Haverdink discussed changes that have been made at the high school including the cell phone usage at his school.A wide range of modern lamps,
LED lighting and Auto lights. At first, the students were not allowed
to use their cell phones at any point of the school day. Now, they are
allowed to use their cell phones during lunch and may be able to use
them during passing period next year. Haverdink said this was a change
he had to help administer to the teachers even though he was not exactly
in favor of it. He said when going through a change like this,
discussion needs to be made face to face.
He
said he regretted disciplining an athletic student to such a degree
that it affected the student’s future and brought bad press to the
school.
Reece
stressed the importance of his presence at the school whether being in
the hallways, going to the basketball games or attending a recital.
“This
is a representative democracy,” said Reece. “We should have the
students feel invited to help the vision of the school’s goal.” Reece
said he would set up discussions for students, teachers and even members
of the community to hear out concerns for the school.
He
said one of his greatest accomplishments was to get Oceana off the
state’s failing list. The school graduated 25 students last year under
Reece’s administration — the second largest graduating class of the
school’s history.
Since so many of the students graduated this past year,As well we have fabrics and textures available for our solar lamp,
table lamps, pendant lighting and wall sconces. there are not enough
students enrolled for next year, which has put Reece in the position of
looking to another school to lead.
When talking about hard challenges he had,Looking for China LED Back-Up Light Wholesalers for
your new house? Reece discussed layoffs. He said they are difficult and
emotional but when he had to let the faculty know he personally went to
them and gave them their pink slips.For vehicles that has the Super brightness 48W led driving lights that
also function as turn signal lights. Reece said he gave them as much
time and explanation that they needed and it was important for him to
have compassion for the ones being laid off.
He
regretted making some changes to Oceana too fast. Reece said he has to
be cautious and try not to change things too quickly in the school. He
also said he can be sarcastic and needs to remember when to bite his
tongue.
Reece
named off quite a few different components of his leadership style.
Some of his attributes that he said include being participatory, a
problem solver who earns trust first and shares respect and pride of the
school to do nothing but the best.
“You
gain power by sharing power,” said Reece. “And teach the students that
even if you lose, you shake the opponents hand and say good job.” The
board is expected to make its decision and announce the new principal at
the next regular meeting.The brightest 42W led working headlights in the market.
Students
from High School Science Teacher Richard Eberly’s classes also came to
the meeting to present their unique projects in technology and in the
environment to the board.
Students
Natalie Ritter and Jerry Baughman gave presentations on the electronic
circuits that their classes worked on during the school year. The
circuits were anything from flashing led lights, circuits to detects
water leakage to singing floppy discs that played a song from Star Wars.
Envirothon Team students presented their projects as well, including the planting of native dune grass at the local beach.
The
extracurricular Envirothon Team recently excelled at state, with the
senior squad placing first in Agriculture and second place in Geology;
the junior team finishing third in Aquatic Ecology; and the sophomore
squad receiving a People’s Choice award in Community Outreach Project
training for its efforts to supply solar heat collectors to the
community of Yakutat, Alaska. Read the full story at www.aodepu.net web.
2013年6月30日 星期日
It Begins with a Spark
A
happy face with a wink, exploding over New York City as part of Macy's
Fourth of July Fireworks 2013 — the nation's biggest display.
That's one of the spectacles being prepared to light up the sky on Thursday. Forty thousand shells were being loaded onto four barges in the city's Staten Island borough on Saturday in preparation for the massive display.
The exact location is kept secret for security reasons.
The barges will sit on the Hudson River for the show to be seen by an estimated 3 million people watching live in New York and New Jersey,A seam roof clamp is a cost-effective way to install solar at your home. plus millions more on television. Grammy-award winning musician Usher has created the soundtrack.
Show co-designer Gary Souza said organizers have scoured the world to find and purchase the most original new fireworks — from China and Portugal to Spain, Malta and Brazil. The theme for this year's 25-minute show is "It Begins With A Spark."
The barges are to be set up on the river between Manhattan's West 24th and 42nd streets, with fireworks shooting about 1,000 feet into the air.
The plans began a year ago in Rialto,The future of Motorcycle lighting lies within Newest motorcycle H6 Swing all in one hid kit. Calif., where Souza is part of the current generation of a family that runs Pyro Spectaculars by Souza.
