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THE people of Chicago have much to be excited about this month. The White Sox, one of the city's baseball teams (often overshadowed by the still more hapless Chicago Cubs), have earned a berth in the World Series. Meanwhile—and perhaps for unrelated reasons—Chicagoans are getting less keen on killing each other.
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What has happened to Al Capone's kinda town? The local police claim credit for a more active approach to gang violence. More than 40% of the city's murders are officially classified as gang-related, but police reckon the real figure is probably 65%. In the spring of 2003, spurred on by some fairly grisly shootings of young children, the police department focused its resources on "preventing gang killings rather than responding to them".
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The Chicago White Sox last appeared in the World Series in 1959. They lost. The appearance before that, in 1919, was more embarrassing: a group of players took bribes to throw the game. Even if Chicago's baseball excitement proves ephemeral, one hopes the murder progress is permanent.


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The special session on redistricting could be over in as little as a week, unless the governor adds more issues to the agenda.
But that seeming simplicity and ease cloaks a hard-fought legal and political battle over legislative and congressional political districts in Texas being fought in the state Capitol and in federal courthouses from San Antonio to Washington, D.C.
Gov. Rick Perry has asked lawmakers to ratify maps drawn by the federal courts and used in the 2012 elections — without making any changes. His call for a special session set up a busy week for political map-makers and lawyers, with federal court hearings in San Antonio on Wednesday and public hearings by legislative committees on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
As of now, there is only one issue on the agenda, and lawmakers think they can finish redistricting in seven to 10 days. The governor has the power to add to the list, however, and said Tuesday that he might do that.
"The members are here and if there's some things that need to be either tweaked or what have you, we'll address those as we can," the governor said at a Tuesday bill-signing ceremony. "I think it's a little bit premature with less than 24 hours since we've called this special to be addressing whether we're going to be adding anything to the call or not."
The redistricting question before lawmakers is straightforward — endorse court-drawn maps, or don't — but the struggle over the maps is more than two years old. It delayed the primary elections in 2012 and could do so again unless lawmakers and the courts are quick with their work.
Two years ago, the Legislature approved new political maps for the congressional delegation, the Texas House and the Texas Senate. Several parties — minorities, Democrats and others — sued, saying that the maps didn't properly represent the state's population. Those lawsuits were consolidated and assigned to a three-judge panel in San Antonio.
Meanwhile, the state went to Washington to seek federal approval before putting the maps into effect — a requirement of the U.S. Voting Rights Act. Instead of asking the Justice Department for permission, the state exercised its right to instead ask a panel of federal judges.
That second court took so long to do its work that the first court drew interim maps that could be used in the 2012 elections. Even that took time, and the primaries originally scheduled for March instead took place in May, using those court-drawn maps.
Both lines of litigation are still open. The D.C. court found evidence of intentional discrimination in the Legislature's maps and said they shouldn't be used without revisions; the state is appealing that decision. The San Antonio court is awaiting that decision — and for a U.S. Supreme Court decision in an Alabama case challenging the Voting Rights Act. That case, out of Shelby County, Ala., seeks to strike the part of the Voting Rights Act that requires states with histories of racial discrimination — like Texas and Alabama — to get federal permission before changing their election laws.
Attorney General Greg Abbott wants lawmakers to adopt the maps that were drawn by the judges in San Antonio and used in the 2012 elections. One incentive is that doing so would reduce uncertainty about the legal battle — even though it might continue, using different maps — and reduce the chances of another set of delayed elections in 2014.
"These maps already have the approval from the federal judges overseeing this litigation," Abbott wrote in a March letter to House Speaker Joe Straus. "Enacting the interim plans into law would confirm the Legislature's intent for a redistricting plan that fully comports with the law, and will insulate the state's redistricting plans from further legal challenge."
Democrats, who believe they have little to lose in court and as many as five to seven seats to gain in the House, don't want to ratify the court maps.
"It's reasonable to conclude that blanket adoption of the interim maps, which maintain a lot of the elements of the legislatively enacted maps, which were found to be flawed, would result in retaining a lot of the problematic districts," state Rep. Chris Turner, D-Grand Prairie, said Tuesday on the House floor. "It's not a good idea for us to go and rubber-stamp these maps that were meant to be interim, not permanent."
When it put the maps in place, the court said district lines were based on "preliminary conclusions that may be revised upon full analysis."
Republicans see a way to lock in the current maps for at least one more election cycle. The state's lawyers say both sides would gain some certainty, and point out that the legislators now in office were elected using the maps they're being asked to ratify.
