2018 Dodge Challenger Changes – The current Challenger has actually been around for a long time yet it still continues to be a real muscle mass automobile to its core thanks to its layout, engines or even shock absorber. 2018 Dodge Challenger Changes although it still supplies the quarter mile performance, the auto is currently dated in terms of actual driving features or interior comfort and its much more recent rivals such as the Mustang or Camaro are marketing a great deal far better than it.
In order to counter these all brand-new 2018 Dodge Challenger Changes is mosting likely to be out in the first fifty percent of July 2018 as well as it should go on sale later the very same year.
2018 Dodge Challenger Changes & Improvements
Dodge currently said that this system is not the same as the rear wheel drive Alfa Romeo platform but opportunities are it does share some get rid of it or a minimum of with the Maserati-rear wheel drive platform. 2018 Dodge Challenger Changes.
All the same, it ought to give independent also body as well as a smaller sized auto all around. These should make from the new 2018 Dodge Challenger Changes a quicker and much more energy reliable auto compared to in the past, all without maintaining the same level of efficiency as previously.
2018 Dodge Challenger Design Exterior & Interior
Design wise, the future 2018 Dodge Challenger Changes is anticipated to alter significantly from the present version and also some reports even recommended that it will certainly share very little with the present car.
However, we do really hope that the blocky style of the current generation in addition to some of its laid outing characteristics such as the aggressive front end and even the auto’s position are mosting likely to be carried over to the brand-new version. If the name absolutely nothing will be comparable. Nevertheless, if Dodge makes a decision to keep the Challenger name then we could anticipate an evolutionary layout.
2018 Dodge Challenger Refined Interior
Inside the cabin, the new Challenger will provide space for as much as four individuals as well as despite the fact it will certainly be a smaller vehicle, thanks to its brand-new system and lower floor-pan it need to currently supply even more room inside the cabin. The products as well as the design will most certainly be improved in order to supply a much more lavish experience despite the fact it will start simply a timid under $30,000.
Until now we still do not know for certain exactly what engines are going to power the 2018 Dodge Challenger Changes but thinking about the fact it will certainly use a new and also smaller system, possibilities are that it will certainly showcase mostly turbocharged along with smaller sized engines. These ought to still offer an ample amount of power, all while being a great deal a lot more efficient as well as better to drive compared to in the past.
There is a speculations that brand-new 2018 Dodge Challenger Changes will get a brand-new system created by group. This Challenger can have excellent handling, a minimum of no worse compared to the new Camaro.
The base model is expected to include a 272 horsepower 2 liter inline 4 while additionally up the range, rather than the old 3.6 liter V6 or 5.7 liter V8, the Challenger will likely obtain an all brand-new 3 liter twin-turbocharged V6 which will certainly provide between 320 as well as 400 horsepower and also as much as 400 lb-ft of torque, sufficient to effectively replace the old engines.
Additionally, the leading end SRT variation is likely going to stick to a V8 yet this moment around it could be a freshly cultivated 3.8 to 4 litre twin-turbocharged unit that could offer as high as 500 horse power and over 500 lb-ft of torque.
2018 Dodge Challenger Price
The rate or perhaps the information 2018 Dodge Challenger Changes concerning the car are still unidentified at this moment yet taking into consideration exactly how traits are going, it is safe to presume that the new car will be simply that, an entirely new vehicle.
In the case of the new system and powertrain, the automobile cost can boost considerably. Nevertheless, the less costly version is additionally feasible, which will receive less devices as typical and is outfitted with a light as well as easy 4 cylinder turbocharged engine, similar to the Mustang. The anticipated prices will start from $35,000.


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President Donald Trump is stepping up to defend Apple. Well, kind of.
The president ordered an investigation into France’s planned tax on big tech companies like Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Amazon. The Office of the United States Trade Representative said the tax “unfairly targets” American companies.
Update 1: France passed the tax Thursday, according to Agence France-Presse: “The legislation — dubbed the GAFA tax in an acronym for Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon — was passed by a simple show of hands in the Senate upper house after it was agreed by the National Assembly lower chamber earlier this month.”
“The United States is very concerned that the digital services tax which is expected to pass the French Senate tomorrow unfairly targets American companies,” U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said, announcing the investigation.
Lighthizer can take up to a year to investigate the issue. The investigation could potentially lead to new tariffs or trade restrictions.
According to Lighthizer, Trump “directed that we investigate the effects of this legislation and determine whether it is discriminatory or unreasonable and burdens or restricts United States commerce.”
Unethical tax avoidance?
France’s proposal could place a 3% tax on tech companies with annual revenue of more than $842 million. It reflects an ongoing concern, particularly in certain parts of the European Union, that some tech companies engage in unethical tax avoidance.
“We are becoming an increasingly digital world and it will be a huge problem if we do not find a way to raise [digital] taxes,” European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in April. “The best thing is a global solution. But if we want to obtain results in a reasonable period of time, Europe must take the lead.”
Update 2: Also on Thursday, Britain proposed a new “digital services tax” on international tech giants, “which it plans to impose until leading economies reach an agreement on the contentious issue,” according to France 24.
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While tech companies are presumably happy that the United States is hitting back at attempts to tax them more, this still sets up potential conflicts. The threat of tariffs on Chinese goods severely hurt companies like Apple.
The fact that Apple does not manufacture iPhones in France somewhat diminishes the impact of the proposed new tax. Nonetheless, a technology industry lobby group, ITI, urged the U.S. not to resort to tariffs. ITI represents a number of tech giants, including Apple.
“We support the U.S. government’s efforts to investigate these complex trade issues but urge it to pursue the 301 investigation in a spirit of international cooperation and without using tariffs as a remedy,” said Jennifer McCloskey, ITI’s VP of policy.
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Software will log and document code violations like those found at Granada Apartments.
Millcreek Township building inspectors went back to pencil and paper to document violations at Granada Apartments in 2016.
The computer software they used couldn't handle the "thousands" of building code violations discovered in the apartment complex off Kuntz Road after a balcony collapse in June 2016 injured five people.
A $150,000 settlement agreement with the complex's management agencies in July will cover the cost of more sophisticated software specifically designed to document code violations. Millcreek Township supervisors Tuesday approved the $15,531 purchase of the new Mobile Eyes software and tablet computers to use the program in the field.
Supervisors also approved a contract for Millcreek Golf and Learning Center reconstruction.
Township code enforcement staff previously used software not designed for comprehensive building inspections, said Matt Exley, Millcreek's chief inspection officer.
"It was meant for one-sy, two-sy things, a single inspection on a business that might have a couple violations, then a re-inspection in two or three weeks," Exley said. "It simply couldn't hand the volume, the thousands of violations we had at Granada. It made it very, very difficult for us to correctly catalog violations and make sure we kept track of them."
The township condemned a handful of buildings in the complex and ordered the demolition of another with severe foundation and rear wall damage. Violations in some 30 other buildings included water damage, mold issues and fire risks.
The township must document building code violations to make sure that they are corrected or to substantiate a case against property owners in court.
"With the sheer volume of violations at Granada, we went back to paper and pencil and did things the old-fashioned way. It worked out very well as far as documenting things, but the sheer man hours it took were just overwhelming," Exley said. "We worked on paperwork 24/7, and that took our attention away from what else we needed to be doing."
Only two Millcreek Township employees inspect buildings in the township.
"With only two of us covering the entire township, we had to find more efficiencies," Exley said. "With this software will be much more efficient."
The new software will allow inspectors to document and photograph findings and verify them with their own and property owners' signatures, Exley said.
Millcreek spent about $80,000 enforcing the building code at Granada, township lawyer Mark Shaw said. Money remaining from the legal settlement will pay for the new software and tablets, he said.
