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PLEASE NOTE: Due to new federal regulations, students who first enroll in a program of study on or after July 1, 2012 at Atlantic Cape must have completed their High School Diploma or GED to qualify for Title IV (Federal) funding. See the financial aid site for more information on the types of aid that is available. Students who have not completed High School or earned a GED but were enrolled in a program of study prior to July 1, 2012 may still qualify for aid based on the ability to benefit options. For information on earning a GED, Atlantic and Cape May county residents should contact the Atlantic Cape May One-Stop Career Center. Atlantic Cape offers an Online course in GED preparation for those who need to improve their skills before taking the examination.
Students Not Seeking a Degree
If you are are not seeking a degree, you must still complete the application form, and select "undeclared" as your major. You are not eligible for financial aid and must still take the Placement Test unless you meet the test waiver requirements. Students attending other colleges are considered to be Visiting Students and should select Undeclared as their major. Students who are taking one course for personal or professional development may receive approval from the Director of Admissions or the Director of the Career & Academic Planning Center to waive the Placement Test requirement for one semester only.
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- Students who complete an associate degree at a New Jersey community college earn nearly $400,000 more in additional lifetime income over the course of their careers.
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- Students who earn a one-year certificate from a community college earn as much as 16% more than people with only a high school diploma or GED.
- For every $1 spent on a community college education, a student's discounted lifetime earnings will INCREASE by $7.91.


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Fun and Games Are Serious Business for Tech's Code Warriors
By Marcia Goodrich | Published
One of the hottest exhibits at Michigan Technological University's Undergraduate Expo was a student-designed video game founded on the tried-and-true premise that the best enemy is a dead enemy.
"We tried to make it as pretty as possible," says Ryan Wilson, a co-developer of Arcane Brawlers and vice president of operations of the Husky Game Development Enterprise. "It's got lightning, a blizzard, meteors, and the players have 21 different spells they can cast."
Sure, players can draw on protection and healing defenses. But, says Wilson, "the whole point is to kill each other," which happens in a spray of blood and body parts, and then you get to shake hands and start over again. And in case this doesn't feel warm and friendly enough, get this: Arcane Brawlers was designed for up to four people to play, at the same time, in the same room. Together.
Apparently, it's a blast. "At the Expo, people wanted to buy it," says Gabby Myers, the Enterprise's president.
Someday they may be able to. The team's goal is to get Arcane Brawlers on Xbox Live, Microsoft's online community where people get together and play video games. "We're finishing it up, and it will go for peer review this summer," Myers says.
They might even see some return on investment, Microsoft willing. If Arcane Brawlers makes it onto Xbox Live, Michigan Tech will receive a share of the revenue every time someone downloads the game.
Arcane Brawlers is just one of four projects that the Enterprise has taken on. Another is a training simulation for Army ROTC, a program to help cadets develop tactical skills. "It will help them get a lot more training in a lot less time," says Capt. Trevor Chartier, assistant professor of military science. "I've seen the first working prototype, and it was pretty impressive. It will be an excellent training aid for our junior cadets."
The Enterprise also organizes the artificial intelligence (AI) programming contest BonzAI Brawl, in which teams of one to three players have just eight hours to code a strategy for their character based on a story revealed the previous day.
AI refers to techniques used to produce the illusion of intelligence in video game characters that aren't controlled by the players. This year 94 students from Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan University participated.
"Last year, the theme was squirrels," says Myers. "They had to protect the mother squirrel and gather nuts." Multitasking turned out to be an issue: just like real intelligence, artificial intelligence can have lapses. "A lot of teams would have their AI go to get the nut, but it didn't bring it back," she recalls. "Because of these flaws in people's code, it makes the event really exciting to watch. Sometimes flaws actually turn out to be beneficial."
Another of the Enterprise's teams is putting the final touches on an island in Second Life, where Audrey Mayer, an assistant professor of social sciences, will be able to teach class and meet with students.
"The students came up with some really good ideas for how to organize the classrooms," says Mayer. "And, they created a lot of features on the island that will give visitors a sense of what it's like to live here and go to school here."
The island is being built as part of the Sustainable Futures Institute, and as such has a cellulosic ethanol plant as well as Mont Ripley, not what you'd normally expect from a group of videogame enthusiasts. "They really went out of their comfort zone," Mayer says. "They've had to deal with an entirely different set of problems, and they've done a great job."
The four success stories notwithstanding, Wilson and Myers say it hasn't been easy. "It's been a slightly bumpy road," Myers says delicately. Wilson is more direct. "It's been a very bumpy road," he states. "In an Enterprise, you have to deal with problems and people, just like in the real world. Management especially is hard. I'd much rather be coding. I'd spend hours yelling at people and pulling my hair."
Myers concurs. "I spend more time on this than on all my other courses," she says. "But it's worth it. I'm actually creating something."
They hope to attract more members who share their zeal, because next year promises even niftier things, including an Arcane Brawlers that lets you battle your friends in 3D. In particular, the Husky Game Development Enterprise would welcome more diversity. Wilson is a computer science major, like most of the team members, and Myers is majoring in business management; they'd love to have more artists and sound experts to take their projects to the next level.
If new members bring commitment and enthusiasm, they ought to fit right in.
"I came to Tech because of Husky Games," says Wilson. "This means everything to me."