During the legislative session that ended Monday, the Senate appeared willing to go along with Abbott's advice, but the House — governed this year with a coalition of Republicans and Democrats — balked. With other competing issues out of the way, the supporters of Abbott's idea think they have a good shot at approval.
That doesn't mean the court-drawn maps are without any legal flaws. Lawyers for minority and partisan groups challenging the Legislature's plans say that some of the racial discrimination found by the courts in those plans also exist in the plans used in the 2012 elections. In an April letter to state Rep. Yvonne Davis of Dallas, who heads the House Democratic Caucus, Abbott left the state an opening without agreeing with that position.
"I am not in a position to say that the interim maps drawn by the three federal judges will be free from legal challenge by the state," he wrote. "I do believe, however, that those judges did not craft interim maps that include racial discrimination."
The federal judges in San Antonio have asked the lawyers on all sides to weigh in on the status of things on Wednesday and to help the judges get things in line for the 2014 elections. In their latest orders, the judges say all of the parties have apparently signed off on the court's interim maps for state Senate elections.
The San Antonio judges have also said that if they don't have a ruling in hand from the Washington court on legislative maps, then they would have to put their own interim maps — new ones or the ones used in 2012 — in place for the 2014 elections.
On Thursday, state lawmakers will hold the first of three days of hearings on the interim maps drawn by the judges and used in 2012. They're not being asked to draw new maps, but to sign off on the maps the judges drew. That would force opponents to argue that the plans drawn by the judges themselves should be declared illegal.
The Senate named a new redistricting committee this week, headed by Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, who led the mapping efforts in 2011. In the House, a standing committee on redistricting chaired by Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, was expanded, he said, to get greater geographic diversity. The chairmen have filed four redistricting bills each, and after this week's hearings, they hope to have their bills in front of the full House and Senate next week.
"The phrase 'relatively simple' is not in my vocabulary," Darby said. "I have found that the legislative process is fraught with landmines and pitfalls. While something may appear to be less complicated, it's never simple.
"We intend to move the House into this process and out of it as quickly as possible," he said.
Becca Aaronson contributed to this story.
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Drive down any interstate highway in America's heartland these days and you're liable to encounter a new roadside tourist attraction that's whimsical, quirky, even cheesy.
At first, it may seem like all kinds of silliness. But in fact it's serious business. After years of living in a stumbling farm economy, folks across the region are aiming to cultivate a bumper crop of anything - including tourists - to bring in a few bucks.
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"If we can just get people to pull off the highway and spend a few hours, or even the night, we've got a tourism industry," says Larry Leistritz, an agricultural economist at North Dakota State University in Fargo.


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If we are flexible, hybrid and unfinished creatures that tend to incorporate or at least employ technological artefacts in our cognitive lives, then the sort of technological regime we live under should shape the kinds of minds we possess and the sorts of beings we are. E-Memory consists in digital systems and services we use to record, store and access digital memory traces to augment, re-use or replace organismic systems of memory. I consider the various advantages of extended and embedded approaches to cognition in making sense of E-Memory and some of the problems that debate can engender. I also explore how the different approaches imply different answers to questions such as: does our use of internet technology imply the diminishment of ourselves and our cognitive abilities? Whether or not our technologies can become actual parts of our minds, they may still influence our cognitive profile. I suggest E-Memory systems have four factors: totality, practical cognitive incorporability, autonomy and entanglement which conjointly have a novel incorporation profile and hence afford some novel cognitive possibilities. I find that thanks to the properties of totality and incorporability we can expect an increasing reliance on E-Memory. Yet the potentially highly entangled and autonomous nature of these technologie pose questions about whether they should really be counted as proper parts of our minds.
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Review of Philosophy and Psychology
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- 2013-03-01
- 10.1007/s13164-013-0130-y
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When I was in high school, the physical education teacher would make us run a lap around the baseball and football fields before starting class. Most of the time, I came in last. I could feel my throat closing up and I couldn't get enough breath to keep running comfortably. Some of the other students made fun of me because they thought I was completely out of shape.
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Liston after seeing he could not even touch a BLIND Ali (explain that if it's a fix),
That's the point. Someone like Liston couldn't put to sleep a virtually blind person? As Stanislavskiy said "I don't believe it". Or, quoting you:
it makes absolutley no sense.
I was saying that Foreman, who hit much harder than Lewis,
Foreman's punches were heavier, but they weren't harder, if you know what I mean. Foreman scored
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one-punch knockdowns or knockouts. He couldn't convert his raw power into power of impact properly, not enough handspeed/accuracy/timing.
hit Ali with his best shots and Ali withstood them.
