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Click to viewUDC is one of a handful of companies pioneering OLED development and manufacturing techniques for the big boys such as Samsung, Sony, LG and of course, the US Department of Defense. No one's written about how they make these displays, panels that'll make up our next generation of super-slim HDTVs, until now. This week, Benny and I visited Universal Display Corporation's headquarters in Princeton, NJ for an exclusive tour of the factory, where we witnessed just how they make 'em.
We gowned up, donned stylish hairnets and observed OLED panel fabrication up close, a process that involves expensive super-heated dope and something called a shadow mask. (Sounds like fairly nice evening in Vegas, doesn't it?)
OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes) differ from LCDs in that they don't need a backlight of any kind, because each pixel is made of a phosphorescent particle that lights up on its own when excited. The trick is getting the particles onto the glass, plastic or metallic screen—the substrate, they call it—in an orderly fashion. There are a few techniques, but here's the basic process:
1. The phosphorescent colored particles, or "dope," are prepared. The three colors, red, green and blue, are actually made from powders that are red, yellow and orange. To this day no one is certain why. The powder is carried in vials to the fabrication room.
2. Meanwhile, in a Class 100 clean room (shown in video and gallery under UV protective yellow-tinted glass), the substrate is prepared to be fused with the particles. I think I saw a salad bar in the back, but our guide, Janice Mahon, VP of Technology Commercialization, only laughed knowingly. Intel has Class 10 clean rooms, btw, but Jesus says his mom's house is even cleaner than that.
3. Here's where the magic happens: dope meets substrate in a sticky act of love. In the big business of OLEDs these days there are four ways to make this happen:
• Vacuum Thermal Evaporation - This is UDC's tried and true technique, a hot and steamy method involving super-heated dope that evaporates up into a grid, known as the shadow mask, that is placed over the substrate. First the red particles are evaporated, then the grid is shifted ever so slightly, then green is evaporated, then a final shift for blue. In the end, the panel has RGB pixels evenly distributed across the whole thing. Since you have to hang the shadow mask up under the substrate, there's a chance it could sag on larger screens, so VTE is aimed at smaller screens.
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• Organic Vapor Phase Deposition - This is where the vapor is heated up then streamed into a system of "showerheads" that deposit the particles on a cooled substrate.
• Ink-Jet Printing - If the dope can be mixed into liquid form, it can run through technology similar to the stuff inside your printer. Precise depositing of dots on a substrate is easy, but the challenges are turning the dope into a liquid and then depositing the right amount in little wells on the substrate where they can dry.
• Organic Vapor Jet Printing - It's what it sounds like, a printing technique that lets you shoot particles through a printhead and straight onto the substrate. The benefit of this is that you don't have to turn the stuff into a liquid first, and you don't have to worry about getting the particles to dry later. But it's still really really hard.
Glass is the easiest thing to use to make OLEDs, because it is rigid and because it is not porous: moisture and oxygen can't get in and ruin the little glowing organic molecules. Plastic is the worst, because it is easily penetrated. Metal foil is a middle ground, because the metal side keeps the molecules secure, but the glowing side still needs a special coating, and won't last as long as a glass OLED.
Like phosphors in a plasma TV, OLED materials fade over their lifetime, even when tightly sealed. At this point, red and green last hundreds of thousands of hours, so they could easily last as long as other technologies. But blue is still an issue. In any situation, it's going to be the first to go, though some OLED panels are now being rated in the 50,000-hour range.
Next up for UDC is a working flexible screen on metal, hopefully sooner than later. [UDC]
–Video was shot and edited by the multitalented Benny Goldman; I took the photos.
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Researchers have uncovered a malware campaign that gave attackers the ability to sabotage the operations of energy grid owners, electricity generation firms, petroleum pipelines, and industrial equipment providers.Called Dragonfly, the hacking group managed to install one of two remote access trojans (RATs) on computers belonging to energy companies located in the US and at least six European countries, according to a research report published Monday by Symantec. One of the RATs, called Havex, was spread by hacking the websites of companies selling software used in industrial control systems (ICS) and waiting for companies in the energy and manufacturing industries to install booby-trapped versions of the legitimate apps.
"This campaign follows in the footsteps of Stuxnet, which was the first known major malware campaign to target ICS systems," the Symantec report stated. "While Stuxnet was narrowly targeted at the Iranian nuclear program and had sabotage as its primary goal, Dragonfly appears to have a much broader focus with espionage and persistent access as its current objective with sabotage as an optional capability if required."
Dubbed Energetic Bear by other researchers, Dragonfly has been in operation since at least 2011. It initially targeted US and Canadian companies in the defense and aviation industries before shifting its focus to energy concerns. The group bears the hallmarks of a state-sponsored operation, mainly in its organization and high degree of technical sophistication. Its primary motive appears to be espionage, although additional capabilities suggest that sabotage is also of interest. Fingerprints left inside the malware show the attackers mostly worked Monday through Friday during a nine-hour period that corresponded to 9am to 6pm in Eastern Europe, leading Symantec researchers to theorize that was the region where the most Dragonfly members worked.
The Havex RAT gathers information about the infected computers and the networks they are connected to and sends it to servers under the control of the attackers. Among other things, it extracts data from a victim's Outlook address book and virtual private networking (VPN) programs. A program that appears to be have been developed in-house, Havex is also known as Backdoor.Oldrea and the Energetic Bear RAT. Dragonfly members also infected some computers with Trojan.Karagany, a RAT available in underground markets that has most likely been modified. It's capable of collecting passwords, taking screenshots, and cataloging documents stored on infected computers.
Dragonfly operators hacked websites of at least three different companies providing ICS software. The first provided a product used to provide VPN access to programmable logic controller devices (PLC). The unnamed provider discovered the attack shortly after it was mounted, but by then there had already been 250 downloads of the trojanized software. The second provider was a European manufacturer of specialist PLC devices. Symantec estimated that a compromised package containing a computer driver was available for download for at least six weeks last June and July. The last firm was also based in Europe and develops systems to manage wind turbines, biogas plants, and other energy infrastructure. The compromised software was available for about 10 days in April, Symantec said.
In addition to trojanizing legitimate software used by its victims, Dragonfly has relied on traditional methods of infecting its targets. Those include spam campaigns that trick recipients into installing malicious applications and so-called watering hole attacks, which plant exploits on websites known to be frequented by targets. The discovery that the group has more recently begun infecting suppliers underscores the evolution that's typical in many malware operations.
"The Dragonfly group is technically adept and able to think strategically," the Symantec report stated. "Given the size of some of its targets, the group found a 'soft underbelly' by compromising their suppliers, which are invariably smaller, less protected companies."

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Editorial: Louisiana must take better care of its children
When you live in a state ranked at or near the bottom of the rankings of the 50 states as often as Louisiana, you learn to take being last philosophically.
Some of the rankings do not bother us as much as others.
But when you are 49th among the states in overall child well-being, it is not possible to take such a ranking lightly, or to shrug it off as one might shrug off having, say, the 49th lowest savings rate in the nation.
The size of one's savings account is often affected by personal decisions, but the well-being of a child is largely dependent upon others, family, government and society as a whole.
According to the 20th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Louisiana ranks 49th in overall child well-being.
The report says Louisiana children are much more likely to experience a number of negative outcomes than peers in states with better rankings.
Louisiana ranked 49th on two fundamental measures of babies' health, infant mortality and low birthrate babies.
The state's child poverty rate in 2007 was the second highest in the nation. A total of 27 percent of state children lived in poverty that year, significantly higher than the national average, 18 percent, and three times higher than the lowest rate in New Hampshire.
And Louisiana ranked in the bottom ten states for child death rate, teen birth rate, high school dropouts and teens who are not in school and not working.
We like to think that Louisiana is progressing, thanks in part to the huge amounts of federal funding coming in the wake of the hurricanes. We've been spared much of the agony experienced in other parts of the nation due to the national recession.
But as far as children in the state are concerned, Louisiana's data either stayed the same or sank worse on three indicators that have significant impact on a child's economic well-being.
All the people leaving Louisiana, making it the only Southern state that consistently loses population, must be doing so for a reason.
Maybe they do not want to live in a state that can't take better care of its future, the children of the state.
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Samsung Mobile and Sprint today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Conquer™ 4G, an Android 2.3 Gingerbread WiMAX smartphone featuring a 1GHz processor, dual cameras and Sprint ID. The Samsung Conquer 4G will be available beginning August 21st for $99 with a two year plan.
So entry level now means WiMAX, front camera, 1GHZ processor? On the flip side, it still means 480 x 320 resolution screen and 3.2 MP rear facing camera.
Oh, and I am a fan of the physical buttons as well. This will make more than a few back-to-school lists.
