I entered the building and proceeded to climb up the very steep and palpitation-inducing steps that led to the library. I was totally ignorant of the historical worth of everything in that building. There was the great lecture hall across from the library that I soon discovered may have been rattled by the voices of famous men like "William Jennings Bryan, Wendell Phillips, and Horace Greeley. The visit of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as Governor of the State of New York [years before had] marked an outstanding event in the history of College Hall." I didn't know then I was walking on the very steps that only a century before the likes of Jessie Belle Rittenhouse, Frances Willard, and Belva Ann Lockwood had ascended. Indeed, those very stairs had been traversed by the prominent figures in my family—namely, my grandfather, grandmother, aunts, uncles, cousins, parents, sisters, and brother.
My assignment was not to write about my grandfather. I was hired to write about the continuation of EBI and EF's history since his death in 1970. The librarian, however, thought she needed to expose me to the entire history of Elim. As a result, she compiled a trove of antique treasure with documents, letters, periodicals, and pictures many even predating the founding of Elim. I will forever be grateful to her for her kindness and foresight.
Ivan and Minnie Spencer with a car needing repair in the background.
Sitting down at the table prepared for me, I began to organize the treasure—sorting items by subject and chronology. Over to my left were the documents about Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, and next to them was an outline of the history of Lima, New York, written for its 175th anniversary celebration. On the title page of the latter document, I read, "The Crossroads of Western New York." Up until that point, I had never known Lima as the "crossroads" of anything other than "Routes 5 & 20." Off to my right were the Trust magazines from Rochester Bible Training School (RBTS) of Rochester, New York. Dead center in front of me was a pile of The Elim Pentecostal Heralds dating from 1931 on to the 1990s.
I decided to look first at the Heralds from the initial two decades. There, I discovered editorials written by my grandfather Spencer. I became immersed in his theology, in his heart, and in the history of this early Pentecostal minister with Methodist Episcopal roots.


The main focus of the Bolivia budget 2012 will be on the critical sectors such as education and health as per Alvaro Garcia, the Bolivian Legislative Assembly acting president.
According to Garcia, a substantial part of the 2012 Bolivia budget will be dedicated to social causes.
The defense sector will be provided 435 million dollars.
The public works, housing and servicing sectors will be allotted approximately 1.3 billion dollars.
1.59 billion dollars have been earmarked for the education sector.
The Bolivian government, headed by the President, Evo Morales, will allot approximately 54 million dollars for the Juancito Pinto Benefit program. This program primarily encourages children to continue their school education and has already helped 1.6 million students from the first grade students at the primary level to the second year at the junior high school level.
According to Garcia, the Dignity Rent program will be allotted 250 million dollars.
This program assists senior citizens over 60 years age and provides them with 1800-2400 Bolivianos every year.
This program has already assisted 880,000 people since its inception.
The Bono Juana Azurduy de Padilla program will be allotted 15 million dollars in the 2012 budget.
As per this program, children younger than two years and pregnant ladies are provided with assistance of 1820 Bolivianos. This program has at least 800,000 beneficiaries.
Bolivia is presently hosting a social summit and it is expected by Luis Arce, the Minister of Economy and Public Finance that this will provide the national economy with some much needed boost. The efforts to change the procedures of Bolivian economy after 2006 will also be helped by this event.
The event has been attended by companies and organizations belonging to various social sectors and their debates, which happened at the social assembly, have given Arce and his subordinate ministers the ideas to make the public management systems better ones than their existing forms.
The second part of the event will be held at Cochabamba on 9th to 11th January, 2012. Various governmental departments and regions are presently discussing the recommendations made by the various social participants in the first phase of the said event.
Arce has stated that the meet at Cochabamba will feature further discussions on the strategies that can be used for betterment at the grass root levels and reach some consensus regarding these matters.
It is expected that these suggestions will help the government to continue the procedures being implemented by the Morales administration for economic betterment and boost the economy.
The new strategies, laid down by Evo Morales, for overall economic, social and political development, will feature critical sectors such as the social workers, intellectuals, farmers, students, indigenous people, women, laborers, business and organizations. These plans are supposed to help with the second stage of transformation of Bolivia.
These plans were originally promulgated by the Bolivian President in 2006 and are now being discussed and debated in this event, which has three stages. The first part of the event was staged in Cochabamba from 12th to 14th December 2011.


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"The total investment for ETI Finance is US$ 75 million. Some local depositors will be paid initially, he said at a media conference in Colombo last week.
He stated that the investment is coming in two tranches with the first tranche US$ 43 million and US$ 32 million as the second.
"Out of the first tranche, already they have transferred US$ 32 million to the ETI which has been used for the 10% deposit payment over the last few weeks, he said.
Governor said that another US$ 11 million has already came into a Cargills Bank account and that it will be released to ETI Finance Limited very soon.
Dr Coomaraswamy also said that both companies are negotiating and there are yet certain things to be clarified. Once everything is clarified they will take over the company for operations, he said.
He stated that with this ETI Finance will be receiving around 11.5 million rupees which will be used for the payment of existing deposits.
Further Monetary Board of CBSL, having considered the critical financial conditions of ETIFL and the possible implications to the financial system, decided to permit and facilitate ETIFL to sell its holding of shares for a net amount of USD 75 million.
"Having considered the request of the depositors, ETIFL has been instructed to pay urgently, 10 percent of deposit liabilities which amount to approximately Rs. 3,350 million and the accrued interests of Rs. 1,400 million (approximately) as at end May 2018 using the sales proceeds received. The payment will commenced on 05.06.2018. Also, has been instructed to pay a further 10 percent of deposit liabilities on receipt of the balance part of the sale proceeds, reports said.


