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LED Investment to Recover in Light of Solid State Lighting (SSL) Adoption
By Clark Tseng, SEMI Industry Research & Statistics Group
During the LED conferences last month in Taiwan (LED Taiwan 2014) and in China (LED China Conference 2014), industry participants were optimistic about the LED market outlook in light of rising LED penetration in the general lighting market.
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SEMI Opto/LED Fab Watch -- Overview of the Global HB-LED / Optoelectronic Fabs
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One of the early indicators is that LED chip makers and packaging houses from Taiwan are posting much stronger revenue growth in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same period last year. While the LED industry is eyeing soaring growth of lighting market, the "legacy" LCD panel backlight markets actually perform admirably. For smartphone and tablet LCD panels, LED demand is driven by growing screen size, higher resolution, and better color reproduction. In terms of TV backlight, even though LED backlight penetration has nearly reached 100 percent, the growth will still come from growing average TV screen size and the rise of Ultra HD 4K TV that will consume more LED chips.
The LED illuminate market is now in the fast growth stage of product life cycle. Some forecasts are predicting LED lighting adoption to grow over 50 percent each year over the next three years. Currently, the largest LED lighting market is retrofit lamp. Various vendors are aggressively pushing 40W/60W equivalent LED bulbs to the market. With the ban of incandescent bulbs and the rise of environmental awareness, consumers are more willing to choose LED over other alternatives. Besides retrofit, other major lighting markets, i.e. outdoor, retail & hospitality, are expected to drive further growth in the years to come. Both Government advocacy and consumers' adoption will be the locomotive of the LED market growth.
From the LED manufacturers' point of view, the competition has now swung from lumen/watt to lumen/dollar. Cost reduction has become the number one priority to fight off price erosion and also to drive market demand. Migration to larger substrate size is one of those approaches to reduce chip cost. Though leading LED chip makers are in mass production on 4" and 6" substrates, the industry is now moving towards 6" and 8" GaN on Silicon production. The investment and trial production of GaN-on-Si LED is occurring all over the world with companies in Japan, Korea and China the most aggressive in pursuing this technology. Other cost reduction efforts can be found on epitaxy and substrate processes and in packaging i.e. wafer-level packaging (WLP) LED, flip-chip LED, and other technologies.
In terms of epitaxy/chip investment, SEMI's data shows investment level to stabilize in 2014 after two years of recession. China is the region showing the strongest new investment and capacity additions (driven by leading chip makers from both Taiwan and China). MOCVD is still the key cost factor of the epitaxy process, but other equipment categories such as lithography, etch, test, and inspection are gaining momentum as far as optimizing productivity to lower costs. The LED investment is unlikely to return to the level of 2010/2011 spending, but improvement is expected in 2015 with the rising adoption of SSL.
For information on SEMI market research, visit www.semi.org/en/MarketInfo. For information on LED fabs, visit www.semi.org/en/MarketInfo/FabDatabase.
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FACT: guitars make you more attractive to the opposite sex.
Don't just take our word for it... SCIENTISTS said so.
What's more: musicians are more attractive than jocks!
Learning to play guitar is a time-honoured way for bewildered young men to try to meet members of the opposite sex. We've often thought it was just one of those clueless follies of youth, but it turns out they must've been onto something all along - a study by French psychologists has just proved they weren't so clueless after all.
Researchers got a 20 year old man to introduce himself to 300 young women - 100 while carrying a guitar case, 100 while carrying a sports bag, and 100 empty handed. He asked each of them for their phone number and was successful 31 times when he was holding the guitar, 14 times while empty handed and 9 times when he was holding the gym bag. So it's a completely fair and logical jump to say: musicians are over three times as attractive as gym-bunnies.
These results are further backed up by another study done by Israeli researchers, where they sent 50 Facebook friend requests to women from an account with a guitar-playing gentleman as the profile picture, and 50 with the same gentlemen simply trying to look attractive while guitar-less. Again, there was an almost three times better acceptance rate for our guitar-playing friend.
But if you're one of those sceptics who doesn't believe cold, hard science unless they see it with their own eyes, we present this picture of Gary Moore as final, consclusive proof of the sheer oozing sexual potency bought to you by wielding an axe.

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The project will need to be completed in time for this Christmas 2016.
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SCI250 Geomorphology of Missouri
Examines the varied physical landscapes of Missouri. Field investigation includes the Missouri River floodplain, the glacial outwash plains and the loess deposits, the Ozark Plateau, the St. Francis Mountains, and the Lead Belt. This course also includes basic map reading. (Special fee)
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My Favorite Versatile Leftover Meals
My favorite type of leftovers are the versatile kind. One of the most versatile things I make is tacos. This may seem weird, but let me explain. If you take your cooked taco meat, diced tomatoes, olives, onions and shredded cheese, then you can make tacos. Did you also know that the next day you can take those same ingredients and wrap them up in tortilla shells, put them in a row in a square or rectangle pan, cover them with tomato sauce and then bake them at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. Just like that you have enchiladas. The other thing I like to make with these leftover ingredients is pizza. I will take a premade cheese pizza and sprinkle all, or just some of the ingredients, on top and bake the pizza a little longer than suggested on the box.
Another thing I like to make is spaghetti. I make my own spaghetti sauce with ground beef, tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced onion and diced olives. The first night I will cook noodles and have spaghetti. Now the next night I will make lasagna. This is really easy too. All you have to do is layer sauce, cottage cheese and oven ready lasagna noodles. You can make your layers as thick or as thin as you like, then just top with shredded cheese and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Another thing I like to make with the spaghetti sauce is chili. I just take the sauce and add a couple cans of beans (usually black and kidney), some cooked sausage, a can of corn and chili powder. The chili I will put on low or warm in the crockpot and let it simmer all day.
The next time you feel like cooking for one day, but want it to last for three, try one of these ideas.
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Sansa C250 MP3 Player Review
The weather is starting to look like Spring, the skies are blue, air is crisp and the snow is gone. Alas, it is time to hop on your Crotch Rocket and actually get some physical activity for a change after being inside all winter. You decide to go for a ride and grab your trusty old Walkman and head for the open road. You manage to sweat, swerve, and speed your way up the mountain road and now it's time for a little downhill. The first corner you take sharp and you are pleased with the style and finesse with which you execute the maneuver. At this moment, you realize that the brick sized audio device by your side completed the corner faster than you did, and it flew directly into a tree. This can be looked at in both a good and a bad way. The bad thing would be losing your music while riding, the good being that you don't look like an idiot wearing something that should be on display in a museum. If you are the type of person that does that sort of thing, you might as well have an old brick cell phone on your hip as well, just so it matches age wise. Getting back to the music, if you had something smaller like a Sandisk Sansa c250 MP3 player, this might not have been a problem.
The Sandisk Sansa c250 MP3 player is one of many MP3 players currently on the market. There is not much to most MP3 players, most designs are sticking to the "keep it as simple as possible" theory. What are some bonuses you get from this MP3 player as opposed to any run-of-the-mill MP3 player? Let's find out.
Closer Look:
The packaging for the Sansa c250 MP3 player is a nice change from the average iPod white box. The Sansa c250 MP3 player comes in a bubble pack with some funky graffiti of strange music loving dogs, or something to that effect. The finer points of the packaging are that all of the specs are listed at the back, and you can actually see what you are purchasing and not just a picture of it.
The Sansa c250 MP3 player comes complete with headphones, USB cable, carrying strap, software, and neck strap. As a bonus, you also get the creepy music loving graffiti dog stickers pack.
The Sansa c250 MP3 player has simple, easy to use controls and also features a record button. What does the future hold for this button? We shall see. The record button and the mic are two things the standard iPod does not offer, along with a micro SD expansion slot.
When opening up the Sansa c250 MP3 player, you will find the proprietary battery found in most MP3 players these days, no more double AAs in these tiny units. When booting up the device again, you see the graffiti dog and the control and menu buttons light up blue.
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How To Talk Yourself Pretty
You know when you get up in the morning and you look at your sharp, sharp razor, and your eyeliner that inevitably smears all over your eyelid when you blink, and your straightener all patchy with grafts of your neck skin, and you just WISH that you could be inherently more attractive without doing anything? Guess what? You. Can.
There have been a plethora of new studies coming out about weird, completely nonaesthetic factors that make people more attractive to both men and women. Specifically, the book Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes blew the lid off of the important role of things like smell (pumpkin pie=manbait, apparenty) in creating attraction. Some of them are totally out of your control, like hormonal shenanigans, but many of them can be totally manipulated to your advantage. Here's some things you can say to make yourself more attractive beyond just "I'm horny"…. Although, let's be real here- most of the time, that's probably all you really need.
via – Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes? By Jena Pincott. Delta Publishing, 2009, ABC News, AlphaDictionary


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BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to Section 8-22(b) of the Duluth City Code, the Duluth City Council hereby authorizes consumption of alcoholic beverages in public places on portions of Ramsey Street, Bristol Street and 57th Avenue West between Grand Avenue and Central Avenue on August 3, 2007, from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. (August 4) in conjunction with Spirit Valley Days, provided that all alcoholic beverages consumed outside of the designated serving areas of licensed establishments be consumed only from paper or plastic cups.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the dates of this authority may be amended, in the case of inclement weather, if requested in writing by the licensee and approved by the administration.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution waives the drinking in public prohibition for events in conjunction with Spirit Valley Days. Such waiver for special events is authorized by Section 8-22(b) of the City Code and is requested by the police department after consultation with the Western Area Business and Civic Association to eliminate the law enforcement problem of having to take action against persons wandering beyond the designated service areas with drinks. For safety purposes, all alcoholic beverages consumed in these areas will have to be in paper cups.


