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Biogas flow from these digesters can be used in a CHP system as "free" fuel to generate reliable electricity and power for the WWTF.   http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wtd/energy/index.htm King County is committed to recovering and reusing the products of the wastewater treatment process at its regional clean-water facilities.  The capability to beneficially reuse products increase the efficiency of the wastewater treatment plants, offer environmental sustainability and save the ratepayers money.   http://www.fuelcellenergy.com/wastewater-treatment.php Wastewater treatment plants represent a unique opportunity for fuel cell power plants primarily due to their fuel flexibility and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) capabilities. The methane produced from the anaerobic digester process is used as the fuel to generate electricity that powers the wastewater treatment plant while waste heat from the fuel cell can be used to heat the sludge to facilitate the anaerobic digestion. Moreover, wastewater treatment gas is a renewable fuel eligible for incentive funding for projects in 22 states, Washington D.C., and many countries throughout the world.  FuelCell Energy has fielded thirteen Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) units to operate on biogas of which 70% are wastewater treatment applications. In many applications digestor gas production volume is variable. In such applications, the plant could be designed to operate with automatic blending with natural gas.   http://www.wef.org/NR/rdonlyres/05B55F43-46E5-4D60-8F13-483838772149/0/Bioenergy_Brochure.pdf Bioenergy from Wastewater  ABOUT 150 U.S. MUNICIPALITIES USE THERMAL OXIDATION TO TURN BIOSOLIDS into an energy source, producing carbon dioxide, water, and the inert material called ash. Thermal oxidation is generally carried out in one of two types of reactors, fluidized bed or multiple hearth. 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Converted vehicles may be "dedicated," which means that they operate only on an alternative fuel, or "dual-fuel," which means that they can operate on either an alternative fuel or gasoline, with separate tanks and fuel systems for each fuel. "Bi-fuel" vehicles are designed to run on combinations of an alternative fuel with a conventional fuel such as gasoline. Unlike dual-fuel systems, which allow the use of only one fuel at a time, bi-fuel systems supply both fuels into the combustion chamber at the same time (please note that according to industry, these definitions of "bi-fuel" and "dual-fuel" may be reversed). In February 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memo to converters and vehicle manufacturers and about its 2008 program fees. The EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) maintains a web site with information on conversion certification programs and light-duty vehicle emissions certification. Visit the OTAQ Web site for additional guidance for converters. All vehicle conversions must be certified according to Mobile Source Enforcement Memorandum 1A (Memo 1A), the Addendum to Memo 1A, and the Revision to the Addendum to Memo 1A, which were issued by EPA. There are three options specified under the Addendum to Memo 1A through which a converted vehicle may be certified. Since Option 3 of the Addendum to Memo 1A expired on August 29, 2002, only companies who obtain either a EPA Certificate of Conformity according to Option 1 or a retrofit system certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) according to Option 2 of the Addendum to Memo 1A may perform alternative fuel vehicle conversions. For information about whether a Certificate of Conformity has been issued for your vehicle and whether your vehicle can be converted, please see the information on the Conversion Company Industry Contacts Web page. If a Certificate of Conformity has not already been issued for your vehicle, it is possible that a certificate holder would consider applying for a Certificate of Conformity for that vehicle so that it could be converted. The certificate holder can also advise you regarding the cost of having your vehicle converted. Additionally, federal and state incentives can help offset the cost of a conversion. The following is a description of the EPA certification procedure: EPA now certifies converted vehicles, rather than conversion systems or "kits." Typically, EPA refers to a fuels converter (the certificate holder), as a "small volume manufacturer." An individual or entity that wishes to have a vehicle converted to operate on an alternative fuel must do so through a company or organization associated with a certificate holder. Examples of types of companies or organizations that hold Certificates of Conformity issued by EPA include the designer of the conversion equipment, the producer or manufacturer of the equipment, and the person or entity that plans to perform installations. It is the responsibility of the certificate holder to ensure that the equipment is properly installed and that the system is safe, durable, and results in the vehicle meeting the emission standards of the original model year of the vehicle. Certificates of Conformity for "aftermarket" conversions (conversions on vehicles that are owned by an individual, company, or organization rather than the OEM) are signed by EPA and certify that the appropriate sections of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR Parts 85 through 88) have been met. Certificates indicate the following:     * The original test group of vehicles as determined and provided by the OEM. 