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Author: Zhihong, Zeng; Wei, Chen; Xiaoying, Zeng
Date published: July 1, 2013
Language: English
Journal code: CDSS
If leaders are born not made, and if no one can teach anyone else to improve - let's start investigating leadership in the biology lab rather than in the business world.
(Steve Stumpf, Professor, 2002, quoted in Doh, 2003, p.55).
Are leaders in public sector born or made? Does heredity or environment contribute more to leadership effectiveness? Does the public organization can develop leadership among civil servants? Great bodies of scholarly and practitioner research focus on those questions. To begin with, the definition of leadership in public sector will be introduced and discussed. Then, according to the definition, this paper will prove that leadership in public sector can be learned from theoretical and practical aspects. In theoretical aspect, effective leadership in public sector is shaped not only by personal traits and characteristics, but also by the situation leaders confront with and their appropriate leader behaviours and styles. In practical aspects, some practices of leadership development, such as training, leadership feedback, and mentoring program will be introduced. Finally, this paper will conclude that leadership in public sector is the outcome of innate characteristics and environment, and leadership can be learned by effective developmental programs.
In today's increasingly competitive and more complex external environment, the success of an organization is often determined by the presence of effective leaders with a broad business perspective(Elmuti, Minnis & Abebe, 2005). Rosenbach (2003) defines leadership as a process of the leader and followers engaging in reciprocal influence to achieve a shared purpose. In other words, leadership is about getting people to work together to make things happen that might not otherwise occur, or to prevent things from happening that would ordinarily take place. How to cultivate more public officials who can draw others into high spirits of public service geared to the needs of contemporary society, and thereby provide better services to government and citizens (OECD, 2001)? Administrative leadership is the process of providing the results required by authorized processes in an efficient, effective, and legal manner; a process of developing/ supporting followers who provide the results; a process of the organization' s adjusting to its environment, especially to the macro-level changes necessary, and realigning the culture as appropriate (Montgomery Van Wart,2003). So, to conclude, leadership in public sector is a group concept, a process of affecting, a power of public spirit, a movement to common goals, a direction to organisation development.
A historical review on the theoretical and empirical literature dealing with the concept of leadership reveals a variety of approaches that have developed over the years (Schmid, 2006). One of the approaches, which prevailed in the literature from 1930 to 1950, was the traits approach (Kirkpatrick & Locke, 1991; Zaccaro, 2007). This approach focused on personal attributes of leaders, assuming that leaders are born rather than made (Schmid, 2006). Kirkpatrick & Locke (1991) also argue that there are some traits that make leaders different from non-leaders, such as height, weight, and physique are heavily dependent on heredity, whereas others such as knowledge of the industry are dependent on experience and learning. Zaccaro et al. (2004) define leader's traits as relatively coherent and integrated patterns of personal characteristics, reflecting a range of individual differences that foster consistent leadership effectiveness across a variety of group and organizational situations.
The innate trait most frequently mentioned in the literatures is the personality (Andersen, 2006; De Hooghi, 2005). There are streams of researches examine the relationship between the personality and the leadership effectiveness. Andersen states (2005) that the relationship between personality traits and leader behaviour exists, as there is a relationship in general between personality and behaviour for all individuals and all professions. And De Hoogh et al also argues (2005) that subordinates evaluations of charismatic leader behaviour can be positively related to perceived effectiveness only under dynamic work conditions. This finding is consistent with other researches that find charismatic leadership is likely to be more effective under conditions of challenge and change (e.g., Howell & Avolio, 1993; Shamir & Howell, 1999), or under conditions of high environmental uncertainty. (Waldman et al., 2001).
Kirkpatrick and Locke (1991) contend that character as a leadership attribute consists of six elements: drive, desire to lead, honesty and integrity, self-confidence, cognitive ability and knowledge of business. Zaccaro (2007) argues in his latest research that qualities which distinguishs leaders from non-leaders are far ranging and include not only personality attributes but also motives, values, cognitive abilities, social and problem solving skills, and expertise. Cognitive abilities, personality and motives as well as values belong to distal attributes, while social appraisal skills, problem solving skills and expertise and tacit knowledge belong to proximal attributes (Zaccaro et al., 2004).
Plomin and Daniels (1987, p. 1, cited in Avolio, 2007) suggested that behavioural-genetics research shows that genetic differences among individuals can not explain more than half of the variance for complex traits. Many scholars agree that although there are some natural talents beneficial in leadership effectiveness, other significant aspects of knowledge, skills and abilities that make up an effective leader can be learned (Rosenbach, 2003; Doh, 2003; Connaughton et al., 2003; Avolio, 2007). Evidence from behavioural genetics leadership research suggests that 30% of the variance in leadership style and appearance can be accounted for by genetic predispositions, while the remaining variance can be attributed to non-shared environmental influences such as individuals exposed to varying opportunities for leadership development (Arvey, et al., 2006; Taggar et al., 1999). Zaceare et al (2006) agree with this opinion, they state that the timing of assignments, relative to emerging leader performance requirements, also will determine their efficiency in shaping the development of particular leader traits.
Actually, among the traits researches this paper has mentioned before, Kirpatrick and Locke in 1991 have pointed out that the cognitive ability, the desire to lead and the drive is either hard to learn or difficult to judge. However, the knowledge of the industry and selfconfidence can be developed through experience and training, and honesty is also something can change in the formal organizational culture (Kirpatrick & Locke, 1991). Day (2000) and Zaccaro et al. also show (2006) that proximal attributes are more flexible and susceptible to continuous and systematic intervention.
