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FCFM 369 - Fashion Merchandising
Provides the opportunity for the student to work in an established internship setting to gain professional experience in one's specific area of study. Prerequisite: FCFA 345, 415; MKG 300; permission of the department chairperson. A total of 12 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 6 in any one semester or term.
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MILFORD, Mass. – Echoing meteorologists across the region, state Sen. Richard Moore (D-Uxbridge) on Thursday warned constituents of the major winter storm slated to hit the region on Friday and encouraged them to take appropriate actions to prepare.
The snow is expected to begin just after the morning commute on Friday, with 1 to 2 inches in the morning and 2 to 4 inches in the afternoon. After sunset, however, the rate of snowfall will increase dramatically, to up to 4 inches per hour.
"This storm has the potential to be a top 10 nor'easter," Moore said. "Locations across southern Worcester County are likely to get a foot and a half of snow - and even up to 2 feet in some areas." The winds from the storm are also expected to be dangerous, gusting as high as 65 miles per hour.
To help residents prepare for the powerful storm, Moore offered the following guidelines for staying safe and escaping damage in severe winter weather:
Restrict your travel if at all possible. Between 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday, when the snow is expected to be falling hardest, you are urged to stay indoors and off the roads unless it is absolutely essential for you to go out.
Prepare for power outages. Make sure you are stocked up on batteries and candles; keep flashlights in a place you will easily be able to locate them in the dark. In anticipation of an outage, turn your freezer/refrigerator to its coldest setting; that way, your food will take longer to spoil. Finally, fully charge all electronic devices you may need if the power goes out, most importantly, your cell phone, but unplug them before the storm hits in case of a power surge.
Prepare for the loss of heating. In winter, power outages can also mean it gets very cold indoors. Keep many blankets in an easy-to-access place (even in the dark) and replenish your supply of firewood if you have a fireplace.
If you live near water, prepare for flooding. The wind and barometric pressure from the storm is expected to create an ocean storm surge of 2 to 3 feet, just like a hurricane. The high tide at 9 p.m. Friday will be the critical point for flooding.
Prepare wisely, but don't go overboard. You may also choose to buy bottled water and non-perishable food in case of sustained power outages, but there is no need to panic. By Sunday, conditions and the roads will be clear again, and you will be able to do your shopping as usual.
Use the state hotline. One excellent resource in times like these is the 2-1-1 hotline. 2-1-1 is a number anyone can dial at any time for non-emergency assistance. During disasters or states of emergency, like this storm has the potential to be, 2-1-1 offers the latest information on disaster response, public safety, post-disaster programs and just the status of the emergency. It also provides interpreter service for non-English speakers and general information on government-provided human services, even outside of emergencies.
Keep informed and up to date on the weather. Keep an eye on your favorite forecasting service over the next couple days. The National Weather Service in Taunton monitors local weather and provides radar, satellite and a seven-day forecast just like the private weather forecasters. Just click on your location on the map on their homepage to be taken to a customized local weather page. The map is also color-coded with the alerts that have been issued and what areas are covered by it. You can click on the name of the alert in the map key to read the text of the advisory, which usually has details such as how many inches of snow are expected and what a reasonable response to the weather is (e.g., driving conditions).
Know the terminology. Generally speaking, you can also get an idea of conditions based on the name of the alert. A "winter storm" watch or warning refers to the potential of accumulating snow of 6-plus inches in 12 hours, or 8-plus inches in 24 hours. A "blizzard" watch or warning means considerable falling or blowing snow with winds over 35 miles per hour and visibilities below a quarter of a mile. A "watch" means these conditions are expected in 24 to 48 hours, while a "warning" means they are imminent.
Moore is a former associate director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Clinton Administration. For more information about Moore, visit www.senatormoore.com, or follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/senatormoore.
MILFORD, Mass. – Echoing meteorologists across the region, state Sen. Richard Moore (D-Uxbridge) on Thursday warned constituents of the major winter storm slated to hit the region on Friday and encouraged them to take appropriate actions to prepare.


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• The Central Carolina Jaycees will hold their next general membership meeting at 7 p.m. at the Carolina Brewery & Grill in Pittsboro, followed by a night of trivia. As always, meetings are open to the public and guests are encouraged to attend; however, please RSVP to Candace (firstname.lastname@example.com).
• Sanford Jobseekers will meet from 8:30-10 a.m. at First Baptist Church for networking, job leads and encouragement. All those seeking employment are welcome. Call (919) 776-6137 for further information.
• Story time for toddlers will be held at 10 a.m. at the Main Library on Hawkins Avenue in Sanford. The theme is "green." For more information, please contact: Delisa Williams at (919) 718-4665, x 5484.
• The Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce annual membership meeting and fundraiser will be held at 6 p.m. at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The cost is $45 per person, or $360 for a table of eight. Tickets are available at the chamber.
• The N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund will hold three workshops across the state for local governments interested in protecting their communities' agricultural lands, including one today (Wednesday) from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the McSwain Extension Education & Agricultural Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford. The Voluntary Agricultural District workshops are for agricultural advisory board members, county representatives, program staff, farmers, landowners, elected officials and anyone interested in farmland preservation and the administration of the Voluntary Agricultural Districts program. The workshops are free and open to the public, and this year, they will feature breakout sessions. For more information and to register, go to www.ncadfp.org/VADWorkshops.htm.
• Central Carolina Community College will hold an information session on industry workforce certifications that are available for free through the North Carolina Back-to-Work program from 10 a.m.-noon in room 120 at the college's Lifelong Learning Center at W.B. Wicker, 900 S. Vance St., Sanford. For more information and for registration, call (919) 777-7794 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. The N.C. Back-to-Work program provides pre-employment training for specific entry-level, high demand technical jobs. Training will be short-term and focused on skills that lead to industry-recognized or state-regulated credentials.
• A "Love Your Selfie" event will be held from 6-8 p.m. at Big Screen Beauty Salon and Spa, 116 S. Steele St., Sanford. The informational event will feature Dr. Steven M. Zoellner of Pinehurst Plastic Surgery Specialists. Topics to be covered include injectables/fillers, cool sculpting and body contouring procedures. Please RSVP, as space is limited; contact Christy Callaghan at (919) 777-9198 or Pinehurst Plastic Surgery Specialists at (910) 295-1917.
• A Small Business Center seminar titled "Getting it all Done: Time Management for the Small Business Owner and Manager" will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center, 1801 Nash St., Sanford. Trying to get everything done can be impossible in today's up-to-the-minute world. But what if you could set and meet your priorities, work more effectively with the people around you, dig out from under the paperwork and email avalanche and move closer to a balanced life? Register at www.dawcc.com/calendar/ or call Kelly Dehring at Central Carolina SBC to learn more.
• Story time for preschoolers will be held at 11 a.m. at the Main Library on Hawkins Avenue in Sanford. The theme is "green." For more information, please contact: Delisa Williams at (919) 718-4665, x 5484.
• The Sanford Business and Professional Women's Organization will host its fourth annual luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center, 1801 Nash St., Sanford. Faye Prosser, WRAL's Smart Shopper, will offer simple strategies for smarter shopping. Register at sanfordbpw.org.
