| 1-star review at: http://local.yahoo.com/details?id=21709500&tab=reviews&rvwconf=1This was also posted to: Blogspot Posterous===Kaef Tv Channel (707) 444-2323 540 E St, Eureka,CA 95501 Cross Streets: Between US-101 and 6th St I bought a new digital TV and set it up with auto-channel detection, and channel 23 comes up and says "scrambled" audio, no sound. I call the station to ask them about the scrambled channel and the person that answered the phone says, "Oh you want to talk to our engineer Ray, he's a real nice guy." She gave me the number to call Ray, so I called and asked for Ray and they asked who was calling and I gave them my name and was placed on hold for about 30 seconds then Ray answers the phone and says, "this is Ray?" then a pause, so I said, Good afternoon Ray. I have a quick question. I bought a new TV and your channel audio is scrambled, what can you tell me about it?", and before I finished my question we were disconnected. I called back and explained we were disconnected. She put me on hold for about a minute then it went to voice-mail... Really...(?)It would appear that KAEF TV 23 here in Eureka could care less if I can get their station or not. I called back the first person I talked to here in Eureka and told her that Ray was NOT a nice person and refused to take my call, and I want to talk to whom ever is in charge. She took my name and number and assured me someone would call... Right... They DO NOT care about their public viewers. I filed a complaint with the FCC as well. And, I will NOT support their advertisers and I plan to tell them why. If you want good people that are helpful, care about the public, and good programming turn your TV to KIEM-TV channel 3.Sincerely,Robert Stretton RBS Enterprises 1.707.444.9650 rbse@yahoo.com http://RBSe.us |
RBS Enterprises is Robert B. Stretton Enterprises at http://RBSe.us | . A conservationist at heart, merchandiser, consultant, webmaster, automation specialist, and all-around engineer, serving the Earth online since 1997... | "To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" -- Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) | "True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing." -- Socrates (469-399 B.C.E.)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
1-star review (1 out of 5) for KAEF-TV...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Data from NASA planetary missions, astronomical observations, and laboratory measurements...
| The PDS archives and distributes scientific data from NASA planetary missions, astronomical observations, and laboratory measurements. The PDS is sponsored by NASA's Science Mission Directorate. Its purpose is to ensure the long-term usability of NASA data and to stimulate advanced research...::: http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/index.shtml Sincerely,Robert Stretton RBS Enterprises 1.707.444.9650 rbse@yahoo.com http://RBSe.us |
Thursday, September 16, 2010
World's largest solar plant wins key approval...
LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The world's largest solar power plant cleared an important hurdle on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for a dramatic expansion in solar energy generation in the United States and around the world.The proposed $6 billion-plus Blythe, California plant, originally proposed by Chevron Corp. and Solar Millennium AG, won clearance to build from the California Energy Commission. The plant has a capacity of 1,000 megawatts. By comparison, for all of last year, the U.S. installed about 481 megawatts of solar energy, according to the Solar Energy Industry Association. The largest solar plants to date are in the 200-350 megawatt range. The Blythe plant essentially groups four 250-MW plants, with the first slated to start generating electricity in 2013. The total pricetag is estimated at north of $6 billion. On Wednesday, Solar Millennium said it and Ferrostaal AG were the sole two co-developers, working through a U.S. joint venture, Solar Trust of America LLC. Chevron Corp. maintained it was still a co-developer through Chevron Energy Solutions. The commission said it had received no word that Chevron had dropped out. Although Chevron is still listed as a developer on the commission's website, it didn't mention Chevron in its press release about the approval. The developers have already struck an agreement with Southern California Edison, which has said it will purchase the full capacity of the first two plants. The plant will make electricity by using mirrors to heat a fluid that generates steam, which expands through steam turbine generators. The technique is known as parabolic trough technology. It is one of nine proposed California solar plants that federal and state regulators are trying to evaluate by the end of the year. Solar plants that begin construction before December 31 qualify for a Treasury Department grant totaling 30 percent of a project's cost, as part of last year's economic stimulus package. Building Blythe would create up to 1,004 construction jobs, a spokeswoman for Solar Millennium says. Unemployment in the area slated for the plant is above the state average of 12.35, commissioners said during a meeting Wednesday. If all nine fast-tracked plants win approval and are constructed, they will create an additional 4,300 megawatts of solar power. But the bulk of the plants won't start generating energy until 2013. For Blythe, the developers still need final approval from the Bureau of Land Management for use of public lands. The BLM is scheduled to rule on the matter toward the end of next month. To win the most favorable financing from outside investors, the developers must also secure a Department of Energy loan. The DOE is currently evaluating the Blythe plant's proposal, including its engineering and financial models. Having the DOE approval "really lowers the risk to the eventual lender," says Burt Chao, an analyst at Simmons & Co. "The government's pretty thorough in vetting these projects." The DOE, which has a large backlog of applications, is reviewing them "as quickly and efficiently as possible," says Julie Offner, a DOE loan-guarantee analyst. (Reporting by Sarah McBride; editing by Sofina Mirza-Reid) ===eof===This is a major step forward...Sincerely,Robert Stretton RBS Enterprises 1.707.444.9650 rbse@yahoo.com http://RBSe.us |
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Tech Industry Opposes Possible FM Chip Mandate for Mobile Devices...
