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Has been 10 days already? That sure went by fast...NOT. My body is fully aware of what day it is, but has gone numb from the grueling daily 2 hour (if I'm lucky) workouts, sudden disappearance of its old friends cheese and carbs (I actually don't miss them as much as I thought I would-shocker), lack of rest, not to mention all the new constantly "awakened" muscles I assume are keeping my body's sassy mouth in check. For now.
Today was the day of truth. I woke up with tons of thoughts swirling in my head. Had I made any progress? What if I haven't, do I fail TAM and get booted off survivor style? What is sequence 2 all about? Can I really be trusted to use a chair in my workout and not break my neck (clumsy doesn't do me justice)? I shuffled to the bathroom, feeling a bit like the people on Biggest Loser when they go to weigh in and measure. Deep breath, here goes nothing...
Weight - same as yesterday; down a total of 3 pounds. I took photos to document day 10, I have to admit I don't see much difference in the photos though I haven't seen them side by side yet to really tell, but I'll reveal those at the end, that is if I'm not a total wimp and wuss out. As far as the way I feel (minus sometimes mind numbing pain), I am on top of the world! My clothes fit better, dare I say even baggy, and I am noticing definite changes in my butt, arms and back. My "truffle shuffle", however is holding on with vice grips. This little fucker is really starting to piss me off. I think I have been a bit naive. Why I ASSUMED I would have rock hard abs in 10 days was beyond me, just goes to show how awful we are when it comes to instant gratification. I can say with all the love and admiration, there is NOTHING about the Tracy Anderson method that works instantly. You have show up and work your ass off everyday to get results, and even those don't come after 2 hours of sweat drenched exercise. I have to work on my mentality, because expecting such high results without putting in the time will leave you unhappy and discouraged, and this is no easy feat! I'm learning folks. As of today, I have lost 1 inch in my bust (sorry boys), waist, thighs, and arms. I was in such disbelief I measured myself twice! I must say, although this 30 day boot camp has sucked up all my nonexistent free time, requires countless ingredients to food that I'd never feed my dog, and the internal struggle EACH and EVERY time I work out, Tracy Anderson has a loyal method follower for life. My body is changing just like she said it would, and I couldn't be happier!
Workout - By the time I finished measuring I had lost some workout time, so I did sequence 2 mat (20 reps) before work. HOLY.CHAIR.BURNING.TORTURE. Wow, silly me, I thought my muscles were awake, but Tracy did not disappoint, finding tons more to shock and awe! The mat work took over an hour, partly because I followed the video as a guide, and because the moves were COMICAL! Really, you want my leg to do what? Dare to dream. It was so difficult at one point I found myself laughing, (yes laughing) hysterically at the thought Tracy assumed I was the next female lead in Cirque Du Soliel and think she should really moonlight doing stand up if she thinks my body will contort into those angles.
I did my cardio after work, much tougher today with all the new "awakened" muscles from sequence 2, plus I was so bloated I felt like a kid on those "Feed the Children" commercials. No joke it was awful. I split the cardio into two 20 minute segments and got through day 10 (day 1 on sequence 2) seemingly unscathed.
Food - breakfast was citrus salad, can I just express how excited I was to have grapefruit AND oranges! The recipe called for taking all the skin off each piece, but after I totally sliced my finger open while attempting this, I cried "fuck it", and peeled them instead. I enjoyed every single bite of this (bandaged finger and all). Lunch was chicken balsamic salad w/ asparagus and tomato. I am not a fan of balsamic, but in my quest to at least try everything, I made it and was quite surprised. It's not half bad, and the chicken had way more flavor than I thought it would without any seasonings. Snack was suppose to be crudites with dip, but I forgot to pre-fix it so I had a plain carrots and a few jicama instead. I also have been carrying around green tea like its attached permanently to my hand, it has been my savior on those days I need something other than water. Thx to Caroline for the tip :) Dinner was poached Cod (I used Tilapia) and braised leek. Loved the poached fish, a definite fav (coming from a non fish lover, that's HUGE). The braised leek was differen.t I really liked the flavor, but wasn't quite crazy of its texture. Maybe as a soup?