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In the 1800s it was not uncommon for orchestral works to be arranged for piano, thereby making home performance possible, after a fashion. Brahms completed his German Requiem in 1868, and he prepared a reduction of the work (including the vocal parts) almost immediately for piano four hands. Four years later, the work was premièred in London, not in the concert hall, but in the home of Sir Thomas Thompson, a prominent surgeon and writer. This première did not involve an orchestra, of course, but it did include a chorus of thirty, two soloists, and, on a single piano, the hostess and one Cipriani Potter.
This Accentus recording attempts to recreate that intimate première, with two exceptions. First, "for reasons of sonority" two separate pianos are used, and the portions of the piano score that double vocal lines have been omitted, as they are "superfluous." Accentus also is forty-strong, and might well have strained Lady Thompson's performance space, such as it was.
Normally, when performed by an orchestra and a full-sized chorus, this requiem is pretty imposing stuff, even if Brahms was careful to ensure that it remained both human and humane. This scaled-down version is not without interest, particularly to admirers of the work. Implacability is softened and sternness is made gentle. Brahms didn't intend to make those who heard the original work tremble in fear for their souls, although it is impossible not to feel twinges of guilt and awe when assailed by a massive choir and orchestra. Heard as it is here, this is a kinder work, and familiar timbres give solace. Indeed, in terms of personnel, this is a German Requiem that could segue into the Liebeslieder Waltzes without too much difficulty.
Equilbey and Accentus have made several striking choral CDs, and this one is no exception. Even with its small size, the alertness and precision of Accentus creates the impression of a larger group. Piau and Degout are attractive (but not very personal), and pianists Engerer and Berezovsky do what they can to make two pianos sound like 100 instruments of the orchestra. The engineering needs more air. This release is packaged attractively, with full booklet notes (including texts and translations) and Digipak packaging.
For those who want a cherries-and-all Brahms experience, there's a DVD of a concert recorded in the Vienna Musikverein in 1997. (The precise date is not given, and the DVD box tells us that this is a "memorial concert," although we are not told who or what is being memorialized.) This is the German Requiem in all its sorrow and joy, something that can be appreciated only when a full-sized chorus and orchestra are on hand.
Abbado's conducting is slow and stately, but he is not deaf to those moments when the sun bursts through the clouds. For all its seriousness, this is not a work lacking in melting moments and compassion. The Swedish choirs do a superb job. Bonney is appropriately radiant in "Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit," and Terfel is personable and communicative in his solo work as well.
The sound engineers have captured the atmosphere of the Musikverein, yet have blocked out unwanted noise. (Note the audience member apparently coughing her lungs out at the start of the work.) The camerawork is passable. There are too many gratuitous close-ups, and the director seems to have a fascination with the pillars at the rear of the hall. Two charming details caught my eye. At the end of the performance, a member of the orchestra appears to congratulate Bonney, who responds graciously. Also, when Abbado goes offstage to let the singers take their bows, someone seems to be slapping him in the wings! It must have done him good, because he returns to the stage with a big smile on his face.
Subtitling is available for those who wish it.
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Car News
2014 Chevrolet Impala Skyrockets in Consumer Reports Ratings
- Completely redesigned 2014 Chevy Impala
- Top ranking in Consumer Reports "large sedan" category
- First domestic-brand model to top sedan rankings in 20 years
Achieving a score of 95 out of 100 points in Consumer Reports testing, the 2014 Chevrolet Impala is the highest-ranked vehicle in the independent product-testing organization's "large sedan" category. The completely redesigned Impala also tops Consumer Reports' ratings for all sedan categories and is among the top-three vehicles tested overall.
The all-new Chevy sedan's improvement is noteworthy for two reasons: First, it's the first domestic-brand vehicle to top the "large sedan" category in two decades. Japanese and European models reigned for at least 20 years, shutting out Big Three U.S. automakers such as Chevrolet. The Impala's high score also represents a monumental shift for the model. The last Impala that Consumer Reports tested scored just 63 out of 100 points, failing to earn the organization's recommendation.
Consumer Reports cites several factors for the 2014 Chevrolet Impala's jump to the top of the category. Its engineers say the new Chevy offers the ride of a luxury sedan along with sharp handling, strong acceleration and great brakes. Consumer Reports is also impressed with a well-designed, spacious and high-quality interior. It cited good fuel economy, too: 22 miles per gallon for the V6-powered Impala, as measured by Consumer Reports. That number matches the vehicle's combined Environmental Protection Agency rating.
Pricing for the 2014 Impala starts at $27,535 with a 4-cylinder engine or $30,760 with a V6. The only two vehicles that currently outscore the Impala in Consumer Reports rankings are pricier than the Chevy. The BMW 128i Coupe starts at $31,200. The electric Tesla Model S is priced at $71,070, including destination charge and before any state and federal incentives for electric vehicles. The Model S scored 99 out of 100 in Consumer Reports testing. Although the Model S is both large and a sedan, Consumer Reports does not categorize it alongside the Impala. Instead, the Tesla falls into the "hybrid/EV" and "luxury car" categories.
Consumer Reports will not officially recommend the 2014 Chevrolet Impala until it has a track record for reliability. That could take time. Still, Jake Fisher, Consumer Reports' director for automotive testing, says the Impala's score represents great progress by domestic brands such as Chevrolet.
"The Impala's performance is one more indicator of an emerging domestic renaissance," said Fisher. "We've seen a number of redesigned American models deliver world-class performance in our tests."
What it means to you: If you're shopping for a large sedan, don't overlook domestic models such as the new Chevy Impala. Consumer Reports scores the all-new 2014 Impala nearly as highly as the $70,000 Tesla Model S.


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Dennis Erickson won a pair of national titles at Miami and has been a head coach at three Pac-12 schools.
Now the 65-year-old is coming out of retirement to help transform Utah's offense, joining 26-year-old Brian Johnson as co-offensive coordinator.
Head coach Kyle Whittingham made it clear during a Monday news conference, however, that Erickson would have final say as coordinator despite the "co" in front of his title.
He called Erickson a good fit, even though he will be yet another offensive mind in the mix- especially with quarterback Travis Wilson trying to make the jump after getting thrown into the fire as a freshman last season.
"There's mutual agreement we can continue in the direction we're headed. We're not starting over. That's what we didn't want to do," Whittingham said.
"We weren't very good on offense last year, but I think we're doing some good things and we need to build on that. I think he's going to allow us to do that without having a wholesale systematic change. . It's an opportunity for all of us to learn from (him)."
Whittingham wasn't sugar-coating Utah's offensive woes.
The Utes were 105th in the nation last season in total offense, averaging 324.42 yards.
They were 97th in passing offense at 190.67 yards and 91st in rushing offense (133.75).
This for a team some thought would contend for the South Division title.
They avoided the South cellar only because of Colorado's woeful record.
Johnson, a former Utah quarterback who engineered the Utes' Sugar Bowl victory, struggled at times since becoming major college football's youngest coordinator last year.
Whittingham said hiring Erickson is not a demotion for Johnson.
"In no way, shape or form does this diminish my opinion of Brian or what I think his future is," Whittingham said.
Instead, Whittingham said he believes Erickson can help implement some aspects of the high-tempo offense so popular now in the Pac-12.
"I'm not going to sit here and tell you we're going to go to the light-speed of which Oregon plays every snap, but we're going to have the ability to change tempos," Whittingham said. "That's something we were thinking about prior to coach Erickson coming on board. It's something we need to do to improve our offense."
Whittingham said he has followed Erickson's career from Idaho, where he got his start in 1982, and Wyoming to the incredible success at Miami
"He has been labeled as one of the original architects of the spread and we are looking forward to the impact he will have on our offense," he said.
The Utes are coming off a 5-7 season in which they finished a disappointing 3-6 in conference play.
"Being around football players and coaches has been my life and that's why I am coming out of retirement," Erickson said in a statement. "I will do whatever I can to help the players and coaches at Utah be successful and I am excited to get back out on the football field."
Erickson was at his home in Arizona and expected to be in Utah next week.
Erickson won national titles in 1989 and 1991 as coach at Miami, where he compiled a 63-9 record before heading to the NFL as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
He has been a head coach at six universities - three of them Pac-12 schools.
Erickson is the only coach to win Pac-10 Coach of the Year at three schools, sharing the honor in 1998 at Washington State, winning it outright in 2000 at Oregon State and in 2007 at ASU, when he led the Sun Devils to a share of the conference title in his first season.
His success at ASU didn't continue and he was fired in 2011 after failing to secure another winning season.
Whittingham looked beyond the down years at ASU, or Erickson's 9-23 record over two seasons as coach of the San Francisco 49ers in 2003-04.
"I think he'll be just fine," Whittingham said. "We're hiring him to make our offense more productive. . He's done plenty of good things in his career. You'd be hard-pressed to look at a guy that's coached that long and have every year be up."
Erickson has an overall college coaching record of 179-96-1 over 23 seasons.


