The web is the backbone of so much of what we do, the pipeline, but how we access it changes so quickly. The various services that make use of this pipeline offer us a myriad of choices to 'plug in', and it can be hard to find the right balance that enables us to partake, yet not be inundated.
Shawn Blanc recently posted an article comparing RSS and Twitter that resonated with me. Through a series of good points, he illustrates how the newer service may have changed the way we use RSS, but it has not supplanted the former in its entirety.
… people are subscribed to websites in RSS and following the author on Twitter.
My usage fits with his conclusion, but it's finding the right balance that has been a struggle for me. The people I follow on Twitter are intelligent, dynamic individuals who all share items of interest to them. This increases my intake.
This subject always reminds me of another piece that Shawn wrote last year. In this article, he speculated the need for a universally accessible (i.e. web based) service that could be used to collect the various bits of information of interest to us, that we see from various sources while on various devices.
Almost a year later, I still feel that need.
One fact that I do my best to keep in mind is this: there are two very different ways to use Twitter. Option A is as a social tool to interact and joke around with others, to connect. Option B is to use it as a source of sharing information, usually in the form of links to content or pithy blurbs of opinion.
The first aspect is easy to manage; you reply to — or message with — the people who interest you, those you follow, or those who follow you. But it's that second part, Twitter as a source of information, that has become difficult to manage. Not on its own, but when combined with RSS feeds and when accessed from different devices, different actions are required. And sadly, these different actions are not always possible, especially from an iOS device.
In the space of 10 tweets, I see three sources of information I would like to take action on. So, what do I do? I technically can look at them all on my iPhone, but that is less than ideal. The screen won't let me see that new design in its glory, I want to view the app in the MAS, and it's almost my turn in line so I can't read the blog post right now.
Since Instapaper is basically a long list of items which can be added to from so many other apps, it would seem to be a great interim solution.
But there are problems and it certainly wasn't designed with this purpose in mind. So I'm still looking for a better way to manage my intake.
If one can understand the problem I outline here — and let's be honest, this is a trivial, first world type of problem, but it's one that I face daily and so spend time thinking on — then you can understand the temptation to simply create another bucket to process when at your primary computer. See stuff that interests you when reading RSS or Twitter, whether on your Mac or an iOS device, then process and organize, or act on, later at your Mac.
The problem: your Mac is where you do your work.
Even if your work is writing about all these types of things full time, you still have to turn off the stream and do some creating of your own. And for the rest of us, as useful as these sources of information are, they are also simultaneously a distraction that inhibit us from creating ourselves. Or worse, they take our attention away from more important things like our friends and family.
But I haven't spent 700 words only to complain about the problem. I'd also like to share how I feel I'm getting closer to the right balance. Two things are always under scrutiny for me: my habits in these areas and the tools I employ. I do believe there is the right mixture that will allow me to still partake, but also create.
My intention is not to be aloof, condescending, or out of touch. My intention is to try this on for a while and see if it improves the value and quality for all involved. Most of all, it allows me to turn my focus to what I feel is my mission here on this rock, writing and curating.
Why? Because as satisfying as the intake can be (or the socializing), it's no where near the level of satisfaction of putting your everything into something you create. Patrick wants to get some writing done!
And for me, batch processing is very attractive. Whether it's emails, or Twitter, RSS, or administrative tasks like invoicing and accounting, rather than doing here and there, I'd rather have a weekly routine that includes one chunk of time to get them done. Just one.
As for the tools, two additions to my tool belt have helped tremendously. One is brand new, a Twitter client that only lets you post tweets. It's called Wren and I love the idea. At first I didn't. But only a couple days of usage have changed my opinion.
The app was created with a purpose: to help you focus on your work without distraction, while still being able to share thoughts, resources, or funny tidbits on Twitter. I'd say the app is a smashing success (for me anyways) in two ways. One, it definitely reduces distraction. Secondly, it also increases your tweet quality.
That's another area I've been thinking on and another aspect Patrick alluded to in the quote above. I do like to use Twitter for the social aspects, but I'd also like to be a better contributor, sharing resources that inspire me or have been very useful. Wren has helped in that way, primarily because I'm not reacting to what's in my timeline, I'm merely creating tweets of my own.
The second tool I've really come to appreciate is Flipboard. It's an iPad app, one I've had installed for months, but have not used at all until recently. After looking at it again, with only my Google Reader and Twitter account piped in, I've been blown away. The app allows me to do two things: comfortably consume on a device that is not my Mac, and it allows me to see the content shared in my Twitter timeline in a better light.
In Flipboard, the content stands out in a way that allows me to better judge whether it is of interest to me. Even further, once I tap on a piece of content, the application nicely displays the tweet it originates from, including any commentary from the tweeter, while nicely displaying the linked page below. Swipe up and the content fills the page and the referring tweet disappears.
Some objects come with more ambiguous habit fields … Let's go back to your office desk. Say for example, every time you sat down in front of it, instead of doing your work, you checked e-mail, clicked on Twitter links and played Facebook games. Even if you have the most powerful processor, work-ready desk, and posture-supporting task chair, these items will absorb your behaviors and over time, their habit fields will shift in an unproductive direction.
But with the arrival of the iPad, we had a new, more intimate way to consume some of our intake. With my iPad, my natural inclination has been to use it for consumption, not creation (yes, creation is possible, but it's still so much more work that I simply wait until I'm at my Macbook). And so I've been attempting to allow my natural tendencies to build specific habit fields around my two devices so that certain activities take place on only one and not the other.
With Wren and Flipboard in my tool belt, this has become an easier, more natural fit. When I'm working, I can focus more on my tasks and when inspiration strikes, tweet (share) something without getting distracted by more links, @replies and DMs.
Then at some point in the day, I take my iPad and open up Flipboard. There I can consume the various inbound content that is of interest to me. The problem I started this piece of with, the lack of a web based syncing tool, is still not solved. I currently send a lot of items to Instapaper and use various folders to triage (to post, to archive, to process) where applicable.
It's not ideal, but I realize it's just another habit I need to create. Another bucket that needs to be processed. But overall, regarding the big picture of balancing input with creating quality output, I'm getting closer to where I want to be.


