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Motorola started rolling out a software update for the Xoom just hours ago. Many Xoom owners hoped that this update would bring Flash 10.2 to the tablet.
However, according to Motorola this update will prepare the Android 3.0 Honeycomb based tablet for Flash 10.2. Now, Adobe has finally broken its silence and announced that Flash 10.2 is coming to Android based tablets and handsets next week!
Flash 10.2 will be available for all the Android handsets running 2.2 (FroYo) or Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which meet the minimum system requirements. For the Honeycomb version, Flash 10.2 will be released with a beta' tag, and will be available only if users have installed the v3.0.1 OTA update.
Flash 10.2 will bring with a number of performance enhancements including enhanced performance and support for Nvidia Tegra 2 based handsets and tablets. Flash 10.2 will also bring these changes :
- Improved scrolling of web pages;
- Uncompromised viewing of rich, immersive content in the way intended by the page designer, including support for instances where HTML and other web content is composited over Flash Player rendered content. Flash Player rendered content will continue to be placed in a separate window on top of HTML in the Android 2.2 and 2.3 browsers, as these browsers do not support the new Android 3.0 browser rendering model.
Flash 10.2 will also be able to hardware accelerate H.264 videos for Android 3.0.1+ based tablets and improved scrolling of web pages as Flash content will be rendered as a part of the web browser, itself.
Adobe will release Flash Player 10.2 for both mobiles and tablets, next week on March 18th.


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Oil breaks $100, but don't expect QE3 boost to lastSeptember 14, 2012: 2:25 PM ET
Fresh stimulus action from the Federal Reserve drove commodity prices sharply higher Friday, but experts say don't expect the QE3-fueled boost to last long.
Crude oil prices briefly topped $100 a barrel for the first time since early May Friday morning, as investors grew encouraged after the Fed announced a third round of quantitative easing, or QE3, saying it would buy $40 billion of mortgage-backed bonds each month for however long it deemed necessary.
The Fed's open-ended bond purchasing program came just one week after European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said the ECB is prepared to buy euro area government bonds in the secondary market to help preserve the euro and stave off a deepening crisis in Spain and Italy.
Gold prices also rose to to a seven-month high of $1,780 an ounce before settling at $1,772.70.
While the Fed's and ECB's plans may prove to be a turning point for the global economy, there are still doubts over the substance and overall effectiveness of the newest policy measures, said Julian Jessop, chief global economist for Capital Economics.
In fact, the ECB's program fails to address the "deep-seated economic and fiscal problems facing the peripheral countries, and the region is still sliding into recession, said Jessop.
And as far as QE3 goes, each additional dose of the same medicine has a lesser effect than the last, especially after considering that borrowing costs are already at record lows and financial conditions are much healthier now than they were during the Fed's first two rounds of quantitative easing.
Related: European leaders 'still behind the curve'
"Accordingly, commodity prices are likely to drop back as the focus returns to the continued deterioration in economic conditions which makes stimulus necessary in the first place," said Jessop.
Plus, even though central bank bond buying programs have clearly boosted sentiment around the globe, Jessop said it won't be long before investor attention also turns to the downside risks posed by the looming fiscal cliff in the United States.
Oil prices have also been gaining ground this week as violent Anti-American protests erupted across the Middle East and raised fears over supply disruptions. But if tensions soon subsides, the supply threat anxiety will also ease, said Mike Fitzpatrick, editor-in-chief of Kilduff Report's Energy Overview.
Though most commodity prices are likely to pull back, there is one exception: gold.
"The only clear winner is gold," said Jessop, who expects the price of gold to climb to a record $2,000 an ounce. Investors use gold as a hedge against the threat of inflation that comes with additional money printing activity from central banks. And a revival of concerns about Europe's debt crisis, and a slowdown in China and the United States will also help boost prices of the precious metal.


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I'm not sure which title is more accurate. Probably the latter. Though I like to think of myself as a Londoner while I'm living in the city. I try not to unfold maps and wave them around in public (in fact, I've resisted buying a map to avoid that temptation altogether), and I try not to ask for directions too frequently. This, of course, has resulted in my getting lost on several occasions. But, hey, at least I'm wearing cute outfits while wandering around desperately searching for the underground.
I feel like I'm way overdue for a blog entry. My reasons for the delay are three-fold:
- LIFT Festival kept me busy! Oh my goodness, we're talking about 12-17 hour days. Part of that is travel time: living in Upminster means it take 1-2 hours to get anywhere in central London. Also, there were a few complications with the company from Tunisia: set pieces and props arriving late, trying to organize rehearsal space, and arranging for media interviews in our few spare hours. Even after the company returned home, I was keen to attend other LIFT shows, including Home Sweet Home, Music for Seven Ice Cream Vans, Beloved and Haircuts by Children.
- I'm still working on my thesis. Nuff said.
- I'm applying for jobs in London. Man, I hadn't realized what hard work that can be! I haven't actually applied for a job in about 5 years: in Ottawa, people have been nice enough to offer them to me based on my prior qualifications. Also, I've been in school, so I haven't had to worry too much about having a full-time job that actually pays a full-time salary. I'm really hoping for this Assistant Producer job with the Gate Theatre in Notting Hill. Check out the description: isn't it so perfect for me? They have a mini outdoors festival on this week, and I definitely plan to attend/participate in some shows.
So yes, if I do find an arts job, I plan to live here permanently for at least one year. I'm looking forward to this adventure, but there a few things I'll have to get used to. I'm going to provide a list of London quirks for anyone thinking of visiting or living here in the near future. Perhaps some fellow Londoners would like to add some items in the comments section. But for now:
- People see theatre. Like, it's not a completely niche thing. There is an audience for professional theatre. There is an audience for community theatre. There is an audience for children's theatre. And there is an audience for weird little site-specific outdoor pieces that take places in obscure corners of the city. I love that people are aware of the arts around them. It is very inspiring.
- The underground (and all associated forms of transportation) is both a blessing and a curse. Yes, the trains are frequent and generally reliable — except when there is construction, which happens every weekend and some weekdays. In those cases, some lines are closed entirely and you have to reroute your trip. And then the tube stops running just after midnight, even on weekends! Thankfully there are night buses that are in operation across the city. Unfortunately, as I mentioned, I'm living in Upminster, which requires a long train ride to get home… which means my nights end before 11pm. Not much time for a post-show drink.
- There is little to no public recycling. Plus most of the little Italian cafes charge extra if you want to "eat in", so everyone gets take-out and just throws the waste in the garbage afterward. It makes me cringe so much.
- Don't bother asking for directions. Most people hardly know where they're going, let alone where you're trying to go. Just check the detailed maps at bus stops.
- Bang Said The Gun satisfies my need for awesomeness every week. This loud and rambunctious series focuses on spoken word, but welcomes every other kind of art form and every kind of artist. The organizers were incredibly sweet with me, and they even added my name to the (competitive) open mic list even though I arrived a bit late – again, thanks to changes on the underground. Through this series, I found out that London is brimming with poetry shows, and I plan to attend as many of them as possible! Props also to Poetry Unplugged at the Poetry Cafe.
- It doesn't actually rain that much. Uh, knock on wood.
- Very few people have commented on my accent. It seems like everyone in London has a slightly different accent, depending on the neighbourhood, or because they come from Ireland or Wales or Scotland or some other part of the world. Each accent is as individual as the people who carry them. It's kind of beautiful, actually.
- London to Paris by train takes just over 2 hours and costs £130 return trip – that is, if you book only two weeks in advance. Oh, by the way, I'm going to Paris for a few days in August. Yippee!
I plan to return to Ottawa on August 16. Until then, I'm going to discover some London hot spots! Keep you posted.


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Historical:Stitching Streetview
Now that streetview rigs become affordable for amateur usage it is time to cover the stitching process.
This page is thought as a starting point. Please add your findings.
Whats the difference to a panorama rig?
Streetview rigs
- have more than one camera.
- take all images at once, not one image after another.
- always have a parallax error.
- are most likely for automated mass-production of panoramas.
What does a streetview rig look like?
