right in line with the traditional knife. But as you can see, it's quite different. The handle, rather than being wood, is fiberglass reinforced nylon. It doesn't have that flared base, so this would likely not be an appropriate knife to use in the event that you needed to hammer in a nail.
If you drop this bright green knife in the grass, chances are you'll be able to find it more easily than the traditional wooden handle. It still chops and is lightweight (this one weighs 1.54 pounds).
A kukri is originally designed to both be a well-balanced weapon but also to clear heavy brush. If that's what you want one for, maybe you should get the traditional model.


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This book on expressive behaviour of the horse is suitable for beginners and advanced horse-behaviour-readers. The strength of this book is the fact, that the author considers horse-language as sort of foreign-language. Therefore, the book understands itself as an interpreting-help. It is divided in understandable units. Each unit deals with another region of the body, e.g. ears, tail etc. In the second part of the book, the main focus is on communication within the heard, before, in the final part, focus is put on communication between horse and rider. Each unit is supported by the high-class-photos of Christiane Slawik.
Unfortunately, there is no English translation of the book, yet. However, the authors explain round about 200 words related to horse-behavior. Before the illustrated encyclopedic part begins, both authors give an insight to how a horse's perception works. This part is full of light-bulb-moments and in a lovely and wonderful way puts focus on the most common misunderstandings between horses and humans. In a very impressive way, the authors emphasize how important and valuable horse-appropriate way of communication is and what both sides can win from it. This book is definitely recommended to all horse-lovers!


Remodeling and preserving elements
 In Artículos de interés
From existing to new
When we think of remodeling a space, we often think of completely changing the nature of space.
However, this is not always needed to create a different and totally new ambiance.
We can preserve elements that could be useful to create a contrasting effect in our space.
To do so, we can start by asking ourselves if there are some existing elements that we like. It could be a structural element like a wall, or finish material like a floor or tile, or a carpentry element, and start thinking to conserve it.
Sometimes, even if we don't appreciate an element or finish, we could think of emphasizing its nature in contrast with other materials or other elements of the same space.
You can discover an interesting element even by removing the final finish of your walls, floors, etc. To do so, it is necessary to make a survey of finishes and structural elements.
There are many options; it is just about identifying an element that could give a special touch to your new space.
In this way, you will find elements that in their current state may seem obsolete, but that in contrast to modern finishes can give a very special character to your new space.
Renovation and preservation are not necessarily opposed, they complement each other!
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G. Chapron et al. recently published a compelling case that large carnivores and people can successfully share the same landscape.
They do so by highlighting that Europe now has stable or increasing populations of brown bears, Eurasian lynx, gray wolves and wolverines in human-dominated landscapes. They attribute this success to protective legislation, supportive public opinion and a variety of practices making coexistence between large carnivores and people possible.
In a reply to the article (published today), William Ripple and I argue that the conclusions of Chapron et al. are a beginning, not an end, to an inquiry into the possibilities and implications of coexistence.
We argue that a successful model of coexistence will need to achieve not merely the fact of coexistence, but one which preserves to the greatest extent possible the critical role played by large carnivores on ecosystem processes.
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If you are looking to keep the kids busy and give them something to work on this spring, these FREE spring printable activities are the way to go! From STEM to science to sensory play to spring crafts, get them away from the screens and encourage them to invent, design, and engineer their own worlds. STEM activities are perfect all year round!
What Age Group Are These Spring Printables For?
These free spring printables are more than just worksheets about Spring! Our list includes interactive activities, games, art projects and STEM challenges that are perfect for a variety of age ranges! From preschool and kindergarten, to elementary and even middle school, there is something for everyone.
Utilize these fun spring theme projects fin your Spring learning unit in the classroom or at home. Most of these make great individual learning experiences or work well as group projects too!
Explore topics such as:
- Plants, flowers, and insects. Kids can learn about the life cycle of plants, study different types of flowers, and observe insects that play a role in pollination.
- Investigate the changes in weather during spring. Topics can include rain cycles, and cloud formations. Kids can also track daily weather patterns.
- Focus on the fascinating transformation of caterpillars into butterflies. This theme can include studying butterfly species, creating butterfly gardens, and observing the life cycle of these beautiful insects.
- Celebrate the vibrant colors of spring through various art projects. Kids can explore different art techniques, and create nature-inspired crafts.
Free Spring Printables & Worksheets
Click on the activities below to learn more about each one, and to access the printables relevant to that activity.
Printable Spring Art Projects
Dot Flowers: Color in our free printable flower template with nothing but dots.
Flower Painting: Kids will love to paint these fun, bright flowers with their own homemade stamps inspired by artist Alma Thomas.
Handprint Flower Craft: Make a bouquet of handprint flowers.
Matisse Flowers: Make your own "painting" with cut-out shapes inspired by famous artist, Henri Matisse.
Monet Sunflowers Painting: Use the free sunflower printable for a spring art project that is perfect for many ages and budgets to try!
Pastel Flowers: Pastels and a free flower printable are the perfect combination for a simple spring art and craft project.
Picasso Flowers: Paint a colorful bouquet of flowers based on one of Pablo Picasso's most famous artworks.
Polka Dot Butterfly Painting: Spring is not only the perfect time to explore butterflies, but it is also the perfect time to make a polka dot butterfly painting inspired by famous artist, Yayoi Kusama.
Pop Art Flowers: Use mixed media to color these printable pop art flowers.
Rainbow Coloring Page: Use the free printable rainbow template to make this puffy paint craft for kids!
Spring STEM Printables
Some of my favorite activities are STEM projects! There's an entire Spring STEM challenge included in the list below, and kids absolutely love it! Print and laminate to use at home or in the classroom again and again!
Bean Seed Printable Pack: Add this free printable bean life cycle pack to your plant activities to extend the learning!
Draw a Flower Algorithm: A fun printable coding activity that uses simple algorithms to draw a flower.
Parts of a Plant: Learn the parts of a plant with this simple printable craft.
Printable Spring Playdough Mats
You can find all our playdough mats here as well as helpful tips & tricks, and our favorite playdough recipe!
- Pond Life Playdough Mats
- Rainbow Playdough Mats
- Grow A Flower Playdough Mat
- In The Garden Playdough Mats
- Weather Playdough Mats
- Spring Flowers Playdough Mats
- Bug Playdough Mats
- Earth Day Playdough Mats
More Spring Activities To Explore
- Weather Activities
- Plant Experiments and Plant Activities For Preschoolers
- Spring LEGO Ideas
- Nature Activities
- Outdoor STEM Activities
- Outdoor Art Projects
Printable Spring STEM Activities Pack
If you're looking to have all of your printable activities in one convenient place, plus exclusive worksheets with a spring theme, our 300+ page Spring STEM Project Pack is what you need!
Weather, geology, plants, life cycles, and more!


