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Campbell, CA (PRWEB) December 11, 2014

The heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) industry has a new refreshing term to describe how to control heat and use it for comfort, specific applications to make every day and not so everyday life easier as well as reduce energy consumption.

"The time has come to start distinguishing the difference between the same old HVACR and progressive HVACR equipment and training and experience," Susan Nichol, CEO of Cold Craft, Inc. This is why Cold Craft, Inc. is a Tempology Certified company.

Tempology is a Registered Trademark through the United States Patent and Trademark Office of the Department of Commerce. Tempology is the term to describe the science behind controlling heat. This includes moving heat (as in refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump usage or LPA pumps). Specifically, tempology is used to control HVACR operation, energy consumption and cost for both commercial and residential customers. The tempology focus is also to help the HVACR technician and installer become educated and experienced enough to become super techs. The philosophy is to move technicians/installers and HVACR companies forward to accomplish what may have been considered impossible just a few short years ago.

HVACR contractors using Tempology's philosophies and methodologies are sought after by consumers as well as energy conservation entities around the world. Examples of Tempology's specialties include geothermal, economical refrigeration techniques, ice applications for conserving energy, LPA pumps, controls, high efficient HVACR equipment to name a few.

The expectation is that HVACR contractors will start to educate their employees in methodologies and processes that embrace the tempology philosophy.

Cold Craft, Inc. is a Tempology approved company to use the term for specific controls, equipment, methodology and consulting. Cold Craft, Cold Craft, Inc. opened for business in 1991 serving the San Francisco bay area in heating, air conditioning and refrigeration for both commercial and residential aspects of the trade. Although Cold Craft can complete almost any installation or repair, the company thrives on energy efficient ideas such as geothermal or geothermal using a swimming pool instead of drilling. The company has a continuous improvement program that includes incentives for education such as being NATE certified; this is why Cold Craft was awarded the Circle of Excellence from NATE, the gold standard in HVAC. The firm also has been Diamond Certified for 12 years. The employees also pride themselves on offering new technology, renewable and energy efficient solutions. Cold Crafts goal is to continue to grow in the HVACR industry in the bay area and hire additional experienced technicians and installers. Learn more at http://www.coldcraft.com, or follow Cold Craft, Inc. on Twitter @suzi_coldcraft.

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HAMILTON, ON (December 11, 2014) As temperatures drop and the cold snowy Canadian winter begins, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) encourages drivers to take necessary precautions to stay safe. Workers who drive for a living: truck drivers, first responders, taxi and bus drivers and delivery people are especially vulnerable.

CCOHS offers the following tips to make the winter drive a safe one.

Prepare your vehicle. Driving in winter weather - snow, ice, wet and cold - creates a great challenge for vehicles and drivers. Keeping your vehicle in good technical repair reduces your overall chances for any mishap or disaster while driving - particularly in winter weather. To prepare your vehicle for winter driving give it a complete checkup and pay special attention to the electrical system, brakes, tires, exhaust system, heating and cooling systems, windshield wipers and fuel.

Pack a winter driving kit. A well-stocked winter driving kit helps to handle any emergency. Your winter driving kit should include a bag of sand, salt or kitty litter, traction mats, a snow shovel, a snow brush and ice scraper, warning devices such as flares or a Call Police sign, and fuel line de-icer. Also, in case youre ever stranded in a cold vehicle, keep a blanket and extra clothing on hand, including a hat, wind-proof pants, gloves and warm footwear, as well as snacks, water, and the usual drivers aids - first aid kit, roadmaps, and booster cables.

Drivers are also encouraged to plan travel routes in advance and to check road and weather conditions, and avoid driving when fatigued. Winter weather requires you to take extra caution and drive carefully. This means slower driving, heightened alertness, and allowing twice the stopping distance between your vehicle and the one in front of you. Slow down when approaching a bridge, because it could be icy even when the roads are not.

More information and tips to driving safely in the winter can be found on the CCOHS Website.

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For Further Information, Contact:

Jennifer Howse, Communications Officer Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (905) 572-2981, Ext. 4241 E-mail: jennifer.howse@ccohs.ca http://www.ccohs.ca

About CCOHS The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), a Canadian federal government agency based in Hamilton, Ontario is Canada's national resource for the advancement of workplace health and safety. CCOHS promotes the total well-being - physical, psychosocial and mental health - of working Canadians by providing information, training, education, management systems and solutions that support health and safety programs and the prevention of injury and illness. CCOHS partners and collaborates with agencies and organizations from Canada and around the world to improve the quality and quantity of resources and programs, as well as expand the breadth of usage of occupational health information to many different segments of society.

