Google reaches out to the "next billion"

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New Ways to Combat Cancer | Psychology Today

Cancer as An Information System

The very word cancer scares us. The definition of cancer involves ?uncontrolled, unregulated growth.? It?s as if the cells that sustain and give us life intimately betray us. They turn our bodies into a deformed version of ourselves. Heretics are more frightening than pagans, especially when the heretics take over?and become you. We make our own vampires.

But in information terms cancer may not be so ?uncontrolled.? Recent work has started to look at cancer chemotherapies that disrupt the communications networks between cancer cells. There are many signals that allow malignant tumors to grow, suborn materials, move and direct blood supply, turn ?normal? cells into immune decoys, then press for superfast mutation as a way to avoid immune detection while destroying and disabling anti-cancer drugs. In sum, cancer cells are not ?a disorganized rabble?. They are smart. They organize. They work together.

What they do have is different kinds of organization?which effectively gives them different ?motives.?

Cancer Cells and Bacteria

Life is one of different kinds of information system that works against entropy. As defined by the Second Law of Thermodynamics, entropy is what the universe does. Time disintegrates all?especially information. Life in the forms we presently recognize actively resists that disintegration.

In part by living off other life forms.

Bacteria have been around hundreds of millions of years. They make up the greatest proportion, at least by weight, of life on earth (many of them live underground.) Some are able to slow their metabolism so much, particularly when sequestered inside ice crystals or deep geological layers, that from our historical perspective they may be said to have achieved ?immortality.? We possess around 100 trillion bacteria in our gut. Without them our immune system does not work right. We need them for many purposes, like digesting food.

We have co-evolved.

We share a great amount of our DNA with viruses and bacteria. Partly that may be the result of our having evolved from prokaryotes and sharing similar machineries for basic processes of life. But a lot of our shared DNA appears to resulted from constant struggle. Perhaps 8 percent to 12 percent of human DNA comes from retrovirus; the most famous member of that class is the AIDS virus.

The recognition has come that viruses, and particularly bacteria, are informationally complex and intelligent. They can organize together and sense each other. They can move en masse or coordinate actions at a distance. They can mutate rapidly and fight off the immune system and the drugs we propel towards them.

Theoreticians world wide are recognizing cancer cells can act a lot like bacteria.

The Military Analogy

Richard Nixon promulgated the government?s ?War on Cancer? forty years ago, but military analogies have been applied to tumors for far longer. Oncologists often think of themselves at war with a tumor - and think about how to destroy them day and night. Some consider their opponents as small, unthinking monsters, others as rebellious tribes which have broken off to take their own territory. More recently the analogy of cancer cells as similar to ?terrorist cells? that borrow into the body and hide has gained popularity.

What all these metaphors describe however is a different information system. Cancer cells operate independently and in groups. But unlike the usually highly specialized cells they come from, the level of organization they aim for appears less detailed.

In this way they can look like a ?throwback? to the organization of unicellular prokaryotes or so called ?primitive? eukaryotes. They fight entropy, but at another level.

Yet the sophistication of their forbears remains very high. Now we know that glioblastoma cells, among tumors, can differentiate into stem cells.

Stem cells are nearly totipotent. They have the capacity to become and transform into many different kinds of tissues.

And only a very few of them are required to survive in order for tumors to ?grow yet again. It is no wonder that when tumors convert some of their number to stem cells that fighting them with present methods appears set for failure.

An Elastic Defense

We certainly don?t understand much of present day genetics and immunology. In some ways we are like the creature in Flatland, a two dimensional being incapable of understanding those who live in three.

But the ?dimensionality? of our biological and physical systems, as complexity theorists are now arguing, may be far higher?eight or nine or 12. Physicists and mathematicians can wrap their minds around 12 dimensional physical universes much more readily than the public.

Yet we may succeed more effectively ?if we see cancers as information systems with different organizing principles?perhaps a bit similar to bacteria?with effectively different ?goals." Cells that can become stem cells, and, like immune plasma cells, can also push themselves into quick mutation and ?hyperevolution? will remain constant, deadly opponents.

