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Arbon-Bleiche 3
The site Arbon-Bleiche 3 is on the Swiss side of Lake Constance, within the territory of the modern village of Arbon. The site of the Neolithic lake-dwelling settlement lies a few hundred meters back from the present-day lakeshore. In Neolithic times the village was situated in a bay, near small inlets. Three excavation campaigns between 1993 and 1995 saw nearly half of the Neolithic village recovered, including remains of twenty-five houses plus two small storehouses. The entire village must have comprised about fifty houses. If we calculate about six to ten persons for each house, the population of the village would have ranged between three hundred and five hundred.
Based on samples from the house posts, dendrochronology gives exact dates for the settlement and helps trace its construction history. The first building work in the village began in the year 3384 b.c., when a single dwelling was raised. In the following year, only two more houses were built. More houses were constructed over the next few years, until the entire village had been completed. This settlement history makes it clear that during the construction of Arbon-Bleiche 3, part of the village community must have lived elsewhere, in another village.
In the year 3370 b.c., catastrophe struck as the entire village burned. Arbon-Bleiche 3 had existed only fifteen years and was never rebuilt. Thus, archaeologists were presented with a single-layer settlement containing material deposited over a very short time, making it easy to reconstruct the village plan. All the houses had been constructed using posts of white fir and arranged in separate rows with their long sides facing the lake. There also seems to have been one broad lane running toward the lakeshore. Some evidence suggests that the house floors were raised slightly above the ground.
From this period not much evidence exists for lake-dwelling sites and cultural developments in Switzerland, probably the result of climatic conditions that led to erosion of the deposited archaeological layers. Arbon-Bleiche 3 was preserved fortuitously by the presence of a nearby small river. Flooding from the river covered the remains of the destroyed village with a protective layer of sand.
The Pfyn culture predominated in the region of Lake Constance before the thirty-fourth century b.c. Its material remains are characterized by, among other things, ceramic pots with S-profile walls. After this time Horgen culture finds dominate at Late Neolithic sites. These ceramics look like buckets with typically straight, thick walls. The ceramic vessels from Arbon-Bleiche 3 display forms and characteristics of both the Pfyn and Horgen cultures. Bone or antler tool types also display typological overlaps. The find material from Arbon-Bleiche 3, therefore, seems to mark a transition between these two cultures.
Among the ceramic vessels from Arbon-Bleiche 3 were a few pots decorated in a totally different style. Comparable forms and ornaments can be found on sites of the central European Boleráz group of the Baden culture in Bohemia, Moravia, and Hungary. Archaeologists first thought that these pots and vessels represented important evidence. Mineralogical analysis of the burned clay from these vessels has shown, however, that they were made of local clay. Craftspeople from Arbon must have copied this foreign form, examples of which perhaps originally were brought by a woman marrying into the village community or imported as traded ware.
Axe blades made of ground stone or red deer antler also were found everywhere in the village. These blades were fixed directly into ash-wood handles, as opposed to what appears at both older and later sites, where axe or adze blades were fixed into antler sleeves. There is evidence that during the previous two centuries, a series of climatically influenced economic crises took place. Red deer was hunted intensively and possibly became extinct in some regions. This may be why craftspeople had to forgo using antler sleeves as a shock-absorbing material between the blades and the valuable wooden handles. Direct hafting became the tradition. It was only from the thirty-second century b.c. onward that antler sleeves were used once again around Lake Zurich and Lake Constance.
About seventy thousand animal bones were collected and analyzed, together with botanical remains and small bones from mammals, birds, amphibians, and fish, from more than seventy soil samples. In addition, pollen, macro plant remains (plant parts and seeds), and sediments from several profile columns were analyzed. Their identification has made possible the reconstruction of the environment around Arbon as well as agricultural and animal husbandry practices, in addition to plant gathering and hunting strategies and the food eaten by the village inhabitants. Agriculture was based on cereals (mainly tetraploid naked wheat, emmer, and barley), with large amounts of poppy and flax. A large portion of the caloric intake came from collected plants, of which hazelnuts were by far the most important. Human excrement (in the form of large masses of various berry seeds) and cereal threshing remains are most common in the zones between the houses, reflecting the custom of dumping garbage outside the buildings.
Botanical analyses of the sheep/goat and cattle feces showed that animals stayed inside the village only in winter. Their food was "collected" around the village in the form of plants, such as ferns or blackberry leaves. Masses of mistletoe leaves or pollen from early-flowering catkin-bearing shrubs suggest that such plants as alder or willow probably were used as fodder in late winter or very early spring. It is likely that during the summer animals were pastured away from the village. About 50 percent of the consumed meat came from hunted animals, especially red deer. Most of the meat from domestic animals came from pig and cattle. Thus, hunting was important in supplying food, especially during times of food-production crises. The small bones extracted from the soil samples show that the inhabitants also must have consumed frogs and a great deal of fish. Whitefish was most common, although there were also many bones from large pike.
The distribution of hand-collected bones and bones from soil samples indicate that the people living in houses nearer the lake consumed more pigs and caught more whitefish. Because whitefish must be caught in open water, it may have been that these people had dugouts. People from inland houses hunted more red deer and caught more pike. These differences may be evidence of very early separation and specialization in food production, which also may reflect the beginnings of social differentiation. There are no big differences between houses as far as cultivated plants are concerned.
The excavations of the well-preserved site of Arbon-Bleiche 3 took place at a time when the full range of scientific analyses could be applied to the artifacts and rich biological data. The site presents us with a more reliably detailed model for Late Neolithic village life in central Europe than we have ever possessed.
Akeret, Örni, Jean Nicolas Haas, Urs Leuzinger, and Stefanie Jacomet. "Plant Macrofossils and Pollen in Goat/Sheep Faeces from the Neolithic Lake-Shore Settlement Arbon Bleiche 3, Switzerland." Holocene 9, no. 2 (1999): 175–182.
De Capitani, Annick, Sabine Deschler-Erb, Urs Leuzinger, Elisabeth Marti-Grädel, and Jörg Schibler. Die jungsteinzeitliche Seeufersiedlung Arbon Bleiche 3: Funde. Archäologie im Thurgau, no. 11. Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Amt für Archäeologie Kanton Thurgau, 2002.
Hosch, Sabine, and Stefanie Jacomet. "New Aspects of Archaeobotanical Research in Central European Neolithic Lake Dwelling Sites." Environmental Archaeology 6 (October 2001): 59–71.
Leuzinger, Urs. Die jungsteinzeitliche Seeufersiedlung ArbonBleiche 3: Befunde. Archäologie im Thurgau, no. 9. Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Departement für Erziehung und Kulturdes Kantons Thurgau, 2000.
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Dozens shot in Chicago, 5 murdered over holiday weekend
Chicago officials are 'ridiculous' to cut police funding amid crime rises: FOP president
Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara tells 'Fox & Friends' crime in the city is 'reaching historic levels.'
At least 20 people were shot and two people were murdered during Chicago's first weekend of 2021, as the police department, its superintendent and former brass reflect on a violent, tumultuous year in policing in the Illinois city and across America.
There were 18 shootings with 20 victims reported from 6 p.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, the Chicago Police Department said. Including New Year's Eve and all-day Friday, the holiday weekend saw 30 people wounded and five people killed, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
The weekend bloodshed is nothing new for Chicago, where police said 769 people were murdered in all of 2020, which is a sharp increase of more than 55% from the 495 killings reported in 2019. The number of people killed in 2020 falls short of Chicago's record of 771 murders, which was reported in 2016, according to statistics provided to Fox News on Monday.
