Getting A Home Power Generator
If you know the pain of not being able to do anything but wait for the power to come back, I know you might be thinking of purchasing your own home generator. A generator serves as secondary sources of electricity whenever the power goes out.
Have you ever had to live through a power outage without anything to use as a source of electricity? Here are some recommendations for you if you’re thinking of making a home generator purchase.
One of the common mistakes people often make when purchasing generators for home use is that they end up spending too much on something that doesn’t quite suit their needs. You should observe the power consumption of each member of your family. Whatever size your family is, there is a specific generator that can provide just enough electricity to meet your needs.
To be on the safe side, always get a generator that provides a bit more power than you regularly use. There are many instances when a generator got overloaded because of miscalculation on the part of the owner. You also need to consider the expense of keeping a larger generator.
Diesel and propane are the usual fuel for generators. However, there have been models that can be powered by solar or wind energy. Solar and wind energy are ideal as fuel especially with good climatic conditions, but solar panels and wind mills need to be installed (and these are not cheap).
Select between portable generators and standby generators. Portable generators are much more affordable and can be used anywhere over a short period of time. The latter, however, will come with higher prices but are better equipped to power a whole house. Some generators can automatically detect power outages and are ideal for disaster prone places.
Also, consider what you need the generator for. Portable generators may not be enough to power your business. Most restaurants and hotels use standby generators. If power outage is not a normal occurrence in your locality, you can go for the portable model. Portable generators can go with you on camping trips and tailgate parties.
Do you have the space for a large generator? A standby generator needs a permanent location in the house. You also need to protect your generator from rain. Get a cover for your generator to preserve it longer.
Choose the brand of generator carefully. Some brands are well-known for the quality of their machinery. There are times when expensive types are less prone to breakdowns.
As an alternative, you can also look at generator rental as a solution. Other than that, get a Toro lawn mower too.
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46 Responses to “Getting A Home Power Generator”
skupitzky says:
November 18, 2010 at 9:47 am
funny story. good one.
*hey I have an idea, get a small little picture holder (you like a mini art easel) and display it somewhere. you already you look at it all the time.
you don't have a working 8-track player – shame on you !
Truth be told, I used to own a decent sized/but still small (D-batter-operated, portable model with a shoulder strap) that I used to blast while riding my (BMX bike) around time.
8 track of choice?
QUEEN – The Game (“Another one Bites the Dust”)…
Oh, ow I miss those innocent “metal” days
leborins says:
November 20, 2010 at 1:15 pm
"Federally" reported what?
That she gets on your nerves?
I cannot see in your rant anything that she's doing that's so illegal…
gins says:
November 22, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Tom Keen,
fox rudingerto says:
November 24, 2010 at 5:55 am
The problem is that the question: “Can we make enjoyale levels using PCG?” isn’t a very interesting one. The answer is trivially “yes”, but knowing that doesn’t benefit us particularly. A more interesting question would be “What can we do with PCG that we can’t with current level authoring techniques?” Most research focuses on a particular answer to this question (like “adaption”) and those bits of knowledge are informative.
coletter mas says:
November 29, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Very nice work overall, Addicts, though you do not cite the necessary sources. You handle material with a sure hand and say neither too much nor too little about your subject. I’m impressed.Do not use the parenthetical style of source citation. Identify your source with an appropriate signal phrase, such as, according to the website webaddiction.com, or, Tara Parker-Pope, writing for the New York Times, said: . . . . In her article, “Title,” she makes clear that . . . . You manage it some places, but not others.Punctuation and spelling problems: NYTimesYou make a serious strategic error when you back off from your powerful metaphor. Please don’t spend several paragraphs proving internet addiction is a serious problem and then shrug it off with a casual “maybe we’re making too much of this.” Find a way to acknowledge that some readers may think you’re being overly dramatic, but don’t budge from your position.The logic chain of your concluding paragraph is weak. You are required to cite “Is Google Making Us Stupid,” as well as at least one of the Secondary Sources, my friends. I have had to discount your grade significantly for this otherwise excellent work. Please find a way to include them when you revise. It shouldn’t be too hard. Nicholas Carr complains about the way he’s affected by reading online. Your “we surf with no real intentions” might connect nicely with his “we skim over the surface” remark, just to name the first resemblance that comes to mind. Don’t fail to meet these requirements, please.
