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The 'Internet of Things' provides almost infinite possibilities for the ways mobile/wireless technologies can make our home and work lives easier and more productive, therefore, on this page we will add content we find about interesting / unusual uses of mobile/wireless technologies that the average person wouldn't conceive of to help you expand your idea of the capabilities.
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Earthquake warning on your smartphone? There could be an app for that
Voice controlled GPS helmet to help bikers
This amazingly limber bionic arm connects to your smartphone
A new and surprising take on wearable technology
Wireless Minute: Heated Leather Jacket with Integrated Bluetooth System
Using drones for in-store delivery
Idea launches new line of furniture that can charge your phone without wires
10 Weirdly Useful IoT Devices
Smart whiskey bottle knows when someone has been in your stash
Now Barbie can use wireless tech to have a 2-way conversation with your child
Egyptian app warns community of traffic issues caused by roadside bombs
Drones delivering drinks in a crowded restaurant? It's not as crazy as it sounds.
Researchers building the SniffPhone for smartphone-enabled diagnostics
Augmented Reality Goggles for Skiing
Be My Eyes app harnesses volunteers to help sight-impaired people
Smart Handlebar grips help navigate on a bike without looking at your phone
You may soon be able to charge your phone by yelling at it
'Smart' toilet uses wireless technologies in disaster zones
AT&T's smart luggage solves the lost luggage problem when traveling
NFL's new tablets get positive reviews
Tattoo bio-batteries produce power from sweat
Bluetooth shoes connect driving with the sole
Bridge-saving sensors eliminate infrastructure deficiency
QR code stickers help rescue workers save lives
Why this remote-controlled birth control will be the 'next big thing'
RFID Tags on Honey Bees Reveal Hive Dynamics
Why wearable tech will be as big as the smartphone
Cyborgs among us: humans embed chips in their bodies
Wilson Sporting Goods licenses Univ. of Michigan wireless sensor technology
Smart toilets start to appear in the U.S.
App for bipolar disorder being tested
Mobile app uses facial recognition technology to find missing pets
Mobile technology helping to quantify how animals help improve human health
Smartphone app may help people overcome alcoholism
Wireless electricity - it's a reality!
Syrup makers go high-tech with wireless monitoring
Robotic balls and GPS walking sticks: Latest bizarre tech trends
Designers play with wearable gadgets
8 ways to connect your dog to the web
App ensures you'll never see your ex again
The new hi-tech you
Mobile/wireless technologies drive pet-friendly devices
Remote control snow blower
Can an app improve vision?
Paralyzed drive wheelchairs via wireless technologies they control via tongue piercing
VGo Robotic Telepresence
Most home searches now conducted via mobile
Battle of the SmartHomes
Reinventing parking
Wireless technology helping people walk
Smart Glasses let nurses see veins thru skin
Smartphones track fruit back to the farm
Mobile app helps students find college scholarships
Mobile technology being utilized to stop sexual predators
Samsung's Galaxy Gear marks official start to the smartwatch war
First liver surgery using an iPad and featuring use of Augmented Reality
Popularity of mobile apps growing among farmers
Is there a common language for the Internet of Things?
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Mobile technology provides a better way to find your lost best friend!
Pepsi Brings a Touch of Augmented Reality Magic to Bottles
Mobile technologies power inventory tracking for restaurant industry
Rams trying out Google Glass technology on practice fields
Smartphone accessories that monitor your health
Navy's 1st Unmanned Carrier Landing Made Possible by GPS Technology
'Smart Diaper' with QR code may track tots' health
Abu Dhabi using QR codes on street signs
Wearable computers for war
Mobile technology helps blind golfers
Smartphone turns into handheld bio-sensor
Old smartphones convert to home monitoring system
Mobile technology enables high-tech guns to be remotely disabled
Apps convert smartphones into home monitoring system
Portable Device Provides Rapid, Accurate Diagnosis
Wearable tech fashion
Smart water grid technologies can save billions for water utilities
Michigan company launches first ever electronic deadbolt lock that works directly with smartphones
Wireless 'Smart Skin" Sensors Could Provide Remote Monitoring of Infrastructure
An app that keeps teachers, students and parents in sync
Coming, Ready or Not: Cell Phones as Sensors
GPS technology being utilized to prevent a horrible crime
Crisis hotlines turn to text messages to reach teens
Ann Arbor-based start-up's farming app is growing fast!
Smartphone powers Star Wars-inspired NASA robot
What will it be like to shop with Google Glass?
Apes Using Mobile Technology to Pass the Time
General Electric focuses on mobile technologies to become an industrial 'disruptor'
McDonald's uses QR codes to provide nutrition information to consumers
USPS surprises CES with eye-popping app that brings mail to life
NYPD fights drug thefts with GPS-enabled pill bottles
The end of the smartphone era is coming
25 technologies every 'Smart City' should have
Smartphone Apps Help Drivers Find Space in Parking Garages
One Day Smartphones Will Know Your Body Better Than You Do
Credit Card Acts Like a Smartphone
Your Snartphone's Secret Afterlife
Leader Dogs for the Blind Uses Mobile GPS Technology to Assist Clients
Mobile technology prevents fraud in Superstorm Sandy cleanup
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade marries mobile and television to increase engagement
Unexpected careers using mobile technology: agriculture
Apartment renting with apps
Mobile technologies help to detect breast cancer
Watson and its mobile apps learning to save lives
Startup turns your iPad into a robot
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Smart Cars to be Put to Test in Ann Arbor
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The housing market is a tough place, and many homeowners have been watching their equity go out the door. When it comes to selling, many are trying to save money and do it themselves.
