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Greetings Noisebridge!

We are pleased to announce the monthly "Five Minutes of Fame", scheduled for
this Thursday, August 20th, at 8pm at Noisebridge. Bring yourself, your
 friends, your pet alien, and ping pong balls to throw at the speakers.

All speakers have been notified, and the current schedule is as follows*:

"The audio-visual symphony of 4'33" (aestetix)
 "Center for un-Authorized Repairs: hacking culture with media" (feel real neil)
"Crankin' portfolio shit" (David Kelso)
"Postural Alignment for a Healthy Body/Mind/Spirit" (Hae Min)
 "Introduction to American Sign Language" (Sai Emrys)
"OpenHatch, an open source connection engine" (Asheesh Laroia)
"Autodidacticism for dummies" (turkshead)
"Video Choreographies" (Surabhi Saraf)
 "Burning Man API (BM-API)" (nym)
"Alex Handy sums up Godel Escher Bach in 5 minutes" (Alex Handy)

Additionally, Michael Kan Kan (of tinkerhack.com) will be hosting a science
 fair after the talks demonstrating some projects he has been working on.

I want to extend thanks to all the speakers, but especially all the people
who have been showing up and make this event a success. Without all of you,
 it would not be able to happen.

aestetix

*schedule is subject to change, although the date/time/location will remain
the same.


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CMV will take over year-round operation of the 620-passenger, 20,000-ton Astor. The ship joined the line in November 2013, for winter cruises sailing both northbound and southbound to Australia as well as round-Australia and Asian itineraries, and CMV opened a sales office in Sydney last year to market Astor's cruises in the South Pacific. Additional itineraries on Astor will include the ship's existing summer 2014 sailings out of Kiel, Bremerhaven and Hamburg in Germany.
The four additional ships making up the remainder of the agreement are the river cruise ships Belvedere, Bellefleur, Bellejour and Sans Souci, which range in capacity from 80 to 176 passengers and sail the Rhine, Main, Danube, Mosel, Neckar, Elbe, Oder, Havel, Rhône and Saône Rivers.
The river vessels will continue to operate German-speaking cruises, and CMV will market the ships under the TransOcean brand. CMV opened an office in Munich in 2013 to handle logistics for a separate five-week charter of river ship Vienna 1 on Germany's Rhine River, set to begin in May 2014.
CMV also has plans to slowly introduce its river cruises for sales in the US. The line launched a dedicated sales office in Fort Lauderdale in 2011.
--by Jamey Bergman, U.K. Production Editor


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To: Mayor Allen Green
Vice Mayor Dennis Kennedy
Council Member Bob Ford
Council Member Donald Burnette
Council Member Robert Pohlmann
From: Kenneth W. Parker, City Manager
Subject: Agenda Commentary for Regular City Council Meeting of
September 27, 2011
Date: September 20, 2011
Item 1 - Pledge of Allegiance
Item 2 - Silent Invocation
Item 3 - Roll Call
Item 4 - David Bubb, RCC Director
Dave Bubb has served as the RCC Director. On September 29, the dispatch functions of RCC will be transferred to Volusia County. The partner cities, South Daytona, Ponce In Let, New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater, and Port Orange, were the first in Volusia County to consolidate dispatch services into a regional model. For the past 10 years, we have worked together to provide the highest quality service to Police, Fire, and to the residents of southeast Volusia County. The cities gained efficiencies in a number of areas such as IT support for their Public Safety Agencies, Records Management for their Public Safety Agencies as well as dispatch itself. Because of the fully integrated dispatch system, the participants have been able to create a true closest unit response model for Fire Service. Rather than operating as a single entity, the residents of southeast Volusia benefited from having 13 response units with a variety of pieces of equipment to meet and address the needs of the citizens. Because of the integrated dispatch, our Police Agencies were better able to coordinate and share information. Because of the consolidated dispatch system and records management program, our public safety agencies were able to share valuable data and information.
Through it all, Dave has provided excellent direction and leadership during his tenure as the Executive Director of RCC. His experience and expertise have been valuable not only in the area of dispatch but in other areas of Public Safety.
The entire team is to be commended for their dedication, hardwork, and support of the Public Safety mission of the cities located in Southeast Volusia County.
This is an opportunity for the City Council to express appreciation to Dave personally but also to recognize the entire RCC team for a job well done.
Item 5 - Local Business Spotlight by Port Orange/South Daytona Chamber of Commerce
The Port Orange-South Daytona Chamber of Commerce will present the featured business of the month, Dunkin' Donuts.
Item 6 - Family Days Community Trust
The Port Orange Family Days Community Trust will be present to update City Council on Port Orange Family Days that begins on September 29th.
Item 7 - Report from KemperSports Management regarding Cypress Head Golf Course
At this time, a representative of KemperSports will make a report to the Council regarding the activities of the golf course.
City Manager Comments: During the Golf Board's 4:30 p.m. meeting with KemperSports Management, we will be discussing their marketing plan as well as the financials. The course did not meet its financial objectives for the month of August. Year-to-date they are behind by $4307.
D. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (Agenda)
Item 8 - Sheila Rees – Take Stock in Children
Ms. Rees has asked to appear before the City Council in order to make a presentation.
E. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (Non-Agenda- 15 minutes)
Item 9- Project Managers' Report
Attached is the Project Managers Report. If you have questions, please contact any of the Project Managers or me.