Granada Apartments was sold at sheriff sale in July.
West Virginia-based Aspen Corporation will reconstruct six holes at Millcreek Golf and Learning Center, probably next spring. Township supervisors awarded the company a $236,840 contract for the work. The township owns the course.
Supervisors had hoped that work might be completed this year, but that probably won't happen, Shaw said.
"It's getting very late in the season as far as planting seed and letting it germinate. And there's a potential impact from the hurricanes on the materials market," Shaw said.
The township also sought bids to reconstruct all nine of the course's previous holes.
"But we're likely unable to afford doing that entire work this year or even next year," Supervisor Brian McGrath said. "That can be done if and when this township wants to pursue it."
Millcreek Golf and Learning Center, at 3100 W. 17th St., has been closed since 2001 when Powell Avenue was rerouted to accommodate the runway extension at Erie International Airport.
The course has been redesigned by Cervone Golf Design, of Trafford. The $17,500 design cost was paid with grant funds and township money set aside to reconfigure and reopen the course.
A $77,500 Department of Community and Economic Development grant and $155,000 in Millcreek Township matching funds will pay construction costs.
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As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children gripping a tree trunk in terror, wearing blood-filled sneakers, and unable to recall a single detail of the previous hours.
Twenty years later, the found boy, Rob Ryan, is a detective on the Dublin Murder Squad and keeps his past a secret. But when a twelve-year-old girl is found murdered in the same woods, he and Detective Cassie Maddox—his partner and closest friend—find themselves investigating a case chillingly similar to the previous unsolved mystery. Now, with only snippets of long-buried memories to guide him, Ryan has the chance to uncover both the mystery of the case before him and that of his own shadowy past.
Richly atmospheric and stunning in its complexity, In the Woods is utterly convincing and surprising to the end.
In the Woods by Tana French
Publication Date: May 17, 2007 by Viking
I initially read In the Woods around the time it was first released because of the amount of attention it was given. While I recall enjoying the book, it got an average three star rating from me and I never felt invested enough to continue the series once the second book, The Likeness was released shortly after.
I decided to pick this back up after an easy 7 year lull because of how much attention I noticed Tana French’s novels were getting on social media. When The Trespasser became an option for my subscription to Book of the Month Club, it felt like the right time to give French a second chance.
Apparently, re-reading In the Woods was the right decision because I found I enjoyed the novel much more the second time around. While I still felt like the narrator, Detective Ryan, was a royal twit, I was able to see past his character’s major flaws and become much more involved in all the layers of the plot.
In the Woods is both a psychological novel and a perfect example of investigative storytelling done well. There are so many novels out there that deal with police work and crime investigations, but many of those same novels maintain a surface level involvement. What I enjoyed about French’s writing is that she tells the methodical details of what goes into a murder investigation from the detective’s point of view that doesn’t lose the reader’s interest, while also creating a psychological story line with complicated characters who have even more complicated backgrounds.
The book is as much about Ryan and Maddox’s relationship as it is about the murder they are trying to solve. The further hidden layer of Ryan’s childhood and not knowing what happened in the woods that day to his two missing friends adds to the development of Ryan’s character as well as the tension that never really dissipates as the novel progresses.
I was not Ryan’s biggest fan, but knowing that the second novel picks up with Maddox has me ecstatic to read the second novel in the series. From what I’ve seen of other people’s reviews, Tana French’s novels only get better so I have high hopes for the next five books I’ll be binge-reading this month!

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"You see Johnny Depp and what he said, you know, 'assassinate the president.' Johnny Depp has his own problems, he has his own problems. Why don’t you go back to making movies and doing your own thing?" Eric Trump said during a segment with host Maria Bartiromo on Fox's "Sunday Morning Futures."
On Thursday, Depp asked the audience at the Glastonbury Festival in England "when was the last time an actor assassinated a president."
Depp faced immediate backlash, becoming the latest celebrity to earn criticism for making violent remarks about the president.
Depp apologized Friday for his "bad joke."
“I apologize for the bad joke I attempted last night in poor taste about President Trump,” Depp said in a statement to People magazine. “It did not come out as intended, and I intended no malice. I was only trying to amuse, not to harm anyone.”
The president's son said that while the comments about him and his family do typically roll off their backs, they can also be upsetting.
He said some of the comments about his pregnant wife and 11-year-old half-brother Barron are made by people who have "no borders."
“I have a pregnant wife. She’s seven months pregnant. If you just saw some of the comments that she receives from people, I mean, I couldn’t honestly say them on the air because they are so ghastly. But they are willing to attack a pregnant lady, somebody who is seven months pregnant," Eric Trump told Bartiromo. "They are willing to attack an 11-year-old boy, meaning my brother Baron who lives in the White House and at a fragile age. They are willing to go after my half-sister Tiffany who is 22 years old who is going to law school."
Depp is also dealing with a restraining order obtained last year by his ex-wife Amber Heard, who alleges domestic violence.

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During the first Melodifestivalen press conference in Goteborg this morning, Shirley Clamp told esctoday.com that she will be releasing the English versions of her entries in the competition on her latest album, due in April.
Shirley Clamp revealed to esctoday.com that the english version of Att Alska Dig is called A Miracle (the demo of the song was originally recorded in English by Sonja Alden), Min Karlek is titled My lovelight and of course, Mr Memory has already been recorded in English.
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Acupuncture is an ancient system of healing likely to have originated in Tibet or India, but developed extensively by the Chinese. It is one of the oldest therapies in the world and is essentially the stimulation of specific points on the surface of the body, either by using needles, laser or local pressure (acupressure). The Chinese recognize that these points have a direct relationship to some of the main internal organs and with the muscles, nerves and skeleton. These points lie on specific energy channels called meridians which link all the points associated with a particular organ together. Stimulation of the points results in physiological changes which can help resolve illness, relieve symptoms and change body energy, allowing it to flow more freely, in effect re-balancing the body. Acupuncture is also used to diagnose and prevent disease, as well as treat symptoms.
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1. If you were curious what was going to happen to Jonah Lehrer’s career once the dust settled from his recent self-plagiarizing and quote fabricating scandals, it turns out that he’ll still be writing features for Wired, where he’s currently under contract. [via BuzzFeed]
2. Three plays performed last year in London’s Globe Theatre — Shakespeare‘s All’s Well That Ends Well and Much Ado About Nothing, as well as Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus — will be screened in movie theaters stateside beginning in October. [via EW]
3. We don’t find it surprising that Kristen Stewart won’t be involved with a Rupert Sanders-helmed Snow White and the Huntsman sequel, but we are wondering how it will focus on Chris Hemsworth‘s Hunstman character when he hasn’t even signed on to the project yet. [via Gawker]
4. In anticipation of the upcoming Blu-ray release of the Indiana Jones movies, Raiders of the Lost Ark will have a one-week run in IMAX theaters next month; according to director Steven Spielberg, the sound of the 1981 original has been enhanced, but “no special effects or other visual elements of the film were changed.” [via ArtsBeat]
5. Watch Grizzly Bear’s “StePhest Colbchella ‘012: RocktAugustFest” performances of “Yet Again,” “Two Weeks,” and “Sleeping Ute,” as well as an interview with the band that aired on last night’s episode of The Colbert Report here.
