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2012/05/27 03:50
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Cook app transits the centuries
Source: www.sunaeon.com/venustransit WHEN Captain James Cook set sail to observe the transit of Venus in 1769, he was part of a global project to measure the solar system - and he went on to discover...
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2012/05/26 04:37
2012/05/26 04:37
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Who checks utility meters?
As I have recently joined my fellow Modestans in having a water meter, a question has come to mind. As we all know, when we purchase something either sold by weight or volume, the device calculating...
Read more at Modesto Bee
2012/05/25 01:31
2012/05/25 01:31
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City says parking-meter sensors still being tested
DENVER - If you've heard about Denver's plan to install sensors next to its fleet of parking meters, the city's Public Works Department wants to remind you that it hasn't finalized anything as of...
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Ann Williams
DENVER
KUSA-TV
Multimedia Holdings Corporation
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2012/05/24 22:28
2012/05/24 22:28
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Meters vandalized, change taken on Main Street
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — Twelve parking meters on Main Street were pried open by an unknown individual to remove the change from each meter. According to a report from the Clarksville Police Department,...
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Clarksville Police Department
Parking Authority
Clarksville
Regional Planning Commission
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2012/05/24 19:06
2012/05/24 19:06
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Class action call on smart meters
SMART meter opponent Chris Hynes was outsmarted by installers this week after a long campaign to avoid having one installed at his house went as high as the Premier's office, only to fail.But Mr Hynes...
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David O'Brien
Ted Baillieu
Pam Densley
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2012/05/24 17:36
2012/05/24 17:36
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Speed camera parked illegally, but fines will sta...
The photographs were referred by the Geelong Advertiser to the Victoria Police traffic camera office for review. The office found the operator had parked the car out from the kerb to avoid...
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Victoria Police
Shane Coles
Catherine Allen
Sean Hardy
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2012/05/24 04:48
2012/05/24 04:48
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Drivers cruising down Calhoun Road in Brookfield
BROOKFIELD- Some people move away from the city to slow things down. But one Brookfield street is racing with speeders. It's a neighborhood of large front lawns -- and a lot of families. Calhoun...
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BROOKFIELD
JACKSON
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2012/05/24 02:39
2012/05/24 02:39
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New gadget will ensure rotten fruit doesn’t fool ...
Tap on that watermelon as much as you like: The old trick of seeking out hollow-sounding fruit won’t necessarily land you something sweet and juicy. But if the sound of a mealy, flavourless mouthful...
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Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems in Dresden
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Heinrich Grüger
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2012/05/23 22:46
2012/05/23 22:46
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Do migrating birds show up on radar, and if so, w...
Do migrating birds show up on radar, and if so, what do they look like? Yes they do...and so do insects! They're sometimes called 'migratory aerofauna'. We'll stick with 'migrating birds'! Keep in...
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2012/05/23 17:46
2012/05/23 17:46
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City leaders champion smart meters in Burlington
Smart-meters installed in Burlington are safer than cell phones and will help map reduced power, city leaders said Wednesday. Burlington's transition to electrical meters that emit radio-frequency...
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Ken Nolan
Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Tom Torti
Miro Weinberger
Burlington Electric Department
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2012/05/23 17:34
2012/05/23 17:34
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IndyCar safety harnesses MEMS
IndyCar safety harnesses MEMS R. Colin Johnson 5/23/2012 12:55 PM EDT PORTLAND, Ore. - This weekend’s Indy 500 (May 27) could be one of the safest in U.S. auto racing history by combining 200-mph...
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2012/05/23 13:15
2012/05/23 13:15
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Photo-radar review demanded
Colin Craig shows article exposing flaw in photo-radar equipment. (MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) The Selinger government should unplug a controversial photo-radar unit at Grant Avenue and...
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2012/05/22 15:18
2012/05/22 15:18
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Denver's new parking sensors end bonus time on me...
Denver Public Works is in the process of burying 500 sensors in its streets next to existing parking meters in an effort to make them smarter. The sensors would, in essence, talk to the meter by...
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2012/05/22 15:18
2012/05/22 15:18
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Baltimore DPW is committed to reducing water mete...
A recent article about two former Department of Public Works meter readers did not accurately reflect the proactive steps taken by DPW to reduce water meter billing errors ("City official: Lazy...
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Department of Public Works
Al Foxx
Baltimore
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2012/05/22 10:25
2012/05/22 10:25
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Ask an Officer
Question: If I get stopped for speeding, is the police officer required to show me the radar gun upon request? Answer: There is no law that requires a police officer to show drivers the radar unit...
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Wausau Police Department
Ben Bliven
Wausau
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2012/05/22 09:50
2012/05/22 09:50
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Police Calls
Green Bay Animal complaint: A 27-year-old man was issued a $366 citation April 28 after repeatedly allowing his dog to defecate in his elderly neighbor's yard in the 2600 block of Deckner Ave. The...
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2012/05/21 14:25
2012/05/21 14:25
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Two-Port VNA Makes On-Wafer Measurements At 500 G...
Although automotive radar systems operating at 77 and 79 GHz may seem like the upper limits of microwave engineering technology, a growing number of researchers are looking to tap into terahertz radio...
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GGB Industries
California Institute of Technology
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Oleson Microwave Laboratories
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2012/05/21 02:29
2012/05/21 02:29
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Why Distribution of Pre-Paid Meter Is Slow - Adey...
In 2005, a new phase of meter was introduced in the country as a way of addressing issues pertaining to electricity billing system in the country. While the deployment of the new pre-paid meter...
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2012/05/21 02:29
2012/05/21 02:29
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Pre - Paid Meter Will Halt 'Crazy Bills' - People
Most Nigerians have congratulated the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) over the recent introduction of per-paid meter as the new way of the payment of power bills. They are also pleading with...
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Pet- Rock Ltd.
Pat Udeze
Lagos
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2012/05/20 15:05
2012/05/20 15:05
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Smart meter complainant outsmarted
VCAT found the smart meter did not effect heritage value. A COBURG man who claimed the state's new electricity smart meters breached local heritage laws has failed in a bid to stop one being...
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