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Once you've recognized that harmonics are in a circuit or in an electrical system, the next step is to carry out tests to determine the magnitude and type of harmonics.
As more and more VFDs, electronic ballasts, battery chargers, and static var compensators are installed in facilities, the problems related to harmonics are expected to get worse. As such, it's important that you' re able to determine harmonic levels and analyze system data so that you can implement corrective measures and avoid serious problems.
Extent of harmonics
While harmonic voltages and currents are, by themselves, imperceptible, the physical phenomena that accompany them are perceivable. The adverse effects of harmonics in electrical power systems are very real, and failures related to voltage and current harmonics very often occur without warnings. When you have an indication that harmonics are present, your next step is to carry out testing to measure their level in the power system; you'll need this information to determine what mitigation system to use.
The degree to which harmonics affect electrical power system components depends on several factors: physical location, installation practices, electrical loading, and ambient temperatures. This means the same magnitude of harmonics might affect two separate installations differently. Some of the symptoms associated with large magnitudes of harmonics include large neutral currents, excessive temperature rise, vibration, audible noise, and protective device malfunction.
If you think large harmonic components are present, you first should learn what the electrical system is actually carrying on its lines. To do this, you must use harmonic measurement meters. The following instrumentation are commonly employed.
True-rms meters
The root mean square (rms) value, also known as the effective value, is the true measure of electrical parameters. For example, rms current represents the net heating effect of current on electrical equipment, thereby determining the thermal rating of the equipment. Operation of fuses and thermal magnetic circuit breakers is based on rms current. In transformers, the rms voltages determine the magnetic flux density levels in the transformer core. The rms voltage ratings determine the operating limits of electrical equipment. The relationship between the rms, average, and peak values of a pure sinusoidal current waveform follows. Form factor (FF) and peak factor (PF) are two elements that further define electrical waveforms. For a pure sinusoidal wave, the following relationships are true:
[I.sub.AVE] = (2/[Pi]([I.sub.M]) = (0.636)([I.sub.M])
[I.sub.RMS] = (1/[square root of 2])([I.sub.M]) = (0.707)([I.sub.M])
FF = [I.sub.RMS] [divided by] [I.sub.AVE] = 1.11
PF = [I.sub.M] [divided by] [I.sub.RMS] = 1.414
where [I.sub.M] = peak current
[I.sub.RMS] = rms current
[I.sub.AVE] = average current
Harmonics in electrical systems distort the waveforms and alter the rms and average values. Under such conditions, the relationship between the rms, peak, and average values are not represented by the above equations.
Conventional analog style meters do not accurately measure the rms values of nonsinusoidal voltages and currents due to deficiencies in their response to higher frequency components. Some earlier forms of digital meters measure the average or peak values and use multiplication factors to derive rms values. In a harmonic-rich environment, this is not valid. True-rms meters, by a process that involves high rate of signal sampling, recreate the waveform, and use frequency transformation techniques to obtain the true-rms values. True-rms meters may indicate that harmonics are present in an electrical system but may not provide a breakdown of the significant harmonics.
Harmonic analyzers
Harmonic analyzers are effective instruments for determining the waveshapes of voltage and current and measuring the respective frequency spectrum. Several types of harmonic measuring instruments are available, with each type having a different capability.
The simplest ones measure single-phase harmonic voltage and current, and provide information on the harmonic spectrums. These handheld instruments are easy to carry around. Fig. 1 shows voltage and current waveshapes and their harmonic frequency distribution recorded using a handheld harmonic analyzer. In addition, power factor and phase angle information are also measured by the harmonic analyzer used. The data shown in developing Fig. 1 were measured at the supply terminals of a power distribution panel feeding main frame computer-type loads.
Three-phase harmonic analyzers measure the harmonic characteristics of the three phases and the neutral simultaneously. Furthermore, some of the 3-phase analyzers provide graphs of the current and voltage distortion variations with time. These graphs are useful for determining if adverse harmonic loading conditions exist within the facility during plant operation. Fig. 2, on page 62, shows voltage and current harmonic distortion measured by a 3-phase analyzer, with the instrument leads connected at a main switchboard supplying an office building.
In addition to harmonic measurement, some analyzers are capable of measuring power, power factor, and transient disturbance data to help assess power quality within the power system. As expected, these instruments are less portable and considerably more expensive than the simple handheld-type units.
Harmonic analyzers calculate the total harmonic distortion (THD) of the waveform, so that overall distortion limits, as established under the guidelines of professional organizations, such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), or the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), are not exceeded. IEEE defines THD by the following equation:
THD = [square root of [[([I.sub.2]).sup.2] + [([I.sub.3]).sup.2] + [([I.sub.4]).sup.2] + [([I.sub.5]).sup.2] + ...[([I.sub.n]).sup.2]] [divided by] [I.sub.1]
where, [I.sub.1] is the fundamental component of the current (60 Hz in the U.S.) and [I.sub.2], [I.sub.3], [I.sub.4]...[I.sub.n] are the harmonic frequency components of the current (multiples of the fundamental frequency).
While using a harmonic analyzer, it's important that you verify that voltage and current transformers (PTs and CTs) used with the analyzer have satisfactory higher frequency response characteristics. Normally, these instrument transformers are designed for optimum performance up to a cutoff frequency, beyond which their accuracies drop off considerably, introducing errors in the measurement. For example, to measure waveform distortion data up to the 50th harmonic, the PTs and CTs must have a frequency response of at least 3 kHz. (50th harmonic x 60 Hz = 3000 Hz). The manufacturers of harmonic analyzers are usually able to provide CTs with excellent harmonic frequency response.
Using an oscilloscope
Oscilloscopes have traditionally been used to troubleshoot electronic and electrical circuits. The older analog scopes had low high-frequency response characteristics and were very limited in their ability to perform waveform analyses. The digital storage-style scopes, which are now available, in addition to performing their traditional functions, have the capability to acquire and store signals and perform mathematical operations for determining frequency characteristics. These units collect and store the waveform data using voltage and current probes. This data then is downloaded into computers and synthesized to determine the waveform frequency characteristics.
Using harmonic analyzers
Harmonic analyzers are provided with voltage probes and current sensors. Some analyzers have seven to nine channels for simultaneous measurement of 3-phase voltages and currents and the neutral (each channel reading one parameter). There are other instruments available that offer less channels. If you have just a limited number of electrical parameters to be read simultaneously, the latter devices will work fine. Fig. 3 shows a typical installation of a harmonic analyzer to measure harmonics in a 3-phase, 4-wire lighting panel. If you want to make power and power factor measurements, make sure the polarities of the voltage probes and the current sensors are properly maintained; failing to do this will produce inaccurate results.
