|Publication number||US4719341 A|
|Application number||US 06/914,138|
|Publication date||12 Jan 1988|
|Filing date||1 Oct 1986|
|Priority date||1 Oct 1986|
|Publication number||06914138, 914138, US 4719341 A, US 4719341A, US-A-4719341, US4719341 A, US4719341A|
|Original Assignee||Mechanical Technology Incorporated|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (26), Classifications (5), Legal Events (6)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This application is related to U.S. application Ser. Nos. 823,599 and 823,600, both of which were filed on Jan. 29, 1986 and have the same inventor and assignee as the present invention.
a. Field of Invention
This invention relates to an optical proximity sensor with reciprocating means for oscillating the length of the optical path between a light source, a target and a light sensor.
b. Description of the Prior Art
Bifurcated optical fibers are frequently used in sensors to detect a distance to a target. Typically, one sensor bundle comprises two sets of fibers, each set originating from a respective arm, the two sets being joined in a common leg. Light is transmitted from a light source through one arm to the target and the corresponding light reflected from the target is conducted by the other arm to a light sensor. The intensity of the reflected light is indicative of the distance between the end of the common leg to the target. However, a direct measurement of the intensity has proven to be in unreliable parameter because of long and short term variations in the intensity of the light source, and variations in the reflectivity of the target. Numerous schemes have been devised in the past to overcome these problems. However, these schemes proved to be unreliable and/or very expensive to implement.
There is a present need for an optical sensor capable of indicating a distance to a target which yields reliable, consistent and accurate results and is inexpensive to make.
In accordance with the present invention, an optical proximity sensor comprises an optical component movably disposed with respect to a target or a bifurcate optical fiber bundle or to both. The bifurcate optical fiber bundle is arranged to direct light from a source to the target through an imaging lens system and to detect the corresponding reflected light from the target. Means are provided to oscillate the length of the optical path between the fiber bundle and the target whereby the light detected by the fiber includes an AC error signal proportional to the distance of the system from the focused condition. This AC component is used to track the target by maintaining the bundle at the focal point of the imaging lens system. By measuring the tracking motion the target motion or target profile can be obtained.
FIG. 1 shows a photosensor in which an optical fiber bundle with imaging lens system is vibrated to vary the optical path length (B);
FIG. 2A shows the relationship between the light intensity sensed by the bundle of FIG. 1 and its distance (B) to the target without the vibrating motion;
FIG. 2B shows the relationship between the amplitude of the rectified AC signal and the distance the sensor is from focus.
FIG. 3 shows the AC component of the signal from the bundle when the optical path length is oscillated, and when the probe with imaging lens system is moved through focus;
FIG. 4 shows partial details of the motor control for the sensor of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 shows a first means of oscillating the optical path without vibrating the fiber bundle with imaging lens system;
FIG. 6 shows a second means of oscillating the optical path without vibrating the fiber bundle with imaging lens system;
FIG. 7 shows a third means of oscillating the optical path without vibrating the fiber bundle with imaging lens system;
FIG. 8 shows a fourth means of oscillating the optical path without vibrating the fiber bundle, but with the lens imaging system components vibrating in phase oposition; and
FIG. 9 shows a fifth means of oscillating the optical path without vibrating the lens imaging system but with the fiber bundle with prism vibrating laterally.
A sensor 10 is shown in FIG. 1, comprising a bifurcated optical fiber bundle 12. Bundle 12 has a first arm 14 and a second arm 16 having fibers which are joined together in a common leg 18. A light source 20 supplies light to arm 12 and a light sensor is provided for receiving light from arm 16. Leg 18 terminates in a face 24. At least a portion of leg 18 rests on a carriage 26 which is movable on rollers 28 with respect to a fixed support surface 30. Carriage 26 also supports a projection lens 32 provided to image face 24 on target 34. Furthermore, lens 32 also projects the image formed on the target back to face 24. The fibers from the two arms 14, 16 are intermixed within the leg 18 so that the light returned to face 24 from the target is transmitted by the fibers of arm 16 to light sensor 22.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the light intensity sensed by sensor 22 is dependent on the distance between carriage 26 and target 34. When this distance is equal to A, which is the distance at which the image of face 24 is focused on the target 34 by lens 32, this light intensity is at a minimum and it increases as the distance is increased or decreased.
The minimum at A is very sharp, but the signal as shown is not suitable to use directly in a servo that keeps distance A at a precisely fixed value. The feedback signal needed must change rapidly when the sensor passes through focus. Such a signal is obtained for example when dithering the sensor with a fixed amplitude. The amplitude of the resulting AC output is proportional to the distance that the sensor is from focus, as shown in FIG. 2B and FIG. 3.
The signal shown in FIG. 2B is obtained by passing the AC (error) signal shown in FIG. 3 through a phase sensitive rectifier. The phase reversal that occurs when passing through focus causes the rectified signal to pass through zero and change sign. The AC output 36 of sensor 22 is sent to motor control circuit 38 which controls a motor 40. Motor 40 could be a linear motor or other similar means for shifting carriage 26 with respect to support surface 30. Motor 40 controls the position of carriage 26 through a linkage 42.
In FIG. 1, the optical path length is oscillated by a dither motor 44 which forces carriage 26 to move toward and away from the target in a reciprocating motion. The function of the dither drive mctor 44 is to cause an error signal that after rectification passes rapidly through zero at point A in FIG. 2. This error signal is shown in FIG. 3, and the amplitude of this AC component is proportional to the actual distance of the carriage from the focal point A mentioned above. When the carriage 26 passes this point, the AC component shows a phase reversal at point B in FIG. 3, at which point the rectified signal passes through zero.
As shown in FIG. 4, in the motor control circuit 38, the AC component of the signal from sensor 22 is fed to a phase sensitive rectifier 46 which produces an output as shown in FIG. 2B. The rectified signal is fed to an amplifier 48 and from there to motor 40 to control the position of carriage 26. When the target is in focus the error voltage is zero and motor 40 is at rest. When the target is out of focus the motor 40 receives a signal and moves until focus is obtained.
Thus, a feedback control circuit is formed by the carriage 26, optical bundle 12, light sensor 22, and control circuit 38 which tends to keep the carriage at focal point A thereby tracking target 34. A displacement sensor is coupled to the carriage for monitoring and displaying the carriage position with respect to mechanical ground.
The system described thus far is the subject matter of a commonly assigned co-pending application Ser. No. 709,563 filed Mar. 1, 1985 by Richard Dorman and Gregory Hull-Allen and entitled "Improved Fiber Optic Sensor Probe". The present invention discloses several alternatives to the system of FIG. 1 for changing the length of the light path between the bundle and the target.
In FIG. 5, fiber optic bundle 62 is directed generally in parallel to the surface of target 64. Light from the bundle is directed towards a mirror 66 which reflects it towards the target surface 64 through projection lens 68. Mirror 66 is mounted on a support 70 adapted to oscillate the mirror along axis 72 by means well known in the art. For example, support 70 may be magnetic, and electromagnetic coil 74, pole piece 76 and spring 75 may be arranged to allow vibration of the mirror along axis 72, thereby varying the length of the optical path between the bundle 62 and target surface 64.
In the second embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6, the bundle 80 is oriented so that it directs light perpendicularly towards surface 84. The light from (and to) the bundle is reflected by mirrors 86, 88 towards imaging lens 90. Each mirror has a support 92, 94, and means such as coils 96 and 98 for vibrating the supports in phase opposition along axes 100, 102, as shown. Generally, axes 100, 102 lie at an angle of about 45° with respect to bundle 82.
