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For example, if you are a professor who advises graduate students, do you Google (or whatever) some or all of the applicants who mention an interest in working with you? If you are on a search committee, do you Google (or whatever) applicants, or, at least, those on the short list? And so on.
I have never done this, but I know that some people do it routinely. So I wonder: Does such searching ever turn up information that is relevant to the decision-making process?
This same question can of course be turned around to ask applicants if they have Googled potential advisors etc. as part of their decision-making process about their education and careers. In fact, I have encouraged something similar in a post a few months ago: that prospective graduate students should look up our advising records, publication records, grant records etc. In that case, however, I was proposing using citation databases, department webpages etc. That's a bit different from encouraging a broader search, although I have nothing against such searching; I just wonder if it is useful.
Hence my question to readers today: Has anyone found out anything via a Google-like search that influenced a decision about an applicant (or potential advisor, colleague etc.), for or against? Can you give examples? Can anyone explain why it might be good to do these searches on a routine basis, other than just out of curiosity to see what someone's time was in a 10k fun-run or to see a photo of someone amidst a drunken revel in college?


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Fresh from his success murdering 11 Afghan children, Obama has decided to finish off the week with a series of impeachable offenses. As the story goes, Obama, who never misses an opportunity to dip his hands in the blood of murdered Americans for political advantage, plans to give a bunch of families from Connecticut a ride on Air Force One so that they can lobby Congress on gun control. We had some fun counting the laws that this plan breaks. First, we start with the fact that the president can't offer rides to citizens on Air Force One as if he owns the damned thing. It belongs to the Air Force, and there are very limited rules about who get to use it and when, rules which Obama frequently breaks. One rule that has no exceptions is that you can't give lifts to lobbyists, which is exactly what Obama is planning on doing. Since Obama is doing this for personal gain for his administration, its not only a violation of lobbying laws, but its also a violation of the ethics laws which Obama came to Washington promising to enforce. Jay Carney has been pretty shameless about admitting to these crimes, but I like this statement: "imagine what they would say to the families of victims in Newtown about why a certain measure came to a vote because they filibustered it." said White House spokesman Jay Carney. How about, "sorry, bud, but your grief is not my emergency. have a nice day."
I assume that Obama will amuse his political playmates on Air Force with shadow puppets and the like. Or he can tell them jokes. Maybe he could start with this one: "A boy says to his mother, 'mom, why are you white and I'm black?' and she answers, "Barack, from what I remember of that party, you're lucky you don't bark." The joke is a screamer in Montana.


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As we run out of IPv4 address space, is it time to create an exchange for trading unused address blocks? Ars contributors Iljitsch van Beijnum and Timothy Lee tackle the issue. In this article, Tim explains why this is the way to go. You can read Iljitsch's take here.
Officially, the world ran out of IPv4 addresses earlier this year, when a final batch of addresses was divided among the five Regional Internet Registries. The authorities hope that declaring the IPv4 cupboards bare will push expanding networks into making the leap to IPv6, which has a 128-bit address space that's unlikely to ever be exhausted.
But the IPv6 transition is happening slowly, and expanding networks need more IPv4 addresses now. This need is especially acute in Asia, where rapidly growing economies and huge populations have created demand for tens of millions of new addresses each year.
Fortunately, the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses is greatly exaggerated. There are still a lot of unused and underused IP addresses in the hands of various private organizations. All that is needed is an incentive for them to part with their unused addresses voluntarily. In other words, what's needed is a market in IP addresses.
Three sizes fit all
In the early days of the Internet, blocks of IP addresses were available in only three sizes. There were "class A" blocks containing 16 million IP addresses, "class B" blocks containing 65 thousand addresses, and "class C" blocks containing 256 addresses. That meant an organization that needed 400 IP addresses often got tens of thousands of free IP addresses it didn't need.
And some organizations got even more. Ford, Merck, Xerox, Halliburton, and nearly a dozen other companies not primarily in the networking business were each given a Class A block of 16 million addresses. MIT also got a Class A block, and the UK government got two of them. The US government claimed about a dozen Class A blocks, giving it control of nearly 200 million addresses—more IP addresses than all of Latin America has today.
As people realized that the supply of addresses wouldn't last forever, a switch was made to a "classless" system that could allocate address blocks in any size that was a power of two. Under the new scheme, an organization needing 400 addresses would get a block of 512 addresses rather than 65 thousand.
But the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, the organization that oversees the allocation of IP addresses, hasn't tried to reclaim the large blocks that were granted in the Internet's early years. Indeed, it's not clear it has the authority to do so. So Xerox, Ford, and MIT still have millions of addresses they almost certainly don't need.
IPs for sale
Obviously, Ford is unlikely to relinquish its IP addresses out of the goodness of its heart. Even if the company were confident that it would never need them and couldn't sell them, the renumbering process would be a headache. For example, the company would need to audit all of its firewalls to check for hard-coded addresses. But Ford probably would be willing to renumber its network and relinquish its unused addresses for the right price.
The obvious solution is for networks that need more IP addresses to buy them from organizations that have more than they need. Indeed, this process has already started. Earlier this year, Microsoft paid $7.5 million for two-thirds of a million IP addresses that were previously held by a bankrupt Nortel, suggesting that the going rate for an IP address is around $10.
A market in IP addresses will significantly extend the useful life of the IPv4 address space. Rising prices encourage firms to economize, and this principle applies to IP addresses as much as to any other scarce resource. So far, firms have been using IP addresses wastefully because they've been able to get new ones for free. Now that's no longer true, and firms will have to think harder about whether they're using their supply of IP addresses efficiently.
So what's the problem? The American Registry for Internet Numbers, the non-profit organization that has traditionally handed out IP addresses to North American ISPs, has resisted the emergence of a market for IP addresses—at least one it doesn't control. The organization insists that IP addresses are not property and that address blocks can only be transferred with its approval. ARIN's policy is to only approve transfers to organizations that ARIN believes "need" the IP addresses. ARIN president John Curran tells Ars that ARIN's policies were "developed by the Internet community."
The Nortel sale nominally occurred under the auspices of ARIN, but as Milton Mueller points out, ARIN seems to have signed on at the last minute as a face-saving measure. The parties to the transaction don't appear to have undergone the vetting process required by ARIN's specified transfer policy, and there's no evidence that ARIN conducted an assessment of whether Microsoft "needed" the addresses.
