BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Limba - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://limba.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Limba REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110107T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110107T000000 DTSTAMP:20110107T050000Z CREATED:20110107T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110107T050000Z UID:4433-1294358400-1294358400@limba.net SUMMARY:Extended holiday recess- no meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://limba.net/calendar/extended-holiday-recess-no-meeting/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110114T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110114T000000 DTSTAMP:20110114T050000Z CREATED:20110114T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110114T050000Z UID:4440-1294963200-1294963200@limba.net SUMMARY:LIMBA Tour of Northport Power Plant & Happy New Year DESCRIPTION:January is powerplant season at LIMBA! This year we visited the largest power station on Long Island and one of the largest on the east coast. Last year at this time\, we hosted the Caithness power station. This year\, those presenters were in attendance for a great presentation by the NPS. Attendees were treated to a tour of the power station that rivaled an episode of “The Worlds Toughest Fixes”  or “Big\, Bigger\, Biggest”.  In the words of Bob Bender\, the meeting’s sponsor\, it was a chance to look “Behind the Switch” and get a picture of the people\, technology and business behind delivering this vital commodity.\nBob Allen\, the general manager of NPS\, opened our session with a Safety Moment. In a facility this large and with the levels of power involved\, things can go bad in a hurry\, and preparedness is paramount. Our tour would take us to one of the two control rooms that control the four units\, across the turbine deck\, and up alongside one of the units undergoing an upgrade and maintenance. Bob reviewed the architecture and operations of the NPS\, the largest of 5 steam power stations on Long Island. \nA short segment on how power is purchased by LIPA from National Grid and other generators followed\, and a breakdown of the National Grid power station management organization. There are about 700 employees that operate\, maintain\, and manage the powerplants. A quick tour of the steam plants’ history\, from Far Rockaway’s start in 1898\, to Island Park’s last burning of coal in 1964\, to the gas conversion of Northport finishing in 2008.  \nWe then heard the impressive parameters of NPS; its gargantuan capacity of 4150 Megawatts of generating power\, its oil storage capacity of 2 Million barrels\, the million gallon per minute cooling water flow\, and 1000 degree 2500 PSI steam operation\, illustrating its brawn.   Operating this behemoth efficiently within the extensively regulated environment is a ballet performed by the dedicated staff that takes great pride in their plant and work. Balancing environmental regulations designed to protect fish\, with getting the proper mix of oil and gas burning within air pollution requirements\, and then coordinating the electrical output minute by minute with the New York Independent System Operator is an effort that demands constant attention to detail.\nThe plant is fueled by #6 fuel oil supplied by tankers that moor two miles offshore and by the Iroquois gas pipeline which terminates on the property. This discussion segued into a description of the other ways power is generated on and brought to long Island. The NPS used to provide 45% of Long Island’s total power needs\, but as the region grew and new plants and transmission lines were added\, this share has declined. The Neptune cable from New Jersey brings 600 Megawatts of cheaper power onto LI\, but that power is generated by coal-fueled plants\, which drop their pollution onto us. The NPS has had over $100 Million invested over the last 15 years to reduce its environmental footprint. The fuel oil they burn has been reduced in sulfur content from 3% or liquid coal\, to much cleaner 0.7% sulfur content. The ability to burn cleaner natural gas was introduced. Electrostatic precipitators capture solid p! ollution.\nThe latest efficiency upgrade was on view during our tour. The steam turbines that turn the generators\, are being upgraded to a “Dense Pack”\, which increases their efficiency by 3 percent. These retrofits were on full view during our tour. As the turbines are being changed out\, the rest of the shutdown  unit undergoes extensive maintenance and renovation. We were also able to peer inside the 40 foot square combustion chambers that contain huge fireballs when in operation. \nIn all\, this was a master class in the mechanic\, economic\, environmental and human factors involved in operating an integral piece of Long Island’s infrastructure. We extend our thanks to National Grid for allowing us to be one of the ten tours that are granted each year. It was a special opportunity to go “behind the switch” and see where our electricity comes from and get to know the facility and people that keep the lights on. An educational opportunity not to be missed. \nRecap by Craig Plunkett \nCraig Plunkett is Managing Director of CEDX Corporation\, a New York consulting firm\, specializing in wireless and IT product strategy and technical deployment. Most recently\, he served as VP of Wireless Market Development for Cablevision’s OptimumWiFi\, North America’s most advanced 4G network\, leading the initial network launches and auto-authentication user experience initiative. Craig is a recognized pioneer in the architecture design and deployment of wireless networks serving the consumer\, transportation\, resort and quick service restaurant vertical sectors. He