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In the last 12 months, the Dartford River Crossing (DRC) has seen more than 55 million vehicle crossings. This is 1.6 million (2.97%) more crossings than the previous 12 month period. In March 2017, a 15.75% increase in monthly crossings was recorded.
The crossing is designated Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). Crossing operator Connect Plus Services (CPS) is under pressure to keep traffic flowing through this aging asset.
The challenges at Dartford are myriad. The northbound tunnel bores, taking traffic from Kent into Essex, opened in 1963 (west) and 1980 (east). This makes them among the oldest of the 140,000 assets CPS looks after on behalf of Highways England.
A comprehensive and continual maintenance and renewal / upgrades schemes programme is necessary to keep the tunnels functioning requiring night-time closures throughout the year. In the event of a full northbound closure, the prescribed diversion route via the restricted Blackwall Tunnel also impacts these drivers, adding at least an hour to every journey.
CPS is continually looking for opportunities to provide better journeys for its customers.
In early June, complex electrical works were required to upgrade the back-up power system for the tunnel safety control systems. This required a full power down, rendering both of the tunnels out-of-action overnight. While planning the closures, CPS senior engineer Steve Dodds, and Dartford's service delivery manager David Cook devised a way to keep traffic flowing in both directions.
The QEII Bridge, which carries southbound traffic from Essex into Kent is a four-lane carriageway. Crossover points north and south of the DRC allow traffic to be diverted between north- and southbound carriageways in emergency situations, with minimal intervention required to remove moveable Vehicle Restraint System (VRS). A contraflow arrangement across the bridge, with a lane running in each direction, would keep all traffic flowing.
Planning for the contraflow began in early 2017. CPS worked with Highways England and its traffic officer service to develop the original closure devised for the 2012 Olympics emergency response plan, but never used.
Highways England granted CPS exemption to work outside normal working hours, enabling deployment and removal of traffic management either side of a full shift of work.
CPS' onsite incident support units, maintenance and recovery teams removed VRS and remained in strategic lay-up points. Deployment took around 2 hours, with traffic management lifted in less than 90 minutes.
The electrical works were planned in detail to ensure that the tunnels would be safe to open again by the next morning. With the support of CPS internal teams and our technology supply chain partners all systems were returned to full operation on time.
David Cook said "This first-ever deployment of a contraflow across the QEII Bridge was a positive result. Traffic flow remained steady, with minimal delay, in both directions.
"We have identified further improvements we can make to both the layout of the chicanes, and reinforcement of signs for drivers, but we are confident we have a plan for use in the future, both for emergency situations and planned maintenance.
"Ultimately, we have provided a better experience for the road user, by which we measure our greatest success."
View the video here.
Aerial view of contraflow over QEII Bridge at Dartford
On road view of contraflow in effect
View from Dartford plaza
View from QEII towers
First ever contraflow on QEII Bridge at Dartford
Contraflow process
East tunnel closed, allowing access to north and south crossover points. VRS removed
Lanes 4, 3, 2 closed southbound over bridge, allowing access to both sides of bridge
Lanes 1, 2, 3 closed northbound at Junction 1B
Single lanes running in each direction
Northbound traffic stopped under rolling road block and switched onto bridge (Lane 4)
Southbound traffic running through Lane 1
Lanes 2 and 3 used as buffer lanes
Advisory 40mph limit southbound, 50mph northbound
Traffic management removed using exact reversal of deployment process
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIJouZQ78q8
© 2020 Connect Plus Services


High plasma concentration of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) plays a significant role in the incidence of atherosclerosis and coronary heart diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism by which the citrus flavonoid, hesperetin, regulates the LDL receptor (LDLr) gene in the human liver using the human hepatoma cell line, HepG2.
Luciferase reporter gene assays were performed (in the absence of lipoprotein) to measure the activity of the LDLr promoter and the promoters of the sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) transcription factors that control the LDLr promoter.
Only SREBP-1 promoter activity was significantly increased 4 h after exposure to 200 μM hesperetin. However, after 24 h incubation with 200 μM hesperetin, the activities of all the promoter-constructs, SREBP-1a, -1c, -2 and LDLr, were significantly increased. The effects of 200 μM hesperetin on elevating LDLr mRNA levels were possibly due to regulation of LDLr gene transcription by SREBP-la and SREBP-2.
We conclude that 200 μM hesperetin was likely to have stimulated LDLr gene expression in human hepatoma HepG2 cells via increased phosphorylation of PI3K andERK1/2, which increased SREBP-1a and SREBP-2 mRNA levels and enhanced the maturation of the encoded proteins. This may lead to lower plasma LDL cholesterol; therefore, diets supplemented with hesperidin might provide cardio-protective effects and reduce mortality and morbidity from coronary heart diseases.
High levels of plasma LDL-c are associated with accelerated atherosclerosis . There is strong evidence supporting the involvement of oxidized LDL in cholesterol loading of macrophages, foam cell formation and atherogenesis . The antioxidant properties of flavonoids result from the formation of stable radicals, due to electronic delocalization through the hydroxyaromatic groups in the A, B and C rings. It has been reported that biological activity of flavonoids, which are directly related to electronic delocalization, may be affected by the presence/absence of the C2–C3 double bond, the position of hydroxyl groups or the planarity of the molecular structure .
Oxidation of LDL by macrophage free radicals leads to depletion of endogenous α- tocopherol levels causing the level of lipid hydroperoxides to rise. As a result, macrophages uptake of oxidized LDL is increased. Although it is believed that flavonoids can inhibit LDL oxidation by macrophages, the mechanism is unknown. However, several possibilities may explain flavonoid function. One possibility is that flavonoids protect α-tocopherol from oxidized LDL from being consumed. This may occur either by scavenging free radicals or by converting α-tocopheroxyl radicals into α-tocopherol. Another possibility is that flavonoids may diminish the formation or release of free radicals by cells. In addition, flavonoids may inhibit LDL oxidation by scavenging superoxide anions, hydroxyl radicals or lipid peroxyl radicals. It has also been found that flavonoids have the ability to bind iron and copper .
Cholesterol feeding in animals can reduce the specific binding of LDL to hepatic membranes and experiments with cultured rat hepatocytes have suggested that this regulation is mediated by the uptake of cholesterol from exogenous lipoprotein via the LDLr, as is the case in cultured human skin fibroblasts. However, human hepatoma cells express LDL receptor activity in the presence of lipoproteins, suggesting that the suppression of LDLractivity in hepatocytes is less responsive to the external concentration of lipoprotein cholesterol than in fibroblasts .
Hesperetin belong to a class of flavonoids called flavanones. Flavanones occur almost exclusively in citrus fruits. Although the highest concentrations are found in the solid tissues, several hundred milligrams per liter are present in the juice. Hesperidin (hesperetin-7-rutinoside) is the major flavonoid of oranges, found largely as glycosides, which are hydrolyzed to their active forms by intestinal bacteria . Sweet orange juice contains narirutin (30–84 mg/L) and hesperidin (235–407 mg/L) [7–9]. SREBPs are members of the basic helix-loop- helix-leucine zipper (bHLH-Zip) family of transcription factors thatdirectly activate the transcription of more than 30 genes dedicated to the biosynthesis and uptake of cholesterol, fatty acid, triglycerides and phospholipids.
However, in the liver, SREBPs also regulate plasma lipoproteins and bile micelle synthesis genes . Several distinct genes of both cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism aredirectly activated by SREBPs in cultured cells . In vivo, genes of cholesterol metabolism are activated by SREBP-2, while genes of fatty acid and triglyceride metabolism are activated by SREBP-1c .
Although plant flavonoids have many potent biological properties, for example to lower blood cholesterol and as anticancer, antiviral, antioxidant drugs, their mechanisms of action have not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism(s) by which hesperetin may regulate the activity of the LDLr promoter, in human liver using human hepatoma HepG2 cells and to investigate whether these compounds act via a SREBP-dependent mechanism or as a result of modulation of other signal transduction pathways.