In the third embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7, bundle 110 has a front face 112 which is contacting a flexible lens or membrane 114. Flexible lens 114 changes its optical characteristics when stressed axially by a circular collar 116. For example, the lens may bulge outward along its optical axis when an axial force is applied to it. Alternatively, the lens may change its index of refraction in response to the axial force. A suitable lens which changes its curvature may be made, for example, of clear silicone rubber. A suitable lens which changes its index of refraction may be made of an elastomeric birefringent material. A device 118 is coupled to the collar 116 by a linkage 120 which cooperates to generate and transmit an oscillating axial force to the lens, thereby changing its optical characteristics in a reciprocating manner. Light from the bundle passes through flexible lens 114, and imaging lens 122 before striking target surface 124 and its path is effectively changed by the variations of the characteristics of the flexible lens 114.
In the fourth embodiment in FIG. 8 the light from bundle 128 passes through a lens pair 130, 132 before striking target surface 134. The lenses are coupled to motors 136, 138 respectively which reciprocate the lenses synchronously along an axis parallel to bundle 128. The lenses must vibrate out of phase so that they simultaneously move either away from or toward each other. The motors 136, 138 are synchronized by control circuit 140. Alternatively, one of the lenses (for example lens 130) could be held stationary while the other lens 132 is reciprocated.
In the fifth embodiment, light from bundle 142 passes through two right prisms 144, 146. The two prisms reflect the light toward lens 148 as shown and are vibrated (individually (one only) or as a pair in phase opposition) in a direction perpendicular to the bundle 142 by corresponding vibrating devices 150, 152.
Thus, it can be seen that in the embodiments of FIGS. 5-9, to generate the error signal, the path travelled by light from the bundle face to the target and back is varied without requiring axial vibration of the bundle and lens assembly as a whole. As a result the unbalanced vibrating (dither caused) inertia force present in the system shown in FIG. 1 is much reduced or eliminated by the present invention.
Obviously numerous other modifications may be made to the invention without departing from its scope as referred to in the appended claims.
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Isaac F. Adewole; S. B. Agbola & Oluwasinaayomi Faith Kasim (2014). Building resilience to climate change impacts after the 2011 flood disaster at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Environment and Urbanization (Published online before print November 18, 2014).
This paper describes how the University of Ibadan has sought to build greater resilience to flooding, through its response to the devastating flood in 2011. This included both structural and non-structural components, as well as measures to address the increased risk levels that climate change is bringing or may bring in the future. The paper also draws out some lessons that have wide relevance for other universities.
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|Publisher||Environment and Urbanization|
|Author(s)||Isaac F. Adewole; S. B. Agbola & Oluwasinaayomi Faith Kasim|

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This Christmas eve, we took the kids to watch Moana the movie. As the story unfolded, I realized how relevant it is to the current times.
For some reason, this song has just stuck in my mind on a loop this morning! I mean, it’s got a catchy rhythm and all.
However, the term party de is such an intrinsic theme between college friends, especially within Maharashtrians, that creating a cultural meme out of this term makes sense.
I remember as a teenager, most of the times when you would achieve something, rather than celebrating that achievement, there would always be the friends and family haranguing you with the same phrase – party de.
I am not a fan of Swapnil Joshi, however, he manages to catch the nerve of the marathi manus pretty accurately. Thankfully, his manus is most of the times celebrating the good times.
मराठी माणूस इथे कुठे आला?
येणार ना. जिथे पण मराठी समुदाय आणि मराठी रीतींबद्दल चर्चा आहे तिथे मराठी माणूस आहे.
This is the topic of another post, though. Something that I strongly feel. Until then, party on!
Dr. Strange is a Marvel Superhero set in the Avengers Universe. The Marvel Comics Universe (MCU) has rolled out a fair number of movies in these past years. Dr. Strange is one of it’s top grossing hits for a single Marvel super hero (beating Iron Man, Ant Man, Thor and Hulk).
For the past couple of years I was waiting to see how Peter Jackson treated The Hobbit. His Lord of the Rings trilogy was a treat to watch, and although many plots of the book were left out, the trilogy remains one of my favorite.
The Hobbit on the other hand is much smaller, and uses the lore already built around Middle Earth. This was why, watching the movie was an entirely new experience for me. Take the Game of Thrones series, where the episodes match verbatim scenes in the books … the Hobbit’s treatment adds an interesting angle to the way Peter Jackson has unfolded the story for all of us.
Warning: If you have not watched the movie yet, stop reading, this is a SPOILER alert. I generally do not reveal plots, however I make an exception in this case … there are multiple aspects within the movie which I wanted to rant and rave about :-)
As a child, I was a fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his novels. Aside from the Sherlock Holmes set of mysteries, Sir Doyle has also written thousands of short stories … the Black Panther being one of my favourite. Sherlock Holmes as always is a classic. The way in which he explained everything as it was so simple to Dr. Watson made you awestruck at the Science of Deduction that Holmes always provided.
There have been movies and there have been multiple series around Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson’s crime solving adventures. The latest is BBC’s rendition of the modern Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. What is awesome about this series is that the same adventures have been adapted slightly to adjust correctly to the modern times.
So Dr. Watson is an army doctor who gets shot in the shoulder (not the leg any more!) in Afghanistan! Dr. Watson also is seeing a therapist to discuss his psychosomatic limp (which explains his walking stick!). Holmes still has his set of eccentricities, however UK is a smoking free country these days, and he has to resort to Nicotine patches.
All in all, this series is a hilarious adaptation of Sherlock Holmes and his eternal struggle with James Moriarty. The modern age does not dull the edge of Sherlock’s deduction powers, but now they also have the aid of stuff such as GPS and tracking. If you are a fan of Mr. Holmes, then you definitely have to check out the first episode of this series, A Study in Pink (a different take on A Study in Scarlet).
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This is by far one of my favorite sci-fi novel series. I have read Asimov, but Frank Herbert (and his son in later parts) have really put together an interesting universe with Dune. If you haven’t read the book, I highly recommend that you read the entire series.
It was with great anticipation that I sat down to see the movie. Having played both the games (which did not do the series justice), I had some sparing memories of the movie during my childhood. Enough to know that Paul was played by Kyle MacLachlan, the movie had Sting as one of the characters and the fremen had cobalt blue eyes :)
The actual movie as all movies based on books go, was a big disappointment. The movie has been made in 1984 (ominous no?) so I did not expect much in terms of special effects. However the richness of the sets and the good print of the movie had me astounded. It was even a pleasant surprise to see a young Patrick Stewart play the very likeable Gurney Halleck, and a very young Sean Young (no pun intended!) play Chani.
Perhaps the plots and plots within plots were too much for the movie to capture, or perhaps the director was trying to save his ass post production, I do not know what went wrong with the movie, however the movie lacked that certain impact! Paul fails to impress and the Baron who is supposed to be the devil incarnate seems to be a flying lunatic homosexual at the worst :)
Really not worth a movie of 2.5 hours. Huge plots such as the Kwisatch Haderach, the Bene Geserit, the Voice, and Paul’s struggle against the inevitable Jihad are omitted. The original movie was apparently 4 hours, and it was excised to fit the 2 hour length by the producers. A shame, because there was no lengthy directors cut available then. A movie only to be remembered the fans of the book.