joerdi says:
November 30, 2010 at 11:54 pm
HiyaTerribly sorry for leaving the reply so long, work has had a sudden rush and I've barely had time to catch up on basic eco-reading let alone do any research to answer your questions.I still don't have the time to write full answers but I will make a few quick comments. Because this argument is going around in circles I am going to stick to the major topics I outlined in my last post. It would help a lot if you would do the same.(1) Is there a problem of intermittency from renewables?First of all, you keep going on about this, but you still haven't given any references that back up your statement. You said “On intermittancy: It is simply a fact that..”and”Compared with routine loss of power running from 70 to 100% from renewables..”YOU GIVE NO REFERENCE FOR THIS RIDICULOUS STATEMENT. AGAIN.I've shown you a number of references stating that neither thermal nor nuclear are free of intermittency issues, and others showing that renewables are just as reliable as traditional energy sources within the limits of the study (not that they can't be reliable outside those limits, but the researchers didnt investigate those limits because it wasnt part of their brief).Put your research where your mouth is and give me some references that say that a diversified supply of renewables cannot cover all situations as reliably as thermal or nuclear power plants.Remember, landfill gas, tidal, hydro (although hopefully not likely to increase) etc. are all renewable energy sources.Do you think that there is possible a conceivable situation where:- The sun stops shining- The wind stops blowing- The tides stop moving- Waves stop – Geothermal heat stops welling up- Landfills cease to emit gas- Manure stops releasing methaneetc.etc.etc. ALL AT THE SAME TIME? And humanity has no way of creating a storage method for energy? In that case, we may as well give up the ghost, because what happens when the uranium runs out?(2) Is there a problem of intermittency from nuclear?Yes. Imagine what would have happened if a nuclear power plant was in Sichuan when it was hit by the 7.9 earthquake (most reactors are only designed for 6.5-7). At the very least it would have had to shut down for an extended period of time, as per the Japanese plant.(3) Is the “capacity factor” of wind energy worse than nuclear? Is that bad?Yes, wind power plants in general have a lower capacity factor than nuclear power plants. But, I think you are under some misunderstanding as to what that means. Here is a brief review of “capacity factor”. Please note the last sentence from The Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (RERL) at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst:”It does not make sense to compare capacity factors across technologies, because the economics of both production and capacity are so different from one technology to the next.”From the AWEA.What is “capacity factor”?Capacity factor is one element in measuring the productivity of a wind turbine or any other power production facility. It compares the plant's actual production over a given period of time with the amount of power the plant would have produced if it had run at full capacity for the same amount of time. Capacity Factor =Actual amount of power produced over time / Power that would have been produced if turbine operated at maximum output 100% of the timeA conventional utility power plant uses fuel, so it will normally run much of the time unless it is idled by equipment problems or for maintenance. A capacity factor of 40% to 80% is typical for conventional plants.A wind plant is “fueled” by the wind, which blows steadily at times and not at all at other times. Although modern utility-scale wind turbines typically operate 65% to 90% of the time, they often run at less than full capacity. Therefore, a capacity factor of 25% to 40% is common, although they may achieve higher capacity factors during windy weeks or months.It is important to note that while capacity factor is almost entirely a matter of reliability for a fueled power plant, it is not for a wind plant—for a wind plant, it is a matter of economical turbine design. With a very large rotor and a very small generator, a wind turbine would run at full capacity whenever the wind blew and would have a 60-80% capacity factor—but it would produce very little electricity. The most electricity per dollar of investment is gained by using a larger generator and accepting the fact that the capacity factor will be lower as a result. Wind turbines are fundamentally different from fueled power plants in this respect.If a wind turbine's capacity factor is 33%, doesn't that mean it is only running one-third of the time?No. A wind turbine at a typical location in the Midwestern U.S. should run about 65-90% of the time. However, much of the time it will be generating at less than full capacity (see previous answer), making its capacity factor lower.What is “availability” or “availability factor”?Availability factor (or just “availability”) is a measurement of the reliability of a wind turbine or other power plant. It refers to the percentage of time that a plant is ready to generate (that is, not out of service for maintenance or repairs). Modern wind turbines have an