developed the first fleet-wide motorcoach Wi-Fi service on the Hampton Jitney and is the founder of the Fire Island Wireless WISP URL:https://limba.net/calendar/limba-tour-of-northport-power-plant-happy-new-year/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110121T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110121T000000 DTSTAMP:20110121T050000Z CREATED:20110121T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110121T050000Z UID:4437-1295568000-1295568000@limba.net SUMMARY:Joseph Perri CEO Gold Coast Bank DESCRIPTION:  \nGold Cost Bank will host this meeting. "The perspective of an active community Bank" will be the topic. \nJoseh Perri\, president will speak on behalf of the bank. \nMeeting will be held at Gold Coast Bank Main office located at\n2929 Expressway Drive North\nIslandia\, NY 11749\n  URL:https://limba.net/calendar/joseph-perri-ceo-gold-coast-bank/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110127T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110127T000000 DTSTAMP:20110127T050000Z CREATED:20110127T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110127T050000Z UID:4500-1296086400-1296086400@limba.net SUMMARY:BlureWater Wind DESCRIPTION:The technology of wind generation is a constantly improving science and we have a leader in the field to give us an overveiw of what we can expect for Long Island (more dtails to follow) URL:https://limba.net/calendar/blurewater-wind/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110128T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110128T000000 DTSTAMP:20110128T050000Z CREATED:20110128T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110128T050000Z UID:4434-1296172800-1296172800@limba.net SUMMARY:Nassau County Executive Hon. Edward Mangano at Adelphi. DESCRIPTION:This morning we were invited to Adelphi University’s beautiful Garden City campus to hear Ed Mangano speak about the current issues facing Nassau County. Our meeting was opened by Dr. Robert Scott\, Adelphi’s President\, who proudly noted the latest energy efficient  LEED certified buildings across the campus on the other side of Long Island’s largest geothermal plant. The plant is hidden by an ample parking lot\, which will come in handy as the University hosts the 2011 NCAA Division II and III Women’s Lacrosse championships this May. \nThis meeting was sponsored by LIFT\, whose Executive Director\, Bill Whalig\, gave us a quick update on the progress on the various programs offered by LIFT\, its cooperation with Brookhaven National Labs and Stony Brook University. He also brought us current on the progress of the Advanced Material and Manufacturing Technology Innovation CenterMorrelly Homeland Security Center\, an important piece of our speaker’s revival of the Grumman property in his hometown of Bethpage.! and the\nConfronting the recent headlines regarding NIFA’s takeover\, Mr. Mangano opened with a review of the progress that his administration has made in its first year. He identified the tax assessment process and their systems as a key factor in the financial difficulties that have built up over the past decade.  This has resulted in a large amount of borrowing necessary to fund the system developments\, fixes and the resulting tax refunds. His team is implementing a plan to get the system back on track where after 2013\, property tax refunds will be funded out of operating revenues rather than being borrowed.\nIn preparation for this\, the Executive recommended that all property owners review their assessments\, because these assessments are provisional right now\, but will be made permanent in 2016. \nMoving on to current events\, Mr. Mangano defended his repeal of the energy tax\, and his balancing of the budget\, noting that 2010 will go into the books has having a surplus. Spending was cut\, and 610 jobs were shed. The budget surplus was accomplished without increasing taxes\, and while more unfunded state mandates were handed down\, along with increased pension obligations. He characterized NIFA’s “drumbeat of doubt” as misplaced. \nFurther outlining accomplishments\, he cited the return of 125 police officers to street patrol through attrition and having civilians fill the administrative positions that were vacated\, reducing expenses and pension obligations. He has opened negotiations with the CSEA union to review their contract. He views NIFA’s intervention as adding uncertainty to the contract renegotiation process and increasing taxpayer expenses by adding a layer of review to several layers already in place that are serving adequately.\nHe asserts that NIFA is sounding the alarm unnecessarily\, especially when ending the year with a surplus. NIFA’s proposed solutions amount to tax increases\, and he has not heard any NIFA recommendations on expense reductions. In closing\, he reiterated that keeping spending flat when stuck with onerous contracts and unfunded mandates is a herculean task. However\, he has emphasized that the public employees of Nassau County are working as hard as their private sector counterparts to maintain the level of services that they have come to expect of the county.\nOnce again it was another opportunity to be at LIMBA meeting with an excellent speaker that you normally can only assess when filtered through the media. Amiable and poised during a stressful point in his administration\, it was a pleasure to host the County Executive in a fine setting provided by one of Long Island’s premier academic institutions. Please join us for these Friday morning sessions that finish the work week off on a high note and never fail to be of value.\nRecap by Craig Plunkett. URL:https://limba.net/calendar/nassau-county-executive-hon-edward-mangano-at-adelphi/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR