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Discrepant Events to Spark Scientific Curiosity
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014In science education, a "discrepant event" is an attention-grabbing experiment or demonstration that upsets the viewer's preconceived notions about how the world works. The more dramatic, the better! Discrepant events are a lot like magic tricks, at least in the sense that they want to make us want to get to the bottom of what we saw happen.
This impulse reaction is hugely valuable for teachers, as it prompts their students to follow through on the natural inclination to approach the world with a scientific mindset: apply background knowledge, make a hypothesis, and see if the results of the demonstration can be reproduced when different variables are changed. The best part? Plenty of students will be intrinsically motivated to do all of the above on their own if they're shown something cool enough. Check out four of our favorite discrepant events from Education.com's Science Fair section below.
Why does the water balloon get sucked into the bottle? Kids will apply what they know about pressure, states of matter, and condensation to make educated guesses and figure it out.
This experiment periodically makes the rounds on the internet and often gets accused of being fraudulent! It's very real, very cool, and because it makes little visual sense when kids (and many adults!) are first confronted with it, it enriches their intuition regarding important physical principles like center of mass and torque.
When a pan is heated to extreme temperatures, water droplets released into the pan demonstrate some cool behavior. But what's going on? And what explains the mind-boggling fact that water droplets evaporate more quickly in a pan that isn't as hot?
This one is totally bizarre. Smoke itself isn't flammable, right? Then something else in the air must be…
These projects require adult supervision to ensure that everything goes smoothly. But don't jump the gun, parents! Let your kid make a hypothesis before you explain what happened in each project.
Get Ready for a Solar Magnetic Field Reversal
Friday, September 6th, 2013In a matter of months, the sun's magnetic field will completely invert itself, an event that will create ripple effects throughout the entire solar system. Don't freak out! Solar magnetic field reversals are relatively common occurrences in our cosmic neighborhood (they happen once about every 11 years or so).
Our planet's polar regions change, too—they just do it very slowly. Then again, the earth isn't a humongous churning ball of burning gas that's constantly rearranging its matter, so count on your compasses continuing to point north until scientists say otherwise. Right now, however, our sun's north pole has already switched its sign, and the south pole is racing to catch up.
Because the orientation of the sun's magnetic field is constantly in flux, it induces a small electrical current in all matter in the solar system (that's right—all matter in the solar system, including stuff beyond Pluto!). The inverse is also true—the flow of electricity induces its own magnetic field, giving objects with an electrical current the ability to attract and repel other magnets. See this for yourself by checking out this great science fair project where kids build their own working electric motors.
To further honor this relatively obscure (but pretty darn cool!) cosmic event, check out these sun-related science fair projects that will have kids doing everything from testing the optimal angle for solar cells to learning how to cook hot dogs with parabolic mirrors.
What Direction Should Solar Panels Face?
Education.com Partners with Scientific American's Bring Science Home
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013We at Education.com are proud to announce our partnership with Scientific American's Bring Science Home. Every Thursday, Bring Science Home provides parents with a fun, science-related activity to do with their six- to 12-year-olds that can be completed with simple household materials in under an hour. The projects themselves are fantastic because they give parents and children the opportunity to engage in hands-on learning together, and are written in such a way that the scientific content is enlightening to people of all ages. It's a truly fantastic feature.
Bring Science Home: No Experience Necessary
"As a kid, I often spent an afternoon after a big rain storm with my brothers tromping down to a local drainage stream to see what the water had washed in," writes Katherine Harmon, associate editor for Scientific American and managing editor of Bring Science Home, in her introduction to the feature last spring. "And it wasn't unusual to find sitting around the kitchen table with our hands coated in a green, oozy cornstarch-and-water mixture, wondering at its weird properties. My parents aren't scientists or university professors, and my brothers and I didn't think of these diversions as science. But they were—and these simple activities, along with the questions and conversations they prompted, have stuck with me into adulthood."
Bring Science Home is built on this guiding principle: you don't have to have any formal background in science whatsoever in order to promote science literacy in your home. Even American astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson acknowledges this in an American Scientist interview, as he recounts his two-year-old daughter spilling a glass of milk on the dining room table: "When she watched it drizzle between the leaves, and then drip down to the floor, she was performing experiments in fluid dynamics. Let 'em play. When you do, the kids do not have to be reintroduced to ways of questioning nature, and the task of promoting science would be a trivial exercise."