A correctional officer transported Mcnett from the Iberia Parish jail to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center on the warrants. Bail is set at $3,803.50.
Tormichael Provost, 35, 707 Myrtis Street, New Iberia, LA was arrested on May 13, 2016 at 2:38 pm on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of criminal neglect of family and on a warrant for failure to appear on the charges of speeding and no driver's license. A correctional officer transported Provost from the Iberia Parish jail to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center on the warrants. Bail is set at $1,298.50.
Sheila Smith, 55, 1013 A Street, Franklin, LA was arrested on May 13, 2016 at 1:14 pm on a warrant for issuing worthless checks. Smith turned herself in at the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office in Franklin. She was released on a summons to appear in court on August 29, 2016.
Michael W. Martin, 33, 3510 Second Street, Berwick, LA was arrested on May 13, 2016 at 1:15 pm on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of issuing worthless checks. Martin turned himself in at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center on an administrative sanction. During booking, a correctional officer located the active warrant for his arrest. No bail is set.
Todd Girardeau, 54, 7811 Highway 14, New Iberia, LA was arrested on May 13, 2016 at 6:39 pm for improper backing (with a crash) and no insurance. A deputy was dispatched to a vehicle crash on Martin Luther King, Jr. Road in Charenton and made contact with Girardeau, the driver of one of the vehicles. During the crash investigation, the deputy learned that Girardeau backed into a vehicle while attempting to turn around. The deputy also found that Girardeau had no insurance on the vehicle he was driving. Girardeau was released on a summons to appear in court on August 29, 2016.
Chad M. Couvillier, 43, 1820 Iberia Street, New Iberia, LA was arrested on May 14, 2016 at 3:21 pm for criminal trespass, illegal possession of stolen things, and possession of (open) alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles. A detective with the Marine Division patrolling the levee system in Verdunville and Charenton observed a vehicle traveling over the top of the levee and conducted a vehicle stop. The detective made contact with the driver, Couvillier, and observed an open container of beer inside the pick-up truck. The detective also found that Couvillier had a license plate that was reported as stolen displayed on his vehicle. Couvillier was transported to the parish jail for booking. Couvillier was released on a $1,250 bond.
Jose M. Bibian, 29, 156 Lenny's Lane, Amelia, LA was arrested on May 14, 2016 at 8:25 pm for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Luis Cerritos, 23, 187 Odile Street, Amelia, LA was arrested on May 14, 2016 at 8:25 pm for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Deputies investigating a complaint of loud music and the possible discharge of a firearm on Odile Street made contact with Bibian and Cerritos. Deputies received consent to search two vehicles parked in the area and located three light bulbs with drug residue inside. During the course of the investigation, Bibian and Cerritos admitted to deputies that they used the lightbulbs to smoke methamphetamine. Deputies found no evidence of a firearm or of a firearm being discharged. Both subjects were released on summonses to appear in court on August 29, 2016.
Brianna Stewart, 19, 416 Broussard Street, Patterson, LA was arrested on May 14, 2016 at 8:52 pm for disturbing the peace (fighting).
Kenya Ruffin, 22, 330 Leo Drive, Patterson, LA was arrested on May 14, 2016 at 8:52 pm for disturbing the peace (fighting).
A deputy was dispatched to a complaint of a fight at a business in Bayou Vista. The deputy collected statements indicating that Stewart and Ruffin were engaged in an argument that escalated into a physical fight. Both subjects were released on summonses to appear in court on August 29, 2016.
Brady P. Rodriguez, 24, 311 Onstead Street, Morgan City, LA was arrested on May 14, 2016 at 11:25 pm on a warrant for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of probation. While assisting a Berwick police officer with a traffic stop near the foot of the Highway 182 bridge in Morgan City, a deputy made contact with Rodriguez and located the active warrant for his arrest. Rodriguez was transported to the parish jail for booking. Bail is set at $15,000.
John Sillmon, III, 29, 406 Millerville Drive, Jeanerette, LA was arrested on May 15, 2016 at 3:58 pm on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of littering. A deputy received information from the Chitimacha Tribal Police Department that an officer had Sillmon, who was wanted on active warrant, in custody. The deputy transported Sillmon from the CTPD to the parish jail for booking. Sillmon was released on a $2,500 bond.
Johnny J. Bonin, 55, 1041 Cayce Street, Franklin, LA was arrested on May 15, 2016 at 7:00 pm for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and careless operation with a crash. A deputy responded to a single vehicle crash on Levee Road in Charenton and found that a vehicle crashed into a telephone pole. The deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Bonin, and smelled the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on Bonin's person. Bonin admitted to the deputy that he had consumed alcoholic beverages prior to driving. Bonin later registered a 0.144g% on a breath test. Bonin was transported to the parish jail for booking. No bail is set.
Jeremy Smith, 33, 2400 Irish Bend Road, Franklin, LA was arrested on May 15, 2016 at 7:25 pm on a warrant for domestic abuse battery. The warrant was the result of a February 2015 investigation into a complaint of a battery. The deputy gathered evidence that Smith struck a female victim at a residence in Bayou Vista. Smith turned himself in at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center. Bail is set at $1,500.
Matthew Senette, 32, 9384 LA 182 Lot #1, Centerville, LA was arrested on May 15, 2015 at 7:46 pm for domestic abuse battery.
Samantha Pavlick, 23, 9384 LA 182 Lot #1, Centerville, LA was arrested on May 15, 2016 at 8:35 pm for domestic abuse battery.
A deputy investigating a complaint of a domestic battery collected evidence indicating that Senette and Pavlick were engaged in 2 physical altercations that occurred at 2 separate locations in the Centerville area. Both subjects were transported to the parish jail for booking. No bail is set.


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US Drone Strike Kills 2 in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A suspected U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region on Thursday killed two militants, three intelligence officials said.
The latest strike took place in the Kurram tribal region bordering Afghanistan and the identity and nationality of the slain men were not immediately known, said the officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to media on the record.
Pakistan's military and the CIA's drone strikes have killed thousands of Pakistani and foreign militants in the tribal regions since Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.
The drone strike came on the same day that Pakistan's cabinet approved a set of reforms that will bring the tribal regions under government control, an aide to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said. The reforms will be implemented over a five-year period after a merger of the tribal regions with Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, he said.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to disclose the information before it was released officially.
Also on Thursday, Pakistani police shot and killed a vendor they suspected of being a suicide bomber in the northwestern city of Mardan, a police officer Mumtaz Khan said. The vendor was riding a bicycle and didn't stop at a checkpoint outside a courthouse, he said.
Khan said the police first rammed a vehicle into the bicycle when the vendor didn't listen to warning shouts and shot him when he tried to run away.
The man died later and no explosives or weapons were found, he said.
"I don't understand why the vendor would keep going (even though) we were giving him loud warnings," said another officer, Zeb Bakhtiar, who was at the checkpoint.
Pakistani police have been on high alert after a recent string of suicide bombings that have killed more than 125 people, the latest of them inside a court building in another northwestern city. Pakistani Taliban-linked militants and the Islamic State group have claimed the brazen attacks.
The Pakistani Taliban, their allied local militant groups and al-Qaida-linked foreign militants have been operating from the country's lawless tribal regions along the Afghan border. The rough terrain consists of long swathes of land that has historically been ruled by a set of local tribal laws, effectively denying access to the Pakistani police and judicial system there.

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Chicago on Tuesday will play host to the Obama Foundation's first summit, a two-day gathering designed to inspire a new generation of leaders.
The summit will feature around 500 speakers and performers, with grassroots leaders participating alongside big names such as Prince Harry and Chance the Rapper.
"Whether you're an artist or entrepreneur, organizer or civil servant, you're here because you've demonstrated the passion, optimism, and devotion we need to move the world forward," wrote former President Barack Obama in a welcome note to attendees.
Delegates from 60 countries and 27 U.S. states will attend the summit, as well as 102 native Chicagoans and Barack and Michelle Obama themselves.
Watch Barack and Michelle Obama give a welcome address live above at 4 p.m. ET. The pair will speak as the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election intensified Monday with the arrest of several allies of President Donald Trump.


At the Designer Wedding Show in London this February, I met wedding cake designer Anna Tyler.
And in a blog post in March, I featured photographs that I took of some of her stunning floral-inspired cakes which were on display at the show. They look even more amazing in real life…and taste delicious!
Could you tell us what prompted you to become a wedding cake designer?
I've always loved baking and anything to do with food from a very young age. Although I trained as a photographer, my real passion was with anything sweet!
I then had another order for a wedding from somebody at the previous wedding and that is how it all started!
Before I knew it, I had people asking me for cakes before I even had a business.
I started my business in June 2009, where after six months I opened my cake kitchen, which is based in Bristol.
What different types of cakes do you make?
I make a number of different sponge flavours from the more well-known vanilla and raspberry, lemon and chocolate, along with my favourite, carrot cake and red velvet cake.
I also love fruit cake, so I came up with a few alternatives rather than your traditional brandy soaked rich fruit cake.
My favourite is orange and ginger which consists of the fruit being soaked in Cointreau and ginger wine, with the addition of crystallised ginger and orange zest…a little twist on the traditional fruit cake.
Could you tell us where you get your inspiration for the floral decorations on your cakes?
I get a lot of my floral inspiration from flower magazines, especially to get the colours right.
However I actually get inspiration from anything! From a teacup to a wallpaper, or the pattern of a carpet!
Is one particular cake design the most popular?
One of my most popular designs is the White Cascade cake (pictured on the right above). Its neutral colours and life-like flowers seem to be real hit!
Another is my Oodles of Roses cake (pictured on the far right below). People seem to like this simple white rose covered cake as I've created it time and time again!
Could you tell us about your cake decorating classes?
I wanted to start classes myself because when I was starting out, I couldn't find anywhere that was teaching the modern sugarcraft that I love.
I get a lot of emails from people asking me where I learnt and where I would recommend, which prompted me to start my own.
The classes are aimed at beginners and intermediates alike and also people who want to brush up on their skills. So, there's everything from a Basic Skills course to Signature Wedding Cake, Roses and Cupcake courses.
They're fun and informal but will also give you the confidence to try your new skills at home.
I understand that you won an award recently in Perfect Wedding magazine. Could you tell us more about it?
I was entered into the competition under 'Best Wedding Cake Designer'.
I was up against some really great names in the wedding world, however much to my amazement I managed to bag second place. I was totally shocked and massively excited!
As mentioned, I've just started running my cake decorating classes. So hopefully a great year ahead of teaching, baking and not too much cake eating!
If you'd like to keep up-to-date with Anna's news, she is on Facebook and has a blog.
And if you'd like to know more about her recently launched cake decorating classes, simply pop over to her new website.


