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SUMNER Governor Pat Quinn announced Thursday a capital investment of more than $633,000 for a roof replacement project at the Lawrence Correctional Center in Sumner, part of his Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program.

The project is part of Governor Quinns commitment to create jobs and drive Illinois economy forward.

Our investment will help maintain this key Department of Corrections facility, Governor Quinn said. The project will also employ a number of construction workers, which will drive the local economy forward.

The temporary and existing roofing systems will be replaced on the C Wing of Housing Unit #1 and on B Wing of Housing Unit #7.

This will include repairing or replacing skylights, air handlers and screens, gutters, and downspouts.

The project also provides for remediation work on past roof edge failures. D.E. Martin Roofing Co., Inc. of Lebanon was the lowest of three bidders for the work at $633,178.

The project will be overseen by the Illinois Capital Development Board.

Maintenance and upkeep at our correctional centers is vital to ensure the safety of the guards, staff and inmates who work and live at these facilities, State Senator Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) said.

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MANILA - Construction workers are in high demand in Singapore amid a construction boom in the city state.

A Singapore-based building and construction company has already set up a training center in the Philippines to help fill the 200 construction jobs needed every month.

"Yung exam dito, hindi siya madali, medyo mahirap siya kailangang maghanda ka ng mabuti," said trainer Joe Marie Magbetico.

Among those currently training at the center is Ian Malones, a former construction worker in the province. Malones said the income he earns in the province is no longer enough to sustain his family.

"Kung kailangan mo talagang gumanda ang buhay mo paghirapan mo kahit mahirap," said Malones who will be among the first batch of workers set to leave for Singapore in March.

The workers need to be skilled in electrical wiring installation, plumbing, pipe fitting, steel reinforcement, plastering and tiling.

Applicants should be between 20 and 45 years old and pass an exam to be issued a certification by Singapore's Building and Construction Authority.

Interested applicants may call the Santarli main office at (046) 431-7847 or (02) 881-9936. Report from Apples Jalandoni, ABS-CBN News

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Tyrone Towers, right, and Tom Beacom of Devlin and Plummer. Stained Glass, remove the stained glass from the main west window of Christ Church at Eaton for restoration and cleaning. Picture: Denise Bradley

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For nearing a century the colourful west window has decorated Christ Church, in Eaton, and now the beautiful stained glass is part of a special restoration project.

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The church communitys Be A Pane fundraising drive has raised 65,000 in just nine months to help restore the churchs windows to their former glory, and over the past couple of days the exquisite panes of the west window have been carefully removed so that they can be worked on by Great Moulton-based specialists Devlin Plummer Stained Glass Ltd.

It is the first time the glass has been taken out since the window was put in place in 1918 to celebrate the golden wedding anniversary of John Joseph Dawson Paul, of city-based manufacturer Boulton and Paul, and his wife Elizabeth.

John Brydon, who has been leading the Be A Pane Campaign, said it would be wonderful to see the west window restored as part of the project.

He said: The clear glass windows in the south aisle have already been taken out and restored, and that has made a big difference.

Now the west end window has been taken out and will hopefully be restored and back in place by Easter.

People through different generations have lavished care onto the church, so it is nice to sustain that love and care. We want to keep the windows there for future generations to enjoy.

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WINDOW cleaner Jon Richardson is nursing a sore foot after falling off a ladder and becoming impaled on railings.

But without his quick reactions he reckons the accident would have been far worse.

I fell 2 metres and was going down stomach-first with the spikes coming towards me, said Jon, aged 40.

But I got my foot out just in time, otherwise Id have had four spikes through my tummy and wouldnt be here today.

Jon was on the top rung and about to start cleaning an upstairs window in Grove Gate, Staplegrove, shortly before 10am on Saturday when the ladder slid from underneath him.

After he landed on the railings, with his body on the ground, Jon at first thought hed simply trapped his ankle.

I called for help and people came running out, said Jon, of Trendle Road, Taunton, who will be off work for six weeks.

They lifted my body up level with my feet, which is when I saw the spike had gone through my foot.

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That 60 gallon tank of hot water in your basement eats up a lot of energy. But tankless on-demand water heaters leave you running water down the drain while you wait for warmth. This tiny Kickstarter water heater promises to change all that, and save you money, thanks to some fascinating technology.

The team behind the Heatworks Model 1 says the foot-long device can deliver instantaneous hot water on demand, saving 40% on energy costs and 10% on wasted water compared to an electric tank-style heater. One unit supplies enough endless hot water for one shower at a time, while larger households could install a unit at every bathroom, saving money on hot water piping and cutting out minutes spent waiting for hot water to arrive.