domain: artistic


NEW YORK--On Thursday, Terry Nichols was sentenced to life for the Oklahoma City bombing. The House failed to pass a school prayer amendment. Kenneth Starr endured a Supreme Court setback.
And, oh yes, 120 physicists declared that a tiny subatomic particle -something no man or woman has ever seen or felt -had mass. "Universe May Never Be the Same," declared The New York Times across the top of its front page Friday.
This may have been a slight exaggeration. For sure, the neutrino news out of the Super-Kamiokande project altered scientists' perception of the universe, as did other, recent discoveries concerning its size and expansion and age.
But the universe is the same old universe that has been around for 15 billion years (or whatever). And the breakthrough did not seem to make much of an impact on more than a few citizens of this world. They went about their business. They ate their Quarter Pounders with Cheese; they listened to their classic, five-member Spice Girls records. But they did not give more than a passing thought to the news that neutrinos have mass, or weight.
They were not as excited as Eric Linder, senior research associate with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Massachusetts. When he heard the news -he received a news release three days in advance -he e-mailed his physicist friends.
It's always exciting when there's a new discovery, when we answer some of the questions," Linder says.
The existence of neutrinos was first suggested in 1930. They float through the universe; they are far too small to be seen, and they have no charge, so they pass through things -they pass through just about anything -without having any effect.
The Super-Kamiokande team found that neutrinos "oscillate," or change. If they change, they have mass. Scientists have theorized that planets, stars and other known bodies account for only 10 percent of the universe's mass; if neutrinos have mass, they constitute a little or a lot or most of the rest. What does that mean? Well, if there is enough mass, it is believed that the universe will contract and eventually collapse. This doesn't sound good, but it should be noted that this is not likely for billions of years. Which would be long after our sun burns out. Which in turn is unlikely until long after humans are extinct.
It won't affect your investment portfolio," says Rocky Kolb, cosmologist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill.
Kolb doesn't want to oversell the neutrino story. "It's not as crucial as the breakup of the Spice Girls," he jokes. "It's not going to cure male pattern baldness. It's not going to have the impact of Viagra." He understands that to the lay person, discoveries are coming "at a bewildering pace." But it is an exciting time to be a physicist, perhaps the dawn of a new kind of particle physics. And he would argue that "reflective, educated people should have some knowledge of the nature surrounding them." Physicists are to the 1990s what Columbus was to the 1490s -men and women who fulfill "our longing for exploration and understanding." Still, says Linder, most people "don't care about these little things in atoms. ... Most of us are just locked away in our offices, and we're completely thrilled when a student comes by and asks us what we're doing." Science writer Donald Goldsmith says the neutrino is beyond most people. "They should start with the Earth circling around the sun, which many of them haven't mastered."
According to a colleague of Kolb's, Bob Higgins, there have been a number of proposals for practical uses for neutrinos. They could be used to take the equivalent of a CT scan of the earth, looking for oil or other resources. They could be used for communication. But no one knows if these things could ever come to pass. There is little expectation that the search for neutrinos will bring us anything like Velcro or Teflon, products of the space program. Instead, it may bring us answers to big questions -questions that are in themselves miraculous.
"The most amazing thing is that on a small planet that circles a medium-sized star, a species has developed that can ask these enormous questions," says Kolb.
Or, as Higgins likes to quote Albert Einstein, "The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible."


Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni called upon Germany on Monday to put pressure on "all parties involved" to bring about the release of captured IDF soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev. Livni met on Monday in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and reiterated Israel's position that as far as Jerusalem was concerned, the immediate and unconditional release of Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser was part of the commitment the international community took upon itself under UN Security Council Resolution 1701. Livni said Israel expected the international community would act upon this commitment. Officials in Livni's entourage said she did not ask Germany to mediate in bringing about their release. The officials also denied reports that Livni met with German Intelligence Chief Ernest Uhrlau, who has been involved in Arab-Israeli prisoner exchanges in the past. Steinmeier publicly denied reports that appeared in the Egyptian press that Germany had brokered a deal that would bring about Goldwasser's and Regev's release within three weeks. Livni also stressed the importance during her talks of implementing the arms embargo on Hizbullah called for under Resolution (UNSC) 1701. Livni said that if the embargo was not enforced and Hizbullah was rearmed, there would be a real danger of "further deterioration" in Lebanon. According to sources close to Livni, the bulk of her conversation with her German counterpart had to do with the Iranian nuclear issue. She warned against "the temptation" of "engaging in futile dialogue with Iran as long as it was not fully stopping its uranium enrichment." The only purpose of this maneuver, she said, was for Iran to "gain more time." If Iran was interested in real dialogue, it needed to bring about the complete cessation of all enrichment activities, she told Steinmeier. Livni is scheduled to fly to Copenhagen Tuesday for talks with Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller. While in Berlin, Livni visited a Holocaust memorial at a former railway station in Berlin, met with pro-Israeli parliamentarians in the German parliament and met with journalists. She also met in the morning with Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik. In a related development, Turkey's cabinet decided Monday to take part in the UNIFIL force in Lebanon, and government spokesman Cemil Cicek told reporters that the Turkish parliament would meet as early as next week to discuss the deployment. European countries who have decided to take part in the force, among them Italy, France, Greece, Spain, Belgium and Finland, have made clear that they would like to see a Muslim country involved so it does not seem like this force represents the West in a battle with Islam. Israel has said it would not object if Turkey wanted to take part, although it did voice objections to other Muslim countries - Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh - who expressed interest in sending a force but don't have diplomatic relations with Israel. Although Israel formally has not objected to Turkish participation, there is some concern in Jerusalem that the participation of Turkish soldiers could complicate sensitive Israeli-Turkish relations, especially if Turkish soldiers were inadvertently killed during the mission. In Lebanon, meanwhile, the government gave final approval Monday to Italy's participation in the UN force. Italy will reportedly send 2,500 troops. Providing more soldiers than any other country, Italy is expected to command the UNIFIL force starting in February 2007. Until then, France will lead the force.


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The Sims™ 3 Create a World Tool – BETA* Create your own worlds for The Sims 3. Put the power of world creation into your hands! Create and share unique new worlds that you design with The Sims™ 3 Create a World Tool – BETA. Download for free and step into the shoes of The Sims 3 development team by using the. World file from Documents\ Electronic Arts\ The Sims 3 Create A World Tool\ UserToolData\ Worlds.] Put your edited world file and your world folder, for example and Bridgeport folder, into Documents\ Electronic Arts\ The Sims 3 Create A World Tool\ UserToolData\ Worlds. Open CAW, and. 22 Jan The World Editor is reached through Edit Town, the WE button, where new lots, trees, etc. can be placed. ColumnDanishModern- 3 columns as above CAUTIONARY NOTE: Concerning the bridges; once placed on the World Lot, the hand tool refuses to pick them up again, so they are stuck where.
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Derived from the sword used by Celtic tribes of ancient Iberia (Spain) and adopted by the Roman Legions, the Gladius, with its long, narrow point and wasp waisted blade, was the scourge of the battlefield and often the last thing seen or felt by Rome’s enemies.
Ever popular, the Gladius is still in demand almost 2000 years later and is one of our most frequently requested swords to make, so we have decided to offer a modern version of this ancient classic in a very affordable machete/sword format.
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By John Gruber
Kolide by 1Password ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps.
