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text: New Courses Break Barriers April 16, 2013 Students looking for something different this summer should consider four new courses offered by the Community Inside-Out Program. Drexel undergraduates will have the opportunity to learn alongside West Philly residents as they work to transform empty lots into green spaces; offer recommendations on affordable housing policies; and document the lives of long-time residents and hospice patients. Interested? Attend one of the information sessions listed below! Healthy Green Spaces: Urban Farming & Community Organizing (COM 380/SOC 380) This course will explore community organizing as it relates to urban farming and community gardens. Learn how to effectively communicate with neighbors and local governments to create healthy green spaces and spend time at a farm in West Philadelphia. Students will learn alongside residents of West Philadelphia who are building healthy green spaces from empty lots. This 3.0 credit course will meet Tuesdays, 5-8 pm, in the Enterprise Center on 46th and Market. Space is limited to 10 students. Contact: Danie Greenwell, email@example.com. INFORMATION SESSION: May 7th 3-5pm PSA Building #47 Room 114 Urban Housing and Community Health (CJ 380) This course will explore the history of affordable housing policy and how it has helped shape our current housing realties. Adequate and affordable housing, a basic human need, is necessary for healthy physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing of individuals and the communities in which they live. Because research has shown that access to adequate and affordable housing is not equally distributed across urban space, this class examines urban housing and community health from a justice standpoint, describing the evolution, as well as model, social policies as they relate to fair and affordable housing in urban settings The unintended consequences that US housing policy helped to foster, such as residential racial segregation, concentrated poverty, and increased crime will also be discussed. After looking at how current housing policy is attempting to rectify these consequences, as a class, we will explore innovative alternatives or addendums to current programs and policy recommendations. This 3.0 credit course will meet Wednesdays, 2-5 pm, in the LIFT West Office on 5548 Chestnut Street. Space is limited to 10 students. Contact: Regina Gendusa, firstname.lastname@example.com. INFORMATION SESSION: May 7th 3-5pm PSA Building #47 Room 114 Once Upon a Lifetime (So Far…) (WRIT 304) This is a writing intensive course about creating memoir: what parts of your life would you like to capture and share in a space that encourages you to recall important moments, days, weeks? Each student, young and old, will engage in telling their story of a lifetime so far, reading from a course packet of memoir and creating memoir of their own. This class, the first of its kind offered at Drexel, will be built on individual and collaborative efforts among the students. It will culminate, after ten weeks, in a student-written anthology of life stories and a closing ceremony. The structure of the class promotes civic engagement with senior citizens who - able to communicate and engage - reside within walking distance of Drexel's University City campus. Note that this is not a community service or charity project; it is a class built upon the idea that these two generations have much to learn from sharing and writing about their lives, and that their preconceptions about each other can be left at the door. This 3.0 credit course will meet Wednesdays, 9am-12pm, in the Mantua Apartments, 34th and Haverford Avenues. Permission of Instructor required. Contact: Cassandra Hirsch, email@example.com. INFORMATION SESSION: May 8th, 9am at the Mantua Apartments OR 11am at 4020 MacAlister Hall, Dean's Office Conference Room. It's a Beautiful Life: Writing the Gift of a Hospice Journal (Writ 304) Many people are scared of death. However, the last days of someone's life are really a time to celebrate that life. In this class, you and a teammate will join together to create a video documentary and "Life Journal" book to help a hospice patient pass down their life's narrative to their family and loved ones. You will reinforce that their memories and accomplishments really matter, while recognizing the significance of your own personal experiences and existence. This 3.0 credit course, taught by Kenneth Bingham, will meet Tuesdays, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM. (Note: Students will be required to meet with their hospice partner in area hospice or home once per week for interview material.) MANDATORY INFORMATION SESSION: May 8th, 4-5pm in MacAlister Hall 4020, Dean's Office Conference Room

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Their sights might be lowered, but they haven't surrendered.
This week marks the one-year anniversary of Supreme Court arguments that resulted in the Affordable Care Act being upheld, and Republicans are re-tailoring their battle plan to fit the landscape.
Instead of pushing for a straightforward repeal by Congress -- which would never get by the Democratic-controlled Senate, let alone President Obama -- leaders are using the budgeting process to mount an attack against the agencies charged with executing the overhaul.
It's a simple theory: If you can't get rid of the law, sever its life source.
The largest changes included in the Affordable Care Act take effect next year -- most notably expanding Medicaid coverage to people whose income is lower than 133 percent of the poverty level -- giving Republicans who control the House the chance to snip provisions line-by-line during budget negotiations.
On March 21, the House passed a budget plan by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., that would remove funding for the law instead of trying to remove it from the books altogether.
But it's not that simple, experts say. Such a plan might wound Obama's landmark achievement, but would leave its vital organs intact.
"It would nibble the Affordable Care Act around the edges, but it would not get at the core of the changes," Donald Barr, a Stanford University professor who specializes in health care reform, said.
The difference lies within fine details in the appropriations process.
Budget plans such as Ryan's control only year-to-year spending, called discretionary spending.
But the meat of the Affordable Care Act, including the Medicaid expansion, is mandatory spending, which means Congress can't touch it in the year-to-year budget process.
Repealing the Affordable Care Act would save about $890 billion in mandatory spending by 2022, according to a nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimate provided to House Speaker John Boehner.
In comparison, the CBO predicts that discretionary spending will exceed $115 billion by 2019, although it could vary greatly based on which programs Congress decides to support. Among other things, the law authorizes Congress to spend $7.3 billion to fund public health centers and $893 million for National Health Service Corps scholarship aid in 2014. But it's up to lawmakers whether to use it.
"That would still leave the majority of things that the people who hate the Affordable Care Act seem to have the most heartburn about, you know, still there," Phil Joyce, a University of Maryland public policy professor and former CBO analyst, said of the Ryan budget.
That's the idea behind mandatory spending: to protect large entitlement programs, such as Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security from the short-term political whims of Congress. Lawmakers must vote to repeal specific programs, making it less likely they will fall victim to meat-axing.
"That's why it's much harder to change the law than, sort of, even enact the law in the first place," Joyce said.
Mandatory spending is playing a bigger role in the budget process every year. According to the Congressional Research Service, about a quarter of the federal budget was dedicated to mandatory spending in 1962, three years before President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law. By 2011, it had risen to 56 percent and is projected to grow well past 60 percent by 2022.
Still, de-funding the Affordable Care Act wouldn't go unnoticed. Such a move could further sap the Internal Revenue Service of resources to enforce the individual mandate, said Edwin Park, vice president for Health Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
But right now, political reality isn't on the Republicans' side. A budget that de-funds the Affordable Care Act would need Obama's signature, which they almost certainly wouldn't get, or a two-thirds majority to override a veto, which they don't have.
