[USMA:54427] Is it Evasion, Deception, or Fraud?
My provider of electricity in Champaign County, Illinois, has installed devices to measure *remotely* the electrical energy used each month. My statement for August of 2014 includes the lines: Total kWh used (new meter) 260 and Total kWh used (old meter) 0. Further, my statement for September is 1460 kWh. In retrospect, it is obvious to me that my remote-measurement device had failed sometime in August of 2014. My provider installed the new meter with no notification in advance to me of the failure of the old meter, or notification of the apparent manual reconstruction of my electricity used in August and September, a spiked increase of about 500 kWh! (My neighbor's bill shows a *reduction* from August to September, an actual decrease in cooling needed!) Is this an example of Evasion, Deception, or Fraud? Whatever the case, it has stimulated by interest in the question of energy contained in gasoline blends and fair marketing of blends. Eugene Mechtly
[USMA:54428] RE: Is it Evasion, Deception, or Fraud?
Hi Eugene, I don't know about the law in Illinois, but under English law you are required to pay what is due to the electricity company, no more and no less. If the quantity of electricity used cannot be measured, then it is up to you and the electricity company to agree an appropriate figure. If you cannot come to an agreement, then the aggrieved party has the right to go to court. I suggest that you wait for your October bill and then gather up your bills for 2013 and those for 2014 and lay them side by side. If possible, get your neighbour's bills as well. By doing an ANOVA exercise you should be able to come up with an estimated value for August and September. Forward your estimate and methodology to your electricity company. If you come out with a reasonable figure, they will probably accept it - it would probably cost them $200 to call in a lawyer who understands ANOVA and your figures suggest that we are talking about a discrepancy of $100. In my view, the crucial figures would be total payments January thru' July and August thru' October. In this way all self-corrections will have taken place. Regards Martin -Original Message- From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of mechtly, eugene a Sent: 23 October 2014 16:51 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:54427] Is it Evasion, Deception, or Fraud? My provider of electricity in Champaign County, Illinois, has installed devices to measure *remotely* the electrical energy used each month. My statement for August of 2014 includes the lines: Total kWh used (new meter) 260 and Total kWh used (old meter) 0. Further, my statement for September is 1460 kWh. In retrospect, it is obvious to me that my remote-measurement device had failed sometime in August of 2014. My provider installed the new meter with no notification in advance to me of the failure of the old meter, or notification of the apparent manual reconstruction of my electricity used in August and September, a spiked increase of about 500 kWh! (My neighbor's bill shows a *reduction* from August to September, an actual decrease in cooling needed!) Is this an example of Evasion, Deception, or Fraud? Whatever the case, it has stimulated by interest in the question of energy contained in gasoline blends and fair marketing of blends. Eugene Mechtly
[USMA:54429] FW: Recipe Conversion
To the USMA list: USMA has received this request for help with recipe conversions, which I’m passing along from Chris Stone, USMA’s Eastern Director. If you have any substantiate feedback, please reply to Chris. Don -Original Message- From: Chris M. Stone cst...@clarknexsen.commailto:cst...@clarknexsen.com Sent: Tue, Oct 21, 2014 10:24 am Subject: Fwd: Recipe Conversion Any suggestions? Christopher M. Stone P.E., F.NSPE, F.ASCE, LEED AP President CLARK NEXSEN 4525 Main Street, Suite 1400 Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462 757.455.5800 Tel. 757.615.8318 Cell 757.455.5638 Fax cst...@clarknexsen.commailto:cst...@clarknexsen.commailto:cst...@clarknexsen.commailto:cst...@clarknexsen.com? www.clarknexsen.comhttp://www.clarknexsen.comhttp://www.clarknexsen.com%3chttp:/www.clarknexsen.com Shockingly sent from my iPad! Begin forwarded message: From: stepha...@atlasls.commailto:stepha...@atlasls.commailto:stepha...@atlasls.commailto:stepha...@atlasls.com%3e%22? stepha...@atlasls.commailto:stepha...@atlasls.commailto:stepha...@atlasls.commailto:stepha...@atlasls.com? Date: October 21, 2014 at 11:56:22 AM EDT To: cst...@clarknexsen.commailto:cst...@clarknexsen.commailto:cst...@clarknexsen.commailto:cst...@clarknexsen.com%3e%22? cst...@clarknexsen.commailto:cst...@clarknexsen.commailto:cst...@clarknexsen.commailto:cst...@clarknexsen.com? Subject: RE: Recipe Conversion Good Morning Christopher, I work for a language service provider near Chicago, IL and one of our clients has contacted us in regards to the conversion of approximately 160 recipes from English to Metric. I have been unable to find any resources, such as companies who could “certify” the conversion of these recipes. Could you possibly refer me to any entity or company? Thank you, Stephanie Russell Calendar/Scheduling Coordinator [FINAL 2-2012 Atlas Ad Strip Ad Green_Blue] T: 888.816.0577 / 815.479.1600 / 312.372.1600 F: 866-816-0578 www.AtlasLS.comhttp://www.atlasls.com/http://www.AtlasLS.com%3chttp:/www.atlasls.com/ www.EventInterpreting.comhttp://www.eventinterpreting.com/http://www.EventInterpreting.com%3chttp:/www.eventinterpreting.com/ [fb-small]http://www.facebook.com/atlaslanguageservices [linkedin-small] http://www.linkedin.com/company/atlas-language-services-inc. [twitter-small] http://www.twitter.com/atlasls Terms conditions: http://atlasls.com/terms.asp -- Clark Nexsen Email Security: Click herehttps://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/VUutsG2nMV3GX2PQPOmvUhBG2SIKse0T2dvotcX1Z2Ks373AFt2yjdSQb1vRgYQt8N3Z3vdBo3eGoJj9+I0bOg== to report this email as spam.
[USMA:54430] AAFP Joins AMA in Metric System Recommendation
October 22, 2014 www.aafp.org/news/2014-cod-assembly/20141022orgfinrefcmte.html The 2014 Congress of American Academy of Family Physicians has joined with the American Medical Association with a recommendation toward establishing the International System of Units (SI, from le Systme International d' Units) -- or the modern form of the metric system -- as the common medical measurement.