For high voltage (greater than 600V) and high current installations, PTs and CTs should be used. Again, make sure the high frequency response of these instrument transformers is adequate.
The location where an analyzer is to be installed depends upon the type of data required. If you suspect that a certain piece of equipment is generating harmonics, then the analyzer must be located in the lines feeding the equipment at a location close to the equipment. You must understand that as you move the analyzer upstream toward the power source, the harmonic currents become a decreasing percentage of the total load. This is partly due to the combination of harmonic non-linear loads and linear loads at upstream locations. Also, harmonic component currents generated by the different sources have varying phase angles between them. The net effect is cancellation of some of the harmonic currents as the measurement location is moved upstream.
When taking measurements, remember that while certain combinations of operating conditions could subject an electrical system to dangerous levels of harmonic distortions, operating conditions may be normal during the rest of the time. The best way you can address this is to take readings for 24-hr or longer periods.
Analyses of test results
By examining harmonic voltage and current data, you can get important information about the operating characteristics of a power system. Abnormal voltage as well as abnormal current conditions can cause problems. For example, most kinds of electrical equipment have maximum voltage distortion ratings for satisfactory operation. When the voltage distortion exceeds the established tolerance, certain types of equipment can malfunction or fail.
For current distortion, the magnitude of the fundamental current and/or the frequency distribution and magnitude of the harmonic current can cause equipment failure. A by-product of current distortion is excess thermal stress, which is a leading cause of equipment failure.
From harmonic spectrum data, k factors can be calculated to see if transformers can safely handle the harmonic load currents.
Emergency engine-generator sets, installed to provide power during utility outages, usually aren't very large. Thus, they're very limited in their capacity to handle harmonic loads and may fail during an emergency.
Motors can experience mechanical failures due to shaft torsional oscillations produced by the flow of harmonic currents in the motor windings. Therefore, it is vital that you carefully analyze harmonic data so that measures can be taken to prevent serious damage to equipment. Of course, you have to obtain information on equipment ratings to make such judgments.
Waveform distortion signatures
Harmonic distortions are characterized by the nature of the source responsible for the distortion. By examining the waveform, it's possible that you can determine the nature of the load producing the distortion. For example, variable frequency drives (VFDs), which use bridge rectifier circuits, produce a unique current waveform with two humps. Computer loads produce sharp peaks due to capacitive charging currents drawn by the power supply. Fluorescent lighting currents exhibit a flat current waveform due to striking of the arc in the light bulbs; at this point, the voltage and the current across the arc become flat. Current drawn by large arc furnaces produces extreme waveform distortions, with unequal positive and negative half cycles of currents.
Certain types of equipment produce even-order harmonics. These harmonics (2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, etc.) are insignificant if the current's positive and negative half cycles are equal, as in a symmetrical power system. Even-order harmonic frequency current is a product of dissimilar current draw during two half cycles. Metering equipment will not read even-order harmonics because these harmonics cancel [TABULAR DATA OMITTED] themselves out. However, when the current's positive and negative halves are not equal, and even-order harmonics are present, then metering equipment will measure what's going on.
Even-order harmonics, where the current's positive and negative halves are not equal, are produced by arc furnaces, single-phase bridge, and half-wave rectifier circuits (as used in battery charges and power supplies for plating operations), and by transformer magnetizing currents. When metering equipment measure conditions of even-order harmonics, there usually should be no cause for alarm because the equipment operates that way.
If silicon controlled rectifiers (SCRs) are on the line (as used in some VFDs), however, then a reading of even-order harmonics is an indication of malfunctioning, such as the SCRs being unmatched due to manufacturing imperfections. In this condition, the SCRs may not turn on or off precisely. Therefore, conduction timing is not equal, or the SCRs are firing incorrectly. In such instances, the current flow during the positive and negative half cycles occurs during different durations, resulting in current mismatch during the two half cycles.
A small amount of mismatch can be tolerated by the equipment, and the signals produced may not be significant enough to stand out when taking instrument readings. If the mismatch is extreme, instrumentation will readily show the even-order harmonics. Here, you should take prompt corrective action.
As you can see, it's important that you have an understanding of the types of equipment connected to the electrical system when taking measurements. To help you in identifying problem sources, some harmonic analyzer manufacturers have published books containing samples of signature waveforms. You can compare your waveform with those published to determine the problem source.
In some instances, taking harmonic measurement at one location is all you'll need to define the problem. In other cases, you'll have to do a complete harmonic survey and analysis to assess the harmonic problem. The harmonic survey might involve data collection at several locations using harmonic analyzers and meters as required. Once the data is collected, harmonic analysis must be performed to identify potential problems, such as series and parallel resonance, harmonic heating, and motor torsional oscillations.
IEEE 519-1992 compliance
The above analysis will also reveal if the facility's power system complies with requirements noted in IEEE 519-1992, Recommended Practice And Requirements For Harmonic Control In Electric Power Systems, as indicated in the table above, for harmonic current injection into the utility lines. These requirements have been established to ensure that excessive harmonic currents are not so injected, which would affect the quality of power to other users sharing the same power lines and further overstress utility equipment. Presently, a number of utilities are considering placing contractual limitations in their rate structure regarding harmonic injection by their customers. Noncompliance could lead to penalty charges, higher rate schedules, or even electric service cutoff.
The harmonic current limitations established by IEEE 519-1992 are also applicable to equipment within a facility, as implementation of the standard will help enhance good operation. The point of harmonic current measurement in this case is the common junction between the offending loads and other equipment. For an example of using the IEEE standard, and making reference to the table, assume [I.sub.SC]/[I.sub.L] is 16. Then the net harmonic current distortion of all the harmonics up to and including the 10th is not to exceed 4.0%; the net harmonic current distortion of all the currents 11th to 16th is not to exceed 2.0%; and so on. The THD due to all harmonics must not exceed 5.0%. The reasoning behind this form of graded limits is to ensure that the larger users supplied by the utility are not allowed to inject larger quantity of harmonic frequency currents than the smaller users. It's expected that the use of IEEE 519-1992 will result in satisfactory power system operation within a facility, without placing undue burden on other loads or other utility customers sharing the same power source.
Practicing safely is important
Personnel safety is of primary concern when installing harmonic measurement equipment in electrical circuits. Awareness of the dangers that exist in a situation is the first step toward personnel safety. This awareness must be augmented by education about proper safety procedures and about equipment needed to protect against each hazard. Obviously, one safe practice action is to deenergize the electrical equipment prior to the installation of any harmonic measuring instrumentation. A procedure for safely deenergizing an electrical circuit can involve two parts. The first step is to evaluate the circuit for switching points and possible back feeds. This is done by comparing the single-line diagram and other available information associated with the circuit being deenergized and then to prepare a plan for switching off the live connections. The second step is to perform the switching in the order established by the plan.