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A recurring discussion that I have with experienced agile developers is what it means to take a disciplined agile approach. The conversation usually starts off by some saying "but it already requires discipline to do agile", something that I fully agree with, followed by "therefore 'disciplined agile' is merely a marketing term", something which I don't agree with. The challenge with the "standard" agile discipline is that it is often focused on construction activities within a single project team, clearly important but also clearly not the full picture. There's more to an agile project than construction, and there's more to most IT departments than a single development project. In short, there are many opportunities for IT professionals to up their discipline, and thereby up their effectiveness, opportunities which we make explicit in the Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) framework.
Let's explore the many aspects to taking a disciplined agile approach:
- You adopt "standard" agile discipline. Aspects of agile which require discipline include adopting practices such as test-driven development (TDD), active stakeholder participation, working collaboratively, shortening the feedback cycle, and many more. These strategies are a great start to becoming disciplined IT professionals.
- You take a goal-driven approach. When we first started working on the DAD framework I didn't want to create yet another prescriptive framework, particularly given Rational's track record with the Rational Unified Process (RUP) framework. Rational has been pilloried for years for the prescriptive nature of RUP, which is unfortunate because there are a lot of great ideas in RUP that agile teams can benefit from, some of which we adopted in DAD and many of which are being actively reinvented with the agile community even as you read this. Furthermore, there are many prescriptive elements of the Scrum method that can get teams in trouble. For example, Scrum prescribes that you hold a daily stand up meeting, often called a Scrum meeting, where everyone should answer three questions. That's a great approach for teams new to agile, but it proves problematic in many situations due to it's prescriptive nature. Do you really need to do this once a day? I've been on teams where we held coordination meetings twice a day and others only once a week. Do you really need to stand up? I've been on geographically distrubited agile teams where many of us were sitting down during coordination calls. Do you really need to answer three questions, two of which are clearly focused on status regardless of claims otherwise? I've been on lean teams where we met around our Kanban board and focused on potential blockers. The answers to these questions depends on the context of the situation you find yourself in. The challenge, at least from the point of view of a process framework, is how do you avoid falling into the trap of being overly prescriptive. The strategy we adopted in DAD is to take a goal-driven approach. The observation is that regardless of the situation you find yourself in there are common goals your team will need to fulfill. For example, at the beginning of a project common goals include developing an initial plan, initially exploring the scope, initially identifying a technical strategy, and securing initial funding (amongst others). Throughout construction you should coordinate your activities, improve the quality of your ecosystem, and produce a potentially consumable solution on a regular basis (more on this below). So, instead of prescribing a daily stand up meeting the DAD framework instead indicates you should coordinate your activities, and gives several options for doing so (one of which is a Scrum meeting). More importantly DAD describes the advantages and disadvantages of your options so that you can make the choice that's best suited for the situation your team finds itself in (see this blog posting for a detailed example of the types of tables included in the DAD book to help you through such process tailoring decisions). In short, our experience is that it requires discipline to take a goal driven approach to agile delivery over the prescriptive strategies in other agile processes.
- You take a context-driven approach. There are many tailoring factors, which I describe in the Software Development Context Framework (SDCF), which you need to consider when making process, tooling, and team structure decisions. For example, a large team will adopt a different collection of practices and tools than a small team. A geographically distributed team will adopt a different strategy than a team that is co-located. You get the idea. Other tailoring factors include compliance, team culture, organization culture, technical complexity, domain complexity, and project type. It requires discipline to recognize the context of the situation you find yourself in and then act accordingly.
- You deliver potentially consumable solutions. One of the observations that we made early in the development of the DAD framework was that disciplined agile teams produce potentially consumable solutions, not just potentially shippable software. Although delivery of high-quality, working software is important it is even more important that we deliver high-quality working solutions to our stakeholders. For example, not only are we writing software but we may also be updating the hardware on which it runs, writing supporting documentation, evolving the business processes around the usage of the system, and even evolving the organizational structure of the people working with the system. In other words, disciplined agilists focus on solutions over software. Furthermore, "potentially shippable" isn't sufficient: not only should it be shippable but it should also be usable and should be something people want to use. In other words it should be consumable (a concept DAD adopted from IBM's Outside In Development). Minimally IT professionals should have the skills and desire to produce good software, but what they really need are the skills and desire to provide good solutions. We need strong technical skills, but we also need strong "
soft skills" such as user interface design and process design to name just two. The incremental delivery of potentially consumable solutions on an incremental basis requires discipline to do successfully. DAD teams focus on repeatable results not repeatable processes.
- You are enterprise aware. Whether you like it or not, as you adopt agile you will constrained by the organizational ecosystem, and you will need to act accordingly. It takes discipline to work with enterprise professionals such as enterprise architects, data admistrators, portfolio managers, or IT governance people who may not be completely agile yet, and have the patience to help them. It takes discipline to work with your operations and support staff in a DevOps manner throughout the lifecycle, particularly when they may not be motivated to do so. It requires discipline to accept and potentially enhance existing corporate development conventions (programming guidelines, data guidelines, UI guidelines, ...). It requires discipline to accept that your organization has an existing technology roadmap that you should be leveraging, building out, and in some cases improving as you go. In short, enterprise awareness requires a level of discipline not typically seen on many agile teams.