Amateur streetview rigs:
By Jan Martin:
First model from a 360 degree security camera:
Second model from 2x Canon A570 IS cameras and 2x Nikon FC-E8 fisheye conversion lens:
By Matt McClelland:
The 4x GoPro HD backpack streetview rig :
In theory the best result one can expect from a multi-camera rig (aka streetview rig) is a stitching error that is the size of the largest distance of the lenses of the rig. So if the streetview rig has two lenses whose NPP (no parallax (error) points) are 7 cm away, 7cm also is the smallest stitching error on can hope for. Therefore it is desirable to place the lenses as close as possible together. To reduce stitching errors it also is desirable to have the light falling through all the lenses meet in one (virtual) point in the middle of the rig. And have all the lenses in the same distance from this point.
How to determine the lens parameters for a hugin template for a streetview rig?
To create a template.pto file for a streetview camera one needs to provide the lens parameters a, b, c and v for each lens to the template.
To determine a, b, c and v values you need to take images for a whole 360 degree panorama with each lens. Depending on the number of cameras your streetview rig has, you need to turn it differently. What's needed is a 50% overlap of the images.
So for a streetview rig with 4 lenses around like Matt's you need 8 images taken at 45 degrees apart. Take the images at 3 different motives, just in case.
Ideal motive is in a well lit church or in a shopping center with lots of details on the walls and ceiling. Place your rig on a tripod and with the same distance to all the walls. Level your tripod. Right into the middle of a large open space with nothing nearby. When doing this outdoors go for tall buildings all around, at the same distance. Make sure there is a building right at the seam of the images. Just in case you might want to take two series started 22 degrees apart.
Then follow this article for the stitching:
Original article: http://www.diy-streetview.org/how-to-lens-parameters
How to make a hugin template for stitching streetviews?
See http://www.diy-streetview.org/2010/02/27/streetviews-by-hugin
How to do mass-stitching?
See http://www.diy-streetview.org/how-to-stitch-all-files-in-a-folder
Copyright notice by Jan Martin:
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House treats a drug patient and is forced to examine his own life and confront his personal demons.
While the team treats a college student who suffers from nosebleeds and hears his deceased brother speaking to him, Thirteen returns to Princeton and Foreman takes a different tack with House.
With House missing, the team must treat a pathologist at the hospital who trusts no one except House. To treat him, Chase and the others must convince their patient that House is still advising them.moreless
The team must deal with a doctor who is also the mother of their patient, a 6-year-old girl with numerous preexisting conditions on top of her current illness. Meanwhile, House and Wilson decide to take a vacation.moreless
While the team treats a boy who dreams that he's being choked and can't breath for real, the doctors consider the significance of dreams. Meanwhile, Dominika and House grow closer.
While the team treats a man who cries blood, House and Dominika team up to sabotage the relationship of Emily, his favorite prostitute, so that House doesn't have to go without.
A 22-year old minor league hockey player collapses while fighting in the rink, and ends up at the hospital. Meanwhile, House surprises Wilson with some news and Chase offers to help Park with her living arrangements.moreless
An Army veteran charged with treason is brought to the hospital for treatment, but refuses to cooperate unless the military give him and his brother information about their father. Meanwhile, Adams asks Wilson and her teammates for help when she suspects that House is concealing an illnessmoreless
While House and his team treat a blind man, House's mother Blythe tells her son about her new relationship.
While the team treats a marriage counselor whose personality seems at odd with his motivational message, House and his green-card wife Dominika try to fool Immigration.
Chase forms a bond with the team's newest patient, a cloistered nun ready to take her vows. Meanwhile, House and Taub engage in a war of pranks.
When one of House's team is injured during an encounter with a violent patient, Foreman's mentor Dr. Walter Cofield reviews the incident and must sort out the truth from the embellishments.
An underage runaway's symptoms grow worse after she's brought in for treatment. When the team determines that the girl needs invasive surgery, they have to find her mother, who turns out to be a former drug addict. Meanwhile, House tries to blackmail Foreman using the hospital director's affair with a married woman, and Taub tries to connect with his infant daughters.moreless
House and his team treat an Alzheimer's patient who flies into violent rages and throws up blood. Meanwhile, Wilson copies with a patient who claims that there is no sexual relationship in her marriage.moreless
The team takes on the case of a prosecutor who they initially believe is suffering from hyper-anxiety, but soon discover has paranoid delusions. Meanwhile, Chase and Taub take an interest in Foreman's social life, Park starts to get into the swing of things when House preys on her paranoia, and Wilson becomes obsessed with learning if House has a gun.moreless
A 14-year-old girl admitted for an allergic reaction gets increasingly worse. However, House would rather pursue the case of a deceased four-year-old and will go to any lengths to solve it... including going back to prison. Meanwhile, Park wonders why Chase is obsessed with personal grooming.moreless
House and his team treat a teenage boy who requires a bone marrow transplant, and discover a disturbing family secret. Meanwhile, Taub tries to cope with the fact that his ex-wife wants to take their new daughter and move cross-country, and House schemes to get rid of his ankle monitor and go to a boxing match.moreless
A community leader hiding dark secrets becomes ill and confesses everything... compromising his chances of receiving proper medical treatment when he antagonizes his friends and family. Meanwhile, House becomes obsessed with convincing Taub to prove that he's the father of his two six-month-old daughters.moreless
House attempts to negotiate with a wealthy patient who is planning to relocate his labor force to China. Meanwhile, Foreman chairs Park's disciplinary hearing, while Adams assesses her own ethics when she learns of their patient's relocation plans.moreless
House and Park treat a patient, Benjamin, who collapsed after making a surprisingly large charity donation, and come to suspect that the altruistic behavior is a symptom of a deeper disorder. When the patient offers to donate an organ for another patient, the doctors must convince Thirteen to help them confirm whether Benjamin is in his right mind or not. Meanwhile, House cons Dr. Adams into volunteering her time as part of his team.moreless
Foreman brings House back to Princeton Plainsboro under parole to deal with an infected pair of lungs needed for a transplant patient. House is forced to work with a timid intern, the loss of his former team, Wilson's hostility, and a new set of rules to find a cure in time to save the patient.moreless
A year has passed since House ran Wilson's car into Cuddy's living room -- and House has spent most of it in prison. Now House only has to stay out of trouble for five days to win his parole. However, events conspire against him when a mysterious ailment strikes a fellow prisoner while a gang leader wants House to procure pills for him.moreless


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Friday, February 14, 2014
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Happy New Year 2014!
"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors
where there were only walls". Joseph Campbell
Venture down some different paths this year!
Look for beauty in all things!
Wake up earlier and enjoy a sunrise or two!
Pamper yourself this year!
Don't forget to stop and smell the flowers!
May 2014 bring health, love and light to all!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Christmas is here!
The fresh greenery decorates the house, twinkling lights are aglow,
and tiny Reindeer leave footprints in the snow!
May the joy of the season be jolly and bright,
May the glow of the hearth bring heartfelt delight.
The beauty of Winter is here and now,
with crunching snow, icy chills, and frost laden bows.
A chorus of Polar Bears sing Silent Night,
May your Christmas bring Love, Joy, and Light!
Wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas! :-)
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Koo Koo Kachoo and Straight on Till Christmas!
My goodness, I know I've been out of commission for a while, but
two months is a bit too much I can tell you!
I'm ready to put all of that illness hooey behind me now,
and despite missing all but a few days of the Halloween season,
I'll just keep moving forward and straight on till Christmas! :-)
Speaking of Halloween....
Since it is nearly upon us, and I know you'll be out
Trick or Treating on the day itself,
I shall wish one and all a most delightful
All Hallows Eve!.. albeit a smidgen early.
May you all find the houses that have the full sized candy bars!
The garden leaves are starting to turn and with that I'm reminded
of all the memories of seasons past. Those of fond family and friends who
live with us still, or have past on and visit in spirit.
They're felt in yesterdays thoughts and the hugs of today's laughter.
What is it about the the Autumnal air that kindles the heart's
fervent glow all the more in remembrance of loved ones?
So today I posted several miniature paintings in my shop.
Many of these are not much bigger than a postage stamp.
And last but not least....
Koo Koo Kachoo...... I am the Walrus.
Everyone needs a little bit of a Walrus in their life now and then! ;-)
Christmas here I come!
Be watching for some sculpted camels and deer!
