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Smart Grid Pioneers: 50-plus Exclusive Interviews with the Trailblazers Making Smart Grid a Reality — An Exclusive Smart Grid Today Industry Report

Smart Grid Pioneers: 50-plus Exclusive Interviews with the Trailblazers Making Smart Grid a Reality — An Exclusive Smart Grid Today Industry Report

(PRWEB) October 28, 2011

The smart grid is, in many cases, still experimental. At the same time, there are deployments and certainly many pilots to learn from. Gathered in one document for the first time are over 50 detailed, one-on-one talks with industry leaders making the smart grid a reality today.

In this 100+ page report, Smart Grid Today’s experienced energy journalists interview the electric industry leaders, luminaries, gurus and field captains who are creating the new digital energy industry.

These exclusive interviews reveal insights, analyses, cautions, tips, tricks, predictions, fears, hopes and realizations about the new frontier in energy technology — and are now available in “Smart Grid Pioneers,” an exclusive industry report from Smart Grid Today – the independent journal of the digital energy industry.

No other source offers the wealth of useful knowledge and experience that Smart Grid Today works to compile every business day — and no other report offers the very best examples of that exclusive reporting over the last 12 months.

Smart Grid Today’s “Smart Grid Pioneers” special report features exclusive insight and perspective from these industry leaders making the smart grid a reality today:

     George Arnold, National Institute of Standards and Technology
     Aneesh Chopra, The White House, Office of Science and Technology Policy
     Thierry Godart, Siemens
     Erich Gunther, Smart Grid Interoperability Panel
     Reed Hundt, Coalition for Green Capital
     Chris King, EMeter
     Tom King, National Grid
     Philip Moeller, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
     Michael Peevey, California PUC
     Bob Shapard, GridWise Alliance
     Michael Assante, National Board of Information Security Examiners
     R Blake, Comverge
     Tom Bowles, New Mexico Governor’s Office
     David Brewster, EnerNOC
     Dave Curry, Demand Energy Networks
     Joel deJesus, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
     Steve Delp, Best Buy
     Larisa Dobriansky, Department of Energy
     Rick Duke, Department of Energy
     Patty Durand, Smart Grid Consumer Collaboration
     Evan Gaddis, National Electrical Manufacturers Association
     Geraldo Guimaraes, Elster
     Robert Haastert, Accenture
     Darren Highfill, UtiliSec
     Robert Ichord, US Agency for International Development
     Itai Karelic, Greenlet
     Willett Kempton, University of Delaware
     Tim Lindquist, Portus
     Colum Lundt, Bridge Energy Group
     Dan Malone, Consumers Energy
     Kristin Mayes, Arizona Corp Commission
     Brewster McCracken, Pecan Street Project
     Paul Molitor, National Electrical Manufacturers Association
     Austin Montgomery, Carnegie Mellon University
     Bill Moroney, Utilities Telecom Council
     Rafi Musher, Stax
     LeRoy Nosbaum, Itron
     Robert Powelson, Pennsylvania PUC
     Pat Romano, Coulomb Technologies
     Nachum Sadan, Amperion
     Tatsuya Shinkawa, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
     Jonathan Silver, Department of Energy
     Jeff Stewart, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
     Kazuyuki Takada, University of New Mexico
     Scott Trout, Salt River Project
     Adrian Tuck, Tendril
     Cheri Warren, National Grid
     Michael Wyde, National Institute of Health
     Tom Zarrella, SustainX

Table of contents:

