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SUMMARY:Keyspan-National Grid merger/acquisition
DESCRIPTION:Friday we had a most unusual meeting with no scheduled speaker we\n			used the opportunity to discuss any major issue facing Long Island.\n			The topic of the Keyspan-National Grid merger/acquisition was\n			introduced and as luck would have it\, Dr Matt Cordaro was in the\n			room. Cordaro began his career with LILCO\, and left LILCO more than\n			25 years ago. Since then he has headed up several other utility\n			companies. \n\n			In recent years he has made his mark in academia\, as a dean at LIU.\n			There was an interesting discussion about whether or not the\n			Keyspan-Grid transaction would be good for Long Island. We asked for\n			his comments.\n\n			 \n\n			Cordaro gave us his insights on the matter and while he said there\n			are very little benefits to Long Island\, his take was that it was\n			not particularly scary either. According to Matt there are some\n			doubts that the deal can be completed due to some conditions imposed\n			by the state agencies that regulate these matters. Conditions that\n			make the end result less attractive to National Grid. We’ll see.\n\n			 \n\n			Later  an idea was introduced  by Carol Lucca. An idea that would\n			promote local talent\, while at the same time help a charity. Her\n			premise is that in a population the size of Long Island there is\n			theatrical and performing talent that is excellent\, but because of\n			great economic opportunity outside of the world of entertainment\n			"went corporate" as the expression goes. Technically these folks are\n			amateurs\, but many of them practice their skills and play among\n			friends keeping themselves sharp. Her idea is to give them a format\n			that allows them to demonstrate their abilities in a major showcase.\n			The process would allow the really good performers to be selected\n			for such a showcase. The event is scheduled for Oct 1\, 2007 and will\n			benefit Breast Cancer Help Inc. Anybody who would like to audition\n			or help the effort can email\n			\n			brestcancerinc@optline.net
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/keyspan-national-grid-mergeracquisition/
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SUMMARY:Dr Andaz\, Nassau County Medical Center  (Hilton Gardens)
DESCRIPTION:Dr Andaz an oncologist from South Nassau Hospital gave a talk on\n			cancer. the focus was on lung cancer and the devastating statistics\n			on smoking. Smoking however\, according to Dr Andaz\, accounts for a\n			lot more than lung cancer. Primarily all the cancers associated in\n			the mouth and upper respiratory as well as cancers we often\n			do not attribute to cancer. Namely pancreatic cancer and bladder\n			cancer. \n\n			\n			Lung cancer is so often lethal because its detection is usually too\n			late to stop the progression. The hospital is embarking on an\n			ambitious study to screen cancer by using low-dose CT scans. The\n			belief is that while the stats on breast cancer have improved\n			dramatically\, lung cancer sufferers are not  experiencing the same\n			success rates. Early detection\, it is believed\, will change lung\n			cancer to a chronic rather than a deadly affliction.  \n			To enter the screening you must have been a smoker of 20 or more\n			years and the screening is free. The participants must contact the\n			South Nassau Hospital and ask Gail Carlin at Community Relations at\n			516 377-5371
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/dr-andaz-nassau-county-medical-center-hilton-gardens/
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SUMMARY:Bob Boerner\, Conservation Services Group
DESCRIPTION:New Page 1\n \n \n \n\n\n		On Friday our expected speaker did not show up. This rarely happens at\n		LIMBA (I can’t even remember it happening without any notice). \n\n		 \n\n		We have the most astute\, speakers that respond to our call. Fortunately\n		we have an equally astute group of people who attend our meetings. The\n		topic was the Energy Star Program that has been adopted by several of\n		the towns\, and what it means. The contractor that will be training the\n		new personnel that will make the program work is Conservation Services\n		Group. Bob Boerner works for the company and he is in charge of the\n		program. Bob immediately told us that he does not ordinarily do public\n		speaking\, but his ability to convey a cogent message was immediately\n		apparent.\n\n		 \n\n		The mandates of the Energy Star Program sets a standard of energy use\n		efficiency in new homes that must indicate a 30% reduction of energy as\n		opposed to a standard code constructed house. Bear in mind the present\n		code is substantially more efficient that the codes of 25 years ago.\n		According to Boerner\, we could even do better.\n\n		 \n\n		Among the criteria that will be evaluated are the air infiltration of\n		the house. This can be measured by the use of a device that sucks out\n		the air in the dwelling and air filtering into the house can be\n		measured. If the infiltration is too high\, the house will fail\n		inspection. Boerner also addressed the need for air conditioning to be\n		efficient. The integrity of the system can be lost to leaks in ducts.\n		These leaks may not be obvious\, but they can be measured. If the house\n		fails\, the leaks must be fixed. Air conditioning systems must also be\n		properly sized. The conventional wisdom is "bigger is better". Not rue\,\n		says Boerner. A smaller system will take a little longer to cool the\n		house but the humidity will be driven out of the house due to the longer\n		cycling. Moreover the installed system will cost less to buy and cost\n		less to run. And\, as a result of the lower humidity the comfortable\n		temperature will be slightly higher\, further reducing operating costs.\n	\n\n		 \n\n		There was some discussion on the training program for the technicians\n		that will be needed for the task of rating these new homes so that they\n		are in compliance. In that discussion we covered the compensation these\n		techs could expect doing this work. It appears to be a high paid\, high\n		skill job for technically oriented people. That sounds like a plus all\n		around. \n\n		 \n\n		Bob Boerner did an excellent job in his presentation and during the Q&A\,\n		particularly since he was a last minute substitute. We did well by\n		having him.
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/bob-boerner-conservation-services-group/
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SUMMARY:Dr Joseph Mcdonell\, Associate Dean of Bus. at Stony Brook
DESCRIPTION:Our speaker this morning was SUNY Stony Brook\, Associate Dean of Business\, Joseph McDonnell Phd.\nChina\, the fearsome juggernaut? Maybe\, maybe not so much\, According to Dr McDonnell. While China is being recognized as the “worlds factory\,” they have a long way to go before they surpass or marginalize the economic giant that is the United States. That was my take on the talk given at this morning’s LIMBA breakfast. \nChina is growing at an unprecedented rate over the past 25 years\, and with that rate of growth are numerous problems. Dr W. Edwards Deming introduced management techniques to Japan that made them a formidable competitor\, China has not embraced the “quality” idea yet (pet food\, toothpaste etc). More than that\, they are not the great innovators that they consider the Americans to be. According to McDonnell they admire us. On the other hand America is treated with wariness\, as are many western countries. They almost expect others to rake them over the coals (my words\, not his). As a result the Chinese are difficult to deal with.  \nMcDonnell went on to say that the Chinese desire to save\, has made them small consumers. China being a low cost provider of goods is actually a double edge sword that tends to give them great growth. But there is not a lot of wages paid out to support a home grown demand for products. That fact will limit growth going forward. And now they are beginning to deal with pollution.   \nAs we work to make trade with China\, safer and fairer\, we probably have perceived them as a bigger threat than they actually are.
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/dr-joseph-mcdonell-associate-dean-of-bus-at-stony-brook/
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