By contributing content to Bring Science Home, Education.com helps parents facilitate an environment where kids can easily follow through on their own innate inquisitiveness. The content we contribute is structured in the sense that it gives parents and kids a clear procedure to follow and accessible scientific explanations that are tied directly to what parents and kids saw happen—but it's informal in the sense that the content isn't designed to lecture. Instead, it encourages kids (and their parents) to ask questions think critically about what they're exploring.
Whenever we choose an article to rewrite from Education.com's vast library of science fair project ideas, we make sure that the article lends itself particularly well to creating these kinds of enriching experiences…but we must admit that we have a strong bias towards selecting projects that make kids and parents go "Whoa."
Check out what we've contributed to Bring Science Home so far. These projects are sure to be a big hit with your little evil geniuses.
Seesaw Science: The Hammer-Ruler Trick
Sonic Science: The High-Frequency Hearing Test
Soapy Science: How Microwaves Affect Matter
Steamy Science: Demonstrating Condensation
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"This was so easy and fresh tasting. It wasn't bitter like what you buy in a jar. I did add more salt and some italian sausage links for flavor. I used whole tomatoes with basil because that is what I had on hand. Next time I will used the crushed tomatoes, because they can make a recipe really taste different. """

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Twenty years ago, a young American hiker named Chris McCandless was found dead in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness and became the subject of the best-selling book and movie "Into the Wild." Now, PBS retraces Chris McCandless' steps to try to piece together why he severed all ties with his past, burnt or ...Continue Reading
No theology; no politics; eleven pies. For Kansas City, Missouri, resident Alison Swihart, those six words encapsulate her Thanksgiving plans. Celebrating with her 93-year-old mother and three siblings, Swihart said that, in the last few years, mom has banished politics and theology from the dinner table. "Although my siblings and I all consider ourselves relatively ...Continue Reading
Before you put together a donation for your local food pantry, take a moment to consider which items are needed most. It's not the classic stuffing, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie you might find on your own kitchen table this holiday. The biggest needs, local food pantry organizers say include more practical items: canned vegetables, ...Continue Reading
America's most famous crooners have a swell time singing a number from Guys and Dolls. America's most famous crooners — Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin — sing "The Oldest Established" song from the musical Guys and Dolls. This web-exclusive clip captures the three legendary singers in a televised performance that took place in ...Continue Reading
Riots erupted overnight in Ferguson, Missouri, after it was announced that a grand jury chose not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for the August shooting death of unarmed black teen Michael Brown. [View the story "Kansas City reacts to Ferguson grand jury decision" on Storify]
Our colleagues at St. Louis Public Radio continue to report on the communities response to the grand jury's decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. Follow their coverage in Ferguson both on their website and on a live blog, which is embedded below.


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Fresh fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy eating plan, but how do you know you're getting the best produce for your dollar? Whether you shop at a large supermarket or your local farmer's market, choosing produce when it's in season is your best bet. Seasonal fruits and vegetables not only have the best flavor, but they're often cheaper during their growing peak. The fall and winter seasons bring an abundance of orange, deep green, red and purple produce to entice your taste buds and provide you with the nutrients you need to stay healthy.
During the fall in most areas of the United States, apples, dates, pears, pumpkins, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes and squashes such as acorn, butternut and spaghetti squash are all in season. Choose a rainbow of colors with your fall produce—those with deep, rich colors contain vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytochemicals that have disease-fighting elements.
Winter brings a variety of fruits and vegetables that are in season, including citrus fruits, dark greens and root vegetables. Fill your fruit basket with oranges, tangerines, clementines and grapefruit. Add color and essential vitamins to your meals with beets, turnips, bok choy, spinach, cauliflower, collards, endive and mustard greens.
When picking seasonal produce, make sure you choose wisely to get the best-tasting and safest fruits and vegetables available. Here are some tips to follow when you're shopping:
* Look for produce that's not bruised or damaged.
* When selecting pre-cut produce, such as bagged salad greens or cut-up fruit, choose only those that are refrigerated or surrounded by ice to ensure freshness.
* When bagging groceries at the market, keep fresh fruits and vegetables separate from meat, poultry and seafood by bagging them separately.