Jon Krause says selling your home yourself, is not easy. He says sticking a 'for sale' sign in your front yard usually won't seal the deal. Most 'by owners' think they're saving on realtor commissions and other fees, but Krause says, those fees are only saved if you're successful at selling your home. Krause adds, going the do-it-yourself route limits your exposure, while listing it professionally opens the door to a much larger audience.
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Joe Paterno Lung Cancer, Judgement from God?
This week Joe Paterno lung cancer is the newest development for the Penn State coach. While reports are still developing, Paterno's son has allegedly confirmed that the iconic football coach who has one two trophies and didn't tell anyone about one of his assistant coaches abusing boys for years now has a 'treatable' for of lung cancer.
It is important to emphasize that this story is only preliminary right now and will be expanded as more details emerge.
If the story is true, it will be interesting to see how many people claim Joe Paterno lung cancer is an act of a very upset God being taken out on the coach. Gary Sandusky's name is being stomped upon this week as a nation vents frustration at a coach whose abuse of boys has gone on for decades. Outside of Sandusky's crimes, the most heinous aspect of the entire situation is that many officials at Penn State may have tried to cover it up.
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195 Changebridge Road, Montville Municipal Building
Mr. Karkowsky - present
Ms. Nielson -
Mr. Lipari -
Mr. Visco - present
Mr. Lewis - present
Also Present: Joseph Burgis, PP, PB Board Planner;
Meghan Hunscher PP, Township Principal
Members reviewed the remaining half of the
draft Land Use Plan Element submitted by Burgis Associates. Mr. Burgis presented a hand-out "Outline of
Changes to Draft Land Use Plan Elment."
The majority of the changes were technical in nature, however there were
a few substantive changes that addresses Lake
Valhalla and sites identified to
satisfy Montville
Township's affordable
housing obligation.
Mr. Lewis indicate that there was initially
and expectation to update the entire master plan, including all of the plan
elements, both required and option, per the Municipal Land Use Law. There was an informal poll and a unanimous
agreement that Burgis Associates should prepare the additional elements. General discussion regarding those elements
Ms. Nielson requested additional information
on grants from the Highlands.
There was discussion about a time table that
involves presenting the draft to the full board in early November and have a
public hearing in late November and early December.
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of the Land Use Element includes:
1. A policy statement to address the neighborhood
character of Lake
Valhalla as opposed to
the creation of bulk standards (e.g. FAR) to control structure size.
2. Continue the investigation into the Pennick property
and potential linking with adjacent property to divert traffic to Route 202.
3. There was discussion regarding the current zoning of
the Pennick property. Currently the R-20
designation remains.
4. There was discussion regarding the Market Place at Montville property on River Road (Block
124, Lots 19, 20, 20.01) for which the owner requested a re-zoning request be
considered from residential to commercial as part of the master plan
process. The property is currently zoned
for single family residential and is constrained by environmental
conditions. In his professional opinion,
Mr. Burgis discussed office as a potential alternative zoning option.
The next master plan subcommittee meeting
will be held on November 3 at 7 p.m. at town hall.
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Meghan Hunscher, PP


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The men get to Bermuda and the date card comes. It is for Doug with the note "Let Our Senses Lead the Way". As Doug gets ready for his date with Emily, the other guys tell him to relax. Doug stresses himself out and Arie teases him. Emily comes in right at the boiling point of the teasing. Doug and Emily go out on their date and they talk. Doug tells Emily about the argument and impresses Emily even more. She and Doug write back Doug's son, Austin. Doug thinks that was a sweet thing. Back at the hotel, the Group Date card comes and it is for: Charlie, Ryan, Chris, Jef, Sean, Arie, Travis and Kalen. Nate, Alejandro, John and Michael are either going on a one on one date or the dreaded two on one date.
At dinner, Doug thanks Emily for writing the letter with him to Austin. She says that she wants to get to know the real Doug and starts asking him about what his flaws are. She says that she doesn't want to think that Doug is a perfect guy and asks him about it. He struggles to come up with some and then in turn, asks Emily about her flaws. However, she can't think of any either. She realizes that he might just be the perfect guy that she has always wanted.
The next day, Charlie, Ryan, Chris, Jef, Sean, Arie, Travis and Kalen get to their group date with Emily. She says that they are going to do some sailing. Kalen says that this is his element. The guys are split into two teams. They are given the challenge to win to be able to stay with Emily for the rest of the night. They like the challenge. Back at the hotel, the next date card comes it is the dreaded two on one date card for John and Nate. Right away, they are not liking the fact that they are going to have to go up against each other on this with the knowledge that one of them is going to be going home.