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Sprint Makes it More Affordable to Experience 4G with the Aug. 21 Availability of Samsung Conquer 4G
Samsung Conquer 4G is the first 4G Smartphone from Sprint to launch under $100; features Android 2.3, a 1GHz processor, two cameras and Sprint ID for the ultimate 4G experience with easy personalization at an extremely affordable price
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., and Dallas – Aug. 5, 2011 – As the first national wireless carrier to launch the groundbreaking data speeds of 4G, Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced with Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the United States1, Samsung Conquer™ 4G2. The launch of Samsung Conquer 4G, Sprint's 25th 4G-capable device, marks Sprint's first 4G smartphone to launch at less than $100 enabling Sprint customers to experience industry-leading features without breaking the bank.
Samsung Conquer 4G will cost just $99.99 with a new two-year service agreement or eligible upgrade and after a $50 mail-in rebate via reward card3 (pricing excludes taxes). It will be available in all Sprint retail channels, including Web sales (www.sprint.com) and Telesales (1-800-Sprint1), beginning on Aug. 21. Visit Sprint Community for more information.
"The price of Samsung Conquer 4G makes Sprint's 4G speeds accessible to more customers than ever," said Fared Adib, vice president-Product Development, Sprint. "We are proud to deliver this dynamic device at a great value without sacrificing must-have technology. Our customers can really do more for less when this ultra-affordable 4G device is paired with the great value of our unlimited data calling plans."
Samsung Conquer 4G is built on Android™ 2.3 Gingerbread, powered by a 1GHz processor and offers Sprint ID and the blazing-fast Sprint 4G speeds on America's Favorite 4G Network4. It features an enhanced 3.5-inch touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel rear-facing camera with flash and zoom and 1.3-megapixel front facing camera enabling video chat while on-the-go. Other key features include: Dual-Mode 3G/4G device – dependable 3G nationwide coverage and turbo-charged Sprint 4G speeds where available Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and GPS capable MicroSD card slot that supports up to a 32GB memory card (2GB card included) 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capable, supporting up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices on the Sprint 3G or 4G networks Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology Access to more than 250,000 apps through Android Market™
"Samsung Conquer 4G delivers the latest Android experience with best-in-class features, including a fast 1GHz processor, dual cameras for video chat and 4G network speeds, at an exceptional value," said Dale Sohn, president of Samsung Mobile. "Conquer 4G continues Samsung's commitment to delivering a quality smartphone experience at a variety of price points."
Sprint ID delivers a variety of apps, widgets, shortcuts, ringtones and wallpapers designed to meet users' specific mobile needs and interests in just a few simple clicks. Sprint ID packs are free to download with an Everything Data plan and users can download five at once – including E! (keep up with your favorite celebrities), Green (tips to live a greener lifestyle), MTV Music ID (mobile music experience), and Socially Connected (keep connected with friends on-the-go). To see all Sprint ID packs, visit www.sprint.com/sprintid.
Samsung Conquer 4G requires activation on one of the Sprint Everything Data plans plus a required $10 Premium Data add-on charge for smartphones. Sprint's Everything Data plan with Any Mobile, AnytimeSM includes unlimited Web, texting and calling to and from any mobile in America while on the Sprint Network, starting at just $69.99 per month plus required $10 Premium Data add-on charge – a savings of $39.99 per month vs. Verizon's comparable plan with unlimited talk, text and 2GB Web, or $9.99 per month vs. Verizon's 450-minute plan with unlimited text and 2GB Web. The Mobile Hotspot option is available for an additional $29.99 per month supporting up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously (pricing excludes taxes and surcharges).
Sprint was unbeaten among major wireless carriers for customer satisfaction according to results from the 2011 American Customer Satisfaction Index. In addition to tying for first place among wireless carriers, Sprint was also the most improved company in customer satisfaction, across all industries, during the last three years, according to the survey.
As the first national wireless carrier to test, launch and market 4G technology, Sprint made history by launching 4G in Baltimore in September 2008. Sprint currently offers 4G service in 71 markets in 28 states. For more information, visit www.sprint.com/4G.
Sprint's annual developer conference, now called the Sprint Open Solutions Conference, will be held Nov. 2-4, 2011, in Santa Clara, Calif. Throughout the three-day conference, developers, enterprises and entrepreneurs will learn about Sprint's open enablement strategy, creating applications for 4G and 3D, enterprise machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, go-to-market strategies, approaches to make developers more profitable, and current Sprint tools and capabilities across devices, networks and platforms. For additional information and to register for the conference, visit http://developer.sprint.com/devcon2011.
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The Micro Air Vehicle in Battlefield 3 is meant to be used to scout the battlefield, remotely spotting enemies. But in this video it becomes a tiny, mobile flying sniper platform.
As you can see in this video, the MAV is being used to carry snipers up to typically unreachable positions or even provide a mid-air crouching spot for picking off distant enemies. I'm a little unclear if this is still something you can do in the game or if it has since been fixed. So for now, beware the flying snipers.
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John Scott Russell
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BiographyJohn Scott Russell's father was the Rev David Russell (1785-1868) was a parish school teacher and a graduate of Glasgow University. His mother was Agnes Clarke Scott. He was her only child. Agnes, who married David Russell in Dublin, Ireland, died when John Scott Russell was very young. When John was three years old, his father became minister of Colinsburgh Relief Church, near Kirkcaldy, a congregation which had seceded from the Church of Scotland; but he soon moved on to a larger congregation in Hawick, and married Anne Titterton (1787-1861) on 28 April 1812 in Kilconquhar, Fife and had more children. Later, he moved again, to Errol, near Perth.
John Scott Russell was primarily an engineer and naval architect, rather than a mathematician; but his name is well-known to applied mathematicians today through his experimental discovery of the 'solitary wave'. This is now recognised as a fundamental ingredient in the theory of 'solitons', applicable to a wide class of nonlinear partial differential equations.
John spent just one year at St Andrews University, before transferring to Glasgow University; there, he first added his mother's name, Scott, to his own. He graduated in 1825, aged 17. In 1825, he moved to Edinburgh, where he taught mathematics at a 'South Academy', perhaps founded by himself and a friend. Later, he also taught at the Leith Mechanics Institute, and gave courses on mathematics and natural philosophy to medical students, under the auspices of the Royal College of Surgeons. During 1832-33, following the death of John Leslie, he substituted for the professor of natural philosophy at Edinburgh University; but he did not apply for the vacant post, which he was sure would go to David Brewster. In fact, the successful candidate was the 23 year-old James D Forbes, who had strong political and academic supporters. In 1838, Russell was an unsuccessful applicant for the chair of Mathematics, which Philip Kelland secured.
John Scott Russell married Henrietta Osbourne in 1836. Henrietta was born in Ireland about 1809 and died in Ventnor, Isle of Wight on 9 October 1888. They had children Norman, Louisa, Mary and Alice.
In the 1830s Russell developed a prototype passenger-carrying steam carriage, but it met with opposition from the road trustees, and the venture failed. He had more success with the Union Canal Company, investigating the feasability of steam-powered canal transport and studying the connection between resistance to motion and wave-generation. He spoke of his work at early meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, founded in 1831; and the Association appointed him and Sir John Robison of Edinburgh to a 'Committee on Waves' to conduct observations and experiments. A substantial report by Robison and Russell appeared in 1837 and Russell alone wrote his major Report on Waves (1844) following Robison's death in 1843. These reports, in fact all Russell's own work, contain a remarkable series of observations, at sea, in rivers and canals, and in Russell's own wave tank constructed for the purpose. There, Russell's "Great Wave of Translation" is described in detail.
Russell's experimental work helped to stimulate a revival in theoretical hydrodynamics in Britain. George Green, George Airy, Philip Kelland and Samuel Earnshaw all attempted theoretical descriptions of the solitary wave, but these were not successful. Airy objected to the emphasis placed by Russell on his "Great Primary Wave", wrongly arguing that it was neither great nor primary, but just one consequence of the linear shallow water theory which he (Airy) had given. G G Stokes was more cautious, but he also doubted that the solitary wave could propagate without change in form. A correct approximate theory was at last given by Boussinesq (1871) and Rayleigh (1876); but the issue was not really settled until the appearance of the important paper by Korteweg and de Vries (1895). The full significance of the solitary wave and its generalisation was finally uncovered in 1965: see [4] and [5].
After working for a shipbuilder in Greenock, Russell moved to London in 1844, with his wife and two young children. He first worked on a railway magazine, and he became secretary of the Society of Arts, a post which led to major involvement in planning the Great Exhibition of 1851. Thereafter, he became increasingly involved in the design of yachts, boats, barges and ships, and he became a director of a ship-building company. He collaborated with Isambard Kingdom Brunel on the construction of the pioneering iron vessels Great Britain and Great Eastern; and was alone responsible for the successful iron warship Warrior.