availability of more than 98%–higher than most other types of power plant. After more than two decades of constant engineering refinement, today's wind machines are highly reliable. And a little more from The Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (RERL) at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.Is capacity factor the same as efficiency?No, and they are not really related. Efficiency is the ratio of the useful output to the effort input – in this case, the input and the output are energy. The types of efficiency relevant to wind energy production are thermal, mechanical and electrical efficiencies. These efficiencies account for losses, most of which turn into heat in the atmosphere and water. For instance, the average efficiency of the US electricity generation infrastructure is about 35% – this is because in most thermal plants, about two thirds of the input energy is wasted as heatinto the environment. The mechanical conversion efficiency of commercial wind turbines is a fairly high,in the range of 90%.Wind power plants have a much lower capacity factor but a much higher efficiency than typical fossil fuel plants. A higher capacity factor is not an indicator of higher efficiency or vice versa. Is a higher capacity factor “better”?Within a given technology or a given plant, yes, you can generally say that a higher capacity factor is better and in particular, more economical. But it does not make sense to compare capacity factors across technologies, because the economics of bothproduction and capacity are so different from one technology to the next – the capacity factor is just one of many factors in judging if a power plant is feasible. Instead, more useful is to compare the cost of producing energy among the various technologies.(4) Are renewable energies a viable long-term option for the future of human society?Yes, in fact they are the only option because eventually all the oil, coal, natural gas and uranium will run out. Peak oil may well have been exceeded already.(5) Is nuclear a viable long-term option?No, because the uranium will be used up eventually, whether it takes 100 or a 1000 years.
yojic says:
December 3, 2010 at 4:50 pm
there goes a…snake a snake!: That’s why we try to replicate the energy conversion of another animal. Something that eats 3 meals a month instead of 3 (or 5) a day. I had breakfast 45 minutes ago and I already can’t wait for lunch .< and I’m only 180 lbs!
kaller says:
December 4, 2010 at 7:39 pm
Dear Beloved in Christ, Greetings to you in the blessed name of Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I prayerfully bring to kind perusal abot the ministry e are doing h ere in India. I am really very happy to share with you about our details of our independent mission work Bethel Church Ministries in Chintaluru, East Godavari District, India. About Bethel Church Ministries… Bethel Church Ministries is started as Bethel church by my father Pastor Prabhudas in 1965. He pastored this church for over 33 years. He dedicated me for the ministry and longed to see all his children in ministry. He received His home call in 1998.Then I was just an young believer. But circumstances led me to carry on the ministry of my father. But in the same year God saved me and called me for His glorious ministry. And I started to pray like JABEZ to expand my territories. And I prayerfully started to expand the sphere of the ministry in accordance of His will and guidance of the Holy Spirit. So Bethel church is developed as Bethel Church Ministries. Bethel Church Ministries is Independent Christian Organization, The organization is a philanthropic Christian ministry and has no formal relationship with any denomination or any Church but seeks to interact with all churches who are with same vision and individuals who share the same vision. We help children regardless of race, religion or sex especially in the areas of providing education, medical care and subsistence to the needy children. Love Bethel Church Ministries provides spiritual guidance and counseling through holiday camps and seminars, to teach them the Word of God, life skills and values based on Biblical principles. Bethel Church Ministries: Our Gospel Outreach service (Mathew 25:14-30): We are doing ministry in the very remote villages in Andhra Pradesh. As you are aware India is a pagan country bounded by 330 million pagan gods. There are 4,00,000 villages where people still do not know Jesus. Together with my fellow workers, we go house to house with the gospel of Christ in the slum and rural and remote areas, where the gospel has never been proclaimed. People in these areas are either have not heard the name of Jesus before or have not accepted Jesus in their heart. They are Idol worshippers, so we are touching their hearts with the truth of God’s Word. Our dedicated Pastoral team with all rented equipment of Sound system, Portable Generators and hiring of vehicles go to some of these villages of our state Andhra Pradesh preach the Good News and see that 30 to 40 people are saved and a church is planted over. We leave the new Pastor for the work and see that the Pastor is supported financially to look after his family. Bethel Children Home: We have been caring some orphans and semi orphans. We found