Fixed or Variable Rates?
The northeastern part of the United States has seen some of the most wide-spread severe weather in nearly a century. This unusual record-breaking weather pattern has caused many Pennsylvania and New York residents to see a steep increase in their energy and electric bills. In the wake of the storm, many consumers question which rates are best: fixed or variable rates.
Limited energy supply for generators has put a strain on the electricity market. As a result, all forms of energy generation were affected including coal, nuclear plants and gas, causing several suppliers to shut-down and even close their doors forever.
Weather Affects Electricity Market Prices
These challenges were first felt in the earlier part of January, with temperatures diving into the lower teens and upper single digits. The power usage was at a seasonal high as many residents and businesses tried to keep warm and the demand for electricity quickly outgrew the ability to supply. Generators struggled to supply the grid and broke down, and those that did not could only do so at increased cost due to rising gas prices.
How is this possible, why are electric generators suddenly allowed to charge more and what effect did that have on fixed and variable rates?
Electric generators rely on natural gas sources to generate and provide electricity to the grid. The rules instated by the PJM require that all generators that have committed to supply power must bid their plant's output into the regional electric market. This means that the wholesale market generally reflects generators' costs and the lowest bids win the right to supply required power each hour. To protect consumers, The PJM placed a price cap limiting bids to below $1000 per (MWH) Megawatt hour. For example, last year the average wholesale price in PJM was around $42 per MWH, according to the Energy Information Administration. With severe cold weather driving the demand higher, the PJM began accepting bids of $999 per MWH to cope with the demand, and significantly increased the rates for those with variable rates.
The demand for gas by generators drove up the price of gas. With this increase in gas prices came the soaring increase of natural gas prices, transportation costs and gas line issues, resulting in a substantial rise in cost to generate electricity. The existing cap imposed by PJM Interconnection Inc (PJM) that limited generators from increasing costs above $1000 per MWH was lifted until March 31st, 2014, allowing generators to bid upwards of $1200 per MWH.
PJM said in its petition to FERC. "Generators cannot lawfully be required to buy fuel at a cost of many millions of dollars for the purpose of generating power and selling it at a loss."
Wholesale Market Reflects Generator Costs
The wholesale market is directly reflective of the generators costs and due to these increases the hourly spot-market, prices rose several cents during January and tripled in price compared to the same time last year, as reported by PJM. Due to this unforeseen shift in climate, customers experienced excessively high bills as the generator's costs filtered down to the consumer. Those most affected were wholesale consumers, customers with variable rates and suppliers.
Fixed vs. Variable Rates
Is this upheaval a reason to shift to fixed rates or are variable rates still a better way to go?
Fixed rates: contracts offer the same rate no matter how the market fluctuates. These fixed rate contracts typically last for 2 or more years and require the energy supplier to hedge energy on your behalf. This means they are buying your entire projected energy usage for the term of the agreement well in advance. Although this gives some energy customers stability, if the variable market is too volatile for their liking, it also comes with some heavy commitments. In a fixed rate setting, any customers wishing to leave a fixed contract may bear the expense of heavy cancellation fees calculated by the remaining months left in their contract. This type of rate does give the customer security but on the flipside while others are enjoying low variable rates, fixed rate consumers may be paying more than double for this luxury.
Variable rates: customers' bills are based on the market price and are considered on a month-to-month basis. Since the supplier is buying on the wholesale market these contracts typically have no cancellation fees and risk-free contracts. A customer has the freedom and flexibility to leave if they found a preferable option elsewhere without risk or cost (plus possible rebates and other incentives). However, in some cases, most recently seen in January 2014 where the cold weather increased wholesale pricing, a customer on a variable rate can be subject to some hefty energy bills. Cases like these often have an impact and can create a trend of consumers frantically signing up for any fixed rate contract they can get into. But, buyers should be aware of this sudden shifts' implication, because when the wholesale market does drop consumers will then find themselves stuck in long, fixed term contracts. Some will experience regret as they discover that neighbors who rode out the storm are now paying low electric rates.
Discover the difference between fixed and variable rates here .
Despite recent severe weather, variable rates can still be considered a viable option for consumers looking for competitive rates for their electricity needs. With a variable rate consumers can pay much less than consumers who are locked into fixed rates.
If you're thinking of moving to a fixed rate from variable rates, bear in mind that the switching process can take between 30-60 days before any changes are reflected on your bill. For those who have switched over to fixed contracts, you could be tied into a plan with hefty exit fees and may experience buyer's remorse as we move into warmer months and the variable rates back at a lower price.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Using Tooltips With Form Validation
The jQuery UI tooltip widget is a good way to describe what's required in a specific form input element. A good way to instruct the user, so that they're less likely to receive validation errors when they submit the form. Even with this help, the user will likely get something wrong, or just forget to supply information altogether. In this case, you can use the same tooltip widget to provide a subtle visual cue that there's something wrong with their input.
For example, here's what the form might look like as they're filling it out - before they make a submission attempt.
And here's what happens when the user tries to submit the form without supplying the first name field.
Note that this form validation also changes the state of the input itself. It also changes the visual state of the tooltip, but it's only displayed if the user hovers over the input, or if the input gains focus. We're not even changing the content of the tooltip when it enters the error state. We usually shouldn't have to because it's going to be something trivial the user got wrong, and the visual cue is enough to set them on the right path. Here's what the tooltip and validation code looks like.
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science
virtualspecies is a freely available package for R designed to generate virtual species distributions, a procedure increasingly used in ecology to improve species distribution models. This package combines the existing methodological approaches with the objective of generating virtual species distributions with increased ecological realism. The package includes 1) generating the probability of occurrence of a virtual species from a spatial set of environmental conditions (i.e. environmental suitability), with two different approaches; 2) converting the environmental suitability into presence-absence with a probabilistic approach; 3) introducing dispersal limitations in the realised virtual species distributions and 4) sampling occurrences with different biases in the sampling procedure. The package was designed to be extremely flexible, to allow users to simulate their own defined species-environment relationships, as well as to provide a fine control over every simulation parameter. The package also includes a function to generate random virtual species distributions. We provide a simple example in this paper showing how increasing ecological realism of the virtual species impacts the predictive performance of species distribution models. We expect that this new package will be valuable to researchers willing to test techniques and protocols of species distribution models as well as various biogeographical hypotheses.
Distribution Models; Performance; Niche; Responses; Predictions; Platform; Impacts; Climate; Spiders; Bias
Leroy, B; Meynard, CN; Bellard, C; and Courchamp, F, "virtualspecies, an R package to generate virtual species distributions" (2016). VIMS Articles. 800.


