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So You Want to Build a Roller Coaster? Roller Coaster 10261 (Review)
May 26, 2018 May 27, 2018 ramblingbrick creator, creator expert, Lego, reviews	10261, Lego, Lego creator expert, Review, Roller Coaster
In which I assemble the new 10261 LEGO Roller Coaster, build a couple of white pillars, troubleshoot a skipping chain and consider what I've learned. It's a big set. I wrote a lot. Why don't you prepare yourself a drink, sit back and work out whether this is a set that you would like to put together.
The appeal of a roller coaster is hard to deny: action, excitement, lights noise, adrenaline, nausea, terror and relief, in various orders. When we first saw the new LEGO® Roller Coaster Track appearing in the Joker Mansion last year, it wasn't long before people began to speculate about how long it might be before we saw one appear in the Creator Expert Theme Park series. About eight months it turns out. I'm glad we got that cleared up. When the Roller Coaster (10261) was announced early in May, many people, myself included, were impressed by the build: a moving model almost always has more appeal than a static display. But it raised a number of questions: How easy would it be to power? How stable would it be? How easy might it be to draw inspiration for other Roller Coaster themed MOCs? And just how challenging would it be to build all those white pillars?
Some of of these questions were easily answered. Others might take a little more thought. [Do you just want to skip forward to my a video of the run? Click here, or scroll through to the end]
I was invited to review the Roller Coaster by the AFOL Engagement team at The LEGO Group, and I hope I might be able to answer a few of the questions posed. Read on and see where this review takes us.
HispaBrick Magazine #30 Is Now Available, Celebrating 10 Years of Publication
May 23, 2018 May 23, 2018 ramblingbrick Lego, RLFM	AFOL, Hispabrick, Lego
HispaBrick Magazine 030 is out!
Today, is HispaBrick's Tenth Anniversary: and Issue #30 is now available for Download:
It's our anniversary! In this edition of HispaBrick Magazine we celebrate our 10th Anniversary with a couple of surprises.
To celebrate the occasion, we offer you the article on Alien by the arvo brothers that we published in our first issue and that you have asked to be published in English. We also interview Carlos Méndez, the AFOL who proposed the idea of HispaBrick Magazine ten years ago.
Some distinguished personalities in the AFOL world and from the LEGO Company have congratulated us on our anniversary. You will also find a timeline of the ten years of the magazine and interviews with the current staff members. In addition, we proudly present a set that was specially designed for the occasion: 1001 – HispaBrick Magazine Kiosk.
Andrea Valcanover shows us how to build a beautiful tree, Pau Padrós explains the secrets behind Modular buildings, we interview the LEGO Technic team and we offer you a report of our latest event in Mungia (Bilbao).
Of course we also have tutorials, reviews, and our usual sections, including the comic strip Desmontados, and Benny celebrating our anniversary in his space station.
Keep an eye on our Facebook page over the next few days. We have a few surprises in store for you!
HispaBrick Magazine can be downloaded free of charge in Spanish and English, so… download your copy now and celebrate our 10th Anniversary with us!
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Link to download past issues of the magazine: past issues
Tenth Anniversary Set: Magazine Kiosk
Reducing the Known Unknowns? 2018 Train Box / Controller Images.
May 23, 2018 ramblingbrick Lego, LEGO City, News	LEGO Trains, Power Functions 2.0, Powered Up, WeDo
I don't normally pounce on every piece of news regarding official box art, but this particular box is well related to my recent article about the forthcoming LEGO Trains. What does it add to our list of Known Knowns?
After summarising what was known about the Powered Up Platform three days ago, we now confirm that the Battery Hub has dimensions of 4×8 studs. We now have visual, consumer level, information that there will be an app available, as well as the remote. The Bluetooth remote will not be backwards compatible with Infrared trains, but this will not surprise many. I can see the value of including this information however, as families with pre-existing trains may have certain expectations. Whether the Train App looks like this when ultimately released, or can be customised, remains to be seen.
Also confirmed on the box art is the availability of new straights and curved rails packs.
Does this add to our previous 'known unknowns? Not in a significant way. Videos from the Fall Preview reveal the as yet not officially seen connectors on the Battery Hub, being the same as that seen on the Boost and WeDo.
Previously discussed and speculated version of the Move Hub. WE DO NOT Know exactly how many bricks tall it is, but I suspect it will be a similar height to the previous train battery box.
The big remaining unknowns about the Move Hub is exactly now tall it will be, as well as the number and type of batteries required. I'm sure this will be confirmed soon enough.
The trains are due for release in ?July/August, depending on your market. The Australian Prices have been confirmed as $AUD199.99 for the Passenger train and $AUD299.99 for the Cargo Train. This is great news for australian consumers, as this represents a price drop for the Passenger Train, and a price freeze for the Cargo Train. The previous versions were released in 2014.
Are you excited for the new train sets or other sets incorporating the Powered Up platform? Why not leave your comments below. Until Next Time,
Play Well.
Time To Get 'Powered Up': Known Knowns, Known Unknowns. And A Little Speculation…
May 20, 2018 May 24, 2018 ramblingbrick Boost, CITY, Lego, LEGO City, News, ninjago, preview	App Powered Batmobile, Boost, LEGO Boost, LEGO City, LEGO Ninjago, LEGO Trains, power functions, Power Functions 2.0, Powered Up
Feeling overwhelmed after a barrage of press releases and new sets being announced by LEGO in New York this week, I attempt to put together what is known about the new Powered Up platform, previously referred to as Power Functions 2.0
This week, at the Fall Preview for the (Northern) Summer 2018 LEGO® releases, there have been a number of exciting announcements, some of which have been vigorously speculated about for most of the year, plus a couple of surprises!
Given that this year respresents (amongst other things) the twentieth anniversary of the LEGO Mindstorms range, and also represents 10 years since we first saw the arrival of Power Functions, it should come as no surprise that we have seen a number of sets featuring the new "Powered Up" platform – previously referred to as Power Functions 2.0.
"For 20 years, we have been creating new ways for children to combine technology and LEGO building, starting with the introduction of LEGO MINDSTORMS®, a robotics toolkit that pioneered the idea of a 'smart toy," said Michael McNally, senior director brand relations for the LEGO Group. "With Powered Up, we've established a flexible connected platform to enable innovative new play experiences that merge digital and physical play in natural ways that will delight and inspire the builders of today and tomorrow – while still focusing on the core physical play proposition of our System of Play – the LEGO brick."
We have also seen some exciting announcements to go with LEGO Boost.
Powered Up: Power Functions 2.0 Known Knowns.
Back in February, we presented information about the new power functions platform. We were aware that we have a new combined Bluetooth receiver and Battery Box, as well as a motor unit suitable for trains. We knew that the new cables featured the same connections as the WeDo 2.0 platform, as well as Boost.We also knew there would be a new remote and that the platform could also be App Powered.
This new platform, and all of the other Motorised LEGO Elements now fall under the broader banner of "Powered up," and includes CITY Trains, app driven vehicles, Boost and the DUPLO Cargo Train.
Nexo Knights Villains: saving the best 'til last [Twinfector 72002 Review]
May 18, 2018 May 23, 2018 ramblingbrick Lego, NEXO Knights, reviews	Aaron, Fred, Greentron, Lego, NEXO Knights, Pola, Tech Infection, Twinfecter
This is the third and final year of NEXO Knights. While the line has been a bit hit and miss over the last few years, especially AFOLS looking for a clear cut castle or space range, I for one will miss is once they are gone. I have gathered a good number of the Knight's sets over the last few years- while the actual builds have been interesting, I have ultimately dismantled them all and used the parts to rebuild Classic Space sets. Add air tanks and they look like fantastic space men and women, ready to explore the galaxy.