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Research groups at Rochester Institute of Technology and Carnegie Institution for Science are focusing on characterization of savanna ecosystems using data collected from the Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO), which integrates high spatial resolution imaging spectroscopy and waveform light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data. This component of the larger RIT ecosystem project evaluated the extraction of waveform features from the small-footprint waveform LiDAR data and their ability to explain structural variation across differing land cover types by way of bare ground cover, woody, and herbaceous biomass estimation. The combination of nanosecond digitization of the backscattered signal and fine spatial resolution allowed for the extraction of structural information embedded within the waveform at the sub-object level. Signal processing approaches subsequently were used to combine measurements within a composite footprint size of sub-meter and above. The ability of the waveform features to estimate the level of bare ground coverage for a single pixel was verified by comparing grayscale maps of the features to imagery and abundance map combinations of spectral endmembers. The ability of above-ground waveform features to explain the woody and herbaceous field measurements was evaluated statistically by forward selection regression models, selecting features significant in the explanation of the biomass field measurements. Overall, the waveform features were able to explain 70% of the variation in woody biomass across the study area. These structural features were also able to explain more than 80% of the variation in woody biomass in two out of three land use environments sampled within the study area. On the other hand, the waveform LiDAR data were only able to explain variations in herbaceous measurements in one of the three land use environments. This was attributed to the narrow range of measurements and the senescent state of the vegetation; the field data were collected in fall season 2008. The amount of herbaceous variation explained in this area furthermore was dependent on the lower limit of the range of measurements considered, which is in turn related to the limited laser-target interactions for low biomass regions. These results indicate that small-footprint waveform LiDAR data can effectively be used as a single modality to describe heterogeneous woody cover in a savanna environment. However, further research is warranted during the full growing season to more fully evaluate its performance in describing herbaceous cover.
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BMW is set to revolutionize its manufacturing process by introducing Figure’s humanoid robot at its South Carolina facility, marking a significant leap in automotive production technology. This move, underscoring BMW’s commitment to innovation, will see Figure 01 models joining the workforce at Spartanburg, BMW’s only manufacturing plant in the United States and a leader in production efficiency.
Details on the number of Figure 01 robots and their specific roles remain under wraps. However, Figure has confirmed that these robots will initially tackle five distinct tasks, unfolding gradually. It’s a strategic approach that mirrors the evolution of technology — starting with specialized functions and gradually expanding capabilities, akin to adding new apps to a smartphone.
These robots are poised to handle standard yet crucial tasks in the manufacturing process, such as moving boxes, placing items, and managing pallets. These are repetitive yet essential jobs, often challenging in terms of worker retention. The introduction of Figure 01 is expected to streamline these processes, boosting efficiency and consistency.
With an ambitious timeline, Figure plans to deliver its first commercial robot within the next year. This rapid development reflects Figure’s drive for swift innovation and its commitment to meet the evolving needs of modern manufacturing.
BMW’s early involvement in this project is pivotal. The initial batch of tasks for Figure 01, including working with sheet metal, will be shaped largely by BMW’s operational requirements. While Figure has hinted at other partnerships, the focus remains on a tailored, gradual rollout, keeping the anticipation and interest high in the robotics and automotive communities.
What sets Figure apart in the realm of humanoid robotics is its focus on creating a robot with hands that mimic human dexterity. This design philosophy stems from the understanding that our workplaces are inherently human-centric. Figure 01 is thus being developed to handle tasks that require a high level of manual finesse.
The importance of humanoid legs in these robots extends beyond mere mobility, like walking up stairs or navigating uneven terrain. It’s about enabling nuanced maneuvering essential for specific tasks, enhancing the robot’s utility in a factory setting.
Training these robots involves a blend of cutting-edge techniques: reinforcement learning, simulation, and even teleoperation to assist in complex situations. Much like human learning, Figure 01 will adapt and refine its skills through real-world application, evolving with each task it performs.
The future of Figure 01 robots in BMW’s production lines hinges on their ability to meet and exceed the automaker’s productivity standards. For now, Figure is offering these robots through a Robotics as a Service (RaaS) model, a flexible and forward-thinking approach that aligns with the rapidly changing landscape of industrial robotics.
In conclusion, BMW’s integration of humanoid robots into its South Carolina plant is not just about adopting new technology. It’s about reshaping the very fabric of automotive manufacturing, driving efficiency, and setting new benchmarks in the industry. As Figure 01 begins its journey in BMW’s facilities, it represents a fascinating intersection of robotics and automotive excellence, signaling a new era in manufacturing where human ingenuity meets robotic precision.


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Fuel may be on its way to Charlotte today, but answers are still in short supply as the region struggles with its worst fuel crisis in memory.
The U.S. Department of Energy and Colonial Pipeline Co. confirmed Thursday that an “extremely large shipment” of gasoline would arrive in the Queen City today.
Officials could not say how much would be delivered or how long it would last, but they did say it should alleviate many of the problems plaguing the region the past few days.
Thursday was the most frustrating and volatile day since Hurricane Ike disrupted the Southeast's gas supply two weeks ago. The short supply forced some workers and students to stay home, and led to long gas lines, short tempers and at least one arrest.
Officials still can't explain why Charlotte has been hit so hard, but an Observer analysis of state data shows Mecklenburg County has the fewest gas stations and pumps per capita of any large urban area in the state.
Mecklenburg, with the largest population in the state, has 2,727 residents per gas station or about 116 residents per pump. Compare that with Wake's 2,245 residents per station and 105 residents per pump.
Bill Tome, owner of Charlotte's Mark Oil Co., said the number of gas pumps could contribute to the county's longer lines. But installing more pumps, he said, is not the answer. The current gas supply problem is extremely rare.
“It's like preparing for a 100-year flood,” he said.
State officials say gas supplies are down about 30 percent across the state.
The persistent shortage has frayed nerves and forced many to alter their routines. Some joined carpools or rode buses for the first time. Some even shadowed fuel tankers, hoping to follow them to gas.
Mostly people sat in lines that sometimes took hours and wrapped around stations, creating traffic jams and leading to fistfights. A Taylorsville man was arrested after police said he pulled a .45-caliber pistol on another drive at a gas station.
Police said no serious injuries were reported Thursday.
“Just a lot of jawing, mostly,” said Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe, who sent officers to keep order at busy stations.
Charities were also hit hard. Officials with Crisis Assistance Ministry said turnout of people seeking financial aid Thursday was down 50 percent.
“People have been calling us saying ‘I can't get there. I can't put gas in my car,' ” said executive director Carol Hardison.
Friendship Trays, a meals-on-wheels program, doubled its Thursday deliveries to skip today's visits.
Some UNC Charlotte students phoned teachers saying they won't get to class today. And some colleges in the N.C. mountains canceled classes today and Saturday.
Mountain counties were hit hardest this week and were expected to receive extra gas late Thursday.
In Charlotte, Mayor Pat McCrory and Mecklenburg County Commission Chairman Jennifer Roberts held a news conference Thursday to calm the public.
“Now is not the time to panic,” McCrory said.
He couldn't say why Charlotte has been hit so hard, harder even than it was during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He did say the problems could be fueled by panic.
Tome, the owner of Mark Oil Co., also struggled to explain why Charlotte has been hit so hard. He supplies 38 area BP stations and said he is only getting 70 percent of his normal fuel delivery.
It should be enough to get by in times of crisis, but “the people are sucking it up faster than I can put it out there.”
All but the easternmost part of North Carolina receives its gasoline from refineries in Texas and Louisiana. The gas is pumped to terminals in Charlotte, Greensboro and Selma, near Raleigh, where it is pumped into storage tanks leased by gas companies.
Hurricanes Gustav and Ike shut down the refineries, which can take about 10 days to return to full operation. Before the hurricanes hit, the refineries filled their storage tanks, which helps the tanks better withstand the storm.
“What that meant was that after the hurricane passed, they had full tanks to send through the pipeline,” said Alan Hirsch, policy director for Gov. Mike Easley, “but that (gasoline) gets used up before the refinery gets into full operation again.”