I found this quote the other day and wanted to share it, as it is so applicable to this 30 day journey: "The only thing you can control is your own effort." - Theodora van den Beld
Wishing all of you a fantastic workout and even better day. 10 days down, 20 to go, bring it on day #11!
Day #10 - Reality Check
Nov 3, 2010
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Summer Boredom Busters
"I'm bored! There's nothing to do!" If you haven't already heard this from your kids this summer, consider yourself lucky. But chances are it's coming. To help combat the evitable summer boredom, here's a list of some academic, recreational and sports opportunities to help keep your kids busy, happy and out of your hair. Click on the blue hyperlinks for program websites.
Black Hills State University:
BHSU Summer Academic Camps are day and multi-day camps about topics ranging from history, photography, accounting, music and more. The BHSU Athletic Department is offering team and individual sports camps including football, volleyball, basketball, softball, track and cross country.
Location: 1200 University St in Spearfish, Phone: 605-642-6343.
Dahl Fine Arts Center:
The Dahl is offering a variety of classes and camps for kids, teens and adults. They also have family activities.
Location: 713 7th St in Rapid City, Phone: 605-394-4101.
Douglas School District:
Douglas has open gym and sports camps throughout the summer. The Douglas High School Community Library will be open Monday-Thursday, 6-8pm.
Location: 420 Patriot Dr in Box Elder, Phone: 605-923-0030.
Ellsworth Teen Center:
The Teen Center is a cool hang out for kids age 13-18 and has lots of activities, trips and programs.
Location: 1679 Ellsworth St, Phone: 605-385-5214.
Ellsworth Youth Center:
The Youth Center is a great place for kids age 5 (and in Kindergarten) through 12 and offers a school age program, open rec, and youth sports. They also have Tae Kwon Do, piano and guitar classes. On August 12-17, they are hosting the Missoula Children's Theater.
Location: 1679 Ellsworth St, Phone: 605-385-2277.
Holbrook Library:
The base library has a great children's section and the always popular Safariland play area. They are kicking off their Summer Reading Program on June 14-15.
Location: 2650 Doolittle Dr on Ellsworth AFB, Phone: 605-385-1688.
Journey Museum:
Besides being a cool place to learn about Black Hills history, the Journey is offering a Summer of Innovation Space Camp, monthly Family Fun Days, and more.
Location: 222 East New York St in Rapid City, Phone: 605-394-6923.
Just Jymnastics:
Along with their normal gymnastics classes, Just Jymnastics also offers day camps during the summer.
Location: 3660 Sturgis Rd in Rapid City, Phone: 605-341-0078.
Pennington County 4-H Program:
4-H has a number of day and week long camps for kids.
Location: 601 E Centre St in Rapid City, Phone: 605-394-2188.
Rapid City Club for Boys:
The "Boy's Club" is a fun place for boys age 6-17. They have a variety of sports and recreation options, a summer education program and more.
Location: 320 N 4th St in Rapid City, Phone: 605-343-3500.
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Location: 515 West Blvd in Rapid City, Phone: 605-394-4168.
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Downtown – 610 Quincy St, Phone: 605-394-6139
North – 10 Van Buren St, Phone: 605-716-4098
East – 800 Mickelson, Phone: 605-718-2904
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Location: 815 Kansas City Street in Rapid City, Phone: 605-718-9622.
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The Air and Space Museum is another cool place to check out. They are holding a free Middle School Science Camp on July 24-26.
Location: 2890 Rushmore Dr at Ellsworth AFB, Phone: 605-385-5189.
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The Outdoor Campus is an awesome place to explore. They have a bunch of free classes for all ages.
Location: 4130 Adventure Trail in Rapid City, Phone: 605-394-2310.
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The SDSMT Youth Programs is offering a series of week long summer camps with topics like geology, robotics, and engineering. The SDSMT Athletic Department is offering team and individual basketball and soccer camps.