Sixty pyrotechnicians worked on Staten Island all weekend before the holiday to prepare the high-tech digital animation.
This year, two other novelties will be a jellyfish discovered in China that explodes with a whistling sound, and bursting butterflies.
From midtown Manhattan,Indoorlite offers the best solar photovoltaic system along with the best halogen spotlight. the Empire State Building will play along, showing off its recently upgraded LED lighting along with the fireworks. Andy Lewis has been volunteering for the fireworks for the past 26 years.
"It's the best show in the world," said the firefighter from Las Vegas as he and the rest of the crew sat in Staten Island under a tent for lunch, enjoying the view of the New York City skyline across New York Harbor.
The first explosions are scheduled to go off at 9:25 p.m. on Thursday.
And despite every possible precaution taken to ensure safety, "anything can happen," said Souza. "It's a dangerous business." Each year, he added, his mother has white-knuckled her way through the spectacle.
After that, she said, "it's about how to make it as entertaining as possible, how to make it bigger and better — playing with science and technology."
The sculpture would be created withpolished steel and internally illuminated with LED lighting, the design concept said.
The sculpture would sit near the Croque-o-dile Cafe in the garden, would be about 15.5m long and 35cm in diameter.This 1.5W led eagle eye reversing light lamps is made in Korea and it has an error message canceller function integrated in the unit.
The sculpture could be manipulated to form "conversation seats"and would have three supports to elevate it.Most modern headlight designs include high quality HID Kit.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery director Cam McCracken said he considered choosing a "safe" design to avoid "ruffling feathers" but safe sculptures were quickly forgotten while great public art never lost its appeal, he said.
Ouroboros would be "memorable, entertaining and treasured" and would consistently "reveal new meaning", he said.
The Ouroboros was an ancient symbol of a worm eating its own tail and symbolised regeneration, Mr McCracken said.
At the celebration Mr Cull also unveiled the new Royal Oak interpretative panel and officially opened the refurbished main gate. Read the full story at www.aodepu.net web.
That's one of the spectacles being prepared to light up the sky on Thursday. Forty thousand shells were being loaded onto four barges in the city's Staten Island borough on Saturday in preparation for the massive display.
The exact location is kept secret for security reasons.
The barges will sit on the Hudson River for the show to be seen by an estimated 3 million people watching live in New York and New Jersey,A seam roof clamp is a cost-effective way to install solar at your home. plus millions more on television. Grammy-award winning musician Usher has created the soundtrack.
Show co-designer Gary Souza said organizers have scoured the world to find and purchase the most original new fireworks — from China and Portugal to Spain, Malta and Brazil. The theme for this year's 25-minute show is "It Begins With A Spark."
The barges are to be set up on the river between Manhattan's West 24th and 42nd streets, with fireworks shooting about 1,000 feet into the air.
The plans began a year ago in Rialto,The future of Motorcycle lighting lies within Newest motorcycle H6 Swing all in one hid kit. Calif., where Souza is part of the current generation of a family that runs Pyro Spectaculars by Souza.
Sixty pyrotechnicians worked on Staten Island all weekend before the holiday to prepare the high-tech digital animation.
This year, two other novelties will be a jellyfish discovered in China that explodes with a whistling sound, and bursting butterflies.
From midtown Manhattan,Indoorlite offers the best solar photovoltaic system along with the best halogen spotlight. the Empire State Building will play along, showing off its recently upgraded LED lighting along with the fireworks. Andy Lewis has been volunteering for the fireworks for the past 26 years.
"It's the best show in the world," said the firefighter from Las Vegas as he and the rest of the crew sat in Staten Island under a tent for lunch, enjoying the view of the New York City skyline across New York Harbor.
The first explosions are scheduled to go off at 9:25 p.m. on Thursday.
And despite every possible precaution taken to ensure safety, "anything can happen," said Souza. "It's a dangerous business." Each year, he added, his mother has white-knuckled her way through the spectacle.
After that, she said, "it's about how to make it as entertaining as possible, how to make it bigger and better — playing with science and technology."
The sculpture would be created withpolished steel and internally illuminated with LED lighting, the design concept said.
The sculpture would sit near the Croque-o-dile Cafe in the garden, would be about 15.5m long and 35cm in diameter.This 1.5W led eagle eye reversing light lamps is made in Korea and it has an error message canceller function integrated in the unit.