It seems reasonable to suggest that traits interact with the situation and, therefore, that the relationship between one's traits and leadership emergence will vary as a consequence of the nature of the situation (Avolio, 2005; Vroom & Jago, 2007). In contrast with the little empirical evidence relate leadership emergence with individual dispositions leaders, there are certain types of events can trigger leadership emergence and cultivate its development (Avolio, 2005; Avolio et al., 2004). For example, Banmrind shows (1991) that children who were exposed to an authoritarian parenting style and were shown later in life to have higher achievement orientation, selfconfidence, internal locus of control, and self-efficacy. In sum of many leadership literatures, there appears to be some consensus that not all traits are fixed with regard to their impact on leadership development, emergence, and success (Avolio, 2005). Moreover, traits themselves may evolve over time and change depending on the dynamic exchange between the leader, follower, and environment (Avolio, 2005; Vroom & Jago, 2007; Zaccro, 2007). So, traits, including the innate characteristics, such as personality, cognitive ability, are not either/or but a matter of degree in shaping leadership effectiveness, emergence, and development (Avolio, 2005).
Leadership was assumed to be a general personal trait independent of the context in which the leadership was performed (Vroom & Jago, 2007). Many years ago, Cronbach (1957, cited in Vroom & Jago, 2007) identified two distinct disciplines of psychology. One of these, represented by experimental and social psychology, was concerned with the effects of external events on behaviour. The second was concerned with measurement of individual differences. Neither discipline was capable of explaining behaviour by itself. People, including leaders, are affected by their environment as well as by fairly stable characteristics that predispose them to certain kinds of behaviour.
In all, leadership is potentially influenced not only by the leaders' dispositions but also by the situations that leaders confront. For example, leadership skills and expertise are likely to be more closely bound and constrained by situational requirements, especially in crisis. Individuals with particular kinds of skills and expertise can, indeed, be leaders in one situation but not in others that require very different knowledge and technical skill sets (Dubrin, 2007). So, leadership' emergence is the outcome of certain traits and situation.
So, from the theoretical aspects, leadership in public sector can be learned. First, although some personal traits are quite difficult to change, proximal traits of leaders, such as problem-solving skills, social-appraisal skill, can be learned; Second, the significance of leadership appearance depends on the environmental factors, in which individuals can cultivate the appropriate behaviours and demanding ability of leadership.
However, if leadership can be learned, how it could be learned in the practices. The following paper will discuss leadership learning process from practical perspective.
Traits theory and situation theory besides, there is another theory leadership behaviour or leadership style theory which is broadly applied in leadership development programs (Arvonen & Ekvall, 1999). One of the popular streams in behaviour theory is universality theory (Avolio, 2007; Vroom & Jago, 2007). The spokesmen of this theory describe leadership behaviour in the two broad dimensions emanating from Ohio and Michigan leadership research programs; orientation towards employees and relations and towards production, task and structure (Arvonen & Ekvall, 1999).The standpoint of the universality theories is that the leaders who are high in both relation and taskorientation are effective (Vroom & Jago, 2007). This theory also argue that leaders' personal traits can not explain leadership effectiveness, and appropriate leader behaviour, such as leadership style which are suitable in the situation; they can also determine leadership effectiveness (Avolio, 2007). So, according to this theory, some behaviours of leaders which are vital for leadership effectiveness can be learned by leadership development programs.
Also, Jay Conger, a professor in the London Business School points out the leadership mainly comprises of three elements: skills, perspectives and dispositions (Doh, 2003). According to him, leadership education can possibly help teach important leadership skills and perhaps perspectives like effective oral and written communicational skills (Doh, 2003). Furthermore, the survey results from over 500 senior learning professionals indicate that leadership and development are among the top training priorities among U.S. profitable or nonprofitable governmental organizations, with the need for experienced managers increasingly recognized as urgent (Hall, 2005). This is why Academic units are all interested in leadership development programs.
However, there are many studies find that some aspects of leadership are part of innate qualities and hence cannot be effectively acquired through formal teaching (Doh, 2003). For example, some tacit dimensions of leadership involve different processes to gain commitment to a strategy and vision, or the ability of empowering employees by building relationships and demonstrating confidence with humility that can never be effectively addressed by formal classroom training (Elmuti, Minnis & Abebe, 2005). While Doh (2003) and Gosling and Mintzberg (2004) state that this kind of leadership development can be acquired only through practical experiences like case studies and job training. Taggar et al argue that (1999) cognitive ability is often regarded as a skill (something that has been acquired) rather than a personality (inborn) trait in leadership research. Furthermore, most educators agreed that individual personality traits provide at least part of the basis upon which leadership skills are built, and such characteristics reach stability by adolescence (Doh, 2003).
Most educators of leadership development programs have similar perspectives on what they think are major ingredients of an effective leadership education (Elmuti, Minnis & Abebe, 2005). They suggest particular skills that can be well taught in order to cultivate potential leaders. A program that is highly practical and uses techniques such as coaching, training and mentoring is likely to be effective leadership education (Gosling & Mintzberg, 2004; Blass «fe Ferris, 2007). Others believe that skills such as analytical, communication (both oral and written), and problem-solving can be successfully developed in a formal leadership training (Allio, 2005; Elmuti, Minnis & Abebe, 2005). Political skill is shaped by mentoring and contextual learning experiences, which, in turn, affect the flexibility needed for making favourable impressions on others, adaptation, and fit (Blass «fe Ferris, 2007).