...... Do you feel it?
Do you sense it?....
There is magic in the air!
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Berry Goodness, almost Autumn and Ghoultide Gathering!
I wanted to share the delicious get well gift from from my Dad and Carole!
A beautiful arrangement from Edible Arrangements!
Doesn't it look lucious!
Besides the lovely fresh fruit arrangement in a vase, there was a
separate box on the side with Ooolala ...
chocolate dipped Strawberries, bananas and apples!
Talk about a feast for the pallette and the eyes! Everything was so sweet and delicious!!
Thank you SOOO much for my special treat! I absolutely loved it!! :-)
Can you believe that Autumn is only a few days away?!
This little pumpkin can't believe it either! What What?!
I've been out of commission for several weeks with pneumonia (bummer)
but am slowly getting
back into the swing of things, and am working on having a
Halloween piece ready for the Sept Ehag Emporium on the 30th,
so stay tuned and cross your fingers!
Oh! And wish I could be there but,
if you happen to be in Chelsea, Michigan on Sept 28th, be sure
and stop in to the Ghoultide Gathering, which is a fabulous show with many of my
artist friends, the top Halloween Folk Artists in the country!
Also, on the West Coast is the
Halloween and Vine Show, in Petaluma, CA on the same day!
WhooEeee! Amazing artists abound! :-)
None of the new fangled horror stuff, but lots of
old fashioned and light hearted Halloween goodness in the tradition of days gone by! Fun!
Friday, July 12, 2013
Welcome to my Mad Hatter's Tea Party and Giveaway!
It's time, it's time!
For the 6th annual Mad HattersTea Party!
I'd like to thank Vanessa of
A Fanciful Twist for hosting this annual fun event!
If you'd like to continue the excitment from here,
you can wander over
and experience many more tea parties
over at A Fanciful Twist and
continue in the fun!
Come with me and you will see a treasure of delight,
Rabbits wise and starry skies reflect the glowing sight.
Chartreuse green and pink of pinks, and leaves of vibrant hue;
Stone laid paths, an oaken tree, and moss do lend a clue,
Can it be, I surely see a table laid for me?
Pull up a chair, sit down right there,
You're invited to my tea!
Tea Cake and sweets, delightful treats, laid out in such a way,
Brocade of green, birds seldom seen, and antique acorn crochet;
Shall I pour out, a dripping spout, it's such a lovely day,
All my favorites, tea just right. I wonder if there's souffle?
Golden flowers smiling thusly, as I sip the golden brew;
How delightful, how delovely, served from the pot of blue.
What is this, a stolen kiss?
From an unexpected guest?
Every hairs in place, from tail to face
he want's to look his best!
Why this little chap, has seized the day
and wants to be a giveaway! :-)
Along with him, a special book, to remind you of this day.
So enjoy your tea, the flowers too,
and I'll lay out the protocol for you.
Simply leave a comment with your name attached,
and follow my blog
and Facebook. unmatched.
Then when the BLOG followers reach 300 and stay,
then little bunny and book will be on their way!
No matter, whether short or tall,
I'll draw one name and ship the lucky winner their haul!
So tell your friends, come one come all,
It's a Possible Impossibilities Giveaway...
and we're having a ball!
Thank you very much for sharing tea with me today,
I hope you enjoyed your fanciful stay!
Come back again any ol day!
Oh.... and best of luck!
It's been fun!
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Introducing "Ivan Owloff" and his magic black pumpkin!
"Ivan Owloff" and his magic black pumpkin!
Hair of Yak & Pumpkin Black,
Beware the Night Owls Call;
Glowing Eyes & Seldom Seen,
He Hoot Hoots Here Comes Halloween!
Mr Owloff is in good company over at the EHAG Emporium,
which opens tonight at 9pm (EST)
Ivan is available in my shop Here.
Thank you! :-)
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
New Ehag Emporium Piece!
It's that time again and here is my piece for the
April Ehag Emporium!
I thought I'd go a bit more vintage this time and created a
springy Jack O lantern bobble head mounted on a
hand cut wooden star.
Eyegore would make a wonderful addition to
any Halloween collection!
Purchase HERE. :-)
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Mortimer Morbidly, Esq.
For tonight's Ehag Emporium I'm introducing
"Mortimer Morbidly, Esq."
He's the proprietor of the Morbidly Melancholy Mortuary of Greymore Gulch.
In social gatherings he's often fond of joking...
"People are simply dying to see me".
Thank you so much for looking, and for your continued support!
Wishing everyone a Wonderful Easter! :-)
This little bunny, along with several others will be making their debut
in my Etsy Shop this evening.
They are assorted sizes and this particular fellow is approximately 6 in high.
He has German Glass eyes, luscious long ears, a loving heart charm
and an adorable expression. Each one has a sweet personality of their own
and they'll be ready for adoption tonight!
Oh... also tonight is the Ehag Emporium so be watching for my
March piece....
"Mortimer Morbidly, Esq."
Friday, March 29, 2013
Guess Who?
Look who I found hiding under the
Milkweed plant in the garden!
Isn't she pretty? :-)
This lovely caterpillar will soon build a
crysallis and slowly transform into....
A Monarch Butterfly! :-)
Here's more info if you'd like to create a butterfly
garden in your own backyard! :-)
Thursday, February 28, 2013
New Veggie Man available!...
For the Ehag Emporium this month I've created something
a bit different than my usual "unusual" fair.
This is a very pouty and stingy "Veggie man in the moon" named
He's very well behaved until... you try
to take his little Jack O Lantern away from him and then, well,
lets just say it's a right royal veggie conniption!
Available HERE
I've also been meaning to share this beautiful Amaryllis bloom!
This bulb was a gift from my Dad (Thank YOU!) when he came to visit
at Christmas and the end of January it sent up two
large stalks and these amazing red blossoms!
There were four in total!
This was the first blooming, and two weeks ago
there was a second flush, and now a third is
on it's way! Amazing! I thought Orchids gave you alot of
bloom for your buck, but these are right up there
on the enduring and intensely stunning level as well!
For those that have asked,
I'm posting the bunnies the end of the week. :-)
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Happy Valentines Day!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Fantom Frazzle for the Ehag Emporium!
How in the world did it become February already and
where did January go?! Something tells me this is going to be
another one of those years that zooms by at the speed of lightning.
At any rate, this is my first blog post of the year so
Happy Belated New Year Everyone! lol
So this little sculpture "Fantom Frazzle" is my creation
for the Ehag Emporium for January 2013.
The bunnies are a work in progress,
and are coming along nicely.
Bunny Pendants/Ornaments!
Lots of fun new things coming up!
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The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all public streets, highways, bikeways, and private roads open to public traffic. The MUTCD is published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under 23 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 655, Subpart F.
The MUTCD, which has been administered by the FHWA since 1971, is a compilation of national standards for all traffic control devices, including road markings, highway signs, and traffic signals. It is updated periodically to accommodate the nation's changing transportation needs and address new safety technologies, traffic control tools and traffic management techniques.
On December 16, 2009 a final rule adopting the 2009 Edition of the MUTCD was published in the Federal Register with an effective date of January 15, 2010. States must adopt the 2009 National MUTCD as their legal State standard for traffic control devices within two years from the effective date. The Federal Register notice, which provides detailed discussion of the FHWA's decisions on major changes from the 2003 edition, can be viewed at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-28322.pdf (PDF, 716KB).
FHWA does not print copies of the MUTCD. National organizations have partnered and printed hard copies of the MUTCD. These hard copies are available for sale. Go to ATSSA, ITE, AASHTO, or IMSA to get sales information.
On May 14, 2012 final rules adopting Revisions 1 and 2 of the 2009, MUTCD were published in the Federal Register with an effective date of June 13, 2012.
The current online PDF version of the MUTCD Manual 2009 with Revision Numbers 1 and 2 incorporated, dated May 2012 is the most current edition of the official FHWA publication.
What's New
On May 29, 2012, the hotlinks version of the 2009 MUTCD (PDF 31MB) was placed on the MUTCD web site to assist readers who use the electronic version of the MUTCD in navigating through the many cross-references that contained within the Manual. Hotlinks to cross-referenced chapters, sections, figures, and tables; pop-up definitions; links to external documents and web sites; links to official interpretations; and indications of material affected by known errors are all included in this version of the 2009 MUTCD (with Revisions 1 and 2 included). A description of how to use the additional features that are included in the hotlinks version has also been added to the web site.