- You adopt a full delivery lifecycle. Empirically it is very easy to observe that at the beginning of an agile project there are some activities that you need to perform to initiate the project. Similarly at the end of the project there are activities that you need to perform to release the solution into production or the marketplace. The DAD process framework addresses the effort required for the full delivery effort, including project initiation, construction, and deployment. Our experience is that it requires discipline on the part of IT professionals to include explicit phases for Inception/Initation, Construction, and Transition/Deployment and more importantly to focus the appropriate amount of effort on each. One danger of explicit phases is that you run the risk of taking what's known as a Water-Scrum-Fall approach, a term coined by Dave West the person who wrote the forward for the DAD book, where you take an overly heavy/traditional approach to inception and transition in combination with a lighter agile approach to construction. Water-Scrum-Fall occurs because many organizations haven't made a full transition to agile, often because they think it's only applicable to construction. Our experience is that you can be very agile in your approach to inception and transition, experience we've built into the DAD framework. Having said that it clearly requires discipline to keep inception activities short and similarly it requires discipline to reduce the "transition phase" to an activity.
- You adopt a wider range of roles. An interesting side effect of adopting a full delivery lifecycle is that you also need to adopt a more robust set of roles. For example, the Scrum method suggests three roles - Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Team Member - a reflection of the Scrum lifecycle's construction focus. DAD suggests three primary roles - Team Lead, Product Owner, Team Member, Architecture Owner, and Stakeholder - as well as five secondary roles which may appear at scale.
- You embrace agile governance. Governance establishes chains of responsibility, authority and communication in support of the overall enterprise's goals and strategy. It also establishes measurements, policies, standards and control mechanisms to enable people to carry out their roles and responsibilities effectively. You do this by balancing risk versus return on investment (ROI), setting in place effective processes and practices, defining the direction and goals for the department, and defining the roles that people play with and within the department. It requires discipline to adopt an agile approach to governance, and that's something built right into the DAD framework.
Material for this blog posting was adapted from Chapter 21 of Disciplined Agile Delivery: A Practitioner's Guide to Agile Software Delivery in the Enterprise, published by IBM Press in June 2012.


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The City of Tomorrow to perform as part of residency
Wind quintet The City of Tomorrow, on campus for a two-day residency, will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.
Wind quintet The City of Tomorrow, on campus for a two-day residency, will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.
WMU's John T. Bernhard Professor of Music Lori Sims will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall, on the occasion of the release of her latest CD.
Music revue "In the Mood Live" allows the audience to return to the swing era of the 1940s at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28, in Miller Auditorium. Tickets are now on sale.
Desert's Edge Duo, featuring percussionist J.B. Smith and clarinetist Robert Spring, will perform at the Dalton Center Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15.
Cirque Chinois, performed by the National Circus of the People's Republic of China, is coming to Miller Auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Tickets are now on sale.
The Capitol Steps will showcase their 30 years of experience with political comedy and satire at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Miller Auditorium. Tickets are now on sale.
Student input sessions will be held at 3, 5 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in 158 Bernhard Center to gauge preferences and encourage creative thinking about on-campus living.
Dr. John Ishiyama will deliver a free talk, titled "Political Parties and Democratization in Developing Countries," at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in 2028 Brown Hall.
Students are invited to attend a rally to encourage academic success and create a campus climate of commiting to academics from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17.
The groundbreaking, set for 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, will include details and renderings of the renovation plans for the School of Medicine building, donated to WMU by MPI Research.
The School of Music's Distinguished Alumni Series brings jazz vocalist and pianist Kate Reid back to campus for a performance at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12.
The annual fall challenge to see whether WMU or CMU can collect the most blood for the American Red Cross runs through Wednesday, Oct. 17.
Representatives will be on campus at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, in the Brown and Gold Room on the second floor of the Bernhard Center, to discuss the Walt Disney World College Program.
Dr. Peter W. Krawutschke, an expert on translation, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Joint National Committee for Languages and the National Council on Language and International Studies.
Collaborative work examining mathematics education is highlighted in a new volume, "Approaches to Studying the Enacted Mathematics Curriculum," co-edited by Dr. Steven W. Ziebarth.
Dr. Ruth Beall Heinig, professor emerita of communication, has been presented with a 2012 Orlin Corey Medallion Award from the Children's Theatre Foundation of America.
Office of Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Student Services slates multiple events in celebration of National Coming Out Day on Thursday, Oct. 11.
Employers will be on hand during WMU's Broadcast Media Career and Networking Fair from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, on the second floor of Brown Hall.
Dr. William B. Harrison III and Linda Harrison, both with the Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education at WMU, have been jointly honored as distinguished alumni.
Student success, scholarships and opportunities for students pursuing careers in the paper and allied industry will be center stage at the Paper Technology Foundation meeting Thursday, Oct. 18.
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The Kalamazoo Film Society will present the comedy "Robot & Frank" Friday through Sunday, Oct. 12-14, at WMU's Little Theatre. The film is rated PG-13; admission is $5.
The campus community gathered Sept. 21 to hear President John M. Dunn's State of the University address. The talk was part of WMU's annual Academic Convocation.
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WMU part of a 12-university network partnering with the Federal Aviation Administration to improve safety and enhance the future of the nation's general aviation sector.
Bob Koehler will present his talk, "Peace Journalism," at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, in 208-209 Bernhard Center, part of the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's lecture series.
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The injury bug has hit the defensive side of the ball at South Carolina, but fortunately it has come more than five months before the Gamecocks open the 2014 season against Texas A&M.
According to The State, a pair of linebackers, Kaiwan Lewis and Sharrod Golightly, underwent arthroscopic surgeries on their left knees during the offseason. As a result, both players will miss at least two weeks worth of spring practice. Lewis and Golightly are expected to return at some point before the Gamecocks' spring game April 12, but even that's uncertain at this point.