text:
Home Arts & Culture Hasan Almajidy is an influential music artiste, entrepreneur in Iraq
Hasan Almajidy is an influential music artiste, entrepreneur in Iraq
Hasan Almajidy, 25, an influential music artiste and entrepreneur from Iraq, has secured his position in global musical arena and seeking to be an entrepreneur in music industry.
Hasan is an Arab of Iraqi origin from the city of Baghdad, is considered influential in social communication and has become famous as artist and music writer in Iraq.
Hasan Almajidy was born in 1996 in Baghdad and entered the world of music at an early age. He spent his time in music production.
In the beginning of the musical work, Hasan worked as developer and creator in sound recording. He was considered a contributor to music distribution that time.
Now a days, Hasan Almajidy is considered the most popular release on the music platforms in Iraq.
He has all social and musical platforms verified and considered A representative of the Islamic rituals in Iraq and has many followers in social communication and was a contributor with his friends in the production of music and henna
Besides, Hasan has been creating musical contents on the Tiktok and YouTube platforms and has a channel explaining about technological technology in the modern era and about electronic shopping, and he has great experience in this field.
Other than the identity in musical area, Hasan Almajidy has another identity in Iraqi businesses.
According to his last interview at a television program, talking about the Internet, Hasan said that the Internet will witness a great development in the coming years, but there are those who use the Internet towards the fences, and there are those who use the Internet for the better.
Hasan Almajidy's Social Media Platforms……
Facebook Profile @HasanAlmajdy
Instagram @HasanAlmajidy
Twitter @HasanAlmajidy
Previous articleAfghanistan: Taliban bans women in TV dramas
Next articlePeacekeepers may help create contract farming opportunity in Africa: Momen

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Oh no Amy! What a tough thing to happen to your daughter just before your vacation! I am so glad she has been cleared by the doctor to go and enjoy the magic!
Disney will not forbid her from doing anything unless they feel her safety would be compromised. Most of the attractions are set up for all guests to enjoy whether they have a handicap or not. You will be the best judge of what she should or should not go on and participate in during your stay. Knowing most children it will be tough to keep her slowing down enough for you to catch up to her! You all should find this a great vacation and her arm should not distract from that at all!


"Big Data" an image is created in our mind about the large collection of data and complex data sets, conservative data processing applications are inappropriate to deal with such data. Big data requires a set of techniques and technologies with new forms of integration to reveal insights from datasets that diverse, complex and resolve challenges including analysis, capture, search, sharing, storage, transfer,and visualization.
Data science is not only about technologies and mathematics but effectual data scientists require a blend of technical skills and soft skills to turn data into prosecutable cognizance. Manage large amount of data sets, Merge data sources, Build models, established steadiness of datasets, generate visualization etc.
Data visualization refers to the techniques used to interface data or information by encoding it as visual objects accommodated in graphics. Data Visualisation is one of the steps in Data Science. An ultimate visualization should not only interface clearly, but stimulate viewer participation and observation.
A Team of committed and passionate analytics experts who provide end to end business solutions by bringing insights as needed and guide you to the way to become a data science professional by giving you a real time exposure to the industry data.
Newly revised curriculum with experts guidance for both online and classroom training with real time case studies.
Certification always add a key value to the profile and it is one of the assertive things that you earn.
Trust for a brand didn't happen overnight; it started more than a decade ago, when we see experience, products, results one begins to trust.
It was a wonderful experience. I gained a lot and I was happy during the course because it was beneficial and fruitful course."
Great experience with supportive tutors.
It was a great experience, and I learned much more than I thought I would. The tutors were amazing and I encourage anyone who's interested in taking Analytics training here to definitely take it, and I promise you won't regret it!
There are many institutes providing Analytics training at Gurgaon, but there is something different about Palin, I am very happy to be get trained here.I Got 2 mini projects in Different domains. They Placed me in Snapdeal.
This is the best institute for Analytics for beginners and experienced professionals in NCR, and the real time scenarios explained here are directly in line with the questions asked in interviews. The course content and reference docs are good and the best thing is the way Trainer explains each topic with live demonstrations.
I have attended Microsoft Business Intelligence Course and so far I have been very satisfied. The best part of the msbi training is that this is mostly hands on.He also provides plenty of projects Scenarios, proof of concepts that are as close to real-time as they can be.Best msbi training institute in NCR.
Hi friends, I am Rahual.s completed MCA in 2014 with 66% of marks & then joined Ascent Software for testing & completed in dec 2014, I really wants to thanks to Aditya my bottom of my heart. There teaching & explanation are really too good that an average student can even understand easily.
Data analytics will be the way forward, especially for small budget movies, said Menon. "Most studios are looking into it. For a movie with a big star, all this doesn't matter beyond a point.