In the 1860s, Russell's reputation suffered a number of setbacks from which it never recovered. He became embroiled in a lengthy financial dispute about an armaments contract; the Great Eastern suffered a serious breakdown; and he was controversially expelled from the Institute of Civil Engineers. His major published work, The Modern System of Naval Architecture, appeared in 1865. Much later, he revisited his work on solitary waves, published posthumously as The Wave of Translation in the Oceans of Water, Air and Ether (1885).
Emmerson's biography of Russell [1] deals authoritatively with his contributions of naval architecture, concluding that
Russell's great love was applied science, and it was perverse fate which channelled him into complicating it with the economic cares of a large and uncertain business... He was a great patriot and he sought to serve great ends in the national interest... He was not embittered by the shabby treatment he received from fate, from his fellows or from his country.
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- G S Emmerson, John Scott Russell: a Great Victorian Engineer and Naval Architect (London, 1977).
- J Russell, The Modern System of Naval Architecture (London, 1865).
- J Russell, The Wave of Translation in the Oceans of Water, Air and Ether (London, 1885).
- R K Bullough, The Wave 'par excellence', the solitary, progressive great wave of equilibrium of the fluid - an early history of the solitary wave. In M Lakshmanan, Solitons, Springer Series in Nonlinear Dynamics, (New York, 1988) 150-281.
- R K Bullough and P J Caudrey, Solitons and the Korteweg-de Vries Equation: Integrable Systems in 1834-1995. Acta Applicandae Mathematicae 39 (1995), 193-228.
- A D D Craik, The origins of water-wave theory, Ann. Rev. Fluid Mech. (2002). http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146%2Fannurev.fluid.36.050802.122118
- J Russell and J Robison, Report on Waves, Rep. Brit. Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (1837), 417-496.
- J Russell, Report on Waves, Rep. Brit. Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (1844), 311-390.
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Arthur I. Cyr: NATO summit underscores durable alliance
The NATO summit in Brussels on May 25 has received relatively little attention, thanks to the crowded schedule of President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East and Europe.
The diplomatic whirlwind commenced with the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Leaders from 55 nations addressed the threat of terrorism. The NATO summit was followed almost immediately by a meeting of the G7, comprised of the world's principal industrial nations, in Taormina, Italy. Main agenda item was the continuing debt problems of Greece.
The brief Brussels meeting nevertheless contained heavy symbolism. Remnants of the Berlin Wall, and World Trade Center destroyed in the 9/11 attacks, were dedicated.
The NATO meeting probably will prove the most significant, simply by confirming the solid durability of the alliance. NATO demonstrates unity, and these summits are positive for international stability, especially long-term. The media should focus on these realities.
Warsaw, Poland, was the site for the May 2016 NATO summit, which linked the present with the past. Invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany in 1939 sparked World War II in Europe.
The Warsaw delegates agreed to commit troops to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania -- and Poland. Montenegro was formally invited to join NATO.
NATO also underscored commitment to Afghanistan, confirming involvement there until 2020. The senior civilian NATO representative in the country at that time was Turkey's diplomat Ismail Aramaz. This is a particularly important point, given Turkey's crucial front-line position against the Islamic State, and Ankara's vexed relationship with the rest of Europe and the U.S.
British voters' narrow but clear decision to leave the EU has generated alarm, notably among business executives as well as politicians and civil servants. They fear economic instability and even recession may result. So far, these fears have not been realized, except for the decline in value of the British pound.
One important neglected point is that Britain's long-term role as military leader in Europe and the wider Atlantic area will probably be reinforced. Starting with World War I, Britain has encouraged United States engagement with Europe, in military and also economic terms. Creation of NATO followed a series of more limited steps, preliminary building-blocks on which the final structure was created.
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter explicitly supports collective self-defense. In March 1947, representatives of Britain and France signed the Treaty of Dunkirk. The main perceived potential threat at that time was Germany. The text of the treaty stated the signatory nations would protect one another from any threat "arising from the adoption by Germany of aggression."
By then, severe strains were growing between the Western allies and the Soviet Union. In March 1948, the Dunkirk alliance was widened into the Brussels Pact. The resulting Western Union included Belgium, Britain, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, and was a positive precursor to the European Economic Community established in the following decade.
Britain steadily fostered cross-Atlantic military cooperation as the Cold War developed. Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin kept the far left of his Labour Party at bay. He was effective in dealing with European leaders in forging the European Coal and Steel Community and forming NATO. Institutional collaboration was reinforced by interpersonal dynamics, starting with Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in World War II.
NATO continues to provide transatlantic cooperation. The current Britain-U.S. rift over publication of Manchester bombing photos by The New York Times is especially unfortunate.
-- Arthur I. Cyr is Clausen Distinguished Professor at Carthage College and author of "After the Cold War." Contact at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Indianapolis. St. Louis. Griffin. Flynn. Washington. Seattle. Smith. San Francisco. Denver. Tebow. And now, Madden.
The dominoes that fell in Peyton Manning's release, free agency, and his signing on Tuesday with the Broncos tumbled all the way to the cover of the NFL's signature video game.
In addition to displacing Tim Tebow, the Bronco fan favorite who was one of the league's biggest stories in 2011, Manning altered the tournament EA Sports concocted to determine its next cover star, right up to the last day. Nowhere is it more visible than in Tebow's "seeding" in this Madden March bracket. He is 14th out of 16 contenders in his "region."
"If we were doing the seedings, sitting in that room three weeks ago going over the candidates, Tebow might have been No. 1, or a 2 or a 3 at the worst," said Anthony Stevenson, EA Sports' top man in Madden's marketing operation. "He had a great year, he led his team to the playoffs when they were expected to be in the basement, and he had that huge playoff win against the Steelers."
But Manning signing with Denver made Tebow more valuable as trade bait. EA Sports is comfortable with a player ending up on the cover in a uniform other than the one he wore at the beginning of the tournament (Brandon Lloyd, who began the contest in St. Louis, is now in New England, and will represent the Patriots against another Patriot in the first round.) In fact, hours after the bracket was announced, Tebow was traded to the New York Jets (though the deal wasn't finalized until the end of the day.)
Despite a tough first-round pairing, Tim Tebow could still advance, if his motivated fans get out the vote.
It's the fact Tebow may not even be a starter next year that caused him to slip from prohibitive favorite to cannon fodder against a prototypical Madden cover candidate: Houston running back Arian Foster. Tebow's final seeding was a last-minute call late Tuesday, making EA Sports' seeding team every bit the NCAA tournament committee it sought to emulate.
"You see every once in a while in the NCAA tournament, a team have a really good year and then one of their best players gets injured right before the bracket's announced," Stevenson said. "I think Kenyon Martin broke his leg with Cincinnati several years ago. So what does the committe do then? Do you seed based on the past performance, or what the future games would look like without him. With Tebow, this is just the way we decided to do it."
Stevenson added that if anyone can outperform his seeding, it's Tebow, who is nationally visible and has a fan base that is as motivated to vote for him, regardless of his playing situation, as others may be to vote against him because of his overexposure. And now he has the benefit of the association with the Jets and their large fan base.
"I know his fans are passionate," Stevenson said. "His seeding will not be why he didn't advance, if he doesn't advance."
This is the second year Madden has held a fan-voted tournament to determine its cover star. The field of 32 announced today was drawn from a two-week qualifying-round of 64, in which fans picked one of two players for each NFL team.
From there, EA Sports' seeding decisions were based as much on the player's perceived strength in a national popularity contest as who an appropriate opponent for him would be, and not just in the first round. Stevenson agreed that future matchups were in mind as the bracket was put together.
For example: Lloyd and teammate Rob Gronkowski facing each other mean the Patriots are guaranteed a second-round berth. There, either could face Dallas' DeMarcus Ware, if he gets by Minnesota's Jared Allen. The Patriots and the Cowboys are possibly the two most polarizing teams in the nation, with motivated fan bases locally, and large numbers of fans who despise even the sound of their names nationally. Yet these fans may be forced to choose between one of the two, sending the winner to Madden's final four.
Elsewhere on the Madden NFL 13 cover contest bracket:
• Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, seeded first in his half of the bracket, got the most votes overall. "No surprise," said Anthony Stevenson of EA Sports. "He had a great season as a rookie, was a great fantasy player, and is coming off of a national championship year at Auburn, which has a huge fan base, too."
• Though not a rookie, Victor Cruz had a sensational debut last year for the New York Giants and is a two-seed. Stevenson said Cruz goes there because of his out-of-nowhere personal story, the New York Giants' large market and fan base, and the fact the Giants won the Super Bowl. Vegas likes Cruz, too, calling him a 12-1 shot to win it all, fourth-best when the contest opened.