Indeed, the sale makes clear that, despite ARIN's protests to the contrary, IP address assignments are de facto property rights. ARIN's website states that ARIN "will not reclaim unutilized address space from legacy holders who sign this RSA, nor will ARIN attempt to take away legacy resources from organizations who choose not to sign it." In other words, legacy address holders (e.g. those who got IP address assignments under the pre-ICANN system) are entitled to keep their IP addresses for as long as they want. And the Nortel transaction suggests they're free to transfer them to whomever they choose, regardless of a needs assessment by ARIN. That sounds a lot like property rights.
In July, ARIN board member Paul Vixie penned an op-ed for ACM complaining about companies seeking to create private alternatives to ARIN's official whois database. The piece seems to have been a thinly veiled attack on the company that brokered the Nortel/Microsoft deal. Vixie is right that it would be bad to have multiple whois databases with conflicting information in them. But the solution isn't to give ARIN the power to block transactions it doesn't approve of. It's for ARIN to take on the more limited role of faithfully recording transactions that take place, regardless of who brokers them. In other words, ARIN should support a open market in IP addresses rather than trying to maintain control over the allocation of IP addresses.
The threat of fragmentation
Critics of IP address markets raise three major objections. First, they worry that IP address trading will lead to a fragmentation of the IP address space, cluttering up routing tables. If organizations can easily sell off unused IP addresses, they might be tempted to break up a single large address block into several smaller blocks and sell off the pieces they don't need. If that happened too often, it would strain the capacity of routers in the Internet's core.
This is a legitimate worry, and registries can play a valuable role in combatting this kind of unnecessary fragmentation of the address space. But if the problem is the fragmentation of the address space, then registries should focus on that problem. In particular, they should automatically approve any transfer of an intact IP block from one party to another, without inquiring about whether the recipient "needs" the addresses.
More to the point, if a liquid market for IP blocks existed, it would become much easier to match organizations to IP address blocks that met their needs. A growing organization should trade in its existing small block for a larger one rather than trying to hold several non-contiguous blocks. And an organization looking to downsize should trade in its large block for smaller ones rather than breaking up their existing blocks into smaller pieces. Bureaucratic restrictions on transferring IP address blocks make it harder to perform these kinds of mutually beneficial transactions.
Opponents also worry that the emergence of a market for IPv4 addresses would reduce the urgency of the IPv6 transition. That's probably true, but it's not a reason to oppose it. If people can get more mileage out of the existing IPv4 address space, registrars shouldn't stand in their way. People are still free to switch to IPv6 at any time.
Are IP address markets unfair?
Critics of selling IP addresses on the open market worry about the egalitarian implications of asking relatively poor countries like India to pay millions of dollars to rich countries like the United States for additional IP addresses. But this objection gets the issue precisely backwards. Obviously, it would be nice if Indian ISPs could take a time machine back to 1993 and ask Jon Postel to reserve a larger share of the millions of IP addresses he was doling out back then. But that ship has sailed. Nothing the IANA does now is going to get Indian ISPs millions of new IP addresses for free.
So the alternative to Indian ISPs paying Westerners for IP addresses isn't that they get them for free. It's that they don't get them at all. No one is arguing that Indian ISPs should be forced to buy IPv4 addresses. If they can go straight to IPv6, more power to them. But it would be paternalistic to try to block Indians from buying IPv4 addresses if they think that's in their interest.
A market for IPv4 addresses is coming with or without the assistance of the official registries. The economic forces are too strong to resist. If the registries embrace the trend now, they can build the infrastructure needed for an orderly transition to a market-based regime. On the other hand, if they fight the trend, it will simply push the transactions underground, rendering the official whois database useless. In the long run, it may also render the registries themselves irrelevant, as their functions are taken over by private firms that are willing to merely record transfers rather than trying to control them.
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- Greyhound-like dogs have been depicted in hunting scenes since the days of the ancient Egyptians and Greeks.
- By Saxon times, the greyhound was well established in Britain.
- In 1014 the Forest Laws prohibited anyone but nobility from keeping greyhounds near royal forests unless they had been lamed so they couldn't hunt. The Forest Laws helped establish greyhounds as dogs of the nobility, who were more interested in using greyhounds for sport rather than for catching dinner.
- During the 1800s, coursing stag and hare with greyhounds became a favored sport of the upper class.
- By the 1800s, greyhounds were brought to America, where they were used to course game in the Midwestern plains.
- Hare coursing became a spectator sport by holding coursing contests in enclosed parks.
- In 1926, greyhound racing using a mechanical lure was introduced. This began the selection of greyhounds for short bursts of speed, soon establishing them as the fastest breed of dog.
- Today, greyhounds in America are of two divergent types: the more well-known racing, or NGA (National Greyhound Association) greyhound and the less popular AKC greyhound. Retired NGA racing greyhounds make up most of the pet greyhound population.
Greyhound Behavior Concerns
- Makes a loyal and gentle companion.
- Can be clownish at times, but its independent nature may make play frustrating for children. It is not a retriever at heart.
- It is not very good at coming when called, and may tend to run off to chase things, particularly small fast animals.
- If raised with cats, can be good with house cats. Retired racers may or may not be good with cats.
- Good with other dogs and with children.
- Learns quickly, but is easily bored.
- Does best with reward-based training involving food.
Greyhound Suggested Exercises
- Makes a very quiet housedog as long as its exercise needs are met.
- Requires a moderate walk or jog, or a sprint in an enclosed area, every day.
- Most greyhounds should not be let off leash unless the area is securely fenced.
- A few games and tricks provide needed mental exercise.
- Its short hair provides little protection against cold weather. A coatmay bebeneficialin cold weather.
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- Coat is short and thin. Some NGA greyhounds have a slightly thicker coat.
- The coat needs weekly brushing and occasional bathing.
- Shedding is below average.
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THE OSCARS: Wallis a natural actress, but is 9 too young?
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" star Quvenzhane Wallis is an actress of talent, poise and maturity well beyond her years.
She was only 5 years old when she auditioned and 6 when she played the part of Hushpuppy, a little girl of fierce strength and resourcefulness living with her daddy in a squalid slab of Louisiana swampland known as The Bathtub. She was just a regular kid from nearby Houma, La. – she'd never even acted before, and actually pretended to be a year older than she was to be considered.