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Amazon added grocery services to their website in 2007, offering same day or next day delivery services of fresh food and prepared meals to customers certain markets. Now it seems Amazon wants to be in the delivery business in a new facet. Gizmodo and other technology news outlets recently reported the retailer is testing a restaurant delivery service in Amazons hometown Seattle. The service, known as Amazon Local, will compete with restaurant delivery companies Seamless, Delivery.com, and GrubHub. The service connects hungry customers with restaurants in Seattle, and to date, 141 restaurants have signed on as providers. Amazon chose not to announce the service publicly, and instead launched it quietly in their hometown.

Amazon Fresh is currently available in several markets, including certain areas of Brooklyn and Philadelphia, both of which were added to the availability this fall. Amazon Local began in 2011, and started out offering daily deals for services and goods in customers areas, with some deals provided through LivingSocial. The program now includes Amazon Local Services, which promotes local handyman and installation services in nine cities, as of November 2014. Now in Seattle, Amazon Local includes restaurant delivery, with the possibility of more cities getting the feature. For Amazon, Amazon Local restaurant delivery offers a selection of local options for consumers based on their zipcode. From there, customers can then place their order for takeout or delivery from their desired restaurant and pay with their credit or debit card saved to their Amazon account. The restaurant does the actual delivery, however, and still are able to set their own delivery fee and minimum order amount. Users can access the service via Amazon Local and the retailers apps for Apple and Android devices. When taken to the restuarant results page, the customer is presented with a list of participating restaurants within their delivery radius, with information on price, services, distance, and the business hours. The list of participating restaurants feature a diverse section of cuisine, such as pizza, Italian, sandwiches and more. Gizmodo reports that 22 restaurants are available for delivery.

The addition of restaurant delivery to Amazon Local could pose a credible threat to Seamless, et al, especially if the service was added to Amazon Prime. The possibility of including Amazon Local with Prime is likely, especially as Amazon continues to look for more local services to offer, building on their existing offerings of babysitters, installation services, and handymen. With Amazon Fresh, the company made their first foray into providing food for their customers, and Amazon Local delivery is the logical next step. Unlike Seamless and other services which have a flat delivery fee, Amazon Local lets businesses select their own delivery fee, which could prove to be an advantage for participating restaurants trying to decide whether to go with Amazon or a competitor.

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The Edgerton City Council met on Wednesday, Dec. 3, spending the majority of the meeting discussing the storm sewer near Mechanic Street, the placement of sidewalks on Fourth Avenue and Mill Street, and the citys proposed budget for 2015.

Mechanic Street storm sewer

How to fix the storm sewer near Mechanic Street has been a point of contention between the Edgerton City Council and city residents since excessive rains in early summer.

Council members Jerry Brink and Jason Snyder met with residents Mike Hoover and Kathy Matson after last months meeting to move the process toward a solution. The two tentatively came to an agreement for the installation of an easement, though pricing for the easement will still have to be worked out between the city and property owners.

The conversation continued with David Hulstein, future member of the 2015 Edgerton City Council offering potential solutions.

Hulstein said he took a laser out and shot elevations of the area and came up with a resolution. He recommended putting in a curb and gutter behind Leland Tinklenbergs building and continuing behind Larry Van Dykes property. The curb and gutter would catch all the water running off the buildings in the area, Hulstein said.

The council said it was appreciative of Hulsteins input and intended to work with property owners to come to an agreeable decision. Brink stated that he and Snyder would meet with Van Dyke and Tinklenberg to continue the discussion. Both Van Dyke and Tinklenberg agreed that the ideas presented were a good start to fixing the problem.

The way I look at it, anything is going to help, Van Dyke said.

Sidewalk expansion

The council continued the meeting with a discussion about the continued expansion of sidewalks on Fourth Avenue and Mill Street. Area property owners who would be affected by the improvement attended the meeting to ask questions.

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SAN JOSE -- A major storm known as an "atmospheric river" hammered the Bay Area on Thursday morning, trapping a child under a tree in Santa Cruz, collapsing a grocery-store roof in San Jose, knocking out power to thousands and delivering more than 3 inches of rain to some locations.

The storm first tore through the North Bay, where some of the higher locations had more than 4 inches of rain by mid-morning and continue to be deluged. Most areas, including Oakland, Concord, San Jose and Palo Alto, had received between 2 and 4 inches by 3 p.m.