Dubrin states (2007) that through effective education, experience and mentoring, combined with feedback and evaluation, leadership can be developed. His opinion was consistent with that of Elmuti et al. (2005), and they demonstrate that in the dynamic business environment, a multi-stage model built on the fundamental knowledge and skills to develop more relevant leadership skills such as conceptual, interpersonal and practical skills should be used. So, they put much emphasis on coaching, mentoring and on-the-job training as tools for leadership development (2005). Furthermore, effective leadership development programs should not only includes practical business skills, but also involves in-depth training on inter-personal and conceptual skills (Elmuti et al., 2005). Students need to be well prepared to be transformational leaders that can effectively deliver the vision and mission to their followers in an organization (Stone et al., 2004). In addition, leadership education should particularly integrate ethical education in every facet of the training process and a global perspective should be adopted in leadership education (Elmuti et al, 2005).
Allio argues (2005) there are three essential steps for effective leadership development programs: to select the right candidates, which is also supported by Sansone and Schreiber-Abshire (2006), to create learning challenges, and to provide mentoring.. Evidence suggests that the most effective leadership programs will focus on building self-knowledge and skills in rhetoric and critical thinking (Allio, 2005).
So, leadership in public sector is neither born nor learned. The most sensible answer is that the traits, ability, motives and characteristics required by leadership effectiveness are caused by a combination of heredity and environment (Dubrin, 2007). Although there are some useful innate attributes that are easily associated with leaders, they can not explain why he is a leader in this situation but not a leader in that situation, and they can only account for the small part of different personal behaviours. So, this paper states that the situation or environment plays an even more important role in the emergence and formulation of leadership. Furthermore, a part of leadership qualities can be successfully acquired (Rosenbach, 2003; Doh, 2003; Connaughton et al., 2003), such as the expertise knowledge, the skill for communication and self-control. So, leadership is partly innate, partly learned. This paper finally discusses many useful ways for leadership development in contemporary leadership literature, such as careful selection, on the job training, mentoring program and effective feedback. All in all, leadership is the combination of innate and learned characteristics; environment and leadership development program both play very important roles in the formation of effective leadership ability and behaviour.
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Author affiliation:
ZENG Zhihong[a]*; CHEN Wei[b]; ZENG Xiaoying[a]
[a] School of Political Science and Public Management, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
[b] School of Culture and Social developmental studies, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
* Corresponding author.
Received 15 March 2013; accepted 6 June 2013


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Greene often talks with friends about her dating site experience, saying in jest that she "bought her groom-to-be on eBay." Regardless of what digital circumstances led them to each other's arms, the two say they are forever grateful for the opportunity.
The couple said their ability to work together as partners in any situation makes their bond so strong. Greene saif from the very beginning each served as a balance to the other's personality, creating an union and complimenting each other's weaknesses and strengths.
Through their values to their priorities, they remain constantly in sync; always working toward a common goal. The couple says it is also a simple and sheer joy of being around one another that makes them such a strong couple; loving life and loving to make each other laugh every single day.
Greene said their relationship could best be described by simply listening to the song, "All of Me" by John Legend. She said much like the lyrics of the song, their love is, "whole, accepting and unconditional."
It was Thanksgiving weekend of 2013 when Ndiaye decided to propose to Greene. After a weekend of hanging Christmas decorations with Ms. Greene's son and bodies warmed by a fire and a cup of hot cocoa, the groom-to-be popped the question as his love rest her head on his chest at evening's end.
The two call their love is "an honest act of destiny."
Even growing up worlds apart, they still somehow found their way to each other. They added that although there is so much about both of them that is different such as their faith, culture and often times even language, they have mastered the art of combining all that is different and creating a life that truly unites them as one.
The pair says they look to the groom-to-be's parents as role models for a perfect marriage and hope that they too can one day celebrate the amazing journey of being married for 50 years as his parents did before his father's passing.
Although the couple currently lives in the Cincinnati area, relocation is not out of the question. This pair is "all about the great adventure called life," and as long as they have one another's hand to hold, they feel they are well prepared for whatever the future may hold.


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History and background of Disney
During a 43-year Hollywood career that spanned the development of the motion picture medium as a modern American art, Walter Elias Disney, a modern Aesop, established himself and his product as a genuine part of Americana. David Low, the late British political cartoonist, called Disney "the most significant figure in graphic arts since Leonardo."
A pioneer and innovator and the possessor of one of the most fertile imaginations the world has ever known, Walt Disney, along with members of his staff, received more than 950 honors and citations from every nation in the world, including 48 Academy Awards® and seven Emmys® in his lifetime. Walt Disney's personal awards included honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, the University of Southern California, and UCLA; the Presidential Medal of Freedom; France's Legion of Honor and Officer d'Academie decorations; Thailand's Order of the Crown; Brazil's Order of the Southern Cross; Mexico's Order of the Aztec Eagle; and the Showman of the World Award from the National Association of Theatre Owners.
The creator of Mickey Mouse and founder of the Disneyland® and Walt Disney World® Theme Parks was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 5, 1901. His father, Elias Disney, was Irish-Canadian. His mother, Flora Call Disney, was of German-American descent. Walt was one of five children, four boys and a girl.
Raised on a farm near Marceline, Missouri, Walt became interested in drawing at an early age, selling his first sketches to neighbors when he was only seven years old. At McKinley High School in Chicago, Disney divided his attention between drawing and photography, contributing both to the school paper. At night he attended the Academy of Fine Arts.