Now, at only 9, Quvenzhane (Kuh-VAHN-zuh-nay) is the youngest-ever actress nominee at the Academy Awards. Altogether, "Beasts" has four nominations at the Feb. 24 ceremony, including best picture.
While her presence is undeniable, Quvenzhane's nomination raises the question: How young is too young to compete for an Oscar, the film industry's highest honor, which has eluded performers with decades more experience and acclaim? Is a child really capable of acting, with craft, or do these performances reflect uncanny instinct?
Director Benh Zeitlin doesn't think 9 is too young for such an honor. Zeitlin, who is up for a best-director Oscar himself with just his first feature, praised Quvenzhane for the incredible sense of self she displayed from the beginning. But he also recalled one day when she seemed to be struggling on set, and he took her aside to ask what was wrong.
"'I know. I can't snap it today. Normally I can snap it,'" he remembered her saying. "The fact that she had an internal sense of when she's in character, when she's getting the emotions right and feeling it, is really special even in experienced actors, but especially someone of her age to have that sort of self-awareness."
Justin Henry, who remains the youngest-ever Oscar nominee in any category for 1979's "Kramer vs. Kramer," said that in some ways it's a purer form of acting at this age.
Henry was just 6 years old and had never acted when a casting director came to his Rye, N.Y., school looking for someone to play Billy, the little boy at the center of Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep's custody battle. He was 7 when he shot the film and 8 when he was nominated for best supporting actor; he lost to 78-year-old Melvyn Douglas for "Being There." (Tatum O'Neal is still the youngest Oscar winner in any category; she was 10 when she earned the supporting-actress Oscar for 1973's "Paper Moon.")
A voting Academy member, Henry said he thought it was "awesome" to see Quvenzhane get nominated for the acclaimed Fox Searchlight indie drama, which he called the best movie of the year. Now 41 with a 7-year-old daughter of his own, he looks back at his own nomination and acknowledges: "I didn't even know what it meant. ... I just remember being nervous as hell about having to give a speech in front of 3,000 people."
"That's the great thing about acting: In some ways, it's a child's game," said Henry, who went on to play Molly Ringwald's wisecracking younger brother in the John Hughes classic "Sixteen Candles" and now specializes in web video distribution. "You're just pretending, so sometimes it's easy when you're a kid. You just kind of follow your instincts."
Tracy Tofte, who was only 11 when she was chosen to play daughter Heather Owens on the 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere," agreed that she didn't understand the enormity of what she was doing. She'd started acting at 9 under the stage name Tracy Wells and booked 17 national commercials in her first year, including a Pepsi ad in which she danced with Michael Jackson.
"From the adults around me, I took off their energy that it was a big deal," Tofte, now a 41-year-old real estate agent in Santa Clarita, Calif., said of being cast in the series. "As an adult, I look back and I totally get it but as a kid, no. You're just, 'Wow, my mom and dad are happy and my agent's happy and this'll be fun.'"
Tofte hasn't seen "Beasts" but said of Quvenzhane: "I'm sure this young girl did a phenomenal job and deserves the nomination, but there are veteran actors and actresses who have never had those accolades and they've been working their craft and dealing with the ups and downs of this industry."
Intriguingly, Quvenzhane is up against the oldest-ever best actress nominee, 85-year-old French veteran Emmanuelle Riva of "Amour." Rounding out the field are Jessica Chastain for "Zero Dark Thirty," Jennifer Lawrence for "Silver Linings Playbook" and Naomi Watts for "The Impossible." The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences declined a request to comment on Quvenzhane's youth.
Thelma Adams, contributing editor at Yahoo! Movies and a longtime awards prognosticator, points out that Shirley Temple was already well on her way to a career by the time she was 6, the same year she earned an honorary juvenile Oscar.
"There was a lot of craft to what she was doing," Adams said. "With (Quvenzhane's) performance, it's kind of a life force. They've captured this wonderful little girl ... but it's not an acting performance."
"I've seen her at parties," added Adams, the mother of two teenagers who perform. "I know she can get up in her party dress and charm, but I also saw a little girl who'd rather be riding a pony at a kids' party. ... To have her nominated, it's not good for her, no matter how great she was in the movie – and she was terrific – but this red carpet thing is a grind."
But it's exactly that kind of passion that drives such extraordinary kids, said John West, headmaster at The Mirman School for highly gifted children in Los Angeles, whose alumni include actors Crispin Glover, Masi Oka ("Heroes") and David Dorfman ("The Ring" movies).
"I'm not sure they fathom the importance of the honor. They fathom the importance of the work they do – that's far more important," he said. "Any of our students who have been engaged in the arts don't do it because they're looking for approval or glory. They're doing it because the work itself in some unique way touches them in their own lives."
West has no problem with Quvenzhane's nomination: "People throw around all the time that someone is an old soul packaged in a very young body, and as cliched as that may be, it's true."
But Zeitlin said Quvenzhane was still very much a little kid on the set: "She would say things to me like, 'Benh, I'm only 6 years old, you need to use smaller words,' or 'I'm gonna get cranky sometimes.' She had this awareness almost like an observer of a child."
He also points out that Quvenzhane is nothing like the girl she played.
"Hushpuppy as a character is going through unbelievable circumstances. She's damaged, she's morose, she's contemplative, she's quiet, she has this great burden on her shoulders," Zeitlin said. "Quvenzhane Wallis is the most carefree, fun-loving, goofy, playful person you can imagine, and she had to put herself in that skin on a consistent basis."


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This recipe comes from my Grandma's recipe box. Deceivingly these were titled Peanut Butter Bars, but as you can see these look more like a brownie than a Peanut Butter bar! In reality these moist little bars are more like a brownie with a slight Peanut Butter undertone than what I think a Peanut Butter bar to be so I am changing their name to Incognito Bars (because the PB flavor is undercover in these chocolatey-looking bars).
These bars are thick, moist and all in all very good. I will be making these again and I really liked the simplicity of the recipe and how quick they came together.
*Next time I might increase the amount of Peanut Butter by 2 TBS and increase the amount of cocoa powder to 3TBS total(decreasing the amount of flour by 1 TBS so the texture and consistency of the bars remains unchanged). I might also add mini chocoalte chips or those mini Reese's PB baking cups or chips to the batter before baking.
As you can see, I have several ideas in mind for these little babies in the near future because these bars were very good and worth a try.