As for gun violence, there were 3,261 shootings in 2020 and 4,033 people were shot, the police department said. Both categories grew by more than 50% from the 2,146 shootings and 2,598 wounded victims reported in 2019.
Chicago police investigate the scene of a shooting that killed rapper Carlton Weekly, known as FBG Duck, and wounded two others at 70 E. Oak St. in Chicago on August 4, 2020. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Chicago Police Superintendent David O. Brown told Fox News that the uptick in murders and fatal shootings "is not unique to Chicago."
Brown called 2020 "the perfect storm," and pointed to the novel coronavirus pandemic and the May 25 death of George Floyd as some of the factors that complicated policing in 2020.
"Our Chicago Police officers faced an unprecedented set of circumstances in contending with a spike in violent crime, made even more difficult by having to contend with a health pandemic while facing extended periods of heightened civil unrest and looting," Brown said in a lengthy emailed statement.
The Windy City saw spurts of widespread destruction and looting, including in August when swarms of people descended upon the Magnificent Mile, where they destroyed buildings and ransacked stores. Officials said the looting spree was prompted, at least in part, by false information that spread in connection with an earlier police-involved shooting. The plan for destruction was shared and spread on social media.
"Criminals are emboldened and the police are being handcuffed, and the direct result is violence. Period."
Speaking about the soaring violence, former Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said the figures were "not just shocking, [but] disappointing because it doesn't have to be like that."
McCarthy served at the helm of the Chicago Police Department from May 2011 through Nov. 2015. He previously served as director of the Newark Police Department in New Jersey and rose through the ranks of the New York Police Department, where he was ultimately named deputy commissioner of operations.
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In no particular order, McCarthy attributed the violent crime spike to a demoralized workforce; the politicization of policing by city leaders; the emboldening of criminals; and the lack of consequences by officials who are choosing not to prosecute certain crimes, among other things.
Police, he said, are "under attack by politicians. They're under attack by 'activists.' And who's got their back? That's the question," he told Fox News when reached by phone Monday. "Because of the dynamic, because police are under attack, what we're doing is hamstringing the police and emboldening criminals at the same time."
Chicago police officers have also been increasingly targeted in recent years. Police said 79 officers were shot at, and 10 were wounded, in 2020. The number of times shots were fired at officers has skyrocketed by 558% since 2015 – a statistic that McCarthy called "alarming."
"I can't say I'm surprised," he added. "Criminals are emboldened and the police are being handcuffed, and the direct result is violence. Period. That's cause and effect right there."
Through the year, the city police took 11,343 illegal guns off the street as gun-related arrests reached 7,280, a 20-year high, the department said. Chicago police personnel also solved the highest number of murder cases in 2020 than they have since 2005, city police officials said.
A woman kneels on the ground outside the University of Chicago Medicine's Comer Children's Hospital where a 8-year-old girl was taken after being killed in a shooting that wounded three others near the intersection of 47th street and Union Avenue during the Labor Day weekend Monday Sep. 7, 2020 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Despite the highs in murders and violence, Chicago police reported "20-year lows" in the number of thefts, robberies and burglaries reported and a reduction in overall crime for the fourth year in a row.
Brown is no stranger to policing. Before being sworn in as Chicago police superintendent in April, Brown served as top cop of the Dallas Police Department for about six years before he retired in 2016 after 33 years with the department, according to reports.
The Chicago Police Department is working to build its relationship by working closely with the community to build a rapport with local residents, he told Fox News.
"The best way to reduce crime and violence is to prevent it from happening in the first place by building bridges and trust in the community," he said, calling community engagement a "central component" of the department's policing approach.
In addition to hosting several events with the public over the summer, the department is launching a Police Athletic and Arts League and is broadening its neighborhood policing initiative, he said.
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Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown speaks at a news conference in Chicago on July 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)
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"Especially in light of the year you've just had … the idea of leaders having tools that can help them keep their finger on the pulse of their community is more important than ever, we think," Rao told Fox News. "And we're really excited to kind of help bridge that gap."
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Electricity-generating homes hit 10,000 mark in Latvia
In Latvia, microgeneration, or self-generation of electricity in households, is continuing to grow rapidly, mostly using solar panels. This week, the number of microgenerators connected to Latvia's electricity distribution network (Sadales tīkls, ST) has reached 10 000, with a total capacity of 80 megawatts (MW), ST said October 19.
With such total capacity, on a sunny summer day, it is possible to produce electricity corresponding to approximately 10% of total daily electricity consumption in Latvia, said ST.
According to the representatives of the ST, 2022 has become a turning point in the development of renewable energy sources (RES) in Latvia, particularly in terms of microgeneration development rates.
At the end of 2021, about 2,000 microgenerators were connected to the ST. The total number of microgenerators increased by 8,000 in less than 10 months this year.
"We have been lagging behind the development of the RES for many years in the Baltic States, but in the first half of this year, we outperformed Estonia at microgeneration development rates and are continuing this rapid rise. In fact, we've run a marathon like a sprint.
"Keywords for this achievement are collaboration and digitized processes. Cooperation between the electricity distribution operator, customers, and ministries, which prepared State aid programs for the installation of solar panels, as well as a fully digitized process of connecting micro-generators, allowed us to capture constant rapid rates of processing of each newly provided microgenerator connection application," said the ST statement.
99% of microgenerators connected to the ST are solar panels.
Data collected by the company show that the largest interest in self-generation of electricity in the household by installing solar panels is for customers in Rīga and in the municipalities near Rīga.
The largest number of solar microgenerators – approximately 1020 with a total capacity of approximately 8.2 MW – are installed in the Mārupe municipality, followed by Rīga with 860 microgenerators (total capacity approximately 6.9 MW), as well as Ropaži municipality with 660 (total capacity approximately 5.6 MW).
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\nAbilene is located at 38°55'11" North, 97°13'2" West (38.919721, -97.217329)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.7 km² (4.1 mi²). 10.7 km² (4.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
\nAs of the census2 of 2000, there are 6,543 people, 2,836 households, and 1,772 families residing in the city. The population density is 611.7/km² (1,584.7/mi²). There are 3,104 housing units at an average density of 290.2/km² (751.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 95.52% White, 1.01% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. 2.72% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 2,836 households out of which 29.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% are married couples living together, 9.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% are non-families. 34.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.27 and the average family size is 2.90. In the city the population is spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $33,778, and the median income for a family is $46,052. Males have a median income of $31,971 versus $17,361 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,356. 7.3% of the population and 4.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.2% are under the age of 18 and 14.9% are 65 or older.