Chris Biagini on Apple’s $200 iPhone price cut and my unperturbed reaction to it:
No, there’s more to this issue than people not understanding capitalism. Those of us who’ve already bought an iPhone knew full well that they’d be hot sellers, and that Apple was making a killing off of them at $599.
It was never clear to me whether Apple was “making a killing off” iPhones at $599. (More on this in my next post.)
But this price drop shows that Apple was making more of a killing than anyone could have possibly imagined, more than anyone could have possibly thought was fair.
I don’t know, I can imagine quite a bit.
I mean, you could probably figure out the raw cost of a pork belly, but an iPhone is a little harder to pin down. In other words, everyone assumed that the iPhone was priced more-or-less as fairly as Apple’s other products and made our valuation decisions accordingly—and we were wrong.
Here’s where we disagree. A fair price is whatever people are willing to pay in an honest, competitive market, and doesn’t necessarily bear any relation to the cost to produce the good or service. Price collusion between supposed competitors is unfair, but a high price set by one competitor in an honest market is not. When a product is in high demand, it’s natural to charge a high price. A company is under no moral obligation to limit themselves to some sort of maximum “reasonable” profit in the face of consumer demand that would bear a higher price.
I do agree that based on Apple’s recent history, one does not expect a significant price cut just two months after a product is introduced. The downside of early adoption of Apple products is sometimes-sketchy quality control; the upside is that buying early maximizes the time before it’s obsoleted or the price is cut. Except this time. There’s a difference, though, between unexpected and unfair.
But the unexpectedness flowed both ways. Clearly Apple did not anticipate the magnitude of the response — neither from iPhone customers nor (especially) from the news media, which latched onto the story ferociously. News regarding the price cut — and the reaction from angered iPhone customers — far overshadowed coverage of anything else Apple announced on Wednesday.


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It's the million-dollar question: When do you bring a disruptive technology into your enterprise? Adopt too early, and the company becomes a guinea pig, bearing the costs while the technology is refined. Wait too long, and the company misses the opportunity to reap profits and increase market share by being one technical step ahead of the competition. In finding the balance, the CTO becomes corporate IT soothsayer, seeking to divine the moment when a technology evolves from high-geek-factor toy to something that could improve the corporate landscape. Here are insights from three CTOs at different points on the disruptive-technology adoption curve.
Boeing Co., The world's largest aerospace company, is realizing the promise of Wi-Fi, the wireless 802.11b Ethernet protocol, and is a champion for the technology's adoption within the enterprise. Two years ago, the Chicago-based company began Wi-Fi deployment in its manufacturing facilities, and in the process, ushered in a workplace revolution.
Although Wi-Fi is publicized for its availability in limited local "hot spots," such as airports and coffee houses, it's also providing strategic advantages in business settings and promises more as range and connectivity expand.
Workers at Boeing's giant factories use Wi-Fi to communicate and access data dispersed throughout myriad shop floors. "It was an easy business case for us. It's saved our workers time," says Vaho Rebassoo, Boeing's CTO of IT services. "Our people are thrilled in the places where they have it."
At the company's Everett, Wash., factory, a Wi-Fi network allows workers to perform multiple tasks without having to rely on wireline Ethernet networks. Workers access a wireless mobile terminal that tracks tools through the factory. The terminal enables the tools to be coded and traceable throughout the factory, and saves millions of dollars on worker productivity and inventory management, company officials say.
"There is a very strong [return on investment] pull for this," Rebassoo says. "It was a [matter] of saving time. People would know where everything was so they wouldn't have to take a trip through the factory.
"The width of the facility is 500 or 600 feet," Rebassoo adds. "You can save several minutes at a trip. And whenever you can save a trip in the factory is a huge payback."
These workers can also conduct installation functions inside planes more easily using mobile notebooks and PC workstations. "The biggest advantage is that when you get on a plane you can get information so you can get more done without walking off and on the plane," Rebassoo says.
As more and more enterprises figure new ways of deployment and as the hardware infrastructure undergoes continual improvement, Boeing exemplifies the efficiencies that Wi-Fi can deliver, according to Gerry Purdy, principal analyst at Cupertino, Calif.-based MobileTrax, a research and consulting company.
With the onset of Wi-Fi, mobile workers can be continuously connected to business processes, Purdy says. "There are now real-time applications that can report out of a database what you need and deliver it without having to work through processes that are batch-oriented," Purdy says. "This will be done dynamically and in real time. That's disruptive."
In the future, Rebassoo sees even more use for Wi-Fi. In factories, identification tags will be put on tools and parts and be tracked wirelessly; on airplanes, workers will be able to get access to design plans and maintenance videos without having to leave the plane.
DIGITAL IDENTITY is a catch-all phrase at the heart of debates about DRM (digital rights management), individual privacy rights protections, and the development of security models.
But for Phil Wiser, CTO of New York-based Sony Music Entertainment, digital identity is an evolving concept, promising new ways to authenticate trusted users online and bring them together in communities under a viable business model.
Wiser says corporate technology leaders need to embrace sophisticated technologies such as peer-to-peer file sharing and authentication and SSO (single sign-on) models to meet the increasing demand for better and faster data and content delivery.
"Having a digital identity you can trust will provide you with flexibility [in participating in or developing] business models," Wiser says. "This identity will come."
The Liberty Alliance -- a group of major corporations, including American Express, United Airlines, and Wells Fargo -- is taking the first steps toward securing communities of users by developing industry standards for a universal online identity system, Wiser says.
One way that Liberty Alliance members envision managing this evolution is through service-specific identities that offer secure services, Wiser says. "You register with them, and IDs [authentication] start to peer out in a secure network. You build a community that's more interesting than a monolithic system. That's the goal of the Liberty Alliance. It's using the concept of federation. The system lets the users share IDs in a controlled fashion," he says.
Identities will be built around communities in specific markets, whether its the music industry or financial services, Wiser says.
"At Sony, we're rolling out many different music services that have content," Wiser says. By offering extra services such as prerelease music tickets and links to artists' Web sites, Sony Wiser and his company are betting that such services will be more attractive than free music download sites.
For instance, Sony last year joined with Universal Music Group to form Pressplay, a subscription service offering consumers on-demand access to a variety of music that can be streamed, downloaded, burned to a CD and transferred to portable devices, Wiser says.
Still, copyright issues will not go away, and future business models will have to take account of ownership issues, Wiser adds. "DRM will still go on; the debate is around business models," Wiser says. "The debate comes down to usage rules. DRM isn't about locking things up."
MICROSOFT'S PUBLIC BETA of Office 11, with its new XML capabilities, has put a gleam in the eye of Bernard Golden, CEO of Signate, a system design and consulting company.
By introducing XML schema definitions that enable Word and Excel to display, edit, and save XML documents, Microsoft is ushering in an era in which developers can define data that will be much more easily accessible and manipulated by users, Golden says. And as a services firm, Woodside, Calif.-based Signate will be able to integrate new types of data into enterprise systems, Golden says.
"There is a whole disconnect now between knowledge workers in the office and corporate systems, and it's really frustrating," Golden says. "Now with the merging of templates and schemas, you can use Word and Excel as a client. All of a sudden, Word is a client to your corporate system.
"Office 11 XML will provide a bridge between knowledge workers and schemas," Golden continues, noting that much of the work of performing difficult, customized coding will be eliminated by the toolset. "It gets you out of having to custom-code and create artificial structure."
Golden says a major problem for companies is getting free-form documents, for example rEsumEs or RFPs (request for proposals) sent to enterprises' databases, into a defined schema to enable large-scale processing.