| Tech Industry Opposes Possible FM Chip Mandate for Mobile Devices A coalition of six technology industry associations sent a letter today to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the U.S. House and Senate Judiciary Committees urging them to resist efforts to include an FM technology mandate for mobile devices in any legislation addressing an unrelated conflict between the broadcast and recording industries over royalties. Calls for an FM chip mandate are not about public safety but are instead about propping up a business which consumers are abandoning as they avail themselves of new, more consumer-friendly options,” the associations wrote. “It is simply wrong for two entrenched industries to resolve their differences by agreeing to burden a third industry - which has no relationship to or other interest in the performance royalty dispute - with a costly, ill-considered and unnecessary new mandate.” The proposed imposition of an FM chip mandate is not necessary for resolution of the dispute between performance artists and broadcasters and, if adopted, it would be bad policy for several reasons: •Mandating that every wireless device include an FM chip would require consumers to pay more for a function that they may not desire or ever use. •The groups that are parties to the discussions over the performance rights royalty issue lack any expertise in the development of wireless devices and are in no position to dictate what type of functionality is included in a wireless device. •Development by the technology industry and government of a mobile broadcast emergency alerting system makes the requirement unnecessary. The following Presidents and Chief Executive Officers of CTIA-The Wireless Association®, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, the Information Technology Industry Council, the Rural Cellular Association, TechAmerica and the Telecommunications Industry Association signed the letter. To see a copy of the letter, go to: http://files.ctia.org/pdf/Leahy_Conyers_Letter.pdf RBS Enterprises 1.707.444.9650 rbse@yahoo.com http://RBSe.us |
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Warning RETRACTED... They met my needs and refunded my money, thumbs up... B-)
| Warning RETRACTED... They met my needs and refunded my money, thumbs up... B-)I am satisfied with Buy.com and their prompt response, therefore, i will continue to use their services. These are the kind of folks I like to do business with, they make sure you're happy. Nice to see that these daysCongrats Buy.com Sincerely,Robert Stretton RBS Enterprises 1.707.444.9650 rbse@yahoo.com http://RBSe.us |
Monday, August 16, 2010
Warning update...
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WARNING! Do not purchase from Buy.com and ANTonline.com...
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
I NEED CASH!!! Selling off networking gear...
| Dear Friend,Still no word when my benefits will go back to $1050, instead of $635/month. I need to pay some bills so I'm selling off what I can to make some cash. There may be something here you are interested in, if not spread the word. I currently have 5 auctions on eBay going to the highest bidder, check these out:Auction ends 5:27, 5:37, 5:47 PM on 7/19/10NETGEAR RP614v2 4-port Web Safe Router: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170512782433&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:ITComplete Westell 6100 ADSL2+ Modem / Router Kit: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170512785109&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:ITWGR614 v6 54 Mbps Wireless Router with 4-port Switch: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170512787908&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:ITAuction ends 6:00, & 6:13pm on 7/21/10New Internet Videophone WVP-2100 by Wooksung Elect. Inc: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170513783513&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:ITNew ACN IRIS 3000® Digital Videophone - Internet Phone: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170513786907&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:ITThanks for any help you can give...Sincerely,Robert Stretton RBS Enterprises 1.707.444.9650 rbse@yahoo.com http://RBSe.us |
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Virtual Business Cards - “Let you be their next déjà vu experience...”