I tasted one of these babies while they were warm and found the flavor of both the chocolate and Peanut Butter to be too subtle for my liking. I felt they needed to be "Jazzed" up a bit. So, I whipped up a simple Chocolate/Peanut Butter 'frosting' and topped with crumbled a Butterfinger bar.
The Result? MMMMM, finger licking good!
I did notice, however, after cooling the flavor of the bars themselves seemed to deepen a bit and you can taste the chocolate and peanut butter a little more than right out of the oven. Because their flavor seems to deepen after they set a few hours/overnight you may want to try these bars after they have cooled and set without the frosting/candy bar topping to see if you feel they need that extra sweetness.
I found them to be great with the additions by my tooth has been known to be pretty sweet!
I would rate these bars:
Plain and warm out of the oven a 6
Plain the next day a 7
With frosting and candy topping an 8
Incognito Peanut Butter Bars
1/3 cup Peanut Butter
1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
2 TBS cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting (if desired)
Chopped/Crushed Candy bars (if desired, Butterfinger's pictured)
Preheat oven to 325.
Line an 8×8 pan with foil and spray with PAM.
In a medium bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder.
In a medium mixing bowl cream the peanut butter, butter and sugar until combined. Add eggs and beat well. Slowly add the flour mixture.
Spread batter in pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Frost if desired and sprinkle with crushed Butterfinger bar (as pictured) or Chopped Reese's PB cups.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting (Optional)
1/2 cup Peanut Butter (creamy)
1 cup Chocolate Chips
1 TBS shortening
In a small saucepan over medium low heat, stir toghter Peanut Butter, chips and shortening until smooth. You can add more Peanut Butter or Chocolate chips depending how much frosting you want and to taste.
Gently Spread Evenly over bars. Sprinkle with crushed/chopped candy if desired.


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A San Francisco business takes a holistic and systematic approach to home energy conservation by coupling clean energy technologies and energy efficiency.
Coupling clean energy production technologies—such as solar electric and solar thermal—with efforts to reduce energy consumption in the home may seem like a natural pairing. But in reality, two individual industries have emerged. One is focused on conservation, the other on energy generation. Regulation, market forces, and good common sense demand that we reverse that trend and take a more holistic and systematic approach to improving home energy conservation (see "Why Are We Divided?" p. 26).
At Sustainable Spaces in San Francisco, California, we have been combining home performance with renewable energy systems to provide clients with comprehensive solutions to their energy needs since we opened our doors three years ago. Sustainable Spaces focuses on building performance and core system improvements, while partnering with solar installers in the San Francisco Bay Area to provide homeowners with a total solution that addresses energy, comfort, and health. Some solar installers call us to inspect every house they work on, while others call only when a client could clearly benefit from some energy efficiency advice, or when a client does not have a good solar location. One contractor calls only after a system is installed, so as not to complicate a sale that is in progress. We expect all of these partnerships to evolve and broaden, as new rebate regulations come into play with the passage of the California Solar Initiative (CSI).
Given the right circumstances, solar energy is beneficial both to homeowners and to society as a whole. However, California ratepayers, who subsidize these installations via a small tax on every utility bill, only receive the maximum benefit of their subsidies when a home's efficiency is maximized before a renewable energy system is sized and installed. New CSI regulations, which require that homeowners obtain energy efficiency audits in order to qualify for rebates, should ensure that ratepayers get the highest return on their investment (see "The California Solar Initiative," p. 6).
While appropriately sized renewable energy solutions are part of many of our projects, our experience at Sustainable Spaces has proved that the best way to create satisfied customers is first to evaluate each client's house as a system. This enables us to address our client's concerns regarding energy, comfort, and indoor air quality. Only after we have addressed such fundamentals as building envelope, insulation, and HVAC system do we generally recommend moving on to higher-tech solutions. Clients who choose a systems approach will see significant benefits in comfort, health, and safety—not just a reduction in their utility bills. While making a master bedroom comfortable or reducing condensation that is causing mold is a hard-to-quantify improvement in a return-on-investment calculation, changes like these provide benefits that often outweigh simple energy savings.
Teamwork Succeeds in Berkeley
We recently put our philosophy into action in a major remodeling project located in Berkeley, California. We started by modeling the building's performance, using our proprietary in-house software, This enabled us to assist the architect, contractor, and homeowner in making well-informed decisions on materials selection, system design, performance specifications, and renewable energy systems. The result was an opportunity to design the most comfortable and efficient whole-house system possible.
We first turned our attention to the fundamentals of insulation and envelope. Where more insulation was needed, we worked with the contractor to select green materials, such as batt insulation made from discarded blue jeans, and we set standards for installation. Thanks to our efforts, the calculated heating load was significantly less than it is for most buildings of the same size. We were also able to forego air conditioning, thanks to Berkeley's mild climate.
We designed the mechanical system based on two hydronic air handlers. A Lifebreath system with a built-in heat recovery ventilator (HRV) and a highly efficient electronically commutated motor (ECM) conditions the core of the house, and a First Co. (First Operations LP) air handler conditions the upper floor. Two systems were needed in this remodel because there was no easy way to run ducts from the ground floor to the top floor. Instead, we simply ran insulated cross-linked polyethylene tubing, or PEX, up the wall and installed a second air handler. Hydronic forced air functions in essentially the same way as a traditional forced-air furnace, except that it uses a high-efficiency water coil instead of a gas-fired heat exchanger. The Lifebreath system provides filtered ventilation air to the house, either on a programmed schedule or on an as-needed basis. The built-in HRV allows this system to recover as much as 80% of the energy from the exhausted air flow.
A hydronic forced-air system has a number of advantages over traditional gas-fired forced air. One advantage is that the Btu output can easily be adjusted by reducing pump speed or water temperature. This is particularly important in the Bay Area, where many homes have loads that are significantly lower than the output of the smallest gas furnace on the market. In this case, because of the need to install two units, we were able to adjust the flow of each unit to match the actual load of the rooms it served, calculated using Manual J. These systems run at heat exchange temperatures that are 80% lower than those of the typical gas furnace. Water enters the air handler at about 135°F and leaves at about 95°F, eliminating the scorched-air smell associated with traditional forced air. Finally, because the water heater can be located in the garage or on the side of the house, the combustion process can take place outside the living space, reducing the risk of CO poisoning. The air handler is a separate unit, which can be located wherever it is most convenient.