"We are currently working on a system for a client who wants to store a lot of data in a secure relational environment, but the users want to access it via common office tools like Excel," Golden says. "Also, they want to enable outside organizations to exchange information with the system, which XML will be perfect for."
Dan Kuznetsky, vice president of systems software research at Framingham, Mass.-based IDC, says Office 11 XML shows great promise for enriching the data organization and collaboration.
"The promise of information interchange regardless of what server is being used at the other end is a laudable goal," Kuznetsky says. "The promise is something a lot of people would really use, like businesses exchanging information with consumers, suppliers, and employees."
Kuzentsky does strike a cautionary note on how Redmond should handle and present Office 11 XML. "Microsoft must ensure Office 11 XML is easily accessible to Office customers," he says, noting that any proprietary restrictions imposed by Microsoft on Office 11 XML would cripple its potential. "I'm from Missouri. 'Show me' is my model," Kuzentsky says.

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Vale's Q3'19 net income improves YOY; 3 tailings dams de-characterized by 2022
Vale SA's third-quarter net profit climbed to US$1.65 billion, from year-ago earnings of US$1.41 billion. Net operating revenue for the Brazilian company rose to US$10.22 billion from US$9.54 billion, while cost of goods sold slid to US$5.68 billion, from US$5.76 billion. Meanwhile, Vale will de-characterize nine upstream dams, at a budget of US$25 million for 2019, in a bid to improve its safety standards in dam management.
Glencore PLC's own-sourced copper production in the third quarter slipped 4% to 352,800 tonnes, while cobalt production was up 11% to 13,100 tonnes. The figures include the Swiss trader's Katanga Mining Ltd.'s unit output of 59,424 tonnes of copper cathode and 4,763 tonnes of cobalt in hydroxide in the third quarter, rising from the year-ago output of 39,296 tonnes of copper cathode and 3,512 tonnes of cobalt hydroxide. Meanwhile, Glencore's third-quarter nickel output grew 18% to 34,000 tonnes, while zinc and lead production declined by 5% and 11%, respectively, to 273,300 tonnes and 72,300 tonnes.
Saudi Arabian Mining Co., or Ma'aden, plummeted to a third-quarter loss of 254.1 million Saudi Arabian riyals, from a profit of 518.8 million riyals a year earlier. Sales in the period, however, grew to 4.30 billion riyals from 3.40 billion riyals.
* Facing uncertainty in global markets and falling commodities prices in some sectors such as coking coal, Teck Resources Ltd. outlined plans to slash about C$500 million from previously planned spending in 2019 and 2020 without reducing production volumes. On its third-quarter earnings call, Teck CFO Ronald Millos said about C$170 million in cuts would come this year and C$330 million in 2020, with plans to trim about 500 full-time jobs through attrition and freezing some job hires and contract renewals. About 30% of the C$500 million savings target would come from deferred capital projects, Millos said. The planned cuts come as lower commodity prices put pressure on miners to defend margins.
* Korab Resources Ltd. and its subsidiaries Australian Copper Pty. Ltd. and Australian Copper Holdings Pty. Ltd. have extended the option for Great Fingall Mining Co. NL to acquire the Mount Elephant copper-gold property in Western Australia for a further eight months to June 21, 2020, for a fee of A$10,000. The option was previously extended for six months to Oct. 21.
* In the third quarter, Grupo México SAB de CV's third-quarter consolidated profit amounted to US$249.7 million, in line with year-ago earnings of US$249.6 million. Meanwhile, the conglomerate's Southern Copper Corp. unit's net income rose 5.5% yearly to US$389.6 million, as net sales hiked 7.9% to US$1.86 billion and copper output for the quarter totaled 252,380 tonnes, a 12.7% increase.
* Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd.'s net profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter jumped 121.9% year over year to 174 million Chinese yuan, or 5.4 fen per share, attributed to higher molybdenum prices.
* Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. raised its offer to Nyrstar NV shareholders to €22.5 million from €22 million for their remaining 2% stake.
* Pala Investments Ltd.'s acquisition of Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. is expected to be completed during the morning of Oct. 25. The deal involves the creation of a new company, Nickel 28 Capital Corp., which has been renamed as Conic Metals Corp.
* Karmin Exploration Inc. received final orders from the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, which approved a previously announced sale to Nexa Resources SA, its joint venture partner in the Aripuana zinc project in Brazil.
* Felizardo Gacad Jr., the newly installed chief of the Philippines' Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Region 12, said in a Mindanews report that the US$5.9 billion Tampakan copper and gold project in South Cotabato is not yet due for commercial production, clarifying a prior report by the Philippine News Agency that quoted Gacad as saying that the Office of the President will lift the order suspending the Environmental Compliance Certificate given to operator Sagittarius Mines Inc. Reuters, meanwhile, reported that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has recommended lifting the three-year suspension of the environmental permit for Tampakan.
* Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.'s record quarterly gold production during the third quarter of nearly 477,000 ounces falls in line with where the company expected to be, CEO Sean Boyd said in an earnings call. As a result of more output and decreased capital spending, the company also expected to generate free cash flow, Boyd said.
* Yamana Gold Inc. swung to an attributable net income of US$201.3 million, or 21 cents per share, in the third quarter, from a year-ago net loss of US$81.3 million, or 9 U.S. cents per share. The results include a US$273.1 million gain on the sale of the Chapada copper-gold mine in Brazil in early July to Lundin Mining Corp. Revenue in the quarter, however, dropped to US$357.8 million from US$424.7 million, and total cost of sales fell to US$276.0 million from US$350.8 million.
* Silver Lake Resources Ltd.'s board has approved the development of the Santa Underground mine at the Mount Belches mining center in Western Australia. Meanwhile, Silver Lake extended its offer to acquire Egan Street Resources Ltd. in a A$52 million deal to Dec. 13.
* Resolute Mining Ltd. said that the sulfide roaster at the Syama gold mine in Mali is expected to be repaired and to return to full operation in about six weeks. Operation of the roaster was temporarily halted earlier this month after a crack was detected in the main external shell. Resolute, however, is not making any changes to its full-year 2019 gold production guidance of 400,000 ounces.
* G2 Goldfields Inc. has completed its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Bartica Investments Ltd.
* An independent reoptimization of Middle Island Resources Ltd.'s Sandstone gold project in Western Australia demonstrated that the Sandstone plant can be profitably refurbished, in which it would utilize feed from the miner's existing mineral resources.
* Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. granted Canex Energy Corp. an option to earn up to a 75% interest in the Olson gold property in Saskatchewan.
* Vladislav Sviblov, majority shareholder of Fortiana Holdings Ltd., acquired a 4.6% stake in gold mining company Petropavlovsk PLC. He considers the asset undervalued and the gold market attractive.
* TMAC Resources Inc. said that construction has started on the Madrid North underground portal. The portal and underground development is targeting the Naartok West zone, enabling access to first production stopes in late 2020. The Madrid North development is expected to provide both near-term operational flexibility and enable medium-term potential growth alternatives at the Hope Bay gold project in Canada.
* Focus Minerals Ltd. outlined a maiden resource estimate for the Beasley Creek deposit, part of the Laverton gold project in Western Australia. The initial indicated and inferred resource estimate, at a 0.8 g/t gold cut-off, totaled 191,900 ounces of gold contained in 2.66 million tonnes grading 2.24 g/t gold.
