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LA Council moves to ban plastic grocery bags   5/24/2012
Los Angeles is becoming the nation's largest city to ban plastic bags at grocery stores in an increasingly widespread move to conserve the environment.The City Council voted 13-1 Wednesday to approve a policy that would ban single-use plastic bags later this year after an environmental impact...   Continue
Weekly US jobless aid applications dip to 370,000   5/24/2012
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits changed little last week, signaling modest job growth.The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for benefits dipped by 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 370,000.Applications have leveled off this month after declining from...   Continue
Dow wins $2.16B in dispute with Kuwaiti company   5/24/2012
Dow Chemical says an international court has awarded it $2.16 billion in damages from its dispute with Petrochemical Industries Co., a subsidiary of state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp.Dow shares are up 4 percent in trading Thursday before the opening bell.Midland, Mich.-based Dow, one of the world's...   Continue
RI's bet on Schilling shines light on Chafee   5/24/2012
Rhode Island's gamble on former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company may be in jeopardy, but it could pay political dividends to Gov. Lincoln Chafee, who has vowed to protect a state investment in the company that he once opposed.Before he took office, Chafee was a vocal critic...   Continue
A&E to produce documentary on Penn State scandal   5/24/2012
A documentary on the Penn State abuse scandal is in the works.A&E IndieFilms says it's partnering with Asylum Entertainment to produce "Happy Valley," a look at former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who faces 52 criminal counts for alleged abuse of 10 boys over 15 years....   Continue
In Iowa, Obama touts election-year energy plan   5/24/2012
President Barack Obama is returning to Iowa, seeking support for an election-year agenda to encourage renewable energy along with a more immediate prize: the state's up-for-grabs voters.Obama was pushing Congress to support clean energy tax incentives, part of his congressional "to-do list"...   Continue
Seafood industry fighting for life on Ala coast   5/24/2012
Aching from an oil spill hangover and a decade of problems, Alabama's commercial seafood industry is fighting for survival.Sales are down about 10 percent to $146 million in the two years since the BP gusher, according to an Auburn University study obtained by The Associated Press. The downturn...   Continue
Gilbert girl, 8, lands roles in 3 movies   5/24/2012
At 8 years old, Ria Cheruvu, can't make up her mind whether she should become a software engineer like her parents or the president of the United States.Asked which way she is leaning, the Gilbert girl replied, "I think I'll become the president of the United States. But both ways, I know I'm...   Continue
Gulf fishermen reel from seafood troubles   5/24/2012
Gloom infects the hard-working shrimp and crab docks of this gritty fishing town as the second full year of fishing since BP's catastrophic oil spill kicks into high gear.Usually folks are upbeat and busy in May, when shrimpers get back to work in Louisiana's rich waters. This spring, though,...   Continue
Idaho town seeks to lure gun and ammo makers   5/24/2012
This small community in the forested, western foothills of the Rocky Mountains was created as a company town to house workers for the nation's largest white pine sawmill, and its tidy homes and straight, tree-lined streets are a testament to its planners.But the town has slumbered since the...   Continue

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Motion Control & Automation Supplement - April 2012

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Hybrid Servo Technology-Closed Loop Stepper
Traditional open loop stepper system operate in open loop providing position control withour feedback.    Leadshine hybrid servo product, closed loop stepper system(http www.leadshine.com ProductList.aspx?Type=36), by implementting high resolution encoders to update the motor postion every 25 micro seconds, closed  Continue

Creating relevant innovation within changing expectations
Save the Date & discuss with an international Strategic Design ConsultancyWant to speak with Designit Director of User Insights & Experience? She'll be LIVE on this Webinar where will be presented examples of in depth user studies conducted across continents  Continue

Pressure Transducer
I've been having a difficult time finding a pressure transducer that can work inside a small boiler between 1 and 5 bar pressure. So I wonder if there is anyone who might be interested in designing and guiding for mass  Continue

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