That may help explain why the shortage intensified days after the hurricanes, he said. “While some areas of North Carolina had no shortage at all, (western N.C.) had a dire situation,” he said.
Steve Baker, a spokesman for the Colonial Pipeline Co., which delivers most of Charlotte's gas, said the city shouldn't be any worse off than other major cities on the line. He said deliveries are based on longstanding schedules with oil companies and wholesalers.
“This shortage could be about buying patterns,” he said. “I can't prove it, but the way it's set up, there are no red-headed stepchildren on the pipeline.”


The Town of Qualicum Beach’s Community Climate Change Adaptation Plan (CCCAP) has undergone an extensive review and was adopted by council at its recent Jan. 18 meeting.
Next steps will be for the town to implement actions of the plan, with priority given to those that can be mainstreamed into current planning schedules and existing operations. Planning for the mid-to long-term actions will also begin.
The CCCAP builds upon the existing town policies and actions to develop local capacity for climate change resilience and to advance efforts on adaptation.
The Town’s Select Committee on Environment and Sustainability reviewed the plan over several months, resulting in recommendations to council on which areas should be prioritized, and how best to advance the town’s goals and objectives in alignment with its Sustainability Plan.
Council adopted the Committee’s recommendations to prioritize the following objectives in the order below:
• Integrate climate change thinking into all planning and decision making;
• Improve public health, safety and preparedness to climate-related events;
• Effectively manage and support a healthy urban forest;
• Continue long-term planning for sea level rise in alignment with the Waterfront Master Plan;
• Continue to prioritize the supply of clean water including actions to improve coordinated watershed management and planning, and increase water conservation practices and policies;
• Promote and expand the use of Low Impact Development (LID) and Nature-based Solutions (NBS) for building.
For more information on the project visit www.qualicumbeach.com/ccap
— NEWS Staff, submitted


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Bobbi Brown's holiday release this year is pretty spectacular, featuring items for lips and eyes and even a perfume! (I want that perfume, but really can't justify buying it. Sigh.) Among the lovely palettes are two featuring the limited-release eye paint formula. You might remember this wet/dry eye shadow from last year's holiday release, including the Smoldering eye palette. It must have been popular!
The packaging is pretty standard for a Bobbi Brown palette, with thick black plastic embossed with Bobbi's name on the front and with a sticker on the back identifying the colors, amount inside, and so on.
Inside are four wells of baked eye shadow. Three of the four are rather sparkly with quite a bit of fallout. If you can deal with that, they are quite pretty! The fourth is a dark, mostly matte blackened dark brown with gold veins running through it. I use this as a liner or VERY lightly applied in the outer corner to darken and define. There's a tiny bit of sparkle in it, but not enough to notice when applied. These colors fade fast if you don't use a good primer first.
I love the colors, but I don't think the formula is up to Bobbi's usual standards. It's too bad, since the colors are perfect for the holidays. If you're willing to deal with fallout and take the time to prime, you can get a lovely look from these, but if you want something that just works, look elsewhere.


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Knack is wonderful system to build applications. As my applications are getting more mature with time, I get into this problem more often.
Right now there is no way to show your views side-by-side in knack pages. By default Knack has only one column grid in pages where views are stacked vertically. Yes you can use CSS float properties to do that customization but it would nice if pages have multiple grid options to choose from.
For example, 1 column, 2 column and 3 column with specific width sizes for each column. Users can choose a specific page layout and embed their views in columns.
This will open many new possibilities for customized knack applications.

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Everton v Manchester City preview: Pep Guardiola's close on title
Last Updated: 31/03/18 5:41pm
Manchester City will be looking to move a step closer to the Premier League title when they travel to Everton on Saturday.
If Pep Guardiola's side win this weekend then they can wrap up the title when they face rivals Manchester United on April 7, live on Sky Sports, although they are winless in their last four Premier League matches against Everton.
The Toffees are also looking for a third consecutive win and manager Sam Allardyce said: "We've got to master our game plan throughout the 90 minutes to get a result against the team that's riding high.
"It's a big challenge for us and I think one we should really look forward to on the basis that we've just come off the back of back-to-back wins. We've got a good home record.
"There's a few players missing that we'd maybe liked a bit fit, but the ones who have been out on the pitch have been doing the business recently. So go and do your very best and see if that's good enough on the day."
Man City are 16 points clear at the top of the table and their crowning as champions seems inevitable, but Guardiola insists his players will be fully focused on Everton, regardless of whether the two Champions League legs against Liverpool are now the real priority.
"I'm not going to deny (there are thoughts about Liverpool), but, believe me, I am preparing for Everton like it's the most important game we have to play," he said.
"My decisions (are made) to beat Everton, not thinking about Liverpool. That would be a big mistake from my side."
Everton youngsters Mason Holgate (ankle) and Tom Davies (neck) will miss out through injury, while Idrissa Gueye (hamstring) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (knee) are expected to miss at least the next fortnight.
John Stones will miss Saturday's trip to his former club after suffering a head injury on international duty. He has recovered from the blow that forced him off during England's friendly against Italy, but must sit out due to concussion protocols.
Top scorer Sergio Aguero (knee) is now close to fitness but City may rest him with next week's Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool in mind. Benjamin Mendy (knee) also remains on the sidelines.
Everton have won six of their last nine home games against Man City in all competitions (D1 L2), winning 4-0 last season under Ronald Koeman.
The Toffees haven't won three consecutive Premier League games since January 2017.
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Man City could become only the third team to beat all other teams in a single Premier League season, after Chelsea in 2005-06 and Manchester United in 2010-11.
Pep Guardiola is currently on 49 Premier League wins from his 68 games in the competition. If he wins here, he'll be the second quickest manager to reach 50 wins in the Premier League, after Jose Mourinho (63 games).
Everton's 4-0 win in this fixture last season is Pep Guardiola's heaviest league defeat as a manager and one of just three occasions in his managerial career he has lost by four goals.
Wayne Rooney has scored nine Premier League goals against Man City - only Alan Shearer (11) has scored more against the Citizens.
This is the perfect game for Sam Allardyce. He'll go and set up to make them very hard to beat, but I still don't see how you can stop Man City. Everton won't have to chase the game, they can go and sit and play on the counter-attack but every time I've seen them do it away from home at Tottenham or Arsenal and played defensively, they've got ripped apart in the end. I'd be shocked if Everton got anything out of this game.
PAUL PREDICTS: 0-2 (11/2 with Sky Bet)


Delaware sees drop in number of bus crashes
DOVER, Del. — The number of school bus crashes in Delaware decreased by about 39 percent in the past five school years, according to state officials. The state logged 212 bus crashes in the 1998-99 school year and about 130 in 2003-04. Ron Love, school transportation supervisor for Delaware, said the state may end this school year with fewer crashes than last year’s 130, as the current estimate is about 61.
Two men hijack school bus in southern Florida
MIAMI — Two armed men allegedly hijacked a school bus in early March. According to the driver, they approached the bus while it was stopped at a light. After pulling a gun and demanding that she open the door, the men forced her to drive along several streets. Eventually, the men exited the bus without harming the driver. No students were on the bus during the incident.
Wisconsin gives parents access to bus driver names
MILWAUKEE — A new state law will require that names of school bus drivers be made available to parents and also will make provisions for criminal background checks on drivers every four years. In the past, names of bus drivers were not available to parents, and drivers’ backgrounds were checked only at time of hire and at the eight-year renewal mark.
Family of teen killed in crash files lawsuit
LOUSIA, Va. — The parents of a teenager killed in a school bus crash earlier this year filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and the school board. The suit claims that “recklessness, carelessness and/or negligence” on the part of driver Lorrie Ann Batten led to the crash, in which the bus hit a tree. The family asked for $10 million in damages.