Item 10 - Revalidation for "Piggy-back of Volusia County Price Agreement Bid #08-B-165DK Backflow Device Testing, and Certifications awarded to Aaron's Backflow Services, Inc. and Validation of Purchase Order for FY2011-12
By their original action on October 28, 2008, City Council approved the means to "piggy-back" Volusia County Price Agreement Bid #08-B-165KW for Backflow Device Testing and Certifications, awarded to Aaron's Backflow Services, Inc.
Per FAC 62-555.360, the City is required to maintain a cross connection program. The program includes annual testing and inspection of all backflow prevention (BFP) devices. BFP's are typically installed immediately after the meter on potable water services. Their purpose is to protect the city's drinking water system from potentially being contaminated by pollutants that may be injected into the drinking water plumbing after the point of connection to the city system. City policies place the responsibility of testing and maintaining BFP's on the owner of the backflow device. In the case of commercial and multi-family developments, the parcel owner must provide the required annual testing. However, the City itself bears this responsibility for residential connections.
The current County 5 year price agreement remains in effect through September 30, 2013. Aaron's Backflow Services, Inc. has agreed to perform the same services for the City of Port Orange and honor all prices and terms of the price agreement through September 30, 2013.
The Public Utilities Department respectfully requests City Council approval to revalidate the "piggyback price agreement", and validate the purchase order issued to Aaron's Backflow Services, Inc. in the amount of $127,300. Funds have been budgeted in FY2011-12 under Professional Services account 40108005363113 specifically for this purpose. Contingent upon approval of FY2011/12 Budget.
Staff recommends approval to "piggyback" Volusia County, Florida Price Agreement Bid #08-B-165KW Backflow Device Testing and Certifications awarded to Aaron's Backflow Services, Inc, and Validate Issuance of Purchase Order in the amount of $127,300.
Item 11 - Approval to Piggyback State Contract to Purchase Tires for Fleet Vehicles
Each year, staff requests approval to piggyback the State contract in order to purchase tires for fleet vehicles at the lowest price possible. Staff requests approval to piggyback State contract #863-000-10-1 to purchase tires through approved vendors, McGee Tires Stores Inc. and Boulevard Tire Center. Funding available after FY11-12 Budget approval.
Staff recommends approval to piggyback State contract #863-000-10-1 in order to purchase tires at the lowest price available.
Item 12 - Approval to Piggyback City of Jacksonville's Contract with USA Services of Florida, Inc. for Street Sweeping Services
Our street sweeping contract with USA Services of Florida Inc. expires September 30th. USA Services is willing to allow us to piggyback their new contract with the City of Jacksonville which has a contract cost of $28.70 per curb mile, which is lower than the current contract rate of $30.48 per curb mile. The Sweep Master sheet attached provides a breakdown of the streets under contract, length in miles and sweep frequency. As shown, total annual cost will not exceed $99,594.45. Funds are available in Account #41061005343414, pending approval of operating budget on 9/20/11.
Staff recommends approval to piggyback the City of Jacksonville's contract with USA Services Inc. for street sweeping services for a total annual cost not to exceed $99,594.45.
Item 13 - Fuel Purchases- Contract Extension, Volusia County Bid #09-B-30VO
Two years ago, the County of Volusia issued a cooperative bid for fuel acquisitions and Port Orange was one of the entities that participated in the bid (#09-B-30VO). The bid had four (4) one year renewal extensions and the County has approved another extension. Staff requests approval to continue to purchase fuel through participating vendors, Mansfield Oil, Glover Oil and Watkins Oil.
Staff recommends approval purchase fuel from vendors participating in Volusia County's cooperative bid #09-B-30VO.
Item 14 - Cooperative Economic Development Agreement with Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation
Team Volusia Economic Development Council (TVEDC) serves as a countywide public-private economic development agency. TVEDC hired Helen Cauthen as its full-time director this past year and is focusing on recruiting new businesses and fostering the expansion of existing businesses within the City of Port Orange and Volusia County. They will promote the City through a variety of means including a new GIS-based economic development website promoting available sites and information. The City is listed on the site and can link directly to it. They also provide representation and trade and industry events on behalf of their partners.
The TVEDC will coordinate with City staff as well as the Volusia County Department of Economic Development and the annual contract amount of $28,024 ensures the City Manager a seat on the Executive Board. Funding for public agencies is based upon $0.50 per capita and all public funds will be separately accounted for.
Funds are budgeted in Business Development Account 626-1900-515-81-19, pending approval of the FY2012 budget.
Staff recommends approval of a cooperative economic development agreement with Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation in the amount of $28,024 and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute all applicable documents.
Item 15 - Validation of Sole Source Vendors for Standardization Purposes
Public Utilities infrastructure consists of a very elaborate and complex system of pumps, motors, generators, and other equipment necessary to operate and monitor the city's wells, remote pumping stations, and lift stations as well as our water treatment and sewer/reclaim plant facilities. In accordance with City policy and procedures, the department implements competitive bid and purchasing practices whenever possible.
In some instances, however, it is neither possible nor practical to obtain competitive quotes due to the specialized nature of certain equipment and services. When these circumstances occur, it is often due to the fact that specific parts, materials, and accessories must be purchased from either the original manufacturer or an authorized distributor. Equipment standardization is another very important consideration. For example, the City operates more than 120 lift stations. It is simply not practical nor is it feasible for in-house mechanics and operators to be trained and skilled in the repair and preventative maintenance of multiple brands and models of pumps and motors.