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Cover Story: Harbinger of change
Petrina Fernandez
June 20, 2018 15:00 pm +08
This article first appeared in Options, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on June 18, 2018 - June 24, 2018.
Anchored in Port Klang recently to raise awareness on plastic use and pollution was Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior. The campaign ship of the non-governmental organisation was on a five-month tour around the region, conducting forums and engaging with local stakeholders. Greenpeace Southeast Asia executive director Yeb Saño speaks to Petrina Fernandez about his career in environmental activism and the need for urgent action.
A male pilot whale was found struggling to breathe in the waters off south Thailand recently. For five days, rescuers kept him afloat with buoys as veterinarians sheltered his exposed skin from the sun with umbrellas while fighting to save him. The small mammal threw up five plastic bags during the period before dying.
The very next morning, Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior arrived in Malaysia in time for World Environment Day.
A North American Cree Indian prophecy, "When the world is sick and dying, people will rise up like warriors of the rainbow", gave Greenpeace's renowned campaign vessel its name. The first Rainbow Warrior started life in 1955 as Sir William Hardy — it was the UK's first diesel electric ship and was used as a fishery research trawler by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It was later used to protest against whaling, seal hunting, nuclear testing and nuclear waste dumping activities while the flags of Greenpeace and the United Nations fluttered proudly above the bustle.
For the full story, pick up a copy of The Edge Malaysia (June 18, 2018) at your nearest newsstands or visit optionstheedge.com.
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Biodegradable substance can be broken down and decays naturally i.e., after decomposition it becomes a part of nature. The use of biodegradable substance in packaging is key developing trend in this era of globalization. The extensive range of materials that fall under biodegradable packaging tolerate the significant characteristic of decay or degradation into natural constituents when it is acted upon by microorganisms in quite short time frame once placed in natural environment. They are recyclable polymers that can be bifurcated into bio-based or fossil-based and in most cases can be harvested from nature made using green industrial processes.
The global biodegradable packaging market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.8% during the period 2017-2027. The biodegradable packaging market is primarily driven by an array of factors such as strict regulations of government to reduce the non-biodegradable wastage. Additionally, the global biodegradable packaging market is expected to grow at exponential rate of US$ 18.3 Billion by the end of 2027.
The global biodegradable packaging market is segmented into material type and applications type. The market on the basis of material is segmented into plastic and paper bio degradable material. Paper based biodegradable packaging market is expected to drive market on the account of availability of recyclable paper and easy degradability into the nature. On the basis of application type, the market is segmented into Food Packaging, Pharmaceutical, Beverage Packaging, Personal & Home Care Packaging and others. Presently, food packaging dominates the market with 71.3 % of share, although beverage packaging is anticipated to grow at significant CAGR in coming years.
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Mr. Monk Goes To Germany
May 1, 2013 July 1, 2008 by Lee Goldberg
Today my latest MONK novel, MR. MONK GOES TO GERMANY, hits the bookstore shelves nationwide in hardcover. Here's what it's about:
Adrian Monk is actually doing well lately. He's
solving murders as fast as they come, and he's been noticeably less
compulsive—he doesn't count his morning Wheat Chex until they're in the bowl. Progress is progress, and Monk knows he owes it all to his therapist, Dr. Kroger.
So when Dr. Kroger attends a conference in Germany, Monk ends up in
trouble. He can't tie his shoes, forgets how to swallow, and loses
track of his blinking. Desperate to regain his footing, Monk follows
his shrink to Germany. And that's where Monk sees the man across a
crowded town square. The man he's never stopped searching for.
The man with six fingers. The man responsible for his wife's death.
Or did Monk imagine crossing paths with him?
Now, in a foreign land full of… foreigners, Monk must deal
with his multitude of phobias and contend with an especially unfriendly
polizei department in order to find the six-fingered man. He must also
confront someone who thinks Monk may have just gone officially
insane—his own psychiatrist.
Over the weekend, the book got big play in the newspaper in Lohr, Germany, where much of the story is set (if you can read German, you can see part one of the article here and part two here in PDF format). And the German edition of the book doesn't even come out until this fall. I wish I could get coverage like that here!
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13 thoughts on "Mr. Monk Goes To Germany"
Dan Williams
Wow. Absolutely fantastic. It's good to see it happening. It's sort of amazing.
Maybe you CAN get some coverage like this in the U.S. One entrepreneur whose book I've just read says he sent the NY Times a one-page press release about his company, which was very small and virtually unknown. They sent a reporter and the story made page 1 of the business section. Can you get a translation of the article, and maybe post it on your website, photos and all, and send out some press releases? Or is your agent doing so?
It seems to me that your story is more interesting than a small start-up. Maybe the Times would like your take on doing TV business in Germany as it's a pretty big market. You've got nothing to lose and lots to gain. Besides, Mr. Monk is now an icon and people will be interested to read about him, and you.
I think it's unlikely the book will get that kind of coverage here — TV tie-ins aren't that unique. It's special in Germany because MONK is very popular there and I think the last think people expect is for the character to show up in their country. Also, it was a big deal in Lohr, because very few (if any) novels have been set there…certainly not one featuring a character as internationally popular in the country as Adrian Monk (unless you count Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, reputedly set in Lohr)
Mike Doran
Two questions: (1) Any chance of putting up a translation of the German article (or even the original, for those of us with bad touristendeutsch)? (2) I know it's too late for the hardcover, but do you suppose the paperback might have a dedication to Stanley Kamel? It would be a nice touch…
I have added a link to the files in the post. The book is dedicated to my wife and daughter…and, with all due respect to Stanley Kamel's memory, I have no plans to change that for the paperback.
Where am I going wrong?
There's an article in Variety.com about German cultural spending going up for the fourth year in a row to $1.8 billion dollars, with their previous spending sparking an investment in German film-making of about $855 million dollars.
Lee made a film in Germany, has set a book in Germany, has been written up in German publications, met many Germans in the film industry, spoke at a German film industry event and has insights on how Americans can connect with the German film and TV industry — so why is this not news? Why is this not being written up in the NY Times? This is a slam dunk.
Why hasn't the NY Times received a press release letting them know all this and that Lee is available for quotes?
Then again, maybe it's just my take on it. (But it sure looks like news to me.)
Big G
I will provide a translation of the article in the German magazine (Wochenendmagazin) about Mr. Goldberg's book "Monk Goes to Germany" and his stay in Lohr, but it will take a day or two. After all, it's a long article:-)
Big G from Germany
We're also getting one from Ute, who leads the Diagnosis Murder fan club in Germany…so don't feel obligated.
Good morning, all:
The English translation of the article was posted by a friend of mine and is available under the following link (USA Network Forums, Mr. Monk Goes to Germany):
http://forums.usanetwork.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=394735&view=findpost&p=897418
Have a wonderful 4th of July
Here's a rough translation by Ute von Hartz. Thanks Ute!
Two Murder Cases and a Psychiatrist in Lohr
"Mr. Monk Goes to Germany": New detective book is a homage to Berlin and the town in the Spessart.
by Monika Buedel
Monk, the main character of one of the best known TV detective series, comes to Lohr. Never before has a novel taken place in this little town in the Spessart – except Katrine von Huttens autobiographic story "Im Luftschloss meines Vaters".
"Mr. Monk Goes to Germany" is the title of the new book by Lee Goldberg based on the mystery TV series and will be published on Wednesday. The investigator is better known through the TV series than the books. The high-rated series has aired for six years in the USA and has aired for four in Germany.
Why does the detective come from San Francisco to Germany even though he has phobias against people, germs and flying? It's because he can't stand to be at home without his therapist Dr. Kroger, who has left to attend a conference in Lohr. Adrian Monk feels abandoned and is almost unable to live his daily life. Natalie Teeger, his assistant, doesn't know what to do, so she agrees to search for Dr. Kroger in Germany.
When Monk finds his therapist in Lohr at the hotel Franziskushoehe, he believes that the psychiatrist is playing a bad game with him. Monk is desperate, fighting his phobias as a tourist in the town and suddenly sees a man with six fingers on one hand at the market place. He follows the man but loses him in the crowd. Monk's wife Trudy was killed some years ago and ever since he has been searching for the murderer: a man with a six-fingered hand.
And where-ever Monk goes there are corpses. An experience Natalie has gone through again and again. "Wherever Monk is you can be sure that sooner or later a dead body appears."
In Lohr, it is not only one dead body but two close to the Franziskushoehe. The local police soon find harmless explanations for the two deaths. Monk contradicts their theory. He believes they are murders and investigates, which leads him to Berlin and back to Lohr.
Why did the American author think of setting a story in Lohr? Lohr is known in the area because of its psychiatric hospital. But is it also known in Los Angeles? No – Lohr is unknown there and the last murder here was years ago.