During the fall of 1918, Disney attempted to enlist for military service. Rejected because he was only 16 years of age, Walt joined the Red Cross and was sent overseas, where he spent a year driving an ambulance and chauffeuring Red Cross officials. His ambulance was covered from stem to stern -- not with stock camouflage, but with drawings and cartoons.
After the war, Walt returned to Kansas City, where he began his career as an advertising cartoonist. Here, in 1920, he created and marketed his first original animated cartoons and later perfected a new method for combining live action and animation.
In August 1923, Walt Disney left Kansas City for Hollywood with nothing but a few drawing materials, $40 in his pocket, and a completed animated and live-action film. Walt's brother, Roy O. Disney, was already in California, with an immense amount of sympathy and encouragement, and $250. Pooling their resources, they borrowed an additional $500 and constructed a camera stand in their uncle's garage. Soon they received an order from New York for the first "Alice Comedy" featurette, and the brothers began their production operation in the rear of a Hollywood real estate office two blocks away.
On July 13, 1925, Walt married one of his first employees, Lillian Bounds, in Lewiston, Idaho. They were blessed with two daughters -- Diane, married to Ron Miller, former president and chief executive officer of Walt Disney Productions; and Sharon Disney Lund, a member of Disney's Board of Directors. The Millers have seven children and Mrs. Lund had three.
Mickey Mouse was created in 1928, and his talents were first used in a silent cartoon entitled "Plane Crazy." Before the cartoon could be released, however, sound burst upon the motion picture screen. Thus Mickey made his screen debut in "Steamboat Willie," the world's first fully synchronized sound cartoon, which premiered at the Colony Theatre in New York on November 18, 1928.
Walt's drive to perfect the art of animation was tireless. Technicolor was introduced to animation during the production of his "Silly Symphonies." In 1932, the film "Flowers and Trees" won Walt the first of his 32 personal Academy Awards®. In 1937, he released "The Old Mill," the first short subject to utilize the multiplane camera technique.
On December 21 of that same year, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," the first full-length animated musical feature, premiered at the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles. Produced at the unheard-of cost of $1,499,000 during the depths of the Depression, the film is still considered one of the great feats and imperishable monuments of the motion picture industry. During the next five years, Walt completed such other full-length animated classics as "Pinocchio," "Fantasia," "Dumbo," and "Bambi." In 1940, construction was completed on Disney's Burbank studio, and the staff swelled to more than 1,000 artists, animators, story men, and technicians. During World War II, 94 percent of the Disney facilities were engaged in special government work, including the production of training and propaganda films for the armed services, as well as health films that are still shown throughout the world by the U.S. State Department. The remainder of Disney's efforts were devoted to the production of comedy short subjects, deemed essential to civilian and military morale.
Disney's 1945 feature, the musical "The Three Caballeros," combined live action with the cartoon medium, a process he used successfully in other features such as "Song of the South" and the highly acclaimed "Mary Poppins." In all, 81 features were released by the studio during his lifetime.
Walt's inquisitive mind and keen sense for education through entertainment resulted in the award-winning "True-Life Adventure" series. Through such films as "The Living Desert," "The Vanishing Prairie," "The African Lion," and "White Wilderness," Disney gave audiences fascinating insights into the world of wild animals and taught the importance of conserving our nation's outdoor heritage.
Disneyland, launched in 1955 as a fabulous $17 million Magic Kingdom, soon increased its investment tenfold and had entertained, by its third decade, more than 250 million people, including presidents, kings and queens, and royalty from all over the globe.
A pioneer in the field of television programming, Disney began television production in 1954 and was among the first to present full-color programming with his "Wonderful World of Color" in 1961. "The Mickey Mouse Club" and "Zorro" were popular favorites in the 1950s.
But that was only the beginning. In 1965, Walt Disney turned his attention toward the problem of improving the quality of urban life in America. He personally directed the design of an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, or EPCOT®, planned as a living showcase for the creativity of American industry.
Said Disney, "I don't believe there is a challenge anywhere in the world that is more important to people everywhere than finding the solution to the problems of our cities But where do we begin? Well, we're convinced we must start with the public need. And the need is not just for curing the old ills of old cities. We think the need is for starting from scratch on virgin land and building a community that will become a prototype for the future."
Thus, Disney directed the purchase of 43 square miles of virgin land -- twice the size of Manhattan Island -- in the center of the state of Florida. Here he master-planned a whole Disney world of entertainment to include a new amusement theme park, a motel-hotel resort vacation center, and his Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. After more than seven years of master planning and preparation, including 52 months of actual construction, Walt Disney World opened to the public as scheduled on October 1, 1971. Epcot Center opened on October 1, 1982.
Prior to his death on December 15, 1966, Walt Disney took a deep interest in the establishment of California Institute of the Arts, a college-level professional school of all the creative and performing arts. Of Cal Arts Walt once said, "It's the
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So you've invested a few hundred in a great motherboard, you have an excellent processor, the best and fastest RAM, you've overclocked it to death, have a Monster 3D, and you only have $400 left for a hard drive...looks like that Cheetah is out of the question, and the only other option is that "value priced" 540MB SCSI 2 and controller. Sounds like your stuck with 4GB of reliable, SLOW EIDE storage...or are you? The new Promise Ultra33 Controller Card gives you support for Ultra-ATA (UltraDMA/33) hard drives, without having to trash that wonderful motherboard for a limited TX model. And in some cases...provides faster performance than a TX based motherboard with an Ultra-ATA HDD!!!