Because both of these units are designed to use potable water, we were able to power both domestic hot water and space-heating needs with a single combustion source. In this case we used an existing water heater that had an 80% recovery efficiency, which had been installed just before we were hired on to the project. However, this system can also be designed with a high-efficiency tanked system, a boiler, or even a tankless unit.
To reduce the amount of natural gas consumed, we installed a 90-tube Apricus evacuated-tube solar-thermal water-heating system. This system captures solar radiation at an efficiency rate of 66% and converts it into hot water. The solar-heated water is stored in a superinsulated 200-gallon Trendsetter Industries water tank and is used to preheat the incoming water. City water, as well as the return water coming from the air handlers, passes through a heat exchange loop in this tank before entering the water heater, dramatically reducing gas consumption.
Evacuated tubes operate particularly well for space conditioning, compared to traditional flat-plate collectors. They are effective even on very cold days and in low light, heating water to high temperatures ranging from 125°F on cold winter days to 165°F in the summer (based on Bay Area insolation levels). Excess heat generated in summer months will be used to heat a lap pool that is soon to be installed.
In addition to the solar-thermal system, a grid-tied, 3.7 kW PV array was installed to offset electrical load. This array, consisting of Sun Power modules that were installed by Marin Solar, will offset an estimated 60% of electrical consumption for this home.
By taking a systems approach to a house from the outset, we were able to engineer a solution that coupled energy efficiency and load reduction with appropriately sized and properly designed renewable energy systems. By approaching the problem holistically rather than with a piecemeal combination of various trades, we achieved much better results for our client.
Why Are We Divided?
While solar power has many benefits, most solar-rebate structures create a conflict among the interests of utilities, solar contractors, the home performance industry, and homeowners. On the macro level, the subsidies are intended to reduce peak loads and overall demand on the energy grid. However, the rebates that were put in place to stimulate the creation of the now-booming California solar industry are clashing with the other objective of the subsidies—reducing overall demand and shaving peak loads.
Both utility companies and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) explicitly state that energy efficiency is the cheapest and cleanest way to gain additional capacity. However, traditional rebate structures entice effective PV technologies to offset residential energy consumption, with no incentive for energy efficiency. Installing a large solar system on a home that is otherwise energy inefficient does not serve the broader purpose of the incentive. If, by implementing efficiency measures, the necessary size of a solar system can be reduced from 5 kW to 3 kW, the state will retain as much as $5,000 in rebate funds that can be leveraged for additional projects, while achieving the same positive outcome in terms of energy footprint. At $2.50 per watt, issuing rebates is a costly measure that targets only part of the equation.
Rebates also tend to skew head-to-head return-on-investment (ROI) comparisons. Energy efficiency measures, for which there are no significant public rebates, often can't compete in terms of straight ROI with heavily subsidized technologies such as PV, even though they may do more to reduce energy use. In fact, in California, where typical electric rate schedules increase kWh costs based on consumption, whichever system is applied first generates the best return on investment. Reduce a bill by 300 kWh a month and a large consumer in a top tier paying $0.35 per incremental kWh will save $100 per month. But reduce that same consumer's bill by another 300 kWh a month, and that consumer will save only $45 per month, having been kicked down into a lower tier with a rate of $0.15/kWh (see Table A). Fortunately, with the passage of the California Solar Initiative, the way that rebates are structured is changing (see "The California Solar Initiative," p. 6).
At present, there is a built-in tension between solar companies and the home performance industry. This tension has impeded our ability to work together. First, there is the perception—and occasionally even the reality—that home performance and solar contractors are competing for the same home improvement dollars. "Do I fix my furnace and insulation or do I install a 4 kW solar system?" a homeowner might wonder. In our experience, most homeowners, with some education, can be brought to understand that approaching this question from an either/or perspective is not useful. A holistic approach to improving overall home performance will lead the homeowner to improve energy efficiency and at the same time to install a renewable energy system—albeit perhaps a smaller one.
This approach, however, leads directly to the second impediment to greater cooperation. Businesses that sell solar systems profit from the installation of systems—and frequently, the bigger the system, the greater the profit. A seller of solar who is compensated based on system size has no incentive to suggest turning off that old refrigerator in the garage—full of "emergency" beer—since to do so might reduce the amount of solar required by 1kW, saving the client and the state ratepayers thousands of dollars. When a home performance contractor comes in and reduces a customer's energy demand by 35%, that customer will purchase a smaller system. Still, for a solar installer, it can be more profitable to sell an appropriately sized system coupled with efficiency than to try to sell a larger system and have to compete on cost alone with other solar installers. If everyone is offering to sell a 6 kW system, offering to install a 4 kW system plus insulation and duct sealing can give a company a competitive edge, while avoiding a head-to-head dogfight over cost per kilowatt.
With competition increasing in the solar industry, changes in regulation, and a public that is becoming increasingly educated about energy use, it is time to overcome the barriers that keep our industries apart and find new, smarter ways to work for our clients and toward our shared goals. As evidenced through successful partnerships that we have forged with solar installers in the San Francisco Bay Area, there is desire on the front lines to work through these issues.
Fundamental changes in the California solar rebate program will soon require all participants to take a more holistic view of home energy. With the state establishing a rebate system that more accurately targets the goal of creating a low-energy footprint, rather than simply subsidizing products, we may start to see more of an integrated approach to energy production and efficiency—an approach that offers the greatest rewards, both for the homeowner and for the public good.
Bridging the Gap
With advanced testing tools and the body of building science that is readily available, the home improvement industry is poised to move beyond the single-trade and -product paradigm. It has become irrefutable that a well-engineered whole-house system, rather than any particular product, is the key to high performance in a home.
Sustainable Spaces works with each client to quantitatively measure a home's performance, creating a detailed diagnosis of existing systems and a prioritized step-by-step prescription. Once a client decides to move forward, we bring in specially trained contractors to conduct the necessary remediation steps, based on specific performance specifications. Sustainable Spaces coordinates the project, and provides quality assurance by testing out and inspecting the work.
For many people, a building science approach to home improvement can be easier to understand if you compare it to an auto mechanic's approach to fixing a car. Whom would you prefer doing business with—the mechanic who takes an hour to diagnose your car's problem and then fixes it once, or the mechanic who keeps replacing parts until eventually the engine turns over? Which mechanic would you recommend to your friends?
