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New anthology celebrates immigrant voices in Canada

November 26, 2024 admin and non-fiction anthologies, bilingual anthology canada, canadian immigrant literature, culture, diversity in canadian literature, Fiction, immigrant authors, immigrant resilience and creativity, immigrant themes literature, immigrant writers, Living, multicultural identity in literature, poetry

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:56:35 +0000

Canada’s multicultural identity thrives on the stories of its immigrant communities, and Old Roots, New Shoots, the latest anthology from the Immigrant Writers Association (IWA), captures this essence through a compelling collection of fiction, poetry and non-fiction.

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Marnie Surfaceblow: What Helped Make Marnie, Marnie

August 1, 2024 admin engineering, engineering challenges, engineering leadership, environmental hazards, Fiction, industrial gas safety, Management, marmaduke, marnie surfaceblow, operations, plant safety, power plant, problem solving, Renewables, workforce

Credit to Author: Una Nowling, PE| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:42:09 +0000

Negativity can push you off your course in life. This is when Marnie first pushed back. “Any signal, Maya?” asked Marnie Surfaceblow, vice president of Surfaceblow & Associates International, as she

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Marnie Surfaceblow: Bitter Rivalry Ends in Collaboration

July 1, 2024 admin accident investigation, critical minerals, engineering, Fiction, marmaduke, marmaduke surfaceblow, marnie surfaceblow, O&M, power, project management, rare earth elements, Research and Development, Safety

Credit to Author: Una Nowling, PE| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:25:00 +0000

Never forget the human factors that can impact safety and success at every level of a project. Marnie Surfaceblow, vice president of Surfaceblow & Associates International, watched the Maharashtra

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Marnie Surfaceblow: Maya Bucks the Trends

May 1, 2024 admin advancedenergy, bigdata, compliance, emissions, energytransition, engineering, Fiction, hydrogen, naturalgas, power, powerplants, Regulation, renewable, Technology

Credit to Author: Una Nowling, PE| Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 10:04:55 +0000

Big data holds many secrets to help operate your power plant safer and more efficiently. But are you really seeing the entire landscape of your problem? Don’t miss the forest while focusing on the trees

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Marnie Surfaceblow: Marnie Finds a Pest

March 1, 2024 admin cems failure, engineering, engineering wix, environmental strategy, Fiction, grid support, marnie surfaceblow, Plant Design, power, power generation, problem solving, Technology, temperature impact, waste to energy

Credit to Author: Una Nowling, PE| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:10:41 +0000

Small clues can sometimes help reveal larger problems. Don’t ignore unusual events and remember not to let history repeat. “One unit’s offline, and it’s about to become two, right as power prices and

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Marnie Surfaceblow: Haunted Hydroelectric Horrors (Fiction)

October 2, 2023 admin engineering, Fiction, Ghosts, hvac system, Hydro, hydroelectric power, infrasound, investigation, Management, marmaduke, marnie surfaceblow, paranormal, resonance, Safety, technical solutions, workforce, workplace safety

Credit to Author: Una Nowling, PE| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:12:00 +0000

Providing employees with a safe and healthy workplace is paramount. Never dismiss persistent workplace environmental complaints, no matter how “crazy” they may seem. A lone SUV motored through wooded hills

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Marnie Surfaceblow: Bowing Under Pressure

September 1, 2023 admin biomass, biomass buildup, biomass fuel, Coal, coal power station, conveyor belts, engineering, engineering wiz, Fiction, fictional character, investment, marmaduke surfaceblow, marnie surfaceblow, options, plant, power magazine, reliability, scraper conveyor, steamboat anchor chain, stories, superstructure, Technology, variable-speed drives

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:16:24 +0000

Just because something hasn’t failed doesn’t mean it won’t—especially when an “old dog” of a plant is taught new tricks. Two women wearing personal protective equipment waited impatiently in the

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Marnie Surfaceblow: A Desert Solar Farm’s Muddy Problem

July 31, 2023 admin botswana, dust accumulation, environmental design, Fiction, marmaduke surfaceblow, marnie surfaceblow, Plant Design, power, Renewables, Solar, solar pv, Technology, thermal imaging, water cleaning

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:09:00 +0000

Sometimes fixing one problem causes another or leads to a chain of failures that can be difficult to diagnose. Consider all of the upstream and downstream impacts when changing equipment and/or operations

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Marnie Surfaceblow: An Engineer Never Sleeps, She Waits (for the Next Problem)

May 1, 2023 admin boiler feed pump, engineering fiction, Fiction, marmaduke, marnie surfaceblow, steam pump

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:12:14 +0000

Every power plant requires diligence for safe, efficient, reliable, and economic operation—especially when you mix old and new technologies. Never neglect showing care and respect toward even your “old

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Marnie Surfaceblow: Even Minor Alarms Can Lead to Major Safety Improvements

April 3, 2023 admin biomass, carbon monoxide, engineering, Fiction, Fuel, marmaduke, marnie surfaceblow, maya, monitoring, O&M, pellets, power, Safety, silos

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:09:00 +0000

When investigating any potential problem, keep your eyes and your mind open to other possible dangers. “I am starting to wonder if you accepted this assignment because of … that,” stated Maya Sharma

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