HepG2 human hepatoma cells were obtained from the American type Culture Collection (ATCC). Cells were maintained in 10 % Growth Medium (GM), consisting of Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (high glucose with 4500 mg/L glucoseand sodium bicarbonate without L-glutamine; DMEM; Sigma) supplemented with 10 % (v/v) fetal Bovine serum (FBS; Sigma), antibiotics (penicillin 100U/ml, 100 μg/mlstreptomycin sulphate) and 2 mM L-glutamine (Sigma). Adherent HepG2 and McARH-7777 cells were maintained in monolayer culture in 75 cm2 flasks in 10 % GM and incubated at 37 °C, in 5 % CO2 for HepG2 and 10 % CO2for McARH-7777 cells. Fresh GM was added every 2 days and cells were sub-cultured once a week by trypsinisation when the cells were 70 %–80 % confluent. The medium was removed by aspiration and the cells washed with 3 ml 1x EDTA/saline. One milliliter of 1x trypsin solution was added and the flask incubated at 37 °C for 2–3 min. Ten milliliters of 10 % GM was added and the cells were harvested by centrifugation at 900 × gfor 5 min. The cell pellet was resuspended in fresh 10 % GM. Cells were split 1:2 to 1:7 into 75cm2 flasks for growth or into 6-well plates (9.6 cm2/well; IWAKI) for experiments. Hesperetin (purity: >98 %, was purchased from Sigma).
Cells were transiently transfected with 1 μg/well human pLDLr Luc+, pSREBP-1a Luc+, pSREBP-1c Luc + and pSREBP-2 Luc+ using GeneJuice transfection reagent (Novagen) according to the manufacturer's protocol. Cells were then incubated in the transfection medium for 4 h. Medium was then removed and cells were washed with 2 ml/well basal DMEM. Cells were then exposed to DMSO as a vehicle or hesperetinin fresh 5 mg/ml Human lipoprotein-deficient serum (LPDS). After 24 h incubation, cells were lysed for Firefly Luciferase and protein assays.
Aluminometer (TD-20/20) was programmed to perform a 2 s pre-measurement delay, followed by a 10s measurement period for each reporter assay. One hundred microliters of LAR II was pre-dispensed into a luminometer tube and then 20 μl of cell lysate was added. After mixing by pipetting two or three times, the tube was placed in the luminometer and the firefly luciferase activity measurement was recorded. Then, 100 μl of Stop & Glo Reagent was added and vortex-mixed briefly. The Renilla luciferase activity was measured.
Cell lysates were diluted (1:20) in 1x PLB. Tenmicrolitersfrom each sample was assayed for protein concentration using Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA, Sigma) protein standards of known protein concentration (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 mg/ml). Bio-Rad Reagent was diluted 1:5 (v/v) with distilled water, 200 μl was added to each sample and to the standards in a 96-well plate (Corning Incorporated, Costar). The plate was then carefully mixed to remove bubbles and incubated for 5 min at room temperature and the absorbance was read using a Dynatech MR 5000 Microplate Reader at a wavelength of 595 nm. Protein concentrations (mg/ml) were calculated from the standard curve and used to normalize the luciferase activity values .
A Gene Quant2 spectrophotometer (Pharmacia) or a NanoDrop ND-1000 Spectrophotometer (NanoDrop Technologies) was used to estimate the concentration of the double strand DNA by measuring absorbance at 260 nm and 280 nm. The ratio of absorbencies was used to assess the purity of DNA. The absorbance at 260 nm was used to calculate DNA concentration using the following equation: Concentration (μg/ml) = dilution factor x A260× 50 μg/ml. A solution with O.D260 = 1.0 contains approximately 50 μg/ml of double stranded DNA. Pure DNA preparations have a ratio at 260/280 of 1.8–2.0 (Qiagen, 2006).
A standard PCR protocol was used to amplify specific sequences of DNA for molecularanalysis.
The computer software program GraphPad Prism (GraphPad 4.01) was used for all data analysis. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare significant differences between groups. Post hoc Dunnett's or Bonferroni's Multiple Comparison tests were used. The Statistical significance was accepted if the null hypothesis was rejected with a p < 0.05. Results are expressed as the mean ± SEM of separate experiments. All analyses were carried out with 95 % confidence intervals.
Results presented in Fig. 1 show the effect of different hesperetin concentrations in lipoprotein deficient medium (LPDM) on the activity of pLDLr Luc + in human hepatoma HepG2 cells after 24 h. HepG2 Cells were transfected with 1 μg/well human pLDLr, which drives Firefly Luciferase. To assaythe pLDLr promoter response to different concentrations of hesperetin, 5 mg/ml LPDM + 2 μl/ml DMSO was used as vehicle. Cells were exposed to 25 μM, 50 μM, 100 μM, 150 μM and 200 μM hesperetin in fresh 5 mg/ml LPDM. After incubation for 24 h, cells were harvested for Luciferase and protein assays. pGL3 Luciferase reporter-Basic and -Control vectorswere used to indicate the transfection efficiency. The difference between groups was evaluated by one-way ANOVA with Dunnett's Multiple Comparisons Test. The data represent an individual experiment, which was repeated twice. Values areexpressed as mean ± SEM; n = 3 per treatment. Hesperetin at 25 μM and 50 μM increased pLDLr Luc + activity compared with the vehicle but the increase was not significant, while 100 μM, 150 μM and 200 μM hesperetin significantly up-regulated pLDLr Luc + activity after 24 h (** p < 0.01).
HepG2 cells were transiently transfected with the human pSREBP-1a promoter driving firefly luciferase. After transfection, spent medium was removed and cells were washed with 2 ml/well basal DMEM. Cells were then exposed to DMSO vehicle or to 25 μM, 50 μM, 100 μM, 150 μM and 200 μM hesperetin in 5 mg/ml fresh LPDM. After incubation for 24 h, the cells were lysed for luciferase and protein assays. Hesperetin at 25 μM and 50 μM caused a slight increase in the pSREBP-1a Luc + activitycompared with the vehicle. However, hesperetin concentrations of 100 μM (* p < 0.05), 150 μM (* p < 0.05) and 200 μM (** p < 0.01) significantly up-regulated pSREBP-1a Luc + activity in HepG2 cells.
Figure 2 shows the effect of different hesperetin concentrations on the activity of pSREBP-2 Luc + in HepG2 cells 24 h after transfection with 1 μg/well human pSREBP-2 driving firefly luciferase.2 μl/ml DMSO was used as vehicle. Cells were exposed to 25 μM, 50 μM, 100 μM, 150 μM and 200 μM hesperetin. After incubation for 24 h, cells were harvested for luciferase and protein assays.
The results (Fig. 3) also indicated that 200 μM hesperetin significantly decreased the activity of the MTP promoter in HepG2 cells. Hesperetin at 200 μM significantly up-regulated the mRNA levels of both SREBP- 1a and LDLr mRNAs after 4, 8, 12 and 24 h, while the levelsof SREBP-2 mRNA were significantly increased after 12 and 24 h. However, the mRNA level of SREBP-1c was significantly down-regulated after 4, 8, 12 and 24 h, while fatty acid synthase mRNA expression was significantly decreased after 8, 12 and 24 h. Both HMG-CoA reductase and acetyl-CoA carboxylase-α mRNA levels were also significantly decreased after 12 and 24 h (Fig. 4).
The regulation of hepatic LDL-c catabolism relies on the activity of the LDL receptor (LDLr) to maintain a steady-state plasma concentration of LDL-c . In the human body, the liver is the most LDL-receptor abundant organ and accounts for 80 %–90 % of the total LDL clearance from plasma . The identification of the sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) transcription factors furthered understanding of cellular cholesterol homeostasis . In vivo, SREBPs are found to be crucial for the synthesis and clearance of atherogenic lipoproteins and also for the highly activated transcription of several genes, including the LDLr .
SREBPs are members of the basic helix-loop-helix-leucine zipper (bHLH-Zip) family of transcription factors that directly activate the transcription of more than 30 genes dedicated to the biosynthesis and uptake of cholesterol, fatty acid, triglycerides and phospholipids .
In vivo studies revealed that SREBP-2 activates cholesterol metabolismgenes, whereas SREBP1c activated genes of fatty acid and triglyceride metabolism. However, SREBP-1a seemed to activate both pathways. Consumption of fruits and vegetables can protect against the development of cardiovascular diseases . Although plant flavonoids can act as anticancer, antiviral and antioxidant agents and can lower blood cholesterol, the mechanisms of these actions in most cases have not been fully elucidated .