Recently though, the GOP has won some small victories. Last week's bill to avoid a government shutdown denied the Health and Human Services Department a request for more money to cover administrative costs, including setting up state insurance exchanges.
In an interview with NPR, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the situation was indeed difficult, but the department "would figure out a way to move forward."
Also, across-the-board sequestration slashed domestic discretionary programs by 5.3 percent, meaning agencies will be fighting for a larger slice of a smaller pie.
Now, Congress must pass a 2014 budget and reach an agreement on the debt limit, which is set to expire May 18.
"Under the best of circumstances, that is doing to be very rocky," Robert D. Reischauer, a public trustee of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, said during a panel discussion Monday at the Bipartisan Policy Center. "By the time the summer heat begins, things are going to get worse and worse."
Even in the face of fierce opposition, Democrats contend that the savings -- and renewed public support -- will come when the full law takes effect and people begin to see savings.
They promise that the Affordable Care Act will put a stopper in rising health-care costs and therefore lower the long-term deficit. That analysis has been backed by nonpartisan studies.
"Those savings that are contained in the Ryan budget move forward," Rep. Lujan Grisham, a New Mexico Democrat who serves on the budget committee, said in a conference call last week. "But we repeal all the access, reopen the doughnut hole."
Some Republicans are still determined to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would do away with the law's mandatory spending increases. On Friday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced an amendment to the Democratic budget to repeal the law. The Democratic majority shot it out of the sky, as expected.
As it has been since the law was passed, new taxes on small businesses and the individual mandate continue to fuel boiling Republican opposition.
"I am convinced that the primary reason we aren't seeing a robust economic recovery is the uncertainty in costs associated with this health-care law," Cruz said in a speech on the Senate floor last Friday.
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Yup, we plod on. The journey continues, down the beautiful path of beerdom, through the expansive pages of Timperial's beer journal.
Introduction: Just in case you are new to the blotter, here is the link to follow if you need an explanation of what in the hell this column is all about. In a nutshell, the archive is a time machine that takes us back a few years to the initial days of my beer journaling. I've drank a lot of good beers through the years, and I'd like to share my thoughts on how they tasted. Hopefully I'll whet your appetite and you will give these beers a try for yourself. If I'm lucky enough to make that happen for you, please tell us about your experience and how it tasted in your words.
The last installment left us near the end of January, 2008. I had just tried my first ever Abyss. Let's see what new and exciting things I tasted next.
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North Coast Brewing (Fort Bragg, CA) — Cru d'Or
8%. Belgian style through and through. There is not much head present (bottle cap fitted). When cold, it is very bland, but as it warms…flavors burst forth! It has a light brown color and great clarity. The odor is of yeast, plums, an almost medicinal alcohol, but very pleasant. Nice sweetness…the maltiness comes through, drying the palate. I find this to be a nice Belgian, though it could use more carbonation.
Timperial Commentary: Does this beer still exist? I completely forgot about it until I read this in my journal. I do remember really liking this beer and getting it again in 2009. It's a seasonal, I remember that, but what season? You got me. I also remember someone telling me that this beer did very well cellared for a few years. I clearly don't have any down there.
I was able to find the beer on NCB's website, but only by searching specifically for the beer by name. If you scroll through all of their beers listed on the main "beers" page, it is not listed. Maybe it has been retired. That would be sad.
Victory Brewing Co. (Downingtown, PA) — Golden Monkey
9.5%. This beer pours with a clear, golden color and a minimal head. It's a tripel Belgian style ale brewed with spices, and that is exactly what it tastes like. It smells like a white ale with nutmeg added. It has a strong alcohol effervencence…very sweet and spicy, though a bit drying a few moments after the sip. The flavors really linger. This beer provides major memories of home. What a great winter beer…warming and tasting of Christmas.
Timperial Commentary: Oh man…Golden Monkey really does remind me of home in PA. It especially reminds me of For Whom The Beer Toales (our Chicago correspondent), who absolutely loves getting the "monkey on her back". I am reminded of having beers at Johnny Brenda's in Fishtown, which was just a few blocks from where I lived once upon a time. That's a must visit in Philly if you ask me. Great beer, food and live music.
I totally neglect this beer! I think I'm going to have to race out to the bottle shop right now and get some, crack it open, inhale, and enjoy the roller coaster of emotion.
Kiuchi Brewery/Hitachino Nest (Ibaraki, Japan) — XH
7% Strong ale matured in oak casks used for Shocyu (distilled sake). It pours a very cloudy, effervescent amber, brownish color. There is a lot of sediment on the bottom of the glass. The head is thin and wispy, with slight retention. The nose is full of sour yeast, probably a result of the oak. There is an odd, soapy aroma present as well. Earth and sour in the flavor. Maybe it's power of suggestion, but I get a cherry cough drop after taste. Kiuchi's ingenuity and uniqueness continues to amaze me.
Timperial Commentary: Kiuchi is one of those breweries that can do no wrong in my mind. The only beer that I have ever tried by them that I wasn't highly impressed with was the Nipponia, but I can surely respect it for its historical nod. Sorachi Ace hops are the big fad right now, and Nipponia surely plays a role in that. In reading my review, XH sort of comes off as being spoiled or infected or just plain gross. I mean, a sour, earthy, soapy, cough medicine beer…that sounds terrible. Oddly though, I've had this beer several times since my initial review and I really like it. It's powerfully unique. I'd love to see more breweries attempting to use sake barrels to age beer.
P.S. XH stands for Extra High. Impress your friends.
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It's that time of year again. It is the time of year our we lose our minds.
Cooking, and list-making, and cooking, and present planning (or shopping if you are on the ball like that and I hate you), card sending and pie buying making.
Not only is it a time of year we reflect on the things we are thankful for… it is also a time of year we do stupid things…
That's what happened to my family last Thanksgiving.
My brother-in-law found a stuffing recipe he wanted to make for Thanksgiving. The recipe (by Martha Stewart) called for boiled, peeled chestnuts.
I used Twitter to document the peeling of the cursed boiled chestnuts:
• 8:28 p.m. Thanksgiving Eve: Attention fellow domestic goddesses: Marta Stewart has a flippin' STAFF to peel her pounds & pounds of precious chestnuts! *fingers cramping*
• 8:40 p.m.: I mean, Martha Stewart. This is absolutely ridiculous.
• 8:51 p.m.: And now my thumbs are not only nail-less, but also paralyzed.