Yet part of the trick of overcoming them will come by when we stop seeing cancer cells as uncontrolled masses susceptible to carpet bombing by chemotherapeutic agents. Instead, if we look on cancer cells as organized and smart, we can see that a series of different defenses should work. Starving them of blood supply, mixing up their communications lines, forcing them into impossible hypermutation, blocking enzymes they need not to survive but to metastasize (aspirin may already be doing this) gives us a shot at controlling the uncontrolled?and always moving the gateposts as we go.

For cancer cells change constantly. So do human beings. Since we understand so little of how they ultimately work, the best way to fight them?still?is to prevent them.

Nutrition and sanitation make a difference. What can really make a difference is lifestyle.

What you do is what you become. How you eat, move, rest, socialize, all affect tumor growth. We don?t know why these elements work, but we know they do. And most of us can choose paths that will make cancer growth more unlikely and postpone certain cancer deaths.

Such approaches will work partially, and not for all of us, but they will greatly aid the health of populations. And that sure beats chemotherapy.

Source: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-rest/201211/new-ways-combat-cancer

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Ranbaxy Delivers Strong Overall Business Performance - Drugs.com

Q3 CY 2012 Sales Rs.26,514 Mn ($480 Mn), EBITDA Rs.4,179 Mn ($76 Mn)
EBITDA margin 16%; Sales growth of 31%

YTD Sep 2012 Sales Rs.95,209 Mn ($1,803 Mn), EBITDA Rs.17,699 Mn ($341 Mn)
EBITDA margin 19%; Sales growth of 53%

Gurgaon, India, November 08, 2012--The Board of Directors of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL, NSE: RANBAXY, BSE: 500359), at their meeting held today, took on record the unaudited results for the Quarter and YTD ended September 30, 2012 ("Q3'12" and "YTD Sep'12", respectively) under Indian GAAP.

Key Financial Highlights

Financial Performance for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 (Q3'12)

Consolidated sales were Rs.26,514 Mn ($480 Mn) [Q3'11: Sales Rs.20,232 Mn ($442 Mn)]. Sales growth of 31% over the corresponding quarter.
Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation & Amortization (EBITDA) was 16% of Sales at Rs.4,179 Mn ($76 Mn) [Q3'11: EBITDA Rs.1,324 Mn ($29 Mn)].
Profit After Tax (PAT) was Rs.7,542 Mn ($137 Mn) [Q3'11: Loss of Rs.4,646 Mn ($103 Mn)]
Base business profitability, excluding forex gain continued to improve.
Profitability below the EBITDA line in the Quarter was favourably impacted largely by mark-to-market (MTM) gain on long dated derivatives contracts and foreign currency loans owing to a stronger rupee; the impact was adverse in Q3, 2011.

Financial Performance for YTD ended Sepember 30, 2012 (YTD Sep'12)

Consolidated sales were Rs.95,209 Mn ($1,803 Mn) [YTD Sep'11: Sales Rs.62,180 Mn ($1,374 Mn)] Sales growth of 53% over the corresponding period.
Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation & Amortization (EBITDA) was 19% of Sales at Rs.17,699 Mn ($341 Mn) [YTD Sep'11: EBITDA Rs.8,057 Mn ($178 Mn)].
Profit After Tax (PAT) was Rs.14,152 Mn ($ 276 Mn) [YTD Sep'11: Rs.830 Mn ($19 Mn)]
Commenting on the business results for the quarter, Mr. Arun Sawhney, CEO & Managing Director, Ranbaxy, said, "Ranbaxy's business performance continued to strengthen as planned even in a volatile regulatory and business environment as our focus on key markets, improvement in manufacturing, R&D productivity and heightened level of cost consciousness helped our strong performance. We are confident that these measures will help further strengthen our base business."

Key Highlights/Developments

Business Highlights Q3, 2012

The Company maintained leadership in Atorvastatin and Atorvastatin + Amlodipine post exclusivity in May 2012.
Ranbaxy launched Pioglitazone Hydrochloride as an authorised generic (Actos?; Innovator: Takeda). Brand sales $2.7 Bn in the USA (IMS MAT June 2012).
Ranbaxy launched authorised generic Cevimeline Hydrochloride 30 mg capsules in the USA market. Cevimeline Hydrochloride is sold under the brand name Evoxac?.
Sales in India grew faster than the growth in the Indian Pharmaceuticals Market, during the Quarter.
Regulatory, Research & Development and Manufacturing