Once the circuit is deenergized, you must install locks and tags on all applicable disconnecting devices and handles to ensure that the circuit can't be energized. Lockout devices are now available for all sizes of switches, fuse clips, breakers, and other devices. If you can't use locks, a tag should be supplemented by at least one additional safety measure, such as racking out a drawout circuit breaker, or disconnecting load conductors.
After lockout is completed, you should verify that the circuit is, in fact, deenergized. This can be done by using test equipment rated for the system line-to-line voltage. Any test meter used to verify the circuit must be checked for proper operation before and after the measurements.
Sometimes, it's not practical to deenergize a circuit for installation of harmonic measuring instrumentation. In such cases, you should wear proper protective equipment when installing the instruments. This equipment includes fire-resistant clothing, safety glasses, safety hats, rubber mats, electrical gloves, and electrical sleeves. Also, a second person trained in CPR and other first aid should be present during the installation of test leads. Never attempt to install instrumentation test leads on energized high voltage circuits (above 480V). The photo above shows the proper method of installing probes in electrical equipment.


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Top 5: Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon on winning, embracing change and good advice
University of Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon loves to win and he's not afraid of change.
That's what the pizza company CEO-turned-athletic director told a crowd of roughly 300 private and public sector leaders at a Washtenaw Economic Club luncheon Monday.
During his three years on the job, Brandon has overhauled the athletic department, introduced night games and throwback jerseys, spearheaded dozens of multimillion-dollar construction projects, fired a football coach, hired a football coach and challenged the department's resistance to change.
In short, he has reshaped a department steeped in history and tradition.
Here's five highlights from Brandon's Monday talk.
"I love to win. Whether it's selling more Pringles than Frito-Lay, whether it's selling more pizzas than Papa John's," Brandon told the crowd Monday. "There's nothing better than winning. Nothing better."
Brandon paused, and then added:
"That's why Saturday was a miserable day for me."
2) Brandon surrounds himself with leaders not afraid to think outside the box
When Brandon assumed the reins of the athletic department in winter 2010, one of his first priorities was to establish a leadership team of people who were prepared to challenge the status quo.
"If I'm good at anything, I am good at surrounding myself with incredibly talented people. I do know how to build great teams," Brandon said.
Of the 275 people who worked at the department when Brandon entered it, 78 either left voluntarily or were fired.
Brandon eliminated some positions, reorganized departments and created dozens of new jobs, including expanding the marketing department from a group of three to a team of more than a dozen people. Today, there are 308 employees within the department.
"We had 78 people transition out (but)... you can talk about even more about people who were promoted, who received new opportunities," Brandon said. "I love to put in people who are waiting for their chance. You should never underestimate the power of people who have something to prove."
What was the criteria for promotion? No. 1: A willingness to mix things up.
"If you're one of those people who just wants tomorrow to be like yesterday was because that's easy then you're either going to drive me crazy or I am going to drive you crazy."
3) "Change is what it's all about."
The thread woven through Brandon's talk Monday was the importance of change. To drive home his point, Brandon quoted storied Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler.
"You'll either get better or you're going to get worse. You don't have the opportunity to stay the same," Brandon recalled Schembechler saying.
Brandon says one of the keys to his professional success was in being unconventional and confronting new markets and conditions head on, instead of being forced into change.
Brandon has made bold moves one of the hallmarks of his career. For example, in his first full academic year as Michigan's athletic director he fired the football coach and planned the football team's first-ever night game. As CEO of Domino's he mocked rival SUBWAY and "oven baked" a cease-and-decist order on a television commercial (the order was regarding Domino's oven-baked sandwiches).
"If you're not prepared for more change —more rapid change, more challenging change— then you're going to get left behind," Brandon said.
Brandon said that when he became Domino's chief executive in 1999 it took the company 18 months to identify a need and then roll out a new product. Now, it takes three months, he said.
"Be nimble. React to change with speed," he said.
4) Overhauling Michigan's athletic department was not easy, but it was essential.
In addition to hiring more than 100 new faces, Brandon has reorganized departments, rebranded the athletic department and introduced a host of new traditions (including night games, legacy jerseys and featuring student athletes from non-revenue sports during halftime).
He's overseen a $500 million construction surge for revenue sports and helped plan a $250 million construction plan for non-revenue sports, such as soccer and softball.
Brandon commissioned a culture survey of the athletic department in spring 2010 that rated the organization poorly in almost every aspect, including vision, involvement and adaptability. The survey illustrated that athletic department employees, as a whole, were resistant to change.
"When I looked at this I immediately went out and got a drink," Brandon said. "It felt to me like we could be losing to our key rival opponents, our revenues could be (stagnant)... but if all else fails we sing the fight song and we feel better."
After Brandon overhauled the department, he commissioned another culture study in fall 2011. This time the organization was ranked in the top quadrant among all categories.
"In every instance the lowest scores on the survey were higher than the highest scores from the previous year," Brandon recalled. "We changed a lot... some of it is really simple change and some if it is really bold change."
5) Brandon shares the best leadership advice he ever received.
"Find out how people want to be treated and then treat them that way," Brandon recalls his father telling him when he was promoted to his first leadership position at Proctor & Gamble. He was in charge of sales in five states and led a team of 11 people, many of whom were older and more experienced than he was.
A photo caption has been corrected in this article. Kellie Woodhouse covers higher education for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at email@example.com or 734-623-4602 and follow her on twitter.
Steven Murphy
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 7:14 p.m.
Brandon is doing a FABULOUS job at Michigan and I hope he sticks around for a long, long time!
Terry Star21
Wed, Nov 28, 2012 : 1:46 a.m.
I believe this is his life's dream, 'Fer God's sakes he's staying' ! Michigan wins !
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 5:19 p.m.