these homeless children in rural villages of India and we found them totally lacking comfort and parental love. Daily I see numbers of helpless, abondened, street children and orphans in the villages and public places of the towns. Please remember them in your daily prayers; they suffer for of food, clothing and shelter. Some have been starving for days on end. Their condition is truly sorrowful. Co-Pastors / Evangelists: We have 25 Co – Workers ( most of them are saved in our ministry and dedicated for the task of preaching of Gospel) who are laboring with Bethel Church Ministries in the remote villages, Tribal areas, slum areas and in the most neglected places. Even though our co-workers are very poor they are totally committed to carry out the Great Commission. Our co-workers, cover over 45 villages, they preach, hold Bible studies, establish churches and pastor the growing congregations. Most of groups meet in the homes, in simple thatched roof churches, under trees and even on the road sides. In fact, many of our pastors do not have their own houses. However we are determined to see that the Lord’s work is done. The pastors are facing many hardships during Gospel Outreach, such as hunger, prejudice, poverty and lack of basic resources. The village churches are unable to feed the pastors so we are extending a little support which is not enough for their lively hood. We look unto the Lord for His providence to support regularly and sufficiently. You please pray for this desperate need. For example, our pastors don’t even have their own bicycles. Widows and leprosy help: – As we go into the villages to preach the gospel, we encounter many widows who are begging on the streets, and some times some of them are not able to have even one meal a day. Also we see the desperate leper’s who are treated as the cursed ones begging for little food to live. When we see them, we are reminded the Lord saying, the sheep are scattered in the villages without a shepherd. The Lord is also saying; reach out to the widows with the gospel. Such widows are without help and care in these villages. We are able to look after them by giving them partial help with clothing, food and free medicines. In the near future we have plans to make shelter for them. We are praying to the Lord to get the required resources from agencies and churches to continue the ministry. Our strong faith in God: We are completely depending upon the Lord’s provision. God knows our needs and hears our prayers. He provides for our every need, through people like you, so please do uphold us in all your prayers. Proverbs 3:27 whenever you are able, do good to people who need help. We know we could never accomplish it without the helping hand of friends like you. We indeed pray that you will be encouraged to partner with us and uphold this ministry. As the lord leads you , please try to make an effort to become a partner and sponsor for the work of Bethel Church Ministries, or perhaps you and your friends and churches, that have a heart for Jesus, by becoming a partner or sponsor for the mission work in India. As the financial needs are more we desperately need your help, support, guidance, fellowship and prayers. Your mission trip to India would really help us to have relational foundation with you and also helps you to know who we are and also weather we are working genuinely for His Kingdom. If you are interested in knowing more about our ministry, want any pictures and any other information; please do not hesitate to contact me. Please do pray for our needs and your help will reach more people. We really appreciate your visit to our place next tie you come to India. We are praying for you and for your dear family and we hope to hear from you a positive response. We also need spiritual materials which help us to reach every hook and corner of remote areas. I would like to introduce my family. My wife is Baby Rani, Children are 1) Lillian (7 years) 2) Joyce (5 years) Please continue to pray for all of us here. Hope to hear from you soon, Yours in His amazing grace, Emmanuel Raju. Bunga.. My contact address is, Pastor. Emmanuel Raju.Bunga, Bethel Church Ministries. CHINTALURU, 533 232, E. G. Dist,A P India Cell +91 94407 72539 E-mail:
sla corrishimi says:
December 7, 2010 at 11:05 am
Whenever Asians do well on test we always seem to dismiss it as the Asian system focuses just on rote memorization. However, I see little evidence that US students either are better test takers or more creative than Asians. What country has the fastest supercomputer? China. What country leads the world in solar panels. China. What country leads the world in hybrid cars? Japan. Where was computer made? Malaysia. Etc. We need to stop making excuses, and maybe it is time for us to copy them?
nowberge santilst says:
December 7, 2010 at 1:29 pm
wow…….paranoia
furneau yetteinfag says:
December 7, 2010 at 4:32 pm
@Ruben: My Windows Experience Index is not representative of the true performance of the Apex as I have an old SATA-150 motherboard and the Apex would perform best with SATA-300. For the record the Apex gets a 5.9 rating on my system, I believe Windows 7 goes up to 7.9.
BeHardware has tested the Apex's power consumption to be 5.5 watts under load and 2.4 watts at idle.