Very few of his punches to the head actually land, and those that did, were softened/amortized.
Now if wrecking ball shots like Foreman's arent going to crack Ali's armor, then the 3 or 4 right hands Lewis would be able to throw are a round aren't either.
There offense was completely different. Lewis wasn't trying to just hurt you, wear you down, he tried to score effectively, inflict as much damage as he could with as few power punches as possible, he was a boxer-puncher more than a slugger/power-puncher young Foreman was.
And I still disagree even IF Lewis is faster, it's not by much, certainly not enough to make a difference.
The difference is clear on film. I have almost complete Lewis career (only one fight missing; plus several his amateur fights) and over a dozen of Liston fights, it's clear as daylight Lewis was considerably faster with hands and on feet.
So how are you so sure that he wouldn't be a threat. Anyone with hands as fast as Ali is a threat.
How many punches did Ali need to knock people down or out? How many clean knockouts did he score with 1 or 2-3 punches? How many times he was unable to rid of opponents at all or it took him a lot of rounds and a lot of punishment to stop his opponents, who were not known for having a solid chin?
Through fatigue or not, Ali was the only man to ever stop Formman, who's chin was just a little bit better than Lewis's.
Ali landed several tens of clean hooks and crosses to Foreman's chin, George just kept going forward. Only after Foreman punched himself out, Ali was able to put him down.
Also I believe he was the only man to stop Bonevena, somthing Frazier couldn't do in 25 rounds of boxing.
Frazier was a swarmer, also with heavy, but not very hard punch. How many 1 or 2-3 punch knockdowns or knockouts can you remember from Frazier? Not counting the examples, where he previously wore the opponent down with bunches of punches.
Ali might not have been able to pack as quite a powerful punch as those 2 in one whallop, but it would be the better tecnique, speed, and volume that would do it.
Sorry, but Ali had tens of times to showcase such ability, but failed miserably.
Ali dances circles around the Big Brit in a boring 15 round UD.
Lewis exploits Ali's flawed defense, like several other fighters did, who were much inferior to Lewis in both skills and power, and puts him to sleep.
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I am going to be brewing my first all-grain brew some time next week. I am really looking forward to brewing an Oberon clone soon after I culture some yeat from a Bell's Oberon in early April. What I want to do before I brew the Oberon is kind of get my feet wet with a simple summer beer brew. Most of my friends and family like a good summer beer, nothing too heavy. Gotta be able to drink it all day while we play volleyball in the water at the lake. I brewed the extract version of Bier Munchers Centennial Blonde and so far it is very good, but I want to try something different. So, does anyone have a really good summer time beer recipe for my first try at all grain? Thanks.
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Do a cream stout. Nothing says "F-you, summer! I've got A/C!" like a stout.
I'd go with a wit. Simple, and perfect for summer.
I just did my first AG a few days back and went with a Kolsch. Kolsch is a great Summertime brew. If you go with a Kolsch - make sure to mash at 149 or 150 for a bit longer (75 minutes or so) instead of the normal 152 - 154 area to give it the proper finish.
A nice Blond ale would be nice.
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Blonde ale, cream ale, light lager, or a light hefe should fill the bill. I have either just kegged, are going to keg this weekend, or are about to brew all of the above, so I am overloaded with light stuff. A light amber ale would be nice, too.
This was my first attempt at an all-grain, and was thoroughly enjoyed by my friends and I all last summer. I plan to re-make the beer this year, it was so good. Incidentally, after having a few of these, I discovered it tasted very similar to Sam Adam's summer ale.Rick's Wicked Summer Ale .:. BeerRecipes.org


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--Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) will provide the same quantity of light as incandescent light bulbs while using about 75 percent less electricity. They also last from about 8 to 10 times longer. And don't forget to check out the special CFLs that are compatible with dimmer switches.
--High-efficiency halogen lighting is a good option if you don't like the look of CFLs. You can replace a 100-watt incandescent bulb with a 72-watt or 70-watt halogen bulb or replace a 60-watt incandescent bulb with a 42-watt or 40-watt halogen bulb and still get the same amount of light.
--Light emitting diode (LEDs) bulbs are the most energy-efficient and long-lasting types of light bulbs. You can replace a 60-watt incandescent bulb with a 12-watt LED that will last more than 20,000 hours, or about 10 years.
3. Shop for lumens, not watts
Remember to shop for light bulbs using lumens, not watts. Lumens describes the amount of light a bulb produces, while watts determines the amount of electricity the bulb uses. Energy-efficient light bulbs will produce the same lumens but use fewer watts (which is how a 12-watt LED, for example, can produce as much light as a 60-watt incandescent bulb).