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From OLPC
The C2 version is the XO-1.75 entering production. Electrically, these are almost identical to the C1 prototypes and very similar to the B1 prototypes. XO-1.75 production ramped at the beginning of February, 2012.
XO-1.75 laptops have seven small raised dots on the hinge cover, arranged in two rows. XO-1 laptops have a smooth hinge cover, and XO-1.5 laptops have three small raised dots inline on each side of the hinge cover. Open Firmware cpu-model OLPC 1C2
- There is a single large chip (the Marvell Armada 610 System on Chip) instead of two large chips (the CPU and a companion chip used in XO-1/1.5).
- The motherboard revision is F
Two version of C2 were built (SKUs 203 and 204), testing out various alternate component suppliers. From a software and functionality point of view, however, these should be identical. They differ in the amount of NAND Flash and SDRAM provided (8GB/1GB vs. 4GB/512MB), as well as the keyboard (traditional or our improved membrane).
If you disassemble the laptop (instructions), you will see:
See XO-1.75 software.
Software Restrictions
See XO-1.75 general software restrictions.
See http://dev.laptop.org/1.75 for tickets that are not closed, in the XO-1.75 firmware or software milestones.
Hardware Restrictions
Increased power draw in suspend
SKU 203 laptops have a motherboard which doesn't have the additional circuitry needed to reach the lowest power when suspended. They will draw approx. 150 mW more than SKU 204 laptops in suspend.
All further production will use the lowest power BOM used in SKU204.
Supporting documentation for this laptop (all in PDF):
- Detailed Specifications
- Pinouts
- Connector Locations
- GPIO Mappings
- Motherboard schematics
- Power Distribution ( PDF )
- EC Pinout
- Component locations (old): bottom, top
- Unbricking using CForth and using JTAG. JTAG interface on XO-1.75.
- eMMC/DDR3 Components
- Motherboard photos
- Power Measurements
- Safety and RF Certifications


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Updated at 3:03 p.m. ET
CLAY, Ala. - Violent weather including possible tornadoes roared across the heart of Alabama on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 100 others. Searchers went door-to-door calling out to residents, some of whom lived along a path near the deadly twisters that devastated the area last year.
The storms flattened homes, knocked down trees and peeled off roofs in the middle of the night in the rural community of Oak Grove, which was touched by both storms. The area near Birmingham has a history of being a tornado alley going back decades.
In a sign the state has become all too familiar with severe weather, officials had to reschedule a meeting Monday to receive a report on their response to the spring twisters.
As dawn broke, residents surveyed the damage and began cleaning up across several parts of central Alabama. The governor declared a state of emergency.
Oak Grove was hit hard in April when tornadoes killed about 240 people statewide, though officials said none of the same neighborhoods was struck again. The storm his several miles from the twister in the spring.
Amber Butler and her family hid in her sister's brick home as the storm approached about 3:30 a.m.
"I just so speechless now, I don't know what to do," she said.
Butler's own home was destroyed.
"God Bless our friends and neighbors who have come to help. We've lost everything we had," she said.
Butler lived near 83-year-old Bobby Frank Sims, who was killed when his home was leveled by a tree.
In Clay, northeast of Birmingham, 16-year-old Christina Nicole Heichelbech died, the Jefferson County coroner's office said. Rescue workers said her parents were injured.
"Some roads are impassable, there are a number of county roads where you have either debris down, trees down, damage from homes," said Yasamie Richardson, a spokeswoman for the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.
The storm system stretched from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, producing hail, strong winds and rain. Possible tornadoes were reported in Arkansas on Sunday night.
Jefferson County, Ala., where Oak Grove and Clay are located, suffered the most damage Monday. In April, about 20 people were killed in the county, most of them close to Oak Grove, a sprawling, unincorporated rural area.
The community was nearly wiped out April 8, 1998, by a powerful tornado. That storm spread a wide path of destruction, killing 34 people and injuring 260. The tornado destroyed Oak Grove High School and left what was a heavily-wooded section of the county looking barren.
This general part of Jefferson County has been infamous for destructive tornadoes dating back to the 1930s.
State Climatologist John Christy said there seems to be a general path from central Mississippi going into north Alabama that gets attention for its large number of tornadoes and their intensity. One theory has to do with the distance from the Gulf of Mexico. The area sits between the warm moist air from the Gulf and cold air from the north.
"It's the frequency and intensity of the storms that tend to align on this corridor," said Christy, a professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
In Clay, Laurie Gibbs and her husband awoke to the screaming winds and went downstairs to check on their two teenage sons. A neighbor's pine tree crashed in the back of their home within moments, punching a hole in the roof, and each of their three cars was smashed by fallen oak trees.
After grabbing buckets to catch the rainwater spilling into the house, Gibbs opened the front door and looked toward the Georgebrook subdivision of brick homes across the street.
"I could see power lines down, but it was dark and raining so hard I couldn't see much else," she said. "After a few minutes, I could tell there were houses missing."
More than a half-dozen brick homes were flattened, leaving a trail of beige insulation, clothes, splintered lumber and siding splattered along a hill.
Stevie Sanders woke up around 3:30 a.m. and realized bad weather was on the way. She, her parents and sister hid in the laundry room of their brick home as the wind howled and trees started cracking.
"You could feel the walls shaking and you could hear a loud crash. After that it got quiet, and the tree had fallen through my sister's roof," said Sanders.
The family was OK, and her father, Greg Sanders, spent the next hours raking his roof and pulling away pieces of broken lumber.
"It could have been so much worse," he said. "It's like they say, we were just blessed."
The mayor of Maplesville, about 45 miles south of Birmingham, said a storm came through about 5 a.m., downing many trees and causing major damage to about five buildings.
More than 50 people were in the town's dome-shaped storm shelter when the winds blew the top of a sweet gum tree, about one-foot in diameter, on to the steel building. No damage was done and no one was injured in the shelter, built about five years ago with a FEMA grant because of past tornadoes.
"The shelter did what it was supposed to do," Mayor Aubrey Latham said.


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When VCU made its historic run to the 2011 Final Four, senior Joey Rodriguez and junior Brandon Burgess were instrumental in the Rams' Elite Eight upset of top-ranked Kansas.
Last season, seventh-seeded UConn took home the national championship behind the play of senior guard Shabazz Napier and junior Ryan Boatright.
When VCU meets the Ohio State Buckeyes on Thursday in the second round of the NCAA tournament, guard play is likely to decide which team will, barring an astounding upset by Texas Southern, get a crack at Pac-12 champion...