Thanks glad you like the blog, keep reading
Neil Berman
patrio keilwa says:
December 8, 2010 at 9:45 am
I enjoyed today’s blog post. We have more then enough “pastors” such as Joel what’s his name.Life on other planets? I am in the camp there is no life on other planets. The tired old, God would not have made space so expansive if there was no life on other worlds, or even better yet, Wow, you must be really conceded to believe God would only create man and nothing else in this entire universe….actually, aliens do exists, only not on different planets we can see or not see with a telescope, until mankind finds or creates a telescope that can peer into other dimensions, man might as well, be looking for a shape shifting needle in a hay stack. Ever see those sincere but misguided folk chasing ghosts on the now popular TV shows? Might as well be chasing their own shadows…there is definitely sprits at play, although they will not sit down for an interview and most likely are just simply amused by question such as “what is your name?” really, it quite laughable,,,these sprits are just toying with these people.However, Dr Marzulli’s blog has helped me tremendously , since I have been a regular reader of this blog, I have purchased or made arrangements for a large generator to be installed at my home , I have stocked piled food and water, I have purchased legal weapons for my families protection, I have even started modest garden to grow a few things should the need arise, … I started making plans a little over a year ago and although I’m not quite where I want to be, I have a good starts thanks to Dr Marzulli’s suggestions. I’m not a paranoid hermit waiting for the Hail Bop Comet to come get me, I just want to be prepared for what’s surely has been prophesied and it surely to come.
huo says:
December 15, 2010 at 10:03 am
These countries are right – there really is no need for nuclear power in Europe because there is a simple mature technology available that can deliver huge amounts of clean energy without any of the headaches of nuclear power.
I refer to 'concentrating solar power' (CSP), the technique of concentrating sunlight using mirrors to create heat, and then using the heat to raise steam and drive turbines and generators, just like a conventional power station. It is possible to store solar heat in melted salts so that electricity generation may continue through the night or on cloudy days. This technology has been generating electricity successfully in California since 1985 and half a million Californians currently get their electricity from this source. CSP plants are now being planned or built in many parts of the world.
CSP works best in hot deserts and, of course, there are not many of these in Europe. But it is feasible and economic to transmit solar electricity over very long distances using highly-efficient 'HVDC' transmission lines. With transmission losses at about 3% per 1000 km, solar electricity may, for example, be transmitted from North Africa to London with only about 10% loss of power. A large-scale HVDC transmission grid has also been proposed by the wind energy company Airtricity as a means of optimising the use of wind power throughout Europe.
In the 'TRANS-CSP' report commissioned by the German government, it is estimated that CSP electricity, imported from North Africa and the Middle East, could become one of the cheapest sources of electricity in Europe, including the cost of transmission. That report shows in great detail how Europe can meet all its needs for electricity, make deep cuts in CO2 emissions, and phase out nuclear power at the same time.
Further information about CSP may be found at http://www.trec-uk.org.uk and http://www.trecers.net . Copies of the TRANS-CSP report may be downloaded from http://www.trec-uk.org.uk/reports.htm . The many problems associated with nuclear power are summarised at http://www.mng.org.uk/green_house/no_nukes.htm .
Sincerely,
Robert Palgrave
rosey says:
December 16, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Joules are joules, but what you are failing to account for is the form the joules might take. If the enemy hits the caps and they explode, an amount of energy equal to one projectile launch is liberated.If, on the other hand, you take out a magazine, you liberate an amount of energy equal to all the shots the ship is capable of taking ALL AT ONCE.
han kolt says:
December 19, 2010 at 5:55 am
Surely, you would only need to know it’s current charge state. The available power resource will degrade with time, yes, but this is irrelevant to me as a user looking to gauge remaining battery life. As long as I know time remaining in hrs and mins as a measure against an application’s power consumption / available power, I’m happy.
myBatteryLife is just an example. The power consumption of standard mobile apps and services that I would care about are easily measured; ie: a 3G connection, playing an mp3, switching on wifi. If the load varies (even in cases of mixed use) is it that difficult to calculate that load against remaining power? The processing power is there on the handset.
seikaspy says:
December 20, 2010 at 1:49 am
It's actually '46 – '64. A span of 18 years. You would have to have been born in '46 and then had a child by age 18 to be a boomer with a boomer child. I'm sure this is an exception more than a rule.