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Electronic Design's Bill Wong sat down with AV's Program Manager on the project, Matt Keennon, who shares additional details on the DARPA sponsored project. http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/Nano-Hummingbirds-Project-Lead ================================================================================== Hosted by: Bill Wong Videography by: Curtis Ellzey Edited by: Curtis Ellzey http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2011/11/richard_rhodes_hedy_s_folly_reviewed_what_was_the_source_ of_hedy_lamarr_s_inventive_genius_.single.html * Beauty & the Bomb: Hedy Lamarr's Secret This Hollywood actress had a secret career as an inventor.  One of her ideas, crafted during the dark days of WWII,  makes much of our digital world possible today. * Find: More about Hedy Lamarr A list of her films * Panic in the 1930s: Killer robots on the loose! HOME /  Books :  Reading between the lines. The Inventor in Hollywood Richard Rhodes explores Hedy Lamarr’s other career. By Sam Kean Posted Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, at 7:14 AM ET Hedy Lamarr, 1946. Hedy Lamarr in 1946 Photograph courtesy the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Imagine that, on Sept. 12, 2001, an outraged Angelina Jolie had pulled out a pad of paper and some drafting tools and, all on her own, designed a sophisticated new   missile system to attack al-Qaida. Now imagine that the design proved so innovative that it transcended weapons technology, and sparked a revolution in communication technology over the next half-century. Believe it or not, this essentially happened to Hedy Lamarr. Often proclaimed “the most beautiful woman in the world,” the 26-year-old Lamarr was thriving in Hollywood  when, in mid-September 1940, Nazi U-boats hunted down and sank a cruise ship trying to evacuate 90 British schoolchildren to Canada. Seventy-seven drowned in the  bleak north Atlantic. Lamarr, a Jewish immigrant from Nazi-occupied Austria, was horrified. She decided to fight back, but instead of the usual celebrity posturing, she sat  down at a drafting table at home and sketched out a revolutionary radio guidance system for anti-submarine torpedoes. This unlikely tale is the subject of Richard Rhodes’ new book, Hedy’s Folly. Compared to his other works, like the magisterial (and quite hefty) The Making of the Atomic  Bomb, this book breezes by in 272 chatty pages. Rhodes succeeds in the most vital thing—capturing the spirit of a willful woman who wanted recognition for more than her pretty face—but he skims over the deeper questions that Lamarr’s life story raises about the nature of creative genius. Advertisement Lamarr—born Hedwig Kiesler—came from an unremarkable, even boring bourgeois family in Vienna. As a girl, she accompanied her father, a banker, on long walks, absorbing his detailed explanations of how printing presses, streetcars, and other modern marvels worked. Rather than pursue a technical career, though, she became  an actress. While still in her teens, she starred in the notorious 1933 film Ekstase, which reportedly included the first onscreen depiction of a female orgasm. A sudden star, she married the plutocrat Fritz Mandl, an arms manufacturer and Nazi lickspittle who spent much of his marriage buying copies of Ekstase and destroying them. Lamarr soon felt trapped with Mandl because he barred her from acting. So she devised an escape plan. Like Lamarr’s father, Mandl could dilate for hours on inventions,  especially munitions, and by batting her eyes at Mandl and his cronies, she gathered loads of classified intelligence. Rhodes writes that Lamarr essentially blackmailed  her husband, and he, rather than face exposure for blabbing, let her flee. She landed a movie deal, changed her name, and settled in California. Lamarr didn’t drink or socialize much, and read little, so she began inventing things to kill time between shoots. This quirk fascinates Rhodes, and leads him to a regrettably brief discussion of creative genius. He lists a few general types of creativity—artistic, inventive, scientific. At one point, he eagerly links all three, arguing that the “creative process” of