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The energy landscape in Southern Africa has been rapidly evolving over the last decades. An economy-wide transition to sustainability is underway, with energy at its core. In addition, a progressive movement of regional integration with numerous energy-related initiatives is taking place, principally through the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP). At the same time, electricity supply industries in the region are restructuring, with the emergence of independent power producers and increased individualism. These dynamics call for a renewed approach to regional electricity integration in support of sustainable energy development and a critical analysis of regional electricity dynamics with the aim of improving regional sustainability.
Against this background, this paper reviews the performance of the SAPP region through an electricity sustainability prism of analysis. Three key dimensions are considered to assess electricity sustainability in the region: electricity security; electricity equity; and environmental sustainability. The paper then analyses the existing role of regional integration in terms of electricity sustainability in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region and explores the potential to improve Southern Africa's electricity sustainability through regional integration channels.
The current electricity model incorporates a paradox in which continual increases in price contribute to falling demand, which in turn leads to higher unit costs and prices. In this context, high levels of capital expenditure by Eskom have become a critical cost driver.
The contradictory response of raising prices in the midst of declining sales results in part from weaknesses in the regulatory framework for electricity prices, and in part from Eskom's business model
This working paper reviews the factors behind stagnant Eskom sales. It then analyses why Eskom's response to these changing conditions has become so paradoxical. It finds that Eskom's path dependency is generated by the current regulatory framework for electricity prices combined with Eskom's attachment to an outdated business model.
It then provides a systematic assessment of the costs, benefits and risks of three options for responding to the new conditions.
Session 9: Unpacking the water-energy-food nexus
Session 9: Unpacking the water-energy-food nexus
Renewable energy technologies have experienced an exponential growth in South Africa, thanks to the procurement of large-scale power plants. However, South Africa's electricity sector still lacks a level playing field. Significant vested interests have maintained overwhelming support for centralised, coal-based electricity generation, preventing the development of renewable energy technologies to their optimal potential. Active efforts are required to enhance the transformation of electricity supply in the country by truly incorporating the low-carbon transition in electricity planning, opening the policy space for the development of embedded generation, and phasing out fossil fuel subsidies.
Session 9: Energy Utilisation
Responses to Eskom's request for compensation for additional costs and for lower than expected sales in 2013/4 should be designed to support industrialisation. From this standpoint, the regulator's response to Eskom's proposals should take into account the following.
Session 6: A regional approach to energy resources
Session 6: A regional approach to energy resources
Energy and electricity issues in particular have been high on the South African agenda since the 2008 crisis, which saw the country's national power utility Eskom implement rolling load shedding and cut supplies to a number of large customers, such as mines and minerals beneficiation plants. As South Africa experienced in 2014 the most stringent power cuts since 2008, reviewing the current electricity planning process is both a timely and necessary exercise. This review, based on an internationally - recognised framework, unpacks the key pillars of them Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and reviews South Africa's performance. The objective is to provide a comprehensive overview of the key elements of successful electricity planning and to use this framework to reflect on the country's opportunities and challenges for optimal planning and implementation.
Policy Paper prepared for the Economic Development Department and the Department of Trade and Industry
The impact of electricity price increases on the competitiveness of selected mining sector and smelting value chains in South Africa: Has it incentivised mining-related companies to invest in renewable energy, cogeneration and energy efficiency?
This research project was jointly commissioned by the Economic Development Department (EDD) and the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti). The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) was tasked with implementing the project as part of a partnership to support the South African government's green growth planning efforts. TIPS was the primary research partner and service provider. This project is the result of the collaboration of all of these institutions.
The South African government's Inter-departmental Green Growth Committee, chaired by EDD, served as the project steering committee for this research. A multi-stakeholder Technical Reference Group was also established to offer inputs on various drafts of the report.
This policy paper represents a condensed version of an earlier report, which was the result of extensive fieldwork and interviews with stakeholders across the selected mining value chains. The research team comprised Reena Das Nair, Dinga Fatman, Evans Chinembiri, Gaylor Montmasson-Clair, Georgina Ryan and Wendy Nyakabawo of TIPS. Gaylor Montmasson-Clair and Georgina Ryan were the lead authors of the policy paper. Alison Goldstuck and Katlego Moilwa were GGGI contributing authors.
Although not directly associated with the transition to a green growth path, recent trends in South Africa's electricity supply industry, which has been characterised by energy supply problems since a load shedding crisis in 2008 and drastic price increases (i.e. a trebling of the average electricity price from 2009/2010 to 2017/2018), provide an opportunity to investigate the shift to a greener path. Using these developments as an entry point, this paper investigates the impact of electricity price increases on the competitiveness of mining-related companies and the mitigation measures which have been implemented by various firms in the four most important mining value chains in South Africa, namely platinum, gold, iron ore and coal. Particular attention is paid to the role that electricity price increases and energy security concerns have played in fostering investments by mining-related firms in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
For any enquiries related to the report that are relevant to the dti and EDD, please contact Christian Prins, Economist (macro economic policy), EDD, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) was established to encourage new entry into the market.
The Regulatory Entities Capacity Building project review of the renewable energy sector includes:
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) is the regulatory authority established in terms of the National Energy Regulator Act, 2004.
The Regulatory Entities Capacity Building project will provide a comprehensive review of the regulators' role, linked with the policy framework and powers.
The review includes:
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Trade patterns change as a result of the international specialisation of production and the increased integration of world markets. This is especially evident in small open economies such as the countries that make up the SADC region. In 2000, the share of SADC industrial production that was exported stood at 12%; by 2005, this share stood at 17%. A similar yet more pronounced trend applies to the share of domestic final demand for industrial goods imported. For 2000, the share of domestic final demand imported was 13%; this increased to 20% in 2005. The change in trade patterns reflected in these numbers has important implications for the use of resources in the economies of the region. This study focuses on the implications of changes in SADC industry trade patterns on the energy use patterns of the countries within the region.
South Africa's energy system has been, and still is, one of the key contributing factors to the social and economic development of the nation. By international standards, the South African economy is very energy-intensive, meaning that the country uses a large amount of energy for every rand of economic output. Historically world economic and political factors have had a profound effect on international oil prices which in turn have impacted heavily on individual nation's energy policies.
The focus of this research centres on issues concerning industrial energy use. The theoretical background to this research is well grounded in traditional trade theory, with trade patterns and the international competitiveness of countries explained as a function of both supply and demand side factors. The empirical work undertaken seeks to verify such explanations by determining the extent to which changes in the energy intensity of the South African manufacturing sector are due to changes in the types of goods produced domestically versus changes in the types of goods internationally traded.
South Africa is in the grip of an electricity crisis marked by a euphemism known as load shedding. The demand for electricity has grown to the point that the supply reserve margin is often under threat, necessitating the electricity supplier to cut supply to some areas, or to shed load. This is a condition unknown to South Africa since the country enjoyed electricity security from the mid-1950s. Are we, however, heading in the same direction when considering water? Is water shedding inevitable?
We ask these questions since South Africa is a country classified has having chronic water shortages, a condition exacerbated by climate change and the rapidly increasing demand for water. Can we avert a load-shedding crisis by being pro-active? In this paper we address this issue by applying a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model using an integrated database comprising South Africa's Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) and sectoral water use balances. We refer to ASGISA, the governments' Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative in South Africa, and conclude that business as usual will indeed dump the country into a situation where water shedding will be inevitable.