The American author Lee Goldberg came to Germany through the company MediaXchange, which brings together American and European script writers. Producer Hermann Joha works in cooperation with MediaXchange to bring new ideas to German TV productions. In his hotel Franziskushoehe in his hometown of Lohr he organized two Writers Rooms training programs in 2007. One of the lecturers was Lee Goldberg from Los Angeles. It was his first visit to Germany.
"I was amazed by Lohr" Goldberg raves on the phone one year after his last stay in Spessart. "That's why I wanted to write about Lohr and immediately thought of Monk. The TV series it is very popular in Germany, so hopefully people there will want to read the book."
In the book, Lohr offers some challenges for the detective, who suffers from some psychological problems. The cobblestone pavement and the crooked houses in the old town are horrible for him. Monk needs order, straight lines, everything symmetrical. No disinfectant tissues can help him deal with all the forests, the mud and the many animals.
Lee Goldberg describes Lohr and its surroundings out of a tourists view: the castle, the Bayer's Tower, the streets, and the hiking trails. He tells the reader about witches being burned on the market place, about Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and the half-timbered houses.
"The villages are so well preserved and charming. They look like Hollywood sets or theme-parks instead of real places. The place has remained almost unchanged for centuries."
Those who know Lohr will smile about the details they recognizes, those who don't know Lohr will be curious about the "houses that are so low, only dwarfs can live in them." They don't need to buy a guide book, Goldberg's information is comprehensive: From the former hospital for lung diseases to the church, he doesn't miss any special place in the small town. That's Goldberg's intention: He wants his fellow US people to visit Germany. "Germany as travel destination isn't very popular in the USA. I met a lot of tourists from Spain, France and Italy, but hardly from America." And so the author from the west coast even promotes German food and says that Wiener Schnitzel has nothing in common with the same named Californian fast food restaurants and the hot dogs they serve there.
Still the Cold War in Mind
Goldberg uses Monk's and Natalie's investigative trip to Berlin to bring to life the capital's history. They talk about the wall, visit the Brandenburger Tor, watch the expensive shops at Friedrichstrasse and they visit Checkpoint Charlie.
"I love Berlin" the author says. "It is exciting. I was so surprised. For many Americans, Berlin has a bad image. They still connect it with the cold war, with the wall. It is a shame."
Berlin has other qualities for Monk: The buildings made with precast concrete slabs satisfy his desire of straight lines and harmony.
In total Lee Goldberg was only two weeks in Lohr and only a few days in Berlin. In Lohr he was working as lecturer for most of the time. How did he get all the knowledge? "I took a lot of pictures and talked to a lot of people. I went to the tourist information office and learned much about Lohr." The tourist information office is also mentioned in the book. "It is my job to research my stories. I walked a lot in the forest behind Franziskushoehe and studied the area. Hermann Joha arranged a meeting with someone from the history society. In Berlin I toured around for three days asking myself what would attract an American police officers attention here."
Add his [Goldberg's] imagination: At the Writers Room early 2007 he noticed a band-aid at a woman's finger. "What happened?" – "Cut" she answered. "No" Goldberg said. "At noon today there was a bank robbery in Lohr and that [cut] results of a grazing shot."
Will we see Lohr once in the future in a Monk episode on TV? "I doubt that. It is too expensive. And it isn't possible to rebuild it. But I am planning to come to Lohr to sign books when the German version will be published. It is a terrific place."
Sweeps and "machines"
Lee Goldberg hopes that his book will bring many tourists to Lohr so they can see that all he described is real. Most of it: In the preface he explains that a lot is true – and some is invented. Visitors will search in vain for the Bed-and-Breakfast Monk and Natalie are staying at.
Goldberg still is surprised by three things: most German people speak English, the street sweepers who clean the road each morning, and that there are vending machines for cigarettes on residential streets.
What happens to Adrian Monk? Natalie demands a compensation for the hard days in Lohr. She wants a short trip to Paris since they are already in Europe. Monk wants to go back to his more or less orderly conditions in San Francisco. But after a skillful move by Natalie, Monk says: "You win. We go to France." Will she regret it? The title of the next book is: "Mr. Monk is Miserable".
Personal Data: Lee Goldberg
Lee Goldberg (45) is author and TV writer in Los Angeles (USA). He is married to a French woman and has two kids. Before he wrote scripts he was working for newspapers, magazines and TV papers. He wrote for Diagnosis Murder, Martial Law and Monk. Goldberg was involved with "Fast Track – No Limits", an American style action story shot in Berlin. This movie was produced by Hermann Joha (Action Concept / Hürth) and was presented at this year's European Film Market during the Berlinale. Short thereafter the story about illegal car races aired on Pro 7. Goldberg wrote the Monk books (as already published in German):
"Mr. Monk und die Feuerwehr" (also produced as a TV episode), "Mr. Monk besucht Hawaii", Mr. Monk und die Montagsgrippe", "Mr. Monk und seine Assistentinnen", "Mr. Monk und die Ausserirdischen" (available from Sept. 11th in bookstores) and "Mr. Monk geht nach Deutschland" that will be published in the USA on July 2nd, but which can also be ordered through German bookstores. The German translation is announced for November 21st. In December "Mr. Monk is Miserable" shall be published in the USA. Goldberg wrote the Germany Monk in Los Angeles, in hotels in Lohr, Cologne, Munich, London and Montreal, and in airplanes and trains taking him to these places.
Monk celebrates 4th anniversary on German TV
Adrian Monk is a person troubled by compulsions. The detective is a genius. The successful US American mystery series is named "Monk". It has aired since 2002 in the USA. After tomorrow, it will have aired for four years on RTL. The creator is Andy Breckman. A line of books were written by the American author Lee Goldberg. Adrian Monk (played by Tony Shalhoub) was homicide cop with the San Francisco Police Department. When his wife Trudy was killed by an attack all his ticks become serious psychological disorders. He didn't leave his home for three years and was dismissed from SFPD. When the series begins his condition was better but countless phobias remain. He needs the help of a personal assistant. Until season three it was Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram) a former nurse. Her main task is to keep those things away from Monk that frighten him. He can't stand disorder and things that aren't symmetric. Since the dismissal from SFPD he is working as private investigator and counselor for the police.
Even though or maybe because of his phobias he has a special sense for things that aren't all right. Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard) is his assistant since actress Bitty Schram left the series.
Natalie is less understanding for Monk's disorders but she has a kind of humor and sarcasm that helps her getting along with it. In the first chapter of "Mr. Monk Goes to Germany" Natalie – the books are written in her point of view – describes precisely that it isn't easy to work for him. The most successful episode on German TV reached 4 million people. The series has won several Emmy Awards and got many Golden Globes – mainly for best actor Tony Shalhoub.
FYI — the reporter got a few things wrong.
I spent months in Berlin, not just a few days. And I have only one child, not two.
But otherwise she's correct, I visited Lohr twice for five days, both times teaching a TV writing seminar for German writer/producers. I snuck out to explore the town and the forest in-between classes.
I was writing MR. MONK IN OUTER SPACE at the time, so Monk was very much on my mind. I couldn't help thinking how Monk would react to the half-timbered houses, the cobblestones streets, and the legend of Snow White. Before I knew it, I'd made up my mind to set my next book there.
Once I visited Berlin, and got to know the city, I also realized Monk would love it there. There is so much that is, well, orderly and symmetrical. And when I saw them selling pieces of the Berlin wall at a gift shop, I got the giggles thinking about how Monk would react to it.
MR. MONK IS MISERABLE came to me while I was taking my daughter on a tour of the Catacombes in Paris. I couldn't help thinking how Monk would react to the millions upon millions of bones stacked in the tunnels beneath the city. Just as I was thinking this, my daughter said to "imagine what Monk would do here!" and I knew I was on to something good.
Good work in getting the translation! And what's not to like?
A good plot (the return of the six-fingered man).
An interesting setting (Germany, which I have never considered as a tourist destinatiion, but now I will).
And a connection to the German film and TV world.
But the article leaves me wanting more. More details about TV and film in Germany, how Lee got involved, what the German culture minister is trying to achieve, what we can expect in the future, how Americans can fit in.
This interest combined with the announcement that $1.8 billion will be spent this next year by the German Culture Ministry makes Lee's take on it news in this country.
So when will the other shoe drop? Who is sending the press release to the NY Times?
(This isn't the time to be shy or modest. Lee's insights can help both the American writing community and the German film industry. When the national cultural interest of two countries is involved, and Lee can help, why wouldn't the Times want the story?)
reigningfrog
Hi, Lee, I'm a relatively new discoverer of the Monk book series, having picked up a copy of the first book at a church book sale. I fell in love immediately and have been reading the whole series non-stop over the last couple of months (in fact I just got my copy of Mr. Monk goes to Germany in the mail today.) I can't tell you how many times I've been reading a Monk book in public and someone will come up to me and say, "There's a book series? I didn't know that. I MUST get a copy!" I think word is spreading. Please keep them coming!!!
Thank you, Mr. Frog! Each book does better than the one before it, so the audience is definitely growing.


