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I attended the uranium open house last Thursday so that I could give a report. No, there was not much seeing red at that meeting. It was very civil. More on that later.
No, here is the story of "red". I ran into several friends and neighbors at the open house, one of whom was that Senior protector and mover and shaker of La Sal, Maryanna Hutnik. She runs our local Senior Citizen Center. Seems we have our own, official chapter of the international "Red Hat Society" right here in little ole Sierra La Sal! Who woulda thought!
One of the first orders of business was to crown a red hat queen. Now, if you know Maryanna, you know she does not do things by half. If there is going to be a queen, a real crown is needed.
Miss Maryanna informed me that it is not easy to find such an item! She wants to give a big thank you to Rose Fryer of "Wild Roses" of Moab who donated her very own crown for the coronation in La Sal. Crowned as the Red Hat Queen of La Sal is our dear Merlene Kyle. There is no finer lady in these parts.
One of the great perks of living in our little valley is the awesome sunsets that we enjoy many - if not most – evenings. Town – (Moab and Monticello) -- has mountains and cliffs that mostly obscure these beautiful displays of Mother Nature's artistry. There have been several such displays in the last few days. They run from bright red to violet.
Another gorgeous evening site is at the beginning of the sunset in the winter when "The Mountain" is turned a mellow pink as it reflects the coming sunset. It is good to see "The Mountain" in its winter covering of snow.
Whenever I see such awesome sites I want to immediately grab my camera and record the scene forever. A photog I am not. I try. But I require a brainless point and shoot digital variety of camera. My photos are less than satisfactory. I marvel at all the wonderful displays published recently in the San Juan Record "Photo of the Month" calendar (a perk of this job, by the way!).
It is thrilling to hear that one of the activities bantered about for happening at the community center this year is a photo class. I know many of us use a mindless point and shoot, but there are tricks of the trade that can enhance the images taken. And, we do have some folks hereabout that can impart this knowledge to others. Stay tuned!
Okay, a report on the "uranium" open house last Thursday. When I arrived, there were a couple of dozen folks mingling and enlightening themselves on the proposed expansion of Denison's mining complex locally. Those hosting the event were well pleased with the turnout.
A lot of familiar, local faces were in attendance, as well as some not recognized. Apparently they were from towns close about. There were also a few impromptu "educational" groups hearing "the rest of the story" – that was not presented in the government information.
Having just spent many years participating in "Open Houses" in my day jobs, I know that means that you come and see the information compiled for the analysis and if you desire – leave your written comment. There is no opportunity or vocalizing or opposing each other on the spot.
Just a note on comments – they are not emotion or opinions. They are not "I think the project should go forward as it brings jobs to our area" or "I oppose this proposal because it presents a health hazard to people living in the area". What is wanted is substantive comments such as "your reasoning is flawed as indicated by this scientific data I'm putting forward".
Also, it is not a vote as in there were this many comments in favor and this many opposed. That, too, is not scientific evidence – still just opinion. I've seen 20,000 "comments" come into an office – enough to shut down the e-mail system and wear out several printers. Still, it's not a vote.
Some folks came out for the entertainment value – to see what the other side had to say. But in an open house, those opportunities are not available. They often end in heated chaos. Ergo – open houses are a calm way to present information in a non-confrontational manner.
Many folks previewed the information before hand as it is all available online. It is also possible to send in comments via that method and many folks chose to do that.
That's all for this week. Now, I'm thinking I need to go acquire a red hat. Seems like the thing to do.


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Hi. What are recommended (from your experience) storage conditions for coated ELISA plates? I coat them overnight, in the fridge, with BSA-hapten in 50 mM TRIS pH 9.
Can they just be washed (I use low strength TRIS), sealed and put in -20°C freezer?
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there was a thread from November last year with some advice
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Coat plates the way you normally would. Then block. After decanting fill with your buffer containing 5% sucrose in your blocking buffer; allow to sit 30-1 hr rt. then decant. do not wash do not rinse. dry inverted overnight. Store in sealed plastic bag with dessicant pouch at RT or 4C. This is equivalent to what manufacturers do to produce kits.
You may have to optimize some of these steps since it has been quite some time since i did this. Crucial component is the sugar and bsa as protectants.
You may have to optimize some of these steps since it has been quite some time since i did this. Crucial component is the sugar and bsa as protectants.
Posted 30 April 2012 - 02:55 PM
With that said....it is my experience that precoated and dried plates rarely match up to those that have been coated the day (or a few days) before and left in the coating buffer. On a number of occasions, I have asked reputable kit manufacturers to keep their pre-coated plates and provide me with the coating antibody in solution resulting in reduced CVs between wells.
Posted 01 May 2012 - 04:58 AM
If your use is R&D only then leaving the wet solution in sealed plates will be fine. However, if you are storing for weeks, months, to 1 yr then dry is the best approach. Commercial, clinical lab kits with dried plates provide documentation of CV's less than 5%. Additional specifications are usually detailed in kit protocols that are approved by FDA 510(k) process.
Posted 01 May 2012 - 04:31 PM
Thanks a lot for your advice/suggestions! I didn't want to use preservatives (we have thimerosal and sodium azide, the latter wouldn't be that suitable since I use HRP, though a good washing technique should remove all residues) so I had thought of freezig or drying. I'll see if I can test the different aproaches.
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The San Francisco 49ers' former starting quarterback will watch as second-year pro Colin Kaepernick makes his third consecutive start Sunday against the St. Louis Rams.
"I mean, it sucks. I don't know what else to say," Smith said Thursday, per Matt Maiocco of Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.
Smith told reporters in his first comments since being benched that the only thing he did to lose his job was suffer a concussion the last time the 49ers played the Rams, a 24-24 tie in Week 10.
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Students generate and explore a variety of graphs, charts and map images in order to better understand the concept of normal climate. Ideally, students should work in pairs on this lab. Consider assigning each student team to investigate the climate of a single region or state and then having all the teams share their results with the entire class.After completing this investigation, students will be able to:
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Engage student interest in the lab by discussing pen pals or other visitors (relatives, for instance) from distant places. If students have traveled, especially internationally, you may ask them to describe how they knew what to take along for clothing for their trip. In this age of instant information, it might be interesting to challenge students to brainstorm how they might find out about historical climate patterns without using the Internet.
