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Recent poll. Senator Baucus do you believe we are on the cusp of an agreed #HC Bill.? Do you believe the hcr bipartisan summit will be productive in producing a mutually agreeable hc solution for the American people? 1.) Yes [ 36% (4 votes) ] 2.) No [ 64% (7 votes) ] Twtpoll

Joined CNBC’s Squawk box this morning to discuss health care, the Roadmap, and deficits.

http://www.c-span.org/Topics/Health-Care-Insurance-Reform-Legislation-Town-Hall.aspx Live Coverage by C-Span

Strike out the statements in the bill that are not agreed by both sides. An estimated twenty percent. Build on what can be done today. Table that issue for a future bill revision.

A SeaWorld killer whale snatched a trainer from a poolsideplatform Wednesday and thrashed the woman around underwater, killingher in front of a horrified audience. It marked the third time theanimal had been involved in a human death. (Feb. 24)

Bloom Energy offers you a way to lock-in your electricity costs for thelong term. You can fix your electricity costs by entering into a longterm fuel contract with your gas supplier and taking advantage of ourability to consistently produce clean electricity from that fuel. Distributed Generation is the Answer Distributed generation refers to power generation at the point ofconsumption. Generating power on-site, rather than centrally,eliminates the cost, complexity, interdependencies, and inefficienciesassociated with transmission and distribution, and shifts control tothe consumer. In addition to providingdistributed generation, Bloom's technology offers several other keybenefits contributing to energy security. Bloom's modular building block architecture is fault tolerant, helping to ensure the highest levels of power availability. Thesystems are capable of running on a wide range of pipeline and locallystored fuels and can automatically detect an interruption and cut overfrom a primary to a backup fuel source. The systems can operate in grid parallel mode — the grid provides a great backup and surge handler. Inaddition to availability, power quality is also an important issue. Intoday's digital age, many technologies suffer from variation in voltageor electrical flow over the transmission and distributioninfrastructure that result in poor power quality. Bloom generatesperfect waveform at the point of consumption. That means perfect powerquality for our digital age. http://www.bloomenergy.com