"They are saying (they will be back) before spring ball is out, but they're not saying when just yet," linebackers coach Kirk Botkin told the paper following practice Tuesday.
Lewis, a middle linebacker, started 10 games in 2013 while Golightly, who plays the "spur" position, started 12. The former was third on the team in tackles, the latter sixth
Both players, provided as expected they are healthy for the start of summer camp and beyond, are projected to start at those respective positions again in 2014.


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I have news, dear reader. Tomorrow will be the last day of the Scratch Pad blog and my last day at Marketplace.
The grant paying for my position is running out, and it won't be renewed. Such are the times. But while the blog as you've known it is going away, Marketplace's commitment to a dynamic, thought-provoking website is not.
I'd like to introduce our new web producer, Matt Berger. Matt has some great ideas for improving Marketplace.org, and he'd like to hear yours as well. Matt writes:
As we bid farewell to the Scratch Pad blog we're excited about what's to come for Marketplace.org. Over the next few weeks and months you will notice a number of changes and additions to the site, including more contributors, new types of multimedia features, and updates to our homepage and site design.
To make this possible, we're investing in new staff and new technology that will allow us to expand our depth and breadth of coverage and provide new ways for our community of listeners to access the editors and reporters who contribute to Marketplace day in and day out.
Some things won't change, however. We'll continue to deliver our regular radio programming, as well as daily reports on business news that matters, and special online features like our popular video series The Whiteboard with Senior Editor Paddy Hirsh, which continues to attract new fans who appreciate Paddy's smart and approachable explanations of complex business subjects.
Before we get too far, we'd love to hear your feedback. How do you think we can we improve Marketplace.org? Post your comments and ideas below...
Please do. As for me, I'll be off to new and exciting adventures. Contact me on Facebook if you'd like to stay in touch.
Apologies for the short notice, but Matt just came on board this week, and we weren't sure exactly how and when we would be making this transition.
I'll write another post tomorrow wrapping things up, but I won't be able to say enough how much I've appreciated your participation in this blog. By adding your diverse knowledge and perspectives, you've greatly enhanced the discussion on our website, and I hope you'll continue to do so going forward.
Many thanks.
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What can best the setting, the LA Phil being directed by Gustav Dudamel and, to top it all off, seeing Misty Copeland, Marcelo Gomes, Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin dancing iconic pieces from some of the most famous and beloved ballets in history
One of the best experiences I ever had after so many years visiting boutique hotels, villas & private guest houses, was at Mediterraneo Suite Home in Rethimno, Creta. That was unique because of many attributes
Severin Safari Camp is a well run resort in the flourishing jungle of Tsavo West National Park, Kenya The large array of resident birds awaken and cheer you every day
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Welcome Home SSG Eric Myers and Family
SSG Eric Myers, his wife and his daughter, were given the keys to their new home in Linden, North Carolina. The smart home was built as part of the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers' Building for America's Bravest program which builds smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and incorporates technology that will make day to day living more manageable for SSG Myers.
Myers had served ten years in the military, and was deployed in Afghanistan as a field artilleryman with the 82 Airborne Division, when he stepped on an IED. He suffered serious injuries as a result of the explosion - the loss of both legs above the knee, one finger, and forearm nerve damage.
The custom-built smart home was built with the help of many generous sponsors, including Burlington Carpet One Floor & Home in Burlington, NC, which donated the flooring installation throughout the home.
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Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman Shine on 2013 Oscars Red Carpet
Keith Urban and his A-list actress wife Nicole Kidman dressed up for the biggest night in cinema and absolutely sparkled on the Oscars red carpet on Sunday night (Feb. 24). As you can see from this gallery of pictures, the two looked confident, comfortable and very much in love as they made their way through the photographers gallery to their seats inside the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
'Argo' may have been the big winner at the 2013 Oscars, but Urban was country music's big winner. He dropped 'country cool' for a more formal tuxedo, proving he can pull off a variety of looks with little effort. Kidman's gown accentuated the beauty's tall frame and soft, ivory skin. From time to time the two exchanged flirty, knowing glances. It was as if they were still newlyweds, not an established couple going on seven years this June.


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by Edgar Berdahl (modified by Wendy Ju)
We can affect the world directly by using actuators. Some extra parts are involved because actuators generally require that relatively large currents flow through them in order to provide relatively large forces. The signal flow diagram including a force signal generator, power amplifier, and actuator is shown below.
- 1 Acoustic System Actuators
- 2 Haptic System Actuators
- 3 Transistors
Acoustic System Actuators
Often we would like to induce vibrations spanning the entire range of human hearing. Here we explain how to induce these vibrations in air and in structures. Here is one particularly small but powerful audio power amplifier.
Vibrations in Air
Loudspeaker Driver
Loudspeaker drivers convert an electrical signal into pressure waves in air. These are quite common, so we refer the reader to Hyperphysics and Wikipedia. Since loudspeaker drivers are usually linear actuators, their maximum displacement is usually limited.
Vibrations in Structures
Lorentz Force Actuator
The Lorentz force is the force on an electrical current carrier in the presence of a magnetic field. Any element can be actuated according to the Lorentz force if an electrical current can be passed along it.
We present the example of actuating a vibrating string. An electrically conductive vibrating string is placed between two permanent magnets. Notice that the field flowing from the north pole of the upper magnet to the south pole of the lower magnet is much less focused.