Mr. Brandit has got to get his runaway ego in check. It is about the athletes and the coaches, not the AD. It's sad to witness. Is anyone watching that his salary in a few years will be about 5 times what Bill Martin was earning? He claims credit for everything everyone does, including a remarkable job of infrastructure upgrades under Bill Martin's direction. He couldn't get his ego in check and completely blundered the Harbaugh hiring, much like Lloyd Carr before him. Harbaugh wouldn't even have known how interested the NFL was in him if Brandit had acted immediately to hire him the minute RichRod was gone. And Lloyd passed on No. 4 when he offered to serve as his QB coach and took Scott Loeffler instead. Think Harbaugh knows a thing or two about QB's? Or coaching? Many are calling him the best coach in the country pro or college and he's one of our own and Brandit has blown it with him, scapegoating Harbaugh for his own hiring inadequacies. He played the fan base and never actually pursued him in earnest. I don't buy for one minute that he hires strong, independent thinkers. He's looking for stooges to kiss his Big Ten Championship ring earned by properly tying his shoes and standing on our sidelines for three years. The department turnover was appalling and not an upgrade. Our winning Women's Basketball coach, Kevin Borseth, would not work with him any longer and left to take a 50% pay cut. His replacement hire and that of Baseball Coach Maloney will prove to be mediocre and significant downgrades. One thing is for sure, you'll never hear it from Mr. PR Brandit, though!
Ed daggett
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 6:28 p.m.
He is why the Penn State womens hoop coach rejected M & she is from Flint as well as the Kent State baseball coach. He made all the comments about the M defense with RR when they would only pay $240K for a D coordinator & would not let RR fire him & than went & hired Mattison to the tune of $900K
Roy Munson
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 1:55 p.m.
Just raise the football seat license fee and call more games "premium."
Terry Star21
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 3:55 a.m.
Dave Brandon is a University of Michigan legend. This person can do no wrong. He pushes all the right buttons, makes all the right decisions - and all the time he is thinking first about the University of Michigan students, athletes and all of us faithful. What a caring, unselfish person who works 24/7 for the protection, stability and improvement of this fine institution. I can tell you that every student, every student athlete, the university and all of Michigan faithful fans are grateful for this fine outstanding leader. Salute !
Blue Marker
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 1:19 p.m.
I'll tell you one group of students that's not too happy with your "legend". It's the Michigan Marching Band! He treats them like dirt and then throws them under the bus when the heat of his bad decision is too much. But go ahead and worship him if you want.
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 3:01 a.m.
Dave Brandon (#1) loves to win. "That's why Saturday was a miserable day for me." –– which leads me to wonder if there won't be some turnover in the coaching staff coming to a university near us. ;-)
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 1:32 a.m.
It is quite remarkable that his own father told him to pay attention to how other people want to be treated. When a parent gives advice to a child, it is often to try to correct a perceived weakness in their personality or skills and direct them in a more positive direction. According to the A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia: "Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition in which people have an inflated sense of self-importance and an extreme preoccupation with themselves. Causes, incidence, and risk factors The causes of this disorder are unknown. An overly sensitive personality and parenting problems may affect the development of this disorder. Symptoms A person with narcissistic personality disorder may: •React to criticism with rage, shame, or humiliation •Take advantage of other people to achieve his or her own goals •Have excessive feelings of self-importance •Exaggerate achievements and talents •Be preoccupied with fantasies of success, power, beauty, intelligence, or ideal love •Have unreasonable expectations of favorable treatment •Need constant attention and admiration •Disregard the feelings of others, and have little ability to feel empathy •Have obsessive self-interest •Pursue mainly selfish goals"
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 3:21 p.m.
Love the armchair psychiatry going on here. It's quite impressive that you can cut and paste some symptoms of your own personal diagnosis of someone you've never met. Keep up the first rate work!!!
Terry Star21
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 3:58 a.m.
pud....."It is quite remarkable that his own father told him to pay attention to how other people want to be treated". (Brandon) That is what makes Dave Brandon so great and so good for this university. I really hope, and I am being serious - that you get help for the disorder you describe.
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 2:58 a.m.
You do realize, don't you, that virtually every leader in business has at least a touch of narcissism? Scientific American recently published an article about that and gave the results of brain scans to show how such individuals have a smaller (up to 17% smaller) amygdala. So it appears to be a matter of degree: those who have adequate counter-balancing ability (associated with an active frontal lob) seldom veer into the socio-psychopathic kind of narcissism which leads to violence. The thing that scares me (a little) about Brandon is that while bragging about his leadership, he consistently talks about how he corrected other people's deficiencies. He goes on about "change" but it's pretty clear he means only change(s) which originate with him and come from him. I'm betting he's not tolerant of others creating change or even suggesting change - from his way of doing things. OTH: having been exposed to some U of M people's entrenched elitism and faux superiority, I can pretty easily see that Brandon is accurate in his assessment of the people he found working in the Athletic Dept. when he arrived. There are a lot of "laurels" laying around U of M just waiting to be rested upon. ;-)
Ed daggett
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 12:43 a.m.
This is the same guy who said Denard Robinson is "not Michigan material" and an embarrassment because he wore dreadlocks. Now he can't get close enough to #16 when a camera is around. Jerry Jones of college football is this guys model. He would rather have an 8-4 team & everyone aware of who he is rather than an 12-0 team and a coach that is the focus. Can anyone tell me the name of AD at Bama, LSU, Texas, ND etc.?
Terry Star21
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 4:01 a.m.
Yes....their names are; Not Caring, Not Respectful, Not Responsible and Not Successful. That is why David Brandon is so good for this institution.
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 12:05 a.m.
Brandon shares the best leadership advice he ever received. "Find out how people want to be treated and then treat them that way," Brandon recalls his father telling him. Unfortunately, he doesn't listen or he doesn't understand that most people want to be treated with respect, not derision.
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 : 11:54 p.m.
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY and MONEY. Did I mention MONEY?
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 : 10:53 p.m.
Dave Brandon is the worst AD ever. He has changed Michigan to be all about MONEY not about the fans. We are no longer distinguished from all the universities that value making money over tradition and excellence. He has changed the meaning if what it means to be a Michigan Fan to one who contributes MONEY to the athletic department not one who supports the team through good and bad. Michigan bows to the 1% of the population who can contribute large amounts of MONEY and says they are the true fans. Michigan is a state school. It's not a school who has to cater to the rich. I lost my season tickets to the basketball team because I hadn't contributed enough to the athletic department. Never mind the 60 hours I contribute in volunteering my time to the Engineering School or my 14 hours I contribute to the Alumni Association every year to support the students. Volunteering support to the Michigan students does not define the Michigan Fan under Dave Brandon, MONEY defines the Michigan Fan. It's all wrong and it is a shameful.
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 12:43 a.m.
Michigan became all about money long before Brandon became AD. Brandon is just identifying the few remaining stones that Martin left unturned. I do wonder what the breaking point is and if/when college sports will reach it.
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 : 10:38 p.m.
If the Athletic Department is so progressive, why is Michigan Football, the biggest revenue sport, talking about "Were Back"? Sounds like the "same old stuff" with a different pizza box! Michigan Football: clinging to the past!
Terry Star21
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 4:05 a.m.