3. Consider changing the surface color of your room
The way interior surfaces reflect light can be a major player in lighting efficiency. Since lighter colors reflect more light than darker surfaces, you should consider repainting your walls and ceilings with lighter colors and choose lighter colors for your floors and furniture. Conversely, darker colors will absorb more light and require you to use higher wattage bulbs to create the same level of illumination.
4. Use fewer, higher-wattage bulbs
If your home has lamps and light fixtures with multiple sockets for two or more incandescent bulbs, you should consider using fewer, higher-wattage bulbs instead of filling all the sockets with lower-wattage bulbs. Doing so will actually allow you to produce more light. A 100-watt bulb, for instance, produces 50 percent more light than four 25-watt bulbs but uses the same amount of energy. And that's just for incandescent bulbs. If you use CFLs or LEDs in a similar fashion, your electricity use will be dramatically lower.
5. Locate lamps in corners of rooms
When possible, you should place or install floor, table and hanging lamps in the corners of rooms rather than against a flat wall. Doing so will allow the light from the lamp to reflect off of two wall surfaces instead of one, providing you with greater illumination from the same bulb(s).
6. Clean your lighting fixtures regularly
Make sure to dust and otherwise clean your lighting fixtures regularly. Any dirt or grime that gets on bulbs or reflectors will decrease lighting efficiency.
7. Use multiple circuits for large areas
In the case of large areas that use high levels of lighting some of the time but not all of the time, such as family or living rooms, consider installing fixtures on two or three circuits. That way, you can control the lighting of separate areas of the room (similar to the way that task lighting works, but on a larger scale) without having to light the entire area.
How have you managed to cut you home lighting costs? Let us know what you've done and how it's worked for you.
Edison Electric Institute, "More Than 100 Ways to Improve Your Electric Bill."
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, "Lighting."
You know those helium-filled Mylar party balloons that you get at the grocery store for birthday parties? They might light up your kids' faces, but they could also end up turning out the lights.
According to Commonwealth Edison Co. (ComEd), Illinois' largest public utility, Mylar balloons that are released from outdoor birthday parties, graduations and weddings have a tendency to wander gently into the sky — and right into power lines.
In a news release warning customers of the dangers of Mylar balloons released outside, ComEd said that so far this year, the festive floaters have caused power outages affecting roughly 11,000 customers, which is significantly higher than the 6,700 customers that were affected by balloon-related outages during the same period last year.
The utility said the number will rise even more this summer, as the temperature increases and more parties are held outside, unless families take precautions and secure balloons that are used outdoors.
ComEd said that when the metallic skin of a Mylar balloon contacts a power line or a part of substation equipment, it can create an electric surge that may lead to a short-circuit, power outage or even a fire.
To help cut down on power outages from Mylar balloons, ComEd recommends that you take a few precautions:
1. Make sure balloons are tethered or secured and attached to weights or sturdy structures at all times
2. When you're done with balloons, puncture them to let the helium escape and dispose of them properly
3. You should always assume that power lines are live; make sure that you, your belongings and anything you are carrying are least 10 feet away from power lines at all times
Under no circumstances should you try to recover a balloon or other toy that's become entangled in an overhead power line; instead request assistance by calling ComEd at 800.334.7661
"ComEd Warns: Balloons Can Cause Power Outages," Buffalo Grove Patch, May 5, 2012.
It's May, which means summer is right around the corner. And that means folks across the country are going to start using their air conditioners a lot more.
If you're like us, then you're not looking forward to the prospect of your AC cranking away during brutal summer afternoons when you can actually see the heat rise off the pavement. After all, it's expensive. And when your AC is working overtime, small unseen problems have a tendency to become big-time headaches.
Here are four things you can do before the heat arrives to ensure that your AC is in good shape and running efficiently this summer.
1. Change Your Air Filter
Probably the easiest way to improve the efficiency of your AC this summer is to replace your AC filter with a clean, new one. Keeping a relaxed airflow through your AC system — as opposed to a restricted airflow from dirty, clogged filters — will help keep your AC equipment from working harder than it needs to in order to cool your home. That means not only a more efficient AC, but also lower electricity bills.
Clean filters will also help keep dirt and other particles from collecting on critical parts of your AC, which will help prevent performance–related inefficiency and damage to your cooling system.