And when you get home:
* Store perishable fruits and vegetables in a refrigerator at a temperature of 40 degrees or below. Always refrigerate pre-cut produce. If you're unsure whether an item needs refrigeration, ask your grocer.
* Before eating or preparing produce, wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and warm water, both before and after preparation. Cut off any bruised or damaged areas. If it looks rotten, throw it away.
* Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly under running water. Using soap isn't recommended. Even if you are going to peel the produce before eating, it's important to wash it first—bacteria can be transferred from the knife to the produce when it's peeled. Use a clean produce brush on firm produce like oranges and grapefruit.
* Dry off all produce with a clean cloth towel or paper towel.
The American Heart Association recommends at least four to five cups of fruits and vegetables per day, so take advantage of the fall and winter's colorful choices and stock up!
High blood pressure, or hypertension, can increase your risk of stroke and can also damage your kidneys and eyes. In most cases, the cause of high blood pressure is unknown. But there are some factors that can increase your chances of developing high blood pressure. These are called risk factors.
If you have any of these risk factors for high blood pressure, it's important to manage your lifestyle with heart-healthier habits. Risk factors are put into two categories: those you can control and those you can't control.
First, let's look at the ones you can't control. These include your race, family history and age. African-Americans develop high blood pressure more often and at an earlier age than Caucasians. If your parents or close blood relatives have had high blood pressure, you're more likely to develop it, too. And you can pass that risk on to your children. As we age, all of us increase our chances for developing high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease because our blood vessels lose flexibility over time.
While you can't change your race, family history or age, there are several risk factors that you can control to help lower your risk. These include:
* Being overweight. Being overweight increases your chances of developing high blood pressure. Excess weight puts strain on your heart, raises cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood and lowers levels of "good," or HDL, cholesterol. Losing as little as 10 to 20 pounds can help lower your blood pressure and heart disease risk.
* Eating too much salt. Salt keeps excess fluid in the body, which can put an undue burden on your heart to keep pumping. Aim for limiting your salt intake to 1,500 milligrams or less per day, which is a little more than ½ a teaspoon of salt. Avoid foods that are high in sodium such as tomato sauce or sliced ham.
* Drinking too much alcohol. Heavy and regular use of alcohol can lead to high blood pressure and cause heart failure, stroke and irregular heartbeats. If you drink, limit your intake to no more than two drinks a day for men and one for women. One drink equals a 12-ounce beer, 4-ounce glass of wine, 1.5 ounces of 80-proof liquor or 1 ounce of 100-proof liquor. If you can't get down to this level, seek help from your healthcare provider.
* Not getting enough physical activity. An inactive lifestyle makes it easier to become overweight and increases your chances of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Getting active can help reduce these risks. You need a total of at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity, such as brisk walking. See "Five easy ways to get more physical activity in your day" on page 19 for some ideas on how to get moving.
High blood pressure can be dangerous to your health, but there are things you can do to keep it at bay. By taking a close look at the risk factors you may have, you can take steps to decrease your chances of developing high blood pressure.
Cardiovascular health encompasses two basic components: ideal health behaviors and ideal health factors.
The behaviors include not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, meeting or exceeding AHA recommendations for physical activity and eating a healthy diet.
The health factors include blood pressure, fasting blood glucose and total cholesterol levels that are within the AHA's recommended range—preferably without needing medication to keep them there.
Modest lifestyle or behavioral changes can move you in the right direction. And those who make behavioral changes before developing any serious health risks can look forward to a better quality of life and moving toward excellent heart health.
The best way to prevent or treat unhealthy cholesterol levels is to make lifestyle changes in what you eat and how you exercise. But for some people, diet and physical activity aren't enough, and they may need to take a prescribed medicine to get those levels down. Cholesterol medicines can decrease low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (also known as "bad" cholesterol) and triglycerides, or blood fats, both of which increase the risk of heart disease. They can also increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, or "good" cholesterol, which provides protection against heart disease.
Your doctor may prescribe one or a combination of cholesterol-lowering medicines, depending on your cholesterol and triglyceride levels. They may include:
Statins, which work in the liver to prevent the formation of cholesterol. They're most effective at lowering LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Common side effects include constipation, upset stomach, diarrhea, cramps, muscle soreness, pain and weakness, most of which are mild and generally go away as your body adjusts. People who are pregnant or who have liver disease should not take statins.