Unlike electricity, however, water security is much more serious from a livelihoods and health perspective since there are no substitutes for it. The need for pro-active measures is therefore essential.
Since 1994 the South African government has identified poverty alleviation as a key policy goal. This objective was formulated under the auspices of the Growth, Employment and Redistribution (GEAR) policy which has arguably had limited success (Hassan, 2001). In 2004 the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (AsgiSA) was formed to build on previous economic growth initiatives and it set a target of 4.5% mean growth over the 2004-2009 period (AsgiSA, 2007). AsgiSA also has the task of meeting the government's pledged target of halving both unemployment and poverty by 2014 (HSRC, 2008). The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation' (JPOI) adopted at the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 (GSSD, 2006) has set its goals in alignment with AsgiSA. The JPOI was tasked with helping developing countries face the challenges of sustainable development, namely poverty, inequality and environmental degradation (JPOI Response Strategy, 2003). It also, "highlights access to energy as central to facilitating poverty eradication." (Vera, et al., 2005: 156).
The achievement of equity within a generation rather than across generations is an ambitious, but vital component of sustainable development (Hanley, et al., 1997: 425) and Winkler (2006: 9) states that, 'ecological sustainability [can] not be achieved if poverty was not addressed.' Although there is no consensus on how to define sustainable development or on how to apply it, there is general agreement that sustainable development has three broad dimensions – economic, social and environmental (Winkler, 2006: 9). Poverty eradication becomes central to sustainable development policies and developing useful and reliable poverty indicators is part of this process.
The lack of energy provision pervades all aspects of poverty: shelter, food, health and health services, education and security, and many other elements of well-being also rely heavily on energy provision (Pauchari, et al., 2004; Kemmler and Spreng, 2007). And whilst, "low energy consumption is not the cause of poverty...it is an indicator for many of its elements, such as poor education, bad health care, the hardship imposed on women and children" (Goldemberg and Johansson, 1995).
The link between poverty and energy provision seems indisputable as evidence emerges repeatedly from much of the current economic development literature. Amongst others, Toman and Jemelkova (2002) describe, how "…energy availability can augment the productivity of industrial labor in the formal and informal sectors." (Winkler, et al., 2007: 11).
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as laid out in the United Nation's Millennium Declaration echoes the same sentiments. However, despite the strong link between energy provision and poverty eradication the United Nation's Millennium Declaration, does not stipulate specific targets for energy services. Yet it is recognised that "modern energy services are an essential element enabling a country to meet these goals, [although] it has been difficult to establish quantitative causal relationships between energy and progress toward the MDGs." (Modi, et al., 2006: 38)
The International Energy Agency (IEA) highlights that with prosperity comes demand not only for more, but also for better quality energy (IEA, 2004). It asserts that the absolute amount of energy used per capita and the share of modern energy services (especially electricity) are key contributors to human development and the target of halving the number of people living on less than $1 a day by 2015 is unlikely to be achieved unless access to electricity can be provided to another half-a-billion people. IEA maintains that developing countries need to improve the availability and affordability of commercial energy to especially rural communities in order to alleviate energy poverty and human underdevelopment.
There are a number of reasons for considering commercial energy. Unless the use of natural resources for energy purposes is monitored and curtailed, "there is danger of these resources getting rapidly depleted leading to grave long term consequences" WWF (2003: 2).
Another important aspect regarding the relationship between energy use and poverty is that the real per unit costs of alternative fuels used by poorer households are higher relative to those used in wealthier households that are linked to the national grid (Brook & BesantJones, 2000: 2). Collecting fuel wood generates high opportunity costs through lost education, the high toll on the environment and the health of the poor. "Energy services such as lighting, cooking, refrigeration, and power for electronics and motive force are provided most cheaply and conveniently, and with the least local pollution, when they are derived from electricity or gas delivered through networks. Moving from traditional to modern fuels can thus dramatically raise the effective incomes of low-income households." (Brook & Besant-Jones, 2000: 3).
South Africa faces similar challenges to many developing countries and given that poverty alleviation is one of the most pressing goals for South Africa, the link between poverty and energy use must be made clearly. Indeed, attention to energy provision, not just in rural communities but also in poverty stricken urban areas is paramount (Parnell, 2004) and results below demonstrate this. Clear and reliable indicators of energy-poverty will facilitate the formulation of energy provision strategies.
In section one we review the current state of poverty measurement in South Africa and the extent to which the authorities acknowledge (or not) the importance of energy provision as a poverty alleviation strategy. This includes examining trends in social development and some notable South African studies on poverty and poverty alleviation. Section two attempts to define good poverty indicators and to pose energy based poverty indicators against these criteria. Section three identifies some of the weaknesses of current money-metric indicators of poverty and examines the case in favour of using energy-based indicators, not necessarily as a replacement but as a complement to current usage and research. Section four outlines our methodology, and section five presents our results.
No-one can dispute that electricity is an essential input to production and economic growth in South-Africa.
Eskom, a wholly state-owned utility dominates electricity generation, it supplies approximately 95% of South Africa's electricity. The Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) has been facing numerous uncertainties during the past decade. This included aspects such as the restructuring of the industry, the regulatory environment (specifically the methodologies used to approve prices and tariff structures), potential of new market players as well as other issues, including environmental and social objectives.


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"Everyone's in love with corn," a grower observed earlier this year about 2007 Mid-South crop prospects (and before droughty planting conditions and late freezes took some of the sheen off).
The raison d'etre for the love affair is, of course, ethanol; everybody and his brother seem to be jumping on that bandwagon, with dozens of new plants under construction or on the drawing boards, and existing plants being expanded.
Which leads one to wonder: What's going to be done with all that ethanol?
Aside from what's being used to replace MTBE in gasoline blends, and the meager number of stations (mostly in Midwest states) selling E-85, it's still very much a petroleum-dominant world for U.S. vehicle owners.
An E-85 Web site trumpets that between 2003 and 2006 there was a 500 percent increase (!) in the number of stations selling the 85 percent ethanol/15 percent gasoline blend. Impressive as a percentage, all right, but the perspective is somewhat different when one notes that the 500 percent represented an increase from 200 stations in 2003 to 1,200 in 2006 — still spit in the ocean in terms of 168,000 gas stations nationwide.
The Web site shows no E-85 stations in Mississippi or Louisiana, only one in Arkansas, just four in Tennessee. The nation's most populous vehicle state, California, has only four; New York only two. Minnesota, in contrast, has 300.
So, there's a long, long way to go before ethanol will have any impact on most drivers' fuel purchases. Progress will depend on infrastructure: trucks to move it, tanks to store it, pumps to dispense it, and very importantly, the cooperation of Big Oil in furthering the cause.
A recent Wall Street Journal headline summed it up pretty well: "Fill Up With Ethanol? One Obstacle Is Big Oil."
The article noted: "Although some oil executives voice enthusiasm for alternative fuels, oil company policies make it harder for many service stations to stock (E85) … Oil companies lose sales every time a driver chooses E85, and they employ a variety of tactics that help keep the fuel out of stations that bear their company's name."