But, just as the Classic space sets were without any form of antagonist, until the arrival of Blackthorn, I have found none of the antagonist characters fitting into my vision of a NEXO- Classic Space Utopia. The bad guys just haven't captured my imagination: demonic lava beasts and rock monsters are great in the fantasy landscape afforded by the castle line, but as villains in a science fiction/space theme, they are haven't appealed to me. As such, I was excited when it became obvious that the villains in this final season were far more sci-fi inspired than any of the others seen to date.
While the new series is yet to air, the 'Tech Infection' theme, has the villains looking suitably more futuristic than fantastical. We see a collection of white skinned villains, with varying levels of cybernetic components, and lime green printed circuit motif's on their faces to imply a level of 'infection'. Their Black green and silver uniforms, with a red eye makes them an instant army, with sufficient variation to make them interesting. But more on that later.
Conspiracy or Coincidence III: Helicopters- from Red Cross to the Star of Life [626/6626 vs 60179]
May 13, 2018 July 5, 2018 ramblingbrick AFOL life, CITY, Lego, Nostalgia, reviews, thenandnow18	Classic Town, helicopter, Helicopter Event Horizon, LEGO City, LEGO Town, Red Cross, Star of Life
In which I look at a couple of helicopters, with 40 years between their release dates, consider what happens when a humanitarian organisation reclaims its trade mark and contemplate the special place that helicopters have in the world of LEGO® Vehicles… As has been previously discussed, this is a year for celebrations at the LEGO Group. We have seen sixty years of the LEGO Brick, forty years of the minifigure (celebrated with the release of the series 18 Collectable Minifigures), and twenty years of Mindstorms.
Great vehicles:
While we have the recurrent police theme (even with the new mountain setting), some , miners, as well as last year's fantastic jungle theme still on the shelves, we also have the 'Great Vehicles' sub theme. Now, I recognise that there is a limit to just how many different vehicles might be presented in LEGO Set form over the years. This year however, we seem to have a number of sets that give more than a passing nod to sets that were released twenty, thirty and forty years ago.
Here at the Rambling Brick, we would far rather believe in a conspiracy than a coincidence, and so I would like to believe that these might be a covert celebration of sets celebrating their decennial anniversaries this year. In recent months we have discussed the JetCar and the Helicopter Transport Truck. Today, I would like to compare some helicopters- specifically the Red Cross Helicopter from 1978 and this year's Emergency Helicopter. While the Helicopter from 1978 may not be as obvious counterpart to today's set, compared to the the helicopter carrier and speed record car, there are a number of interesting comparisons between then and now that I would like to make today.
First, let us start with the change in the markings used… Continue reading →
Dig a Dinosaur: Stygimoloch Breakout [75927]
May 10, 2018 May 10, 2018 ramblingbrick dinosaur, Jurassic World, Lego, photography, reviews	dinosaur, Henry Wu, Jurassic World, Lego, stygimoloch
In which I revisit dinosaur nostalgia, realise I missed a lot of LEGO® Dinosaurs, before finally getting on the band wagon with the Jurassic Park Fallen Kingdom sets. We breakout the Stygimoloch, and take her out into the wild. Then, we look at the latest 'Iconically Jurassic' contest over at LEGO Rebrick.
I was once, it will come as no surprise, a 6 year old boy. Like many such creatures, at one point I developed a fascination with dinosaurs. They consumed my waking hours, my conversations and dominated my visits to the local library. I could draw and spell them all by heart. If I wanted to watch dinosaurs on television, I was limited to watching Valley of the Dinosaurs (a 1974 Hanna Barbera cartoon where a whirlpool in the Amazon transported a teacher and his family into a land that time forgot) or Land of the Lost – from the crazy team that brought us HR Puf'n'stuf and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. For me, The Flintstones didn't really cut it for me: it was really just a sitcom wearing animal pelts.
My favourite book of this era, the Ladybird Book of Prehistoric Animals and Fossils, was a favourite. Portable and sturdy with its yellow hard cover, there was always room for it in my school bag, or clenched between my knees when we went for a drive to the shops. It was a long night when I accidentally left it at school.
I read this book time and again, able to recite portions off by heart. The final pages offered sage advice: If you have enjoyed this book, why not look further afield to continue expressing your interest – why not go searching for fossils or build a model kit; perhaps try making a paper mache diorama of a prehistoric landscape. Put a small lizard in it, and pretend it is a massive dinosaur. (to be fair, some of these ideas may have come from other books of this era).
Doubling up with Duplo; Quadrupling with Quatro…
May 6, 2018 May 10, 2018 ramblingbrick Lego	Duplo, Lego, LEGO Bricks, Quatro
System, Duplo and Quatro Bricks. If only I found a 2×4 Blue Quatro Brick.
Earlier this year, we saw the 60th anniversary of the original patent for the LEGO Brick being filed. There have been several other LEGO Bricks released in the meantime, designed for smaller hands.:
Duplo was first released as a toy for preschool children in 1969: it will turn 50 next year, in 2019. During the LEGO Group's experimental phase in the early 2000's, the line was rebadged 'explore', returning to the traditional 'DUPLO' branding in 2005.
Part of the DUPLO Dinosaur sculpture, under construction in the Czech Model Shop, before its installation in the LEGO House.
Duplo Bricks are twice as large as the standard system bricks in all dimensions: 2x2x2=8 times the volume of a standard LEGO Brick.
Also pictured above are some samples of the QUATRO Brick. Produced from 2004 to 2006, these bricks are four times the volume of a standard system brick, with a 2×4 quarto brick occupying the same volume as 4x4x4=64 system bricks! Quatro also featured a couple of vehicles, and bricks with a curved edge (like the top of an arch.)
May the Fourth Be With You: Tatooine Battle Pack Review
May 4, 2018 May 7, 2018 ramblingbrick Lego, LEGO Star Wars, reviews	Battle Pack, Jawa, Lego, May the Fourth, R3-T2, Star Wars, Tusken raider
Today is May the Fourth, the day when a pun is allowed to take over marketing of Star Wars related LEGO® sets for a limited time only, with a variety of special offers in place, changing daily. Check Shop.LEGO.com in your country for details.
"If there's a bright centre of the galaxy, you are on the planet that it's farthest from." – Luke Skywalker
When Star Wars debuted in 1977, Tatooine was the first alien landscape we encountered. A harsh, unforgiving desert planet, bathed by the scorching heat of binary stars, we see people enter a daily struggle against the environment: farming moisture to survive; fending off hostile desert nomads and dealing with diminutive scavengers. We see a variety of exotic megafauna, some just skeletons, some utilized as low maintenance transport in an environment which treats life forms and machine with equal contempt. It is far from the attention of authority: smugglers, gangsters and fugitives make this planet their base of operations. We also see hope: cautious optimism in the face of a deadly environment, a place of refuge from the Empire, and spectacular twin sunsets! It was a long, long time ago, and the locale took us to a galaxy far, far away…
And yet with its exotic locations and importance to the overarching saga- events take place on Tatooine in five of the first six movies- the indigenous races: Jawas and Tusken Raiders remain shrouded in mystery. And indeed , in my opinion, sadly underrepresented in LEGO Star Wars sets.
1978 X-Wing Fighter. 3 1/4″Action Figure Scale Luke Skywalker in place, and a makeshift R2D2 in the Astromech slot.
LEGO® Life wins Webby Award and Webby People's Voice Award
May 1, 2018 May 2, 2018 ramblingbrick Lego, LEGO Life, News	LEGO Life, News, Webby Awards
A Press release from the LEGO Group about the Kid Friendly Social Media App, LEGO Life…:
The safe social network app for children developed by the LEGO Group has been named winner of one of the leading international awards honouring excellence on the internet.
LEGO® Life, the safe social network for children under the age of 13, is named Webby Winner in the Mobile Sites and Apps: Family and Kids category. In addition to receiving this award granted through the review of an expert jury, LEGO Life also won The Webby People's Voice Award in the same category: https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2018/mobile-sites-apps/general/family-kids/lego-life/
"We are very happy and honoured that LEGO Life has been granted with this award – not only getting recognition by experts in the digital field but also by the public vote. It is truly a testament to the fact that it is possible to provide safe digital spaces for children in a playful and fun way", said Rob Lowe, head of Kids Engagement at the LEGO Group.
Digital layer to physical play
Since the launch of the app in January 2017, LEGO Life has been downloaded more than 6 million times, and roughly one million children share content through the app every month.