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The holiday season is a great time to investigate traditions associated with our families. When we interview older relatives, asking them to share holiday memories often elicits an animated response, and the information can be valuable material for us to preserve later on. One of my best Christmas gifts occurred in the early years of the 1980s, when I decided to write to several of my elderly great aunts and first cousins of my grandparents about their earliest Christmas memories. In several cases these were ladies born in the early 1890s whose earliest memories pre-dated the twentieth century. I still have their letters, which they wrote out in a shaky hand, setting out how my great-, and in some cases, great-great grandparents celebrated Christmas. One great-aunt on the Neal side, who had grown up in an upper middle class home in southern Kentucky, described the paper bell that was hung in the hall, the Roman candles that were given to the children to shoot off (one flame nearly missing another aunt), and a recipe for Christmas custard (egg nog, Kentucky-style), that my great-great grandmother (born in 1843) had always made. I still make it for guests, a Civil War era symbol of hospitality.
Another great-aunt, who had grown up in Goshen, Indiana, in the 1900s, talked about how her parents would decorate the family's modest tree while the children attended evening church services. My grandfather had gotten stage fright and refused to say his lines in the Christmas pageant, so his little brother had stepped in for him. When they returned home, they found that Santa had come while the kids were at church. Money was tight, but my great-grandmother had scraped up enough money to buy each of the younger girls a bisque head doll. Candles were lit on the tree, but there was always a bucket of water handy in case of fire. A Beatty cousin who lived in the country in the early 1900s said her grandmother, my great-great grandmother (born in 1834), would never light the candles on her tree for fear of fire, since there was no fire department in rural Kosciusko County at the time.
My maternal grandmother, born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1899, remembered Christmas mornings with presents that Santa had carefully stacked on chairs in the parlor. They had only a very simple tree with handmade ornaments and popcorn strings. Her mother and grandmother, born in Switzerland, would bake Mailänderlis, a Swiss butter cookie cut in shapes and painted with egg yolk before baking. The tradition was carried down, I loved them as a child, and I got the idea in 1990 to video my grandmother (then a spry aged 91), preparing the dough and rolling the cookies out, giving an explanation in the style of Julia Child. Today, sadly, my children hate the cookies, I'm a vegan and can't eat them, and the tradition has been allowed to go dormant, but I still have the video for any future descendant who wants to take on the challenge.
I'm also fortunate to have a short 78 rpm record, made for Christmas 1939, with greetings from the family, my grandfather singing "O Holy Night" in his baritone voice, and a precious clip of my great-grandmother (born in 1863), sending greetings. My project this year is to photograph and catalog all of my Christmas ornaments (some of which go back to the 1930s), and put together a kind of ornament heirloom catalog with information about where the ornament came from, if known, and who had it before. (Most are of the German painted blown-glass variety).
All of these stories are among my holiday treasures, and you can make treasures like this, too, by sending emails to older relatives, cataloging decorations, and, yes, making videos of traditions and events. The stories and traditions won't just descend to you – they take effort to record. But in the end, you will find it is definitely worth it.
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Posted March 18th, 2013 at 10:30 AM by Castform
I am eating one of these as I type this up. This stuff is so good but lately I think I have become obsessed with this Italian ice. I have probably eaten 5 today and I still have more in the freezer that will likely be eaten today as well. I know everyone has their food that they like but this stuff is just omg good. Does anyone else find this stuff to be this great?
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Hungry cluttered with Stress, Economic guns and butter your bread
Roast these pigs till these stupid muthafuckers is dead
Mobsters and sleaze balls, vultures and villians creep
Honor and street brawls, soldiers who kill to eat
Find strength in migraines pulsin' and killin' me
Brave but my stomach pains vulnerability
Is real and steady, plus I'm feelin' heavy from the beta blockers
Niggas kill for pennies, I'd rather slay the coppers
If I had cash in pocket still my noggins like fuck it
I'll be blastin' a rocket like sputnik
Authority act like it can't ever get harmed
Apocalypse is in my grasp my geddon is armed
But who am I kidding? I ain't got a clip in my hand
Just a promise to my momma I would give her some land
To my sister and my lady too, so give it and scram
I'm in a holocaust with a Schindler's List of demands
Niggas wish for a chance, givin' in, gettin' only pissed
Feeling tricked by the Ridalin and Nickleodeon
Fluoride, war, lies, thorazine and zany drugs
Sick minded monster, quarantine your cranium
Hey teacher said your bored of me just making fun
Ain't no choice ya see, now your forcing me to aim these guns
Wasteland empty for acres
Made plans to try to make his ends meet their maker
One for the money, two for the show
Three for the monkey a ha ready to go so
We livin' under L.A Skylights
We just try to get high and get by right? X2
[Verse 2:ForestPunk]
Game of cat and mouse turns sickly and nasty
When these Tom and Jerries turn to itchy and scratchies
Mice and men in a trap, greedy for the chains
So we trying to leave the lab, pinky and the brain
Yes sire, see my head's tired
Stuart little fighting an empire of cheshire
Cats through the looking glass, wonderland's waitin'
Get there and realize it's another plantation
Got a complex cuz' you don't understand basics
See your freedom there? fuck it man, take it
I guess nonconformist is the nastiest epithet
Orifice be fillin' with that caffeine, stress and debt
Shovel shit, fucken' live for fortune
Governmental corporate supplement endorsements
Try to cheat the game you in trouble nigga forfeit
My amp says fight! hear the rumblin' distortion?
Chorus x2
Aim for the sky, reach for it man
War in his mind put a peace in his hand x4
Young niggas just trying to get our life right, right?
This song is another free joint released to promote The Boy With The Monkey Tattoo EP. It is about the struggles of being broke, depressed and agitated in Los Angeles, but still finding the hope and ambitious drive to achieve something for yourself. The beat is from "Skylights" produced by Gramatik.


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Charbay Distillery Adds Anejo and Reposado to Cult Tequila Tapatio U.S. Collection
Tequila aficionados will be pleased to learn that the full collection (Blanco, Anejo and Reposado) of master distiller Carlos Camarena's 75-year old brand, Tapatio, is now available in the United States for the first time.
'Tapatio' means "someone from Guadalajara." Since 1937, the Carlos Camarena family has been distilling 100 percent estate-grown blue agaves from the Arandas highlands. Through the family's use of Old-World methods and small-batch distillation that date back to the 1800's, Tapatio sets the bar for the classic quality and flavor of tequila that is disappearing in modern Tequilas.
"Everything is made by hand (and by heart) so we can control the quality of the final product in this process," explains master distiller Carlos Camarena.
Under Camarena's careful watch, the agaves are hand-selected for ripeness and slow-baked for four days. After being gently crushed, the agave 'Mosto' is fermented in small wooden fermenters using their proprietary 75 year-old yeast culture. The 'Mosto Muerte' is then double-distilled in small (90 to 250 gallon) Alambiques Tequilano copper pot stills.
Tapatio Blanco is aged for six months in stainless steel. The suggested retail price is $34 for a 1-liter bottle.
Tapatio Reposado is aged for approximately eight months in oak barrels to bring in a hint of sweetness from the wood, without overpowering the spicy agave flavor. The duggested retail price is $38 for a 1-liter bottle.
Tapatio Añejo is aged around 18 months in first-fill ex-Bourbon casks. The suggested retail price is $44 for a 1-liter bottle.
Charbay Distillers is the exclusive U.S. importer.
Tequila Tapatio is now available across the United States, with expected availability in New York as of March 15. For national sales information, please contact Bryan Fontana of Charbay Distillers at 707-287-4633 or email@example.com.
For California wholesale orders, please contact Jenni Karakasevic of Marko K Spirits at 707-287-6319 or email@example.com.
About Charbay
Charbay is owned and operated by the Karakasevic family. Founder, 12th generation winemaker and grand master distiller Miles Karakasevic, and his son, Marko, produce award-winning small-batch spirits distilled in their classical Alambic Charentais Pot Still including whiskey, brandy, rum and grappa, along with whole, fresh-fruit flavored vodkas. The family also produces wines, aperitifs, liqueurs and ports made with selections of their 30-year-old library of brandies. Still House tours of their Napa Valley winery are available by appointment. Call 707-963-9327.