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AUG 11, 2020 | US
Tech Company Amicus Brief Makes A Strong Case For Immigration
Forbes, August 11, 2020
By Stuart Anderson
America’s leading technology companies have filed an amicus brief in the legal complaint against the Trump administration’s proclamation blocking foreign nationals from entering the United States to work. The amicus brief makes a powerful case for the value of immigration.
The 52 companies and organizations that signed the amicus brief comprise many of the most successful companies in the United States, including Amazon.com, Apple, Dropbox, Facebook, Intel, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal, Salesforce.com, Twitter, Adobe, Box, SAP, HP and Uber. Organizations include FWD.us Education Fund, BSA | The Software Alliance, Information Technology Industry Council, SHRM, and the Semiconductor Industry Association.
“For decades, US businesses have welcomed thousands of highly-skilled and motivated workers from abroad to work temporarily in the United States through nonimmigrant visa programs established by Congress,” the companies and organizations write in their brief. “These initiatives, including the H-1B, H-2B, and L-1 visa programs, help drive American growth and innovation by attracting the world’s best talent – including engineers, doctors, bankers, biomedical researchers, software developers, and tech executives – at a time when the global contest to attract skilled workers is increasingly competitive.”
BSA |“软件联盟”(www.bsa.org) 是全球软件行业的主要倡导者，旨在代表该行业，向政府和国际市场发声。其成员包括全球最具创新力的公司，这些公司制定的软件解决方案，不但能够刺激经济，还能提升现代生活的品质。
BSA 的总部位于华盛顿特区，其营运机构遍布 30 多个国家。BSA 凭借这些机构，率先涉足合规项目，以期促进使用合法软件、倡导制定公共政策，并以此培养技术创新能力，以及推动发展数字经济。


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In March of this year, Kazakhstan’s most popular DJ and sound engineer Imanbek made history when he became the first person from Central Asia to receive a Grammy. How has the career of the young musician evolved since then?
Imanbek Zeikenov, known in the recording industry simply as Imanbek, is a former train station worker in the small town of Aksu in northern Kazakhstan, who in March this year became the first person in her home country to win a Grammy Award.
The 20-year-old’s homemade remix of Saint Jhn’s song Roses won him a Grammy for Best Remixed Recording, making him not only the first person from Kazakhstan to receive the prestigious award, but also the first from a post-Soviet country to receive a Grammy for one of the “no traditional â.
Imanbek says he made the Grammy-winning remix in just over two hours on his home computer in 2019. The track now has over 273 million views on YouTube alone and over billion streams on various platforms, exceeding significantly the popularity of Saint Jhn’s. original song.
Shortly after posting his work on social media, the track went viral in Central Asia, Russia, and elsewhere in the post-Soviet space. From there, the high-pitched, accelerated version of the song found its way to TikTok, where it spread around the world.
In the summer of 2019, Imanbek signed with Russian label Effective Records who settled the rights for him to use the already popular song.
Although Imanbek attempted to contact Saint Jhn via Instagram to ask if he could do his own take on the song, perhaps not surprisingly, the American artist ignored a teenager’s post. Kazakh at random.
Imanbek’s remix quickly became one of the most-listened to electronic tracks of the year, ranking No. 1 for 23 weeks in Billboard’s Dance / Electronic Songs category. In May, the remix won Billboard’s Top Dance / Electronic Song award, which is determined based on sales, online streams, radio broadcast, and social media engagement.
As a result, Kazakh today has much less difficulty in coming into contact with traditional celebrities.
In February, he worked on the sound arrangement of the song Fat by Anglo-Kosovar singer Rita Ora and American rapper Gunna, alongside famous French DJ David Guetta.
While Imanbek has certainly been able to grab the attention of several Western celebrities, the sound engineer is still based in Kazakhstan and works with local musicians, video producers and actors to produce a steady stream of content that goes from hundreds of thousands to millions of views. and streams on various platforms.
One of these projects is Feel good, which was recorded and produced in the musician’s home country, as was his video, in which Imanbek can be seen driving a red car and blasting his electronic beats on the streets of a Kazakh city.
Although Imanbek’s career took off after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, most of his tracks are quick and perfect for the club.
Despite this, the sound engineer, who according to Kazakh bloggers still lives for the most part in Aksu, a city of less than 70,000 inhabitants, affirms that “there is not so much clubbing culture in this district”, while suggesting that he personally doesn’t like going out clubbing either.
âMy knowledge comes mainly from YouTube tutorials. I grew up listening to Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Marshmello, Dillon Francis, which I all learned on the Internet, âexplains Imanbek.
At the end of August, he also gained experience as a live DJ when he performed at Noa Beach Club on the island of Pag in Croatia.
Imanbek, who Kazakh fans have described as humble and indifferent to the attributes of stardom, so far seems content with advancing his career from the comfort of his hometown in Kazakhstan.
The rising star, however, also comes across as very social media and marketing savvy, and appears to be working tirelessly to ensure that the success of the Roses remix brought him continuous.
A little over a week ago, the Kazakh released another production – Fighter, alongside the popular American singer LP, who also received praise from electronic music fans.
While some have called the surprising popularity of Imanbek’s career remix a Roses as luck would have it, since winning several prestigious awards for the track, the musician has shown nothing but hard work and dedication to his craft.
It certainly wouldn’t be luck if Imanbek’s name soon became one of the most recognizable in the sound production industry.
Photo: Pavel Boycheckno / Effective Files
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... I think the crochet has influenced the artwork a bit!
I'm working toward two group exhibitions at the moment, so the pressure's on. It's good to have a deadline, though.
The 1000 paper cranes are still going well. The initial enthusiasm of the start of the year has worn off a bit, but at the end of April I was still on track with at least 333 and a third cranes made ;)


RIGA - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted a petition filed by attorneys for Deniss Calovskis, a citizen of Latvia charged with cyber crimes in the United States, and has temporarily halted Calovskis’ extradition to the United States, said Calovskis’ attorney, Saulvedis Varpins, reports LETA.
In a letter to Varpins, the ECHR says that Calovskis must not be extradited to the United States until his case is reviewed by the Strasbourg court. The ECHR letter also says that Calovskis’ case will have priority over other cases due to be reviewed by the court. In the meantime, Calovskis is still in Riga Central Prison.
The government on Aug. 6 agreed to extradite suspect Calovskis to the United States.
U.S. law enforcement institutions brought charges against three alleged East European cyber thieves accused of stealing banking information from computers across Europe and the United States, including Calovskis.
The alleged international cyber criminals were responsible for creating and distributing a computer virus that infected over one million computers - at least 40,000 of which were in the United States - and caused millions in losses by, among other things, stealing online banking credentials, the federal prosecutor’s office in Manhattan said.
The defendants allegedly used a malicious computer code, or malware, dubbed the ‘Gozi Virus’ to hack into bank accounts and “steal millions of dollars,” stated the indictment against Calovskis, also known as ‘Miami,’ who was arrested in Latvia.
Prosecutors say the scam unfolded between 2005 and March 2012 and that the virus was “virtually undetectable in the computers it infected.” First, it was implanted in computers across Europe “on a vast scale,” then around 2010 it spread to the United States, the Calovskis indictment said.
Cyber crime law enforcement deficient
While Latvian Criminal Law does provide jail sentences and penalties for cyber crimes, the law can seldom be applied in practice because Latvian authorities simply lack the capacity for investigation of such crimes, Saeima Legal Affairs Committee member Andrejs Judins said in an interview with LETA.