     Experts sound alarm about small vendors in developing nations
     NEMA executive sees utilities, DOD partnering more on microgrids
     Project reimbursement decisions should be local: former DOE official
     National Grid expanding summits, to better engage communities
     Consumers Energy chooses SmartSynch for large AMI deployment
     DOE reaches out to grant winners overwhelmed by cyber security
     Rights activist, modernization advocate: ‘Tap genius … on front end’
     CHOPRA: Ease access to energy use data and customers will come
     NEMA prepares to release testing scheme
     With distributors aplenty, Germany among ‘slowest-moving’ nations
     Cyber security experts question NERC’s approach to standards
     Nosbaum will first draw clear roadmap to calm Itron investors
     Greenlet, Efficiency 2.0 work on broad DR pilot in Illinois
     AEP finds 2 uses for technology developed with Amperion
     Consultant exploring how to stimulate US EV market
     Former NERC executive points to needed changes
     NEDO: Nuclear uncertainty may mean more Japanese smart grid
     Big RF study relevant to meters? Check in 3 years, researcher says
     Despite Japan’s devastation, NM project scope and schedule stand
     New Elster exec: Brazil’s standards to unlock huge market
     Pecan Street’s new lab to explore interoperability, its director says
     EMeter’s King pushing White House for measurable goals
     Best Buy reveals passion for smart grid education, success
     Bridge Energy completes audit of Cobb EMC deployment
     Savings from early meters help pay for rest at Salt River Project
     As Japan assesses disaster, New Mexico project hangs on
     Professor explains how EVs will replace lots of power plant    
     Carnegie Mellon takes smart grid maturity model to next level
     University of New Mexico joins Japan-US smart grid demo project
     Outgoing UTC CEO shares parting view of electric industry
     As ‘green banks’ sprout around globe, Hundt wants them here
     Livermore puts utilities in charge of smart grid simulations
     New Pennsylvania PUC chairman brings smart-grid agenda
     Brussels-based smart grid group prepares for 1st public event
     Arnold, Gunther report on progress of smart grid standards efforts
     Gunther, Arnold put state of smart grid standards in perspective
     Demand Energy Networks to open its 1st big storage deployment
     Comverge CEO Young explains how DR is growing up
     New Coulomb CEO reveals EV market strategies, challenges
     Australia’s Portus starts EV integration pilot in Queensland
     Tendril CEO puts customer app suite Energize into context
     Amperion CEO Sadan makes case for high-speed PLC
     Loan program funds solar plant, vows more smart grid support
     ‘Whole new effort’ at schooling consumers coming this year
     GridWise chairman vows close scrutiny of upgrades in US
     California’s Peevey revels in ‘being on the cutting edge’ of smart grid
     Comverge CEO expects to hire 50, grow revenue 30% next year
     MOELLER: FERC has ‘much work’ to do on interop standards
     Arizona regulator struggles with popularity of solar rebates
     SustainX to debut new compressed-air storage in 2012
     EnerNOC president tells us why DR deserves full-LMP
     New network of governments to focus first on smart grid inventory
     2 dozen Russian energy specialists set to visit US this year
     Tendril deal motivated by importance of being touchy-feely
     Glossary
     Index

Get perspectives and insight from the industry leaders making the smart grid a reality today in over 50 detailed, one-on-one talks — now available in Smart Grid Today’s exclusive industry report, “Smart Grid Pioneers.” Download immediately at http://www.smartgridtoday.com/pioneers-report?affID=prwreport or call +1-301-769-6804 (888-471-4447 toll-free in US & Canada) to order.

About Smart Grid Today: The independent journal of the digital energy industry is published 247 times a year by Modern Markets Intelligence, Inc. The newsletter began publishing in April 2009.

Modern Markets Intelligence Inc., MMI Inc. publishes independent trade news for the evolving energy industry of the 21st century. It is located in Rockville, MD and was founded by Sam Spencer in 2009 after having created and published many trade news publications over the last three decades.

For more information, contact Season Crawford, VP of Marketing and Associate Publisher, season(at)mminews(dot)com, +1-301-769-6903 x102.

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The MedZilla Employment Report for November 2011 — Medical Industry the Real Leader in Job Creation

The MedZilla Employment Report for November 2011 — Medical Industry the Real Leader in Job Creation

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) November 15, 2011

The Bureau of Labor Statistics was finally able to report a positive change in the unemployment percentage last month. What may appear to be an insignificant number to some amounted to over 100,000 people no longer unemployed across the nation in just one month. Although government employment continued to decrease due to the winding down of hostilities in foreign countries, employment opportunities in the private industries remained on the rise. Reports indicated continued job creation in the professional services, as well as the business sector; including hospitality, health care and mining. (bls.gov, 11/04/11)

The health care industry in particular has been a shining star on the horizon with employment gains continuing in October, bringing 12,000 new positions in hospitals and private practices. This comes on the heels of tremendous growth in September which continued a year-long trend of job expansion. These continual job increases over the past 12 months total up to well over a half a million jobs added in just the Health Care Industry alone. (bls.gov, 11/04/11)

In fields across the board the average salary also continued to rise in October. It was up 0.2 percent, adding to September’s increase. These reports also show a steady positive trend over the past year, adding almost $ 1.50 to the hourly wages over October, 2010. While the increases may seem slight, the trend has been a major contribution toward increasing stability for the overall economy. (bls.gov, 11/04/11)

The outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. (CG&C, Inc.) was also proud to report that after a continuous increase over the past two years in the number of intended job cuts, October saw some welcome relief. U.S. based employers announced last month the number of planned job cuts was down 63% from September; its lowest number since June. This coupled with hiring announcements of almost 160,000 jobs as a result of their upcoming seasonal employment strategies. (challengergray.com, 11/02/11)