* Maple Gold Mines Ltd. outlined an indicated resource estimate for the Douay gold project in Quebec of 422,000 ounces of gold within 8.6 million tonnes grading 1.52 g/t gold. Inferred resource, meanwhile, totaled 2.4 million ounces of gold within 71.2 million tonnes grading 1.03 g/t gold.
* United Co. Rusal PLC's aluminum production in the third quarter slightly improved by 0.4% over the second quarter to 942,000 tonnes. Aluminum sales in the three months also slightly rose by 0.8% to 1.1 million tonnes. However, the average aluminum realized price declined 3.8% to US$1,896 per tonne, compared to the second quarter. The Russian company said that trade tensions between China and the U.S., as well as a general global slowdown, has further deteriorated aluminum demand in the third quarter compared to the second quarter.
* PJSC PhosAgro signed a memorandum of understanding with Kropz PLC, agreeing to evaluate opportunities to exchange information and technical expertise in order to increase their projects' capacities. The projects include those in South Africa, such as Kropz' Elandsfontein that is the country's second-largest phosphate deposit, and in the Republic of the Congo and Ghana.
* Tao Commodities Ltd. secured an exclusive option to buy a portfolio of iron ore assets in Western Australia, covering an area of 874 square kilometers, through the acquisition of the issued share capital of DSO Mining Pty Ltd.
* Total U.S. coal production for the week ended Oct. 19 tightened 11.5% year over year to 13.0 million tons from 14.7 million tons, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. For the 52 weeks ended Oct. 19, production totaled 723.0 million tons, representing a year-over-year decrease of 4.2%, while year-to-date coal output declined 5.2% year over year to 573.0 million tons.
* Magnetite Mines Ltd. entered into an exclusive agreement with NextOre Pty. Ltd. for exclusive use of the latter’s magnetic resonance technology for preconcentration of magnetite and iron ore projects.
* Albemarle Corp.'s full-year 2019 guidance for adjusted EBITDA was cut to between US$1.02 billion and US$1.06 billion, from the previous forecast of US$1.07 billion to US$1.14 billion, amid price pressure in a weak lithium market. Adjusted EPS guidance was also trimmed to between US$6.00 and US$6.20, compared to the prior guidance of between US$6.25 and US$6.65.
* Lithium Australia NL is eyeing a public float of Envirostream Australia Pty. Ltd. — the Melbourne, Australia-based battery recycling business in which the Australia-listed lithium producer increased its stake to 23.9% — and potentially its battery division. Managing Director Adrian Griffin told S&P Global Market Intelligence that increasing that stake was in preparation for merging Envirostream with the intellectual property his company has been developing for the refining of battery materials.
* TNG Ltd. said that it has been granted a European patent for its proprietary Tivan hydrometallurgical process for the extraction and recovery of high-purity vanadium.
* Central to mining executives' message at the Future of Mining Americas conference in Denver was the notion that technology and innovation, if handled properly, could serve as a catalyst for improvements in the industry, including safety. Bertrand Odinet, chief information officer and chief innovation officer of Freeport-McMoRan Inc., told S&P Global Market Intelligence that technology has helped the company to better understand its systems and make more targeted investments to optimize assets. It subsequently has received a better return on capital for those investments.
* Ore mining companies operating in Indonesia will need to optimize their use of land given to them under planned new rules, according to energy and mineral resources ministry director Yunus Saefulhak, Reuters reported. The report cited that miners of Indonesia's resources such as nickel, copper and bauxite, often use only a small portion of their concession and sit on massive unexplored area. The government plans to create parameters to measure exploration activities.
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Burnt Rovers look to regain fire
On Saturday, Blackburn Rovers tumbled to a 0-4 defeat against Manchester City at Ewood Park, to stumble to their fifth loss in seven games in the Premier League this season. Deepti Patwardhan reports.sports Updated: Oct 06, 2011 01:36 IST
Less than a week ago, Blackburn Rovers were enveloped in the chaotic noise of discontent of their fans. On Saturday, the team tumbled to a 0-4 defeat against Manchester City at Ewood Park, to stumble to their fifth loss in seven games in the Premier League this season.
Come Wednesday, the noise was replaced with the clamour of drums as the team, the first Premier League side to play in the country, touched down at the army base in Pune.
The players and under-fire manager Steve Kean will also hold contingency talks with their Indian owners - poultry giants Venky's - during the week, apart from playing an exhibition match against Pune FC on Friday. While the fans back home are questioning the timing of the tour, captain Ryan Nelsen believes it's the perfect distraction for his side.
"It is fantastic timing," said the New Zealander. "We have not got as many points as we would have liked. The fans are disappointed. But the truth is the disappointment is thrice as much for the players and the manager. Getting away from that and coming here is refreshing."
Given that the team started their season with the controversial advert, which showed the players devouring fried chicken from Venky's poultry farm, the 'chicken jokes' aimed against them are getting merrier. And touring a country recently weaned on Premier League action, where everything associated with the league sells, might help them defuse some pressure and put a positive spin on what looks like an increasingly wonky campaign.
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The Association of Jewish Libraries Announces the 2021 Winners of the Jewish Fiction Award
Max Gross is the winner of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) Jewish Fiction Award for his novel The Lost Shtetl, published by HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The award includes a $1,000 cash prize and support to attend the 57th Annual Conference of the Association of Jewish Libraries, June 27–July 1, 2021. Two honor books were also recognized: To Be a Man: Stories by Nicole Krauss, published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, and Apeirogon: A Novel by Colum McCann, published by Penguin Random House. The Committee reviewed over 70 works of fiction originally written in English with significant Jewish thematic content published in the United States in 2020. Thanks to all those who submitted entries for consideration. The wide array of books published in 2020 is a testament to the vibrant state of contemporary Jewish fiction.
In many ways Kreskol, the nominal Lost Shtetl, is a typical 19th century Polish village. It has the expected mix of competing synagogues and schools; happy and miserable families; and comfortable and poor inhabitants. What is surprising about Kreskol is that in Brigadoon style, it survived deep in the forests with no connection to the outside world. Set during the end of the 20th century, Lost Shtetl tells the story of a town neglected by time, unaware of the Holocaust or the creation of the state of Israel. When the Polish government “finds” Kreskol, there is massive culture shock on both sides. The Jewish villagers must decide how much to embrace the modern world and the Polish government has to decide how much they want to invest in this small contentious village. “An impressive debut novel, The Lost Shtetl is a thoroughly enjoyable story, with lots of humor, but also incredibly sophisticated, clever, poignant and thought provoking,” noted Laura Schutzman, Chair of the Award Committee.
The ten stories in To Be a Man by Nicole Krauss deal with the struggle to understand what it is to be a man and what it is to be a woman, and all of the tensions in the relationships between parents and children, lovers and friends, husbands and wives. All contemporary, they span the globe from Switzerland, Japan, and New York City to Tel Aviv, Los Angeles, and South America. “Each is impactful and memorable with fully developed characters, often wrestling with their Jewish identity, who stay with you long after the reading experience is over,” commented Rachel Kamin, member of the Award Committee.
Apeirogon, in telling the story of two fathers, an Israeli and a Palestinian united in grief after losing their daughters to the conflict, weaves together fiction and nonfiction, crossing centuries and continents, to create a multifaceted and multilayered exploration of history, art, politics, love, loss, hope, and the power of storytelling. An apeirogon is a shape with an infinitely countable number of sides; Apeirogon, the novel, “evokes a mosaic with an infinitely countable number of pieces that have been assembled into a beautifully written, emotionally charged, and exceedingly relevant work of fiction,” remarked Paula Breger, member of the Award Committee. The intricacies and conflicting themes of Aperigon are sure to elicit much debate and discussion.