text:
Q: underline cell value when specific characters appear in grid view I have to check a condition if the value of QUALITY is D or E then underline it in grid view. How can I do that in ItemTemplate?
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="TOTAL QUALITY">
    <ItemTemplate>
        <%# Eval("QUALITY").ToString() == "D" %>
    </ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>

A: change Your Design in .aspx file like
    <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false" OnRowDataBound="GridView1_RowDataBound">
        <Columns>
            <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="TOTAL QUALITY">
                <ItemTemplate>
                    <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("QUALITY")%>'></asp:Label>
                </ItemTemplate>
            </asp:TemplateField>
        </Columns>
    </asp:GridView>

in .cs file
protected void GridView1_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
    {
        Label Label1 = (Label)e.Row.FindControl("Label1");

        if (DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, "QUALITY").ToString().ToUpper() == "D" || DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, "QUALITY").ToString().ToUpper() == "E")
        {
            Label1.Style.Add("text-decoration", "underline");
        }
    }
}

you can add some more css style to beautify label.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Paul Korir, född den 15 juli 1977, är en kenyansk före detta friidrottare som tävlade i medeldistanslöpning.

Korir tillhörde under åren 2003-2004 världens bästa löpare på 1 500 meter. Han deltog vid VM 2003 i Paris där han blev fyra på tiden 3.33,47. Han vann även guld vid IAAF World Athletics Final 2003 i Monaco.

Under 2004 vann han guld vid inomhus-VM i Budapest och utomhus samma år vann han guld vid Afrikanska mästerskapen i friidrott på tiden 3.39,48.

