We’ve read a lot about oscillators, but crystal oscillators seem to be a bit of a mystery. Hobby-level books tend to say, build a circuit like this and then mess with it until it oscillates.

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Crystal Britt joined the Breakfast Show in the summer of 2013, and says she is loving every minute of it. She has been with KFVS-12 since June of 2006. She came from KWWL-TV, the NBC affiliate in ...

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Shares of online home goods retailer Wayfair (NYSE: W) jumped 6.1% in the morning session after Evercore upgraded the stock's rating from Inline (Hold) to Outperform (Buy) and raised the price ...