Generations are defined more by the change or movement they cause rather than a set number of years.
I am a boomer, through and through.
atle leah says:
December 23, 2010 at 10:01 pm
I am very excited about wind energy. We live in central KS, in the wind corridor that Boone Pickens talks about. We've been approached about leasing idle farm land for wind energy production. I have to think this IS the wave of the future. It appears that the people who want to work in this industry better be prepared to climb high. Next step will be a grid to carry the energy to the coasts.
fadjebbenn says:
December 25, 2010 at 11:39 am
Starve the beast1) Get rid of dirty energy solar wind power anything.2) Kick Texas out of the Union and ban any importation of oil from that location
wood esguakihis says:
December 27, 2010 at 6:13 am
Ed, I think most “save the planet” scenarios will lead to more natural gas consumption, at least over the next 5 to 10 years and probably longer. A carbon tax or the costs of a CO2 cap-and-trade system will fall more heavily on coal-fired electric power and induce a shift. Perhaps in 10 years there are additional nukes to replace coal, or carbon capture technologies at low enough costs, but at least for that long natural gas remains “the environmentalists' favorite fossil fuel”, as it has been called.
washig says:
January 5, 2011 at 5:45 am
I don't want to be automatically negative, but whenever lefties write business stories, skepticism should be the very first order of the day.
Maybe we're talking past each other, but where I live, if you build a new plant, be it CHP or not, you connect to the transmission grid, not the local distribution network. The idea that a generator bidding into the RTO market must take the wholesale price at his node is incorrect. I work for a large generator with many plants in a large RTO, but most of our power is sold 1 to 3 years forward to both retail utilities and direct end users at a negotiated price. When the RTO pays us, they pay us the constracted price. Only a very small share of our generation gets freely bid into the day-ahead market. You claim that generators get paid whatever their nodal price is, but this is a large misunderstanding.
And Lynne, we're going to disagree about “excessive” standby rates for people with DG. It's fine and danady if people with their own solar or microturbines are disconnected from the grid, but most aren't: they stray connect, and thus have a free option to take power from the grid whever they want it, and the utility is obligated to serve their load. Like it or not, maintenance of the grid is expensive, and if you exempt DG owners from their share4 of that fixed cost, then the fixed cost will get shifted to a smaller and smaller customer base.
As a laissez-faire economist, I'd like nothing more than a wide-open, freely competitive market in everything, but natural monopoly is an unfortunate reality we have to deal with in the electricity distribution business. I understand that technology has eroded natural monopolies in telecommunications, but as long as everybody wants to stay connected to a grid and wants the free option to buy power at will, then there's going to be a grid, and that grid is going to be a natural monopoly, and maintenance of it has to be paid for by somebody.
Anyway, keep up the good work. I know you're both working hard to push the rock forward.
old says:
January 8, 2011 at 7:59 pm
Hi, I’m having a website built and I’m trying to think of ways to get us some traffic. Please let me know if my plan sounds like it will work for me or against me. I’ve purchased about 10 search-word-specific domains that I plan on using to re-direct to one main site. It’ll be a retail site. A good example of what I’m doing would be if I were selling Toro lawn mower replacement parts, I would own torolawnmowerblades.com, torolawnmowerengines.com, lawn-mower-parts.com, toroblades.com (you get the picture). Is this good or bad? Should each domain point to a unique page within the main site? We will only be selling approx. 30 – 40 different items.I’d greatly appreciate a response. Thank you!
sherwin lav says:
January 9, 2011 at 4:00 am
Yes you will. Doctors’ fees account for a small portion of costs for *inpatient* stays. Although these are by far the more expensive types of stays, they are also no where near the majority of all medical visits. Doctors’ fees for *outpatient* care quickly become a large percentage of the cost, and when you’re just talking about an office visit are typically 100% of the cost. Now I don’t want to come across as saying that 100% of the money from an office visit is going straight to the doctor’s pocket – they have overhead and a staff to pay just like any other business. But cutting doctor’s fees would have a noticeable impact on Medical costs when taken as a whole. It’s certainly not a simple fix that would solve all problems, but it would help (there’s a reason Medicare keeps wanting to cut doctors’ fees).