This lab involves the use of several dynamic data portals. Though the sites are relatively stable government-sponsored projects, it is imperative to check that the sites are functioning properly on student computers before you commit a class period to using them! Depending on your students, you may want to practice the step-by-step instructions as a whole class before assigning students to work on their own computers. Be aware that Part C uses PDF files; if student computers can not accommodate PDF, you can prepare the maps ahead of time and project or print them for the teams.
- Temperature (Acrobat (PDF) 45kB Mar11 16)
- Precipitation (Acrobat (PDF) 35kB Mar11 16)
Decide ahead of time about the resources that students will have for producing their climate descriptions. You might choose a prescriptive approach, for instance asking each student to submit the one or two maps or graphs (with descriptions) that they feel best describes the climate of their assigned location, or you can leave the assignment open-ended, providing a rubric to students to guide their work.
One way that you might display students' climate descriptions is by posting a map of the United States and using string or yarn and push pins to connect climate descriptions to the region of the country that they represent. This product can provide points of discussion and evidence for how weather patterns vary across the country. You can use the map to explore the effects of latitude and proximity to mountain ranges and large bodies of water on a region's climate.
Options for assessment include comparing student answers to the Stop and Think questions with the answers provided, collecting student's presentations of climate patterns for a region, and reviewing their return letters to their pen pal.
State and National Science Teaching Standards
Applicable California Science Teaching Standards
Earth Science - Energy in the Earth System
Climate is the long-term average of a region's weather and depends on many factors.
Investigation and Experimentation Standards
g. Recognize the usefulness and limitations of models and theories as scientific representations of reality.
- Select and use appropriate tools and technology (such as computer-linked probes, spreadsheets, and graphing calculators) to perform tests, collect data, analyze relationships, and display data.
Applicable Massachusetts Science and Technology Standards (PDF - 1.3 Mb)
Earth and Space Science - Earth Processes and Cycles
- None identified.
Applicable New York Core Curricula
Physical Setting/Earth Science (PDF - 135 Kb)
STANDARD 4 - Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in science.
- Key Idea 2. Many of the phenomena that we observe on Earth involve interactions among components of air, water, and land.
- 2.1g Weather variables can be represented in a variety of formats including radar and satellite images, weather maps (including station models, isobars, and fronts), atmospheric cross-sections, and computer models..
STANDARD 6 — Interconnectedness: Common Themes. Students will understand the relationships and common themes that connect mathematics, science, and technology and apply the themes to these and other areas of learning.
- Key Idea 2. Models are simplified representations of objects, structures, or systems used in analysis, explanation, interpretation, or design.
Applicable North Carolina Earth and Space Science Standards
1.02 Design and conduct scientific investigations to answer questions related to earth and environmental science.
- Analyze and interpret data.
- Communicate findings
5.02 Evaluate meteorological observing, analysis, and prediction; meteorological data depiction.
5.03 Analyze global atmospheric changes; changes in weather patterns.
Applicable Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)None Identified.
Applicable National Science Education Standards (SRI) ( This site may be offline. )
Science as Inquiry (12ASI)
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- 12ASI1.3 Use technology and mathematics to improve investigations and communications. A variety of technologies, such as hand tools, measuring instruments, and calculators, should be an integral component of scientific investigations. The use of computers for the collection, analysis, and display of data is also a part of this standard. Mathematics plays an essential role in all aspects of an inquiry. For example, measurement is used for posing questions, formulas are used for developing explanations, and charts and graphs are used for communicating results.
Understandings about Science and Technology
- 12EST2.2 Science often advances with the introduction of new technologies. Solving technological problems often results in new scientific knowledge. New technologies often extend the current levels of scientific understanding and introduce new areas of research.
Additional Resources
Background InformationClimate and Weather Basics
Content ExtensionSatellites collect a broad range of climate and weather data. Students may wish to explore temperature and precipitation data generated from satellite-based instruments. These data are available through the NASA Earth Observations (NEO), along with an analysis tool called ICE. Download a word document (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 447kB Aug7 18) of instructions for exploring temperature and precipitation using NEO.
Additional Links
Climate maps of the United States provides PDF files of prepared climate maps.
PRISM data Climate mapping data from Oregon State University
NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Precipitation data Excellent source for archived precipitation data.


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How to Use the Images
(Courtesy of the Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Questions for Photos 1 & 2
Examine both buildings in the photographs, paying close attention to the size of each building, the design, and other features, such as the number of windows or chimneys. Notice that neither photograph illustrates the "front" side with the main entrance doors. How are these residences similar or different? Which is the more formal home? Which do you think looks more comfortable? How can you tell?
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How to Use the Images
1. Describe the expressions of Eisenhower and Khrushchev. Why would you expect world leaders to be presenting a friendly attitude toward one another at the beginning of an international conference?
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This year my theme is the ' Fall harvest"...everything that I am going to make this month will be local and/or seasonal. Now because I don't have a camera right at this moment. I am going to revisit a few of my last years favourites. Don't worry though, I am buying myself a swanky new camera, today! I feel that I have earned it. In more ways than one.
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All lighting products sold in the United States are subject to industry standards governing safety and performance. Because testing and rating systems must be applied in the same way, these national standards enable consumers to compare products made by different manufacturers, or even across technologies, such as incandescent, fluorescent, and high-intensity discharge (HID). However, solid-state lighting (SSL) technology is a very different light source than its predecessors, making it an outcast from the existing standards covering the mechanical forms, electrical connections, and measurement of traditional lighting technologies.
The development of SSL technologies — LEDs and OLEDs — is undergoing rapid change and improvement, taking them from niche applications to possible general illumination. However, as is the case for most burgeoning technologies, the products arriving on the market exhibit a wide range of performance. Driven by marketing, the metrics about these products, especially LEDs, are sometimes hyped with incorrect figures, such as performance reported in lumens per watt without a disclosure of the price, package type, chip size, or measurement technique. As a result, the LED industry has been plagued by dashed expectations, skepticism, and consumer confusion.
Apples to apples
"The reason you need standards is because the application communities interested in using this technology would like to be able to quantify the performances of these systems — so that when they specify something then they know they can be relied upon," says Nadarajah Narendran, Ph.D., associate professor at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, N.Y., the director of research at the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at RPI, and the organizer of the Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST) program. He is also a fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), New York. "If there is no standardized way of measuring the technology, then you really don't know whether claims by different manufacturers all mean the same thing. There could be a misunderstanding on how things are being measured and quantified."