• The Sanford/Lee County Stroke Support Group will meet at 1 p.m. at the Enrichment Center of Lee County, 1615 S. Third St., Sanford. The topic is Health Care 101 (things you need to know about health insurance). Featured will be speaker Donna Hewitt, health care reform advisor, and Clint Wutsky, candidate for physical therapy doctorate, UNC. The facilitator is Joy Phillips Murphy.
• Divas & Friends in Concert will be presented at 7 p.m. in the McIver Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church, 203 Hawkins Ave., Sanford. These singers return with music from the 60s and a tribute to the music of the Beatles. They will be backed up by Bobby Johnson on the drums, Don Gladstone on the bass and David Almond at the piano. Tickets are $10 per person and may be purchased from the church office (919) 775-5216 or at the door.
• The Sanford Police Department will conduct a DWI checkpoint from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Highway 78.
• The Parker Homecoming Celebration will be held at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center, 1801 Nash St., Sanford, and will continue tomorrow. Tonight will feature Brian Free & Assurance, along with the Harvesters Quartet and Ivan Parker. General seating is $13 in advance, $15 at the door ($7/$10 for children 10 and under); and Artist Circle Seating is $16 in advance, $18 at the door ($10/$12 for children). Tickets are available from the Carpenter's Shop, Broadway Hardware and Danny Parker ((919) 776-4055).
• Artist Shirley Romero will lead beginners and experienced artists alike in an Inspired Painting Class from 6-8 p.m. at Carolina Artists' Colony, 148 S. Moore St., Sanford. Participants will use Renoir's "Roses in a Vase" as inspiration. Canvas, paints and tools will be provided to use during this $25 class. Participants may bring beverages and snacks of their choice to enjoy and share. Call the Colony at (919) 776-3489 to register, as class size will be limited.
• The Sandhills Antique Farm Equipment Club Inc. will hold a farm show, with gates opening at 9 a.m., at Sandhills Farm Park, 200 Alexander Drive, Lillington. The show includes antique tractors, farm equipment, classic cars, trucks and hit-and-miss engines, as well as demonstrations that may include pottery, weaving, soap making, local talent, well drilling, wood stove cooking, blacksmithing and other farm activities. Admission is $5, and military are $4 with ID; children ages 10 and under get in free.


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The last few times that I have been to the parking structure I have seen these two reserved parking spaces with the signs indicating that they are reserved for the guest car of the day. I have yet to see anyone parked in those spaces.
How does this even work? I mean, lets say you get approached by the "dream team" and you win the space. So what happens now? Do they think a person is going to walk all the way back to their car in the structure and move it to one of the reserved spaces? What if the guest is staying in a local hotel and walked to the park? What if the person has no car?
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Hey friends, I have been busy over the last while and have neglected to update my very own website :p Please check out my facebook page for my updates until I have time to fill everything in on my website! Promise, more news is coming soon! xoxox
VJ Carrie Gates Playing on Main Stage at the Motion Notion Festival in BC
The Motion Notion Festival in BC is one of the best festivals I have even been to and it keeps getting better every year! I'm really excited to be VJing on the main stage again on Saturday night. Definitely a festival worth checking out sometime, the people are so friendly and the landscape of the mountains near Banff are like …
Carrie Gates & YUNG PHARAOH Screened at "REFRACTION" at TRANSFER Gallery in New York
I just finished a new video called "Chlorophillinhale" for Giselle Zatonyl's REFRACTION show at TRANSFER Gallery in New York. The video features a soundtrack by YUNG PHARAOH (aka Kevin Carey). The lineup for this event is kind of super amazing!
Chlorophillinhale – by Carrie Gates and YUNG PHARAOH (aka Kevin Carey)
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Carrie Gates Screened at Nomade Art Space, Hangzhou, China
Presentation at the Nomade Art Space, Hangzhou, China 21 June, 2014 Visit the Exhibition Website
Carrie Gates Screened at Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB) Prauge
Several of my videos are going to be screened in Prague for the annual Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB) event. These events happen around the world at different locations, screening multiple artists in different spaces over the course of one evening. Sometimes the projection stations are mobile, other times they are installed with multiple viewing areas in one venue.
3D Glitch Portrait of Carrie Gates Featured in Mitch Posada's Show "Databending Portraits"
My friend Mitch Posada did a cool 3D glitch portrait of me the other day and it is being featured in his online exhibition at Neverland Space. Mitch Posada – Databending Portraits 23. May. 2014 – 14. Aug. 2014 See Mitch's Exhibition (desktop-only) From the exhibition website: We are proud to announce Mitch Posada's latest solo-exhibition featuring a series of …
Carrie Gates Interviewed for The Creator's Project
I was recently interviewed for The Creator's Project, one of VICE Magazine's spin-off websites that focuses on digital art. Thanks to Nadja Sayej for the fun interview!! :)
Akimbo "Hit List" with Carrie Gates
Akimbo is a Toronto-based company that promotes contemporary visual art, video, new media and film locally, nationally and internationally via the internet, mobile media and social. Established in November 1999, Akimbo has built a large and dedicated subscriber and reader base of Canadian and international visual arts professionals along with a client base of hundreds of the country's most important …
Slice – by Carrie Gates and Annie Hall
Video by Carrie Gates Sound by Annie Hall 2014
Carrie Gates – New GIF in the "Crazy, Sexy, Cool" exhibition curated by Jennifer Chan
Check out this new web exhibition of .gif art put together by Jennifer Chan called "Crazy, Sexy, Cool"!
GIF Wrapping 2013
Here's a bit of seasonal cheer for you: the 2013 annual GIF Wrapping event, hosted by Anthony Antonellis. 119 artists were assigned a "Secret Santa" type of role to another artist – every person made a unique .gif animation for the person that they were assigned.
Carrie Gates's Screenshot Art Featured in The Creators Project: New Media Artists Pay Tribute To The Star Trek Universe With Screenshots:TNG
One of the Star Trek Second Life screenshots I made for the most awesome group on facebook (#Screenshots ★ TNG, run by Anthony Antonellis) is featured on The Creators Project!
Carrie Gates in "Hacktist" Exhibition in China
I've never shown in China before, so I am extra happy about this! Systaime Alias Michaël Borras and Matthieu Delourme have put together a new net art exhibition "Hacktist" with a website http://www.monaddigital.net/ where you can check out all of the work. Check out my exhibition page in the "Hacktist" exhibtion!
New Pizzabook Promo Video: "Pizzabook turns your facebook into pizza"
Hey hey heyyyy! I finally made a promo video for my Pizzabook project! The ever-so-wonderous YUNG PHARAOH made the soundtrack for the video, which I recorded in one take in modul8 :)
Behind the Scenes at The Light Painting Project
I took some photos at the shoot for The Light Painting Project that I did with a great team of people from the local fashion community. I took all of these photos inbetween the "official" shots, which you can see here.
The Light Painting Project
I had the pleasure of recently working with a group of really talented folks from the fashion industry at an experimental light painting fashion shoot the other day.
Carrie Gates VJing at SKYLAB event with Max Ulis!
I will be VJing at an upcoming SKYLAB event in Saskatoon, come check it out! :D
Carrie Gates Screened at Simon Fraser University for "Technoscience and Participation: Art, Literature and the Social Web"
My friend Erik Rzepka is doing a talk at the Institute for the Humanities at Simon Fraser University called "Technoscience and Participation: Art, Literature and the Social Web" on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. He will be screening my Pizzabook promo video and the Ectocism video I made with Jon Vaughn.