During the Quarter, 14 regulatory agencies from across the globe including the USA, European Union, Africa agencies etc., inspected Ranbaxy's facilities, in various locations across the world, including India.
Progress on the implementation of the Consent Decree has been as per plan.
The Company made 31 Dosage Form (DF) filings and received 43 approvals. For Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), Ranbaxy made 12 Drug Master File (DMF) submissions during the Quarter.
Received approval to set up a Greenfield manufacturing facility by the government of Malaysia. On completion, this facility will triple the existing manufacturing capacity in the focus market for Ranbaxy.
Global Sales

Consolidated sales for the Quarter were Rs.26,514 Mn ($480 Mn) as compared to Rs.20,232 Mn ($442 Mn) in the corresponding quarter, of the previous year. Emerging markets contributed $233 Mn, accounting for ~49% of total sales. Developed markets recorded $216 Mn of sales and contributed 45% to total sales for the Company. API and others accounted for the rest of the revenue for Q3'12.

North America: Sales were $167 Mn (Rs.9,199 Mn), growth of over 60% on constant forex over Q3, 2011. USA recorded total sales of $152 Mn (Rs.8,403 Mn) in the Quarter; base business sales continued to be healthy.
India (including Sri Lanka and Ranbaxy Consumer Healthcare): In the home market, Ranbaxy sales were Rs.5,829 Mn (~$106 Mn), up 13% from the corresponding quarter. The IPM slowed down to ~10% growth levels during the Quarter.
OTC business (Ranbaxy Consumer Healthcare) contributed Rs.1,049 Mn (~$19 Mn), while the acute part of business was impacted by industry-wide slow-down in the anti-infective space.
East Europe & CIS: The region recorded sales of $58 Mn (Rs.3,215 Mn). Romania and Russia sales grew on constant forex basis.
West Europe: Sales in the region were $44 Mn (Rs.2,439 Mn), a growth of 30%? over Q3, 2011. Sales grew in the UK, Germany and Italy.
Africa: Sales in the region were $37 Mn (Rs.2,033 Mn), a decline of (6%). The Company entered into an in-licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences to promote access to high quality, low cost generic versions of Gilead's HIV medicines.
Asia Pacific (including Middle East): The region recorded sales of $24 Mn (Rs.1,342 Mn). Sales in LATAM were ~$12 Mn (Rs.669 Mn).
API business and others had revenues of $32 Mn (Rs.1,789 Mn).
Note: All sales growth numbers calculated on constant currency, i.e. excluding currency volatility, unless mentioned otherwise.

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, India's largest pharmaceutical company, is an integrated, research based, international pharmaceutical company producing a wide range of quality, affordable generic medicines, trusted by healthcare professionals and patients across geographies. Ranbaxy's continued focus on R&D has resulted in several approvals, in developed and emerging markets many of which incorporate proprietary Novel Drug Delivery Systems (NDDS) and technologies, developed at its own labs. The company has further strengthened its focus on generics research and is increasingly working on more complex and specialty areas. Ranbaxy serves its customers in over 125 countries and has an expanding international portfolio of affiliates, joint ventures and alliances, ground operations in 43 countries and manufacturing operations in 8 countries. Ranbaxy is a member of the Daiichi Sankyo Group. Through strategic in-licensing opportunities and its hybrid business model with Daiichi Sankyo, a leading global pharma innovator headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Ranbaxy is introducing many innovator products in markets around the world, where it has a strong presence. This is in line with the company's commitment to increase penetration and improve access to medicines, across the globe. For more information, please visit www.ranbaxy.com.
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Response to ?Jewish Nonprofits Need to Reach Out for Legacy Gifts?

by Sue Kline

Thank you, Robert L. Evans and Avrum D. Lapin, for your timely article on the importance of legacy giving on the landscape of Jewish philanthropy. As giving patterns change, legacy gifts will provide an ongoing stream of support to sustain Jewish organizations long into the future. The Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) could not agree more.

Since 2008, we at HGF have embraced the San Diego model of Create a Jewish Legacy, which has resulted in $212 million in future gifts for the San Diego Jewish community. HGF adopted San Diego?s approach with impressive results for Western Massachusetts ? an estimated $18 million in future funds for 19 Jewish organizations.