“Very few cyber criminals have been caught in Latvia,” notes Judins. “I will not evaluate the specialized police department’s activities, but there have been no noteworthy results. Besides, many structural units of the police are short of qualified officers,” he emphasizes. Judins says that Calovskis, who has been charged with serious cyber crimes, is hardly the only person in Latvia who “knows something about computers,” although Judins refuses to comment on whether there is enough evidence to implicate Calovskis.
The main problem with the Criminal Law in the area of cyber crime is the legal terminology. The law, which was approved many years ago, does not mention such words as “virus” or “computer,” and there are definitions instead that describe these terms.
Nevertheless, the penalties that the Criminal Law provides for cyber crime are adequate, he says. “Elsewhere in Europe, such crimes carry no less than two years in prison, while we have three and more years in jail,” notes Judins.
Large-scale computer fraud currently carries a penalty of up to ten years in prison under the Criminal Law, whereas criminal use of information technologies to target a key infrastructure object may be qualified as terrorism, for which perpetrators may receive life sentences. Unauthorized access to automated data processing system and hampering with the system carries a penalty of up to five years in prison. There also are no problems with holding legal entities responsible for such crimes.
Therefore, the penalties for hackers is the last thing that Latvia should worry about - changing the law’s provisions that deal with cyber crime and increasing the authorities’ capacity to catch criminals is the main problem, believes Judins.
Review process continues
The Justice Ministry too is evaluating petitions from Calovskis’ defense team submitted to the ECHR. Justice Ministry press secretary Ksenija Vitola said the ministry has also received the Cabinet of Ministers’ extradition order for Calovskis.
Vitola says that once the European Court of Human Rights makes a temporary decision in favor of Calovskis, then the court informs the Cabinet of its decision, which in turn informs the proper institutions in Latvia.
If found guilty by a court in the United States, Calovskis could face a maximum sentence of 67 years in prison. However, University of Latvia Mathematics and Information Institute senior researcher Bruno Martizans admits that no hacker convicted of crimes against banks has received a prison sentence of over 20 years, thus he believes Calovskis could be sentenced to two or three years in jail.
Varpins previously said that his client continues to categorically deny his involvement in the criminal group.
If Calovskis expresses the desire for consular assistance, the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department and the Latvian Embassy in the United States will offer him the same consular assistance which the country provides for its citizens, says the Foreign Ministry.


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trevor at clevedonjazzclub.co.uk
Sat May 10 16:48:57 PDT 2003
THE BLUE NOTE JAZZ BAND
with Hannah Wedlock
22 May 2003 - Clevedon Jazz Club
Thursday 22nd May 2003 sees the return of the Blue Notes to Clevedon Jazz
Club after a short interval while Roger recuperated. The Clubs Walton Park
venue will be the setting for the bands return, who with their outstanding
singer - Hannah Wedlock, were the Clubs resident band for 5 years during
which time they became firm favorites with Clevedon jazz audiences.
Rogers now much publicised illness forced him to take a back seat whilst
he underwent treatment but hes back playing with his fabulous band - The
Blue Note Jazz Band. The Blue Notes rich and varied repertoire owes much
to the late Sidney Bechet - but not to the exclusion of many others jazz.
As usual the band will be joined by Hannah Wedlock who always wows any
audience with every note she sings!
The doors open as usual at 8pm and the music starts at 8.30pm. The
admission price on the door for non members will be £6 - members will get
the usual concession. Further details of this event and all Clevedon Jazz
Club activities can be had from Trev on 01275 343210 or Bill on 01275
842151. The Club web site - www.ClevedonJazzClub.co.uk - contains full
details of all the Clubs events.
Visit http://www.clevedonjazzclub.co.uk for details of all Clevedon Jazz
Club's events, Castaway News - the Clubs Newsletter, The Long Weekend -
Clevedon's Annual Jazz Festival, and the Clubs e-mailing list.
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Adaptive post-filter for infrared scan converter
A special detector and post-filtering system is provided for a scan conver which processes a TV type video signal from one or more infrared detectors which are vertically sampled at a rate less than the Nyquist rate required for the bandwidth of the detectors.
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1. Field of the Invention.
The invention applies to infrared detection systems and the like wherein information from one or more individual pixel detectors is sampled in time and processed into a TV type video signal.
2. Description of the Prior Art.
Due to its high sensitivity, efficiency and predictable resolution, the individual photodiode has become the preferred detection element for the retinas of infrared detection systems. Good detectors of this type were originally so difficult to fabricate and expensive that early systems used only one detector over which a two dimensional infrared image was scanned in two coordinates such as the well known "x" and "y" directions. As the technology improved it became possible to form line arrays of these detectors at reasonable costs, which need be scanned in only one direction. Such systems are now state of the art and usually consist of a vertical line array over which an image is scanned horizontally by a vibrating mirror. Two dimensional arrays are also feasible which require no scanning and hence called "staring" arrays.
The bandwidth or resolving power of these arrays is directly related to the number of detectors in the array and the response time of each detector. Current systems, however, use sampling techniques which stress simplicity and do not utilize the maximum bandwidth available. As the image is scanned horizontally across a vertical line array, the detectors are sampled vertically at a rate considerably less than twice the highest possible frequency in the output signal band to obtain a video signal. This permits an annoying distortion of the detector outputs known as signal aliasing. It results from the fact that certain high frequency components of the video signal are processed as low frequency components and abnormally increase the latters amplitude. If the higher frequencies are filtered out, this problem is reduced, but there is also a noticeable decrease in vertical resolution when the resulting signal is used to produce a visible image. In many situations, however, the aliasing is minimal and is preferable to the loss in the resolution. If the system is to be used in a wide range of applications the designer is thus put on the horns of a dilemma.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention proposes to solve this dilemma by means of a novel adaptive post filtering system which automatically detects the video signal in each detector channel and only post filters those channels which contain objectionable aliasing signals.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention is best understood with reference to the drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 shows the block diagram of a military type thermal imager;
FIGS. 2A-2D show block diagrams of several configureations of a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) detection system currently in military use with the imager of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 shows a typical image wherein signal aliasing is likely to occur; and
FIG. 4 shows the system of FIG. 1D modified with an adaptive post filter circuit according to the present invention.DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring specifically to FIG. 1, there is shown a block diagram of the most common thermal imager now in military use. It consists of an optics module 11, which may be simply an objective lens; a scanner module 12, essentially a plane IR mirror that vibrates about its center point and about either an x or y axis or both (two mirrors can be used) in the plane of the mirror; and a detector module 13, which consists of one or more detectors sensitive to infrared energy. If one detector is used the mirror or mirrors of the scanner module scan an image over it in both the "x" and "y" coordinates, but more commonly a line array is used and scanned only over the "x" coordinate or horizontally. This latter system provides much better resolution, but no longer provides a serial stream of information in normal video format with which a normal TV type cathode ray tube (CRT) is designed to operate. Interlace is achieved in either system by a slight additional tilt of the "y" mirror axis between fields.
FIGS. 2A-2D show the block diagrams of four Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) systems now under development for use with the imager in FIG. 1. The direct view (DV) system of 2A uses a multichannel amplifier module 21 which has at least a separate channel for each detector. A LED module 22 is also provided usually containing one LED connected to each detector through a separate amplifier channel. The light generated by the LEDs is then radiated into the scanner module 12 of the imager to be reflected from the back of the IR scanning mirror or mirrors thereby forming a two dimensional visible light image. The image is usually small and faint so that an Image Intensifier (I.sup.2) module 23 is added to brighten and enlarge it. This module contains an image intensifier tube and magnifying lenses to provide suitable eye relief for one or more observers.