According to the American Medical News (AMN), the medical industry is creating more jobs than any other field. AMN reported that even though medical position ads dipped slightly in September, there were still two position openings being advertised for every one person looking. Researchers contend that this minor change has more to do with a seasonal variation, rather than an actual drop in demand. In fact, in spite of slow job growth in most fields, the Medical Industry has seen an average of 28,000 new positions being created monthly both in hospitals and private doctor’s offices across the nation. (http://www.ama-assn.org, 10/13/11)

“The aging population is increasingly becoming a more prominent consumer of medical services. There has been a push to integrate and upgrade as more advances in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals come onto the scene. Because of this, there is a significant need to not only add medical workers, but to incorporate expertly trained individuals from other industries, as well. It is one field where a diverse workforce is becoming a real necessity,” says John Burkhardt, Managing Director of MedZilla.com, one of the leading sources of healthcare, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology employment information on the internet.

According to Medzilla.com experts, staying flexible is the key to longevity. Grifco Incorporated, a private business development consulting firm based in South Florida, announced last month that it was expanding its sales improvement and commercialization business to include pharmaceutical sales, medical device and biotechnology organizations. This exciting new expansion includes commercialization strategies, business development as well as sales consulting programs. Grifco Inc. has already been providing medical sales distribution services for small medical start-ups, as well as strategy consulting for various small businesses, helping them to increase overall revenue and sales.

Thamarr Griffith, Grifco’s President as well as Senior Consultant, confirmed the expansion by emphasizing the increasing need for diversification within the medical industry. She explains, “Health care reform has left companies on their heels in fear of potential losses to stakeholders; they’ve taken the ‘wait and see’ approach. This approach may be detrimental to the industry as a whole. It is our responsibility to help health care companies continually identify ways to remain competitive without impacting the quality of service. Health care companies need to meet near term financial expectations in order to successfully service the influx of patients with newly accessible healthcare.” (http://finance.yahoo.com, 10/04/11)

Technology is not the only area of the medical community where needs are rising for specialized employees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the non-English speaking population grew 140% from 1980 to 2010. This has created a large communication gap between doctors and their patients. Some hospitals have started issuing grants in order to train bilingual individuals as well as others with linguistic skills to increase their medical vocabularies, including additional incentives to come on staff. This opens up an entirely new area of study for potential graduates in the medical field. While very few national standards exist presently, there is a growing consensus among medical administrators that the need for such regulations is becoming hard to ignore.

According to Laura Hurt, director of Volunteer Services at Columbus Regional Hospital in Arizona, “Persons who are bilingual are not necessarily interpreters. They have to know medical terminology, learn the role of the interpreter and a code of ethics.” This opens the door for new careers in education as well as interpreters in the field of bio-linguistics. (necn.com, 10/17/11)

With all of this news of growth in the health care industry, Federal officials have announced the implementation of an innovative new program designed specifically to get people thinking about lingering infrastructure issues. Policymakers intend to use the recent expansions within the medical field to finally address longstanding problems and create realistic reforms by giving the microphone back to the professionals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced last month the creation of the Innovation Advisors Program. This group of selected advisors, including physicians and other health professionals from across the country, will be asked to develop new projects for the improvement of administrative and technical implementation processes specifically targeted toward their own local and regional needs. The goal is to attain overall improved population health, promote more efficient health care delivery systems and programs for lowering costs through continued development.

Del Johnston, Manager of Client Relations at MedZilla.com had this to say, “This is an exciting time to be in the health care field. The employment opportunities are expanding in almost every division. Whatever your field of expertise, there is a need to be filled in the medical industry.”

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Moms and Dads of Orange County and Film/TV Industry Producers Support Hillary Clinton – Orange County, CA Going Democratic – New Students of IC Talent Inc. Allowed to Contribute to Senator Clinton’s Campaign

Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) February 5, 2008

The owner of IC Talent Inc., a licensed acting school in the State of California, Helen Nadel, is an American citizen from France. “Our institution and its staff are concerned about our economy,” she declares, which, “is simply going down the drain.”

Helen, some concerned employees of IC Talent Inc Inc. and parents of students and graduates have been studying the primaries, scrutinizing our different options. “The only candidate with the experience, the strength, the knowledge, the best health plan, a proven record for innovative concepts to bring change to the country’s economical and general issues is Hillary Clinton,” claims Helen. She feels that Hillary Clinton is the one who can win against the Republicans in November, while successfully crossing over party lines.

To celebrate all the years that its owner Helen Nadel has been a proud American citizen and a successful business owner, IC Talent Inc. will send ten percent of California residents’ tuition to Senator Clinton’s campaign in the general election for all new students who come in with a copy of this release. “The funds will go to Senator Clinton’s campaign against the Republican nominee in the general election! The fund raising event will start now and end after the November election,” says Helen.

