Governor Bev Perdue announced today that Sentinel Data Centers LLC, a pioneer in the wholesale data center industry, has selected North Carolina as the location for a 420,000 square foot facility in Durham, making it the region’s first purpose-built multi-tenant data center for large-footprint users. The Sentinel NC-1 facility will be available for occupancy in early 2013 upon completion and commissioning of an initial 120,000-square-foot phase. The Sentinel NC-1 facility will ultimately yield approximately 200,000 square feet of net computer …
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Wednesday Open Line
The way Americans buy a home changed forever this week in 1947. That’s when one of the first communities built by a real estate developer opened for residents to move into — Levittown, on New York’s Long Island. Named for William and Alfred Levitt, the town ultimately contained more than 17,000 Cape Cod and ranch houses, snapped up by servicemen returning from World War II and facing an acute housing shortage. The houses in Levittown had 800 square feet of …
Michael Bobbitt: Notes From The Peanut Gallery (VC BOC 10/1/2012)
1. Scattered Site Program The Commissioners awarded $70,000 of taxpayers’ money (CDBG) to Mel’s Plumbing for the demolition and rebuilding of one home in the Scattered Site Housing program. Karen Foster, Council of Governments, said because Mel’s Plumbing is a licensed builder, electrician, and plumber they avoid subbing out costs achieving the lowest bid. One could argue that that an all in one contractor defeats an objective of the Scattered Site Housing Program, “… expanding economic opportunities.” Unless the increase …
Henderson City Council Special Called Meetings For CDBG Grants
The Mayor has called a Special Called City Council Meeting for Monday, 15 October 2012 at 12:00 noon. The purpose of this meeting is to hold a public hearing to consider a CDBG grant application. The Mayor has also called a Special Called City Council Meeting for Monday, 29 October 2012 at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to hold a second public hearing regarding a CDBG Grant application, along with any other required items of business. Both …
Carnegie Corporation Grant Advances STEM Education in NC
A developing network of innovative STEM secondary schools with a focus on biotechnology and agriscience – including a regional STEM school in northeastern North Carolina – will be significantly enhanced by a $500,000 grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to the NC New Schools Project, a key partner in the network and regional model school. Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Board of Trustees last month approved the NC New Schools Project’s proposal, aimed at creating a school that can serve …
Political Discussion: 5 Week Countdown to Election Day 2012
Home in Henderson will have a weekly thread for political issues, including this thread, counting down the 8 weeks until November 6th, 2012, election day. Discuss as you please, keep it civil and respectful. Next Tuesday will be 4 Week Countdown and so forth. (I hope I got the week count right.) You are free to comment on political issues anywhere else on the site as well, but it might be easier to carry about long discussions in specified threads …
Tuesday Open Lines
As National Hispanic Heritage Month continues, one of those recognized during the month is Richard Serra, described by art critics as among the most significant sculptors of recent years. Serra was born in San Francisco and studied at the University of California and Yale. He is noted for his large-scale, abstract, outdoor sculptures of rusted steel. Several of his pieces have generated controversy but his sculptures generally have been well received, with many on display not only in the U.S. …
Representative Kay Hagan: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes
Last week, I spoke on the Senate floor about three remarkable servicemembers from North Carolina. These three young men – Darrion Hicks, Sean Brazas and Jacob Levy – volunteered to join the military during a time of war. They traded their youths and spent time away from family and friends. They selflessly put their lives on the line for their friends, their loved ones, for people they never met. They are three of the 336 U.S. servicemen and women we …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Promoting Effective Energy Policies
American energy independence is vital — not only to our national security, but to our efforts to create jobs here at home. This week I met with over 40 members of my Energy Advisory Council to discuss many of the issues we now face related to energy. In this newsletter you will find more information about the meeting and about my position on energy policy. Also in this newsletter, you will find a recent letter to the editor in the …
Bono Mack, Butterfield Join Forces to Raise Awareness of DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, and Ranking Member G. K. Butterfield (NC-1), who worked closely together to hold two nationally-televised Congressional hearings on the growing danger of prescription drug abuse, have joined forces once again to raise awareness about the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, which was held on Saturday (Sept. 29) from 10 am to 2 pm. Bono Mack and Butterfield have …
