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Dr Puthoff writes: ".... let's take the subject of my brief involvement in Scientology in the early 1970s to which Gardner devotes considerable space. He notes, correctly enough, that I am on record as being no longer involved, but asks "but how much of it does he still buy?" What I "still buy" is that GSR (galvanic skin response) can be used to dredge up forgotten traumatic memories from youth, with some cathartic effect. I learned this first by accident during routine polygraphing for security purposes when I was an NSA employee in the early 1960s. It was this experience that led me out of curiosity to later investigate Scientology procedures from an empirical, firsthand viewpoint. It became obvious to me, however, that, in addition to the expected defects that accompany any circumscribed belief structure, the ethics of the organization in those years was developing some fatal flaws as well, so I severed all connections. It is ironic to me that during the time I was being accused of being a Scientology member by Martin Gardner and others, the Scientologists were picketing me for my outspoken support of those who would dare to call them to task for their activities. So it goes."
For someone who promotes himself as the upholder of truth……Dan's a little too selective with his truth-telling.
Surely, you see the conflict between his description of "brief involvement" and:
- About Seven years as a Scientologist
- Reaching the highest level in Scientology available at the time
- Providing the Preface for L. Ron Hubbard's book Scientology: A Religion
In his response, above, to Martin Gardner's criticism, he fails to respond to critical points within Martin's 1998 article "Zero-point energy and Harold Puthoff". One item Martin points out in this article, which few people realize, is the following: "L. Ron Hubbard, the science-fiction writer who invented Scientology and became its guru, wrote a book titled Scientology: A Religion. Puthoff provided its preface. In it he blasts the FDA for calling the E-meter useless. He likens attacks on Scientology to attacks made on Harvey, Galileo, Semmelweis and Copernicus. "Nevertheless," he concludes, "it is incumbent upon the pioneers of new developments to press forward their discoveries in the face of all opposition."
In the 1998 article by Martin Gardner in the Skeptical Inquirer, he writes:
"The Church of Scientology proudly published a 1970 notarized letter written by Puthoff when he was a Stanford University physicist specializing in laser research, a topic on which he had coauthored a textbook. Five years earlier he had earned his doctorate in electrical engineering at Stanford.
"Although critics viewing the system [Scientology] from the outside," Puthoff wrote in his letter, "may form the impression that Scientology is just another of many quasi-educational quasi-religious 'schemes,' it is in fact a highly sophistical and highly technological system more characteristic of the best of modern corporate planning and applied technology."
The letter goes on to praise Scientology's E-meter, a simple electronic device used by "auditors" to uncover a patient's engrams. "In the technical community here at Stanford, we have projects underway employing the techniques developed in Scientology." Puthoff adds that Scientology is an "uplifting and workable system of concepts which blend the best of Eastern and Western traditions. After seeing these techniques in operation and experiencing them myself, I am certain that they will be incorporated eventually on a large scale in modern society as the readiness and awareness level develops."
Brief involvement?
From: Source #1 (Dan's CK) [**note - removed source name**]
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 11:02 AM
To: ryguy@reality_unc_over_ed.com
Cc: Dan Smith
Subject: Origin of Core Story
I did not intend to imply that the core story was originated in Remote Viewing, but that it was transferred into government records via that process. My actual hypothesis regarding the Core Story is that it originated within Scientology during the early 1970s. Scientologists dominated the early Remote Viewing program and used it as a venue to promulgate the Core Story.
I don't see how the hypothesis above, offered as a response to my questioning different people regarding the origins of the original "Core Story" (Not Collin's version of it) could be considered pushing the limits of reason or logic - and it certainly backs some of Dan's assertions above as well. (Notice that Dan was cc'd on the email above.)
Is it hard to see how these Scientists brought Scientology practices into their Scientific research?
According to Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, in The Secret Life of Plants, while at SRI, Puthoff did experiments with chicken eggs. Using an e-meter (invented by L. Ron Hubbard and used in the practices of Scientology), he attempted to see if an egg would react if another was broken nearby.
(Tompkins, Peter and Bird, Christopher, The Secret Life of Plants, Harper and Row, 1973, pg 29)
I'd say the premise isn't all that far fetched. Later, Ingo Swann created the "CRV Manual" - an RV training process developed by Swann based on principles of Scientology, in many respects a militarized process of "auditing".
While I personally don't believe it's central to the motives relating to why these stories were created (MJ12, Serpo and others), and may not personally agree with the exact path in which Dan connects the dots, I honestly don't see connecting Scientology to different aspects of what we see going on within Ufology to be all that far-fetched, or at all similar to far-flung internet rumours or conspiracy theories?
I tend to feel, in this case, that the truth lies somewhere in the middle, and that there are enough dots on the page to warrant connecting at least one or two of the less radical ideas.
No, no, no, no! Come, let's away to prison:
We two alone will sing like birds i' the cage:
When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down,
And ask of thee forgiveness: so we'll live,
And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh
At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues
Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too,
Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out;
And take upon's the mystery of things,
As if we were God's spies: and we'll wear out,
In a wall'd prison, packs and sects of great ones,
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We have been in the house for about 2 months now. I know so many of you have been dying to see all of the renovations, but I just don't feel like I can do it justice until each room has been decorated the way it's supposed to be.
Fortunately the powder bath didn't take much to get it the way I wanted it. This really is my favorite room of the house because I got to have a little fun with it.
So without further ado, here she is in all her glory!
It started off with a labor of love with my Dad. He and I spent 2 days shiplapping the entire room. It took some time to get into a rhythm, but once we did, those boards were going up one after another. I'll save how we did the shiplap for another blog post, but honestly, it's super easy. Just a little time consuming.