For the best results, you should replace your AC filter now and then every month heading into the summer. During the warmest months, when your AC works the hardest and pulls the most air, you may want to replace your AC filter more often than each month, depending on how often your AC system kicks on and what type of filters you use.
2. Have an HVAC Technician Inspect Your Equipment
You should have an HVAC technician inspect your AC equipment at least once a year. In parts of the country that depend heavily on air conditioning, the best time to get your AC inspected is now, before summer hits and repair wait times grow. The technician will make sure your equipment is in tip-top shape and running as efficiently as it can. If your equipment has issues, you'll get a heads-up about what the problems are. And, if you get your system inspected now, you'll have time to fix them before summer heat has a chance to turn small issues into bigger problems.
3. Check Your Air Ducts for Leaks
The ducts that carry air into and around your home are an important feature when determining the efficiency of your AC. Just think of your AC as your home's heart and the air ducts like its arteries and veins and you'll understand how critical they are.
If your ducts have holes on the way to your AC system, dirty air can find its way to your equipment, hurting its efficiency or even damaging it. If your ducts have leaks on the way to vents in your home's living spaces, cool air can seep out before it gets to you. In either case, your AC system's efficiency will suffer. Pro tip: Don't close the vents in unused rooms to try and save a buck. Not only does this not work, but the increased pressure it places on your ducts can cause leaks.
You can have an HVAC technician check for leaks or you can do it yourself. To check yourself, inspect the ducts for tears or holes and then take a close look at each exposed duct joint. If you see dust or lint near a suspected problem spot or feel cool airflow while your AC is running, you know you have an air leak. You can seal these kinds of leaks easily with mastic sealant or metal tape. Avoid duct tape, as it doesn't last very long. For bigger leaks, or larger duct problems, you might have to hire a professional.
4. Keep Your AC Equipment Clean
Dirt, grime and obstructions make your AC equipment work harder than it needs to, which can cause your electricity bill to climb alongside rising summer temperatures. To increase your AC unit's efficiency, and avoid equipment damage from dirt-buildup on individual components, follow these cleaning tips:
-Once a year, sometime before summer, hire a duct cleaning service to thoroughly clean your ducts.
-Routinely check your outside AC unit to make sure that it's clear of obstructions. Trim back shrubs, plants and other greenery that get too close.
-Once a month, use a shop vacuum to suck the dirt out of your ducts and clear dirt from around AC equipment.
National Geographic, "How to Increase Efficiency of a Central Air Conditioner."
Illinois electricity utility Commonwealth Edison Co. (ComEd) is offering a few tips about how to avoid a rare, but important problem reported by a few of its customers– people impersonating ComEd employees for personal gain.
There have been less than 30 reported incidents in which individuals have shown up at customers' homes or businesses claiming to be from ComEd but, in reality, are unaffiliated with the utility. The small number of impersonators have reportedly tried to assert their fake ComEd identities to get access to customers' personal information, but ComEd says there are a few things to watch for, and a few things customers can double-check, that make it easy to avoid problems with ComEd impersonators:
ComEd said that customers who believe they've had a run-in with an impersonator should call the police and report the incident.
"ComEd Warns Customers of Impersonation Scams," Morton Grove Champion, March 26, 2012.
If one company's vision of the future comes to pass, all of the electronic devices we use in our lives — from cell phones to computers to televisions to electric cars — will be powered or charged without having to use a single wire, power cord or plug.
What's cooler than that, you ask? Well, you know those wireless cell phone chargers that simply have you rest your phone on top of them to transfer electricity? How about the ability to power and charge electronic devices without having to make any physical contact at all?
That's the goal shared by the folks at WiTricity, a Massachusetts–based startup that has developed a pretty cutting edge way of transmitting electricity from a power source to an electronic device over short distances. The technology uses magnetic fields to transfer electricity between two points in a process called resonance. While you can't use WiTricity's technology to transfer electricity over long distances, electricity can be transferred from far enough away to do away with wires, cords and plugs.
The technology is so promising that WiTricity has already reached agreements with two significant companies, MediaTek and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, to jointly develop power and charging technologies for wireless communications, digital multimedia and electric vehicles.
We really like the idea of being able to park electric vehicles in normal-looking parking spaces and recharge them from a device hidden under the ground; not having to worry about big, anaconda-like vehicle recharging cords is definitely a plus. According to Mitsubishi, WiTricity's magnetic resonance wireless charging system can already deliver up to 3.3 kilowatts of charging power over 20 centimeters, or about eight inches, with an efficiency of more than 90 percent. While that's actually a pretty impressive first step, we can only imagine where this technology might be after a few years of development in collaboration with major tech players.
