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See What’s Possible at the New UTC Innovation and Technology Center

United Technologies Corp. (UTC), the parent company of Carrier Corp., recently opened the new UTC Center for Intelligent Buildings in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.




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A Case Study: Driving Energy Efficiency Through Utility Incentives

Is reducing a facility's energy consumption by over 130,000 kWh annually through HVAC optimization possible?




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What Trump’s Election Means for HVAC Tax Credits and Incentives

With the election of Donald Trump to President of the United States, the HVAC industry is wondering how this will affect the Inflation Reduction Act incentives.




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Few Homeowners are Aware of HVAC Incentives, Survey Shows

Low public awareness of incentives that can subsidize residential HVAC purchases means contractors have the opportunity to educate and position themselves as trusted advisors, marketing experts say.




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Heat Pump RTUs Taking Center Stage in Expanding Market

As heat pump technology advances and begins its march into colder climates, industry experts are expecting rooftop units to continue to gain popularity in both new construction and retrofits.




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Cashing In on Heat Pumps: A Primer on Incentives, Rebates, and Tax Credits

With “heat pump” and “incentives” almost being synonymous at this point, contractors need to understand the basics to ensure customers are receiving the benefits.




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How a Fan Center Works

For technicians who run across older furnaces where air conditioners were later added, it pays to know how a fan center operates.





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Centering People in a New Economy

Fed up with capitalism’s destruction and inequality, there is a growing movement to build a new model based on “people’s prosperity.”





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Placentia Library District

Children's Librarian Intern (Placentia--onsite)




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Hydrogen incentives get cold reception in New Mexico

A panel of state legislators rejected a bill that would have provided new financial incentives in New Mexico for the hydrogen fuel that is derived from natural gas.




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Interested in Taking a MOOC? Try Class Central

Have you been interested in taking a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), but don't know where to find one or how to get started?

Class Central is a free MOOC aggregator that provides links to a wide variety of courses from universities like Stanford, MIT, Harvard, etc. (offered via Coursera, Udacity, edX, NovoED, and others).

The site allows you to search for MOOCs according to the course name, instructor, subject, start date, length of course, and course provider. Class Central also offers a "MOOC Tracker" service that will send you email notifications when a MOOC that is of interest to you becomes available.

MOOCs are a great idea for your students if your school doesn't offer advanced courses for a particular subject and they are also great resources for instructors and others. Try one and I think you will find out how they can be a benefit to you. I did!




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Assessment Study Guides from the CareerTech Testing Center

The CareerTech Testing Center (CTTC) works closely with instructors, industry representatives and credentialing entities to identify and develop assessments and assessment preparation materials that are aligned with recognized industry standards.

Study guides are designed to help students prepare for the assessments. Each study guide includes:
  • information about the assessments within a content area
  • the standards upon which each assessment is based
  • test plans
  • practices questions
  • test-taking strategies
  • many study guides also include a crosswalk to instructional materials that may be used during instruction or when studying for assessments.
CTTC assessments are directly aligned to assessments needed to obtain credentials that are required and/or valued by industry. Assessments measure how well the student has mastered the content deemed important by industry, and while passing a CTTC assessment is no guarantee of future success, it does provide an indication of whether or not the student is ready for certification or licensure.

Click here for Study Guides and please contact us if you have any questions!

The CareerTech Testing Center has been developing skills standards and online tests since 1980 as we work closely with instructors, program administrators, industry representatives, and credentialing entities to ensure that our study guides and assessments reflect national standards and local industry needs.




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District heating – Heat from a central boiler plant

District heating is a system which provides a number of buildings with heat from a central boiler plant through pre-insulated pipes. Pre-insulated pipes are in fact a modern kind of heat culvert or district heating duct, but since these systems... Read more

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Tips For Successful Energy Efficiency Of Centrifugal Water Chillers

Centrifugal water chillers comprise a significant portion of industrial and large commercial electrical load. These machines are efficient, typically producing a cooling effect two-to-three times greater than the required energy input. Centrifugal water systems were the focus of cholorfluorocarbon (CFC)... Read more

The post Tips For Successful Energy Efficiency Of Centrifugal Water Chillers appeared first on EEP - Electrical Engineering Portal.




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Thames Clippers and Masabi to Launch Mobile Ticketing on Central London River Bus Services

Passengers will be able to use their mobile phones as tickets from this spring London, 23rd April 2014 – Thames Clippers today announced that they have signed a five year contract with Masabi, the leader in mobile ticketing and payments for transit, to bring smartphone ticketing to its River Bus […]

The post Thames Clippers and Masabi to Launch Mobile Ticketing on Central London River Bus Services appeared first on Masabi.