Yep, I love that Sugar Bowl pizza box he got in January - you know the BCS bowl box that no other B10 team could open last year.....I still taste the Sugar, not too much in the past....
Ed daggett
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 : 9:06 p.m.
Ego is out of control of this guy. His nickname at school is "me, me, I, I". Would not hire a coach who would be a bigger presence on campus than himself (Harbaugh, Miles etc). $$$ over tradition with him. He was Mary Sue's handpicked guy after residents of Michigan did not want him as regent. He was a malcontent & 5th string as a player under Bo who was on field for 7 plays in three yrs---listening to him you are led to believe he was an All American.
Blue Marker
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 12:38 p.m.
While I'm not where Ed is at I do agree with one very important point he makes. Money comes before all else with this guy. Traditions and even students be damned in pursuit of the almighty dollar. His treatment of MMB is disgusting and his "used car salesmen" approach to the game day experience is a joke. Jet Pack guy anyone? You can't even bring in your own water bottle anymore because Dave wants your money. Forget all the groups who would sell water outside the stadium for fund raisers. And I firmly believe that if the athletic department makes 20 million this year the ONLY question on Dave's mind is how will we make 30 million next year.
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 12:29 a.m.
Why do you say he was a malcontent? Please provide a link to your source. How successful have the starters from those teams been in the business world? Hoke will be a bigger presence on campus if he rattles off a few 12-1 and 13-0 seasons.
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 : 10:31 p.m.
It does not matter if DB was 5th string and played a few times in the three years he played for Bo. The fact is he did play for Bo, was never cut, did all of the workouts and practices. For that, I commend him. He's got what only a few of us have: A Varsity Letter Jacket. I wear mine a lot during football season and wear it proudly. Don Canham would be proud of Dave Brandon. Canham was the ultimate in making changes and have bold ideas. And yes, you have to have an ego to be the U of M AD. GO BLUE!!!
Bob W
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RR, who is he?? :o)


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Indiana birth and death records can sometimes be confusing to use, especially in Lake and Allen counties. When the act creating the State Board of Health was passed in 1881, many individual cities established their own local health departments, which gathered birth and death information in separate books from those of the county. For most counties, these records were gathered together and published in single volumes by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s, typically covering the period 1882 to 1920. Most of these are available in a statewide index on Ancestry.
In Lake and Allen (and perhaps a few other counties as well), not all of the indexes were combined. Lake County, for example, had a county office, as well as separate offices at Crown Point, East Chicago, Gary, Hammond, Hobart, and Whiting. The WPA published these records in individual volumes, so if you have ancestors in that county, you may wish to search all of the volumes.
Allen County is more problematic. In the early twentieth century, separate health departments existed for the county, as well as in Fort Wayne, Monroeville, Grabill, New Haven, Woodburn, and Leo. The WPA volume included only the Fort Wayne and County birth and death reports. Death records for the county begin in 1882; deaths for Fort Wayne begin earlier, in 1870. Birth records begin in 1887, though there was at one time an earlier birth record volume, 1882-1886, and the Genealogy Center has an unpublished name-index-only manuscript (977.201 AL5hea) to that volume, created by the county, covering original volumes A-P, and apparently including the original 1882-86 book, which is now no longer extant. This index does not include the birth date information or parents' names – only the name of the child and the page reference in the original book.
The records for the other towns were not included in the WPA volume. If your ancestor was born or died in one of these other Allen County town or in the country near these towns, he or she may not appear in the Allen County birth and death indexes, or, for that matter, in the Ancestry index. The Monroeville Birth and Death Records cover the period 1906, 1909-1937. These volumes have been microfilmed and are indexed in a separate bound volume (Genealogy Center call number 977.201 AL5mon). The Grabill-New Haven-Woodburn Birth and Death Records span 1907 to 1937 and are available in a separate has an unpublished typescript abstract (Genealogy Center call number 977.201 AL5gra). The Leo vital records have not been published and remain in the office of the Allen County Department of Health.
So when researching Allen County, be aware that there is no central index of all public vital records in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. While the reporting of births and deaths was never complete, it is possible that the event was recorded in one of these separate town vital record office books. Perhaps one day all of these indexes will be combined into a single source.


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Discussions of free speech in the United States often call upon the adage—misattributed to Voltaire—that "while I disagree with what you have to say, I will defend to the death your right to say it." (The quote in fact comes from Evelyn Hall, who wrote a biography of the French philosopher.) It's a succinct summary of a the cherished American idea that speech should not be abridged because we find its content objectionable.
But according to New York University Law Professor Jeremy Waldron, it's severely flawed.
In The Harm in Hate Speech, published this month by Harvard University Press, Waldron argues that freedom of speech in the United States is so absolute, both in law and in public opinion, that we lack meaningful regulation against speech intended to demean or vilify minority groups—what we casually refer to as "hate speech." Hate-speech laws, Waldron notes, are "common and widely accepted" in every other advanced democracy. But in the United States, Waldron says, those who support such a principled, absolutist stance do so at the expense of the communities that hate speech targets. The Harm in Hate Speech is the fullest embodiment of arguments that Waldron has been developing for years, in book reviews, papers, panels, and lectures. Waldron, who was educated in New Zealand and Britain, is in many ways fighting an uphill battle against the prevailing American opinion, both academic and otherwise. Among academics, Waldron notes that his colleague and former teacher, the much-esteemed philosopher Ronald Dworkin, is openly critical of his views. And as for those outside the ivory tower, Waldron gives entertaining anecdotes of receiving less-than-friendly speech himself after publishing some of these arguments, including an email accusing him of being, in all capital letters, a "TOTALITARIAN ASSHOLE." Waldron himself, though, is no intellectual lightweight, and admirably battles the headwinds created by those who have come before him.
While it delves into legal theory and history, Waldron's treatise is primarily a philosophical defense of hate-speech regulation. He argues that hate speech is an "environmental" problem that pollutes the atmosphere of security and dignity that society should provide to all its members:
In a well-ordered society … everyone can enjoy a certain assurance as they go about their business. They know that when they leave home in the morning, they can count on not being discriminated against or humiliated or terrorized…they can face social interactions without the elemental risks that such interaction would involve if one could not count on others to act justly.
Speech intended to intimidate or malign destroys this assurance. What's more, it allows racists and radicals to send an important message to each other: You're not alone. The law, says Waldron, has an interest in protecting the social environment by prohibiting such statements.