For simplicity of analysis, we assume that the magnetic field B is completely uniform in between the magnets. Since the field flowing back is so much less focused, we also assume that it never flows back to complete the magnetic circuit:
Then the force on the string is F= LAI × B
A piece of wire of only about 1m in length has a relatively low resistance. In order to connect it to the output of a typical audio power amplifier, it must be placed in series with power resistors to avoid overloading the audio amplifier's output. The next two figures show a realization in the laboratory.
The other electrodynamic actuators described here such as woofers, shakers, servomotors, solenoids, etc. operate according to this principle.
Electromagnet Actuator
Replacing one of the permanent magnets with an electromagnet. The direction of the current through the coil determines whether the two magnets attract or repell one another:
What if you want to actuate something that isn't a magnet? Most efficient solution: glue a small neodymium magnet to the object that is to be actuated. Alternate solution: if the object is ferrous (magnetically "sticky" aka magnetizable such as iron or steel), then the object to be actuated can be magnetized by placing it in the neighborhood of a magnet. The E-Bow and the Sustainiac use this principle to actuate guitar strings.
See the Electromagnetically-Prepared Piano Project for details on how to actuate piano strings. The parts are listed here.
Piezoelectric Actuators
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As very high electric fields correspond to only tiny changes in the width of the crystal, this width can be changed with better-than-micrometer precision, making piezo crystals the most important tool for positioning objects with extreme accuracy — thus their use in actuators. Multilayer ceramics, using layers thinner than 100 microns, allow reaching high electric fields with voltage lower than 150 V. These ceramics are used within two kinds of actuators: direct piezo actuators and Amplified Piezoelectric Actuators. While direct actuator's stroke is generally lower than 100 microns, amplified piezo actuators can reach millimeter strokes. * Loudspeakers: Voltage is converted to mechanical movement of a piezoelectric polymer film. * Piezoelectric motors: piezoelectric elements apply a directional force to an axle, causing it to rotate. Due to the extremely small distances involved, the piezo motor is viewed as a high-precision replacement for the stepper motor. * Atomic force microscopes and scanning tunneling microscopes employ converse piezoelectricity to keep the sensing needle close to the probe. * Inkjet printers: On many inkjet printers, piezoelectric crystals are used to drive the ejection of ink from the inkjet print head towards the paper.
Haptic System Actuators
If it is sufficient to induce slower vibrations at relatively lower frequencies, for instance for interfacing with the human motor system, then we can use more conventional actuators.
DC motors
Since linear motors support only limited displacements, it is often more convenient to use rotational motors. If the motor is a DC motor, then the torque (rotational force) it exerts is proportional to the electrical current flowing through it. The direction of current through the motor determines the rotational direction of the motor: clockwise or counter clockwise. Sometimes DC motors have rotary encoders built in so that they can sense the rotational angle of the shaft.
The control a motor in both directions from an Arduino, we use an H-bridge.
By turning on the upper left and lower right transistor, we can get the motor to turn in one direction; by using the upper right and lower left, we can get the motors to turn in the other direction.
Vibrating Motor
The vibrating motor below has a weight asymmetrically attached to the shaft so that it vibrates when the shaft rotates. Similar motors are present in cell phones.
Servo motors
See this page
Ajay Kapur's MahaDeviBot uses solenoids to actuate drums.
Other actuators
Other actuators include clutches, and hydraulic devices
Controlling With the Arduino
The Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) output of the AVR can serve as the force signal generator.
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) is a technique that we use to control the speed of the motor. A DC motor's speed is determined by now much current is flowing through it. Intuitively, if we supply a low DC current, the motor will spin slowly. It will spin more quickly with a higher current. As it turns out, it is difficult to create a circuit that supplies a varying current like this. So, we use PWM. Pulse Width Modulation used two discrete values of current (none and full) in pulses that average to the desired current value you need to make the motor act as you want. The longer the pulse, more average current flows through the motor, and the faster it goes. We speak of the length of the pulse in terms of something called the Duty Cycle. For example, in the figure below, the duty cycle is 25%.
PWM can be used to control the apparent output intensity of LED's, too!
See the MAXLAB wiki page for ideas on where to get parts for actuation.
To power actuators, we often need more current or different voltages than can be supplied from the Arduino. Hence, we use transistors.
A transistor controls current through the voltage at its base.
This image shows a hydraulic analogy for a BJT transitor:
If base is at lower voltage than emitter, current flows from E to C
Small amount of current flows from E to B.
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If base is a higher voltage than emitter, current flows from C to E
Small amount of current flows from B to E
Darlington transistors
Darlington transistors allow higher gain, but are a little slow. Common darlingtons are ULN 2003 for use for incandescent lamps, relays, printer hammers, etc.
TIP120 for motors, lamps
How to use:
Here is the hydraulic analogy for n-channel MOSFETs.
Gate, Drain and Source are analogous to Base, Collector and Emitter.
No current flows from Gate to Source/Drain
A Common N-Channel MOSFET is an IRF510. It has faster turn off and higher max currents than BJTs, but requires higher gate voltages.


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The UTC Department of Mathematics hosts a number of special events each year for students, faculty and staff and the general public. Since 1999, the department has sponsored the Department of Mathematics Colloquium Series. This series provides both UTC mathematics faculty as well as guest speakers the opportunity to highlight their most recent research in the field of mathematics. The colloquium series is open to anyone with an interest in mathematics.