Create a Jewish Legacy is not just a catchy name loosely applied to this type of philanthropy; it?s a model of legacy giving with three components that have proven to be critical success factors: 1) a required timeline for community Jewish organizations to secure legacy commitments; 2) generous financial incentives to organizations for reaching goals, and 3) a high quality staff person assigned to the program. It is no wonder that the idea of after-lifetime giving, long touted as a good idea, has recently taken off as one of the most significant and gratifying ways to make charitable gifts.

There are lots of other bright spots in the arena of legacy giving. HGF is funding legacy efforts in several communities under the auspices of the Areivim Philanthropic Group, which has used the model to support flourishing legacy programs in Philadelphia, Tucson, St Louis and San Francisco. Through Areivim, 16 Hillel campuses are also engaged in establishing robust legacy giving initiatives. Well over 2000 legacy conversations have led to an estimated $71.9 million in funded and future legacy gifts.

In addition, HGF has created Camp Legacy for Jewish nonprofit overnight summer camps affiliated with the Grinspoon Institute for Jewish Philanthropy. To date, 48 camps have raised $70 million from more than 3,100 donors.

Now for even more good news: In November 2012, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation will take after-lifetime giving to new heights by launching Life & Legacy, a two-year initiative headed by Gail Littman, a nationally acknowledged leader in helping entire Jewish communities promote legacy giving. Communities will receive matching funds from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation along with education, mentoring and training for the central organization, such as a Jewish Federation or Foundation, and for all participating organizations, such as day schools, synagogues, and Jewish social service agencies.

To establish a new and robust program, HGF plans to provide up to $20 million dollars over the next several years, spreading Life & Legacy to up to fifty communities in North America. Said Harold Grinspoon: ?I am pleased to have the leadership of Gail Littman who is a true visionary when it comes to legacy giving.?

HGF is in the process of selecting seven Jewish communities of varying size and location to comprise the first Life & Legacy cohort.

We share your belief that after-lifetime planned gifts are an important and meaningful focus for Jewish philanthropy. Kol ha-kavod for directing public attention to legacy giving!

Sue Kline is the Director of Create a Jewish Legacy, a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.

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Field Day: An annual day to frisk and frolic | archesnews.com

by MEGAN PALBICKI

Photos courtesy of MOUNT MARY ARCHIVES

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Since the Mount Mary College bells rang in September, marking the beginning of her 100th year, students, faculty and alumnae have been reminded that Mount Mary?s deep, feminine roots rest in tradition.

Some of the activities Mount Mary students participated in 100 years ago, like step-singing, remain a tradition. Others, like Field Day, disappeared along with the transistor radio and the typewriter.

Field Day, archery, horseback riding and synchronized swimming were all staples in the required curriculum for Mount Mary students.

Field Day was an annual celebration for Mount Mary students. The students were sorted by class and then divided further for group and individual sports. The involvement of all students in Field Day boosted school spirit and bonded the classes.

According to Sister Ellen Lorenz, class of 1957, Field Day ignited the student body with pride and vigor.

When required athletic studies were dropped from the curriculum in the early 1970s, the more intense sports like archery, horseback riding and field hockey were terminated for liability reasons. That meant Field Day also ceased to exist.

"The tournament in the spring has grown into an enormously active Field Day, including the playing off of the tennis matches and the horse show. It is a big day for everyone. One girl frankly admitted, ?I have a lot of fun in spite of the fact that I?m a failure as an athlete.?" Student Statement, ?The Autobiography of a College?

Mount Mary?s focus on sports shifted to ?lifetime? sports. These activities included bowling and golf because they were forms of recreation women would be able to participate in regularly throughout their lives.

Through the years, Mount Mary has evolved to reflect the reality of the time. Those changes are seen in the evolution of campus sporting events, such as Field Day.

Thank you to Ann McIntyre, Mount Mary College Archivist, for the assistance she provides the Arches staff. Ann has generously spent time locating, scanning and explaining photographs for our Centennial page.

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"The climax of the spring season is Field Day demonstration, including the inter-class trace and field meet, a baseball game, an archery tournament, the tennis doubles tournament, and the horse show which is held on our own campus." Faculty Statement, ?The Autobiography of a College?