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Geology and Geography Information about Portage County Wisconsin
We will provide as much historical map information as possible about the county. Google Map of Our Museums.
How Wisconsin Was Surveyed
The methods used to survey land is largely unknown to the general public. But, the Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records: Original Field Notes and Plat Maps site offers a complete explanation of this method as well as access to the original field notes and maps compiled by the surveyors.
This section has links to our maps as well as external links to free printable map providers.
- Map of Portage County (33k).
- Map of Wisconsin (285k).
- Map of Central Wisconsin (30k).
- Map of Townships (7k).
A Portage County Plat Book for 1895 has been photographed using a digital camera.
The following maps are from "Page-Size Maps of Wisconsin" published by: University of Wisconsin - Extension and Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison WI., 53705-5100.
- Bedrock Geology of Wisconsin (168k).
- Ice Age Deposits of Wisconsin (150k).
- Early Vegetation of Wisconsin (126k).
- Landforms of Wisconsin (109k).
- Soil Regions of Wisconsin (180k).
The following maps are in pdf format. Maps available from the Wisconsin Historical Society also.
- British Era fur trading posts _PHONE_.
- American Era fur trading posts _PHONE_.
- American Forts and Exploration ca 1820.
- Military Roads _PHONE_.
- Wisconsin counties 1835.
- Wisconsin counties 1850.
- Wisconsin counties 1870.
- Wisconsin counties 1901.
- Wisconsin Railroads 1865.
- Wisconsin Railroads 1873.
- Wisconsin Railroads 1936.
- From National Atlas, a government agency, are printable maps of all the states and more.
- This link is located in France and provides free printable maps covering all countries.
The Society will embark on a project during the summer of 2009 and continuing onward to provide county maps with geotag information locating:
- Small Communities.
- Cemetery Locations.
- Locations of School Houses, one-room and others of historic value.
- Catholic Churches.
- Lutheran Churches.
- Other Churches.
- Historic sites within the communities
Portage County Ice Age Trail
Here is a list of all the Historical Makers in the State of Wisconsin.


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Protein kinase B in the diabetic heart
This paper summarizes data from different studies all aimed at elucidating regulation of protein kinase B in the diabetic heart. Two rat models of type 2 diabetes mellitus ((i) elicited via neonatal streptozotocin injection (Stz) and (ii) Zucker fa/fa rats), were used as well as different experimental models viz isolated, Langendorff perfused hearts as well as adult ventricular myocytes. Glucose uptake was elicited by a variety of stimuli and the activation of PKB measured in tandem. Basal glucose uptake was impaired in both diabetes models while basal phosphorylation of PKB differed, showing lower levels in the Stz model but higher levels in the Zucker rats. Neither 100 nM insulin nor 10-8 M isoproterenol could stimulate PKB phosphorylation to the same extent in the diabetic myocardium as in controls, regardless of the method used, but a combination of these stimuli resulted in an additive response. Concurrent glucose uptake however, was not additive. Wortmannin abolished both insulin and isoproterenol stimulation of glucose uptake as well as PKB phosphorylation. In contrast to the above-mentioned results, the protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor vanadate, alone or in combination with insulin, elicited PKB phosphorylation to the same extent in diabetic cardiomyocytes as in controls. Despite this, glucose uptake stimulated by vanadate or insulin in combination with vanadate was attenuated. The combination of insulin and vanadate may however be beneficial to the diabetic heart as it resulted in improved glucose transport. Results from the different studies can be summarized as follows: (i) dysregulation of PKB is evident in the diabetic myocardium, (ii) PKB activation is not always directly correlated with glucose uptake and (iii) insulin resistance is associated with multiple alterations in signal transduction, both above and below PKB activation.


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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) test is a blood test used by the doctors to identify if inflammation is occurring in your body as well as an inflammatory disease. The ESR results, together with other test results and information, can come up with a diagnosis.
The ESR test has positive point and negative. For the positive one, doctors use this method to identify the amount of blood clumping in your system.
The red blood cells (RBCs) in your body cling when you experienced inflammations. In other words, they form clumps which affect RBCs sinking rate in a tube of blood. If the cells sink to the bottom of the tube faster than normal, it could mean the presence of inflammation.
But though the ESR test can determine and measure your body's inflammation, it cannot direct the cause of it. Because of that, doctors do not use the test alone but uses other methods together with it to identify the source of the symptoms.
If the cause of your inflammation is cancer, infections, or autoimmune diseases, your doctor can fully rely on an ESR test alone. The test is also reliable when it comes to monitoring inflammation due to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The test is also effective in detecting other types of arthritis as well as certain muscle condition such as polymyalgia rheumatica.
Different Types of ESR Tests
An ESR test has two kinds, and your doctor may use either of it.
- Westergren Method – using a Westergren-Katz, your doctor will extract blood up to 200 millimeters. Then he will store it vertically for an hour inside room temperature. Lastly, the distance between the top of the RBCs sedimentation and the top of the blood mixture will be measured by your doctor.
- Wintrobe Method – this method is almost the same with Westergren method, however, the amount of blood that will be extracted from you is up 100 millimeters only instead of 200. The method is considered less sensitive, thus, much lesser blood is needed for the procedure.
What are the Signs For You to Take an ESR Test?
Experiencing symptoms of arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can point you to undergo an ESR test. Some of the symptoms of the mentioned diseases are:
- Abnormal weight loss
- Headaches that are usually partnered with shoulder pains
- Symptoms in the digestive tract including fever, blood in the stool, diarrhea, and uncommon abdominal pain
- Joint pain or stiffness that usually occurs for about 30 minutes every morning
- Pain occurring in the pelvis, neck, and shoulders
How is the ESR Test Performed?
Being knowledgeable prior to the test is much better, though health professionals will surely provide you with a briefing before proceeding the test.
You will be required to prepare for the test.
If you are taking any medications, your doctors must need to know about it. Your doctor might temporarily stop you from taking the medication as part of the preparation for the ESR test. ESR test results can be affected by a lot of medication. Thus, this is just a precaution. Drugs and medications like estrogens, methyldopa, heroin, androgens, etc. usually makes the test results high.
On the other hand, drugs and medications such as prednisone, aspirin, phenothiazines, cortisone, and the like, usually make the results low.
During the Test
The test is very quick and simple. It involves getting a blood sample from you which will not last for more than 3 minutes.
- The skin covering your vein will be first cleaned.
- The health care provider will insert a needle to the cleaned skin unto the vein to draw blood.
- Once the blood is collected, the needle will be removed and the puncture site will be covered so bleeding will not persist.
The collected blood is placed in a tube. Your doctor will let it sit there for an hour, observing it at the same time. He will assess the RBCs sinking in the tube and observe how far, how quickly, and how many RBCs did sink.
Combined with ESR, your doctor may ask you to take a C-reactive protein (CRP) test. CRP has the ability to check your risk of heart disease including coronary artery disease (CAD).
ESR Test Results
The results in doing an ESR test is measured in millimeters per hour (mm/hr). To know whether you have a normal ESR test results, consider the below data.
- Men over 50 years old: Under 20 mm/hr
- Men under 50 years old: Under 15 mm/hr
- Women over 50 years old: Under 30 mm/hr
- Women under 50 years old: Under 20 mm/hr
- Children: Between 0 and 10 mm/hr
If your ESR test results show an abnormal measurement, it does not point to any particular disease. It simply tells you that inflammation is present in your body and further medical examination is needed.
The test on its own is meaningless and unreliable. Besides, there is a lot of factors that causes an alteration in your ESR test results such as pregnancy, advanced age, and medication use.
Worrying too much about an abnormal ESR test result is not necessary as many of its causes are not a big concern.
Instead of worrying, speak with your doctor and work with him so you may find what's behind your symptoms. If the result of your test is too elevated or low, health professionals usually make a follow-up test.
What are the Risks Associated with ESR Test?
The procedure performed during the blood collection has a very low risk. The complications that you may experience are:
- Bleeding, which can vary from light to excessive
- Vein inflammation
The needle may also give you a slight pain as it is injected and removed.
Lastly, if the sight of blood makes you uncomfortable, you may feel discomfort during the blood extraction.