• Stevenson thinks Seattle's Marshawn Lynch, an 8 seed, could take down his region's No. 1, the Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Lynch has the benefit of being known for a big play (the "Beast Mode" playoff touchdown against the Saints in 2011) and the fact superstitious Packer fans voted their man out of the tournament last year. "For every vote I saw for Rodgers, I think I saw two pages of comments from Packer fans saying 'Don't vote for him, we don't want the [Madden Cover Curse].
• Calvin Johnson is a six-seed, which I disagree with considerably. "OK, let me turn this around and ask who is it seeded above him that you would replace?" Stevenson asked me. I said either Drew Brees at No. 4 or Ray Rice at No. 5. "Really?" Stevenson said, sounding incredulous.
"It goes back to the polarizing idea, like Tebow or [Philadelphia quarterback Michael] Vick," Stevenson said. "Half love him and half have a sour taste in their mouth from seeing him so much. Is it the same with these 'America's Teams.'? Do the fans of the Patriots love them more than their detractors hate them. Let's say Lloyd ends up facing Maurice Jones-Drew from Jacksonville—small market, not a lot of fans. But nationally? I don't know what the outcome would be. I learn a lot about football fans from this."
While EA Sports made its peace with candidates changing teams there are other controversies that could warp the tournament or give the label an unexpectedly undesirable candidate. Brandon Marshall, a candidate representing Miami (since traded to Chicago) is a accused of punching a woman in the face outside a nightclub. He hasn't been arrested. After the first week of voting, Marshall was leading then-teammate Reggie Bush. Bush won out.
I asked Stevenson if EA Sports has a mechanism to rig the defeat of players who get into that kind of trouble, and if it was used in Marshall's case. Stevenson said the label would act if it a cover candidate developed a serious image problem mid-tournament, but Marshall's defeat was all thanks to the voters.
"But, we are EA Sports. We're an E-for-Everyone company, we've got to be comfortable with a guy we're putting on the cover of a game we're selling to 10-year-olds," Stevenson conceded. "If something comes to light, if there are formal allegations or something proven out, we need to deal with it. In Brandon's case, he lost, so we haven't had to do that yet."
And then there's the potential for mischief when the keys are given to the kids. Example: The Raiders' pairing of two special teams players, kicker Sebastian Janikowski and punter Shane Lechler. No doubt many fans would chortle at such a proud video gaming franchise being forced to put a punter on its cover, and would cast a joke or protest vote for him. As it is, Janikowski will face Jones-Drew, one of the league's most-liked players and a reliable fantasy football performer who has ingratiated himself to many fans outside of Jacksonville.
I asked Stevenson if he held his breath on the Lechler-Janikowski pairing, worried that he'd get the punter. "Not at all," he said. "When we got to the Raiders, there are two 99-rated players on that roster: Janikowski and Lechler. And they did have special seasons."
But the winner of the first tournament, ostensibly meant to pick a fan favorite, did not have a fan favorite year. And not in the typical Madden cover curse manner, either. Yes, Peyton Hillis was injured, but he also alienated the very loyal Cleveland fan base that got out the vote and put him—the only player from a losing team so far—on the Madden cover.
Why put something this critical to a marketing operation—especially for such an image-conscious product representing an image-conscious sport and league—up to the whim of the public, and the chance it all may go sour?
"When we look back, five years from now, even at Madden NFL 12, it's going to be a snapshot of where the NFL universe was at that time, with fantasy football in it prime and a player who won a lot of leagues for a lot of people. And [Hillis] was an underdog winner for a hard-luck city—they had [Michael] Jordan shooting over [Craig Ehlo], and they lost LeBron—but they could control this. And they did.
"Things happen and everybody is human," Stevenson said. "It doesn't matter if we were the only ones sitting in that room, and we put Player X on the cover, we can't predict what will happen with him, either. All things being equal, we're letting the fans who made this game great make a great cover for us."


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After reading Sandy's fantastic and enthusiastic review of this book, and seeing some very intriguing movie trailers, I decided that I just had to try it out for myself. I'm not normally a reader of thriller and suspense novels and had yet to read anything by Lehane, but I couldn't resist this book, and I'm so glad that I gave it a go. It was time well spent!
I loved the atmosphere in this book. Lehane is a master at creating a creepy and malevolent background in which his characters wind their machinations. There was a great feeling of gloominess and darkness throughout the story, and it lent a lot of credibility to the narrative. He's also very adept at his descriptions of place. Too often, I have trouble visualizing the settings in the books I read, even when they're described with infinite patience. This is not the case with Shutter Island. In fact, the way that Lehane goes about calmly and methodically describing the hospital, its grounds and the island was wonderful. It bordered on simplistic, yet somehow was not simple. The fact that the description was so well done really enhanced my enjoyment of the story.
I feel that there is much in this book that I can't really talk about, for fear of giving away the crux and heart of the book's mystery. Suffice it to say that Lehane does a great job with twisting the story into a tale full of deception, secrets and the lies that people tell themselves. Though the story moves through several permutations and winds its way towards several shocking situations, it never felt convoluted and it held a great tension throughout the tale. It was a wicked tale, full of the deranged, the dangerous and the afflicted, and several of the scenes in the hospital left me feeling the chills. The journey through Teddy's investigation was chock full of unlikely scenarios that would make even the most hardened reader's hair stand on end, and as I wound my way through the narrative, I worked my way along stacking up the clues, though I was in no way prepared for the book's final haunting scenes. When all is finally revealed, I found myself totally aghast, and appreciated what Lehane had done all the more.
One of the reasons that Teddy made such an impact on me was because, from the beginning, he was such a flawed and believable character. Lehane takes his time crafting Teddy's background and traumas, giving him not only the anger and curiosity that fuels his quest, but also the fighting spirit that enables him to crawl through even the most messy of situations. He had some great dialogue as well. Teddy never stopped with the wit and sarcasm, and often, the tension in a scene was mitigated by Teddy's droll pronouncements to those around him. I found it impossible not to react to Teddy. He was so human, filled with regret, sadness, and an unspeakable drive that propelled him ever forward. As the conclusion of the book finally made itself clear to me, I began to see that Teddy had several roles to play in this drama, and he played some much more successfully than others. I felt that Lehane was brilliant in his creation of Teddy and was completely caught off guard when I realized just what was going on in this twisted tale.
I also found the sections about the institution very interesting. Reading about mental illness in literature is one of the things that really intrigues me, and to see Ashecliffe from the point of view of both the patients and the staff was exceptionally interesting. Since the book was set in the 1940s, the mental health field was very different than it is today. At that time, talk therapy was almost unheard of and pharmaceuticals were just beginning to make it on the scene. The most typical way for the mentally afflicted to be treated during this time was the use of psychosurgery (namely the frontal lobotomy) and the use of manacles and chains to keep the patients from running wild. I found this to be very sad and it made me really think about the advancements that have been made in the treatment of mental illness since that time. Lehane takes it to the next level with the suspicions of harmful foreign drugs and the use of torture. It is said in the book that the staff at Ashecliffe "wrote their own playbook" in regards to their treatment practices. Frightening indeed.
If you're the type of reader who wants to get lost in a fantastically dark and twisted tale full of surprises, then this is definitely the book for you. Though it was written in a simple and conversational style, the book was simply stunning. In the future, I'm going to be looking for more of Lehane's work, and already have a copy of Mystic River on my shelf waiting for me. Looking for an unusual and dark thriller, where nothing is what it seems? Then by all means, go out and grab a copy of Shutter Island!


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TYNGSBORO — Greater Lowell Technical High School's Marketing and Hotel and Lodging students recently competed at the Massachusetts DECA State Career Development Conference at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, where 10 students captured awards for their work.
DECA, an Association of Marketing Students, prepares high-school and college students for rewarding careers in marketing, management and entrepreneurship.
The following students received awards:
n Christin L'Heureux, sixth, Marketing Management Series.
n Michelle Marchand, eighth, Food Marketing Series.
n Rachealy Chum, 10th, Food Marketing Series.
Several students received medallions and certificates in their competitive events. They are:
n Rachealy Chum, third-place medallion, Food Marketing Series.
n Richie Bouapha, certificate of competency, Restaurant Management Series.
n Princess Collazo, certificate of competency, Retail Management Series.
n Joslyne Cox, certificate of competency, Apparel and Accessories..
n Christin L'Heureux, certificate of competency, Marketing Management Series.
n Erika Larsen, certificate of competency, Quick Serve Restaurant Management.
n Michelle Marchand, certificate of competency, Food Marketing Series.
n Leeanna Phouibanhdyt, certificate of competency, Restaurant Management Series.
n Sierra Roberts, certificate of competency, Hotel & Lodging Management Series.
n Kimmy Xayachack, certificate of competency, Automotive Services Marketing Series.