Bus Type: PCI 2.1
EIDE/Ultra ATA Channels: 2 Channels (4 - Devices Total)
Price: $70 MSRP
The Good
Open the box...take out the card...pop it in...that's all it takes to install the completely Plug 'n Play Ultra33 controller card. Upon bootup, Win95 detects the card as a PCI Raid controller (no that's not a misprint!), however when you use the supplied device driver everything runs smoothly. The Ultra33 includes its own PnP BIOS, which initializes upon startup, configuring all attached devices. It accurately detected my Quantum Fireball ST, and configured it as a UDMA Mode 2 Hard Drive. No setup function is necessary with the Ultra 33 for true PnP operation. And because of its advanced on-board BIOS, the Ultra33 breaks the 8.4GB barrier present on some motherboards. Promise even includes an excellent utility for getting the most out of your Ultra ATA hard drive, UltraTune. UltraTune allows the user to select which type of application to optimize the Hard Drive's performance for, Business, Desktop Publishing / CAD, Audio / Video Editing, or Games. This utility does have a positive effect on your system performance, as you might be able to tell from the Test results below. When using the 2 Channels on the Ultra33 you free up the 2 Channels you have on your motherboard, making it possible to use a total of 8 EIDE Devices (provided you have a few extra IRQ/DMA channels free). Don't feel restricted to Ultra ATA drives when using this controller card, for the first time you can have that 4 Hard Drive + 1 CDROM drive configuration which you've been longing for. Performance wise, you can't tell the difference between a Ultra33 with an Ultra ATA HDD and a motherboard with Ultra ATA support and an Ultra ATA HDD. In some cases, the Promise Ultra33 provided faster performance in my real world tests than the AOpen AX5T (TX based motherboard with Ultra ATA support)! My Quantum ST when paired with the Ultra33 controller came as close to SCSI performance as you can possibly get for the amazing price ($70 for the Controller + < $300 for the drive). If you're looking for near SCSI performance without the cost...consider this combo.
The Bad
The Ultra33 does have its flaws, although most of them can be fixed by a little tweaking. First of all, if you happen to have a SCSI boot device, be sure to have the SCSI Card's BIOS load before the Ultra33's BIOS, otherwise the Ultra33 will assume that it should be the designated boot device and will boot...regardless of your configuration. This can be done simply by moving your Ultra33 to the last PCI slot (usually the slot furthest away from the ISA slots) or at least closer to the last PCI slot than your SCSI card. This will allow the SCSI BIOS to initialize before the Ultra33's BIOS, therefore fixing any problems you may have there. Secondly, the Ultra33 did not appreciate the fact that I had an AWE64 in my system. From the minute I installed the Ultra33 to the minute I removed it, my sound card would simply not function. It was a simple device conflict not mentioned in Win95's Device Manager, however I'm just giving you fair warning that this may happen. The final problem I experienced with the Ultra 33, was its design. There is really nothing that can be done about it, but the Hard Drive Channels on the small low profile PCI card are placed in such a way that after you install the HDD cables, any PCI cards located directly beneath it may be pushed down a tad. To avoid this you can simply move the card to a slot without a neighboring card below it. Overall, the Promise Ultra33 is an excellent add-on to the power hungry, speed crazed user's system...with a few minor flaws.
The Test
When I approached comparing the hard drives, I realized early on that synthetic benchmarking just wouldn't work. So I devised a few real world copy/move tests to really give these hard drives a fair chance against each other. I simulated an installation of Windows 95 Service Release 2 (the copying part) by transferring a collection of files totaling 79.4MB, 81,305.6KB, or 8,325,6934.4 Bytes (a megabyte in this case is equal to 210 kilobytes or 1024KB). I tested each hard drive's ability to transfer files from one partition to another, simulating simultaneous read/writes, as well as the ability to transfer from one hard drive to another.
Test Configuration
|Intel Pentium II - 300
|BIOS Revision:
|Megatrends FX83-A
|2 - 32MB 50ns Micron EDO
|Hard Drive(s):
|Quantum Atlas II
Quantum Fireball ST 3.2A
Western Digital Caviar AC21600H
|Busmaster EIDE Drivers:
|Intel v3.01
|Windows 95 Service Release 2
|Cooling Configuration:
|Enlight 7230
Mid-Tower ATX Case
2 - Secondary Brushless Case Fans
OEM Pentium II Heatsink
Quantum Fireball ST Performance w/ Ultra33
|Score (lower is better) using UltraTune
|Desktop Publishing/CAD
|A/V Editing
|Move Test File from Partition 1 to Partition 2:
|Move Test File from Partition 2 to Partition 1:
|Move Test File from Fireball ST to EIDE Test Drive:
|Move Test File from EIDE Test Drive to Fireball ST:
|Move Test File from Fireball ST to Atlas II:
|Move Test File from Atlas II to Fireball ST:
|Load Time for Microsoft Frontpage 97 Editor:
|Load Time for Microsoft Word 97:
|Best Scores in Green, Worst Scores in Red
The above chart shows you the effects of the different settings UltraTune gives you with the Ultra33 Controller card and your hard drive. The Business Application setting is by far the best and fastest setting, however for the best possible read/write performance you will want to use the A/V Editing setting. As you might be able to tell be both of these charts, the Promise Ultra33 controller sped up performance with the Quantum Fireball ST a small amount over that of the TX based motherboard with the exact same hard drive!