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By Sascha O. Becker and Ludger Wößmann. Reading for Tuesday, 10 April 2007.
Max Weber attributed the higher economic prosperity of Protestant regions to a Protestant work ethic. We provide an alternative theory, where Protestant economies prospered because instruction in reading the Bible generated the human capital crucial to economic prosperity. County-level data from late 19th-century Prussia reveal that Protestantism was indeed associated not only with higher economic prosperity, but also with better education. We find that Protestants' higher literacy can account for the whole gap in economic prosperity. Results hold when we exploit the initial concentric dispersion of the Reformation to use distance to Wittenberg as an instrument for Protestantism.
Published: Thursday, April 05, 2007
© 2013. The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.


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Oxygen makes Venus glow at night
Rating: 5.00/5 (1 votes cast)
- Title Oxygen makes Venus glow at night
- Released 11/04/2007 2:35 pm
- Copyright ESA/VIRTIS/INAF-IASF/Obs. de Paris-LESIA
This grey-scale image was taken on 3 June 2006 by the Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS) onboard ESA's Venus Express, at a distance of 68 000 kilometres from the planet's surface.
The image shows the oxygen airglow in the night-side of Venus, appearing as the bright features similar to 'clouds' visible at the bottom of the image, and also visible as the white ring surrounding the planet's disk (limb). The oxygen airglow is fully detectable only at specific infrared wavelengths. This image was obtained at 1.27 micrometres.
The fluorescence of the airglow is produced when oxygen atoms, 'migrating' from the day-side to the night-side of the atmosphere of Venus under the push of the so-called sub-solar and anti-solar atmospheric circulation, recombine into molecular oxygen (or 'O2') emitting light.
The view was obtained from south, with the south pole at the top of the image. The lower horizon is at about 20 degrees South latitude, while the image centre is at 60 degrees East longitude (coinciding with midnight local time).


Why Do You Wander?
Session 5
The Pilgrimage (Part 2)
Summary: After the bandit attack, Naímur insists everyone remain inside for the rest of the night, but Harthuk does some exploring on his own, finding the town deserted and the temple burned. A search of the temple the next morning uncovers the bodies of the villagers, many of whom the party remembers from the strange events at the inn the night before. Their deaths were caused by the smoke and collapse of the upper floors during the fire. The three sir'hibasi go into the Dream Realm to see if they can find out more while the guards and the prisoner build funeral pyres. They meet the spirits of the villagers, who have become lost in the Dream. While Naímur conducts the funeral ceremony, Vikram summons a spirit guide and Eeesekeee searches for a path to the Edge of Heaven. The summoned spirit, manifesting as a river, leads the villagers towards a gateway, where immense beings of light dance against an ever-changing backdrop of color. The duháma of the villagers flow into the light, moving and changing, taking their place in the eternal dance. Then Kailua investigates the unhealed wound of Kagyá, and extracts a piece of the crystal sword used by the leader of the bandits. Once the sir'hibasi have emerged from the Dream, Krista, Arjuna, Rizé, and Ganjan head to the bandit camp. There they find a cracked crystal singing bowl from the temple as well as a carved wooden box containing village records and a strange map written in a Sarpah language. After a long chase, the last bandit is cornered and killed by Arjuna. Upon their return they show the map to the Sarpah guards, who say that it is an old map of trading routes in the area. It shows a city that no longer exists, located to the north and east of Tiari.
Story Points: 2 (1 for Rizé)
The Pilgrimage (Part 2)
After the bandit attack, Naímur insists that everyone remain in the inn for the rest of the night while some of the guards keep watch. He is uneasy about what they will find at the temple, but believes it is better to try and get some rest before going there first thing in the morning.
Harthuk decides to do a little night exploring on his own, and manages to sneak out without being seen. The village's only street is silent. The houses he passes are dark and their doors hang open; broken furniture, smashed pottery, and other household goods are scattered about. As he approaches the town's center, he smells smoke.
The temple is in a cleared area, the ground muddy from the recent rains. It was originally three stories tall — the upper two wooden floors have collapsed from the ravages of the fire. The first floor, made of stone and decorated with carvings of the Devah and many suthra, is still standing, although scorched and blackened. There is a strong smell of smoke. The two main wooden doors, carved with vines and other greenery, stand open, but Harthuk decides not to enter, as he is unsure of what supernatural forces might be at work.
Harthuk continues a short way along the street until he can see the edge of the village, and goes into a couple of the houses. All have been ransacked, but he finds no villagers, dead or alive. He returns to the inn. This time he is seen and challenged, but he makes some excuse about not wanting to soil the inn any further, and the guard waves him through.
The next morning, before the rising of Edü, Naímur wakes everyone for the short walk to the temple. Arjuna, however, insists that he remain at the inn with most of the guards until he has determined that the area is safe. Naímur protests, but Krista distracts him with a freshly-lit pipe and is soon able to draw him into conversation.
A soft rain is falling as the group and five of the guards somberly make their way through the village. The scene at the temple is a grim one. As Arjuna enters the main temple doors, he almost steps on two corpses, both many weeks old. One is a Satyan priest, his saffron robes still retaining some of their color. The other is the badger Áhuli, an arrow in his chest. Áhuli was evidently trying to carry the priest from the temple when he was killed. Inside, the stone walls are intact, but pieces of the upper wooden structure litter the floor and make navigating difficult. In the inner chamber is a stone statue of Prthivívinia, goddess of agriculture and nature, represented as a weasel reclining on a bed of tree branches and surrounded by suthra. Huddled around the statue are the bodies of around fifteen other villagers, killed by smoke or the collapse of the upper floors. Their last agonies are pitiful to behold.
After Arjuna has satisfied himself that there are no bandits in the area, a guard is sent to fetch the rest of the group, including the prisoner. Naímur is distressed by the scene, and asks Kailua if she thinks this was done by the bandits. She does, and he then asks what should be done with the captive. Should he be executed here and now, or should he be brought to the authorities in Tiari? An uneasy debate follows, and the question is put aside for the time being. Instead, morning prayers are said, and then the guards and the prisoner gather wood for funeral pyres. The sir'hibasi prepare themselves to enter the Dream Realm to see if they can discover what has happened to the villagers.
Vikram draws a very precise square, sitting down with his back to the temple, as he is disturbed by recent events. Though it takes him a while to settle down, he is eventually able to enter the Dream, along with Kailua and Eeesekeee. Eeesekeee is able to draw Naímur through as well, but the rest of the party is unable to focus enough to even enter a meditative trance.
Once in the Dream Realm, the four perceive a small crowd of glowing lights, which they are able to determine are the villagers. The badger Áhuli approaches Kailua, thanking her again for her kindness and asking if she can help them further. The villagers do not know where to go, or what to do. The violent nature of their deaths has stranded them here. Naímur finds the spirit of the village priest, and speaks to him for a long time. He tells the sir'hibasi that he and the priest feel that Naímur should leave the Dream Realm and conduct the cremation ceremony, while the village priest, Tanvir, leads the prayers here. While the prayers are being chanted, the sir'hibasi can figure out a way to lead the villagers to the Edge of Heaven. With that, Naímur wills himself to awake, and disappears from the Dream.
The three sir'hibasi pool their powers, and with Eeesekeee as the focal point, attempt to pierce the veil of illusion and find a gateway to the Edge of Heaven. Although it is difficult, they are ultimately successful. Vikram then summons a spirit to help guide the duhámas of the villagers on their way. It comes in the form of a white light, constantly shifting form and never staying still. He asks it to lead the villagers to the gateway, and guard them on their journey. The light bobs and dips and then becomes a glowing river, flowing towards the distant portal. The souls are swept gently along in its current. As they approach, huge dancing forms can be seen across the boundary, filled with a light that is almost too brilliant to look at. The villagers are swept through, changing as they go to dancing figures of light, at once larger and more distant. Vikram looks on in awe. As the last one disappears, the river of light reverts to its ever-shifting form and returns to Vikram, who dismisses it. He then leaves the Dream.
Eeesekeee stays behind to watch Kailua as she turns her attention to the coyote Kiagyá, who has a wound that has resisted all her (and others') attempts at healing. She examines his life force (prana) carefully, and sees an angry red spot that has interrupted its flow. Here is where she concentrates her efforts. As she works, those observing outside the Dream see Kiagyá, who is resting near the temple, surrounded by a golden light. Suddenly a small bit of something emerges from the unhealed wound in his leg, and falls to the ground. It is small and red, and after a moment Ganjan recognizes it as a piece of the red crystal sword that had been wielded by Dalmékur, the gorilla leader of the bandit group. He retrieves it, and upon close examination, discovers that the sword is notched in one place. Deciding not to use the sword until he has some idea of what this means, he stores it away.
Kailua, seeing Kiagyá's prana now flowing uninterrupted, emerges from the Dream to see the results of her healing. Kiagyá addresses her with great respect, saying that although his wound still pains him slightly, it is already much improved. Eeesekee emerges from the Dream as well, as it has become a bit boring now that everyone else has left.
Naímur questions all three sir'hib