I sacrificed the sacred use of my opposable thumbs for this sad little pile of chestnut shells:
The stuffing was quite yummy… except for the chestnuts.
So. What are your plans for Thanksgiving? Are you going to be peeling chestnuts and rolling-out pie crust, or opening a box of Stove Top and peeling plastic off a frozen pie crust? I'll give you one guess what I'll be doing…
Happy Thanksgiving!
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It's hard to buy a new electrical device these days that doesn't contain electronics. Adjustable-speed and variable-frequency drives are now almost always connected to AC motors. Electronic ballasts are being coupled to gas discharge lighting products. Even circuit breakers and relays are mostly electronics-based in design. But with the expanded use of electronic equipment comes greater sensitivity to power disturbances and electromagnetic interference (EMI), along with its resulting operational problems.
Because equipment ground potentials (or changes in them) can affect the operation of certain electronic devices, designers, installers, and service personnel often have very specific and sometimes special grounding requirements. Most of these techniques have evolved based on empirical (trial-and-error) testing rather than on detailed analysis. Some of the more creative grounding arrangements are devised in the name of electrical noise reduction (see What's Electrical Noise?), but they often ignore the basic principles of electricity, such as electricity follows the paths of least impedance, flows in complete paths, and flows because there is a potential difference. Furthermore, when trying to reduce the effects of "noise," the fundamentals of noise coupling are sometimes ignored.
One such special grounding technique used in low-voltage AC power systems to reduce interference is known as an isolated ground (IG). IG is allowed by the National Electrical Code and is an exception to the standard grounding requirements. Section 250.96(B) allows IG wiring only "where installed for the reduction of electrical noise (electromagnetic interference) on the grounding circuit."
Figure 1 is an example of a typical low-voltage power system using IG receptacles, as allowed by the NEC. Note that the ground terminal of the receptacle is not connected to the conduit grounding system at the receptacle. Instead, an IG wire is connected to the receptacle ground terminal and is routed with the power conductors, passing through one or more panelboards, remaining insulated from the metal conduit and enclosure grounding system until its termination at the power system grounding point (at the service entrance or separately derived source, as shown in this example).
IG wiring and ground-fault current
It's just as important that the IG wiring provide an effective ground-fault path from the connected equipment back to the power source. If a ground fault were to occur at the load equipment, the IG grounding system would provide an effective ground path, as shown in Fig. 2. The IG conductor is permanent and continuous, has ample current capacity — because it's sized according to NEC requirements — and has a low enough impedance path to allow the overcurrent protective device (OPD) to clear the ground fault.
One other form of IG wiring for hardwired load equipment is allowed by the NEC in Sec. 250-96(B), where "an equipment enclosure supplied by a branch circuit shall be permitted to be isolated from a raceway containing circuits supplying only that equipment by one or more listed nonmetallic raceway fittings located at the point of attachment of the raceway to the equipment enclosure" (Fig. 3). In this way, the equipment ground is isolated from the metal conduit and raceway system at the load equipment but is still effectively grounded for safety — the same as previously discussed for IG receptacles.
Unsafe and incorrect IG wiring
Sometimes, IG requirements are misinterpreted, and IG circuits are thought to be truly isolated. Efforts are wrongly made to ensure that the sensitive equipment-grounding conductor is connected to an isolated dedicated ground and is never to be connected to the "dirty" power ground. Figure 4 is an example of just such an incorrect interpretation of an IG. Here, the ground terminals of IG receptacles are collected at an IG busbar and are then connected to a separate earth grounding electrode.
Sometimes, extraordinary attempts are made to ensure a good connection to the earth for the dedicated grounding electrode in the hopes of providing a "quiet ground" for some sensitive electronic system. Despite the good intentions of the isolated IG approach shown in Figure 4, it fails to meet the basic safety requirements of the grounding system. This "isolated IG" approach does not provide the effective ground path required by the NEC and results in an unsafe and hazardous condition.
Consider the possibility of a ground fault occurring at the load equipment, as depicted in Fig. 5. Note that an effective ground path is not provided between the isolated, dedicated ground and the power source grounding electrode system. It is not known if the ground path between these two earth electrodes is permanent and continuous or of ample current-carrying capacity. Furthermore, the ground path surely does not have a low enough impedance to allow the OPD to clear the ground fault quickly and safely. The impedance of ground electrode connections to earth is measured in ohms, while the required ground-fault path impedance must be in the milliohms.
Additionally, any difference in potential occurring between the isolated dedicated ground electrode and the power system grounding electrode (which must exist because one is referred to as the "quiet" ground and the other as the "dirty" ground) will appear as a common-mode (N-G) voltage at the load equipment. Although the original intent of this isolated IG approach is to reduce electrical noise, the result is actually an increase in the common-mode noise potentials at the sensitive loads.
Significant ground potential differences can occur whenever there are large ground currents flowing, such as during ground faults, lightning, or even when electrical storm clouds (charged) move over the area. A common result of incorrect isolated IG wiring during these events is damage to the connected load equipment.
One interesting observation of incorrect and unsafe grounding practices is that the equipment may still operate even though it's improperly grounded — and the safety hazard may occur only under a specific set of conditions, such as during a ground fault or a lightning storm.
Perhaps the term "isolated ground" contributes to the misinterpretation of the IG wiring techniques. A better term would be "insulated ground," because the intent of IG is not to isolate the ground of the sensitive load from the power system ground, but rather to insulate it and to control where the connection to the power system ground is made.
Benefits of IG wiring techniques
The late Warren Lewis, a true pioneer in power quality and grounding technologies, once stated, "IG wiring, when properly implemented, is an important power quality enhancement tool that sometimes improves the noise situation, sometimes has no effect, and at other times makes the condition worse. The trick is obviously in knowing which time is which!"
Often, electronics engineers will balk at the proper implementation of IG wiring, as shown in Fig. 5, because they see no isolation of the sensitive electronic equipment ground path. A typical comment is, "What good is it when the IG is connected to the 'dirty' AC power ground, as required for safety?" The obvious answer is that the conduit and metal enclosure system provide EMI/RFI shielding of the power and IG conductors contained within them. But that's only part of the benefit of IG wiring.
A more practical benefit is that IG wiring controls the grounding connections of the sensitive electronic equipment to minimize the problems associated with stray ground currents. Consider the example shown in Fig. 6 for a standard (non-IG) grounding configuration. Stray ground currents flowing on the grounding system cause changes in the ground potentials throughout the grounding system. These currents are a reality with virtually every power system and exist under a variety of conditions, most of which are very dynamic (as opposed to steady-state). Stray ground currents can be the result of electrostatic discharge to the enclosures, ground-fault currents, or even the capacitively coupled ground current surge when a load is energized.