Quantum Fireball ST Performance w/o Ultra33
|Score (lower is better)
|Move Test File from Partition 1 to Partition 2:
|Move Test File from Partition 2 to Partition 1:
|Move Test File from Fireball ST to EIDE Test Drive:
|Move Test File from EIDE Test Drive to Fireball ST:
The Ultra33 combined with the Quantum Fireball ST is an unbeatable team, and approaches SCSI performance closer than any other hard drive. It is definitely worth the extra $70, the perfect addition to any powerhouse system.


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U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent Statistics and Analysis
Electricity Monthly Update
With Data for July 2012 | Release Date: September 24, 2012 | Next Release Date: October 26, 2012 |
Re-Release Date: November 28, 2012 (correction)
Previous Issues
Highlights: July 2012
- July 2012 was the hottest July on record for the continental United States. However, population-weighted cooling degree days actually decreased by 0.7 percent from July 2011, as it was hotter in places with relatively less dense populations.
- The average cost of electricity fell in all sectors compared to July 2011, with total average revenues decreasing 2.1 percent from the previous year.
- Coal stocks decreased for the third month in a row, after increasing for eight straight months from August 2011 to April 2012.
Key Indicators
|July 2012
|% Change from July 2011
|Total Net Generation
(Thousand MWh)
|Residential Retail Price
|Retail Sales
(Thousand MWh)
|Cooling Degree-Days
|Natural Gas Price, Henry Hub
|Coal Stocks
(Thousand Tons)
|Coal Consumption
(Thousand Tons)
|Natural Gas Consumption
|Nuclear Outages
States with EERS consume less electricity per capita than those without
Over the last decade, 29 states have created energy efficiency resource standards (EERS) or efficiency goals (see map below). These programs vary greatly from state to state; most of them are mandatory goals while some are voluntary, some have small savings goals while others are more ambitious, some have relatively near-term goals while others are more long-term, and each incentivizes or mandates savings in various ways.
Many of these programs have been in effect for several years now, and some states have emerged as more intensive users of electric energy than others, especially those without any EERS. One way to compare states' energy consumption at a glance is to look at the second map above (which is normally found in the End Use section), sshowing electricity retail sales per capita by state. All else being equal, a state with a high level of per capita retail sales (which we use in place of consumption) uses electricity less efficiently than a state with a low level of per capita sales. There are also other factors that will affect the level of retail sales per capita, including weather, regional fuel usage, industrial output, and population density.
This population-normalized comparison is useful in comparing the effectiveness of state energy efficiency policies. It should be noted that while residential sales will depend on population, electricity sales to commercial and industrial customers are less influenced by population. This would tend to raise per capita sales in states with large commercial and industrial activity relative to a state's population, as compared to other states. However, since efficiency programs apply across all customer segments, we use total sales. If one looks at residential sales alone, the results do not change much. Some of the less populous states like Wyoming drop down the list of sales per capita, while more populous ones like Georgia rise in the ranks. With either approach, states with EERS are more efficient in terms of sales per capita, particularly those with a more robust EERS, like New York.
Click on chart to enlarge and show specific states.
For July, the population-weighted average per capita sales in the top 20 percent of per capita electricity sales (least efficient) were just above 1,800 kWh/capita, while those of the bottom 20 percent (most efficient) were about 680 kWh/capita. It is important to note that the 10 states in the top 20 percent are regionally diverse, which makes it less likely that regional factors are influencing the numbers significantly. Of the 9 states and the District of Columbia that make up the top 20 percent, only one of them, Arkansas, has a voluntary EERS. Conversely, of the 20 states in the bottom 40 percent, 16 have EERS, 12 of which are mandatory.
There are a few exceptions to the trend, notably Arkansas, Indiana, and Iowa, which have EERS but their sales per capita are high. These State's EERS have relatively low efficiency goals. These programs are also relatively new, all having been adopted in 2009 or later.
On the other side of the spectrum there are some states with no EERS that have low per capita sales like Alaska, which has a very low annual electric demand relative to other states. Another notable exception is New Jersey, which has the second highest installed capacity of solar power on a MW basis behind California due to the State's robust renewable energy goals and incentives to consumers for installing solar panels on their homes and businesses. It may be that not only are the many consumers of distributed solar power in New Jersey buying less power from their utilities, they also may be more aware of their energy usage and have adopted energy efficient practices as well.
We also looked at trends over time. Comparing 2002 and 2011 retail sales per capita data, states with no EERS programs had a per capita consumption increase of over 9 percent, while the states with mandatory EERS programs had an increase of just above 5 percent over the same period, a marked improvement. States with voluntary EERS had a per capita increase of almost 11 percent, slightly more even than the states with no EERS. This could be due to the fact that of the seven states with voluntary EERSs, only Vermont's and Texas's were instituted before 2010, so these states have only had a few years to begin saving energy.
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Feburary 2010
celebrates 30th Anniversary
University School of Medicine was showered with
praises for the progress it has made during
its thirty years as a medical institution, despite
the challenges which had confronted it.
The praises came from Permanent Secretary in
the Ministry of Health, Mr. Felix St. Hill and
Alva Baptiste, district representative for Laborie,
at a ceremony to mark the grand occasion which
was held at the University Campus last Saturday.
The ceremony which was graced with the presence
of her Excellency, Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor
General of St. Lucia, was attended by a number
of prominent individuals in the community.
In his address, St. Hill described the achievement
of the school as remarkable, adding that it
is growing from strength to strength. He attributed
such a success to gifted leadership, strong
political commitment and stability, hard work
and sacrifice.