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Week of 9/20/21 Stargirl and What If?
So, I finally caught up on Stargirl, and got through the first five episodes over the weekend. It's a show that I watch with my teenage daughter, so schedules frequently don't mash and I'm perpetually behind. Even now, I'm a single episode behind… That is until the new one premieres tonight!
Stargirl was really the highlight of my television last year. Not only are you pretty much guaranteed to get my attention by invoking and flashing back to golden age DC with characters in the Justice Society,, but it's also just generally good rollicking superhero fun, heavy on characterization and action, and light on ideology… Sort of the opposite of what the CW's pattern has increasingly been. Courtney, Stargirl herself is a good character, but even more daring is the fact that instead of going through the bad Dad trope, they actually explore her complex relationship with her stepfather, played by Luke Wilson who steals every scene he's in. There is resentment there but there's also some genuine affection there, with a Dad who's just trying to do the best he can, and isn't portrayed as bumbling or stupid… But perhaps a little overwhelmed sometimes.
After defeating the Injustice Society last year, series kind of has to start fresh this year, and giving it the whole "Summer School" hook was a delightful idea. It probably would've worked better if the show had managed to premier back in July or so, but I understand that the plague has wreaked havoc on shooting schedules so I'm willing to give them a little slack… Especially when the end result is as fun as this.
The evil daughter Shiv is back, trying to rebuild her parent's Injustice Society with the kids of the original members. Obviously, that's going to be the main baddie this year, right? Except there's something awfully familiar about the black crystal that she's using and channeling for power. The first episode opens with one of the creepiest little kid sequences I've seen in a long time, and even my daughter immediately realized… Eclipso was coming. The Shade also arrives this season as well. The Shade's been a regular villain when it comes to this legacy, I've just finished reading James Robinson's excellent Starman run from the 90s, and the Shade is all over that thing. True to form, he's a villain, but sometimes he's not… Again, complex. Serious props for challenging writing here.
In the meantime, the gang is all back, and facing their own issues. Hourman still feels isolated and is feeding something that I suspect is Solomon Grundy related in the woods. Dr. Midnight is dealing with her parents divorce, and Wildcat is still trying to reconcile the fact that she killed Brainwave Junior. I know that's a lot of gobbledygook to throw at you all at once, but it's genuinely good stuff and propels the who le series developing forward. Despite this, there's actually a noticeable lack of attractive people standing in hallways talking about their feelings. It's still there, but not nearly as present as in say, The Flash.
Once we hit episode five though… remember how in the last third of Superman and Lois, it seems like every episode I was saying "this feels like a season finale cliffhanger… Or a penultimate episode right before the season finale". Stargirl goes right ahead and does it in episode five, with a face off of the new injustice society versus the justice society which results in Eclipso being freed. And man, Eclipso does not disappoint. The make up and look is dead on, increased in detail for television, and every bit as terrifying as I remember him from those crossovers in the mid 90s. It's shockingly effective. I guess that means I really got a find a good way to bribe Maddie to sit down and catch up on last week and this weeks episode… Because I'm dying to know what happens. Perhaps if I bribe her with more episodes of He-Man…
What if continues to be the strongest of all the marvel television series. Perhaps it's because it's not truly bound to continuity (yes, I know some stupid editor said "it's all in continuity". That's not really the case, even if you rationalize multiverse nonsense.) but also because it very much feels like episodic MCU. Really, that's what the movies have been trying to do for a while now, but to get it chopped up and served in bite size half hour portions every week, with different elements of the MCU, played by the same people and featuring the same look in environments… It's actually really satisfying.
I once said I prefer Doctor Strange in other peoples movies rather than his own, I'm beginning to wonder after his What If episode, if it's just that I prefer him in smaller doses. What if Doctor Strange lost his heart instead of his hands actually feels like it could be its own standalone thing within continuity, if they just tweak the end. It's actually a nice visit with a good doctor in that world, and takes some chances with some of the dark themes it uses. Of course it's not nearly as dark as Marvel Zombies. My daughter is a huge fan of marvel zombies, she's collected all the comics, and this is actually the episode they got her into What If. I agree with her assessment, Watching this episode just makes me want an animated marvel zombies series on it's own. It's that good. It captures an interesting variety of heroes from different films, and while there's a decision with the vision that I don't entirely agree with, it's really nice to see Tom Holland's Spider-Man here, as well as getting to see Doctor Strange's cape, with it's own distinct personality, acting on its own again. That of course brings us to last weeks episode… A little bit of light-hearted fun before things get serious in the last two. What if Thor never had the maturing influence of a rival like Loki… and had just essentially grown up to be a giant frat boy. I feel like I should take some offense of this, but it's so much fun and has us laughing so much through it… Also it manages to feature Howard the Duck, and Darcy; two of my favorite characters in the MCU. Can we please get a Howard the Duck series? Put it on right after the marvel zombies series… That's all I'm asking!
It's been a fun week, and if you get tired of superhero stuff, pop over to Netflix… There is a new season of nailed it up there, which is the most entertaining (if a bit mean-spirited) baking show you'll ever see.
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FWD Life encourages Filipinos to stay healthy and fit one move at a time
10 October 2015 October 11, 2015 Ruel UmaliLeave a comment
Can you really be healthy and fit by investing just four minutes of your day in exercise?
Apparently, it is possible and FWD Life is showing Filipinos how they can be healthier and fitter pursue their passions and live the life they dream of.
To encourage more Filipinos to start living a healthy lifestyle, FWD Life recently launched a health and wellness movement aptly called Live to Move—premised on the idea that attaining better health is key in living life to the fullest.
At the heart of the campaign is the FWD Motion, a specially designed four-minute metabolic fitness (MetaFit) workout which has a health benefit equivalent of up to one-hour exercise. Its four primary steps – jump, squat, push up, and lunge – will encourage Filipinos to get into their exercise gear and start moving. Short, simple, and effective, the four primary steps easily encourage people to work out regardless if they are novice, intermediate or advanced fitness enthusiasts.
FWD Motion is a simple regimen. Its four primary steps can be integrated into daily activities and can be done anywhere, reducing the need to go to the gym or attend a workout class. Having been developed by celebrity fitness coaches Jim and Toni Saret ("The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition Season 2," "Fit Filipino Movement"), who are also the campaign collaborators, it is scientifically-proven to make an individual lose as much as 600 calories, depending on the intensity of execution and number of repetitions.
