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Friday, June 14, 2013
Smart technology makes its way into lighting
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Public release date: 14-Jun-2013[ | E-mail |
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Smart lighting market set to boom
According to VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the lighting systems of the future could be multi-purpose devices not dissimilar to smart phones. In the future, lighting will not just allow us to see but could also be used to survey surroundings, transmit information, reflect moods and make our lives more comfortable. Smart lighting could also save as much as 80 per cent of energy compared to traditional lighting solutions. As more applications become available, the smart lighting industry will also be revolutionised. In addition to lighting, businesses could soon begin to offer their customers smart applications and comprehensive service concepts.
The smart lighting industry is undergoing a major transition. Different kinds of smart lighting solutions are expected to become increasingly popular in homes, public buildings and offices.
In the future, smart lighting technology will enable the direction, power and colour of lighting to be adjusted automatically according to whether a room is being used for watching television or eating dinner and according to where people are in the room. Lights positioned near windows will change colour according to outdoor temperature. Wall-mounted light switches will detect when a person enters the room. New smart features for light fittings will be available to download from the internet. In office buildings, smart lighting technology will help shift-workers to adapt to changes in their circadian rhythm.
"Smart lighting systems are becoming increasingly popular in both new builds and renovation projects. Technologically speaking, the next major step will be to integrate better sensors and new functions into lighting systems, which will allow the occupants of a room to adjust lighting with increasing accuracy and flexibility according to their movements and activities", explains VTT's Principal Scientist Janne Aikio.
The first-generation smart lighting systems that are currently available on the market are mostly designed for commercial use, and they include features such as integrability with building automation systems. In ten years' time, user-friendly and affordable lighting systems could become everyday consumer goods. More and more wireless lighting systems that can be controlled via devices such as a mobile telephone are becoming available.
Smart lighting to revolutionise business models
Maturing technology and growing demand are revolutionising the lighting industry. In addition to lighting, businesses could soon begin to offer their customers smart applications and comprehensive service concepts.
Integrated information technology and electronics are becoming more and more common in products, which can now "talk" to each other and share information. The Internet of Things is transforming not just the daily lives of consumers but also many business sectors.
"Forecasts suggest that smart lighting will become one of the key trends in the context of the Internet of Things. It is important that we identify new applications for this technology now and begin to build new business around them. The smart lighting market also has room and opportunities for SMEs," says VTT's Research Professor Heikki Ailisto.
Demand for smart lighting is expected to boom over the next ten years. The market volume is estimated to be as much as EUR 7.7 billion in 2020, when the similar figure in 2011 was EUR 1.8 billion.
Smart lighting also has substantial energy-saving potential. When the required amount of light can be regulated more accurately using energy-efficient LEDs, as much as 80 per cent of the energy required for lighting could be saved. Lighting currently accounts for approximately one fifth of the world's electricity consumption.
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Publication online: VTT Visions: Productivity Leap with IoT
For more information, contact:
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Heikki Ailisto, Research Professor
Tel. +358 20 722 2233
heikki.ailisto@vtt.fi
Janne Aikio, Principal Scientist
Tel. +358 20 722 2254
janne.aikio@vtt.fi
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Public release date: 14-Jun-2013[ | E-mail |
Share ] Contact: Heikki Ailisto
heikki.ailisto@vtt.fi
358-207-222-233
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Smart lighting market set to boom
According to VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the lighting systems of the future could be multi-purpose devices not dissimilar to smart phones. In the future, lighting will not just allow us to see but could also be used to survey surroundings, transmit information, reflect moods and make our lives more comfortable. Smart lighting could also save as much as 80 per cent of energy compared to traditional lighting solutions. As more applications become available, the smart lighting industry will also be revolutionised. In addition to lighting, businesses could soon begin to offer their customers smart applications and comprehensive service concepts.
The smart lighting industry is undergoing a major transition. Different kinds of smart lighting solutions are expected to become increasingly popular in homes, public buildings and offices.
In the future, smart lighting technology will enable the direction, power and colour of lighting to be adjusted automatically according to whether a room is being used for watching television or eating dinner and according to where people are in the room. Lights positioned near windows will change colour according to outdoor temperature. Wall-mounted light switches will detect when a person enters the room. New smart features for light fittings will be available to download from the internet. In office buildings, smart lighting technology will help shift-workers to adapt to changes in their circadian rhythm.
