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Shortly after being terminated, Kapil Mishra said that he would expose the involvement of certain Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders in an alleged scam on Sunday. He met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and handed over all documents related to the alleged scam on Saturday.
AAP leader Kapil Mishra on Saturday was removed from the Delhi cabinet as its Water and Tourism Minister in a reshuffle by CM Arvind Kejriwal following the party’s rout in the civic elections.
However, within an hour of his removal, Mishra claimed that he would make a big expose on an alleged Rs 400 crore water tanker scam, details of which he had handed over to Kejriwal on Saturday morning itself.
In a series of tweets in Hindi late on Saturday evening, Mishra said that he would release the same details he gave to Kejriwal at 11.30 am on Saturday at Rajghat, claiming that he was clean and that he would not budge from the party.
Mishra further said that he would reveal names of AAP leaders whom he alleges are part of the scam.


Implementation of side-fringe locking in an SHG cavity
Author(s)Moore, Sam, S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics.
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An alternative method for locking a second-harmonic generation (SHG) cavity on resonance is described and implemented. The usual method, Pound-Drever-Hall locking, is prone to long-term power fluctuations from power variations in the incident laser. When using the second harmonic field for squeezing, these power fluctuations need to be stabilized with an additional control loop (usually a Mach-Zender interferometer). The alternative method, side-fringe locking, involves a simple DC offset on the second-harmonic signal at the desired power to generate the error signal. This thesis demonstrates the insensitivity of side-fringe locking to such long-term power fluctuations and that the noise spectrum is comparable to PDH locking-explained largely due to PZT noise length fluctuations off-resonance..
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2016.Pages 36-39 are missing. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 40-41).
DepartmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology


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Agios Georgios (St. George) beach
This is said to be the most beautiful beach of the southern part of Ammouliani.
It is a wide and slightly uphill beach with crystal clear waters and lush vegetation where you can reach the paradise feeling.
Also, there are a couple of taverns that serve fresh seafood. And if you like more privacy then, you can reach -on foot or by boat- a few secluded coves next to this beach.

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For the first time in five years, Mount Gambier’s Borderline Speedway will host the South Australian Streetstock Championship and race fans can prepare themselves for an almighty battle on Saturday night.
No less than 42 cars are lined up to hit the dirt and there are many contenders for the big prize.
They are all chasing Penola’s Steve Gartner, who is determined to defend the number one plate from an angry pack.
Gartner has won the last two SA titles, but is not the only Limestone Coast hope.
The class of current national champion Anthony Beare is well known and he is not afraid to get his elbows out in the pink Holden Commodore.
Mark Jennings and Jason Duell are more locals to watch out for as they often compete at the pointy end of the field.
However, there will not be just Croweaters chasing for the South Australian title, with drivers coming from all points of the country to race in the big event.
Matt Nelson leads the Victorian brigade and has previously claimed three unique state titles.
Ray Leonard and Craig Clayton have made the long journey across the Nullarbor from Western Australia, while Lee Harrison and Justin Brumfield are venturing down from Queensland and the Northern Territory respectively.
With so much talent on display, Borderline Speedway president Cary Jennings was very happy with the expected field.
“Many of the drivers have been in the Australian championships and won titles, so I feel it is going to be a top-class night of racing,” he said.
“There is a great roll up of cars and nearly every state is represented.”
The Streetstocks will not be the only high-octane action for Borderline’s first meeting in almost two months.
Leading the support classes are the Super Sedans which always put on a show.
Victorian Mick Nicola Junior is the man to catch after he recently won the South Australian Super Sedans title at Waikerie.
The other class is Sportsmans, which shapes up to be an important meeting for those drivers before the state title on Saturday, April 17.
A total of 14 classic sedans such as old Toranas, Fords and Valiants are in pristine condition to complete a demonstration run around Borderline.
A total of 2000 people can be permitted inside the venue and tickets are available online and at the gate.
Gates open at 4pm and racing starts at 6pm.


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What makes a female 'choosy', and what makes a male 'sexy'? How do the factors that determine 'choosiness' and 'sex appeal' interact?
Broadly, I am interested in signal communication and sexual selection. In particular, I study how females make mating decisions, and what impact those decisions have on the evolution of species. I seek to understand what factors communicate with whom to mate, how the 'best' mate might change with ecological and evolutonary time, and what consequences result when decision-making factors, such as visual cues, are altered or decay. I ask how females weigh certain male factors (size, coloration, parental ability, etc.), and whether this 'weighting' changes with time. Is there one factor that consistently 'trumps' them all? Do external factors (time of season, ecology of the surroundings, mate availability, density of mates) shape both the factors used in, and the robustness of, female mate choice? How general are mating decisions and courting strategies across individuals and populations, and can we, based on a set of variables, predict how female choice will change?
My study species: Three-Spined Sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus)
Produced by Blue Wake Media. Please see the original Youtube post for corrections & comments.
If you need or prefer, here is a post-interview transcript pdf. Enjoy!
Some closely-related species are kept from interbreeding through mating decisions. For example, in many lakes of British Columbia, closely-related stickleback benthic-limnetic species pairs have repeatedly formed:
- Feed on the lake bed
- Appear to have small eyes; long, heavy bodies; and a horizonal jaw
- Feed in the surface waters on plankton
- Appear to have large eyes; short, slim bodies; and an upturned jaw
These species are kept distinct in many lakes, but in one of these lakes, Enos, the species have rapidly (<20 generations) collapsed into a hybrid swarm. Can a better understanding of female choice prevent such occurances? Let's find out!

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Like Gandhi, King used his religious conviction and belief in non-violence to champion his cause. He transformed himself in to voice that appealed to the conscience of whites. He took a philosophical stand that “in the final analysis, the white man cannot ignore the Negro problem, because he is part of the Negro and the Negro is a part of him. The Negro’s agony diminishes the white man, and the Negro’s salvation enlarges the white man.”
On the occasion of Marti Luther King Day, my piece published in Bangladesh daily, ‘The Daily Star‘ dated January 19, 2015 : The Man Who Dreamt
To read the full article please click on the web link: http://epaper.thedailystar.net/index.php?opt=view&page=7&date=2015-01-19
“A true ‘Swaraj’ will only prevail in Delhi when power is vested in the elected representatives. Let us not asphyxiate the principle of federalism by procrastinating the issue of Delhi statehood.”
My blog article published on February 2, 2015 in The Indian Express highlighting the need for full statehood for Delhi: Delhi versus Washington DC: Why we must let Federalism win
To read the full article please visit: http://indianexpress.com/article/blogs/delhi-versus-washington-dc-why-we-must-let-federalism-win/
Building on Swami Vivekananda’s legacy, Paramahansa Yogananda was instrumental in popularising yoga in the West. So relevant are his teachings today that yoga studios are now as common as coffee shops in America
My piece in “The Pioneer” dated January 6, 2015 : Teaching the science of the soul.
To read the full article, please visit :http://archive.dailypioneer.com/columnists/oped/teaching-the-science-of-the-soul.html
पंजाब केसरी समाचारपत्र में दिनांक फरवरी 3, 2015 को सम्पादकीय पृष्ठ पर प्रकाशित मेरा आलेख: दिल्ली को ‘पूर्ण राज्य का दर्जा’ – संघीय व्य्वस्था का सम्मान
पढ़ने के लिये वेब लिंक पर क्लिक करें: http://punjabkesari.epapr.in/431337/Punjab-kesari-/-Punjab-kesari-Main?how=touch#page/6/1
The Indian media is taking pains to describe at length- even with graphical details- about Air Force One looking no less than a Flying White House, official vehicle of President called ‘the Beast’, his dog soldiers, what is plan B for Agra and how sanitary work is in full progress in the cities that he will be visiting.
My report from Chicago published in The Times of India on January 27, 2015: Is US media covering Obama’s India visit?
To read the full report please click on the web link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/contributors/contributions/munish-kumar-raizada/Is-US-media-covering-Obamas-India-visit/articleshow/46027364.cms?
Just holding free and fair elections in a peaceful manner does not mean all is well with our democracy. The real issue is how we tackle the underlying problem of political finance – the mother of all sins.
My piece highlighting the importance of open and transparent funding of political parties and candidates to create a vibrant democracy published on December 22, 2014 in DNA web portal: How unregulated and undisclosed political funding threatens India’s democracy
Web link: http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/standpoint-how-unregulated-and-undisclosed-political-funding-threatens-india-s-democracy-2046093
The stunning victory of Aam Aadmi Party is not only a resounding verdict on the steadfastness, self-belief and hard work of largely volunteer-driven Aam Aadmi Party; it is equally a reminder to the incumbent BJP (at Centre) that public goodwill cannot be sustained if promises are not kept.
My analysis of AAP’s stunning victory published on February 10, 2015 in DNA web portal: AAP’s landslide win in Delhi is a victory of the common man
To read the full article please click on the web link: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/comment-aap-s-landslide-win-in-delhi-is-a-victory-of-the-common-man-2059731
सरकार को चाहिए कि खुद स्वास्थ्य केंद्रों के संचालन की बजाय वह स्वास्थ्य बीमा का दायरा विस्तृत करे। मजबूत कानून तथा मापदंडों के चलते यदि स्वास्थ्य बीमा का व्यापक विस्तार हो, तो जनता सरकारी या निजी क्षेत्र से चिकित्सा सुविधाएं प्राप्त करने में कहीं अधिक सक्षम हो सकेगी।
आज के हिन्दुस्तान दैनिक में प्रकाशित मेरा आलेख: स्वास्थ्य सेवा की सुध लेने का समय
विस्तार में पढने के लिऐ: http://epaper.livehindustan.com/story.aspx?id=174553&boxid=29349096&ed_date=2015-03-18&ed_code=1&ed_page=10
Time has come that India catches up with an alternative model of allocating resources and funding to its public health programs and provide health insurance to its citizens.
My piece published on March 17, 2015 in ‘The Pioneer’ on why the Government instead of running its own health facilities, should consider providing health insurance to its citizens: Providing effective health cover
To read the full article please click on the web link: http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/oped/providing-effective-health-cover.html