Selective cholesterol absorption inhibitors, which work by preventing the absorption of cholesterol from the intestine. They are most effective at lowering LDL cholesterol, but may also have modest effects on lowering triglycerides and raising HDL cholesterol. Common side effects include stomach pain, tiredness and muscle soreness, which usually lessen as your body adjusts to the medicine.
Resins, which are used to lower LDL cholesterol levels, work in the intestines by promoting increased disposal of cholesterol. Common side effects, which usually decrease once your body adjusts to the medicine, include constipation, bloating, upset stomach and gas.
Lipid-lowering therapies, which include fibrates, niacin and omega-3 fatty acids. Fibrates are best at lowering triglycerides and in some cases increasing HDL cholesterol levels. They're not very effective in lowering LDL cholesterol, however, so they're usually prescribed for people whose triglycerides are high or whose HDL is low, after reaching their LDL goal. Fibrates may be used in combination therapy with statins. Common side effects include upset stomach, stomach pain and gallstones.
Niacin, in prescription strength (not the over-the-counter version), works in the liver by affecting the production of blood fats. It's prescribed to lower triglycerides and LDL cholesterol and raise HDL cholesterol. Common side effects include flushing, itching and upset stomach. Your liver function may be closely monitored because niacin can be harmful to the liver. It's used cautiously in people with diabetes because it can raise blood sugar levels.
Omega-3 fatty acids are made of fish oils that are chemically changed and purified. They're used in addition to a sensible eating plan to lower triglycerides in individuals with very high triglyceride levels. People with allergies or sensitivities to fish and/or shellfish may have a severe adverse reaction to use of these medicines. Common side effects include belching, a fishy aftertaste and an increased risk of infection.
Trying to get at least 30 minutes of physical activity most days of the week may seem like an impossible task, with work and kids and family taking up all your time. But those 30 minutes don't have to be done all at once—adding little bits of activity here and there throughout your day can help you increase your physical activity. To get started, try these five easy ways to get more activity into your day:
1. Walk instead of drive. Walk to the corner store instead of taking the car. Park farther away at the shopping mall and walk the extra distance. Get off the bus a stop early and walk the rest of the way.
2. Make the most of walking. When you're walking, pick up the pace—turn a leisurely walk into a brisk one. Climb hills instead of avoiding them. Listen to upbeat music to get you moving faster.
3. Take the stairs. Avoid elevators and escalators and take the stairs instead. Or get off the elevator a few floors early and take the stairs the rest of the way.
4. Get out of your chair at work. Walk down the hall to speak with someone instead of calling or using email. Walk during business calls if you don't need to reference important documents. Stand while talking on the telephone. Walk around the building at lunch time.
5. Add exercise to TV time. You don't have to miss your favorite shows to get in some activity. When watching TV, sit up instead of lying on the couch. If you have a stationary bike, pedal while watching TV. Hide the remote and get up to change the channel. Lift weights while watching your favorite sitcom. Instead of asking someone to bring you a drink, get up and get it yourself.
Make it a point to add some of these extra activities into your day to help you increase your physical activity. You'll be surprised at how much they add up!
Diabetes is a condition that causes blood sugar to rise to dangerous levels. This occurs when your body doesn't make enough insulin, which is a hormone that's produced by the pancreas. Without insulin, the body is unable to take the blood sugar it gets from food into the cells to fuel the body. When there's too much sugar in the blood, organs in the body can suffer long-term damage. There are two main types of diabetes: Type 1 and type 2. What's the difference?
Type 1 diabetes, also called insulin-dependent diabetes, occurs when the pancreas makes little or no insulin. People with type 1 diabetes can't survive without daily insulin injections. It used to be known as juvenile diabetes because it's usually diagnosed in children and young adults, but it can strike at any age. Family history increases the risk of developing this type.
Type 2 diabetes, which is more common, occurs when the body can't make use of the insulin it creates, and the pancreas gradually loses its ability to produce insulin. It can develop at any age and is managed with diet and exercise. Being overweight increases the risk of developing this type of diabetes. Sometimes, people with type 2 diabetes will need to take medicines or insulin.
There's also another form of diabetes, gestational diabetes, which affects some women during the late stages of pregnancy. It's caused by pregnancy hormones or an insulin shortage. Gestational diabetes usually goes away after the baby is born, but it increases the woman's risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
Whatever type of diabetes you may have been diagnosed with, following your doctor's orders when it comes to taking insulin and making lifestyle changes in diet and exercise are important to keep the condition under control and avoid complications.