Once that was done the contractors painted the walls white and installed our tile. Another LOVE item!
I chose cement tile from Riad Tile in Dallas. We chose the Estrella pattern and I couldn't love it more. All of their tile is $9/square foot. The only advice I can give is make sure to find a tile installer who KNOWS cement tile. It's so important as the installing has lots of steps that must be followed.
Then my favorite part. I know I have a lot of favorite parts. The vanity. The sewing table is my great grandmother's. I've used it since I was little. It was a desk for awhile and then we moved into our first house and it was an entry way table. Then I came up with this amazing idea to use it as a powder bath vanity and it's love!
The plumber had strict instructions to not mess it up since it was an antique and he did good! So good. I probably would have cried if he ruined while installing the sink.
I'm just so excited for it to be done and the tiny touches I added to the room that make it perfect are my favorite.
The doorknob is another favorite!
It just adds that touch of elegance that brings the feel of the room all together! It is from the Nostalgic Collection from Wayfair. This doorknob is the Crystal Glass Privacy Door Knob with Classic Rosette. It brings the rustic, antique feel of the powder bath as soon as you turn the knob.
We originally just had the door knob that our contractor put in, but it didn't give the look I was going for. I wanted something more elegant and this doorknob fit the bill!
We originally just had the door knob that our contractor put in, but it didn't give the look I was going for. I wanted something more elegant and this doorknob fit the bill!
I'm hoping to reveal our master bath and bedroom next and then Raegan's new big girl room. Now to get her out of the crib since it's going to be baby brother's in August.
If you have any tips on transitioning to a big girl bed, send them my way. I'm absolutely dreading it and if this little guy wasn't on his way, I'd keep her in her crib until she goes to kindergarten.
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Weekend Wardrobe- Maternity StyleOctober 11, 2015
I hope everyone had a great weekend! Here are my Saturday and Sunday looks this week.
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Here is my bump shot for the week. I have to say that I'm enjoying this little baby bump. It's almost the perfect size. Too bad I know it will be huge before I know it.
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he situation of Mount Auburn, near Boston, is one of great natural fitness for the objects to which it has been devoted.... In a few years, when the hand of taste shall have scattered among the trees, as it has already begun to do, enduring memorials of marble and granite, a landscape of the most picturesque character will be created. No place in the environs of our city will possess stronger attractions to the visitor.... [T]he human heart...seeks consolation in rearing emblems and monuments.... This can be fitly done, not in the tumultuous and harassing din of cities,...but amidst the quiet vendure of the field, under the broad and cheerful light of heaven,....
Jacob Bigelow, 1831¹
The enduring memorials of which Jacob Bigelow so lyrically spoke were the monuments of people that would be buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery. The establishment of Mount Auburn Cemetery, about four miles outside of Boston, marked a major shift in the way Americans buried their dead. As the country's first large-scale designed landscape open to the public, it inspired many offspring--other rural cemeteries, the first public parks, and the first designed suburbs in the 19th century.¹From "A Discourse on the Burial of the Dead," a speech delivered by Jacob Bigelow to the Boston Society for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge in 1831.
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Featuring an integrated camera, a large colour screen, and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)* functionality, the Nokia 3200 phone not only brings fun and imaging to wider audiences, but also adds an innovative and new element in mobile personalization to the consumers - do-it-yourself cut-out covers. The transparent front and back covers of the Nokia 3200 phone serve as frames for custom designs images taken from the phone,s integrated camera can be used as designs for these covers. The Nokia 3200 phone is also a tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 phone.
The Nokia 3200 phone targets trend-setting, mobile-savvy consumers who value fun, individuality and entertainment - in addition to the latest trends in mobile communications. Customizable cut-out covers, complete with complementary ring tones and wallpapers add an artistic flair to individual style for added personalization.
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- The king sits in Dunfermlin town, Sae merrily drinkin the wine: 'Whare will I get a mariner, Will sail this ship o mine?'
- Then up bespak a bonny boy, Sat just at the king's knee: 'Sir Patrick Spence is the best seaman, That eer set foot on sea.'
- The king has written a braid letter, Seald it wi his ain hand; He has sent word to Sir Patrick, To come at his command.
- 'O wha is this, or wha is that, Has tald the king o me? For I was never a good seaman, Nor ever intend to be.'
- They mounted sail on Munenday morn, Wi a' the haste they may, And they hae landed in Norraway, Upon the Wednesday.
- They hadna been a month, a month In Norraway but three, Till lads o Norraway began to say, Ye spend a' our white monie.
- 'Ye spend a' our good kingis goud, But and our queenis fee:' 'Ye lie, ye lie, ye liars loud, Sae weel's I hear you lie.
- 'For I brought as much white money As will gain my men and me; I brought half a fou o good red goud Out oer the sea with me.
- 'Be't wind or weet, be't snaw or sleet, Our ships maun sail the morn:' 'O ever alack' my master dear, I fear a deadly storm.
- 'I saw the new moon late yestreen, Wi the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll suffer harm.'
- They hadna sailed a league on sea, A league but barely ane, Till anchors brak, and tap-masts lap; There came a deadly storm.
- 'Whare will I get a bonny boy Will tak thir sails in hand, That will gang up to the tap-mast, See an he ken dry land?'
- Laith, laith were our good Scots lords To weet their leathern shoon; But or the morn at fair day-light, Their hats were wat aboon.
- Mony was the feather bed, That flotterd on the faem, And mony was the good Scots lord Gaed awa that neer cam hame, And mony was the fatherless bairn That lay at hame greetin.