If you were the CEO of Exxon-Mobil, raking in billions of dollars in profits from gasoline, how accommodating would you want to be toward a product you didn't control and that could diminish your burgeoning revenues?
So, although the government is providing a substantial per-gallon subsidy for ethanol to be produced, it has done precious little toward encouraging infrastructure for getting it to the consumer.
As if all that weren't challenge enough, the NIMBY (not in my back yard) factor is coming into play as more and more citizen groups are opposing ethanol plants in their communities for a wide variety of reasons. There is opposition also to giving plants state/local tax credits.
And anti-ethanol editorials abound. This from Investors Business Daily as an example: "By heavily subsidizing … ethanol … Congress has, in effect, enacted a tax hike." Also it said, higher meat prices as a result of more costly corn-based animal feeds mean the taxpayer "subsidy for ethanol has become a tax on food."
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Billboards don't need to simply be blots on the landscape. Lima, Peru is a place where it seldom rains, although humidity is usually around 98%. The University of Engineering and Technology created a
in the air to make fresh,
, available through taps at the base. The billboard is expected to generate some 96 litres of water every day for the community.
It sounds like the kind of thing that should catch on quickly.
CHARGE CHARGE: In the UK the government will cover up to 75% of the estimated £1,000 to £1,500 cost of installing charging points for electric vehicles in garages and driveways. They also have funding available for local councils and train operators to install publicly available charging points. That may help get electric vehicles moving.
POWER POWER: Residents of Feldheim, Germany, decided to take their town off the grid ond go with 100% renewable energy instead. 47 wind turbines and an array of solar panels provide the power they need, though residents must carefully monitor and adjust their usage.
Locally produced agricultural wastes help feed a biogas plant that runs heating systems, and helps reduce smells previously caused by the wastes. Residents now enjoy lower than average costs for electricity.
Their next plan is to build storage facilities that can hold enough power to meet demand for 2 days. Ah, the power of collective action.
BETTER THAN A MIRROR: Stand in front of one store in Tokyo and move around.
The mannequin in the window will mimic your movements. The MarionetteBot uses a Kinect to capture and analyse the movements of a person in front of it.
Then a motor moves 16 wires to make the mannequin's pose match. The mannequin was a hit with passers-by. How long did it take before passers-by tried rude gestures?
STRING THEORY: The Vo-96 Acoustic Synth is a small device that uses the harmonic content from strings, or any musical instrument, to create new sounds. On an acoustic guitar the battery-powered device sits between the sound hole and bridge and changes the waveforms the guitar produces as it's being played.
That's different from an electronic synthesiser that alters the sounds after they've been created. Fresh sounds are on their way.
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And old David, here, is just one of three —
This week alone…
- US Senator David Vitter (above) was exposed for using the DC Madam's services…
- Florida House member Bob Allen was arrested in Florida for offering to pay a cop $20 for the pleasure of giving him a blowjob.
- North Carolina Rep. David Almond resigned after allegations that he exposed himself and chased a female employee saying "suck it baby."
You can kick the pervert out of the (republican) party, but not the party out of the pervert!
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A Beautiful, Well Organized Home Office & Studio
As someone who works from home, I know the pluses and minuses of the situation and definitely think that the positives far outweigh the negatives, at least for me. That said, one of the challenges is creating a place in a home atmosphere that is functional yet doesn't clash with your design aesthetic - it's all about the balance.
Well, we think Vana, the artist behind the silhouette shop Le Papier Studio, got it just right. She sent us in a link to her post all about her new studio and it's light, bright, cheerful and welcoming.
• Keeping all the furniture white creates cohesion among the different pieces and looks great against the medium gray walls.
• The mix of open storage (to keep things accessible) and plenty of closed storage in the form of containers and a curtained closet (to keep things looking uncluttered) is smart.
• The overall mix of functionality (computer, printer, plenty of paper storage) and pure decoration (artwork, creative containers, cute calendars) seems to in the correct balance to foster creative work and get the job done!
Be sure to check out Vana's blog to find out more about her new studio and visit her shop to see her silhouettes.
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WILCO BONUS DISC PLANS Wilco and Nonesuch will be re-releasing A Ghost in Born in Europe with a 5-track bonus disc in conjunction with the band's March tour. For those of you who already own a copy of the CD, It will also be available as an "enhanced content" free download. Meaning you'll be able to access the download only with the CD in your computer drive.The tracks will also be available for purchase via iTunes for anyone who does not own the physical CD.The track listing:-Panthers -At Least That What You Said (live) -The Late Greats (live) -Handshake Drugs (live) -Kicking Television All three live tracks are from the band's October 2004 show at the Orpheum Theater in Madison, Wisconsin. The two studio tracks are from the Ghost album sessions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------wilco rule, because they actually care about not ripping us off.
Obviously what you are doing right now is called (in my upcoming book of psychology at least) validation. I think it's a normal thing to do. People will reply, say anything, and then you're gonna do what you were subconsciently thinking of doing all along.
i don't know about buying all the albums so fast though.it's not really giving you a chance to judge them by themselves.
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DURHAM, N.C. - Senior guard Seth Curry was named ACC Player of the Week for the second time this season after leading Duke to wins over Virginia Tech and North Carolina in the final week of the regular season, the ACC announced Monday.
An All-America and All-ACC selection this season, Curry scored 20 points in both victories, shooting 6-of-11 (.545) against Virginia Tech and 8-of-13 (.615) at North Carolina. He hit multiple three-pointers in each contest and shot 7-of-15 (.467) from three-point range for the week. The performances were his 15th and 16th 20-point games of the season, ranked for the second-most in the ACC.
Curry becomes the third Duke player to earn multiple ACC Player of the Week awards this season. He previously earned the honor on Dec. 31 after leading Duke to wins over Cornell, Elon and Santa Clara. Duke becomes the first team in league history to have three players win multiple ACC Player of the Week honors in the same season.
This season, Curry ranks among the ACC leaders in points per game (3rd, 17.1 ppg.), three-point percentage (3rd, .435), made three-pointers per game (2nd, 2.7) and free throw percentage (5th, .810). Curry transferred to Duke prior to the 2009-10 season after his freshman season at Liberty. He recently scored his 1,000th career point at Duke and 2,000th point in college.
Curry's performances helped Duke lock up the No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament, which begins Thursday, March 14, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. Duke will receive a first-round bye and will face the winner of seventh-seeded Maryland and 10th-seeded Wake Forest on Friday at 7 p.m.


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MIDDLEBURY — Tom Anderson has spent the past 15 years coordinating recreation programs for Middlebury-area residents.
Now, at age 63, Anderson wants to have some outdoor fun on his own time.
"I guess after all these years, it's time for me to recreate a little," Anderson said with a smile on Tuesday. "I love to hike, snowshoe and kayak."


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My New Policy On Comments
I got pissed off and just turned off comments completely, but that kind of cripples my blog. The whole point is the dialogue.
Of course the word policy comes from the same root as police, and sadly, my new policy is to police. That is to say, if anything rude comes to my attention in the comments - any kind of rudeness at all - I will delete the comment without explanation. You don't have to agree with me, or with each other, but bad manners of any kind are banned. You can say anything you want, but you have to say it politely.
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No offense, but I think you overreacted to my attempt at improving on your suggestion.ReplyDelete
I didn't use bad language, I didn't insult anyone and I hope it was a coincidence that you shut down comments after I posted it.