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The Texas Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (TC-STEM) provides research-based professional development, resources, and support to improve the capacity of Texas secondary schools to prepare students who are college and work-ready in mathematics and science—particularly students from low-income and minority backgrounds.
TC-STEM has organized its work around five key objectives:
- Support the development of strong processes, products, and services by other state T-STEM Centers, thus building capacity across the state and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the T-STEM initiative.
- Provide strategic, programmatic, and technical support for the creation of strong and effective T-STEM Centers.
- Provide limited, targeted support for T-STEM Academies.
- Support schools in the development and/or selection of alternative fourth-year course(s) in mathematics and science that integrate the two content areas (and that include technology and engineering as appropriate) and comply with state requirements.
- Work in partnership with the Texas High School Project's T-STEM staff to ensure quality of the T-STEM evaluation design.
TC-STEM is housed at the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin. The Dana Center established a partnership with the Texas High School Project in 2006 to serve as the lead Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Technical Assistance Center in mathematics and science.


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Estimation of Thrust and Health Parameters for Jet Engines
An advanced turbofan engine control system would benefit from an accurate thrust and engine performance estimate. Unfortunately, there is to date no reliable in-flight thrust measurement sensors available. The engine performance and some of the critical components will degrade with usage, which is usually described by the so-called health parameters of the individual engine components. These health parameters may also be of use in an advanced engine control system. The system could diagnose faults, recognize performance deterioration, and might even change the power demand to recover some lost thrust within the physical constraints of the engine, even with degraded capability. In present control systems, the fan speed as well as other system outputs are controlled by the nozzle area and the fuel
flow. The control references are set to promote the desired engine thrust as well as low fuel consumption with safe engine operation. A thrust estimate may be used instead of a non-existing thrust measurement as the target of control in a outer loop, when the control signal represents set-points for the inner loop controller.
This thesis analyzes some approaches to the construction of such thrust and health parameter estimators, in this thesis referred to as filters. The filters are to be used for in-flight estimation in real-time using the most common on-board sensors, ambient conditions and actuator information. The filters are model-based where both fictitious and real engine models have been used in the evaluation. The results indicate that a thermodynamic model-based thrust observer has sufficient accuracy performance. Usually module performance analysis relies on steady-state measurements from a single operating point to evaluate the level of engine deterioration. The major difficulty associated with this estimation problem comes from its under-determined nature. This thesis contributes in indicating that there are better strategies.
Gas turbine performance estimation
Reduced order observers
Gas path analysis


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|PORIFERA : HALICHONDRIDA : Halichondriidae||SPONGES|
Description: This sponge can be very polymorphic, varying from a cushion to almost a branching-repent form. A cushion can give rise to oscular chimneys with oscules at the top or, more typically, to a profusion of simple, solid, tassel-like branches with the oscules mainly along their length (cf. Halichondria panicea). In some sheltered localities the branches grow over other organisms and loop like bramble stolons, attaching to any suitable object they encounter. The colour is usually buff or cream, never green.
Habitat: On rock or other animals, even ascidian tests. It reaches its maximal development in harbours and estuaries, being very tolerant of muddy and brackish conditions where it tends to replace Halichondria panicea (but there are reports of both species occuring together in silty conditions).
Distribution: A common species in the British Isles.
Similar Species: The variable nature of Halichondria bowerbanki can make it very difficult to identify positively. The most likely confusion is with Halichondria panicea. The growth of tassels in H. bowerbanki seems to be a good character, but these are not present all year round. H. bowerbanki lacks the green colour that is present in H. panicea in well lit conditions and also the characteristic smell.
Key Identification Features:
Distribution Map from BioMar data for Ireland - Google Earth map: download this placemark (not got Google Earth installed?)
Distribution Map from NBN: JNCC MNCR Seasearch data - Grid map : Interactive map : National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
|Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland |
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In high doses, heavy metals like lead, chromium and arsenic are toxic to humans, so it's a good idea to ensure your drinking water is free of them. For those with privately owned wells, it's up to the individual water system owner to have the water tested and treated for safety.
Testing Water for Heavy Metal Contamination
Should every private well owner have their water tested for heavy metals? The EPA recommends routine testing, but testing is especially important if any of the following are the case:
- Your plumbing system was installed in the 1930s or earlier.
- Your water is cloudy or discolored.
- You live near a mine or farm that uses a lot of pesticides.
- You notice stained plumbing fixtures, laundry.
- Your pipes are corroding.
- Your water has an objectionable taste or smell.
Lead and copper were often used in plumbing systems before the 1940s. However, these materials were allowed in plumbing systems up until the 1980s. So even if your plumbing was installed between 1940 and 1990, there's a chance these materials could find their way into your water. So, if you have hard water and these other signs, you may need your water treated.
Treatment for Heavy Metal Water Contamination
What our experts recommend for water treatment will depend on the individual issues your household is experiencing. However, reverse osmosis (RO) filtration can be used to treat the majority of heavy metal culprits, including chromium, copper, lead and arsenic. RO filters work by using additional pressure to filter water through a semipermeable membrane, blocking out contaminants larger than.0001 micrometers.
Don't Take It Anymore! Contact Tri-Co Water Services
If you need heavy metal water treatment, turn to the friendly experts at Tri-County Water Services! We've developed a reputation for care and expertise and we are ready to advise you no matter your water safety concern. Reach out to us today!