New GIF by Carrie Gates Shown at "LIQUIDATION: Lancement du no. 28 // Launch of issue 28 : Gender(ed) Cultures on the Internet"
My friend Jennifer Chan is hosting a fundraising event for her upcoming issue of DPI magazine with Studio XX in Montréal. She asked me to submit a .gif for her all-night .gif projections and I am really happy to participate in this, it's got a great lineup and looks like a phenomenal time!


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Obama Administration Official, Brandon Friedman, Calls Soldiers 'Psychopaths'
Brandon Friedman is a former liberal activist and disillusioned veteran. After working hard and relatively unsuccessfully to get soldiers to vote for Barack Obama, he got a job inside the administration. He now works for the Department of Housing and Urban Development as the Secretary for Public Affairs. Friedman has taken to twitter to call the soldiers who served with Bergdahl "psychopaths" for daring to | Read More »


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ENG 411 Advanced Composition: Business & Technical Writing
The emphasis in this course will be on technical, business, and other forms of career-oriented writing. Topics include audience analysis, style analysis, grammar, punctuation, and research. Assignments adapted to fit the background and interests of each student include business correspondence, mechanism description, process description, formal proposal, magazine article, and formal report. Limited enrollment. This course is offered in the spring semester.
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Methods techniques have been developed for making dielectric measurements of materials in the near field of microwave antennas. These techniques overcome the limitations of previous devices as the size, shape, orientation, and location of a sample can have a substantial impact on dielectric measurements.
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/197,527, filed on Apr. 14, 2000. The entire teachings of the above application is incorporated herein by reference.
[0002] There is a need for making dielectric measurements for security, for laboratory, for industrial, and other applications. For security applications, the ability to make dielectric measurements of samples can allow the user to verify the contents of a container by verifying the dielectric constant of the material inside. For example, if the wine in a wine bottle were to be replaced with a hazardous liquid or explosive, existing detection systems could not detect the hazardous material.
[0003] In the laboratory, restrictions on sample characteristics can adversely affect the dielectric measurement process. It can effectively restrict which materials can be tested. For example, if a material is difficult to obtain or to manufacture, restrictions on the size of the material can make it difficult to use the measurement technique. For the case of non-isotropic dielectric materials, the orientation of the dielectric material can have a major impact on sensor readings.
[0004] There is a class of microwave reflective resonant sensors that can take dielectric measurements by using a single antenna to interrogate samples with a swept frequency microwave source. The material is placed in the near field of the antenna, within approximately 2.5λ from the antenna aperture. A single port dielectric resonant sensor, for example, uses a swept frequency source to measure the dielectric properties of a material under test. This technique requires precise sample dimensions in order to make its measurements, and is therefore incompatible with most real world situations.
[0005] An in situ sensor that was a linearly polarized, highly resonant, microstrip antenna with a swept frequency microwave source has been described for the purpose of making very precise dielectric measurements. This system required a single feed, linearly polarized antenna in order to achieve a high coupling factor with the material under test. The orientation of the material under test relative to the antenna is also critical to device operation. Further, the material must be in direct contact with the antenna in order to achieve the high coupling factor. This system was incompatible with measuring materials in an arbitrary container as mentioned before. Each antenna would need to be tuned to the specific container shape and material, a requirement that is impractical at best and, for the case of those attempting to conceal a dangerous substance, usually impossible. A high coupling factor is required for making accurate measurements of the complex dielectric constant (ε*=ε′+jε″), as well as an accurate measurement of the material conductivity (σ). However, the technique is of limited use if the antenna or an intermediary dielectric are not in full contact with the material. Further, the material in test needs to be electrically infinite with respect to the resonant antenna in order for the technique to be accurate.
[0006] While both of these techniques are very useful in certain situations, they impose restrictions that limit applicability. Thus, further improvements are needed.
[0007] The present invention uses a series of techniques that increase the robustness of the dielectric measurements made from a microstrip resonant sensor. The instrument includes swept frequency microwave source to measure the resonant frequency of the resonator.
[0008] The first source of error with dielectric measurement is anisotropic characteristics of the material. This may be a result of the shape of the sample, the shape of the sample's container, or any anisotropic characteristics the material itself may have.
[0009] There are several ways to solve this basic problem. The simplest way is to use a single-feed circularly-polarized antenna. By transmitting and receiving microwave energy that radiates in all orientations, the measurement provides an average of any anisotropic measurements. In this way, the system can reduce error as measurements are repeated.
[0010] The second technique is to employ a microstrip resonator where the horizontal polarization and vertical polarization can be excited individually. In this way, the system can directly measure any anisotropic characteristics of the sample being measured. This technique may be extended to a single resonant structure made up of several, individually fed, dipole resonators that share a common center or end point.
[0011] Alternatively, this antenna where the individual polarities of the same resonant structure are individually fed from the sensor can be used similar to the single feed antenna. Circular polarization can be achieved with an appropriate microwave feed network that fans the signal from the swept microwave source to each of the feeds of the microwave resonator.
[0012] For the antenna mentioned above, the different dipoles oriented in the different directions may also be of different lengths. This increases the dynamic range of the dielectric measurement. Because they have a common center point, they may be used on much smaller samples than the existing multi-resonance antenna. Further, because each dipole is individually fed, there is no ambiguity between the different modes of the different dipoles.
[0013] A second source of measurement error can be the effective distance between the microwave resonator and the sample under test. For example, if a flat antenna is used to interrogate a round bottle, the effective coupling to the bottle can vary depending on bottle size and exact shape. By including a small gap of air between the antenna and the sample or the bottle containing the sample there is a reduction in this error. The gap is preferably greater than λ/1000. The air gap can impede the precision of the dielectric measurement, but many applications allow this tradeoff. The preferred method for creating the air-gap is with a thin, dielectric radome, although there are other techniques available.
[0014] A final technique for increasing robustness is to make use of the phase information from the return signal. While the resonance point of the antenna can be determined by measuring the minimum return signal as a function of frequency, it may also be measured by looking for the zero phase crossing. These two techniques can combine to form a more robust measurement of the resonance frequency of the antenna with a material under test.
[0015] One application of this technology is the identification or verification of materials under test. In the example, where the contents of a bottle of wine with a liquid explosive, a microwave sensor with the above characteristics can be used for screening the contents of bottles to make sure no hazardous materials are present. This procedure is particularly useful for this application as a single antenna can be used to screen bottles of all shapes and sizes. This can be useful in the screening of containers to be loaded onto airplanes, for example.
[0016] Another application is an instrument to measure relative dielectric properties. This is useful for measuring mixture ratios of materials with different dielectric constants. It can also be useful for measuring other properties of materials whose change can affect the dielectric constant of the material, for example, temperature.
[0017] Another application is process control. Here again, the robustness of the measurements allows for repeatable measurements across a wide variety of conditions. For example, anisotropic materials coming down a slurry pipe can be measured independent of their orientation. Thus mixtures being delivered through plastic pipes or tubes can be measured using the present invention.