Back in the water, the race begins. The guys fight to win the race. Eventually, it is the yellow team who wins. The losing team: Chris, Charlie, Sean and Travis, are heading back to the hotel. The winning team: Ryan, Jef, Arie and Kalen get to their after party and Ryan says that he needs some one on one time. Ryan calls Emily his soon to be trophy wife. Arie says that it is not about a trophy wife. Arie takes Emily away and they kiss on the beach. He says that when he kisses her, everything disappears. Jef is worried that he is not getting enough time with Emily. She likes that Jef is opening up to her. She tells him that he can always open up to her. She wonders why Jef hasn't kissed her yet and wonders if he likes her. Chris and Travis are talking at the house about Emily and the winning team and they don't like the way it is falling to their favor.
Ryan says that he has some questions and says that he wants to flirt with her and talks to Emily. He says that he likes to hang out with her. She brings up the fact that he says weird things, but also says that she likes that in him. He says that he doesn't like the fact that she was kissing Arie right before the rose ceremony before. She apologizes. He tells her that she is going to have to represent other women with her decisions. Emily comes back to the table and says that she wants Jef to get the second rose. He is shocked and Arie is a little shocked. He says that he and Emily have a nice connection that is better then anyone in the running. Afterward, there are fireworks.
The next day, Emily and Ricki have fun in the pool. She has been dreading the two on one date and she is not happy that she is going to have to send one guy home. Back at the hotel, Nate doesn't like that he has to compete against John on this, but says that he has to do what he has to do. John says that he is ready to find his wife. They get to the boat where Emily is. John is ready to show Emily a side that she hasn't seen yet. At the hotel, Doug and Ryan discuss the different of age between Nate and John. Chris doesn't think that age has anything to do with it. Emily wants to have an open mind today and they go to a cliff and jump in. They have fun on the boat and Emily still doesn't know who is going to get the rose.
Later that night, they go into a cave. Emily, John and Nate sit down and there is a rose on the table. They try to enjoy the meal, but it is really quiet. She takes Nate to the side and talks to him. She asks him what he felt about the two on one. He says that he hasn't been open with her and says that she hasn't taken interest in him. She asks what she doesn't know about him. He gets emotional when he talks about his family. She says that is sweet. She talks to John and he says that he doesn't try too hard and that he says that he likes her. She says that she feels confident as to who she is going to choose. John gets the rose. This means that Nate has to go home.
The next day, Ricki shows Emily that she can read the words and she tells Ricki to be a good girl. She leaves and the cocktail party begins. The men start to contemplate if they have done enough to be able to keep Emily's attention. Emily comes in and tells the guys to be open in the night. Alejandro feels that he is in the hot seat and starts talking about how he will show her who he is. Inside, the guys contemplate that Ryan is going to go home next. Meanwhile, Emily sits down with Ryan and tells him that she is admirable. Arie comes in and steals Emily away. Ryan feels that the guys are going to go after him. Arie asks Emily what she thinks of him and she says that she thinks about him when she is by herself.
Later in the evening, Ryan is pacing and says that he is not worried about tonight and says that he is a good catch. Michael talks to Ryan and Ryan says that if this doesn't work out, then he is going to start the Bachelor with him. They see rain coming soon and Sean says that he needs some alone time with Emily. They kiss and Sean says that it gets better and better. Meanwhile, Doug says that he doesn't have to rush in to kiss Emily and they joke about the age factor. Chris has some alone time and afterward, Chris talks to Doug. He asks him why he thinks that he is the better man. Doug is shocked and says that Chris is being immature and they have to end this. Chris says that Doug is hiding stuff. Chris comes in and says that it is time for the rose ceremony. Emily says that she is grateful for every time that the men opened up.
Emily has some issues and sits down with Chris. She says that the two on one was emotionally draining. She says that she doesn't like confrontation and mentions how Ryan thinks that she is wrapped around his finger. However, that is not the case. Emily comes out and the fourth rose goes to Sean. The next rose goes to Arie. The sixth rose goes to Travis. The next rose goes to Chris. The eighth rose goes to Ryan. The next rose goes to Kalen. The last rose goes to Alejandro. This means that Nate, Michael and Charlie end their journey of love with Emily. Next week they are in London!
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New releases of past television series
'Big Love: The Complete Collection'
Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton) appears to be a normal suburban Salt Lake City Mormon, but behind closed doors he is a husband to three and father of nine. By the end of Season 4, Henrickson is elected to the Utah State Senate but quickly lets his supporters down when he comes out with his family's lifestyle in hopes of acceptance. The final season reveals the aftermath. Extras include three prequel scenes that provide more insight into the relationships among the "sister wives."
'Portlandia: Season 1'
Fred Armisen of "Saturday Night Live" and musician Carrie Brownstein star in this sketch comedy on IFC about Portland, Ore., "where young people go to retire" and "tattoo ink never runs dry." According to the show, city restaurants serve chicken raised on sheep's milk, soy and hazelnuts, and adults join hide-and-seek leagues (team name: Sherlock Holmies). Kyle MacLachlan guest stars as the mayor of Portland; in one episode, he runs off to play bass for a reggae band. Season 2 begins Jan. 6.
'The Simpsons: The 14th Season'
A highlight of this 2002-03 season is "Barting Over"—Bart has himself legally emancipated from his parents and is stoked to discover that skateboarder Tony Hawk lives in his new apartment building. In another episode, Homer is sent to "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp" (Mick Jagger is among the guest stars).
