2012年2月8日星期三

The rewards of trying again

Reinvention isn't in that league. The tip-off is the "re," meaning it's been done before. If invention is the dazzling hit, reinvention usually begins as a miss. But a miss that is taken back into the workshop, rethought, reworked, and brought out for a second, third, or fourth try can change the world. The light bulb,The LED bike headlight LED rear flash light lamp bicycle torch suitable for students, baby stroller,bestledstriplight for instance, only stayed lit after it hadn't at least 6,000 times. Each time,,bestbikelight are inexpensive and easy to install, and they're a must-have for night cyclists. Edison and his co-workers took stock of what went wrong, made improvements, and tried again. His invention was a serial reinvention.

For many workers in the wake of the 2007-09 recession, reinvention has not been by choice. Nor has it been easy. But here's what re-invention always is: necessary.

For one thing, economic survival depends on reinvention. Job security has all but vanished in most industries. Owning a home or shoveling money into a 401(k) is not the path to financial security it once was believed to be. That's bad news. The good news is that so many people have experienced financial setbacks, layoffs, or job shifts in recent years that it is clear that failure is not about character flaws.

Failure can be an opportunity. Saying that, of course, is easier than living through it, especially if you're out of work, in debt, or clinging to a job you don't like because you need the money. But as you'll see in our cover story, reinvented careers can be the ones in which people learn more about who they really are and make a go of something they really love.

The key seems to be to stop mourning the past, honestly assess your skills, envision where you want to be, gain new skills, and then go for it. You may not end up where you think you should, but you will be learning with every step.
As Abraham Maslow, who developed the famed "hierarchy of needs" – a pyramid that everyone climbs from basic requirements like food and water to an apex of creativity and achievement – put it: "One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities."

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His colleagues thought he would win the Nobel Prize. He was not bitter that he did not. Instead he reinvented himself as a teacher and was satisfied that "there are people who have become what they have become because of what I have taught them."

At the end of our conversation, he pointed out a spruce tree in the corner of his garden. He had rescued it when his neighbor threw out a bunch of potted plants. Day after day it had sat there, refusing to turn brown. "It wanted to live," he said.

'Sky lanterns' get another look after South Shore fire chiefs raise concerns

Nine months after declaring so-called "sky lanterns" legal under Massachusetts law, the state's highest fire official is reconsidering the legality of the devices at the urging of several South Shore fire chiefs.

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The legal review comes at the request of Hanover Fire Chief Jeffrey Blanchard, whose department responded to reports of more than 40 of the glowing lanterns floating above parts of Norwell and Hanover on Christmas Day. Blanchard has said the devices are a serious fire hazard and he would like to see a statewide ban enforced.

The lanterns, which consist of small paper balloons propelled by hot air from a candle or a piece of fuel, have been used for years to create spectacles of light in parts of Asia and recently gained popularity in the United States. After receiving questions from local fire departments about the lanterns last spring,Limited supply LED Writing Board,r4onsaleee,Fluorescence Board,Fluorescent Board,Menu Board, LED Menu Board, the fire marshal's office initially determined the devices did not fall under the state's fireworks ban because they were not considered "pyrotechnics."

Mieth said the marshal asked lawyers to take another look at the law after "several" South Shore fire chiefs raised concerns about the sightings in Hanover and Norwell last December. Hanover police identified the people who set off the lanterns and told them to stop, but Chief Walter Sweeney said his department is waiting for a legal determination from the Fire Marshal's Office before seeking charges against them.

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Fire chiefs also have the authority to ban the devices in their own towns, something Blanchard has already done.

Astronics profits rise 16 percent

Astronics Corp.'s fourth-quarter profits jumped by 16 percent as strong growth in its aircraft cabin electronics sales more than offset continued losses in its test systems business.

The East Aurora aircraft lighting and electronics products maker's profits easily topped analyst forecasts,Minjun Electronic Co.,Ltd have the best led bike light,and provide saler4ds with you, although the company predicted that its sales this year would rise by about 6 percent, below analyst predictions.

"The fourth quarter was a very strong quarter," said Peter Gundermann, Astronics' president and chief executive officer, during a conference call Monday. "We are enthusiastic about our prospects going forward."

Astronics said its profits strengthened to $5.2 million,Powerful bestbikelight2011 with a 3 Watt emitter and lithium rechargeable battery pack. or 40 cents per share, from $4.5 million, or 35 cents per share, a year ago.

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Excluding those charges, Astronics' profits equaled 52 cents per share, which was stronger than the 40 cents that analysts were expecting.

The company's sales grew to $61.2 million from $51.8 million because of continued strength in its aircraft lighting and electronics business, where sales jumped 25 percent to $58.2 million,Purchase our bestledlighting System for 30% off ... from $46.8 million.