On March 13, 2012, the FHWA issued a Directive, Policy on Sponsorship Acknowledgment and Agreements within the Public Right-of-Way, outlining the conditions under which Acknowledgment signing may be installed for the sponsorship of rest areas and other highway-related services. This Directive consolidates and expands upon information found in three previous policy memoranda. The Directive can be viewed in the Policy Statements area.
On June 15, 2011 the "Official Rulings" area of the MUTCD Web site was significantly enhanced and updated. The FHWA is still in the process of adding all official requests, especially those associated with Part 2. After all requests have been added, the FHWA will begin adding links to relevant documents for each request.
On October 1, 2010, Official Interpretation number 1(09)-1 (I) was issued, clarifying the definition of the term "Standard" and the use of engineering judgment and studies in the MUTCD.
On April 22, 2010, a Notice of Proposed Amendments was published in the Federal Register proposing to revise the 2009 MUTCD by adding Standards, Guidance, Options, and Support information regarding maintaining minimum retroreflectivity of longitudinal pavement markings. The deadline for comments to the docket closed on August 20, 2010. The Federal Register notice, which provides detailed discussion of the FHWA's proposal, can be viewed at PDF, 72KB and HTML.
The docket comments that were received are being reviewed to determine the most appropriate next step.


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Jan. 26, 2012 -- A new test that measures the activity of certain genes in cancer cells may help doctors tell which early, non-small-cell lung cancers are the most dangerous.
The hope is that doctors can use that information to figure out which patients might benefit from more aggressive treatment for their early lung cancers.
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancer types. It's also one of the deadliest, even for the lucky few who catch their tumors while they are still small and have not spread.
Unlike stage I breast cancer, which has a five-year survival rate of 88%, stage I non-small-cell lung cancer has a five-year survival rate of 45% to 49%, according to the American Cancer Society.
There are some effective therapies for people with stage I lung cancer that are not always used because it is difficult to identify the best patients for those therapies, Michael J. Mann, MD, a thoracic surgeon and associate professor of surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, tells WebMD.
"Just matching patients to an effective therapy in a slightly more efficient manner would actually improve the survival rate for lung cancer, which is an accomplishment that has eluded medical scientists for three decades," he says.
Gene-Profiling Lung Tumors
The test looks at the activity of 14 genes and compares that profile to how those same genes are working in normal tissue.
"We're able to identify a pattern of biology within the tumor, and that pattern of biology tells a huge part of the story as to where that tumor is in the evolution of its aggressive behavior," says Mann, who reported a financial relationship in the company that's developing the test.
Other tests that have tried to profile lung tumors this way have relied on flash-frozen tissue samples. That's not available in most operating rooms, where tumor biopsies are taken.
Mann says his group wanted to develop a test that doctors could use on lung tissue samples that were handled in the usual way. Usual handling involves dunking samples in harsh preservative chemicals and then sealing them in hot wax, a process that destroys a lot of genetic material.
And they think they have succeeded.
So far, researchers have tried out the test in three different patient populations, representing more than 1,800 people with non-squamous, non-small-cell lung cancer, which is the most common type.
The results have been remarkably consistent.
Patients with tumors that had a high-risk profile as measured by the test also had a high rate of early death. About half of those patients were not alive five years after their diagnoses.
About 42% of patients with tumors that were deemed intermediate risk based on their genetic profile were not alive five years after their cancer was discovered.
And 25% to 30% of patients with low-risk tumors had not survived five years later.
The researchers' results are published in The Lancet.
Will Gene-Profiling Lung Cancers Improve Treatment?
Researchers say it's not yet clear what this means in terms of treatment.
"That's the $64,000 question," Mann says. "We know that certain subsets of patients who undergo surgery will have increased survival if they get chemotherapy after surgery," he says.
But chemotherapy is not recommended for many stage I non-small-cell lung cancers. Mann thinks that's because the studies simply haven't be able to distinguish high-risk from low-risk patients. He thinks the new test could change that.
Other experts agree.
"In my mind, currently, it's the best of anything I've seen, and it's done in a fashion that could be deployed in the real world," says John L. Minna, MD, a pulmonary oncologist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Minna wrote a commentary on the study but was not involved in the research.
He says with more people getting screening tests for lung cancer, having a better way to distinguish high-risk from low-risk patients will be important for making sure people don't get too much or too little treatment for their disease.


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Dying for a good night's sleep? That may be truer than you think. New research suggests chronic insomnia may increase the risk of an earlier death by threefold.
Researchers who followed more than 2,000 residents of Wisconsin for up to 19 years found the risk of death was three times higher among those who reported symptoms of chronic insomnia versus those without insomnia.
The study involved 2,242 Wisconsin State employees — median age 45 — who completed three mailed surveys, in 1989, 1994 and 2000. About half of the subjects were also seen in a sleep lab. All were asked to report how often they experienced difficulty falling asleep, problems getting back to sleep, awakening repeatedly, or waking too early.
People were considered to have chronic insomnia if they reported any of those symptoms frequently — more than five times per month — on at least two surveys.
A death certificate search in May of this year determined that 128 people had died during the followup period.
Overall, the rate of death was two to three times higher in people with chronic insomnia, regardless of which subtype they reported. The finding held after researchers took into account age, body mass index, alcohol use, smoking, depression and chronic conditions such as stroke, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, asthma and sleep-disordered breathing.
"Insomnia is not benign," says lead author Laurel Finn, a biostatistician at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who will be presenting her research Monday at SLEEP, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, in San Antonio, Texas.
"People have this complaint but they don't do anything about it. They should seek help," said co-author Dr. Terry Young, a professor in the department of population health sciences at the university's school of medicine and public health. "Many studies have been done showing that poor sleep is related to adverse health outcomes."
Young stressed that these are preliminary results from an abstract, and not yet a peer-reviewed, published manuscript. The researchers are still looking at the importance of different kinds of insomnia symptoms, as well as the specific causes of death.
It is also not clear whether insomnia itself may be having a direct effect on mortality, or whether it's the insomnia interacting with other chronic conditions that leads to an earlier death.
Sleep is essential to life, Young says. "But the exact purpose of sleep is still not understood — what is it about sleep that's necessary?"
Short sleep affects the body's stress hormones. "It may be that insomnia causes an ongoing, day-to-day-to-day stress on the normal body metabolism," Young says. Not being rested may lead to immune problems or immune depression, as well as accidents "and cognitive problems that lead to other disorders," Young said.
The study was supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
According to a Quebec study published last year that was based on a random sample of 948 adults, between six and 10 per cent of the population meets diagnostic criteria for "insomnia syndrome."
Eight per cent of the sample reported using alcohol as a sleep aid. Among people with insomnia, 28 per cent reported self-medicating with alcohol. The researchers found that money spent on the use of booze for a sleep aid far exceeds costs associated with visits to doctors and the use of prescription pills and over-the-counter products.
Doctors warn that alcohol interferes with the deep stages of sleep and, once it wears off, it has a rebound effect, so that sleep problems get worse.


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Spoiler: I don't know. But it looks like the Vigor isn't the only phone HTC has in the pipeline. This is HTC Holiday, and it has a California license plate. And a 4.5-inch qHD screen.
According to word on the street, there'll be a 1.2GHz processor whizzing away inside, so won't be quite as powerful as that rumored Vigor. A possible 8-megapixel camera on the back, and 1.3-megapixel on the front have also been suggested for this AT&T-bound behemoth. [XDA Developers forum via SlashGear]


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[UPDATE: This story was originally published on November 16.]
Sure, it's a known fact that we never (and we mean never!) shy away from peering into the lives of stylish and savvy San Franciscans. Color us obsessed, but we live for scouting stunners in our fair city. The Bay is certainly rife with notable talent, and whether that comes in the form of a local artisan or experimental hair stylist, we can't get enough.