Virtual Business Cards Here you will find 50 background templates for business cards and matching website background images (or forward your own). The goal here is to make your website look like your business card, and visa-versa, for a strong first, AND second impression. These files are free and available for the taking so you can do it yourself on vistaprint.com, or, I can do some or all it for you and your business... Since the beginning of the World Wide Web I have found the best the web can offer for free. Many free software & webware programs are better than what you pay for because of dedicated people. I use all free software to make websites for people and small businesses. This keeps my overhead costs low which enables me to keep my prices low. I work out of my small office in the coastal town of Eureka, CA. I can have your web presence up and running in just a few hours. Everything is custom-made to fit your needs, yet simple to change. Give me a call and lets talk about what we can do... Thank You. http://VirtualBusinessCards.net Sincerely,Robert Stretton RBS Enterprises 1.707.444.9650 rbse@yahoo.com http://RBSe.us |
Trimble Empowers Gulf Region to Map the Oil Spill with New Mobile App
| Trimble Empowers Gulf Region to Map the Oil Spill with New Mobile AppSUNNYVALE, Calif., /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trimble announced the launch of Map the Spill, a mobile app and Website that empowers Gulf Coast residents and the public to report on the oil spill. Map the Spill allows those directly and indirectly impacted by the spill to capture and chronicle what they see happening to the land, sea and wildlife in their areas.Using rich media and Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, citizens can be part of a mass data collection process. The free app is currently available on Android and BlackBerry mobile phones and will be available soon on the iPhone. Scientists, government agencies and non-governmental agencies (NGOs) that are taking part in clean-up efforts can use the data and content created and shared by Map the Spill users to assist in their efforts.Focused on helping to capture the impacts and clean-up efforts of the largest oil disaster in U.S. history, Map the Spill allows users to log reports, upload photos, map their locations and share updates with other users. Mapthespill.org will serve as a content repository as well as a source for the latest news and tweets on the oil spill."Map the Spill provides an opportunity for individuals who are being affected by the oil spill to get the word out on the real-time repercussions as well as the collective clean-up efforts," said Rich Rudow, general manager of Trimble Outdoors. "Map the Spill empowers citizens in a way never done before, so entire communities can be a part of the reporting and clean up. Now individuals in the Gulf Coast can have an opportunity to take part in the oil spill story as it unfolds."Map the Spill is collaborating with response teams and non-profit groups -- such as the Alabama Coastal Foundation and Mobile Bay Keepers -- to ensure the most helpful and relevant data is being collected by the public and volunteers."This application will be an invaluable tool for citizens in coastal areas affected by the oil release. The geographic scope of the spill as well as the nature of the oil coming onshore makes tracking and identifying oil impacted areas a monumental task; having so many sets of eyes on the coast will be an incredible asset," said Bethany Kraft, executive director of the Alabama Coastal Foundation. "Our own volunteer field observers will be able to migrate their data collection capabilities online and the mapping feature will allow the Alabama Coastal Foundation and our partners to identify areas that are not being covered so that we can direct volunteers to those locations that need special attention." Wireless Design & Development © 2010 Advantage Business Media Sincerely,Robert Stretton RBS Enterprises 1.707.444.9650 rbse@yahoo.com http://RBSe.us |
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Sunday, December 6, 2009
snow in Eureka!?...
"ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST... SHOWERS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL OR EVEN A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING LATER THIS AFTERNOON."
Issued by The National Weather Service
Eureka, CA
3:59 am PST, Sun., Dec. 6, 2009
We will see...
"Issued by The National Weather ServiceEureka, CA 3:59 am PST, Sun., Dec. 6, 2009"
- Local Weather Alert for Eureka, CA - weather.com (view on Google Sidewiki)
Friday, December 4, 2009
People For a Human Rights Sanctuary?
People For a Human Rights Sanctuary?
We’re a group of very concerned, active, and local residents who have united to address consistently ignored issues of poverty, of certain chronic suffering, and oppression of homeless people- that requires greater focus by everyone. Each day harassed, and with another pending nightfall… the necessity to rest, to sleep… and with no sanctuary. International Treaties, the U.S. Constitution, courts at every level in this country have established the obvious- that sleep is a human necessity. Also, they’ve established that depriving someone of sleep is cruelty. However, local police, judges, and the public continue to treat homeless people who must live and sleep in public as if they’re committing crimes. In the rare instance that a homeless person has support to challenge, in the local courts, “criminal charges” of sleeping, he or she wins or the case is dismissed. The public’s belief that homeless people are living outside of the law hardens personal prejudice and adds more conflict to a people already facing painful and critical situations. Homelessness growing, no relief in sight, all of us facing deeper economic woes, lost jobs, state budget cuts, etc. The illegality of local police and government practices against homeless people is never mentioned in the media nor talked about by officials. It is imperative that all of us who know the truth help bring it to others now, so that these practices of harassment, threatening arrest, physical abuse, and confiscating peoples’ personal property ceases. Such practices cause great stress and injury and allow prejudice to grow. Criminalizing of homeless people must stop. We have plans to create a well organized and well maintained camp, a human rights sanctuary, with and for homeless people- a prototype for other sanctuaries that may follow. This will take skills and effort from people from all walks of life. We are also being advised by competent legal support. Communities in other cities are busy following this same course. Tell everyone you know about the March on September 12th . We are open to and encouraged by more folks who would like to share ideas or get involved in any way. http://peopleproject.wordpress.com/===eof===Do your part in your town to help. Support the efforts. Sincerely,Robert Stretton RBS Enterprises 1.707.444.9650 rbse@yahoo.com http://RBSe.us |
Monday, November 30, 2009
COMMENTARY - Ten emerging technologies to watch in 2010...