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Presenter: Fr. Ralph Metts, S.J.Fomer president of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA) and an advocate of students with learning differences. He earned his doctorate in Special Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
This event is part of the ICEL Fall 2012 Workshop Series. The fee is $50 per person and includes lunch. Please register with Emily Johnson, (415) 422-2874. Space is limited.


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Everything from tasers to pocket knives are put in lockers until you leave.
Video surveillance was installed above the metal detectors and a floor-to-ceiling barrier was built between the courthouse and the entry way.
People we talked to say it makes them feel safer.
"I came here when I was pregnant through two pregnancies and I it did cross my mind," said visitor Lacy Heinz. "There's a lot that goes on in this courthouse and so I appreciate the security, personally."
That large number of weapons removed has been virtually unchanged since the start of the metal detection.
Deputies say people just don't pay attention to the signs. It's a learning curve that could take a few more years.


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General International has introduced its latest air-cleaning system that features two-stage filtration and a filter-cleaning sensor with indicator light. The Pro Turbo air cleaner, model 10-550 M1, is designed to clean quickly and quietly, and operate in conjunction with a dust-collection system.
Delta, DeWalt unveil new saw blades
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Delta Machinery has introduced a new line of 16 premium full-kerf woodworking saw blades. The blades range in diameter from 10" to 12", with an additional five blades measuring 220 to 300 mm for a variety of materials including hardwoods and synthetic surfaces.
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Unique Machine & Tool Company recently updated its model 250 door machine. Launched in 1980, the machine was initially developed to make raised panel doors quickly and efficiently. The new ideas stem from customer feedback, in which customers indicated they wanted to use the machine for even more than what they are already doing, says the company.
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"I was inspired by the idea of finding an artifact found in an attic or a videotape buried in a ditch," "Trash Humpers" director Harmony Korine said in Toronto, about his latest film. "I wanted to create something that was more like a feeling. I had to close my eyes and allow myself to get to a place where I could tap into ideas and images."
Despite the hilarity or disgust factor in watching deformed old peeping Toms literally getting it on with trashcans, it's nevertheless intoxicating and difficult to turn away, something akin to being mesmerized by a car wreck on the side of the road or even a flasher. You just can't look away.
"Trash Humpers," is somewhere between a snuff film and the home footage from the mutants in "The Hills Have Eyes." The film, however, truly depicts the beauty in utter grotesqueries turned into an art form.
Korine, in an interview earlier this week in Canada, explained that he wanted to portray characters who had such abandonment and detachment from societal norms. He even wondered aloud whether this might make mainstream society envious of their social freedom. The story itself developed out of his daily routine as a child. While growing up in Tennessee, he used to walk his dogs through alleyways that were lighted by lamp posts that he describes as "beautiful and...theatrical." The humpers in the film, who quite literally drop their pants and get frisky with trash bins, were inspired by peeping Toms in his neighborhood.
He refers to them as, "the neighborhood boogeymen who worked at Krispy Kreme and would wrap themselves in shrubbery, cover themselves with dirt, and peep through the windows of other neighbors."
The director is, of course, famous for indulging his audience with imagery that is a challenge for the squeamish. When asked about provocation, Korine commented directly, "I'm not going to lie and say that I don't like provoking an audience. What I want to provoke is a real reaction. I can't imagine making something and not wanting people to feel it even if a large portion of the audience doesn't want to have anything to do with the feeling. With this film I was really interested in making something real with a tangible message."
In "Trash Humpers," Korine's character, who is mostly behind the camera, has this wailing banshee laugh that is quite haunting. Scenes that tease the senses are recurrent in his work, such as the bathtub scene in "Gummo" for instance. Korine said that he doesn't think about these scenes or sounds when he is making the film. "If it feels right to me. If there is some strong, palpable, raw quality in the moment then I won't question it."
With "Gummo" and "Julien Donkey-Boy" each occupying a cult status, it only seems right for Korine to return to his previous form with morbid settings and disturbing characters. The aesthetic may be similar, but the idea behind "Trash Humpers" is a totally new concept. Although the film has some resemblance to a Dogme 95 film, like his previous "Donkey-Boy," Korine said, "Technically, I wasn't consciously referencing anything from my past movies with 'Trash Humpers.' I wanted to create something honest and true about the feeling of what it would be like to find something. Thematically, the characters and scenes are similar to my older films."
In this film, Korine says he's trying to portray what he sees as the "American Landscape."
"[The film contains] an elaborate series of park garages and back alleyways, and beautiful lamp posts that light up the gutter," he said. The film also captures the underbelly of the American Dream, according to Korine, complete with the broken jagged white picket fences and smashed television sets. The characters in the film are "the people lurking in the shadows, the shape shifters that sleep under bridges," which Korine calls the "artists of mayhem."
"The poets of murder - somehow I managed to make that artful and joyous even though these are truly the most demented characters I've ever filmed."
What ever happened to "Fight Harm?"
Turning away from "Humpers" for a moment, Korine reflected on his pre-"Gummo" project, "Fight Harm," which he described as a film about confronting people on the street and soliciting a fight. Korine allegedly could not throw the first punch, and the crew could not stop any fight that occurred, unless he was going to die, he once said in an interview.
Korine says that he goes back and fourth on whether he will release any of the footage, which is locked away in a safe and unseen in a "very long time." The director says that he's worried that if the footage is released, the concept of the film will be virtually lost.