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On February 12, just in time for Valentine's Day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) antiretroviral treatment (ART) guidelines panel issued updates to their recommendations for when people living with HIV should start ART and which drugs are best to use, among other important treatment considerations.
Though there were a number of changes, three key areas are worth mentioning. First, though the guidelines panel still recommends that ART be offered to all people with HIV regardless of the status of their immune health, measured by CD4 cell counts, and though the strength and weight of that recommendation did not change, the data cited by the panel to back up their decisions was supplemented with additional studies.
This is notable, because the Institutes of Medicine recommends that guidelines panels base their decisions on high quality data. There is exceptionally strong data that starting ART when CD4 cells drop below 350 is protective not only against major illness, but also death. Data is moderately strong for starting when CD4s drop to 500. The data on treating at higher CD4 counts has been a bit mixed, however, and experts don't expect to have a more definitive answer until a randomized control study currently underway concludes in 2015 or 2016.
- The European Union has teetered on the brink for over a year and each announcement of a "rescue" is following by another announcement threatening impending collapse. Many experts suspect that if countries such as Greece or Spain end up being forced out of the Union, our own economy will slide back into a recession, thus leaving the biggest donor nations in dire financial shape.
- Exploding economies in China and Brazil have begun to slow down, lending further weight to fears of more economic woes for us all in the near future.
- When new efficiencies and costs savings were realized in the resource-poor nations where HIV treatment has been expanded, the U.S. government chose to cut money out of global funding for AIDS rather than commit the additional money they'd originally pledged toward expand treatment to more of the millions who still go without ARV therapy. When people claim that HIV is a "manageable chronic disease," I can only laugh bitterly at their naivete when I think of the millions who still don't have access to ARVs. You can't manage your disease if you don't have the medicine.
- Experts say that Republicans--who have vowed to disable or kill the Affordable Care Act--could easily win both the Senate and the Presidency and make good on that promise. I'm astounded when I hear my compatriots claim that Obama has a good shot at winning a second term. No president, aside from Franklin Roosevelt, has ever won a second term with an economy as bad as ours is. Mitt Romney may be incredibly unlikeable, but that won't matter if middle-of-the-road independent voters in swing states who are disenchanted with Obama outnumber the young people and people of color who swept Obama and many Democratic representatives and senators to victory in 2008--and voter suppression laws have already been put on the books or expanded in many of those swing states that disproportionately target those predominantly Democratic voters. If you care about the people with HIV, and if you further recognize the need for the Affordable Care Act with all of its flaws, you absolutely must do everything you can to ensure victories for Obama and a number of vulnerable Democratic senators and representatives throughout the nation.
- Insist that our local, state and federal AIDS organizations are advocating for demonstration projects in our communities. We'll never learn how to use PrEP safely and effectively if we don't. The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) will be helping us keep tabs on demonstration projects and the target communities of those projects on their website (www.avac.org).
- Let's do what we can to reduce the stigma associated with participating in these kinds of trials. If we hear our peers or our community leaders denigrating HIV-negative people who struggle with safer sex or who might be considering PrEP, or claim that people can't be trusted with this technology let's call them on the carpet.
- The guidelines subtly altered their recommendation for starting treatment with CD4 cells above 500. Where the guidelines used to say that the committee was split and that it was largely up to the provider and patient, the new guidelines say that treatment should be offered to all such individuals, but that the weight of the recommendation (which is not the strongest) should be explained.
- The committee now recommends that providers explain how treating HIV can keep people from passing on HIV to their sex partners.
"In 2010...of the estimated 942,000 persons with HIV who were aware of their infection, approximately 77% were linked to care, and 51% remained in care. Among HIV-infected adults in care, 45% received prevention counseling, and 89% were prescribed ART, of whom 77% had viral suppression. Thus, an estimated 28% of all HIV-infected persons in the United States have a suppressed viral load."
- Only 51 percent of people who know their status stay in care.
- Just 28 percent of people who know their status have a suppressed viral load.
- Less than half of people with HIV received prevention counseling.
- Given that the average CD4 cell count at diagnosis in most urban settings is well under 500, it is safe to assume that a lot of people who should be on treatment by the old guidelines aren't even in care at all, and of those who are in care a lot of them are not properly treated or supported in their treatment.
- Some research indicates a huge communications disconnect exists between providers and patients. It reveals that providers often say something along the lines of "You really should be on treatment, but it's important to be ready," and that when doctors say this their patients actually hear: "Treatment right now is optional and we'll wait until you're ready."
- Random sampling indicates that a sizeable number of people who work in test centers or as case managers or as community leaders are unaware of what the guidelines say and frequently offer misinformation about both the benefits and potential side effects of treatment.
- When asked why they don't talk about sexual risk behavior more frequently, many providers say they don't have the comfort or the time to do so.

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Lithium has recently emerged as one of the key high-tech materials on the back of growing demand for e-mobility and electrical grid storage. Demand for lithium has also been on an upward trajectory for traditional batteries market and non-batteries end use sectors. At the cusp of growing demand with limited supply response, lithium prices reached its zenith in 2016. Commodity Inside assesses that the spot Chinese lithium price increased from $6,400/tonne in 2011 to nearly $21,500/tonne by mid-2016.
With such phenomenal increase in prices, lithium mining companies have rushed back to the market by announcing quite ambitious deadlines for their brownfield and greenfield projects. However, market fundamentals in the lithium market are somehow muddy, and a number of downside risks exist for new entrants in both brine and spodumene mining. Over the past ten years, we saw some bankruptcies and closures, though only Orocobre was able to add new capacity.
So far, demand fundamentals for lithium have significantly changed with advancements in e-mobility and upcoming Gigafactories. Commodity Inside anticipates that demand for electric vehicles will increase phenomenally over the next ten years, particularly in North America, Europe and North East Asia, creating a huge demand for lithium-ion batteries. Having said that, the amount of lithium metal requirement in a rechargeable battery is also set to shrink due to technological developments.


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- 4 x Nuka-Cola Vending Machines complete with 3 additional parts each to allow customisation to sealed or broken versions.
Use them as objective markers or cover for your wasteland!
WARGAMING IN THE WASTELAND!
In Fallout: Wasteland Warfare, players will build their own crew from a wide range of factions, allies and iconic characters from the Fallout series, and play in apocalyptic games of 3 - 30 high quality 32mm scale resin miniatures through a huge variety of iconic scenery and settlement buildings, from the Red Rocket to Sanctuary Hills, Nuka-Cola vending machines and wrecked cars.
This Fallout: Wasteland Warfare set contains 32mm scale high-quality multi-part resin miniatures. Requires some assembly. Supplied unpainted.