Diagnostic Medical Sonographer & Cardiovascular Technologist Interview Questions & Answers
Diagnostic medical sonographers and cardiovascular technologists and technicians, including vascular technologists, operate special imaging equipment to create images or to conduct tests.
Interviewers look for candidates that demonstrate excellent skills such as:
In this blog, we discuss commonly asked interview questions during job interviews for diagnostic medical sonographer & cardiovascular technologist positions. We also discuss the qualities that interviewers look for in successful candidates. In other words, we're here to help you out!
Also, read more about frequently asked job interview questions here and check our job interview preparation checklist.
Skills Interviewers Look For In Successful Candidates
Below we discuss the skills you can highlight in your answers to demonstrate that you're qualified for the job.
Attention to detail
Why interviewers are interested in your attention to detail:
Diagnostic imaging workers must follow precise instructions to obtain the images needed to diagnose and treat patients. They must also pay attention to the screen while scanning a patient's body because the cues that contrast healthy areas with unhealthy ones may be subtle.
Hand-eye coordination
Why interviewers are interested in your hand-eye coordination:
To get quality images, diagnostic imaging workers must accurately move equipment on the patient's body in response to what they see on the screen.
Interpersonal skills
Why interviewers are interested in your interpersonal skills:
Diagnostic imaging workers must work closely with patients. Sometimes patients are in extreme pain or mental stress, and these workers must get cooperation from the patients in order to create usable images. Diagnostic imaging workers must also communicate clearly when discussing images with physicians and other members of the healthcare team.
Learn more about interpersonal skill interview questions and how to answer them!
Physical stamina
Why interviewers are interested in your physical stamina:
Diagnostic imaging workers are on their feet for long periods and must be able to lift and move patients who need assistance.
Technical skills
Why interviewers are interested in your technical skills:
Diagnostic imaging workers must understand how to operate complex machinery and computerized instruments.
(source: bls.gov)
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer & Cardiovascular Technologist Job Interview Questions & Answers
During a job interview, the hiring manager wants to discuss several things. Think of your:
Below you find a list of commonly asked interview questions.
Examples Of General Diagnostic Medical Sonographer & Cardiovascular Technologist Interview Questions
 1. Tell me about yourself.
 2. How would you describe yourself?
 3. Why do you want to work here?
 4. What interests you about this position?
 5. Walk me through your resume.
 6. What motivates you?
 7. Why are you leaving your current job?
 8. Describe your work ethic.
 9. What is your greatest strength?
 10. How does your experience qualify you for this job?
 11. What is your greatest weakness?
 12. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
 13. Tell me about a challenging work situation and how you overcame it.
 14. What are your expectations for this position?
 15. What are your career goals?
 16. Why should we hire you?
 17. What did you like most about your last position?
 18. What did you like least about your last position?
 19. How do you handle stress?
 20. What is your greatest accomplishment?
Learn how to answer these common job interview questions!
Examples Of Specific Diagnostic Medical Sonographer & Cardiovascular Technologist Behavioral Interview Questions
Learn more about answering behavioral interview questions by using the STAR interview technique.
 1. Tell me about a time you thought out of the box to solve a problem.
 2. Tell me about the methods you think are most effective when observing the screen during sonographic imaging to get clear and usable images?
 3. Give me an example of a time you had to work under pressure. What happened, and why?
 4. Tell me about a time you had to comfort a client who experienced anxiety about a test.
 5. Walk me through the steps you take to ensure that all your findings are recorded and reported accurately?
 6. What do you consider the most challenging part of monitoring the safety and comfort of patients during tests?
 7. What specific aspects do you look for when performing a routine maintenance scan of a sonographic machine?
 8. Tell me about a time you were involved in streamlining processes to make them more efficient and effective.
 9. Tell me about a rewarding teamwork experience.
 10. Have you ever had to make an important decision quickly? What was the outcome?
Learn more about questions to ask the interviewer during your job interview.


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Ferhad-bey Vuković-Desisalić built his mosque in 1561/1562.
Later a mahala took shape around it, known as Ferhadija. The mekteb, imaret, drinking fountain and ornamental fountain erected alongside the Ferhadija were burned down in fires in 1879 and 1897.
The Ferhadija mosque reflects the full maturity of the classical Ottoman style-domed mosque, portico with small domes, and beautiful built-on minaret.
Ferhadija Mosque, Sarajevo
Research works on the painted decoration inside the mosque carried out in the 1964/1965 revealed five painted layers dating from various periods.
The oldest and extremely valuable decorations of the first layer date from 16th century (in the dome, on the cornice and pendentives, the base of the corner calottes, the mihrab and the lunettes of the lower row of windows), belonging to the group known as Rumi ornament,m which were also to be seen in the Aladža mosque in Foča.
The next layers (on the calottes, central part of the mihra, and surface of the dome) consists of purely floral decorations with the features of 18th century style.
The third and fourth layers date from the late 19th century (1878), and the first quarter of the 20th.


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Thuja occidentalis 'Nigra,' also called Dark American Arborvitae, is a low-maintenance evergreen shrub that grows 15 to 30 feet tall and 5 to 10 feet wide. Thuja occidentalis is often grown for use as screens or hedges. The shrub grows in a pyramid shape with dark green leaves and the females produce cones. The Thuja occidentalis is native to eastern Canada and northeastern America, and it grows well in USDA Zones 3 through 7, so it's hardy down to about -35 degrees Fahrenheit.
Plant in full sunlight in well-drained but moist, loamy, deep soil. Thuja occidentalis shrubs love moisture.
Water your Thuja occidentalis once per week or more frequently during periods of drought or hot temperatures, especially when young. Mature, more established shrubs are more tolerant of dry conditions.
Shear the shrub to shape it and maintain its size. Prune the shrub lightly in early spring to get rid of tips with winter damage. Use hedging shears to make straight cuts on the sides and top of the Thuja occidentalis in late June or early July.
Protect the shrub against high winds, heavy snowfalls and ice. Plant your Thuja occidentalis in a protected area and cover it with blankets when an ice storm threatens. Remove heavy snow from the shrub to prevent branches from breaking.