There are many responses to this argument, and Waldron is scrupulously honest as he mulls opposing views. He acknowledges that "dignity" is a broad term—too broad, according to some. He details Dworkin's argument that hate speech is a necessary evil to maintain the legitimacy of anti-discrimination laws, as a democratic government should not ban any kind of speech that helps form our collective opinion on legislation. Unsurprisingly, Waldron concludes that none of the major arguments against regulating speech are compelling. There are cases of hate speech—a burning cross, or a sign that says "Fuck Muslims"—that either do not advance a political stance at all, or only advance one which could also be expressed in a less hateful way. "One can challenge a law against discrimination without engaging in hate speech," he writes, "and, indeed, one can challenge a hate speech law without engaging in hate speech." Rather than treat freedom of speech as absolute, Waldron advocates an approach that weighs free-speech rights against their effects: One's right to free speech ends where "significant" harm to society begins. While there are some existing restrictions to free speech in the U.S., they usually focus on the "time, place, or manner" of the speech in question—shouting "fire!" in a crowded theater being Oliver Wendell Holmes's famous analogy for speech that is dangerous primarily because of its immediate effects. Waldron, though, consciously argues that under his view of the social harms of hate speech, it's not enough to regulate speech that is likely to cause imminent harm in the form of a fight or a riot. Under his view, the content of hate speech is itself harmful, and bans on hate speech should therefore be content-based.
The question, of course, is where to draw the line. The balancing approach is most persuasive when Waldron's examples of hate speech are extreme. But Waldron is disconcertingly ambiguous about where the law should fall in less-extreme cases. When discussing the 2005 controversy in which a Danish newspaper published cartoons depicting Muhammad as a bomb-throwing terrorist, Waldron says "where there are fine lines to be drawn the law should generally stay on the liberal side of them." Yet Waldron describes how it would be defamatory to publish a statement saying "Tea Party politicians cannot be trusted with public funds," or "Tea Party politicians are dishonest," ignoring arguments mentioned elsewhere in the book that speech about elected officials should be given the widest freedoms. And in an interesting but underdeveloped chapter, Waldron draws an analogy between defamatory speech and pornography, arguing that sexualized images—including television, billboard, and subway advertising—undermine society's assurance of equality to women. What he seems to suggest is that it would be more legitimate to outlaw lingerie ads or broad statements about political leaders than to prohibit the Danish cartoons—a strange vision of "balance," and not one that errs on the side of liberalism.
In lieu of detailing what policies in particular he would support, Waldron argues that "legislative policy is often complicated," and says that an insistence on "rule-like clarity" for all of those in his position would prevent the conversation from getting off the ground. But Waldron is not just proposing a law; he's created an underlying theory of why hate speech is damaging. Under the circumstances, it is reasonable to ask for a deeper exploration of what policies based on his worldview would look like. While Waldron focuses mainly on printed material, for instance, it's clear that all different kinds of speech—pundits on TV or talk radio, teachers, parents, or strangers—can contribute to a toxic social atmosphere. Waldron writes that "the tiny impacts of millions of actions—each apparently inconsiderable in itself—can produce a large-scale toxic effect." It seems that under such a view, hate speech regulation could only be effective if it was incredibly pervasive—touching on all of the millions of actions that make up the social atmosphere. Does this mean regulating private speech? How would such laws be enforced? These questions are relevant to Waldron's mission, but go unanswered.
One alternative that Waldron does not spend much time discussing is that hate speech can be dealt with socially rather than legally. Waldron dismisses this briefly as the "fight speech with more speech" view. But consider the movement for LGBT rights, which has made gains through emotional engagement and reasoned arguments in communities around the country. Waldron is right to argue that we should not put the burden of fending off hate speech on the communities it targets. But he never really addresses the notion that the burden ought to be taken up by society at large. That is easier said than done—the U.S. has clearly failed to meet that burden at different points in history. But if social equality is determined by millions of daily interactions, the law will never be able to construct it out of thin air—it will depend instead on our continued support of equality in our day-to-day lives. While we should continue to protect the free speech of those we disagree with, The Harm in Hate Speech makes a compelling case that they are not the only ones who need defending.


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With the face of a teenager and a deep, rich voice that belie his 35 years of age, the Emmy-winning John Mulaney is a relatively new kid on the comedy block, taking the scene by storm with his acerbic, intelligent observational humour. A writer for Saturday Night Live (see the hilarious 'Stefon' sketches) and star of his 2014 self-titled sitcom on Fox, Mulaney resonates with his generation as he weathers the climes of adulthood and uncertainty, all the while coming across as an adorable geek. Now fresh from the successes of his Broadway production Oh, Hello and Neflix cartoon Big Mouth, comes a new tour - Kid Gorgeous.
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Ubuntu Koala food console gets its cron on
Scalr on schedule
Scalr - the open source admin console for Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud and its Eucalyptus doppelganger - has added a cron job task manager to its arsenal, giving you more freedom to write and schedule scripts on sky-high virtual servers.
Like RightScale, Scalr provides web-based management console for so-called infrastructure clouds, services like Amazon's EC2 that provide on-demand access to scalable compute resources. Amazon now offers its own web interface, but services like Scalr and RightScale provide a few extras, and they dovetail with other, similar services, including Eucalyptus, the open source project that lets you mimic Amazon's setup in your own data center.
Eucalyptus is bundled with the latest Ubuntu. Thus the Karmic Koala tag. The NASA Ames Research Center is using Eucalyptus to build an infrastructure for federal government websites.
Cron jobs - scheduled commands or scripts - are typically tied to physical servers, Scalr founder and CEO Sebastian Stadil tells The Reg, and this can be problematic when you start scaling up your physical server to multiple virtual instances. The job could only be executed once per virtual server, and if a server failed, it couldn't be executed at all.
The new Scalr Scheduler solves this conundrum, letting you schedule scripts across server instances as you see fit. "The Scheduler extends Scalr's scripting interface, and allows you to write scripts and set their execution schedule and scope: once on all servers, every hour on a subset of servers, daily on a single server, and any other combination," Stadil writes on the company blog.
The Scheduler is based on ZooKeeper, a sub-project of Hadoop, the open source distributed compute platform based on Google's proprietary infrastructure. The Apache-housed ZooKeeper is a means of juggling distributed services from a central location.
Stadil says the new Scheduler is now being used by about a dozen existing Scalr customers. He says it's particularly suited to streaming and encoding applications - apps that use cron jobs to to retrieve, transform, and store data. You might, say, store you videos on Amazon's S3 storage service and then use cron jobs to grab video and encode and then store it again.
Scalr is available in as web service at Scalr.net or you can install the same open source code on your own servers. The web service is free for websites in development, but when you go live it's $99 a month for an unlimited number of instances. For the local enterprise version, support contracts are available in Red Hat-like fashion. ®


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The Fed Up With Hunger project organized by Rotary Clubs of New Bern is going well but still needs help to meet its goal of 50,000-meals-to-go for the hungry.