SSL differs fundamentally from traditional lighting technologies in terms of materials, drivers, system architecture, controls, and photometric properties. The average life of a particular lamp type is the point where 50% of the lamps in a representative group have burned out. The life of an LED depends on its packaging configuration, drive current, and operating environment.
"There's a fundamental electrical incompatibility between how we distribute power within a building and what an LED's power needs are, just looking at one single device," says Rob Arnold, electrical engineer and proprietor of the online LED Center (http://led.linear1.org/) in DeSoto, Kan. "It wants a few volts and a small amount of current, and the distribution network in a house is set up to produce a lot of volts and a lot of current."
Arnold explains that there needs to be a driver in between the LED and the distribution system. "This is where standardization would really benefit the marketplace," he says. "If there were a standardized LED driver component that certain standardized modules of light-producing light engines could plug into, that would really benefit the guy that has to specify the solution. The lack of standardization means that every design problem requires a unique solution."
There is no standard procedure for rating the light output, or luminous flux, of LED technology because it doesn't account for driver losses. LED devices are tested using a pulse measurement at room temperature — to run them longer without a heat sink would damage them — whereas LED fixtures are evaluated using steady-state measurements. Furthermore, there is no standard test procedure for measuring the luminous flux of LED arrays, such as multiple LEDs mounted on a circuit board.
Therefore, luminous flux — and by extension, luminous efficacy — must be measured at the luminaire level. Recently released results from Round 4 of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Commercially Available LED Product Evaluation and Reporting (CALiPER) Program, conducted from September to December 2007, demonstrated that many commercial LED fixtures don't live up to their manufacturer's stated values of efficacy and lumen output. A common problem is that a fixture datasheet may quote the efficacy value for an individual LED. Within the fixture itself, depending on the quality of its design, optical and electrical losses can easily reduce the efficacy by 30%. The new Energy Star ratings for LED fixtures are all based on luminaire — rather than LED or LED system — efficacy.
The color-rendering index (CRI), which indicates how well a light source renders the colors of objects, materials, and skin tones, has been used to compare fluorescent and HID lamps for more than 40 years. However, the International Commission on Illumination (CIE), Wien, Austria, which published the CIE 13.3-1995, "Method of Measuring and Specifying Colour Rendering Properties of Light Sources," does not recommend its use with white light LEDs. "The CIE CRI is generally not applicable to predict the color rendering rank order of a set of light sources when white LED sources are involved in this set," states the conclusion of the technical committee in its CIE Technical Report 177:2007, "Color Rendering of White LED Light Sources."
Instead, a long-term research and development (R&D) process is underway to develop a revised color quality metric that would be applicable to all white light sources. In the meantime, DOE recommends that CRI only be used as one data point in evaluating white LED products and systems — not to make product selections in the absence of in-person and onsite evaluations, particularly in spaces where color or fabric comparisons are made under daylight and electric lighting.
Measure for measure
Industry groups, standards setting organizations, and the solid-state lighting division of the DOE's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Building Technologies Program are moving quickly to develop needed standards and test procedures for SSL products. In the meantime, however, there is a need for reliable, unbiased product performance information. In the absence of standards, the DOE offers the results from its Gateway Demonstrations, which showcase high-performance LED products for general illumination in a variety of commercial and residential applications. Demonstration results provide real-life experience and data on SSL product performance and cost effectiveness. These results connect DOE technology procurement efforts with large-volume purchasers and provide buyers with reliable data on product performance.
"We photometrically test the products and match up the ones that work well with a host site," says Jim Brodrick, SSL portfolio manager, DOE. "The host site gets the lighting for free, and we conduct a survey at the site. We get experience and hard data about how these things really operate. The photometric testing is done by DOE, not the manufacturer, so the data that comes out is the way it is."
Test results from the DOE's CALiPER Program — formerly the SSL Commercial Product Testing Program — help guide DOE planning for future SSL R&D and commercialization support activities, support DOE technology procurement activities and associated technology demonstrations, provide objective product performance information to the public in the early years, and guide the development, refinement, and adoption of credible, standardized test procedures and measurements for SSL products.
Through the program, DOE supports testing of a wide representative array of SSL products available for general illumination, using test procedures currently under development by standards organizations. Guidelines for selecting products for testing will ensure that the overall set of tests provides insight on a range of lighting applications and product categories, a range of performance characteristics, a mix of manufacturers, a variety of LED devices, and variations in geometric configurations that may affect testing and performance.
In results from Round 4, DOE found that while some products tested in this round showed progress in performance compared to products tested a year ago, half of the products tested in this round are still achieving efficacy levels that are only slightly more than would be expected in similar products using halogen sources. Similarly, when considering appropriate light output levels and color characteristics for each application, about half of the products tested in Round 4 would be suitable substitutes for products using other sources, while half would have levels of output that might be considered too low or color qualities that might be inappropriate as compared to products using traditional sources for the same application.
This study also found that not only were efficacy levels in half the products not up to snuff, but that there were several discrepancies between the light outputs and efficacies published by manufacturers and their CALiPER-tested performance. Out of 15 SSL products tested in this round, one manufacturer provided accurate performance information for its luminaire, four products offered no manufacturer-published information regarding output or efficacy, one product manufacturer's literature understated the output and efficacy of its SSL product by 50, and nine products contained information published by manufacturers that overstated performance reporting by factors ranging from 30% to 600%.
Of these nine manufacturers, some compared the outputs of their products to incandescent products; some have published explicit but inaccurate values for the output or efficacy of their luminaire; and some published values for output or efficacy, but didn't indicate what the values correspond to. The report credits the overstatements to misinterpretation or lack of experience relative to SSL testing concepts, lack of industry standardization in LED device performance testing and reporting, and infeasibility of determining luminaire performance based on reported LED device performance. In addition, overstatements may also be caused by confusion or lack of clear distinction in marketing literature between LED device performance and luminaire performance, use of inconsistent testing methods that may yield different results, a lack of specificity to indicate what specific product configuration was tested to produce the performance values published, or possible inflation of performance claims or selection of test conditions not representative of actual use.