"Smart lighting systems are becoming increasingly popular in both new builds and renovation projects. Technologically speaking, the next major step will be to integrate better sensors and new functions into lighting systems, which will allow the occupants of a room to adjust lighting with increasing accuracy and flexibility according to their movements and activities", explains VTT's Principal Scientist Janne Aikio.
The first-generation smart lighting systems that are currently available on the market are mostly designed for commercial use, and they include features such as integrability with building automation systems. In ten years' time, user-friendly and affordable lighting systems could become everyday consumer goods. More and more wireless lighting systems that can be controlled via devices such as a mobile telephone are becoming available.
Smart lighting to revolutionise business models
Maturing technology and growing demand are revolutionising the lighting industry. In addition to lighting, businesses could soon begin to offer their customers smart applications and comprehensive service concepts.
Integrated information technology and electronics are becoming more and more common in products, which can now "talk" to each other and share information. The Internet of Things is transforming not just the daily lives of consumers but also many business sectors.
"Forecasts suggest that smart lighting will become one of the key trends in the context of the Internet of Things. It is important that we identify new applications for this technology now and begin to build new business around them. The smart lighting market also has room and opportunities for SMEs," says VTT's Research Professor Heikki Ailisto.
Demand for smart lighting is expected to boom over the next ten years. The market volume is estimated to be as much as EUR 7.7 billion in 2020, when the similar figure in 2011 was EUR 1.8 billion.
Smart lighting also has substantial energy-saving potential. When the required amount of light can be regulated more accurately using energy-efficient LEDs, as much as 80 per cent of the energy required for lighting could be saved. Lighting currently accounts for approximately one fifth of the world's electricity consumption.
###
Publication online: VTT Visions: Productivity Leap with IoT
For more information, contact:
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Heikki Ailisto, Research Professor
Tel. +358 20 722 2233
heikki.ailisto@vtt.fi
Janne Aikio, Principal Scientist
Tel. +358 20 722 2254
janne.aikio@vtt.fi
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AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert! system.
Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/vtrc-stm061413.php
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Sunday, June 9, 2013
98% Before Midnight
All Critics (96) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (93) | Rotten (2)
Before Midnight is fascinating to watch, and so long as Celine and Jesse are communicating, there's still hope.
How (Jesse and Celine) try to rekindle that flame is what drives Midnight, a film that feels so authentic it's like overhearing a conversation you're not sure you should be hearing.
Having created and aged into their characters, both Delpy and Hawke are superb at doing what professional actors find so difficult - not seeming to act.
Offers a remarkably intimate and provocative study of a marriage.
Lovely. Insightful. Sad. Funny.
If the first two films belong with the greatest (if talkiest) movie romances of all time, the new film is richer, riskier, and more bleakly perceptive about what it takes for love to endure (or not) over the long haul.
A fictional, romantic version of the British "Up" series and a unique collaboration between actors and director.
Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy shine in what has to be the most genuine, brutally honest, and romantic tale of love in all of film history. Linklater has made a crowning achievement!
The problem I have...is that the actors are so comfortable in their roles, the cease to be real.
Not since the 1950s, and movies such as The Best Years of Our Lives, have we seen such an adult treatment of long-term relationships in American cinema, all of which makes Before Midnight as refreshing as it is smart, and as bold as love itself.
From moment to moment, the concerns of this frank and funny movie seem small, but the subject proves to be love, the biggest one of all.
The conclusion of a trilogy that...has subtly depicted the birth, growth and maturation of a man-woman relationship with its inevitable vacillations between affection, sacrifice, self-concern and acrimony.
Linklater makes use of unshowy direction and natural improvisation from his leads, who both get co-writing credits, creating a remarkably unforced picture of love kindled and rekindled.
It's not that Delpy and Hawke don't have the chemistry, they're terrific together, but their overemphatic ways feel false in a film that's endeavoring for realism.
Implacable and illusory, contingent on bodies and beliefs, time moves for the characters in Before Midnight, and maybe more importantly it moves for you, too.
...a bright, good-humored, and painfully combative love story that stings more than it soothes.
It's hard to remember another film where the ache of life's passing, and the ghostly memory of youthful freedoms has been more piercingly evoked.
