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University Of Florida Students’ Lobbying Firm Helps Put Issues In Front Of Congress

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

WASHINGTON — When students have wanted to make their voices heard on Capitol Hill, traditionally they’ve delivered petitions to Congress, organized a rally or started a grassroots advocacy campaign. But the University of Florida’s student government is trying to get lawmakers’ attention by means more often available only to big industries — by hiring a federal lobbyist.

The students at UF hired Cardenas Partners in 2012, and pay $1,500 a month to reach out to lawmakers about interest rates on student loans, Pell Grants, education benefits for veterans and STEM visas.

Christina Bonarrigo, student government president, said having a lobbyist to represent their interests has enhanced their influence in Washington, particularly on the issue of student aid.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at Huffington Post

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6/3 UF transition inside my house?

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By aly5864

I’m running 6/3 UF from my main panel inside my basement to my detached garage. From the outside of my house I’m running the cable underground through conduit, so my question is, for the section inside of my house, how do I transition to the conduit going to the outside? I was planning on having the conduit come inside my basement for a foot or so, then just continue the 6/3 UF run to my panel (not inside conduit – so next question, is it ok to run 6/3 UF along side of regular romex 14/2 without any extra protection?)

I was at the big box stores and didnt see any type of transition connector for this so I thought I would ask here. The people that work at these stores do not know much. This will be heavily inspected by my city inspector so it must be code.

Also, what type of staples do I need to use once inside the house (assuming I can run the 6/3 along my basement joists) I didn’t see any plastic staples big enough for 6/3 UF, but I saw some metal staples that would work, but they are metal. It said it was for SE-U wire, but nothing for UF. Is this cool?

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Source: DoItYourself.com

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Running Electricity Outside

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By Jephph

Hey guys. I posted a thread a while back asking about an outdoor theater. I’m pretty well set on what materials I’ll be getting. Now, I need to figure out how to get power out back in the yard to run the projector, dvd player, speakers, etc. I’ve got a line running out to my garage. I was hoping I could piggy back off of that and run that out back about 350′. So, here’s my question: The line running out to my garage comes out from my basement, about 2′ above ground, and then goes under ground to my garage and up to a box in the garage.

Would it be best to put in a junction box where the wires come out of the house, and then run it out back from there, or to tie into the box in the garage, and run it out back from there? Also, when I was looking up 12-3 UF wire, I saw that 250′ was about $180, whereas the next size up, 500′, was nearly $500. I figured it would make more sense to buy a couple rolls of 250′, or a 250′ and a 100′, and just bring the wire above ground wherever it ends, and junction it off to the next length of wire to go the rest of the way.

Also, regardless of which route I take, can you recommend parts (outdoor junction boxes, outdoor 4-way outlet) that I would need to accomplish this?

From: http://www.doityourself.com/forum/electrical-c-d-c/493184-running-electricity-outside.html