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Top North America continent Companies with the Highest Gross Profits
List of the largest companies from North America continent rank by gross profits.
Click on the buttons below to check out rankings from around the world.
|#1||Amazon.com, Inc.Symbol: AMZN||$ 225.152 billion|
Two Hundred Twenty Five Billion One Hundred Fifty Two Million
$54.370 billion more than Apple Inc.
more by 31.84%
|#2||Apple Inc.Symbol: AAPL||$ 170.782 billion|
One Hundred Seventy Billion Seven Hundred Eighty Two Million
$14.149 billion more than Alphabet Inc.
more by 9.03%
|#3||Alphabet Inc.Symbol: GOOG||$ 156.633 billion|
One Hundred Fifty Six Billion Six Hundred Thirty Three Million
$9.065 billion more than Walmart Inc.
more by 6.14%
|#4||Walmart Inc.Symbol: WMT||$ 147.568 billion|
One Hundred Forty Seven Billion Five Hundred Sixty Eight Million
$11.948 billion more than Microsoft Corporation
more by 8.81%
|#5||Microsoft CorporationSymbol: MSFT||$ 135.620 billion|
One Hundred Thirty Five Billion Six Hundred Twenty Million
$1.905 billion more than Exxon Mobil Corporation
more by 1.42%
|#6||Exxon Mobil CorporationSymbol: XOM||$ 133.715 billion|
One Hundred Thirty Three Billion Seven Hundred Fifteen Million
$11.409 billion more than JP Morgan Chase & Co.
more by 9.33%
|#7||JP Morgan Chase & Co.Symbol: JPM||$ 122.306 billion|
One Hundred Twenty Two Billion Three Hundred Six Million
$23.420 billion more than Chevron Corporation
more by 23.68%
|#8||Chevron CorporationSymbol: CVX||$ 98.886 billion|
Ninety Eight Billion Eight Hundred Eighty Six Million
$6.031 billion more than Meta Platforms, Inc.
more by 6.5%
|#9||Meta Platforms, Inc.Symbol: META||$ 92.855 billion|
Ninety Two Billion Eight Hundred Fifty Five Million
$448 million more than Bank of America Corporation
more by 0.48%
|#10||Bank of America CorporationSymbol: BAC||$ 92.407 billion|
Ninety Two Billion Four Hundred Seven Million
$9.193 billion more than Comcast Corporation
more by 11.05%
|#11||Comcast CorporationSymbol: CMCSA||$ 83.214 billion|
Eighty Three Billion Two Hundred Fourteen Million
$3.597 billion more than UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
more by 4.52%
|#12||UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedSymbol: UNH||$ 79.617 billion|
Seventy Nine Billion Six Hundred Seventeen Million
$1.915 billion more than Verizon Communications Inc.
more by 2.46%
|#13||Verizon Communications Inc.Symbol: VZ||$ 77.702 billion|
Seventy Seven Billion Seven Hundred Two Million
$5.455 billion more than Wells Fargo & Company
more by 7.55%
|#14||Wells Fargo & CompanySymbol: WFC||$ 72.247 billion|
Seventy Two Billion Two Hundred Forty Seven Million
$1.687 billion more than Citigroup, Inc.
more by 2.39%
|#15||Citigroup, Inc.Symbol: C||$ 70.560 billion|
Seventy Billion Five Hundred Sixty Million
$667 million more than AT&T Inc.
more by 0.95%
|#16||AT&T Inc.Symbol: T||$ 69.893 billion|
Sixty Nine Billion Eight Hundred Ninety Three Million
$3.660 billion more than Pfizer, Inc.
more by 5.53%
|#17||Pfizer, Inc.Symbol: PFE||$ 66.233 billion|
Sixty Six Billion Two Hundred Thirty Three Million
$2.279 billion more than Johnson & Johnson
more by 3.56%
|#18||Johnson & JohnsonSymbol: JNJ||$ 63.954 billion|
Sixty Three Billion Nine Hundred Fifty Four Million
$10.498 billion more than CVS Health Corporation
more by 19.64%
|#19||CVS Health CorporationSymbol: CVS||$ 53.456 billion|
Fifty Three Billion Four Hundred Fifty Six Million
$678 million more than Home Depot, Inc. (The)
more by 1.28%
|#20||Home Depot, Inc. (The)Symbol: HD||$ 52.778 billion|
Fifty Two Billion Seven Hundred Seventy Eight Million
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Porsche is preparing to piggyback VW and Audi’s roadster project and build a baby Boxster, a car that could be a true successor to the 356. But this new model won’t tread on the toes of any existing Porsches and production numbers will be capped to make this a highly desirable car. Our artist’s impression reveals how the new Porsche could look.
The first time we’ll see anything official from this project will be at November’s LA Auto Show, where VW will unveil its third design study of an affordable roadster, following on from the 2004 Concept R and the 2005 Eco-Racer.
Just how is the project to build a baby Porsche going to work out?
Between 1969 and 1976 VW and Porsche built and marketed just under 120,000 mid-engined 914 two-seaters. And in recent years various VW bosses have wanted to create a contemporary and affordable mid-engined sports car. First there was Bernd Pischetsrieder, the former BMW chairman who wanted a budget roadster along the lines of the Mk1 Lotus Elise. There was even talk of Lotus building the car for VW, but in the end no decision was made.
Brand chief Wolfgang Bernhard picked up the idea and gave a green light to the quirky looking Eco-Racer, which was duly shot down by the bean counters who could not see a market for the high-tech, high-price halo version nor for the low-cost, big-volume all-steel alternative. Now VW boss Martin Winterkorn is on the case, and one can safely assume that he enjoys the support of Ferdinand Piech, the powerful chairman of the supervisory board.
What’s this design study we’re going to see in LA?
It’s VW’s final test of the waters before it fully commits to the new sports car project. The company needs to make sure it can produce a car that is an attractive alternative to the segment-dominating MX-5. But as well as VW’s worries, Audi is also currently considering the replacement for the TT and carrying out initial engineering work. With a replacement due in 2013, production engineering work must begin in 2009, and while the VW and Audi projects are currently separate, it is expected that both companies will join forces to create this new roadster.
Why is Audi switching away from front- and all-wheel drive? Because Ingolstadt wants to answer back to critics and make the TT a dynamic success. It will also give Audi a relevant baby brother to the R8. Click here for our full story on the proposed Audi R3.
Porsche, which has just become the major stakeholder in VW, could then join the fray and conceive a modern lightweight successor to the legendary 356.
Click ‘Next’ below to read more about Porsche’s new baby Boxster
Can this all work, and can all three companies work together?
It´s a fascinating scenario, but at this moment it is unclear whether VW and Audi can pull the programme off. Comments a senior manager from Porsche´s Zuffenhausen headquarters: ‘Our friends from Wolfsburg and Ingolstadt know that we can throw a spanner in the works at any given stage of the programme. But at least they have been wise enough to stay well clear of the Boxster segment. In addition, they are opening up a low-risk high-potential cooperation opportunity. From now on, the sole deciders are pride, prejudice and politics.’
Remember the proposed mid-engined Audi R4, the small brother of the R8? The R4 went nowhere because Porsche wanted to protect Boxster and Cayman. Audi and VW have since learned their lesson. The new sports car concept thus aims at a wide but relatively conservative £20-35k price range.
Its launch timing also carefully avoids the Boxster, which will appear in facelifted form at the LA Auto show, before the replacement car arrives in 2010. And while the new Mk2 Boxster has practically cleared all the R&D hurdles, the smaller mid-engined sports car concept by VW and Audi won´t be ready for production before 2013.
How would all these different versions pan out?
The VW version, which works as a roadster and as a fixed-head coupe, would be positioned in the vicinity of the Golf GTI and the top-of-the-line Scirocco.
The Audi version would replace the TT. ‘At the moment, both programmes run alongside each other, but as soon as production engineering begins, we must decide between the competing front- and mid-engine layouts,’ explains a source from Ingolstadt. ‘Like the current TT, the mid-engined version would be offered in closed and open-top form. In addition, design is toying with a shooting brake and with a targa model with a removable roof panel. To keep a safe distance from the Boxster and Cayman, we are concentrating exclusively on four-cylinder engines.’
Masterminded by Ulrich Hackenberg (R&D) and Mark Lichte (design), the sporty two-seater is compact, minimalistic in concept and execution, light and highly efficient. For cost reasons, the desirable all-aluminium spaceframe body is almost off the radar screen, so VW engineers are instead preparing a steel-based multi-material architecture which is reportedly very stiff and not too expensive to build. It is known internally as MSS, short for modular sports car system.
Since bespoke multilink axles are deemed too expensive, we are likely to see a clever strut-based suspension featuring flexible kinematics, compact dimensions and a common components concept. Out of the corporate parts bin come steering, brakes, dual-clutch transmissions and the complete electronic platform. Due to the high steel content, the required structural stiffness and the enhanced safety measures, the mid-engine design may end up weighing 1000kg.
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And the engines?
Sporting a long wheelbase, a wide track and short overhangs, the new state-of-the-art sports car concept is flexible enough to incorporate two or three different packaging formulae which may be essential for optimum inter-brand differentiation. The small MSS matrix is also totally flexible in terms of drivetrain options – from electric power to any kind of hybrid application to petrol and diesel engines, anything is possible. VW could even do a Bluemotion roadster powered by the new 75bhp 1.2-litre three-cylinder TDI unit.
More realistic, and probably more desirable, is a choice of turbocharged 1.2 and 1.4- four-cylinder engines with between 105 and 160bhp. Audi would obviously go more up-market and install the 180bhp 1.8-litre TFSI motor, a 2.0-litre version rated at 220bhp and a brawny S-line model good for 280bhp.
If TDI is an option, as it likely will be, a 125bhp variant of the latest 1.6-litre common-rail engine would be a frugal alternative to the 170 and 204bhp 2.0-litre variants. A Quattro four-wheel drive system probably won’t appear, because while it may be a useful marketing instrument, it does add weight and incur friction losses, and it is not an absolute necessity in terms of vehicle dynamics.
Will Porsche join this project?
‘Sometimes Porsche is too stupid to recognize an opportunity when we see one,’ states a critical voice from Stuttgart. ‘The Cayenne and the pending diesel/hybrid engine deals prove the value of cooperating. So why should Porsche not use this opportunity to revive the 356? The most frequently voiced argument cites high production volumes, which would allegedly devalue the brand and overstretch our sales network. But who says that high volumes are a must? Isn’t it time to create a car which is by definition in short supply, which is so desirable it will automatically build up its own hype, and which follows an innovative boutique approach in appearance and configuration?’
Like a limited-edition Rolex watch or a rare Hermes handbag, the new 356 could almost revolutionize the segment below the Boxster by accessing a new level of performance, handling, style and, yes, social acceptance. Porsche could, in other words. tune the model’s DNA in a much more extreme direction – or back towards its roots. After all, we’re not talking about a new 914 or 924 here. The magic number is 356, which was in its original form a VW Beetle, refined and improved by Porsche to give it proper sports car genes. Arguably, this recipe could work in today’s world, but in order for it to do so the general approach within Porsche, VW and Audi must change from confrontation to cooperation.
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A KIRKBY man spent three months in custody on remand after a string of offences including hitting his girlfriend and throwing objects at her.
Richard Elliott (23), of Southwell Close, was sentenced to 150 hours’ unpaid work for the community on Wednesday, with two years’ probation supervision.
His barrister Martin Hurst told Nottingham Crown Court: “He has already served the equivalent of a six-month prison sentence.”
Elliott was dealt with for two offences of criminal damage, having an offensive weapon, common assault, failing to surrender to bail, assault by beating and assault causing actual bodily harm.
In September 2010, he went to a house on East Street, Sutton, after being told that a man had stolen a bike he had lent to a friend, said Marcus Harry, prosecuting.
Elliott was aggressive towards the man and brandished a golf club in the street.
The club was later thrown through the man’s window.
The following month, Elliott caused damage at his girlfriend Kelly Lilliman’s home by throwing drawers to the floor after a row.
Two months later in December, he assaulted a stranger who was walking home past a fish shop.
Elliott was there with two other people and a can of lager was thrown at the victim before Elliott asked him for a cigarette then hit him, the court was told.
DNA on the can led to Elliott’s arrest but he failed to answer his bail.
Last December, he argued with Miss Lilliman at her home. He threw a mobile phone hitting her on the head, smashed objects in the house and punched her twice, said Mr Harry.
Later the same day he returned and threw more objects around, one of them hitting her in the face, which police later found bruised and swollen.
He had 15 previous convictions, the court was told.