Each spring, to coincide with National Math Awareness Month, the department hosts two separate events. The first, our Department Honor's Day Reception and Awards Ceremony, honors the scholastic achievement of our students during the academic year and inducts new members into the UTC chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, the mathematics honor society. The department also hosts a poster contest for area middle and high school students which enables them to explore the area of mathematics.
Other special events occur through the year as well. Pi Mu Epsilon sponsors a mathematics movie night each semester as well as a yearly sudoku tournament. Periodically, conferences and guest speakers will be scheduled. Be sure to check the list of upcoming events to see what new and interesting things are going on in the math department.


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XLrator Media has acquired all North American rights to the Southern Gothic thriller Holy Ghost People following the recent world premiere at SXSW.
Mitchell Altieri – who along with Phil Flores is known as The Butcher Brothers – directed from a screenplay he and Flores co-wrote with Kevin Artigue and Joe Egender.
Holy Ghost People follows a 19-year-old girl on a quest for her missing sister who enlists the help of an alcoholic former Marine and ventures into the Appalachian Mountains where they encounter a religious sect.
Emma Greenwell and Brendan McCarthy star. Jeffrey Allard, Flores, Altieri, Egender and Artigue produced and LC Nussbeck served as executive producer.
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SLM Corp., the largest U.S. student lender known as Sallie Mae, on Wednesday sold $1.1 billion of asset-backed securities supported by private student loans, drawing nearly 15 times the required demand to sell out the riskiest slice, people familiar with the deal said.
It was the first time since before the financial crisis that Sallie Mae has opted to sell the riskier portion of an offering, having retained it in previous deals.
Private student loan ABS until recently had been laggards in the asset-backed bond rally, likely making it unattractive for Sallie Mae to issue such "subordinated" ABS because yields they'd have to pay were probably higher than the cost of other financing, according to ABS analysts.


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One on One: U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL)
September/October 2006
Jeff Berry: What are your priorities on your agenda for national HIV/AIDS issues for 2006?
Barack Obama: This past June, the world paused to commemorate the passing of 25 years since the first AIDS case was identified. Over this time, the epidemic has evolved from one primarily afflicting the white, homosexual community to one that impacts all populations, regardless of race, ethnicity or socio-economic status. The epicenter is shifting towards women and children, and African Americans continue to experience the highest rates of new infections and deaths from HIV/AIDS compared to all other patient groups. For African American women aged 25-34 in the United States, HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death.
The tragedy and irony of these statistics is that HIV/AIDS is a preventable disease. To that end, I believe that the most critical AIDS issue facing our nation is the need for prevention. We have not adequately educated ourselves and each other about this disease, nor have we identified effective ways to empower individuals to change their sexual practices to protect themselves from HIV infection.
Until we have an open and honest dialogue about what we need to do, or do better, we will not be able to stop the silent but deadly spread of this disease. This is not an easy task, and given that the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to evolve, what may seem logical today may not be a top priority tomorrow. Additionally, successful eradication is unlikely without a comprehensive, large-scale societal investment in improving the educational and economic opportunities of our most vulnerable populations, which are disproportionately affected by this disease.
That being said, the following are some of the general policy priorities for my HIV/AIDS agenda.
Expansion of coverage for HIV/AIDS treatment and services. A number of programs, particularly those offered under the Ryan White CARE Act, have been instrumental in getting individuals the care they need to remain healthy and live longer. Yet too many individuals continue to fall through the cracks, and the overall federal investment is inadequate given the scope and magnitude of the epidemic. And the care we do provide must be comprehensive. Having the correct medications will not be of much benefit to an individual battling AIDS who lacks a decent meal and a place to sleep.
Promotion of screening for HIV/AIDS. Studies indicate that about one-fourth of Americans infected with HIV are unaware of their status. If we expect these individuals to make healthy decisions, seek care, and discontinue activities contributing to the transmission of this deadly infection, these individuals first need to be educated and tested. And if we expect to gain ground on the epidemic, we need to educate the public about prevention. While there have been several national public education campaigns in the U.S., many would argue that our efforts have been surpassed by those in other countries. For example, walking down the streets of Kenya, you cannot help but notice the prevention advertisements. The U.S. should follow in the steps of other countries in which public advertisements regarding education and testing are popular, prominent, and effective. Until we do, fear, stigma, ignorance, and transmission will persist.
Strengthening of the public health infrastructure. The federal government's investment in prevention is minimal compared to its investment in medical care and treatment, and is yet another example of this Administration being "penny-wise and pound-foolish." We must increase our investment in the federal and state public health agencies, as well as in our community-based organization partners -- the foot-soldiers in this war against AIDS.
Support for treatment and drug research. HIV has continued to mutate, hampering vaccine development efforts and rendering many current treatments ineffective. The federal government must expand and accelerate research for the development of effective medications and treatments. In particular, we must act expeditiously to support the development of microbicides, which hold tremendous promise for HIV prevention for women.
Provision of comprehensive sex education. Promotion of abstinence from sex outside of monogamous relationships must be part of any successful HIV prevention strategy, but it cannot be the entire strategy. Raising awareness of the virtues of abstinence cannot be a substitute for providing truthful, medically accurate, and age-appropriate information about contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, and reproductive health in general. Information about condoms and other effective tools must be made readily available. We are losing the battle against the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and we cannot allow partisan politics to trump sound, scientific policies.
Berry: What is the current state of affairs with support for HIV/AIDS care and prevention today and how do you see it becoming affected in mid-term 2006 and general 2008 elections?