Personligt rekord
 1 500 meter - 3.30,72

Källor
 Fakta på IAAF:s webbplats

Födda 1977
Kenyanska medeldistanslöpare
Män
Levande personer

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Jerusalem Post US Elections
Trump to Netanyahu: I will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's united capital
The two discussed "Israel's successful experience with a security fence," which Trump has cited as a model for his proposed US border wall with Mexico.
By MICHAEL WILNER, HERB KEINON, TOVAH LAZAROFF
Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at Trump Tower in New York to meet with Donald Trump in September 2016 (credit: REUTERS)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Donald Trump and is scheduled to meet Hillary Clinton on Sunday, and stressed that the engagements were not meant to interfere with hyper-charged American politics.
In meeting the Republican presidential nominee, Netanyahu thanked him for his continued support for Israel, his commitment to continued pressuring of Iran and for his opposition to efforts at the United Nations to impose terms of a peace agreement with the Palestinians.
Netanyahu intended to deliver the same message to Clinton when he met with her during their meeting scheduled later in the day.
Trump hosted Israel's prime minister privately in his gilded Trump Tower apartment on Sunday morning for nearly an hour and a half, where they discussed "at length Israel's successful experience with a security fence," which Trump has cited as a model for his proposed US border wall with Mexico, the campaign said.
They also discussed "the nuclear deal with Iran, the battle against ISIS and many other regional security concerns."
Under a Trump presidency, the United States will "finally accept the longstanding congressional mandate to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the State of Israel," according to his campaign's description of the meeting, which was closed to the press.
Israeli officials said that Netanyahu thanked Trump for his friendship and support of the Jewish state.
Officials in the Prime Minister's Office said he was accompanied to the meeting by Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer, and that Trump was joined by his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
Sources in the PMO explained why Netanyahu went to Trump's residence at Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, rather than Trump coming to Netanyahu's hotel, saying that the prime minister understood and respected the time constraints on Trump just prior to his critical debate with Clinton on Monday evening.
The only other world leader who has met with both Clinton and Trump during the week of the UN General Assembly – at a time when dozens of world leaders were in New York – was Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Though the decision to meet with Trump was criticized by some as giving legitimacy to the Republican candidate, who in addition to Sisi has only met with one other foreign leader during the campaign – Mexico's Enrique Peña Nieto – the meeting was arranged only after it was clear that one would also be set up with Clinton.
In addition to meeting Sisi and her planned meeting with Netanyahu, Clinton also spoke last week with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko. Neither of them met with Trump.
Netanyahu has taken pains to maintain a perception of strict impartiality in this election, apparently having learned a lesson from 2012, when he was widely perceived and criticized for favoring Republican Mitt Romney over the incumbent President Barack Obama.
At the end of July, Jerusalem hotly denied that Israel's leadership harbored a preference for Trump over Clinton, as claimed by former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani in a Washington Post story.
"The prime minister expressed no preference whatsoever in this presidential race," Netanyahu's spokesman David Keyes said at the time. "He has scrupulously avoided being dragged into American politics, and looks forward to working with whomever the American people decide to elect."
Others are not so neutral.
Just two weeks ago, one of Trump's top advisers on Israel, David Friedman, met in Hempstead, New York with a visiting delegation from the Samaria Regional Council.
They were there with council head Yossi Dagan, to sign a sister city pact with Hempstead, where Monday night's debate will take place.
In a closed door meeting, Friedman assured them that a Trump presidency would improve ties between America and the Jewish state. "There is an opportunity for the first time in the history of this country to have a relationship between the US and Israel where Israel is no longer treated as a client state," Friedman said.
In the past, he said, monetary assistance for Israel was given with the expectation of receiving something in return. With Trump, Friedman said, it would be "more in the nature of a partnership where we are both on the front lines, Israel frankly, more than the United States, in a joint battle against radical Islam.
"In that context the last thing the Untied States would want is for Israel to be weakened," he said. "Israel helps us as much as we help Israel," said Friedman, adding that the strategic relationship between the two countries was "essential to keep America safe and not just Israel safe."
Friedman spoke in support of Netanyahu's video in which the Israeli prime minister warned that the Palestinians wanted to "ethnically cleanse" the West Bank of Jews.
"There are 400,000 Jews living in Judea and Samaria.
To create a Judenrein state in the ancestral home of the Jewish people, is something that believe it or not Hillary would endorse tomorrow," Friedman said.
"We will fight eternally to keep that from happening," he added.
Source close to Netanyahu made clear last week in new York that they were interested in a meeting with both candidates, and this led to a call from the Trump camp that dealt with the logistics of a possible meeting. After it became clear that Trump was interested in a meeting, Netanyahu's office turned to the Clinton camp, which also expressed a willingness to meet.
A description of Netanyahu's meeting with Clinton – is set to be available to members of the press who are following her candidacy – were not available by the time this newspaper went to print. But Israeli officials expressed Netanyahu's intent to relay a similar message to both nominees.
His emphasis on the importance of US opposition to action at the UN Security Council is particularly important in his meeting with Clinton. The Democratic nominee has already come out against such moves, but the Israeli government hopes for more vocal opposition from the nominee in the coming days in order to dissuade US President Barack Obama, who is said to be considering it.
Netanyahu met with both candidates just hours before the most consequential single night of the campaign: The first one-on-one presidential debate, which is expected to break viewership records.
The two nominees have been training themselves for weeks, and intensely at their New York homes in recent days. Trump, for his part, has been preparing for "his entire lifetime," his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, said on Sunday morning.
"It's going to be change versus status quo," said Pence of the debate, "and I'm looking forward to being front and center in that debate and seeing Donald Trump take his case to the American people."
For her part, Clinton enters Monday night as one of the most seasoned debaters in American politics. But she goes up against a candidate who has shown both a unique ruthlessness on past stages, as well as an ability to measure himself, confusing her campaign as to who exactly will show up.
Both may have invited ghosts from their opponent's past to the event: The Trump campaign allegedly reached out to Gennifer Flowers, said to be an old fling of Bill Clinton, and the Clinton camp apparently offered a seat to Mark Cuban, a vocal Trump critic.
The debate will be held at Hofstra University in New York.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, the top Republican in Congress and half-hearted Trump supporter, advised his nominee to "prepare, prepare, prepare."
"I have no idea which way this election is going to go," Ryan said on CBS's Face the Nation.
Reuters contributed to this report.


SS2500 Solid Speed Helmet - Speed & Strength - FKNPerformance | Where's your FKN Bike?
This helmet features a Tri-Composite Fiberglass™ (T.C.F.) shell, a Cool-Core® removable, washable and moisture-wicking liner, an Air Strike™ direct course ventilation system, and an All Clear!™ sight system optically correct, anti-scratch, anti-fog and UV-resistant faceshield.