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Nonviolent activists followed the model of baseball leagues Saturday afternoon, hosting their own version of spring training.
About 30 people met at Durango Space from noon to 3 p.m. to take part in a 99% spring training.
The training included group discussions, a film and detailed itinerary packets outlining methods for nonviolent action and steps for action planning.
Former attorney Frank Lockwood and Jaime McMillan, an investment adviser and unaffiliated candidate for the Colorado House of Representatives District 59, co-hosted the training.
Forty nationwide organizations met over winter to plan a spring training, Lockwood said. They set a goal to train 100,000 people this week.
Before hosting the local spring training, Lockwood participated in five trainings for trainers through conference calls, sometimes with hundreds of people around the country, he said.
The goal of the training was to begin planning direct actions in Durango, he said. The training focused on structure and organization.
You wanna do it like we did it in the past, lets get organized. Lockwood said, referring to the examples of historic social-protest movements outlined in the film.
During the last hour of the training, the group discussed current projects occurring around town and possible new ones.
Fort Lewis College sophomore Jeremy Taylor has been working with McMillan to get fair student housing in Durango, Taylor said. The two already have brought the issue to City Council.
Students at Fort Lewis College come in all shapes and sizes, and we deserve to be a part of the community, Taylor said.
Another group of students mentioned a project called Grass to Gardens, in which they hope to develop community gardens and improve food security in the area.
Durango Bag It, not to be confused with Durango baguette, as it was briefly at the training, was another hot topic.
Were at the point of considering what the ordinance could look like, said Zahra Lightway. The vision is to go back to that innovative concept of the reusable bag.
The movement to ban plastic bags in local businesses has been ongoing over the last several months.
At the end of the meeting, the group settled on three major projects to tackle, including Grass to Gardens, Move to Amend and industrial hemp, and tentatively planned to call themselves the Durango Activists.
The hemp project would move to create a local hemp economy.
Move to Amend is focused on amending the U.S. Constitution in an effort to overturn the 2010 Supreme Court ruling on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
The group 99% Spring, which Saturdays training was a branch of, is affiliated with the group MoveOn.org.
While the group was one of many spawned during the aftermath of the Occupy movement, 99% Spring and Occupy Wall Street movements are not directly affiliated.
Some of the participants at the sprint training, who wished to remain unnamed, said they disagreed with the political affiliations and leader-based structure invovled in the training.
A separate Occupy Durango meeting took place late Saturday afternoon.


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RiverPark Adding Dyson Hand-held Sweepers
December 7, 2010 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on RiverPark Adding Dyson Hand-held Sweepers
RiverPark Inc. announced will offer a select line of Dyson vacuums to the recreational vehicle industry, according to a news release.
The new Dyson Digital Slim is the most powerful cordless vacuum and is powered by the Dyson Digital Motor. DC35 multi-floor cordless vacuum is made for every floor type, carpet, vinyl, tile, or wood. It utilizes Dyson's patented Root Cyclone technology that doesn't lose suction power as you vacuum. With its lightweight aluminum wand it reaches high, low and into awkward gaps. This lightweight machine weighs 5.5 pounds.
The difference, according to the release, is technology. From the moment they are switched on, other cordless handhelds lose suction power; their bins and filters start clogging; and their motors lose power. In use, the new Dyson DC35 vacuum has twice the suction power of other cordless handhelds and a full 15-minute run-time with constant suction due to advanced lithium ion battery and easily converts from a handheld to an upright. It charges three times faster than other cordless handhelds too and eliminates cumbersome hoses.
"In our efforts to bring new products to the RV market, we remain committed in aligning ourselves with the very best partners that are quality driven and innovative" states Jerry Eakle, new product development manager at Elkhart, Ind.-based RiverPark.
All the parts of the new vacuum were re-engineered by Dyson specialists to miniaturize the technology while keeping the performance of a full sized vacuum. Dyson's patented Root Cyclone technology – condensed to fit into the machine – spins dust and dirt out of the air using centrifugal force, so there's no loss of suction.
Asthma and allergy sufferers can breathe cleaner indoor air, as every component and seal in the Dyson DC35 vacuum is engineered so allergens are retained. Its dual channel floor tool also means that two separate airflow channels can direct suction power evenly. As with all Dyson vacuum cleaners, the air expelled from machine contains up to 150 times less bacteria and mold than the air you breathe.
For more information contact Eakle at (574) 522-7781.


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Strikeforce Announces Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers For This Fall
(Brett was dumbfounded when Fedor slipped him a ten dollar bill and asked to be seated at a quiet table somewhere in the back of the restaurant. Photo courtesy of Combat Lifestyle.)
At today's Fedor Emelianenko meet-n-greet in New York City, Strikeforce announced that the top heavyweight's next opponent will be everybody's favorite work-doer, Brett "The Grim" Rogers. There's no solid date just yet, but Strikeforce is shooting for late October or early November, though we all know that if you announce the date of your big show too far in advance it just gives the UFC more time to work up a solid counter-programming effort.
The decision to match Emelianenko up with Rogers means that Strikeforce is entering the build-up phase of their Fedor marketing approach. According to our rankings, it's the #1 heavyweight in the world taking on the #10 heavyweight in the world. Not exactly a clash of titans, at least on paper, but as long as Rogers doesn't test positive for steroids and Fedor doesn't have any trouble with his Work Visa, I suppose we can't complain. Now who wants to guess what the odds will be on this one? If Fedor is anything less than a 5-1 favorite, I'll be stunned.


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If you watched the 2009 movie "Whip It" – and if you haven't, you should – you might remember this red Karmann Ghia. The movie is about a Texas high school student, played by Ellen Page, who discovers roller derby, and, without her parents' knowledge, creates an alter ego as "Babe Ruthless" on a team called the Hurl Scouts. The Karmann Ghia is driven not by Page, but by another member of the team, played by Saturday Night Live's Kristen Wiig, who takes Page in after the inevitable blowup with her beauty-pageant-obsessed mother. Don't know if that's supposed to be Wiig's character behind the wheel — is it a dummy? That does look like her helmet on the roof, but there's no mention of it being included in the auction. (The movie was the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore, who also takes a hilarious turn as another member of the Hurl Scouts, Smashley Simpson.)
So, Kristen Wiig (aka Maggie Mayhem) and Ellen Page sat in this car – how much more valuable does that make it? We'll all find out when the car crosses the block at the Leake auction in Dallas, Texas, on November 19-21. From the seller's description:
This Karmann Ghia was featured in the 2009 movie "Whip It" starring and directed by Drew Barrymore. It was used in numerous scenes and still adornes its faux Texas license plate. Finished in red with black interior and ready to be driven as a piece of movie memorabilia. The Karmann Ghia combined the chassis and mechanicals of the Type 1, unique styling by the Italian Carrozzeria Ghia, and hand-built bodywork by German coach builder Karmann. Great Sunday cruiser that will turn heads as it goes down the road.
See more Volkswagens for sale on Hemmings.com.
Say, speaking of Karmann Ghias used in movies, does anyone know the whereabouts of the car that Molly Ringwald drove in Pretty in Pink?


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Linked by Eugenia Loli on Mon 10th Oct 2011 19:55 UTC
Within the last few days we read the news about Apple's Siri AI personal assistant, and about a brain implant that lets monkeys control virtual limps & feel virtual objects. I believe that if someone is to also combine a few more technologies (e.g. high-res eyeware, appropriate operating system changes), we will be looking at the next user interface revolution, after the inventions of the computer mouse and touch interfaces.
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RE[3]: a load of garbage
by Eugenia on Tue 11th Oct 2011 00:25 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: a load of garbage"
RE[4]: a load of garbage
by Laurence on Tue 11th Oct 2011 00:39 in reply to "RE[3]: a load of garbage"
The same way the technology currently exists where people can control UI using such an interface. Follow the links, watch the video.
I've seen those videos and countless more like them. They just highlight my point that these kits need to be pre-populated with a map of the users pathways, which is something that can only be done on a command by command process. This is very time consuming and significantly reduces the power of these devices to far below what your expectations are.
So your reply doesn't address my criticisms in the slightest.