As the liver plays a major role in cholesterol and lipid metabolism, human hepatoma HepG2 cells, a human liver-derived cell line , was used as a model to investigate the molecular mechanisms by which the citrus flavonoid, hesperetin, regulates hepatic activity of genes associated with cholesterol and lipid metabolism.
LDL cholesterol reduction occurs mainly via LDLr up-regulation. LDLr expression is mainly regulated at the transcriptional levelvia SREBP-1a, -1c, and -2 ; therefore, to investigate the molecular mechanism by which hesperetin regulates LDLr transcription luciferase-reporter gene assays were performed to compare the transcriptional regulation of the SREBP-1a, -1c, and -2 promoters on the activity of the LDLr gene. Human lipoprotein-deficient serum (LPDS) was used to maximize LDLr activity.
Preliminary experiments were performed to examine LDLr promoter sensitivity to the addition of cholesterol or LPDM. Transient transfection data revealed that LDLr promoter activity was significantly elevated in cells incubated in LPDM as compared with complete growth medium. This was in agreement with several studies which revealed that LDLr transcription activity was activated in the absence of sterols . The effect of hesperetin in LPDM on regulating the activity of LDLr, SREBP-1a, SREBP-1c and SREBP-2 was dose-dependent with notable stimulation at 100 μM and 200 μM after 24 h. Hesperetin at 200 μM appeared to be potent in up-regulating all promoters investigated. Cell viability assays confirmed that 200 μM hesperetin did not cause any harmful effect in HepG2 cells; therefore we used it in all our experiments.
Time-course transient transfection data indicated that early significant activation of SREBP-1a promoter was observed after 3 h incubation with 200 μM hesperetin. However, the gene expression activities of LDLr, SREBP-1a, SREBP-1c and SREBP-2 were increased significantly after incubation for 24 h with 200 μM hesperetin. Based on our findings we suggest that only SREBP-1a and SREBP-2 are involved in the regulation of LDLr expression in HepG2 cells as previously reported by many studies . It would also appear that the SREBP-1c promoter is less likely to be involved in the regulation of LDLr expression in HepG2 cells because in previous studies its electively stimulated fatty acid synthesis and insulin-induced glucose metabolism . The extremely low mean luciferase activity of the SREBP-1c promoter construct compared with the other constructs could be explained by reduced SREBP-1c mRNA expression and an undetectable level of SREBP-1c protein. These findings determined that 200 μM hesperetin did not increase SREBP-1c promoter activity in HepG2 cells. Hesperetin at 200 μM also significantly decreased the activity of the MTP promoter in Human Hepatoma HepG2 cells.
The investigation of mRNA levels by qRT-PCR (Taqman) assay in HepG2 cells revealed that 200 μM hesperetin in LPDM significantly up-regulated the mRNA levels of both the SREBP- 1a and LDLr mRNAs after 4, 8, 12 and 24 h, while the expression of SREBP-2 mRNA was significantly increased after 12 and 24 h. However, the mRNA level of SREBP-1c was significantly down-regulated after 4, 8, 12 and 24 h, while the fatty acid synthase mRNA expression was significantly decreased after 8 12 and 24 h. Both the HMG-CoA reductase and Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase-α mRNA expressions were also significantly decreased after 12 and 24 h. Our results suggest that it is likely that the effects of 200 μM hesperetin on elevating LDLr mRNA are due to regulation of gene transcription by SREBP-la and SREBP-2 in HepG2 cells because in the absence of sterols, high-level expression of the LDLr was achieved when SREBP-l and SREBP-2 were bound to the SRE-1 sequence and interacted with Sp1 [30–32].
In this study, it is likely that the suppression effect of hesperetin on hepatic SREBP-1c mRNA levelsis associated with the reduction in mRNA levelsof both acetyl-CoA carboxylase and fatty acid synthase. Furthermore, 200 μM hesperetin in LPDM had no effect on the SREBP-1a precursor form. However, they both caused a significant increase in the amount of SREBP-1a mature form which could be a result of phosphorylation by PI3K and ERK1/2. Thus, the effects of hesperetin upon the expression of the LDLr gene are likely to occur via an increased SREBP1a and SREBP-2 mRNA levels and increased maturation of the encoded proteins.
We conclude that, 200 μM hesperetin is likely to stimulate LDLr gene expression via increase phosphorylation of PI3K and ERK1/2, which enhance mRNA levels of the transcription factors, SREBP-1a and SREBP-2, and increased their protein maturation in human hepatoma HepG2 cells. Since this may lead to lower plasma LDL cholesterol, diets supplemented with hesperetin may produce cardio-protective effects in humans and reduce mortality and morbidity from coronary heart diseases.
The authors would like to thank Dr. Peter Jones and Dr. Alex Tarr, Medical School, Nottingham University, Nottingham, United Kingdom for their support and advice in statistical analysis.
This study was granted by grants from Taif University, Saudi Arabia under University's Graduated Research Fund.
All data and materials are contained and described within the manuscript. The data set was deposited in publicly available repositories.
NB and BM: contributed conception, study design, data collection and analysis, and manuscript writing. SSM, HC, MZ and WA: made contributions to acquisition of data, interpretation of data and intellectual content. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Dr. Nora Bawazir; assistant professor, Faculty of Home Economic, Taif University, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Hani Choudhry, Dr. Mazin Zamzami and Dr. Wesam Abdulaal before prof. said Moselhy are stuff members at biochemistry department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Prof. Bruce Middleton, Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Nottingham University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.


Facebook is the most popular social media platform, everyone is using it. Its popularity has decreased however it's grown to be the worst social media platform.
Now you are thinking WHY?
I have 100's of reason, why Facebook is the worst social media platform? but I am sharing 7 reasons, you need to know before using Facebook for personal and business use.
Facebook has turned into a spot where cynicism lives. I see more depressing posts, more hurtful comments, and 1000's of pointless arguments each day. If you don't believe me, For example, click on a post about Pit bulls or any topic and read the comments, you will see the strangers fight in comments and horrible names with abusive words.
In my daily feed, if I scrolled down, I found someone has posted something sad. Do you feel this???
These are the just good examples, You will find more vulgar posts on Facebook, that I cannot post on my blog.
Facebook is the only place where you can see the most ugly and unacceptable posts. I don't know why Facebook doesn't censor posts but it should.
Maybe, You have some friends who not only like sexual posts but share it, FOR EVERYONE AND THEIR FAMILY TO SEE. I'm sorry but do you really want them seeing what you want your boyfriend to do to you in bed? Why do you feel the need to share how many bottles you down today? Or do you want your mother knowing your kinks? Once again, is that something you want your family & friends to see?
People appear to overlook that your employers and followers can look at your social media, Nope, didn't think so. Keep it classy!
Every single day I see political posts on my feed. "Rahul Is Not A Politician! He Is Terrible!!" "Trump said this" "PM Modi destroys Gandhi in an epic speech!", the list goes on and on and on.
I see people having to unfriend their friends because of politics and friends being rude to each other. And these are stupid things. It's a sure way to lose friends and it's annoying. Politics should not ruin a friendship! Nor should you plaster them for all to see.
I realize numerous individuals can relate when I state, I don't check Facebook much since I would prefer not to get irritated or be crotchety over things I can't help contradicting. For what reason can't Facebook be a fun spot and kind place?
As per Psychalive, After surveying almost 2000 people between the ages of 14-24, their findings offered a clear picture of how different social media platforms impact mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, sleep deprivation, and body-image.
Facebook was found to have similar negative effects to Instagram in the categories of bullying, body image, FOMO, anxiety, loneliness, and depression. Facebook also has a particularly negative impact on sleep. However, Facebook had some strong positive effects as well, particularly in the category community building.
We can not trust Facebook for business purpose. Facebook block the domain for silly reasons, which makes this untrustable. If you post content for money making or earn money online, Facebook will block your domain without any prior notice, and vulgar and provocative posts are not an issue on Facebook.
And If your domain is blocked on facebook, there is no support from the customer care and Facebook support. You can send feedback to Facebook to unblock domain, but I think, No one will see these messages and feedbacks.
As per TechCrunch, Facebook has naively put its faith in humanity and repeatedly been abused, exploited, and proven either negligent or complicit. The company routinely ignores or downplays the worst-case scenarios, idealistically building products without the necessary safeguards, and then drags its feet to admit the extent of the problems.
