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April 27, 2011
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Hi Laura Yeah I finally got a full on y'all. Wont say from who but it was good to tick it off the list. I also found that ice coffee has no milk in it, iced tea is pretty ordinary and definitely better with sugar, gator tail is Ok and frogs legs are bigger than I ever thought they would be. Amazingly Floridians say 'thats not really my cup of tea' even though they never drink cups of tea. Still hunting, Warren
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April 27, 2011
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The Brevard County has built a state of the art Bardenpho process Wastewater Treatment Plant and combination wetland system for treatment, reuse and recovery of the whole wastewater stream from Viera Township - an unincorporated planned community. Its quite something to tour an operating plant of this type and I think the only one Im aware of in SEQ is at Universty Queensland??. However the punchline here is that this plant and wetland were designed and built in 1989 -yes, over 20 years ago. Our tour today was shown over the plan and it was plain that the high levels
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April 24, 2011
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They are all so exposed in Florida! Driving down the Atlantic coast of Florida from Palm Bay to Port St Lucie today it really struck me how low lying the whole place is. There is hardly a property I would buy on the coast - despite the low price tags by Australian standards. The barrier islands down this coast are already 'holding on' against the Atlantic and it seems breaching is only a matter of time. Strip development along the coastal frontage has progressed and in many places high value residential and accommodation (hotel) complexes are packed along the foreshore.
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April 21, 2011
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Theyre solar powered, they are pest proof, they compact the rubbish you put in them, or the recycled stuff, and tell you wirelessly when they are full so you can come pick them up. And they look good too! Yep they're the Bug Belly Solar bins. See here http://bigbellysolar.com/ Saw them in action tonight (OK they wern't doing much - probably asleep because its after dark) and heard all about them today. They have started installing these buns in City of Palm Bay and are delighted with them. Saw the whole Waste Management operation today with George
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April 19, 2011
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Climate Change Fellows
Mark Senti President of the Advanced Magnet Laboratiry in Palm Bay gave us 101 introduction to his business and the manufacture of advanced magnets. Since 1995 the AML has been providing revolutionary technology for the design and manufacture of advanced resistive and superconducting magnets - these are used for engines, generators, turbines, medical and a host of other applications. I wont pretend to explain this technology, but as a kid I pulled apart and rebuilt all sorts of electrical motors and these are quite unlike anything I have seen before. The improved ability to design and manufacture these magnetic coils
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