The development of EPEAT was prompted by a growing demand by institutional purchasers for an easy-to-use evaluation tool that allows the comparison and selection of electronic products based on environmental performance. The electronics industry welcomed EPEAT as a tool to provide a clear and consistent set of performance criteria for the design of products, and provide an opportunity to secure market recognition for efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of its products.

Recognizing the environmental impacts associated with the manufacture, use, and disposal of electronic product, growing numbers of purchasers were seeking ways to buy more environmentally preferable computer products. Purchasers were beginning to ask for a standard set of environmental attributes they could use to compare products. At the same time, manufacturers were seeking clarity about how to define a "green" computer.

quot;Green" energy is electricity that is made from "environmentally friendly" fuel resources, such as wind, water, biomass or solar. "Green" energy can also be called renewable energy.

This is the term used when you have not only signed up for the free gift but have completed the offer to make you eligible for the free gift.

The name green crab may apply to several species of crabs, most of which are not indigenous to Texas. However, "green crab" is also used as a term indicating a blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) that is freshly molted or is in an inter-molt stage.

Your daily meal should consist of two things: a serving of lean meat and either a green salad or a serving of low-starch vegetables. For the meat serving, have either 7 ounces of chicken, turkey or fish or 5 ounces of lean beef, pork or lamb.

The policy will be effective April 1, 2006. Implementation of the policy will be phased and will tap into the opportunities presented under the commodity management process under the Way Forward initiative. The initial phase will focus on five commodities: computers, printers, office supplies, fuels and lubricants, and furniture.

Just like a stoplight, “going green” means all the signs are good – they’re clear to go. They’ve successfully completed the offer(s).

Excess Recycle accepts e-waste at the administrative offices of Connections located at 141 W. San Antonio Street. Materials may be droppped off on the covered porch facing San Antonio Street 24 hours a day. More information about excess recycle is available at www.excessrecycle.com. Our local Goodwill store, located at 1075 S. Walnut Ave., is a participant in Goodwill's Reconnect program. This program accepts used electronics and computeres for free, during normal collection hours.

Procurement is a term used in the government to describe the act of acquiring goods, services and construction. In the context of the PSAB, procurement equates to contracting opportunities.

The “L” stands for “left,” the “R” for “right.” When you hold a tool straight in front of you, the tip of the left tool will point to the left, the tip of the right tool to the right.

Webserver Stress Tool runs under Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003. The preferred operating environment is Windows XP/2000/2003 on a workstation with at least a 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, and a fast network connection. The target webservers can be of any operating system.

OPOs are organizations that coordinate activities relating to organ procurement in a designated service area. Evaluating potential donors, discussing donation with family members, and arranging for the surgical removal of donated organs are some of their primary functions. OPOs are also responsible for making arrangements for the organs' distribution according to national organ sharing policies.

Not at the present time; however, we anticipate that all of GSA’s GWACs will be available on GSA’s E-Library in October 2004 and in E-Buy in fiscal year 2005. The 8(a) STARS contracts were awarded under the provisions of Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) and FAR part 19.8.

Depending on the security settings of your PC (and/or network) the Post processor files and samples were not properly copied from the CD to the installation directory. Solution: Manually copy the Post and Samples folders from the CD and paste them into the installation directory (usually C:\Program Files\Unimatic\eduMAKER 6).

Students are allowed to bring cell phones to camp. However, all cell phones will be left with mentors during the day. No exceptions. Students will have access to their cell phones in the evenings. This policy is for the students safety and is to ensure that there are no distractions or interruptions during class. If an emergency situation arises, parents may contact the resident director at the number provided in the information packet.

First, a confession/disclaimer - the configuration of electronics was of our own design based on boat shows, literature, and some dock talk. We did not sit down with a professional, and in reflection, perhaps we should have. We do have most of it right and the specs are laid out on our Electronics page. Our main complaint is with the Furuno Navnet chartplotter/radar. The radar is fine, but we think the chartplotter is slow and cumbersome.

Many wonderful things. We are actually building a utopian society and sanctuary for electronics from around the globe. Actually, if you must know, we take your broken electronics and swap out parts to fix others, then resell your gadgets. We get hundreds of damaged electronics each month and as we grow and get more we will be able to fix more and more electronics because of our growing stock pile of parts. So send em’ in, in any condition. Don’t forget the used ones too.

No. The shirts simply let people know what keyword to text and to what number. When people text your keyword to 41411, the text message goes to the Reactee servers which then send your response.

Designers and developers need Flash CS3 Professional or Flash Professional 8 to create content for Flash Lite 2.x. By creating content with Flash CS3, you can leverage your work not only to the Internet, but also to a wide range of mobile and consumer electronics devices. In combination with Adobe Device Central CS3 , you can efficiently design, test, emulate, and optimize Flash Lite content.

ToolTips (Windows 95-style) are small, yellow "balloon help tips" that pop up when the mouse points to a toolbar button and help the user to quickly learn the functions of all toolbar buttons. You can control the display of the ToolTips in the STATISTICA Defaults: Display dialog.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines homeless as persons who are: sleeping in places not meant for human habitation, such as cars, parks, sidewalks, and abandoned buildings; sleeping in emergency shelters; or, living in transitional or supportive housing for homeless persons but who originally came from streets or emergency shelters.

Green Procurement, also termed Affirmative Procurement, refers to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and services in accordance with one or more of the established Federal "green" procurement preference programs.

A covered procurement is a procurement, other than one which is subject to an exemption, as outlined at Appendix B to the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines (CPGs), that is valued, in accordance with the valuation rules, above the following procurement thresholds: for property and services for agencies subject to the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA for property and services for bodies listed in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Regulations 1997 as subject to secti.

The individual must be a permanent, benefited employee of Kennesaw State University. Temporary employees may obtain a P-Card with authorization of the Controller.

Public Procurement refers to the contracts awarded (for pecuniary interest) by a public purchaser ("contracting authority") or a "utility" (entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors) to a supplier, contractor or service provider. Public procurement represents more than EURO 750 billions annually, which amounts to about 11% of the Union's GDP. The sectors concerned are diverse: construction, product supplies, various services, etc.