The Fed Up With Hunger project organized by Rotary Clubs of New Bern is going well but still needs help to meet its goal of 50,000-meals-to-go for the hungry.
Beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, tables will be set at the Christ Church Ministry Center on Middle Street in New Bern for 200 volunteers to spend about three hours packaging meals for their neighbors in need.
Recent statistics show Craven County with more than 18,000 people facing the possibility of hunger, the largest group in this part of the state.
In the last two years, family requests for food from Religious Community Services (RCS) have more than doubled, and the 200,000 meals supplied last year through their Food Pantry stretched RCS resources thin, with no end in sight.
Noon Rotary Club has partnered with Outreach, Inc., an Iowa-based nonprofit that has supplied more than 200 million meals to children and families around the world. Outreach will deliver enough bulk rice, beans, vegetables, vitamins and minerals Friday to package 50,000 meals, at about 25 cents a meal.
Noon Rotary President Debbie Taggart said local response to Fed Up With Hunger has been strong. The club started fundraising with its own $5,000 donation toward the $12,500 needed for the bulk food supplies. Another $5,000 has been contributed.
About 50 more volunteers and $2,500 more in contributions are still needed to fill empty plates.
Ruby Tuesday restaurant in James City is providing additional support through its GiveBack program. Wednesday is the seventh and final day the restaurant is donating 20 percent of a customer�s purchase to Fed Up With Hunger.
To qualify, customers must present a special GiveBack flyer to their server, which is available online at New Bern Fed Up with Hunger.org and at Ruby Tuesday Wednesday.
�We�re so grateful to Ruby Tuesday for their support,� Taggart said. �Bringing individuals and organizations together to make a difference is exciting and incredibly rewarding. We knew if more people were aware of the local hunger problem, and if we made it easy for them to help, thousands of our neighbors in need would be fed.�


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Music mogul Clive Davis, Whitney Houston's mentor, is said to be spearheading a film about the late singer's life. Those on the short list to play the superstar—at different points in her life—are Rihanna, Jennifer Hudson, Willow Smith, and Vivica A. Fox. However Rihanna recently turned down a remake of The Bodyguard last year, saying, "I hate it when singers do singing movies all the time, because you can never look at them as anybody else. I want to play a character." Well, Whitney was definitely a character. But the real question is: Who will play Bobby Brown?
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This is the first time I've asked a question and my boyfriend said this is a great place to go, soo here goes…
I recently went off of the anti-depressant medication Lexapro, and what's fantastic about it is that my sex drive has gone way up. The downfall is since I started that, it's hard for me to get hard and to come. Now that I am off of the medication, I can come easier and everything feels better and my boyfriend is happy, but it's still really hard to get hard and stay hard. My boyfriend says he doesn't mind when I know he does, and it is a really big hit on my confidence and self-esteem. Here's the kicker, I am a 17-year-old teenage boy.
Is this permanent? Will it, in the future, be easier to get and stay hard the longer I am off the medication? I don't know if this is normal or not, but I remember before having absolutely no problems. Help? Thank you so much!!
-Very Shy
Well, Very Shy, what I can say for certain is that anti-depressants, as well as a host of other commonly prescribed medications, and even some over the counter meds, can and do have a major impact on a person's sexual response cycle. Let me begin by asking you; how familiar are you with the concept of a sexual response cycle?
Considering your youth, you may have not heard of it at all. So ok, here's the 411 on that. We all have a sexual response cycle, each person's is unique, but everyone's follows a similar pattern of phases.
Phase 1: Excitement — this phase, which can last from a few minutes to several hours, includes the following:
- Muscle tension increases.
- Heart rate quickens and breathing accelerates.
- Skin may become flushed.
- Nipples become harden or erect.
- Blood flow to the genitals increases, which swells a woman's clitoris and labia minora (inner lips), and a guy's cock bones up.
- Vaginal lubrication begins.
- A woman's breasts become fuller and her vaginal walls begin to swell.
- The man's balls swell, his scrotum tightens, and he begins secreting precum.
Phase 2: Plateau — this phase, which extends to the brink of orgasm, includes the following:
- The changes begun in phase 1 intensify.
- A woman's vagina continues to swell from increased blood flow, and her vaginal walls turn a dark purple.
- Her clitoris becomes highly sensitive and retracts under her clitoral hood.
- A guy's nuts further withdraw up into his scrotum.
- Breathing, heart rate and blood pressure continue to rise.
- Muscle tension increases.
- Muscle spasms may begin in one's feet, face and hands.
Phase 3: Orgasm — this is the climax of the sexual response cycle and it generally lasts only a few seconds. It includes the following:
- Involuntary muscle contractions begin.
- Blood pressure, heart rate and breathing are at their highest rates, with a rapid intake of oxygen.
- Muscles in the feet spasm.
- There is a sudden, forceful release of sexual tension.
- A women's vagina contracts. She may experience rhythmic contractions in her uterus.
- The muscles at the base of a guy's dick will rhythmically contract resulting in an ejaculation of his jizz.
- A sex flush may appear over one's body.
Phase 4: Resolution
- The body slowly returns to its normal level of functioning, and swelled and erect body parts return to their previous size and color.
- There's a general sense of well-being, enhanced intimacy and, often, fatigue. Women are capable of rapidly returning to the orgasm phase with further sexual stimulation and can experience multiple orgasms.
- Us men folk need recovery time after our orgasm. This is called a refractory period, during which we cannot reach orgasm again. The duration of the refractory period varies among men and changes with age.
With that behind us, I can turn my attention to your specific questions. At any point in this cycle there can be an interruption or break down. Like I said at the outset, some pharmaceuticals, as well as lots of over the counter remedies, can and do impede our sexual response.
You don't mention how long you've been off the Lexapro, but I'll wager it's not long enough for it to have completely cleared your system. In that case, a little patience with yourself and perhaps a sense of humor about the whole thing will be the best therapy for you. I suspect that you will regain your sexual footing in time. However, a cockring may help you gain and retain an erection till that happens.
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When disgraced IRS official Lois Lerner appears before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday, she will not receive immunity for any testimony she gives, according to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA):
"Her attorney indicates now that she will testify. We've had a back and forth negotiation," Issa told Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. "But quite frankly, we believe that evidence that we've gathered causes her in her best interest to be summoned to testify."
The evidence that Issa, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, has obtained are emails showing that Lerner drafted the proposed IRS regulations that would restrict political speech of nonprofit groups that engage in public policy discussions. The regulations are currently being considered by the IRS.