"FWD encourages Filipinos to be healthier through the Live To Move movement and it matches perfectly with our advocacy. Through Live To Move and the FWD Motion, we are able to motivate people to start moving in as short as four minutes only, so they can live better and healthier lives," said Coach Jim Saret.
Coaches Jim and Toni Saret are also healthy lifestyle ambassadors of the Philippine Heart Association (PHA), the official advocacy partner of Live To Move. FWD Life supports PHA's 52100 advocacy, a simple guide to remind people of the essentials of good health, with each number representing a daily target: five (5) servings of fruits and vegetables, two (2) hours maximum recreational screen time, one (1) hour of moderate activity, zero (0) sugared drinks, and zero (0) smoking/secondhand smoke.
"This partnership enables PHA to further promote public awareness on the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We are also grateful that through Live To Move, FWD is able to support our 52100 advocacy which encourages Filipinos to adopt simple heart-friendly daily habits," said Dr. Alex Junia, Philippine Heart Association President.
The campaign started with the FWD Motion online video challenge wherein participants post their workout videos featuring their passions and their variations to the four primary steps. It continues with the Live To Move Tour, a series of health and wellness-themed pocket events around Metro Manila which includes group activities called Move to the Beat (Hip Hop), Move to the Groove (Zumba), Move to Fight (boxing and cardio), and Move to the FWD Motion (MetaFit). It will culminate on October 24 with the Live To Move Grand Festival where participants will enjoy exciting activities and rewards in surrounding booths for free medical consultation, cooking sessions, group workouts, and a free-for-all wellness concert.
Campaign participants are entitled to raffle entries which give them the chance to win exciting lifestyle gadgets during the tour and the grand festival.
"We have established Live To Move as a platform and the FWD Motion as a key workout routine to encourage Filipinos to start living a healthy lifestyle so they can pursue their passions. We are committed to lead the cause for Filipinos' health and wellness in the life insurance industry, since we strongly believe in the benefits of living a healthy and more active life," said FWD Life President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Grimes.
For more information about Live To Move campaign, visit FWD Life Philippines on Facebook. You can also visit its microsite, www.livetomove.ph to upload your FWD Motion videos until October 23. You can also catch upcoming Live To Move tour stops in Bonifacio Global City on October 10 and Alabang Town Center on October 17.
About FWD Life Insurance Corporation Philippines
Arriving in the Philippines in early 2014, FWD is the insurance arm of Pacific Century Group, an investment group established in 1993 with interests in financial services, telecommunications, real estate, and other investments in Asia. FWD is the first in nearly a decade to be granted a life insurance license by the Insurance Commission of the Philippines. FWD launched its commercial operations in September 2014.
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Step towards Atmanirbharta: Warship IN LCU L-57Indigenously built at GRSE, Commissioned
By admin on May 16, 2020 No Comment
The Seventh of the Eight Landing Craft Utility (LCU) IN LCU L 57,built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), a Mini Ratna Category 1 & leading shipyard of the countrywas commissioned today at Port Blair by Lt. General PS Rajeshwar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC CINCAN. The ship is the 103rd warship delivered by GRSE.
GRSE's association with the Indian Navy is long and strong as over the last six decades the shipyard has been building warships and other vessels for the country's Navy and Coast Guard. Over last 60 years, GRSE has built and delivered over 780 platforms which include 104 warships to Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard & Government of Mauritius which is highest number of warships built & delivered by any shipyard in the country. Incidentally, the 100th warship delivered by GRSE was also a Landing Craft Utility, IN L 56. The first ship of the Mark IV LCU Vessels IN LCU L-51 was commissioned into Indian Navy in March 2017.
From building 05 ton boats to 24600-ton Fleet Tanker, GRSE has done it all and has proved its mettle as a pioneer warship builder of the nation.GRSE built ships are varied in their range and scope. From Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts, Frigates, Missile Corvettes, Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvettes, Fleet Tankers, Landing Ship Tank, Landing Craft Utility to Survey Vessels, Offshore Patrol Vessels and Fast Attack Crafts – the repertoire is rich and varied. GRSE has embraced infrastructure modernization over past decades towards creating an integrated shipbuilding facility enabling concurrent construction of 20 ships.GRSE has once again proves its ability to provide end-to-end solutions to their customers ranging from product conceptualization, design, system integration and project management, thereby enhancing the capability to meet customer demands. Key areas of strength of the shipyard include a strong, multi-disciplinary design expertise, production acumen and focused project planning & execution approach. These are traits that have helped the shipyard create strong differentiators in its path of growth.
The entire design of these LCU Mark IV ships has been developed in-house by GRSE as per requirements specified by Indian Navy.The LCU Mark IV Class of ships are fitted with close to 90% indigenous content in line with the Govt. of India's 'Make in India' initiative towards achieving self-reliance and indigenization. LCU Mk-IV is an amphibious ship with its primary role being transportation and deployment of Main Battle Tanks, Armored Vehicles, troops and equipment from ship to shore. The ships are equipped with Bow Ramps to enable loading/unloading of combat equipment and vehicles upon beaching. These ships based at the Andaman and Nicobar Command, can be deployed for multirole activities like beaching operations, search and rescue, disaster relief operations, supply and replenishment and evacuation from distant islands. The LCU is 63 m in length and 11 m wide and has a displacement of 830 T with a low draught of 1.7 m. It can achieve speed of 15 knots. The LCU is designed to accommodate 216 personnel and is equipped with two Indigenous CRN 91 Guns to provide artillery fire support during landing operations. The ship is fitted with state-of-the-art equipment and advanced systems like Integrated Bridge System (IBS) and Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS).
Another class of Landing Ships indigenously designed and built by GRSE are the Landing Ship Tanks (LST). Amphibious warfare vessels, INS Magar and INS Shardul are active part of Operation "Samudra Setu" in which several aircraft of the Indian Air Force and vessels of the Indian Navy have been deployed to bring back stranded Indians amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. GRSE is also supporting the nation's fight against COVID-19 through contributions to PMCARES fund and distribution of 'Masks', 'Sanitisers', 'Soap' and food grains to the needy amongst the community around the Company.
Currently GRSE has a strong order book of over Rs.27000 Crore equipping the shipyard with a deep pool of revenue-generating projects. 18 ships which include 08 ASWSWC, 03 P17A, 04 Nos. Survey Vessels (Large), 01 LCUs, 02 FPVs are in various stages of construction and are expected to be delivered to the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard accordingly. GRSE continues to sail on a growth trajectory with increased thrust on export of warships, incorporation of latest technologies (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Analytics) in various areas of operations to improve internal efficiencies & profit margins.
Step towards Atmanirbharta: Warship IN LCU L-57Indigenously built at GRSE, Commissioned added by admin on May 16, 2020
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#ifndef INCLUDED_AERON_SUBSCRIPTION__
#define INCLUDED_AERON_SUBSCRIPTION__