The AJL Jewish Fiction Award Committee members are Paula Breger, Beth Dwoskin, Rachel Kamin, Laura Schutzman, and Sheryl Stahl.
The Association of Jewish Libraries gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Dan Wyman Books for underwriting the Award. Submissions for the 2022 AJL Fiction Award (titles published in 2021) are now being accepted. For more information, please visit www.jewishlibraries.org.
The Association of Jewish Libraries is an all-volunteer professional organization that promotes Jewish literacy through enhancement of libraries and library resources and through leadership for the profession and practitioners of Judaica librarianship. The Association fosters access to information, learning, teaching and research relating to Jews, Judaism, the Jewish experience and Israel.


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The aim of the RISEN project is the development of a set of real-time contactless sensors for the optimization of the trace, detection/visualisation, identification and interpretation on site, with a consequent reduction of the time and resources in the laboratory, and for a fast exchange of information among LEAs.
The new proposed approach could be applied to the classical forensic investigations and to disaster sites, e.g. after a terrorist attack. The objectives of the RISEN project will be obtained by:
Developing and demonstrating contactless, non-destructive, automated sensors to identify, select and label trace materials;
Processing and sending in real-time acquired in-situ data to a 3D Augmented Crime Scene Investigation system to produce an interactive 3D model of the scene with position and labelling of traces and relative results of the on-site analysis.
The crime scenes, with analytical information from traces, will be digitally frozen to be available at any time for several purposes in the criminal justice system.
The identified traces will be digitally marked and inventoried, and a digitalised Chain of Custody will be established in real-time implementing mechanisms that assure data integrity over its lifecycle.
RISEN project has received funding from the European Union’s H2020 research & innovation programme under Grant Agreement no 883116.
Official website: https://www.risen-h2020.eu/

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Published at Tuesday, 14 November 2017. Living Room. By Corette Houde.
Whether you live in a house or apartment, redecorating will always be limited to the space you have to work with. If your living room, for instance, isn't a wide open space, then some adjustments and sacrifices for the decor are due, such as opting for loveseats instead of a full-length sofa.
Reviving the decor in your living room does not require a large budget. It also doesn't necessitate a complete renovation of your space. There are many things you can do to freshen up your living room without spending a lot of money. Well thought out changes to key elements in your decor and a bit of creativity are all you need to change your living room's look, without breaking the bank.
If you are using a TV set as your focal point, place it in an attractive setting such as a wall unit, hanging above a media cabinet or in a hanging media cabinet that can be closed off when not being used while providing yet another conversation piece to enhance your décor. In other words, make it earn the cherished position of the focal point of your room. The largest of your art pieces should be placed with the largest furniture pieces; something that says I'm special! If you don't see the perfect piece, head to thrift shops, yard and garage sales and Flea Markets. You know what to do!
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Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) The year that went by was significant as far as the Indian electric vehicle (EV) industry is concerned as in the three wheeler segment EV vehicles overtook the traditional fuel-powered ones, said Sulajja Firodia Motwani, Founder and CEO, Kinetic Green.
Like last year's Union Budget which was positive for the EV industry, this year too she expects it to favour the sector.
'2022 was a significant year for the EV sector in India. The industry saw EVs outnumbering ICE (internal combustion engine) in the three-wheeler sector, a significant rise in sales of EVs, and the initiation of EV component manufacturing in the country,' Motwani said.
According to her, while India is heading strongly toward the EV revolution, supply chain constraints limited the movement.
The support for E-mobility should continue with extension of FAME-II by another three to five years. This will help in building a long-term foundation for the EV segment in India by making EV mainstream with a 20-25 per cent penetration.
'It is imperative to mention that FAME has helped to increase EV penetration but we have just achieved only five per cent penetration. If subsidy is not extended, the cost of EVs would increase substantially and it would delay and derail E- Mobility movement,' Motwani said.
She also urged the government to lower the import duty on battery cells for 3-4 years to support EV movement until localised production starts.
'India has started adopting EVs as a mobility solution, and with continuous support from the government, we will make great progress in the coming decade,' Motwani said.
According to Nagesh Basavanhalli, Executive Vice-Chairman, Greaves Cotton Limited, there should be uniform five per cent GST on all EV components and avoid an inverted duty structure, which blocks funds in working capital for the EV companies.
The benefits of the production-linked incentive scheme must be expanded to suit fuel-agnostic policies as well, he said.
On his part, Ketan Mehta, Founder & CEO, HOP Electric Mobility, said the government should streamline the PLI scheme, thus bringing clarity in the provisions and related benefits
'FAME II scheme to be defined with more clarity and inclusive to ensure innovation in product development and enhance EV adoption.A Level playing field between established players and start-ups in the segment,' Mehta said.
He also said the government should promote the universal battery charging and swapping infrastructure for ease of use.


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text: Last month, La Pasión Oratorio, inspired by the Oscar-nominated score for The Passion of the Christ composed by John Debney was performed at the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba in Spain as part of Holy Week. 6,000 people attended the concert, which was conducted by Kevin Kaska and performed by Córdoba Orchestra and Choir Ziryab along with performers from the film’s score, including woodwind player Pedro Eustache and vocalist and soloist Lisbeth Scott. The event, which was created through the collaboration between the Diputación of Córdoba through its Department of Culture and the Film Music Festival brand, was the first orchestral concert at the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba in over 40 years. Check out a video from the concert after the jump. La-La Land Records has recently released a 2-disc expanded The Passion of the Christ album, which is available on Amazon and includes over 70 minutes of unreleased material and new album notes from director Mel Gibson and composer John Debney.

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Teaching Students About The definition of Trophic Level
In the fascinating world of ecology, understanding the trophic level is fundamental to comprehend how energy flows through ecosystems. Teaching students about trophic levels not only broadens their knowledge but also deepens their appreciation for the interconnected nature of life. In this article, we will explore the definition of trophic levels and their significance in maintaining a balanced ecosystem.
Defining Trophic Levels:
Trophic levels are hierarchical categories that represent how organisms within an ecosystem acquire their energy and nutrients. They are essentially feeding levels, illustrating the flow of energy from primary producers to consumers and decomposers.
There are typically four main trophic levels within any ecosystem:
1. Primary Producers (Level 1): The foundation of all food chains and webs, these autotrophs, such as plants and algae, convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into organic compounds through photosynthesis.
2. Primary Consumers (Level 2): These herbivores consume the primary producers to obtain energy from the organic compounds created through photosynthesis. Examples include rabbits, deer, and insects.
3. Secondary Consumers (Level 3): These carnivores primarily feed on primary consumers, gaining their energy from consuming other animals. Foxes, birds of prey, and snakes are examples of secondary consumers.
4. Tertiary Consumers (Level 4): The apex predators in an ecosystem occupy this level – these organisms have no natural predators and generally consume other carnivores. Wolves, lions, and bears are typical tertiary consumers.
Decomposers (such as fungi and bacteria) play a vital role in breaking down dead organisms and recycling nutrients back into ecosystems; however, they are not considered a part of any trophic level.