Obama: I believe that health care issues on the whole will receive greater attention during the election seasons, and that has the potential to be a very good thing. I am constantly disappointed that the issues my Illinois constituents tell me they are most concerned with -- issues such as health care, energy costs, and education -- get put on the back burner in favor of divisive social issues such as gay marriage or a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning. My hope is that the elections will fuel sound debate on health issues on the Hill, which will translate to greater action on HIV/AIDS care and prevention concerns.
Berry: What is your policy on harm reduction and what is your perception of the crystal meth problem?
Obama: There is no denying the link between HIV transmission and injection drug use. I believe that harm reduction and law enforcement are not mutually exclusive methods of reducing drug abuse and its health consequences. In April 2005, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that 18% of users shared their needle with others after use and 13% used a needle they suspected or knew someone else had previously used. Only 56% of users claimed to use needles purchased from a pharmacy or provided through a needle exchange program.
I understand the controversial nature of implementing harm reduction methods on a national level. However, this is not a novel concept. Many developed nations rely on harm reduction as part of the solution to control the spread of HIV/AIDS. We can either acknowledge the potential public health benefits of harm reduction, while continuing to strengthen law enforcement efforts in the war on drugs, or we can choose to allow the drug world to be a breeding ground for HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and so many other preventable diseases.
Crystal meth use in Illinois and across the nation is skyrocketing, with no signs of improvement. According to the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the National Institutes of Health, 12 million Americans have tried methamphetamine. Abuse of crystal meth leads to a host of serious problems, including high-risk sexual behavior which increases risk for HIV/AIDS. As a U.S. Senator, I have fought for more funding for law enforcement efforts to combat meth use. However, this is not only a law enforcement issue but also a health and public health issue. A greater investment in prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs is long overdue. In Illinois, we have several programs, including those sponsored by the Women's Treatment Center and the Haymarket Center, which have been quite effective at using family-centered models to treat women with meth addiction, helping them to stay out of jail and with their families, and assisting them with employment training and other needs. We should support similar programs on a national level.
Berry: Who would be your choice for a pro-AIDS care president in 2008?
Obama: As I stated earlier, I expect health care to be one of the major issues in the 2008 Presidential campaign. I will not support any candidate who has not demonstrated a serious commitment to improving health and health care broadly and combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic more specifically.
Berry: Where do you see AIDS research funding in 2006? Are you committed to continued funding for OAR (Office of AIDS Research)?
Obama: Federal agencies will spend approximately $21.1 billion this year on HIV/AIDS programs. Of this funding, only 14% is directed for research. The President requested $22.8 billion for FY07 [Fiscal Year 2007] HIV/AIDS activities. Despite the 8.3% overall increase requested by the President, funding for research was reduced by 0.05% to $2.6 billion. While we certainly should not reduce funding for prevention, treatment, and international efforts, I think most would agree that continued investment in HIV/AIDS research is critical to making progress against this epidemic.
The Office of AIDS Research has been quite effective in directing HIV/AIDS related research at NIH, and should continue to receive full support.
Berry: Are you committed to being a leader in keeping the CARE Act strong and intact for the future?
Obama: The Ryan White Care Act (RWCA), which is up for reauthorization, has provided vital support for those suffering from HIV/AIDS. An important component of this statute is, of course, medical treatment. However, comprehensive and effective care must include housing, transportation, and food. RWCA was crafted with multifaceted care in mind, and that is the reason for its success. During reauthorization, we must be certain to strengthen, not jeopardize, this comprehensive approach. Additionally, in order to provide this comprehensive care, Congress must allocate adequate funding. We cannot put service providers in a position of providing care to a greater number of clients with fewer resources.
A number of contentious issues are still being discussed and negotiated by House and Senate members, including determining a fair proxy method for funding allocation, defining "core medical services," and balancing the needs of urban and rural populations, just to name a few. I have and will continue to voice my support or concerns regarding the proposed legislation, and hope the Congress will work through policy and political differences to pass a good bill this year.
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Columbia and Cornell University Libraries Announce Latin American and Iberian Studies Collection Development Agreement
NEW YORK, May 2, 2012 - Columbia and Cornell University Libraries will collaboratively support the Latin American and Iberian Studies collection development activities of both institutions. This follows in a series of resource-sharing agreements between Columbia and Cornell developed through the 2CUL partnership.
Columbia University's Latin American and Iberian Studies Librarian, Sean Knowlton, will lead the work of coordinating the collections at Columbia and Cornell. He will also provide assistance to Cornell faculty and students via email, phone and video conferencing and will visit the Cornell campus a minimum of once a semester.
Historically both universities have built important and distinctive Latin American and Iberian studies collections. This collaboration will reduce unnecessary duplicative collecting through closer coordination of acquisitions with the goal of adding more unique and valuable items to the libraries of both institutions.
"Our Slavic studies agreement has been well received by the scholarly community here at Cornell, and we're excited to embark on a third collaboration using a similar model," said John Saylor, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources and Special Collections. "We know that Sean will do an excellent job in coordinating the development of collections and responding to the research needs of both communities. Our 2CUL partnership is making both of our libraries stronger and allowing us to better serve the deep research needs of specialized users in international areas."
"We see tremendous potential in this new approach to building strong collections that will fully support the needs of students, faculty and other researchers while allowing us to extend and enhance more specialized collecting from and about these regions of the world," Pamela Graham, Columbia University Libraries' Director of Area Studies said.
The faculties and students of both institutions will enjoy expedited interlibrary borrowing as well as reciprocal onsite access to the extensive and historic Latin American and Iberian collections of Cornell and Columbia.
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services is one of the top five academic research library systems in North America. The collections include over 10 million volumes, over 100,000 journals and serials, as well as extensive electronic resources, manuscripts, rare books, microforms, maps, graphic and audio-visual materials. The services and collections are organized into 22 libraries and various academic technology centers. The Libraries employs more than 550 professional and support staff. The website of the Libraries is the gateway to its services and resources: http://library.columbia.edu.
Cornell University Library is among the top 10 academic research libraries in the country, and it reflects the university's distinctive mix of eminent scholarship and democratic ideals. The Library offers cutting-edge programs and facilities, a full spectrum of services, extensive collections that represent the depth and breadth of the university, and a deep network of digital resources. Its impact reaches beyond campus boundaries with initiatives that extend the land grant mission to a global focus. To learn more, visit: http://library.cornell.edu.
Columbia and Cornell will collaboratively support the Latin American and Iberian Studies collection development activities of both institutions


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NEWPORT BEACH — Coco Vandeweghe lives just down the street from The Tennis Club Newport Beach.
The professional tennis player said for the past year and a half she's lived full-time in the Big Canyon community of Newport Beach. So Thursday night was like a home match for the 19-year-old, even though she was playing for the visiting Boston Lobsters.
Vandeweghe made sure she didn't disappoint her large contingent of friends and family in attendance. She played mixed doubles, women's doubles and women's singles.
The Lobsters won all three sets, part of a 22-14 victory that secured their spot in Friday night's Eastern Conference Finals in Charleston, S.C. They'll play undefeated Washington.
Newport Beach finished a tough World Team Tennis season with a 4-10 record.
Vandeweghe's mother, Tauna, was one of her loudest supporters Thursday. Tauna won Olympic silver medals in swimming (1976) and volleyball (1984). Coco's uncle, Kiki, and grandfather, Ernie, both played in the NBA.
"[I had] family members, friends, and Jan-Michael [Gambill] also had a big group with him," Coco Vandeweghe said. "We made it kind of a Boston crowd even though we were at home in Newport Beach. I live just down the street, and I have a big family. They're loud and noisy, because they grew up in basketball and in arenas. They come out full-force."
The Lobsters' Gambill has family that lives in Tustin. It added up to a large amount of Boston supporters. They saw the Lobsters rally after Newport Beach's Lester Cook defeated Gambill, 5-2, in men's singles in the opening set of the night.
Gambill and Eric Butorac came back to defeat Cook and Travis Rettenmaier by the same 5-2 score in men's doubles. Then Vandeweghe, who is coached by Palisades Tennis Club pro Robert Van't Hof, did her part.
Vandeweghe and Butorac defeated Rettenmaier and Marie-Eve Pelletier, 5-3, in mixed doubles. Then Boston (7-7) poured it on, as Vandeweghe and Mashona Washington defeated Pelletier and Anne Keothavong, 5-1, in women's doubles.
Vandeweghe had the spotlight in the final set, and she defeated Keothavong, 5-1, in women's singles.
"I looked at the schedule and I saw Newport Beach," said Vandeweghe, who is headed to qualifying for the Stanford tournament this weekend. "I said, 'Pick which half of the season you want me to play, the first or second half, but I'm playing Newport Beach. I wanted to play here since they haven't drafted me yet, even though I live here. I've given [Coach] Trevor [Kronemann] a little bit of crap about it."
The league decided who played on the Breakers this year, not Kronemann. But a player like Vandeweghe might prove useful to the Breakers, though statistically their first overall pick in this year's WTT draft — Keothavong — was their best player. Women's singles was the only set the Breakers finished over .500 for the season, in terms of games won.
The statistics also didn't paint a pretty picture for the Breakers in terms of crucial three-all points, Kronemann said.
"If we had any Achilles heel this year it'd be three-all points," Kronemann said. "I think you saw that tonight. We were all sitting there talking about it. We just couldn't win those big points for some reason. There's no real excuse; it's just what it comes down to."
The Breakers have now missed the playoffs in four of the last five years. Kronemann said he hopes to continue to be involved with the team moving forward.
"It's never too early [to look at next year]," Kronemann said. "We want to get right back on promoting the team and finding a way to make it better. That starts [Friday], for me anyway. It's a passion I have and something I find just as important as my everyday life of being a college men's coach [at UC Irvine].
"It's tough not to be disappointed. You want to win; you want to go to the playoffs. I want to be on the plane going to Charleston. Obviously for me it's a huge disappointment, but I think it is for everybody involved. You know, disappointed is a strong word. We worked hard and did the best we could, and that's just how it goes. I understand there's more to it than winning and losing, and that's hopefully what these guys have learned from me and moving forward."
On the final night of their season, though, the Breakers shared the spotlight with Vandeweghe. She couldn't feel too bad about beating her hometown team after helping Boston clinch a playoff spot. If the Lobsters had lost, the New York Sportimes would have made the playoffs.
"I love World Team Tennis," said Vandeweghe, ranked No. 99 in the world. "It gives you the opportunity to have a lot of matches, where you'd have to be in Europe still playing to get matches right now. I just did my first European swing of Wimbledon and the French Open, and I was two months away from home. So, I'm like, 'I'm staying home and playing World Team Tennis.' It's a great venue, and I get to do things I don't normally get to do."
The St. Louis Aces earned the top seed in Saturday's Western Conference Finals and will play against Sacramento.