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Delicious!!!I only made the pickled cabbage and served it on St. Patrick's Day with corned beef & rye bread from a local deli topped with sharp cheddar cheese and the Guinness Mustard recipe " from Bon Appetit March 2008 & available on epicurious.
I am not a huge fan of the traditional reuben and I loved this sandwich. I like the pickled cabbage so much more than sauerkraut. The flavor is more interesting and it's not as tangy. Made appetizer-sized with cocktail rye for my bookclub on St. Paddy's day last year and they were a huge hit. Made full-size ones this year and my husband loved them. I used Boar's Head Peppercorn Gourmaise instead of making the mayo mix, which made it even easier!
My husband liked the pickled cabbage more than I did. We opted to go healthier for the 'reuban' and toasted the rye bread, used horseradish and dijon mustard, corned beef,swiss cheese and the pickled cabbage. I really like saurkraut fixed with sauteed onions and apples much better in a reuben than what's suggested in this recipe. Maybe I'll make it again, but not for me.
I used sourdough instead of rye because I had sourdough on hand. Next time I will use the rye to be sure to give it the kick it needed. With rye it probably would have been a 4. This recipe is definitely worth another try and it is a great way to use left over corned beef from St. Patrick's Day.
I made these sandwiches for St. Patrick's Day. It's basically a reuben, and they were very delicious and easy to assemble. I did end up with leftover ingredients (corned been and pickled cabbage), but that may be because my rye bread was on the smaller side so I think this recipe could've made about 6 sandwiches.


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6 After this I saw, and, behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird; the animal had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. | 6 "After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule. |
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Dual-tone multi-frequency signaling
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Dual-tone multi-frequency signaling (DTMF) is an in-band telecommunication signaling system using the voice-frequency band over telephone lines between telephone equipment and other communications devices and switching centers. DTMF was first developed in the Bell System in the United States, and became known under the trademark Touch-Tone for use in push-button telephones supplied to telephone customers, starting in 1963.[1] DTMF is standardized by ITU-T Recommendation Q.23. It is also known in the UK as MF4.
The Touch-Tone system using a telephone keypad gradually replaced the use of rotary dial and has become the industry standard for landline and mobile service. Other multi-frequency systems are used for internal signaling within the telephone network.
Multifrequency signaling[edit]
Prior to the development of DTMF, numbers were dialed on automated telephone systems by means of pulse dialing (dial pulse, DP, in the U.S.) or loop disconnect (LD) signaling, which functions by rapidly disconnecting and re-connecting the calling party's telephone line, similar to flicking a light switch on and off. The repeated interruptions of the line, as the dial spins, sounds like a series of clicks. The exchange equipment interprets these dial pulses to determine the dialed number. Loop disconnect range was restricted by telegraphic distortion and other technical problems,[which?] and placing calls over longer distances required either operator assistance (operators used an earlier kind of multi-frequency dial) or the provision of subscriber trunk dialing equipment.
Other vendors of compatible telephone equipment called the Touch-Tone feature Tone dialing or DTMF, or used their own registered trade names such as the Digitone of Northern Electric (later known as Nortel Networks).
The DTMF system uses eight different frequency signals transmitted in pairs to represent 16 different numbers, symbols and letters - as detailed below.
As a method of in-band signaling, DTMF tones were also used by cable television broadcasters to indicate the start and stop times of local commercial insertion points during station breaks for the benefit of cable companies. Until better out-of-band signaling equipment was developed in the 1990s, fast, unacknowledged, and loud DTMF tone sequences could be heard during the commercial breaks of cable channels in the United States and elsewhere.[citation needed] Previously, terrestrial television stations also used DTMF tones to shut off and turn on remote transmitters.[citation needed]
Multi-frequency signaling (see also MF) is a group of signaling methods that use a mixture of two pure tone (pure sine wave) sounds. Various MF signaling protocols were devised by the Bell System and CCITT. The earliest of these were for in-band signaling between switching centers, where long-distance telephone operators used a 16-digit keypad to input the next portion of the destination telephone number in order to contact the next downstream long-distance telephone operator. This semi-automated signaling and switching proved successful in both speed and cost effectiveness. Based on this prior success with using MF by specialists to establish long-distance telephone calls, Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signaling was developed for the consumer to signal their own telephone-call's destination telephone number instead of talking to a telephone operator.