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- Most (74%) of the visitors wanted to know what the image is of. To a lesser degree, visitors were also interested in how the subject fits into the larger world, in the imaging technology that was used, and in the characteristics, or traits, of the sample (e.g. is it metallic?).
- Without any additional image information, visitors reported recognizing familiar objects in the image (63% of the visitors), and to a lesser extent talked about the shapes and patterns, the colors, and the instruments they think were used to create the image. We speculate that this tendency to look for the familiar may lead to misinterpretations particularly when a nanoscale sample superficially resembles a more familiar macroscale object.
- Most visitors (72%) guessed that the subject of the STM, AFM or SEM was in the micro or smaller scale. However, visitors were more likely to think that the quantum corral (the STM image) is on the macroscale as compared to the other images.
- Visitors used a number of clues to (mis)inform their size estimates of the subjects in these scientific images. Visitors based their guesses on: the accompanying size and scale information, the apparent similarity to a more familiar object, the possible instruments used to capture the image, and the shape and patterns they see.
- More (73%) visitors readily interpreted magnification (e.g. 20,000x) than size units such as nm (34%) or μm (10%).
- False color was assigned different meanings, the most common (34%) being temperature, even though color was never intended to denote temperature in any of the images.
- Most (73%) visitors reported never having seen images similar to the ones we showed them in this study, further underscoring the need for interpretative supports.
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Spacing my Guillemets
What fun to get the correct spacing for this particularly French punctuation in a reflowable eBook!
« Viva la France »
The Guillemet is used in more than just the French language, but a problem arises when needing to use in an eBook, becasue it is traditional to have a space between it and the word that is being quoted. This is not the case with the curly quotes used in the English language; they, in comparison, simply surround the word with no space.
Why can't we simply have an empty space, after the word and before the word?
3 reasons actually:
- First of all typographic purists will know that this is no ordinary space; it is a thin space. Usually 1/8 of the normal word space.
- The next problem is that we do not want to allow the Guillemet and the word to be broken over a line. An ordinary space allows the line to break there if needed—don't forget this is a reflowable eBook.
- Finally, in a justified block of text, the spaces are fluid; the algorithm for text-align:justify will adjust the space between words, making our space inconsistent.
Is there a solution? And will it work in the ePub format for any or most devices?
The solution is more complex that one might first suppose, and it really depends on how we create our ePubs in the first place.
InDesign may be our first stage in the workflow.
If you are working from assets already set up for print then InDesign does have the ability to insert a 'thin space' (Figure 2.) Indeed, it can aslo insert spaces of various thicknesses. (Figure 3.)
However, all of these will simply be exported into the ePub as single spaces, apart from the non-breaking space. This will become the character entity:
We could be content with this, except that it will be to big a space. It will be a word-space. We need something narrower.
There is such a thing as a thin-space HTML entity:
However, this will permit a break. One possible resolution would be to wrap this in a span tag and then force it to not break. Like this:

After some experimenting, I can confirm that this does not work reliably in an ePub and the lines may break, making an occasional lonely Guillemet.
Again more research and we find that there is thin non-breaking character entity. This looks hopeful. The entity is this:
I thought I was onto a winner with this one, but sad to report that it only works with some fonts! See Figure 4.
Back to the more reliable non-breaking space, but how to make it narrower than a normal word space.
CSS will help (or will it?)
If we wrap the non-breaking character in a span tag and give this a class name, we can then modify our CSS within the ePub to give it a narrower width. An example of the XHTML should look like this:
« Je discutais...
Then the CSS:
The Final Frontier
So much for the theory. In practise we find another problem, and this occurs when we are using justified text. (Figure 5.)
You see, justified text is achieved by spacing the words out across the line and we might be surprised to see, in spite of our CSS effort above, the spaces after and before our Guillemets seem to vary. Yes, the justify algorithm takes precedence over our width setting in the CSS. Can we turn this off for one space?
After some blind alleys, we seem to have found a trick that works—set the style of the space to be preformatted. Thus:
The result is good for iBooks, both iPad and MAC. (Figure 1.)
Edit (2/1/15): I have tested the ePub with Adobe Digital Editions and Readium, and all is well.
However, I am now abandoning this approach for Kindle, because on conversion to the Mobi/KF8 format, there are 2 things that go wrong:
- The non-breaking space does not behave reliably
- The attempt to fix the width of the non-breaking space does not work, so in a justified block the space is of variable width. It could work in left-algned text, but I cannot recommend justified in the Kindle format.
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As far as I can tell within an Fourier Transform Spectrometer the spectral information is gained from changing the path length along one arm, this sounds very similar to a michelson interferometer but using two apertures instead of one.
So are there any underlying differences between the two?
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You are right, fourier transform spectrometer is just a scanning Michelson interferometer. In spectroscopic applications these are just synonims. Spectral information is a fourier transform of intensity dependence on path length, thus the name. Usually a term wavemeter is used, meaning some interferometric device to measure wavelength, including FTS as well as Fabry–Pérot interferometers.
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Camtasia vs. Filmora (2021)
Camtasia vs Filmora
Camtasia vs. Filmora
In a world where digital products are becoming increasingly important, you need tools that will enable you to get the best outcomes. For example, recording and editing videos carry a great deal of significance in the current digital age, where content is a massively valuable product. But, the big question to content creators is whether they know the right tools to use.
Well, Camtasia and Filmora are common tools of the trade in the content creation space. It's for this reason that the Camtasia vs. Filmora debate happens to be a significant one. In this article, we compare Camtasia and Filmora to see which one you would consider.
Both video editing software tools have features that define their individual functionalities. The features in each of them operate differently and produce unique results depending on their levels of advancement.
This is an excellent way of comparing them to allow users to choose the one that fits their needs and preferences the best. Here are some of the features contained in Camtasia and Filmora.
The first feature that both software have is transitions. Essentially, transitions are the animations that bridge the gap between video clips. Camtasia has a total of 31 transitions, while Filmora has a total of 233 transitions.
So, certainly, in terms of the numbers, Filmora emerges as the winner here. Moreover, the quality of transitions in Filmora is higher than the one in Camtasia.
Video Effects
Video effects are important because they increase the value of videos by making them look better. Well, in regards to video effects, Camtasia has 10 video effects. Some of the video effects contained in Camtasia include colour adjustment and clip speed.
Related: Adobe Premiere Pro vs. HitFilm Express
Filmora contains 287 video effects. Clearly, the number of video effects in Filmora is higher than the one in Camtasia. The advantage of using software with many video effects is that you have a wide spectrum to choose from to improve the appearance of your videos.
If you're looking for video editing software with a wide variety of video effects, then your choice should be Filmora.
Audio Effects
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Filmora Audio Effects
How do audio effects compare in Camtasia vs Filmora comparison? Both Camtasia and Filmora can edit audio files. Additionally, they can get rid of unnecessary background noise, which affects the quality of your content. However, Filmora has better and advanced capabilities for audio editing when it comes to individual capabilities than Camtasia.
It is possible to fine-tune the pitch of audio recordings for both of them in the same vein. The bottom line here is that Filmora has more features for editing audio compared to Camtasia.
Cursor Effects
Camtasia has 16 cursor effects that you can apply. Some of the effects include: highlight, spotlight, magnify, and cursor smoothing. On the contrary, Filmora has fewer cursor effects compared to Camtasia. If you're looking for editing software with a wide variety of cursor effects, Camtasia is the better option.
Screen Recorders
Both Camtasia and Filmora have good screen recording abilities. While they have different options for screen recording, they definitely have commendable screen recorders.
Ease of Use
Ease of use is a major consideration that software users factor in when choosing the tool to use. Given that there are beginners in content creation, they would rather opt for easy to use software compared to the complicated one.
Anyway, it all depends on the needs of a user and their level of skill in usage. When you compare Camtasia and Filmora, you'll find that both are easy to use to a great extent. None of them is complicated.
Related: Adobe Premiere Pro vs. Corel VideoStudio
However, Filmora happens to have advanced features. It is also worth pointing out that Filmora has features that help to boost its productivity, which encourages users to use it. Ultimately, with some bit of training, you'll be in a position to use these software tools with a lot of ease.
Camtasia vs Filmora Pricing
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One of the factors that many content creators consider when considering video editing software is price. Basically, both Camtasia and Filmora have different pricing plans that users can choose from.
For this article, let's compare their one-time price plan. For Camtasia, the one-time price plan costs $249.99 for a single license. Users who would like to have access to future versions of the software should buy the Maintenance plan at $49.75 annually.
The one-time cost for Filmora is $79.99. If you would like to have access to the latest versions of the video editing software, you can do so by paying $49.99 annually. Clearly, the cheaper video editing software is Filmora.
The price of a software tool depends on multiple aspects, including the features and others. These are the things you consider when settling on the one you'll opt for.
Related: Adobe Premiere Rush vs. Elements 2021
System Requirements for Functionality
The best advice that software experts advise users is that they should have the best hardware to produce superior quality videos. That being said, you can still use minimum system requirements and achieve good outcomes.
Both software tools have different system requirements for their operations. For Windows systems, Camtasia can use a minimum system requirement of Windows 10, while in Filmora, you can use a minimum of Windows 7.
For the processor, a minimum of 2.8GHz is fine for Camtasia, while Filmora can do well with 2 GHz. The minimum RAM specification for Camtasia is 8GB, while that for Filmora is 4GB. In terms of disk space, the minimum for Camtasia is 4GB, while that for Filmora is 10GB.
Which one is for you?
From all the features compared, I suggest going with Filmora. It requires less RAM, it's cost-effective, and it offers additional functionalities. Unless you have a specific option that you like in Camtasia, Filmora is the way to go.
Links: Camtasia vs. Filmora
Wind up
Now, having compared Camtasia vs Filmora, you're able to settle for the one that best fits you. It all comes down to what you want for your video editing projects. Your tastes, preferences, and needs are imperative when deciding to use either Camtasia or Filmora.
For example, if you're looking for an editing software tool with more advanced features, you can opt for Filmora. Also, if you want more cursor effects applications, Camtasia is the option to go for. The takeaway here is that both are great options depending on one's needs and preferences.
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Research At UC Denver Proves Viability Of Waste As Energy Source
Last Updated: 879 days ago
A small lighted Christmas tree in a UC Denver laboratory proves the practicality of a novel renewable energy source, and points to its enormous potential.Jason Ren, an assistant professor of civil engineering, calls it "bug power" referring to the millions of bacteria that help generate electricity from wastewater. The process creates two desirable byproducts."Those bacteria are able to consume the waste and produce electricity as well as clean water," Ren said.Bacteria in the microbial fuel cells essentially eat the waste and give off electrons in the process. Those electrons are then captured by a graphite brush. Also, Ren recently discovered that salt water could be turned to fresh water as a third, simultaneous function."Electricity on one side, treating wastewater on the other side, while desalinating sea water in the middle," Ren said, pointing to a small three-chambered reactor."I think it's pretty promising," said Jae-Do Park, an assistant professor of electrical engineering. He is working to make the electricity functional."To harvest the energy from the fuel cell in the most efficient way, and at the same time to form that power from the fuel cell into a usable shape," Park said.The glowing LED lights on the laboratory Christmas tree are proof that it's possible to turn poop into power using bacteria. The microbial fuel cell research is gaining attention and from high places. The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Navy have both provided grants to help advance the technology and its applications.