[0018] The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of preferred embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the different views. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention.
[0019]FIG. 1 shows a single feed, circularly polarized square patch antenna.
[0020]FIG. 2 shows a dual feed patch antenna. One feed excites the horizontal polarization mode of the patch. The other feed excites the vertical polarization excitation of the patch.
[0021]FIG. 3 shows a circular patch antenna with diameter D.
[0022]FIG. 4a shows a turnstile microstrip antenna. One feed excites the horizontal mode of the resonator, and the other feed excites the vertical mode of the resonator. For this case, the horizontal mode and the vertical mode of the resonator have the same resonant frequency.
[0023]FIG. 4b shows a turnstile microstrip antenna. One feed excites the horizontal mode of the resonator, and the other feed excites the vertical mode of the resonator. For this case, the horizontal mode and the vertical mode of the resonator have different resonant frequencies.
[0024]FIG. 4c shows a turnstile microstrip antenna. Here there is a single feed that will directly couple to both the horizontal and vertical modes of the resonator at the same time.
[0025]FIG. 5 shows the generic single-feed microstrip antenna with a small air-gap and a thin dielectric radome.
[0026]FIG. 6 shows in schematic form the circuitry for making dielectric measurements with the aforementioned antennas. For this case, there is a single feed antenna.
[0027]FIG. 7 shows in schematic form the basic circuitry for making dielectric measurements with the aforementioned antennas. For this case, there is a multiple feed antenna with the appropriate microstrip feed network.
[0028]FIG. 8 shows in schematic form the basic circuitry for making dielectric measurements with the aforementioned antennas. For this case, there is a multiple feed antenna with a feed switch to allow each antenna mode to be driven independently.
[0029]FIG. 1 shows one form of a microstrip resonant sensor (1). It includes a highly conductive ground plane (4), a dielectric substrate (2), and a highly conductive resonant structure on the dielectric substrate (2) opposite the ground plane (4). This embodiment includes a single-feed, circularly polarized, square patch antenna (3). The incident microwave signal (6) is fed through a coaxial cable (5) that is attached to the square patch (3) at the feed point or position (29). The reflected signal (7) is brought back to the sensor by means of an electric feed such as a coaxial cable (5) for measurement. The feed point (29) is selected carefully in order to achieve the desired circular polarization. When placed in the correct location, the single feed point (29) simultaneously excites two resonant modes of the microstrip resonator: horizontal and vertical. When the two modes are excited in this fashion, the antenna is now a circularly polarized antenna.
[0030] It is important to make the distinction between the antenna in FIG. 1 and one of similar shape fed to be linearly polarized. Considering only the vertical polarization, the impedance of the feed point to the two vertically polarized resonators is a function of the location between these two points. If the feed point (29) is selected in the center, the impedance is zero and no energy flows to the vertical polarization. The impedance of the vertical polarization becomes a short. It is possible to select a location between the center axis and one of the two outside edges where the impedance matches the feed network. If this is selected for vertical polarization and the short location is selected for the horizontal polarization, there is a well-matched linearly-polarized antenna. However, by choosing a location that is matched to both the vertical polarization and the horizontal polarization of the antenna, this provides circular polarization. This also provides the benefit of exciting both of the resonant modes of the antenna this provides .
[0031]FIG. 2 details the same patch antenna (3) having a length L and width W where both the horizontal and vertical modes of the resonator are excited individually. The horizontal signal (9) is brought to the antenna (3) by means of an electrical feed such as a coaxial cable (8) that is attached at the horizontal feed point (30). The sensor will measure the reflected horizontal signal (10). Similarly, the vertical signal (12) is brought to the antenna (3) by means of a coaxial cable (11) that is attached at the vertical feed point (31). The sensor measures the reflected vertical signal (13). Although the single feed circularly polarized antenna has the advantage of being simpler to manufacture and take measurements from, this dual feed antenna has some advantages over the single feed circularly polarized antenna from FIG. 1. First, allowing excitation of each mode individually allows direct measurement of any anisotropic properties of the sample. This includes anisotropic properties of the sample shape and dielectric constant. Further, as individual measurements can take a few milliseconds each, it is much quicker to measure the horizontal and vertical polarization properties of a material with this technique than with a simple linearly polarized antenna.
[0032] The antenna in FIG. 2 can be used in two ways. In the first method, the horizontal and vertical dimensions are the same. This achieves immunity from any anisotropic effects of the sample under test by providing a measurement with the same dielectric response in both the vertical and horizontal direction.
[0033] The second method trades off anisotropic immunity for wider dynamic range of dielectric measurement. In practice, the range over which the dielectric constant can be measured is a function of the frequency range of the sensor and the resonant frequency of the antenna in free space. The resonant frequency of the antenna is a function of the length of the antenna. Where λ is the resonant wavelength, the length of the patch antenna is 0.49*λ. Frequency is the speed of light divided by λ. So, the resonant frequency of the patch antenna can be selected by changing the length of its side. For a patch where the vertical and horizontal polarizations are fed individually, one can select different resonant frequencies for the horizontal and vertical modes by selecting appropriate sizes for the width and length. This allows the selection of two different ranges over which one can measure the dielectric constant of the material.
[0034]FIG. 3 details a second single feed circularly polarized antenna. Here, the shape of the resonator alone does not give us the circular polarization. This is similar to the antenna in FIG. 1. A single microwave signal from the sensor (6) that travels through an electric feed such as a coaxial cable (5), is attached to the circular antenna 14 of diameter D at the feed point (29). However, the addition of a second feed point (28) that attaches to the ground plane, results in circular polarization. Note that the addition of a second feed point creates the circular polarization. This forces the microwave energy to travel around the antenna FIG. 4a and FIG. 4b detail two embodiments of a turnstile antenna. It is similar to a simple dipole antenna with an important distinction: it is a single microstrip resonator with two independently fed modes of operation. Feeding the vertical mode does not cause the horizontal mode to operate, and feeding the horizontal mode does not cause the vertical mode to operate. This technique can be extended to N dipoles about the center, each with its own feed point to the swept frequency sensor. In this way, multiple linear polarities can be applied to the test material from the same resonant structure by selecting the appropriate feed or by driving the antenna with an appropriate microwave feed network.
[0035]FIG. 4a illustrates the case where all dipoles with a common center are of the same length L. This type of turnstile antenna 15 is immune to any anisotropic effects of the sample shape or dielectric constant.
[0036]FIG. 4b illustrates the case where the dipoles are not of the same length, but have distinct lengths L and W. Similar to FIG. 4a, the picture illustrates the case where N=2, but the technique can be extended to more resonant modes. Each dipole has its own particular resonance frequency for the test material. While this type of antenna does not have the advantage of anisotropic immunity, it does achieve extended dynamic range for making dielectric measurements. Further, unlike similar structures proposed previously, it achieves extended dynamic range for a smaller sample size.
[0037] It is important to note that it is possible to combine the ideas from FIG. 4a and FIG. 4b. For example, an antenna can have 4 dipoles, two of which are designed for one resonant frequency, and two are designed for a second resonant frequency. This idea can of course be extended to more antennas.