text:
Justia Regulation Tracker Department Of Energy Western Area Power Administration Call for 2025 Resource Pool Applications, 9851-9852 [2018-04672]
Call for 2025 Resource Pool Applications, 9851-9852 [2018-04672]
Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 46 / Thursday, March 8, 2018 / Notices Written comments may be sent to Claudia Cantoni or by fax at (301) 903–5488, or by email at claudia.cantoni@science.doe.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Claudia Cantoni or by fax at (301) 903–5488, or by email at claudia.cantoni@science.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1910–5166; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Commercialization Survey; (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension; (4) Purpose: The DOE needs this information to satisfy the program requirements of the Small Business Act, including requirements established in the SBIR program reauthorization legislation, Public Law 106–554 and Public Law 107–50. This data will be collected by the DOE and provided to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to maintain information about SBIR/STTR awards issued through the two programs. This data will be provided by DOE based on information collected from SBIR/STTR awardees. This data will be used by DOE, SBA, and Congress to assess the commercial impact of these two programs; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,500; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 2,500; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2,500; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $120,000. Statutory Authority: Section 9 of the Small Business Act, as amended, codified at 15 U.S.C. 638(g) ADDRESSES: Issued in Washington, DC on January 30, 2018. Manny Oliver, SBIR/STTR Programs Director, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2018–04671 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Western Area Power Administration Call for 2025 Resource Pool Applications Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of the Sierra Nevada Region's call for 2025 Resource Pool applications. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:51 Mar 07, 2018 Jkt 244001 The Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power Administration. (WAPA), a Federal power marketing administration of DOE, published its 2025 Power Marketing Plan (Marketing Plan) for the Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region (SNR) in the Federal Register on August 15, 2017. The Marketing Plan specifies the terms and conditions under which WAPA will market power from the Central Valley Project (CVP) and the Washoe Project beginning January 1, 2025, and continuing through December 31, 2054. As required by the Marketing Plan, WAPA is issuing a call for applications for SNR's 2025 Resource Pool. Preference entities who wish to apply for a new allocation of power from WAPA's SNR must submit a formal application using the Applicant Profile Data (APD) form and must meet the Eligibility and Allocation Criteria described in the Marketing Plan. In addition, if a customer that currently has an allocation of power wishes to apply for an additional power allocation, it also must submit an application using the APD form and meet the Eligibility and Allocation Criteria. The General Criteria, and Contract Principles as defined in the Marketing Plan will apply to new allottees and existing customers. DATES: Applications must be received by 4 p.m., PDT, on May 7, 2018. WAPA will accept applications through its online APD form, electronically, or by certified mail (or its equivalent). Applications sent by regular mail will be accepted if postmarked at least 3 days before May 7, 2018, and received no later than May 10, 2018. WAPA will not consider applications that are not received by the prescribed dates. ADDRESSES: Entities interested in applying for an allocation of WAPA power may submit an application online at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/ SN/PowerMarketing/Pages/2025Program.aspx, or may complete the APD form also available at https:// www.wapa.gov/regions/SN/ PowerMarketing/Pages/2025Program.aspx and mail it to Ms. Sandee Peebles, Public Utilities Specialist, Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630. APD forms with an e-signature may be emailed to 2025RPApps@wapa.gov. The e-signature must be received by WAPA within the time required in the DATES section. If an entity submits an APD form via the web page or email and an e-signature is not available, the applicant must mail the signed APD form signature page to the physical SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9851 address above, or scan the signed page and send it via email to 2025RPApps@ wapa.gov. WAPA will publish a notice of Proposed Allocations in the Federal Register after evaluating all applications. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sandee Peebles, Public Utilities Specialist, Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630, telephone (916) 353– 4454, email peebles@wapa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Marketing Plan describes how SNR will market its power resources beginning January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2054. As part of the Marketing Plan, WAPA will create the 2025 Resource Pool, which offers no less than 2 percent of SNR's marketable power resources. The Resource Pool percentage may be increased as discussed in the Marketing Plan. WAPA, at its discretion, will allocate a percentage of the 2025 Resource Pool to selected applicants that meet the Eligibility Criteria defined in the Marketing Plan. This allocation percentage will be multiplied by the 2025 Resource Pool percentage to determine the applicant's percentage of the Base Resource as described in the Marketing Plan. WAPA will publish a notice of Proposed Allocations in the Federal Register once those allocations have been determined. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the Proposed Allocations. After reviewing the comments, WAPA will publish a notice of Final Allocations in the Federal Register. Once the final 2025 Resource Pool allocations have been published, WAPA will work with the new allottees to develop a customized product to meet their needs as requested by such allottees and as more fully described in the Marketing Plan. Call for 2025 Resource Pool Applications Applications for Power Through this Federal Register notice, WAPA formally requests applications from qualified preference entities wishing to purchase power from SNR from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2054. Existing customers do not need to submit an application unless they are seeking to increase their allocation. All applicants must submit applications using the APD form, so that WAPA has a uniform basis upon which to evaluate the applications. To be considered, applicants must meet the Eligibility Criteria contained in the E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1 9852 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 46 / Thursday, March 8, 2018 / Notices above information. The APD is collected to enable WAPA to properly perform its function of marketing limited amounts of Federal hydropower. The data supplied will be used by WAPA to evaluate who will receive an allocation of Federal power. Applicant Profile Data The APD has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control No. 1910–5136. Applications may be completed on-line on WAPA's web page at https://www.wapa.gov/ regions/SN/PowerMarketing/Pages/ 2025-Program.aspx or submitted by mail, as described in the ADDRESSES section. APD forms are available on WAPA's web page or by request to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure it submits its application in a timely manner so WAPA receives the applications before the date and time stated in the DATES section. Applicants must provide all information requested on the APD form, if available and applicable. Please indicate if the requested information is not applicable or not available. WAPA may request, in writing, additional information from any applicant whose application is deficient. The applicant will have 10 business days from the postmark date on WAPA's request to provide the information. In the event an applicant fails to provide all information to WAPA, the application will not be considered. The information in the APD form should be answered as if prepared by the entity/organization seeking the allocation of Federal power. The information collected under this process will not be part of a system of records covered by the Privacy Act and may be available under the Freedom of Information Act. If you are submitting any confidential or business sensitive information, please mark such information before submitting your application. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Marketing Plan and must submit a completed APD application form by the deadline specified in the DATES section. To ensure full consideration is given to all applicants, WAPA will not consider requests for power or applications submitted before publication of this Federal Register notice or after the deadlines specified in the DATES section. After WAPA has evaluated the applications, WAPA will publish a notice of Proposed Allocations in the Federal Register. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the Proposed Allocations. After reviewing the comments, WAPA will publish a notice of Final Allocations in the Federal Register. WAPA will begin the contracting process with the new allottees after publishing the final allocations in the Federal Register, tentatively scheduled for early 2019. WAPA will offer a pro-forma contract for power allocated under the Final 2025 Resource Pool Allocations. Allottees will be required to execute a contract within 6 months of the contract offer. Electric service contracts will be effective upon WAPA's signature, and service will begin on January 1, 2025 and continue through December 31, 2054. Recordkeeping Requirement If WAPA accepts an application and the applicant receives an allocation of Federal power, the applicant must keep all information related to the APD for a period of 3 years after signing a contract for Federal power. There is no recordkeeping requirement for unsuccessful applicants who do not receive an allocation of Federal power. WAPA has obtained Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 1910–5136 for collection of the In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370), Council on Environmental Quality NEPA implementing regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and DOE NEPA implementing regulations (10 CFR part 1021), WAPA completed a Categorical Exclusion (CX). This NEPA review identified and analyzed environmental effects related to the Marketing Plan. This action falls within the Marketing Plan and, thus, is covered by the CX. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:51 Mar 07, 2018 Jkt 244001 Contracting Process Authorities SNR's 2025 Power Marketing Plan, published in the Federal Register (82 FR 38675) on August 15, 2017, was established pursuant to the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101–7352); the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388) as amended and supplemented by subsequent enactments, particularly section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485(c)); and other acts specifically applicable to the projects involved. This action falls within the Marketing Plan and, thus, is covered by the same authority. Regulatory Procedure Requirements Environmental Compliance PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), WAPA has received approval from the Office of Management and Budget for the collection of customer information in this rule, under control number 1910–5136. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to a Federal collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. Determination Under Executive Order 12866 WAPA has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this Federal Register notice by the Office of Management and Budget is required. Dated: February 20, 2018. Mark A. Gabriel, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2018–04672 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9975–18–OW] Notice of Charter Renewal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Charter for the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will be renewed for an additional two-year period, as a necessary committee which is in the public interest, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The purpose of EFAB is to provide advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on issues associated with environmental financing. It is determined that EFAB is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Agency by law. Inquiries may be directed to James Gebhardt, Director, Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center, U.S. EPA, William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460 (Mail Code: 4201T), Telephone (202) 564–0323, or gebhardt.jim@ epa.gov. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)]
Call for 2025 Resource Pool Applications
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of the Sierra Nevada Region's call for 2025 Resource
Pool applications.
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power
Administration. (WAPA), a Federal power marketing administration of
DOE, published its 2025 Power Marketing Plan (Marketing Plan) for the
Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region (SNR) in the Federal Register on
August 15, 2017. The Marketing Plan specifies the terms and conditions
under which WAPA will market power from the Central Valley Project
(CVP) and the Washoe Project beginning January 1, 2025, and continuing
through December 31, 2054. As required by the Marketing Plan, WAPA is
issuing a call for applications for SNR's 2025 Resource Pool.
Preference entities who wish to apply for a new allocation of power
from WAPA's SNR must submit a formal application using the Applicant
Profile Data (APD) form and must meet the Eligibility and Allocation
Criteria described in the Marketing Plan. In addition, if a customer
that currently has an allocation of power wishes to apply for an
additional power allocation, it also must submit an application using
the APD form and meet the Eligibility and Allocation Criteria. The
General Criteria, and Contract Principles as defined in the Marketing
Plan will apply to new allottees and existing customers.
DATES: Applications must be received by 4 p.m., PDT, on May 7, 2018.
WAPA will accept applications through its on-line APD form,
electronically, or by certified mail (or its equivalent). Applications
sent by regular mail will be accepted if postmarked at least 3 days
before May 7, 2018, and received no later than May 10, 2018. WAPA will
not consider applications that are not received by the prescribed
dates.
ADDRESSES: Entities interested in applying for an allocation of WAPA
power may submit an application on-line at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/SN/PowerMarketing/Pages/2025-Program.aspx, or may complete the
APD form also available at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/SN/PowerMarketing/Pages/2025-Program.aspx and mail it to Ms. Sandee
Peebles, Public Utilities Specialist, Sierra Nevada Customer Service