Location: 501 East St Joseph St in Rapid City, Phone: 605-394-2511.
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Location: 4300 Cheyenne Blvd in Rapid City, Phone: 605-718-4112.
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Location: 120 E Adams St in Rapid City, Phone: 605-341-5010.
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Combat Summer Learning Loss – Use Stealth to Help Kids Retain Knowledge
By Teresa Latchford – Yorkregion.com
Suggesting your child open a text-book during summer vacation might make you the subject of hysterical laughter. But many parents share concern about summer learning loss, especially after 39 studies revealed students' summer learning loss is equal to at least one month of instruction. "This work also showed that summer learning loss is more pronounced for mathematics-related subjects than for reading or language arts, most likely because many students continue reading over the summer, but few of them practice their math skills," certified teacher, tutor and author Stuart Ackerman said.
While students tend to forget about school once the final bell rings, parents can use stealth to help their children retain reading, writing and math skills without breaking open a text-book throughout the summer, he added.
Mr Ackerman encourages parents to recognize and use their child's interests, for example, video games, to their advantage. Consider purchasing a video game guide, a book that's usually several hundred pages long and contains text about game strategy, to improve reading and writing skills. "Get your child to read the entire game guide and have him or her write down a plan on winning the game based on what was read," he said.
Use the newspaper that's already delivered to your door to work on reading comprehension. Start off with a section in which your child is interested, such as sports or entertainment, and have your child read it aloud. After that, discuss the article to help your child draw conclusions from it.
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Forget the math worksheets; use everyday activities to help your child explore math. Have your child calculate the discounts offered the next time you receive coupons in the mail. For example, a stick of butter may cost $1.75, but the coupon is two sticks on sale for $3. Have your child figure out how much you would save.
Try turning to the sports section in the paper for decimals and geometry. Baseball is a great tool during summer to start the sport and math connection, he added. Your child can practice division skills by figuring out winning percentages and you can use all the geometric shapes on a baseball field to teach younger children.
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Twitter co-founder, Biz Stone, on growing big and how to keep the start up mentality alive.
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Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford today joined the Governor's Office of Community Initiatives and the Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training (MCVET) to help kick off the 2018 Day to Serve initiative in Maryland. Governor Larry Hogan announced Maryland's participation in the 2018 Day to Serve initiative last month, issuing a proclamation declaring September 11 – October 10 as Day to Serve month in Maryland. The annual, month-long initiative, which spans across Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia, coincides with the National Day of Service and Remembrance and encourages citizens to choose a day from September 11 to October 10 to serve their community.
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For most people choosing a fan is often a very hit-and-miss decision. However, there is so much to consider when choosing a fan that people miss out on: price, performance, noise, looks and features. So today we are hoping to give you a detailed run down of all these criteria as we do a review of this Shark 120mm Evil Black Edition fan from Aerocool.
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From the front of the box we can see the really unique design this fan offers. It is also clear that Aerocool are going all-out using the Shark as the marketing figure for this product. This must be a theme with Asian companies because Evercool also do a very similar thing with some of their products.


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I am still here at the Rents' house. Monday is the start of week 4. The van has been sitting in a crate for over a week on a dock in Seattle. The hubby and I are waiting for them to release it so he can pack up and head on to get me and the girls. It's been 22 days with the Rents' and thankfully.....amen baby Jesus...thankfully all is well. We've been to movies, book stores, lunched, dinnered, coffee'd, sigh (cue the hallelujah chorus) malls galore, a Renaissance Festival and the zoo. I will upload pics tomorrow as it is a day of nothing. :)
Such is the busy life of a military family in moving limbo. I keep imagining our new home in my head. The colors I want to paint walls. How I am going to decorate my cute little front porch area. All those kinds of girlie things. We've seen a picture of the front of the house and can I just tell you how incredibly excited I am to see that I will have bushes out front and that the house is red brick!!!!!