FIG. 2B shows the block diagram for an electroptical multiplexing system. This system operates the same as the DV system through modules 31, 32 and 12 to provide an IR image. This image is then processed by a vidicon module 33 which contains an objective lens to focus the image on the face of an IR vidicon tube, the vidicon tube and circuitry to produce a video signal, and in some cases additional circuitry to modulate a high frequency carrier with that signal and transmit it. A standard CRT module 34 such as a TV receiver is then used to produce a visible image.
FIG. 2C shows an electronic multiplexing system. An amplifier module 41 as in the previously discussed systems is used but it also contains a prefilter with a low-pass characteristic and a sharp cutoff frequency. The parallel channels are then fed into a sampler module which contains a multiplexer to scan the channel outputs continuously thereby providing a serial output signal. Unlike the system of 2B this system provides an output signal that is a nonstandard vertically scanned video signal and a non-standard CRT module must be provided based on the mirror and multiplexer scan rates.
FIG. 2D shows a system which uses a digital scan converter. The amplifier 51 and sampler 52 operate as in the system of FIG. 2C, but the nonstandard video signal is fed into a digital scan converter (DSC) module 53. The DSC module contains at least three submodules, an A/D converter 53A, a memory 53B and a D/A 53C. The memory has sufficient capacity to store at least one frame or two consecutive fields. As one field is read in using a fast vertical slow horizontal scan the other is written out in fast horizontal slow vertical format. A postfilter and boost module 54 is provided with means to eliminate signal aliasing which may, for example, be a low-pass filter. Boost circuits are also provided for amplifying the signal to the levels required for a horizontally scanned standard CRT module. While the signal is in digital form additional processing of the signal can be achieved. Instead of just two field memories any number can be used and coupled with appropriate logic to permit TV compatibility, image enhancement, frame freeze, zoom focusing and many other standard TV techniques.
Signal aliasing is avoided in the systems of FIGS. 2A and 2B, at the expense of vertical resolution by making the height of each LED twice that of the corresponding detector. In the system of FIG. 2C postfiltering is usually accomplished by enlarging the display dot size to produce an equivalent result. This can also be done in the FIG. 2D system. There are times, however, when aliasing is minimal and easily tolerated to get improved vertical resolution.
FIG. 3 shows a scene which illustrates both maximum and minimum aliasing conditions. The slender power lines which make a small angle to the scan direction are extremely suceptible to aliasing. The roof of the house also presents strong aliasing. The tank might provide aliasing depending on its thermal signature. Close targets like those at the bottom of the scene tend to be more objectionable to an observer than distant objects as in the upper portion of the scene. Horizontal edges of targets are most affected by aliasing particularly if the target is moving. Slender targets in general are troublesome when oriented at a small angle to the scan direction because of the strong high frequency components in their spectrum. Periodic targets of this type are particularly troublesome, but fortunately they are rare and, therefore, are not dealt with in the present invention. Postfiltering can reduce aliasing, but it also greatly reduces vertical resolution. In tactical applications where the target information is essential, and cosmetically pleasing imagery is secondary, vertical resolution should be maximized and minor aliasing can be tolerated.
FIG. 4 shows a FLIR system with an adaptive postfiltering arrangement according to the present invention. In the current FLIR system the detectors are divided into smaller groups of detectors 71 which after being amplified in separate channels 72 are combined by a first low speed multiplexer (MUX) 73. The output of these multiplexers feeds the different inputs of a second high-speed multiplexer 74 which scans all the groups of channels in the time period that the first multiplexer lingers on one detector. Thus in one scan of the first multiplexers the second multiplexer supplies an output sample from every detector channel. The couplings from each detector to the low speed multiplexer are arranged so that they are sampled in the same order as they appear in the array. These samples are prefiltered and accumulated between scans in the various channels and converted from analog to digital signals by means of the converter 75 as in FIG. 2D and then stored in the memory 76. The memory stores the samples in one format as each field is vertically scanned and reads them out in standard TV format (horizontal scan) to the digital to analog converter 77 during the next field period.
The shorter time required to generate serial horizontal lines is the basis for the horizontal time delays in FIG. 4, while the time required for the multiplexers 73 and 74 to scan all detectors is the basis for the vertical line delays.
At this point in the present invention, the serial stream of horizontal image lines enters the adaptive postfilter circuit 78. To energize the decision circuitry, as separate input lead 79 is provided for the serial stream of vertical lines emerging from the high speed multiplexer. Signal aliasing is strongly correlated with changes in intensity between the successive samples or pixels which appear in lead 79. To detect this change each pixel's signal amplitude is compared with a previous pixel signal which passes through delay line 80 to experience a one pixel time delay. The two signals energize separate inputs of a differential amplifier 81. The output of that amplifier is fed through a threshold detector 82 which provides an output pulse only when the difference in its input signals is more than a preset adjustable level which reduces aliasing to an acceptable level.
The output of the threshold detector is connected to the input of the Point Source False Alarm Eliminator circuit 83. This circuit contains an AND gate 84 with three inputs. This gate generates an output pulse, no wider than a pixel, only when a direct pulse and pulses due to two previous pixels are emitted by the threshold detector. The pulses arrive at their respective inputs after traversing direct lead 85 and delay lines 86 and 87, each delay line providing a delay equal to the time to generate one vertical line at the output of multiplexer 73. The output of the AND gate feeds the input of memory circuit 88 having one memory element for each line of one field (180.times.1). This memory shares the same clock (not shown) that also synchronizes memory 76 and the multiplexers 73 and 74, so that the input of each of its memory elements is connected to gate 84 for a different horizontal image line and will change during that line only if there is an output pulse from gate 84. The memory elements are preferably read out at the beginning of the image line prior to the corresponding image line in the next field.
The output from memory circuit 88 feeds an Adjacent Line Enable Extender circuit 89. Phase differences between the signal main lobe and side lobes of the FLIR device may cause aliasing to occur in adjacent image lines to the one selected by the threshold detector 82, which aliasing may go undetected. To avoid this, the signal to Extender circuit 89 is preferably split into three paths which feed the inputs or OR gate 90. The first path 91 is direct and represents video information for an image line prior to that which has excited the threshold detector, the latter having been advanced by early readout from the memory circuit 88. The second path is through delay line 92 and bypass lead 92A and represents an image line which has excited the threshold detector, since the memory signal is delayed by delay line 92 for one horizontal line period of the signal in path 97. The third path, which traverses two identical delay lines 92 and 93, represents the image line following the threshold detected line. The OR gate thus produces an output filter control pulse in lead 94 at the beginning of each of these three image line periods all delayed by one field period by means of the combined delay of memory circuit 88 and lines 92 and 93.
The control pulses actuate switch module 95 and are correlated with the serial stream of horizontal line information signals arriving at the postfilter module 96 through line 97. These signals have usually been delayed one field by memory 76. If the serial image line information is serially processed through a number "n" of memories, like memory 76, the memory 88 can be expanded to a 180.times.n unit to maintain correlation of the postfilter switching control pulses. It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that by reading out the memory 88 "m" line periods earlier and providing "2m" line delays in series with bypass leads from each delay juncture to the OR gate inputs, the extender circuit can cause any odd number of horizontal image lines to be postfiltered, the lines being centered around every line that actuates the threshold detector. Thus a relatively low percentage of very objectionable signal aliasing can be translated into an instruction that can cause postfiltering of an entire field.