[0038] The case where the turnstile has two perpendicular dipoles joined at the center, the two dipoles will resonant independent of each other. This is a result of their electric and magnetic fields being perpendicular to each other and will tend not to couple. However, for the case of three or more independent dipoles with a common center, the different dipoles will capacitively couple to each other. This is a constant effect and will not change the basic idea of multiple resonant dipoles in multiple locations with a common center.
[0039]FIG. 4c illustrates the same cross shape with a single feed point (29) in the center of the antenna. Here, the single feed point (29) excites both the horizontal and vertical modes of the antenna. The antenna is shown with only two dipoles, however, several can fit about the center point. Similar to other types of antennas, the tradeoff can be made between anisotropic compensation versus dynamic range of the dielectric measurements by selecting appropriate sizes for the length and width of the antenna.
[0040]FIG. 5 shows the generic microstrip antenna (18) with an air-gap (17) directly in front of the antenna. The microwave signal (6) travels from the sensor by means of a coaxial cable (5), and the sensor measures the reflected signal (7). This technique is useful for reading the dielectric properties of samples that can not fully be in direct contact with the antenna. Coupling to the material is a complex function of distance from the antenna. Attempting to place non-standard shaped or even small samples in contact with a dielectric resonator shows that the measurements are very sensitive to placement variations. Including a small air gap (17) between the microstrip resonator (18) and the sample can reduce this sensitivity.
[0041] It is important to note that for a specific application, the air-gap must be fixed to maintain calibration from measurement to measurement. FIG. 5 illustrates one method of enforcing the air gap: the use of a thin, dielectric radome (19). The radome will allow us to maintain the same air gap between the generic microstrip antenna and any samples under test, although there are many other methods to maintain a constant air gap.
[0042]FIG. 6 demonstrates the first of three forms for a complete sensor system. A swept microwave source (20) sends the signal through a directional coupler circuit (21) and into the test sample (22) by means of a resonating antenna (1). The directional coupler circuit (21) accomplishes two things. First, it splits off part of the original swept frequency from the source for phase comparison to the reflected signal. Second, it isolates the reflected from the incident signal to the antenna. This simplifies the process of measuring the reflected wave. The phase and magnitude of the reflected wave are sampled by means of a phase detect circuit (23) and a magnitude detect circuit (24), the outputs of which are stored and processed by the data acquisition module (25). This processing can determine the dielectric properties of the sample under test based on the shape of the magnitude vs. frequency and the phase vs. frequency curves. Magnitude vs. frequency can be used to determine the resonance point for the antenna by looking for the frequency at which the return loss is a minimum. Phase vs. frequency can be used to determine the resonance point for the antenna by looking for the frequency where the phase of the return signal is zero. This particular embodiment is useful for the case where the antenna requires a single feed from the swept microwave source.
[0043]FIG. 7 demonstrates one method for adapting the generic sensor circuit from FIG. 6 to a multi-feed antenna. For the case where it is desirable to achieve a simple polarization from the multi-feed antenna, a microwave feed network (26) is used.
[0044]FIG. 8 details one method for making multi-feed measurements where it is preferable to excite each of the different modes of the resonant sensor individually. Here, the simple feed network (26) from FIG. 7 has been replaced by a feed switch (27) which allows the system to choose from among the various individual feeds to the various different resonant modes of the resonant sensor. It is important to note that there are several ways to achieve the same effect of feeding individual modes of the resonant sensor. Multiple directional couplers can be used with the microwave feed switch coming after the reverse coupling. Multiple directional couplers can be used with multiple phase detect and magnitude detect circuitry. This feature allows the system to measure individual modes independently from the others.
[0045] These techniques are useful for measuring the dielectric properties of samples within 2.5λ of the antenna. Beyond this distance, the antenna no longer effectively couples to the sample.
[0046] In practice, a sensor employs one or more of the different techniques depending on the application. For example, a desktop unit for measuring samples in a lab can use one of the two turnstile antennas trading off anisotropic immunity for dynamic range of the dielectric measurement.
[0047] The preceding description is particular to the preferred embodiments and may be changed and modified without substantially changing the nature of the invention. While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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When Kevin Greenwell drives around town, people notice. If they miss the giant penguin on the side of his truck, they'll at least hear the tropical tunes coming from his mobile shaved ice stand. The children at Small Steps Children's Academy shouted as he pulled into the parking lot Friday afternoon for his weekly visit.
"The kids love the big penguin and the icees and it's a wonderful time for the kids and for us," said Lindsey Richards, who teaches the 3-year-olds at Small Steps Children's Academy. "It's so hot out in the summer. This makes for such a nice treat for them."
July is the first month Greenwell and his wife Sherrie have owned their Kona Ice vehicle, but business has been good thus far. The unbearable heat has people running to grab a cup of shaved ice that they can top with their choice of colors and tastes at the "flavorwave" located on the outside of the truck. It allows customers to have a unique do-it-yourself experience and is stocked with 10 of the most popular flavors like strawberry fresh, groovy grape, tropi-Kona and tiger's blood.
Greenwell and his 12-year-old daughter Kaitlyn prepared the cool treats inside the truck while the youngsters came up one at a time to choose their toppings. Richards says the children favor brighter colors over flavor and are rarely happy with just one. She tried warning many of them that mixing the flavors might affect the taste, but most of them flipped up the handle on two or three different flavors, covering the smooth ice in mixtures of red, green and blue syrup.
"Other then playing in the water every once in a while, this is a regular neat and cool treat," Richards said. "They get to sit and have a break and enjoy their time."
Scheduled stops like the one at Small Steps Children's Academy is exactly the idea the Greenwells had in mind when they decided to invest in the Kona Ice franchise. The closest one is in Knoxville.
"It's great for fundraising and I've got two kids that are into cheerleading and dance that are always looking for ways to raise money," Greenwell said. "I saw this online and thought it would be a good way to help a lot of organizations make money."
The stifling temperatures cause most people to cringe, but not Greenwell.
"The hotter the better in the shaved ice business," he said.
The Kona Ice truck is making rounds through neighborhoods in Washington County and has spent a lot of time at softball fields cooling off over-heated players. The big tropical-themed truck will be out and about through October.
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The county Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday to adopt an ordinance to impose the fees. The action is allowable under a state law put in place earlier this year.
Joe DeMott, chairman of the board, joined with Commissioners Al Pingie and Cliff Lane to adopt the ordinance on the ŌĆ£impact fees.ŌĆØ
DeMott said the fees would generate ŌĆ£a good source of revenue for the countyŌĆØ and would ŌĆ£give municipalities revenueŌĆØ to maintain roads traveled by heavy trucks to the well sites.
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The game's afoot for Sherlock Holmes fans in Essex next week as a collection of letters and books signed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is being sold at auction on Tuesday, July 10.
The letters, articles, photographs and books are from the personal collection of Mary Jakeman, who worked as a maid to the Conan Doyle family at their home in Crowborough, Sussex from 1909.
During this time, Conan Doyle is thought to have been the world's most highly paid writer, mainly because of his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
Mary is mentioned Conan Doyle's memoirs as he accompanied him on trips to the US and Australia. After Conan Doyle's death, Mary went on to work for the famous spiritualist Arthur Finlay at Stansted Hall.
The Jakeman collection includes an 1902 edition of Conan Doyle's most famous work, The Hound of the Baskervilles, signed by the author. The collection also features Mary's letter of appointment, handwritten and signed by Conan Doyle, where the writer notes: "The wages begin at £26. The servants find their own beer and wine."