We also really like the idea of being able to hang our widescreen LCD TV in the middle of our wall without having to drill a lot of holes or run power cords down the wall like some sort of robotic vine forest. What's the next step? Being able to dump all our audio and video cables and cords when somebody develops streaming capabilities for all of our audio, video and data. Now that would be wireless.
"MediaTek Inc. Signs Technology Transfer and License Agreement with WiTricity Corp. for Wireless Charging," MediaTek press release, July 11, 2011.
"WiTricity Corporation, IHI Corporation, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Combine to Develop Easily Deployable Wireless Charging Systems for Electric Vehicles," Mitsubishi Motors Corporation press release, Sept. 27, 2011.
WiTricity, "WiTricity Technology: The Basics."
Erica Pozzey, a graduate student from the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, has developed a new, super sleek and stylish way to monitor your home's energy consumption. The system, called Triad Energy, combines an award-winning design with captivating real-time infographics to keep you engaged and motivated enough to monitor your home's energy use on an ongoing basis. It even allows you to see the energy usage of other Triad Energy users near you. That way, you can know how efficient you have to be to become the most energy-efficient household in the neighborhood.
The system's wall mounted display, called Triad Wall, looks like a piece of triangular technology from the future. The three truncated points each represent a separate energy consumption measurement: how much energy you are using, how close your energy use is to the target you set for yourself and how your energy use compares with homes in your area that also have Triad Energy monitors. The display uses a smooth, organic triangle graphic to visually communicate your energy use, with each point indicating one of the three categories. It even comes with pleasing ambient backlighting that changes color, presumably to signify the amount of energy you're using.
If you're not a visual person, however, there's no need to worry. The system comes with a sophisticated web-based interface that gives you plenty of detailed data to look through to better understand your energy habits. The web interface also allows communication to and from Triad Wall, tracks and provides detailed reports of your energy use and can be set up to send alerts to your mobile device to make sure you're always in the loop.
On the one hand, the system encourages self-monitoring with its futuristic Triad Wall and well-featured web platform. On the other, it works as a kind of social media device, allowing you to share energy information with other users so you know who your neighborhood queen or king of energy efficiency is. With everyone competing for the top spot by using less energy, we all win.
Whether or not you decide to vie for the crown of "most energy efficient" in your neighborhood, (we suspect you'll be able to shut off the social feature if you prefer) we love the idea of a simple, at-a-glance way to check our energy consumption. If Pozzey is right, it may be just the thing that motivates us to use less energy. And that's something that's good for everyone.
"Futuristic Wall Display Shows Real-Time Energy Usage," Physorg, Feb. 27, 2012.
Humankind has used tools for quite some time, but throughout most of our history our ability to perform tasks was limited by our strength and endurance. However, a single invention just 117 years ago helped break the shackles of human limitation and unleashed an era of productivity that continues to this day.
In 1895, 16 years after Thomas Edison invented the incandescent electric lamp, the German engineering company C&E Fein combined the power of an electric motor with a manual drill to develop the world's very first power tool.
The heavy drill, which weighed 16.5 pounds, was powered by a large but relatively weak DC electric motor that didn't turn very fast. To use the drill, the operator had to use both hands, grab it by two handles opposite the motor and lean against a chest plate at the back of the drill to help press it into the work surface. The world's first power tool may seem unwieldy and unproductive by modern standards, but it was another 20 years before someone improved upon the design.
In 1910, a tool and die worker by the name of Duncan Black sold his car for $600 and used the money to start a small machine shop in Baltimore, Maryland with his friend Alonzo Decker. In 1914, the two arrived at the same idea to improve the C&E Fein power drill by adapting the design of the Colt .45 automatic pistol. By 1916, Black & Decker had begun making their famous pistol-grip, trigger-switch electric drill, from which all modern handheld electric drills are descended.
The Black & Decker drill was not only lighter, but it used a more powerful motor and could be easily operated by one person, two critical features missing from C&E Fein's original electric drill. After that, the power tool industry was off and running and Black & Decker was soon followed by new companies with new kinds of power tools. A new era of human productivity was born.
History, "The World's First Power Tools."
It might not seem like it, but digging in the yard around your home can be pretty dangerous. Digging can cause power outages and can even be hazardous to your health if you hit an underground power line that's carrying electricity to your home. That's why the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), the public utility regulator in Illinois, has passed a resolution declaring April 2012 National Safe Digging Month.
The ICC said it wants to use National Safe Digging Month to remind Illinois excavators and residents to call 811 before they dig. Doing so will connect them with their local One Call Center to request that utility lines be marked anywhere that digging needs to be done. Like the ICC says, "safe digging is no accident."