- It's forty miles to Aberdeen, And fifty fathoms deep; And there lyes a' our good Scots lords, Wi Sir Patrick at their feet.
- The ladies crackt their fingers white, The maidens tore their hair, A' for the sake o their true loves, For them they neer saw mair.
- Lang, lang may our ladies stand, Wi their fans in their hand, Ere they see Sir Patrick and his men Come sailing to the land.
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To register online you will need to:
- Be a student in good academic standing at Kettering College.
- Check the course schedule and your e-mail for reserved classes.
- Returning students – Make sure your student account balance is less than $100.00.
- All payments must be made at least 48 hours prior to online registration to ensure clearance status will be updated in the online registration system.
- Clear any alerts/holds by contacting the appropriate office.
- Register on the appropriate dates.
- Last day to register online in January 4, 2020. Online registration is turned off at 2:00 pm. Late registration begins on January 7, 2020 (first day to the term).
- Returning students who register during late registration will have to pay a $100 late registration fee and will be required to complete a paper registration form with appropriate signatures.
By participating in the online registration process, you are not required to complete a registration form.
NOTE: Students are encouraged to register on their scheduled dates as space availability during late registration depends on set course limits.
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- Go to https://student.kc.edu/
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- Choose an option to continue. This may read as "Accept this certificate temporarily for this session", or "Continue to this website (not recommended)." You may also see a message such as "The current Web page is trying to open a site in your trusted sites list". Click "yes" to allow this.
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|In 2010, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) launched a program to transform its primary care system into a patient-centered, team-based care medical home model in which all Veterans were assigned to Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACTs) in more than 900 primary care clinics nationwide. For those VA medical centers with health professions education programs and therefore responsibility for achieving VA's statutory educational mission, this transformation offers the additional challenge of integrating clinical trainees into an Academic PACT environment.
An "Academic PACT" is defined as a primary care clinical practice that includes educating health professions trainees as an integral component of its mission. Academic PACTs must fulfill the dual missions of delivering patient-centered, team-based, high quality care and providing education that prepares health professions graduates for patient-centered care practice. An Academic PACT can be distinguished from other PACT's through the incorporation of meaningful roles in delivering care for trainees from medicine, mental health, undergraduate nursing, advanced practice nursing, pharmacy, and other health professions.
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Dura Composites Launches a New Solution for the Rail Sector with Strategic Support and Funding from MAS
Dura Composites has used its expertise in composite production to come up with a fibreglass station platform that allows railway stations to remain operational whilst addressing potentially dangerous stepping distances.
"The support we received from MAS to develop the new 'Dura Platform' allowed us to bring the project forward by at least three months. This meant we could produce a full prototype of the platform for exhibition at Infrarail 2014 in May, where it received huge interest from UK rail contractors and Network Rail platform experts." says Stuart Burns of Dura Composites.
Victoria Tsoi, MAS Advisor, confirmed how their support contributed to accelerating the product development. "The company has always been at the forefront of composite technology, but until recently has not maximised its impact in the Rail sector. We sat down with Stuart and his team to look at how they could transfer their composites expertise into this industry and they quickly came up with a solution that could change the way the sector operates forever."
The Manufacturing Challenge
"Traditionally, our business has been heavily involved in supplying innovative fibreglass flooring and structures such as structural walkways, heavy duty trench covers and marine pontoon decking to name but a few," explained Stuart.
The company wanted to look at how they could transfer their composites expertise into the rapidly expanding opportunities in Rail. The 'Dura Platform', conceived, designed and developed by the company's Commercial Director Tom Bowman, uses the latest breakthrough technology to offer a host of real benefits to the installer, the user and the station operator. "Once this system is adopted by the first few stations we expect the cost savings and reduction in passenger disruption will mean that we will be manufacturing thousands of platforms every year" continued Stuart.
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"The innovation does not stop there. Working with Advisor Victoria Tsoi, we are now in the process of bringing a further variant of the 'Dura Platform' to fruition," added Stuart. "The initial model was designed as a platform extension system, which could be massive when you consider the huge rail infrastructure projects currently being discussed in the UK to add more passenger capacity. "The second model, which is already on the drawing board, has been conceived to offer a repair and refurbishment solution for situations where the gap between the platforms and the train step has increased out of gauge due to subsidence."
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FREMONT, CA: Huawei announces the launch of two core Digital Urban Rail 2.0 solutions- the cloud-based Traffic Control Integrated Automation Systems (TIAS) solution and next-generation Urban Rail Data Communication System (DCS) solution. This is an initiative taken by Huawei and its partners to build a smarter, safer and more efficient rail traffic network and successful journey through digital transformation.
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Nicholas Cage is a weird dude. And evidently, weird dudes attract weird dudes. While promoting his new movie, Trespass, at the Toronto International Film Festival, Cage recalled a bizarre incident that occurred one night at his southern California home.
"It was two in the morning," he tells reporters. "I was living in Orange County at the time and was asleep with my wife. My two year old at the time was in another room. I opened my eyes and there was a naked man wearing my leather jacket eating a Fudgesicle in front of my bed."
Whoa, WTF? They still make Fudgesicles?
We don't mean to sound insensitive, but seriously that story sounds like a bunch of bullshit. Cage has to be joshing us, simply trying to generate buzz about a new movie that'll probably tank quicker than his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley.
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Tresspass, people, is a film about home invasions. It's a little hard to believe that it's simply a coincidence Cage's tale about a late-night intruder surfaces just as he's making the film festival rounds, and a less-than a month before the movie premiers.