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EVANSVILLE - After a 29-year career with the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp., which took him through classrooms, a principal's position and several administrative jobs, David Smith reached the pinnacle Monday.
His hire as the school district's new superintendent was approved by a School Board seeking continuity after what it viewed as the highly successful four-year stay of Vincent Bertram.
Smith's current position with EVSC is assistant superintendent of human resources and business affairs.
A central office administrator for 10 years, Smith also was principal and assistant principal of Evans Middle School and a band director at Reitz and Bosse high schools and Thompkins Middle School.
Smith, 51, now finds himself conducting a "band" of more than 22,000 students and 3,100 employees. The Evansville native said he is prepared for the challenges, which he also called opportunities.
The work of implementing the strategic plan crafted under Bertram's leadership "must — and will — continue," Smith said.
Smith's hiring was approved by the School Board in a 6-1 vote. The vote in opposition was cast by Karen Ragland, who said she wanted to see a wider net cast in the search for Bertram's replacement.
The School Board's search process lasted only two months after Bertram announced his departure. The board did not advertise the vacancy, nor did it hire a national search firm or undertake a formal process aimed at seeking community input about the search. The board took all of those steps four years ago during the nine months leading up to Bertram's hire.
This time, Smith was the only candidate interviewed for the job.
Board President Bix Branson said the panel's majority, after going over many options of how to proceed, ultimately decided that "the EVSC would be better served to keep the strategic plan moving forward without a break."
Branson said hiring a search firm could have meant a search process lasting ten to twelve months, during which time an interim leader would need to be appointed.
The board's majority felt strongly enough about its internal talent to bypass those steps for this search, Branson said, adding that Smith represented "a quantity that we knew well."
Smith's task will be to produce good results for EVSC "on anything that can be measured," Branson said. "That's what the world is today. He said that to us. He knows that as well as anyone."
Board member Sally Becker said that during Bertram's four years, Smith was moved to "increasingly higher positions and breadth of positions that reflected a high confidence in his professionalism."
The board's majority, said Becker, believed that by hiring internally, it could keep the EVSC's strategic plan on course "without compromising quality."
Ragland, by contrast, spoke with disgust about the board's approach to the search, though she did not speak negatively of Smith.
"This isn't personal, it's business," she said.
Ragland, who made her remarks after the other six board members approved Smith's hiring, said she wanted a broader search process and suggested the other members did not value her input.
"There was no consensus, no give and take or valuing of differences of opinion," Ragland said from her desk in the board's crowded meeting room. "But I was told this was a democracy and that majority rules."
The board did not take up the issue of Smith's contract on Monday. Branson said a vote to approve a contract will occur during a called meeting on July 11. By state law, superintendents work on three-year contracts. Bertram received an extension on his initial three-year deal.
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Alefacept Helps Preserve Function of Insulin-Producing Cells in Type 1 Diabetes
Results from a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, suggest that the immune-suppressing drug alefacept helps preserve function of insulin-producing beta cells in people with newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes.
NIH Body Weight Planner added to USDA SuperTracker food and activity tool
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and National Institutes of Health have partnered to add the NIH Body Weight Planner to USDA's SuperTracker online tool as a goal-setting resource to help people achieve and stay at a healthy weight.
Jun 11, 2015
NIH Common Fund launches physical activity research program
It is well-known that exercise is good for you, but how exactly does physical activity improve the function of different tissues and organs in the body?
May 29, 2015
Nearly 1 in 7 Hispanic/Latino adults has some hearing loss
In the largest study to date of hearing loss among Hispanic/Latino adults in the United States, researchers have found that nearly 1 in 7 has hearing loss, a number similar to the general population prevalence.
May 11, 2015
Ease of weight loss influenced by individual biology
For the first time in a lab, researchers at the National Institutes of Health found evidence supporting the commonly held belief that people with certain physiologies lose less weight than others when limiting calories.


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NASA and the ESA confirm that the lost Beagle-2 orbiter has been found on Mars January 16, 2015 at 12:25 pm
NASA and the ESA announced today that the British probe Beagle-2 did indeed land successfully on Mars.
ESA releases spectacular Mars flyover video after probe's 12,500 trips around the planet October 28, 2013 at 4:21 pm
Mars Express was launched by the European Space Agency in 2003 on a mission to explore the surface of the Red Planet from both orbit and ground level. The ground-based inspection didn't exactly go to plan, but that hasn't stopped the probe from spending a decade mapping the surface of Mars. Now the ESA has assembled a video based on the topographical data gathered by Mars Express, the effect of which is like flying over the sweeping ruddy planes of the alien world.


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Open gardens and plant exchange
Members of the Lake George Community Garden Club will be gathering Wednesday, June 8 at a member's house to take a tour of an exemplary home garden, share planting tips and socialize - and the public is invited to participate.
To be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., the gathering is to occur at 748 Ridge Road in Queensbury. Plans call for refreshments to be offered, as well as master gardeners to be on hand to provide advice. New gardeners will receive a plant to take home - while supplies last. For directions or details, see: www.lakegeorgecommunitygardenclub.org
New garden venture
Adirondack Native Plant and Herb, a nursery run by the Riordan family, is now in its first full year of operation.
Located at 264 Diamond Point Road, the enterprise is run by the Brendan and Dawn Riordan, and it's truly a family affair. In early April you'll find mom, dad, and their three children planting herb and vegetable seeds in the greenhouse.
The Riordans sell their young plants to gardeners in May and early June, then offer field produce beginning in late June.
Everything is naturally grown with no chemical pesticides, they pledge. Stop by for good prices and the widest variety of herb and vegetable plants in the area. The farm stand is closed on Sundays.
Community garden meeting June 2
An informational meeting and presentation on the proposed new Warrensburg Community Garden will be held Thursday, June 2 at 7 p.m. in the town Senior Center, at 136 Main St.
Anyone interested in this project is urged to attend this meeting. The event will include a question and answer session, plot sign-up and volunteer recruitment. Light refreshments will be served. For details, contact Bert Weber at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 623-3291 or 668-4881.
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Identity theft is the fastest-growing white-collar
crime in the U.S., often with devastating effects on the life of a person or
entire family. Last year, individuals reported more than 160,000 cases of identity
theft to the Federal Trade Commission. That's nearly double the 86,000 complaints
reported in 2001.
All too often the victim is left with the seemingly
insurmountable task of rebuilding his good name in the face of a mountain of
evidence against him.
How does it happen? Identity thieves use an
unsuspecting person's name, address, Social Security number and financial information
to open credit cards or other accounts. They run up huge bills, then skip town,
either literally or figuratively, without paying a cent.
Often, victims find that re-establishing their
good name becomes an onerous undertaking, as they have to contact -- often,
repeatedly -- credit reporting firms, banks and credit card companies, government
agencies, and other businesses that may have been affected by the identity thieves.
In the most serious cases, the thieves may commit a crime while posing as someone
else, and the victim has to show that he or she isn't the one responsible. Unlike
the criminal court system, in a case like this you have to prove your innocence.
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But now there's some help available.
