for more individual comfort and energy efficiency in your building

The greatest potential energy saving lies in the field of networked room automation and the parameters under which it is used. Even today, temperature, lighting, shade and ventilation facilities are still insufficiently linked for existing synergies to be exploited. Each facility can in itself operate with energy efficiency. However, only by networking systems together will optimum energy efficiency be achieved, representing many times that of individual components.

The new PCD7.L79x series of “compact room controllers” can offer excellent networkability and so allow optimum synergy between HEAVAC and electrical facilities. The PCD7.L79x product portfolio contains diverse variants that give users great flexibility to meet specific requirements with the best price/performance ratio. With their closed housing and compact construction, use of these room controllers can be both flexible and space-saving, thereby economizing installation costs.

The room controllers have integral software modules with parameters that can easily be adjusted for the most diverse fields of application via integral function blocks (F-Boxes) in the automation system. This allows the user, on the basis of a single controller platform, to set parameters for widely different applications.
Practical function modules (F-Boxes) reduce engineering time and simplify commissioning, because in just one step configuration data can be sent via the communications interface to up to 127 controllers.

This great flexibility at an attractive price – combined with the savings on engineering time – amounts to a good price/performance ratio for applications in hotels, hospitals, offices, residential buildings, and similar areas.

-Global certifications allow use in Zone 0, 1 and 2 or Division 1 or 2 hazardous areas-

Crowcon’s intrinsically safe TXgard-IS+ gas detector is fitted with electrochemical sensors which enable it to detect a wide range of toxic gases and oxygen. Gases detected include those commonly found in industrial applications such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen sulphide (H2S), chlorine (Cl2), ammonia (NH3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and oxygen (O2).

Already certified to ATEX and IECEx standards, the addition of UL certification means the TXgard IS+ can now be used globally, including North America, the Middle East and South East Asia in Zone 0, 1 or 2 or Division 1 or 2 hazardous areas when used with a safety barrier (zener barrier or galvanic isolator).

Typical environments where the Txgard IS+ can be used include plastic, rubber, chemical and semiconductor manufacturing plants, water and sewage treatment plants, steel manufacturing facilities, oil and gas drilling and processing facilities, car parks and tunnels.

Tough and hard-wearing, with IP65 ingress protection, the Txgard-IS+ already has a proven track record in industrial and offshore oil and gas installations worldwide. Simple to operate, it has an intuitive display menu and keypad which enables simple maintenance and which provides comprehensive diagnostic facilities which allow true, one-person non-intrusive calibration.

The detector has configurable display options and configurable fault and inhibit currents. Also, by displaying line voltage, there is no need to access test points inside the unit. In addition, the signal current can be ramped manually to a desired value to simplify commissioning with control panels.

Sensor signals are temperature compensated and the device is compatible with virtually any 4-20mA control system. Unlike some 4-20mA gas detectors featuring LCD displays and keypads, the Txgard IS+ combines its power and signal in just two wires, so only one zener barrier is required.

Nicomatic CrimpFlex™ 1.27mm pitch jumper cables offer lightweight flat flexible cables with robust crimp of contacts. These cables provide a solution for confined space requirements and with the ability to bend and flex, can replace round cables in many applications. Nicomatic is the only supplier worldwide who manufactures both FFC and interconnects, we can supply standard and custom designs fast and cost effectively.

Nicomatic jumper cables are made of flat cables (flat tinned copper conductors laminated between 2 layers of polyester – PEN and Polyimide options as well) crimped with CRIMPFLEX™ male solder-tabs or female tin or gold plated connectors. The housings produced are side to side & end to end stackable. Connectors are available in standard or latching styles in one or two rows up to 100 ways (50 positions per row). 1.27mm pitch jumper cables answer the miniaturization needs and offer an excellent more robust alternative to existing higher pitch market solutions or ZIF/LIF connector solutions. Value added services like labelling and shielding also available.

NICOMATIC CRIMPFLEX™ connectors and jumper cables offer the market the best technical specification; with high mechanical strength and low contact resistance:
– 15mOhm resistance instead of 25mOhm = 60% better than what can be found on the market place
– 3A direct current rating per contact is the same level of performance as that of the 2.54mm pitch
– 19N contact retention force far better than ZIF/LIF and other existing solutions

Nicomatic will also be supplying, 1.27mm headers and later in 2010 making us truly the one stop shop.

ebro has a new data logger model EBI 100 as successor to the popular EBI 85 A and EBI 125 A-series

These improvements were realized:

· a user-exchangeable battery
· a larger memory capacity 27.000 measured values
· faster communication (read-out completed in 3 seconds)

The accessories for the EBI 100 (interface, software) are the same as for the modern EBI 10 data loggers with radio technology.