So, naturally, when we get the chance to not just meet a lovely local lady, but see how she gets her glow on, we're happy campers. Such is the case with the design-obsessed darling, Jennifer Waight. Waight took a little break from her glamorous girl Friday gig at Union Square's edgiest boutique, Harputs, to show us around her adorable Inner Sunset abode and school us on how to get gorg. Take notes, this gal's glam routine isn't one to gloss over.


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5 reasons why BofA is red hotMarch 6, 2014: 1:12 PM ET
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Paul R. La Monica. Other than Time Warner, the parent of CNNMoney, Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie, La Monica does not own positions in any individual stocks.
Have investors been listening to a lot of R.E.M. lately? Track 3 on the Document album (remember what albums are?) in particular.
It certainly seems that way. The market is loyal to the Bank of America. It's a sign of the times.
BofA (BAC) is by far the best-performing bank stock this year. Shares are up nearly 13% so far.
Its five largest rivals -- Citgroup (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Goldman Sachs (GS) -- are eating BofA CEO Brian Moynihan's dust. Citi and The Vampire Squid are down. Shares of Jamie Dimon's bank are flat. Morgan Stanley and Wells are each up less than 5%.
And BofA has trounced its peers over the past 12 months as well. Just look at how well it's done compared with the Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) exchange traded fund, which owns all six of these Too Big To Fail titans of Wall Street. as well as major insurers and regional banks.
Why are investors so enamored with BofA of late? Is the bank really, to paraphrase Mr. Michael Stipe & Co. again, improving its business acumen?
Amazingly enough, it looks like the worst really is finally over for BofA. The taint from its ill-fated Countrywide purchase and
bailout, I mean takeover, of Merrill Lynch, has pretty much disappeared. Here are 5 reasons why BofA is leading the market ... and may continue to do so.
1. Its earnings were better than other banks. BofA reported fourth-quarter profits and revenue in January that topped analysts' forecasts. Moynihan has aggressively cut costs since replacing Ken Lewis as CEO in 2010. But he has also steadied the ship. Moynihan noted in January that the bank's turnaround was led by its "core businesses."
Related: Moynihan gets 17% pay bump ... to $14 million
To that end, profits surged in its consumer and business banking division. That's the unit that does boring stuff like make loans and take deposits. It's nice to see that BofA is doing more plain vanilla banking as opposed to betting on derivatives.
2. The sins of the financial crisis are mostly behind BofA. The bank had a lot of legal headaches over the past few years. It still needs to settle with the Federal Housing Finance Agency regarding allegations that it misled investors about the health of pre-financial crisis era mortgage-backed securities.
But Moynihan hinted that BofA could soon settle with FHFA, saying in January that "work remains on past issues." The bank also has set aside ample reserves for litigation expenses. So it is prepared for future legal payouts.
Related: U.S. seeks $2.1 billion fine from BofA for Countrywide
3. The stock is cheap. Despite the huge rally, BofA shares continue to trade at a discount to nearly all of its rivals. Many bank analysts look at book value as the preferred metric. It essentially measures what a company is worth when you subtract its liabilities from its assets ... in other words, what it would be worth if liquidated.
Most healthy banks trade for more than their book value. BofA still does not. It trades at about 0.8 times book. That's in line with Citi's valuation. But Morgan Stanley trades at book value. JPMorgan Chase and Goldman trade at 1.1 times book. And Wells Fargo, which hit an all-time high today and is arguably the healthiest of the big banks, trades at 1.6 times book.
Does BofA deserve a Wells-like premium? No. But it probably should trade at a higher valuation than Citi and be closer to its other peers. If you believe BofA should trade at or slightly above book value, its stock could go up another 20% to 30% from current levels.
4. Passing the stress test? The Fed will be releasing results of its annual stress tests later this month. If BofA does well, it's possible (but not guaranteed) that it will get approval to use more capital to reward shareholders.
Keep in mind that BofA now pays a puny dividend of a penny per quarter. That works out to an annual yield of 0.2%. JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo pay dividends that yield more than 2.5%.
BofA last requested a dividend increase in 2011. The Fed said no. It's not clear if the bank will ask for one this time around. But given that the bank's balance sheet is in better shape now than three years ago, there's a better chance of the Fed saying yes if BofA makes a request. That would be huge.
Let's face it. Bank stocks are now modern day utilities. They're highly regulated. They're not encouraged to engage in the risky behavior that got them into their colossal mess in 2008 in the first place ... but also made them momentum stocks before the crash. So a steady income stream from dividends is one of the main allures of bank stocks these days.
5. The Oracle of Omaha is a fan. You may have heard of this Warren Buffett guy. He loves big financial firms. Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) owns big stakes in Wells and Goldman, as well as American Express (AXP) and U.S. Bancorp (USB).
And guess what? Buffett will eventually become a big BofA shareholder too. In his annual letter to Berkshire investors, released last Saturday, Buffett wrote that Berkshire has the right to buy 700 million shares of Bank of America before September 2021 for $5 billion.
"We are likely to purchase the shares just before expiration of our option. In the meantime, it is important for you to realize that Bank of America is, in effect, our fifth largest equity investment and one we value highly," he wrote.
And now that Buffett is loyal to the Bank of America, it's hard to bet against it.
Reader Comment of the Week! All aboard! I tweeted on Wednesday about how Union Pacific (UNP), Norfolk Southern (NSC) and American Railcar Industries (ARII) were hitting all-time highs. I threatened to sing the theme song to "Dinosaur Train," a PBS show that Buzz Jr. (and I) enjoy.
Apparently I'm not the only one.
Hee-larious, Aaron! You are wittier than the Troodon conductor. Anyway, for those not in the know ... the King Cryolophosaurus character looks and sings like Elvis. The crest resembles a pompadour. As seen below. You're welcome.
And if you've made it this far, I salute you. Here's a live version of that R.E.M. song I mentioned in the lede: "Exhuming McCarthy." Enjoy.


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Industrial parts washing company FinnSonic has switched to using Grundfos pumps in its ultrasonic cleaning equipment. The result is less electricity consumption and long-term satisfaction for FinnSonic customers around the globe.
The situation
On a muddy, autumn day in south-central Finland, every surface inside FinnSonic's headquarters is bright and spotless. With its customers in the aviation, automotive, machinery, maintenance, and metals industries, the company has built a global reputation over 35 years on outstanding results in industrial parts cleaning.
FinnSonic's customers require such parts washing in their factories. FinnSonic provides ultrasonic and spray cleaning solutions. The former floods parts with high-frequency sound waves in a tank of liquid. After just a few minutes of undergoing such treatment, filthy, greasy parts, like industrial filters or valves, come out looking shiny and new.
The challenge of pump choice
FinnSonic calibrates the optimum combination of chemicals, temperature, power and time for each customer's needs. Temperatures can be high – for instance 85°C for mould cleaning – and liquids contain a harsh cocktail of cleaning chemicals. Since these machines often run around the clock for years on end, every part must be ruggedly durable and dependable. Clogging or build-up can trigger quality problems. The myriad fluids running through the pumps range from oils and detergents to A3-class solvents.
"It's a challenge to choose the right kind of pump, since our customers sometimes use very alkaline or acidic materials ranging between pH 1-14," explains Lea Kumpulainen, Purchaser and Quality Manager at FinnSonic. "While removing dirt particles, the liquids may cause challenges for the shaft seals. Pumps must also tolerate some dry running. Sometimes very sticky liquids or a lot of solid particles form difficult compounds that can bind solid and moving parts of the pump together cause leakage.
"Some very alkaline chemicals may cause crystallisation on the shaft seal so the spring doesn't work anymore," she adds. "Excessively high temperatures may create steam bubbles and cavitation in the pump and very abrasive particles may break part of the shaft seal. So we need technical support from our pump supplier and excellent global service if something happens in any country."
The solution
FinnSonic is constantly developing its products and processes. Seal durability issues are typical, but they can be solved in co-operation with the pump supplier and manufacturer.
Three years ago FinnSonic discussed co-operation with Grundfos, which offered several types of centrifugal modular (CM) pumps with housing materials from stainless steel to cast iron. Various shaft seals were specified for different liquids, including the harshest chemicals.