But shit, we've gotta hand it to the Cage man. Even though he's a crap actor (read: Drive Angry, Bangkok Dangerous), the dude's an incredible pitchman. He'll do whatever it takes to generate press, even if it means sounding like an idiot and claiming he used "verbal judo" to fight off a crazed, hungry man from his bedroom.
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The annual Abbeyfield Service was again held in the magnificent Church of St Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London, at 3pm on November 25th, 2015. Our Oxford resident Tony (pictured) read the lesson again this year, the visit of the shepherds to the manger from Luke 2:8-16. Around 100 people attended, including our chair Jim and his wife and the Abbeyfield CEO who tweeted the event.
Saint Bartholomew the Great is London's oldest surviving church. Founded in 1123 as an Augustinian Priory, it has been in continuous use since 1143. It is now an Anglican/Episcopal Church. Today the Church is noted for its wonderful architecture, traditional formal worship, marvellous music and intelligent preaching. It has appeared in many films including Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love, Amazing Grace, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, The Other Boleyn Girl, as well as in many television programmes, including Richard II from the BBC's The Hollow Crown.


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1 rough story: Smartphones devastating teens
Smartphones have reached a critical mass in the teen population, leaving social destruction in their wake, according to a long-read in the September issue of The Atlantic.
Highlights from Jean M. Twenge's sobering article, which focuses on the generation that followed millennials, called iGen:
- Teens are dating less: "[O]nly about 56 percent of high-school seniors in 2015 went out on dates; for Boomers and Gen Xers, the number was about 85 percent."
- Their maturity is stunted: "Across a range of behaviors—drinking, dating, spending time unsupervised— 18-year-olds now act more like 15-year-olds used to, and 15-year-olds more like 13-year-olds."
- They have more free time, but waste it: "Combined with the decline in working for pay, this means iGen teens have more leisure time than Gen X teens did, not less. ... They are on their phone, in their room, alone and often distressed."
- They don't hang out with their friends: "The number of teens who get together with their friends nearly every day dropped by more than 40 percent from 2000 to 2015..."
- Teen murder is down, but suicide is up: "Teens who spend three hours a day or more on electronic devices are 35 percent more likely to have a risk factor for suicide ... Since 2007, the homicide rate among teens has declined, but the suicide rate has increased."
- And girls are the hardest hit: "48 percent more girls said they often felt left out in 2015 than in 2010, compared with 27 percent more boys. ... Three times as many 12-to-14-year-old girls killed themselves in 2015 as in 2007, compared with twice as many boys."
Why it matters: "Teens who spend more time than average on screen activities are more likely to be unhappy, and those who spend more time than average on nonscreen activities are more likely to be happy. ... There's not a single exception."
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- Latest Trump leaks: Transcripts have leaked of Trump's calls with the leaders of Mexico and Australia. The rundown.
- Latest Mueller intrigue: The WSJ reports Bob Mueller has impaneled a grand jury. And per Reuters, subpoenas have been issued over the Trump Tower meeting. Details.
- Also today in Trump: The President spent part of his day rolling out a new health care initiative for veterans. Highlights.
- The toll in Venezuela: A Harvard econ professor is comparing it to the Great Depression. His argument.
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Governor Jared Polis, born and raised in Colorado, is an entrepreneur, education leader, environmentalist, and public servant. After launching several successful companies, including one out of his college dorm room, Polis committed himself to making sure other Coloradans had the opportunity to pursue their dreams and preserving our Colorado way of life. Prior to serving as Governor, Polis served on the State Board of Education and represented Colorado's 2nd Congressional district where he introduced historic public land conservation legislation, worked to reduce our carbon emissions, and pushed for increased usage of renewable, clean sources of energy. Governor Polis has laid out a bold agenda to move Colorado to be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2040, which means cleaner air and water, creating good-paying green jobs that can never be outsourced, and combating the harmful effects of climate change. In his first term, Polis enacted laws to prioritize health and safety first when it comes to oil & gas drilling operations and empowered local communities to regulate oil & gas activities within their borders. He also signed legislation and an executive order to support a transition to electric vehicles, enacted landmark Public Utility Commission reform, and is supporting various efforts to expand energy efficiency, increase community solar and encourage our public utilities to transition to renewable sources of energy.
Audrey deploys and aggregates home solar, batteries, and other energy services to serve residential customers, utilities, and grid operators in creating a more affordable, clean, reliable electricity grid. Audrey also serves on the NIST Smart Grid Advisory Committee. Previously, Audrey was VP of Analytics & Design at Advanced Microgrid Solutions, where she built the analytics and operations platform to optimize a 50 MW fleet of customer-sited batteries as a virtual power plant in Southern California after the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. This resulted in Series A and B corporate funding and a $200 million project finance raise – the largest dedicated energy storage finance vehicle at the time. Prior to that, Audrey led policy and analysis at the CA Public Utilities Commission President's office, Harvard University, U.S. Department of Energy and the International Energy Agency. She holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Princeton University. At home she builds forts and Snap Circuits with her two children.
Frances A. Koncilja was appointed to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission by Governor John Hickenlooper in January of 2016 and confirmed by the Colorado Senate in February with almost unanimous bipartisan approval. Her four-year term expires in January of 2020.
Frances, originally from Pueblo, has practiced law in the Denver area since 1972. She began her career with the Colorado State Public Defender's Office, and later worked for the U.S. Attorney's Office. She entered private practice in 1978 and in 1993 founded the law firm Koncilja & Associates, which Frances closed as the result of her appointment to the PUC. For 23 years, the firm handled a broad range of commercial, civil and bankruptcy disputes in state and federal courts.