#include <cstdint>
#include <iostream>
#include <atomic>
#include <concurrent/logbuffer/TermReader.h>
#include "Image.h"

namespace aeron {

using namespace aeron::concurrent::logbuffer;

class ClientConductor;

/**
 * Aeron Subscriber API for receiving messages from publishers on a given channel and streamId pair.
 * Subscribers are created via an {@link Aeron} object, and received messages are delivered
 * to the {@link fragment_handler_t}.
 *

 * By default fragmented messages are not reassembled before delivery. If an application must
 * receive whole messages, whether or not they were fragmented, then the Subscriber
 * should be created with a {@link FragmentAssembler} or a custom implementation.
 *

 * It is an applications responsibility to {@link #poll} the Subscriber for new messages.
 *

 * Subscriptions are not threadsafe and should not be shared between subscribers.
 *
 * @see FragmentAssembler
 */
class Subscription
{
public:
    /// @cond HIDDEN_SYMBOLS
    Subscription(
        ClientConductor& conductor, std::int64_t registrationId, const std::string& channel, std::int32_t streamId);
    /// @endcond
    virtual ~Subscription();

    /**
     * Media address for delivery to the channel.
     *
     * @return Media address for delivery to the channel.
     */
    inline const std::string& channel() const
    {
        return m_channel;
    }

    /**
     * Stream identity for scoping within the channel media address.
     *
     * @return Stream identity for scoping within the channel media address.
     */
    inline std::int32_t streamId() const
    {
        return m_streamId;
    }

    /**
     * Registration Id returned by Aeron::addSubscription when this Subscription was added.
     *
     * @return the registrationId of the subscription.
     */
    inline std::int64_t registrationId() const
    {
        return m_registrationId;
    }

    /**
     * Poll the {@link Image}s under the subscription for available message fragments.
     *

     * Each fragment read will be a whole message if it is under MTU length. If larger than MTU then it will come
     * as a series of fragments ordered withing a session.
     *
     * @param fragmentHandler callback for handling each message fragment as it is read.
     * @param fragmentLimit   number of message fragments to limit for a single poll operation.
     * @return the number of fragments received
     *
     * @see FragmentAssembler
     */
    inline int poll(const fragment_handler_t fragmentHandler, int fragmentLimit)
    {
        int fragmentsRead = 0;
        const int length = std::atomic_load(&m_imagesLength);
        Image *images = std::atomic_load(&m_images);

        if (length > 0)
        {
            int startingIndex = m_roundRobinIndex;
            if (startingIndex >= length)
            {
                m_roundRobinIndex = startingIndex = 0;
            }

            int i = startingIndex;

            do
            {
                fragmentsRead += images[i].poll(fragmentHandler, fragmentLimit);

                if (++i == length)
                {
                    i = 0;
                }
            }
            while (fragmentsRead < fragmentLimit && i != startingIndex);
        }

        return fragmentsRead;
    }

    /**
     * Poll the {@link Image}s under the subscription for available message fragments in blocks.
     *
     * @param blockHandler     to receive a block of fragments from each {@link Image}.
     * @param blockLengthLimit for each individual block.
     * @return the number of bytes consumed.
     */
    inline long blockPoll(const block_handler_t blockHandler, int blockLengthLimit)
    {
        const int length = std::atomic_load(&m_imagesLength);
        Image *images = std::atomic_load(&m_images);
        long bytesConsumed = 0;

        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
        {
            bytesConsumed += images[i].blockPoll(blockHandler, blockLengthLimit);
        }

        return bytesConsumed;
    }

    /**
     * Return the {@link Image} associated with the given sessionId.
     *
     * @param sessionId associated with the Image.
     * @return Image associated with the given sessionId or nullptr if no Image exist.
     */
    inline std::shared_ptr<Image> getImage(std::int32_t sessionId)
    {
        const int length = std::atomic_load(&m_imagesLength);
        Image* images = std::atomic_load(&m_images);
        int index = -1;

        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
        {
            if (images[i].sessionId() == sessionId)
            {
                index = i;
                break;
            }
        }

        return (index != -1) ? std::shared_ptr<Image>(new Image(images[index])) : std::shared_ptr<Image>();
    }

    /**
     * Get a std::vector of active {@link Image}s that match this subscription.
     *
     * @return a std::vector of active {@link Image}s that match this subscription.
     */
    inline std::shared_ptr<std::vector<Image>> images()
    {
        const int length = std::atomic_load(&m_imagesLength);
        Image *images = std::atomic_load(&m_images);
        std::shared_ptr<std::vector<Image>> result(new std::vector<Image>(length));

        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
        {
            (*result)[i] = images[i];
        }

        return result;
    }

    /// @cond HIDDEN_SYMBOLS
    bool hasImage(std::int32_t sessionId)
    {
        const int length = std::atomic_load(&m_imagesLength);
        Image *images = std::atomic_load(&m_images);
        bool isConnected = false;

        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
        {
            if (images[i].sessionId() == sessionId)
            {
                isConnected = true;
                break;
            }
        }

        return isConnected;
    }

    Image *addImage(Image &connection)
    {
        Image * oldArray = std::atomic_load(&m_images);
        int length = std::atomic_load(&m_imagesLength);
        Image * newArray = new Image[length + 1];

        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
        {
            newArray[i] = std::move(oldArray[i]);
        }

        newArray[length] = std::move(connection);

        std::atomic_store(&m_images, newArray);
        std::atomic_store(&m_imagesLength, length + 1); // set length last. Don't go over end of old array on poll

        // oldArray to linger and be deleted by caller (aka client conductor)
        return oldArray;
    }

    std::pair<Image*, int> removeImage(std::int64_t correlationId)
    {
        Image * oldArray = std::atomic_load(&m_images);
        int length = std::atomic_load(&m_imagesLength);
        int index = -1;

        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
        {
            if (oldArray[i].correlationId() == correlationId)
            {
                index = i;
                break;
            }
        }

        if (-1 != index)
        {
            Image * newArray = new Image[length - 1];

            for (int i = 0, j = 0; i < length; i++)
            {
                if (i != index)
                {
                    newArray[j++] = std::move(oldArray[i]);
                }
            }

            std::atomic_store(&m_imagesLength, length - 1);  // set length first. Don't go over end of new array on poll
            std::atomic_store(&m_images, newArray);
        }

        // oldArray to linger and be deleted by caller (aka client conductor)
        return std::pair<Image *, int>(
            (-1 != index) ? oldArray : nullptr,
            index);
    }
    /// @endcond

private:
    ClientConductor& m_conductor;
    const std::string m_channel;
    int m_roundRobinIndex = 0;
    std::int64_t m_registrationId;
    std::int32_t m_streamId;

    std::atomic<Image*> m_images;
    std::atomic<int> m_imagesLength;
};

}

#endif

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Before making the final decision, consider the job opportunities available to you in the area you plan to relocate to. Often, the benefit of living in places where living costs are relatively high is having the best job opportunities within your reach. So instead of opting to relocate, why not assess your present job? Look for ways to boost your income to the maximum level and speed up your progress toward financial independence.
Once you've already done what you could to boost your income level, it's time that you start saving up. Don't fall into the trap of spending as much as you can earn. Sure, it's not bad to treat yourself to something nice once in a while as a reward for your hard work, but it would be wise to make sure that your savings—not your expenses—take a larger chunk off your budget. Livingston mentioned earlier, did just that. She revved up her saving rate sky-high, pushing her budget to the limits so that she saved up 70 percent of what she earned. While you do not have to have the same saving rate for yourself, you definitely could see to it that you save more than you spend.
Now let's say you already have enough saved up in your bank account—enough to last you for several years without you having to work. What next? Well, if the only thing you do with the amount you save up is spend, sooner or later your funds will dry up. And then you'll be back right where you started—in the need for regular employment. So what you need to do is make sure that you do not run out of funds. Remember, financial independence and early retirement do not equate to not working altogether. It simply means having the luxury of time—time to earn at your own pace and to pursue other life goals.
What, then, can you do to make your money grow? Invest. If you are no expert in handling investments, have someone professional to help you out. Investing in the right businesses and financial securities will ensure that you do not run out of finances despite your decision to quit the workplace.
Yes, by boosting your income, saving more than you spend, and growing your money, you can achieve what others only get to enjoy when they're already 40 years old or older. Really, why settle for traditional retirement when you could speed up the process and get more time to enjoy your hard-earned financial rewards? And believe me, if Livingston made it, so can you! Start early on your goal toward FIRE. Start today.
Richard Thaddeus Carvajal is registered financial planner of RFP Philippines. He is also CEO and president of Philgems Realty Corp. To learn more about personal-financial planning, attend the 64th RFP program this September 2017. To inquire, e-mail info@rfp.ph or text <name><e-mail> <RFP> at 0917-9689774.