Aware of the rise in the occurrence of identity
theft, and the work victims must do to re-establish their good name, several
insurance companies now offer coverage to protect individuals against the costs
associated with identity theft. However, consumer advocates remain divided on
how worthwhile the policies are.
How it works
Coverage for identity theft can be obtained as an option to your homeowners
or renters policy, says Jeanne Salvatore, vice president of consumer affairs
with the Insurance Information Institute in New York. Adding it to your existing
homeowners policy costs between $25 and $50 annually.
You also may be able to purchase a policy on
its own, says Walter Grote, identity fraud product manager with Traveler's Property
Casualty in Hartford, Conn. A separate policy from Traveler's, for instance,
runs between $60 and $180 annually.
The policies cover many of the costs associated
with restoring your credit. For instance, the coverage limit offered by Encompass
Insurance, Chicago, is $20,000. (Encompass is the new name for CNA Personal
Insurance.) Covered expenses include fees for such activities as mailing statements
to credit agencies, obtaining credit reports, making long distance phone calls,
and reapplying for any loans you were denied because someone stole your identity.
Some policies, including those offered by Encompass, Traveler's, and Farmers'
Insurance, also reimburse reasonable attorney's fees.
Many policies also reimburse you for any wages
you lose due to taking time from work to re-establish your credit. This can be
helpful, as many of the offices that a victim of identity theft might have to
visit, such as the Social Security Administration, generally are open during
normal business hours. Lost wages often are capped at about $500 per week, for
up to four weeks. If you're on a salary, you may be able to work with the insurance
company to calculate an hourly rate, says Grote.
Another type of identity theft policy is offered
through banks and is available when you open a checking account. "It is
part of an enhancement to checking accounts," says Todd Smith, spokesman with Progeny Marketing in Nashville, Tenn. Progeny is launching the program,
which is underwritten by American International Group Inc. The price ranges
from $2 to $10 per month, depending on the coverage you choose. The policy covers
up to $10,000 in expenses resulting from identity theft, says Smith.
The big question
No one denies that being a victim of identity theft is emotionally draining
and a monumental inconvenience. Can identity theft insurance offer some protection
from this? Opinions are mixed. "In this day and age, where it's so easy
to create a new person, I think it's valuable," says Jeanne Heisler, president
of The Ronan Agency, an insurance firm in Brick, N.J. In addition, the policies
are inexpensive enough that they're unlikely to require a sacrifice for most
On the other hand, while identity theft insurance
may provide some piece of mind and help with the expenses that you might incur,
some consumer advocates remain skeptical. "My general feeling is that it's
not necessary," says Susan Grant, vice president of public policy with
the National Consumers League, a consumer advocacy group in Washington, D.C.
"It certainly won't prevent you from being a victim of identity theft."
In addition, in many cases the out-of-pocket
costs a victim of identity theft incurs aren't that substantial, Grant says.
Typically, only victims of the most severe cases of identity theft need to hire
an attorney. "It's the emotional damage that is the most serious,"
she adds.
Admittedly, a victim can face a great deal
of work to restore his or her credit. On average, victims of identity theft
spend up to 175 hours -- more than four working weeks -- restoring their credit,
says Smith of Progeny.
Another tool in the fight against identity
theft is the credit monitoring systems that the credit reporting agencies offer,
says Jordana Beede, communications director with the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse,
a San Diego-based consumer education organization. The services alert you when
your credit file shows significant changes. The fee for Identity Guard, offered
through United Guaranty Corporation of Greensboro, N.C., is about $10 per month.
While these monitoring systems can be a convenience,
they also aren't the best use of consumers' money, argues Beede. "We feel
that putting the responsibility on consumers to pay out-of-pocket to prevent
identity theft is misplaced."
She adds that if the credit industry wanted
to, its leaders could significantly reduce the incidence of identity theft.
One step would be to check that all pieces of information -- the individual's
name, address and Social Security number -- are accurate before authorizing
a new account. "Some consumers have had credit card accounts opened just
because the Social Security number matched, but nothing else did."
Rather than relying on an insurance policy,
your time and money is better spent taking steps to reduce the likelihood that
you'll be a victim of identity theft, says Grant. That means reviewing your
bank and credit card statements when you receive them, and following up on any
suspicious charges. You'll also want to call your card issuer if you don't receive
a bill in the mail. A missing statement may mean that a thief has diverted your
credit card statements to his or her home. Most likely, he or she isn't paying
In addition, you don't want to provide financial
information over the phone unless you've initiated the call, and you're talking
with a reputable firm. "Banks and financial institutions never call to
ask for information; they already have it on file," says Smith of Progeny.
It also makes sense to limit the instances in which you give out your Social
Security number. If your health club, for instance, uses Social Security numbers
to identify members, request a different identifier.
Many identity theft experts also recommend
that you get a copy of your credit report from
the three major credit reporting agencies once a year.
Karen M. Kroll is a freelance writer based in
-- Posted: Sept. 23, 2003
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GTX/GTS 460 For BD
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I can't be too specific, because I'm uncertain as to how to best solve my problem. I just got a new LG Blu Ray Combo drive, but am unable to play a Blue Ray movie...it only displays a black screen. I ran the Cyberlink BD Advisor, and it gave the screenshots below. Since I'm not currently interested or able to deal with 3D, I suspect that the primary problem is shown on the first screenshot, being that I'm lacking HDCP with my old BFG 7800GT, even though the specs that I have found for it says that it is HDCP okay.
I only have a DVI to DVI connection, because my Acer X233H monitor doesn't work with a DVI to HDMI cable, and the graphics card doesn't have a HDMI connector.
I'm probably wrong, but it seems that I vaguely recall discussions in the past, regarding some kind of regedit to cause it to work okay, but that may have only been for sound purposes, rather than HDCP.
If there is no way to may my old video card work, I intend to replace it with a new card with HDMI on it, such as those mentioned in the thread title, and would like any suggestions that would help me to decide which to get. I understand that the GTX would be better for gaming purposes, but that really isn't a factor for me. Would the GTS do as well for BD performance?
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I assume you mean the GTS 450 and GTX 460. They are both fine for BD playback. For a 460 you might need to be concerned about power consumption. A 450 only needs one 6-pin PEG connector while the 460 requires two. Both are significantly faster than the 7800. I think there are ways around HDCP, but it requires using another program than PowerDVD (AnyDVDHD I think). I believe cards around the era of the 7800 were pretty flaky about HDCP even if some claimed they supported it, I suspect because the technology was very new at the time. A DVI connection also should work fine for playing HDCP content.
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Correct, regarding the typo. I haven't tried AnyDVDHD, but I did try one other software program, without any improvement, but I'll give that one a shot.
Going back to the GTS/GTX portion, there is about $30 difference in price between them, which I would spend, if I thought it might help on this, or something else down the road. Power shouldn't be an issue, but would the 460 stand out in a fashion that a basic user such as myself would notice?
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The 460 is a pretty good value for not much extra cash. But you do have to consider that with both cards you're going to be very CPU limited. But if you plan on upgrading your CPU eventually, you'll see the best performance out of the 460. If you don't really plan on upgrading the CPU I'd say stick with the 450.
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I will probably upgrade the CPU, but not very soon, because that would require a CPU, motherboard & ram bundle, which I would prefer not to pay the price for at the moment. However limited the 460 might be, I assume that it would still outperform the old 7800.
