Notations From the Grid (Special Mid-Week Edition): On interesting starups

We are pleased to feature this courtesy of BetaList which we hope all enjoy checking out:

July 16th

	Graphic Ghost helps you to find free graphics, vector art, illustrations, icons, psd files, website templates, fonts and mock-ups for using in all your projects like ads, interfaces, websites, banners, invitation cards, brochures, presentations, magazines, ... View startup Tweet

	Work On The Moon solves the dilemma of modern internet distractions. It disables your WiFi connection for a period of 20-30 minutes, and re-enables it just long enough for you to exchanges emails, slack messages, and quickly look stuff up. Tough Love: To turn off the application, you have to restart your computer. This helps users ( especially those with ADHD ) from impulsively disabling the application and reconnecting to the internet. Mercy: It also includes a limited-daily-use quick connect button that allows you to connect to the internet for a few minutes if you really need to contact someone or check something. View startup Tweet

	UnDraw is a service where you can discover completely free and high-quality illustrations for any project and without any attribution necessary. Perfect for landing pages, mobile apps, books, posters, t-shirts or anything really! View startup Tweet

	Grepsr for Chrome is a free web scraping tool that allows you to easily extract any website’s data using intuitive point and click toolkit and turns it into a spreadsheet in seconds. Better yet - plug and play Grepsr for Chrome into your app using a simple API and automate the look for new and fresh data. View startup Tweet

	AffiliateFeeds provides a data-feed tool that makes it easy to manage your affiliate feeds 🕺. And managing your feeds isn't all it can do ! You can also use it for editing and attaching feeds to the specific categories on your website, or applying filters in any way you can imagine, down to a single (editable) product . On top of that you're also getting a FREE WEBSITE, designed to convert your visitors into paying leads ! All you need is a domain and . . . and we take care of the rest . View startup Tweet

	Decipher is for people who have more than simply one investment account to manage who are frustrated by the lack of trustworthy and competent financial advice decipher is an all-in-one platform that orchestrates all your investments and unlike robo-advisors which collect assets for generic allocations, Decipher works with your existing accounts to create a bespoke plan that actually maximizes your after-tax wealth by eliminating tax inefficiencies. Decipher is not another asset manager whose only motivation is to gather assets on which they can charge fees, but rather the result of a former hedge fund quant unleashing the same technologies that power the investments of billionaires on his own finances. View startup Tweet

	USE Together lets your teammate's mouse cursors appear on your screen, making you feel you are no more alone on your machine: they can interact with you simultaneously with any app or data on your screen. Guests access your shared screen from a simple web browser without installing any software nor any plugin. View startup Tweet

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Notations On Our World (Weekly Edition) : On the Possibilities Beyond Fossil Fuel

Arcadia Power is an interesting company we've been following  as they work to be at forefront of moving all away from fossil fuel.   Our team received their latest newsletter to get insights on what they're up to.   Please enjoy:

Happy July! We're excited to announce that our largest community solar project to date will be located on top of a local grocery store in New Providence, New Jersey! Our community solar program allows you to support the growth of solar while receiving monthly savings on your utility bill. That means no equipment, no home visits, and if you move, your savings move with you. Plus, it's available to all of our customers across all fifty states. Check out the Passaic River Project here! AP Loves The Outdoors For National Great Outdoors Month, the Arcadia Power team chose 13 of their favorite places to visit. From North Carolina to Hawaii, and everywhere in between, be sure to check out our recommendations and take advantage of the great outdoors! Summer Savings Use your online dashboard to earn savings off your next power bill when you refer friends and family to Arcadia Power. For each friend you refer, you'll both save up to $25 off your next utility bill. And there's no limit to the number of referrals you can send. Featured Wind Farm The Wild Horse Wind Farm located in Washington state has 149 wind turbines with the capacity to generate up to 273 megawatts (MW) of electricity. Each blade is 129 feet long - a wingspan that's larger than that of a Boeing 747! Clean Energy News Apple issues $1 billion green bond after Trump's Paris climate exit World's first floating wind farm to take shape off coast of Scotland It's not easy, but Aspen moves toward 100 percent renewable energy VA gubernatorial candidates asked to define their position on clean energy Fact checking Trump's energy speech Energy Efficiency Tip To increase your A/C efficiency, we suggest moving furniture out from in front of vents, that way they won't block the airflow. Also, avoid placing heat-emitting appliances, such as lamps or television sets, near your air conditioner or cooling systems.

View of the Week (W-End Edition): Thinking About the Art of the Possible

We are pleased to feature this "Food 4 thought" about the possibles courtesy of the team at Futurism:

Today's Top Stories Virtuality Facebook Wants to Start Selling a $200 VR Headset by Next Year Abby Norman These Transparent, Solar Power-Generating Windows Are the World’s First Earth & Energy SpaceX Asks the U.S. To Fund a Public-Private Partnership for Deep Space Exploration Off World Microsoft Takes On Google and Deep Mind with AI Research Lab Artificial Intelligence Faraday Future, Once Called “Tesla-killer,” Scrapping Big Nevada Factory as Cash Crisis Deepens Advanced Transport Skim the Water in Your Own Hovering Speedboat See Full Infographic

Thought For the Week (Special W-End Edition): #automation #creativity #robots

A horrifying possibility on the potential challenges we face for all to consider:   #automation #creativity #robots

View of the Week (Special Thursday Edition): On Preparing For Disasters

 We here in California have to be constantly prepared for Emergencies.    Over the weekend, there were a multitude of fires in Northern California as there were also fires throughout the West and Canada.    As such, an understanding of Emergency Services is critical.     This primer courtesy of Route50 is also quite a primer in understanding how Emergency Management Officials respond to on-going emergencies and what lessons can be learnt by all:

Available For Download: State & Local Government Emergency Management eBook

The Geography of Disaster Risk and Resiliency in America

In this eBook Route Fifty features a handful of stories and dispatches from recent trips to Alaska, Oregon and Washington state, featuring locations that provide snapshots of the very real dangers and disruptions that emergency planners, first responders, public officials and other stakeholders face, plus the strategies and technologies helping our communities be more resilient.

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As part of our on-going strategic review, our team is also proud to note that  our APP is now available on Google Play available by clicking here: 

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