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Admittedly it is not C5 but B4. (Just one fret/semitone down) Our departed friend Luciano was considered king of the high Cs considered the highest regular note in solo tenor work. Two of the highest notes in the tenor range are sung in this fantastic aria - B4 followed by A4. To put that into perspective, middle C is C3. After Luciano Pavarotti performed "Nessun Dorma" at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Itally (his recording of the aria was also used as the BBC's theme song for its television coverage), his recording reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart - an event that has never happened for a classical music song. Learn why Pavarotti's performance of "Nessun Dorma" is so special. In the actual score of "Nessun Dorma" Puccini did not sustain the high B4 note at the end of the piece

Some are predicting $200 dollar a barrel oil. What are your thoughts?

It's another acronym in a world with so many that they often conflict. This one can help you out with your energy bills. If  your house is equipped with one of these meters (as mine is) you can access your usage information online through PSE's Puget Sound Energy online presence..  Just set up an online account at PSE  and you can then access your average daily usage online. .

Sources of information on Smart Grid Projects Looking for information on the utility's smart grid projects, both those in deployment, and those being planned (or out for bid), but it seems to take a lot of Googling. Here are two resources I have found recently, please add others you know about: Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse, sponsored by DOE. Has a number of goverment-funded pilots, not so much on real deployments. www.sgiclearinghouse.org Smartgrid.gov, another U.S. government-sponsored website, has a project listing, but it may just be a summary from the clearinghouse. Here's a link to smart micrgrids on the Galvin Electricity Initiative website. http://www.galvinpower.org/microgrid-projects

Draft / Outline Collaboration We are compiling a virtual office online that allows you to do a lot of the functions of a real office on the move. It will be available online and it will be free to steal. The EPNW virtual office stands to save time, energy, frustration, miles driven, paper, money Please collaborate with us in developing this feature by sharing your comments and ideas. The internet offers a lot of ways to eliminate various pieces of office equipment and even the office. Enter the virtual office.

In the video below, the Governor of Vermont offers some interesting observations as to how he thinks his State has a chance to cut the sky rocketing costs of health care. he is also quite candid about his having been an advocate of nuclear power.  He  has the distinction of actually having lived  next to one. He points out that many of  our nations nuclear energy plants  are being asked to operate beyond their designed longevity. Link to video.