AT&Ts Compatibility Bulletin No. 105 described the product as "a method for pushbutton signaling from customer stations using the voice transmission path." In order to prevent consumer telephones from interfering with the MF-based routing and switching between telephone switching centers, DTMF's frequencies differ from all of the pre-existing MF signaling protocols between switching centers: MF/R1, R2, CCS4, CCS5, and others that were later replaced by SS7 digital signaling. DTMF, as used in push-button telephone tone dialing, was known throughout the Bell System by the trademark Touch-Tone. This term was first used by AT&T in commerce on July 5, 1960 and then was introduced to the public on November 18, 1963, when the first push-button telephone was made available to the public. It was AT&T's registered trademark from September 4, 1962 to March 13, 1984, and is standardized by ITU-T Recommendation Q.23. It is also known in the UK as MF4.
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The engineers had envisioned phones being used to access computers, and surveyed a number of companies to see what they would need for this role. This led to the addition of the number sign (#, ''pound'' or "diamond" in this context, "hash", "square" or "gate" in the UK, and "octothorpe'' by the original engineers) and asterisk or "star" (*) keys as well as a group of keys for menu selection: A, B, C and D. In the end, the lettered keys were dropped from most phones, and it was many years before the two symbol keys became widely used for vertical service codes such as *67 in the United States of America and Canada to suppress caller ID.
Public payphones that accept credit cards use these additional codes to send the information from the magnetic strip.
The United States Armed Forces also used the letters, relabeled, in their now-defunct AUTOVON telephone system[2] to indicate the priority of a call. Precedence dialing is still done on the military phone networks, but using number combinations (Example: Entering 93 before a number is a priority call) rather than the separate tones and the Government Emergency Telecommunications Service has superseded AUTOVON for any civilian priority telephone company access.
Present-day uses of the A, B, C and D keys on telephone networks are few, and exclusive to network control. For example, the A key is used on some networks to cycle through different carriers at will (thereby listening in on calls). Their use is probably prohibited by most carriers. The A, B, C and D tones are used in radio phone patch and repeater operations to allow, among other uses, control of the repeater while connected to an active phone line.
The *, #, A, B, C and D keys are still widely used worldwide by amateur radio operators for repeater control, remote-base operations and some telephone communications systems.
DTMF signaling tones can also be heard at the start or end of some VHS (Video Home System) cassette tapes. Information on the master version of the video tape is encoded in the DTMF tone. The encoded tone provides information to automatic duplication machines, such as format, duration and volume levels, in order to replicate the original video as closely as possible.
DTMF tones are sometimes used in caller ID systems to transfer the caller ID information, but in the United States only Bell 202 modulated FSK signaling is used to transfer the data.
The DTMF keypad is laid out in a 4×4 matrix in which each row represents a low frequency and each column represents a high frequency. Pressing a single key sends a sinusoidal tone for each of the two frequencies. For example, the key 1 produces a superimposition of tones of 697 and 1209 hertz (Hz). Initial pushbutton designs employed levers, so that each button activated two contacts. The tones are decoded by the switching center to determine the keys pressed by the user.
1209 Hz | 1336 Hz | 1477 Hz | 1633 Hz | |
697 Hz | 1 | 2 | 3 | A |
770 Hz | 4 | 5 | 6 | B |
852 Hz | 7 | 8 | 9 | C |
941 Hz | * | 0 | # | D |
As with other multi-frequency receivers, DTMF was originally decoded by tuned filter banks. Late in the 20th century most were replaced with digital signal processors. Although DTMF can be decoded using any frequency domain transform (such as the popular Fast Fourier transform), the Goertzel algorithm is a common algorithm to consider due to its high performance for DTMF.
Other multiple frequency signals[edit]
National telephone systems define other tones that indicate the status of lines, equipment, or the result of calls. Such call-progress tones often also are composed of multiple frequencies and are standardized in each country, often termed as a Precise Tone Plan. However, such signaling systems are not considered to belong to the DTMF system.
See also[edit]
- Goertzel algorithm (used for DTMF detection/decoding)
- Selective calling (use of DTMF in two-way radio)
- Special information tones
- ^ Dodd, Annabel Z. The essential guide to telecommunications. Prentice Hall PTR, 2002, p. 183.