Although it is fun to design and install advanced technologies, most clients are better served by a focus on their home's fundamentals—building envelope, HVAC system, duct leakage, moisture management, water consumption, lighting, and appliances. Most of our jobs consist of simple technologies, designed and installed properly, in the context of the entire system. Once homeowners understand their house as a system, they will almost certainly take steps to improve their home's performance.
Aside from serving the best interests of the client, this approach offers other benefits. It fosters broad cooperation and partnership between energy efficiency and renewable energy providers. Progress in this direction is inevitable; market forces, changes in regulations, and client demands are rapidly moving us toward this new reality. From lightbulbs and appliances to HVAC and solar power, it is all one home energy system. Working together, we can create solutions that are better for our clients and contribute to a greater good on a global scale.
Matt Golden is owner of Sustainable Spaces, a full-service home-performance firm, which is based in San Francisco, California.
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Memphis City Council members delayed until their first meeting in July final votes on an ordinance setting a late summer or fall referendum on a citywide sales tax hike and a resolution designating what the revenue will be used for.
The latest delay for both measures means the city will be into the new fiscal year that begins July 1 before the sales tax hike would take effect if it is approved for the ballot and if city voters approve it on the ballot.
The delay complicates plans to use $20 million of the estimated $47 million in revenue from the half percent sales tax hike to roll back the city property tax rate by 20 cents.
Council member Shea Flinn, who proposed both measures, moved for the delay the same day that city Finance Director Brian Collins told the council it might take 14 cents added to the current city property tax rate of $3.11 to generate the same amount of revenue as the current tax rate does.
The 14 cents on the rate amounts to $14 million in lost revenue from the recent property reappraisal in which city and county government are dealing for the first time with a reappraisal that shows existing tax rates producing less revenue instead of more.
The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence is holding its Eighth Annual Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence Conference on May 1 at Temple Israel.
The conference will feature national nonprofit experts, who will speak on a range of topics.
The conference will cover Guidestar's influence on charitable investments, understanding donor-advised funds, choosing foundation priorities, and how to have tough conversations with foundations.
Keynote speaker Pat Brandes, executive director of the Barr Foundation, will speak on networking for nonprofits.
Holiday Deli & Ham has opened its fifth store – which also happens to be its largest – in Horn Lake.
The nearly 5,600-square-foot store is located at 749 W. Goodman Road, and it's open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
It has a drive-thru and carry-out parking, as well as free WiFi.
Holiday Deli co-founder Trey Jordan said opening the store in Horn Lake represented an attempt to grow the company's presence in the broader Memphis area.
The Mississippi Legislature has ended its three-month session.
The House and Senate adjourned Thursday after finishing last-minute business, including confirmation of several nominees to lead agencies and serve on state regulatory boards.
Lawmakers approved most of a $5.5 billion budget for fiscal 2014.
But, they will have to return for a special session before July 1 to keep the Medicaid program alive and to put money into it.
Many state agencies have to be reauthorized every few years, and Medicaid was up for review this session.
The reauthorization failed amid a partisan dispute over whether to expand Medicaid under the health law that President Barack Obama signed in 2010.
Democrats wanted Medicaid expansion, but Republican leaders said the state can't afford it.
It's opening week for the Memphis Farmers Market, which returns for its new season this Saturday at the Central Station Pavilion.
There will be music with JoJo Jefferies, authors Paul and Angela Knipple signing their book "The World in a Skillet," plus the usual – fresh flowers and greens, handmade goat cheese, salads, side dishes, baked goods, local roasted coffee and more.
Hours will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the farmers market is open Saturdays through October.
Trezevant High School students will join members of Leadership Memphis' 2013 executive class to clean garbage and debris from a vacant lot in Frayser to celebrate Earth Day.
The joint effort will give Trezevant students an opportunity to improve the local environment and foster pride in their community. The cleanup also is part of Leadership Trezevant's school-wide effort to improve academic success.
The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, April 2, a special use permit for converting the old Memphis Slim house at 1130 College St. at McLemore Avenue in Soulsville into a neighborhood arts center. Eric Robertson of Community Lift, the group undertaking the center, said the next step is to assess how much renovation the structure will need.
The house, built in 1912, was home to the blues artist known as Memphis Slim as well as his family. A fallen tree heavily damaged the small house and last year was lifted out so repairs could begin.
In other action, the council approved a planned development for the Casablanca restaurant at 2250 Central Ave. at New York Street. The current building will be demolished for a new structure.
The council also approved a Budget Rent-A-Car business at Poplar Avenue and Racine Drive in East Memphis as well as a used car lot and car wash at 1674 Delano Road in Frayser at the corner of Delano and North Watkins Street.
A measure that would create a special panel to authorize charter school applications for failing schools is advancing in the state Legislature.
The measure was approved on a voice vote in the House Budget Subcommittee on Wednesday. The companion bill is awaiting a vote in the Senate Finance Committee.
Currently local school boards decide whether to authorize a charter application. There are 48 charter schools in Tennessee.
Under the new legislation, the nine-member panel would be appointed by the governor and speakers of the House and Senate.
Failing, or priority, schools would apply directly to the panel. There are about 80 failing schools.
All other schools would follow the normal process of applying to the school district, then the State Board of Education if turned down.
The Memphis-based Web design company Rocketfuel has moved into a new space at 88 Union Ave.
Rocketfuel packed, moved, unpacked and settled in last week to the space on the seventh floor of 88 Union Ave. And already, the company has launched several new websites for clients.
From an email the company sent to its distribution list this week: "We love our new office space and hope you will, too. Feel free to drop by anytime during business hours to check it out."
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has tapped attorney Lodie Biggs to be the new chair of the firm's economic development team.
Biggs is a shareholder in the firm's Memphis office and frequently represents companies locating or expanding within Tennessee and other jurisdictions. He also helps companies in negotiating and securing tax and other economic development incentives for their investments in the community.
As chair of the economic development team, Biggs will oversee 21 attorneys across Baker Donelson's 18 offices.
A panel of businesswomen will share successes and challenges as part of a discussion on "How to Get the Job Done as a Woman CEO" at the National Association of Women Business Owners monthly luncheon of its Memphis chapter next week.
The event will be held April 9 at the Chickasaw Country Club, 3395 Galloway Ave. Following the discussion, a representative from Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division will present the results of a study that examined MLGW's use of women- and minority-owned businesses.
Registration will begin at 11:15 a.m., with lunch running from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $25 for NAWBO members, $30 for nonmembers and $35 for onsite registration.