Snapdeal has rolled out two films for its '#UnboxCashFreeSale' that was held on 5 and 6 December. The films have been conceptualised by Famous Innovations.
One film shows a child play with a robot. The voice over reveals that is his tenth robot. As he looks to shake hands with it, he breaks it. He calls upon his dad, who reacts angrily. The mother comes in and takes the son's side. The next shot shows the trio together unboxing a Snapdeal parcel, which contains his 11th robot. The film ends with a voice over that says 'Cash ho na ho, life ke transactions kabhi rukne nahin chahiye.' (Whether there's cash available or not, transactions shouldn't stop).
Another film is set at a wedding reception. One guest showers the couple only with blessings, while another gifts them something old and worn out. The bride's best friend walks in with a gift in a Snapdeal box, purchased from the Cashfree sale.
Shahnawaz Qadeer, creative director, Famous Innovations, said, "The films bring alive real situations that people are facing these days due to the paucity of cash, but treats them in a light-hearted manner to pitch Snapdeal's upcoming promotion. The promotion has been perfectly time and should be a boost to those held back due to the current cash crunch"
The films went live on 1 December 2016.


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Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): Morphological transformation of galaxies across the green valley (1801.04277)
M.N. Bremer, Rebecca Kennedy, L.J.M. Davies, A. Hopkins HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, 146 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO, University of Turku, Vaisalantie 20, Piikkio, Finland School of Physics, Astronomy, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, University of Western Australia, M468, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS, UK. ESO - European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Cordova 3107, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile Department of Physics, Astronomy, University of Louisville, 102 Natural Science Building, Louisville, KY 40292, USA Australian Astronomical Observatory, PO Box 915 North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia Hamburger Sternwarte, Universität Hamburg, Gojenbergsweg 112, 21029 Hamburg, Germany Centre for Astrophysics, Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Vic 3122, Australia)
Jan. 12, 2018 astro-ph.GA
We explore constraints on the joint photometric and morphological evolution of typical low redshift galaxies as they move from the blue cloud through the green valley and onto the red sequence. We select GAMA survey galaxies with $10.25<{\rm log}(M_*/M_\odot)<10.75$ and $z<0.2$ classified according to their intrinsic $u^*-r^*$ colour. From single component S\'ersic fits, we find that the stellar mass-sensitive $K-$band profiles of red and green galaxy populations are very similar, while $g-$band profiles indicate more disk-like morphologies for the green galaxies: apparent (optical) morphological differences arise primarily from radial mass-to-light ratio variations. Two-component fits show that most green galaxies have significant bulge and disk components and that the blue to red evolution is driven by colour change in the disk. Together, these strongly suggest that galaxies evolve from blue to red through secular disk fading and that a strong bulge is present prior to any decline in star formation. The relative abundance of the green population implies a typical timescale for traversing the green valley $\sim 1-2$~Gyr and is independent of environment, unlike that of the red and blue populations. While environment likely plays a r\^ole in triggering the passage across the green valley, it appears to have little effect on time taken. These results are consistent with a green valley population dominated by (early type) disk galaxies that are insufficiently supplied with gas to maintain previous levels of disk star formation, eventually attaining passive colours. No single event is needed quench their star formation.
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): The Consistency of GAMA and WISE Derived Mass-to-Light Ratios (1709.08316)
T. Kettlety, M.E. Cluver, R. De Propris, W. Sutherland Astrophysics Group, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, UK, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK, Department of Physics, Astronomy, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa, Centre for Astrophysics, Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Vic 3122, Australia, Sydney Institute for Astronomy, School of Physics A28, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia, School of Physics, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia, Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO, University of Turku, Vaisalantie 20, Piikkio, Finland, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9SS, UK, Department of Physics, Astronomy, University of Louisville, Louisville KY 40292, USA, Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, 146 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK, School of Physics, Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK, Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, Universität Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 71, D-53121 Bonn, Germany)
Sept. 25, 2017 astro-ph.GA
Recent work has suggested that mid-IR wavelengths are optimal for estimating the mass-to-light ratios of stellar populations and hence the stellar masses of galaxies. We compare stellar masses deduced from spectral energy distribution (SED) models, fitted to multi-wavelength optical-NIR photometry, to luminosities derived from {\it WISE} photometry in the $W1$ and $W2$ bands at 3.6 and 4.5$\mu$m for non-star forming galaxies. The SED derived masses for a carefully selected sample of low redshift ($z \le 0.15$) passive galaxies agree with the prediction from stellar population synthesis models that $M_*/L_{W1} \simeq 0.6$ for all such galaxies, independent of other stellar population parameters. The small scatter between masses predicted from the optical SED and from the {\it WISE} measurements implies that random errors (as opposed to systematic ones such as the use of different IMFs) are smaller than previous, deliberately conservative, estimates for the SED fits. This test is subtly different from simultaneously fitting at a wide range of optical and mid-IR wavelengths, which may just generate a compromise fit: we are directly checking that the best fit model to the optical data generates an SED whose $M_*/L_{W1}$ is also consistent with separate mid-IR data. We confirm that for passive low redshift galaxies a fixed $M_*/L_{W1} = 0.65$ can generate masses at least as accurate as those obtained from more complex methods. Going beyond the mean value, in agreement with expectations from the models, we see a modest change in $M_*/L_{W1}$ with SED fitted stellar population age but an insignificant one with metallicity.
The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets. XXXVIII. Bayesian re-analysis of three systems. New super-Earths, unconfirmed signals, and magnetic cycles (1510.06446)
R. F. Díaz, F. Pepe, F. Bouchy, P. Figueira, C. Mordasini, D. Queloz Observatoire astronomique de l'Université de Genève, Versoix, Switzerland, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, Dpto. de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LAM, Marseille, France, School of Physics, Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, UK, Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Universidade do Porto, CAUP, Porto, Portugal, Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium, Canada France Hawaii Telescope Corporation, Kamuela, USA, Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, Cavendish Laboratory, J J Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, UK, Departamento de Física e Astronomia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal)