Region, Western Area Power Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom,
CA 95630. APD forms with an e-signature may be emailed to
[email protected]. The e-signature must be received by WAPA within
the time required in the DATES section. If an entity submits an APD
form via the web page or email and an e-signature is not available, the
applicant must mail the signed APD form signature page to the physical
address above, or scan the signed page and send it via email to
[email protected]. WAPA will publish a notice of Proposed Allocations
in the Federal Register after evaluating all applications.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sandee Peebles, Public Utilities
Specialist, Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region, Western Area Power
Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630, telephone (916)
353-4454, email [email protected].
The Marketing Plan describes how SNR will market its power
resources beginning January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2054. As part
of the Marketing Plan, WAPA will create the 2025 Resource Pool, which
offers no less than 2 percent of SNR's marketable power resources. The
Resource Pool percentage may be increased as discussed in the Marketing
Plan. WAPA, at its discretion, will allocate a percentage of the 2025
Resource Pool to selected applicants that meet the Eligibility Criteria
defined in the Marketing Plan. This allocation percentage will be
multiplied by the 2025 Resource Pool percentage to determine the
applicant's percentage of the Base Resource as described in the
Marketing Plan. WAPA will publish a notice of Proposed Allocations in
the Federal Register once those allocations have been determined. The
public will have an opportunity to comment on the Proposed Allocations.
After reviewing the comments, WAPA will publish a notice of Final
Allocations in the Federal Register. Once the final 2025 Resource Pool
allocations have been published, WAPA will work with the new allottees
to develop a customized product to meet their needs as requested by
such allottees and as more fully described in the Marketing Plan.
Applications for Power
Through this Federal Register notice, WAPA formally requests
applications from qualified preference entities wishing to purchase
power from SNR from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2054.
Existing customers do not need to submit an application unless they are
seeking to increase their allocation. All applicants must submit
applications using the APD form, so that WAPA has a uniform basis upon
which to evaluate the applications. To be considered, applicants must
meet the Eligibility Criteria contained in the
Marketing Plan and must submit a completed APD application form by the
deadline specified in the DATES section. To ensure full consideration
is given to all applicants, WAPA will not consider requests for power
or applications submitted before publication of this Federal Register
notice or after the deadlines specified in the DATES section.
Applicant Profile Data
The APD has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget
under Control No. 1910-5136. Applications may be completed on-line on
WAPA's web page at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/SN/PowerMarketing/Pages/2025-Program.aspx or submitted by mail, as described in the
ADDRESSES section. APD forms are available on WAPA's web page or by
request to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure it submits its
application in a timely manner so WAPA receives the applications before
the date and time stated in the DATES section.
Applicants must provide all information requested on the APD form,
if available and applicable. Please indicate if the requested
information is not applicable or not available. WAPA may request, in
writing, additional information from any applicant whose application is
deficient. The applicant will have 10 business days from the postmark
date on WAPA's request to provide the information. In the event an
applicant fails to provide all information to WAPA, the application
will not be considered.
The information in the APD form should be answered as if prepared
by the entity/organization seeking the allocation of Federal power.
The information collected under this process will not be part of a
system of records covered by the Privacy Act and may be available under
the Freedom of Information Act. If you are submitting any confidential
or business sensitive information, please mark such information before
submitting your application.
Recordkeeping Requirement
If WAPA accepts an application and the applicant receives an
allocation of Federal power, the applicant must keep all information
related to the APD for a period of 3 years after signing a contract for
Federal power. There is no recordkeeping requirement for unsuccessful
applicants who do not receive an allocation of Federal power.
WAPA has obtained Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number
1910-5136 for collection of the above information. The APD is collected
to enable WAPA to properly perform its function of marketing limited
amounts of Federal hydropower. The data supplied will be used by WAPA
to evaluate who will receive an allocation of Federal power.
Contracting Process
After WAPA has evaluated the applications, WAPA will publish a
notice of Proposed Allocations in the Federal Register. The public will
have an opportunity to comment on the Proposed Allocations. After
reviewing the comments, WAPA will publish a notice of Final Allocations
in the Federal Register. WAPA will begin the contracting process with
the new allottees after publishing the final allocations in the Federal
Register, tentatively scheduled for early 2019. WAPA will offer a pro-
forma contract for power allocated under the Final 2025 Resource Pool
Allocations. Allottees will be required to execute a contract within 6
months of the contract offer. Electric service contracts will be
effective upon WAPA's signature, and service will begin on January 1,
2025 and continue through December 31, 2054.
SNR's 2025 Power Marketing Plan, published in the Federal Register
(82 FR 38675) on August 15, 2017, was established pursuant to the
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101-7352); the
Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388) as amended
and supplemented by subsequent enactments, particularly section 9(c) of
the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485(c)); and other acts
specifically applicable to the projects involved. This action falls
within the Marketing Plan and, thus, is covered by the same authority.
Regulatory Procedure Requirements
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42
U.S.C. 4321-4370), Council on Environmental Quality NEPA implementing
regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and DOE NEPA implementing
regulations (10 CFR part 1021), WAPA completed a Categorical Exclusion
(CX). This NEPA review identified and analyzed environmental effects
related to the Marketing Plan. This action falls within the Marketing
Plan and, thus, is covered by the CX.
Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C.
3501, et seq.), WAPA has received approval from the Office of
Management and Budget for the collection of customer information in
this rule, under control number 1910-5136.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required
to respond to a Federal collection of information unless it displays a
valid OMB control number.
Determination Under Executive Order 12866
WAPA has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under
Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this Federal
Register notice by the Office of Management and Budget is required.
Mark A. Gabriel,