coming up with new ideas is essentially the same in each arena. At another point, he emphasizes the differences, celebrating inventors  as a unique breed whose gifts are elusive. Yet his own story lends support for understanding inventors as a felicitous blend of distinct artistic and scientific talents—two  different perspectives contributing to a practical, yet highly imaginative, creation. In fact, while Lamarr qualified as an inventive genius for her artistic flair, she fell somewhat short on her scientific acumen. She certainly fizzed with creative ideas throughout her life. My favorites include sugary “bouillon” cubes to plop into water for an instant Coke, and a “skin-tautening technique based on the principles of the accordion.” But she seemed to lack the skill to actually make things, and depended on others to hash out details. Indeed, only during WWII did her inventions move much beyond ideas, when she partnered with a misfit musician named George Antheil. As a youth, Antheil practiced the piano up to 20 hours per day, soaking his hands afterward in fishbowls of cold water to ease the swelling. He composed as well, most notably the Ballet Mecanique—a cacophony of bells, sirens, airplane propellers, and gongs that provoked the second-most-famous classical-music riot in Paris history (after Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring). Beyond the machine “music,” Ballet Mecanique demanded a half-dozen electrified, self-playing pianos, an instrument Antheil  adored because it could reproduce his music precisely. He even experimented with wiring these player pianos together, to tinkle in perfect synchrony. Such talents didn’t lead to many paychecks, though, and Antheil moved to Hollywood to write movie scores. Antheil’s aptitude with machines reveals a more scientific bent than most artists have. He even fancied himself an endocrinologist, and wrote endocrinology-based sex  columns for Esquire. Lamarr in fact demanded an introduction to Antheil through friends because she thought his endocrinology tips could plump up her breasts a few  sizes. Antheil thought this experiment a swell idea, and legend has it that, after their first meeting, Lamarr wrote her phone number on his windshield in lipstick. But they soon discovered a common interest beyond Lamarr’s figure—World War II. Antheil had lost a brother in Finland in 1940, one of the first American casualties. The artists began scheming about ways to improve torpedoes. Lamarr envisioned airplanes controlling torpedoes remotely, flying high above them and adjusting their direction with radio pulses. This setup had some precedent in Nazi Germany, and Rhodes suspects that Hedy overheard the idea from Mandl. But torpedoes could receive radio instructions only on one predetermined radio frequency. If the enemy figured out that frequency, he could jam transmission, flooding the signal with noise and sending the torpedo off-course. Lamarr had an idea  of how to circumvent this threat. Both plane and torpedo would jump in tandem to different frequencies over and over, much like turning a radio dial every few seconds. So even if the enemy jammed one frequency, it wouldn’t matter, since both sender and receiver would soon switch to another. The problem was that plane and torpedo had to hop in perfect step. That’s the know-how Antheil provided, since he was, Rhodes notes, “an expert on making machines  talk...in synchrony.” In short, Antheil used something like the hole-punched “sheet” that rolls through self-playing pianos. But instead of the sheet depressing ivory keys,  it shifted electronic switches. Provided the torpedo and plane start shifting at the same instant, they could communicate indefinitely without fear of jamming. Neither Lamarr nor Antheil could have invented this system alone, and Rhodes bristles over insinuations that Lamarrr merely regurgitated Mandl’s ideas. Her  frequency-hopping concept was elegant and original. That said, it’s a truism in technical fields that ideas themselves are cheap and facile—worth little until tested or  built. And if being “useful” is the crucible for inventive genius, then actually making something should count for as much as, or more than, inspiration. By this measure, the book’s title and subtitle give Antheil the shaft. In the 1940s, Hedy’s studio did the same thing, leaking a story to the New York Times about her weapons work, omitting Antheil. But the invention would not have existed without him. Rhodes breezes by this other key ingredient of creativity as well—that a fortuitous collaboration can sometimes allow two people to do better work than either could alone. Genius can exist in relationships, too. In the end, Lamarr and Antheil’s system proved too sophisticated to incorporate into the clumsy torpedoes the United States deployed during the war. Lamarr did far more useful work to defeat Germany by flaunting herself to sell war bonds, raising over $25 million ($340 million today). But after frequency-hopping languished for decades, engineers eventually realized that it could solve some sticky problems that arose when multiple electronic devices had to communicate, without interference, in close proximity. Today, Rhodes notes, a more general version of frequency hopping undergirds GPS, Wi-Fi, cell phones, and Bluetooth. In later life Lamarr felt cheated of credit for these developments, a view Rhodes sympathizes with in portraying her as an inventive genius. But this emphasis risks diminishing Lamarr. She wasn’t just an inventor. She was, as Rhodes reveals so brilliantly, the scintillating adolescent in Ekstase; the cunning wife who wrenched herself free from a dead marriage; the Mark Zuckerburg-esque twentysomething brash enough to believe her inventions would upend the world; the faded starlet  vain enough both to insist on recognition from inventors and to decline to appear in public to receive a lifetime achievement award. In the end, her gadgets shouldn’t distract from the most incredible thing that this refugee from an unremarkable Austrian family ever invented—herself. [12/2/2011 11:55:37 PM] Charles Mingus III: http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/Nano-Hummingbirds-Project-Lead http://www.avinc.com/ AeroVironment's Nano Hummingbird got a lot of buzz recently when they released video footage of the NAV (Nano Air Vehicle) in flight. Electronic Design's Bill  Wong sat down with AV's Program Manager on the project, Matt Keennon, who shares  additional details on the DARPA sponsored project. Hosted by: Bill Wong Videography by: Curtis Ellzey Edited by: Curtis Ellzey Nano Hummingbird's Project Lead Matt Keennon at AUVSI Unmanned Systems 2011 by Curtis Ellzey on August 22, 2011 Subject: [Fwd: Piezoelectric and Thermoelectric Electric Power Date: Nov 27, 2011 9:47 PM Attachments: Irtren BusPlan (2).pdf  AeroVironment  Watch more videos from AUVSI Unmanned Systems 2011 on Engineering TV  Nano Hummingbird: A Nano Air Vechicle (NAV) (Bill Wong - Electronic Design) piezoelectric systems that use voltage generated by stress in a crystalline material http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=piezoelectric+systems+that+use+voltage+generated+by+stress+ in+a+crystalline+material&btnG=Google+Search&gbv=2&oq=piezoelectric+systems+that+use+voltage+generated+by+ stress+in+a+crystalline+material&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=2250l2250l0l3218l1l1l0l0l0l0l93l93l1l1l0   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaKdsU6Vchw   A Monument to John Heartfield: Nuclear Holocaust               http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=5-9Ztj_k_4A&feature=endscreen  Zygosis: John Heartfield and the Political Image. 2of 3                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwIl7eSY2Fs&feature=related Nano-Hummingbirds-Project-Lead http://www.google.com/search?q=Nano-Hummingbirds-Project-Lead&hl=en&gbv=2&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=NFXgTubdHIn0ggef3PG0Bg&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CAUQ_AUoAQ The Nano Hummingbird 400 × 356 - 10k - jpg aero-news.net nano hummingbird, flying robot 537 × 392 - 29k - jpg inhabitat.com 2) about the Nano Hummingbird. 683 × 1024 - 410k - jpg electronicdesign.com Nano Sensors Could Provide 537 × 331 - 70k - jpg inhabitat.com Nano Hummingbird is a Tiny 537 × 392 - 56k - jpg inhabitat.com named Nano Hummingbird, 474 × 334 - 15k - jpg msnbc.msn.com Nano Hummingbird's Project 160 × 120 - 6k - jpg engineeringtv.com DARPA'S Nano Robot Spy 706 × 369 - 29k - jpg inhabitat.com nano-hummingbird-100702-02 600 × 376 - 42k - jpg technewsdaily.com Nano Hummingbird is a Tiny 728 × 532 - 17k - jpg inhabitat.com The Nano Hummingbird by 550 × 399 - 57k - jpg impactlab.net with the Nano Hummingbird, 610 × 300 - 27k - jpg fastcompany.com Nano Hummingbird Part 1, Nano Hummingbird Part 1 120 × 90 - 5k - jpg 123people.com The Eden Project is a 537 × 388 - 89k - jpg inhabitat.com as the “nano-hummingbird,” 470 × 342 - 26k - jpg spokesman.com Nano Hummingbird - - UAS 600 × 539 - 79k - jpg presqueisle.org The Nano Hummingbird has an 300 × 496 - 21k - jpg vcstar.com Project Leader on 640 × 480 - 97k - jpg dmphotonics.com A life-size hummingbird-like 620 × 349 - 108k - jpg markowsky.blogspot.com Nano-UAV Hummingbird. 585 × 464 - 35k - jpg hplusmagazine.com A life-size Hummingbird-like 360 × 433 - 28k - jpg stuff.co.nz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next  Big Brother Watches Over Orwellian ... http://www.ufo-blog.com http://www.ufo-blog.com/ufo-blog/2007/05/big-brother-watches-over-orwellian.html Below ia a good canidate  it took about 2 years to go from the super complex crazy copters made at some universities to this very pared down single prop with roters under $50... for kids...   1.  