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Report Urges Policymakers to Focus on Planning, Storage to Increase Renewables
U.S. policymakers must focus more closely on developing new energy storage technologies as they consider a national renewable electricity standard, according to one of the main recommendations in a report discussed Nov. 16 at a Newsmaker press conference. The report, "Integrating Renewable Electricity on the Grid," was sponsored the American Physical Society and was presented by study co-authors Jim Misewich of Brookhaven National Laboratory and Kathryn Clay, director of research at the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. The study's focus aimed at integrating renewable energy into our…
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Club Closed Thurs-Sun for Thanksgiving; Reopens Nov. 29
All facilities of the Club will be closed Thursday, Nov. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 28, in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Photojournalist Donates Pulitzer Photo to NPC
Carol Guzy, a Washington Post photojournalist, presented the Club with a copy of one of her three Pulitzer Prize-winning photos at the Nov. 17 meeting of the Photography Committee. The 1999 photo she presented to the Club shows Agim Shala, 2, being passed through a barbed wire fence into the hands of grandparents at a refugee camp in Kukes, Albania. His grandparents, who had no idea if their family was alive, reacted with unbridled delight. The photo is among those by Guzy and two othersthat won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography “for their intimate and poignant images depicting…
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Red Cross CEO to Address Jan. 12 Luncheon
Gail J. McGovern, president and CEO of the American Red Cross, will discuss he progress and challenges of Haiti a year after the earthquake at a luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 12. Prior to joining the Red Cross, McGovern was a faculty member at the Harvard Business School and served as president of Fidelity Personal Investments. She was also executive vice president for the Consumer Markets Division at AT&T. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Reserve at (202) 662-7501 or [email protected]. Admission is $17 for Club members, $28 for their guests and $35 for general admission. To submit a…
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Social Networking Classes Dec. 6, 7; $20 Each
Classes on social networking will be offered Dec. 6 and 7. Each class is one hour. Sign up for one or as many as fits your schedule. The fee is $20 per class for NPC members and $30 per class for non-members. The classes are in the 13th floor Bloomberg Center for Electronic Journalism next to the library. Dec. 6:9:30 to 10:30 a.m. - Web 2.0 Tools11 a.m. to Noon - Advanced Google Search Techniques1:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Twittering Away3 to 4 p.m. - Reporting from Facebook Dec. 7:9:30 to 10:30 am - Basics of Blogging11 to Noon - Foursquare and Location-based Tools Register at http://bit.ly/6f1yyA…
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House Historian Session Postponed
The Nov. 16 talk by Fred W. Beuttler, historian of the House of Representatives, has been postponed and will be rescheduled. -- Bill Hickman, [email protected]
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Flying Dog Beer Dinner, 6:30 pm Nov 15; $60
Flying Dog beers will be paired with a five-course meal at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at the Fourth Estate Restaurant. The cost is $60 for members and $75 for non-members inclusive of tax and gratuity. In addition, each member will receive a free copy of Flying Dog’s “Dog Chow Cookbook” featuring recipes using and that pair with Flying Dog beers. Reserve at 202-662-7638 or [email protected]. A representative from Flying Dog Brewery, a brewery based in Frederick, Md., will discuss the beers, the company and the industry. Flying Dog co-founder George Stranahan describes his brewery this…
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'Kalb Report' to Examine President-Press Relationships, 8 pm Nov. 15
A few tickets remain to hear ABC's Sam Donaldson and two leading historians -- Douglas Brinkley and Martha Joynt Kumar -- discuss the relationship between the press and presidents throughout American history at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15. Host Marvin Kalb will lead the dsicussion of "Scoops and Scandals: Two Centuries of Presidents and the Press" in this edition of the "Kalb Report," which is telecast from the NPC ballroom. Attendees must arrive a few minutes early. Admission is free. Please reserve at 202-662-7501. -- Gil Klein, [email protected]
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Investments CEO to Outline Retirement Policy Reform, 8:30 am Nov. 17
Putnam Investments CEO Robert Reynolds will outline a plan for comprehensive revisions in America's public and private retirement systems at a Newsmaker press conference at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17, in the Lisagor Room. Overhauling retirement programs, which account for two-thirds of all savings, is the first step in achieving what Reynolds calls the New Solvency - an economic model based on higher savings, more investment, new business formation and renewed economic growth. Reynolds also will call for an alliance among financial industry leaders, consumer advocates and policymakers to…
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Advocates Discuss Electric Grid Recommendations, 9 am Nov. 16
Jim Misewich, associate director for basic energy sciences at Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Kathryn Clay, vice president of research and technology policy for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, will speak at a Newsmaker press conference at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16. They will present a report that outlines recommendations to overcome technological challenges facing the grid. -- Frank Maisano, [email protected]
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