...the sense of intimacy and urgency that was so palpable in the earlier films is lessened here.
Source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/before_midnight_2013/
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Saturday, June 8, 2013
Award Winning Sunrise Home A Must-See | Osprey Observer
Jun 6, 2013
By Michelle Caceres
?This home was built for the modern-day family,? said Sunrise Homes? marketing coordinator, Lauren MacKay, speaking of its ?Summit? model home at Arbor Reserve, a gated community in Valrico featuring 33 exclusive home sites.
Located at 3335 Anna George Dr. in Valrico (off Bloomingdale Ave. just east of Lithia-Pinecrest Rd.), the Summit?s spacious 4,278 sq. ft. of living space features a fully-independent first-floor suite, complete with laundry, kitchenette and a separate entrance. Family members unable to take the stairs to get to the second floor family retreat have no worries. An in-home elevator will shuttle family members and guests to the second floor. These features and an outdoor pool, outdoor kitchen and entertaining area make this home a must-see.
Sound like an award-winning home? It is by winning the Grand Award for its $600,000 price category during the 2013 Parade of Homes.
If $600,000 is out of your budget, don?t fear. Prices in Arbor Reserve start in the upper $300?s for the ?Destiny? floor plan with 2,800 sq. ft. of space including four bedrooms, three baths, and three-car garage in addition to an extra 900 sq. ft. of free bonus space.
That free bonus space, part of Sunrise Homes? ?For Life? collection, is a flexible second-floor unfinished space that allows your home to grow with your family. The space is there to finish when you need it.
Plenty of standard features make this home energy-efficient, including double-pane windows, top of the line Icynene insulation and natural gas.
No CDD fees, low HOA fees and its close proximity to shopping and restaurants all make Arbor Reserve an enticing option for homebuyers.
Sunrise Homes is a local builder with more than 30 years? experience building functional, aesthetically pleasing homes in the Tampa area.
?We pride ourselves on small company values with big company results,? said MacKay. ?Our owner works directly with the customer.?
The model home in Arbor Reserve is open Monday 1 p.m.?6 p.m., Tuesday?Saturday 10 a.m.?6 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m.?6 p.m.
For more information about Arbor Reserve, contact sales manager Craig Owens at 651-3001 or visit www.sunrisehomescorp.com.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Strategy Analyst job in London, United Kingdom | Economist Jobs by ...
MarketShare is an analytics company that enables businesses to grow more efficiently via cross-media attribution and marketing optimization through our platform of combined technology, data, modeling and business intelligence solutions. We are reshaping the way companies think about advertising and marketing their products and services and delivers unprecedented recommendations and checkpoints to help them achieve the best possible ROI via marketing. The mathematics and modeling behind our work are globally recognized and respected as industry-leading.
We pride ourselves on a track record of developing ground-breaking innovations in predictive analytics and software, and delivering insights that exceed client expectations, which has led to continued growth and long-term client relationships. MarketShare is currently powering marketing and media insights for many of the Fortune 500 companies, leading ad agencies and large media conglomerates around the world. We have helped direct over $100 billion in marketing spend for clients in over 45 countries and all U.S. DMA's.
MarketShare team has grown worldwide across Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, and Bangalore.
MarketShare provides a unique opportunity for professionals seeking to develop and grow their skills in marketing, analytics, consulting, and project management through intensive client engagements and ongoing firm development.
Strategy Analyst
Location: Central London (Requires current UK residence and/or work authorization)
We're searching for individuals with excellent quantitative and analytical skills who can combine the art and science of marketing and analytics to help clients address their marketing challenges such as marketing effectiveness, ROI, brand equity impact, channel effectiveness, and pricing.
Ideal candidates will have the opportunity to grow in a number of areas:
Marketing: Strategically transform findings from modeling analyses to qualitative insights to help clients understand strategic marketing implications
Client management: Communicate key findings; Participate in client interactions; Support account leads and engagement managers to strengthen and grow client relationships
Analytics: Manage data collection, processing, review and quality checks to ensure accurate information is used for modeling analyses; Develop findings and insights derived from modeling analyses
Project management: Manage workstreams and priorities for distinct projects; Support development of client deliverables; Organize aspects of projects
What We Look For
As a company developing innovative and ground-breaking solutions for our clients, we recognize that candidates from distinct backgrounds may be a good potential fit. Our ideal candidates possess a combination of professional work experience in line marketing, media planning, marketing/media mix modeling, predictive analytics, financial analysis, or consulting.