Going forward, Korine said that he recently finished a new screenplay that will be "slightly more conventional" - a comedy. Subscribing a genre to "Trash Humpers" is difficult, but the roars of laughter from the crowds during the TIFF screening would suggest a comedy. Korine says that he didn't deliberately mean for it to be funny, though. "It's more like a true horror that captures an ambiance in a small town."
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Analog Voltmeters Information
Analog voltmeters measure voltage or voltage drop in a circuit. They display readings using a needle rather than a digital display. Voltmeters may be standalone devices or a part of a multimeter.
Analog voltmeters use a wide variety of means to measure voltage, with d'Arsonval moving-coil galvanometers being most common. These devices use a coil of fine wire suspended within a magnetic field. The coil rotates and moves a pointer or other indicator proportional to the applied current level.
Moving-coil galvanometers are typically used to measure current in ammeters, but when provided with suitable resistance can also measure DC voltage in voltmeters. They are desirable due to their superior sensitivity but are unsuitable for AC measurement because they are responsive only to average current flow. Moving-coil voltmeters may accurately measure AC voltage if they are fitted with a rectifier and transformer.
A d'Arsonval galvanometer of the type described above.
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A second voltmeter type uses taut-band suspension, which also employs a moving coil. Taut-band meters eliminate the pivot and jewel mechanism employed by d'Arsonval meters and replaces it with a twisting platinum band. This setup mitigates friction, which is the cause of wear and repeatability problems in moving-coil instruments.
Analog voltmeter readings are subject to errors caused by measuring on an unlevel surface (in which gravity pulls the needle downward) or near a magnetic field. For these reasons users should carefully investigate the meter's environment before calibrating and measuring.
Comparison with Digital Voltmeters
Modern voltage measurement is most often performed using digital voltmeters due to their superior accuracy and precision. Analog meters have several advantages over digital types:
Analog needle movement gives a better idea of order of magnitude and trends than a digital readout.
Analog meters do not require a power supply beyond the test current source.
Analog voltmeters also have a number of disadvantages:
Multiple scales can cause confusion. (Scales are discussed in more detail below.)
Analog meters lack auto-polarity technology. Incorrectly connected test leads can result in needle deflection and damage to the device.
Parallax error, which occurs due to improper reading of analog measurement devices. Analog meters are designed to be read with the eye perpendicular to the needle and meter scale. When the scale is viewed at an improper angle, the meter's accuracy is compromised by several degrees. Some meters provide a mirror within the display, so that a user can easily determine the correct viewing angle by checking the needle's reflection. The proper angle is achieved when the needle's reflection is not visible to the user's eye.
Parallax error on an analog meter. The needle's reflection, visible on the mirror below the scale, indicates that this is an improper viewing angle.
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Digital voltmeters have generally superseded analog types, but the latter still finds widespread use in niche applications such as:
Battery indicators, especially in marine or naval craft
Pulse or oscillation measurement, in which the movement of the indicator is more important than the precise voltage value
Scale and Range
Reading a voltmeter designed to measure only one voltage range is simple and straightforward, but many meters are configurable to measure multiple ranges and therefore employ more complicated scales. Many analog multimeters can measure both AC and DC voltages and can measure dozens of voltage ranges.
When viewing the scale above, a user may conclude that the meter is able to measure three different voltage ranges: 0-10V, 0-50V, and 0-250V. More typically, a meter with the above display can measure other ranges which are multiples of the three basic ranges, such as 0-0.5V, 0-2.5V, and 0-1000V.
The video below provides a helpful overview of calibrating and reading an analog multimeter (the section on reading voltage begins around 3:45).
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The multimeter selector switch shown below provides a good example; note that all DC voltage figures at left are multiples of 25, 50, and 100.
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A user must therefore know to use the correct display scale for a selected range and determine a reading's percentage of full scale to find a measured value. For example, a needle reading of 2 on the 0-10V scale is interpreted as 200V if the meter is configured to measure 0-1000V.
When measuring an unknown voltage, calibrating a meter to the highest range prevents it from "pegging" at full deflection (the needle moving rapidly to the top of the range) and mitigates damage to the meter. When measuring a known voltage, set the meter to the smallest range which can accommodate the voltage. For example, a 9V battery should be tested on 0-10V, while a 120V outlet should be measured on 0-250V.
Published standards related to voltmeters typically concern the device's use for electrical testing. Example standards include:
IEC 60051-2—Special requirements for analog ammeters and voltmeters and their accessories
ASTM A1013—Test method for high-frequency core loss of soft magnetic core components using the voltmeter-ammeter-wattmeter method
Radio-Electronics—Using an analog multimeter
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Ohio Wrongful Termination
A wrongful dismissal or wrongful termination occurs when a company terminates an employee in in breach of a contract or in violation of federal or Ohio employment laws. Talk to a wrongful termination attorney today if you think you've been wrongfully dismissed from your job. You have a limited period of time in which to take legal action.
What Is Wrongful Termination?
There are several types of situations that are typically considered to be wrongful termination. These include:
- When an employer terminates an employee in violation of federal or Ohio discrimination laws. It is illegal for an employer to discriminate against a worker based on age (if the worker is at least 40 years old), religion, gender, race and skin color, national origin, disability or pregnancy.