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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force University of Engineering in Xian has made progress towards developing a new hypersonic weapon capable of engaging small mobile targets precisely enough to hit a moving car, according to team leader Yang Xiaogong. He stressed that “important progress” had been made towards solving the primary issue of pinpointing moving targets at extreme speeds, which has long been considered near unsolvable. The team highlighted in a paper for the Infrared and Laser Engineering peer reviewed journal that the speed of hypersonic weapons, which travel at at least five times the speed of sound, means even very small positioning or guidance errors can result in missiles striking very far off target. The infrared signature of a car sized moving target “constitutes just a few pixels without detailed information such as shape, texture and structure,” which makes identification and tracking “extremely difficult.” A further issue is the fact that infrared sensors require cold environments which makes them very difficult to integrate onto missiles which that are several thousand degrees hot – as is normal when travelling at hypersonic speeds. Nevertheless, the team expressed confidence that such a missile could be developed by 2025.
Although Russia was initially a pioneer in hypersonic technologies, China has increasingly been considered the world leader in the field. Some of its notable weapons systems including the world’s only hypersonic aircraft the WZ-8 drone, an unnamed intercontinental range hypersonic glide vehicle which U.S. officials in particular observed the testing of with considerable concern, and the DF-17 which for three years was the world’s only ground launched tactical missile with a hypersonic glide vehicle. While Russia and more recently North Korea have made achievements in the field, the United States has yet to field any hypersonic glide vehicles while its European partners remain considerably further behind and are expected to rely on American technologies to eventually build their own arsenals.
While a ballistic missile capable of launching from the cells of Chinese destroyers and submarines is expected to be among the next hypersonic weapons to enter service, a highly precise air launched infrared guided hypersonic weapon would potentially be a game changer for the PLA Air Force and naval aviation. The ability to eliminate key targets and even specific vehicles and persons from very long distances at hypersonic speeds would “significantly expand the scope of application of hypersonic weapons in a regional war,” according to team leader Yang. High speeds are particularly valued for minimising a target’s reaction time and for making missiles far more difficult to intercept, although against naval targets in particular the speed of their impact also adds considerably to the damage done. Yang noted that his team had created a new identification and tracking method which would make precise engagement of moving targets on unpredictable trajectories, such as a car which could turn at any time, highly possible. This was done using data from motion sensors to adjust every pixel producing a clearer more stable background that made targets stand out more sharply.
According to the scientists at Xian hardware breakthroughs were key to accelerating progress in the field, and included improvements in sensor technologies allowing heat signals to be detected as a unique wave form over long distances to produce clear images at hypersonic speeds. Breakthroughs were also made in developing replacements for diamonds and precious metals previously used in infrared seekers which could survive the extreme environments created by travel at over Mach 5 while costing considerably less. A hypersonic precision strike munition could potentially be integrated on to a number of PLA combat aircraft, including the JH-XX strike fighter and H-20 strategic bomber that are currently under development as well as future variants of the J-20 stealth fighter. As China has increasingly led the world in developing new weapons technologies from the late 2010s, there remains a significant possibility that it will be the first by several years to field ultra precise infrared guided hypersonic missies.