Few vendors are utilized on an annual basis for specific products and services that exceed $25,000. Staff recommends the waiver of bid procedures and validation of the following vendors as a sole source for standardization purposes.
Staff recommends approval to waive bid procedures and validate Barney's Pumps, Data Flow Systems, Diamond Quest, ITT Water and Wastewater, and Sanders Company as Sole Source Vendors for standardization purposes.
Item 16 - Agreement with Port Orange/South Daytona Chamber of Commerce
The Port Orange/South Daytona Chamber of Commerce works with the City to provide business development support and activities throughout the year. They conduct workshops and business visitations as well as provide technical assistance to the City on a variety of issues that impact the local business community. They promote the City and provide information to new prospects, residents and business owners.
The Chamber provides quarterly reports to the City Council and provides opportunities for Council Members and City staff to interact with the business community.
Staff recommends approval of an agreement with the Port Orange/South Daytona Chamber of Commerce for business development activities in the amount of $19,000 and to authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute all applicable documents.
Item 17 - U.S. 1 & Dunlawton Median Landscaping Refurbishment FDOT Landscape Discretionary Grant Opportunity
Recognizing the important contribution roadway corridors make to the image and economic health of the community, the City Council has placed a high priority on restoring the appearance of the medians within the City's major thoroughfares. On June 7, 2011, staff presented the City Council with a multi-phase plan for the refurbishment of the Dunlawton Avenue and U.S. 1 medians.
As directed by the City Council, staff has continued its work to identify opportunities to implement median enhancements. Through a successful grant request, $198,000 has been earmarked by FDOT for median enhancements along U.S. 1 & Dunlawton Avenue in the Town Center CRA. These median enhancements have already been designed and permitted through FDOT, making this project essentially "shovel ready".
A City commitment of approximately $220,420 is needed in addition to the FDOT funds to implement these improvements. Gasoline Tax funds have been identified as a source for these maintenance activities. Please reference attached memorandum for additional detail.
Staff recommends acceptance of the FDOT Landscape Discretionary Grants for the Town Center Median Project; to utilize Gasoline Tax Funds for the City's share of expenses, and to authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute the Joint Participation Agreement with FDOT for this project.
Item 18- Second Reading – Ordinance No. 2011-14 – Mandatory Spay or Neuter Ordinance (TABLED FROM SEPT. 20, 2011)
The ordinance provides for the mandatory spay or neuter of cats and dogs over the age of six months belonging to persons residing in the City of Port Orange, unless the animal is qualified for an unaltered animal permit or is otherwise exempt. The ordinance sets out the qualifying conditions for an unaltered animal permit, requires micro-chipping as a condition of obtaining an unaltered animal permit, and provides for enforcement, exemptions and penalties.
Staff recommends Council adopt Ordinance No.: 2011-14, providing for the Mandatory Spay or Neuter of cats and dogs belonging to persons residing in the City of Port Orange.
Item 19- Citizen Advisory Committee for TPO
Bobby Ball will attend to bring you up to date on the activities of the Citizen Advisory Committee for the Transportation Planning Organization.
I. FINANCE (John Shelley)
Item 20- Monthly Financial Report
Attached is the Monthly Financial Report. If you have questions, please contact either John Shelley or me.
Item 21 - First Reading – Ordinance No 2011-28 – Authorization of the issuance of not to exceed $3,050,000 Stormwater Utility Refunding Revenue Bonds, and not to exceed $40,350,000 Water and Sewer Refunding Revenue Bonds to Refund City's Outstanding Stormwater Utility Revenue Note, Series 2008, Water and Sewer Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2003, and certain Water and Sewer State Revolving Fund Loans, Providing for Payment of Such Refunding Bonds from the Funds Pledged to the Payment of the Refunded Debt
During the City's evaluation of outstanding debt it was determined to be desirable to provide for the refunding of certain outstanding Debt pertaining to the following:
Some of all of the Stormwater Utility Revenue Note, Series 2008, some or all of the outstanding Water and Sewer Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2003, and some of the State Revolving Funds Loans (collectively, the "Refunded Debt") in order to reduce debt service on the City's outstanding debt, including the debt service on the Refunded Debt.
It is also necessary and desirable to provide for the issuance of not exceeding $3,050,000 Stormwater Utility Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series [to be designated] and not exceeding $40,350,000 Water and Sewer Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series [to be designated] collectively, the "Refunding Bonds" of the City to refund the Refunded Debt.
The attached Ordinance authorizes this transaction.
Staff recommends approval of Ordinance No. 2011-28.
Second Reading: October 18, 2011.
City Manager Comments: Our Code of Ordinances requires the City Council to enact an Ordinance prior to the issuance or refunding of bonds. In recent days, our Financial Advisor, Toby Wagner, has identified potential bonds and State Refunding Fund loans that maybe candidates for refunding. Interest rates are at historic low levels which may allow the City to lower its cost and/or shorten its term of the debt. I have asked Toby to provide us with interest rate sensitivity computer runs in order to provide with an indication of the potential savings that could be achieved if refunding were accomplished. If the City Council agrees to move forward, I will be recommending to the City Council competitive bids be received for the refunding of the bonds. Not all the bonds or outstanding loans maybe a candidate to refund at this time. By enacting the Ordinance, the City is positioned to take advantage of the market condition, If it does not produce the savings the City Council believes to be in the best interest of the tax and ratepayers, then the bonds don't have to be issued.
J. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (Wayne Clark)
Item 22 – First Reading – Ordinance No. 2011-27 – Land Development Code Amendments/Miscellaneous Revisions and Improvements, 11-25000003
At the June 23, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting, the Planning Commission recommended approval (6-0) of the proposed amendments intended to improve the content of the existing code, as part of an ongoing code maintenance effort.
The amendments to the code are classified under two categories: 1) omissions, clarifications and minor changes and 2) code improvements. The first category consists of omissions and clarifications that are clean-up items that make the code more efficient to use but do not change the content. The code improvements sections includes changes to the content of the existing code that are intended to address problems or issues encountered when applying the code to actual developments. Please see the attached staff report for more information.
Staff recommends approval of Ordinance No. 2011-27, adopting the proposed amendments to Chapters 2, 5, 6, 9, & 10-17 of the LDC, regarding miscellaneous revisions and improvements to the code.
City Manager Comments: There are other amendments coming forward to the City Council in the future. One that has been discussed that is before the Planning Commission is the elimination of the compact parking spaces. That amendment should be ready for City Council discussion either in October or November.
Second Reading: October 18, 2011.
Item 23 - Floodplain Management Report
The attached annual Floodplain Management Report is provided to Council in accordance with the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System. This report provides a review of each action item in the plan, the repetitive loss properties identified in 2011, drainage improvements and activities during the past year, a summary of how the public can obtain a copy of the original plan and public outreach completed since the last report submitted in October 2009. (Information only: No motion is required.)
K. PUBLIC SAFETY (Jerry Monahan)
Item 24 - Resolution No. 11-56 – Traffic Enforcement Agreement with Sabal Creek Homeowner's Association, Inc.
The Traffic Enforcement Agreement between the City of Port Orange and the Sabal Creek Homeowners Association, Inc. expired on September 30, 2010. Sabal Creek Homeowners Association, Inc. is requesting to renew the agreement for a period of seven (7) years. The agreement will expire on September 30, 2018.
Staff recommends approval of Resolution No. 11-56 authorizing approval of a seven (7) year extension of the Traffic Enforcement Agreement with the Sabal Creek Homeowners Association, Inc.
L. PUBLIC WORKS (Warren Pike)
Item 25 - Second Reading – Ordinance No. 2011-23 – Granting Exclusive Franchise for Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste, Yard Waste, and Recyclable Materials (CONTINUED FROM SEPT. 20, 2011)
The Ordinance grants an exclusive franchise to Veolia ES Solid Waste Southeast, Inc., for the collection and disposal of solid waste, yard waste, and recyclable materials within the City of Port Orange. Veolia, as Franchisee, has the necessary equipment, personnel, and experience to properly perform the work and has been awarded the contract pursuant to City Bid B11-08 and the proposal accepted by the City.
Staff recommends adoption of Ordinance No. 2011-23.
City Manager Comments: The City continues to work with Veolia to finalize the agreement. If we are not completed with contract negotiations by Tuesday night, the City Attorney and I will be bringing forward an extension of the existing contract at the prices that were included in the Veolia bid.
Item 26 – First Reading – Ordinance No. 2011-30 – Award Roll-Off Franchise Agreement with Southeast Container Service, Inc. (Bid #11-20)
The City Council approved the waiver of the bid irregularity and allowed Southeast Container Services, Inc. to provide roll off containers within the City of Port Orange.
Item 27 - Approval of the Third Amendment to Solid Waste Collection Contract with Veolia ES Solid Waste Southeast, Inc.,
In order to complete the contract agreement with Veolia, it is necessary to extend the contract for collection services. The new rates will go into effect on October 1. Veolia has indicated that they are in agreement with extending the contract using the new pricing. Margaret and I are recommending a 30 day extension.
M. CITY MANAGER (Ken Parker)
Item 28 - Resolution No. 11-27 – Volusia ECHO Grant (Phase 2 All Children's Park Playground Equipment)
The City seeks funding assistance from the Volusia ECHO Grant program to construct the second phase of the playground equipment at All Children's Park.
The City requests $125,000.00 (50%) from the ECHO program and the City will provide a 50% match of $125,000.00 ($100,000 cash & $25,000 in-kind land value).
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 11 -27 authorizing the City Manager to submit a Volusia ECHO Grant application to construct Phase 2 Playground Improvements at the All Children's Park. In addition, authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute any agreements or contracts and provide a match.
City Manager Comments: As you know, Volusia ECHO suspended applications last year in order to review the program and to make adjustments to the program. The City had plans to apply for funding the second and final phase of the playground at All Children's Park. The final phase of the project will be fully ADA compliant and will add additional playground elements to this popular City Park.
Item 29 - Discussion – Volusia ECHO Acquisition Grant (Acquisition of the Sweetwater's Property 3633 Halifax Drive and land south of Sweetwater's)
Revisions to the Volusia ECHO grant program include the purchase of property on waterways. Attached is information on the program's purpose and the selection criteria. Water acquisition applications must be post marked on or before December 31, 2011.
The City seeks to apply for funding assistance from the Volusia ECHO Water Acquisition Grant program to acquire the Sweetwater's Property, 3633 Halifax Drive and the land south of Sweetwater's (see attached map).
The 2009 Town Center Riverwalk Master Plan details the uses of the Sweetwater's property as civic green, public water access, and the Riverwalk Boardwalk. The boardwalk serves as a walking trail on the Port Orange Pathway (POP!), and is part of the East Coast Greenway Trail that runs from Maine to Key West, Florida.