Do you ever think, when you use Facebook, what data it collects from our profiles?
Dylan Mackay downloaded his profile archive to know what sort of data Facebook was collecting on him. When he examined the data, he found something disturbing: Facebook had also recorded the details of every phone call and text he'd made for two years, Amongst a recording of all his status likes and meme posts — names, telephone numbers, call lengths. The only thing that was missing was a blow-by-blow account of each conversation.
It's all about from my thoughts, I am trying to show some stats and the clear picture of Facebook. I am not saying, I am always right. Maybe I am wrong in some sorts.
Please share your experience for Facebook in comments. which point is looking good or bad out of 7?


The Multimedia Resource Center has acquired a few new materials from the Pacifica Radio Archives. According to the Internet Archive, the Pacifica Radio Archives is considered by historians and scholars to be one of the oldest and most important audio collections in the world. The City Tech library has acquired the following audio CDs, which both students and faculty my borrow for up to one week.
Don't Forget: Activating Your Library Card!
Library users! It's a busy week, but we'd like to remind everyone to stop by the circulation desk in the library to activate your library cards for the semester. If you didn't already know, your library-activated City Tech ID card will let you check out and request books, log on to the library computers, print, and access library e-resources from off campus.
To activate your card, please bring your City Tech ID and a copy of a schedule, bursars receipt, or other proof of enrollment to the circulation desk at the beginning of EACH semester. It only takes a minute and will save you time down the line.
For more information about our circulation policies, check the website, here.
Hours: Wed. 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Thurs. 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
The library would like to extend a warm welcome to all of our new and returning students, faculty and staff.
Library hours for the upcoming semester can be located on our website.
Have questions about the library? Drop by the reference desk or reach us by phone or email.
The month of August is celebrated by some as Happiness Happens Month! It was first established in 1998 by the Secret Society of Happy People and is the time to discuss and promote happiness–yours and others'. The relatively new field of positive psychology studies what actually makes people happy, fulfilled, and resilient, and tries to figure out how this happiness affects our lives.
And, now, a gratuitous video of puppies to start off your Happiness Happens celebration!
On Friday, August 3 (that's tomorrow!), several of the library's online resources will be unavailable between the hours of 6 AM and 12 PM while CIS performs maintenance on the central library servers. Users will be unable to access the catalog and all its functions (such as requesting books via CLICS, renewing items, etc.), as well as remote (off-campus) access to all library databases.


There are many ways to be engaged with Romemu. Whether you are interested meeting new people, continuing your Jewish education, committed to growing Romemu, there is a group that is right for you. We are so looking forward to meeting you, and working together to make Romemu your new home.
Adult Education* – An evolving adult learning program features a rich selection of Jewish study practices and a transformative chance to deepen our connection with the Torah through study.
Hesed – Serve our members' well-being through mitzvot: visit the sick, comfort the bereaved, and provide support during joyous occasions. To join the team of Romemu members who are responding to these needs in the community, please reach out to Eitan Agai and Valerie Kanofsky, co-chairs of the Hesed Committee.
Chevra Kadisha – A holy society to take care of those members of the community who have just died. The practice involves sitting vigil with the body of the deceased while reciting psalms and other prayers. To join the team of Romemu members who are responding to these needs in the community, please reach out to Nili Weissman and Rabbi Eva Sax Bolder, co-chairs of the Chevra Kadisha.
Community Band – Our band plays at services once a month and also brings a special flair to Romemu community events. Join us and bring your musical talents to Romemu. To inquire about joining the band, please email Hazzan Basya Schechter.
Development – Cultivate greater financial resources, partnerships and ultimately opportunities for our community's future. To inquire about joining the Development Committee, please email Ariel Ingber.
Family Programming – Help plan Shabbat and holiday celebrations for our youngest families.
Gabbai – If you read Torah or would like to participate in Ritual leadership, please reach out to Rabbi Mira Rivera.
Yad B'Yad – Membership – Build and sustain Romemu membership by spreading the word with in-reach and outreach activities. Please reach out to Karen Goldstick and Marcia Meislin, co-chairs of the Membership Committee.
Social Justice – We present opportunities for topic study, direct service and systems change aiming towards working for a more just world. To get involved, please email Kelsey Repka.
Seekers Holistic Hebrew School – Romemu Seekers is a new model for Jewish education based on Romemu's values and the centrality of spirit in our lives. Help guide our evolving efforts to create programs that kids and parents LOVE.
The Young Tish – 20s and 30s gather within a progressive Jewish context for Shabbat meals, dessert and wine onegs with creative play, celebration, and Jewish meditation workshops and trainings. Email Miriam Rubin to join the email list.
Red Tent – Enjoy a safe and sacred space where we share and explore what it means to be Jewish and female-identified in the 21st century. To learn about this gathering, please email Shana Deane.
ShabbatAsana – Yoga and meditation circle every Shabbat, 8:30am. It's that simple. It's that radical. To learn more, reach out to Rhonda Rose. This is on Hiatus.
* This committee is not actively seeking new members, but we welcome hearing from you.


Danica McKellar is engaged to boyfriend Scott Sveslosky!
The 'Wonder Years' actress and 'Dancing With the Stars' alum revealed the thrilling news on Instagram yesterday, July 16, posting a snap of herself grinning from ear-to-ear and pointing out the new-found bling on her left ring finger.
In addition to her roles as Winnie Cooper, a 'DWTS' alum and mom to 3-year-old Draco (from her previous marriage to Mike Verta), McKellar is also a seriously brilliant mathematician who earned her Ph.D. and wrote a book on math.
The former child actress also thrilled 'Wonder Years' fans recently when she got together with the rest of the cast and posted some seriously adorable (and nostalgia-inducing) selfies with the Arnold family. So cute!
Congratulations to the happy couple! Check out Danica McKellar's super sweet engagement selfie in the picture above.


From the original tournament where just 13 teams did battle, every four years now sees 32 teams gather in the country of choice, which itself has been the subject of some controversy in recent months, with former FIFA president Sepp Blatter removed from his post amid allegations of bribery and corruption. Despite the ongoing investigation, the tournaments in Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022) look set to go ahead as planned.
Each World Cup consists of a group stage and knockout phase, with eight groups of four teams, the top two in each group progressing to the knockout phase. From then on, it's a cup competition, with drama, thrills, extra-time and often penalty shoot-outs deciding the fate of each country in what is largely recognised as the greatest sporting spectacle on Earth.
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An advantage for having the information center within the site is to harmonize, the concept of the memorial site with individual documentation concerning the Holocaust victims and their families. Hence, visitors do not just get to express their somberness, but they get to learn more about these victims and understand how typical they were through their biographical details. Furthermore, the information center assists in the broader documentation and education of universal concerns of genocide. The downsize of the information center is that it can be perceived as presenting a new thought or memory, discrete from nostalgia, more of a public relation gimmick.
The US does not have a permanent national memorial for victims of slavery, and the genocide of American Native Indians. Currently, the proposed museum for slavery has stalled entirely, while the native Indians have the national museum of American Indians at the national mall (National Mall, 2012).
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crandles
Re: The Hyperloop
Quote from: Bob Wallace on June 05, 2018, 07:33:16 PM
Elon is a genius engineer?
I don't know about that.
Vertical powered rocket landings not enough to convince you? (He was chief designer for Falcon 1, perhaps by time of falcon 9 more supervising larger team but spends quite a bit of his time on design.)
Bob Wallace
I don't know that many engineers. A couple I know are danged smart and inventive but haven't had the opportunity to take big ideas and run. Elon's come to the game with unusual resources.
There are also some very stupid engineers. It seems a lot of climate change deniers at least claim to be engineers.
Perhaps they are sanitary engineers....
Sigmetnow
Ukraine has plans for a hyperloop
Ukraine is yet another country hopping on the hyperloop train to the future.
The country's Infrastructure Ministry signed an agreement Thursday with US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies to begin building a commercial hyperloop system -- a trainlike transportation setup that industry watchers say will be able to hit airplane speeds and shorten travel time from hours to minutes.