In early 2012, FinnSonic switched to Grundfos as its main pump supplier. "We made the decision through teamwork with our customers, dealers, R&D and other departments," FinnSonic CEO Tea Lehto says. "It's not a decision you make lightly, as the change affects customers as well as all technical documentation." Teaming up with the world's biggest pump manufacturer ended worries about whether OEM customers could get quick service in more than 50 countries around the world.
Varying the electrical requirements of clients on different continents was also no problem for Grundfos.
"Because we work around the world, we have pumps with different voltages," says Grundfos Sales Engineer Jarkko Ursin. "We can bring pumps here from the US if needed, for instance."
"That's a big advantage for us," adds Lehto. She notes that the company exports 70-80 percent of its machines.
FinnSonic is a General Electric-licensed supplier and many of its customers are well-known, such as Lufthansa, Emirates Airline, Scania, Sandvik and Hella. Key segments also include the metal and machinery industries and the plastic, rubber and glass industry – where cleaning of steel moulds demands strong chemicals and piping-hot temperatures. Aviation customers range from airlines to the military, while in the automotive sector FinnSonic works with suppliers of air conditioning, fuel injection and power transmission systems. Machinery sector customers produce products from hydraulics to pneumatics and electronics.
The outcome
"Operating economy is where our co-operation with Grundfos comes into the picture," says Lehto, noting that electrical consumption is very low in Grundfos pumps. "To give process liquids longer life, we use different kinds of liquid-handling technologies. Fluids are pumped between storage tanks and the filtration system, while particles, oils and grease are removed. Typically the liquid is replaced every two-six months, but it varies greatly. After all, our customers produce anywhere from one to one million parts per day."
"We've had this partnership for two-to-three years now and we've been very satisfied," adds Kumpulainen. "The lifetime of Grundfos pumps is long and our customers are very satisfied. And it's good that Grundfos stores our pumps in Denmark so that we can get them very quickly."
As to the future, Kumpulainen hopes for more Grundfos training of FinnSonic workers, engineers and salespeople. "And there should be three-way co-operation with Grundfos and our customers on how to choose exactly the right pumps and seals for their needs."
FinnSonic looks forward to a long-term relationship with Grundfos and its own clientele. "We're famous for intelligent, high capacity and durable machinery and have many repeat customers over the decades," notes Lehto. "For instance, we recently received an order for a machine from an aviation customer. They wanted exactly the same model that we sold them in 1994 because they're so happy with it. It's been running 24/7 for 20 years. So they really last. We told them we'll be happy to supply them, but that we have improved our technology over the decades," she says with a smile.
"We've had this partnership for two-to-three years now and we've been very satisfied," says Lea Kumpulainen, Purchaser and Quality Manager at FinnSonic.
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Pumps for FinnSonic's part-washing equipment must withstand chemicals of extreme pH values, oils, detergents, A3 solvents, high heat, chip-filled, sticky liquids – and be able to run for years on end.
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Summary Report for:
17-3012.01 - Electronic Drafters
Draw wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, schematics, and layout drawings used for manufacture, installation, and repair of electronic equipment.
Sample of reported job titles: Design Drafter, Designer, Drafter, Integrated Circuit IC Layout Designer (IC Layout Designer), Layout Designer, Mask Designer, Printed Circuit Board PCB Designer (PCB Designer), Printed Circuit Board PCB Draftsman (PCB Draftsman), Senior Designer, Senior Printed Circuit Board PCB Designer
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Consult with engineers to discuss or interpret design concepts, or determine requirements of detailed working drawings.
- Examine electronic schematics and supporting documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data, such as configuration of parts, dimensions, or tolerances.
- Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry or printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices.
- Locate files relating to specified design project in database library, load program into computer, and record completed job data.
- Review work orders or procedural manuals and confer with vendors or design staff to resolve problems or modify design.
- Generate computer tapes of final layout design to produce layered photo masks or photo plotting design onto film.
- Key and program specified commands and engineering specifications into computer system to change functions and test final layout.
- Supervise and coordinate work activities of workers engaged in drafting, designing layouts, assembling, or testing printed circuit boards.
- Compare logic element configuration on display screen with engineering schematics and calculate figures to convert, redesign, or modify element.
- Review blueprints to determine customer requirements and consult with assembler regarding schematics, wiring procedures, or conductor paths.
- Select drill size to drill test head, according to test design and specifications, and submit guide layout to designated department.
- Plot electrical test points on layout sheets and draw schematics for wiring test fixture heads to frames.
Technology Skills
- Analytical or scientific software — Cadence PSpice; The MathWorks MATLAB
- Computer aided design CAD software — Autodesk AutoCAD ; Dassault Systemes CATIA; Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise; Zuken CADSTAR (see all 10 examples)
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software — 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Data base user interface and query software — Design specification database software; Microsoft Access
- Development environment software — Verilog
- Electronic mail software — IBM Lotus Notes
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software — Bowen & Groves M1 ERP; Made2Manage Systems M2M ERP; Sage ERP Accpac; SoftBrands Fourth Shift Edition (see all 7 examples)
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Project management software — Microsoft Project ; Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Project Management; PTC Pro/INTRALINK
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used
- Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Clerical — Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Operations Analysis — Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
- Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Work Activities
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Detailed Work Activities
- Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
- Operate computer systems.
- Review technical documents to plan work.
- Create schematic drawings for electronics.
- Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
- Verify mathematical calculations.
- Confer with other personnel to resolve design or operational problems.
- Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
- Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
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Work Context
- Electronic Mail — 98% responded "Every day."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 98% responded "Every day."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 82% responded "Every day."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 84% responded "Extremely important."
- Spend Time Sitting — 84% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 77% responded "Extremely important."
- Telephone — 65% responded "Every day."
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks — 52% responded "Extremely important."
- Time Pressure — 48% responded "Every day."
- Contact With Others — 44% responded "Contact with others most of the time."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 53% responded "Some freedom."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 73% responded "Some freedom."
- Duration of Typical Work Week — 56% responded "40 hours."
- Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions — 53% responded "More than half the time."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 46% responded "Every day."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 38% responded "Very important."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 30% responded "Important results."
- Deal With External Customers — 33% responded "Extremely important."
- Letters and Memos — 27% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — 47% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results — 50% responded "High responsibility."
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|Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
|Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
|Related Experience
|Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
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|These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, travel guides, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters, and medical assistants.
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- Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
- Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
- Artistic — Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
Work Values
- Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
- Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
- Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
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Median wage data for Electrical and Electronics Drafters.
Employment data for Electrical and Electronics Drafters.
Industry data for Electrical and Electronics Drafters.
|Median wages (2019)
|$29.58 hourly, $61,530 annual
|State wages
|Local wages
|Employment (2018)
|25,600 employees
|Projected growth (2018-2028)
|Slower than average (2% to 3%)
|Projected job openings (2018-2028)
|State trends
|Top industries (2018)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data and 2018-2028 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2018-2028). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
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Aloha Double Box Pleated Skirt
Brand GiGi's Fairy Fashion
Handmade Double Box pleated skirt.
Poly/ Cotton. Non Stretch
Worn high waisted
Photographed with petticoat, crop top, necklace and belt, not included.
Brand GiGi's Fairy Fashion
Handmade Double Box pleated skirt.
Poly/ Cotton. Non Stretch
Worn high waisted
Photographed with petticoat, crop top, necklace and belt, not included.
Adult Dress Sizing.
Please email us your measurements. We will get back to you ASAP to let you know what size in the dresses you will need.
Basic info of your height, bust measurement, waist measurement.
A quick guide without emailing: These are taken without being stretch, which most fabrics have.
Classic/Summer Cut & Belle Dress:
Size :6-8 Bust: 86cm Waist: 70cm
Size :8-10 Bust: 92cm Waist: 76cm
Size :10-12 Bust 98cm Waist: 84cm
Size: 12-14 Bust: 104cm Waist: 88cm
Size :14-16 Bust 108cm Waist: 92cm
Size :16-18 Bust: 112cm Waist: 96cm
Size :18-20 Bust 116cm Waist: 102cm
Size: 20-22 Bust: 120cm Waist: 104cm
Size: 22-24 Bust: 124cm Waist: 106cm
Please Note the Summer Cut length of the dress is approx. 10cm shorter to the Classic Cut..
Shell Cut Dress: The top of the waist band for this dress does sit directly under your bust, the bottom of the waistband does sit above your stomach.