"Addressing and resolving these issues should be of vital concern to SSL manufacturers," reads the report. "Performing appropriate SSL testing and providing accurate, understandable information regarding product performance will increase confidence in SSL technology. Continuing to provide inaccurate or misleading SSL product performance information may undermine market acceptance of this new technology in the long term."
Setting standards
Although misleading or confusing specifications might not be a deal breaker for lighting professionals who can sort through manufacturer claims to find the real points of comparison, they might hinder LEDs from achieving a broader market penetration. "There are adequate specifications and details in place that a lighting designer or an architect familiar with the technology could specify a solution and work with a supplier to produce an installation that meets whatever the design specs are," Arnold says. "It's not an unsolvable problem, but this won't work to get mass market penetration."
Arnold compares LED technology to the marketing of compact fluorescent lighting (CFL), which over the past few years has taken the market by storm. As Arnold points out, a CFL is marketed in terms of the equivalent wattage of the incandescent lamp it's intended to replace. When people purchase a CFL, they buy the one that's intended to replace their former incandescent lamp so the CFL will be labeled with the wattage of its predecessor, 100W (for example), even though the device's actual power consumption is less. "In terms of solid-state lighting, it's a challenge bringing these things to market when we don't have a way to specify how much light we get out of them," Arnold says. "The ways of measuring light are not necessarily highly accessible to ordinary consumers."
To accommodate the characteristics of LED technology, some existing standards and test procedures are being modified while, in other cases, new standards are under development (see Product Performance, Measurement, and Safety Standards on page 29). To accelerate the development of needed standards for SSL products, DOE facilitates ongoing dialog and collaboration with key standards-setting organizations, and offers technical assistance in the development of new standards.
"We're working with the six or seven standards-writing bodies in the nation, and we are basically facilitating them to get these needed standards done sooner than later," Brodrick says. "Sometimes we help out just by convening meetings and making communication quicker and faster, but we also run a certain amount of tests so they have hard data with which to make decisions."
Rosslyn, Va.-based National Electrical Manufacturing Association's (NEMA) SSL Section was founded to address the issue of standards, as was the Washington, D.C.-based American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Working Group C78-09 and the IESNA Testing Procedures Committee (TPC) SSL subcommittee. During the first quarter of 2007, Northbrook, Ill.-based Underwriters Laboratories (UL) formed a balanced Standards Technical Panel (STP) to work on the drafting and publishing of an ANSI-compliant LED standard, using UL's outline of investigation (OOI) document as a starting point. The purpose of UL's activities is that LEDs used in any type of lighting products achieve the same levels of acceptance and consumer confidence as traditional lighting technologies, especially with regard to the safety issues of risk of fire, risk of shock, and biological hazards.
In March 2006, DOE hosted a workshop to convene all key standards-setting organizations. The group reviewed LED standards and test development needs, assessed the development process and impacting time lines, and chose the Energy Star time line — which can be downloaded from at http://www.netl.doe.gov/ssl/PDFs/ENERGY%20STAR%20SSL%20Final%209.12.07.pdf — as its development goal because the energy-efficiency criteria are needed for the program to set benchmarks for LED lighting systems. The ANSI and IESNA working groups anticipate the release of new standards in early 2008, in time for use in the Energy Star criteria, effective Sept. 30, 2008.
An important point stressed by everyone involved in the LED research and testing is that while these standards will accommodate the characteristics of LED technology, they must still be valid for comparison with other technology.
"You've got to be careful in developing standards," Narendran says. "Bad standards can hurt the industry. We need standards that are technology independent. If I am a lighting specifier trying to specify a lighting system for an application, my options are LEDs, halogen, and CFLs. I can have multiple choices as far as technologies are concerned. So whenever I compare a lighting system for a given application, I should be able to compare and select one independent of what the technology is. So the standards we develop have to be able to be used across all technologies — otherwise it could confuse the industry."
Standards must address inconsistencies within a certain technology as well. Arnold uses ballasts as an example of successful cross-pollination, so to speak. "If you need to switch out a fluorescent ballast, you don't need to concern yourself too much with who made it," he says. "That's not yet true with LED drivers. But we're getting closer to that."
There are several standards under development by different standards-making bodies. Currently in committee review are LM-79 for luminous flux; LM-80 for lifetime, or lumen depreciation; ANSI C82.XX for electrical safety; and a standard for SSL definitions that has the standards organizations working in cooperation.
"You have to get these things defined so people use the same vocabulary," Brodrick says. "It brings a common currency and a foundation to the market. People can see that the product's passed this or it's tested to that standard, so it's consistent and can be compared to others. It brings order to the market to have all these standards done."
Sidebar: Product Performance, Measurement, and Safety Standards
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Washington, D.C., www.ansi.org, oversees the creation, promulgation, and use of thousands of industry norms and guidelines, including the following key standards of relevance to solid-state lighting (SSL) products.
C78.377, "Specifications for the Chromacity of Solid State Lighting Products," will specify the recommended chromacity ranges for white light LEDs with various correlated color temperatures (CCTs) and ensure communication of chromacities to consumers.
C82.SSl1, "Power Supply," will specify operational characteristics and electrical safety of SSL power supplies and drivers.
C82.77-2002, "Harmonic Emission Limits - Related Power Quality Requirements for Lighting," will specify the maximum allowable harmonic emission of SSL power supplies.
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), New York, www.iesna.org, is the recognized North American technical authority on illumination.
TM-16-05, "IESNA Technical Memorandum on Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Sources and Symptoms," will provide a general description of LED devices and systems and answer common questions about the use of LEDs.
RP-16, "Nomenclature and Definitions for Illuminating Engineering Addendum," will provide industry-standard definitions of lighting terms, including all lighting technologies. The document is currently being updated to include definitions of SSL lighting terms.
LM-79*, "IESNA Approved Method for the Electrical and Photometric Measurements of Solid-State Lighting Products," will specify procedures for measuring total luminous flux, electrical power, luminous efficacy, and chromaticity of SSL luminaires and replacement lamp products.
LM-80*, "IESNA Approved Method for Measuring Lumen Depreciation of LED Light Sources," will specify procedures for determining lumen depreciation of LEDs and LED modules (but not luminaires) related to effective useful life of the product.