"Ukraine is at the crossroads of the new Silk Road transportation corridor and we can expect Hyperloop to play a major role in connecting Europe and Asia," HTT CEO Dirk Ahlborn said in a release. ...
https://www.cnet.com/news/ukraine-has-plans-for-a-hyperloop/
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
Construction of the test route of 15km from Balewadi to Gahunje will start in 2019.
Mumbai-Pune hyperloop test track work may start in 2019
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-pune-hyperloop-test-track-work-may-start-in-2019/articleshow/64641200.cms
Below in blue is roughly the section of the route being discussed, shown on a road map. Looks like a rather straight shot, if they follow that road, for their first section of the Mumai-Pune track. ("22 minutes" is the current road travel time! )
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Firms with local smart-city offices picked for Hyperloop One feasibility, environmental studies on Chicago-Columbus-Pittsburgh route
Los Angeles-based AECOM will take the lead the feasibility study for the hyperloop technology along two possible paths. It will look at how to apply the technology, passenger and cargo demand, economic benefits and costs, effect of regulations, implementation strategy and opinions of stakeholders including governments, businesses and the public. It would explore both the route along existing rail lines first proposed by MORPC and identify and alternative route. The study is expected to be complete next March.
https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/06/20/firms-with-local-smart-city-offices-picked-for.amp.html
U.S.: Texas
Today, the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Transportation Council announced that it will explore hyperloop technology for two major transportation initiatives across the state.
https://mobile.twitter.com/hyperloopone/status/1017089422276190208
Video at the link includes shots of the test loop.
Texas Officials Confirm Hyperloop As Technology Option For Dallas-Arlington-Ft. Worth High Speed Corridor
- Following Visits to the Virgin Hyperloop One Test Site in the Nevada Desert and its California Innovation Campus, the Dallas-Ft. Worth Regional Transportation Council Announces Intention to Evaluate Hyperloop Technology in Dallas-Arlington-Ft. Worth Project's Environmental Impact Study
- The Agency Will Also Undertake Conceptual Feasibility Study Considering Hyperloop for Longer Fort Worth to Laredo Corridor
Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth Environmental Impact Statement
Later this year, the RTC will issue a Request for Proposals for a consultant team to complete the Tier 2 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a high-speed corridor connecting Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth. The RTC wants to consider both hyperloop technology and traditional high-speed rail in the environmental study of the route. A preliminary analysis by Virgin Hyperloop One engineers estimated a six minute hyperloop trip between Dallas and Ft. Worth.
"As our region grows from 7.2 million people now up to 11.2 million by 2045, we are planning a transportation system that offers choices to our residents. Adding an option like hyperloop to the existing system of roadways, rail transit, bicycle/pedestrian facilities and high-speed rail to Houston would expand the system in an exciting way," said Michael Morris, P.E., Director of Transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments. "Connecting other regions in Texas through hyperloop would open up economic opportunities throughout the state."
Fort Worth - Waco - Temple-Killeen - Austin - San Antonio - Laredo Feasibility Study
In addition, the RTC has provided funding and has obtained additional funding commitments to undertake a conceptual feasibility study of high-speed technology including hyperloop to connect Fort Worth, Waco, Temple-Killeen, Austin, San Antonio and Laredo. This corridor will be requested to move into a more detailed Tier 2 EIS following the feasibility study. ...
https://hyperloop-one.com/texas-officials-confirm-hyperloop-technology-option-dallas-arlington-ft-worth-high-speed-corridor
Edit: added map.
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https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/22/17601280/warr-hyperloop-pod-competition-spacex-elon-musk
457 kph self propelled reached by students.
but BBC pic looks like only very small part of cross section of tunnel. I assume speed will gather more problems with larger cross section even if kept to half that of tunnel.
Quote from: crandles on July 23, 2018, 05:17:55 PM
The tube was scaled down for the student competitions, for cost and logistical reasons, including transporting their projects to Hawthorne. For prior competitons, some brought parts with them on the plane, and re-assembled their pod there!
One of the biggest obstacles is that the tube is only .8 miles long. Achieving higher speeds in that short a distance is hard in itself.
Photos show Elon Musk closely examing the pods — probably getting his own ideas from the different techniques the students have employed....
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Pennsylvania state representative says they should think about maybe considering a hyperloop on the heavily-travelled Philadelphia to Pittsburgh route. Particularly since Pittsburgh is looking into joining a hyperloop route going the other direction, to Chicago.
State House resolution calls for feasibility study of Phila. to Pittsburgh hyperloop - Philadelphia Business Journal
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2018/09/26/state-house-resolution-calls-for-feasibility-study.html
A Philly-Pittsburgh Hyperloop? State House resolution calls for feasibility study
http://planphilly.com/articles/2018/09/26/a-philly-pittsburgh-hyperloop-state-house-resolution-calls-for-feasibility-study
CNBC reports that the Saudi's have pulled the plug on their Hyperloop venture.
https://twitter.com/CNBCnow?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
A blogger says this is "false news"
Either way you Heard it Here First
It looks like Virgin Hyperloop ditched the deal first.
"Saudi Arabia pulled a planned deal with Virgin Hyperloop One after Richard Branson said he would suspend investment talks with the country due to concerns about Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance..."
https://www.thedailybeast.com/report-saudi-arabia-pulls-out-of-planned-virgin-hyperloop-deal
But the UAE project is still on:
DPWorld UAE (@DPWorldUAE)
On the second day of #Gitex2018 we were honored to have H.H. Sheikh Ammar Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi Crown Prince of Ajman & President of the Ajman Executive Council visit our stand to learn about our projects including the #DPWorld Cargospeed project.
@HyperloopOne
https://twitter.com/dpworlduae/status/1051868913632460804
Branson also pulled back from a big Saudi space investment:
Richard Branson suspends Saudi Arabia's investment in space ventures over missing journalist
https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/13/17967954/virgin-galactic-richard-branson-saudi-arabia-jamal-khashoggi
« Last Edit: October 17, 2018, 11:38:15 PM by Sigmetnow »
Feasibility study delivers Kansas City-to-St. Louis hyperloop results. (Interestingly, it's the first time feasibility numbers have been released in the U.S. for a hyperloop system, according to a Hyperloop One spokesman.)
Hyperloop: Missouri could be epicenter for 21st-century transportation (Video)
Black & Veatch's release of its Missouri Hyperloop feasibility study is a "historic moment" for Missouri, Virgin Hyperloop One's Ryan Kelly told the Kansas City Business Journal.
Not only does the feasibility study confirm the viability of a hyperloop route along Interstate 70, it's the first time feasibility numbers have been released in the U.S. for a hyperloop system, Hyperloop One's head of marketing and communications said.
The nine-month feasibility study conducted by Black & Veatch and Olsson Associates evaluated several aspects concerning the I-70 route that would connect Kansas City to Columbia and St. Louis, including social impact, potential station locations, route alignments, regulatory issues and rights-of-way access.
The study confirmed that the proposed route between St. Louis and Kansas City would shave travel time to 28 minutes. By car, it takes about 3.5 hours. Travel to Columbia from St. Louis or Kansas City would take about 15 minutes, compared with today's two hours.
Black & Veatch also identified potential station locations, known as portals, which could be located near downtown Kansas City along the riverfront or near Arrowhead and Kauffman stadiums, said Drew Thompson, Black & Veatch's director of data center/mission critical facility solutions and a project lead on the feasibility study. In St. Louis, an ideal location could be at Lambert International Airport, which also is a hub for light rail and bus transportation, Thompson said.
One of the most important aspects the study brought to light is ticket costs, which are expected to cost less than a high-speed rail ticket, Kelly said. A one-way hyperloop trip from Kansas City to St. Louis, for example, would be cheaper than driving when considering the average price of gasoline. With gas prices currently at about $3 per gallon, it costs about $30 to drive to St. Louis. If prices continue to rise, the cost of 10 gallons of gas could rise above the predicted cost for a one-way hyperloop ticket — about $30.
The Missouri Department of Transportation also owns or manages the rights-of-way along I-70, which eases the path to construction.
Another compelling factor for Missouri is its central location, which could accelerate the build-out of a regional and eventually national network for transporting goods and people, Thompson said.