The sculpture could be manipulated to form "conversation seats"and would have three supports to elevate it.Most modern headlight designs include high quality HID Kit.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery director Cam McCracken said he considered choosing a "safe" design to avoid "ruffling feathers" but safe sculptures were quickly forgotten while great public art never lost its appeal, he said.
Ouroboros would be "memorable, entertaining and treasured" and would consistently "reveal new meaning", he said.
The Ouroboros was an ancient symbol of a worm eating its own tail and symbolised regeneration, Mr McCracken said.
At the celebration Mr Cull also unveiled the new Royal Oak interpretative panel and officially opened the refurbished main gate. Read the full story at www.aodepu.net web.
Bright ideas
Having
already converted about 1,600 Halide fixtures to more efficient LED
lights, Steve Rhoades, GM Lordstown's engineering director,The brightest 42W led working headlights in
the market. said workers will be ready to continue the process with
about 4,000 more fixtures when the plant empties out for the summer
break beginning Monday.For vehicles that has the Super brightness 48W led driving lights that also function as turn signal lights.
"This will be part of the 4,000 we will go after in July," Rhoades said, as he recently walked through the complex's west plant where workers stamp out GM auto body parts. "The importance of July is that we are down for two weeks."
The $1.5 million lighting upgrades are just part of the investment GM has been making in its Lordstown complex, where the Chevy Cruze is assembled and body parts for the Cruze, Buick Verano and Chevy Volt are made.
In addition to the lighting upgrades, other work going on during the shutdown includes routine maintenance and continued retooling in preparation for future launch of the next generation Chevy Cruze. That work has been under way for several months since the $200 million project was announced last summer. Contractors have said they expect to take advantage of the two-week shutdown to work on the project.
More lighting upgrades planned in weekly meetings by GM's energy team eventually will move on to other areas of the complex, including the assembly plant and even outdoor lighting.
"This is one of GM's largest facilities. We have 6 million square feet. We have just taken a small portion so far," Rhoades said.As well we have fabrics and textures available for our solar lamp, table lamps, pendant lighting and wall sconces.
The United Auto Workers has also played a role in the effort to reduce impact on the environment.
"By giving our members the proper energy management training, we can ensure that the facilities where they work will be up-to-speed on industry best practices for cutting carbon emissions," said UAW Vice President Joe Ashton, who directs the union's GM department.
Companywide, GM is participating in a U.S. Department of Energy program to reduce energy costs at 25 of its U.S. facilities, resulting in an anticipated 25-percent or greater combined reduction in energy use at the plants by 2018. The Lordstown complex is among those 25 plants.
"General Motors' efforts are helping the nation benefit from energy efficiency," said Kathleen Hogan, deputy assistant secretary for energy efficiency, U.S. Department of Energy.
GM Lordstown spokesman Tom Mock said because of the energy savings and reduction on Kilowatt loads, First Energy provided GM with a 50 percent rebate on the company's $1.5 million investment.
"We continue to prove the business case for better energy management," said Al Hildreth, General Motors corporate energy manager.
Nationwide, GM plants have identified 218 energy-saving opportunities which have led to more than $7 million in savings.A wide range of modern lamps, LED lighting and Auto lights. The new LED lighting system in Lordstown is estimated to help save $780,000 a year in energy costs, according to lighting supplier ALLED Light Systems, Inc.
"There's a huge cost savings. Look at what we are saving, hundreds of thousands of dollars in stamping alone. The life span adds to it too. I don't have to get up there for years and years to do any maintenance," Rhoades said. "We started doing the math, and the savings are huge."
Wireless controls on the lights allow the plant to easily dim or brighten lighting levels in different areas of the plant, said Chuck Simpson, GM Lordstown's site utilities manager.
In Lordstown,Looking for China LED Back-Up Light Wholesalers for your new house? more specialized LED lighting also has been installed in an "audit bay," where just-built Chevy Cruzes are inspected for imperfections in the assembly plant. That project was designed by a group of Youngstown State University engineering students as part of their class work. Read the full story at www.aodepu.net web.
"This will be part of the 4,000 we will go after in July," Rhoades said, as he recently walked through the complex's west plant where workers stamp out GM auto body parts. "The importance of July is that we are down for two weeks."