Most of that growth came from the company's cabin electronics products, which had a 44 percent increase in sales to $33.2 million as airlines continued to upgrade their planes to include in-seat power and other amenities. Airframe power product sales also grew by 16 percent to $5.3 million.

At the same time, the company's test systems business lost $3.4 million, nearly eight times more than the $435,000 it lost a year ago, as the unit's sales plunged 42 percent to $2.9 million.

Even more disappointing for Astronics executives, the U.S. Air Force recently decided to cancel its Versatile Depot Automatic Test Stations program, which the company had expected to provide a large part of the test systems unit's business this year.

"Eventually, the U.S. government decided it was easier for them to build these testers themselves, rather than farm them out," Gundermann said.

Astronics executives,The bestledlightbulbs1 that we carry are designed to accomplish this. however, said they still see value in the test systems business, despite its struggles and its difficulties in winning key government orders. To reduce costs and preserve the business' assets until "big-hitter opportunities" that could pop up in the coming years, Gundermann said Astronics plans to shift some of the test systems' work force to its expanding aerospace business.

Cree announces 3.45-mm LEDs, hits hot 148 lm/W for cool white

Cree has announced the XLamp XT-E LED family achieving efficacy ratings of 148 lm/W in 6000K cool-white CCT and 114 lm/W in 3000K warm-white CCT – both at hot 85°C operating temperature and 350-mA drive current. The new 3.45x3.45-mm LEDs match the footprint of Cree's successful XP-E LED family and the company says that the new family will be priced similarly to the existing components while doubling efficacy for solid-state lighting (SSL) applications.

The XT-E announcement follows on the heels of the smaller-footprint XB-D LEDs announced a few weeks back, and both families are manufactured on the same semiconductor platform. Both seek to lower the barriers to SSL by essentially doubling the lumens per dollar available to lamp and luminaire designers.

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Cree offered a comparison of the lumen output of the new XT-E and older XP-E LEDs at comparable efficacy levels. The comparison relies on drive currents that are selected to deliver equivalent efficacy for each LED family. At 100 lm/W,For a great range of ledstrip12, visit Bike Barn, we have the lights for you! the XT-E delivers more than 300 lm while the XP-E delivers 100 lm – a greater than 3x advantage. Comparison at a lower efficacy level, higher drive current, and greater lumen output reduces the advantage to double.

There are numerous advantages to the fact that the XT-E is a successor to the XP-E family. For example, the LEDs can be easily designed into existing products. Moreover, Energy Star guidelines lessen the requirements for luminaire and lamp qualification when the product is based on an LED that is judged a successor to an LED that has previously been subject to LM-80 testing.

Indeed luminaire and lamp makers that use the XT-E LED can pursue Energy Star recognition when Cree accumulates 3000 hours of LM-80 data. That will save early adopters of the XT-E products four months relative to the standard requirement for 6000 hours of LM-80 data.

Cree also took the launch of the XT-E family as an opportunity to address what it sees as the chasm that is delaying the widespread adoption of SSL. Ironically, the message is centered on not focusing on the cost of components, but instead on the value proposition of SSL.

Cree's Scheidt said, "Some people think that light at any cost is the path across the chasm,We stock a range of ledspotlight batteries from Enix Energies and chargers from Mascot for all kinds of different bike light applications." and he was referring to companies focused on the lowest priced LEDs in making the comment.Xeccon S12 is a kind of very amazing Cree T6 ledlightbulbs22, it perform very well among the various brand bicycle lights. Cree is pursuing a path to lower-cost components but is more focused on lumens and efficacy relative to cost.

The essence of the message is that brighter LEDs with better efficacy reduce the system-level cost of SSL and offer longer life and better light. Scheidt pointed out that such characteristics simplify the driver and thermal design elements. Moreover, the ability to use fewer LEDs to achieve the same light level simplifies optics and reflectors according to Scheidt. Cost savings in those areas are becoming increasingly important as the LED contribution to the bill of materials for an SSL product falls.

The message is apparently resonating with Cree customers. "We are committed to building the most energy-efficient industrial lighting systems and the XT-E LED enables us to do just that with high lumens per watt," said Fritz Morgan, chief product officer at Digital Lumens. "The result is an intelligent LED-based lighting system that is driving widespread adoption of LEDs in industrial facilities, with compelling performance and end-user payback."

2012年2月7日星期二

Redwood Systems Expands Product Line to Support All Major Lighting Technologies

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While LED installations are expected to capture the majority of the commercial building market over the next few years, many building owners today are still deploying LEDs with other lighting sources. In these mixed environments, the ability to deliver intelligent lighting control has been limited. With this new solution, Redwood can now provide any customer with its best-in-class energy savings, as well as a range of building intelligence applications such as security alerts, temperature sensing and space utilization reporting. By leveraging the new Redwood product for legacy lighting sources, customers are also ensured an easy upgrade path to LEDs.