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Your audio diet should be every bit as varied as the one you eat.
We're in an exciting era where pop culture is being turned on its head and reinvented before our very eyes. When I started Palm Wine Club (my Africa-focussed arts show on NTS Radio), the word 'afrobeats' was often met with a blank stare. Nowadays, it's bonafide pop music with leading lights like Wizkid selling out the o2 and collaborating with everyone from Nike to Major Lazer. In publishing, books like Slay in Your Lane and the forthcoming Don't Touch My Hair are shifting the gaze and shaking the table. The narrow scope of what was mainstream is widening, things are changing, dinosaurs are falling and, while some of the major broadcasters' programming is yet to fully catch up with this cultural shift, apps like TuneIn mean that amazing, relevant audio – that which is truly reflective of today – is but a swipe away.
NTS Radio will have you covered. With a 2000+ strong community of artists and DJs - not to mention studios in London, LA, Manchester and Shanghai - the cult station, which is home to my very own Palm Wine Club Show (Saturday afternoons - ideal to tidy up to!) more than lives up to its strapline of "DON'T ASSUME". The station has a show for all seasons, all moods and all grooves. Among my many many favourites are Martelo's bi-weekly jaunt into global bass, Fatima's dreamy and delirious Maple Syrup Waffle Show and the sublime Black Classical (their History of Spirtual Jazz series is pure heaven).
Speaking of NTS, I have to shout out the fabulous Born 'n' Bread girls: their bi-weekly show is a riot of joy. Peckham's answer to the Spice Girls, this creative collective of childhood friends define what I find exciting about the modern world: multi-tasking, totally DIY and having a blast. They make 'zines, throw wicked parties and are excellent DJs. No staid playlists here, they mix everything from Nineties R'n'B classics to rap and afrobeats and are often joined by the great and good of the underground including rising stars Slow Thai to Cosima. Press play and then update your playlists pronto!
Josey Rebelle's show on Rinse FM makes up my favourite two hours of radio every week: it is the ideal way to spend your Sunday. Each episode, Josey takes us on a musical odyssey of electronic music, from soul and rare groove to house with jungle and garage and whatever else she's feeling. Despite being an internationally acclaimed DJ (she's currently touring the US having just opened for Kraftwerk at Dimensions - no biggie) she approaches her show with the thrilled delight of a bedroom enthusiast: her joy is infectious and totally wonderful. Treat your ears, you're worth it babes!
About Race is a brilliant podcast by author and journalist Reni Eddo Lodge, which continues the conversation started in her best-selling book, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race. Excellently produced by Renay Rich, who deserves shouting out for this masterclass in quality storytelling and journalism, and featuring interviews with Riz Ahmed, Akala and Dianne Abbott, this series is searing and insightful as the book that preceded it. Bravo Reni!
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Recho Omondi is the cult New York fashion designer behind this brilliant and illuminating podcast, which aims to demystify and unpick the fashion industry. This insiders' look also features fascinating interviews with legends such as Bethann Hardison (activist and pioneering model) and Julie Zerbo, founder of The Fashion Law. Hit subscribe to claim your seat on the FROW pronto.
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What is the best way to stop emotional eating?
I have been trying off and on the last couple years to lose weight. I can generally do alright at exercise, but I can't seem to stop eating out and eating too much of the "wrong" foods. No day in my mind can be good unless I eat out or eat comfort foods. What can I do to get food untied from my... show more I have been trying off and on the last couple years to lose weight. I can generally do alright at exercise, but I can't seem to stop eating out and eating too much of the "wrong" foods. No day in my mind can be good unless I eat out or eat comfort foods. What can I do to get food untied from my emotional state?
Best Answer: Leave the comfort food on the shelves in the supermarket, buy extra fruit and veg, that way you gorge on healthy stuff, It does work trust me, I do it often.
Hi Angelina. I'm actually having the same problem. I just finished grad-school, and I'm currently severely under-employed. Since I work so much, I don't have time or money to go out and have fun. I have no benefits or vacation, and one of my co-workers has started treating me like I'm his personal assistant. I've gained 20 pounds since I started grad-school, and I've been eating out on almost a daily basis. I agree with one of the other people who posted a response. If you're hungry, then you should eat. I can understand that you feel hopeless considering that you're unemployed, so you turn to food for comfort. I wish that there was some way I could give you my e-mail address without posting it for everyone to see. Then we could be accountability partners. I would suggest finding someone that you can e-mail or call on a daily basis so that you can share your struggles. I think it would help if you had someone who could hold you accountable. It would also be good if you could set some goals for yourself -- not just weight related, but other things that you want to achieve. Then you will have something to work towards every day. Good luck.
well first off when you go to the grocery store dont buy foods that is fating and going to tempt you. buy lots of fruits. and drink lots of water when you fill hungry that will feel you up really quicky. and dont go to fast foods places those are the worst and if you do order a salad. or chicken. just take it one day at a time and allow yourself something good when you do good all day long. just dont eat at nightime and if u do eat a fruit. eat smaller portions and dont try to starve yourself. losing weight is the hardest good luck and god bless!
When U find Ur self going 2 eat say Ill eat after 5 min.----- Then after 5 min say 5 min more . In the sametime try 2 make Urself busy . In 15 min U ll forget 2 eat .
Maybe you do need to be part of a group, like WeightWatchers or whatever, because you are 80% there but just need an incentive to overcome the fatal 'moments of weakness', which blow the rest of your efforts.
Just one little, little donut WILL make a difference.
Substitute. Don't create a vacuum by simply removing something, substitute in something else. Something emotionally nourishing, like a support group or other activity with people. Simple answer, I know, and not easy, but effective.
sometimes what i do is eat something you really have to chew, like beef jerky, which, while still unhealthy, takes longer to eat (especially the really dry ones), which gives me time to think and i don't really eat as much because it takes longer. another thing i can think of is eating carrots, cause i really like the sweet, baby carrots and they're healthy too!
How do you stop emotional eating?
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Current: T7
T7 Networked Absolute Inclinometer
T7 Features
Full 360 degree operation
± 0.1 degree accuracy
RS232 or RS485 interface
MODBUS RTU version available
RS485 version supports 32 devices on the bus
5.5V to 30V power supply range
Configure the T7
T7 Product Description
The T7 is now IP68 rated. For more details, download the T7_IP_Certification.
The T7 is a solid state absolute inclinometer that senses tilt angles over a full 360° range in a single axis. The T7 incorporates a number of breakthroughs to create a new type of inclinometer that is rugged, compact, fast, flexible and easy to use.
The T7 is available in several interface and protocol options. The physical interface can be RS232 or RS485 . The protocol can be either US Digital's serial protocol or Modbus RTU. The RS232 version supports a single T7 with up to 100 ft of cable. For users that need longer cable lengths or multiple T7s on a single bus, the RS485 version supports up to 32 T7s on the bus. Power for each T7 is supplied over the network cable.
The Modbus RTU version is suitable for users that require an industry standard, open protocol. The host may access each T7 on the bus using standard Modbus read/write register function codes.
The T7 calculates tilt angle (inclination) by sensing the acceleration from solid state accelerometers integrated into a monolithic chip. Gravity, centrifugal forces, and linear speed changes are all forms of acceleration. The T7 will report the mathematically calculated tilt angle based on all sensed acceleration(s).
The serial port interface provides an efficient way to read and write data to a network of T7s. All configurations and parameters are stored in nonvolatile memory. A Windows demo application is provided for displaying the angles and temperature as well as setting operating modes, orientation, zero position, damping / averaging time, direction, and more for every T7 on the network. In addition, a Windows DLL gives the user a set of simple functions to read and write data to a network of T7s.