The study also found that less time spent on the road could result in a savings of $410 million a year and would lead to fewer accidents along I-70, creating an additional savings of as much as $91 million a year.
https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2018/10/17/virgin-hyperloop-one-missouri-feasibility-report.html
It's <240 freeway miles from St Louis to Kansas City. <24 mpg is poor highway mileage today. Perhaps they'recomparing the ticket price to what it would cost if you made the journey by Hummer? (the gas version does much worse, but a diesel version boasts 25 mpg highway!)
Personally my gasoline powered VW would make a round trip, them back to Columbia before I required a fill - up. - and I don't have a 60 gal. tank.
"...Fuel economy... now stands at 22 mpg for all cars and light trucks on U.S. roads."
http://247wallst.com/autos/2017/03/02/average-fuel-economy-for-264-million-us-light-vehicles-22-miles-per-gallon/
I must say that is hardly the point. Short-haul flying costs more than driving and yet people fly. 30 minutes instead of 3.5 hours, I am sure there will be enough passengers for $30 each way. They simply picked a bad comparison. (In addition the true cost of driving is not just fuel.)
The real questions are - will the vacuum technology work? Will the construction and maintenance costs be reasonable with this technology? Will the ride feel indeed like a roller coaster? I guess we won't know for certain until someone builds an actual flight-speed hyperloop.
Quote from: oren on October 18, 2018, 02:20:01 PM
This plains states construction could be a good first project — it's mostly flat, and the highway is already smoothed terrain. But they will still need to dig out or elevate the tube over the ground as needed to keep the tube level. They must have examined the route in detail and evaluated that, to come up with a price. I hope they move forward with it.
sedziobs
California-based company HyperloopTT is officially scheduled to begin construction on the first commercial Hyperloop system in Abu Dhabi in the second half of 2019, according to a company press release.
When HyperloopTT said it was aiming to be "passenger ready" by 2019 during the capsule unveiling earlier this month, we were cautiously excited, as legislative hurdles can often ground projects before they get a chance to take off. With new backing, a regional partner, and a clearly defined timeline for next year, it certainly seems as though HyperloopTT is on track to get this system in place sooner rather than later.
http://www.thedrive.com/tech/24492/u-s-company-to-start-construction-on-abu-dhabi-hyperloop-track-in-2019
I recently attended a HyperloopTT presentation at an engineering conference. Some interesting tidbits I learned:
Passive maglev in low pressure tubes
Elon Musk's design "does not work"
Acceleration will be limited to 0.5g
Two tubes, one for each direction
Working with Leybold on vacuum tech
Quote from: sedziobs on October 27, 2018, 12:42:53 AM
Thanks sedziobs.
No doubt that Elon's design, with the air cushion skits and the compressor (spinning at 10x rpms of a turbine), shooting a spaceship through a barrel at the speed of sound was bat-shit crazy.
But what did HyperloopTT change so that it would work ?
There are significant other technical issues, which we discussed in this thread, which have not been addressed at all by the Hyperloop companies. For example :
- thermal expansion of the tube, a significant issue for any Hyperloop longer than a few miles.
- the Kantrowitz limit which will start to kick in at around 300 mph.
- the power source (and temperature control) of the pod
Did the HyperloopTT presentation address any of these issues ?
Meanwhile, since the current concept of Hyperloop is Maglev in a vacuum tube, it will be more expensive than Maglev without a tube. So why build a Hyperloop if plain Maglev is cheaper ?
This presentation outlines some more issues with Hyperloop :
« Last Edit: January 24, 2019, 09:25:47 AM by Rob Dekker »
Quote from: Rob Dekker on January 24, 2019, 09:16:13 AM
The concept of maglev trains in an evacuated tunnel isn't new. A working model was demonstrated in 1914 by Boris Weinberg.
https://www.futilitycloset.com/2014/06/14/a-new-commute-2/
I think that thermal issues in the pod put the final spike in anything resembling Musk's vision of the Hyperloop. His own drawings featured a (very) high pressure steam container that was to be swapped out with fresh, cold water at every stop.
Shades of 19th century steam engines stopping every 50 miles to take on water.
Thanks, Rob. That was an interesting watch.
No, unfortunately. This was a civil engineering conference, so it focused on construction/geology and gave only a cursory review of the mechanical/electrical aspects. The pods are supposed to be battery powered and made of carbon fiber that is lighter than aluminum and stronger than steel by an order of magnitude. I don't know much else. I'm interested to see how they address thermal expansion. Oil pipelines are deliberately laid out in successive curves that can accommodate expansion. That won't work with a hyperloop. I don't believe they use an air compressor, so larger tube size must be the plan to avoid the Kantrowitz limit.
New Hyperloop company emerges from SpaceX Pod Competition – Swisspod
After EUROLOOP, Hardt, Zeleros and Hyper Poland, another Elon Musk's SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition participants decided to form a commercial company.
This time Denis Tudor, who was a founder of EPFLoop and a former member of rLoop Controls Team together with his colleague from EPFL Cyril Denereaz formed a company called Swisspod.
"We safely build the most efficient, cheapest and fastest Hyperloop solution. After 3 awarded Hyperloop prototypes, it is the time to take it seriously." ...
https://intheloop.news/new-hyperloop-company-emerges-from-spacex-pod-competition-swisspod/
"This is not your grandmother's mag-lev."
Virgin Hyperloop One CTO on When You Can Ride: "Years... Not Decades"
Virgin One says it's improved upon the designs etched out in the famous Musk white paper.
https://www.inverse.com/amp/article/52293-virgin-hyperloop-one-cto-on-when-you-can-ride-one-years-not-decades
With a video answering the Top Ten Questions.
Quote from: sedziobs on January 29, 2019, 06:22:50 PM
Musk has now gone underground with his version. That eliminates the thermal expansion and pod cooling problems. It minimizes terrorist/yahoo damage.
Going underground avoids most route acquisition problems. Just put the tunnels under federal and state highways. With their permission, of course. The tunnels do not need to run side by side, they can be stacked one over another for as many levels as we would need.
The current approach is to start with lower speed (155 MPH) "Loops" which would function as very rapid, non-stop subway systems in crowded cities. That would give Boring Company opportunity to develop faster and more efficient tunneling machines and work out a lot of the details. Plus prove their concept.
Recently a short Loop system was approved in Las Vegas and construction work is expected to begin soon. A longer Loop is in the planning/permitting stage to connect Baltimore and Washington, DC.
Quote from: Bob Wallace on June 22, 2019, 08:02:56 AM
Going underground avoids most route acquisition problems. Just put the tunnels under federal and state highways.
Yes, that's a simple solution for the lower speed "loops". Higher speeds of 700+ mph will require significantly greater curve radii than those found on roadways. Limiting lateral acceleration to 0.5g at those speeds would require a curve radius of more than 11 miles. Current 300 mph maglev tracks in Asia have 5 mile radii. Highways with a 75 mph design speed can have radii of less than half a mile.
Quote from: sedziobs on June 23, 2019, 06:51:30 AM
If the Loop works as expected then we should see a serious effort to build a hyperloop system using the same tunneling approach. And that might take some eminent domain work to put together the sort of route that would be needed.
The same problem with routing high speed rail, highways, roads, and transmission lines exists. But you've got to take land away from people that they were probably using. And put in things they might not want to see. Go deep with a hyperloop system and the worst you'd need to deal with would be water wells. Awarded costs shouldn't be high.
Musk's initial "vision" was to load a water tank and offload a sealed container of very high pressure steam at each stop. The pod draws a lot of kW and runs in an evacuated pipe. How does putting the pipe underground even address this issue?
Isn't the Las Vegas project a <1/8 mile non-hyper loop?
Quote from: TerryM on July 01, 2019, 02:01:05 PM
The initial propulsion ideas seem to have been scrapped. But since Boring is not talking about building a hyperloop system at this point in time we don't know what Musk and engineering team is planning for their hyperloop approach.
For now Boring is building 'very rapid subway systems'. Top speed is planned to be 155 MPH, not the ~700 MPH of a hyperloop system. At the lower speed there's not the need to lower the air pressure in the tunnel.
I think Musk is bootstrapping a hyperloop system via lower speed Loop systems like he's done with Tesla and SpaceX. Find an entry point at which innovation can create capital and use that capital to move up another level in order to gain more knowledge/experience and more capital. A Loop system can be built quickly and start earning money. The LA Loop is likely to be producing income this year and the LV Loop in 2021. The Baltimore to Washington DC Loop may start construction soon. These projects will give Boring Co. engineers opportunities to refine their tunnel boring machine technology, increasing tunneling speeds and lowering costs.