"Eh" isn't a snort. It's a shrug. I felt your analogy was good, but not great. As you say (now): "You don't have to agree with me."
In my very humble opinion, you were simplifying the concept too much, in eagerness to make the "sale".
I do, however, relish the irony of you trying to convince me of something by saying, "you'd have to be a total idiot to think that condescension was a form of salesmanship".
That's what I do. This is my blog policy:ReplyDelete
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@joe - your comment was just one of many. I totally overreacted to your comment, because it came after a whole string of other comments in other threads, many of which were much worse.ReplyDelete
That irony is pretty funny. But it made perfect sense when I wrote it!
@engtech - it's necessary, isn't it? fortunately I didn't get any death threats, or Photoshopped rape imagery, so I didn't have to pull a Kathy Sierra at least.
Whew. (Not a word either.)ReplyDelete
I was like, OK, maybe I could have phrased it better, but I didn't quite get why it made you so angry.
Anyhow, I'm glad to hear you'll be having moderated comments instead of none at all. :)


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Those are in addition to his six World Championship and Pan Am medals won in 2006 and 2010. This is no ordinary athlete.
"I've met a lot of kids over the years who swim," Perkins said. "I enjoy following them, seeing how they are doing. I'd like to see more people recruited for the Paralympics."
Perkins, born in Washington D.C., attended The Bishop's School in San Diego, where he competed for the school's swimming team for a short time.
Since becoming a swimmer, Perkins works out about two hours a day, usually with a club team. He has worked out with Stanford on occasion, but normally sticks with the Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics club team, working under the direction of Scott Shea.
There were 4,294 Paralympic athletes in London over the summer, the largest contingent yet in the 14th such Games. Perkins finished with two silver medals and a bronze medal. He won a gold medal in 2008.
"I think the attention it brings to kids is a good thing," Perkins said. "I was influenced by Melanie Bend, who had a similar disability."
There's no question Perkins has influenced others. He gets to see kids wherever he goes.
"The exposure is great and it has drawn a lot of attention to the Paralympics," Perkins said of athletes such as Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee who competed in both the Olympics and Paralympics in track and field. "It's a great story."
Perkins took a year off from school to focus on his training for London. He recently declared his major as Earth Systems, which can be a lot of things beside environmental.
He's looking forward to the next World Championship meet and a chance to add a few more medals to his collection at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
Perkins was one of several Olympic athletes who returned to normal student life last week at Stanford and took part in an Olympic Day. He'll join a large contingent of Stanford Olympians to be honored during halftime at Saturday's Stanford-Arizona football game at Stanford Stadium.
Maggie Steffens, Annika Dries and Melissa Seidemann each returned with a gold medal after helping the United States women's water polo team win the top prize in London for the first time ever.
Steffens is currently the greatest offensive player in the world after leading all Olympians in goals (21) in London. She set an Olympic record with seven goals in one match.
Synchronized swimmer Mariya Koroleva returned for her final year at Stanford, gymnast Kristina Vaculik returns for her sophomore year, while track athlete Steven Solomon and Steffens are making their collegiate debuts.
Solomon competed for Australia, making the finals in the men's 400 meters, and Vaculik helped Canada to a surprising fifth-place finish in team competition.
The water polo players drew thousands of fans when making appearances in the U.S., and that included a sold out Avery Aquatic Center over the summer in an exhibition game against Hungary.
East Bay residents Steffens and Seidemann, in particular, get noticed when walking around town.
"Some kids, and parents, will run up and say 'are you Maggie Steffens?' and get so excited," Steffens said. "That's a lot of fun."
Added Seidemann: "We can relate to the process. We went to the same schools and played for the same teams. That connects the water polo community and that's cool for sure."
While Steffens and Dries have their gold medals safely locked up, Seidemann brought hers to school (briefly) so USA coach Adam Krikorian could show it off to friends during a recent Stanford-UCLA charity golf event.
Stanford grad Brenda Villa, who retired following the Olympics but remains coaching the Castilleja water polo team, helped make it all special for the current Stanford players.
"I stood on the podium between her and Heather Petri (who also retired after four Olympics) and I could feel their energy," Seidemann said. "All the hard work the past 20 years ended in a gold medal and I can't think of anything cooler."
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The study's lead author said the research indicates that "stressful deadlines lead to driver distraction and human error."
"Almost all of these crashes could have been totally avoided by a small change in driver behavior. An awareness of this risk could lead to better road safety," said Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier, a professor of medicine at the University of Toronto.
But others who study traffic said it's hard to understand what the findings mean since other possibilities, such as more cars on the road, rather than lots of people too revved up to pay attention, could drive up crash statistics on Uncle Sam's big pay day.
"The problem with announcing that any one day has a greater-than-normal number of traffic crashes is that often, when adjusted for the higher number of travelers, the crash rate isn't actually higher than a typical weekend day," said Tom Vanderbilt, author of the book "Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)."
For the new study, published in the April 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Redelmeier and a colleague examined a database of fatal U.S. traffic accidents from 1980 to 2009. They looked specifically at crashes on the date taxes were due and the same day the week before and the week after.
While the federal government's typical filing deadline is April 15, it falls on Tuesday, April 17, this year.
Although the risk of dying on Tax Day is extremely small, it's a bit higher than on the other days. The researchers found an average of 226 fatal accidents on annual tax-due days compared to 213 on the other days. The increased risk is about 6 percent.
Increased risk was greatest for people younger than 65, the researchers said.
Redelmeier, who has investigated traffic fatality rates on other special days, said Tax Day is about as risky on the roads as Super Bowl Sunday. In 2008, he also reported that fatal crashes are more likely during polling hours on presidential election days, compared to other Tuesdays around the same time.
He said he thinks stress is the accelerator here. "It doesn't just hold on Tax Day but might also hold to other distinctly stressful times, such as when you're going through a divorce or something is wrong with your child or you've just lost your job," he said.
Chandra Bhat, a professor of transportation engineering at University of Texas at Austin, raised questions about the study. For one thing, he said, the study finds that people under the age of 18 are involved in more fatal crashes on Tax Day. It's not clear if they're passengers or drivers, he said, adding that if they're drivers, it's unlikely the crash increase is related to the tax deadline.
"Traffic accidents are such relatively rare events that a one-day period of observation may be inadequate to make conclusive observations," Bhat cautioned. "While I appreciate that the analysis design followed by the authors is quite good and that the authors have considered several years in their analysis, I still would be somewhat cautious in drawing conclusions."
Since the study didn't account for factors such as sleep deprivation, the authors recommend additional research that would ultimately beef up efforts aimed at prevention.
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Books for Thought: Do you have any family members that read?
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- Juju at Tales of Whimsy.com said...
On my biological side, no. Of my inlaws, yes.
When I was growing up, my parents weren't readers but they did encourage me and happily feed my hobby.
Great question.
- August 22, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- Orchid said...
Nice question! Everyone in my family, with the exception of my dad, are all big readers.
My sisters and I also share/read each others books.=)
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- August 22, 2011 at 2:57 PM
- Mari - Escape In A Book said...
How much fun to have your mother reading The Hunger Games, perhaps I should try persuading my mum to check it out too. It's translated into Norwegian as well.