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We are on the eve of another POTUS hand-off. There's plenty of talking heads talking, and blogging hands blogging out their opinions and witty repartee. I have absolutely nothing important to say. But, just like millions of other Americans, that won't stop me from saying something anyway.
In a nutshell, I'm not celebrating.
Here's why:
I'm disgusted with Washington. Not that I have ever been thrilled about it. However, as far as I'm concerned, US Politics are about as low in the toilet bowl as it can crawl these days. And thanks to centuries of ineptness and corruption, the citizens of our fine country are reaping the full "rewards". Our family has taken a big hit right along with millions of others. My husband has been out of work for months now. He and I wonder how we are going to keep our home much longer and pay next week's bills, let alone help our daughters go to college, and actually be able to retire someday. SO, when some sort of magical change actually happens, when the recession is solved, and jobs return to our country, and people have real hope restored for their futures, THEN we can talk about throwing a party.
Yesterday I watched our incoming Commander in Chief stand on the steps of the Lincoln memorial in his $1000 designer suit, with his $500 silk tie, and his $3000 designer wool coat. He waved to the crowd with his perfectly manicured hand, and flashed his artificially whitened grin, and delivered his carefully prepared speech. All of this was supposed to convince his "fellow Americans" that he truly empathizes with us in these "difficult times". Please. Here comes more of the same ole rhetoric.
This Inauguration has the dubious honor of carrying the highest price tag in history, over $150 Million estimated. That's nearly THREE TIMES the cost of any other prior Presidential takeover. In these dark days of economic collapse, I'm sure I cannot be the only American that views this as a flashing red flag of impropriety! It's certainly not a confidence booster.
It appears that no one is even trying to hide the hypocrisy on the Hill. For some reason we are all supposed to look the other way, smile, and "enjoy the celebration". Meanwhile, millions of our tax dollars are being shelled out to ensure that no one forgets what a Godsend the first black POTUS is going to be for our economic recovery, and no one get's hurt in the process of partying! Irony rules the day.
Do they really think we are all that naive? Hmmm….ok. It appears a darn batch of "us" actually are. Several hundred million are flooding into the capitol city as if this event is Woodstock Revisited. Forget your worries! "Eat Drink and be Merry"! Whoop it up! In truth, it is the media networks and their million dollar advertisers that are doing the real victory dance.
Therefore, in honor of this weeks baton toss, I have designed my own inauguration celebration. I thought it would be fitting, considering the extra historic circumstances, to follow in Martin Luther King's footsteps, and wage my own silent commemoration.
Tomorrow, as Barry and Michelle are feasting on their caviar and pheasant, waving incessantly at people they don't know and don't really care about, and dancing the day and night away in their designer clothes alongside their new $50,000-a-ticket best friends, I will actually be…get this… working.
First, I will board my city bus just as usual at 7:10 am. I will ride to the office with several fellow American workers. I will clock into my office. I will sit at my little desk, and go through my daily routine. I will do what is required to try to make my boss happy, so that I can collect my meager paycheck. I will then board another city bus, and ride home. I will make dinner for my family. I will spend some quality time with the people I love the most, before we all retire to bed in preperation to get up and do the same thing again the next day.
Let me tell you what I will not be doing tomorrow. I will not be turning on a television. I will not be listening to a radio. I will not be reading the newspaper. I will not be scouring the world wide web trying to find video clips and lap up the latest commentary. I will not care what color Michelle or Malia or Sasha's designer dresses were! In short, I will be hoping that tomorrow ends as quickly as possible, and the whole embarrasing circus leaves town.
I will also be praying that once all the confetti and balloons and general aftermath of Washington's "Mardi Gras" has been mucked up(which I'm sure will cost several more million of my tax dollars) our newest Mr. President will get to work like the rest of us.


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Southwest: No plans for a 737 Max fare sale to woo skittish flyers when plane returns
Hoping Southwest Airlines and other airlines are going to discount flights to woo travelers when the beleaguered Boeing 737 Max returns?
Don't count on it – at least not when it comes to Southwest, executives said during the airline's earnings conference call Thursday.
"At this point, there's no notion of discounting Max flights,'' Southwest President Tom Nealon told reporters. "That's not in our consideration set at this point.''
Nealon acknowledged that Southwest's research into whether travelers are willing to fly the Max again is a mixed bag. But he said the "vast majority" of travelers plan to fly it the same as they have in the past and that some travelers said they will fly it more frequently.
"The thought being, it's actually going to be the safest plane out there with all the scrutiny,'' he explained.
Nealon said the general public is "nowhere near as zeroed in on this topic'' as those in the airline industry and media.
"I think we're going to see the customers come back pretty nicely,'' he said. "Some may take a little longer than others, maybe a month or two months, but they're going to come back.''
Airlines aren't allowed to talk specifics on future pricing, and the plane's return to commercial service is still months away so travelers could certainly still see flight deals when the planes finally do return to service.
One big reason why: supply and demand. The Max grounding has significantly cut the number of airline seats for sale in an environment with strong travel demand. Southwest alone said the grounding, which began in March 2019, has cost it 6 to 7 million passengers, the airline said on the call, given the thousands of flight cuts due to the plane shortage.
Southwest, American and United, the three U.S. airlines who had the plane in their fleets when it was grounded, desperately want to get those planes – and others that were supposed to be delivered last year – back in the air as soon as possible after the FAA lifts the grounding and pilot training is completed. Southwest said that process will take at least a few months.
Southwest had 34 Maxes in its fleet at the grounding – more than any carrier – and has another 27 that were built and supposed to be delivered last year, sitting in storage at Boeing.
"We want to get (those) 61 aircraft into service as fast as we can,'' Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said.
That means a big influx of flights and more choices for travelers, a scenario that usually puts pressure on fares.
Southwest's flight schedule currently has the plane returning in early June but that timetable will likely be pushed into late summer or fall given Boeing's revised timetable, issued earlier this week, for the expected ungrounding.
Meanwhile, United said Wednesday the Max will likely be out of service for the second summer in a row. The following day, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said his airline likely won't fly the plane until late summer or early fall.
Kelly also reiterated his stance that he sees no need for renaming the Max. Boeing's new CEO on Wednesday said there are no plans to rename the plane.
"To me, it's just a matter of being transparent,'' he said. "I think the awareness of the Max issue is very, very high. Everybody knows the name 737 Max. Who's kidding who?''


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Dennis LehnenSports Director
Sports Director Dennis Lehnen co-anchors KSBW Action News 8 at six and eleven. He can also be seen each weeknight on KSBW Action News 8 at five.
Dennis is a native Northern Californian and originally hails from a little town in the mountains of Plumas County, Quincy. He attended Chico State University and received a degree in communications.
His first venture into the world of journalism was as a photographer for KTLX Sacramento. He then went on to become a sports producer for KPIX, and he would finally find his calling in front of the camera as a sportscaster with KHSL Chico.
On December 2nd, 1981, Dennis "The Dean" Lehnen joined the team at KSBW. He makes it a point to alert us to the fact that it was also the day pop singer Britney Spears was born. Always with a sense of humor, Dennis has been sharing his love of sports with the people of the Central Coast from the Action News 8 studios and live from the field. In numbers, he has personally covered 4 Super Bowls, 3 World Series, 3 US Opens in Golf and cracked 3 ribs while attempting to ride a bull. He has won 2 AP Awards as Best Sportscaster and in 2010 the California Coaches Association named him Media Person Of The Year.
Working at KSBW has given Dennis the opportunity to write and produce all his own material on KSBW Action News 8; it's the perfect outlet for his passion of sports and journalism. Every year Dennis most looks forward to the ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am, High School Playbook Blitz!, and the annual KSBW broadcast of "Share Your Holiday".
All sports aside, Dennis' proudest achievement by far has been his daughter Gabrielle, and Dennis should be proud...she's carrying on the legacy of her father's on-camera personality and currently pursuing an acting career. Dennis loves his fans here on the Central Coast and would like to say to them; "It's only sports, not serious news. Let's all just lighten up and enjoy it!"


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Coping with Suicide
On the afternoon of June 15, 1998, Rebecca Shaw climbed the stairs to her cottage on Clematis Street, put a gun in her mouth and pulled the trigger. In an instant, the beautiful 36-year-old artist who seemed to have everything to live for became one of the 30,000 people who kill themselves every year in this country, leaving a trail of unspeakable anguish in their wake.
In her book, Losing Rebecca, Shaw's sister, Vanessa Shaw-Finelli, chronicles her search to understand and recover from her sister's suicide. She now knows, for example, that the Centers for Disease Control rank suicide as the 11th-highest cause of death in America, higher than the rate of death for HIV, higher than homicide. She's learned that loss of a spouse, the breakup of a marriage, failing health-anything can trigger a fatal response in one predisposed to thoughts of suicide.