Staff recommends authorizing the City Manager to submit a Volusia ECHO Water Acquisition Grant application to acquire the Sweetwater's Property on Halifax Drive and the land south of the point.
City Manager Comments: The owner of the old Sweetwater Property has indicated a willingness to sell the property. When the County Council revised the ECHO program, they added an element the purchase of Waterfront property. This is the first year with this category in the ECHO program. In the past, there has been interest in either trading for or acquiring the property. The City will attempt to use land that it has already acquired as the local match for the old Sweetwater property. Does the City Council desire to apply for the grant? The City Council can always decide to withdraw the grant proposal or not accept the grant if it is awarded. Appraisals would have to be completed to determine land value. Although the property owner has indicated a willingness to sell the property, they may not accept the appraised value.
Item 30 - Discussion – Volusia ECHO Acquisition Grant (Acquisition of the riverside property east of 3900 Halifax Drive)
Revisions to the Volusia ECHO grant program include the purchase of property on waterways. Attached is information on the program's purpose and the selection criteria.
Water acquisition applications must be post marked on or before December 31, 2011.
The City seeks to acquire the riverside property east of Halifax Drive and riparian rights with funding assistance from the Volusia ECHO Water Acquisition Grant program. The land is located across the street from the Hughes House, 3900 Halifax Drive. A map is attached.
Land uses include public water access and a portion of the Riverwalk Boardwalk as cited in the 2009 Town Center Riverwalk Master Plan. The boardwalk serves as a walking trail on the Port Orange Pathway (POP!), and is part of the East Coast Greenway Trail that runs from Maine to Key West, Florida. The purchase price is $91,600.
Staff recommends authorizing the City Manager to submit a Volusia ECHO Water Acquisition Grant application to acquire the property east of 3900 Halifax Drive and the riparian rights.
City Manager Comment: When the Hughes property was acquired by a private developer, the City obtained an option right to acquire the portion of Hughes property located east of Halifax Drive. In fact, this is the only riverfront section between Dunlawton Avenue and the City's Adult Center that is not owned by the City of Port Orange. The option price was established at the time of the acquisition. Does the City Council desire to apply for the grant to acquire the property? Because of what land values have done in recent years, the actual value of the land today is probably less than it was when the option was included in the transaction.
Item 31 - Comments/Concerns from Council Members
At this time council members may discuss various matters or concerns.
At this time, Council Members may report on various committees to which they have been assigned.


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A distributed optical fiber sensor with the capability of simultaneously measuring temperature and strain is proposed using a large effective area non-zero dispersion shifted fiber (LEAF) with sub-meter spatial resolution. The Brillouin frequency shift is measured using Brillouin optical time-domain analysis (BOTDA) with differential pulse-width pair technique, while the spectrum shift of the Rayleigh backscatter is measured using optical frequency-domain reflectometry (OFDR). These shifts are the functions of both temperature and strain, and can be used as two independent parameters for the discrimination of temperature and strain. A 92 m measurable range with the spatial resolution of 50 cm is demonstrated experimentally, and accuracies of ±1.2 °C in temperature and ±15 με in strain could be achieved.
Optical fiber sensors (OFSs) have attracted intensive research interest around the World for several decades. They have already shown a superior advantage over their conventional electrical counterparts because of their distributed capabilities. A fully distributed OFS is usually operated by measuring the surrounding environment changes along the length of the sensing fiber. Several mechanisms have been successfully applied to fulfill this kind of measurement, such as Brillouin scattering, Raman scattering, as well as Rayleigh scattering. In terms of approaches, optical time-domain reflectometry (OTDR) and optical frequency-domain reflectometry (OFDR) have found their way to meet various practical needs. On the other hand, among a large amount of physical and chemical parameters which OFSs could measure, temperature and strain are the most widely studied, since many applications require accurate measurement of these two parameters, such as monitoring the health of large structures for their conditions, detecting pipeline buckling or leaking, and bridge deformation.