Throughout her career, Frances has dedicated herself to public service and the people of Colorado. Some of her notable appointments and affiliations have included:
Frances earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Colorado State College in Pueblo and received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Colorado law school. Frances credits any of her successes to her Italian and Slavic blue-collar working class background and the work ethic she learned from her parents, grandparents, friends and family in Pueblo.
Ted Vatnsdal serves as Executive Director, Business Adoption and Transition, Strategy and Business Development at Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), focusing on the role of technology innovation in expanding MISO's value proposition. MISO is an independent, not-for-profit organization that delivers safe, cost-effective electric power across 15 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Manitoba. MISO operates one of the world's largest energy markets with more than $29 billion in annual gross market energy transactions.
Prior to joining MISO in 2018, Ted held various roles with ACES Power Marketing, a national energy trading and risk management company owned by and providing services primarily to rural electric cooperative. At ACES, Ted held roles in portfolio analytics, marketing, and strategy roles, and finally as Chief Operating Officer where he had responsibility for ACES' trading and advisory functions, overseeing $4 billion in energy trading and $2 billion in advisory work annually. Prior to ACES, Ted worked in finance and advisory for companies in the marketing industry.
Ted has an undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Nebraska- Omaha, and an MBA with specializations in Strategy and Economics from the University of Chicago.
Thomas Plagemann is the Chief Commercial Officer at Vivint Solar. In this position, he is responsible for developing Vivint Solar's tax equity, capital markets, market expansion, and fundraising efforts and leading the financing strategy beyond its existing third party financing structures. Thomas is based in New York City and has more than 20 years of experience originating and executing financings and investments in energy and infrastructure assets.
During his career, Thomas has been involved with projects valued in excess of $29 billion and has completed transactions across the balance sheet from debt to equity. Prior to joining Vivint Solar, Thomas was Head of Energy, U.S. Corporate & Investment Banking for Santander Global Banking & Markets. While there he was responsible for all the bank's activities with North American Energy clients across the energy sector, including Oil & Gas, Utilities, and Independent Power Producers.
Prior to joining Santander, Thomas was at First Solar as the Global Head of Project Finance and Transaction Execution. There he ran the sales processes for all of First Solar's utility scale solar projects globally. He and his team financed and closed the sale of projects totaling over 1.6GW-AC of capacity with a total value in excess of $8 billion across 6 transactions.
Prior to First Solar, Thomas was responsible for AIG FP's principal investment strategy in the renewable energy sector. His responsibilities included covering the renewable and conventional power industry and general infrastructure and also leading the team that closed tax equity investments in wind and geothermal projects totaling over $1 billion.
Before joining AIG, Thomas was a Managing Director with GE Capital's energy investment business. There he was responsible for originating specialized equity, debt, and structured transactions for the financing of power plant construction and acquisitions. Thomas started his career as a banker in Deutsche Bank's project finance group where he was responsible for originating, underwriting, and syndicating non-recourse energy financing.
Thomas received a BA from the University of Minnesota and a master's degree in International Affairs with a specialization in finance from Columbia University.
Paul Suskie serves SPP as executive vice president of regulatory policy and general counsel. He is responsible for managing the organization's legal and regulatory policy groups and serves as corporate secretary.
Prior to joining SPP, he was appointed by Gov. Mike Beebe as chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission and a member of the Governor's cabinet — positions in which he served from 2007-2010. At the time of his appointment to the Commission, he was in his third elected term as North Little Rock's city attorney. Prior to joining the city attorney's office, Paul worked for former United States Sen. David Pryor and for Arkansas Attorney General Winston Bryant. Paul is a colonel in the Army Reserve where he serves in the JAG Corps. He has served as a military judge for the Arkansas Army National Guard and is a veteran of both wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mr. Morgan is the CEO of Energy Storage for GE Renewable Energy, joining the company in early 2018. He has over 30 years of experience in global energy markets. During a 15- year career with the AES Corporation, he led electric power plant and integrated utility businesses as CEO/GM in Kazakhstan, Chile and El Salvador. Mr. Morgan then co-founded and led corporate strategy and project development activities at Agile Energy, Inc. and Ausra, Inc. He most recently spent 4 years at RES Americas as Chief Strategy Officer and EVP for New Business where he was responsible for new commercial activities, including building the company's energy storage portfolio as leader of strategy, corporate communication and market development.Mr. Morgan has closed more than 8 GW of project transactions worldwide representing more than $5 billion in project value. He was instrumental in building companies by successfully developing, acquiring and operating utility-scale renewable and conventional power generating assets.Mr. Morgan holds a BA in Economics and MS in Engineering from Stanford University. He currently serves on the board of Grid-Net, Inc. a software company powering advanced metering and infrastructure networks around the globe.
Nate Blair is a Group Manager within the Strategic Energy Analysis Center (SEAC) at NREL. Nate has over twenty years of experience in renewable and efficiency energy systems modeling and energy analysis. He worked as the TRNSYS project manager at the Univ. of WI – Solar Energy Laboratory, briefly at Sandia National Laboratories, Global Energy Partners, and Thermal Energy System Specialists. Nate has a B.A. in physics from Gustavus Adolphus College, an M.S.M.E. and an MBA from the UW-Madison.
His 14 years of NREL activities include helping develop the Solar Analysis Model (SAM) and PVWatts as well as working with the ReEDS electric grid palnning model. He currently manages a team of system modelers and the geospatial Data Science (GDS) staff. Recently, he worked at the World Bank from 2015-2016 on assignment from NREL.