Monday the van should be released...fingers crossed!!!....and then The Son and the Capt will get a few things done to it and be on their way a day later. I miss them more then you know. The other night I was laying in bed and got hives all of the sudden. As I was itching and tossing and turning Middle Daughter started laughing. She says to me "Mom! You are so freaking out!! Dad really needs to come soon." Amen sister girl. Amen. Then I made her slather "itch be gone" cream all over my back for punishment. :)
Sunday, July 20, 2008
I got nothing folks...nothing funny at all....sigh. Someone needs to help me bring back the funny.
Posted by Dawn's Daily Journal at 10:03 PM
6 comments:
- Lauren The Artist said...
I LOVE the Renn Fair. I doubt we'll make to one this year, but you never know. I'm glad your van is almost on the streets. Hang in there. I bet your new porch will be lovely! ~jen~
- Chocolate Cat said...
It is time you had your family all back together again! I am so hoping the van is released today and the menfolk can be on their way!!!
- Leigh said...
I hear ya girl, you are starting week 4, me week 5 and it will probably be at least 8 weeks before we are fully moved out of here and in our house!!!! OMG!!! 8 weeks???? Will I survive? You are going to love seeing your van! Can't wait to see your new place.
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- Tracey @ozcountryquiltingmum said...
You are doing well to live back home for that long...and without the man. Hope there is lots of action...and a cute little porch...in your world really soon! Tracey
- My Thanh said...
Wow, must be rough, but I'm sure you'll make it through!


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I remember when I was a kid, surrounded by many friends and cousins, especially during festive seasons, I was always told that some of my friends were not allowed to have certain foods. I even have a vivid memory where my aunt would say very adamantly not to share peanut candy with my cousin. I could never understand why seeing we both shared everything and since peanut candy was and still is one of my favorite go-to comfort snacks, it always made me felt guilty eating it only when she was not around. No one told me why she was not allowed to have it and the concept of candy making my cousin sick felt improbable.
As I grew older, my mother sat me down one day to explain why my cousin was not allowed to share some foods with us. She believed that it was vital for me to understand even at an early age. She thought by educating me I would understand why and in turn, become another "protector," making sure she does not consume foods that contain peanuts.
Food Allergy Education
The diagnosis of a food allergy can be disappointing and overwhelming for an adult as there can be so much that one misses out on. For children, it can be especially hard for them to understand why they are different and may not necessarily voice out on how they feel about it. However, through education, you can help your child understand the "why's, what's, how's" and more. This will be a crucial part of their life that can make a big difference.
If you have a food allergy, the body reacts as if an allergen (the thing in food that causes the allergic reaction) is harmful to it. This causes the body's immune system to go into overdrive, creating antibodies to fight the allergen. When the affected individual comes into contact with the allergen, the body releases histamine to protect itself. The histamine is what causes symptoms such as hives, itching, rash, breathlessness, swelling, and such. Another severe reaction is anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening reaction where your airway swells close, leading to breathing difficulties, shock, and even death.
Talking to the Children about other Kids Allergies
When you explain new concepts to the children, start by knowing their age, and level of understanding. Some children are naturally smarter and understand faster. Be patient, and introduce them to the topic with the most crucial points that they should know:
- Explain that everyone is different, and just like how some of them may like certain fruits, others may not like them as well. Tell them variation is okay, it is just who they are.
- Move on to explain that since everyone is different, some of them may have adverse reactions when it comes to certain foods, and that is why they should avoid it and report it to their teachers, parents, friends, or adults when they feel bad after eating certain foods.
- Then, teach them the concept of "safe food" and "unsafe food" and how it differs for everyone.
- Show them names of foods that they are allergic to and what they look like. Always tell them to let an adult know during events such as school field trips or birthday parties that there are certain foods that they should not consume.
- When you go grocery shopping, bring your children along with you and make it an educational experience by pointing out the types of foods and pictures that could be potentially harmful to them.
- Let them know that you are always there for them, and if they have any questions, they can feel free to check with an adult before eating food they are unsure of. Notify the school and teachers in charge of them.
- Teach them to eat foods only given by their guardians such as parents, grandparents, babysitter, or anyone that can be trusted to understand their condition and is responsible enough to care for them.