- When an employer dismisses an employee who has exercised a right that's permitted by public policy. (This is known as the public policy exception to the at-will employment laws.) For example, it's is illegal for an employer to fire an employee for taking time off to report for jury duty, for filing a workers' compensation claim or for filing a job discrimination claim.
- If an employer terminates a worker who has a written or implied job contract, and the termination is in violation of the contract, then the employee can file a breach of contract lawsuit against the company in Ohio civil court.
- If the employee is a union member and is terminated in violation of a collective bargaining agreement, then the employee may have legal recourse through the union's grievance resolution process.
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2013 Provost's Award for Best Paper in Online Education Research
The Provost's Office would like to announce its annual Provost's Award for Best Paper in Online Education Research.
The competition was established to encourage excellence in online education and new scholarship and research among UMUC faculty. All Stateside and Abroad UMUC faculty members (including Adjuncts) and academic administrators who have taught online or hybrid courses* are invited to submit original, unpublished papers that are of the same high quality as submissions to peer-reviewed journals.
As many as three winners will be recognized with a $500 honorarium and will be featured on the Faculty Development Web page. Recipients will also be invited to the Academic Achievement dinner. Co-authors on papers are also encouraged, whereby the honorarium would be split among the co-authors.
*To be eligible, adjunct faculty members must have taught for at least two semesters since January 2007.
Submission Details and Requirements
Submissions should focus on online education and may include, but are not limited to:
- Best instructional practices
- Administration and policy
- New technology
- New approaches to teaching and learning
Submissions that focus on best practices should clearly demonstrate how the practices were incorporated into the overall course, focus on evidence of student learning and engagement and show how best practices might be applied by fellow faculty members.
Please note the submissions must also
- Include a scholarly review of literature with a minimum of 10 sources
- Be predominantly about UMUC data, context, or domain
- Be between 4,000 and 10,000 words, not including documentation and references
- Be single-spaced, font size 12, with one-inch margins
- Follow APA or MLA style
- Include the author name(s), title(s), and departmental affiliation(s) on page 1
Research must comply with all policies of UMUC and where appropriate be approved by the Office of Institutional Research and Planning. If the proposed research will employ human subjects (UMUC students or others), the faculty member will be responsible for adhering to all requirements of UMUC Policy #130.25 ("Conducting Research Involving Human Subjects"), including any needed review by the UMUC Institutional Review Board (IRB). Faculty should complete the IRB review form and submit it to the IRB for approval. For questions about clearance from using UMUC data, please contact Denise Nadasen at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Submission Deadline
Submissions should be sent to Wendy Williams at firstname.lastname@example.com by Friday, March 29, 2013. Papers will undergo review by a committee chaired by Jay Liebowitz, Orkand Chair, and authors will likely be asked to make modifications to content and style for publication of the final version on the Faculty Development Web page.
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At the Lion Brand Yarn Studio, we've been making scarves for the Partnership for the Homeless, an organization here in NYC, as well as collecting scarf & hat donations from local yarncrafters. We're having so much fun knitting and crocheting for charity in our window, we thought we'd share some of our patterns. Each one of us gets to make whatever we want. Sometimes we use the StitchFinder, and sometimes we make it up. In the next few weeks we'll share some of the staff's scarves.
As we said in our first post, each one of our window scarves is one ball of Vanna's Choice, but you can make a longer scarf by using two balls. The recommended needle size for this yarn is US9 and the hook size is J-10, but as always, adjust up or down depending on the feel if your own fabric and your tension. With all of the scarves, you would bind off when you have yarn about 4 times the width of the scarf left. Then just weave in the ends, and you have a great scarf!
Patty's Seed Stitch Scarf (shown in Magenta)
CO 24 stitches.
Row 1: *K1, P1*, repeat from *.
Row 2: *P1, K1*, repeat from *.
Repeat row 1 & 2 (purling the knits and knitting the purls).
Patty's Garter Rib Scarf (shown in Wood's Print)
CO 24 stitches.
Row 1: K2 *P2, K2*, repeat from *.
Repeat row 1.
Tracey's Back Loop Crochet (show in Fern)
Ch 20.
Row 1 & 2: Dc across row.
Row 3: Dc through back loop.
Repeat rows 1 – 3.
Tracey's Drop Stitch Scarf (show in Seaspray Mist)
CO 24 stitches.
Row 1 – 3: Knit.
Row 4: *K1, YO* repeat from * until last stitch, end K1.
Row 5: *K1, drop YO*, repeat from * until last stitch, end K1.
Repeat rows 1 – 5.
Come back starting next Monday for a new scarf pattern from the windows every day!
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We introduced Holiday Homespun earlier this year and it has become a fast favorite for holiday-themed garments and decorations. It comes in two types of color ranges. You can select from the traditional bright colors called Holly, Evergreen and Festive, or the deeper, richer colors of Victorian shades which are Berry, Wreath and Mistletoe. Our Starlight white color matches both palettes.
We have 21 patterns for this yarn. Choose from a selection of wearables, decorative items or home decor.
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Dr. Priyath B Wickrama, Chairman, Sri Lanka Ports
Dr. Priyath B Wickrama makes keynote
Development could be defined in different ways in different concepts.