Beautiful and vibrant, Rebecca spent years struggling with drug and alcohol abuse, and was eventually diagnosed as bi-polar. Yet even those closest to her did not understand the depth of her pain; and that's because, Vanessa discovered, Rebecca was a master of disguise.
"Suicide is such a public show of very private pain," says Vanessa. "A person seriously intending to take their own life cannot give warning. Their loved ones would do everything in their power to stop them, wouldn't they? Then they would continue living in their pain."
But Vanessa acknowledges there were signs, like the gradual increase in lack of care with Rebecca's appearance, depleted energy levels. Like many people who commit suicide, Rebecca began to give away possessions, but Finelli admits, "We all give things to each other all the time, so this wasn't unusual." After Rebecca's suicide, her family found numerous journals she had written over the years. "Happy times never seemed to be recorded. Just lonely, black times," Vanessa says.
Coping with Rebecca's loss has been an ongoing process. Directing the disposition of her estate gave Vanessa a sense of purpose, as did organizing a beach gathering where family and friends shared pictures and stories.
"Each day, slowly, energy filters back, and now the terrible loss of my sister is becoming a part of my life, instead of my whole life," says Vanessa. Years of therapy have helped her understand the nature of Rebecca's mental illness, and her book is increasing an understanding of suicide for others.
You can order Vanessa Shaw-Finelli's book at her Web site, www.suicidehope.com. And if someone you know is looking for a lifeline to help pull them away from suicide, here are two local places that can help.
o The Crisis Stabilization Unit at Coastal Behavioral (364-9355) takes emergency calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Coastal's new Family Emergency Treatment Center in Sarasota (952-1147 or 708-5710) takes walk-ins and calls Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
o You can call and talk to a professional at any time at Bayside Center of Behavioral Health (917-7760), Sarasota Memorial's department of psychiatry and substance abuse.


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Home Energy Magazine Online July/August 1996
What Drives Cooling Savings
Two important cooling techniques are visible in this mobile home in Mesa, Arizona. The home is equipped with awnings to cut down on solar gain, and the large trellis on the left provides excellent shade, while reducing ambient temperatures.
Unfortunately, many people (particularly low-income families) live in these older mobile homes. Imagine conditions inside one of these homes when temperatures hit the nineties and above. The low ceilings restrict the installation of ceiling fans. Typically, window air conditioners are undersized for the cooling needed. In mobile homes with central air conditioning, it is common to find ducts poorly designed and installed, and connections from external cooling units improperly fitted to the duct system. Forced-air systems sometimes have ductless returns, using the roof and belly cavities as passageways (see Duct Improvement in the Northwest: Mobile Homes, HE Jan/Feb '96, p. 27). In double-wide mobile homes, which are transported in two sections, ducts may be loosened and damaged by transit.
The unique features of mobile homes seriously affect energy use and comfort levels in warm climates. Previous research has mostly focused on decreasing mobile home energy use in cold climates (see CMFERT: Training and Testing of Mobile Home Retrofits, Jan/Feb '90, p. 23, and Mobile Home Retrofits Revisited: CMFERT Phase II, Jan/Feb '91, p. 21). The following guidelines for achieving warm-weather comfort are based on years of experience, scientific studies, and preliminary results from computer simulations conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL modeled an older (pre-1976 code) air conditioned mobile home in hot, dry climates (Tucson and Albuquerque) and hot, humid climates (Miami and Memphis), and modeled various retrofits to estimate reductions in cooling load.
A team of weatherizers applies an elastomeric coating, or white roof, to a mobile home in a climate with both a heating and cooling season. The square patches cover holes drilled in the roof for blowing insulation. The holes are first plugged with a plastic cap that is sealed with caulk. The patches are made of an aluminum roof coating with an asphalt undersurface that adheres when warmed-by sunlight in summer, or by blow-torch in winter. This procedure ensures that when the elastomeric coating is applied, there are three sealants covering the insulation holes to prevent leakage.
A comprehensive approach involves addressing all of the following elements: solar heat gains, conduction, infiltration, internal heat gains, and mechanical system efficiency.
Because mobile homes are small and have little thermal mass, heat can build up quickly inside. The first strategy for cooling should be to prevent heat from getting in; then mechanical equipment can be sized properly to run more efficiently-and less frequently.
If the windows are unshaded for much of the cooling season, several of the measures described below may be cost-effective. Mobile homes have one advantage over site-built homes in this case: if the orientation of a home is responsible for serious heat gain, it may be cost effective to just move it!
Weatherizers cut holes in only one side of the roof of this mobile home to blow in insulation. They used a 60-foot long PVC pipe to reach the back of the roof cavity to start the insulation process, pulling the pipe further out as the area filled.
Tree planting can be an effective shading strategy, and it can also reduce ambient temperature (see Urban Heat Islands, HE May/June '94, p. 16). If fast-growing trees are chosen, a significant effect may be detected within four years. For about $50-$100, three fast-growing trees can be planted on the west, southwest, or east side of a home. In field experiments, air conditioning savings from tree planting have been measured from 10% to 50% in Miami, Tucson, and Phoenix (see Shade Trees as a Demand-Side Resource, HE Mar/Apr '95, p. 11, and Strategic Planting, EA&R July/ Aug '87, p. 7). In Arizona, the Tucson Electric Power Company is currently sponsoring a planting program in which homeowners can get two trees for shading their homes.Window Replacements Window replacement is rarely cost-effective based on energy savings alone. The only significant cooling savings from window replacements result from a reduction in solar transmissivity (not from conduction or infiltration reduction). If an east-, west-, or south-facing window must be replaced because it is broken, low-e coated glass, which further reduces transmissivity, will be more cost-effective than regular double-pane clear glass. But if the window is shaded by a porch, for example, there is no need for a low-e replacement.
Cleaning the coils on an air-conditioner is important for cooling efficiency, but must be repeated regularly for continued savings.
Reflective roof coatings may have to be re-applied after 5-7 years to maintain effectiveness (see Saving Energy with Reflective Roof Coatings, HE May/June '94, p. 15).
Mobile home roofs can be insulated using several techniques. One method is to insulate from the rim. The technician unscrews and bends up the trim strip at the top of the mobile home walls. Insulation can then be blown into each cavity via a long pipe, typically made from steel muffler pipe. Ceilings can also be insulated from the interior: the ceiling tiles are drilled and insulation is blown in.
With proper training, attics can also be insulated easily from the roof without damaging the home. If the roof does not leak and can withstand drilling and blowing, insulate it rather than apply a reflective coating. The two measures combined are rarely cost-effective.
Belly (underfloor) insulation, which is quite cost-effective in cold climates, may take decades to pay back in cooling savings. Wall insulation will pay back somewhat more quickly in hot climates. However, if the region also has a significant heating load, payback times will be shorter for both measures, so insulating the belly and walls should be considered.
Calculating Air Sealing Cost-Effectiveness
A simplified method for estimating the cost-effective air sealing cost for air conditioned mobile homes in cooling-dominated climates is as follows:
Cost per 100 CFM50 reduction =
SEER = air conditioning system seasonal energy efficiency ratio in Btu/Wh (7 to 9 would be typical for older systems)
$/kWh = average cost per kWh for electricity
payback time = the desired maximum payback time in number of years (five years would be typical).
For example, to get a five-year payback in Miami, weatherization technicians can spend about $20 in labor and materials to reduce infiltration by each 100 CFM50 in a fully air conditioned mobile home (SEER 9). Under the same conditions in Tucson, the cutoff would be less than $15 per 100 CFM50 saved.
Note that this method does not account for reductions in heating load (if any) or latent heat load (in humid climates). Latent heat can add up to 30% to the cooling load, so it may be appropriate to spend up to 30% more per 100 CFM50 reduction in humid climates.
Technicians should use a blower door and focus on large holes, including those in the ductwork, to get the best payback. Check the blower door numbers regularly in order to ensure that air sealing is cost-effective, and quit when cost-effective air sealing cannot be achieved.Internal Heat Gains Internal gains can be reduced with simple measures that also offer additional benefits, such as direct electricity or water savings. Hot water tanks and pipes, lights, refrigerators, stoves, clothes dryers, and showers are some of the major sources of indoor heat.
Because the water heater tank sits in a closet in the living space it is important to wrap it and all accessible pipes, and/or to insulate the sides of the water heater closet that border the inside. Remember that the closet itself is open to the outside, due to vents in the exterior wall for combustion air. Turning down the water heater thermostat will also help reduce internal gains.