Typical applications include heavy construction equipment, dredging machinery, mining equipment, solar tracking and warehouse automation.
Operating Temperature -10 25 70 C
Acceleration Limit (for internal sensor) ± 50000 G
Electrostatic Discharge, IEC-61000-4-2 ± 15 kV
Supply Voltage 5.5 24 30 V
Supply Current (Operating, 22C ambient)
@ 5.5V
@ 12V
Bandwidth 8 Hz
Case Material Glass filled polycarbonate
Weight 1.2 oz (34 g) nom.
RS232 Versions
Number of T7s on bus 1
Maximum total cable length 100 feet
Note: The T7 can drive 100 ft. of cable. Some PC's have limited drive on the RS232 bus which will limit the maximum cable length to less than 100 ft.
Number of T7s on bus 32
Maximum total cable length 1000 feet
1) Uses RS485 two wire network
2) Uses "fail-safe" drivers so bias resistors are not required
3) In most applications, the RS485 network does not need termination at 9600 bps with less than 1000 feet of cable. If termination is used, the RS485 network should be terminated with a 120-150 ohm resistor between BUS+ and BUS- at the source and at the last T7-1-485/T7-1-MOD4 on the network. US Digital terminating CAN cables (CA-CM-PS-CFTR) may be used at the last T7 on the bus to terminate it.
RS485 Power Supply Voltage
For a given network size, a minimum T7-1-485/T7-1-MOD4 power supply voltage is needed to ensure that the last T7 on the network is powered by at least 5.5V. The minimum power supply voltage can be calculated based on the number of networked T7s, the cable resistance/configuration and the current consumption of each T7 as a function of voltage. The following tables show the recommended minimum power supply voltage as a function of cable length and number of T7s for several common network wiring schemes. The tables assume that US Digital T7 cables with a resistance of 3.3 ohms per hundred feet (#22 AWG) for the two power lines are used. USD T7 cables have a twisted pair for the data wires and can be used for both RS485 and RS232 versions. The following data is for room temperature (22C) operation.
Recommended minimum power supply voltage for T7s equally spaced on a total cable length, L. Stub length from T-adapter to a T7 is 6 feet. N is the number of T7's in the network.
Number of T7's
Nominal supply current
Total cable length, L (T7's equally spaced)
1 55 mA 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
2 110 mA 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
3 150 mA 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12
4 200 mA 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12
5 250 mA 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12
10 480 mA 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 15 15 15
15 700 mA 9 9 12 12 15 15 15 18 18 18
20 1 A 9 12 12 15 15 15 18 18 24 24
25 1.2 A 9 12 12 15 18 18 24 24 24 24
Recommended minimum power supply voltage for T7s spaced 9 feet apart after an initial leader cable length, L. Stub length from T-adapter to a T7 is 6 feet.
Leader length, L (T7's spaced 9 ft. apart after leader)
2 110 mA 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 -
3 150 mA 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 -
4 200 mA 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 15 -
5 250 mA 9 9 12 12 12 12 15 15 15 -
10 480 mA 9 12 12 15 15 18 18 24 24 -
15 700 mA 12 15 15 18 24 24 24 26 - -
20 900 mA 12 15 18 24 24 26 30 - - -
25 1.1 A 15 18 24 24 28 - - - - -
32 1.3 A 18 24 26 30 - - - - - -
Modbus Version
The RS232 and RS485 versions of the T7 are available with the Modbus RTU protocol. Modbus Function Codes 3 (Read Holding Register) and 6 (Write Single Register) are supported. User defined Function Code 110 is used for some operations such as setting serial port parameters and the device address. If non-US Digital Modbus devices are connected to the same bus, it is recommended that only Function Codes 3 and 6 be used for non-USD devices.
Accuracy and Noise
Axis 2 Relative Angular Error ±0.1 Angular Degrees 0°C to 70°C, on-axis
Up to ±5° off-axis operation is possible with 2σ (95%) confidence on the maximum angular error
Damping Time, milliseconds
Standard Deviation (σ)
of Angle Noise, degrees
(± 2σ), degrees
10 .060 .121
100 .015 .029
1000 .005 .011
Measurements taken at 25°C
Damping time is a user programmable parameter
Axis Orientation
Axis Orientation:
Note: T7 shown with factory default configuration.
Noise Filtering
The T7 uses a FIR (Finite Impulse Response) digital filter to provide electronic damping of the angle readings. The digital filter's impulse response has a triangular weighting that decays linearly to zero. The damping time is user programmable from 2 milliseconds to 5000 milliseconds. Since the sensor bandwidth is 8 Hz, damping times below 125 milliseconds do not provide any faster response. Increasing the damping time will average more samples together to form the reported angle. This will reduce noise in the output but increase the response time.
Interfacing with a host computer
An inclinometer network assembled with the RS232 or RS485 version of the T7 is shown below.
US Digital sells all the cables and connectors needed to wire a T7 network. The T7 uses the same connector for all interface versions.
Regardless of the interface option, a host PC, PLC or microcontroller communicates with a network of T7s by sending/receiving simple serial port commands over the RS232 or RS485 bus.
Network Address
T7-1-232, T7-1-485 Addressing
Each T7 on the network must be assigned a unique address from 1 to 100 or 127 (decimal). Address assignment is optional for the RS232 version. All T7s are shipped with a default address of 127. Address 126 is a special broadcast address - all T7s will listen and respond to commands sent to this address. To assign an address to a T7 unit, connect one T7 to a PC using a USB to RS232/RS485 adapter. The address can be set using the the included PC based "T7 Demo" software . Alternately, a host computer can send the "Set Address" serial port command to the T7. This procedure only needs to be done once for each T7 since the address is stored in non-volatile flash memory.
T7-1-MOD2, T7-1-MOD4 Addressing
Each T7 on the network must be assigned a unique address from 1 to 100 (decimal). All T7s are shipped with a default address of 127. Address 0 is the Modbus broadcast address. To assign an address to a T7 unit, connect one T7 to a PC using a USB to RS232/RS485 adapter. The address can be set using the the included PC based "T7 Demo" software. Alternately, a host computer can send a special "Set Address" command to the T7. This procedure only needs to be done once for each T7 since the address is stored in non-volatile flash memory.
J1 Pin-out
2 Vin
3 GND
4 TXD / BUS+
5 RXD / BUS-
All T7 units ship from US Digital with a default configuration. Configuration parameters are stored in non-volatile flash memory and can be easily changed by the user. The specifications are shown below. However, in larger quantities, units can be preconfigured with any of the available settings noted in the T7 Communication User Guide or T7 Modbus Communication User Guide. Please contact customer service.
Default Configuration:
Address = 127
Single-axis version uses Axis 2
Angle output range set to +/-180 (-179.99 to 179.99) deg.
Counting Direction set to "forward"
Angle Offset set to 0
Damping time = 1000 milliseconds
USD protocol versions use 115200 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
Modbus protocol versions use 9600 bps, 8 data bits, even parity, 1 stop bit
For ordering information please see the Compatible Cables / Connectors section above.
T7 Datasheet
GUIDES AND ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
T7 Communication User Guide
T7 DLL User Guide
T7 Modbus Communication User Guide
T7 Software
The following are related products for the T7
CA-CFR-PS-DB9P T7-232 Power and Serial...
This cable connects the 5-pin J1 connector of a T7-232 to a standard PC's DB9 RS-232 serial COM...
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CA-CFR-PS-NC T7 PUR Shielded Cable...
This PUR (polyurethane) shielded cable has a T7 right angle connector at one end and unterminated...
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CA-CFTR-PS-NC T7 PUR Shielded Cable...
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CA-CM-PS-CFR T7 PUR Shielded Cable
This shielded PUR (polyurethane) cable has a T7 straight connector at one end and a right angle...
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CA-CM-PS-CFTR T7 PUR Shielded Cable...
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CON-CAN-MFF T7 Bus Splitter - 1M to...
T7 RS232 or RS485 bus splitter, 1M to 2F, sealed against dust.
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Exception: Failure "equal: abstract value".
generic Hashtbl interface.  That makes sense in hindsight.
eq_num as the "equal" function).
for my program), and the generic Hashtbl interface seemed happy with it.
didn't have to do any backwards conversion).
Hashtbl and Num? I suppose that may not be practical.
explicitly documented? It might help some other newbies.