For the example shown in Fig. 6, any stray ground current will cause the ground potential of the panelboard enclosure to rise relative to the power ground reference at the neutral-to-ground bonding point. With the standard grounding configuration, the computer system's equipment ground reference relative to the power ground will also rise because the ground terminal at the panelboard is connected to the enclosure and changes as the enclosure's ground potential changes.
An alternative IG configuration is shown in Fig. 7, where the equipment ground reference for the sensitive load is isolated from the metal conduit and enclosure ground system. Stray ground currents flowing on the conduit and enclosure system cause ground potential changes that are confined to the conduit and enclosure grounding system. Because the stray ground currents do not flow on the IG wiring, they do not affect (upset) the sensitive electronic equipment's ground reference.
Disadvantages of IG wiring techniques
Now that we've stated the potential benefits of IG wiring techniques, it's time to look at potential disadvantages, one of which involves induced currents from the power conductors.
Consider the relative position of the ground (or IG) conductor to the power conductors in a raceway. Figure 8 shows the cross-section of two possible configurations. In most building electrical raceways, the position of the ground conductor is, at best, random relative to the power conductors, because multiple individual conductors are normally used (instead of a manufactured cable where the relative position of the conductors is controlled).
Whenever the ground conductor is not equally spaced between the power conductors, the magnetic fields associated with the currents flowing in the power conductors will not be balanced in the ground conductor. This net magnetic field, being an AC magnetic field, will induce current into the ground conductor if the ground conductor is part of a complete path for the current to flow (ground loop).
IG circuits might be considered a solution to the induced ground current problem, because the IG conductor is terminated to ground at only one end and does not form a complete loop through which the current can flow. This would be true as long as the load equipment served by the IG receptacle does not have any other connections to the power system ground. For interconnected systems, those having more than one piece of load equipment connected together by way of data, communication, or control cables, the use of IG wiring can actually make the induced current problem worse.
Consider the interconnected system shown in Fig. 9. The interconnecting data, communication, or control cable completes a loop for the induced current in the IG conductor. Currents induced by the power conductors are forced to flow on the interconnecting cables, where there is a greater chance of upsetting or damaging the sensitive load.
Induced currents on the interconnecting cabling of interconnected systems has led to the widespread practice of grounding the shield of the interconnecting cable at only one end. While this practice may break up the potentially disruptive ground loop, it allows for the possibility of damaging or unsafe voltages to be developed in the system, particularly during ground fault, lightning, or other surge events.
Induced currents on the interconnecting cables can be particularly troublesome for sensitive electronic systems having signals on the interconnecting cables, which can be upset by the power system frequencies (60 Hz and the harmonics of 60 Hz). Examples of systems that have been observed to be sensitive to the power system frequencies include audio and video equipment and analog signal processors.
Standard grounding techniques, which use an insulated equipment-grounding conductor connected to all of the metal enclosures, are less prone to problems with induced ground currents caused by the power conductors (Fig. 10). Whenever an insulated ground conductor is routed with individual power conductors, the resulting net magnetic fields from the power conductors will induce currents into any loop involving the insulated ground conductor.
With standard grounding techniques, the metal conduit or raceway is electrically in parallel with the insulated ground conductor. The resulting induced ground current will flow without practical consequence in the ground conductor and conduit system. The induced current is diverted away from and normally will not flow in the typically higher impedance loop involving the interconnecting data, communication, or control cables.
Sometimes, IG wiring techniques are inadvertently implemented. Such is the case when nonmetallic conduit or enclosures are used — not because they interrupt the metal conduit system, but for environmental reasons, such as in corrosive environments or because of direct burial in the earth or concrete. Because the raceway does not provide an effective ground path, an insulated ground conductor is used. This nonmetallic raceway system shares some of the characteristics of IG wiring, since the insulated ground conductors typically have only one connection to the power system ground.
The nonmetallic raceway system also has the same concerns with induced ground currents and interconnected systems as IG wiring. One significant difference of the nonmetallic raceway system from the IG wiring techniques discussed previously is that nonmetallic raceway systems do not provide the EMI/RFI shielding of metallic raceway systems.
In Summary
Whether IG wiring is beneficial or not depends on particular noise coupling modes, the sensitive equipment's susceptibility to ground potential shifts or induced ground currents, and the power system configuration.
IG wiring is not isolated from the power system grounding. For safety reasons, the IG wire must be connected to the power system ground to ensure effective grounding of the load equipment. A better term for IG would be "insulated ground," because the intent of IG wiring is to insulate the grounding of the sensitive load equipment from the conduit grounding system and to control the connection to the power grounding system.
IG techniques can be useful to reduce the common-mode noise appearing at the sensitive load equipment by providing EMI/RFI shielding and by eliminating the ground potential shifts due to stray ground currents flowing in the conduit system. However, with interconnected sensitive equipment, IG wiring can have a detrimental effect due to the induced currents flowing on the interconnecting cabling.
Gruzs is an account representative with Emerson Network Power in Columbus, Ohio. He can be reached at [email protected].
Sidebar: What's Electrical Noise?
Common-mode noise is any unwanted signal that is common to all circuit conductors simultaneously. The other form of noise is normal-mode noise (also known as transverse or differential-mode noise), which is any unwanted signal that exists between the circuit conductors.
In AC power systems, the difference in potential between neutral and ground is one form of common-mode noise, because any change in neutral potential relative to ground also affects all of the other power circuit conductor potentials to ground. Another more troublesome form of common-mode noise is the differences in ground potentials throughout an electrical system.
When multiple electronic devices are interconnected by way of control, data, or communication cables, any difference in ground potentials between the interconnected pieces of equipment is common-mode noise to the control, data, or communication circuits. It's virtually impossible to keep all of the (chassis) ground potentials of distributed electronic devices at the same potential under all possible circumstances. Therefore, manufacturers design some level of common-mode noise immunity into electronic devices that are intended to be interconnected. Furthermore, the surge suppression, wiring, shielding, and grounding of the building electrical system (including the control, data, and communication cabling) can have a pronounced effect on the levels of common-mode signals to which the electronics are exposed.


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Nigel Koh helped Harvard advanced to the CSA Men's Team Championship semifinal with a 6-3 win over Rochester Friday afternoon (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
PRINCETON, N.J. – For the second time this season, the No. 4 Harvard men's squash team defeated No. 5 Rochester and the Crimson advanced to the semifinals of the College Squash Association (CSA) Team Championship Friday afternoon in Princeton, N.J. Harvard, which clinched the win in the first five matches, took down the Yellow Jackets with a 6-3 final tally.