I expect to see serious talk of a Boring Co. hyperloop project within the next five years. When Boring feels they have the technology nailed down they'll start serious talk with someone, somewhere about building their first hyperloop.
Gumbercules
NewMembers
Has anyone linked yet to the youtube channel Thunderf00t? It's a scientist that debunks hyperloop as anything but a PT Barnum style con.
b_lumenkraft
Ah, Thunderf00t. The Youtuber who knows a little about chemistry is considered a scientist now.
What's gonna be shared next? Harris or Peterson?
Yeah, what a slippery slope this Youtube thingy is...
GoSouthYoungins
Quote from: Gumbercules on July 14, 2019, 01:20:34 AM
No man. The hyperloop is real. I rode one to work yesterday. I got there 10x faster. Also, I'm a cyborg thanks to Neuralink. It really helps me drive my Tesla safely, cuz it accelerates so fast. And I make so much money now investing in Tesla stock that I was able to buy a ticket to Mars. So long you non-cyborg, earth-side LOSERS.
big time oops
SpaceX HQ in Hawthorne is the location of an almost a mile-long vacuum tube for testing hyperloop pods. The 2019 pod competition has begun.
Hyperloop (@Hyperloop)
Teams have arrived in Hawthorne for the 2019 Hyperloop Pod Competition! Now underway: pod testing
https://twitter.com/hyperloop/status/1150461883952115715
https://www.spacex.com/hyperloop
Quote from: Sigmetnow on July 14, 2019, 11:45:52 PM
Why does the video show nothing but a rail system which just happens to be in a tube and skips of the difficult engineering problems of the vaccuum part a "hyperloop"?
BAE has made a rail system which travels over Mach 7. I didn't see the "hyperloop" rail system break the sound barrier, so I guess it has at least 7x to go until it isn't a laggard.
Although, the kids did seem to cheer really good, so maybe it is legit.
Quote from: GoSouthYoungins on July 16, 2019, 02:39:34 AM
That BAE system is a railgun. That's for shooting missiles. Far cry from rail transport.
I don't think a railgun would give an enjoyable ride
Elon Musk says he wants a new 10km (six-mile) vacuum tunnel for his futuristic Hyperloop - ready for next year's speed-record competition.
Hyperloop aims to transport people in high-speed pods in underground tubes.
Mr Musk tweeted his plan after the Technical University of Munich set a new record for the fourth year running.
Its pod reached 463km/h (288mph) on the current test tube in the US, which runs for 1.6km straight. Mr Musk said the new vacuum tube would be curved.
Quote from: crandles on July 23, 2019, 12:21:58 AM
Elon Musk says he wants a new 10km (six-mile) vacuum tunnel for his futuristic ?Hyperloop - ready for next year's speed-record competition.
It's about a hundred years since the first high speed models of maglev trains running in evacuated tunnels were demonstrated. Hyperloop may be many things, but futuristic isn't one of them.
Early Patents date back to 1799 in England for evacuated tube trains, and a Siberian by the name of Professor Boris Weinberg built an evacuated maglev model in 1909. His Popular Science article promised 500 MPH rides from San Francisco to New York City in 1917. Sound familiar?
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Popular_Science_Monthly_Volume_90.djvu/721
That's like saying a jet aircraft is no more advanced than Orville and Wilbur's flying machine.
Those historic trains did not run at anywhere near 463km/h (288mph).
Saudi Arabia wants to build a 35-km hyperloop test track and research its potential.
Saudi Arabia Looks to Build World's First Long-Range Hyperloop Test Track In Partnership with Virgin Hyperloop One
LOS ANGELES, JULY 22, 2019 – Virgin Hyperloop One, the only hyperloop company in the world to successfully test its hyperloop technology at scale, today announced a development partnership with the Saudi Arabia's Economic City Authority (ECA) to conduct a study to build the world's longest test and certification hyperloop track, as well as a research and development center and hyperloop manufacturing facility north of Jeddah.
Today's announcement took place this week at Virgin Hyperloop One's Los Angeles headquarters during a visit from a senior delegation of Saudi Arabia's Economic City Authority, led by Secretary-General Mohanud A. Helal. The study will focus on King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), located 100 kilometers north of the Red Sea port of Jeddah. The project, which would include a 35-kilometer test and certification track, will create opportunities for the development of specific hyperloop technologies and develop local expertise in Saudi Arabia which be commercialized and scaled. The study will also facilitate the development of localized hyperloop supply chains and the acceleration of innovation clusters across the Kingdom.
"Our partnership with Virgin Hyperloop One is a matter of pride for us and all of Saudi Arabia," said Secretary General Mohanud A. Helal. "As we continue to help deliver the strategic pillars of Vision 2030, technology transfer and high-tech job creation opportunities that this relationship will bring are fundamental to our progress as a nation and our efforts to create opportunities for our bright young people. Having hyperloop at King Abdullah Economic City is going to act as a catalyst for a Saudi Silicon Valley effect and galvanize our software development, high technology research, and manufacturing industries," he added. ...
https://hyperloop-one.com/saudi-arabia-looks-build-worlds-first-long-range-hyperloop-test-track-partnership-virgin-hyperloop-one
500 MPH was the projected speed according to the 1917 article. Did Wilbur ever design a plane to go that fast?
Those evacuated tube trains from the 18th century probably could be compared to the Wright's aircraft. but the Russian evacuated tube maglev of the early 20th century seems comparable to Musk's contemporary designs. - and Prof. Weinberg had a working model 110 years ago.
It's just not a new concept - let alone "futuristic".
"Projected" is not the same thing as "accomplished."
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I know. Pass it along to Elon
The world is already more "futuristic," after less than two decades of Musk's efforts. His advances in the next five years will make today's accomplishments seem quaintly old-fashioned.
Can you give me an example?
I'm not trying to be a smart ass.
Evacuated Tube Maglev and commercially built electric cars are >100 years old. Reusable rockets and rockets that landed on their tails have been around since the very early days of space exploration. PayPal was something he bought into, then got fired from the board before it was sold to Ebay. I was lighting my walk with cheap solar lights that ran through a battery pack before Elon left Africa. PV and batteries have been around since most here were kids.
I went to high school with a kid who was implanting electrodes into lab rats brains, recording the output - then playing their thoughts back to them. I'd hold up a pissed off cat, or unwrap some very stinky cheese and he'd record the results. That was in the early 60's when others were playing with human brains and electrodes at McGill!
He's one hell of a salesman, but he's far from the first to make big bucks using the gift of the gab.
What has Elon done in the last 20 years that qualifies as "futuristic" ie things that are actually new?
Before SpaceX, there has never been a rocket that reached orbit (orbital velocity) and survived re-entry to land. Let alone was launched to orbit and re-landed a second time. Or a third time!
Tesla changed the electric vehicle universe, transformed EVs to be sexy, desirable, and widespread, and forced the entire industry to begin a transition it has resisted for decades.
Tesla installed what was the biggest grid-tied battery in the world in Australia, and changed the view of such an installation from impossible/unnecessary to one of being vital for grid resilience.
Just having an idea for something, or making a prototype, or doing something in a limited way or for a limited time, does not move the world forward. I doubt a person afflicted with a neurological disease would agree to have your friend's electrodes implanted in their brain! Mass manufacturing of cars, or rockets, is a hundred times harder than making a prototype — witness all the EV startups going broke trying to bring their idea to market: of all the attempts, none has survived since Ford. Except for Tesla.
If you don't see the difference between what was then, and what is now, then I can't explain it to you. Google is your friend.
The technology existed for decades. There was no point in doing it. There still is no point in doing it. If it can safely be repeated 10 times over, then it will make sense.
Musk invented nothing (except a really strange rocket-fueled "green" cult).
India has advanced the world's first passenger hyperloop system by deeming the Pune-Mumbai Hyperloop a public infrastructure project,
India has labeled hyperloop a public infrastructure project — here's why that matters
Hyperloop, the futuristic and still theoretical transportation system that could someday propel people and packages at speeds of more than 600 miles per hour, has been designated a "public infrastructure project" by India lawmakers in the state of Maharashtra.