Melisa Johns is vice president of Business and Product Development for Duke Energy's Distributed Technology team. She is responsible for leading the development, origination, execution and implementation of investment opportunities and customer offers related to distributed assets for the regulated companies which includes solar, wind, energy storage, CHP and micro grids.
Previously, Melisa was responsible for developing strategy for the Emerging Technology team and directing Duke Energy's technology demonstration projects which provide lessons learned regarding the technology application, operational implications, and technology transfer within the business.
During her tenure with Duke Energy, she also served as director of wholesale origination and was responsible for leading the wholesale origination team in the execution of long-term sales contracts from the regulated generation portfolios of Duke Energy Carolinas and Indiana and for the procurement of supply side resources for the company. In addition, she has operational experience in system, planning and operating, and power delivery, as well as experience in regulatory affairs and business planning.
Melisa earned her Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Science degree, in Electrical Engineering, from Clemson University. She has also completed the Strategic Leadership Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Margarett Jolly collaborates with technology leaders to develop new solutions that open the grid for customers and grid participant. Her professional and personal background provides her the technical and policy tools, partnerships and passion that are making the grid a better place.
She is recent Director of R&D at Con Edison and currently Director Demonstration Projects in the Customer Energy Solutions organization where her team solicits, develops, demonstrates, and scales alternative ways of doing business with the utility. Demonstrations include new business models for storage, solar, rate design, low and middle-income customers, and web portals to connect residential and commercial customers with innovative energy management tools.
She has been with Con Edison since 1997. Margarett's early career included power plant control systems and boiler operations, followed by regulatory and energy markets policy, electric distribution engineering, and as the Company's DG Ombudsperson.
She graduated from New York City Technical College in 1993 and from the Cooper Union in 1997 with a BE in Mechanical Engineering. A licensed Professional Engineer in New York State since 2004, Margarett serves on the Boards of Green City Force and Grid Alternative Tri-State, and NY-Best.
Margarett speaks regularly about the evolving role of the electric grid.
Jackie Sargent rejoined the Austin Energy team as General Manager in August 2016. She brings almost 30 years of utility experience, as well as the focus and passion to continue the utility's cutting edge reputation while providing tremendous community benefits.
From 2010 to 2012, Sargent served as Senior Vice President of Power Supply and Market Operations at Austin Energy before joining Platte River Power Authority in Fort Collins, Colorado, as General Manager and CEO. Sargent also served as Vice President of Power Supply and Renewables Integration for Black Hills Corporation in South Dakota.
Throughout her career, Sargent has demonstrated leadership by working with teams to accomplish goals and plan for the future. Some notable accomplishments include managing major construction projects, developing resource plans, supporting acquisitions and mergers, leading utility rate cases, negotiating power purchase and sale agreements, developing and growing energy marketing departments, integrating renewable resources, and creating collaborative energy efficiency programs.
Sargent believes Austin Energy can be a great value to its customers by focusing on these five core values: safety, financial integrity, operational excellence and reliability, exceptional customer service, and engaged employees. A strong financial base along with operational excellence allows a publicly owned utility to be competitive while creating value for the community. By continuing Austin Energy's standard of exceptional reliability and advancements in grid technology, the utility will be able to offer new levels of communication and collaboration with its customers. But these achievements can only happen with engaged employees in a safe environment that extends to the customers the utility serves.
Sargent is a licensed professional engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Technology Management from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
Mr. Boris Schubert is General Manager, solar and storage, at Shell New Energies and a Director at Silicon Ranch Corporation. With more than 15 years of experience in cleantech, electric utilities, technology and consulting, Borish has held executive roles at Q-Cells International USA Corporation, ET Solar Industry Limited, ET Capital Solar Partners, Inc., and Hanwha Q CELLS USA. He has deep expertise in solar project financing, development, EPC and O&M management. He started his career as a management consultant at Accenture, where his client work included developing market entry strategies for Distributed Energy Resource players, B2B CRM process optimization and data warehousing, and analytics reporting for utilities. Boris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree, both from the University of Augsburg, Germany.
Kate McGinnis is Managing Director for North America at Fluence, a joint venture between Siemens and AES Corporation and a leading global provider of energy storage systems and services. In this role, she leads sales to utilities, IPPs, and developers in the region. Prior to joining Fluence, she spent three years working with AES Energy Storage, resulting in nearly 200MW of contracted projects in the western US. Her start in storage was with Chevron Technology Ventures, where she led development of stationary storage projects co-located with oil & gas infrastructure globally. She has nearly two decades of experience in the energy space, and has worked in areas including energy efficiency, carbon markets, and a variety of renewables. Kate is a board member and past chair of the California Energy Storage Alliance. She holds a BS in Environmental Science from George Washington University and an MBA from Cornell.
Tilak Gopalarathnam is currently the Director of Energy Technology Partnerships at LG Corp., the parent company of LG Electronics and LG Chem. In this role, he is responsible for open innovation, partnerships and new business development in solar photovoltaics, energy storage and grid edge technologies.
This corporate role enables Tilak to work across business units and develop the technology strategy for new solutions in partnership with startups as well as established companies. One of his focus areas has been the development of corporate strategy and solar + storage solutions for the residential, commercial and utility markets.
Tilak has been working on various aspects of renewable energy and energy efficiency for the past 20 years, including solar module manufacturing innovations, solar power conversion and automotive hybrid system power electronics. He has an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with a power electronics focus.
Kevin Vannoy is MISO's Director of Market Design. He has over twenty three years of Management and Consulting experience in the electric utility industry, including Regional Transmission Organizations, and regulated and deregulated markets. He has been with the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) since 2005.
He was MISO's Director of Forward Operations Planning from June 2015 to September 2017, his responsibilities included; Transmission and Generation Outage Coordination, Tariff Administration and Scheduling, Forecast Engineering and Seams Administration.
He was MISO's Director of Market Administration from 2010 to June 2015, responsible for administering Auction Revenue Rights ("ARRs"), the Financial Transmission Rights ("FTR") Markets, the Day-Ahead Energy and Operating Reserves Markets, Resource Adequacy Administration, Forecast Engineering, the Forward Reliability Assessment Commitment and Real-Time Ex-post Locational Marginal Pricing functions.
Kevin managed Market Services starting in 2005 following the launch of the Midwest Energy Markets. He led Market Quality and Dispute Resolution, Market Settlements, Tariff Pricing and Transmission Settlements until 2010.
Kevin has been involved with numerous Market development and improvement initiatives at MISO, including the Ancillary Services Markets implementation, Revenue Sufficiency Guarantee Allocation Redesign, Financial Transmission Rights Funding efforts, Transmission Multi-Value Project Auction Revenue Rights Allocation, Annual Resource Adequacy Auctions, and Extended Locational Marginal Pricing.
Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. Prior to joining MISO, he held management roles with both the Structure Consulting Group LLC in their Regional Transmission Organization Consulting Practice, and Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) in their Utilities Industry Practice. Prior to joining Andersen Consulting in 1995, he served as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Navy.
Kari Smith manages energy storage policy and procurement at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Prior to the CPUC, she served as the Director of Policy and Market Development for SunPower Corporation, one the world's leading solar manufacturers. Kari led renewable and energy efficiency policy advocacy for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and served on the board of directors of numerous clean energy trade associations, including the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA). Kari co-founded the Solar Alliance and Texas Solar Power Association. She is a graduate of the University of California and has a Master's Degree from the University of Colorado.
Lara Pierpoint joined Exelon in October 2016, focusing on energy technology innovation. She leads the Corporate Strategy technical team from her post in Danville, California, advising the company on energy technology trends and running Exelon's partnership R&D program. Prior to joining Exelon, she directed the Office of Energy Supply Security in the U.S. DOE Office of Policy and Systems Analysis, where she was responsible for policy and analysis related to coal, gas, and nuclear power and energy cyber and physical security. Before her work at DOE she served as an AAAS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, focusing on nuclear power and waste issues, energy finance, and electricity storage. She received her PhD in 2011 from MIT in Engineering Systems, studying deployment of advanced technologies for nuclear waste recycling, and she holds dual masters degrees from MIT in nuclear engineering and technology policy. She is a native Californian, and completed her B.S. in physics at UCLA in 2004.
Shounok currently leads the Products & Structuring function for Constellation Energy's Distributed Energy business. He is based in Baltimore and focuses on the renewable and distributed energy sector. At Constellation, Shounok has led the new product development, financial structuring and asset acquisition efforts for competitive bidding and internal underwriting helping deploy over $1B of capital on Distributed Energy development; opportunities span multiple asset classes including Solar PV, Storage, Fuel Cells & Biomass. In addition, Shounok has extensive experience in Project Financing and was involved in non-recourse debt offerings on utility scale renewable and gas generation assets totaling over $1.5B. Shounok holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Instrumentation Engineering from BMS College of Engineering, India and has a MBA from the University of Maryland at College Park.
Brandon currently leads Distributed Energy innovation & integration for Microsoft's Energy Strategy & Research team. Her background combines renewable energy asset management and project finance experience with political risk consulting and environmental policy. Prior to joining Microsoft, she has held senior positions at SunEdison, Bloom Energy and Albright Stonebridge Group. Brandon holds a BA, Environmental Studies and a MESc Environmental Science from Yale University; and an MBA from Stanford University.
Seth Baruch is National Director for Energy and Utilities at Kaiser Permanente and is responsible for managing sustainable energy programs across the organization, including solar projects at a hundred different hospitals, data centers and medical office buildings. Part of this program includes the development of microgrids and rapid installation of electric vehicle charging stations at selected sites in California. Seth is also helping lead the effort for Kaiser Permanente to achieve carbon neutrality by 2020.


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Decision-making tutor: Providing on-the-job training for oil palm plantation managers
Permanent Linkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/7795
Over the years many Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) have been used successfully as teaching and training tools. Although many studies have proven the effectiveness of ITSs used in isolation, there have been very few attempts to embed ITSs with existing systems. This area of research has a lot of potential in providing life-long learning and work place training. We present DM-Tutor (Decision-Making Tutor), the first constraint-based tutor to be embedded within an existing system, the Management Information System (MIS) for oil palm plantation management. The goal of DM-Tutor is to provide scenario-based training using real-life operational data and actual plantation conditions. We present the system and the studies we have performed. The results show that DM-Tutor improved students' knowledge significantly. The participants found DM-Tutor to be easy to understand and interesting to use.


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The Box Office window is open 12:30pm-7pm and during all performances.
2020 Addison Street / Berkeley, CA 94704
The Box Office window is open 12:30pm-7pm and during all performances.
Bill KirchenPurchase tickets online
October 28 8:00 pm
"Bill Kirchen rules, it's just that simple," says the Austin-American Statesman. "His no-nonsense guitar attack, powered by great, booming, bottom-heavy licks still covered with axle grease, is undoubtedly the real thing, scattering scorching guitar runs in all directions. It's all immediate, in your face, and more than a little dangerous." That's why Guitar Player Magazine dubbed Bill the Titan of the Telecaster – the man is a consummate showman who uses his guitar mastery to make music that blends country, Texas swing, and rock and roll in a honky-tonk blast of outlaw energy and pure fun.
He started off in his college days in Ann Arbor with a "psycho-folk-rock" group that brought together some of the musicians for his next band, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, which set up camp in California in 1969 and changed the musical landscape forever, with classics like "Hot Rod Lincoln" and "Down to Seeds and Stems Again Blues." Bill went on to join forces with Nick Lowe for a decade, formed the band Too Much Fun that rocked the DC area for several years, and recently moved to Austin. He's put together a great band for tonight's show, with Jack O'Dell on drums and vocals, Maurice Cridlin on bass, and the maestro of Marin County, Austin de Lone, on piano and vocals.
Hardin Burns is Andrew Hardin, best known for his longtime collaboration with singer-songwriter Tom Russell, and Jeannie Burns of the Ithaca-based trio the Burns Sisters. Showcasing Jeannie's gorgeous voice and Andrew's eloquent guitar playing, the duo mines a bluesy folk-rock vein of haunting originals and the occasional cover, like the stirring version of George Harrison's "Beware of Darkness" on their debut album, Lounge.
If too much fun is just enough, you won't want to miss this rollicking evening.
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Buying your first home is a mix of emotions and can be a daunting process. The house closing may take somewhere around two to three weeks after all the legal paperwork and the initial deposit payments are made. The next steps that follow are packing and moving. However timing is solely the crucial key to keep things organised at all times along with some other factors which are discussed below that can make your moving easy and relaxing;
1. Change the locks. You really don't know who else has keys to your home, so change the locks. This will help to enhance the security of your home.
2. Leaks. Your home inspector should do this for you before closing, but it never hurts to double-check. I didn't have any leaks to fix, but when checking my kitchen sink, I did discover the sink sprayer was broken. Keep an eye on the dripping faucets, water heater these are the most common problem areas.
3. Cleaning. There can never be enough done when it comes to cleaning. So start from eliminating the dust and then all you have to do is manage the clutter with your daily chores and then keep things organised on a weekly basis.
4. Power Connection. Introduce yourself to your circuit breaker box and main water valve. This not only saves the pain of calling the past owner; but once you are familiar to all the power controls you can label them and if there is a minor mishap like a trip or fuse failure you can fix it yourself.
These above simple tips will not only help you to settle in your new home with peace but willl help you instantly build a sense of personal space.


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Becoming A Foster Carer: The Steps, Checks, Money And Process Involved
The process towards becoming a foster carer doesn't have to be a headache – broken down, you can work through each step and soon be able to give a child a home
Whether its motherhood that's brought out your need to nurture; you're experiencing empty nest syndrome or you simply want to give a child a home, fostering a child could be for you.
As a foster carer you'll provide a home for a child that can't live with his parents for whatever reason – usually this is a temporary situation as the aim is always for the child to return home to live with his parents.
Who can be a foster carer?
Don't be put off by thinking that you aren't a 'desirable' foster carer – you don't have to be Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music to meet the criteria.
'You can be married, single or living with a partner, and sexuality doesn't get in the way of becoming a foster carer,' explains Alan Wood, director of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering.
'There's also no automatic cut-off date in terms of being 'too old' to foster. You will be assessed on your own merits, so be open and honest.'
Does a foster carer get paid?
You'll receive an allowance to cover the cost of the child you look after, which is set up by your fostering agency and is dependent on the age of the child.
Fostering Network produces an annual guide, Foster Care Finance. This recommends the basic levels of allowances it believes agencies should be paying.
'Many local authorities and independent fostering agencies run schemes, which pay you for fostering a child,' explains Alan. 'This may be reflective of the child's particular needs but is often a reflection of the length of experience or professional expertise you have.'
Locate a foster service
You need to look local when it comes to fostering and you can find fostering agencies close to you through the British Association for Adoption and Fostering website.
'Many local authorities and independent agencies advertise frequently,' explains Alan. 'You can also directly contact your local authority fostering service. Just get in touch with your council to find out the right person to contact.'
Prepare your family
Anyone you already live with will be involved in the assessment process and it's just as important to talk to family members who don't live with you, too.
You and your family should do as much homework as possible
'Fostering has a big impact on your life,' says Alan. 'You and your family should do as much homework as possible and come up with a list of questions to ask the social worker. This will show that you are thinking about the process carefully.'
Everyone in your family will be paid a visit by an agency representative who will ask routine questions such as "What is your daily routine?" and "How do you see a foster child fitting into your life?"
'This interview will be completed before you can become an approved foster carer,' says Alan. 'You may also have to give permission for a police check. The assessing social worker will talk to you in detail about the checks and the assessment process as a whole.'
The training process
Before becoming a foster carer, you'll need to have some training that will help you understand some of the challenges that may crop up when looking after a child who has been separated from his birth family.
'Once approved there is on-going training offered that allows you to learn about more in-depth issues that may come up,' says Alan. 'The training is designed to build upon the skills that you've developed and also to introduce you to new ideas.'
While the life skills and parenting know how you have will undoubtedly help, you'll be taking on a vulnerable and potentially troubled child, so make sure to take up all the advice and support you can get, both beforehand and while you're in the midst of fostering.


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My husband took the girls to spend Birthday money. Hope came home with these skulls that have goo. I honestly could not stop touching and squeezing them.
That ended with me having red goo all over my head and hair. This happened right in the middle of language arts. I guess we just needed a little more excitement. At least the maggots did not come out.


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