The postfilter module 96 can take on a variety of forms such as various pi or T filters but the preferred form is an active filter consisting of a summing amplifier 100 with two or more inputs. One input is fed directly from lead 97 through lead 98. A second input is fed through a delay line 97A which provides a delay equal to one horizontal line period. Weighting attenuators or amplifiers 97B may be inserted in one or both input lines to produce a net weight of one half to the signals in each line so that the net input of the amplifier is the average of signals in both lines. This type of averaging can be extended to three or more lines to further reduce the effect of aliasing, but the designer must be prepared to surrender the additional loss in vertical resolution. The postfilter module also provides a direct lead 99 with no filter action. The switch module contains an output line 101 which is normally connected to the lead 99 through a single pole double throw voltage controlled solid state switch. When an output pulse is received from lead 94 the switch disconnects line 101 from line 99 and connects it to the output of amplifier 100 for one horizontal line period. This is best achieved by having a one shot multivibrator (not shown) in switch module 95 to reshape the control input pulse, in a standard manner well known in the art, but can also be accomplished by a similar technique applied to the output of memory 88. The signal on lead 101 can be further processed by circuits like converter 102 to change the 360 interlaced line image to a 525 line TV format with suitable synchronizing and blanking pulses for use with a TV receiver or similar display unit 103.
Many variations of the above methods and circuitry will be obvious to those skilled in the art, but the invention is limited only as defined in the claims that follow.
1. In a FLIR system having a vertical line array of detectors over which an IR image is scanned over horizontally each field period with a multiplexer coupled to and sampling said detectors sequentially and periodically many times over each said field period to generate pixels at a multiplexer output terminal and having a digital-scan-converter coupled to said multiplexer output terminal which stores said pixels for an integral number of field periods and regenerates them at a converter output terminal at the same field rate but in a sequential horizontal line format; an adaptive postfilter circuit comprising:
- a pulse actuated solid state single pole double throw terminal switch with a first normally open and a second normally closed throw terminal, a control terminal responsive to an input control pulse to reverse the state of said throw terminals for one sequential horizontal line period, said single pole being the postfilter output terminal, and said normally closed throw terminal being directly connected to said converter output terminal;
- a low pass filter connected between said converter output terminal and said first normally open throw terminal;
- a threshold detector means having an input terminal coupled to said multiplex output terminal to generate a control pulse at a threshold output terminal when the difference in the level of two successive pixels in time exceeds a preselected level; and
- a field delay means connected between said threshold output and said control terminal to delay said control pulse at least until the beginning of a subsequent field period.
2. A post filter according to claim 1 wherein:
- said digital scan converter delays said pixels "n" periods (where n is any integer)
- said field delay means delays said control pulses until the beginning of the "nth" subsequent field minus "m" sequential horizontal line periods; and
- a line extender circuit means is connected between said field delay means and said control terminal to generate an additional "2m" extension pulses following said control pulse each pulse coinciding with the start of a different consecutive horizontal line generated by said digital scan converter.
Filed: Oct 22, 1980
Date of Patent: Jun 15, 1982
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, DC)
Inventors: Sen-Te Chow (Alexandria, VA), Tsan H. Lin (Vienna, VA)
Primary Examiner: Joseph A. Orsino, Jr.
Attorneys: Nathan Edelberg, Milton W. Lee, John E. Holford
Application Number: 6/199,419
International Classification: H04N 514; H04N 521; H04N 533;


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Wearables may be gaining traction in global markets, especially in Australia, but it’s a cut-throat business. Case in point: the Microsoft Band is no more. Despite investing millions into establishing the wearables line, Microsoft has confirmed it will not be releasing a Band 3 this year. The company has also been trying to get rid of remaining stock of the Microsoft Band 2. We take a look at the Microsoft Band’s rocky history that led to its ultimate demise.
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The Microsoft Band is essentially a fitness tracker that integrates with Windows Phone, iOS and Android smartphones using a Bluetooth connection. It wasn’t quite a smartwatch but was more advanced than some of the fitness trackers on the market at the time since it was able to be used with Cortana, Microsoft’s AI digital assistant. Microsoft also had a vision to cultivate a vibrant developer ecosystem to create apps for the wearable.
This week, it has been revealed that Microsoft is killing off the Band product line. It has even removed the Band software development kit (SDK) from its website.
The first iteration of the Band was released in late 2014 and was a surprise hit with consumers in the US and UK. It sold out online and the Microsoft Store was chronically out of stock of the Band. While some speculated that Microsoft deliberately limited the supply of the Band to make it look more popular than it actually was, Microsoft pushed out the Band 2 the following year.
Microsoft Band 2 brought in a number of new features that made it an even more impressive fitness tracker. Cortana integration was improved and the Band 2 could even estimate your VO2 Max, that is your body’s maximum capacity to use oxygen, which is an important number to know for those who are participating in intensely aerobic sports. It is something that is often measured using specialist equipment.
The Band 2’s $379 price tag sure was hefty and even with some newfangled features, it was slammed by critics for being too pricey. Criticism revolved around the fact that it costs significantly more than the first Band (which was never available in Australia), that it was uncomfortable to wear, had a short battery life and required a proprietary charger, which was one of the gripes listed in Lifehacker Australia’s review of the Microsoft Band 2.
PC World’s Mark Hachman went as far as to call the Microsoft Band “the Microsoft Zune of wearables: a proudly specialised device that hasn’t yet realised it’s on the wrong side of history.”
Looks like Microsoft has indeed recognised this and has cut its losses by canning the Band. It will not be releasing a Band 3 this year and has been trying to sell of its remaining Band 2 stock. According to a Microsoft statement obtained by ZDNet:
“We have sold through our existing Band 2 inventory and have no plans to release another Band device this year. We remain committed to supporting our Microsoft Band 2 customers through Microsoft Stores and our customer support channels and will continue to invest in the Microsoft Health platform, which is open to all hardware and apps partners across Windows, iOS, and Android devices.”
The problem is there are simply too many competitors in the market with products that perform similar functions as the Band but at a lower price. For the Band to succeed, Microsoft needed to blow all the competition out of the water with something spectacular, and it failed to do so with the Band 2.
As Paul Thurrott, long time reporter on all things Microsoft, noted:
“[T]he problems with Microsoft Band are, and were, many. Both generations of the product have suffered from endemic reliability issues, a problem that seems to dog most Microsoft hardware products, and few third parties ever supported the Band or the back-end Microsoft Health service.”
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Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction is preparing to remove a bottom-fixed foundation type wind turbine and an observation tower off the coast of Kitakyushu.
The decommissioning is scheduled to take place in October.
Back in 2011, Penta Ocean constructed the 2MW wind turbine and the wind observation tower as part of a joint research project of National Research and Development Agency New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and J-Power.
The “gearless type” wind turbine started operating off the coast of Wakamatsu-ku in June 2013. It is installed on a “hybrid gravity type” jacket foundation 1.4 kilometres offshore in 14-metre depth.
The wind turbine and the observation tower were installed to collect data on the forces acting on the substructures and on the operation and maintenance of the wind turbine to allow verification of the offshore wind power generation appropriate to conditions in Japan, according to NEDO.
Penta Ocean will utilize the company-owned CP-8001, multi-purpose self-elevating platform (SEP) equipped with a large crane to remove the wind turbine and the observation tower.
Completed in December 2018, CP-8001 is the first Japanese multipurpose SEP equipped with a large fully-revolving crane, having a lifting capacity of 800 tons, according to Penta Ocean.
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TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC)- Tuscaloosa authorities say the man who tried to kill his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend now faces murder charges.
Twenty-one-year-old Dwight Lewis faces two counts of attempted murder and one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle.
An 18-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man pulled up to a sheriff's patrol car near Copper Creek Apartments Dec. 11 around 11 p.m. and told the deputy that Lewis fired shots at their car.
Investigators found several bullet holes in the woman's driver side door. Later on, deputies located Lewis' car with a gun in the floorboard on MacFarland Boulevard and 37th Street.
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