Both my mum and dad likes to read and my younger sister, two years my junior, loves reading just as much as I do :)
- August 22, 2011 at 4:50 PM
- ham1299 said...
My dad is an avid reader, too. I remember him always having at least one library book in the house, and I remember often seeing him curled up reading. I don't doubt that it helped influence my own development into an avid reader, too.
One of my sisters reads, too - just not quite as much as I do.
My niece reads a lot, too.
I'm hoping at least one of my kids will be avid readers, too.
- August 22, 2011 at 5:15 PM
- StephTheBookworm said...
I never knew that you spoke Greek! That is amazing!
- August 22, 2011 at 5:26 PM
- BrittLit said...
MY dad is a very avid read and a fast one to boot. My brother only plays video games...but I he reads game guides, does that count ;) I got my mom and ereader and she really loves it and now reads way more than she used to, she had a hard time looking the pages before.
- August 22, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- Kristen said...
My mom is a big reader. She's a children's library so we talk a lot about books and we both love fantasy. My dad only reads Shakespeare or anthing older than the 1800s he jokes. My sisters only read if made to.
But, luckily I married a guy who likes reading fantasy and sci fi novels and has two little sisters (16 and 19) that love to read. So I get to gift them books at Christmas and Birthdays, one is a huge Shiver fan and the other is a huge Hex Hall fan. :) Their mom also reads a ton - especially crime novels.
- August 22, 2011 at 6:32 PM
- TwilightsDance said...
Yes my mom reads and so does my 9 year old son. My mom actually also reviews for my blog, she does most of the adult reviews.
- August 22, 2011 at 7:30 PM
- Bookish Brunette said...
My baby brother does... Well he DID, now he's 18! And thinks he's too 'cool' for EVERYTHING!
- August 22, 2011 at 10:58 PM
- LinWash said...
My niece and nephew are the readers. My niece especially likes my YA book recommendations.
- August 23, 2011 at 11:10 AM
- Cathy said...
I don't have any family that read as much as I do, but a family friend's daughter has decided she wants to raid my library. I think she's already moved about a quarter of my books to her house lol.
- August 23, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- Melissa said...
I am the only person in my family who reads:(
♥ Melissa @ Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf
- August 23, 2011 at 3:48 PM
- Book Sake said...
That's very cool of you to go and buy your mom books in Greek so she can enjoy reading more. My mom, sister, boyfriend, and son all read - but I'm the book nerd of the bunch. I love it when I can find a book that we all love! (I've gotten everyone but mom to read The Hunger Games.)
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Sep 30, 2009 4:00 AM PT
Billed as "the navigation phone" for its integration of phone capabilities with GPS functionality, the Linux-based device will be sold online and in AT&T stores for US$299, after a $100 mail-in rebate. A two-year service agreement with AT&T is required.
"The Nuvifone weaves location into nearly every facet of its functionality, making it ideal for people who depend on location to navigate everyday life," said Cliff Pemble, Garmin's president and COO.
The Garmin interface makes it easy to navigate to a meeting directly from calendar or contact pages, he said, and "geotagging an email or photograph with a location stamp is intuitive, useful and fun."
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The Nuvifone G60 offers the same core features as a high-end Garmin Nuvi device and comes preloaded with maps and millions of points of interest across North America. With a dashboard and windshield mount, the device can easily be mounted in a car, or it can be detached for portable navigational use.
Because the maps reside on the device, users always have access to navigation capabilities. They can receive turn-by-turn, voice-prompted directions that speak street names to millions of destinations, and if they miss a turn along the way, the Nuvifone will automatically recalculate their route and get them back on track.
The Nuvifone includes a real GPS receiver with Garmin's HotFix technology and assisted GPS.
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Also part of the Nuvifone is a "Where am I?" feature that lets users know their exact latitude and longitude coordinates, nearest address, intersection, hospital, police station and gas station with one touch of the screen.
For users apt to forget where they parked their car, meanwhile, the Nuvifone automatically marks the position in which it was last removed from the windshield mount.
Then there are the more traditional-style smartphone features, such as a quad-band GSM phone with 3.5G data connectivity, a Webkit-based HTML browser, Wifi, stereo Bluetooth, a 3-megapixel camera with autofocus, and a touchscreen virtual keyboard that's customizable to either QWERTY or A to Z format.
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Even in the Nuvifone's smartphone features, however, navigation is a strong element.
A location link parses addresses on the Web with latitude and longitude information, for example, enabling users to easily navigate to addresses they discover online by simply touching the address.
The device's camera, meanwhile, automatically geotags images with an exact latitude and longitude reference to where the image was taken; users can then save the image so they can navigate back to the location, or email the geotagged image to others.
Built on Mobil Linux
The Nuvifone G60's operating system is a proprietary build based on "a variation of Mobil Linux," Garmin spokesperson Jessica Myers told LinuxInsider.
Though the device's platform is a closed one, Garmin is also working on an Android phone that's due to become available next year, she added.
That the Nuvifone is based on a proprietary operating system shouldn't limit it, however, Ramon Llamas, a senior research analyst with IDC Research, told LinuxInsider.
"Garmin has gone through a lot to highlight the location aspect," Llamas explained. "This one's all about location, and it has a lot going on to support that."
Shifting the Focus
In many ways, the device is reminiscent of the Palm story, wireless and telecom analyst Jeff Kagan suggested.
"In the 1990s, Palm was a hot electronic organizer; then it started offering a phone feature," he explained. "Now, when we think of Palm devices we think of a smartphone."
The same may happen with Garmin, Kagan told LinuxInsider. "Garmin started as a navigation device, and now it is adding a phone. The question is, is there a market for such devices?"
'One of the Hot Features'
Navigation has been "one of the hot features" for phones in the wireless world, he noted -- "now Garmin wants to turn it around and add a phone to its navigation.
"It works one way; will it also work the other way? This is a simple question, but we won't know until we see," he concluded. "It all depends on how well the product works, what it does and how much it costs. We'll watch this space closely."
In short, "this could be a solid idea if it is delivered well," he said. "Let's see if they can make it happen."


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Loneliness is the saddest thing on the Earth. Group consciousness takes away the loneliness. I am not alone; I have many brothers and sisters. And this is a unique power. This is a unique virtue; it is a unique straight strength—when these brothers and sisters and goodness inspire me to the goodness of myself, and I know here I am good, and around me there is a goodness of all my brothers and sisters.
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These are my fallen angles. For a Day of the Dead gathering with Mexican friends I made two things: a traditional calabaza en tacha (candied pumpkin) and these creatures, my Catrinas. The classic calavera, or sugar skull, is an icon of Día de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico, but, no surprise, that they are impossible to find where we live in the UK. I could not find chocolate skulls either, nor any three-dimensional moulds to make any sort of calavera. I couldn't find even two-dimensional skull or skeleton forms, despite Halloween. But I did have a Christmas angel cookie-cutter, and if you look closely…
I should be clear: I do not claim these as 'authentic.' I've no research to suggest that anyone in Mexico left anything like this on an altar this weekend. But they are inspired by a famous icon that has become associated with Día de los Muertos in Mexico, the Catrinas of José Guadalupe Posada. These are my far-inferior version of his wonderful etchings, albeit in gingerbread form. It really is meant as an homage. Had I more talent, my cookies would have had hats and handbags.