Nov. 5, 2015 astro-ph.EP
We present the analysis of the entire HARPS observations of three stars that host planetary systems: HD1461, HD40307, and HD204313. The data set spans eight years and contains more than 200 nightly averaged velocity measurements for each star. This means that it is sensitive to both long-period and low-mass planets and also to the effects induced by stellar activity cycles. We modelled the data using Keplerian functions that correspond to planetary candidates and included the short- and long-term effects of magnetic activity. A Bayesian approach was taken both for the data modelling, which allowed us to include information from activity proxies such as $\log{(R'_{\rm HK})}$ in the velocity modelling, and for the model selection, which permitted determining the number of significant signals in the system. The Bayesian model comparison overcomes the limitations inherent to the traditional periodogram analysis. We report an additional super-Earth planet in the HD1461 system. Four out of the six planets previously reported for HD40307 are confirmed and characterised. We discuss the remaining two proposed signals. In particular, we show that when the systematic uncertainty associated with the techniques for estimating model probabilities are taken into account, the current data are not conclusive concerning the existence of the habitable-zone candidate HD40307 g. We also fully characterise the Neptune-mass planet that orbits HD204313 in 34.9 days.
MOA-2007-BLG-197: Exploring the brown dwarf desert (1505.06037)
C. Ranc, D. Kubas, J.-P. Beaulieu, Subo Dong, J. Greenhill, N. Kains (12, 5, 35), J. Menzies, C. Coutures, J. Donatowicz, M. Hundertmark, C.-U. Lee, K. R. Pollard, Y. Tsapras, A. Williams (23, 24, 35), M. Zub, Y. Itow, Y. Muraki (25, 36), K. Ohnishi, To. Saito (29, 36), D. J. Sullivan, P. J. Tristram Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 6 et CNRS, UMR 7095, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, University of Canterbury, Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, New Zealand, Institute of Natural, Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand, Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, North Haugh, University of St Andrews, Kavli Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Peking University, CFHT Corporation, Hawaii, School of Math, Physics, University of Tasmania, Australia, Niels Bohr Institutet, Københavns Universitet, Denmark, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD, South African Astronomical Observatory, South Africa, Department of Earth, Space Science, Osaka University, Japan, Department of Physics, University of Rijeka, Croatia, Technical University of Vienna, Department of Computing, Department of Physics, Chungbuk National University, Korea, Department of Physics, Astronomy, San Francisco State University, Korea Astronomy, Space Science Institute, Daejeon, Korea, Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Goleta, CA, Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg Perth Observatory, Walnut Road, Bickley, Perth 6076, Australia, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Curtin University, Australia, Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Japan, Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Department of Physics, University of Auckland, New Zealand, Tokyo Metropolitan College of Aeronautics, Japan, School of Chemical, Physical Sciences, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, Institute of Information, Mathematical Sciences, Massey University at Albany, Auckland, New Zealand, Department of Physics, University of Auckland, New Zealand, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan, PLANET/RoboNET Collaboration, muFUN Collaboration)
May 22, 2015 astro-ph.EP
We present the analysis of MOA-2007-BLG-197Lb, the first brown dwarf companion to a Sun-like star detected through gravitational microlensing. The event was alerted and followed-up photometrically by a network of telescopes from the PLANET, MOA, and uFUN collaborations, and observed at high angular resolution using the NaCo instrument at the VLT. From the modelling of the microlensing light curve, we derived the binary lens separation in Einstein radius units (s~1.13) and a mass ratio of (4.732+/-0.020)x10^{-2}. Annual parallax, lens orbital motion and finite source effects were included in the models. To recover the lens system's physical parameters, we combined the resulting light curve best-fit parameters with (J,H,Ks) magnitudes obtained with VLT NaCo and calibrated using IRSF and 2MASS data. We derived a lens total mass of 0.86+/-0.04 Msun and a lens distance of 4.2+/-0.3 kpc. We find that the companion of MOA-2007-BLG-197L is a brown dwarf of 41+/-2 Mjup observed at a projected separation of 4.3+/-0.1 AU, and orbits a 0.82+/-0.04 Msun G-K dwarf star. We study the statistical properties of this population of brown dwarfs detected by microlensing, transit, radial velocity, and direct imaging (most of these objects orbit solar-type stars), and we performed a two-dimensional, non-parametric probability density distribution fit to the data, which draws a structured brown dwarf landscape. We confirm the existence of a region that is strongly depleted in objects at short periods and intermediate masses (P<30 d, M~30-60 Mjup), but also find an accumulation of objects around P~500 d and M~20 Mjup, as well as another depletion region at long orbital periods (P>500 d) and high masses (M>50 Mjup). While these data provide important clues on mechanisms of brown dwarfs formation, more data are needed to establish their relative importance, in particular as a function of host star mass.
Improved parameters for the transiting hot Jupiters WASP-4b and WASP-5b (0812.1998)
M. Gillon, A. H. M. J. Triaud, D. M. Wilson Observatoire de Geneve, Universite de Geneve, Switzerland; School of Physics, Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, Fife, UK)
Jan. 9, 2009 astro-ph
The gaseous giant planets WASP-4b and WASP-5b are transiting 12 magnitude solar-type stars in the Southern hemisphere. The aim of the present work is to refine the parameters of these systems using high cadence VLT/FORS2 z-band transit photometry and high resolution VLT/UVES spectroscopy. For WASP-4, the new estimates for the planet radius and mass from a combined analysis of our VLT data with previously published transit photometry and radial velocities are R_p = 1.30 +0.05-0.04 R_jup and M_p = 1.21 +0.13-0.08 M_jup, resulting in a density rho_p = 0.55 +0.04-0.02 rho_jup. The radius and mass for the host star are R_s = 0.87 +0.04-0.03 R_sun and M_s = 0.85 +0.11-0.07 M_sun. Our ground-based photometry reaches 550 ppm at time sampling of ~50 seconds. Nevertheless, we also report the presence of an instrumental effect on the VLT that degraded our photometry for the WASP-5 observations. This effect could be a major problem for similar programs. Our new estimates for the parameters of the WASP-5 system are R_p = 1.09 +-0.07 R_jup, M_p = 1.58 +0.13-0.10 M_jup, rho_p = 1.23 +0.26-0.16 rho_jup, R_s = 1.03 +0.06-0.07 R_sun, and M_s = 0.96 +0.13-0.09 M_sun. The measured size of WASP-5b agrees well with the basic models of irradiated planets, while WASP-4b is clearly an `anomalously' large planet.