Legislation to allow wine to be sold in Tennessee supermarkets and convenience stores has hit another road block.
Members of the Senate Finance Committee voted 5-5 on Tuesday to keep the measure from advancing. The vote came after House leaders said they didn't want to reconsider the companion bill that earlier failed by a single vote.
Republican Senate sponsor Bill Ketron of Murfreesboro has said he wants to get the bill out of the committee in case the situation changes in the House.
Both Republican and Democratic Senate members of the Republican-sponsored bill said they didn't see a need for it to advance if the House doesn't plan to bring it up again.
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam says he has a "major problem" with a bill seeking to give state lawmakers the power to select nominees to the U.S. Senate.
The governor said he objects to eliminating primary elections to decide the Republican and Democratic nominees for the U.S. Senate. He told reporters on Monday in Nashville that he would "very strongly" consider a veto of the measure.
The bill sponsored by Sen. Frank Niceley of Strawberry Plains and fellow Republican Rep. Harry Brooks of Knoxville has been put on hold until the final Senate calendar.
Niceley says the bill is an effort to return to the system closer to the direct appointments that were in place before the adoption of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1913.
Attorney Kathleen Gomes was appointed Monday, April 1, by the Shelby County Commission as the new Probate Court judge. She will fill the vacancy created by the pending retirement of Judge Robert Benham.
Benham has delayed his retirement pending his ongoing hearing on the custody of the children of slain Memphis Police officer Martoiya Lang. The hearing was under way at the Shelby County Courthouse Monday as the commission considered his replacement a block away.
Gomes will serve through August 2014 when the winner of a full eight-year term in the August 2014 elections takes office.
Gomes won on the second round of voting by the commission, defeating state Sen. Jim Kyle.
Kyle appeared to have the seven votes to become judge of the first ballot when Commissioner Walter Bailey changed his vote for attorney and former County Commissioner Julian Bolton to Kyle. But when Bailey changed his vote for Kyle, Commissioner Steve Mulroy changed his vote for Kyle to an abstention, leaving Kyle one vote short.
The Peabody Memphis has made a few additions to and promotions within its sales department.
Angus Blair, a long-time Peabody associate, has been promoted to director of revenue management, where he is charged with driving overall revenue and forecasting future business.
Blair has worked at The Peabody Memphis since 2003 and held management positions in several departments.
Prissy Dulaney has been promoted to associate director of sales. Prior to joining The Peabody Memphis as sales manager in 2008, she held similar sales positions at several other hotels and resorts in the South.
Donna Pope has been appointed national sales manager, with territory responsibilities in the Washington market. A hospitality industry veteran, Pope has worked in hotel operations and sales management positions at several Memphis-area properties.
Marshall Thompson has joined The Peabody Memphis as national sales manager.
Thompson will have territory responsibilities in the Washington, Maryland and Virginia markets.
He comes to Memphis from Florida, where he was director of sales and marketing at the International Palms Resort & Conference Center in Orlando.
Albert Saltiel has joined AutoZone Inc. as senior vice president of marketing and customer satisfaction.
Saltiel comes to the Memphis-based auto parts giant from Navistar International Corp., where he was chief marketing officer.
He also has worked with Sony Electronics as general manager for marketing and with Ford Motor Co., where he held multiple marketing roles.
Saltiel will report to AutoZone chairman, president and CEO Bill Rhodes.
Gov. Bill Haslam is rolling out his appropriations bill, which includes nearly $45 million to increase the amount of grants available to companies looking to invest in Tennessee.
The legislation allows the state to provide Fast Track grants for retrofitting, relocation, office upgrades or temporary space for companies investing in Tennessee.
The state has appropriated more than $200 million to the program over the last three budget years and Haslam proposed pouring another $80 million for last year and this year.
The Access to Justice Committee will hold a free legal clinic April 13 at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library from 10 a.m. to noon.
Volunteer attorneys will provide free legal assistance on a range of subjects to clinic participants. The Saturday Legal Clinic is a collaborative effort of the Memphis Bar Association, Memphis Area Legal Services Inc., the Community Legal Center and other nonprofit organizations.
The free clinic is held on the second Saturday of each month.
Trustmark National Bank has inked a branch purchase and assumption agreement to acquire two branches of SOUTHBank to serve the Oxford, Miss., market.
The agreement reflects the assumption of about $11.8 million in deposit accounts and the purchase of branch offices.
It is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. It is expected to be completed during the summer.
Nearly two years after Southwest Airlines Co.'s acquisition of AirTran Holdings Inc., the Dallas-based airline has fully integrated the two networks for flights beginning April 14.
Currently, customers can book AirTran flights in and out of Memphis, but they'll still have to connect in other cities for Southwest flights. With the completion of the network merger, customers can purchase itineraries to more than 97 destinations in one transaction.
Southwest has said it plans to offer Southwest service at Memphis International Airport later this year.
"It's a great interim solution, especially in Memphis, until we can introduce Southwest service later this year," said Chris Mainz, a spokesman for the airline.
Southwest acquired AirTran in May 2011 in a $1 billion cash-and-stock deal.
The 23rd Mid-South Planning and Zoning Institute at the University of Memphis will feature a keynote address by Dr. Julian Agyeman, professor and chair of the Department of Urban and Environmental Police and Planning at Tufts University in Boston.
The April 19 conference from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Fogelman Executive Conference Center is presented by the University of Memphis graduate program in City and Regional Planning.
Agyeman first wrote about the concept of "just sustainability" 10 years ago and since then has been involved in the discussion and movement that includes sustainable development in high poverty and neglected urban areas.
The concept includes such issues as food deserts and how elected bodies approach planning differently in some parts of cities.
Agyeman's keynote speech will be followed by a panel discussion on the Shelby County Mid South Greenprint Initiative.
The 14th annual On Location: Memphis International Film & Music Fest will be held at the end of the month.
After an opening night kick off at the Malco Paradiso on April 25, the film portion of the festival will shift to Malco's Studio on the Square the next day.
Films are scheduled through April 28, and this year is shaping up to be one of the most diverse festivals ever, with films screening from artists based in Memphis and around the United States, as well as nearly a dozen countries.
In addition to the films screening at Studio on the Square, a variety of musicians are scheduled to perform throughout the weekend in the theater lobby and at the neighboring Bayou Bar and Grill Restaurant.