What did my Mexican friends think? That there must be something heretical about turning angels into skeletons. There probably is. But my Catrinas were warmly accepted in the spirit of the afternoon regardless, next to the pollo recado rojo in tortilla and the pan de muertos. They know I mean well, stumbling through life with enthusiasm, if not clarity.
PS: For those in need, I used the gluten-free gingerbread men recipe from the Sainsbury's site, with real butter instead of dairy-free spread, and making sure to have xanthum gum onboard. They were stealthily good, and are well worth repeating at Christmas…with a different glazing pattern.


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The window to renew certificates that expire in 2014 opened Jan. 1. Teachers are encouraged to submit applications early for optimal processing.
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Two South Dakota high school seniors will have an opportunity to travel to West Virginia this summer for the annual National Youth Science Camp, a residential science education program.
- Four SD teachers earn National Board Certification in 2013
South Dakota now boasts 103 National Board Certified teachers.
- Teachers encouraged to highlight student work at State Fair
Teachers have the opportunity to highlight their students' best work in art, literature and photography at the 2014 South Dakota State Fair.
- ELL student population growing in SD
This story is the first in a series on the growing number of English Language Learners in South Dakota schools.
- Miss South Dakota available to read in classrooms
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- Learning Express Library 3.0 available now
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B.T. Stewart
Mr. B.T. Stewart, age 72 of the Hinton Community, passed away Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 at his residence.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Stewart, Hinton; sons and daughters-in-law, Scott and Kristina Stewart and John and Karron Stewart, all of Hinton; daughters and sons-in-law, Angie and Ben Evans, Jasper, and Cathy and Jeff Roden and Amy and Mike May, all of Hinton; brothers, Emory, Rembert and Jimmy Stewart, all of Hinton; and grandsons, Ethan and Bradley Roden and Ryan David Stewart. Seven step-grandchildren and nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5 from Hinton United Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Schlicht and the Rev. Jess Posey officiating. Interment followed in the Hinton Community Cemetery. Pallbearers were: David, Brad and Chad Stewart, Kevin Moss, Michael Evans, Jerry Barnes, Johnathan Parker and Mike May. The family did accept flowers or you may make donations to Hinton United Methodist Church. Cagle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Jenell Mulkey
Mrs. Jenell Mulkey, age 80 of Talking Rock, passed at her residence Friday afternoon Jan. 8, 2010.
Survivors include her husband, Coy Mulkey, Talking Rock; and sister, Mettie Hendrix, Gordon County. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held Monday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. from Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Randall Chastain officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery with Kenneth, William and Cully Gilfoil Anthony, Jeremy and James Brown, Randy Mulkey and Jimmy Brown serving as pallbearers. Cagle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mae Buttrum
Mrs. Mae Buttrum, age 88 of the Ludville Community, passed at her daughter?s residence in Calhoun Saturday morning, Jan. 9, 2010.
Survivors include her son, J.M. Buttrum, Fairmount; and daughters, Sue Canslet, Calhoun, Margie Childers, Hinton, and Teresa Blalock and Jennie Hamrick, both of Calhoun.Thirty-four grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchild also survive. She was preceded in death by three children, Danny Buttrum, Sharon Rampley and Carolyn Thomasson.
The funeral service was held Monday, Jan. 11 at noon from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Rev. Herman Mulkey officiating. Interment followed in Bethel Christian Church Cemetery with Terry, Teddy and Jody Buttrum, Justin and Chris Stone and Jason Childers serving as pallbearers.
Betty Logan
Mrs. Betty Margaret Logan, age 78 of Cumming, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010.
Survivors include her son, Charles Allen Logan, Jasper; daughter, Michele Logan, Tennessee; and sisters, Virginia Berryman, Cartersville, Juanita Millwood, White, and Lorine Hart and Jewell Wilkie, both of Cumming. Four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 from Sosebee Memorial Chapel with the Rev. George Chastain, Jr. officiating. Interment followed in the Kennesaw Memorial Park.
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Thurmon Padgett
Mr. Thurmon Padgett, age 78 of Jasper, passed away Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010 at his residence in Jasper.
Survivors include his wife, Gwenell Padgett, Jasper; sons and daughter-in-law, Randy Padgett, Carrollton, Ga., and Chris and Bonnie Padgett, Jasper; brothers, Charles Padgett, Jasper, and Truman Padgett, Dalton; and grandchildren, Kyle, Abbie and Hayden Padgett.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 from Bethany Baptist Church with the Revs. Joey DuBois, Buck Parker, Scott Price and Grant Wade officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. The family did accept flowers or donations may be made to Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. Pallbearers were: Don Mullinax, Bob Fleming, David Jones, Homer Davis Everett Kilgore and Robert Taylor. Cagle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Joe Barnes
Mr. Joe W. Barnes, age 66 of the Hill City Community, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital.
Survivors include his mother, Grace Barnes, Hill City; and sisters, Kathleen Payne, Waleska, and Lorene Coker and Geraldine Brooks, both of Jasper. Nieces and nephews also survive.
Mr. Barnes was cremated. No memorial service is planned at this time. Cagle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Karen Buchanan
Ms. Karen Buchanan, age 45 of Jasper, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2010 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
Survivors include her fathers, Kenneth Buchanan and Frank Mullinax; son, Jacob Bryant, Jasper; daughter, Kodi Oberly, Jasper, brother, Barry Butler, Jasper; and sisters, Jerrie Butler, Marble Hill, Robin Ramey, Cindy Little, Tammy Robertson and Susan Padgett, all of Jasper. Several nieces, nephews and many others who called her mom survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7 from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with Bishop Lance Johnson officiating. Interment followed in Mica Baptist Church Cemetery in Cherokee County. The family did accept flowers or donations may be made to held with the funeral expenses. Pallbearers were: Dan Johnson, Michael Butler, David Lawson, Clay Darnell, Ron Lewis, Mike White and (Bubba) Brandon Robertson.
Martha Henderson
Martha Saye Henderson of Jacksonville, Fl. passed away at St. Catherine Laboure Manor early Friday morning, Jan. 8. 2010.
Martha was born Sept. 17, 1920 in Harrisburg, Pa. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Ernest Boling Saye and Elizabeth Darnell Saye. Mrs. Henderson is the granddaughter of two pioneer families of North Georgia, the late Dr. John Sherman Darnell, Sr. and Martha Cagle Darnell and Dr. J.P. and Angie Boling Saye. She was the niece of the late J.S. Darnell, Jr. Her surviving first cousins are Rebecca Darnell Forrester, Hettie Darnell Young, John S. Darnell III, Benjamin F. Johnson III and Sherman D. Johnson.
Martha graduated from Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C. She married Hugh Milling Henderson, Jr. on June 26, 1945 in Spartanburg, S.C. The South Carolina couple spent their married years in Syracuse, N.Y. Her husband, Hugh, was a chemical engineer with Allied Chemical Corporation. Sadly, he passed on May 21, 1955. After Hugh?s death, Martha and her daughter Betsy moved to Thomasville, Ga. where her father, Dr. Saye, was a practicing pathologist at Archibald Memorial Hospital.
Martha became a very active member in the Thomasville Community. She was a Sunday School teacher at the First Baptist Church, a Girl Scout leader with The Flint River Council and an active member of the Junior Service League.