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"With the coming of the cherry blossoms and the blooming of the hawthorn, baseball and track are uppermost in our thoughts. After a spirited game of batting and pitching, catching and fumbling, we very classically hurl javelin and discus, and then, those who are still game, wind up a bright spring morning with a sprint in the relay or dash." Student Statement, ?The Autobiography of a College?

"There are some of us who prefer to keep healthy in our own little way rather than by playing games with others. We satisfy individual tastes with a horseback ride, or a tramp on the golf course, or a plunge in the pool, a stab at the archery target, a swing at tennis, or badminton and ping pong." Student Statement, ?The Autobiography of a College?

Source: http://archesnews.com/?p=2177

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Tanker run aground by superstorm

Powerful storm surges from Superstorm Sandy caused a nearly 170-foot water tanker to run aground in Staten Island, N.Y., on Monday night.

The front third of the tanker is grounded into Front Street. The city's waterfront was largely destroyed, which includes a number of businesses on the water.

The 168-foot tanker was moored about a mile away when Sandy's powerful force propelled it toward land.

No one was on the tanker and no one was hurt as a result of it running aground.

Sandy struck the East Coast on Monday night, leaving a trail of massive flooding, power outages and destruction. President Obama has issued disaster declarations for New York and New Jersey.

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Peter Morano, with personal injury attorney Timothy Tomasik, discuss personal injuries Morano received from snow- and ice-laden truck/trailer accident in Chicago. At Clifford Law Offices, we understand the dangers of trucking accidents on interstates. Due to their large size trucks can cause a great loss of life and health and, what with all of our experience and knowledge, we are well-equipped to handle your legal issues associated with trucking accidents. If you think you may have a trucking accident case, call us at 1 (866) 896-6896. Consulting with one of our experienced attorneys can provide a sound basis on whether to pursue an action in court. Also don?t forget to visit us also on the following: Facebook (www.facebook.com Twitter (twitter.com

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'Jersey Shore' cast sends support to Sandy victims

AAA??Oct. 31, 2012?9:38 AM ET
'Jersey Shore' cast sends support to Sandy victims
By The Associated Press??By The Associated Press

This Oct. 30, 2012 photo released by NBC shows Jenni "JWoww" Farley, a cast member in the reality series "Jersey Shore," left, and host Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," in Burbank, Calif. Seaside Heights, the New Jersey town that for millions made ?Jersey Shore? synonymous with Snooki was among the hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy and its famous summer residents sent their prayers to those affected. Farley and fellow cast members Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio, Vinny Guadagnino asked their Twitter followers to donate to the American Red Cross. (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

This Oct. 30, 2012 photo released by NBC shows Jenni "JWoww" Farley, a cast member in the reality series "Jersey Shore," left, and host Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," in Burbank, Calif. Seaside Heights, the New Jersey town that for millions made ?Jersey Shore? synonymous with Snooki was among the hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy and its famous summer residents sent their prayers to those affected. Farley and fellow cast members Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio, Vinny Guadagnino asked their Twitter followers to donate to the American Red Cross. (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

With nightfall approaching, Rodrigo Vargas, 25, of Seaside Heights, N.J., ponders treading through floodwaters to check on his second floor apartment a day after superstorm Sandy rolled through the barrier island community, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy, the superstorm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Rescue workers help stranded people out of their flooded homes in Seaside Heights, N.J., following the arrival of superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

This photo made available by the New Jersey Governor's Office shows flooding on the bay side of Seaside, N.J. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 after superstorm Sandy made landfall in New Jersey Monday evening. (AP Photo/New Jersey Governor's Office, Tim Larsen)

FILE - This Oct. 24, 2012 photo shows "Jersey Shore" cast members, from left, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Paul "Pauly D" Delvecchio, Deena Cortese, Vinny Guadagnino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola and Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi at a panel entitled "Love, Loss, (Gym, Tan) and Laundry: A Farewell to the Jersey Shore" in New York. Seaside Heights, the New Jersey town that for millions made ?Jersey Shore? synonymous with Snooki was among the hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy and its famous summer residents sent their prayers to those affected. Farley, DelVecchio, Guadagnino asked their Twitter followers to donate to the American Red Cross. Polizzi also said she would donate. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

The town that for millions made "Jersey Shore" synonymous with Snooki and fist-pumping was among the hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy ? and its famous summer residents sent their prayers to those affected.