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Unconventional country girl Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette has married a charismatic egomaniacal man of letters, 14 years her senior, known by the single name, Willy. Through his auspices, Colette is introduced into the fecund world of the artistic demimonde in Paris where her creative appetite is sparked. Ever quick to capitalise on talent, Willy permits Colette to write her novels only if she does so in his name. The phenomenal success of her Claudine series makes Willy a famous writer and Colette and Willy the first modern celebrity couple. Although they are the toast of the town, lack of recognition for her work begins to gnaw on Colette. Their marriage starts to internally combust – but emotionally and artistically, she cannot break free of him. On a downward slide, Willy resorts to increasingly desperate measures to pay his debts and sabotage his wife but Colette is developing resources of her own.
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Dec 4, 2018 - Economy & Business
Quality digital content can't break through sea of online garbage
Sara Fischer, author of Media Trends
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Illustration: Caresse Haaser, Rebecca Zisser / Axios
Tech platforms have littered the media universe with crap — stolen ideas, pirated video, plagiarized text, manipulated content, and fake news. And efforts to protect and elevate quality original content have faltered in the digital era.
Why it matters: While technology has made it easier for creators to find an audience and upend media hierarchies, it's also made it harder for owners of original content to get paid for their work. Just ask the news industry.
What's happening: A slew of new laws and market conditions are beginning to swing the pendulum the other way — albeit slightly — and return at least some power back to original content owners.
In news, Google executives have warned that they will shut down Google News in Europe if policymakers there move forward with implementing a "link tax," a provision that would give publishers copyright over content that is shared online via platforms like YouTube or Facebook, per The Guardian.
In music, Taylor Swift announced last month that as a part of her new contract with Universal Music Group, she negotiated a provision that would help fellow artists get a cut of Spotify shares owned by UMG, if they were to ever sell them. The move comes just months after Congress passed a hallmark law that will also help music creators and record owners get paid.
In video, AT&T discontinued internet service to customers who have repeatedly violated the company's piracy policies, signaling that telecom companies are taking video piracy more seriously as they get into the original content business themselves.
In streaming, many new subscription video players are in a bitter fight over who can afford to create the most original content and buy up the most popular franchises. This is considered great for production studios, but terrible for TV networks who can't afford to pay up.
Yes, but: These efforts are minuscule when you consider the importance of scale to dominant digital distributors.
Digital media businesses that are struggling to meet revenue goals are waving white flags at TV companies. Meanwhile, TV companies are lining up to get bought by telecom business.
Facebook and Google are expected to take roughly 75 cents of every dollar spent in digital advertising this year, despite months of scandals, congressional hearings and employee revolts.
Most major distributors still feel the need to fight for scale, which means that for every good piece of content they produce, many more pieces of less quality content (especially for TV) is also produced, as The Economist explains. The amount of new programming can be overwhelming for consumers.
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The bigger picture: Disputes over the value of good content — and the definition of good content — are becoming more prevalent and complicated in the digital era.
In the case of TV, market value has played a key role in negotiations over what prices telecom giants should pay TV networks for their content.
But years-long agreements around those rates have been tested as traditional TV declines, and a record number of carriage disagreements is leading to more TV blackouts than ever before.
The bottom line: Despite some shifting forces, market dynamics still make it difficult for good content to consistently thrive online.