An OFS is sensitive to both strain and temperature, normally making a change in temperature indistinguishable from a change in strain. This cross sensitivity, which exists in almost all the OFSs, including distributed ones, would introduce errors when monitoring strain. In a Brillouin scattering based distributed sensor, as the Brillouin frequency is sensitive to both temperature and strain, and the Brillouin power in single-mode fiber (SMF) is also sensitive to temperature and strain, so Brillouin power and frequency can be used for simultaneous temperature and strain measurement [
For the OFDR technique, temperature and strain discrimination could be achieved in a PMF by measuring the autocorrelation and cross-correlation shifts of the Rayleigh backscatter data [
In this work, we propose to measure temperature and strain simultaneously with stimulated Brillouin scattering and Rayleigh backscatter in a single-mode fiber. Distributed Brillouin frequency shift (BFS) is measured by differential pulse-width pair Brillouin optical time-domain analysis (DPP-BOTDA) [
The experimental setup is shown in
The OFDR configuration consists of a tunable laser source (TLS; Agilent 81980A) operating around 1,550 nm with a continuous sweep mode. Since the polarization state of the scattered signal is arbitrary, we adopt the polarization diversity detection technique. When the laser is tuned, the interference signals obtained from the combination of the Rayleigh scattering signal and the local laser beam is split by a polarization beam splitter (PBS); the resultant "s" and "p" components are then received and digitized as a function of the TLS frequency by a two-channel acquisition. Fourier transform is then used to convert these frequency data into time-domain data; after performing a vector sum of the transformed "s" and "p" components [
The two systems are combined together with a 1,310/1,550 nm wavelength division multiplexer 1 (WDM1). WDM2 is used to couple the TLS beam out of the fiber loop after it passes through the FUT; otherwise, the Rayleigh backscatter data might be corrupted by the reflection of the BOTDA components such as the attenuator and the isolator. A small fiber circle is made at the end of 1550-nm port of the WDM2 shown in
We use a 45/50 ns pulse pair for DPP-BOTDA measurement, determining a 50 cm spatial resolution. The peak power of the optical pulse is approximately 35 mW, and the continuous wave (CW) power from the other source is about 1 mW. The time-domain signals are monitored with a 1 GHz bandwidth AC-coupled PD, and 5,000 averages are taken at each frequency step. The sensing fiber is 92-m long, where near the end of the sensing fiber around 80 m, a section of 0.5 m fiber is used for axial strain measurement by attaching the fiber on a translation stage, and a 0.7 m section is placed in an oven for temperature measurement; the two sections are separated by about 1.5 m as shown in the bottom inset in
For the OFDR measurement, when the TLS is tuned, interference fringes that can be related to the complex reflectivity of the FUT are received at the detectors labeled "s" and "p" via a PBS, triggered by the trigger interferometer. The Rayleigh backscatter as a function of fiber length is obtained through Fourier transform [
Next, we calibrate the temperature and strain coefficients for BFS and RBSS by operating the two systems separately. We measure the BFSs for the first two peaks in LEAF obtaining their strain and temperature coefficients by linearly fitting the experimental data at different strain values and temperatures shown in
Finally, we investigate the distributed capability. We applied strain of 1,640 με and heat the fiber to 53 °C (room temperature of 25 °C) on two fiber sections simultaneously shown as the bottom inset in
In order to calculate the distribution of the temperature and strain, we re-sample the RBSS data by nearest-neighbor interpolation to obtain the same amount data points with those obtained through DPP-BOTDA. Then, substituting the re-sampled RBSS Δ
A distributed OFS which can simultaneously measure temperature and strain has been demonstrated. BFS distribution is measured by using the DPP-BOTDA approach, while the RBSS is obtained through the OFDR technique. The distributed discrimination for temperature and strain can be achieved provided that a pair of BFS and RBSS along the sensing fiber has been measured. A 92 m long sensing range, a 50 cm spatial resolution with the temperature and strain accuracies of ±1.2 °C and ±15 με is achieved. The spatial resolution and measurable range could in principle be further improved.
This work was supported by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grants and Canada Research Chair Program. D. P. Zhou would like to thank the Province of Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation and the University of Ottawa for the financial support of the Vision 2020 Postdoctoral fellowship.
Experiment Setup. OFDR: optical frequency-domain reflectometry; TLS: tunable laser source; DAQ: data acquisition; EOM: electro-optic modulator; OC: optical coupler; PC: polarization controller; PD: photodetector; PBS: polarization beam splitter; WDM: wavelength division multiplexer; FUT: fiber under test. Bottom inset shows the sensing fiber section, where a 0.5 m long fiber could be applied axial strain by attaching the fiber on the translation stage, and a 0.7 m section is placed in the oven for varying temperature; the two sections are separated by about 1.5 m.
The 3-dimensional graphs of the Brillouin gain spectrum using (
Rayleigh backscatter as a function of fiber length.
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Olivia Loeffler Won Dayton Daily News/Dragons Contest
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Dayton, OH - Olivia Loeffler, an 11-year-old from Loveland, has been selected as the winner of the Dayton Daily News/Dayton Dragons national anthem contest. She will sing in front of a sell-out crowd at Fifth Third Field on opening night, April 11th.
Olivia was selected from a group of more than 300 who auditioned to perform the National Anthem at Dragons games this season. She is a fifth-grader at McCormick Elementary School in the Milford school district.
"I was just hoping I would be picked for one of the 70 games", says Olivia. "When the team called, I was afraid they were going to say sorry, maybe next year, but when they told us I was picked for opening night, it was the cherry on top."
Olivia has performed in several shows at the Children's Theatre of Mason since the age of six. She performed as "Annie" in the Children's Performing Arts of Miamisburg. She has auditioned for the Broadway performance of Annie (selected as a finalist) and Matilda (semi-finalist). She is the daughter of Marc and Pam Loeffler.
"We first noticed a special talent when she was about three years old," says Pam Loeffler. "She would sing songs from Beauty and the Beast and Little Mermaid in the bathtub and be right on key, and at one point, we said 'oh my gosh, she is really good at this' and it progressed from there."
The Dragons conduct national anthem try-outs in March of every year in front of a live audience at the Dayton Mall and the Mall at Fairfield Commons. The Dayton Daily News has served as the sponsor for all 14 years of auditions. Each year, all 300 available time slots to perform over the two-day audition process have been filled through a pre-registration process, and additional performers have also auditioned on a stand-by basis, bringing the annual number of performers to around 350. Auditions are judged by a panel of community leaders including representatives from the Dayton Daily News.
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Selfless service, bravery in the face of extreme opposition, courage under fire, all these words can be used to describe Chief Warrant Officer-3 Michael Leipold, an AH-64D Apache helicopter maintenance test pilot for Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, who was recently awarded the Air Medal with V device for valor for his actions on Oct. 4.
While Leipold's actions in battle were quite remarkable, his story in the military begins much earlier than the events of that decisive day in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
His story started in 1993 when as a self-described "young punk with very little ambition," Leipold enlisted into the Army as a tank crewman.