Wrapped in that government jargon is a valuable and notable outcome. The upshot: hyperloop is being treated like any other public infrastructure project such as bridges, roads and railways. In other words, hyperloop has been plucked out of niche, futuristic obscurity and given a government stamp of approval.
The hope is that India's government will award the contract by the end of 2019, a VHO executive told TechCrunch. If that occurs, Phase 1 of the project — an 11.8 kilometer (or 7.3 mile) section — would begin in 2020.
The cost of building Phase 1 will be covered by DP World, which has committed $500 million to this section. The government is covering the cost and logistics of acquiring the land for the hyperloop.
Phase 1 will initially act as a certification track, which will be used to certify the hyperloop technology for passenger operations. VHO wants this certification track built and operating by 2024. If this section meets safety standards it will become part of the larger hyperloop line between Pune and Mumbai. ...
https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/31/india-has-labeled-hyperloop-a-public-infrastructure-project-heres-why-that-matters/
DrTskoul
No tunnel will be built in Pune
Cognitive bias Codex. Know your enemy...
Most of the route will be along an existing highway.
Quote from: Sigmetnow on August 01, 2019, 01:41:25 AM
Will. I have been in Pune recently. They need infrastructure money for buses, trains and roads ( they are awfully crowded ) and not spend money on things like hyperloop. Really??? Most people have barely enough money to travel with autorickshaw or a scooter for a family of four. Ridiculous display of excessive wealth divide.


Looking for a storytelling activity to encourage child's imagination and boost creative thinking?
How about these colored rocks that will blow your child's mind.
And creative storytelling over the roof!
What if I tell you that this visual storytelling activity will have your child playing for days while creating stories one after another.
All you need is some rocks, colors to paint them, brushes and a box to put all the beauty, oh… and some time of course (but if you do it during your favorite TV show it doesn't count).
Painting the rocks is another story.
Basically this storytelling activity speaks by itself and it doesn't need much introduction for a child. Just give the rocks and provide some space.
It's fun. The storytelling naturally happens through the game.
It's perfect to play for your child my herself or with some friends. It could also be played in the classroom with more kids. As long you have enough characters.
It's very mobile. Take it anywhere you want it. We made the box, but if we take them on the trip we will put them in the small fabric bag.
When you add new rocks, new stories come out. It's a never-die activity.
It will show a child that rocks can be story characters too. Hopefully next time at the park your child will spot a "new actor" for his rock play.
It's a craft too, if you make it together. Involving a child into painting the rocks for this activity will help him be more interested into storytelling.
It's great motor activity too: handling all those small rocks in different shapes, turning them right direction, matching them.
It's CHEAP. Gotta love that!
you can paint/decorate the rocks from both sides to have more characters and stories to tell.
These are fantastic! I would use them in my home FOR SURE!
thanks, Dayna. Try painting them, it's really not that hard.


The Jiankou Great Wall is considered the most treacherous and wildest sections of the Great Wall of China. Yet, it is the most photographed section because of its unusual construction and the surrounding spectacular natural beauty. The Jiankou peak is shaped like an arrow and looks tall and splendid against the clear skies. The wall has been built with locally available materials like dolomite and white rocks. This section of the Great Wall can be seen from afar because of its stark white appearance. Tourists will find many beautiful spots along this stretch of the Wall. But the most popular ones are the Nine Eye Tower, Beijing Knot, Sky Stair, Jiankou Spot, and the Zhengbei Tower.


Kimonos, otherwise known as an yukata, are the tradition clothing for men, women and children of Japan. It is often worn with the traditional footwear which is "Zori" or "Geta" and with "Tabi" ; the traditional split toe socks.
Now let's look at Japan's latest fashion styles!
In Japan, some people like to wear different shades of grey and black, with patches of bright colour, such as pink or white in various places. Others may prefer to wear really bright colours, taking many shades of different colour to create a fashionable style. They normally add on jewellery, and girls prefer to wear skirts, or possibly shorts on tights. Some others also wear jeans.


Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a seven time Grammy Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She is the best-selling female rock artist of all time. Her international debut album Jagged Little Pill (1995) became one of the most successful albums of all time with total worldwide sales estimated at thirty million copies. Five more studio albums followed – Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998), Under Rug Swept (2002), Feast on Scraps (2002), So-Called Chaos (2004), and Flavors of Entanglement (2008).


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Manchester United are said to finally be closing in on a move to make Ivan Perisic their third signing of the summer in a deal that could total £44m, following on from the captures of £30m defender Victor Lindelof and £75m striker Romelu Lukaku.
Earlier this week, The Sun prematurely claimed that a £40m agreement had been reached. That appears to not have been the case, but according to Sky Sports on Tuesday morning, United are now indeed 'close to agreeing a fee'.
Sky offers no actual figure, but a report from the Daily Mail suggests that the seemingly imminent agreement will see United pay an initial fee of £39.5m, with a further £4.5m in add-ons. The Mail report also notes that the Old Trafford club are 'confident'.
It has been said for a number of weeks that Perisic, a player first seriously linked with United during the March international break, is keen on making the switch to Old Trafford.
The speed of the proposed move will seemingly now rest on how fast the clubs can formally strike that all-important price agreement, and whether that will come before or after the player flies to China for a pre-season tour with the rest of the Inter squad.
Perisic was allowed a leave of absence from the first part of Inter's pre-season programme over the weekend to have dental work carried out. But the club expect him to report for duty with the rest of the Nerazzurri squad on Tuesday for the trip to China.
Even if an agreement between Inter and United is not final, but close, there is a chance he may be excused anyway. If he is not on the plane it would be a sure fire indicator the deal is going through. If he is, it isn't dead, but it will certainly be delayed for at least a few days or a week.
When United boss Jose Mourinho was quizzed by journalists about Perisic in the wake of United's friendly win over Real Salt Lake, he simply replied, "No idea. No idea my friend. No idea."
UPDATE: On Tuesday afternoon Perisic was named in Inter's 28-man tour squad.


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5 October 2020News
Wage theft now criminalised in Queensland
Queensland is the latest state to make wage theft a crime.
New laws passed in Parliament on Wednesday will see employers in Queensland facing a maximum of 10 years in jail for wage theft – which includes underpaid wages, witholding leave and penalty entitlements, or not making the necessary super contributions. It's the same penalty for "stealing as clerk or servant".
The laws will also make it faster and easier to recover unpaid wages.
"These new laws recognise that the current framework is not doing the job – something needs to change to stop rampant wage theft," Queensland Minister for Industrial Relations and Education, Grace Grace said in a statement.
"Stronger penalty and deterrence measures are needed for those who commit wage theft, particularly where it is deliberate and systematic and part of an employer's business model."
According to Grace, one in four Queensland employees is affected by wage theft, an action that leaves workers $2.2 billion out of pocket each year in unpaid wages and superannuation.
The new laws come after a parliamentary inquiry into the impact of wage theft on Queensland staff.
"The inquiry heard from workers and employers who agreed that more needed to be done to address this issue," Grace added.
In June 2020, Victoria became the first state in Australia to pass laws that enforced criminal penalties on employers who deliberately commit wage theft. The penalties include up to $198,264 in fines for individuals, $991,320 for companies and up to 10 years in prison.
A number of companies have been reported to have been underpaying staff in recent months, including the University of Melbourne, Westpac and Woolworths.
Earlier this week, The Fair Work Ombudsman revealed that before the coronavirus pandemic, it recovered more than $1.2 million in unpaid wages for 1351 employees across the restaurant, cafe, fast food and retail industries.
"While we know some of our priority sectors, including many fast food, restaurant and café businesses, have been seriously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and are under considerable financial strain, we will continue to enforce workplace laws in a proportionate way," Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker said in a Facebook post.
"We will focus on ensuring that any underpayments of workers are back-paid promptly, and where serious non-compliance is found, we will take enforcement action."


God Said To Me That This Month Going To Be The Month Of Promotion and Relegation Ps75:7. The Goodnews Is That He Is Going to Give Excellent Promotion To Those People That Are Ready To Recount Their Blessings And Give Him Praise Throughout The Month. Therefore, It's Not Just Going To Be The Month Of Marching Forward, It's Indeed Going To Be The Month Of Blessing God For All His Benefits.
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