For me, development is the enhancement of the quality of life. It could
be the combination of external physical development as well as internal
personal development. For most, development means the development of
infrastructure only. But I think to achieve sustainable development we
should have the infrastructure development as well as development of
attitudes of the people.
When we consider the ongoing infrastructure development works, I
think my institution, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority is playing a leading
role. At present SLPA is involved in four mega Port development projects
simultaneously with the total investment of more than 1.7 billion US
Dollars. This is the first time in port history such a big investment
has been made in the port sector.
The development projects are given below:
* Hambantota Port Development Project,
* Colombo Port Expansion Project,
* Oluvil Port Project
* Galle Port Development Project
Hambantota Port Development Project (Phase 1)
We were able to commence the construction works within a very short
time compared to other projects.
Project Features:-
Vessel Size 100000 DWT, Breakwater 920m
Approach Channel 210m width at 16m depth, Turning Circle 600m
diameter at 17m depth, Service vessel Berth 105m long, Oil Terminal
Birth 310m long at 17m depth, Quay wall (General Cargo) 600m long at 17m
The present progress of the construction works of the Phase 1 are
ahead the schedule and we hope to complete the work by the end of next
I will briefly indicate the development activities of other projects
which have been undertaken by the Ports Authority.
Colombo Port
Expansion Project
Project Features
Break Water
Length 6.83 km
Quarry Material
5.6 m Cu m
15.5 million Cu m
285 Ha at -18 m depth
Cost - US $ 345 million
Funded by -
Commencement -
Apr 2008
Completion - Apr 2012
Present Progress
Breakwater construction work in progress and reach more than 1000 m
Dredging and reclamation works too in progress
Oluvil Port Project
Vessel capacity 5000 DWT - STAGE I 16000 DWT - STAGE II
Break waters 1215 m
Quay Wall For Cargo Handling 330 m
Port Access Road
Fising Quay wall and Other Facilities
Construction work in progress
Galle Port Project
Key Features
200m long, 14m deep Passenger Berths, Yard area of 27 ha.
(Reclamation), Yacht Marina and Other Facilities, Yacht Repair
Facilities, Apart from port sector, government has commenced a large
number of development projects in right round the country in all
sectors. Here I have listed some of those. Southern Highway Project:
Upper Kothmale Hydro Power Project, Norochcholai Coal Power Project,
Moragahakanda Irrigation project, Outer Circular Road Project, Flyover
Project, All Island Road Development Projects, Hambantota/Katunayake
Airport Projects, Railway Extension Project, North East Rehabilitation
Project, Kerawalapitiya Fisheries Harbour Project, Refinery Expansion
The total investments in all these projects are over billions of
The people who are responsible in all these projects are the
It is the responsibility of engineers to ensure that the projects
will be completed in time, in good quality and within the given budget.
So the role of the engineers is important.
Engineers must lead this new industrial revolution. To lead it, we
need leadership by professional organizations such as universities,
engineering institutions to make sustainable development with priority
in engineering and business, both in practice and in the education of
future engineers. They should promote codes of practice, education,
monitoring programs, researches and policy changes that will encourage
the engineering profession to lead this revolution.
What the country needs from its engineers today?
On the eradication of the long standing terrorist problem, which cost
more than 30,000 lives and billions worth of assets, now we have come to
the golden era of development. We have to rebuild the entire nation
which was destroyed by the terrorist activities in all aspects,
infrastructure, health, education and cultural. The leading part belongs
to the engineers. While the infrastructure development takes place all
other professionals could get involved in the development process.
Port Development Project
A current fundamental problem among the engineers is the underlying
assumption that in order to undertake the major development work,
services of foreign consultants and contractors are essential. This
outdated assumption took the entire engineering profession in Sri Lanka
few decades back.
It is the duty of the engineers today, to be ready to undertake as
many tasks as possible without the assistance from foreign consultants
and contractors. We should come forward. I am sure we have the required
knowledge and expertise, only thing that we did not get was an
opportunity in the past, but today with the policies of the Government
we have got an opportunity to play a major role in development.
So we must use this opportunity to use our initiative skills in
development process. It helps the country in number of ways; such as
saving a large amount of foreign currency, we can get the things done
the way we wants.
Most of the time when foreigners are invited in these projects we do
not get what we really require, other than repeating the same thing they
had done in other countries.
We thought on these lines even before the worst period of the war in
2006, we initiated action by involving the design works of major
Hambantota Port Project with the assistance of our own engineers at
SLPA, Officials at LHI and engineers at your institution.
We completed the designs jointly with the contractor and commenced
the works and now the construction supervision works too is fully
undertaken by our engineers. By this we saved a large amount of money -
US $ 20 million and to develop a well- experienced set of engineers,
technical officers who could undertake and carryout similar projects
independently in future.
Sometimes you have to get the foreign consultant services and it is
compulsory when you get the financial assistance from donor agencies.
But we should always try to minimize these or else we must actively
involve in their consultancy work.
We too have some bad experiences in using foreign consultancy
services. I do not think this is a good forum to disclose those.
The second important factor of today is context is the low
involvement of engineers in research activities. For a country like
ours, university research and development should mainly be application
oriented and directly focused to meet the requirements of the country.
It has been a serious mistake not to give due consideration to
develop the country's education system beyond undergraduate level. It is
only recently that the postgraduate level research-based education has
received some attention. This has caused a massive gap between our
country and many other countries in terms of homegrown technology.