Of the six matches Harvard won, all were finished within four games and three were 3-0 Crimson sweeps.
Ali Farag continued his dominance of the No. 1 position this season. The freshman stormed past Benjamin Fischer, 3-0 (11-6,11-5,11-9), for his ninth consecutive win in the top spot this season. Junior Jason Michas also swept his opponent from Rochester. The co-captain won a third game tiebreaker to pick up a 3-0 clean sheet over Mohamed Abdel Maksoud.
Gary Power, Tyler Olson and Nigel Koh were also victorious for Harvard. Power beat Joe Chapman, 3-1 (8-11,11-6,14-12,11-7), at No. 3, while Olson trumped Matt Domenick, 3-1 (11-6,11-7,9-11,11-8), and Koh cruised past Karm Kumar, 3-1 (11-5,13-11,7-11,11-4), at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
Harvard moves on to face No. 1 Trinity tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in the national semifinal. The Bantams were an 8-1 winner over No. 8 Franklin and Marshall Friday afternoon.
In other quarterfinal action, No. 6 Cornell pulled off an upset over No. 3 Yale, 8-1, and No. 2 Princeton beat No. 7 Dartmouth, 8-1. The Big Red and Tigers will meet tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. with the winner facing either Harvard or Trinity in the championship match Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
No. 1 Ali Farag (H) def. Benjamin Fischer (R), 3-0: 11-6, 11-5, 11-9
No. 2 Andres Duany (R) def. Brandon McLaughlin (H), 3-2: 11-13,6-11,12-10,11-5,11-6
No. 3 Gary Power (H) def. Joe Chapman (R), 3-1: 8-11,11-6,14-12,11-7
No. 4 Adam Perkiomaki (R) def. Nick Hopcroft (H), 3-1: 7-11,11-6,11-7,11-7
No. 5 Tyler Olson (H) def. Matt Domenick (R), 3-1: 11-6,11-7,9-11,11-8
No. 6 Nigel Koh (H) def. Karm Kumar (R), 3-1: 11-5,13-11,7-11,11-4
No. 7 Oscar Lopez (R) def. Zeke Scherl (H), 3-1: 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-4
No. 8 Jason Michas (H) def. Mohamed Abdel Maksoud (R), 3-0: 11-6, 11-6, 12-10
No. 9 Tom Mullaney (H def. Juan Pablo Gaviria (R), 3-0: 11-5, 11-7, 11-7


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Shays clear choice in GOP Senate race
In selecting a U.S. Senate candidate in the Aug. 14 primary Republicans face stark options.
In former Congressman Chris Shays the party has the type of moderate Republican who can win an election in Connecticut. In 2006, as Democrats swept to control of Congress during the mid-term elections of President George W. Bush's disastrous second term, Mr. Shays was the only Republican in New England to retain his congressional seat. It took the headwind created by the Connecticut landslide of President Barack Obama in 2008 to wrest Mr. Shays from his 4th District position.
While fiscally conservative, Mr. Shays has demonstrated throughout his long political career the willingness and ability to compromise to get things done. He is not rigidly ideological. With his 11 terms in the House he knows the ways of Washington and would be prepared to advocate for Connecticut in the Senate on day one.
In businesswoman Linda McMahon, who won the party's nomination at the state convention, Republicans have a candidate who could bankroll her own campaign and vastly outspend her Democratic opponent in the general election. Yet as a loser in her only attempt at political office, the 2010 Senate race, she has not shown an ability to win in Connecticut. Having never served at any level of elected office, her learning curve in the Senate would be a steep one.
The options then are Mr. Shays' experience, electability and a demonstrated ability to legislate - or Ms. McMahon's money. In other words, the choice is easy. The Day endorses Christopher Shays and urges Republicans to back him on primary day.
Joe Lieberman, who is retiring from office, currently holds the Senate seat.
In interviews with The Day, Mr. Shays demonstrated an in-depth knowledge of the challenges facing the country. While we disagree with his support for repeal of the Affordable Care Act and extension of the Bush tax cuts for all incomes, including couples making $250,000 or more a year, we recognize those opinions are in line with a majority of Republicans.
When looking long term Mr. Shays presents a comprehensive approach to tax policy, proposing a plan that replaces the current six tax brackets with three - 10 percent, 15 percent and 25 percent - and eliminates most credits, deductions and loopholes. It would provide greater certainty about what people and businesses can expect to pay and, if done right, prevent the rich from escaping their fair share of taxation.
Contrast that approach with the simplistic and fraudulent promise by Ms. McMahon in her campaign commercial to "save the average Connecticut family $500 a month." Most of the so-called "savings" are based on maintaining the Bush tax cuts for the middle class, which both parties back. In actuality, Ms. McMahon's plan would mean an $82 per month reduction for the average-income family. Use the truer measure of middle-class standing, median income, and there are no savings, a Hartford Courant analysis found. This is a tax cut plan for the rich.
On spending, Mr. Shays demonstrated his ability to root out waste and fraud when, in 2009, he co-chaired the bipartisan Commission on Wartime Contracting and indentified $60 billion of it during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Mr. Shays says he stands ready to make the tough choices to reduce federal spending, including reform of entitlement programs.
We don't know how Ms. McMahon would approach budget cutting. She refused to meet with the editorial boards of newspapers, including this one, at which she would have had the opportunity to talk in-depth about her positions. Perhaps it was talking in depth that she feared.
As for financing the campaign, a victory by Mr. Shays would make Connecticut's race a competitive one and bring national and local money flowing into the Shays campaign. If they want the best chance to win in November, Republicans should choose Chris Shays.
The Day will make its endorsements for the general election in the fall.
The Day editorial board meets regularly with political, business and community leaders and convenes weekly to formulate editorial viewpoints. It is composed of President and Publisher Tim Dwyer, Editorial Page Editor Paul Choiniere, Managing Editor Tim Cotter, Staff Writer Julia Bergman and retired deputy managing editor Lisa McGinley. However, only the publisher and editorial page editor are responsible for developing the editorial opinions. The board operates independently from the Day newsroom.
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To better understand the concept of equipment grounding, you should review two NEC definitions in Art. 100:
Ground. A conducting connection, whether intentional or accidental, between an electrical circuit or equipment and the earth, or to some conducting body that serves in place of the earth.
Grounding conductor. A conductor used to connect equipment or the grounded circuit of a wiring system to a grounding electrode or electrodes.
Also review the requirement that states in part:
Grounding of electrical equipment. Conductive materials enclosing electrical conductors or equipment, or forming part of such equipment, shall be connected to earth so as to limit the voltage to ground on these materials [Sec. 250-2(b)].