The Importance of Trophic Levels:
Teaching students about trophic levels helps them comprehend the dynamics of ecosystems and the delicate balance that sustains life. Their primary importance lies in:
1. Illustrating Energy Flow: As energy moves from one trophic level to higher levels, around 10% of the original energy is passed on, while the remaining 90% is lost as heat. Understanding this concept emphasizes the importance of conserving natural resources and maintaining a healthy, balanced ecosystem.
2. Understanding Interdependencies: Organisms within an ecosystem are interconnected through their feeding relationships. Alterations in one trophic level can drastically impact other levels, both directly and indirectly.
3. Demonstrating Biodiversity: A rich and well-structured ecosystem exhibits various species at different trophic levels, contributing to greater overall biodiversity.
To effectively teach students about trophic levels, consider employing the following strategies:
1. Visual Aids: Utilize diagrams, charts, and videos to showcase the hierarchical structure and feeding relationships between organisms within an ecosystem.
2. Interactive Activities: Create games or computer simulations that allow students to engage in hands-on learning experiences related to trophic levels.
3. Field Trips: Organize field trips to local ecosystems, such as forests or wetlands, where students can observe real-life examples of trophic levels in action.
4. Case Studies: Share real-world examples of disrupted ecosystems due to changes in trophic levels, emphasizing the importance of environmental sustainability.

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Pelvic Floor Massage
Holistic Pelvic Care™ was developed by Tami Lynn Kent, a physical therapist in Portland. The goal of of this integrative, trauma-informed therapy is to restore physical and energetic balance to the pelvic bowl by working with core patterns of tension, congestion, pain, and imbalance. Techniques include internal pelvic floor massage (myofascial release, soft tissue mobilization, trigger point therapy, etc.), external visceral (organ) manipulation, and guided somatic experiences like breath-work and visualization exercises. For more information, click here. For community pelvic wellness clinics, click here.
- New patient appointment: $180 (1.5-2 hour office visit)
- Follow up treatments: $135 (90 minute office visit)
- Annual pelvic wellness (not new patient): $135 (90 minute office visit)
- 6 week post-partum session: $180 (1.5-2 hour office visit)
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Relaxation or Medical Massage
For over 16 years, Anna has specialized in medical massage/manual therapy. Anna’s overall massage style is a creative and energetic blend of techniques such as: sports massage, deep tissue, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, strain/counterstrain, muscle energy technique, active release, visceral manipulation, dynamic stretching, and more. We will fully customize your session based on your treatment goals. Reviews are available here.
- 75 minute medical massage (1-2 treatment areas): $140
- 90 minute therapeutic, relaxation massage (full body): $150
Please note that services and rates are adjusted each year in September.Schedule a Massage
Visceral Manipulation is a gentle abdominal massage that assesses the relationship between the organs (e.g. uterus, bladder, bowel) and other structures such as muscles, fascia, ligaments, joints, and nerves. When the movement of an organ is restricted by an adhesion, injury, surgery, infection, or poor posture, visceral manipulation can assist the body in unwinding painful restrictions and restoring optimal organ movement and function. Visceral Manipulation was developed in the mid 1980s by world-renowned French osteopath and physical therapist, Jean-Pierre Barral. Through the Barral Institute, I have completed VM1 (2018) and VM2 (2020) and am currently working through VM3 (2021). This treatment is incorporated into any other table session (medical, pelvic care) at no additional charge.
MVA (or Insurance Billing) Massage
Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Medical Massage is suited for clients with an open auto insurance claim seeking care after a car accident. This service includes a PDF copy of your complete chart notes with CPT and ICD-10 codes you to submit to insurance for reimbursement of service fees.
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CHICAGO – Surging Steve Torrence won for the 10th time in the last 15 Mello Yello tour events Sunday, driving his Capco Contractors Top Fuel dragster past No. 1 qualifier Mike Salinas in the final round to win the NHRA Route 66 Nationals for the second time in three years.
It was the fourth straight win for the 36-year-old reigning series champion who will move on to Topeka, Kansas, for this week’s 31st annual Menard’s Heartland Nationals leading second place Doug Kalitta by 256 points, Salinas by 257 and Brittany Force by 258.
The No. 3 qualifier, Torrence didn’t have a close race all day long thanks to his considerable driving skills and a 10,000 horsepower dragster that performed almost flawlessly in hot and humid conditions that frustrated so many others.
“These are the kind of conditions that we really do well in,” Torrence said. “Richard and Bobby (crew chiefs Richard Hogan and Bobby Lagana Jr.), they excel on tracks that are not the best.
“This place (Route 66 Raceway) is great, but it was hot, it was humid, it was a little tricky to navigate and they did an exceptional job. I was told we’re 22-4 in final rounds (the last three seasons), that’s pretty surreal.”
The talented Texan beat reigning U.S. Nationals champion Terry McMillen in round one, Aussie expatriate Richie Crampton in round two and close friend and three-time series champ Antron Brown in the semifinals.
Against Salinas, who had qualified No. 1 at 3.693 seconds, the race was over early as it was against everyone else. Torrence held a .040-.112 advantage at the start and then powered through the 1,000 foot course in 3.763 seconds at 326.32 miles per hour while Salinas was slowing to 4.102at only 213 mph.


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Britney Spears Speaks OUT.
Britney Spears’ younger sister is speaking out on behalf of her world famous sibling. One of the world’s most popular music sensations openly admitted that she was depressed due to the “abusive” day-to-day ramifications of a court-ordered conservatorship.
Britney Spears asked a judge on June 23 to end the court conservatorship that had been over her life and finances since 2008.
Jamie Lynn Spears, Spears’ sister, has expressed her support for her sibling’s emotional request to the judge since it was made public.
Despite a ten-year age difference, the sisters are said to have remained close over the years. Jamie Lynn told CNN that she is proud of her sister for speaking out.
“Now that she’s very clearly spoken and said what she needed to say, I feel like I can follow her lead and say what I feel I need to say,” the actress and country music singer wrote on Instagram.
Spears levelled a barrage of accusations at her conservator/father during last week’s hearing, alleging that he used his power over her in the same way a sex trafficker would.
Spears said she was forced to perform, take medication, and attend therapy against her will.
Under the conservatorship, Spears said she was forced to perform, take medication, and attend therapy against her will.
Jamie Lynn, Spears’ younger sister, said in a video posted Monday that she had previously spoken to Spears about hiring a new attorney after the singer’s longtime lawyer, Samuel D. Ingham, was appointed by the court.
Jamie Lynn wrote in the post, “I’m so proud of her for using her voice.” “Like I told her many years ago, I’m so proud of her for seeking new counsel. Oh, not on a public stage, but in a private exchange between two sisters. If she wants to be happy, she can end the conservatorship and fly to Mars or whatever else she wants to do.
The star of Sweet Magnolia then defended her decision not to speak publicly about her sister’s conservatorship in the past.
“I can assure you that I supported my sister long before there was a hashtag and I will support her long after there is a hashtag,” the star said.
“Let’s keep praying,” Jamie Lynn said at the end of her message. “That’s all there is to it.”
During the older Spears’ appeal to a judge last Wednesday, she said she wanted to sue her “whole family” and used an expletive to reiterate her belief that no one in her family had ever come to her aid over the years.
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What could the world around us be like if even a handful of us set out to make a difference in someone’s life today?
Just imagine the ripple effect we could create!
“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” Scott Adams
What if social media wasn’t just about us? What kind of changes could we see if we spent some time being kind to people?
“Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.” T.H. Thompson and John Watson
We have the power to be the change we want to see in the world…
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