The key is how the Model 1 heats the water. Unlike current tankless electric heaters, which use a corrosion- and failure-prone metal coil, Heatworks relies on submerged graphite electrodes that use the water around them as a resistor. This, they say, gives you instant heat, rather than the 30-second wait associated with other tankless systems.

Sure, this all sounds great, and with the Kickstarter already past goal, it looks like Heatworks will have the money they're seeking to start production. But being funded on Kickstarter is entirely different from producing a reliable product in quantity. Even if they make it, are you willing to trade the familiar water heater any plumber can fix in the middle of the night for a high-tech energy saver that runs on the future? It's a gamble, and a cold shower is the loser's lot. [Kickstarter]

Update: Prompted by a number of comments asking whether there's any risk of being electrocuted by this device, we reached out to Heatworks for clarification. Founder Jerry Callahan explained via email:

Yes, we pass currents through the water, but here is why no one should be concerned;

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There are two ways to quickly answer the call for more fresh water:

These can be done inexpensively and in many cases without significant permitting.

I reduced water use at home from about 400 gallons per day to 280 gallons per day, a 30 percent savings. For help, I called the city of San Diego Water Utilities Department. They sent out a technician who, at no cost, helped me find leaks, learn how to install a simple pump at the hot water heater to bring hot water more quickly to my faucet, thus wasting far less water waiting for cold to get hot, how to reduce outdoor irrigation by managing on-off days and run-times for my sprinklers.

This simple effort cost me a few dollars with the plumber. That was returned within a few months through lower water and sewer bills.

Even though the cities and county have been diligent about reducing urban runoff, it still exists. It can be injected into groundwater basins. It takes some negotiating with state and federal water quality agencies, but for the most part, they are interested, amenable and have excellent suggestions based on successes elsewhere in California and the nation.

An added benefit is the ability to deal more quickly and at far less cost with our chronic flood-control problems.

It is important not to overreach. If we stick to simple, inexpensive and practical solutions to our immediate freshwater problem, we will create more supply, almost overnight.

But if we continue to insist on new dams, on using nuclear power to create freshwater from the sea, and embark on energy-intensive flood control and groundwater management programs. we will fall far short.

It is time to do things that work, and work fast.

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Putting solar panels on your roof will only take you so far. The trick is finding ways to use more of the electricity in your home and send less of it to the grid where you will likely be charged per kilowatt-hour for your share of upkeep.

It makes little sense to be anti-solar energy in this day and age, although it does make sense to do it right.Even solar can be done wrong. Usurping farmland, forest, or pristine desert tortoise habitats for solar should be against the rules.

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I was motivated to do this post by a rare, cloudless, 50 degree day in the dead of winter.

If you put grid-tied solar panels on your house to eliminate your electric bill, you may one day be billed for use of the grid anyway.Some solar panel owners are already paying about 25% for use of the grid. Thats because, like natural gas and coal, solar panels are essentially a source of energy (fuel) for an electrical grid,which is only one component of the total cost. Power grids are like roads and sewer lines in that we all have to pay our fair share for their use. Im OK paying an extra fee for my electric car which pays no gasoline taxes. Im also OK with temporary government subsidies to test the waters for new technologies.

Some percentage of most electric bills goes to pay the fuel costs at the power plant. In my neck of the woods almost98% of our power comes from hydro (90%), wind (4%), and nuclear (4%), which have no or very low fuel costs. Yet we stillpay roughly 9 cents per kWhfor residential electricity.The average American pays about 12 cents. The difference in cost (12 9 = 3 cents per kWh) is mostly fuel. The other 9 cents is what it costs to get the electricity to you, expand or maintain the grid infrastructure, pay for Federal programs, etc. This means that someone who offsets all of their electricity use with grid tied solar panels might one day, in theory, end up paying something like 75% of their original electricity bill (12 cents 3 cents for fuel costs = 9 cents = 75% of 12 cents).

However, if your highest priority is to use less fossil fuels (willing to spend more to accomplish that), then volunteering to pay more for your electricity isnt necessarily a bad thing, in fact, one could argue that its a noble thing. If wind, solar, and nuclear really do cost more than fossil fuels, maybe paying a little extra to get rid of fossil fuels isnt a bad idea.

One method to reduce the various monthly grid use charges beginning to show up on electric bills by owners of grid-tied solar panels (who are essentially very small power companies) is to find ways to use more of the electricity in your own home (send less of it to the grid where you will likely be charged per kWh for your share of upkeep).

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