"The move to LED technology in the commercial space is inevitable, but in the short-term, we will see mixed-use facilities that have multiple lighting types," said Michael Siminovitch,Includes Helmet Mount, Pro Head Belt and ... Innovators in goodledbulbs1 Technology ... Director of the California Lighting Technology Center. "To address this trend,Some people are concerned that if they use brightshine or flashing lights on their bike they are breaking the law. Redwood's universal solution now brings cost-effective energy savings and smart building applications to any lighting environment."

Redwood's new product offering consists of two components, the Redwood Universal Gateway and the Redwood Sensor. The Redwood Universal Gateway turns fixtures on, off or dims them by sending a 0-10V output signal to dimmable ballasts or by controlling one or two external relays.

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"Whether our customers are moving to LEDs or using other lighting technologies, they clearly want one control system to manage all of their lights," said Dave Leonard, CEO, Redwood Systems. "Considering our record growth last quarter and even stronger start to 2012, demand for LEDs remains high and will continue to be our focus. However, our customers made it clear that they want to bring our advanced energy savings and building intelligence to their facilities that haven't yet moved fully to LEDs. By designing a product that delivers the same capabilities of our existing solution, we are ensuring that anyone can reap the benefits of the Redwood technology."

Redwood Systems' building-performance lighting solutions facilitate lower cost, higher-performing workplaces. Redwood has developed the world's only smart building platform that powers and controls lights and a high-density sensor grid providing both best-in-class energy savings and granular monitoring of space utilization, temperature and power consumption.

This award-winning approach uses patented networking technology and a low-voltage DC architecture for high reliability and scalability as well as low cost installation. With a growing roster of market-leading customers and partners, Redwood is building a reputation for customer success.

QC to use LED bulbs for streetlights

The Quezon City government will install 10,000 new LED (Light Emitting Diodes) streetlights this year to increase by more than 80 percent the rate of illumination in the city, especially along major city roads and densely populated communities.News on solar energy harvesting bikefrontlight has been focused lately on individual success with the older style of solar paneling.

The 10,000 new LED bulbs will be part of the 22,000 streetlights to be installed by the city government in a five--year period beginning 2012.We are the innovators and engineers of some the highest quality LED goodskylanternser, LED Flashlights.

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Aside from promoting energy efficiency, the move to install new LED streetlights is also aimed at reducing the city's electricity bills by at least 50 percent.

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Mayor Herbert Bautista cited as the need for QC to implement an energy- efficient streetlighting program not only to reduce carbon greenhouse emissions but also to augment safety and security.

"We have to go green," the mayor stressed.

The city's streelighting program, which will be implemented by the task force streetlights headed by Engr. Ricky Aureo, also hopes to explore the city's carbon finance potential under the Clean Development Mechanism initiative provided under the carbon finance capacity building workshop organized by the QC environmental protection and waste management department and sponsored by World Bank.

To date, QC has already adopted the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria in the evaluation of green infrastructure in a conscious effort to protect and conserve the environment.

QC has also partnered with the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC) for the adoption of procurement guidelines for life-cycle costing, green schools retrofit program, energy efficiency program for offices and hospitals, residential energy efficiency awareness program, five-year capital planning for energy efficiency retrofits, municipal fleet maintenance program, development of IRR for the city's green building ordinance and creation of the emergency management council.

Councils crime fear after bar in Haverhill applies to have outside tables and chairs

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Harry Zachariou who runs the bar in Jubilee Walk has applied for a street vending permit for four tables and 16 chairs outside from 9am to 8pm.

The hours being asked for under the permit application have already been scaled back from a 12.30am finish on weekdays, and 2.30am finish at weekends and bank holidays, after police raised objections.

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It said the application, 'If not subject to proper control measures' would be likely to lead to an increase in public disorder in the area and so was unable to support the application.

The town council meanwhile object to the table and chairs being outside after 5pm.

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"Over the Christmas period we were asked by the police to remove overhead Christmas lights from the High Street end of Jubilee Walk, as they were obstructing CCTV coverage.

"This demonstrates that there are ongoing concerns about crime and anti social behaviour in this area, and so the provision of facilities that encourage the consumption of alcohol would seem wholly inappropriate."

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In his application Mr Zachariou said door staff will control noise levels or people both sitting outside and leaving the bar.

He said no sales of alcohol will take place at the seating area after 9pm and that after 9am all but two tables and all the seats, will be removed and the area designated as a standing area for smoking only.