"Spartan Health Sciences University, School
of Medicine has already educated many St. Lucians
and U.S. citizens seeking medical education
outside the U.S. The physicians who graduated
from this medical educational institution play
an increasingly important role in helping to
meet a well documented global physician shortage,
particularly in primary health care" he
He added: "While we relish these past
successes we must remain focused on the goal
of achieving even greater universal acceptability
of this University.
St. Hill noted that the Government will play
its role in accelerating the future development
of the institution.
According to him because the competition for
admission to medical schools in the United States
is extremely strong, many applicants consider
attending medical schools in the Caribbean.
"Many bright and talented applicants now
opting to obtain their medical education in
the Caribbean. In the last four decades the
Caribbean has seen a steady increase in the
number of medical schools in the islands, as
well as the size of their student bodies,"
St. Hill explained.
Hon. Alva Baptiste, who represented Dr. Kenny
Anthony, district representative of Vieux Fort
noted that the decision of Spartan to remain
in St. Lucia for such a long time is an indication
of the confidence it has in the future of our
medical education.
"This medical institution can play a vital
role in our health sector because today we face
a number of challenges in that sector."
he said.
He feels that the school has a lot to offer
in terms of technology transfers and providing
the type of services that is consistent with
solid medical care.
Dr. William R. Ayers, President of the University
gave a brief historical background of the University
and future plans.
He noted that the school which first opened
its doors in Castries, now owns its own building
in Vieux Fort, which over the year has been
According to him, the University
is fully accredited by the St. Lucia Medical
School Monitoring and Accredited Committee
and the New York Department of Education.
He said such accreditation is of great importance
to the school because it allows its students
to spend extended time in New York State hospitals
for their clinical internship.
The accreditation process began in May 2009
when the Accreditation Team made its first
visit to the school and another in the first
week in December. The visiting team consisted
of four doctors and an Executive secretary
who carried out thorough inspection of various
aspects of the operation of the school. These
included administration procedures, resources,
curriculum, student involvement and facilities.
The visiting team recognized the high standards
of medical education being provided by Spartan
University to all its students. The team will
report to the Regent of the New York State.
"Our Mission is clear. It is to prepare
our students for future training in the profession
of medicine and prepare our graduates to take
their place in the global community of qualified
physicians and qualified doctors." Dr.
Ayers explained.
President of the Spartan Student Association
(SSA), Samuel Ajjarapu said; "Spartan
Health Sciences University began as a seed
and has continued to foster the dreams of
the young and old alike."
He added that the various bodies of the school
namely; Spartan Student Association and American
Medical Student Association (AMSA) is assisting
the less privileged in the local communities
by hosting health fairs island-wide and sponsoring
a soup kitchen in Soufriere which opens daily.
The ceremony also included a dinner, cultural
presentation by students and the presentation
of plaques of appreciation to the Governor
General, Dame Pearlette Louisy; Mr. St. Hill,
on behalf of the Minister of Health, Dr. Keith
Mondesir, and Hon. Alva Baptiste, on behalf
of Dr. Kenny Anthony, district representative
for Vieux Fort. A special plaque was presented
to Dr. Stephen King for his close collaboration
and the keen interest he has shown in working
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RE: FormsAuthentication Timeout not reset
- From: allenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Allen Chen [MSFT])
- Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:03:21 GMT
I'm using forms authentication with a 50 minute timeout and slidingexpiration.
The ticket expiration value is not being reset after greater than 25
minutes. I have session variables turned off.
I'm using roles and have the same experience whether I use role cookies or
No async postbacks on the page.
I setup an nUnit test which postsbacks the page every minute.
I log the authentication ticket expiration time value every post.
The ticket.Expiration value is not changing.
After 50 minutes I am redirected to the login page.
I did a test following your description but I cannot reproduce this
problem. For test purpose I set timeout to one minute. Then I click the
button every few seconds. 30 seconds elapsed after the first page load and
the expire time is updated on the next postback. My test code is like below:
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Could you please create a new project to test the above code? Does it work?
As far as I know it's unlikely that the internal mechanism of ASP.NET
breaks. Are you using custom HttpModule for authentication? Please read the
following article which describes a similar issue:
Please let me know your test result. We can then work together to do
further investigation.
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February 21, 2013
"In his State of the Union address, President Obama stated with confidence that the promise of an AIDS-free generation is within our reach," Archbishop Emeritus of Capetown Desmond Tutu writes in a USA Today opinion piece, adding, "We currently possess the power to begin to end a global pandemic that has killed 25 million and infected another 34 million." He continues, "For the world to see, and seize, the opportunity to get the upper hand on AIDS at this critical tipping point, a powerful, visible world leader must drive the charge. President Obama is that leader."
"Obama can be known forever as the one who catalyzed the end of one of the world's fiercest pandemics. But to do this, he will need to back his words with a financial commitment," Tutu writes. "A bare minimum commitment from the president would mean funding at the current approved level," he states, adding, "The president must also stand strong in supporting the reformed Global Fund [to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria] by calling for a $1.65 billion pledge." He continues, "We are in the endgame of AIDS and Obama can help the world triumph," concluding, "By adding the end of AIDS to his legacy, President Obama will be remembered fondly by all future generations, grateful that he helped spare them from unnecessary suffering and needless death" (2/20).
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SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, first let me thank, on behalf of my entire delegation, the president for his very warm hospitality today. As I told the president, we are committed to a broad relationship between our two countries. We face a common threat posed by the terrorists and al-Qaida, but our partnership goes beyond counterterrorism. We are focused not just on short-term threats, but long-term challenges. Yemen has announced a number of reforms that we in the international community look forward to supporting in the economic, social, and political sectors. We support an inclusive political process that will, in turn, support a unified, prosperous, stable, democratic Yemen.