Must haves:
Excellent diagnostic skills to analyze and identify discrepancies within data sets
Advanced proficiency with software tools such as Excel to gather and assess data and PowerPoint to build presentations
Strong work ethic with the ability to adapt to the situation, be flexible and nimble in terms of work planning, and the ability to think quickly on your feet
Ability to support client engagements to grow them into more substantial long-term relationships
BS or BA along with 1-5 years of previous work experience.
(Bachelors Degree preferably in applied science, statistics, mathematics, marketing, or economics.)
Some strategy or marketing consulting, or other client-facing experience is preferred.
Source: http://www.econ-jobs.com/economics-jobs/strategy-analyst-9014
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Winner of 'Dancing With the Stars' is ...
TV 
12 hours ago
Updated at 12:24 a.m. ET: It's over! Kellie Pickler is the winner of the 16th season of "Dancing With the Stars." The confetti rained down on the "American Idol" alum and country-music star as she was awarded the coveted (though some might call it a little tacky) mirror-ball trophy on Tuesday night. It's an honor she shares with her pro partner, Derek Hough, who now has the distinction of being the first ever four-time champ on the show.
"Oh my God!" a clearly surprised Kellie exclaimed when her big win was announced. "This is amazing."
It was an "amazing" win that came without the aid of the usual online voting via the official "Dancing" website, thanks to a technical glitch that affected East Coast voters. (According to host Tom Bergeron, in the spirit of fairness, none of the later votes cast on the site were counted either.)
While Disney star Zendaya (who came in second place for the season) was ahead of Kellie by one point going into the finale, Kellie's victory didn't exactly come as a shock. After all, viewers voted Kellie's emotion-packed contemporary freestyle -- the clear showstopper performance from Monday night -- the dance they most wanted to see again at the top of the show. Traditionally, the celebrity with the winning freestyle takes the trophy too, a trend that proved true once again on Tuesday night.
The results came after Kellie and her fellow finalists, Zendaya and Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones each performed one last dance, the dreaded "instant dance," wherein each of them learned the music they'd move to shortly before hitting the floor. (Olympic gymnast and final four competitor Aly Raisman didn't participate. She was cut just prior to the instant routines.)
Those last efforts earned rave reviews from the panel and perfect scores for all, but in fairness to Zendaya, her jive was a bit more "perfect" than Kellie's jive and much more so than Jacoby's salsa.
It was Kellie who earned the highest praise from the judges, though.
"I have to be honest with you," Bruno Tonioli told her after the dance, "you remind me of Julianne Hough."
Getting compared to the one of the best dancers ever on the show (and the sister of her own pro partner)? That almost counts as another win.
But those instant efforts weren't the only performances during the two-hour season ender. As is custom on finale night, many of the familiar faces who got the ballroom boot earlier in the competition returned to show off their fancy footwork (such as it is) too.
Reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump impressed with the crowd as she took a spin, both with her former partner Gleb Savchenko and with head judge Len Goodman. And actor-comedian Andy Dick? He reminded fans how he went from underdog to beloved ballroom beginner by delivering one last reason to cheer him on -- not so much for the second take at his Mad Hatter jazz routine (although it was just as entertaining as an encore), but for his willingness to poke fun at his own weepy ways with a mountain of tissue.
There was another returning hoofer hopeful to hit the floor too -- one who wasn't ousted from the game at all, but rather voluntarily bowed out of the ballroom bash. Former Olympic figure skater (and permanent America's sweetheart) Dorothy Hamill, who's past injuries hindered her earlier efforts, joined returning "Dancing" winner Kristi Yamaguchi in a beautiful synchronized routine. During her brief ballroom stint, Dorothy credited Kristi as her inspiration to join the show.
In an unfortunate bit of irony, Dorothy's original partner, Tristan MacManus couldn't join her due to his own injuries.
And that, plus a hefty dose of traditional finale filler, was all there was from the last Tuesday night results show of season -- and possibly ever. "Dancing With the Stars" will return in the fall, but the Tuesday episodes won't.
What did you think of the results?
Source: http://www.today.com/entertainment/winner-dancing-stars-6C10023330
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