The $1.5 million lighting upgrades are just part of the investment GM has been making in its Lordstown complex, where the Chevy Cruze is assembled and body parts for the Cruze, Buick Verano and Chevy Volt are made.
In addition to the lighting upgrades, other work going on during the shutdown includes routine maintenance and continued retooling in preparation for future launch of the next generation Chevy Cruze. That work has been under way for several months since the $200 million project was announced last summer. Contractors have said they expect to take advantage of the two-week shutdown to work on the project.
More lighting upgrades planned in weekly meetings by GM's energy team eventually will move on to other areas of the complex, including the assembly plant and even outdoor lighting.
"This is one of GM's largest facilities. We have 6 million square feet. We have just taken a small portion so far," Rhoades said.As well we have fabrics and textures available for our solar lamp, table lamps, pendant lighting and wall sconces.
The United Auto Workers has also played a role in the effort to reduce impact on the environment.
"By giving our members the proper energy management training, we can ensure that the facilities where they work will be up-to-speed on industry best practices for cutting carbon emissions," said UAW Vice President Joe Ashton, who directs the union's GM department.
Companywide, GM is participating in a U.S. Department of Energy program to reduce energy costs at 25 of its U.S. facilities, resulting in an anticipated 25-percent or greater combined reduction in energy use at the plants by 2018. The Lordstown complex is among those 25 plants.
"General Motors' efforts are helping the nation benefit from energy efficiency," said Kathleen Hogan, deputy assistant secretary for energy efficiency, U.S. Department of Energy.
GM Lordstown spokesman Tom Mock said because of the energy savings and reduction on Kilowatt loads, First Energy provided GM with a 50 percent rebate on the company's $1.5 million investment.
"We continue to prove the business case for better energy management," said Al Hildreth, General Motors corporate energy manager.
Nationwide, GM plants have identified 218 energy-saving opportunities which have led to more than $7 million in savings.A wide range of modern lamps, LED lighting and Auto lights. The new LED lighting system in Lordstown is estimated to help save $780,000 a year in energy costs, according to lighting supplier ALLED Light Systems, Inc.
"There's a huge cost savings. Look at what we are saving, hundreds of thousands of dollars in stamping alone. The life span adds to it too. I don't have to get up there for years and years to do any maintenance," Rhoades said. "We started doing the math, and the savings are huge."
Wireless controls on the lights allow the plant to easily dim or brighten lighting levels in different areas of the plant, said Chuck Simpson, GM Lordstown's site utilities manager.
In Lordstown,Looking for China LED Back-Up Light Wholesalers for your new house? more specialized LED lighting also has been installed in an "audit bay," where just-built Chevy Cruzes are inspected for imperfections in the assembly plant. That project was designed by a group of Youngstown State University engineering students as part of their class work. Read the full story at www.aodepu.net web.
Art intersect on the San Francisco Bay Bridge
Earlier
this year, part of the San Francisco Bay Bridge started to light up the
night sky with the help of 25,000 computer-controlled LEDs in what has
been described as "the most remarkable public art project" in the United
States.
Naturally, with something this innovative, the installation has drawn both praise and scorn. Regardless, it has fostered a debate about the mixture of technology with art as well as the power of citizen artists -- possibly a startup community of its own.
Leo Villareal, the New York City-based artist behind the Bay Bridge lights, outlined some of his previous projects from coast to coast during the 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival on Saturday evening.
"Art can be stripped down to almost the bare minimum,Indoorlite offers the best solar photovoltaic system along with the best halogen spotlight." posited Villareal, "It's about experimenting with space and see how you can make the sky come down."
With a diverse academic and professional background in both technology and art, Villareal crafted his first light sculpture at "lowest level of codes" for the Burning Man festival in Las Vegas during the mid-1990s.This 1.5W led eagle eye reversing light lamps is made in Korea and it has an error message canceller function integrated in the unit.
Villareal said he spends a lot of time developing his own software (i.e. for controlling speed, layering, and other conditions) to enable this kind of art while discovering his techniques in artificial life.
Another example is a hexagonal lighting grid installed on the ceiling of the Bleecker Street subway station in New York, which is the first of its kind that the MTA has invested in, according to Villareal.A seam roof clamp is a cost-effective way to install solar at your home.