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Sutter Street Theatre taking on new roles
By: Laura Newell, Telegraph Staff Writer
While the familiar trees down the center of Sutter Street are being torn out by their roots, the region's only year-round performing arts theater is putting down roots. With a new season and name, Sutter Street Theatre, formerly Stage Nine Theatre, looks to impress theatergoers and students. Sutter Street Theatre's Off Broadway season opened recently with "Brothers!," by Dave Williams with a positive reaction to both the production and the new name said Connie Mockenhaupt, artistic director. "Tickets have been selling well and we even had to turn people away," said Mockenhaupt. "We have gotten a ton of positive response. We are not associated with the Stage Nine in Sacramento anymore, so it makes sense." "Brothers!" will perform through Feb. 6, times and dates vary. Also performing is "Alice in Wonderland" for the Young People's Season. The show runs through Feb. 14. Ticket prices vary for the Young People's series and Off Broadway. Check sutterstreettheatre.com for details. "With the quality and time that goes into a show, there is zero difference between our Off Broadway series and our Young People's series," said Mike Jimena, managing director and Mockenhaupt's husband of 12 years. "Since we don't have a lot of space, we really pay attention to detail." Finding Folsom Jimena said that he and his wife originally planned to open the theater in El Dorado Hills four years ago. However, after a venue opened in Folsom that fit their requirements, Folsom became home. In September 2006, the couple leased the space on Sutter Street and opened their first show in November 2006. The theater is now a nonprofit organization. "We are artists, but we are also entrepreneurs," said Jimena. The couple met while working at Sacramento High School, he worked as the booster club president and she worked as the Visual and Performing Arts program coordinator. "It's a perfect marriage. He's a performing artist and I'm a visual artist," said Mockenhaupt. Through their management, Sutter Street Theatre turned into a production and teaching theater with three buildings including a theater, backstage store and classroom/workshop area. "We now have an Off Broadway Season, a Young People's Season, a Cabaret Series and a teaching academy which offers not only acting but singing, dancing and visual art," said Mockenhaupt. Jimena teaches the visual art class and much of his and his students' artwork is displayed in the theater. He said that all artists teaching at Sutter Street Theatre have received credentials/training in their specialty. "I teach on the basis of individual painting, so it's really your own," said Jimena. "It's a matter of the process." Changing into Sutter Street Theatre The decision to change the theater's name began last year after the addition of Allen Schmeltz as artistic associate. "Allen came to us from Garbeau's Dinner Theatre (formly in Rancho Cordova)," said Jimena. "Now, he has become an institution with us. It isn't a dictatorship by any means." Schmeltz said he is enjoying working with the couple. Currently he is busy working on current and upcoming shows as well as teaching acting classes. "I love Connie and Mike," Schmeltz said. "The nice thing is they give you a lot of artistic freedom." Mockenhaupt said they decided to change the entire name to Sutter Street Theatre to better represent themselves. "This name just feels right. We're happy," said Mockenhaupt. * * * KNOW AND GO What: Sutter Street Theatre Where: 717 Sutter St., Folsom Info: 353-1001, sutterstreettheatre.com Telegraph Staff Writer Laura Newell can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Forest features new coach, revamped roster this fall
Published: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 10:29 a.m.
COACH: Skip Austin, first year
Aug. 23 — @ Vanguard (Preseason)
Aug. 30 — North Marion
Sept. 6 — West Port
Sept. 13 — @ South Lake
Sept. 20 — @ Citrus
Sept. 27 — Idle
Oct. 4 — Gainesville
Oct. 11 — Leesburg
Oct. 18 — @ Lake Weir
Oct. 25 — Nature Coast
Nov. 1 — Vanguard
Nov. 8 — @ Belleview
Bold — District game
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RETURNING STARTERS: 2 offense, 4 defense
STAR WATCH: Playmaker Deonte Mayo (6-3, 205) headlines the defense as one of the county's most electric athletes. Linebacker Chris Austin (5-10, 185) should be a menace in the heart of the defense, while offensively, RB Kenny Tucker (5-11, 195) expects to be a workhorse on the ground.
NEW FACES: Alex Sanchez (6-3, 225) has a chance to be a disruptive force on the defensive line, while in the offensive trenches, Malik Jackson (6-4, 275) has the frame and mentality needed to open holes. Jaylon Gadson (6-0, 175) is a dynamic athlete who could do damage at QB and WR.
QUOTABLE: "We lay it out flat out for our kids — our expectation is to make the playoffs. People outside, they may laugh, they may say we're crazy, but that's fine — we don't care about the people outside. We care about our little group of guys and our coaching staff. Our goal is to make the playoffs and we feel like if things go right, if some things happen, we can do it." — Skip Austin.
BEST CASE: Forest has lost too much personnel to be taken seriously as a playoff contender in a district that also includes Vanguard and Gainesville, but the opportunity is there for the 'Cats to be the team poised to pounce if one of them slips. Forest's schedule includes six teams that missed the playoffs in 2012, so the opening is there to improve upon last year's record.
WORST CASE: A new coach and new faces across the lineup on both sides of the ball could make for a tough adjustment period. If the 'Cats aren't careful, an overabundance of youth and inexperience could lead to a very long year.
PREDICTION: Forest underwent major changes in the offseason including a new coach, a bunch of losses to graduation, and even more key talent lost to transfer. It left Austin with a full-blown rebuilding project ahead of him. Expect this team to take a few lumps in Year 1.
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