Bloom Energy Debuts Advanced Fuel Cell to Provide Clean, Reliable, and Affordable Power 24/7 Bloom Energy Server provides continuous onsite electricity from wide range of renewable or traditional fuel sources Industry-leading customers include Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Cox Enterprises, eBay, Google, FedEx, Staples, and Walmart Bloom Energy Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based company committed to changing the way people generate and consume energy, announced today the availability of the Bloom Energy Server™, a patented solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology that provides a cleaner, more reliable, and more affordable alternative to both today’s electric grid as well as traditional renewable energy sources. The Bloom Energy Server provides distributed power generation, allowing customers to efficiently create their own electricity onsite. The company introduced its groundbreaking technology at an event hosted today at eBay Inc. headquarters along with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, General Colin Powell, and several of its early customers. Built using abundant and affordable materials, Bloom’s fuel cell technology is fundamentally different from the legacy “hydrogen” fuel cells most people are familiar with. The Bloom Energy Server is distinct in four primary ways: it uses lower cost materials, provides unmatched efficiency in converting fuel to electricity, has the ability to run on a wide range of renewable or traditional fuels, and is more easily deployed and maintained. Unlike traditional renewable energy technologies, like solar and wind, which are intermittent, Bloom’s technology can provide renewable power 24/7. Each Bloom Energy Server provides 100 kilowatts (kW) of power in roughly the footprint of a parking space. Each system generates enough power to meet the needs of approximately 100 average U.S. homes or a small office building. For more power, customers simply deploy multiple Energy Servers side by side. The modular architecture allows customers to start small and “pay as they grow”. Bloom’s customers have deployed the solution to lower and/or fix their energy costs, while significantly cutting their carbon footprint and enhancing their energy security by reducing their dependence on the grid. Customers who purchase Bloom’s systems can expect a 3-5 year payback on their capital investment from the energy cost savings. Depending on whether they are using a fossil or renewable fuel, they can also achieve a 40-100% reduction in their carbon footprint as compared with the U.S. grid. Customers announced today include Bank of America (NYSE: BAC); The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO); Cox Enterprises; eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY); FedEx Express, an operating company of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX); Google (Nasdaq: GOOG); Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS); and Walmart (NYSE: WMT). Since the first commercial customer installation in July 2008, Bloom’s Energy Servers have collectively produced more than 11 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, with CO2 reductions estimated at 14 million pounds – the equivalent of powering approximately 1,000 American homes for a year and planting one million trees. “Bloom Energy is dedicated to making clean, reliable energy affordable for everyone in the world,” said Dr. KR Sridhar, principal co-founder and CEO of Bloom Energy. “We believe that we can have the same kind of impact on energy that the mobile phone had on communications. Just as cell phones circumvented landlines to proliferate telephony, Bloom Energy will enable the adoption of distributed power as a smarter, localized energy source. Our customers are the cornerstone of that vision and we are thrilled to be working with industry leading companies to lower their energy costs, reduce their carbon footprint, improve their energy security, and showcase their commitment to a better future.“ Powder to Power – How It Works Founded in 2001, Bloom Energy can trace its roots to the NASA Mars space program. For NASA, Sridhar and his team were charged with building technology to help sustain life on Mars using solar energy and water to produce air to breath and fuel for transportation. They soon realized that their technology could have an even greater impact here on Earth and began work on what would become the Bloom Energy Server. The Bloom Energy Server converts air and nearly any fuel source – ranging from natural gas to a wide range of biogases – into electricity via a clean electrochemical process, rather than dirty combustion. Even running on a fossil fuel, the systems are approximately 67% cleaner than a typical coal-fired power plant. When powered by a renewable fuel, they can be 100% cleaner. Each Energy Server consists of thousands of Bloom's fuel cells – flat, solid ceramic squares made from a common sand-like "powder." “Today we are witnessing something special," said John Doerr, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Bloom Energy board member. "This is new kind of product announcement. It comes long after a product has shipped and it comes directly from marquis customers. For years, there have been promises of new energy solutions that are clean, distributed, affordable, and reliable; today we learn that Bloom, formerly in stealth, has actually delivered. Americans want clean, affordable, energy, 24x7 -- and all the jobs that go with it. Bloom's boxes are a breakthrough, serving energy, serving demanding customers, and serving our country." Bloom Energy’s management team possesses expertise across a number of relevant industries, including aerospace, high volume manufacturing, semiconductors, automotive, naval nuclear, and Silicon Valley startups. In addition to CEO Sridhar, the company’s board members include John Doerr, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers; General Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State; Scott Sandell, general partner, New Enterprise Associates (NEA); T.J. Rodgers, chairman, SunPower; and Eddy Zervigon, managing director, Morgan Stanley. Bloom Energy’s investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, representing the firm’s first clean tech investment, as well as Morgan Stanley, NEA, and Northgate Capital.

PRES. OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE SUMMIT: LIVE ON THE C-SPAN NETWORKS Wednesday Pres. Obama hosts members of Congress at Blair House on Thursday in an effort to reach a compromise on health care legislation. Live C‑SPAN coverage begins at 9:45am ET on C‑SPAN3, C‑SPAN.org andC‑SPAN Radio. Also follow our live coverage on Twitter, Facebook andthe C‑SPAN Radio iPhone App.

I have been told that America is the bread basket to the world. Agriculture is one place that will always be important. The work is quite satisfying as well.

I just took a political quiz and the results classified me as a CENTRIST My PERSONAL issues Score is 60%. My ECONOMIC issues Score is 50%. CENTRISTS espouse a "middle ground" regarding government control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention and sometimes support individual freedom of choice. Centrists pride themselves on keeping an open mind, tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what they describe as "practical" solutions to problems. I am definitely not a Statist (Big Government) Statists want government to have a great deal of power over the economy and individual behavior. They frequently doubt whether economic liberty and individual freedom are practical options in today's world. Statists tend to distrust the free market, support high taxes and centralized planning of the economy, oppose diverse lifestyles, and question the importance of civil liberties. Take the quiz and see where you are on the political map. http://www.theadvoca...uizp/index.html