Leipold explained how while growing up, the one constant for him was his involvement in sports and the team environment, and that the team mindedness of the Army was what originally attracted him to the service.
"I wanted to be a part of something that was bigger than myself," he said.
After meeting with success within the enlisted ranks for almost nine years, Leipold eventually decided to pursue a career in aviation, he said.
"There was a lot of different reasons (I made the change), one was that the Apache is the premier attack aircraft of the world, there is nothing that really comes close to it, and I've always been intrigued by flight as well," Leipold said.
While flying is a large part of Leipold's life, there is a lot more to him explained Chief Warrant Officer-4 James Merideth, the company standardization pilot.
"He's not just a great pilot, he's very much a family man and a devout Christian," Merideth said.
Merideth went on to describe how Leipold has been married for a number of years, and has five wonderful kids. He also detailed how education was an important factor in Leipold's life, whether it is military education, or the completion of his bachelor's degree in biblical studies.
Besides these successes he has had in life, Leipold has had many accomplishments in his career prior to the actions that led to his most recent award. He deployed to Iraq three times, completed his first tour in Afghanistan and received numerous awards to include an Air Medal with V device for valor previous to this one, Leipold said.
When asked about the mission, Leipold was hesitant to speak too much on the subject due to its sensitive nature, as it was in support of special operations forces, yet he had no problem explaining the importance of his job on the battlefield.
"What we do is close air support for the ground trooper. When contact is made, everybody else runs away from it, but we run to it, because someone needs us. That's basically what we do," Leipold said. "We know we're going into an area that's not going to be friendly, but we know there are good guys on the ground, and we make our money by making sure they come home."
"The job satisfaction you get from helping someone on the ground, who really needs it is unparalleled in my opinion," Leipold said.
"If you talk to any Apache pilot across the board, you'll get the same thing, it's all about the ground guys," Leipold added.
As far as the specific actions that Leipold was awarded for, his award describes a day where as air mission commander and pilot-in-command, Leipold and his team successfully engaged and destroyed more than 20 enemy fighting positions, all while taking extreme amounts of enemy fire, in order to ensure that U.S. and British Special Operations Forces could safely and successfully infiltrate and occupy the area the next day.
Leipold himself said that when they flew into the area the enemy fired from about 15 heavy machinegun positions, and at any one time 16 or 17 rocket propelled grenades were flying through the air.
Merideth also shed a little light on the mission.
"Some of our guys had already flew in to check out the area the night before ... (Leipold) knew the sheer amount of enemy firepower he would have to fly into ... he knew he was going to go put himself, his life, his aircraft in danger ... and he didn't even bat an eye at it. (Leipold) said 'absolutely, yea, put me in,'" Meredith said.


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Gainesville First United Methodist Church is hosting its 17th annual Christmas is One Language concert this Sunday.
The event, which is coordinated in conjunction with the Gainesville Multicultural Committee, aims to bring the local community together by showcasing the different cultural celebrations of the holidays.
"The point is to bring us all together," the church's Director of Music John LaForge said. "We all look forward to the traditions we have with our families and churches, and that is great, but when you have the opportunity to come together and people of different cultures can all celebrate at one time, it is really special."
Christmas is One Language is free and open to the public, and takes place at 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church located at 2780 Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville.
First United Methodist expects between 600 and 650 people to attend the concert, which consists of local handbell musicians, choirs, bluegrass bands, mariachi bands and Mexican dance groups.
The multicultural committee and the church have been planning Christmas is One Language since the early summer. A great deal of effort is required to coordinate, garner support from local businesses and ensure there is as much diversity as possible represented at the concert, LaForge said.
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Preface To All Policies And Procedures: Discussions regarding naming are confidential until a final decision has been rendered by the designated official(s) - the President of Humboldt State University or The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees.
The University has the expectation that over time the use of these policies and procedures will lead to the naming of the facilities at Humboldt State University in such a manner that will be balanced in reflecting the functions of property, reflecting natural/geographic features of the area, reflecting the traditional theme of the University, honoring individuals for service to Humboldt or the CSU, recognizing gifts to the University, and recognizing cultural, ethnic, national, and gender diversity with fairness, dignity, compassion, and procedural consistency.
The California State University Trustees retain the authority to name all buildings and properties. [See attached CSU Policy & Procedure on Naming CSU Facilities and Properties]
The President of Humboldt State University has the final decision and is the only person authorized to forward a request to the CSU Board of Trustees to name a building or property.
The President of the University makes the final decision to name Humboldt State University rooms (e.g. classrooms, laboratories, seminar rooms, auditoriums, concert hall, clinics, gymnasiums, lobbies) and other local campus facilities. This authority is granted under CSU Executive Order 713, effective November 1, 1999.
The Campus Naming Subcommittee of the University Space and Facilities Committee is an administrative committee making recommendations to the Chair of the University Space and Facilities Committee (USFC), and will hereafter be referred to as the Subcommittee. The Chair of the USFC shall appoint the Subcommittee to make recommendations regarding the naming of Humboldt State buildings, rooms, and other local campus facilities. The Chair of the USFC shall request recommendations for potential appointment from the following constituent bodies: the Emeritus Faculty Association, Staff Council, Associated Students, and the Academic Senate Appointments Committee. The Subcommittee shall consist of one representative (unless otherwise indicated) from the constituencies below. Committee members will serve staggered terms of four (4) years, except for the student representative who shall serve a one-year term.