"Sandy destroyed Seaside ? our second home," Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi told MTV News in a statement. "It's devastating to see our boardwalk and favorite spots ruined. My prayers go out to everyone affected by the storm."

Jenni "JWoww" Farley appeared on the "Tonight Show," and host Jay Leno asked about the house she owns with her fiance, Roger, in Toms River.

"Fixable, I want to say. It's really, it like hurts the heart a lot. It's really kind of devastating," she said. But as long as like my dogs, Roger's safe, my friends are safe, we're just all without power."

Vinny Guadagnino told MTV that Seaside Heights had become his second home, while Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio sent thanks to the "heroes" who were working to help. Sammi Giancola called the impact "devastating."

Guadagnino tweeted that Staten Island, N.Y., where he lives, "looks like war zone" and posted a picture of a downed tree.

He, Farley and DelVecchio asked their Twitter followers to donate $10 to the American Red Cross by texting REDCROSS to 90999. Polizzi also said she would donate but was more true to form: "Ugh trying to change my son's diaper while holding a flash light is not easy," she wrote from East Hanover, using the hashtag "nopower."

Associated PressNews Topics: Arts and entertainment, Television programs, Entertainment, Hurricane Sandy 2012, Celebrity, Events, Hurricanes, Tropical cyclones, Natural disasters, Accidents and disasters, General news, Storms, Weather

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Smarter electric grids could help us weather stormy future

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John Roach , NBC News

As of Tuesday morning, Sandy was blamed for power outages affecting more than 8 million people. Although?of little help to people in the dark today, so-called smart-grid technologies being installed around the country will make the electric grid more resilient to future storms, according to an industry expert.

One caveat: ?It is economically unfeasible to storm-proof your system, and by storm-proof I mean resilient to anything that could happen,? Dean Oskvig, president of engineering consulting firm Black & Veatch?s global energy business, told NBC News Tuesday.

But utilities are installing technology such as self-healing switches that automatically route power around outages in an effort to minimize disruptions to service, he said.

Much of the smart grid is really about the installation of sensors and other equipment that offer utilities real-time monitoring of the grid so that they can detect and isolate power outages more quickly, which limits their spread and impact.?

Real-time monitoring of the grid also enables integration of small-scale distributed power stations onto the grid, which can provide electricity to a neighborhood, for example, when the city?s main plant is down.

Distributed power stations harken back to early days of the electric system when it was a hodgepodge of ?small individual generators all over the place and it was simply chaotic,? Oskvig said. As a result, greater reliability and efficiency drove evolution toward a system that relies on central power plants.

Today, however, the communications technology that underpins smart-grid systems ?has a way of accommodating a lot more distributed generation than we were able to do in the past,? he added.?

By the same token, a more intelligent grid is able to accommodate increased wind and solar power, which are plagued by intermittency.

?But, when you are faced with something like the storm out east, a smart grid will only take you so far,? Oskvig said.?

Utilities can make their grids more resilient with more traditional approaches such as?putting more of their power lines underground, which puts them out of the way of wind-toppled trees. But undergrounding lines costs several million dollars per mile versus a few hundred thousand dollars for overhead lines.

And even when lines are underground, that doesn?t mean the system is storm-proof. Power lines in New York City, for example, are already mostly underground. That didn?t stop floodwater from shutting down substations, Oskvig noted.

What measures a utility takes to make their systems more resilient to storms is a cost-benefit calculation. Sandy is considered a once-in-a-generation-type storm. Is it worth spending to put in?underground lines, install self-healing technology or build more, smaller distributed generation plants?

Given that Sandy is the type of storm that experts believe is consistent with global climate change, a more resilient grid seems prudent for our stormier future, a future that by some accounts is already here.

In the last year?New York, for example, has seen two tropical storms and a ?freak? snowstorm on Halloween 2011 that dumped a foot of snow. Each of those storms led to costly power outages that were, in isolation, considered rare events.

The cost of implementing the technologies required to smarten up and improve the grid will cost about $1.5 trillion over the next two decades, Mark Brownstein with the Environmental Defense Fund told American Public Media?s Marketplace on Monday.?

John Roach is a contributing writer for NBC News Digital. To learn more about him, check out his website. For more of our Future of Technology series, watch the featured video below.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/smarter-electric-grids-could-help-us-weather-stormy-future-1C6759331

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