This concept seems simple: Connect metal parts of an electrical system to the earth to limit the voltage-to-ground on the metal parts. But where did the voltage come from and how are you limiting it?
As the Figure shows, you bond metal parts of an electrical system together and then ground the bonding system to earth to limit the voltage-to-ground — thus preventing destruction of electrical components as well as electric shock that can occur from superimposed voltage from lightning and voltage transients [Sec. 250-2(b)].
However, according to data from the insurance industry, failure to properly ground communications systems [Secs. 800-40(b), 810-12(f), 820-40(b) and 830-40(b)] has led to $500 million of property or equipment damage annually due to lightning or surges. Why? The resistance of the ground determines how effectively your grounding system can dissipate high-voltage surges into the earth. The impedance of the earth ground depends on the resistance of the electrodes, termination resistance, contact resistance of the electrodes to the adjacent earth, and the resistance of the body of earth surrounding the electrodes (soil resistivity).
The NEC does not require you to measure the ground resistance of the grounding electrode unless you use only a single ground rod. When you use two or more ground rods, the measured ground resistance can exceed 25 ohms [Sec. 250-56]. Therefore, to achieve and maintain a low-resistive ground, you must use special grounding configurations, design, and equipment and measuring devices. Failure to properly ground the metal parts of an electrical system to the earth can result in electric shock and fire. Electronic equipment can be destroyed by lightning, line surges, or other high-voltage transients.
Grounding metal parts to the earth does not assist in removing dangerous voltage from line-to-ground faults by opening the circuit overcurrent protection device for the systems that operate at less than 600V! Next month, we'll see why.


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Friday, January 02, 2009
2009 Advent Calendar Sew Along
Happy New Year!!! Yes you are looking at a picture of Christmas stockings, but these are not leftover from last year. These are for this year--2009!
Every year around the end of November or early December I have this pang of regret: "how did I go an entire year and not get around to making an advent calendar AGAIN!!!" I get so busy with all these other projects that somehow the Christmas season has a way of sneaking up on me. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. My sis apparently feels the same way. So we decided to do an advent calendar sew-along, and we'd like to invite YOU to join us. Here's the catch: it starts now. Yes, January. But since we have a such a big head start, we have the leisure of taking our time and doing it right. There is also the advantage of being able to do 2 to 3 portions of it per month, or if we really get into it, get it done way ahead of the Christmas season.
I have decided to make mini-stockings. I'm not sure yet how I'm going to do the numbers (stamps or embroidery?). I've made a tutorial (the link is HERE), so that you can make some with me if you want. These cuffed stockings can be hung with a clothespin or strung garland-style on a line. One could attach grommets and hook them to a painted wood panel, use velcro to attach them to a quilted panel, or use pushpins to pin them to a bulletin board...so many possibilities! The pattern is just a starting point for you. Feel free to make changes to it (i.e. make the toes more pointy for a grinchier look.) Note: you do not have to use the stocking tutorial to be a part of the advent calendar sew-along. If you want to make something different, that's great too. Please post your progress on your blog and the flickr group, so we can check each other out. Also, Linda has made a button for you to use on your blog, if you wish--and we hope you do!
17 comments:
- AnniKae said...
I'd love to join this group. I don't have a flicker account yet...I'll be setting one up. What a great Idea! Thanks.
Anni Kae
- 9:48 PM, January 02, 2009
- Tine said...
What a great idea :) I am planning to make advent calendar bags...one for my son and one for my dh. Our tradition is, that the elves put a little present in the bag every day. Same bag every day though. Can I still join?
- 11:30 PM, January 02, 2009
- Lisa the Lovely said...
I'm so glad you're doing this! This is a great time of year to stock up on Christmas fabric and supplies, too. I'm in!!
- 4:49 AM, January 03, 2009
- Debra said...
This sounds like fun!! I think I will do some mini stockings also. And starting in January is perfect.
Off to check my fabric stash....
- 6:19 AM, January 03, 2009
- Peg said...
My thanks, too, for a great idea! And it's simple enough I think I can tackle it.
- 6:58 AM, January 03, 2009
- Julie said...
oh count me in. I love this idea. I have an advent calendar that I have been working on for a few years now and it is still not finished. this just might be the inspiration that I need to complete it.
I do have blog and an flickr account
- 11:05 AM, January 03, 2009
- Sarah said...
This is a great idea! I'd love to have a homemade advent calendar...it would have so much more meaning! I just have to decide what to do!
- 2:17 PM, January 03, 2009
- Stacy T said...
Oh my I cant believe I just realized you were Lindie's sister!! Love your blog.. and great idea to start Christmas 2009 now!
- 4:43 PM, January 03, 2009
- 1/4 of an inch said...
What a fantastic idea...I'll join along with you...Tam xo
- 5:28 PM, January 03, 2009
- Susan in SC said...
What a great idea! I am so glad that I found you!!
- 7:37 PM, January 03, 2009
- Gigi said...
What a good idea! I waited too long to start my Christmas making this year, so as soon as I finish a sweater I'm making, I'll start on these.
- 11:00 AM, January 04, 2009
- N. Canadas said...
I love this idea!! I have made one advent calendar of mini felt stocking but I love them and I am sure someone on my list could use one come December. I also checked out the flickr pics and I love the idea of finger puppets that someone posted. I think I might work on that. I'll keep you posted.
- 4:45 PM, January 04, 2009
- Jodi-SugarPlumStitches.com said...
I LOVE this idea! I am a super HUGE sucker for advents and have quite a collection of them. One of my 2009 resolutions is to "keep the 'Spirit of Christmas' alive" all year long. Not just at the busy part of the season!!
This will be so much fun, and help to keep me in the spirit of the season! Ü I am so glad i found you! Thank you for sharing such a FUN idea! I will be sure to send ALL my PrimMart (www.primmart.com) girlfriends your way!!! Ü
- 10:07 AM, January 05, 2009
- Lisa the Lovely said...
how do I add the button to my blog? I thought I knew how, but don't. I tried to figure it out on blogger help but I can't figure it out!!
- 3:29 PM, January 05, 2009
- Beth said...
Looks like a lovely group, and a good way to get my butt in gear!
I am hosting a childrens Valentines Swap if your interested :O)!
- 11:59 AM, January 06, 2009
- Danni said...
Alright I am in. this year our activity advent calender went well but it was only bc I did not get the advent calendar sewn before December 1st. Now I have the kick in the pants.
- 9:03 AM, January 12, 2009
- Bombini said...