University-Industry Cooperation should be one of the strategic
directions for the country's higher engineering education reform.
National universities, industries, external research institutes and
Government development agencies should be closely connected to and
cooperate with each other rather than separate from each other, for the
common goal of pursuing social development.
This is the only way, intellectual resources of universities could be
used to better serve the society, improve the innovation system in
research and industrial practice and then, greatly promote the
development of country's productive forces.
It is time that the country's development strategies are planned. The
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Moratuwa can make a
difference by contributing, their expertise.
It is a common now for the young engineers not to work in real
practical sites, workshops, yards, but prefer to work in an office. My
strong belief is that you cannot become a good design engineer without
having practical experience in a construction site.
We have good examples, Dr. A.N.S. Kulasinghe, D.J. Wimalasurendra and
Mr. Rampala who devoted their entire life to develop the country.
They were practical engineers. So what the country needs today a
similar practical engineers, not one or two, but by the thousands.
Therefore, all engineers should be far more practical.
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"We are guaranteeing ±20ppm performance for 10 years from -40 to 85°C, Mike Petrowski, v-p timing products at SiLabs, told Electronics Weekly.
The technology has been branded CMEMS and the devices will broaden the firm's oscillator range at the low end (0.30-$1.00), beneath quartz-based devices. Although they might not stop there.
"CMEMS fills a hole in our portfolio," said Petrowski, "but we didn't acquire it just for high-volume low-cost. It is very extensible to mid and high-end."
It is, he claimed, the first monolithic MEMS resonator technology to make it to market.
The actual resonator is built of a combination of poly-SiGe and SiO2, over processed CMOS.
"With this material, the process to deposit on top of CMOS is compatible with the thermal budget of the underlying CMOS. One fab does the whole thing," said Petrowski. The fab is Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) in China.
Inside the chip, the resonator is a square of poly-SiGe/SiO2 suspended by springs at its corners and a post to the substrate in the middle (below the circle in the photo), driven and sensed by transducers around the edge (slim rectangles).
It resonates in its horizontal plane, by stretching from a square to a rectangle along one axis, then springing back to become a rectangle in the other axis, and so on. This all happens in a vacuum, hermetically sealed by a cap on the package.
If it were just made from SiGe, temperature compensation would be a complex challenge.
However, carefully-shaped SiO2 regions simplify the electronics.
"SiGe gets softer when hot, but SiO2 has a unique property: it gets hard when hot. We get passive temperature compensation – it is inherently an order of magnitude better stability so electronic temperature compensation can be simpler, smaller, and take less power," said Petrowski.
The design team is unusual, he said: "It is not typical for a fabless semiconductor company. We have mechanical engineers and mechanical modelling, and materials scientists; combined with our mixed signal expertise."
There is a robustness advantage over quartz, claims the firm.
"Its way lighter, so it's a lot less susceptible to shock and vibration. It's mounted in five places, crystals are like a diving board," said Petrowski.
The electronics is essentially a temperature-compensated VCO stabilised by the MEMS resonator (see diagram).
At the top of the new range is the Si504 which can generate any frequency between 32kHz and 100MHz, adjusted through a one pin serial interface.
"It is an analogue loop with a lot of resolution, the resolution is in parts-per-billion," said Petrowski.
Below this are three other parts: Si501, 502 and 503, which have one, two, and four factory set independent output frequencies respectively, available on the single output pin.
"Although there are some standard frequencies, oscillators is a business of mass-customisation," said Petrowski. "Multi-frequency operation is a big deal to our folks. Video, for example, has a bunch of different standards, so does audio."
Consumption is 1.7mA. "If you want to improve jitter a little bit, it can be as low as 1.1psrms, we can increase power a little bit," said Petrowski," and we can customise drive strength to slow edges as well."
Packages are three DFNs: 3.2x4mm (fits a 3.2x5mm footprint), 2.5×3.2, or 2×2.5, with any model available in any package.
All have four pins with the fourth pin being frequency select, or frequency programme for the 504.
The four chips share the same resonator design – although other designs are being worked on for other applications.
Because they have the same resonator, the firm has developed a field programmer kit for its sales team using one-time programmable devices.
"We have never tried something like this before," said Petrowski. "They can custom-configure a sample on the conference table – a five minute lead time – and they generate a unique part number on the spot. You can order quantity next day."
There is also an evaluation board.
Silicon Labs produced an all-silicon oscillator a while ago, the Si500, and UK-based eoSemi is causing a stir with an all-silicon design that includes stress and well as temperature compensation.
Why did SiLabs go for MEMS rather than all-silicon?
"We thought our path with a physical resonator was much more deterministic and less risky than one with an electronic resonator," said Petrowski. "With an electronic resonator, a lot of things would have to be figured out to get >100ppm, and ours is at 20ppm. I think all-silicon will be a struggle to get in to. We did learn a lot from Si500 on how to compensate, we even looked at compensating for strain, but didn't. We got to 150ppm total stability over life, and some of that learning got into the MEMS product."
Applications for the Si50x range are expected in high-volume industrial, point-of-sale, ATMs, embedded processing, and consumer electronics applications such as digital cameras, storage and memory and multi-function printers.


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