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Welcome to the new, interactive version
of the PS.com Files. We are transforming this
column to focus on the in-depth resources
that the staff of Plant Services offers on our
Web site, www.PlantServices.com and our
companion site, www.SkillTV.net. In addition
to the “More Resources” boxes that appear
at the end of many articles in this magazine,
you will be able to refer to this column for the
most intriguing additions we have made to the
Web site each month. New content is added to
PlantServices.com daily, so be sure to bookmark
the site and check back often!
ARE YOU ON TWITTER YET
If you’re not a member of Twitter nation
yet, you might want to take a look around
www.twitter.com to see if it’s a tool that
you might find to be useful. While you’re
there, go to http://twitter.com/help/how
to watch a short video explanation about
how the site works. Once you get the hang
of it and create your own account, follow
us at twitter.com/plantservices and
twitter.com/skilltv. You’ll always be up
to date on what’s happening on our Web
sites, and we’ll get the bonus of being
able to follow your updates as well!
Have questions or
suggestions about content
you would like to see on
PlantServices.com or
SkillTV.net
Send an e-mail to Lisa Towers,
managing editor of digital
media, at ltowers@putman.net.
COOL ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
Read all about “Electricity and circulating
fluidized bed power technology”
at www.plantservices.com/
articles/2009/056.html to find out
how circulating fluidized bed technology
is a part of the solution to
meeting the world’s energy needs
while conserving natural resources
and preserving our environment.
MAINTENANCE EVANGELIST
VISITS YOUTHBUILD
In a collection of videos he taped
while visiting the YouthBuild USA
program in suburban Chicago, Maintenance
Evangelist Joel Leonard talks
to students about how the program
has helped them get training that
allows them to work in the building
trades. Meet students like Eric Gallegos,
who now has career opportunities in HVAC thanks to the training
he received. Access this six-video series at www.skilltv.com and
click on the YouthBuild tab at the top right of the video player.
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Skill TV Solutions, and all of
the helpful resources that Maintenance
Evangelist Joel Leonard will
be bringing to your attention each
month. Look for the next edition
of this newsletter on April 28.
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