- Last but not least, make sure that they know it is okay to ask for help from an adult if they feel sick. If you have an emergency plan, ensure that the school nurse is aware of this, and if necessary have medications on standby just in case, it is needed.
- Also, videos, books, and websites will help increase your child's understanding of their condition.
It is understandable to worry about your child but remember that it is also essential for your child to live as normal a life as possible. Remain calm when discussing these issues, involve your child from an early age, let them know what to do if they feel sick, teach them to read labels and recognize "harmful" foods, and tell them that they may not be so different after all since 4 out of every 100 kids in the United States have a food allergy!


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Posted on March 8th, 2013 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
A reader asked us a question we'd never heard before. How do you trim the boring parts out of your duck-hunting video? (You know: when there are no ducks.)
"Windows Live Movie Maker," is the easiest video editor we've tried. Click "start" and look for it under "all programs." If your computer doesn't have it, you can download it from Microsoft and it's free. Microsoft has instructions on how to take the boring parts out of a duck hunting video – or any other video. We've shortened that long web address to tinyurl.com/EditMovie.


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From forecast v5.7 by Rob Hyndman
TBATS model (Exponential smoothing state space model with Box-Cox transformation, ARMA errors, Trend and Seasonal components)
Fits a TBATS model applied to
y, as described in De Livera, Hyndman & Snyder (2011). Parallel processing is used by default to speed up the computations.
- Keywords
- ts
tbats(y, use.box.cox=NULL, use.trend=NULL, use.damped.trend=NULL,
seasonal.periods=NULL, use.arma.errors=TRUE, use.parallel=TRUE,
num.cores=2, bc.lower=0, bc.upper=1, ...)
- y
- The time series to be forecast. Can be
ts. Only univariate time series are supported.
- use.box.cox
TRUE/FALSEindicates whether to use the Box-Cox transformation or not. If
NULLthen both are tried and the best fit is selected by AIC.
- use.trend
TRUE/FALSEindicates whether to include a trend or not. If
NULLthen both are tried and the best fit is selected by AIC.
- use.damped.trend
TRUE/FALSEindicates whether to include a damping parameter in the trend or not. If
NULLthen both are tried and the best fit is selected by AIC.
- seasonal.periods
- If
numericthen seasonal periods can be specified with this parameter.
- use.arma.errors
TRUE/FALSEindicates whether to include ARMA errors or not. If
TRUEthe best fit is selected by AIC. If
FALSEthen the selection algorithm does not consider ARMA errors.
- use.parallel
TRUE/FALSEindicates whether or not to use parallel processing.
- num.cores
- The number of parallel processes to be used if using parallel processing. If
NULLthen the number of logical cores is detected and all available cores are used.
- bc.lower
- The lower limit (inclusive) for the Box-Cox transformation.
- bc.upper
- The upper limit (inclusive) for the Box-Cox transformation.
- ...
- Additional arguments to be passed to
auto.arimawhen choose an ARMA(p, q) model for the errors. (Note that xreg will be ignored, as will any arguments concerning seasonality and differencing, but arguments controlling the values of p and q wi
- An object with class
c("tbats", "bats"). The generic accessor functions
residualsextract useful features of the value returned by
batsand associated functions.
De Livera, A.M., Hyndman, R.J., & Snyder, R. D. (2011), Forecasting time series with complex seasonal patterns using exponential smoothing, Journal of the American Statistical Association, 106(496), 1513-1527.
See Also
- tbats
fit <- tbats(USAccDeaths, use.parallel=FALSE)
taylor.fit <- tbats(taylor)
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With global warming a true reality and draught common in many states, particularly in the West and Southwest regions of the U.S., reusing water is not a new concept. But using filtered wastewater as drinking water is relatively recent.
The idea has been toyed with and dropped because of the "ick" factor. But other regions like Singapore have been using reused water, or "NEWater," for drinking water as well as irrigation and manufacturing for some time now.
(We have also discussed the concept of properly filtering water for reuse on this site. Check out this article from October, 2008 about Dean Kamen's water filter and how it could help third world countries have potable water.)