The EBI 100 is available in many different versions with external probes and also in a temperature/pressure version.

SIL725 Safety Annunciator applications in Nuclear Industry
Safety is of paramount importance in the nuclear industry and a key component in nuclear safety systems is the alarm annunciator. Alarm annunciators are considered vital tools in modern safety systems because they provide an additional layer of protection in the safety strategy on the plant. Now that functional safety issues are gaining importance, these concepts are been applied to all modern control equipment and IEC61508 is the acceptable international standard which deals with the functional safety of electrical or electronic safety-related systems. It is often a requirement for all safety-related equipment to comply with the SIL requirements of IEC61508. The new SIL725 Safety Annunciator from RTK Instruments complies with IEC 61508 and has a safety integrity level of SIL2.

Given the growing emphasis on functional safety assessment and risk reduction, and the importance of the role of annunciators in safety planning, the combination of user flexibility and SIL2 certification in the SIL725 Safety Annunciator will be very valuable to all those involved in instrumentation in the worldwide process industry, and particularly the nuclear industry.

Please contact any prospects in the nuclear industry and introduce the SIL725 to them as well as to other prospects who may require annunciators as part of a Safety Instrumented System (SIS).

De ceva vreme incoace nu mai pot sa zic ca le-am auzit pe toate. Viata vrea sa ma contrazica la fiecare pas !
Si da ! Ati citit bine. S-a lansat o revista porno pentru ORBI ! Dintre toate tampeniile pe care le-am auzit, asta tinde sa le intreaca pe toate.

Revista contine text in limbajul Braille si 17 fotografii. Printre fotografii se numara o femeie cu “sanii perfecti” … Imaginati-va !

“Cartea Tactile Minds a fost creata de un artist plastic din Toronto, Lisa Murphy, si costa 150 de euro.”

Autoarea a declarat ca aparitia acestei carti era deja o necesitate si acopera o “gaura” pe piata pentru ca nu se gasea nimic similar, care sa-i poata multumi si pe orbi.
Revista Playboy are o editie pentru orbi insa contine numai text.

Ati auzit vreodata o tampenie mai mare ca asta ? De parca nu este destul sa fii orb … Sunt sigur ca singura lor grija este exact asta : o revista porno creata special pentru ei !
Lumea o ia razna ! Rau de tot !!!

Sursa : AICI

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This item is welcome and a reminder that China also has a long ways to go.  It is also about good news.  This China is following the path of the Oriental tigers and has another generation to complete the economic maturation process. 

The issues so apparent today yet abating in their own way will be well resolved in twenty years.  It will be a stable middle class country with a thriving economy and western style social services taken for granted.

The political system will sort itself out and become progressively more inclusive.  Taiwan’s progress is a great example in which founding parties have been voted in and out of office, yet looked just like China today thirty years ago.

Political and social progress is accepted by the population and is been patiently pressed.  Recall the Chinese leadership is proud of their millennia of progress and believe they understand patience.  The Chinese people themselves think the same way.  They also know that they are part of their country’s greatest generation.  They have set out to become fully modernized and this will mean a reshaped political system while assiduously avoiding revolutionary nastiness.

They have also shown the rest of the world that it is possible and are themselves helping make changes were obvious in other countries.

China should coast into the top of the S curve in about twenty years.  India will need an additional decade.  The rest of the undeveloped world has fully begun the process and is on the move and will fully emerge over the next twenty years.  I expect few stragglers

 Five myths about China‘s economy

Cea mai buna animatie pe care am vazut-o in ultimul an.

Actiunea se “invarte” in jurul lui Hiccup (personajul principal), fiul sefului de trib, dintr-un sat izolat de vikingi.
Intr-un loc in care 9 luni este iarna iar principala ocupatie este pescuitul, natura razboinica a vikingilor se rasfrange asupra unui singur inamic : dragonii !