gwellnerg says:
January 10, 2011 at 4:15 pm
@JHO1138
numan says:
January 12, 2011 at 9:54 am
Great post, Zal – really interesting and sad to hear how ESPOIR's borrowers have seen their businesses hurt by the nation-wide power outages. I think that we often tend to think that more technology = progress = development, but you do a good job illustrating that in places where there's not a reliable supply of electricity reliance on technology can actually be a hindrance. Good thing they've got all those paper files on hand, eh?
boyenet han says:
January 21, 2011 at 8:47 am
Nich – your economic knowledge isn’t as good as your political knowledge.”inflation is rising due to things outside of the control of interest rates ( fuel and food)” Inflation is rising as there is a loose monetary policy being followed. Consequently, too much cash is chasing too few goods. Consequently, higher prices. And as the pound devalues, the cost of imported goods rise in a vicious circle.
shigeas says:
May 7, 2011 at 5:45 am
Usually in annotated bibliographies, you do discuss the information in the source, but you also evaluate the source.
Since it's from an encyclopedia, you know that it's highly reliable (unlike Wikipedia). But you should also note that since encyclopedias generally cover a topic quite broadly, you'll need to find more focused sources. You should also note whether you think the author is biased, which I'm guessing not, since it's an encyclopedia entry after all.
kempe says:
May 7, 2011 at 4:29 pm
I’m keeping an open mind about wind farms, actually. Individual small turbines (like the small one that the City of Aurora, IL built around the corner from my home, to power one set of traffic lights) are pretty stupid. However, properly placed, large-scale farms may not be that objectionable.
nyuk maximeria says:
May 9, 2011 at 2:01 pm
Hi Chris,
Thank you for the tips. I'm actually thinking about getting some recessed lighting put in, but just taking everything one step at a time. I'm pretty new to this DIY home improvement stuff, but it's really fun. I saw some really cool LED switch plates, but maybe I can save that for later.
Hope to have more fun stuff home improvement updates. Thanks for stopping by!
honeide says:
May 14, 2011 at 1:17 am
I just started thinking about Lyme disease a lot lately for no apparent reason other than being a hypochondriac. Luckily, northern NY (where I do most of my backpacking) is not a hotspot for the disease….yet. I am starting to think I should start using permethrin on my cloths just to be on the safe side. Nootkatone is a natural insect repellent (extracted from grapefruit) that shows promise against ticks and other pests but it is not commercially available yet. I hope it makes it to the market before I start discovering ticks on myself after a trip. Then I won’t have to freak out and run to the doctor’s office for a Lyme disease test!
basing pob says:
May 17, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Thanks for this post, Ray. I too can get a bit irritable about loose use of language. One that drives me crazy, for example, is when people lump all uses/applications of solar energy energy together under “solar” — i.e. “Well, we don't use solar here in Ohio” or “Maybe someday our energy will be solar.” Our energy is solar now, frankly. And we “use” solar every day. I agree that it does a disservice to the movement when we are not precise in our terms.
p.s. Pete Souza was an OU prof before he was WH photographer. Glad to know he responds to emails.
whisaac neil says:
May 18, 2011 at 6:48 am
Are we as a nation ready to re-institute the draft and go all in for a massive regional war? I for one am not. Withdraw all of our troops from Afghanistan, Iraq, and stop American participation in NATO strikes in Libya. We have a house to clean…and it’s a mess. We need our money and resources for home improvement at this point.
coffel holzwaerti says:
May 21, 2011 at 7:50 pm
You know, it occurs to me that if we solve the energy crisis we will have removed one of the limiting factors on population (the other being food.) What will happen if we do all end up owning a “Mr. Fusion?” You could live in the arctic with the heat cranked up forever. Hell, just the heat output from all the energy conversion would contribute to global warming. It may be that in the future we'll need biofuel made from Soylent Green just to keep everything in balance.
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May 25, 2011 at 5:33 am
“Anything you can do in FCP can be done in Premiere”
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schet kahko says:
May 28, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Really!
Why do you think there is a implosion from HHO?
Its because it burn 4400m/s and cools before allow it to expand, That is why there a implosion and not a explosion. Your just an idiot….
HHO burn faster then gasoline, be an ass if you like.
But lets cut though the BS, show me your engine running on HHO in any efficient way!