*LM-79, LM-80, and C78.377 are expected to be completed and published in early 2008.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Quincy, Mass., www.nfpa.org, develops, publishes, and disseminates more than 300 consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks.
NFPA 70-2005, "National Electrical Code," requires that most SSL products must be installed in accordance with the National Electrical Code.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Washington, D.C., www.fcc.gov, is an independent U.S. government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.
47 CFR Part 15, "Radio Frequency Devices," specifies FCC requirements for maximum allowable unintended radio-frequency emissions from electronic components, including SSL power supplies and electronic drivers.
Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Northbrook, Ill., www.ul.com, is currently developing a safety standard, "Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Light Sources for Use in Lighting Products," which will be designated UL standard 8750. Currently, UL has in place an "Outline of Investigation" (also numbered 8750), which references all existing UL standards applicable to LED lighting products. The purpose of the outline is to provide a comprehensive approach and listing of applicable standards for UL treatment of lighting products based on LEDs. The outline will be used until the full LED specific document is completed.
8750, "Outline of Investigation for Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Light Sources for Use in Lighting Products," will specify the minimum safety requirements for SSL components, including LEDs and LED arrays, power supplies, and control circuitry.
1598, "Luminaires," specifies the minimum safety requirements for luminaires. The requirements in this document may be referenced in other documents such as UL 8750 or separately used as part of the requirements for SSL products.
1012, "Power Units Other Than Class 2," specifies the minimum safety requirements for power supplies other than Class 2 (as defined in NFPA 70-2005).
1310, "Class 2 Power Units," specifies the minimum safety requirements for Class 2 power supplies (as defined in NFPA 70-2005).
1574, "Track Lighting Systems," specifies the minimum safety requirements for track lighting systems.
2108, "Low-Voltage Lighting Systems," specifies the minimum safety requirements for low-voltage lighting systems.
60950-1, "Information Technology Equipment - Safety - Part 1: General Requirements," specifies the minimum safety requirements for electronic hardware.
Sidebar: In the Cold
"LEDs in freezer cases do very well," says Nadarajah Narendran, Ph.D., associate professor at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, N.Y., the director of research at the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at RPI, and the organizer of the Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST) program.
According to a study conducted by the LRC and published by the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Bellingham, Wash., human subjects preferred a display case with LED lighting over one with fluorescent. The study revealed it would be possible to develop an LED-based lighting system for commercial refrigerators that is competitive with fluorescent lighting in terms of energy efficiency.
"LED [lighting] is becoming real interesting in one of our biggest markets, and that is the retail display lighting for freezer cases," says Randy Breske, CLMC, CLEP, president of the International Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO), Des Moines, Iowa, and VP of Stay-Lite Lighting, Pewaukee, Wis. "There are some new appliance manufacturers that are going to LEDs, and they're working very well. They've also got a nice retrofit product that you can actually upgrade existing older cases with the LED technology. That's something that we're working on with some of the grocery stores we work with now."
This is good news for supermarkets, which spend nearly half their annual electric cost for refrigeration. In addition, studies have shown that lighting accounts for about 15% of the total energy consumed by commercial refrigerators — not to mention a sizable reduction in maintenance with LED system use. "Fluorescents have some lumen depreciation over life, so stores that are real proactive in their lighting management are actually relamping all those freezer doors every 30 to 36 months," Breske says. "With the LEDs, you don't have that group relapse. There's a double benefit in that regard."


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My cupcakes are getting ready for summer! These key lime pie cupcakes were a huge hit. They were moist and sweet, just the way my tasters like them.
One small confession – these cupcakes are actually made with lime and not key lime. My cupcakes considered blushing, but they were too busy trying to catch a tan.
Is There a Difference Between Key Lime and Lime?
There is a difference between key lime and regular (Persian) limes. According to the Wikipedia article on key limes, key limes are "smaller, seedier, have a higher acidity, a stronger aroma, and a thinner rind."
Key Limes and the Florida Keys
Key limes are called key limes because of their association with the Florida Keys. According to the Wikipedia article on key lime pie (oh how I love Wikipedia), "Key lime pie is made with canned sweetened condensed milk, since fresh milk was not a common commodity in the Florida Keys before modern refrigerated distribution methods."
The photo above is of my aunt and mom in the Florida Keys in front of a key lime pie shop. The man in the middle is a real person – in case you doubted this as I did.
I'm not sure who took the photo so I can't properly credit them, but I can only assume that it was my grandma or grandpa. I also did not ask for the permission of anyone in the photo before posting it. Here are my guesses at their responses:
My aunt: I'm famous, but did it have to be in that visor? (Or maybe she loves the visor and I've just publicly insulted it. Time will tell.)
The pie man: Hooray! Free press for keylimeshop.com and don't I look dapper in my pie man outfit. I should send that woman some key lime stuff. (That last comment was just wishful thinking.)
My mom: Next time, could you maybe pick a picture where I'm looking at the camera?
The Key Lime Pie Cupcake Recipe
I got the cupcake recipe from Garrett of Vanilla Garlic. He actually made the cupcakes one year and one day ago so it's almost like an anniversary celebration for them! Garrett made a graham cupcake and then filled it with a key lime filling. I made the same graham cupcake, but baked the key lime filling right into the cake. I am reprinting the recipe with my notes below.
Key Lime Pie Cupcakes
Cupcake Ingredients
- 1/2 C butter room temperature
- 1 C sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 C milk
- 1 C flour
- 1 1/2 C graham cracker crumbs I used my homemade graham crackers.
- 1 t baking soda
- 1 t baking powder
- 1/8 t salt
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 C lime or key lime juice
Lime Cream Cheese Frosting* Ingredients
- 1 8 oz package of cream cheese room temperature
- 1/4 C butter room temperature
- 4 C powdered sugar I recommend that you sift it.
- 1 t lime extract I couldn't fine lime extract at Whole Foods so I bought it here.
Cupcake Instructions
- Beat the butter for about 30 seconds until creamed.
- Add the sugar and mix for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, being sure to beat for 30 seconds for each egg.
- Use food processor or a potato masher or whatever you have on hand to grind the graham crackers into tiny crumbs and powder.
- Sift the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda and powder, and salt. (I didn't actually sift the graham cracker crumbs. While mine were small, I don't think they would have fit through the sifter.)
- Add about 1/4 of the mixture to the butter mixture.
- Add some of the milk.