Replacing inefficient appliances, like old refrigerators, reduces internal gains, and results in direct electricity savings. Less costly replacements include low-flow showerheads and compact fluorescent lamps, which tend to pay back quickly. Energy specialists should also suggest to the occupants that they consider moving some heat-producing activities outside (they might cook on a grill or line dry clothes, for example), or rescheduling them to noncooling hours.
System Efficiency Cooling energy savings are very dependent on mechanical system efficiency, which varies widely with the age, type, and condition of the system. Although a standard evaluation and tune-up practice for mobile home cooling systems has yet to be developed, some efficiency improvement measures are described below.
Replace Air Conditioner According to NREL's computer models, replacing a SEER-6.5 with a SEER-10 1-ton window air conditioner saves up to $175 per year. The cost is about $650, for a payback of less than four years. Replacing three SEER-6.5 1-ton window air conditioners with a SEER-13 3-ton central air conditioner saves about $300 per year in Miami. The cost of such a switch is approximately $2,000, for a payback of less than seven years. It makes sense to replace an air conditioner with a more efficient unit if the existing unit is SEER-8 or less.
Several utility companies offer incentives for purchasing high-SEER central and split units. Note that in order to achieve expected savings, duct repair and sealing must be an integral part of any central air conditioner replacement.
In humid climates, air conditioners help dehumidify the air and control moisture problems. But if the mobile home is in a dry climate, consider replacing an air conditioner with an evaporative cooler. This switch should produce savings of 60%-90% of the cooling energy.
Window units should be replaced if the refrigerant charge is low and cannot be adjusted.
In a field study in Fresno, California, about a quarter of the air conditioners examined were overcharged and another quarter were undercharged. Correcting the refrigerant charge produced an average 12% reduction in cooling energy for single-family houses (see An Ounce of Prevention: Residential Cooling Repairs, HE May/June '91, p. 23).
Evaporative Cooler Improvements Pad replacement. In typical evaporative coolers, air blows through a wetted cellulose or aspen pad to produce the evaporative cooling effect. Cleaning or replacing pads improves effectiveness and can decrease fan power requirements by reducing the pressure drop through the pad (see Installing and Maintaining Evaporative Coolers, HE May/June '96, p. 23).
Motor replacement. Many evaporative coolers are equipped with a very inefficient, aluminum-wound, split-phase motor. Replacing the existing motor with a high-efficiency motor will result in immediate energy savings.
Controls. Improved effectiveness can also reduce the evaporative cooler runtime if the cooler is routinely turned off either automatically or by the occupant when a comfort level is reached.
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I had the wonderful honor of being the keynote speaker at the 9th annual meeting of the Euler Society. I spoke today about my book. It is now the end of the second day of this 2.5 day conference. I thought I'd post a few of the many interesting things that I learned.
1. Larry D'Antonio shared this quote from Kant (Physical Monadology, 1756):
But how in this business can metaphysics be reconciled with geometry [mathematics], when it appears easier to mate griffins with horses than to unite transcendental philosophy with geometry [mathematics]?
(Apparently the expression "mating griffins and horses" goes back to Virgil's 8th Ecologue and is supposed to signify the impossible, since griffins view horses as prey. When the two do mate their offspring is a hippogriff—a creature that was recently reintroduced in the Harry Potter series.)
2. Let be the set of all nontrivial powers (listed without repeats). Christian Goldbach discovered the following summation:
Euler gave a "proof" of this in Variae observationes circa series infinitas and extended it in a number of interesting directions. Bruce Burdick gave a talk in which he showed Euler's slick proof—it begins with Euler taking to be the sum of the harmonic series (which we all know is infinite). You can read Euler's short proof on the first page of this English translation or on Ed Sandifer's How Euler Did It site. Then Bruce showed how to make Euler's proof rigorous.
3. The zeta function has the following property:
Quote of the Day from Bruce Petrie: "In the 18th century, existence proofs didn't exist."
5. Tom Osler spoke about oblique angle diameters for curves. The definition is a little wordy, so I'll describe it for a parabola. Take any line parallel to the axis of symmetry of a parabola (this line is an oblique angle diameter). Draw the tangent line to the parabola where it meets the line. Then draw any line parallel to this tangent line that meets the parabola twice. This line segment is always bisected by the oblique angle diameter (in the diagram below FD is the same length as DC).
It turns out that every conic section has an infinite family of oblique angle diameters. For the parabola it is any line parallel to the axis of symmetry. For an ellipse and a hyperbola it is any line through the origin.
Euler had a lot to say about this, but he had a very slick proof that if a curve has two oblique angle diameters units apart, then it is possible to find infinitely many simply by repeatedly translating one of the given ones by units.
6. In this same paper Euler discusses a neat fact about triangles with vertices on a conic section. I'll describe it for the ellipse. If you pick a point on an ellipse ( on the ellipse below) and draw the tangent line to the ellipse through , then draw a line from the center ( below) to the ellipse parallel to the tangent line and it meets at the point , then the area of triangle does not depend on the point . In particular, if the ellipse has the form , then the area is .


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Electric bikes are going to be banned in Shenzen, China on July 1st because they're too quiet. Seriously. According to China, electric bikes are said to have caused more than 15% of accidents resulting in 64 people dead and 233 injured. Wtf?
If you've ever been to China and hell, even if you haven't, you'd know that there's an uncountable amount of people there. And all those people have to get around somehow! The bulk of people use regular bicycles (which are fine, just not as fast) and many more are starting to use cars (which with the sheer number of people, is going to rage hell on the environment and traffic). Electric bikes existed in some sort of bizarro purgatory—it was a great compromise but with so many accidents, the silence of electric bikes was beginning to be viewed as dangerous.
Thus, the ban.
Which, I think is a terrible cop out by the Chinese government. According to the New Yorker, the decision to ban electric bikes was made with little to no public input (surprise, surprise I guess). I know, I know, accidents were caused by these bikes but China should've done more research and testing, they could've implemented a digital sound in the bikes, they could've done anything and it would be better than this! An out and out ban is irresponsibly rash and incredibly short sighted—especially for a country that still needs to figure out their transportation issues. Electric bikes are usually a good thing, guys. [New Yorker, Image Credit: Nataliya Hora / Shutterstock.com]


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Funding to Fuel Accelerated Growth, Technology Innovation and Marketing Initiatives Aimed at Delivering More Capital to Main Street
(New York, NY) February 13, 2013 – On Deck (www.ondeckcapital.com), the technology-powered Main Street lender, announced today that it has raised $42 million in Series D growth financing led by new investor, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP). Existing On Deck investors RRE Ventures, SAP Ventures and First Round Capital also participated in the oversubscribed round. The financing will enable the company to further accelerate growth through: continued technology innovation; breakthrough new product development; increased marketing to reach more small business owners; and expanded access to wholesale funding sources. Collectively these efforts will bolster On Deck's ability to connect Main Street businesses around the country with the capital they need.
On Deck's innovative technology platform is a transformative solution to America's small and medium sized business lending challenges. The company has successfully deployed $400 million directly to thousands of small and medium sized businesses that make up the growth engine of our economy. The latest funding round follows a year of record performance and the achievement of numerous milestones. In 2012, On Deck doubled its business, raised nearly $100 million in credit facility commitments jointly led by Goldman Sachs and Fortress Investment Group, tripled the number of distribution partners to 1,500 nationwide, expanded its bank partnerships and increased its industry coverage to over 700 vertical markets, serving essentially all types of Main Street businesses.
In conjunction with the financing, On Deck also announced that IVP General Partner, Sandy Miller, has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors. Sandy has an extensive investor track record across numerous industries, leading investments in AddThis, Care.com, Fleetmatics, ngmoco, One Kings Lane, Vonage and Zynga.
"On Deck will provide more capital to small businesses in 2013 than it did during the previous five years in total. This investment provides On Deck with greater capacity and resources to bring technology-enabled finance to the mainstream of the American small business market," said Noah Breslow, chief executive officer, On Deck. "We were attracted to IVP's 33-year track record of collaborating with pioneering technology companies, as well as Sandy's personal involvement with over 100 technology IPOs. We are thrilled to have Sandy and the entire IVP team supporting our next phase of growth."
IVP General Partner Sandy Miller commented, "Led by an experienced and cohesive management team, On Deck has developed a unique and differentiated technology platform to streamline the borrowing process so that small and medium sized business owners can get approved for the capital they need in a matter of minutes. We are very excited that our investment in On Deck is the first from our new fund, IVP XIV."
"Small and medium sized businesses are the lifeblood of the US economy and we are in an environment where 84% of SMBs looking for financing report having unmet financing needs," said Eric Liaw, principal at IVP. "IVP is excited to partner with On Deck to help provide thousands of small and medium sized business owners with the capital they need to invest in their operations, grow their businesses, and create new jobs."