I installed the trial for AnyDVD a bit ago, and I was somewhat confused, because it seemed to only work as a backend for WinDVD, rather than it's own player. I also tried using PowerDVD again, but it still displays the same error window as before.
I doubt that I will buy AnyDVD, because it's pretty expensive in itself and has to be relicensed periodically. I would prefer to only pay once by upgrading the video card instead.
The only other alternative would be if there is some other software that would accomplish what AnyDVD did, only at a cheaper price?
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the only other software out there for bd playback that is comparable is arcsoft's truetheatre. But with arcsoft, you have to buy the simhd pack, then if you ever go 3d, the sim3d pack. If all you are concerned with is bd playback, stick with powerdvd. They gave users 3d playback of bd and dvd for free in the mark 2 powerdvd 10 patch. And it already upscales dvd's to hd afaik. As for graphics, if you are just interested in bd playback then gts 450 will be fine. If you are gaming and/or doing more video wise, then the gtx 460 is the best idea.
btw, here is a comparison of the two cards:
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I think that I will go with the EVGA 01G-P3-1452-TR GeForce GTS 450 SuperClocked . From the specs it appears to outperform the 460 that I have checked and it's cheaper.
Maybe the reason that I'm getting the errors trying to use PowerDVD is because I only have PowerDVD 8 Ultra. I thought that it had BD capability, but if it does, I can't make it work.
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Outperform a 460? Nope. Unless you're just talking about power consumption?
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It probably depends on the versions involved, but here are the ones that I'm comparing, and the 450 has more memory and clock speeds than the 460:
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The 460 still has 336 stream processors compared to the 450's 192. The 460 still outclasses the 450 in terms of pure computing power, even if the 450 is clocked higher, and the 460 has plenty of overclocking headroom itself. If all you want to do is do BD playback, you don't even need to look at these cards. A 9600 GT or GT 240 will do nicely for much cheaper.
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I use a $30 radeon HD 3450 on my media machine. Handles every video format I have thrown at it with ease. I play BR thru Pwr Dvd 9 all the time, that 460 should be loafing. Its the best buy I have ever made for the money, HDMI out fanless. Can't beat it IMO.
I did have one problem a while back and pwr dvd wouldn't update, and I emailed support for the latest build.
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The 450 also uses a 128-bit memory interface, a little bit lower than that 460's 192-bit. So the 460 should get higher memory bandwidth.
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A company based in the River Valley is helping with what some say is the biggest case in United States history. The BP oil spill trial started this week, but Litigation Resource Group out of Fort Smith started working on the case about a year ago.
"We've been in New Orleans for a little over a year," said Robb Helt, Co-Founder of Litigation Resource Group. "It's the biggest case that I'm sure the United States will probably ever see. It's certainly the biggest that they've ever seen,"
On April 20, 2010 an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killed 11 people, and then triggered the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. 205 million gallons of oil poured into the ocean.
The federal government, several states, and others are suing.
"The lawyers number in the hundreds of lawyers that are working on this thing every day," said Don Godwin, lead trial lawyer.
Helt works for Godwin Lewis PC, a law firm that represents Halliburton Company, one of the defendants in the case. Helt and his team are responsible for technology used in the trial and more than 1,000,000 documents.
"At any point during the trial can look to me at any time and ask for any one of those 125,000,000 documents and I have to be able to get to it in less than three seconds," said Helt.
Helt had to hire extra staff to handle all of the work. "For me it's kind of like that small town guy who gets to get on the national stage and it's something that we're prepared for for years," he said.
Attorneys say there are billions of dollars at stake. The first phase of the trial is expected to run through May.
Litigation Resource group also worked on the West Memphis Three case.


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Businesses turn to Mr. Nielson, a registered patent attorney, to develop intellectual property protection strategies that focus on achieving their strategic business goals. With a focus on creating value for the client, Mr. Nielson formulates approaches to intellectual property matters that result in favorable outcomes for his clients. Mr. Nielson's practice spans a broad range of intellectual property areas, including extensive experience prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications, licensing intellectual property, analyzing the validity of patents, and assessing the infringement risk of patents. He has also provided clients with patent counseling and transactional services such as patent opinions, patentability assessments, merger and acquisition intellectual property due diligence, licensing, cease and desist letters, and product clearances.
Mr. Nielson's experience extends to a wide variety of technical areas including medical devices, medical imaging systems, food handling equipment, air filtration systems, animal nutrition products, recreational vehicles, military and civilian heavy equipment, vehicle control systems, financial software, and financial business methods. Mr. Nielson also has a broad array of industry experience, including solid rocket propellant combustion research, maintenance and construction of a limestone ore processing facility, and manufacturing processes and techniques. Prior to joining Holland & Hart, Mr. Nielson was an associate at a national law firm, and also served as a judicial intern for the Hon. Judge Randall R. Rader, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.Mr. Nielson is registered to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office.


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Rachel Dove-Baldwin
Staff Writer
KERMIT – Christian Help, a charity organization based in Kermit is celebrating its eighteenth year of service to the citizens of Mingo County and Martin County, Ky. They have provided a wealth of assistance that has greatly benefited those in need.
Desiring to serve the communities on the border of Kentucky and West Virginia, Christian Help began its outreach program in 1994 in a building in Kermit. Working closely with local businesses, volunteers and other organizations, Christian Help has been able to provide numerous programs for the surrounding communities. In addition to running a free clothing store three days a week, the organization also provides free transportation services, taking participants to doctor's appointments, grocery shopping and to visit family members. They also provide energy and medical assistance, and run two popular holiday basket programs, which serve 300 children and 160 families during Christmas and distribute 120 Easter baskets.
Christian Help's presence in the county, has made a huge impact on the lives of countless peoples. As Mingo County resident Patti Fields described, "Had it not been for Christian Help being here, I probably wouldn't have survived."
Mingo County Commissioner David Baisden has expressed his admiration for those who have remained dedicated to the program throughout the last 18 years, saying that he has never met a finer group of people in his lifetime than these very special ladies.
"I truly do not know what the citizens of Mingo County would do without Christian help, especially those who live in the lower end of the county, in the Kermit, Marrowbone, Breeden and Dingess areas," stated Baisden. "They have stepped forward and provided help to more families than we could ever count. Children who would not otherwise have Christmas presents woke up to gifts under their tree and enjoyed a delicious holiday dinner; families who have lost their homes to fires, floods and other reasons were given items they needed to have a fresh start…the list goes on and on. Their generosity and commitment to our county is unmatched by any other."
Christian Help is able to provide these services through the generous support of time and resources by numerous individuals; particularly local volunteers. There are many ways you could help make sure these valuable services continue to be successful and serve the families of Martin and Mingo Counties for years to come. If you would like to donate your time, resources, or help in another way, please contact Christian Help by emailing them at email@example.com, or by calling 304-393-4251. You are also invited to visit their Facebook page.
Christian Help is a participant in Christian Appalachian Project's Nonprofit Alliance. The program brings small grassroots nonprofit organizations together to strengthen southern West Virginia's communities. For more information about the Alliance, contact Nicholas Galiardo at 606-792-8109, or email him at email@example.com.