The Subcommittee shall meet as needed and shall only consider written documentation of support with regard to Naming Proposals.
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The review (in a timely manner) of Naming Proposals by the Subcommittee will include the following:
No formal commitment for naming shall be made prior to approval of the proposed name by the designated official(s) - the President of Humboldt State University or the CSU Board of Trustees. No announcements regarding the naming of facilities are to be issued until authorized in writing by the President of the University. After the decision has been made, the candidate or appropriate family member will be contacted by the President or a designee.
Once approval is granted, University Advancement will make arrangements for public announcement and recognition. University Advancement shall coordinate the installation of signage with Facilities Management. University Advancement will maintain biographical sketches on individuals for whom facilities are named. [See the Procedure section of the attached CSU Policy and Procedure on Naming CSU Facilities and Properties for additional information on procedure.]
[See the Policy Section of the attached CSU Policy and Procedure on Naming CSU Facilities and Properties for a listing of the criteria.]
The naming of scholarships, endowments, trusts, lecture/artistic series, and equipment is excluded from this policy.
[See Policy and Procedure on Naming Scholarships, Endowments, Trusts, Lecture/Artistic Series, and Equipment]
The Board of Trustees of The California State University retains authority for naming all CSU facilities and properties, i.e., all buildings; major portions of buildings; university or college streets or roads; stadium and baseball fields and other areas of major assembly or activity; plazas, malls, and other large areas of campus circulation; and all other highly visible facilities and properties. The Board delegates to the Chancellor the authority to name individual rooms, limited areas and individual items or features within buildings, individual landscape items or features, limited outdoor areas, and other minor properties. The Chancellor is also delegated authority to approve temporary namings for a facility or property, reflecting natural or geographic features, or reflecting a traditional theme of a university. The Chancellor may sub-delegate this authority, as he or she deems appropriate.
This policy is intended to encourage private support through opportunities to name campus facilities and properties and only under extraordinary circumstances should facilities and properties be named without a gift.
Each proposal for naming a CSU facility or property shall be considered on its own merits. No commitment for naming shall be made prior to Trustee approval of the proposed name.
A name of a CSU facility or property presented for Trustee approval must honor an individual or an organization and must meet the following criteria:
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HP opens new front in war on refillers
One more cartridge reseller has been accused of violating some of HP's 4,000 ink and cartridge patents
HP on Thursday accused a US cartridge reseller of refilling used printer cartridges with ink that relies on a formula for an HP-patented ink brand.
In a letter to Cartridge World, HP asked the company to stop using inks with the same chemical composition that's found in its patented brand of Vivera inks. HP holds 9,000 patents related to imaging and printing, 4,000 of them for consumable supplies such as ink and cartridges.
Although not an official legal action, the letter to Cartridge World is part of a broader attempt to crack down on the ink cartridge refill industry, HP said.
"HP spends millions of dollars annually in R&D to create innovations that benefit our customers, and we are rigorous in our protection of this investment," Pradeep Jotwani, senior vice president of supplies in HP's Imaging and Printing Group, said in a statement. "HP hopes that Cartridge World North America will assist its franchisees in quickly complying with the law."
HP said it found multiple instances of cartridges filled with the infringing ink at Cartridge World's US franchises. The cartridges replace a handful of HP printer cartridges, including those numbered 56, 57 and 78, and would be used in HP's DeskJet consumer printers.
Representatives with Cartridge World North America in Emeryville, California, and its home office in Adelaide, South Australia, were not immediately available to comment on the accusations.
Cartridge World, commonly found in strip malls and in business parks, refills empty inkjet cartridges from printer makers such as HP, Epson, Canon and Lexmark International and sells them at heavily discounted rates. For example, Cartridge World sells an HP 56-compatible cartridge for $17.72 instead of its usual retail price of $35.35 (£10.03 instead of £20.02). A discounted HP 78-compatible cartridge that retails for $53.07 sells for $26.57 under Cartridge World pricing.
Separately, HP said it settled its false-advertising lawsuit against Rhinotek Computer Products of Carson, California
Rhinotek acquires used HP ink cartridges and refills them with generic ink prior to resale. HP's suit alleged that Rhinotek's packaging failed to tell consumers that the "compatible" products are used.
Rhinotek has denied any wrongdoing, but has agreed, among other things, to modify its packaging. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
HP said it is using the Cartridge World and Rhinotek cases to draw attention to its intellectual-property rights.
"HP has lost more than most of the other vendors in the aftermarket because they sell more than any other vendor," said John Shane, a director at InfoTrends/CAP Ventures and an industry expert on the ink and toner market.
The estimated retail value for cartridges used in HP inkjet machines in the United States in 2004 was about $6.3bn, according to Shane. That's just more than half the $12bn Shane estimates as the amount for all cartridges for all machines used for desktops last year.
And even though HP printer cartridges make up the majority, the company itself controls only 88 percent of the retail value. The remaining portion of that cartridge demand goes to refilling companies such as Cartridge World, InkCycle and Rhinotek.
"HP products tend to be a little more difficult to recreate in the generic market because the refilling companies can't make print heads, but a good portion of HP's cartridge business is getting eaten up," Shane said.
The case draws many similarities to one that HP settled in June with InkCycle.
HP initially filed the lawsuit in March 2005 after it discovered that refilled inkjet cartridges sold under the Staples brand contained patent-infringing ink. HP filed the lawsuit, but reached the settlement before going to court. InkCycle eventually changed its ink formula.


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