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Once the pride of Riverdale, this forlorn flagpole is in need of restoration, relocation
Posted Sunday, December 8, 2019 12:05 am
Richard Feldman talks about the Riverdale Monument in Bell Tower Park where Riverdale Avenue meets West 239th Street. But just across West 239th, a dilapidated flagpole rusts away, almost hidden by surrounding trees. It's a piece of history Feldman wants to restore.
HIRAM ALEJANDRO DURÁN
Richard Feldman cannot remember when there stopped being a flag atop the flagpole on West 239th Street across from the Riverdale Monument. He has been trying to restore the pole for years.
The flagpole on West 239th Street across from the Riverdale Monument has been in a state of disrepair for years. Richard Feldman is on a mission to restore it.
A flag has not flown at atop the flagpole on West 239th Street for quite some time. Richard Feldman wants to restore the pole, located just across the street from the Riverdale Monument, to its former glory.
Richard Feldman cares deeply about honoring veterans, and he is on mission to restore the flagpole on West 239th Street across from the Riverdale Monument.
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Chances are, you didn't even know it was there. Don't be ashamed. Unless they were looking for it specifically, many wouldn't see it.
Hundreds of cars pass by the Riverdale Monument at the busy intersection just off the Henry Hudson Parkway where West 239th Street and Riverdale Avenue meet. But just across the street, in a wooded strip between the main highway and its side access road, is an old flagpole that has certainly seen better days.
The paint that once coated the towering metal gave up long ago, replaced by flaking remains, and a rusty base. Old Glory spent decades waving its stars and stripes for everyone to see. But even now, that's just a memory.
Yet, it's just a flagpole, right? New York City has hundreds of them, if not thousands. But this flagpole represents more than an opportunity to honor America. It was the end-result of a community that came together to properly honor the veterans listed on the Monument nearby. And it was a flagpole that was quite important to one bus driver looking to make a difference.
Long before there was a Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and before buses took on the familiar blue and white color scheme, there were simply city buses. And these buses were green and yellow. Getting to know drivers was much more important way back when, and in the early 1950s, it seemed everyone knew "Scotty."
That was the nickname for the Scotland-born Eric Langfier, who drove a bus nearly every day past the Riverdale Monument. Here was this massive stone bell tower recognizing every single man in uniform to fight the "Great War," but there was no flag flying above it. Scotty decided to do something about it, and that's where David Stein stepped in.
His Riverdale Press was just a few years old at that point, already evolving significantly from its humble origins as a fundraising newsletter for the Riverdale Neighborhood House. Scotty knew a lot of people — especially Stein's sons Buddy and Richie, whom he regularly picked up and drove to school. There should be a flag there, Stein concluded, and The Press was going to make sure it happened.
In Spring 1955, the campaign began to raise $220 to construct a flagpole near the Monument. Stein published 48 stars — the number of states in the union at the time — with each one representing $5. The campaign was so popular, everyone was giving, and some wanted to bankroll the entire cost — the equivalent of a little more than $2,000 today — on their own.
Stein slowed it all down, however, to the point of asking people to donate change rather than full bills. This wasn't a project for just a few people with deep pockets he surmised — it was something for the whole community to participate in.
After "several hundred" donations, the flagpole was unveiled on May 22, 1955. On-hand were members of the William E. Irwin Post of the American Legion, U.S. Rep. Paul Fino, and Scotty himself, raising the first American flag up the pole.
The efforts of that time were commemorated on a small plaque still found on the pole today, announcing that it was "erected by the residents of the Riverdale community through popular subscription." It's that plaque that convinced Richard Feldman, a longtime resident and local community activist, that this wasn't just any old flagpole. This was a symbol for the community.
"Can you imagine when people drive up Riverdale Avenue, they see this flag, they see this monument, and right away, you feel connected," Feldman said on a recent visit to the site.
Feldman, who mans a table at The Riverdale Y Sunday Market, raised about $500 for the flagpole last year, intended to be starting capital to restore this piece of history. The problem is, no one wants to take his money.
Bell Tower Park, where the Monument sits, has been part of the city's parks department since 1938, when the Dwight James Baum-designed tower was moved some 700 feet south to make way for the Henry Hudson Parkway. The flagpole, however, is not on parks land — it's on land controlled by the city's transportation department. And restoring old flagpoles likely isn't high on their to-do list.
"DOT does not install or maintain flagpoles," a department spokesperson said in a statement to The Press. "If we find an entity willing to maintain the flagpole at this location, we are open to further discussions."
That creates a bit of a quandary for Feldman. It will obviously take more than $500 to restore the flagpole, but even if more money was raised, how would it be spent? Who would restore the pole? Who would raise the flag each morning?
Those are questions Feldman is still seeking answers for, but in the meantime, he's still working on just making people aware the flagpole even exists, and the connection it has to Riverdale's past.
Just down the road, Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy bears the name of the newspaper founder who helped make the flagpole a reality in the first place. Feldman wonders when students there learn about history, if they learn about what exactly the Riverdale Monument represents.
"This generation of students in (M.S./H.S.) 141 are seeing the Monument, but they're not understanding that (many of) those people died," the retired school teacher said. "We need to draw that conversation out of them. The context of the memorial is only real, it's only alive today, when it's in the context of the flag that they died for. That symbolism is the joint sense that this is a memorial, that builds that sense of connection for our children with what is true patriotism."
And it's something Scotty would want. No schools — not even a street — were named for him despite his initial idea to erect a flagpole at the Monument. In fact, little is known about what happened to Scotty after he raised the flag above Riverdale more than 64 years ago. An Eric Langfier who once lived in Yonkers eventually retired to Florida where, according to the Miami Herald, he died in 1986, living a full life of 82 years.
"We want to support things that represent all of us," Feldman said. "We want to say, 'This is our neighborhood.' We have all different kinds of groups, but in the end, we want to be supportive of our neighborhood, of our community."
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Only 39% of women are confident in their capabilities to start a business compared to 55% of men. This is a perceived gap in ability, rather than an actual gap in skill sets.
Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurs


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package org.apache.beam.fn.harness;

import static org.apache.beam.vendor.guava.v26_0_jre.com.google.common.collect.Iterables.getOnlyElement;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Map;
import org.apache.beam.model.pipeline.v1.RunnerApi.Components;
import org.apache.beam.model.pipeline.v1.RunnerApi.PCollection;
import org.apache.beam.model.pipeline.v1.RunnerApi.PTransform;
import org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction.RehydratedComponents;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.fn.data.FnDataReceiver;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.function.ThrowingFunction;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.util.WindowedValue;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.util.WindowedValue.WindowedValueCoder;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.guava.v26_0_jre.com.google.common.collect.Iterables;

/**
 * Utilities to create {@code PTransformRunners} which execute simple map functions.
 *
 *
Simple map functions are used in a large number of transforms, especially runner-managed
 * transforms, such as map_windows.
 *
 *
TODO: Add support for DoFns which are actually user supplied map/lambda functions instead of
 * using the {@link FnApiDoFnRunner} instance.
 */
@SuppressWarnings({
  "rawtypes" // TODO(https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-10556)
})
public abstract class MapFnRunners {

  /** Create a {@link MapFnRunners} where the map function consumes elements directly. */
  public static <InputT, OutputT> PTransformRunnerFactory<?> forValueMapFnFactory(
      ValueMapFnFactory<InputT, OutputT> fnFactory) {
    return new Factory<>(new CompressedValueOnlyMapperFactory<>(fnFactory));
  }

  /**
   * Create a {@link MapFnRunners} where the map function consumes {@link WindowedValue Windowed
   * Values} and produced {@link WindowedValue Windowed Values}.
   *
   *
Each {@link WindowedValue} provided to the function produced by the {@link
   * WindowedValueMapFnFactory} will be in exactly one {@link
   * org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.BoundedWindow window}.
   */
  public static <InputT, OutputT> PTransformRunnerFactory<?> forWindowedValueMapFnFactory(
      WindowedValueMapFnFactory<InputT, OutputT> fnFactory) {
    return new Factory<>(new ExplodedWindowedValueMapperFactory<>(fnFactory));
  }

  /** A function factory which given a PTransform returns a map function. */
  public interface ValueMapFnFactory<InputT, OutputT> {
    ThrowingFunction<InputT, OutputT> forPTransform(String ptransformId, PTransform pTransform)
        throws IOException;
  }

  /**
   * A function factory which given a PTransform returns a map function over the entire {@link
   * WindowedValue} of input and output elements.
   *
   *
{@link WindowedValue Windowed Values} will only ever be in a single window.
   */
  public interface WindowedValueMapFnFactory<InputT, OutputT> {
    ThrowingFunction<WindowedValue<InputT>, WindowedValue<OutputT>> forPTransform(
        String ptransformId, PTransform ptransform) throws IOException;
  }

  /** A factory for {@link MapFnRunners}s. */
  private static class Factory<InputT, OutputT>
      implements PTransformRunnerFactory<Mapper<InputT, OutputT>> {

    private final MapperFactory mapperFactory;

    private Factory(MapperFactory<InputT, OutputT> mapperFactory) {
      this.mapperFactory = mapperFactory;
    }

    @Override
    public Mapper<InputT, OutputT> createRunnerForPTransform(Context context) throws IOException {

      FnDataReceiver<WindowedValue<InputT>> consumer =
          (FnDataReceiver)
              context.getPCollectionConsumer(
                  getOnlyElement(context.getPTransform().getOutputsMap().values()));

      Mapper<InputT, OutputT> mapper =
          mapperFactory.create(context.getPTransformId(), context.getPTransform(), consumer);

      RehydratedComponents components =
          RehydratedComponents.forComponents(
              Components.newBuilder().putAllCoders(context.getCoders()).build());
      String pCollectionId =
          Iterables.getOnlyElement(context.getPTransform().getInputsMap().values());
      context.addPCollectionConsumer(
          pCollectionId,
          (FnDataReceiver) (FnDataReceiver<WindowedValue<InputT>>) mapper::map,
          getValueCoder(components, context.getPCollections(), pCollectionId));
      return mapper;
    }

    private org.apache.beam.sdk.coders.Coder<?> getValueCoder(
        RehydratedComponents components,
        Map<String, PCollection> pCollections,
        String pCollectionId)
        throws IOException {
      if (!pCollections.containsKey(pCollectionId)) {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException(
            String.format("Missing PCollection for id: %s", pCollectionId));
      }

      org.apache.beam.sdk.coders.Coder<?> coder =
          components.getCoder(pCollections.get(pCollectionId).getCoderId());
      if (coder instanceof WindowedValueCoder) {
        coder = ((WindowedValueCoder<InputT>) coder).getValueCoder();
      }
      return coder;
    }
  }

  @FunctionalInterface
  private interface MapperFactory<InputT, OutputT> {
    Mapper<InputT, OutputT> create(
        String ptransformId, PTransform ptransform, FnDataReceiver<WindowedValue<OutputT>> outputs)
        throws IOException;
  }

  private interface Mapper<InputT, OutputT> {
    void map(WindowedValue<InputT> input) throws Exception;
  }

  private static class ExplodedWindowedValueMapperFactory<InputT, OutputT>
      implements MapperFactory<InputT, OutputT> {
    private final WindowedValueMapFnFactory<InputT, OutputT> fnFactory;

    private ExplodedWindowedValueMapperFactory(
        WindowedValueMapFnFactory<InputT, OutputT> fnFactory) {
      this.fnFactory = fnFactory;
    }

    @Override
    public Mapper<InputT, OutputT> create(
        String ptransformId, PTransform ptransform, FnDataReceiver<WindowedValue<OutputT>> outputs)
        throws IOException {
      ThrowingFunction<WindowedValue<InputT>, WindowedValue<OutputT>> fn =
          fnFactory.forPTransform(ptransformId, ptransform);
      return input -> {
        for (WindowedValue<InputT> exploded : input.explodeWindows()) {
          outputs.accept(fn.apply(exploded));
        }
      };
    }
  }

  private static class CompressedValueOnlyMapperFactory<InputT, OutputT>
      implements MapperFactory<InputT, OutputT> {
    private final ValueMapFnFactory<InputT, OutputT> fnFactory;

    private CompressedValueOnlyMapperFactory(ValueMapFnFactory<InputT, OutputT> fnFactory) {
      this.fnFactory = fnFactory;
    }