- Continue to add the ingredients in a dry - wet - dry method, ending with the dry.
- Mix until just combined.
- In a separate bowl, mix the egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, and lime juice. (FYI - If you want to make an amazing key lime pie, just mix the ingredients in this step, dump it into a pie shell and bake at 375 for 15 minutes. It's the easiest recipe ever! The pie won't be green and it shouldn't be. Lime juice isn't green.)
- Dump the key lime mixture into the graham batter and lightly stir. Do NOT fully integrate the key lime and graham batter. You should have clumps of batter in a key lime soup.
- Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full. Make sure each liner has a nice distribution of key lime liquid and graham clumps.
- Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until top bounces back when touched.
Lime Cream Cheese Frosting Instructions
- Mix the cream cheese and butter.
- Add the powdered sugar and lime extract.
Graham Cracker Sand and Chocolate Shells
To make the key lime pie cupcakes even more beachy, I topped them with crushed graham cracker sand and chocolate from the Nautical Collection 60 Piece Gift Assortment. Thanks again to chocolate.com for the free chocolate and the inspiration.


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Surf's up! Disney Channel is ready to give viewers a sneak peek at Teen Beach 2, the follow-up to its hit 2013 entry Teen Beach Movie. A promo for Teen Beach 2 will air on Friday, Nov. 28 during a holiday themed episode of Jessie, which airs at 8/7c.… Read more


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What does it mean to become one's daddy or a daddy? One's mummy or a mummy?
Freud famously said: "the finding of an object is in fact a re-finding of it". He considered that romantic feelings always have a history and an inner life of their own. Falling in love, at any time in life, is accompanied by unearthing of a love that has already been experienced before – the complex psychological dynamics surrounding our early relationships often re-emerges, finding different forms and outlets. The way in which we love, observe and experience love as children has a profound, albeit non obvious impact on how we may love and be loved by others. Certain attitudes and roles, events – real or imagined – inspire and guide us, as we unconsciously expect others to respond to us in particular ways. We may be drawn to re-experiencing certain patterns or go to extreme lengths to avoid others.
"The subject identifies himself with someone else, so that he is in doubt as to which his self is, or substitutes the extraneous self for his own. In other words, there is a doubling, dividing and interchanging of the self, and finally there is the constant recurrence of the same thing – the repetition of the same features or character-traits or vicissitudes, of the same crimes, or even the same names through several consecutive generations."
You may have noticed a heart in a cage. Whom does or did the heart belong to?
What comes to your mind when you think of it? Could it symbolise a new life? Maybe love? Or, given its roughness, is it more associated with ripping the heart out? A loss or death, perhaps?
Think about the cage. Is it imprisonment or protection? Or something else still?
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You have seen a scene where a man and a woman dance with a cage and a heart between them.
Which words would convey the man's experience and why?
Undisturbed joy. Overtaken by joy. Callous joy. Complete by joy. Joyful.
Your own: ……… .
"Side by side with the exigencies of life, love is the great educator; and it is by the love of those nearest him that the incomplete human being is induced to respect the decrees of necessity and to spare himself the punishment that follows any infringement of them."
"A man who doubts his own love may, or rather must, doubt every lesser thing." Freud
In the second part of the experience, you chose to follow the journey of one of the men whom you had seen in previous scenes.
Is he a strong character? What is he like when he is on his own? Does the presence of the others affect him in any way?
How would you feel if you met him in real life?
What is his struggling with? What are his desires?
What fantasies and concerns dominate his journey?
Is he happy in the end? Why or why not?
Perhaps our dreams do come true, but in forms which make us no longer recognize them?
The elements you chose to follow during your VR journey point to an interest in knowing the past in order to understand the present. You are not afraid to look back. Many people lack this capacity or appreciation for the past and how it continues to exercise its influence on them, but to you the past is important, even when it is difficult.
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The path you chose to follow during your VR journey may suggest that you are sensitive to one of the most challenging of human emotions: jealousy – that of others, as well as your own. You may know its true colours and be quick to realize when it is being played out in any human scenarios. You can remain sensitive to any shifts in triangular dynamics e.g. when two people grow closer than the third party is with either of them.
The elements that captured your attention during your VR may point to a longing for undisturbed joy and a wish to enjoy happiness to the full. You can be captivated by the happiness of others and, unlike many, be truly happy for them.


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Optus' start-up program has made its first investment in two Melbourne-based start-up companies – 121cast and Venuemob.
The Optus-Innov8 seed program will provide funding, mentoring, networking opportunities and co-working spaces to the two start-up companies.
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121cast was founded by Andrew Armstrong, Ed Hooper and Long Zheng. The trio launched 121cast in February 2012. The start-up has received $250,000 in funding from SingTel Innov8, with co-investment from Adventure Capital.
The company offers personalised digital audio feeds to provide information and entertainment, with the aim of being a 'radio station' for smartphone users.
Venuemob, which also launched this year, was founded by David Wei, James Giang and Ying Wang and provides users with a database of function locations in Melbourne.
The start-up has received $450,000 in funding, led by SingTel Innov8.
"The first round of the Optus-Innov8 Seed Program received a number of impressive entries that showcased remarkable ideas and concepts. This really validates our view that the start-up community in Australia is bursting with talent and we are proud to offer them the opportunity to take their concepts to the next level," Austin Bryan, vice-president of Digital Communities and Ecosystems, SingTel Group Digital L!fe, said in a statement.
Innov8 will invest in up to eight start-ups. While the seed funding is limited to $250,000 per investment, it is possible that Innov8 could separately add to the funding.
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This is the tenth in our biweekly series from Amy Pennington – urban farmer, founder of GoGo Green Garden, and author of Urban Pantry and Apartment Gardening – on how to start growing your own food, no matter how tiny your garden-to-be is.
Today: Whether your balcony is bathed in sun or swathed in shade, Amy has the ideal plants for you to grow -- tomatoes, lettuce, herbs, you name it.
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Five Plants for Full-On, Sunshine-y GardensHere's a fruit fact: Most fruiting plants require 10 to 12 hours of direct sunlight for full-blown plant productivity and success. Sure, you could get away with less and still have a red tomato at summer's end, but in a perfect world, 10 to 12 hours is the goal. These plants require more sunlight than, say, leafy greens, as they not only rely on photosynthesis for strong stems and leaves, but also to both produce and mature their fruits to convert the carbohydrates in unripe fruit into sugars, which makes them sweeter.