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Edible oil prices improved in the Delhi oil-oilseed market last week due to the upcoming festive demand and increasing business activity in the market. All the oilseed prices, except the fall in mustard oil oilseed prices, stopped showing gains as the arrival of new mustard crop in the mandis. Market informed sources said that there is a demand for old mustard in the mandis and there is no stock left with traders and oil mills. There is no stock left as of last year and the pipeline is empty. The arrival of new mustard crop is growing in the mandis, but it is still green. Mustard prices stopped showing a normal loss as compared to the previous weekend due to increase in arrival of new mustard crop.
Improvement in palmolein and soybean refined oils
He said that there has been a substantial improvement in palmolein and soybean refined oils, especially due to the increase in demand from farmers and traders due to festivals like Holi and Navratri. Apart from this, the price of sunflower oil has touched its record high globally, due to which the prices of other oils have also increased. Sunflower oil, which was $ 950 per ton 6-8 months ago, has now increased to $ 1,455 per ton. It was previously priced around soybeans, but has now grown to about $ 325 more than soybean refined. Due to this record spurt of sunflower oil, the demand for palmolein and soybean refined has increased significantly, which also led to a rise in the prices of other oils including these oils.
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Sources said that apart from export demand, there was substantial improvement in groundnut oil oilseed prices due to local demand. He said that there is no equal stock of soybean in the market because farmers have already sold it in mandis. There is a severe shortage of soybean seed for the next crop and farmers in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are buying a better soybean seed for Rs 5,400-5,500 per quintal. There is still about eight months for the new soybean crop to come to market.
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Apart from this, there is a huge export demand for DOC (Oil Free Khal) for poultry grains and it is difficult to fulfill the export orders as most of the crops in the mandis are tainted (poor) due to rain, which are not exported. Apart from this, demand is also high for companies making soybean badi. In this situation, the prices of soybean oil oilseed prices closed on the reporting weekend.
Prices of soybean grain and loose prices rose
Sources said CPO, especially palmolein oil demand has increased significantly due to heavy festive demand from sweet makers and snack makers, which has led to improvement in CPO and palmolein oil prices. Sources said that the prices of soyabean seeds and loos ended the week at Rs 5,110-5,140 and Rs 4,950-5,000 per quintal, an improvement of Rs 190 and Rs 155 respectively.
Soybean Delhi, Soyabean Indore and Digam oil were trading at Rs 12,550, Rs 12,250 and Rs 11,250 per quintal, with a correction of Rs 230, Rs 380 and Rs 280 respectively. Last weekend, mustard seeds declined by Rs 80 to Rs 6,395-6,445 quintals and mustard Dadri oil was down by Rs 100 to Rs 13,300 per quintal and mustard pulp and crude ghani oil by Rs 20 each. Also closed at Rs 1,995-2,145 and Rs 2,125-2,240 per tin respectively.
Groundnut Gujarat Oil Rs 14,400 quintal
On the other hand, peanut seeds rose by Rs 60 to Rs 5,760-5,825 a quintal and groundnut Gujarat oil gained Rs 50 to Rs 14,400 a quintal amid a spurt in export activity. The price of groundnut solvent refined also improved by Rs 15 to Rs 2,295-2,355 per tin during the weekend under review. Crude palm oil (CPO) price improved by Rs 250 to close at Rs 10,450 in the weekend under review. The prices of refined palmolein Delhi and Kandla (without GST) improved by Rs 400 and Rs 350 to Rs 12,250 and Rs 11,300 per quintal, respectively. Cottonseed oil also rose by Rs 500 (without GST) to Rs 11,300 a quintal in the weekend under review.

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Lompoc’s Old Town Market will soon be returning and pet lovers are gonna love this show even more! Imagine turning on your television set and watching movies or series with your pet dog, and seeing on screen some of the cutest faces of celebrity dogs on air.
– Not all TV program features pets and it’s a very sad thing for pet lovers.
– There are some good shows that do include furry and four-legged hosts.
– One of these is the TV series Old Town Market, which will soon be returning on air.
That’s not just for mere imagination, as Lompoc’s Old Town Market will be returning this month for its yearly summer program.
This is exciting news indeed for all pet lovers out there. As every series will feature a wide variety of entertainment ranging from food and health topics, also in farming, and other home or family topics that the audience find very useful.
The best part is, there will be a dog show every week, also featuring the cute dog owned by the hosts themselves.
Read the full article here – santamariatimes.com.


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Friday, September 30, 2011
What a fun day we had with friends at the Butterfly Garden in Oviedo last Friday! Carson and I have been learning about God's creation the past few weeks, and the butterfly garden was a perfect place to visit to experience some of God's little creatures. The garden was so soothing and filled with fountains, plants, and butterflies! Carson and his sweet friend Kadyn were ready to look for butterflies. "You take these binoculars Kadyn, and I'll take the butterfly lookout map"... Carson and Kadyn both spot some butterflies! Beautiful butterfly... Carson couldn't wait to feed the butterflies in their butterfly feeding section. They have little cups of red powerade that you dip your finger in to feed the butterflies. Unfortunately, the butterflies were not too interested at that time. We moved on to the bird area where you can walk into a little screened room filled with finches. Carson was not scared one bit! They were flying all around us, and were fun to watch. Carson and Kadyn were really hoping one would land on their fingers. So sweet!! We headed to the park for lunch and playtime after our fun morning at the butterfly garden. We can't wait to go back!


Some professions require the prophetic task of using existing data to predict future outcomes as accurately as possible. This can come in the form of trying to predict the upcoming week’s weather, estimating a person’s risk of developing a disease, or anticipating the best time to sell stock.
The way in which they do this is by interpreting “time-series data:” a collection of observations over time. As you can imagine, gathering, inputting, and analyzing data to make these predictions requires a lot of training as it uses complex machine-learning algorithms.
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) wanted to change this by making a future-predicting tool that is accessible to non-experts. By combining already existing data points and a function that predicts future data points, they were able to create a simple interface called Time Series Predict Database, or tspDB for short.
The tool does all the complicated computing backstage, only requiring the user to complete simple data input and easy-to-read outcomes. When compared with other cutting-edge systems with real world data, like financial markets and traffic patterns, tspDB came out on top. Being more efficient and accurate when filling in missing data and predicting future values.
“Even as the time-series data becomes more and more complex, this algorithm can effectively capture any time-series structure out there. It feels like we have found the right lens to look at the model complexity of time-series data,” says senior author Devavrat Shah in an MIT press release.
Their new algorithm, published in arXiv, uses a powerful classic algorithm called singular spectrum analysis (SSA) which they adapted to predict values over time. Of course, as the program is trying to predict the future, it isn’t going to be 100 percent accurate. Therefore, it was important to the team that the variant of SSA designed also displayed the confidence interval of the prediction. This tool explains the margin of error in tspDB’s results, allowing non-experts to be more informed in their decision making.
The team’s next goal is to make this simple algorithm even more accessible, gathering feedback on how they can improve user-friendliness and functionality. “Our interest at the highest level is to make tspDB a success in the form of a broadly utilizable, open-source system,” stated Shah.
He continued: “Time-series data are very important, and this is a beautiful concept of actually building prediction functionalities directly into the database. It has never been done before, and so we want to make sure the world uses it,” he says
Source study: arXiv – On Multivariate Singular Spectrum Analysis and its Variants


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Popular Nigerian vocalist, Aituaje Iruobe, alias Waje has refused to spare trolls who had a field day on her page on Father’s day after she shared a photo of herself and her daughter while celebrating herself as a father.
The seasoned vocalist, singer and performer reminded them that she plays the dual role of father and mother in her daughter’s life. Hence, she has every right to celebrate herself.
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The mother of one added that she does not need anyone’s advice on how she sees her role in her daughter’s life. She also wrote that fatherhood is not about gender; it’s about roles.
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Jarrow, Church Bank, medieval village
Excavations in 1989-90 north of Jarrow Hall revealed a series of ditches and gullies associated with a metalled road with several buildings to either side and a short length of a hollow way, with cart ruts on its surface. Large amounts of 12th-15th century pottery, a bronze brooch and an openwork mount were also recovered. Also found were 15th century ridge and furrow, and a big ditch, perhaps the monastic enclosure ditch, which contained pottery of the 12th century-14th century. These discoveries were interpreted as part of a village lying close to the medieval priory.
<< HER 1233 >> S. Speak, 1990, Medieval Settlement Research Group, Annual Report, 5, p. 35 P.T. Bidwell & S. Speak, 1989, Church Bank, Jarrow