    @Override
    public Mapper<InputT, OutputT> create(
        String ptransformId, PTransform ptransform, FnDataReceiver<WindowedValue<OutputT>> outputs)
        throws IOException {
      ThrowingFunction<InputT, OutputT> fn = fnFactory.forPTransform(ptransformId, ptransform);
      return input -> outputs.accept(input.withValue(fn.apply(input.getValue())));
    }
  }
}

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Emerging Technologies in Automobile Industry to Push
United States, Rockville MD, Sept. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to the recent published report at Fact.MR, the global in-vehicle AI robot market is estimated at US$ 38.8 million in 2022. The market is predicted to reach a valuation of US$ 190.7 million by 2032, expanding at a stupendous CAGR of 17.3% over the decade.
In past years, only 5%-10% vehicles has AI installed in their systems; however, technological advancements has flipped the market scenario, as a result of which, today, almost all vehicles come with AI installed. As the global population is moving towards being more technology savvy, demand for autonomous commercial and private vehicles is increasing rapidly. This increase has put forward a challenge for manufacturers to provide technologically-advanced vehicles that offer comfort and safety to their customers.
For Critical Insights on In-vehicle AI Robot Market, Request a Sample Report
Fact.MR recommends that, compact, mid-sized, and SUV passenger type cars will have a momentous market over the coming years. These vehicle category segments will offer an open market for rookies with a huge customer demand and appreciation. Also, well established market players in the industry may have to switch their interests from the older approach to new technological advancements to retain their market position.
However, manufacturers will have to face the challenge of structural and technological approvals from different safety and automobile authorities across regions where they wish to launch their products.
Why is In-vehicle AI Robot Deployment Surging?
"AI-assisted Vehicles Safer & Less Prone to Accidents Caused by Human Error"
Around 80% of people utilize a private or public vehicle for transportation worldwide. Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in the automotive sector. The safety of drivers and passengers is now a priority in this sector.
Manufacturers are offering technologies such as automated braking, drowsiness alert systems, speed control alert systems, and internal & external monitoring systems to assure driver safety and prevent unintentional harm. Monitoring systems in cars keep an eye on how well they are running and also alert the driver when an emergency is nearby.
Makers have specifically targeted the audience that uses personal vehicles by including all these safety measures. It has been seen that North America experiences 30% fewer car accidents after the installation of AI systems in vehicles. With this emerging growth of technology and safety, the market for AI-powered vehicles is set to grow rigorously over the coming years.
To learn more about In-vehicle AI Robot Market, you can get in touch with our Analyst at https://www.factmr.com/connectus/sample?flag=AE&rep_id=7669
Key Segments Covered in the In-vehicle AI Robot Industry Survey
By Vehicle Category :
Compact & Mid-sized
Premium & Luxury
South Asia & Oceania
New technology related products are being launched by manufacturers keeping in mind the demand from clients. The nature of market is consolidated at present but it may get diversified as new manufacturers come in and assure the trust of safety and security of buyers. Lead manufacturers such as Tesla, Porsche, Motional, Refraction AI, Optimus Ride, Waymo, AutoX, Bosch, Morris Garage, Nauto, and Predii are in a clash of outdistancing each other in the market.
Currently, manufacturers offer drivers assistance systems in vehicles that have features such as drowsiness alert, auto parking, automatic breaking, lane departure warning, etc., to prevent the risk of accidents caused due to driving errors.
Furthermore, manufacturers are collaborating with IT firms to ensure the quality of the data that they need to provide in AI systems. Market players are also enthusiastically launching new technologies to retain their current market share.
Get Customization on In-vehicle AI Robot Market Report for Specific Research Solutions
Key players in the In-vehicle AI Robot Market
Motional
Refraction AI
Optimus Ride
Morris Garage
Nauto
Predii
Key Takeaways from In-vehicle AI Robot Market Study
The global in-vehicle AI robot market is projected to expand at an impressive CAGR of 17.3% and reach a valuation of US$ 190.7 million by 2032.
The in-vehicle AI robot industry exhibited 21.3% CAGR between 2021 and 2022.
Under vehicle type, premium & luxury passenger cars dominate the market with a valuation of US$ 15.1 million in 2022.
Europe led the worldwide market with around 25% share in 2021.
Sales of in-vehicle AI robots are predicted to increase at CAGRs of 16.8% and 18.3%, respectively, in Europe and East Asia.
Explore Fact.MR's Coverage on the Automotive Domain-
Automotive Turbocharger Market– The global automotive turbocharger market totaled US$ 11.2 billion in 2021. Sales of automotive turbochargers are predicted to reach a market valuation of US$ 23.28 billion by 2031, increasing at a CAGR of 7.6%.
Graders Market– Global sales of graders are currently valued at US$ 4.27 billion, and the market is forecast to close in on a valuation of US$ 5.6 billion by 2032, expanding a CAGR of 2.7%.
Automotive Brake Components Market– Worldwide sales of automotive brake components are valued at US$ 49.9 billion at present. The global automotive brake components market is forecast to expand at a CAGR of 4.2% to reach a valuation US$ 75.6 billion by 2032.
Train Control and Management Systems Market– The global train control and management systems market stands at US$ 4.82 billion in 2022, and is projected to reach US$ 5.78 billion by the end of 2031.
Automotive Chrome Accessories Market– The global automotive chrome accessories market is forecast to expand at a CAGR of 2.8%, thereby increasing from a valuation of US$ 8.7 billion in 2022 to US$ 11.5 billion by the end of 2032.
Automotive Curtain Airbags Market– Worldwide sales of automotive curtain airbags are valued at US$ 206.8 million in 2022, and the market is forecast to expand at a CAGR of 5.6% to reach US$ 358.4 million by 2032.
Motorcycle Accessories Market– The global Motorcycle Accessories market is likely to be valued at US$ 8.84 Billion in FY 2022, up from US$ 8.39 Billion in 2021. During the past year, the industry registered a Y-o-Y increase worth 5.3%.
Automotive Tail Light Market– The global Automotive Tail Light market is likely to be valued at US$ 12.2 Billion in FY 2022, up from US$ 11.5 Billion in 2021. During the past year, the industry registered a Y-o-Y increase worth 6%.
Europe Drones Market– The European drones market is projected to balloon at 21.9% CAGR and reach a market valuation of US$ 55.2 billion by 2032, thereby creating an absolute dollar opportunity worth US$ 47.6 billion during the forecast years of 2022-2032.
Automotive Soft Trim Interior Market– The global automotive soft trim interior market size stands at US$ 5.16 billion in 2022 and is further set to expand at a CAGR of 4.3% to reach a market valuation of US$ 7.87 billion by 2032.
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On the occasion of this year's 10 Month Master Program Graduation, MAKE UP FOR EVER Academy Paris organized a one-day exhibition around Body and Face art. Fifty of the most beautiful pictures of the pieces produced by our students were be exhibited. These creations, on the themes of Movement, Texture, Colorful, Wild and Graphic, represent the culmination of their training and allowed them to obtain their certification. Each was presented before a jury composed of professionals from the beauty industry (Dany Sanz, Malka Braun, Julien Rol, Emma Rutherford...).
The Pop-up exhibition took place on Friday, June 29th at he Quartier Général around live Body Art demonstrations performed by our graduates.


Tuesday, 28. March 2006 The range of polyurethane catalysts in the Polyurethane/Plastics division of Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH, Mannheim, will be managed under the new name of Addocat™. The former products Desmorapid® and RC-PUR® activators are being standardized by the new name but will retain their customary classification.
Mannheim – The range of polyurethane catalysts in the Polyurethane/Plastics division of Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH, Mannheim, will be managed under the new name of Addocat™. The former products Desmorapid® and RC-PUR® activators are being standardized by the new name but will retain their customary classification.
One name instead of two – to guarantee a high degree of recognition and simplify the search for users. No changes have been made to the polyurethane catalysts themselves; they still have their customary properties.
High-quality polyurethane catalysts such as Addocat™ based on tertiary amines and organo-metallic compounds are used as catalysts for the production of flexible and rigid foams in the construction and automotive industry, for furniture and mattresses as well as for coatings and adhesives.