http://www.bladestaronline.com/ Click the pix to link to the page http://www.bladestaronline.com/ Date: Dec 5, 2011 3:31 PM                                                                                       IR’s High-voltage IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC for Non-isolated LED Driver Applications Offers Improved Performance and Greater Cost Efficiency EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — International Rectifier, IR® (NYSE: IRF), a world leader in power management technology, today introduced the IRS2980 high-voltage buck regulator control IC for LED light bulb replacement, LED tube lighting and other non-isolated LED driver applications. Rated at 600 V, the IRS2980 is the first in a family of high-voltage LEDrivIR™ ICs, and utilizes hysteretic average current mode control for precise  current regulation. The LED buck driver features low-side MOSFET drive with high-voltage internal regulator and high-side current sensing. The converter is compatible with electronic PWM dimming allowing for 0%-100% current control. “In the rapidly growing solid state lighting sector, there is a need for low cost driver electronics to supply constant current output to high brightness,  high power LEDs. The new IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC offers improved performance at a lower system cost than alternative solutions for non-isolated LED driver applications,” said Peter Green, LED Group Manager, IR’s Energy Saving Products Business Unit. Available in an SO-8 package, the IRS2980 utilizes IR’s advanced high-voltage IC process which incorporates latest-generation high-voltage  level-shifting and termination technology to deliver superior electrical over-stress protection and higher field reliability, in addition to other new features and enhancements. Specifications Part Number  Package  Voltage  VTH  Io  Max Frequency IRS2980SPBF  SO8  600 V  0.5V  +/- 180/260mA  150kHz Design Tools A datasheet and application note are available on the International Rectifier website at www.irf.com. A reference design, the IRPLLED7, featuring the IRS2980DS is also available. Availability and Pricing Pricing for the IRS2980 begins at US $0.60 each in quantities of 10,000-units.   The IRPLLED7 costs US $99 per kit. Production quantities are available immediately. The devices are lead free and RoHS compliant. Prices are subject to change. http://www.deeplymadlyliving.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=138&zenid=5dpn78efm23djqil9vj4f9qla4#very_top              2.   Rememeber R@wman     NOT This Live mike anamatronic puppet may be in an "Orwellian"  play in about a year...   Sculptures and Miniatures by Charles Mingus III This one never went to the floor, I like it but have  This one became a film treetment "THE CLOWN" still in development... WITH KEPHRA BURNES no time or room to build things like this now ... Below not Rawman but the idia is on the ground ...   ------------------------------------------------- Its still not active with downloaded streaming data & interactive voice feed back but  the concept is there... USB OR WIRELESS toy talks through PC hookup IT can BE a  virtual tutor shrink or hooker be far off... 3. 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And even if you're not quite convinced, the lifetime guarantee against breakage should alleviate any doubt.  Product SpecsDimensions:11.75"Ø Materials:Glass  Colored Rings Worktop Saver Designer: Antony Joseph Price: $32.00 http://www.gnr8.biz/product_info.php?products_id=791 More from Designer: Antony Josep http://loftparty.com/joseph-joseph-c-3.html Old wine new bottle...  The Colored Rings Worktop Saver above  is nearly identical to the ones Moma published of my watercolor paintings several years ago...I am looking at publishing my OWN...   =========================== http://www.cec-waterjet.com/Contemorary-Designs/index.html   Contemporary Designs Concepts using slate, limestone, granite, terrazzo, and porcelain. 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This extraordinary piece is a top notch reproduction of the luxurious commodes in vogue under the reign of the Roi Soleil, but in a vibrant, hip azure finish for a sumptuous fit in the funkiest lounge. Created following the finest cabinetry tradition, with the best solid woods and using crafting techniques that have been employed for over two hundred years, this console features a rectangular moulded top, a bombe body with two capacious drawers, fabulous hand carved details and exquisite bronze dore work. The unexpected trendy colour of this piece gives it new life and modern splendor. The use of natural lacquer, French enamel and beeswax, ensure the sophisticated textures and the incredible shine, typical of antique furniture. The ideal piece for mixing epochs and contrasting styles, the Pomp and Funk commode is perfect amidst edgy pieces in a metroplitan-chic home Manufactured in France. Made of solid cherry wood, brass ornaments. 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