“Again, 10% of a California resident’s tuition will go to Senator Clinton’s campaign in the general election for all new students who come in with a copy of this release. Our institution, employees, teachers, graduates, families, have no other purpose here, but to express its owner’s concerns as well as our families’ hopes as American citizens.”

When IC Talent’s owner went to Paris, France in December to visit her family, she found out that her dollar was worth 60 cents. Helen expresses with regret that The United States of America is seen in Europe as a fallen nation with poor leadership. “We are considered as a people, led by an ineffective, blindly conservative administration unable to make the right, intelligent decisions,” she says. “Now our school’s concern is that the White House could remain in the hands of the same people who have orchestrated our very economical and international downfall. The ICA Institution believes that Hillary Clinton is the only candidate who can defeat the Republicans in November 2008. As much as I like Senator Obama, his charisma and his ability to speak, I feel that the Republican nominee will have too easy a job speaking of the Junior Senator’s experience and therefore, his very ability to lead the country.” Helen Nadel, would love to vote for Obama but she indicated that she would only do so in eight years from November 08.

Helen gave me this pamphlet that she will be distributing to new students coming in with this ad to receive the contributing discount, expressing why she is starting the fund raising campaign.

This note is from the school owner Helen Nadel, please contact Helen or anyone at IC Talent for questions about the fund raising:

The Facts:

During one of the Democratic debates, Senator Clinton said, pertaining to The Bush administration’s failure to capture Bin Laden and the rest of the Talibans, “We let the Talibans escape from Afghanistan…” I observed Senator Obama’s reaction to what Clinton was saying as he pretty much drew a blank. Indeed, the American “allies” in Northern Afghanistan, the Moudjahidins, were retained by America to attack the Talibans on the ground, while the Americans only struck by plane. Then the Moudjahidins got paid in turn by the Taliban to let them, including Bin laden escape to Pakistan. They fled on the back of motorcycles. So the Americans made a major mistake under the Bush administration, as the 10th division was camping in the mountains in Uzbekistan says Nadel.

The 10th. Division could have cornered out Tora Bora. The Pentagon instead retained the Moudjhahins. Bin Laden and his men bought them up and escaped to southern Afghanistan and the tribal zones of Pakistan which became a sanctuary for the Taliban. Pakistan is the only Muslim country with nuclear power. The Bush administration was too busy preparing the invasion of Iraq at the time.

Out of the three democratic candidates still running, Hillary Clinton seemed to be the only one to know what really happened in Afghanistan. Nadel strongly believes that Senator Clinton, when she is President of The United States, will bring our troops home in the safest, most effective way.

Health Plan:

Senator’s Clinton’s health plan is by far more thorough and the most effective. Her plan would include absolutely each and every citizen, Senator Obama’s would not.

The Environment:

Her excellent plan to save the environment would allow for the effects of global warming to be reduced sufficiently to allow for our children and the future generations to enjoy a clean future, free of foreign oil and promoting numerous new green jobs.

The Economy:

As far as the economy, there is a simple thing to understand: When President Clinton was in the White House, our economy was 2.2 billion in surplus. The Bush administration, whose policies are exactly the same as much of the current Republican candidates, got us very close to a recession and trillions and trillions of dollars in deficit.

Nadel also truly believes that Hillary Clinton stands on her own as a powerful, leader. Senator Clinton has proven debate after debate that she is the rock that our nation needs. She has been warning the Bush administration about the Real estate slump for months and lobbying for some action to be taken way before the slow, ineffectively moving Bush machine looked into doing anything at all, and only too late.”

That is why, Helen told me: “A lot of us at IC Talent Inc. will vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday.”

Helen Nadel is also a film producer and a screenwriter. She also works with children on a daily basis, as she owns the IC Talent licensed acting school in the State of California. “I care tremendously about the young lives, young talent, their willingness to learn and grow,” says Helen.

“So for the children and the future of our country, I will vote for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday. A lot of us here at our school have dreams of a ‘Clinton-Obama’ ticket, actually, which would insure the presidency to the democratic party in November.” She added: “Heck, nobody listened to the French when they declined taking any part in the invasion of Iraq, well maybe you should listen to the French now!”

“Look, she said, as far as the general election is concerned, the Republican contender has a very well known history of bad temper, explosive anger. Do we want the war to last for a hundred years? Do we want our country totally bankrupt? Do we want that finger on the red button?”

Southern California residents can contact IC Talent Inc. on the 949 273 8800 and make an appointment to bring their children or themselves to a free evaluation.

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