And the storm didn't let up, with the National Weather Service issuing flash flood warnings in various communities throughout the day.

The brunt of the storm, the strongest in 10 hears, heading south by midmorning, downing power lines and interrupting service, and causing significant flooding throughout the Bay Area.

Flooding was seen into the late night: around 10 p.m., the ramp from northbound Highway 87 to northbound Interstate 280 in San Jose was closed, and drivers in both directions were diverted off Highway 101 in Redwood City.

The incessant rain battering took its toll on the roof of a Safeway in East San Jose, where the roof collapsed on the produce section at a store on East Capitol Expressway near Silver Creek Road just before 4 p.m. The partial collapse exposed a 50-square-foot section of the roof, prompting the San Jose Fire Department to order an evacuation of patrons and employees.

As a precaution, the department summoned its Urban Search and Rescue team, and they determined no one was trapped. One minor injury was reported, but details were not immediately available.

Fire Capt. Christopher Salcido, a department spokesman, said the collapse, which also produced a 75-foot-long crack in the roof, happened slowly enough for everyone inside to be able to leave safely.

At a flooded mobile home park in Redwood City, residents were being evacuated in the evening by firefighters with a small boat.

San Francisco's financial district took a hard hit about 8 a.m. when power was knocked out for more than 85,000 customers because to equipment failure, PG&E spokeswoman Jeff Smith said.

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By Brian WoodDec. 10, 2014, 4 a.m.

Time's up for the plane trees that line Durham Street in the Bathurst CBD.

CHOP CHOP: These London plane trees on Durham Street are set for the chop as Bathurst Regional Council rethinks its tree planting program along that busy highway location. 120814ctrees1

TIMES up for the plane trees that line Durham Street in the Bathurst CBD.

And the same goes for the other trees that dot that landscape, including the exotic robinia mop tops outside the Haymarket Reserve and crepe myrtles along that avenue.

They are all set to get the axe as Bathurst Regional Council reconsiders its policy on what varieties are best suited to that busy highway gateway location bounded by Stewart and Bentinck streets.

Replacement varieties being recommended include autumn red maples and ornamental pistachios.

They are considered less invasive than the plane trees and in keeping with the citys autumn colours theme.

A report to be tabled at tonights ordinary monthly meeting of council outlines the saga that led to the tabling of this all-new street tree planting program.

This includes one London plane tree outside the car yard at the intersection of Rankin and Durham streets that has caused damage to both the road pavement and footpath. It has been the subject ofnumerous council reports after anapplication was received to have it removed.

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SAN JOSE -- A major storm known as an "atmospheric river" hammered the Bay Area on Thursday morning, trapping a child under a tree in Santa Cruz, collapsing a grocery-store roof in San Jose, knocking out power to thousands and delivering more than 3 inches of rain to some locations.

The storm first tore through the North Bay, where some of the higher locations had more than 4 inches of rain by mid-morning and continue to be deluged. Most areas, including Oakland, Concord, San Jose and Palo Alto, had received between 2 and 4 inches by 3 p.m.

And the storm didn't let up, with the National Weather Service issuing flash flood warnings in various communities throughout the day.

The brunt of the storm, the strongest in 10 hears, heading south by midmorning, downing power lines and interrupting service, and causing significant flooding throughout the Bay Area.

Flooding was seen into the late night: around 10 p.m., the ramp from northbound Highway 87 to northbound Interstate 280 in San Jose was closed, and drivers in both directions were diverted off Highway 101 in Redwood City.

The incessant rain battering took its toll on the roof of a Safeway in East San Jose, where the roof collapsed on the produce section at a store on East Capitol Expressway near Silver Creek Road just before 4 p.m. The partial collapse exposed a 50-square-foot section of the roof, prompting the San Jose Fire Department to order an evacuation of patrons and employees.

As a precaution, the department summoned its Urban Search and Rescue team, and they determined no one was trapped. One minor injury was reported, but details were not immediately available.

Fire Capt. Christopher Salcido, a department spokesman, said the collapse, which also produced a 75-foot-long crack in the roof, happened slowly enough for everyone inside to be able to leave safely.

At a flooded mobile home park in Redwood City, residents were being evacuated in the evening by firefighters with a small boat.

San Francisco's financial district took a hard hit about 8 a.m. when power was knocked out for more than 85,000 customers because to equipment failure, PG&E spokeswoman Jeff Smith said.

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