Wallace asked whether the House Oversight Committee offered Lerner immunity in exchange for her testimony. "We did not," Issa replied, adding later that he believes the disgraced IRS official will answer all the committee's questions about the powerful tax agencies targeting of conservative groups.


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Westfall is being sued again, this time by two canoe liveries challenging the township's new fun tax.
Westfall is being sued again, this time by two canoe liveries challenging the township's new fun tax.
Kittatinny Canoes and Indian Head Canoes have asked the Pike County Court of Common Pleas for a preliminary injunction preventing the township from enforcing the tax before it is heard in court.
They also are asking for an early March court hearing, before the outfitters open in April. A decision on the injunction has not yet been made.
Westfall supervisors passed a 1 percent tax in December on anything considered entertainment where admission is charged. The tax will be imposed on canoe liveries, admissions at high school sporting events and plays, golf driving ranges, music in parks, carnival rides, gun and home shows at the Best Western Hunt's Landing and rodeos at Malibu Dude Ranch.
The liveries argue in court papers that the township adopted the tax under the color of state law and that taxing the liveries is in violation two federal laws because the businesses operate in three states.
Paddlers who meet in Westfall are either bused to a New York access site up river and then paddle to Westfall, or they paddle down river to the Delaware Water Gap, exiting boats on the New Jersey side.
The commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution, which authorizes Congress to regulate commerce among states, says a state may not impose a tax on interstate commerce, court papers say.
The suit also claims the fun tax violates a federal law that says, "No taxes, tolls, operating charges, fees or any other impositions whatever shall be levied upon or collected from any vessel or other watercraft, or from its passengers or crew by any non-federal interest if the vessel or watercraft is operating any navigable waters subject to the authority of the United States."
The Delaware River is managed by the National Park Service in two sections, the Upper Delaware Scenic River and the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
The liveries are represented by local attorney John Schneider of Milford and by Philadelphia Attorney Cletus Lyman, who recently won a $703,000 settlement from Westfall for his client, former police officer Robert Dombrosky.
The township does not need more legal fees from lawsuits. Taxpayers will be paying off the Dombrosky settlement and the $6 million settlement from a discrimination case brought by developers David H. and Barbara D. Katz for years to come.


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23 Jun 2011
(HONG KONG) Dragonair has been voted "World's Best Regional Airline" in the annual Skytrax awards for the second year in a row - the only airline to hold the honour to date since the introduction of this category in the world-renowned Skytrax survey. The carrier is also honoured "Best Regional Airline Asia" in the same survey.
The World Airline AwardsTM are based on the World Airline SurveyTM by Skytrax of the UK, and is particularly significant because it is based on customer satisfaction. A total of 18.8 million airline passengers from more than 100 countries participated during the 10-month survey period. The survey covered more than 200 airlines and assessed customer-service standards across almost 40 criteria related to airlines' various products and services covering airport and onboard environments, including check-in, boarding, onboard seat comfort, cabin cleanliness, food & beverages, inflight entertainment and staff service.
Dragonair Chief Executive Officer James Tong expressed his pride and pleasure at the news of the awards. "It is a great honour to receive these recognitions from travellers. On behalf of everyone at Dragonair, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all who voted for us," he said. "The fact that we have won the World's Best Regional Airline for two consecutive years and this year's Best Regional Airline Asia, together with previous Skytrax honours, such as Best Airline – China for six consecutive years and Best Regional Airline – Southeast Asia, demonstrates our commitment to service excellence. However, the awards represent more than just an honour for Dragonair, they also recognise the success of a Hong Kong-grown brand, and are thus tribute to the dynamism, creativity and hard work of the city as a whole."
Mr Tong praised the teamwork exhibited by Dragonair in winning the awards. "The management culture and professionalism of the carrier is the key to success," he said. "Our focus is always on people – customers and staff, as well as the younger generation in Hong Kong. While we always provide quality service to our customers, we believe that it is also vitally important to take care of our staff as well as to nurture our younger generation through various corporate social responsibility programmes.
"My message to Dragonair staff is that it is their commitment and teamwork that have brought recognitions in this prestigious survey – and I thank them for their hard work and dedication. We will not rest on our laurels, however, but continue to strive towards excellence in everything we do!"


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Martin Ob.
posted on Monday, May 07, 2012 - 2:29 am
i would like to do the following analysis with mplus (i have data on two levels: individual level and region level; i have two data sets: individual level data n = 600,000 and region level n = 41)
calculation of region-level partial correlation between x and y, controlled for z1 (control variables on the individual level such as age or race) and z2 (control variable on the region-level such as regional unemployment rate). x is the region mean calculated from the individual level dataset, y is aggregate data from external sources (official regional statistics).
my first question would be, can i calculate such a multilevel random coefficient model with such a large sample size (600,000 individuals) or would it take like weeks to calculate this model?
my second question is: am i right that i have to merge the two datasets (individual level dataset and region level dataset) into a master individual level datasets that includes the region variables (all individuals in one region would get the same score in the region-level variables y and z2)?
thank you so much for your help!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, May 07, 2012 - 7:54 am
If you want to do multilevel modeling, you need to put the data sets together as you have described. If you are analyzing the region data set separately, you are not doing multilevel modeling. Your sample size should not be a problem.
Martin Ob.
posted on Wednesday, May 09, 2012 - 6:09 am
thank you very much. i an a response from 2007 you wrote that mplus does not calculate partial correlations. is this still the case or can i set up a syntax for the partical correlation i am interested in (between two aggregate-level variables, controlling vor aggregate level control variables and individual level control variables).
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, May 09, 2012 - 10:00 am
We do not compute partial correlations per se.
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Western Connecticut - 72, Farmingdale State - 55
Galloway, N.J. - The Farmingdale State women's basketball team fell, 72-55, in their season opener against Western Connecticut at Richard Stockton College.
The Colonials (1-0) led 15-10 with 8:42 remaining in the first half, before back-to-back 3-pointers by senior forward Sciarra Brandt (Thomaston, Conn.) extended the lead to 11. The Rams (0-1) closed the half with five unanswered points and went into the break trailing 26-20.
After a Nicky Young (Queens, N.Y.) 3-pointer cut the Farmingdale State deficit to 37-27 with 14:23 left to play, Western Connecticut responded with a 9-0 run to open up a 19-point lead. The Colonials held a double digit lead the remainder of the game en route to the 72-55 victory.
Young played the entire game and recorded 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists, while junior guard Camille Romero (Queens, N.Y.) had 11 points. Senior forward Lushanta Savadel (Bellport, N.Y.) had a team-high 10 boards and scored nine points for Farmingdale State.
The Colonials were led by Brandt who had a double-double with 23 points and 20 rebounds.
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