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Film: 21st Century Literacy - Teaching Using Film Questionnaire

Film: 21st Century Literacy are surveying teachers who use film to help them teach. Eligible teachers who complete the survey by 15 July will go into a free prize draw to win an iPad 2.




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Sizing a Static UPS System In Data Center

Choosing the power of a static UPS system serving a data center is a decision that involves various elements and which cannot be made before, or independently from, the choice of distribution scheme. The main elements to consider can be summarised... Read more

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Emergency Lighting Power Supply in Data Center

Lighting is defined as emergency lighting when it is intended for operation when standard lighting fails. Emergency lighting must be powered by an independent energy source (typically a central power supply system) and is classified by the UNI EN 1838 standard... Read more

The post Emergency Lighting Power Supply in Data Center appeared first on EEP - Electrical Engineering Portal.




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Electrical Design Project Of Sun’s Datacenter In Santa Clara, California

This technical article provides a top-to-bottom overview of Sun Microsystems’s Santa Clara, California datacenter from electrical design aspect. Sun’s electrical design tour of Santa Clara datacenter is done through a series of single line diagrams. These diagrams illustrate the various components... Read more

The post Electrical Design Project Of Sun’s Datacenter In Santa Clara, California appeared first on EEP - Electrical Engineering Portal.




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Eight substation equipment needed to power up data center

A few years ago I participated in an interesting project Telenor Data Center in Belgrade – The most advanced technical building in the region of Central and Eastern Europe. The building extends to 2,600 square meters and has the most... Read more

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How to design the power supply for data centres and airports while megawatts of loads rise fast

The first choice for service and distribution voltage is almost always 480 volts. Why is that? Well, it’s because it’s traditional, it has a safe design and specifications are already written around 480 V. UPS and backup aggregate equipment are... Read more

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Jon-Don Opens Temporary Hurricane Support Center in Sarasota

Jon-Don has launched a temporary Hurricane Support Center in Sarasota, FL to provide essential disaster restoration equipment, supplies, and expertise to contractors aiding in the recovery from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.





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Maternal & Early Childhood Issues: Heart of Tioga Pregnancy Center

Our series on Maternal & Early Childhood Issues continues today with a look at the Heart of Tioga Pregnancy Center in Tioga County, PA and the support it gets from parishioners at Holy Child Catholic Church in the Diocese of Scranton. https://fb.watch/bHgvkXjO3Z/




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Maternal & Early Childhood Issues: Tri-State Pregnancy Center

Our series on Maternal & Early Childhood Issues continues today with a look at the Tri-State Pregnancy Center in northeastern PA. The facility gets help from local Catholics and on-the-spot advice from above! https://fb.watch/bHh3c7Z-Hu/




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Talking with Sarah Bowen of The Promise of Life Network: Getting the Real Story about Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Sarah Bowen of the Promise of Life Network crisis pregnancy center near Pittsburgh talked with me about the motivation behind the campaign by abortion advocates against the work these centers do, which is to provide women with support during an unplanned pregnancy. https://x.com/PAcatholic/status/1703790777099235616?s=20   https://fb.watch/nccvJtmh6p/?mibextid=cr9u03  




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Chatting with Brian Lynch, President and Founder of the South Central PA Chapter of Young Catholic Professionals

In January Brian Lynch founded the South Central PA Chapter of the Young Catholic Professionals. We talked with Brian about the group. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/kwRbNff8kzdAxMAv/?mibextid=WC7FNe https://www.facebook.com/share/v/8NpLfyUb7crA35JB/?mibextid=WC7FNe https://www.facebook.com/share/v/7twzgWxPv2LaUsab/?mibextid=WC7FNe  




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New research sinks an old theory for the doldrums, a low-wind equatorial region that stranded sailors for centuries




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Coffee Concentrate Debuts in 8 oz Shelf-Ready PET Bottles

The coffee is said to be the first super-concentrated coffee available in plastic bottles.




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The Sana Ocean Concentrate Screw-Top Lid

The cannabis industry's first concentrate lid made from 100% ocean-bound and reclaimed ocean plastic. 




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PINALEN Announces New Line of Concentrated Products Featuring Reduced Packaging

The reduced packaging size will not only minimize resource consumption but also enhance logistical efficiency, leading to a reduction in carbon emissions.