Respectul in acest sat se castiga intr-un singur mod : prin uciderea unui dragon ! Singura problema este ca Hiccup nu are “conformatia/fizionomia” necesara … “atingerii” unui dragon. Visul lui este sa-l faca mandrul pe tatal sau, unul dintre cei mai cunoscuti ucigasi de dragoni.
Baiat slabut,linistit,inteligent Hiccup lucreaza intr-o fierarie, un loc in care se gandeste la metode ingenioase de ucis dragoni. Cu ajutorul unei astfel de metode reuseste sa “doboare” unul dintre cei mai periculosi dragoni, numai ca , spre surprinderea lui visul lui de o viata, uciderea unui dragon, nu mai pare asa de important, odata pus fata in fata cu “problema”.

Intr-un mod cel putin interesant, veti vedea cum, putin cate putin, prietenia dintre dragon si Hiccup prinde contur si veti invata ca intotdeauna cel mai bine este sa fii tu insuti.
Comedie, suspans, actiune . Veti gasi cate ceva din fiecare in aceasta animatie.

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Jim Hein writes “a very well known Fine Art photographer is using the CwF+RtB model. He breaks things down into actual dollars and cents. He has figured out how many “True Fans” he needs to make a living.”

Photographer Ctein’s “Contributor Program” gives his fans the opportunity to collect his prints and allow him to focus on creating. He shared the latest results:

Make no mistake, I didn’t get anywhere close to 1000 True Fans (didn’t expect to), I got 94. But those Contributors provided me with approximately $15,500 gross revenues, $12,500 net. That’s about one third of what I need to live on, not a life-altering level of support but certainly a life-enhancing one that provides me with considerably more time to work on my art — the point of this.

Even though the tiers start at only $9.50 a month, his average sale was around $165 — demonstrating that he has given his customers a real reason to buy. Additionally, Ctein recognizes that his subscribers are his most passionate fans, so he takes this as an opportunity to further solidify his connection to them:

Last winter I offered them about a dozen extra dye transfer prints from the first TOP print sale at an extraordinarily low price, and super-cheap copies of my photo restoration book before the new edition came out. They also got advance notice of this year’s print sale.

Offering exclusives is one of the ten scarcities that we’ve discussed before, so it’s great to see it in practice. The other lesson that Ctein learned from his experiment is that, yes, it does take work. He now has to devote about 3 days a month dealing with the administration of his subscriber program. That said, spending 3 days a month on something that provides 1/3 of your living expenses seems like a worthwhile investment. And this is only in the first few months of launching his program — if he’s able to improve the performance, he could do much better. So yes, it’s exciting to see photographers embracing the CwF+RtB concepts and making them work.

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Square Enix has unveiled the first gameplay footage for their upcoming multiplatform action-RPG that is being dubbed as the “next great story”, Nier.
 

This infographic depicts the number of sales that must be made in order for a solo artist to make “minimum wage” in a month. The graphic is obviously meant to be a bit shocking, but even the slightest bit of digging turns it into more of a shoulder shrug. First of all, it is a bit misleading in that it compares not quite apples to oranges, but apples to apple slices to apple sauce to apple juice — all in one chart. It compares albums and singles and streams all on the same scale, which is a bit unfair. If you sell 1 album for $9.99 (that had 10 tracks on it), then of course you would expect to have to sell (roughly) 10 times as many tracks for $0.99 to make the same amount of money — that’s not really much of a revelation. By looking at the data, we can compare apples to apples and get a better sense of what is going on:

format	average retail price	musician revenue	sales to earn min. wage
Self-Pressed CD	$9.99	$8.09	143
iTunes Album Download	$9.99	0.94	1,229
cdbaby Album download	$9.99	7.49	155
Retail Label-backed CD	$9.99	$0.30	3,871

Clearly, it’s difficult to make a living simply by selling albums, but it’s always been that way. Musicians have long known that in order to make real money, they’d either have to be U2 big, or tour. However, it’s very interesting to note that in the new, digital era, artists actually make more off of their album sales in iTunes than they did in the old, physical world. And selling albums digitally through cdbaby, without a label, stands to bring in much, much more money for the artist — and frees them from the headache of distributing a physical product. The band Pomplamoose, for example, is making a perfectly good living doing just that.