What a fantastic idea! I'm in! Already put the button on my blog and I'm going to start tomorrow with the first stocking. Thanks a lot & greetings from Germany!!
- 7:25 AM, January 27, 2009


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[Produced by Jairus 'J-Mo' Mozee]
[Intro: Kendrick Lamar]
This is me thinking at 4:43 AM, June 6th
[Verse: Kendrick Lamar]
Sometimes I wanna say fuck rapping, I need money now
Like should I start trapping? If what I write down
Don't collect this very moment then I'm on it, no question
In the streets my niggas is well connected, let's see
Do I cop a pound of kush, Promethazine or push some E?
Oxycontin have me laying on soft cotton when I sleep?
This is deep as the abyss, I'm not just rhyming on the beat
I be in spots chopping the rocks like Flintstone feet
This is me frustrated, battling my own evils
Finna saddle up that work, across Ohio in a Geo
Or should I sell my music .zip to buy your zip
And hope one day it flourish to a kilo, track record of a hustler
Rather records on the needle, making music
Clocking fast bank like a shot from Patrick Ewing
My nigga, what you doing on these corners with me?
"I thought you had a show?" Well ma nigga I guess I didn't
I'm tryna get this dough and easy money sounds tempting
Especially when your homies pushing V8 engines
Twenty-two on twenty-sixes, Range Rovers rolling up
Three-fifty for an ounce of fire, I hope I got enough
This industry calling my bluff, I need a new solution
Curve-serving, know I might be in your store boosting
2-11's with Mac-11's like fuck Hip Hop
Don't wanna be Pun, don't wanna be B.I.G., don't wanna be 'Pac
Just give me your funds, A.K.A. everything that you got
Or everything getting shot, for nothing
Leave you in shock, coughing up blood and mumbling
Watch, the plans of a young man sponsor
Moving grams like relocating your mom's momma
Then expand to the Hoover dam, water
Sherm, contraband, they yearn for the butt-naked
Fuck a verse, verses get let off in thirty minutes, six seconds
I disperse to the world of unruly, where I put the mic down
And pick up a sack and a toolie, if you knew me
You'll know I always had a passion for riddle when writing
But lately, I've been thinking 'bout taking chances to brighten
My future financially, so please don't be mad at me
I gotta do what I gotta do, no shit
So I tell my nigga front me, let me put it on the strip
Then give it back when I think about the consequence, shit
[Chorus: BJ the Chicago Kid]
There are times, when you need someone
I will be by your side
Oh darling, cause there is a light that shines
Special for you, and me yeah
I-take-I-take-take my chances-chances-chances
Before they pass, they pass, they pass
Pass me by, oh darling
You've got to look at the other side
[Outro: Kendrick Lamar]
R.O.T.C—Right On Time Conscience
Here lies the thoughts of Kendrick Lamar on your typical early morning in June.
Since the money is not coming as he had wished, K-Dot ponders whether or not he should discontinue his rapping career and restart his life as a drug dealer, some deep thoughts here by the Compton-born wordsmith. The title plays a clever significance as well.
The outro of the song is sung by B.J The Chicago Kid, and it covers the vocals of Billy Caldwell on "Open Your Eyes." This song was famously known in the hip-hop world as the sample that Common used in The Light


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Gluten-Free Diets
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and all foods that are made with these grains.
Celiac disease is a digestive disorder. When someone with celiac disease eats food containing gluten, their body reacts by damaging the small intestine. Uncomfortable symptoms such as abdominal pain often occur. The damage to the small intestine also interferes with the body's ability to make use of the nutrients in food.
About 1% of the total population has celiac disease. It is more common in people with type 1 diabetes. An estimated 10% of people with type 1 also have celiac.
The only way to manage celiac disease is to completely avoid all foods that have gluten. Following a gluten-free diet will prevent permanent damage to your body and will help you feel better.
Gluten Intolerance
There are also many people who are said to have a gluten intolerance. When these people eat foods that contain gluten, they also experience uncomfortable symptoms. However, they test negative for celiac disease and actual damage to their small intestine does not occur. More research about gluten intolerance is needed, but avoiding foods with gluten should help to relieve these symptoms.
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Luxating Patella
A dog from one of the smaller breeds runs across the yard chasing a tossed ball. In mid-stride, he yelps in pain and pulls his left hind leg off of the ground. After a second, he continues limping on in a three-legged fashion. After ten minutes, the rear leg drops back down to the ground and he uses it normally. This episode occurs maybe once a week. It never really seems to bother him that much – a yelp of pain, a short period of lameness, and in a few minutes he is back to his old self. Typically, he is a small or toy breed such as a Lhasa Apso, Pekingese, Pomeranian, Poodle, or Boston Bull.
A luxating patella may affect some animals much more severely. They may hold the leg up for several days and show considerable discomfort. Dogs who have a luxating patella on both hind legs may change their entire posture, by dropping their hindquarters and holding the rear legs farther out from the body as they walk. Those most severely affected may not even use their rear legs, walking by balancing themselves on their front legs like a circus act, or holding their hindquarters completely off the ground.
Normal knee anatomy
The patella is the bone we know as the knee cap. A groove in the end of the femur allows the patella to glide up and down when the knee joint is bent back and forth. In doing so, the patella guides the action of the quadriceps muscle in the lower leg. The patella also protects the knee joint.
Looking at the lower front portion of the femur (the thigh bone) in a normal dog, you will notice two bony ridges that form a fairly deep groove in which the patella is supposed to slide up and down. These structures limit the patella's movement to one restricted place, and in doing so, control the activity of the quadriceps muscle.
The entire system is constantly lubricated by joint fluid. It works so that there is total freedom of motion between the structures.
What occurs when the patella is luxated?
In some dogs, because of malformation or trauma, the ridges forming the patellar groove are not prominent, and a too-shallow groove is created. In a dog with shallow grooves, the patella will luxate (jump out of the groove) sideways, especially toward the inside. This causes the leg to 'lock up' with the foot held off the ground.
When the patella luxates from the groove of the femur, it usually cannot return to its normal position until the quadriceps muscle relaxes and increases in length. This explains why the affected dog may be forced to hold his leg up for a few minutes or so after the initial incident. While the muscles are contracted and the patella is luxated from its correct position, the joint is held in the flexed or bent position. The yelp is from the pain caused by the knee cap sliding across the bony ridges of the femur. Once out of position, the animal feels no discomfort and continues his activity.
Which dogs are at risk of having a luxated patella?
Dachshunds and other smaller breeds of dogs, especially Miniature and Toy Poodles, have the highest incidence of patella luxation. Genetics can play a role.