In the ?70s and ?80s Martha was a resident advisor to the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority at Auburn University in Auburn, Al. She was a passionate football fan proudly supporting the Auburn War Eagles. In addition to her love of sports, she was an avid bridge player and a talented cook.
Upon her retirement in 1989, she moved to Jacksonville, Fl. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family. She became a member of St. Mark?s Episcopal Church in Ortega.
For the last seven years, Martha resided at St. Catherine Laboure Manor. Her family is profoundly grateful for the excellent care that she received from all the staff of 1-South.
Martha is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Betsy and Ralph Wilson, Jr., Jacksonville; and grandsons, Ralph Braithwaite Wilson III and his wife Christy, Atlanta, and Brett Boling Wilson, Jacksonville, and his fiancee Ashley Ortagus, Tallahassee.
A graveside service was held at the family cemetery in Talking Rock on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 11:30 a.m. with the Rev. Von Hinton officiating. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at a later date at St. Catherine?s Chapel at 1750 Stockton St. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Catherine Laboure Manor through St. Vincent?s Healthcare Foundation, 1 Shircliff Way, Jacksonville, Fl. 32204, St. Mark?s Episcopal Church, 4129 Oxford Ave., Jacksonville, Fl. 32210 or Northeast Florida Community Hospice, 4226 Sunbeam Rd., Jacksonville, Fl. 32257. Arrangements under the direction of Cagle Funeral Home in Jasper.


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does it matter if the amp is thx certified or not if using for ht while listening to either of the dolby formats?
No. THX certification only ensures that the manufacturer paid Lucasfilm engineers to verify that it meets certain performance benchmark standards set by THX to ensure it's up to at least minimum snuff. Besides the cert process, there's also a THX sound mode, which is to be avoided. My Integra receiver is THX certified, but I NEVER use the "THX" sound mode due to what it does (most notably changing the sub x-over freq to 80Hz), so I just use direct DTS (or whatever a movie is encoded in) or ProLogicII Music (sometimes Neo6 Music) if it's a 2ch movie/TVshow/etc source and I want to have surround sound. I prefer the Music versions cause they sound more natural to me than the Cinema versions of those soundfield settings.
Will my auddesy sound field from reciever still come through the amp?
As far as I understand it, Audyssey is an automatic dynamic eq thingie you use only after config changes, and as such should not be affected by this configuration. Your receiver was designed to biamp the main channels, so it should behave properly with the integrated eq feature. After you get your biamp wiring setup, listenn to it before and after going through the Audyssey eq process. It's possible that it is turning the gain on your mains lower than you prefer. If that's the case, after eq'ing it you can manually access the main channel's gain control in the receiver's menu and bump them up to your preference.
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The Hillsboro High School Trojans boys' basketball team hopes to use quickness and basketball IQ to finish at the top of the Central Kansas League this year.
"We should have excellent guard and perimeter play," head coach Darrel Knoll said. "We don't have great size, but we have quickness and players who understand the game, so we should be able to utilize our talent effectively inside."
Senior guard Brett Weinbrenner is the team's leading returning scorer. He averaged 13.5 points a game last year, to go with 2.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.8 steals a game.
"Brett handles the ball really well and has the ability to score," Knoll said.
Senior forward Evan Ollenburger averaged 3.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.9 steals a game last year. Senior forward Jesse Brown averaged 1 point, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal, and junior guard Micah Allen averaged 1.6 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1 assist.
Two seniors return after missing time because of injuries. Forward Christian Ratzlaff missed all of last season, and guard Jordan Faul missed most of the season.
"Christian missed last season due to injury, but he brings excellent leadership and a complete game," Knoll said. "Jordan, Jesse, and Micah will play a much bigger role this season.
"Everyone has come with a great attitude (to practice)," Knoll added.
Knoll has his sights set on a strong year in the Central Kansas League.
"We always want to finish the season knowing that we played up to our ability, but we certainly want to have a solid winning record and finish toward the top of the league," he said. "Hesston is the favorite to win the CKL, but we feel like we should be competing for a top spot."
Knoll said team chemistry and toughness — both mental and physical — are points of emphasis to reach those goals.
Hillsboro moved from 3A to 2A this year with a decrease in enrollment. The Trojans are ranked No. 10 in 2A in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association preseason poll.
Last year the Trojans finished the season with an 18-5 record, and 6-3 for second place in the CKL. Knoll is entering his 25th year as Hillsboro's head coach with an overall record of 431-154.
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The Daily News has recently gained access to court documents detailing a federal lawsuit against outgoing Siskiyou County Counsel Tom Guarino as well as the board of supervisors and several other county staff members.
The Daily News has recently gained access to court documents detailing a federal lawsuit against outgoing Siskiyou County Counsel Tom Guarino as well as the board of supervisors and several other county staff members. All parties involved in the suit have refused to confirm or deny a connection between the lawsuit and Guarino's recent termination by the board.
According to the federal documents, former Deputy County Counsel Paula Baca filed the suit on the grounds that the defendants allegedly engaged in discrimination and retaliation against her, as well as refusing to accommodate her "disability being created by her work environment" which she says "forced her to quit her employment with the county of Siskiyou."
The defendants, as named in the suit filed with the Eastern California District of the U.S. District Court, are Guarino, the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors, former County Administrator Brian McDermott, County Personnel Manager Ann Waite, Assistant County Administrator Rose Ann Herrick and David Prentice, an attorney retained by the county to work on many legal issues including some related to Baca's employment.
Baca alleges that, between November 2008 and February 2012, Guarino made comments to her and other coworkers that created an atmosphere of fear and hostility in relation to taking sick leave and vacation time. She additionally alleges that Guarino only applied this pressure to the female employees under his supervision, allegedly overlooking tardiness and poor performance by the sole male employee of the department.
The document states that Guarino "repeatedly told the plaintiff that she could be laid off," though it goes on to state that, "Guarino observed the plaintiff crying about this prospect. Guarino assured the plaintiff that if either of the [Child Protective Services] attorneys would be laid off, it would be the plaintiff's coworker and not the plaintiff."
Sick/vacation leave
Another instance detailed in the document describes a situation in June 2011 in which Guarino allegedly suggested that Baca cancel a scheduled vacation because of concerns regarding her workload.
In response to the suggestion, the document states that Bacca told Guarino that employees should not be afraid to use the sick and vacation leave they had earned and that his attitude was creating a hostile work environment.
The document goes on to state that, as a result of the conversation, Guarino reported himself to the personnel department, triggering an internal investigation referred to in Baca's claim as "Sick/Vacation Leave Investigation."
According to the claim, Baca repeatedly expressed a fear that Guarino would retaliate against her for the complaint which resulted in the investigation.
Ultimately, Baca's claim lists no formal action taken against her or Guarino as a result of the sick/vacation leave instigation.
Ethics investigation
The sick/vacation leave investigation was only the first investigation detailed in the Baca suit.
The document goes on to state that on or about Aug. 8, Guarino alleged that Baca had violated a workplace ethics code.
The document quotes Guarino as alleging that, "Ms. Baca on county time made a proposal to take the work she is doing currently involving [Child Protective Services] matters private and hire herself as a private contractor."
Baca's claim states that this allegation was false.