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Good interpersonal communication skills have a combination of what it means to be clear and concise, and we are able to accept the opinions of others and to change what you say to feel free to talk. For this you need to know your own role in the conversation and be able to handle your own behavior and emotions (emotional intelligence). People with good interpersonal skills are generally able to control feelings in difficult situations and react appropriately, rather than over-feel, and thus reduce the number of conflicts.


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Q: DSolve with Piecewise Function in System of DEQs I have been messing around with this problem from MSE, which is given by:
$$
\ddot{x} = \begin{cases}
-x + c\cdot \operatorname{sgn}(x)& |x| > c\\
 0 & |x|\leq c
\end{cases}
$$
where $c > 0$ are some given constants. I can solve the entire problem by hand, but was curious how to do it in MMA.
For this discussion, let $c = 1$, but would like to do this for a general $c$ as it makes a difference in the solution. After writing the second-order DEQ as a system of first-order equations, we get:
  eqns = {x'[t] == y[t],
          y'[t] == Piecewise[{
            {-x[t] + 1 Sign[x[t]], Abs[x[t]] > 1},
            {0, Abs[x[t]] <= 1}
           }],
          x[0] == 1, y[0] == 1};

  sol = Assuming[x[t] ∈ Reals && y[t] ∈ Reals, DSolve[eqns, {x, y}, t]]