I like where you are going. But, a good friend of mine who is a certified doctor sent me this information. Beer contains female hormones! Yes, that's right, FEMALE hormones! Last month, Montreal University and scientists released the results of a recentanalysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer. Menshould take a concerned look at their beer consumption.. The theory is that beer contains female hormones (hops contain Phytoestrogens) and that by drinking enough beer, men turn into women. To test the theory, 100 men each drank 8 schooners of beer within a one (1) hour period. It was then observed that 100% of the test subjects, yes, 100% of all these men:- 1) Argued over nothing. 2) Refused to apologize when obviously wrong. 3) Gained weight. 4) Talked excessively without making sense.. 5) Became overly emotional 6) Couldn't drive. 7) Failed to think rationally, and 8) Had to sit down while urinating. No further testing was considered necessary!!

Damage Control? That is the gift we give our children? How can we think such thoughts. Every thing has a price tag on it. Does every thing have to be an incentive. Companies that hire more employees should pay minimal taxes. Green tax credits should be given to all that follow energy and environmental standards. International corporations with factories in the United States should be given the same tax advantages. Can we all agree on this? Throw away income tax. Move to a sales tax system on all goods. The treasury needs to exchange Gold certificates and Silver certificates as well as dollars. We cannot go off the deep end as well. We will go bankrupt. The giving of grant money has to be more strict. Everything has to be crafted in America. We should put lower international tariffs on environmental goods. Waste components recycled more efficiently.

Can't we all just get along for the best of our country? Do we need our government to go bankrupt before we start working together to get something done.

The TreasuryDepartment today released U.S. reserve assets data for the latest week.As indicated in this table, U.S. reserve assets totaled $129,578million as of the end of that week, compared to $130,296 million as ofthe end of the prior week. Is the above equal to $130,296,000,000.00 That would be $130 Billion Dollars Is that all the reserve we have?

I have no problem with China investing in our country, as long as they can only own less that 50% of an American business. That is what they do to us. So that would be fair. Right?

There is some very interesting legislation to update the Code of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This would ammend section 18.2-54.3, relating to the unlawful implantation of human tracking devices. It would be a Class 1 misdemeanor to cause a person to have an identification/tracking device or mark implanted or permanently or semi-permanently incorporated into or on his body, skin, teeth, hair, or nails without his informed written consent, or to use an implanted device to track him without his informed written consent. Some people believe that microchips are the mark of the beast. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+HB53+pdf

Do you think we should follow Ronald Reagan's Fed Chairman Paul Volcker's plan if President Obama supports it?

Sometimes I dream that I am flying like a bird

Amen. Unions, banks, and corporations for Obama. Banks, corporations, and the military for McCain. I wonder what this would be like in Roman times. Would a Senator or Leader of the Republic get stabbed to death? Would the mob or a government official be the killer? Of course, the bank would have to support the action to finance the transition team.

A tax cut is a start, but it will do hardly anything to jump start the economy. I guess it takes alot of name calling to get the jobs train moving.

Looks like the White House does not want to be viewed : ) Here is an example of how Photsnyth works. It meshes photos from Flickr and puts them together. It would appear from my searching that watermarks ARE NOT allowed. The photographer needs to understand this. http://photosynth.net

It is doing more than that. It is creating energy independence from foreign nations. But, I am shocked that we purchasing this equipment from foreign nations. If we can put a man on the moon, I am sure we can make turbines ourselves.

I was watching Youtube and saw my buddy Jason in a 1997 Kit Kat commercial. He is 35 seconds in after Tampax. Too funny. Maybe Kit Kat can do a reunion commercial. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Vjasx8PNAfE

This is an interesting email that got sent to me:

Fantastic web site. I love that idea. I have for years. I tried so hard to do that with Latin American countries. We were going to do a VegaDCpages.com. They did not consider me latino cause I was too white looking and could not speak fluently. Then I tried to do the same thing with a Japanese group. I was too small of a company to work with. So, I have had to do this on my own with the support of a great staff. But, I am not giving up. I never tried it with the Arab community. Maybe that is where I need to go. Tell me what you think of the new DCpages.com look. http://www.dcpages.com/test2.php