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Power Integrations’ First-Quarter Results Reflect Industry Slowdown
Power Integrations posted financial results for the quarter that ended March 31, 2019. Net revenues for the first quarter were $89.2 million, down 4% from the prior quarter and down 13% from the first quarter of 2018.
Net income was $7.2 million or $0.25 per diluted share compared to $0.77 per share in the previous quarter and $0.46 in the first quarter of 2018. (The prior quarter's results included a tax benefit from the revision of prior estimates of the transition tax from the 2017 U.S. tax legislation.) Cash flow from operations was $1.1 million for the first quarter.
Along with its GAAP results, the company provided certain non-GAAP measures that exclude stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, the tax effects of these items, and the aforementioned tax benefit. Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2019 was $12.1 million or $0.41 per diluted share, compared with $0.54 per diluted share in the previous quarter and $0.67 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2018.
Balu Balakrishnan, president and CEO of Power Integrations, stated, "As expected, our first-quarter results reflect the slowdown being felt across the industry. However, we expect strong sequential growth in the second quarter driven largely by increased demand from fast-charging applications in the smartphone market. With the arrival of USB PD technology, we expect adoption of faster chargers to accelerate as OEMs look for new ways to differentiate their products."
Power Integrations repurchased about 121,000 shares of its common stock during the first quarter for $7.3 million. At the end of the quarter, $43.9 million remained available in the company's repurchase authorization.
The company paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on March 29, 2019. A dividend of $0.17 per share will be paid on June 28, 2019 to stockholders of record as of May 31.
Financial Outlook for Second Quarter of 2019
Revenues are projected to be $100 million plus or minus $3 million. GAAP gross margin are forecast to be between 50.5% and 51%. Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be between 51.5% and 52%. (The difference between the expected GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins is composed of approximately 0.7 percentage points from amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and 0.3 percentage points from stock-based compensation.)
GAAP operating expenses are expected to be between $42.5 million and $43 million.
The company expects non-GAAP operating expenses to be between $36 million and $36.5 million.


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By Ian Apperly
Theory of brain, or "mindreading" because it is called during this e-book, is the power to consider ideals, wishes, wisdom and intentions. it's been studied generally by way of developmental and comparative psychologists and extra lately by way of neuroscientists and cognitive psychologists. This e-book is the 1st to attract jointly those different findings in an account of the cognitive foundation of "theory of mind", and establishes the systematic examine of those talents in adults as a brand new box of enquiry.
Apperly makes a speciality of perceptions, wisdom and ideology as paradigm instances of mindreading, and makes use of this as a foundation from which extra basic classes may be drawn. The booklet argues that an account of the cognitive foundation of mindreading is important for making experience of findings from neuroscience and developmental and comparative psychology, in addition to for figuring out how mindreading matches extra extensively into the cognitive process. It questions common philosophical bills of mindreading, and indicates a circulation clear of the inspiration that it is composed easily of getting a "theory of mind".
This certain research into the cognitive foundation of mindreading might be perfect studying for lecturers and complex scholars from the various disciplines that experience studied concept of brain particularly, and social cognition extra generally.
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4, it is possible to create closely matched event sequences for false belief and ``false'' photograph tasks. The initial situation of the object in the square box is either captured by Sally's belief, or by a Polaroid or digital photograph. The object's location is switched to the round box. 5 Perner and Leekam (2008) summarize 12 studies from 1990 to 2006 that have used these procedures with typically developing children. Although there is some substantial variability across studies, they show no overall difference in performance on false belief and ``false'' photograph tasks, which is clearly consistent with the idea that 3- to 5-year-olds have a general dif®culty understanding representations, not just mental representations like beliefs.
5. In a warm-up phase children learn that there is a prize in one of two boxes, and that Sally will help them ®nd it by placing a marker as a clue. On the critical false belief test trial Sally sees in the boxes (so ®nds out the location of the prize), and while she is away from the scene, Andrew swaps the boxes' locations, so Sally has a false belief about the location of the prize. Sally returns and gives her informative clue. If the child takes Sally's false belief into account then they can locate the prize.
Carlson & Moses, 2001; Russell, 1996). , 2003; Frye, Zelazo & Palfai, 1995; Russell, 1996). Until children have suf®cient capacity they would be unable to reason about such complex things as beliefs or other mental states. Finally, turning the whole debate on its head, Perner and Lang (1999) argue that since executive function involves top-down control over one's own mental states, perhaps developments in mindreading ± turned towards oneself ± could be responsible for developments in executive function.

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BBQ Pitmaster Will Fleischman has exited Louie King BBQ, but the brisket and ribs are still mighty fine
Well, that didn’t last long.
When Louie King BBQ opened in the former Daddy Jack’s space on Lower Greenville Avenue late last year, the orchestra of hulking ribs, turkey and brisket humming inside the Bewley smokers was orchestrated by former Lockhart Smokehouse pitmaster Will Fleischman, who returned from a book tour and some consulting to do his own thing at Louie King.
But when we popped in recently, the counter guys told us that the bearded Fleischman has left long ago, shortly after the restaurant opened. We sighed.
The upside is that the brisket, hulking beef ribs, pork ribs, roasted smoked turkey and spicy coleslaw were some of the best in town — and certainly better than some of the better known BBQ names whose pits aren’t located too far away from Louie King’s (including one close to a big lake that may be on it’s last smokey breath).
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The young forward will head to El Madrigal as part of the Gabriel Paulista transfer.
Young Arsenal forward Joel Campbell has indicated that he is excited about an impending loan spell with La Liga outfit Villarreal until the end of the season, report AS, with the Costa Rican international set to join the club as a part of the deal taking central defender Gabriel Paulista to the Emirates Stadium.
Campbell has been linked with numerous continental clubs on loan this month, but Villarreal have won the race on account of their dealings with Arsenal and will now look to the former Olympiakos loanee to help their push to qualify for next season’s Champions League, with the side currently unbeaten since early November.
The Costa Rican praised his new club’s “style of play”, whilst also indicating that he was very excited to launch his El Madrigal career as soon as the deal is concluded, which could be as early as Monday:
“Playing at Villarreal for the rest of the season means a lot to me, I’m very happy for this opportunity and expect the loan deal to be finalized tomorrow.”
Signed as a teenager from his native Costa Rica, Campbell has long been rated as one of the most exciting young talents at Arsene Wenger’s disposal, but he is yet to make the breakthrough into the Arsenal first team.