Please make me eat my words, PLEASE!
You're a scam and all of your HHO friends are too!
edmorrell says:
May 29, 2011 at 9:40 am
78 percent of college educated republicans don't believe in global warming
About 18 percent of college educated democrats don't believe in it
cater says:
June 7, 2011 at 10:19 am
This sounds almost exactly like the way my husband and I manage our finances. At some point, we did get a joint credit card to put certain joint expenses on (groceries, home improvement stuff, eating out), but we each have our own checking and saving accounts and additional lines of credit. He takes care of certain utilities and I take care of others so that they roughly even out. It’s worked out fine for us, and I can’t ever remember having a fight about money, either.
pokrispota says:
June 12, 2011 at 9:11 am
Question; Why is the News organization reporting the 2010 midterm elections as a whipping or words like that; when in fact the number of lost seats was more a normal occurrence; look at Reagan, Clinton, Bush JR and now this election and the trends are there, what happens in a midterm, but i see i must do my on research, cause the News organization do not research facts anymore. Also with unemployment so high a real mandate or Whipping would have been 80-100 seats in the House and 15-20 seats in the senate. Again i see i must do my own research for the facts.
di gia says:
June 15, 2011 at 12:28 am
“The Navy has bowed to the alter of AEGIS to produce nothing but the largest possible ships of the battle line, will not even tolerate discussions about submarines that aren’t nuclear, and will sacrifice everything to stay with only big deck aircraft carriers – the three most expensive types of vessels in the modern maritime era.”
Information Dissemination plagiarizing New Wars. Again…
bry says:
June 27, 2011 at 6:33 pm
$110000 AU Electrical Engineer, 3 years out of Uni. Currently Investigate causes and Coordinate repairs to failed equipment in the electricity distribution network. (11kV down to customer level)
tagle says:
July 1, 2011 at 3:13 am
When we went to the Borough Market, the first thing it reminded me of was a farmer’s market back home. Similar to U.S. markets it had many different stations selling baked goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, meats and other foods. Although they are similar, there were differences as well. Rather than being in the open in a parking lot or street, like in the U.S., the Borough Market was set up in a permanent location and was covered to shelter it from the weather. It was large and spacious and had many variations of foods and booths selling local goods. Overall the people present were adults, mostly middle aged. There were almost no children there.
The market had a mix of both travelers and locals. Travelers were easy to spot by the clothing they wore and the way they interacted within the market. They wore styles similar to the U.S. rather than the unique individual style I have noticed with locals. They were in groups and carried more bags and luggage. They lingered at the stations with more interest in the products and the atmosphere of the market as a whole. They spent more time taking pictures and looking around and getting a feel for the environment in which they were.
Although there were quite a few tourists, there were also many locals. Some locals were easy to spot with their unique way of dressing to be an individual, rather than fit in. They walked with a purpose for being in the market and at a faster rate. They came in and out of the market quick to buy a few food items and return to work. They were alone and were dressed for work and quick to be on their way. Many individuals were there who had unique fashion and seemed to be doing their own thing.
-Lydia
howant colli says:
July 6, 2011 at 11:27 am
exactly???????????
fick combilar says:
July 6, 2011 at 7:01 pm
I agree, BT has a market cap of $43 billion, Vodafone $188 billion and AT&T is valued at just $230 billion.. It won't take BSNL long to beat AT&T and Vodafone in Market Cap.
but to do that, their babu like mentality needs to change
multiple research papers have proved that a telecom is changing the face of the planet.
it is the fastest and the cheapest way to remove grass root poverty from the nation.. and hence no expense should be spared in increasing the cellphone penetration, and affordability….
But I doubt any government agency would be capable of handling this high growth capital intensive industry for long.
Telecom, like electricity distribution, favors monopoly and if the aggressive are able to drive BSNL out of even one territory, then the rest of the empire will fall like Dominoes…. and that is a concern….
kang blacher says:
July 8, 2011 at 2:26 am
The Internet is a space. Technology created the Internet space. To this day, network architects notice how packets and traffic seem to “shape” themselves without intervention. That's requires a space with an “environment”. We can always inject new technology to the Internet. And we see that with cell phones, appliances, etc. But injecting the Internet space into technology? Not so easy.
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