If you have a patio or deck that is in full sun all day, you should be high-fiving yourself. But remember, instead of dealing with shade you will be dealing with the inevitable problem of watering. Inherent with growing plants in pots is their tendency to dry out more quickly, requiring a far more aggressive watering schedule. Here are some tasty choices: tomatoes, beans, peppers, zucchini, and potatoes -- all sun-loving plants that are delicious, produce a reasonable amount of food for your table, and can be grown in pots or garden beds:
1. Tomatoes• Cherry and paste tomatoes are where it's at. Leave the craggy heirlooms and beefsteaks to the farmers (they take so long to grow and mature!) and stick with smaller fruits that ripen more quickly.
• Cherry tomatoes come in a variety of sizes – pear shaped, tear drops, or tiny little circular gems – and vary in acidity from dry to super sweet. Yellow, red, and orange are offered widely and you'd do well growing a mix of both colors and shapes. Why plant the same 'ol things you can buy at the grocery or farmers markets?
• Paste tomatoes are typically oblong – think San Marzanos and Romas. They are excellent cooking tomatoes (unlike fresh tomatoes that produce too much liquid and don't have enough flesh for juicy sauces).
2. Beans• Beans love the sun and are part of the plant group making up the Three Sisters: squash, corn and beans, all planted during the height of summer heat.
• All beans, whether bush or vine, tend to be productive as long as you're actively harvesting from the plant. Green beans are pretty typical, but I urge any food-loving gardeners to try something new – grow a bush of haricots verts or yellow wax beans.
• Try Scarlet Runner Beans for a nice broad bean, and eat them fresh instead of drying them for storage as is traditional. Beans are reasonably acclimated to pots due to their smaller root structure, but be sure to use a deep one and give them room to really spread.
3. Peppers• It is no coincidence that Mexican cultures rely on peppers for a main source of flavor and nutrition. It's hot down there! Peppers love heat! If you have a rock wall facing south, peppers should definitely make the cut. Sweet and hot varieties as well as a rainbow of colors are offered.
• If you're growing in pots, there is good news and bad news. Bad news is, only one pepper plant for every large pot! Stick with a smaller variety, as pots will often dwarf larger-sized peppers anyway.
• The good news is that peppers are actually perennial plants. If you harvest actively, prune after fruiting, and move the pot indoors to a sunny window over winter, odds are good that the plant will continue flowering and fruiting. This works exceptionally well with chili peppers.
4. Zucchini• Summer means a glut of zucchini, we all know this. One plant is enough for a couple, so plan accordingly and don't overplant. I've seen many home gardeners let their zucchinis get the size of a watermelon, but don't do this – the only outcome is super mealy flesh and seeds that are too large for eating.
• Instead, harvest when zukes are young and tender and eating them raw is a pleasure. For any gourmands, you can even harvest when the fruits are super small and still maintain the bright yellow flower.
5. Potatoes• While potatoes grow underground, they do love the sun and heat of summer -- particularly sweet potatoes, which are often a challenge to grow in cooler northern climates.
• If you have a garden bed, great – dig a trench and get growing. For anyone using a balcony or deck, potatoes can be grown directly in the bag. (Let me know in the comments if you need instructions for this and we'll post some!)
• The beauty of homegrown potatoes lies in the wide variety available to tenacious home gardeners. Order your seeds online each spring and really take advantage of shapes and sizes – long, thin, purple, pink, yellow, etc.
Five Plants for Not So Sunny PlacesIt's such a bummer when you inherit a shady garden or live on the north side of a high rise building -- but that doesn't mean you have to give up entirely on growing some food! Leafy greens are your answer: smaller greens like lettuce and herbs need only 6 hours or so of direct sunlight to really prosper (in my garden I get more like 4 hours). Leafy greens are also reasonably quick-growing; lettuce that has been directly sown is often ready for harvest in as few as 35 days.
Leafy greens take up and use nitrogen for healthy plant growth. If your greens end up tinged red or turning yellow and watering is not an issue, you may have a nitrogen deficiency. Adding a tablespoon per plant is enough to notice positive changes over the course of a week. For container gardening, adding nitrogen before planting or when seedlings are young is recommended. Here are five plants -- chervil, lettuces, marjoram, thyme, and arugula -- that are a good choice for any shady garden or deck.
1. Chervil• Chervil is the new dill. (You heard it here first!) A self-seeding annual, chervil is one of the very first plants to pop out of the soil and signal spring's arrival. It's a bit late to plant now, but chervil is a good one to keep in mind for a late summer garden that will grow through fall – awesome for any late-starters.
• A tender herb with a delicate stem and soft, feathery leaves, its flavor is a cross between parsley and tarragon, but more subtle.
• Chervil will set flowers and go to seed once spring turns warm, so it's best to cut and use the herb regularly. In mild climates, a second crop of chervil will often re-seed and grow back in fall.
2. Lettuces• Many lettuces, particularly loose leaf and Bibb varieties, will grow and mature in 45 to 55 days. These are wonderful immediate-gratification kind of plants, as they germinate and grow quickly and are easily harvested.
• Lettuces come in assorted sizes and colors, allowing for a nice salad bowl mix. Bibb, Oakleaf, Romaine, and Looseleaf are the predominate lettuce shapes and both seeds and starts are available at most nurseries.
3. Marjoram• Marjoram is a strong-flavored herb, very similar to oregano, but with a softer note. It is a great herb to grow, as it is often difficult to source at the grocery.
• It can be added raw to dishes, but will also withstand some heat from cooking. Try it in tomato sauces and gravies or as a small addition to salads.
• Marjoram is a perennial herb, though it can be tender, and you will often see it sold as an annual. It's a great herb for drying.
4. Thyme• Thyme is easy to grow and will come back year after year. Be sure to select a culinary thyme (English thyme is a favorite), as there are many members in the thyme family and not all of them taste great. If you purchase a start, taste a leaf first to see if you like the flavor. This is really the BEST way to know if you'll like something.
• Thyme is one of the most versatile herbs to cook with. It's indispensable in stocks or for roasting meats, but it can also be used in sweet desserts and pairs well with fruit such as plums and blueberries.