To continue to manage its explosive growth, On Deck recently opened regional offices in Atlanta, Sarasota, Chicago and Los Angeles. In 2013, the company will open a western region office in Denver, and move into larger office spaces for its New York City headquarters and Arlington, VA offices.
Victory Park Securities acted as financial advisor to On Deck.
To learn more about On Deck, please visit www.ondeckcapital.com or follow On Deck on Twitter: @OnDeckCapital. If you are interested in speaking with CEO Noah Breslow regarding small business in America, please contact [email protected]
About On Deck
Launched in 2007, On Deck uses data aggregation and electronic payment technology to evaluate the financial health of small and medium sized businesses and efficiently deliver capital to a market underserved by banks. Through the On Deck platform, millions of small businesses can obtain affordable loans with a fraction of the time and effort that it takes through traditional channels. The company's proprietary credit models look deeper into the health of businesses, focusing on overall business performance, rather than the owner's personal credit history. The On Deck system also provides a critically needed mechanism for financial institutions and other business service providers to efficiently reach the Main Street small business market.
On Deck is financed by some of the nation's leading venture capital firms, including SAP Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Khosla Ventures, RRE Ventures, Village Ventures and Institutional Venture Partners. For more information, please visit: www.ondeckcapital.com.
About Institutional Venture Partners (IVP)
With $4 billion of committed capital, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) is one of the premier later-stage venture capital and growth equity firms in the United States. Founded in 1980, IVP has invested in over 300 companies, 93 of which have gone public. IVP is one of the top performing firms in the industry and has a 32-year IRR of 43.2%. IVP specializes in venture growth investments, industry rollups, founder liquidity transactions and select public market investments. Since its inception, IVP investments include such notable companies as ArcSight (HPQ), Buddy Media (CRM), ComScore (SCOR), Concur Technologies (CNQR), Dropbox, Fleetmatics (FLTX), HomeAway (AWAY), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Kayak (KYAK), LegalZoom, LifeLock (LOCK), Marketo, MySQL (ORCL), Netflix (NFLX), Polycom (PLCM), Seagate (STX), Shazam, Synchronoss (SNCR), Tivo (TIVO), Twitter and Zynga (ZNGA). For more information, visit https://www.ipv.com or follow IVP on Twitter: @ivp


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Assignment: Education – Blair-Taylor Referendum
School Boards asks voters to consolidate campuses
Ms. Kari Lejcher teaches kindergarten at Blair-Taylor Elementary. At first glance, her classroom looks like a typical kindergarten class. But looks can be deceiving.
"I have a wall that leaks," said Lejcher. "I can feel cold air coming into my classroom. I've had days where my carpet is wet when I come into my room."
Ms. Lejcher's room is along the West side of the building which is constructed of a two inch think curtain wall. The wall is one of nine remodels and additions completed on the building which was originally built in 1926 as a high school.
"Personally, I don't favor putting money into a band-aid approach into a building that will not carry us 40-50 years from now," said Dennis Dervetski, Blair-Taylor superintendent. "And I don't think this building will."
A facilities study was conducted on the district's two school buildings in May 2011. The study showed it would cost $10 million to remodel the current elementary school. Or the community could spend $16.985 million and move to a united campus. The school board decided to ask voters to consolidate campuses.19386362
"Based on some of the needs down here, efficiency, security and so on… the board decided it was time to move," said Dervetski. "Along with interest rates and monies being very favorable to us right now."
The move would involve renovating the current middle-high school which was built in 1999.
The remodel includes a secure entry, full-size gymnasium, a 400-seat auditorium, 10-11 new classrooms, as well as improved parking and traffic flow.
Dervetski says now is the perfect time to make this transition. "You can wait, but if you wait… sooner or later something will have to be done in the district. And by waiting it's going to cost more."
Ms. Lejcher believes the move would be dollars well spent for the community's children.
"I think the consolidation could impact the student learning," said Lejcher. "If we have the opportunity to look at a classroom in what would be best in each child and each age classroom what could help that age grow and develop and learn. Reading, math and all skills, it could really benefit our students."
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Open house pick of the week: Ewa Sun Terra
After the glamour homes of this week, I thought we should get back to reality with a home that most people would be shopping for. This one is an unusual and large house in the Sun Terra subdivision in Ewa. (Click here for details.)
Sun Terra is a zero-lot-line subdivision, meaning that in most cases, you can't walk completely around the perimeter of your house. This one, due to its location at the end of a dead end (and it's the only one on the cul-de-sac), is the only home in the area that allows you to do so. In addition, the lot is almost 7,500 square feet, so there's room to putter or play.
On top of that, the owners upgraded the exterior so there are eaves around the entire structure. "It's like having a lanai around the whole house," says realtor Charmaine Quilt Poki of Prudential Locations.
The inside of the spacious 1,922-square-foot home is just as impressive, with laminate wood flooring and a renovated kitchen that features granite counters, custom cabinets and a cooking island. The family room is a new addition, and there are two extra storage units outside that are included in the sale.
There are 2.5 bathrooms and four bedrooms, one of which has a gorgeous golf course view. That bedroom isn't the master, however, so you may want to convert the rooms. Poki says another option is to extend the home on top to get more of the golf course vista.
Check it out this Sunday. Happy house hunting!
Money talk: $599,000 fee simple
Contact: Charmaine Quilt Poki, Prudential Locations, 808-295-4474, firstname.lastname@example.com


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TAAT™ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES INC. (CSE: TAAT) (OTCQX: TOBAF) (FRANKFURT: 2TP) (the "Company" or "TAAT™") is pleased to recapitulate the milestones the Company reached in the calendar year of 2021, its first full year of operations after launching TAAT™ at retail for the first time in December 2020 in Ohio.
TAAT™ was launched throughout the United States and online through e-commerce during the Company's first full calendar year of operations in 2021, in addition to acquiring shop placements in the United Kingdom's Greater London. It's more refined formulation of base material has enhanced both the user experience and various aspects of the manufacturing process on a bigger scale.
As of January 2022, all three TAAT™ varieties are sold in well over 1,500 U.S. stores through a nationwide network of wholesalers in various categories, in addition to several stores in Greater London in the United Kingdom. The Company has also significantly scaled its manufacturing capacity, in anticipation of new market launches to take place globally in 2022.
Noteworthy events for TAAT™ in each of 2021's calendar months are summarized below (Complete disclosures of material events can be found on the Company's SEDAR profile)
January 2021: TAAT™ Menthol is the first variety to sell out and be reordered.
February 2021: First mainstream media coverage of TAAT™ in a February 3, 2021 Forbes article profiling the Company. TAAT™ launches its e-commerce portal, making the product nationwide.
March 2021: For the TryTAAT landing page, there is a new campaign which received a massive response. TAAT™ moves from the OTCQB® Venture Market to the OTCQX® Best Market in the United States. It stays on the CSE Composite index and its CSE25™ subset of the largest companies in the Composite by market capitalization.
April 2021: First purchase order placed by an international wholesaler for approximately CAD $149,000, for distribution in the United Kingdom and Ireland. TAAT™ completes its first large-scale consumer research study.
May 2021: Following the signing of leases for new facilities in Las Vegas, Nevada, TAAT™ begins making plans to move production to the new location, which is better suited to large-scale manufacturing.
June 2021: TAAT™ sponsors the entourage of world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather in his June 6, 2021 fight, whose TAAT™ logo headwear appeared on pay-per-view and television broadcasts globally before, during, and after the match. TAAT™ remains on the CSE Composite and CSE25™ indices following quarterly rebalancing.
July 2021: Complementing its existing presence in the north-central region of the United States, TAAT™ officially launches in Illinois. TAAT™ exhibits at its first business-to-business ("B2B") trade show, where it is named "Best New Product" at the event.
August 2021: Contacts made at trade shows in July 2021 yield 68 closed initial purchase orders, reported in the first week of August 2021. Significant progress was made in Georgia and Michigan. Over CAD $1.6 million in purchase orders announced for international markets including Australia, as well as an additional order for the United Kingdom and Ireland.
September 2021: In the United States, TAAT™ has surpassed the 1,000-store mark.
October 2021: Follow-on private placement in TAAT™ for CAD $10 million is made by a group of venture investors led by Ms. Debbie Chang (co-founder of Horizons Ventures) in her personal capacity. TAAT™ adds 19 U.S. wholesalers in a 60-day period.
November 2021: Record domestic single-month performance with multiple pallets of TAAT™ sold each week.
December 2021: Through a national convenience distributor, TAAT™ is placed in 350 additional stores in the state of Virginia. TAAT™ remains on the CSE Composite and CSE25™ indices following quarterly rebalancing.
TAAT™ Chief Executive Officer Setti Coscarella commented, "On behalf of the TAAT™ team, I express my utmost gratitude to everybody who contributed to our success over the past year."
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