I get the following error message and it hangs:

DSolve::bvnul For some branches of the general solution, the given boundary
  conditions lead to an empty solution.

Suggestions?
Note: One can manually find the solutions for the three cases as:
$$y^2 + (x \mp c)^2 = C_{1,2}, y = C_3$$
The  phase plane would be semicircles that have straight lines (elongated by the setting of $c$).
Update
The phase portrait should look like the following (note the $a$ in the picture is $c$). They are not nicely connected like that.

A: Here's some headway.  One should note at the start that second-order, nonlinear, discontinuous differential equations are hard to deal with symbolically.  I'm not exactly sure where the current theory is at present, but Mathematica's solution to this equation is a beast to compute with.  You may be much better off trying to handle the DE numerically with NDSolve.
First, your error message indicates that Mathematica can find the "general" solution.  Whether this contains the particular solution is not guaranteed; see, for instance, DSolve misses a solution of a differential equation and DSolve not finding solution I expected.
So we should first get the general solution and try to solve for the initial conditions.  We could try to set generic initial conditions ics = {x[0] == c1, y[0] == c2}, but that failed for me.  So lets split the system like this:
eqns = {x'[t] == y[t],
   y'[t] ==
    Piecewise[{{-x[t] + 1 Sign[x[t]], Abs[x[t]] > 1}, {0, Abs[x[t]] <= 1}}]};
ics = {x[0] == 1, y[0] == 1};

Now DSolve will rewrite the variables x[t] and y[t] as just x and y at some point in its computation.  We can glimpse it here:
sol = DSolve[eqns, {x, y}, t];

Integrate::pwrl: Unable to prove that integration limits {1,x[t]} are real. Adding assumptions may help. >>
Integrate::pwrl: Unable to prove that integration limits {1,x} are real. Adding assumptions may help. >>
Integrate::pwrl: Unable to prove that integration limits {1,x} are real. Adding assumptions may help. >>
General::stop: Further output of Integrate::pwrl will be suppressed during this calculation. >>

(Note it does return a solution, but it is in terms of unevaluated integrals.  We can do better.)
It looks like we should assume all forms of the variables to be real, just to be safe.  There are two solutions, which agrees with the OP's implicit solution.
sol = Assuming[
   x[t] ∈ Reals && x ∈ Reals && y[t] ∈ Reals && y ∈ Reals,
   DSolve[eqns, {x, y}, t]];
Length@sol
(*  2  *)

Now it turns out Solve balks at trying to solve the initial conditions.  This should be no surprise, since that is basically what happened inside DSolve when it returned the DSolve::bvnul error.  So let's try a numeric solution:
FindRoot[ics /. Last@sol /. {C[1] -> c1, C[2] -> c2}, {{c1, 1}, {c2, 1}}]
(*  {c1 -> -1.20162*10^-16, c2 -> 2.82843}  *)

They look like 0 and Sqrt[8] -- how lucky!
2.8284271247461907`^2
(*  8.  *)

Check:
ics /. Last@sol /. {C[1] -> 0, C[2] -> Sqrt[8]}
(*  {True, True}  *)

Whoopee...To see what you're up against, here's an image of the solution (CTRL-click to open image in a new window on a MAC; I suppose right-click might work on Windows):

Addendum: Example numeric approach
It does appear to be periodic, so we can add a WhenEvent to compute the period as well:
solN = NDSolve[{eqns, ics,
    WhenEvent[x[t] == ics[[1, 2]] && Abs[y[t] - ics[[2, 2]]] < 10^-6, "StopIntegration"]},
   {x, y}, {t, 0, 20}];

The period appears to be 4 + 2 Pi:
x["Domain"] /. solN
(*  {{{0., 10.2832}}}  *)

Phase curve:
ParametricPlot @@ {{x[t], y[t]} /. solN, Flatten[{t, x["Domain"] /. solN}]}

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Bonnie Kathleen Wright (17 de febrer de 1991, Londres) és una actriu anglesa, coneguda per interpretar Ginny Weasley a les pel·lícules de Harry Potter.

Biografia
Bonnie Wright va néixer a Londres, Regne Unit. Té un germà gran que es diu Lewis. Li agrada ballar, l'art, viatjar. Toca la flauta dolça, el piano i el saxòfon. Durant la gravació de Harry Potter i les relíquies de la Mort - Part 1 i Part 2, Wright començà els seus estudis a la University of the Arts de Londres per estudiar producció audiovisual.