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Intel Second Generation Core i7 3820 Review
Introduced back in November of 2011, Intel's Sandy Bridge Extreme processors came as a long-awaited update to the company's high-end enthusiast line. Socket 1366 and the X58 chipset have served well, but at this point in time, even a mid-range 2600K Sandy Bridge-based system can really push past the performance of a quad-core Socket 1366 processor. Now a little long in the tooth, it is time for a refresh. At its onset, Intel's Sandy Bridge Extreme platform was catered to the upper crust of the market, with the 6-core Core i7 3960X priced at $999. The Core i7 3930K was released at around $550, but Sandy Bridge-E was still lacking a "value" option for mainstream consumers. That is, until the release of the quad-core Core i7 3820, which is priced at just over $300. Socket 1155 Sandy Bridge processors, like the Core i7 2600K, have already proven to be potent performers, so what makes the step up to the SNB-E i7 3820 appealing for the X58 or Socket 1155 owner? Off the bat, it sees an increase in PCIe lanes from 16 to 40, support for PCIe 3.0, quad-channel memory with support for up to 64 GB of total system memory, increased L3 cache and computing performance, a bump in frequency to 3.6 GHz, Turbo Boost 2.0, a partially-locked chip for Sandy Bridge-style overclocking, and new instruction sets. Will the partially-locked nature of the Core i7 3820 present a large enough incentive on performance alone or will the Enthusiast have to step up to a 6-core chip to reap in the rewards of the Extreme socket and X79 chipset?
Closer Look:
This Core i7 3820 sample arrives in a small black foam-padded box, sans all of the Intel retail packaging. While not indicative of what you will get at the store, it's important to note that the Socket 2011 lineup all come without a cooling solution. The Second Generation Sandy Bridge-E Intel Core i7 3820 has 4 physical processor cores that support Intel Hyper Threading technology, which allows the chip to run up to 8 threads at a time. The CPU itself is built for use on motherboards using Intel's X79 chipset and LGA 2011 socket. This 32 nm chip has a die size of 294 mm2 or roughly two-thirds the size of the die used on the Core i7 3960X. It features 10 MB of onboard L3 cache, which is shared dynamically between the four processor cores and factory clocked to 3.6 GHz. Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 allows the Core i7 3820 to scale up to 3.9 GHz under certain workload scenarios. Much like the rest of the SNB-E lineup, the i7 3820 has an integrated memory controller that natively supports four channels of DDR3 1600 MHz system memory for increased bandwidth. Another unique feature of the Core i7 3820 is that it is a partially-unlocked chip. What this means is a multiplier that is locked to a maximum of 43x, initially limiting the potential overclock to 4300 MHz while using the default 100 MHz bclock. Using SNB-E's exclusive "Gear Ratios" of 125 MHz and 166 MHz, however, it allows for some serious overclocking margins if you take the time to test the chip out. Additional top-line features are support for Intel AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions), SSE 4.1 and 4.2 instruction sets, and 40 PCIe lanes that meet the PCIe 3.0 specifications.
When compared to previous generation processors, the size of the LGA 2011 chip is absolutely huge to comparison to both the Socket 1366 and Socket 1155 chips. However with only four cores, no integrated graphics core, and 1.27 billion transistors on the Sandy Bridge i7 3820, the actual die size is smaller than the 3960X by about 33%, though it still retains the larger LGA 2011 package dimensions.
The Second Generation Core i7 Sandy Bridge Extreme processors are designed to work with a two-chip platform, with the bulk of the I/O on-die and the Platform Control hub taking care of the remaining functions. Coming off the Sandy Bridge-E processor are the four memory channels, each supporting a substantial increase in bandwidth to 12.8 GB/s. There are a total of 40 lanes of PCIe 3.0 graphics bandwidth, with each potentially carrying 1 GB/s of data, bi-directionally, and 8 GT/s (GigaTransfers per second) transfer rates on PCIe devices that support the speed. While not readily apparent on Intel's specifications, a quick search reveals a good number of PCIe 3.0-compatible motherboards and graphics cards that support the updated interface, including the newly released Radeon HD7970. Multiple GPUs are supported in several configurations, which should improve multi-GPU performance. No longer will you have to sacrifice other PCIe device functionality due to a lack of PCIe lanes; eight lanes are now provided by the X79 PCH, on top of the 40 available from the CPU. A total of fourteen USB 2.0 ports, Intel Gigabit LAN, Intel HD Audio, and 6 SATA ports are attached to the X79 PCH as well.
Equipped with 2 fewer cores, 5 MB less L3 cache, and a billion less transistors than the 3960X, the Core i7 3820 looks to be a more direct comparison to the Core i7 2600K specification-wise, with the added advantage of a higher base clock speed of 3.6 GHz and quad-channel memory support. Let's see if the Core i7 3820 is worthy of a step up to the extreme side and provides enough up-side to make the transition to Socket 2011.