In certain breeds that have extremely short legs such as the Basset Hound or Dachshund, patellar luxation is thought to be secondary to the abnormal shape of the femur and tibia. The curvatures of the bones in these breeds work in conjunction with the forces of the quadriceps muscles to displace the patella to the inside. Please do not misunderstand – not all members of these breeds are affected with patellar luxation, only a small portion.
What are the symptoms?
Most dogs are middle-aged, with a history of intermittent (on-again-off-again) lameness in the affected rear leg(s). An affected dog commonly stops and cries out in pain as he is running. The affected leg will be extended rearward, and for a while, the dog is unable to flex it back into the normal position.
What are the risks?
Uncorrected, the patellar ridges will wear, the groove will become even shallower and the dog will become progressively more lame. Arthritis will prematurely affect the joint, causing a permanently swollen knee with poor mobility. Therefore, a good evaluation needs to be done by your veterinarian early in the condition to prevent long-term arthritic crippling.
Treatment for luxating patellas
As would be expected, medical therapy has little corrective ability in this disorder and surgery is therefore required and is the treatment of choice. A surgical treatment is not necessary in every individual with this condition.
Surgery can alter both the affected structures and the movement of the patella. The groove at the base of the femur may be surgically deepened to better contain the knee cap. The knee cap itself may be 'tied down' laterally (on the outside) to prevent it from deviating medially (toward the inside). The bony protuberance at the site of the attachment of the quadriceps tendon on the tibia, may be cut off and then re-attached in a more lateral position. All of these procedures work well and the type performed depends on the individual case and the clinician. The animal should respond quickly after surgery and is usually completely recovered within thirty days, using his legs in normal fashion.
Breeding considerations
Because of the strong genetic relationships, we really feel that animals with this disorder should not be used for breeding. They can still be excellent pets - and those that do require surgery will usually lead perfectly normal lives without any restrictions on activity.


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HTRK's music is not a quick-fix for restless, impatient minds; it needs to absorbed, contemplated and revisited. Listen to one of their records and you'll find yourself slipping deep into their sound world, where the cavernous reverberations of dub techno are mixed with frosted post-punk motifs and the gravelly imperfections of industrial, reimagined in the setting of a dingy basement.
Their music is layered with enough subtle cultural reference points to attract critical dissection, raw enough to appeal to beer-swilling live crowds, and visceral enough to make sense throbbing out of a club soundsystem. Throw together the core influences of HTRK and you'll find David Lynch's unsettling surrealism next to Bill Henson's industrial landscapes, with Mika Vainio's minimal compositions alongside the malfunctioning synth-pop of Suicide. It's a potent concoction.
The band are torchbearers in a proud lineage of experimental Australian music that stretches back some three decades, from the trailblazing post-punk of The Birthday Party to the jagged EBM of Severed Heads. They are outsiders looking in, eschewing the path of shameless self-promotion of bands trying to "make it" in favour of cultivating a sound, a feeling, an aura, something that lasts.
Formed in 2003 as the duo of Nigel Yang and Sean Stewart in Melbourne's north-western suburbs, the band soon welcomed vocalist Jonnine Standish into the fold, before self-releasing their debut EP, Nostalgia, in 2005 (they re-released it as an album with extra material in 2007). From the off their sound was raw and visceral, with distorted guitar pedals caking Standish's vocals in sonic grit. The band swapped Melbourne for Berlin in 2006, arriving in the German capital unsigned. There they remained for a year, rehearsing in the next room to Einstürzende Neubauten, hungrily soaking up the city's revolutionary musical heritage that can be traced from cabaret through to the birth of krautrock, and Tresor and Berghain.
Jonnine and Nigel moved to London in 2007 - Sean adopted the city as a part-time home along with Berlin - and soon the band began to develop a reputation for incendiary live shows. They performed a memorable set at Corsica Studios in 2008, and appeared at the legendary Optimo club night in Glasgow back when it was a weekly Sunday night affair, perhaps the ultimate seal of approval in underground musical esoterica (Optimo's JD Twitch recalls the gig being "rapturously received").
The band followed up Nostalgia with 2009's Marry Me Tonight, an LP co-produced by Rowland S Howard, founding member of The Birthday Party and a towering figure in the Australian music scene. Marry Me Tonight was in many respects a neo-pop opus, with the band's homespun sound now developed into something more spacious and immersive; tracks like "Disco", which sounded like a club anthem anaesthetised and played at 33rpm, and the narcotic, shamanistic rhythms of "HA" cemented the band as a formidable outfit. In 2009 Howard died of liver cancer, but not before he had left a deep and lasting impression on the band, as both a mentor and a friend.
It was around this time Sean met Mika Vainio: Stewart, along with Yang and Standish, greatly admired the revered Finnish producer, and the rugged electronics dabbled with on Marry Me Tonight seeped further into the band's sound as they continued to experiment with synthesisers and drum machines. Recording sessions at Netil House in London Fields led to the third HTRK album, Work (Work Work), released in 2011, a gloomy masterpiece whose resonance only becomes truly apparent after repeated listens. The band's world was turned upside down when Stewart committed suicide halfway through the album's recording. Standish and Yang finished the album as a duo, locking themselves away from the world and finding the ultimate catharsis in the studio. Work (Work Work) is intense and leaden with texture, a sonic monument to Sean that stands as one of the most underrated LPs of recent years. Thematically it explores the body's reaction to personal loss, using humour and sex drive as lyrical themes, with Standish's vocal delivery remaining strangely detached, her emotions severed and numb. It remains the band's strongest work to date, the pools of murky noise suffocating the guitar and bass, with an overwhelming atmosphere that is at once malevolent yet seductive, drawing you further down the HTRK wormhole.
Both Standish and Yang returned to Australia in 2012, the former to Melbourne and the latter to Sydney. They decamped to the Blazer Sound Studios in New Mexico to begin work on HTRK album number four, with Excepter's Nathan Corbin called on to produce the record; the American struck up an immediate kinship with HTRK during their time together. The as yet unnamed album features guest appearances from Cosey Fanni Tutti of Throbbing Gristle and American novelist Blake Butler.
The duo are now back in Australia completing the album, which is slated for release in late 2013. Before that, however, we'll see the release of the band's first ever remix, with Vainio remixing "Poison" from Work (Work Work). With the contemporary musical landscape scarred by PR-driven remixes of so-so indie bands who seem to think it's perfectly fine to throw a barrage of shit at the wall and hope some of it will stick, Vainio's remix retains a rare sense of occasion. It's another case of the band refusing to compromise their art; their stated belief in doing things properly means their rise to prominence has been a slow burning one.
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