The "ick" factor is completely understandable here. But, isn't it about time that we've gotten beyond our internal gag reflex and looked at the possibilities of what new technology can offer in terms of filtering out impurities? When the levels of our rivers and streams, lakes, and wells are dwindling rapidly, now is the time to create our own "Waterworld."
See an excerpt below from yesterday's New York Times below.
As 'Yuck Factor' Subsides, Treated Wastewater Flows From Taps
By FELICITY BARRINGER
Published: February 9, 2012
SAN DIEGO — Almost hidden in the northern hills, the pilot water treatment plant here does not seem a harbinger of revolution. It cost $13 million, uses long-established technologies and produces a million gallons a day.
But the plant's very existence is a triumph over one of the most stubborn problems facing the nation's water managers: if they make clean drinking water from wastewater, will the yuck factor keep people from accepting it?
With climate change threatening to diminish water supplies in the fast-growing Southwest, more cities are considering the potential of reclaimed water. A new report from the National Academy of Sciences said that if coastal communities used advanced treatment procedures on the effluent that is now sent out to sea, it could increase the amount of municipal water available by as much as 27 percent.
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- Kids Helpline (for under 25's) – 1800 55 1800
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Source: Black Dog Institute
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AOL acquires another thing. Thing Labs and Brizzly.
AOL has had quite a day. First it was video content provider 5min Media, a leader in video content syndication. You may have also heard the company acquired TechCrunch. Now AOL has added another thing, Thing Labs in particular, confirmed on AOL's site.
The importance of acquiring Thing Labs and its Brizzly social media reader, is first and foremost the talent associated with the acquisition. The Thing Labs team, headed by Google and Blogger veteran Jason Shellen, will run AIM, AOL Lifestream and Brizzly, reporting to Brad Garlinghouse, president of consumer applications.
According to Garlinghouse, adding Brizzly and its developers fits in with the evolution of Lifestream, which has about 5 million users a year. "We feel good about that but there's still a bigger opportunity and these guys bring an arsenal of ammunition to apply to that." Shellen, who was the founding product manager of Google Reader and is on the RSS Board, gets the need to harness the power of social and media streams—and to organize them in ways that highlight quality over noise.
What do you make of AOL's day of acquisitions? Comment on any particular one, or all. We'd love to hear your thoughts.
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text: BURLINGTON, VT VHFA Executive Director Sarah Carpenter attended the Standard & Poor's Housing Finance 2002 conference. The twoday event, titled "Revitalizing Communities with Creative Finance," was held at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country in San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 10-12. Carpenter participated in a panel discussion titled "Charting Capital Adequacy in Times of Change." The track dealt with the benefits of capital adequacy analysis, how housing finance agencies can build relevant capital adequacy models, and what investors want to know. The panel was moderated by Standard & Poor's Managing Director Sarah Eubanks, and included representatives from Virginia Housing Development Authority, Evergreen Investments, and Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. Public Affairs Manager John Fairbanks will join Carpenter at the National Council of State Housing Agencies' 21st annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., March 11-13. VHFA was established by the Vermont Legislature in 1974 to finance and promote affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income Vermonters. Since its inception, the agency has helped more than 23,000 households with affordable mortgages and 4,900 families into affordable rental units.


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LM3914 - Versatile and Easy use Display
- Drives LEDs, LCDs or vacuum fluorescents
- Bar or dot display mode externally selectable by user
- Expandable to displays of 100 steps
- Internal voltage reference from 1.2V to 12V
- Operates with single supply of less than 3V
- LED driver outputs are current regulated, open-collectors
The circuit contains its own adjustable reference and accurate 10-step voltage divider. The low-bias-current input buffer accepts signals down to ground, or V-, yet needs no protection against inputs of 35V above or below ground. The buffer drives 10 individual comparators referenced to the precision divider. Indication non-linearity can thus be held typically to ½%, even over a wide temperature range.
Millivolt Meter using a LM3914 LED Dot Display
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