| COMMENTARY - Ten emerging technologies to watch in 2010By Peter Clarke EE Times (11/18/09, 11:40:00 AM EST)LONDON — EE Times has compiled a list of emerging technologies that we think will be worth watching out for in 2010.Recessions are the times of change when R&D investments get pushed to the fore. It is well known that when markets and prosperity return they never return in exactly the same form that they went away.We have deliberately favored the hardware- and physically based side of the technology landscape, although software is also likely to increase its impact and importance in 2010.There are also some technology trends that are so self-evident and long-term that we have not listed them. We would include amongst these the need to reduce power consumption and the need to pursue low-carbon and reduced materials content solutions. We see these as drivers for some of the more detailed technologies we list below. We don't claim to have a perfectly accurate piezoelectric crystal ball, but some technologies and some technology providers are going to change the landscape in 2010. The ten technologies listed below, in no particular order, might just be part of our changing times.1. Biofeedback or thought-control of electronicsA number of companies and research institutions have shown how brain waves, captured using sensors on a skull cap or head-set, can be used to control computer systems. The applications are medical — giving communications and control of the environment to heavily disabled people — military and, increasingly, in consumer and computer games control interfaces. This may seem like science fiction but the thought-control human-computer interface is here now and is being promoted by companies such as Emotiv Systems Inc. (San Francisco, Calif.).2. Printed electronicsThe possibility of the rapid printing of multiple conductive, insulating and semiconductive layers to form electronic circuits holds out the prospect of much lower cost ICs than those prepared by conventional fabrication methods. Printing semiconductors usually implies the use of organic materials (although see below) with very different performance to silicon. It is also implies much larger minimum geometries than can be attained in silicon. But there are applications that can benefit from modest performance on flexible subtrates at low cost; the RFID tag is one and the active-matrix backplane for displays is another.Kovio Inc. (Milpitas, Calif.), a privately-held pioneer in printed silicon electronics, has been plowing the printed electronics furrow since the company was founded in 2001, and in July 2009 announced that it had raised $20 million in Series E financing. Kovio said it planned to use the money to commence volume shipments of its Kovio RF barcodes. 3. Plastic memoryThis is allied to printed electronics as it may well be produced using printing, it may well have modest performance compared to silicon, but it is expected to be low cost. One pioneer in this area is Thin Film Electronics ASA (Oslo, Norway) which has tried for a number of years to get the technology out the door and spent some time working with Intel.The technology is based on polythiophenes, a family of polymers that display ferroelectric properties. The memories are rewritable, non-volatile, show more than ten years data retention and one million cycles, according to Thin Film Electronics. In September 2009 PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG (Fuerth, Germany) used the technology to make a 20-bit memory on a roll-to-roll line using polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as the substrate.4. Maskless lithographyFor many people the main question that hangs over semiconductor lithography is when will extreme ultra violet lithography take over from immersion lithography? But there is a dark horse in the race, maskless lithography based on an electron beam, which is being pioneered by Mapper Lithography BV (Delft, The Netherlands).In July 2009 Mapper shipped a 300-mm electron-beam lithography platform to CEA-Leti in Grenoble, France, where it was set to be used for R&D by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. TSMC is one of the key researchers of lithography and the company's interest in the Mapper technology is at the very least keeping the likes of ASML and Nikon working hard.5. Parallel processingThis technology is already here in the form of the dual- and quad-core PC processors and the multicore heterogeneous processors used for embedded applications. However, there is as yet little formal understanding of how multiple processors will be programmed and used for the utmost computational and power efficiency.This is one of the core problems in Information Technology that has faced the industry since the advent of the processor and we are still working away at it. Initiatives such as OpenCL and Cuda speak to that as do the prospect of using graphics processors as general purpose processors, as well as FPGAs and software programmable processor arrays. We expect a lot more activity in 2010. 