- ^ "What are the ABCD tones?" — Tech FAQ
- Schenker, L (1960), "Pushbutton Calling with a Two-Group Voice-Frequency Code", The Bell system technical journal 39 (1): 235–255, ISSN 0005-8580.
Further reading[edit]
- ITU's recommendations for implementing DTMF services
- Pushbutton Calling with a Two-Group Voice-Frequency Code - The Bell system technical journal (ISSN 0005-8580) Schenker yr:1960 vol:39 iss:1 pg:235-255
- Frank Durda, Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (Touch-Tone®) Reference, 2006.
- ITU-T Recommendation Q.24 - Multifrequency push-button signal reception
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Let's be frank: the tag-line for this article was disappointing. There were so many superior options available - for example, "Have You Hurd?" Maybe it's time for The Economist to recruit a better tag-line writer?
Perhaps HP got rid of Hurd because they were uncomfortable with his friendship with Ellison, now that Oracle has become an HP competitor.
As a former Oracle executive, I am not at all surprised at how Oracle poached Mark Hurd. This is standard operating procedures in the IT industry where senior executives waltz from one highly-paid position to another. I remember a marketing executive at Oracle Europe who told her boss she felt like starting her own business in an unrelated area and could he be nice and put her name on a RIF list which in Europe means a generous severance package. The boss obliged and HR, whose level of incompetence at Oracle is on a par with HP's, didn't think of asking her to sign a non-compete clause in the agreement. After all, they were doing her a favor, weren't they? And guess what? As soon as she was out the door with the severance package worth a couple of years' salaries, she went straight to a competitor. When Oracle found out, they were mad but legally there was nothing they could do. The HP board's incompetence is on a par with this. They did the right thing by firing a CEO who thought he was above ethics and could fiddle his expenses and harass female employees, but they failed miserably by not, at least, giving him his severance package (which also included vested stock options) over several months, maybe even a year, and making sure that should he join a competitor they would stop payment. And guess what? The next day after Mark Hurd received the last payment on his severance package he joined Oracle.
Mark Hurd is a better fit with Oracle's culture than you might think. As As Fortune magazine recently reported (http://bit.ly/cSTrIb) Larry Ellison has turned Oracle into his own personal harem with female employees scared to lose their jobs if they refuse his advances. With Mark Hurd as the new vizier to the Sultan of Redwood Shores, the two buddies are going to take the business-with-pleasure-mix to new heights.
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First they kick Mr Hurd out of the organisation on some spurious & specious 'politically (in)correct' grounds - to please shrill & rabid vested interest lobbies - then they sue him for accepting the attractive offer of employment with their competitor!
Now, if that isn't "witch-hunting", pray tell me what is!!
In some ways I can see the argument that Hurd should be able to continue on with a useful career whereever that finds him. But really, what did HP pay him the $40M severance for? (as reported by AP) Part of that has to be taking some time out from being a direct competitor.
But it also points to the absurb values we are placing on CEO's today. I understand that some people believe this is just the free market - But it is a very strange market where the prices are fixed by a small number of insiders, the board, where the true democratic market would really be the shareholders.
I don't blame HP for filing a lawsuit against Mr. Hurd joining Oracle, cos if I were them I'd be really, really scared...
If ever there is a case for free market, Mark Hurd is it. Despite a violating company policy Hurd is able to (1) receive hefty bonus to leave HP and (2) receive heft bonus to join Oracle.
Truly, 'tis better to receive than to give.
If Oracle "wins" the lawsuit, they will get what they deserve... actions speak louder than words. http://bit.ly/a4esHg
Interesting comments by the various readers. In a "free market" world of virtual mercenaries, the best will thrive on the blood of the others. ... Nothing personal, strictly business. /// The board did a poor job in not predicting their risk consequences of their decision. ... They do not understand the risk, uncertainty and volatility of their move. ... When making a decision, one has to see the bigger picture by asking questions on what are the possible after-effects. ... Most amateurs fail on that point. While the consummate professionals usually goes through a checklist of what-if situations. This situations are based on various strategic factors (1. The order of connectivity, 2. cyclical effects, 3. terrain, 4. leadership and 5. Logistics. ... ) I wondered why H-P did not perform the risk assessment. ... We do it w/ our clients.
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