Moving on, the data claims that to make minimum wage, an artist would need 4.6M plays on a streaming service like Spotify. While that might be technically true, it’s a pretty meaningless calculation. It does not take into account the promotional value of streaming — and unlike selling 143 CDs, getting 4.6M plays of a digital track would certainly lead to significant revenue elsewhere. Surely an artist would be able to translate that much attention into successful live shows or their own CwF+RtB offering. After all, we’ve seen time and time again that focusing on something as narrow as money earned per track sold (or streamed play) is a limited way to view a musician’s earning potential.

So, while at first glance, this infographic may seem pessimistic, digging a little deeper into the data gives the real story. Exciting opportunities still abound in the world of music for those creative enough to seize them.

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It seems that New Zealand is living in “interesting times,” in the Chinese sense. I wish I knew more about the details, like Vincent Gray provided on Greenie Watch. See also the rebuttal to Treadgold: http://hot-topic.co.nz/hook-line-and-stinker/ – AS

There’s little of royalty attached to recent climate change missives emanating from the Royal Society. Did I call them missives? I meant to say emissions.

Professor Keith A. Hunter, FNZIC, FRSNZ, Vice-President, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, Royal Society of New Zealand, issued a statement on 7 April entitled Science, Climate Change and Integrity.

He means to support the hypothesis that human activity is dangerously warming the world’s climate. He uses whole sentences and impeccable syntax, but the evidence he cites is wrong.

The package is lovely but the contents rotten.

There are now several of our prominent public scientists who are unaware it is not sufficient merely to tog themselves out in the royal or other esteemed branding — they must actually live up to it and, before all else, speak the truth.

The senior scientists who’ve made misleading public statements about global warming include Peter Gluckman, David Wratt, James Renwick, Brett Mullan, Andrew Reisinger and Jim Salinger.

Their cheeks are smooth and their mouths are smiling but their breath stinks.

Source: climateconversation.wordshine.co.nz

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Statement from Professor Keith A Hunter FNZIC, FRSNZ, Vice-President – Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, Royal Society of New Zealand

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT

The science of climate change has been the subject of recent harsh criticisms in the popular media, with attacks on the integrity and professionalism of scientists. There is fault on both sides of the equation, with the need for absolute transparency of information being the key issue. Adopting a more transparent approach to the dissemination of information will lead to a clearer picture of the facts.

Science has not “proved” beyond all reasonable doubt that human activities are changing the climate. But it has clearly shown that there are multiple lines of evidence all pointing in the same direction, and this view is supported by theories that are well-founded in fundamental sciences like physics.

Commonsense and prudence says we should respond and not ignore the evidence about climate change as it currently stands. The risks of doing nothing are too great.

The mitigation measures suggested for climate change (reduced use of carbon-based fuels, more renewable energy sources, carbon capture and storage, less use of nitrogen-based fertilizers) are all part of a portfolio of approaches that are needed to produce a more sustainable world.

Source: royalsociety.org.nz

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The entertainment industry has been pushing really hard for greater secondary liability for third parties, lately — hoping to roll back some of the vastly important safe harbors found in both the DMCA and Section 230 of the CDA. Both of those safe harbors (though, they work in different ways) are designed to make sure that liability is properly applied towards the party that actually broke the law. Secondary liability is a dangerous concept that applies the liability to a third party because it’s difficult to find the actual perpetrator. But, in what world does it make sense for you to blame an innocent bystander just because it’s hard to find the actual person responsible?

The consequences of secondary liability (both intended and unintended) are incredibly dangerous for both free speech and for the ability to create new and useful services online. We’ve already seen how the Chinese have taken secondary liability to a new level by using it as the core mechanism for censorship. But still the entertainment industry pushes forward.

They should be careful what they wish for. An article in the Times Online highlights the situation in Ireland, where there aren’t safe harbors against secondary liability for defamation — and it’s leading internet companies to blatantly censor or to avoid doing business in Ireland out of fear for the liability. Now, some in the entertainment industry seem to think this is just fine — because they think that the internet should be a broadcast medium for the big “professional” producers of content, and all these internet companies and user-generated content things should really all fade away.

But for people who recognize that freedom of communication online is important, and who recognize that third parties who create services should not be blamed for their misuse by users, this should be quite troubling. Trying to increase secondary liability on service providers through things like ACTA is an attempt to strip away basic legal common sense in the proper application of liability, in an effort to crowd out new online services, in favor of old school broadcast entertainment firms.

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