Please measure your 'waist' by measuring 2 inches above your naval.
Size :6-8 Bust: 84cm Waist: 66cm
Size :8-10 Bust: 88cm Waist: 70cm
Size :10-12 Bust 96cm Waist: 76cm
Size: 12-14 Bust: 102cm Waist: 80cm
Size :14-16 Bust 106cm Waist: 86cm
Size :16-18 Bust: 112cm Waist: 90cm
Size :18-20 Bust: 116cm Waist: 96cm
Size : 20-22 Bust: 122cm Waist: 102cm
Size: 22-24: Bust: 126cm Waist: 108cm
Teddy: This is a very fitted dress across the torso. Fully lined top.
The waist band due to the lining does not have the same amount of stretch our shell cut has on the waistband. The bust does have a little bit of wiggle room.
Size :6 Bust: 80cm Waist: 64cm
Size :8 Bust: 86cm Waist: 68cm
Size :10 Bust 92cm Waist: 72cm
Size: 12 Bust: 106cm Waist: 76cm
Size :14 Bust 102cm Waist: 82cm
Size :16 Bust: 106cm Waist: 88cm
Size :18 Bust: 110cm Waist: 94cm
Example: 64cm waist - bust 80cm can stretch to 86cm.
Diva: This dress sits firmly, but comfortably on the torso. The bust line sits under the bust, the with cups coming up quiet sharply in the middle.
The shoulder sit slightly out for an elegant shape to the neckline.
This does have stretch all through the torso, so measurements can be flexible up to 4cms on the waistline for a nice fit.
Size :6-8 Bust: 88cm Waist: 66cm
Size :8-10 Bust: 94cm Waist: 72cm
Size :10-12 Bust 100cm Waist: 76cm
Size: 12-14 Bust: 108cm Waist: 80cm
Size :14-16 Bust 112cm Waist: 86cm
Size :16-18 Bust: 116cm Waist: 92cm
Size :18-20 Bust: 122cm Waist: 98cm
Suzi Dresses:
This is designed for a comfortable day to day dress. Detailed neckline.
This deign also is comfortable to wear as a maternity dress
Very Stretchy in the make.
Size :6-8 Bust: N/Acm Waist:N/A cm Hips: Yet to be graded down.
Size :8-10 Bust: N/Acm Waist:N/A cm Hips: Yet to be graded down.
Size :10-12 Bust 92cm Waist: 74cm Hips: 78cm
Size: 12-14 Bust: 96cm Waist: 78cm Hips:82cm
Size :14-16 Bust 100cm Waist: 84cm Hips:88cm
Size :16-18 Bust: 108cm Waist: 88cm Hips:92cm
Size :18-20 Bust: 112cm Waist: 92cm Hips:96cm
Size: 20 Bust:118cm Waist: 100cm Hips:104cm
Size: 22 Bust: 122cm Waist: 104cm Hips:108cm
Maddison: Length of the skirt from bottom waistband 60cm.
Size 6-8: Bust: 82cm Waist: 66cm
8-10: Bust: 88cmWaist: 70cm
10-12:Bust: 92cm Waist: 84cm
12-14:Bust: 98cm Waist: 80cm
14-16:Bust: 104cm Waist: 84cm
16-18:Bust: 108cm Waist: 88cm
18-20:Bust: 116cm Waist: 92cm
Remember when measuring for these dresses your measurements should be taken 5cm above your naval for the waist cm's.
Skirts: Are designed to be high waisted. Measurements should be taken at approximately 2" above your belly button
Size: 6 : 66cm- 69cm
6-8 : 70cm- 72cm
8 : 73cm- 75cm
8-10: 76cm -79cm
10 : 80cm - 82cm
10-12: 83cm - 85cm
12: 86cm-87cm
12-14: 88cm- 89cm
14: 90cm- 91cm
14-16: 92cm- 93cm
16: 94cm-95cm
16-18: 96cm-98cm
18: 99cm-101cm
18-20: 102cm-104cm
20: 105cm- 108cm
20-22: 109cm- 112cm
22: 113cm - 116m
Swing Dress: This has a full torso lining. We do recommend if you are use to our classic cut style to size up one on your normal to get a comfortable fit.
6-8 Bust: 76cm Waist: 60cm
8-10 Bust: 84cm Waist: 64cm
10-12 Bust: 90cm Waist: 70cm
12-14 Bust: 94cm Waist: 76cm
14-16 Bust: 98cm Waist: 80cm
16-18 Bust: 104cm Waist: 86cm
18-20 Bust: 110cm Waist: 94cm
Princess Dress & Sun Dress ( Pleated)Bodice is fully lined. Worn tight in the chest. Straps can be tucked in to created a strapless dress look.
6-8 Bust: 72cm Waist: 60cm
8-10 Bust: 76cm Waist: 66cm
10-12 Bust: 80cm Waist: 70cm
12-14 Bust: 86cm Waist: 74cm
14-16 Bust: 92cm Waist: 80cm
16-18 Bust: 98cm Waist: 84cm
18-20 Bust: 104cm Waist: 90cm
Holiday Dress- The Figure Hugging Dress.
Each Fabric does have different level of stretch to each other. Some fabrics we have used has ZERO stretch to some having a nice amount of give to the fabric.
The Following Sizing Chart is for the Stretch Cotton. As this is the most common fabric we use in our clothing.
If the Listing says that it is Cotton Sateen- but without stretch- please use the measurements from the listed size below the one to get a closer figure to the measurements.
Example: If the listing says "10" and just listed as sateen- please use the size 8 as your guide.
If the listing says Stretch Cotton Sateen- We would recommend that the biggest part if you, to be the way to pick the correct size.
Example - If you Torso measurement for your waist is 83cm, your bust is 98 and your hips are 105. We would guide you to try the 14.
We have an individual sizing chart for each fabric. Please email us for the print you are after; Otherwise; If Emailing is not your thing, we would recommend to size up:
4 Bust: 72cm Waist: 56cm Hips: 84cm
6 Bust: 80cm Waist: 62cm Hips: 88cm
8 Bust: 84cm Waist: 66cm Hips:92cm
10 Bust: 88cm Waist: 72cm Hips:96cm
12 Bust: 94cm Waist: 78cm Hips:100cm
14 Bust: 100cm Waist: 82cm Hips:110cm
16 Bust: 106cm Waist: 86cm Hips:116cm
18 Bust: 112cm Waist: 92cm Hips:120cm


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BOZ ( 1972 - ...until somebody puts him out of his misery )
Boz is a painter and cartoonist & digital artist living and working in Dublin city centre. With little in the way of formal art training, Boz's draws inspiration from a variety of instinctive sources - cave petroglyphs, primitive scrawls, roadsigns, ugly humans - And his use of media varies from pen and ink to acrylic to digital rendering. Much of the
subject matter deals with a grey area of the human mind and has been described
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His illustrations have appeared widely in underground and mainstream publications, as well as on an ever increasing number of album covers and large scale paintings & drawings. The characteristic starkness in Boz's artwork has been the subject of 3 school projects, 2 college papers, 6 low key public exhibitions, and is often the target of scorn, censorship, lazy misinterpretation and abusive correspondence.
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Mare Humorum: where craters tell the story of basalt
This mosaic of three images, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows Mare Humorum on the Moon.
AMIE obtained the top frame on 1 January 2006, from a distance of 1087 kilometres from the surface, with a ground resolution of 98 metres per pixel. The remaining two frames were taken on 13 January 2006, from a distance of about 1069 (centre) and 1050 kilometres (bottom) from the surface, with a ground resolution of 97 and 95 metres per pixel, respectively.
The area shown in the top image is centred at a latitude of 40.2º South and longitude 25.9º West; the centre image is centred at a latitude of 40.2º South and longitude 27.3º West; the bottom image is centred at a latitude of 40.2º South and longitude 28.8º West.
Mare Humorum, or 'Sea of Moisture', is a small circular mare on the lunar nearside, about 825 kilometres across. The mountains surrounding it mark the edge of an old impact basin which has been flooded and filled by mare lavas. These lavas also extend past the basin rim in several places. In the upper right are several such flows which extend northwest into southern Oceanus Procellarum.