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Omar Sy signs a major actor and producer contract with Netflix
French cinema star Omar Sy, crowned with worldwide success on Netflix with the Lupine series, has signed a flagship contract with the American platform to develop new films in which…
Omar Sy engages with Netflix: after the worldwide success of the Lupine series, the French super star has sealed a several-year contract with the American platform to produce and act in films, a first for Netflix with a French actor.
Netflix has entered into a multi-year film contract with leading actor and comedian Omar Sy. The deal will see Sy's production company based in Paris and Los Angeles developing original films for Netflix, with Sy as actor and executive producer, "the American streaming giant announced on Tuesday, October 12.
Lupine star Omar Sy will develop, executive produce, and star in original feature films in an exciting multi-year partnership with Netflix!
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- Netflix (@netflix) October 12, 2021
The information was unveiled Tuesday by the American magazine Variety, specifying that this type of partnership was a first between Netflix and a French actor or director.
According to the specialized press, only the actress Vanessa Kirby ("The Crown") did the same with Netflix.
Quoted in the press release, Omar Sy said he was "very happy to have the opportunity to continue (his) relationship" with Netflix and "looks forward to this next step in (their) shared adventure".
Netflix did not specify the amount of the contract with Omar Sy.
The latter confined himself to relaying the platform's announcement on Twitter.
French triumph
Already known internationally and in the United States since the success of the French film "Intouchables" (2011), Omar Sy was the hero in 2021 of the series "Lupine", the first French triumph on Netflix, which conquered dozens. millions of subscribers around the world.
According to the American company with 209 million subscribers, the series "Lupine", directed by the French Louis Leterrier, was "one of the most popular" in its history, until the current resounding success of the South Korean series " Squid Game ".
For Gaëlle Mareschi, director of original international creation for Netflix in France, the platform is "very lucky to have worked closely with Omar for many years" and she said she was "enthusiastic about the idea of expanding ( their) partnership ".
An upcoming film directed by Louis Leterrier, "Tour de Force", starring Omar Sy and Laurent Lafitte, is expected to launch on Netflix in 2022, according to the company.
Omar Sy embodies an extraordinary "success story" in France and abroad.
Born in January 1978 in Trappes (Yvelines) to a Senegalese father and a Mauritanian mother who raised eight children, friend of actor Jamel Debbouze, he began a career as a comedian on radio and then on television where he met success on Canal + with his accomplice Fred Testot (After-sales service for broadcasts - After-sales service).
After some esteem successes in the cinema, Omar Sy won a César for French cinema and international notoriety, especially across the Atlantic, thanks to the film "Intouchables" with François Cluzet.
His triumph gives him access to the American film industry.
According to the specialized press, he has lived with his family since 2012 in Los Angeles.
In mid-September, the 43-year-old super star was the only Frenchman to appear in the list of the 100 most influential personalities on the planet, a ranking drawn up by the American magazine Time.
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Botanical Name : Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Cenchrus comes from a Greek word kenchros means a kind of millet.
Synonyms : Pennisetum ciliare Link., Cenchrus longifolius Hochst.
Stem : Tufted, erect or decumbent and much branched from the base, stout or slender, leafy or ascending from a branched often nodose rootstock.
Leaves : Linear, tapering to a fine point, glabrous or hairy.
Inflorescence : Racemes cylindric, dense, pale or purplish; rachis finely scaberulous; involucels subsessile; outer bristles slender, short, not ciliate; inner bristles dilated and connate into a ring at the base.
Flowers : Spikelets oblong-lanceolate, 3-1 in each involucel. Glumes 4; lower involucral glume ovate-lanceolate, acute, faintly 1-nerved, hyaline; upper involucral ovate-lanceolate, acute, faintly 1-nerved, hyaline; lower floral glume ovate-lanceolate, cuspidately acuminate, 3-5 nerved, paleate, usually male, the palea narrowly lanceolate, as long as the glume; upper floral glume as long as the lower one, lanceolate, 3-5 nerved; palea lanceolate, as long as the glume.
An excellent fodder for horses and cattle.
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Q: The sum of the numbers from $100$ to $999$ that do not have the digit $0$ as well as do not have repeated digit. Considering the numbers from $100$ to $999$. Excluding numbers that have the digit $0$, also excluding numbers that have repeated digit. What is the sum of remaining numbers?
That is, we need to find
$123+124+125+\cdots+129+132+134+135+136+\cdots+139+142+143+145+146+147+\cdots+987$

Using Microsoft Excel, I found that the answer is $279720$. But I do not know if the calculation can be done in a purely mathematical way (without using any software). I hope you can provide some hints.

Your help would be appreciated. THANKS!

A: Each digit runs from $1$ to $9$, which sums to $\binom{10}2=45$; for each value there are $8\cdot7=56$ admissible values of the other digits; and the total value of the digits is $111$. So the sum is
$$
45\cdot56\cdot111=279720\;.
$$

A: Approach that slightly differs from the one provided by Joriki.
If $abc$ denotes such number then so does $a'b'c'$ where $a+a'=b+b'=c+c'=10$.
This indicates that the average of these numbers is: $$\frac12(abc+a'b'c')=555$$
There are $9\times8\times7=504$ numbers that satisfy the conditions.
So the sum of these numbers should be:$$504\times555=279720$$


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Commercial lease language provides energy efficiency incentives
NYC takes the lead in creating groundbreaking language that allows owners and tenants to share the costs and benefits of energy upgrades.
By Source: Priya Lopes, VAdvert.co.uk April 6, 2011
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg participated in the signing of the first commercial office space lease that incorporates language to incentivize energy efficient improvements. The lease, signed by World Trade Center developer Silverstein Properties and tenant law firm WilmerHale, is a product of collaboration between the Natural Resources Defense Council Green Lease Forum, the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning Sustainability, and real estate, energy efficiency, and law experts.
"This agreement between Silverstein Properties and the law firm WilmerHale breaks new ground in the field of energy conservation, and we expect it will be a pioneering model for commercial leases," said Bloomberg. "This is part of our broad campaign to increase the energy efficiency of large buildings all across the city. When it is fully realized, this 'Greener, Greater Buildings Plan' – the first of its kind in our nation – will be the equivalent of making a city the size of Oakland, Calif., completely carbon-neutral."
Under traditional leases, building owners are responsible for the upfront cost of energy efficiency improvements. Tenants, however, are the immediate beneficiaries of those upgrades, in the form of reduced energy costs. Because owners do not share in the benefit, they have little incentive to invest in energy upgrades.
Current commercial office space leases allow for tenants to share the costs incurred by owners for capital improvements, but it is seldom used because the time horizon for recouping the costs is too long. The lease announced today counts savings over the length of a projected payback period, instead of the useful life of the improvements, shortening the amount of time it takes for the owner to recoup the money from savings, thus making it more likely the owner and tenant will make capital improvements.
New York City's commercial office space leases are negotiated by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS). DCAS will add the green lease language to all new lease negotiations.
"Green lease agreements will give our private owners an incentive to make their buildings more efficient – and city agencies will share in the energy savings," said DCAS Commissioner Edna Wells Handy. "We look forward to working with the private sector to achieve our PlaNYC goal of reducing city government's greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2017. The green lease helps us achieve that goal."
– Edited by Bettina Chang, Consulting-Specifying Engineer, www.csemag.com
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