text:
Tesla Builds World's Fastest Car
Imee Malabonga	by Imee Malabonga 14 December 2017 12 April
facebook share - Tesla Builds World's Fastest Car
twitter share - Tesla Builds World's Fastest Car
pinterest share - Tesla Builds World's Fastest Car
linkedin share - Tesla Builds World's Fastest Car
gmail share - Tesla Builds World's Fastest Car
printfriendly share - Tesla Builds World's Fastest Car
Tesla, Inc. aims to release yet another bold idea – this time, it's an all-electric sports car, deemed the fastest accelerating car ever created. With a target release by the year 2020, Tesla's new Roadster is a huge jump from the eponymous 2008 battery electric vehicle (BEV) model.
Within the same post, he mentioned, "Certainly possible. Just a question of safety. Rocket tech applied to a car opens up revolutionary possibilities."
According to chief executive officer (CEO) Elon Musk, the 2020 version is the quickest vehicle in the motor company's lineup. He explained that a new feature, called the "Maximum Plaid," is an acceleration mode that goes beyond the previous "Insane Mode" and "Ludicrous Mode" tested in two of Tesla's Model S and Model X vehicles.
Designed by Franz Von Holzhausen, the new Tesla 2020 Roadster is a triple-motor, 2-door, all-wheel drive sports car. Its one front and two rear electric motors go hand-in-hand with a 200-kilowatt per hour (kWh) battery and a 621-mile electric range.
What's The Fastest Car in The World? Ambitiously Fast!
Musk hinted that the new Roadster will be even faster than its 2008 predecessor, a car that already hits 100 miles per hour (mph) in just 4.2 seconds. He asserted that the 2020 version can reach 60 mph in 1.9 seconds – something so outlandish that even other car fanatics are skeptical about them.
"These numbers sound unreal," Musk said, "but they're not." Experts explained that these statistics are realistic – many rally cars and other types of automobiles can also reach from 0 to 60 in less than 2 seconds. Jason Fenske, from the Youtube channel Engineering Explained, said that this acceleration is possible through a 600-horsepower engine, along with special tires, fancy all-wheel drive, and a sub-3,000-pound curb weight.
Some car enthusiasts think Tesla can make such promises because the new Roadsters aren't out until two years from now, giving the company more than enough time to figure out the design really well so they can fulfill such ambitious speeds. Venkat Viswanathan, a mechanical engineering assistant professor at the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, explained how.
Discussing Tesla's supposed battery 200-kWh capacity, Viswanathan said that was there for a few different purposes. First, it adds to a higher cruising range. Second, it enables faster acceleration times. Because the features on the 2020 Roadster is about double that of the Tesla Model S, "the power draw may not be that much more than [the cells in] a ludicrous [Model S]," he explained.
In addition, while there are many factors affecting the range on top of battery size, he also said that a 200-kWh battery "can easily go 600 miles." Another main factor is aerodynamics, which in his expert opinion is "the most important contribution" for passenger vehicles.
To Fly or Not to Fly?
Flying vehicles used to be only the subject of fictional worlds, including famous titles like the '60s classic "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," the futuristic cartoon series "The Jetsons," and the "Back to the Future" series of movies. Today, innovators like Tesla are trying to make such a piece of technology happen.
Musk, who is quite active on social media, recently posted about the 2020 Roadster on Twitter. "Not saying the next-gen Roadster special upgrade package *will* definitely enable it to fly short hops, but maybe…"
Within the same post, he mentioned, "Certainly possible. Just a question of safety. Rocket tech applied to a car opens up revolutionary possibilities." It should be noted that the Tesla CEO and co-founder is also the CEO of SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer. As such, Musk has access to rocket technology.
The rocket tech may help in the vision of having a vehicle fly, whether for short "hops" like Musk mentioned, or actual long distance air travel. Interestingly enough, his tweet about the possibility of high-speed flying cars came just after Volvo's parent company Geely's announcement of buying Terrafugia, a flying car company founded in 2006.
Clearly, Tesla is not the first to think of flying vehicles and public transportation. Even Google, Airbus, and Uber are trying to get in on the flying car game; Uber even hired Mark Moore, an engineer from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to develop the Uber "Elevate" program for on-demand aviation. It's not a matter of whose idea it was first, but which company actually turns such an idea into reality.
Posted in Transportation Tagged Bold Ideas
Dying Boy Gets Gene Corrected Skin
Water Street: Downtown Tampa's $3 Billion Future City Makeover
Electric Scooter Wars: The Fastest Unicorn is Born
by Staff Writer 30 May 2018 15 March
What Would You Do With Hands Free Driving Time?
by Staff Writer 10 May 2018 3 July
HyperloopTT – Transforming Transportation Between City Centers
Smart Testbed: Transportation Innovation With UF, City Of Gainesville...
by Staff Writer 12 May 2017 9 May
Porsche to Produce "Best Looking" Electric Car
by Staff Writer 10 November 2017 22 April
Hyperloop Magic: Freight Might Come First