What is Action Regulation?
The complex system which causes a hammer to strike a string when you press a key is called the piano's action. It is a marvel of engineering composed largely of wood and wool felt. This mechanism needs to be responsive to every nuance of the pianist's touch - from loud, thunderous chords to soft, delicate passages.
Action regulation is the adjustment of each of its parts to a tolerance of a few thousandths of an inch. Because the wood and felt parts of the action change due to wear and humidity, the action must be serviced occasionally to maintain its responsive qualities.
All About Finish Care
The piano is unique among musical instruments because it also serves as fine furniture for the home. In fact, the term "piano finish" has traditionally been used to describe the highest standards in wood finishing. Properly maintaining that fine finish will enhance your home's decor and preserve the value of your piano.
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What is Voicing?
Voicing is the adjustment of a piano's tone or quality of sound. Voicing gives more brilliance or softness to individual notes or entire sections of the scale.
A piano's tone changes with use. As the piano is played, the hammer felt compacts and develops string cuts, causing a harsh uneven tone, robbing the pianist of the ability to produce a sweet sound. Voicing can restore the pleasing tone of your piano.
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In 2007, Charles Sturt University (CSU) became a signatory to the Talloires Declaration, an international commitment to environmental sustainability in higher education, signed by over 350 universities around the world. As part of this commitment, CSU conducted an energy audit over 2 campuses to identify where energy savings could be made. Conservia, energy solution specialists, conducted these audits, outlining that they could reduce campus electricity usage by 15.55% and gas by 19.5%.
Gas and electricity initiatives were implemented throughout 17 buildings over 2 campuses during the year 2015, and a Measurement and Verification Procedure put in place to ensure true savings were made, the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) methodology was used for this process. The first year of reporting concluded in June 2017 and the project achieved higher than expected savings with an electricity saving of 16.1% and a gas saving of 37.7%.
CSU had 17 buildings spread across their Bathurst and Wagga Wagga campuses that had a number of different and separate control systems managing and monitoring HVAC, lighting, cogeneration plant and other services throughout the two campuses.
Optergy was chosen because it enabled two typically siloed systems to be combined into one platform. Combining Building Automation and Energy Management allowed smart energy saving control strategies using information from both systems. The Optergy solution also maintained compliance with the reporting requirements necessary to conduct the IPMVP vital to project verification.
Optergy was used to visualize, track, monitor, control and alarm all utility usage and BMS over the multiple sites. Optergy as a solution was imperative to the success and monitoring of the multi-campus project.
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Using the Optergy historical database, including site-wide sub-metering and HVAC trend logs, an energy specialist company, Conservia, were able to identify opportunities including:
Initiatives that were undertaken were:
With this web-based university-wide Optergy system, CSU management are able to continuously monitor usage, attend to contextual alarms related to equipment operating outside of desired parameters, attend to utility alarms where overuse is alarmed in real time, adjust operating time schedules and track performance from any PC or smart mobile device connected to their nationwide network.
Following the Optergy system deployment, Conservia is able to constantly monitor their project, not needing to rely on 3rd party contractor to send monthly data. Conservia can remotely monitor HVAC operations and conditions, sub-metering, mains metering, point data, download and analyze any of this data to ensure that their client achieves the energy savings objectives.
$157,108 Cost Savings in First Year
As at June 2017, after implementation of energy reduction schemes and 1 year of monitoring and validation, the site has been able to achieve 12.6% more savings than originally calculated. With more insight into day to day operations, it is believed this can be increased even further moving forwards. These savings equated to $157,108 in the first year alone. Savings will continue over the next 9 years.
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