However, according to Michael Noda, Siskiyou County Director of Human Services, Baca did propose an arrangement by which she would perform Child Protective Services work as a private contractor.
The claim document states that, as a result of Guarino's allegation of an ethics violation, Baca was informed on Sept. 2 that the county would be launching an ethics investigation into her actions.
The document states that on the same day, Baca "provided Guarino, Waite and Herrick with a health provider's documentation that she was to be off of work a minimum of two weeks," because she "couldn't handle" the "discrimination and retaliation that was occurring."
The "stress leave" began on Sept. 2 and ultimately ended on Nov. 14, resulting in a leave of more than 70 days.
While Baca's stress leave and the ethics investigation continued concurrently, Baca's claim document states that she complained to county officials that David Prentice – the attorney hired to perform the investigation – had a conflict of interest due to his alleged personal friendship with Guarino, citing an alleged long-standing professional association.
As with her complaints about discrimination, Baca's suit claims this allegation was also not investigated by the county.
The document lists no formal action taken as a result of the ethics investigation but states, "Prentice's ethics investigation finding was that more investigation was needed if the county wanted to consider disciplining the plaintiff."
Baca's claim states that on Oct. 7, while still on leave, she filed a physician's note asking that she be "accommodated by being able to work at home" due to "disability being created by her work environment."
According to the document, the county refused to meet this request.
On that same day, the claim states that Baca filed a worker's compensation claim with the county human resources office, citing work related stress. On Oct. 13 she dropped the request. The claim document alleges that this was done based on promises that "changes were coming."
The document states that on Nov. 14 Baca returned to work to find a performance evaluation rating her low in work performance, judgement, job knowledge and personal interaction."
The claim states, on Dec. 21, Baca was told by Waite that "the board of supervisors had decided that nothing further would be done about any of her claims."
It goes on to state, "Following holidays, and vacation and sick leave," Baca returned to work on Jan. 11, 2012.
Baca's claim then states that she again "went out on stress leave and visited her doctor, who put her off work due to job related stress, effective Jan. 19, 2012."
While on leave, Guarino allegedly sent a letter to Baca criticizing her for "not planning her medical leave better and for leaving unfinished projects." Later she allegedly received an additional letter requesting a "certificate of completion for an ethics course that Guarino wanted her to take."
Ultimately, according to the document, Baca resigned her position with the Siskiyou County Office of County Counsel on Feb. 14 "due to the overt and continuing harassment, retaliation, discrimination, sudden criticism of her work, her lower employee performance evaluation, the county's refusal to investigate and remediate her harassment and retaliation claims, the county's refusal to accommodate her and a lack of an interactive process."
A pretrial hearing is scheduled for the case on Oct. 22 before District Court Judge Lawrence Karlton.
The Daily News will continue to follow this story as new details become available.


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new to your blog & love it! a similar lovely brass chandelier showed up on mfamb a few days ago too & i'm wondering if you're willing to share your source? great moodboard!!ReplyDelete
Oh I love that bedroom! I am doing navy in my master and am deciding on orange or citrus yellow as an accent, but coral is REALLY pretty. Now I'm even more confused.ReplyDelete
Can't wait to see what you do!
Hi Leah, I actually scored my brass lotus chandelier at a thrift store near where I live..It was a complete fluke purchase and I bought it about 4 years ago.. The only person I know who makes them Is a company called Jamie Young. Here is a link where to buy.. hope this helpsReplyDelete
they are not the greatest option but sometime I stumble on them on ebay as well...good luck in your search
I'm totally feeling corral right now! Love it paired with navy too. I love that lotus pendant, I've been searching for a place for it in my house for a while but no dice yet!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! I can't wait to see it!ReplyDelete
I'm loving the mix of navy and coral as well. Your inspiration board is beautiful. I'd love a room like that.ReplyDelete
Absolutely gorgeous inspiration. I love it. Can't wait to see what you do with it. We just did our guest room in a similar scheme but with such a different outcome, so fun to see what you envisioned! Here is mine: http://thingsthatsparkleblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/guest-bedroom-update.htmlReplyDelete
Love this combo and your blog!!! The perfect mix of masculine and feminine. Now if I could just find a gorgeous, relatively inexpensive navy couch...ReplyDelete
NAvy seems to be everywhere--I'm about to paint my guest room navy, with raspberry. Same family as the coral, different mood. Love the inspiration board.ReplyDelete
I love the coral and navy combination. Your inspiration photos are gorgeous too. I am new to your blog, love it! I am trying to incorporate navy, coral and mustard into my new blog design. Thanks for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous plan! Love coral and navy together. Can't wait to see how it turns out. I'm enjoying following your great blog. xoxoReplyDelete
I adore that room from MWM and that colour combo!!!! I even dedicated a post to it a while back haha Great board!!ReplyDelete
me, too!ReplyDelete
Hi Amber,ReplyDelete
I recently found your blog and am having so much fun! I was wondering where you found the fabric swatch in this design board? I just love it!
Absolutley LOVE nave with any warm color. I'm working on a navy and kelly green nursery right now. If it's a boy we were going to add yellow. if it's a girl we were going to add bright pink. But NOW...I'm thinking coral. Thnx.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 10, 2011 at 6:44 PM
Ahhh!!!Totally loving the fabric swatch you posted. Can't find it anywhere.... can you help?!ReplyDelete
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where rock, jazz fusion, and world music collide!
In concert at Orion Sound Studios on 12/2/06
Located at: 2903 Whittington Ave Suite C
Baltimore, MD 21230
Show starts at 8:00 pm with Frogg Cafe
Pulling from a variety of influences and musical styles to write unique instrumental arrangements, Rare Blends music appeals to purists as well as those who embrace a progressive multi-genre approach to original music. They continue to receive favorable press reviews, radio airplay, perform at a variety of concerts and outdoor festivals, and have been invited to be included on regional and national compilation discs. Because of their diversity and growing catalog of music, Rare Blend can be found performing on bills that range from Jazz to jam band, fusion to progressive rock. They have shared bills or have opened for the likes of David Sanborn, Special EFX, Tunnels, Dark Star Orchestra, Kevin Eubanks, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Spyro Gyra, Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius, Los Lobos, and others...
Rare Blend's new Disc "Stops Along The Way" took the band on the road metaphorically, with the disc chronicling their travels in 13 compositions. Each piece is rich in personality and instrumentation. Many are structured pieces but the disc also introduces 3 live improvisation tracks, and 2 vocal tracks that echo our universal connection.
Frogg Café is a 6 piece band from the New York metropolitan area making music that incorporates elements of Zappa-esque progressive rock, pop melodicism and fusion jazz. Frogg Cafés music is also peppered with an appealing variety of other flavors including latin music, bluegrass, modern chamber music and avant-garde/experimental. Their energetic live shows feature extended flights of group improvisation that would draw grins from any hardcore jam-band fan.
Frogg Café has shared the stage with noteworthy rock artists Page McConnell of Phish, Ryan Montbleau, Proto-Kaw featuring Kerry Livgren of Kansas, Dave Mason, the Dude of Life, and The Flower Kings. Legendary ex-Zappa percussionist Ed Mann took up the mallets for the 2004 Zappanale Festival in Germany.
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Rare Blend is from my hometown, I believe.
Frogg Cafe is cool. They have some shows on the Live Music Archive
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