• Scented thymes are interesting additions to the garden. Lemon thyme has a distinctive citrus aroma and can be used in most recipes that call for English thyme.
5. Arugula• Arugula is essentially a looseleaf lettuce that we use for salads, and has a distinctive pepper-y spicy taste. Plant arugula in the early spring and early fall, as this is a cool season crop that does not do well in heat. (In fact, it will often bolt and send up flowers at the first sign of a warm spring day.)
• People often ask me why their arugula didn't do well; more often than not, it's because they waited too long to sow seeds and the weather is already too warm.
• Each seed produces one thin stem, which leaves grow out from. You can further your harvest by cutting them back often— leaves will regenerate once and maybe even twice before getting too spicy, woody, or bitter.
This should have you covered for your sunny and shady spots, and everything in between. Got more questions? Ask away in the comments!
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On the road to becoming governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick visited Evergreen Solar in Marlborough, a campaign stop that at the time seemed more of a nod to environmental stewardship than part of a greater economic policy. But more than two years later, the solar-cell manufacturer has demonstrated the explosive potential of ecoindustry, announcing plans this week to triple its Massachusetts workforce to 1,000 by 2009. The move will bring $44.5 million a year in salaries and benefits to the Bay State.
The "clean tech" industry may not be big enough to stave off a recession this year, but states increasingly see such companies as economic drivers of the future – and are beginning to compete among themselves to attract them. So far, Massachusetts and California have taken the lead, but less obvious competitors, such as Iowa and Minnesota, are also vying for a share of the clean-tech market.
"This is a serious economic opportunity," says Daniel Esty, director of the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. "You already see some states that have established this as part of their play to the world and a number of others that are going to be stepping up into this marketplace in the coming years."
Global investment in clean-tech research and enterprises approached $100 billion in 2007, and much of that money was invested in the United States. Of about $3 billion in "green" venture capital worldwide, half went to enterprises in California, and Massachusetts got about 10 percent. Opportunities for clean tech will only multiply, say analysts, citing mounting pressure to find commercially viable alternatives to fossil fuels.
"Energy transformation represents one of the biggest technology opportunities we will ever witness," says Nick d'Arbeloff, executive director of the New England Clean Energy Council in Cambridge, Mass., a lobbying group for the industry. "We're going to see lots of different technologies come of age, be applied, and generate large companies, many jobs, and lots of wealth.… You can literally leave the green argument at home and argue solely on the basis of economic benefit."
At least half the states have launched initiatives to foster clean-tech industries within their borders. Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D) last year created the $100 million Iowa Power Fund to give grants for research and development of renewable-energy technologies. Wisconsin earmarked $150 million beginning this spring for a renewable-energy grant and loan program, and Minnesota's government in 2005 allocated $20 million to the University of Minnesota for renewable-energy research.
While California's clean-tech industries take the lion's share of overall investment, their impact on the state's huge economy is not as big as that of clean-tech sectors in smaller states.
Clean-energy firms in Massachusetts, for example, currently account for more than 14,500 jobs. That makes clean tech the 10th largest sector in the state, and it's growing at a rate of 20 percent a year.
Aside from Governor Patrick's support of ecofirms, Massachusetts' House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi last month proposed allocating $50 million in taxpayer dollars to stimulate the creation of green jobs in the state.
"[Green industry] is a major part of the state economy, and it's likely only to grow," says Ian Bowles, secretary of energy and environmental affairs.
In addition to government support, a strong university system and local natural resources are keys to determining which states will prevail as green-industry hubs.
Easy access to a wealth of graduates from top Massachusetts universities and other colleges in New England was a big help to Mitch Tyson, chief executive officer of Advanced Electron Beams in Wilmington, Mass., which specializes in industrial energy-efficiency technologies. "It was so easy to hire really good, smart engineers," says Mr. Tyson, whose firm regularly hosts interns from Boston-area schools such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Northeastern University.
For states with a lesser concentration of intellectual capital, an abundance of raw materials can help to attract ecobusiness.
"If you're in Iowa or Tennessee, what you're saying is, 'Gee, we don't have a lot of intellectual assets, but we've got agricultural crops [that can be used to make biofuels], and we can attract the entrepreneurial businesses to come here by giving them money and hopefully that will attract the talent and create a workforce and some economic development,' " says Hemant Taneja, managing director at General Catalyst Partners, a Cambridge-based venture capital firm with an interest in clean industry.
California's move to the forefront of the ecoindustry stems from a mix of supportive government policy and a preexisting culture of innovation, says Dan Adler, president of the San Francisco-based California Clean Energy Fund, a nonprofit environmental investment group.
"We have an incredible entrepreneurial economy here. The presence of Silicon Valley is adding an increasing amount of intellectual heft to the energy challenge. Silicon Valley is not something one can just sort of wave a wand and recreate," says Mr. Adler. "It's a mysterious mix that leads to an entrepreneurial culture with risk capital and world-class research institutions behind it."


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This a nominee for "Best Replay" in Team Fortress 2's "Saxxy" Awards, designed to celebrate the game's new replay camera feature. With the entry period closing yesterday, voting has begun on a field of entries numbering "in the tens of thousands," according to Valve.
The panel of jurists is anyone with a copy of the game on Steam (PC or Mac), so you'll have to have that and log in to Valve under the account owning it. Virtual statuettes of Mann Co.'s iconic Saxton Hale are up for grabs (as are in-game achievements and bling). There are 20 categories, ranging from "Most Epic Fail" to "Best Revenge."
While only TF2 members may see the nominees, the good news is they're all up on YouTube. Do a search for "Saxxy" and you'll see plenty. If you spot one there that's impressive, feel free to share it in the comments. Those who get 1,000 YouTube views get a Director's Hat. Other goodies are up for grabs, too.
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Gordon Rottman, illustrated by Brian Delf. Osprey publications 2011, isbn 978-1-84908-513-7.
If you have played CoD:Black Ops you will be familiar with the top secret intelligence unit mac vee sogg, who were tasked with conducting surveillance and snatch missions into Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam war.
This book is written by a former SF operator who served in Vietnam.
A short but informative book that explains the tremendous risks these three times volunteers went through to join a clandestine unit which experienced 100% casualties (every member was either killed, injured or missing in action by the time their tour was over).
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