White House Weekly Address: It’s Time for Congress to Help Responsible Homeowners
In this week’s address, President Obama explains his administration’s steps to help the housing market, including giving responsible homeowners a chance to save thousands of dollars every year by refinancing their mortgages, but he says we need Congress’s help to do more. Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the First Lady spoke at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Dinner, We the People turned one-year old, and the President …
Monday Open Line
A car destined to put America on wheels was introduced on this day in 1908. It was Henry Ford’s Model T, and the demand became so great that Ford developed the assembly line to speed up production. At one time, a finished car rolled off the line every 10 seconds, and fully half the cars in the world were Model Ts. In 1924, the basic Model T sold for just $260 — available, as the joke went, in any color …
Vance County Board of Commissioners Meeting October 1st, 2012
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday night, October 1st, 2012 at 6:00pm. Download the full agenda packet here: 20121001_vcboc_agenda_packet (171 pages) Speakers will be Karen Foster with the Council of Governments regarding Awarding of Bids for the Scatters Site program. Also, Porcha Brooks, Tax Administrator, will discuss Tax Office Matters and Untimely Exemption Application. Reports by Human Resources and Education Committees County Manager’s reports for Schools – Joint Application for Lottery Funds, and Qualified Zone Academy Bond. …
Richard Brand: Who Is in Favor of Voting?
The right to vote. Democracy has been the great ideal of the United States. It is the right to vote that has been a signature virtue of this country. The idea that government will be selected by the citizens by private vote has been the keystone to this country from its creation. The great march of democracy in this country has been to expand the right to vote. The struggle to give women the vote. The struggle to give blacks …
Anonymous Reader: The Fix Is In On The Ducks
This just in from an anonymous reader to our submission email address: The fix is in on the ducks. While we all sleep last night a clandestine team of experts installed waterproof, invisible, microscopic solar powered, electro-magnets along the course of tomorrow’s duck race. The top winning ducks have an electro-magnetic receiver cloned into their belly and hundreds of super microscopic feet all hidden beneath very fine plastic feathers. The super microscopic feet are powered by the electro-magnetic receiver as …
NC Cooperative Extension Updates
COVER CROPS FOR SMALL FARMERS, 10/11, WARRENCover crops are planted not for harvest, but for the purpose of soil improvement, pest management, and more. Using cover crops effectively can have a dramatic effect on productivity. On Thursday October 11th Paul McKenzie (Ag Extension Agent) will conduct a seminar entitled “Cover Crops for Small Farmers”. He will discuss the various plants that can be used as cover crops, their benefits, and how to manage them for best results. The program will …
Representative Michael H. Wray’s Raleigh Report
Interim committees continue to meet at the General Assembly to discuss and study education, health, transportation and other matters vital to our state. The hope is that in-depth evaluations of specific programs will lead to better decisions when we return to session in January. I have also been active in many other events in our community during this interim as I continue to learn from you what I can do in Raleigh to improve conditions here at home. I appreciate …
Eaton-Johnson Middle School Team Fundraiser
A Yard Sale & Car Wash event is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 13, at the Superior Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep dealership on U.S. 158 Bypass in Henderson. The event is a fund-raising effort for Team Alice Walker at Eaton-Johnson Middle School to cover the costs of activities for eight-grade students on the team. The public is invited to attend the event and support the students at Eaton-Johnson Middle School.
This Weeks Contest: 2 Tickets to the NC State Fair! Drawing October 5th
Beginning at this posting, which will be about 12:02am Friday morning, September 28th, Home in Henderson will hold our latest contest. The lucky winner receives 2 general admission tickets to the NC State Fair. To enter, simply make a comment on ANY ARTICLE on our website during the contest time frame of September 28th to October 5th. On Friday, October 5th at 9:00am the contest will close and a random commenter will be drawn that morning. The winner will be …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
Most people may think of cranberries only at Thanksgiving, but not the people of Warrens, Wisconsin. The town’s 40th annual Cranberry Festival starts today and runs through Sunday, a celebration expected to draw 110,000 people. While the focus is on cranberries, the festival has more than three miles of booths featuring arts, crafts, antiques, and food. Among the activities offered are educational tours of the nearby cranberry bogs. Each year in the U.S., there are 340,000 tons of cranberries harvested, …