Speaking of safe digging, check out our post about electricity safety when working outdoors around the home.
And if you're planting trees on your property, we've got a post about some things you should consider when planting trees near power lines, including how close — or how far away — you should plant them.
Good luck, and don't forget to call 811 before you dig.
Illinois Commerce Commission, "Resolution 12-0268: Supports 811 — the Call Before You Dig to Locate Utility Lines."
Electric guitars have been a staple of the music world for over 60 years. To many people, including a group of dedicated music fans at Spark Energy, the electric guitar is the defining instrument in contemporary music ensembles. So we decided to sit down and rate what we think are the 10 most iconic electric guitars of all time. The discussion was opinionated, to say the least, and the final list of 10 guitars was easier to agree upon than their individual rankings.
So, without further ado, here's part one of our list of the 10 most iconic electric guitars of all time. Make sure to check out part two for the rest of the best, to vote on how you would have ranked these 10 guitars and to set us straight about any electric guitars you would have put on the list instead.
1. Fender Stratocaster
Outside of the Gibson Les Paul Standard, no electric guitar says rock-and-roll like the dual-horned Fender Stratocaster. It could be the most easily-recognized and widely-played electric guitar in the world, by pros and amateurs alike. Exactly how iconic is this axe? Well, Jimi Hendrix set fire to it, Eric Clapton bought six at once, Stevie Ray Vaughn singlehandedly resurrected blues with it, and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour owns serial number #0001.
Year introduced: 1954
Key players: Randy Bachman, Jeff Beck, Adrian Belew, Eric Clapton, The Edge, John Frusciante, David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Holly, Eric Johnson, Mark Knopfler, John Lennon, Alex Lifeson, John Mayer, Pete Townshend, Robin Trower, Ritchie Valens, Stevie Ray Vaughan
2. Gibson Les Paul Standard
One of two of the most recognized electric guitars in the world along with Fender's Stratocaster, the Gibson Les Paul Standard has been THE electric guitar for generations of rock-and-rollers. There's nothing quite like the universal appeal of the Standard's beautiful, simple design and smooth lines. After all, it's not called the Standard for nothing.
Year introduced: 1958
Key players: Duane Allman, Billie Joe Armstrong, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Ace Frehley, Billy Gibbons, Steve Jones, Mark Knopfler, Bob Marley, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Randy Rhoads, Slash, Zakk Wylde
3. Gibson SG Standard
The best-selling Gibson guitar of all time, the SG (officially renamed the SG Standard in 1963) was originally intended as a redesign of the Les Paul Standard. When the SG hit in 1961, it sold more than three times the number of Les Paul Standards sold in the guitar's entire three-year run from 1958–60. Maybe that's because the SG looks as hard as it rocks.
Year introduced: 1961
Key players: Eric Clapton, Elliot Easton, Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, Tony Iommi, Robby Krieger, Pete Townshend, Thom Yorke, Angus Young, Frank Zappa
4. Fender Telecaster
Originally introduced as the Broadcaster, the Telecaster, or Tele, hasn't evolved much over the years, and with good reason. After all, when you're the revolutionary model that finally put solid-body electric guitars on the map and started the rock-and-roll lead guitar phenomenon, what exactly do you need to improve on? The original's simple design and fluid lines have been retained throughout the Tele's production, which has gone uninterrupted since its debut over 60 years ago.
Year introduced: 1950
Key Players: Syd Barrett, Jeff Beck, Frank Black, Jeff Buckley, Bob Dylan, David Gilmour, Jonny Greenwood, Merle Haggard, Chrissie Hynde, George Harrison, PJ Harvey, Waylon Jennings, Alex Lifeson, Mike Oldfield, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Robbie Robertson, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Muddy Waters
5. Rickenbacker 300 Series
The Rickenbacker 300 Series is instantly recognizable by its single, straight-cut modern f-hole and oversized headstock. The "Ricky" was wildly popular during the 1960s and served as the backbone of pop music during the decade, most notably as the main axes of The Beatles. It was also among the first electric guitar models to get a 12-string edition, called the 360/12.
Key players: Peter Banks, Peter Buck, The Edge, Noel Gallagher, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, Tom Petty, Pete Townshend, Hilton Valentine, Thom Yorke
"25 Most Iconic Guitars Ever," Stuff, Sept. 16, 2010.
Gibson, "15 Iconic Les Paul Players."
Gibson, "15 Iconic SG Players."