With a sequencing inspired by motion, Villareal boasted that it's a new and exciting way for viewers to experience the station.
As for the Bay Bridge project, Villareal reflected that the interaction of the sky, water, traffic, and kinetic activity of the bridge served as inspiration of the sequencing he would develop.
Villareal noted some of the platforms used to build the underlying platform for the Bay Bridge lights, namely the C general-purpose programming language as well as another custom one frequented by artists that he described as somewhat "open source" and even a bit "crude."
"For me,Most modern headlight designs include high quality HID Kit. it's not about technology. It's just a tool," Villareal admitted. "It's about integrating these things into artwork."
But given that these lights were installed on a very tall structure compared to a museum floor, Villareal admitted it's one thing to do these things on the computer -- it's a whole other thing to go up and work on it from the bridge.
"No, I didn't freak out,The future of Motorcycle lighting lies within Newest motorcycle H6 Swing all in one hid kit." Villareal laughed, joking slightly that there were professionals to talk him down should anything go awry.
Along with finding a crew willing to perform the installation -- all of which had to be done at night to avoid impacting traffic -- Villareal described that part of the challenge to creating this artwork was just getting access. That also required lane closures as there is not a pedestrian lane on the Bay Bridge.
Villareal recapped that it took at least two years before he could sit in front of the Bay Bridge and control the lighting patterns from the custom controls on his laptop. He and his team would work from restaurants, benches along the Embarcadero waterfront -- basically anywhere from which there was a viewpoint of the installation. Read the full story at www.aodepu.net web.
Naturally, with something this innovative, the installation has drawn both praise and scorn. Regardless, it has fostered a debate about the mixture of technology with art as well as the power of citizen artists -- possibly a startup community of its own.
Leo Villareal, the New York City-based artist behind the Bay Bridge lights, outlined some of his previous projects from coast to coast during the 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival on Saturday evening.
"Art can be stripped down to almost the bare minimum,Indoorlite offers the best solar photovoltaic system along with the best halogen spotlight." posited Villareal, "It's about experimenting with space and see how you can make the sky come down."
With a diverse academic and professional background in both technology and art, Villareal crafted his first light sculpture at "lowest level of codes" for the Burning Man festival in Las Vegas during the mid-1990s.This 1.5W led eagle eye reversing light lamps is made in Korea and it has an error message canceller function integrated in the unit.
Villareal said he spends a lot of time developing his own software (i.e. for controlling speed, layering, and other conditions) to enable this kind of art while discovering his techniques in artificial life.
Another example is a hexagonal lighting grid installed on the ceiling of the Bleecker Street subway station in New York, which is the first of its kind that the MTA has invested in, according to Villareal.A seam roof clamp is a cost-effective way to install solar at your home.
With a sequencing inspired by motion, Villareal boasted that it's a new and exciting way for viewers to experience the station.
As for the Bay Bridge project, Villareal reflected that the interaction of the sky, water, traffic, and kinetic activity of the bridge served as inspiration of the sequencing he would develop.
Villareal noted some of the platforms used to build the underlying platform for the Bay Bridge lights, namely the C general-purpose programming language as well as another custom one frequented by artists that he described as somewhat "open source" and even a bit "crude."
"For me,Most modern headlight designs include high quality HID Kit. it's not about technology. It's just a tool," Villareal admitted. "It's about integrating these things into artwork."
But given that these lights were installed on a very tall structure compared to a museum floor, Villareal admitted it's one thing to do these things on the computer -- it's a whole other thing to go up and work on it from the bridge.
"No, I didn't freak out,The future of Motorcycle lighting lies within Newest motorcycle H6 Swing all in one hid kit." Villareal laughed, joking slightly that there were professionals to talk him down should anything go awry.
Along with finding a crew willing to perform the installation -- all of which had to be done at night to avoid impacting traffic -- Villareal described that part of the challenge to creating this artwork was just getting access. That also required lane closures as there is not a pedestrian lane on the Bay Bridge.
Villareal recapped that it took at least two years before he could sit in front of the Bay Bridge and control the lighting patterns from the custom controls on his laptop. He and his team would work from restaurants, benches along the Embarcadero waterfront -- basically anywhere from which there was a viewpoint of the installation. Read the full story at www.aodepu.net web.
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