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LIDAR, cameras, and radars, oh my!
The main event of Google's and Lexus' self-driving cars is the whirling metal LIDAR unit that sits atop the vehicles' roofs. LIDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a laser range-finder that spins in a circle and creates a 3D picture of the world around it using 64 layers of laser beams. According to Toyota, the LIDAR unit atop its self-driving Lexus can detect objects (both metallic, such as cars, and nonmetallic, such as people and trees) within a 230-foot radius.
Of course, the 3D picture that the LIDAR unit paints is just the first step in the process of determining what's around the car and how the car can proceed. The self-driving Lexus has an array of sensing equipment to ensure that it knows everything: what obstacles are around the car, how fast (and in which direction) those obstacles are traveling, how fast (and in which direction) the car is traveling, and which direction the car is facing.
The Lexus features three high-definition color cameras (one forward-facing, two side-facing), each of which has a range of about 500 feet. These cameras let the car detect colored objects, such as traffic lights and signs, other cars, and lane lines. The Lexus also has radars dotted around the front and sides of the car. These radars can measure the location and speed of objects around the car--so, for example, they can tell if the car is keeping up with traffic or not.
The car has built-in GPS (two GPS antennas allow the car to determine its orientation), as well as an inertial measurement unit (IMU), which is sort of like a "super GPS," according to Brian Lyons, Toyota's manager of safety and quality communications. The IMU is capable of working when GPS cannot (such as inside a tunnel), and it also has accelerometers and gyroscopes to measure the yaw, pitch, and roll of the vehicle--convenient if the car happens to be at a weird angle on a hill. Not surprisingly, IMUs are typically found on unmanned aircraft. "The tech is basically here," says Lyons. "Everything has to get smaller and cheaper, but the tech is here."
A central computer ties it all together
Of course all of these sensors, lasers, and cameras aren't there simply to look good. They tie into a central computer, which also talks to the ABS and electric power steering. Basically, once the car figures out where it is, what it's doing, what's around it, and what those surrounding objects are doing, it can start to drive itself.
Driving is not really the issue. Think about it: thanks to cruise control, ABS, and electric power steering, your car is already capable of moving, stopping, and steering on its own. It's the "knowing what's going on" part that's difficult.
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How to Reset Google Nest Mini? If you are experiencing issues with your Google Nest camera, a factory reset may be necessary. Performing a factory reset on your camera removes all of its user-created settings and reconnects it to the factory settings.
You can perform a reset on most Nest-branded devices, though the process differs slightly depending on the device. For example, you’ll need to press a button on the back of Nest Cam IQ indoor or outdoor to reset it.
Google Home Mini
If your Google Home Mini stops responding to commands, it might be time to reset it. You can do this by unplugging it for 30 seconds and plugging it back in. It’s also possible to do this remotely from your phone or tablet via the Google Home app.
Factory resetting resets the device to its original configuration, erasing all saved data. It also removes any current settings and cloud services that are linked to it, removing the ability to restore them.
Your Google Home isn’t recognizing your address when you ask it to answer questions involving location information, like “How long will it take me to get to…” or “How far away is a restaurant?” This can happen for many reasons. It might be because you have moved, the Google Home app is outdated, or it could be an issue with third-party services.
If the problem is related to your internet connection, try restarting your router and moving your speaker away from it. If that doesn’t help, then it might be a bandwidth issue.
Aside from that, it’s also a good idea to check your speaker’s mic. If it’s stuck on four red/orange lights, that means it’s not hearing you. You can increase the volume or move your speaker to a quieter room to see if that makes a difference. The mute button on the back of your speaker may be broken or malfunctioning. If so, you can replace it.
It’s also a good idea to unlink your Google Home from any other devices you have linked it to, as it will prevent any other devices from being able to activate your speaker. This can be helpful if you’re planning on selling your Google Home, or if you want to keep it separate from other devices in your home.
Google Nest Mini
If you are having trouble with a Google Nest Mini, it may be time to reset it. Resetting a Google thermostat can be helpful for a number of reasons, including resolving connectivity issues or erasing all information saved on the device.
You can do a factory reset by using a physical reset button, or in the Google Home app. Performing a factory reset will delete all data collected by the device and return it to its original settings, which will allow you to start the setup process from scratch.
Resetting your Nest Mini is easy, but you should be aware that it does require an internet connection to complete the process. To connect your device to the internet, follow these steps: First, turn off the Nest. Then, press the ring on the thermostat to access the menu. Next, scroll through the options and select Reset.
Once you’ve selected Reset, hold the ring down on the screen until it turns dark and a small light appears at the top. In a few moments, you’ll see the Google logo appear on the screen to signify that your thermostat is shutting down and restarting.
A factory reset will erase all data stored on your thermostat and make it as new as possible. This can be useful for a variety of reasons, including resolving problems with your device or if you’re selling your thermostat and don’t want to leave any information behind.
You can perform a factory reset on your Nest WiFi router by pressing the physical reset button located on the bottom of the router for 10 seconds, or in the Google Home app. During this process, all other devices connected to your Google WiFi network will show a yellow indicator light to indicate that a full factory reset is in progress.
If you have a First Gen WiFi router integrated into your Google WiFi mesh network, the status light will change from solid blue to pulsing blue after about 10 minutes of the reset process being in progress. This will indicate that the factory reset is complete and that your Google WiFi network can be re-connected to the Google Home app again.
Google Nest Audio
If you’re experiencing a Google Nest audio glitch, there are several things you can try. One way is to factory reset the speaker. You can do this via the Google Home app. This will remove all of your custom settings and restore the device to its factory defaults.
Another option is to restart the speaker manually, by unplugging and plugging it in again. This should flush out anything that might be causing the glitch and prompt the device to look for firmware updates.
However, this process can be time-consuming and requires that you restart your home network. So, if you want to do this quickly and without affecting your internet connection, you can use a workaround that involves unscrewing the power cord from the Google Home and then waiting for 10 seconds before replugging it back in.
You can also reset the Wi-Fi devices within your household by opening the Google Wifi app and tapping on the actions tab, then selecting Wi-Fi point(s). Once you’ve pressed Factory Reset, it will take a few minutes for your network to fully reconnect.
If you have a Google Nest display, you can adjust the audio equalizer settings to improve bass and treble. The bass and treble are important to the overall sound quality of your speaker, so it’s important to ensure they’re in good shape.
There are also a number of other audio settings you can tweak on your Google Home speaker or display. These include volume and alarms & timers.
Music services like YouTube Music, Deezer or Spotify can be linked to your Google Home speaker or display in the Google Home app. You can then say “Ok Google, play” to begin playing music on your device.
This can be a great way to listen to music on your Google Home speaker, but it’s worth noting that the availability of these music services isn’t guaranteed everywhere. This can be especially true for YouTube Music, which isn’t available in all countries and regions.
If you have a Google Nest thermostat and it isn’t showing up on your Google Home screen, you should be able to add it by clicking the icon and entering the PIN code. Once you’ve done this, you can give your thermostat voice commands to control its temperature via your Google Home speaker or device.
Google Nest Hub
If you are having trouble with your Google Nest mini, you may need to reset it. The procedure differs a little on various devices, so be sure to check the Nest Support page for your device.
For most models, the first step in resetting your Google Nest hub is to power off the device and switch off the WiFi connection. Next, press and hold the center of the device where the lights are located on top for about 10 seconds. This should begin the reset process and a sound should confirm that it is working properly.
A factory reset will remove all your settings, resetting the device back to the defaults from the day you purchased it. It will also delete all data it has collected for its cloud services.
You may need to reset your Nest device if you are experiencing software issues, such as a speaker that isn’t playing music or a camera that is unable to connect to the internet. Fortunately, most of these problems are easy to resolve by doing a factory reset.
To do this, open the Google Home app and select “Settings.” From there, you will need to select “Nest WiFi.” Once you’re there, click on the “Factory Reset” option and then tap “OK.” You’ll then be asked if you want to restart your network.
Once you have confirmed that you want to restart your network, the device will be set back to factory settings and should now connect to your home network again. It will take a couple minutes for the reboot to complete, but after that, your device should be able to connect to your Google WiFi network and work as intended.
If you are a business owner, you can use the same method to factory reset your Google WiFi router and access points. This will ensure that your Google WiFi network is secure and free of malware and other malicious activity.
Alternatively, you can press the small reset button on the underside of your Google WiFi router for about 10 seconds. This will perform a factory reset of your device and delete all the data it has collected for its cloud services.
Reset Google Nest Mini and Google Nest Audio
The Google Nest Mini is a wireless speaker that works with the Google Assistant. It can play music, tell you weather and sports scores, control your smart devices, make calls and more with voice commands. It’s made from recycled materials and designed with the environment in mind. PRIVACY BUILT-IN Use the mic switch to turn off the microphone whenever you want and easily clear your Google Assistant history.
How to reset a Google Nest Mini
The Google Nest Mini is a smart speaker that doubles as a hub for your favorite connected home devices. Using a far-field microphone, the Mini is able to recognize your voice and perform tasks in an instant thanks to the clever Google Assistant. You can ask for information about the weather, tell you sports scores and control your compatible smart home devices with ease. The Mini is also a stylish speaker that looks good in any room. The best part is that the Mini is surprisingly durable, so you can expect many years of fun and function from this tidbit of tech.
How to reset a Google Nest Audio
The Google Nest Audio is a smart speaker that works with the Google Assistant. It lets you play music, get the news and weather, make calls and control compatible smart home devices. It can also help you get organized and inspired with a dashboard that puts your calendar, news and reminders in one place. The Nest Audio is also eco-friendly and designed with your environment in mind, so it fits seamlessly into any room.
The speaker also features a woofer and tweeter that deliver crisp vocals and powerful bass to fill the room with sound. The speaker also adapts to what you’re listening to so your music, podcasts and audiobooks are as clear as possible. It works together with other Nest speakers and displays, Chromecast-enabled devices, or compatible speakers to create a home audio system that fills your home with music.


