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By Jamie Brown, February 5, 2010

This day in age, people are turning to religion in droves. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism has embedded it\’s ideology in the hearts and minds of millions globally. While all these religions deserve respect and tolerance, few in the west have a grasp on the complicated concept of Buddhism.

The end all and be all of online encyclopedias, Wikipedia grabs the first slot on a Google search for the term Buddhism and the breakdown reads like this: \”Buddhism is a religion and a philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha (Pali/Sanskrit \”the awakened one\”). The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.

He is recognized by adherents as an awakened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end suffering, achieve nirvana, and escape what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth. Buddhism is traditionally conceived as a path of liberation attained through insight into the ultimate nature of reality. Two major branches of Buddhism are recognized: Theravada (\”The School of the Elders\”) and Mahayana (\”The Great Vehicle\”). Theravada, the oldest surviving branch, has a widespread following in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, and Mahayana is found throughout East Asia and includes the traditions of Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Shingon, Tendai and Shinnyo-en. In some classifications, a third branch, Vajrayana, is recognized, although many see this as an offshoot of the Mahayana. While Buddhism remains most popular within Asia, both branches are now found throughout the world.

Various sources put the number of Buddhists in the world at between 230 million and 500 million.\” After living abroad in Asia for several years I have found that Buddhist cultures are more tolerant because the focus is on the \’self\’ and the meditation on the calming of the mind, concentrating on controlled breathing and the idea that meditation to bring one closer to peace is central to discovering one\’s self.

If you have the opportunity to investigate the practice of Buddhism, I would highly recommend it. I\’m not saying to take up the path and convert to a religion but the calming affect that is central to this religions concept will bring a peaceful serenity to your life that you may find useful. All in all respect and tolerance for all religious perspectives is something that people are beginning to make a conscious effort to practice and understanding ideas from various religions can teach us an appreciation that can bring us all closer together.

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By Robert Holdsworth, February 5, 2010

Buyer Beware – Using Power Factor Correction and Transient Voltage Surge Suppression to Reduce Energy Costs.

Today\’s energy conscious climate has motivated many to do what they can to become more efficient and conserve energy and money. Unfortunately this same climate has prompted others to take advantage of unsuspecting consumers\’ wishes to save energy and reduce expenses.

Companies that tout power factor improvement (kVAR correction) and transient voltage suppression are a good example of this bad trend. Lately we are seeing more and more of these companies cropping up and feel it is time to set the record straight.

First, transient voltage surge suppression (TVSS) plays a valuable role in improving power quality to protect sensitive equipment inside a facility. However, TVSS does not save energy. TVSS\’s are only active a tiny fraction of a second to protect against voltage surges which only last for less than a millisecond. To actually reduce energy consumption the TVSS would need to actually cut power consumption for an extended period of time which is not what they are designed to do. Again, TVSS is important to protect sensitive electrical equipment but buyers should avoid vendors promising, or even guaranteeing, that they will reduce energy consumption.

Now what about vendors who claim that improving power factor will save 15% or 20% or 30% of energy consumption and corresponding cost? This one is a little trickier.

For residential applications, power factor does nothing to save energy because the typical home already has an average power factor of about 0.97 which is almost the perfect power factor of 1 or unity. In addition, the device (called a capacitor) is placed at the main circuit breaker. According to IEEE 5.5.3.3 capacitors must be situated at or near the respective inductive loads to reduce power system losses by reducing heat and distribution losses known as I2R losses.

So what about commercial and industrial facilities using power factor correction to reduce energy costs? It is perfectly appropriate for a company that is incurring penalties or a kVA billing structure from the utility company to improve the facility\’s overall power factor by employing a capacitor bank at the main service entrance or individual capacitors at or near the respective motor loads. Doing so will eliminate the power factor penalties and/or reduce the kVA demand charges on the utility bill which can save significant money and provide a significant ROI on the investment.

But what about power factor correction reducing kWh consumption? IEEE also tells us that I2R losses only account for 2 to 5% of the total load in a facility. Simple math tells us that it would be against the laws of physics to get the 15% to 30% energy reduction claimed by some vendors. Think about it. Even if your facility had 5% distribution losses and you could correct 100% of the problem via power factor correction at every load (which can\’t be done) you would still only save 5% at the most. No where near the claims of some capacitor vendors and manufacturers.

All that said, power factor correction when done properly will eliminate utility penalties and kVA demand charges, improve facility power quality, increase electrical system capacity, and save a little energy when applied to the appropriate motor loads.

So make an investment in transient voltage surge suppression and power factor correction when appropriate and necessary. But caveat emptor!

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By Admin, February 5, 2010

The upcoming years is bearing down upon us, and now the decision on a holiday is becoming more important. That’s right, Christmas is upon us, and then immediately after that is the mad rush for those holiday bookings. However two heavyweight holidays are going to be going head to head this year, and its sure to be a massive sunny brawl. Continue reading 'What’s the advantages of a cruise holiday and a beach holiday!'»

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By Admin, February 5, 2010

The time is coming round soon when I will be thinking about planning my next holiday.

I have travelled to many places, but there are still a huge amount of destinations I would love to visit. I have visited Florida on many occasions and although I absolutely love all the theme parks, it is such a hectic holiday, that by the time I return home, I feel like I need another holiday! Continue reading 'For A Totally Relaxing Break, Why Not Book A Caribbean Spa Holiday'»

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By Admin, February 5, 2010

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But the whole thing is not negative when it comes to making a bet whereas there are untapped settlement of making a bet which cannot be seen within the walls of the casino, or the race track, or in the bingo social hall.

Employment

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Amusing

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Envisage the additional 75 percent who responsibly gamble. These are the people who discover the entertainment value of laying a bet and they are not at all blinded with the illusion that hitting it big whilst just once is the key to financial freedom.

It is sad that lonely a small percentage of the betting population gets the bad rap of how gaming can be so destructive. Families, friends, properties, jobs, crimes and trick permeate the destruction brought very nearly by means of gambling but it is drawn a small portion of the laying a bet population.

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Some celebrities unchanging show their prowess in card sports meeting in the vein of poker to provide entertaining for the viewers and spoils for the bureau institution they represent.

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The study was not conclusive, however, because retiree gamblers are the recreational gamblers who come across the amusement value of making a bet. They are beat because they are healthy to begin among and not because they gamble.

In the end, it is not the laying a bet amuse yourself itself that makes it lucrative or harmful to the being. It is the decision of the person if not having a bet would leadership him or he would supervision his laying a bet habit.

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