The festival's Music Showcase events will take place at Purple Haze near Beale Street on April 26 and April 27.
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Cheap Electricity
A minor revolution is occurring in the electricity supply industry. A flood of cheap natural gas, combined with high-efficiency, low-cost combined-cycle gas turbine generation units, has made it possible to supply electricity at very low prices. This is a new technology which has been promoted by private firms and, to a much lesser extent, investor-owned utilities. Utilities across the United States are suddenly discovering that private companies can sell them electricity for far less than it costs the utilities to generate it in their existing, large nuclear and coal facilities. What does this have to do with conservation? Lots.
The incremental cost of new power determines how much conservation is cost-effective and establishes the scale of utility demand-side management programs. If low-cost power is available, then the more expensive conservation programs will be jettisoned in favor of electricity purchases. Even in the Pacific Northwest, which is known for its historically low electricity prices, the competition from the new gas-fired sources is forcing a major reassessment of conservation programs. Some of the marginal residential weatherization programs will be the first to disappear.
Cheap electricity has other impacts. Utilities are facing the fact that they will probably not be building any new power plants; instead, they will meet increased demand by purchasing power from these new, low-cost generators. As a result, utilities from California to Ontario are downsizing, first to rid themselves of the construction departments, then to lower their overall costs by shrinking every facet of their organization. The utility company of the future will be a leaner organization, but less capable of building both power plants and conservation programs.
Should this cheap electricity be encouraged? The good news is that electricity rates will drop. The bad news is that we are substituting a valuable resource--natural gas--for higher efficiency. Cheap energy encourages low efficiency and creates future hardships when those cheap supplies are depleted. There are reasonable arguments supporting the imposition of a carbon tax, or perhaps even a special efficiency tax, to keep efficiency investments attractive. But there are also compelling reasons for exploiting cheap electricity whenever it is available. These are policy decisions that must be made in state regulatory commission offices and in Washington, D.C.
Most experts believed that electricity prices would gradually rise, but didn't recognize the implications of these new electricity sources or their impacts on the electricity supply industry. Now we should prepare ourselves for a long-term drop in electricity prices. Some utilities' electricity rates will not fall immediately or rapidly because they are still financing facilities brought on during the high-interest rate period in the 1980s, and because of the recently proposed Btu tax, but a structural adjustment is clearly underway. Cheap electricity means that conservation technologies will soon need to pass much stricter tests in order to pay for themselves. The result is that there will be a shakedown in the conservation industry, too.
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89th District Court gives annual report; Polycom electronic video system one of the 2012 high points
A presentation on the 89th District Court's 2012 annual report was given at Tuesday's meeting of the Cheboygan County Board of Commissioners.
Judge Maria Barton touched on parts of the report, which was provided in its entirety in a written format to the Board of Commissioners.
Barton said some significant accomplishments in 2012 included coming in under budget and for three years before that.
"In 2012, District Court's court budget was $522,668, which was reduced by $583.79 from the 2011 budget," Barton said in the report. "In 2012, the 89th District Court's total expenditures were $9,051.10 less than budgeted."
A total savings of $130,411.96 resulted from coming in under budget from 2009-2012.
Barton said jury costs continue to be well-managed, totaling $2,923.68 in 2012. She also noted that more defendants are paying fines at the time of sentencing, reducing staff time required to pursue collection.
Another accomplishment was the installation of Polycom, an electronic video system that allows courts to use video proceedings to resolve cases when defendants are lodged in other counties or in prison to save on transportation costs and possible overtime. Since it was installed in September of 2012, the District Court has saved about $940, Barton noted.
The report also noted efficient case processing — meaning the number of cases disposed of during the year is equal to the number of cases filed — with a clearance rate of 100 percent or greater over the past three years. The rate for 2012 is not available until May.
Barton also reported the creation of Sobriety Court as a significant accomplishment of 2012. The program's team underwent training in June of 2012, and the program began in August.
"The 89th District Court revised workload and job responsibilities within the court to be able to operate the Sobriety Court without additional personnel or costs to the county," Barton reported. "Participants in the program are responsible for paying their fines and costs, a participation fee of $20 per month for each month in Sobriety Court, fees for drug testing, fees for alcohol monitoring systems, and counseling."
Barton noted the Sobriety Court budget is comprised of funds the 89th District Court receives annually from the state for drunk driving and drug cases filed. The court receives an average of $9,000 to $12,000 annually.
A total of eight participants were accepted into the program in 2012, with only one discharged due to non-compliance. Based upon the charges of the seven individuals still involved and their possible jail sentence, an estimated $19,900 in jail costs for the county was saved by the program, based on $20 a day per inmate.
Barton said it is an 18-month program and the court is only 8 months into it. There are currently 10 participants.
According to Barton, 89th District Court has also met or exceeded most of the guidelines set by the Michigan Supreme Court in regards to timely case disposition.
Barton also noted that the court's revenue was down in 2012 about $95,000 from 2011, due to decreasing civil infraction and misdemeanor cases in the traffic division of the court. The decrease in cases is believed to be due to the reduction of officers policing Cheboygan County, she added.
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The electric bill you receive every month from your Seward NE energy provider is perhaps the most important one to pay. While energy costs for Seward homes can become very expensive very quickly, your individual costs depend on your individual energy usage as well as variables unique to each home. In addition, there are things you can do to lower your monthly energy bill to a fraction of what it once was. It is critical to understand all the variables that go into making up your home energy costs.
When thinking of their energy bill, most people remember common things such as leaving lights or other electronics on when not in use, excessive computer use, or even the size of a house. In reality, although energy can certainly be saved by turning off the lights when you leave a room, it is more frequently the things you do not consider that are the most costly.
For the average Seward household, heating and cooling expenses account for between 30 percent and 50 percent of all utility bills. This is a staggering number that can be affected by a several different circumstances. However, the most important thing you can possibly do as a homeowner and Seward resident is to ensure that your entire house is not only insulated, but insulated properly.
Insulation is rated on a scale of R-values – defined by how well it impedes the flow of heat. The necessary R-value to insulate a room is determined by the size of the room, its placement in the house, and particularly its proximity to the elements. Very often, old insulation was installed regardless of R-value and is not adequate for the area it is covering. Insulating interior walls and ceilings can also do wonders to keep your home a consistent temperature in the winter and summer months. When in doubt, you should get an energy evaluation done on your home to see what specifically can be made more efficient.
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