Mare Humorum was not sampled by the Apollo program, so its precise age could not been determined yet. However, geologic mapping indicates that its age is in between that of the Imbrium and the Nectaris basins, suggesting an age of about 3.9 thousand million years (with an uncertainty of 500 million years).
Humorum is filled with a thick layer of mare basalt, believed to exceed 3 kilometres in thickness at the centre of the basin. On the north edge of Mare Humorum is the large crater Gassendi, which was considered as a possible landing site for Apollo 17.
Mare Humorum is a scientifically interesting area because it allows the study of the relationships among lunar mare filling, mare basin tectonics, and global thermal evolution to the major mascon maria – regions of the moon's crust which contain a large amount of material denser than average for that area (Solomon, Head, 1980).
Past studies (Budney, Lucey) revealed that craters in the mare Humorum sometimes excavate highland material, allowing to estimate the thickness from below the mare cover. Thanks to this, it was also possible to determine that the 'multiring' structure of the Humorum basin has a diameter of 425 kilometres (results based on the US Clementine global topography data).
In general, the chronology of lunar volcanism is based on the analysis of landing site samples from the Apollo and Luna missions, from the study of the relationship between the stratigraphy (layering of deposits) in different regions, and from the analysis of lunar craters – how they degraded over time and how their distribution in number and size varies over the Moon's surface. From crater statistics, in the year 2000 Hiesinger and colleagues found that in Humorum there was a peak of eruptions at about 3.3-3.5 thousand million years ago.
For more information
Bernard H. Foing, ESA SMART-1 Project Scientist
Email: bernard.foing @ esa.int
Jean-Luc Josset, AMIE Principal Investigator
SPACE-X Space Exploration Institute
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Dinner Tonight: Poblanos with Potato and Oaxaca Cheese Recipe
Your source for quick recipe every single week day.
The spicy chili sauce and potatoes part of this recipe seemed like a great way to zazz up tacos. At first, the type of cheese didn't seem important. I pulled a recipe from Recipe Gullet that said Monterey Jack would work just fine, so I casually looked around the Mexican market, not placing too much importance on the cheese.
Turns out the cheese does matter. If you can find the Oaxaca cheese: please, please go for it. While the taste mirrors Monterey Jack with a little more tang, it melts like fine mozzarella. It envelops this dish and tones down the heat, making it more of a cheesy potato dish than an abrasive pepper one.
- 1/2 pound red potatoes, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 poblano peppers
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 ounces Oaxacan cheese (Monterey Jack will also work)
- Salt
Char the poblanos under the broiler, turning them every three minutes or so, until they have blackened on all sides. Remove the peppers, turn off the broiler, and place the peppers in a plastic bag. Let them steam for 15 minutes. Remove the skin and seeds, and roughly chop.
Meanwhile, place the sliced red potatoes in a large pot. Cover with cold water, a tablespoon of salt, and turn the heat to medium. Cook until the potatoes can be easily punctured with a fork. This will take about 15 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup of the water the potatoes cook in.
Pour the reserved water into a blender. Also add the garlic and poblanos. Process the mixture until chunky.
Heat the oil in a large skillet. Pour in the pepper mixture and let cook for 5 minutes. Stir occasionally. Add the potatoes to the mixture. Let cook for seven minutes, stirring to cover the potatoes in the sauce.
Shred the cheese and toss it in the skillet. Cover and continue to cook until it has melted, about a minute or so.
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SX near-field probes enable electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) analyses of interferences emitted by electronic boards, components, and IC pins with high internal frequencies. The SX-R3-1 magnetic H-field probe is designed to detect high-frequency magnetic fields with a high geometrical resolution. The field orientation and distribution can be detected by moving the probe around conductor runs, bypass capacitors, EMC components, and within IC pin and supply system areas. The SX-E03 E-field probe detects bus structures and larger components.
The probes have a 1-to-10-GHz frequency range. Their high resolution (the SX R3-1 achieves 1 mm and the SX E03 covers up to 4 mm × 4 mm) enables them to pinpoint RF sources on densely packed boards or on IC pins. The magnetic-field probe heads are electrically shielded. The probes are connected to a spectrum analyzer input via a shielded cable and SMA connectors during measurement. High clock rates of 2 GHz, for example, may result in fifth-order harmonics of up to 10 GHz. These harmonics are coupled out by RF sources on the board (e.g., conductor-run segments, ICs, and other components). They may stimulate other structural parts of the board to oscillate and emit interferences.
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Hackathon aims to solve traffic problems around region
Typically, when you hear the term "hackathon," you picture computer geeks sitting in a large room, rifling through untold number of passwords or other avenues to break into secret websites or files during a competition.
That's not exactly the case with the first Logistics Hackathon, an all-day technology-driven work session, on Saturday at the Merchandise Mart. About 90 software developers, other technology professionals and students from around the region are expected to develop solutions using technology to improve the commute around the Chicago area.
Since the city and suburbs are home to several transportation and logistical companies that keep the economy rolling, the participants are expected to keep that going despite gridlock, construction and other longtime problems.
"They're going to help us use more technology to be more efficient ways of doing business," said Basil Weaver, senior manager of supply chain solutions for Des Plaines-based DSC Logistics, a sponsor of the event.
The event is led by World Business Chicago along with partners and sponsors from the logistics and tech communities, such as 1871, the Chicago Department of Transportation, and the Value Chain Center of the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University, among others.
The transportation solutions then will be eligible for a $1,000 first prize and other cash prizes, and a chance to present those ideas to executives at Coyote Logistics and Here, a Nokia business unit, he said.
"We'll be bringing a lot of data and digging right into that data from industry and government," said Weaver.
Some winning solutions actually could be used to help relieve congestion in the area, he said.
"You never know until you try," he said.
Surfing:Abt Electronics in Glenview this week unveiled the Samsung S9 with an 85-inch screen with high-quality hidden speakers. The price tag also is massive at $40,000. It's billed as the largest ever ultra high-definition television, or UHD-TV. Only 250 units are being made worldwide and the TV is voice-controlled or gesture or motion controlled. It's also double the price compared to the LG HDTV with an 84-inch screen that we wrote about when it debuted in January. That one was designed by LG Electronic USA engineers in Lincolnshire.
• The Chicago White Sox will open the #SoxSocial Lounge, a social media lounge for fans at U.S. Cellular Field starting Monday located behind section 154. The lounge will feature multiple televisions, many streaming White Sox social media content, while others display the game telecast. The Lounge will have mobile phone charging stations.
• Palatine-based Lavelle Law Ltd. began its fifth year of providing free weekly podcasts covering a wide range of legal issues. The weekly series, "Chicago's Legal Latte" debuted in May 2009. Each episode can be heard live at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays at www.blogtalkradio.com, and every episode is archived there and on iTunes and at www.lavellelaw.com.
• Mundelein-based Medline Industries Inc., a private company that manufacturers and distributes health care supplies nationwide, launched its improved website, Medline.com. The site offers eight areas of health care to find content customized to their specific business, including hospitals, nursing homes, surgery centers, research labs, and others. On subsequent visits, the website will open to the user's selected market.
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As we age, we all experience some degree of decline. Unfortunately, it is a normal part of the aging process. A program of regular cognitive training can prevent and even reverse most types of age-related cognitive decline.
Insomnia – Why Sleep Is Vital To Brain Fitness
As recently as 50 years ago, sleeping was considered a passive part of our daily lives. Thanks to extensive research, we now know that your brain remains active while you're sleeping, and that getting enough sleep is extremely beneficial to your physical and mental health.
Cognitive Research – How To Maintain Your Brain
Brain fitness is a term that's becoming familiar to more and more people. That's because the more that scientists learn about the brain, the more we realize how important it is to keep our brains, as well as our bodies, in good shape. And when it comes to how your brain is affected by aging.
Reasons Why Active Neurons And Brain Cells Are Better Cells
Most people are aware of the phrase 'use it or lose it' as it is applied to physical fitness.
Brain Game or Brain Training – Which One Is Better?
The brain fitness industry is a fast growing business. New brain teasers appear each day, on the web and on mobile phones. They offer to improve your memory, attention, or other cognitive skills. They may be fun to do, but how many of them really work? Read the list of the important mind games.