Gibson, "The Best-Selling Gibson of All Time: The SG Standard."
Wikipedia, "Fender Telecaster."
Wikipedia, "List of Gibson Players."
Wikipedia, "List of Rickenbacker Players."
Wikipedia, "List of Stratocaster Players."
Wikipedia, "List of Telecaster Players."
Wikipedia, "Rickenbacker 330."
We love movies. But we hate going to movie theaters, with all the talking and texting and sticky floors. Like many other movie lovers, our 21st century sanctuary is the modern home theater, with its moderately-priced flat-panel TVs, surround-sound receivers and satellite speakers. For many film snobs, our budgets play a huge role in what we're able to piece together. And for the most part, we're able to live with the results.
But what if money wasn't an issue? What if you could build the home theater of your dreams? This, then, just might be the result: the most mind-blowing high-end home theater system that money can buy.
Yes, the ultimate high-end home theater system is undeniably and ridiculously expensive, almost embarrassingly so. You'll need to make room for several zeros after the number you scribble in your checkbook, but it's a necessary expense for the equipment, consultants, furniture and remodeling that you're going to need to pay for to achieve this kind of awe-inspiring system.
Front projector or flat-screen HDTV? Well, that depends on how much space you have. If you have the room and don't need to tear down a wall in your spacious, beautifully-designed home, you can get the Runco VideoExtreme VX-33 three-DLP-chip front-projection system ($49,995). The VX-33 can give you a whole lot more 1080p visual real estate than even the largest flat-panel HDTVs. The list of features is hard to wrap your mind around. All you need is a screen to project it on.
If, however, you don't have the space for your own personal theater, a big-screen flat-panel HDTV is still the way to go. Runco's PlasmaWall XP-103DHD (about $45,000) is a 103-inch monster of a 1080p HDTV that is, according to the company, the world's largest plasma display. You want a plasma technology for your flat-screen, not LCD. That way you can get a truer black and avoid annoying artifacts that pop up in action scenes caused by the refresh rate of pixels in LCD panels.
Blu-ray is dead, you say? Not so fast — especially if you want the very best movie experience possible. If you've ever seen the Blu-ray version of Planet Earth then you know what we mean. Image and audio quality actually vary quite a bit among high-end Blu-ray players and you may not need to spend $16,900 for Goldmund's Eidos 20 BD Blu-ray player, even if does come with something called "AC-Curator" for Swiss-watch precision audio and visual stability. But you will. Because this is your dream system.
While most of us in the real world get decent audio with a simple amplifier, which is also called a receiver, in the dream world, you're going to want some extra muscle. That's where the preamp comes in. Also called the processor, the preamp receives and processes audio signals before sending them to the amplifier (and video signals before sending them to a projector or HDTV). The two-stage process is normally handled by an amplifier. But you're going to want to separate these processes because amplifiers work best when they're cool and not overheated by doing double-duty to create the type of earth-shattering symphonic sound you're going to be producing.
Audiophiles swear by Anthem's AVM 50v preamp ($5,000) and its MCA 50 amplifier ($2,000), which combined provide eight HDMI inputs and 225 continuous watts per channel for all 7.1 channels.
Like the tires on a half-million dollar Lamborghini, your speakers are the only part of your dream home theater audio system that metaphorically touch the road. So you need them to be great. We're talking $30,000 great from companies such as Escalante Design or Wilson Audio. But worry not, because what you'll get are a set of seven satellite speakers — one center, two sides and four surround speakers — and a powered subwoofer that provide such high dynamic range that they'll sound just as good on "1" as they will on "10," just not as loud. The effect, according to Alex Brinkman of Music Lover, is "visceral."
No dream home theater system would be complete without hiring a professional consultant to analyze and improve the acoustic performance of the actual room where you plan to set up all this top-of-the-line equipment. Acoustic tiles, sound diffusers and even rugs can be used to shape the sound of a room. A good consultant will even take into account the aesthetic qualities of the room, much like an interior designer, to make sure it helps produce the best sound possible. What's an extra four to ten grand at this point?
So there you have it. The greatest, most mind-blowing collection of audio and video components ever gathered into one room. The total bill for the home theater system of your dreams? About $160,000. Sound a little over the top? That's why they call it a dream system.
"The Ultimate Home Theater," PCWorld, May 27, 2010.
"World's Most Expensive Blu-ray Player 2011," Exploredia, May 6, 2011.
Anthem, "AVM 50v."
Anthem, "MCA 50."
Runco, "PlasmaWall XP-103DHD."
Runco, "VideoXtreme VX-33 Projector."
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