6. Energy harvestingEnergy harvesting is not a new idea. We have had the motion-powered wristwatch for many years. But as electronic circuits move from consuming milliwatts to consuming microwatts an interesting thing happens. It becomes possible to contemplate drawing power for those circuits, not from the electricity grid or from a battery but from a variety of ambient phenomena. And this is expected to have far-reaching impact.One of the early applications is to have vibration-powered, wireless sensors in place on machinery, in vehicles. The battery-less aspect of such sensors removes the need for maintenance. EnOcean GmbH (oberhaching, Germany) has pioneered the use of wireless, batteryless switches for use in building automation and is now helping to drive the EnOcean Alliance to form standards.Nokia is looking at energy harvesting in the context of the mobile phone but has stressed it has no prototype as yet. But in 2010 all makers of mobile equipment have to be looking at energy harvesting to, at least, augment the battery life of their equipment.7. Bio-electronics and wetwareThis might be a bit more on the research side than the development side for 2010, but the coming together of the biological and the electronic is ripe for exploitation. We are used to the inclusion of hardware within animals in the form of under-the-skin tags for animals and heart pacemakers for human beings and the need to improve and reduce the cost of medical care is being felt acutely.As the industry's capabilities in MEMS and organic electronics fabrication improves the scope for integration of tissues and electronic circuitry increases. Lab-on-a-chip is one manifestation of the technology, and here is an example from IBM disclosed recently, but it is also possible to grow biological cells on electronically addressable substrates. The opportunities for in-vitro diagnostics are clear. Information about the electrical behavior of individual cells and their reactions to drugs is a major focus for research in cardiac and neural ailments such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease.So, in short, we expect a lot of research and the continued emergence of bio-electronics as a mainstream activity. 8. Resistive RAM or the memristorThe pursuit of the universal memory goes on. It needs to be simple like a DRAM, or preferably even simpler as those capacitors are a problem to scaling. It needs to be able to retain data for years with the power off and able to be used millions of times. It needs to be simple to make using conventional methods and with materials that are not out of place in conventional wafer fabs. And we still haven't found it yet.Or have we?In 2009 Unity Semiconductor Corp. emerged from seven years of stealthy research with its conductive metal oxide (CMOx) technology, although we are pleased to note that EE Times was reporting on Unity in April 2006. But 2009 has also seen the arrival on our radar screens of 4DS Inc., Qs Semiconductor Corp. and Adesto Technologies Inc.We are also aware that many of the larger IDMs are active in RRAM. And the reference to the memristor is because two-terminal devices that display a memory-effect in their resistance characteristic are effectively the practical implementation of the theoretical work, championed by Hewlett-Packard Labs, on the memristor, often described as the fourth passive circuit element after resistors, capacitors and inductors.9. The through-silicon viaThe depth of the interconnect stack on top of the leading-edge silicon surface is deep and can vary markedly in minimum geometry. We have speculated that this could result in a splitting of front-end fab production into surface and local interconnect followed by higher stack connection, possibly in different wafer fabs.The desire, for marketing as well as technical reasons, to mount multiple die in single packages is also driving a need for more sophisticated interconnect and the arrival of the through-silicon-via passing completely through a silicon wafer or die is clearly important in creating 3-D packages.In May 2009 Austriamicrosystems started producing TSV parts on a foundry basis, targeting suppliers of devices for 3-D integration of CMOS ICs and sensor components. Expect more of the same in 2010.10. Various battery technologiesWe have become so used to Moore's law and the steady miniaturization of microelectronics it is easy to become frustrated with a technology that does not double in performance every two years. But battery technology is relatively mature and is not driven by the same forces as the integrated circuit. Indeed if energy storage becomes too dense it can become dangerous.Nonetheless we all rely increasingly on batteries for energy storage and to power our various gadgets. Indeed it is arguable that without further breakthroughs in battery technology for electric vehicles the compatibility of the automobile and sustainable green transportation is in jeopardy. So the pressure is on.Recent spins on nickel- and lithium-based battery chemistries, such as nickel oxyhydroxide, olivine-type lithium iron phosphate and nanowires, are gunning to displace the venerable but problematic alkaline-manganese dioxide formulations. ReVolt Technology, a developer of rechargeable zinc-air batteries, has selected Portland, Oregon as the location for its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing center. We expect similar developments to come on apace in 2010, and every smart battery is set to provide a power management IC opportunity. ===eof===2010 will be an interesting year. I can't wait! B-)Sincerely,Robert Stretton RBS Enterprises 1.707.444.9650 rbse@yahoo.com http://RBSe.us |
Saturday, October 3, 2009
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