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Transformer efficiency: Minimizing transformer losses
Matching a transformer to its anticipated load is a critical aspect of reducing energy consumption.
In 2002, NEMA issued a Standard TP-1 in support of the U.S. Dept. of Energy's guidelines for more energy efficient electrical devices. This standard was based on a previous U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study showing that the typical dry type transformer under normal operating conditions was loaded to approximately 35% of its nameplate rating. Therefore, TP-1 established a table of minimum efficiencies for various sized transformers when operating linear loads (see Table 1). These efficiencies are really quite incredible as they range from 97% to 98.8%. What TP-1 does not tell you is that it is very unlikely that you will ever see such efficiencies in actual installations. In addition, TP-1 does not tell you that using these very efficient transformers will impact your electrical designs significantly.
Because of the differences among the efficiencies shown in TP-1 and what really happens with real transformers in real applications, the approach you take in your electrical design could be significantly different when attempting to design an electrical system with minimized losses. This article offers suggestions regarding how you approach your electrical designs to maintain minimum losses in the system transformers (see Figure 1). It will also show areas in which you will have greater losses than those shown in TP-1—no matter which design direction you might choose.
TP-1 was developed using linear loads. However, in today's business environment, most of the loads are nonlinear (rich in harmonic content). Computers, fluorescent light fixtures, printers, elevators, or variable frequency drives for motors generate harmonics. Applying harmonically rich loads to transformers can double or triple their total losses. For example, a 75 kVA transformer that would normally have 2% losses at 35% loading would actually have 4% to 6% losses. Therefore, the 26 kVA load (35% of the 75 kVA) would have losses totaling more than 1.5 kW.
Core and coil losses
Transformer losses are a combination of core losses and coil losses. The core losses consist of those generated by energizing the laminated steel core. These losses are virtually constant from no-load to full-load, and for the typical 150 C rise transformer are about 0.5% of the transformer's full-load rating. The coil losses are also called load losses because they are proportional to the load on the transformer. These coil losses make up the difference between the 0.5% losses for the core and range from 1.5% to 2% of the total load.
Typically, the total losses for a 75 kVA transformer are about 1,000 W at 35% loading or 1.3%. The actual losses when the transformer is fully loaded can be more than 3,000 W for linear loads and 7,000 W for nonlinear loads. This amounts to 4% and 9.3% respectively—considerably more than the NEMA TP-1 table for minimum efficiencies for a 75 kVA transformer. While the overall concept for requiring more energy-efficient transformers is quite good, engineers may want to be very careful about transformer selection when the anticipated operating conditions do not match the base criteria that were used in developing the TP-1 table.
By selecting transformers with lower temperature ratings, that is, 115 and 80 C rise instead of the standard 150 C rise transformers, the core and load losses will change. To reduce the temperature rise, the core is increased in size. This increases the core losses but reduces the load losses, so, according to the anticipated operating point, the total losses may be higher or lower than the standard transformer. Due to the smaller core losses, the total losses for the 150 C transformer are less than the total losses of the 80 C transformer up to about 60% loading. With transformer loading above 60%, the total losses are less than those of a 150 C transformer of the same size (see Figure 2).
A good compromise between core and load losses is the 115 C rise transformer. While the core losses are somewhat higher than those in the 150 C transformer, they are less than the 80 C transformer core losses. Correspondingly, the load losses are less than the 150 C transformer, allowing the total losses to be less than those of the 150 C transformer under normal operating conditions (see "Know the loss data, loading when specifying transformers").
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In 2003, Geraldine and Tony Luppino built a home on a thumb of land that juts into St. Helena Sound. Fearing hurricanes, they made sure their new house was solid, complete with foot-thick concrete walls, hurricane straps for the roof and impact-resistant windows. In all, they paid a contractor $583,435.
So they were more than a little surprised two years later when they got a letter from Nationwide, their insurance carrier. The insurer had a new calculation for the home's "replacement cost" — $1.54 million. Their premium and deductible would be based on this new figure.
"We couldn't believe it," Geraldine said. "It was almost a million dollars more than we paid to build it, and it had nothing to do with our personal belongings. It was for the building only. It didn't make sense."
Stories like these are fueling a push to change an insurance playing field that critics say is tilted against consumers. On March 21, state Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, filed what he called the "Competitive Insurance Act," legislation he said he hopes will help lure more companies to South Carolina and lower rates.
Business leaders along the coast are upset about rising commercial rates, and they fear that high premiums will harm a real estate market that's only begun to recover.
"I'm getting a lot more grass-roots support," said Andy Twisdale, a Hilton Head real estate agent who has been pushing lawmakers to reform the system. "High rates are dramatically hurting our growth."
The industry is pushing back. Insurance-related groups say that rates in South Carolina are reasonable and that insurers don't make profits here in the long run. Lobbying efforts are growing.
A Washington, D.C., think tank funded in part by the insurance industry recently published a report defending the status quo. "... Although it is not perfect," the authors wrote, "South Carolina's homeowner's insurance system is a rational one that serves consumers well."
On a sunny afternoon last week, the Luppinos sat in their living room, holding the documents that spell out their story. Geraldine and Tony are transplanted New Yorkers who retired 20 years ago in Bluffton but decided to move to St. Helena Island as Bluffton grew more crowded.
They found a plot a few miles from Hunting Island State Park on a lane shaded by grand oaks.
The documents included their agreement with the contractor to build the house for $583,435. The house would be built 21 feet above sea level and have concrete and rebar walls. Metal hurricane shutters would cover windows. "It sailed through the approval process," Tony said, recalling his interactions with Beaufort County inspectors. Another document was the appraisal Nationwide sent them.
On Sept. 7, 2005, a week after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Nationwide sent an inspector to their house, a woman in her early 20s. She didn't seem knowledgeable about construction, Geraldine said, "but we didn't think anything about it."
And when they got the estimate of $1,539,000 for the home's replacement cost, they thought the inspector had simply made a mistake. To their surprise, the insurer stuck by the calculations.
"I'd like someone to give me a rational explanation how in two years a home has gone up a million dollars in value," Tony said, his voice rising. "I'd love to be able to make a million dollars like that."
The Luppinos' agent in Hilton Head didn't return a phone call seeking comment. Elizabeth Stelzer, a Nationwide public relations consultant, said that while she couldn't speak about specific policyholders for privacy reasons, the company makes sure customers are adequately insured using "the expertise of third-party vendors to establish a proper replacement cost."
This process "takes into account regional labor costs as well as the most current materials costs," she said in an email, adding that the company requires its customers to be "insured for 90% of the reconstruction cost" and "takes great pride in protecting what matters most to our members."
Still, the Luppinos were left wondering if insurance companies are using inflated replacement costs instead of filing rate-increase requests with state regulators.
Worse, Geraldine said, an excessive replacement cost has a ripple effect. As is common with many coastal insurance policies, their hurricane deductible is a percentage of their replacement cost. The higher the replacement cost, the higher the deductible. "They're not taking any risk."
Property owners in other states also are crying foul. Last year, customers in Florida filed a class-action lawsuit against Citizens Property Insurance Corp., a state-run company. The suit alleged that the insurer's inspection software overvalued replacement costs and was part of what amounted to a massive back-door rate increase.
The suit still is working its way through the courts.
"Certainly in states with a history of light rate regulation and relatively little competition among home insurers, there's always that risk," said Amy Bach, executive director of United Policyholders, a consumer advocacy group based in San Francisco. "Why not overvalue, collect a higher premium and rest easy knowing there's slim to no chance you'll have to pay out policy limits — even after a total loss?"
Said Geraldine: "I think our state should look into this."
Last year, Andy Twisdale and Daryl Ferguson, a retired telecommunications executive from Beaufort, created a group of business leaders to push for reforms. "People are starting to call and ask why is (my premium) so high when we haven't had any storms?" Twisdale said. "I got a call from a guy who said his insurance is three times what my taxes are."
The average premium over the past five years has risen 5 percent in South Carolina (in inflation-adjusted dollars), according to data compiled by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. This 5 percent hike, however, is for the entire state and masks larger increases on the coasts.
It outpaced construction costs, which have remained flat since 2006, according to the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's database.
Walter D. Carr owns commercial and residential buildings in Hanahan and Charleston. The buildings are in good shape, his credit is stellar, and he hasn't filed a claim since Hurricane Hugo in 1989, he said. But this month his insurer sent bills with a 20 percent increase on one property and a 23 percent jump on a second. Then came another bill for a commercial office building — a 25 percent hike.
This came on top of premium increases several years ago when insurers reappraised his properties and claimed replacement costs had significantly risen. "That didn't make sense. We were in the worst depression since the Great Depression, and I could then probably hire contractors for 30 to 40 percent less than I could before. They said there was an inflation adjustment. I said, 'What?' "
Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Carr, a former building contractor, to the state Small Business Regulatory Reform Committee. Carr said insurance hikes are squeezing the entire small-business community, including his own company. "Right now, the premium increases are coming off my bottom line. None of my tenants could afford to pay increased rents."
Insurance companies cite a number of reasons for rising premiums, including higher construction costs and the potential for huge losses in catastrophic hurricanes. With reform legislation in the works, they have begun to push back against the notion that insurers are soaking consumers.
Last month, the R Street Institute, a Washington D.C., think tank, took a look at the state's coastal insurance market. The group's motto is "free market, real solutions," and is partially funded by the insurance industry, but the group's president, Eli Lehrer, said its board decides independently what kind of research to do.
The group's list of fellows include Scott Richardson, director of South Carolina's Department of Insurance between 2007 and 2011, and Richardson's predecessor, Ernst Csiszar.
In their report, Lehrer and co-author Csiszar dismissed the notion that high profits are the root of high premiums. If anything, South Carolina is an unprofitable place for home insurers to do business, the report said. Insurers have lost money overall, about 8 cents for every dollar, during the past 25 years, it said, largely because of Hurricane Hugo. "Writing homeowners insurance in South Carolina, in short, is not very good business," the report said.
The report also found the state's market had "healthy competition and there is no systemic or collusive 'price gouging.' " The authors noted that 18 new companies have entered the market since 2007, including four last year.
They said that rates in South Carolina are typical of those in other hurricane-exposed areas. Their solutions: Homeowners should beef up their homes to withstand storms and state lawmakers could ease paperwork burdens on insurers to entice more to do business in the state.
"All in all, the South Carolina insurance market is stable, has ample competition, and serves consumers moderately well," the report said.
When it comes to lowering their rates, the Luppinos have done everything the insurance industry says consumers should do: They built a house that should withstand the most violent storms. And they went shopping.
In 2007, Nationwide said it no longer wanted to write insurance for wind damage, so the Luppinos contacted Fireman's Fund, which appraised their house's replacement cost at $1.37 million, not including land and personal property.
That still didn't make sense to them, but their premiums were less, "so we went with them for a couple of years, but then their rates started creeping up," Geraldine said. "It doesn't seem to matter what's happening with the economy."
Then, in the thick of the recession, they switched to another company, PURE, a company that specializes in high-value homes. "They said they would use the Fireman's Fund appraisal." But they gave the couple a better rate. Even so, their hurricane deductible is still about $30,000. "I doubt we will ever make a claim," Geraldine said. "So it feels like we're essentially paying for nothing."