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NOVA Chemicals Launches Canadian Centre of Excellence for Plastics Circularity

Centre aims to help achieve global plastics sustainability goals by focusing on R&D collaboration and value chain-integrated solutions.




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Tetra Pak Expands Technical Training Center in Denton, Texas

With the improvements made, Tetra Pak aims to grow the capacity of its field force, enhance the customer experience and build competency through workforce development.




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Amcor’s new Innovation Center offers latest in material science, packaging design

Amcor has opened its European Innovation Center in Belgium. The facility will partner with brands and retailers from across the region to design packaging that delivers better results for consumers and the environment alike.




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Henkel opens Adhesive Technologies Technology Center in New Jersey

Facility showcases Henkel’s entire technology portfolio of adhesives, sealants, functional coatings and specialty materials and supports an environment for collaboration with customers from over 800 industry segments to develop innovative solutions.




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METTLER TOLEDO will host an informational Educational Center at 2015 PROCESS EXPO

METTLER TOLEDO has invited experts from BRC, SQF, IFS, and FSSC22000 to join food safety experts from METTLER TOLEDO to discuss their latest updates and address a wide range of other food safety topics.




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Beverage takes center stage at joint PROCESS EXPO, InterBev educational program

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) and NuernbergMesse today unveiled the joint beverage educational program for PROCESS EXPO and InterBev Process scheduled for September 15-18, 2015 at McCormick Place in Chicago.




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Genius Poll - Emory University Center for Science Education

A poll of Emory University freshmen: 'What is a genius?'




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PET wine bottle made by ALPLA cuts carbon emissions by up to 50 percent

The packaging solution is available now in 0.75-liter and 1-liter bottle sizes and already is being used in Austria by pilot customer and development partner Wegenstein winery.




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Unilever expansion sustained by Sidel’s central robotic palletizing system

Sidel has delivered a central palletizing system composed of eight robotic cells connected to 28 packing lines at Unilever’s nutrition factory in Ploiesti, Romania, for savory brands including iconic Knorr.




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End-of-line Solutions Take Center Stage

Learn more about these exciting new developments in automation and robotics.




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Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection Application Center

Based on the company’s “Test Before You Invest” program, the center enables companies to test their products on inspection systems.




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PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 7.1927 (vs. estimate at 7.1944)

The People's Bank of China set the onshore yuan (CNY) reference rate for the trading session ahead.

  • USD/CNY is the onshore yuan. Its permitted to trade plus or minus 2% from this daily reference rate.
  • CNH is the offshore yuan. USD /CNH has no restrictions on its trading range.
  • A significantly stronger or weaker rate than expected is typically considered a signal from the PBOC.

Previous close was 7.2150

The rate today at 7.1927 is weakest since September 12 of 2023.

PBOC injects 125bn yuan via 7-day RR, sets rate at 1.5%

  • 18bn yuan mature today
  • net injection is 107bn yuan

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This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.




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USDCAD moved higher in the Asian session but after taking out recent highs rotated lower

The USDCAD moved higher in the Asian session and extended above the highs over the last few weeks between 1.3945 and 1.3958. The high price extended to 1.39664 but fell short of the 2022 high which came in at 1.3977.

The inability to move higher turn the buyers to sellers, and the price has rotated back down toward the close from yesterday's trade where buyers have stalled the fall.

On the downside, the next major target comes against the rising 100 and 200 hour moving averages between 1.3908 and 1.3911. It would take a move below that area to increase the bearish bias with the 100 bar moving average on a four hour chart the next downside target at 1.38868.

On the top side, getting back above 1.3945 and 1.3958 would have traders looking again toward the 2022 high at 1.3977. Get above that level opens the door for further upside potential.

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USDCAD Summary

The USDCAD rose in the Asian session, approaching 2022 highs.

Key Points:

  1. Broke above recent highs (1.3945-1.3958).

  2. Reached 1.39664, shy of 2022 high (1.3977).

  3. Buyers turned sellers, and the price fell.

Outlook:

Bullish Scenario

Move above 1.3945, 1.3958, and 1.3977 confirms further upside.

Bearish Scenario

Break below 1.3908-1.3911 (100/200-hour MA) and 1.38868 (100-bar MA) increases bearish bias.

Levels to Watch:

  • Resistance: 1.3945, 1.3958, 1.3977

  • Support: 1.3908, 1.3911, 1.38868

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.