Ah, the art of glamping. Combining chic ideas with the outdoors, glamping is a way to have fun and be comfortable. Not quite camping yet not quite a s.
A dog cooling off in a river.
A Golden-doodle posing for a picture in the sun.


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Q: Varying Vagrants WordPress box - restart Apache I've got a Varying Vagrants Vagrant box with WordPress installed.
I've just ssh'd in but can't find out how to restart Apache.
Here's what I've tried (along with the errors):
$ sudo restart apache2
restart: Unknown job: apache2

$ sudo service apache2 restart
apache2: unrecognized service

apachectl restart
The program 'apachectl' is currently not installed. To run 'apachectl' please ask your administrator to install the package 'apache2'

If it helps, uname gives:
$ uname -a
Linux vvv 3.13.0-92-generic #139-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 28 20:42:26 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Any suggestions?

A: Varying Vagrant Vagrants does not use apache as web server. In the readme file Apache is not listed as installed. Instead of apache it uses nginx as web server.
In provision script you would find these two lines:
# nginx is installed as the default web server
nginx

That's why you can't find apache. If you want to restart nginx then you can try:
sudo service nginx restart

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This Is My Victory – I am a daughter of a mighty and compassionate God. He is the God of gods and Lord of lords, mighty and awesome, He is my refuge. I am the bride of my considerate, ever-understanding, and oh so breath taking husband. I am a mother to our three sweet, rambunctiously giggly and happy children, they are my everything. I am also a 36-year old woman who is about to take on cancer! This is our story.
August 25th, 2016 I was diagnosed with cancer… Cancer of the stomach.
I am writing this blog as much for myself as for my family and loved ones. I am writing it to show God's benevolent love and grace throughout this journey, writing to let go of fears and desperation, and writing to see the red thread of light and beauty that lies along this path. I am also writing to keep friends and famly in distant places, close and connected to our family!


widest range of application driven 360° and 180° products.
Developed with the entire video surveillance system in-mind. Sentry360 is a pioneer in video surveillance technology believing in BodyWorn Cameras being an extension of any already existent video surveillance systems.
Impacting more than bottom lines.


The Guard Support Center is the primary resource for education and incentives benefits available to the Soldier. Here is a brief synopsis of what your Support Center offers. For full details, give us a call, or stop by at the Professional Education Center on Camp Robinson, building 5400.


You can adjust Gmail Notifier's mail checking frequency interval by accessing an advanced preference in the application. In this example we will change the email check interval to 3 minutes.
* Note that AutocheckInterval is case-sensitive, the second number value is the minutes between checking.
By default Gmail Notifier does not have a value set for AutocheckInterval, which can lead to extended lengths of time between email checking (hours if you're away from your computer, and regularly 30+ minutes while at your Mac). You can also just manually adjust this setting by adding the value in a Plist editor.
You can also just set a key in the plist located in ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.GmailNotifier.plist. Either use the plist editor from xcode or use do a defaults write with the key Autocheckinterval, type is Dictionary, Value is whatever you wish. You can also use the plutils or even just nano it if its not a binary yet.
What is the minimum value? Will it accept fractional values like 0.5?
Thanks for this post, this info should really be in the Gmail Notifier Help.


Website & Calendar are Up !
Today we had about a dozen members of the team go to Messalonskee High to get some preseason training. There were sessions to discuss programming, CAD, electrical and mechanical design fundamentals, and non-engineering mentor organization (NEMO) basics.
The sessions were all pretty neat, it got our kids a chance to get more exposed to what they would be getting into and an opportunity to meet some others that have had a positive experience with FIRST robotics. Many thanks to Team 2648 - Infinite Loop - for hosting the event.
Thanks to Everett Bennett and Sue Gaitings, the Brewer FIRST team kicked off on 11/15 with an introductory meeting. Mrs. Gaitings hailed the "Dream Team" and predicted a rousingly successful first year.


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Sonic Mania is the Apotheosis of Fanmakes
By David Shimomura • August 28th, 2017
Have you played Sonic Mania? It's a neat little game that captures the joy of what it was like to play a console game that wasn't Mario. It's truly a love letter to a decent game made by people that really love that game.
That's perhaps a strange sentiment you hear from me. I hate nostalgia culture. It does nothing to push is forward and in many regards, holds us back. But Sonic Mania is essentially the best possible version of nostalgia. It's nostalgia that's not been weaponized by corporate culture against those of us who do have rosy feelings about times since gone. It's grassroots nostalgia and that's fine.
The reason for this is that Christian Whitehead, the driving force and programmer on Sonic Mania, essentially made the game happen through his own personal love for Sonic. For the last eight years Whitehead has been keeping Sonic games alive by making rogue versions of older Sonic games and even building his own custom engine to do so. If I must live in a world beholden to its past without self-consciousness then at least it's a world where people like Whitehead want to preserve and enhance that past.
A lot of talk is had about "respecting characters" and Whitehead is an exemplar of this. At a time when Sega had little to no interest in their back catalog, Whitehead kept the fire burning. After some legal jockeying, Whitehead's fan games would be officially released by Sega. At a time when the best thing Sega was doing with Sonic was the ghastly Sonic Unleashed and Sonic: Lost World someone cared enough to keep the games people actually liked alive.
Worldwide, more companies could learn from this example. It's been five years since Capcom stepped up and helped South Korean developer Seow Zong Hui to get Street Fighter X Mega Man to market despite not having really done anything of substance with Mega Man in over two years. While the legend of Mega Man might have convinced us that the games are better than they actually were interest in fanmakes demonstrates that the desire is there and so is the room for innovation.
Speaking of innovation, over in The Netherlands independent developer WreckingPrograms recently released Mega Maker, a design-your-own-levels version of Mega Man in the vein of Super Mario Maker. Even Sonic Mania isn't as ambitious in terms of creativity. Why make one new Mega Man game when you can give fans the tools to make millions of them?
But one of the best parts of the Sonic Mania story is that people like Christian Whitehead got paid. All too often modders and fanmakers aren't financially recognized for their efforts to improve and maintain beloved characters and games. Fan games shouldn't be relegated to the world of demo tapes and audition reels. So while Sega realized they were sitting on treasure, Capcom's official position is that so long as no one tries to profit from their intellectual property they see no harm in it. It's easy to let people do the work for you, especially if you don't pay them.
Capcom, Mega Maker, Mega Man, Sega, Sonic Mania
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Revving the Engine – Albino Lullaby


Something that comedy genius Louis CK talks about (in this video clip) is the benefit of forcing yourself to regularly create new work.
Essentially if you force yourself to create new things on a regular schedule, you end up creating things you never would have if you'd just waited around for inspiration.
A regular schedule doesn't guarantee regular quality. Quite the opposite. In the course of creating, say, 200 things, maybe 5 of them will be truly brilliant. The other 195 will be a mixture of good, mediocre, bad, and downright hideous.
But unless you make all 200, you're unlikely to get the few great ones. And either way, your skills will improve in the process.
With that in mind, one of the reasons I started this website (and committed to a one-post-per-week-no-matter what policy) was to try and crank out some decent pieces of writing. One of the hardest things about maintaining it has been accepting that this involves publishing many pieces of writing that I'm really not at all happy with.
This, to be honest, is one of those pieces. Or at least it started off that way; as a whiny admission that I couldn't work out how to write anything good this week.
Ironically, it's ended up being about something I think is really worthwhile to talk about; the importance of accepting that the quest to create great work also involves a lot of mediocre work.
And worst case, it has a link to an interesting Louis CK video clip.