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03 Dec 2018 --- At this year’s HiE in Frankfurt, Avebe presented its newest concepts that tap into the trends towards plant-based food solutions. The company's potato-based ingredient solutions for meat and dairy substitutes seek to answer the lifestyle needs of many of today’s consumers such as allergen-free, vegan, low-fat, GMO-free and clean or clear labeling.
The Dutch-based farmers’ co-operative aims to provide healthy, nutritious and eco-friendly ingredients for sustainable food systems. Together with its farmer members and customers, Avebe develops these ingredient solutions based on potatoes.
“We are the world’s largest and most innovative player in potato starch and potato protein. It’s our ambition to help consumers worldwide to eat healthier, more nutritious and eco-friendly food,” Bart Pennings, Ph.D., Global Sales Manager at AvebClick to EnlargeBart Pennings, Ph.D., Global Sales Manager e, tells FoodIngredientsFirst during HiE.
“At Avebe, we call this ‘Good Food,’ and we support this by providing our customers (food manufacturers) with ‘Good Food’ ingredients, from potatoes, which are naturally healthy, nutritious and eco-friendly.”
“Our clean label starch ingredient Etenia can help food manufacturers to reduce fat levels while maintaining product quality and the creamy, full-fat texture” Pennings comments. “This makes processed foods more healthy but still indulgent.”
The company also presented Solanic 100 potato protein, which Pennings believes fits with plant protein trends and the fortification of foods. “More than ten years ago, we were the first company in the world to offer food-grade potato protein and we have been progressing successfully with our potato protein ingredients in texture solutions.”
Avebe launched Solanic 100 two years ago, aiming for a high-quality, clean label, plant protein for nutrition. “The benefit of potato ingredients is that they allow food manufacturers to have free from allergen labels, unlike with the use of soy or gluten,” notes Pennings.
According to Avebe, Solanic 100 is the “number 1 plant protein for nutrition.”
“To us, the potato is a source of possibilities. We extract high-value food ingredients from potatoes including our Solanic 100 potato protein,” adds Pennings.
Solanic 100 has a complete and balanced amino acid composition with the highest level of essential amino acids among other plant proteins, resulting in a protein quality score of PDCAAS = 1 and DIAAS>1.
“Last but not least is Perfectasol, a potato ingredient that supports eco-friendly food and that is all about climate and sustainability,” he explains. “It’s all about the dietary choices consumers make and most notably, the shift from animal-based to a plant-based diet.”Click to Enlarge
“We have solutions for food manufacturers, and thereby consumers, in order to make this shift possible,” adds Pennings.
Avebe’s plant-based dairy applications are based on a combination of the company’s starch and protein knowledge to create plant-based dairy and cheeses. “We have an award-winning ingredient called Perfectasol, a range of texture solutions ideally suited to meet today’s leading consumer demands for plant-based and allergen-free products. We have combined potato protein and potato starch to make plant-based pizza cheese. What makes it great is that it resembles the melt and stretch of a mozzarella-style cheese. Consumers often don't want to compromise on taste or texture, but if you have a product that tastes and looks like the real thing, it makes the shift much easier and applicable,” Pennings explains.
In late October, Perfectasol D520 won the 2018 Protein Award for Most Novel Protein Ingredient at the Bridge2Food Protein Summit. According to the jury, Perfectasol D520 makes a “perfect plant-based pizza cheese.”
For Pennings, the range and concepts presented at HiE target low-fat, high-protein and plant-based eating trends. “Etenia is low-fat, Solanic 100 is high-protein and Perfectasol is ideal for making plant-based products,” he notes.
“We see a lot of consumers rClick to Enlargeeduce the amount of dairy and meat that they eat. They want to move to plant-based and having options like this really helps them do that. I see a lot of start-ups in the US especially tapping into these megatrends, investors see the potential of plant-based eating, these companies grow very rapidly and often get acquired by big meat or dairy companies, this helps to make plant-based foods become mainstream,” Pennings states.
This summer, after Europe was hit with some of the worst droughts recorded, Avebe also experienced some difficulties, but overall their potato ingredients weren’t too badly affected.
“Our farmers also had losses, some had normal good harvests, but some had problems,” Pennings says. “On average, our crop loss was similar to that of other European potato starch companies due to the extreme weather conditions we saw this summer. In the nearly 100 years that the company has been in business, we have never seen such extreme weather,” he claims.
“Avebe is in good shape though, we are very well organized, and we were able to pay our farmers a good price and keep our customers satisfied. It’s great to see how our nearly 100-year old potato farmers’ co-operative is able to adapt to the new market. We made the shift and we see great potential in our ingredients portfolio, which suits the needs of plant-based consumers.”
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PROSSER Grapevine leaf roll disease has plagued vineyards for centuries, but little is known about how this virus impacts the fruit quality and actual wine produced from grapes of effected plants.
Washington State University researchers examined virus impacts from “vine to wine.”
Their study involved making wines from red grapes from vines with disease and from healthy plants.
“In most studies we do, we use a limited number of grapes for data collection,” virologist and associate professor of plant pathology Naidu Rayapati said. “This time, we harvested 750 to 800 pounds from infected vines and an equal number from healthy vines, all donated by a generous grower.”
The grapes were harvested at different points in the season to measure whether early or late harvesting made the virus more of a factor in finished wine. They replicated the tests over three years to allow for changes from warm years versus cooler years.
In the final results, wines from virus-affected grapes had significantly lower alcohol and less color compared to wines from grapes of healthy vines.
The impacts were more pronounced during cooler growing seasons than in warmer seasons.
“We think that’s because grapes mature much faster in warmer seasons and don’t have as much time to be affected by the virus,” Rayapati said.
That’s just a hypothesis at this point, he said.
He hopes to do more research into seasonal influences for a deeper understanding of how the virus impacts vine health and fruit and wine quality.
Those assisting with the Prosser research project included Jim Harbertson with the university’s wine program in Richland.
Harbertson cautioned that it’s unlikely a vintner would ever make a wine with grapes from 100 percent virus-affected vines.
The research helps show that a virus can impact more than just the amount of grapes produced and harvested.


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Logan Roberts scored his first goal of the season during Binghamton's 2-1 victory over Vermont on Oct. 3.
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Junior forward Logan Roberts and graduate student forward Pascal Trappe each netted a first-half goal, powering Binghamton (6-4-1, 1-0-0 AE) to a 2-1 win over Vermont (5-4-1, 0-1-0 AE) in an America East men’s soccer game on Oct. 3 at Virtue Field in Burlington, Vt. The victory marks the Bearcats’ third conference-opening win in four seasons.
Roberts’ goal, which was his first of the year, came in the 17th minute. He took a pass from senior midfielder Tucker Sandercock and fired it into the net from close range.
Trappe, meanwhile, was in the right place at the right time in the 32nd minute to score his team-best third goal of the year. After an initial Bearcat shot off a corner kick hit the crossbar, he banged in the rebound to make it 2-0.
Brian Wright of Vermont trimmed the deficit to 2-1 when he scored his team-high sixth goal of the season. Skylar Davis and Loftur Eriksson were credited with the assists.
The Bearcats, however, were able to hold on for the victory.
“I thought we were terrific, especially in the first half,” head coach Paul Marco said. “This was a very tight game and we were fortunate to get a pair of goals in the first 45 minutes.”
Vermont, which finished with a 9-8 advantage in shots, had gone 3-0-1 in their first season at Virtue Field prior to the game against Binghamton. A crowd of 675 turned out for the Catamounts’ Homecoming Weekend game.
“Vermont is a good team and their crowd today was quite good,” Marco said. “I was hoping our guys would be up for the battle and they showed great focus and were pretty disciplined.”
Junior goalkeeper Robert Moewes made a pair of saves for Binghamton.
NOTES: Binghamton recorded its first win at Vermont since Oct. 24, 2009, when it also won 2-1. … The Bearcats now have three road wins this season, having also beaten then No. 28 Ohio State (Aug. 30) and Cornell (Sept. 22).


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15 years ago, the DC Fiscal Policy Institute was created to help improve the lives of the District’s most vulnerable residents.
This work has been critical in spurring the District to improve the supply of affordable housing, the quality of Pre-K through 12 education and the availability of health care for many whose only alternative had been the emergency room.
As we mark this anniversary, we renew our commitment to the mission. Like you, we want DC to be the city we know it can: a diverse community dedicated to helping secure a bright future for everyone, especially people and families that struggle to make ends meet. With your help, we can make this ambitious vision a reality. We will not rest until everyone has an affordable and decent home, regularly gets quality health care, can go to good school, and find a job that pays enough to do more than just get by.
As DCFPI continues to grow, lead, and innovate, your support is playing a more important role than ever. Your support helps us build on our successes, tackle new challenges, and keep the needs, strengths, and resiliency of our city uppermost in decision makers’ minds.
As we look ahead to an exciting new year, I’d like to share with you some of what you helped us accomplish in 15 years.

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