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Breathe Well and Breathe Often: Defining and Correcting Dysfunctional Breathing Patterns, Part 3
By Robert "Skip" George, DC, CCSP, CSCS
In part two of this series [July 15 issue], I mentioned that the diaphragm or "Big D" is the most important muscle used in respiration while being intimately connected to the lumbar spine, gait and every neuromuscular function of the body. To be human is to be asymmetrical. All of us are born asymmetrical, yet we are also born with neuromuscular and anatomical features that balance those asymmetries and provide structural homeostasis. It is when those asymmetries become excessive that they cause dysfunction and pain.
Think about it: We come standard issue with a liver residing on the right side of our abdomen. In our thoracic cavity on the right side, we have three lobes of the lung. On the left side we have two lobes where the heart and aorta reside. The diaphragm has leaflets on the right and left sides composed of muscular "crura" and is prone to be more dome-shaped on the right, in part because of the liver below. In addition, the right side has stronger, deeper and lower crural attachments to the anterior lumbar bodies by one to one-and-a-half levels than the left. The leaflet of the left side is much smaller and as a result, the abdominal musculature on the left tends to be weaker.1
This asymmetry of lower lumbar attachment of the right leaflet is partially balanced on the left by a muscle behind the lower third of the sternum, back of the xiphoid and costal cartilage of ribs 2-6, reaching up one rib level higher on the left, known as the "transversus thoracis." Human beings, regardless of dominant hand, have an orientation of the thoraco-abdominal region to the right because the thicker and bigger crura of the right leaflet pulls our spine and torso in that direction. One of the ways we offset this orientation is with neuromuscular activation of the anterolateral abdominal wall during all phases of respiration.1-2
The Zone of Apposition
According to physical therapist Ron Hruska, "The diaphragm's mechanical action and respiratory advantage depends on its relationship and anatomic arrangement with the rib cage."2 This begins to describe the functional domed shape of the diaphragm, called the "zone of apposition" or (ZOA). Imagine the thoracic cavity if viewed from the side, with a big "question mark" that portrays the diaphragm. The front end is attached inside the sternum and anterior ribs, arching up and back to create the top or dome of the question mark before angling back down to connect to the lumbar spine.2
This healthy dome-shaped diaphragm is needed not only for breathing, but also proper function of all the polyarticular muscle chains of the body. A balanced ZOA on both sides of the diaphragm provides optimum exhalation and inspiration on left and right sides of the thorax with nearly equal contraction and expansion of the rib cage. This occurs with coordinated activation of the diaphragm and the anterolateral abdominal wall, working in a balanced and harmonious manner.
If there is weakness or decreased activity of the abdominal muscles, respiration and stabilization will be compromised.1 And as McGill has eloquently stated, if there is a choice between respiration and stabilization, the NMS will always prioritize breathing.
Dysfunction occurs over time when either side of the diaphragm loses its ZOA and stays more flat or contracted, allowing the lower anterior rib cage to "flare." This causes more convexity of the left lateral chest wall and rib cage, and in part closes down the right side of the chest wall, inhibiting full inhalation on the right as a result of partial exhalation on the left side.
Excess Diaphragmatic Tone
In chiropractic, we often talk about the issue of "tone." A dysfunctional, flat diaphragm, especially on the left side, is a good example of too much tone or chronic contraction. This excess in tone inhibits full exhalation on the left because the diaphragm is not relaxing into a domed shape and not fully deflating the lungs.
In addition, the anterolateral abdominal wall lacks the ability to hold the anterior ribs in a more functional inferior position, thereby maintaining the ZOA of the diaphragm. The absence of abdominal wall function allows rib "flaring" with excessive external rotation of the rib cage on the left side and internal rotation on the right. Airflow in general moves more easily into the left chest wall because of the rotational influence of the ribs caused by anatomical asymmetries that become more pronounced over time.2
Remember Janda's "lower crossed syndrome"? This rib flaring, combined with lumbar hyperlordosis, is in large part a consequence of weak abdominal muscles, especially on the left side. Add too much tone in the diaphragm on the left with too much tightness or tone of the lumbar extensors, and you then have a potential garden of chronic dysfunction and pain. Say hello to headaches and neck pain if this dysfunction persists, particularly when muscles like the SCM and scalenes are used inappropriately to raise the thorax and shoulders just to get enough air into the lungs. If you have athletes you treat, rehab or train, this combination of dysfunction will bleed power and performance while leaving them more susceptible to injury!
Are you starting to get a picture of what occurs with excessive asymmetry? Sure, the diaphragm is used for breathing, but with one side being more muscular and bigger, it now begins to provide an excessive force to one side of the spine, affecting the entire torso and gait – and communicating dysfunction through all of the polyarticular chains.
Just because it is bigger and more muscular on the right side doesn't mean it is working at its full potential. It can't until the left side of the diaphragm and abdominal wall is activated starting with full exhalation, restoring a balanced and functional breathing pattern to both sides through retraining the diaphragm and abdominal muscles.1,3
The point is that we need to restore a balanced zone of apposition (ZOA) on both sides of the diaphragm, especially on the left, which tends to get lazy with shallow exhalation and has inadequate abdominal activation during all phases of respiration. To do this, we need to activate the abdominal wall starting with full exhalation, thereby maintaining position of the rib cage that is not flared while breathing in (especially on the left side). We also need to expand the lungs and chest wall on the right side while providing for more internal rotation of the ribs on the left side and more external rotation on the right side. The goal? Provide a more balanced skeletal orientation – and do it with one exercise!
Balloon Blowing
This is where the value of blowing up a balloon comes in handy, as described by Boyle, Olinick and Lewis. One of the best therapeutic exercises can be described as a 90/90 bridge with a ball and balloon. The following is a list of instructions developed by the Postural Restoration Institute:3
This is one of many effective exercises that can be utilized to restore the ZOA and functional breathing patterns. Since breathing patterns are closely linked to musculoskeletal pain and spinal alignment problems, chiropractic adjustments are a natural for this combination treatment modality, along with soft-tissue work on trigger points associated with breathing dysfunction. Breathing dysfunction is a significant cause of the vertebral subluxation complex and needs to be assessed for chiropractic treatment to be even more effective and complete.
If during any of part of this exercise, your patient experiences pain, lightheadedness or any other symptom you determine to be suspicious, discontinue its use. As always, use your best clinical judgment when applying any corrective strategy. It is highly recommended you receive appropriate training before implementing this corrective strategy in practice.
Part 1 of this article appeared in the June 17, 2012 issue; part 2 ran in the July 15 issue.
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Tutorial : DIY Nautical Headband
-4 yds of rope or ribbon cut into 4 equal strands
-1/2 yd 1 inch twill
-hair band
-sewing needle
The following pictures show you step by step how to make the sailor's knot with your first two strands of rope. Pay careful attention to which strand is on top or under the other. For more help click here.
Now take your third and fourth strands of rope and snake them side by side into the knot by the first two strands.
Slowly pull the knot tighter, keeping it even and the knot flat.
Here is a closeup of how the knot should look now.
Take your needle and thread and about 1 inch from the knot sew together the four strands of rope to keep them flat on the back..
Repeat on the other side.
Here is the front.
Trim your ropes so that all of the ends are even and the whole thing is about 19 inches long with the knot at about 7 1/2 inches (so that it is on the side of your head).
Cut two pieces of twill at about 3 inches.
Using your sewing machine or your needle and thread sew both of your ends flat.
On the shorter side of the headband (closer to the knot) and on the front of the headband, line the edge of the twill with the end of the rope and sew with your sewing machine at 1 inch from the edge.
Fold the twill down over the stitch line and flip the headband over so you are seeing the back. Place the hair holder inside of the twill tape as shown.
Fold at about 1/4 inch.
Now fold up so that the folded twill tape covers the stitch line.
Sew this edge down as well.
Try on the headband to see if you need to take any length off. If you do then trim off a little rope before continuing. Now repeat the previous steps on the other end of your headband (the longer side). In the end it should look like this.
Here it is on.
Isn't it great? I want to try something similar for a belt as well. I will show you when I do. Enjoy making your own now.
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i love this!!! really, this is very awesome.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous30.3.11
Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [31 Mar 01:00am GMT]. Thanks, MariaReplyDelete
That came out really cute and you explained that knot so well! Thanks so much, I'll be linking.ReplyDelete
Absolutely love this. Found you via one pretty thing. So glad I did!ReplyDelete
This is really great! I would totally make one but headbands always give me headaches ;\ReplyDelete
Omg I have been looking to do this knot like forever. And I even have a book of knots. Where did you learn to do it? if you dont mind answeringReplyDelete
Thank you very much.
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Hi,I really love this look.Nice summer beachy look.ReplyDelete
I love knots!!! this one I will have to make! Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
I love all things nautical themed, thanks for sharingReplyDelete
- Anonymous10.8.11
This is so nice and simple,ReplyDelete
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Just linked to you http://tempestahoy.blogspot.com/2011/09/nautically-embellished-polos-mini.html - LOVE this!ReplyDelete
love it. Great tutorial, thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
thank you for showing me this pinterest.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous26.5.12
Isn't this Cami's (youseriouslymadethat.blogspot.com) idea? did you copy it?ReplyDeleteReplies
you know its funny, but i came across her post about a year after i made my post (although i think cami's was actually posted first). all i can say is that good minds think alike:) in fact i have seen other similar tutorials before either of ours came out. i think it's inevitable in the world of blogging that there are repeats - especially when there are fads such as nautical. this isn't the first time this has happened. in fact if we want to talk about copying we both copied something that we saw in a store - mine was from urban outfitters. oh well. it just happens. i think it's good though that you are looking out for your friend.Delete
- Anonymous26.5.12
Hi love love love this and will probably have my bridesmaids wear for my nautical themed weedding. Can you tell me where to look for the rope? I've looked everywhere and can't find it!ReplyDelete
I found mine at JoAnns in the trim by the yard. I would look online as well if you are having a hard time finding it. Good luck! and Congratulations!Delete
Do you really need 4 yards of rope to make one?ReplyDelete
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Such a cute, creative idea for a headband--LOVE it! I have two daughters, so headbands are in high demand. I'd love to make these in different colors to match some of their summer outfits. Thanks so much for sharing--found your cute project via Pinterest. :-)ReplyDelete
Looks like one of those vintage headbands. Very pretty and simple. These headbands look nice and trendy.ReplyDelete
Thank you! I just made these for my 3 little girls to wear tomorrow. They turned out way cute and didn't even take an hour to make 3 of them. Thanks again!ReplyDelete
Super cute idea. Gonna give it a try. Thanks for posting this headband DIY instruction.ReplyDelete
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I have a suggestion to add to the gun control debate. As well as requiring a complete and thorough background check on anyone wanting to own a gun, we should deny gun ownership to anyone convicted of driving under the influence. That seems to me to be a pretty basic and common sense approach.
It might also deter people from driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs if they know that they will automatically lose the right to own a gun.
We could save hundreds or even thousands of lives right there. Every year!
David A Liddle, Pasadena