Solar habitat cuts home heating use at UMass experiment
University of Massachusetts engineers report Solar Habitat 1 uses one fourth the heat of a standard house its size during January readings. The two bedroom unit features triple glazed windows six to eight inches of insulation roof and wall panels and a windmill with a 2 000 gallon storage tank powering a hot water system plus an auxiliary propane heater.
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Amherst
Mass
Mike Edds
Edds
University of Massachusetts
Peggy
Habitat 1
United States
Duane E. Cromack
Rail derailments slow Amtrak speeds nationwide
Washington AP reports a puzzling series of railroad derailments has led to a reduction in certain train speeds and longer travel times for many routes, prompting safety and scheduling adjustments nationwide.
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Amtrak
Washington
Lawyer reports IRS offer for top post in Philadelphia
Jerome Kurtz a 45 year old tax lawyer has been proposed to head the Internal Revenue Service by Treasury Secretary W Michael Blumenthal sources say a security check is required before any announcement Kurtz who led the Treasury tax staff from 1966 to 1968 helped shape the Tax Reform Act of 1969 and would need Senate approval if named The interview quotes him saying the job is appealing Amtrak delays also rise coast to coast with 36 of 250 trains affected slowing to about 40 mph on curves due to aging SDP40F locomotives from General Motors and related issues.
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Philadelphia
Jerome Kurtz
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury Department
Kurtz
Department
Senate
Amtrak
Midwest
East
West Coasts
Brian Duff
General Motors
Weather outlook shows fair night and mild Friday
Tonight skies will be fair with a low in the low 30s. Friday remains sunny and mild with a high in the mid 50s. Precipitation chances are zero tonight and 10 percent Friday. Yesterday's high reached 43 with an overnight low of 94. Extended outlook calls for mild weather through Monday with highs in the 40s or low 50s and lows in the mid 20s to mid 30s.
Derailments Prompt Slowdown of SDP40F Trains
A spate of derailments over three years caused one death and 332 injuries as trains navigated curves at 50 to 88 miles per hour. Amtrak and rail groups ban high speeds on curves while GM and regulators study the SDP40F engine issue.
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Amtrak
National Transportation Safety Board
New hope for Craig after pioneering heart surgery
Seven month old Craig Ketzeback received a groundbreaking operation at the University of Washington where surgeons implanted an artificial blood vessel a pig tissue heart valve and patched a large hole in his heart wall. The six hour procedure marks a hopeful future for the infant.
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Craig Ketzeback
University of Washington
Indiana hostage taker seeks immunity as siege drags on
Abductor Tony Kiritsis, calling himself a marked man for life, held Richard Hall hostage in a booby trapped Indianapolis apartment. Attorneys review a prosecutor approved immunity offer while negotiators press to end the standoff. Kiritsis demanded damages and a public mortgage apology, and authorities noted dynamite in the scene amid cautious optimism for a peaceful resolution.
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Indianapolis
Anthony G
Tony” Kiritsis
Kiritsis
R. James
WIBC
Fred Heckman
Sheriff's Department
Richard O Hall
George Martz
Martz
Hall
Tony
Marion County
Meridian Mortgage Co
Government weighs $300000 ad push for demand of $2 bill
Washington officials say a public relations drive may be needed to restore acceptance of the reissued $2 bill after low circulation. Only 222 million of 415 million printed are in use, with retailers cited as the main bottleneck. If approved, the plan would hire an ad agency to persuade Americans they need the $2 note.
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U.S
Washington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
James A. Conlon
Conlon
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