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Deutsche Telekom Joins Forces with Meta Pool to Pioneer Decentralized AI on NEAR Protocol

In a big step for decentralized technology, Deutsche Telekom MMS has partnered with Meta Pool as part of its Enterprise Node Operator (ENO) program, becoming the first telecommunications giant to operate a validator node on the NEAR blockchain. This collaboration not only enhances NEAR’s network security and decentralization but also signals a new era of enterprise-driven blockchain adoption, powered by Meta Pool.

Meta Pool, a leader in liquid staking solutions on NEAR, developed the ENO program to connect established industry leaders with the decentralized ecosystem. By joining this initiative, Deutsche Telekom provides NEAR with enterprise-grade infrastructure that boosts both network reliability and performance. This partnership marks a milestone in Meta Pool’s mission to transform the decentralized ecosystem, elevating NEAR’s technology to new levels of scalability and security through trusted industry partnerships.

About Meta Pool

Meta Pool is a multi-chain liquid staking ecosystem and a DAO with multi-chain governance on NEAR and Ethereum. It offers Vote-to-Earn governance rewards, Liquid Staking Tokens on Ethereum, NEAR, Solana, Aurora, ICP, and Q, and Solana's first restaking aggregator, supporting mpSOL, jitoSOL, bSOL, and SOL. Meta Pool makes liquid staking simple and accessible across multiple blockchains, with plans for further expansion.

A Visionary Collaboration for Decentralized AI and Blockchain Innovation

Meta Pool’s (https://www.metapool.app/) ENO program was designed to bridge traditional and decentralized worlds, creating a robust and resilient network on NEAR through partnerships with industry leaders. By joining this initiative, Deutsche Telekom empowers NEAR with the infrastructure to support decentralized applications at scale, opening doors for new advancements in AI, blockchain scalability, and multi-chain interoperability. With Meta Pool’s ENO program as the foundation, Deutsche Telekom is taking a leap toward reimagining the future of decentralized networks.

"NEAR stands out as an ecosystem that shares our vision of combining blockchain and AI with a decentralized approach that prioritizes data privacy and security," said Oliver Nyderle, Head of Digital Trust & Web3 Infrastructure at Deutsche Telekom MMS. "Together, we’re breaking new ground and building a future that connects these technologies in ways never seen before."

Meta Pool, Deutsche Telekom, and NEAR: Building a User-First, Decentralized Future

In an era where data sovereignty and transparency are paramount, Meta Pool’s ENO program brings companies like Deutsche Telekom into the NEAR network, securing blockchain and AI solutions that empower users. This partnership sets the stage for a privacy-focused, decentralized future, championed by industry leaders committed to the transformative power of blockchain.

“This partnership is a turning point for NEAR, Meta Pool, and our Enterprise Node Operator program,” said Claudio Cossio, Meta Pool’s co-founder. “With Deutsche Telekom’s world-class infrastructure expertise, we’re taking NEAR’s protocol to unprecedented levels of decentralization and resilience.”

NEAR Protocol - A Unique Foundation for Decentralized Innovation

NEAR is a high-performance, environmentally sustainable Layer 1 blockchain built to host decentralized applications for millions of users. Thanks to its unique sharding technology, NEAR enables fast, energy-efficient transactions, making it a “green” alternative within blockchain technology. NEAR aligns with Meta Pool’s mission to advance accessible, eco-friendly blockchain solutions that support a more inclusive digital future.

Through Meta Pool’s ENO program, Deutsche Telekom gains access to cutting-edge blockchain insights, reinforcing its leadership in decentralized AI. This partnership reflects a shared commitment to exploring Web3 possibilities, setting the stage for a more transparent, secure, and innovative digital world.

This article was written by FL Contributors at www.forexlive.com.




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NAB Statement on Recent Incidents Involving Broadcast Journalists

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to recent incidents of violence involving broadcast journalists, the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith:




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NABiQ Places Innovation at Center of NAB Show’s Networking Opportunities

Washington, D.C. – The 2022 NAB Show will feature NABiQ, a new networking series focused on innovation. Taking place April 23 – 27, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nev., each NABiQ challenge will relate to NAB Show’s content pillars: Create, Connect and Capitalize.




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Keynote Sessions and Networking Events Take Center Stage at NAB Show New York

Washington, D.C. – A strong lineup of keynote sessions, insightful conversations and award ceremonies is confirmed for NAB Show New York’s Content Theater. Located within the Experiential Zone on the show floor, the Content Theater will serve as the event’s main hub for collaboration and education October 19-20, 2022 at the Javits Center.