The basic modern principal of fiber optics was first developed in the early 1840s in Paris. In its most basic form, fiber optics is used to transmit light from one component to another with the help of fine strands of glass or plastic fibers. Since the early days of fiber optics, light-based technologies have grown in function and form to be used in applications throughout industries, with the second half of the 20th century marking the accelerated use of the technology.
The advent of fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) has enabled modern fiber optics sensing technology to expand its capabilities, extracting environmental parameters like strain, loads and temperature when light is passed through the fiber. When FBGs are strained or exposed to changing temperature, they reflect back a different wavelength of light. By measuring the changes in how the light reflects, FOS technology can provide real-time monitoring of applications regardless of the industry. These readings enable engineers to not only ensure the integrity, efficiency and durability of equipment, but also to create products that change industries.
With the world continuing to innovate at a phenomenal rate, the capabilities of FOS will expand to keep up with changing industry needs. The advancements in liquid level measurement are just one example of such progress. Unlike liquid level gauges that do not operate well in extreme temperatures, Sensuron's unique platforms can operate in cryogenic fuel tanks and can locate data along the entire length of a single fiber, providing a comprehensive level of measurement. By determining the fuel level in a launch vehicle, Sensuron's technology can help engineers optimize fluid levels in order to maximize payloads and save costs.
Immune to EMI, chemically inert, and operational in extreme temperatures, Sensuron's embedded fibers can be monitored during the high temperature cure phase when building composite materials. This enables commercial airlines to determine the state of fatigue damage on critical components, allowing them to fine-tune maintenance schedules and minimize aircraft downtime. In addition, the intelligence gained by monitoring materials in this way means that engineers can learn how certain materials and structural components react to strain, temperature and pressure in such environments, meaning they can start to conceptualize and start building the next-generation of planes. Other industries can also benefit from knowledge of the physical state of structures like rotor blades, beams, and pressure vessels.
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In addition to the advances in liquid level monitoring and sampling rates, miniaturization and speed of equipment continues to dictate how FOS technology evolves. In 2014 we launched to market the RTS125, an interrogator roughly the size of a loaf of bread. This has enabled commercial airlines and space expeditions to monitor their systems with FOS technology onboard, even when weight and size restrictions are a concern. Additionally our systems can be used in wind turbines to monitor shape and structural health of the blade to ensure longer equipment uptime and cut back on maintenance costs.
While the majority of sensing instruments can only sense strain at critical points of a structural component, Sensuron's FOS technology continues to enable measurements that were previously out of the realm of possibility. Across industries, engineers are utilizing our cutting-edge technology to not only solve the problems of today, but also to innovate into the future. Visit our learning center for more information on Sensuron's innovations and applicable use cases for your technology.


In honor of past president George Mills Harper, SAMLA maintains the Harper Fund Award to provide graduate students with travel funds to attend its annual conference.
Professor Harper's academic career spanned over 50 years, and he provided exceptional leadership and service to the association. From his early years on the family farm in the Ozarks to his matriculation from Culver-Stockton College to UNC-Chapel Hill to his later chairmanship of the English Department at Florida State University, Harper concentrated his writing and research efforts in Irish studies, particularly focusing on W. B. Yeats. In 1981, Dr. Harper received an honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin in recognition for his critical work in studying Yeats and the occult.
Graduate students interested in applying for this award must have already been selected to present on a panel at this year's conference, and they must first establish or renew their SAMLA membership before applying.
Click here to submit an application for the award. Applications will be accepted through July 8, 2019.
Please contact Dan Abitz at [email protected] or (404) 413-5816 with any questions.


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Hurricane-related outages. Production cuts. Iraqi-Kurdish conflicts. These are just a few of the headline-worthy events that impacted oil prices in October. In June, oil prices dropped to a 2017 low and, within a few months' time, closed in on a two-year high. This rocky landscape is nothing new to those who invested in energy the past few years. To some, the peaks and valleys of energy market volatility create a great deal of anxiety. To others, those same ups and downs spell opportunity.
To get a better view of the sector's variability, let's wind the clock back a bit further. Today's volatility is the latest in a series of oil price declines we experienced in the last several decades. Each decline – stemming from the supply expansion in 1985, the Russian ruble crisis of 1998, the start of the Iraq War in 2003 and the financial crisis of 2008 – came with elevated volatility and a disparity of returns across energy subsectors and asset types. If history is any guide, we'll see booms and busts punctuated by periods of shorter-term price volatility in the years ahead.
Simply put, they don't call it a cyclical commodity for nothing.
Since volatility in the energy market is pretty much a given, we need to ask, why is investing in the energy market worth the risk and how do we make its volatility our friend? To help answer these questions, it's important to consider the market's nature, size and scope.
Let's start with the obvious. Billions of people depend on energy every day, and as world populations grow, so does demand. Energy investing supports crucial exploration, development and supply of a basic necessity of life. That the energy market is both huge and complex is no surprise, but some of the details around that reality might be. There are over 21,000 U.S. energy and power companies operating in the United States and around the world, and they account for about $6 trillion worth of investable assets.1 That figure should get our attention – it tells us the opportunity in the energy industry is more than just investing in commodities like oil and gas.
To level out the peaks and valleys that will undoubtedly arise within the energy sector, allocating across energy subsectors and asset types, rather than relying on any one subsector, can help mitigate risk and offer an opportunity to generate higher returns over the long term. Note, the investment horizon is significant because of the cyclical nature of the commodity and the return disparity across subsectors and asset types. From our perspective, energy investing is for those who can stay committed to their plan for meeting long-term growth and income goals – especially when things get bumpy.
ANNUAL RETURNS FOR ENERGY SUBSECTORS RANKED IN ORDER OF PERFORMANCE E&Pequities +43.0% E&Pequities +28.8% E&Pequities +13.5% E&Pequities +32.9% E&Pequities -37.3% E&Pequities +44.8% E&Pequities -7.6% E&Pequities +2.1% E&Pequities -12.8% E&Pequities -35.0% Pipelineshigh yield -7.5% Pipelineshigh yield +9.2% Pipelineshigh yield +12.2% Pipelineshigh yield +8.8% Pipelineshigh yield -28.2% Pipelineshigh yield +44.9% Pipelineshigh yield +6.0% Pipelineshigh yield +9.1% Pipelineshigh yield 0.0% Pipelineshigh yield +28.5% E&Phigh yield +59.6% E&Phigh yield +51.7% E&Phigh yield -27.0% E&Phigh yield +10.6% E&Phigh yield +11.3% E&Phigh yield +6.0% E&Phigh yield +13.3% E&Phigh yield +7.5% E&Phigh yield -12.4% E&Phigh yield -35.0% Midstreamhigh yield -24.0% Midstreamhigh yield +15.1% Midstreamhigh yield +12.8% Midstreamhigh yield -7.9% Midstreamhigh yield +16.3% Midstreamhigh yield +4.4% Midstreamhigh yield +50.0% Midstreamhigh yield +4.2% Midstreamhigh yield +29.9% Midstreamhigh yield +4.9% Energy services equities +46.3% Energy services equities +61.5% Energy servicesequities +38.7% Energy servicesequities +31.5% Energy servicesequities -21.8% Energy servicesequities -10.3% Energy servicesequities +31.9% Energy servicesequities -58.8% Energy servicesequities -10.1% Energy servicesequities +0.4% Energy serviceshigh yield -25.7% Energy serviceshigh yield +14.3% Energy serviceshigh yield +57.4% Energy serviceshigh yield +11.7% Energy services high yield +34.6% Energy serviceshigh yield +8.8% Energy serviceshigh yield -22.2% Energy serviceshigh yield +5.8% Energy serviceshigh yield +12.9% Energy serviceshigh yield -12.9% Midstreamequities +47.5% Midstreamequities +15.9% Midstreamequities +56.7% Midstreamequities +24.6% Midstreamequities +14.8% Midstreamequities +20.4% Midstreamequities +10.2% Midstreamequities -50.1% Midstreamequities +41.0% Midstreamequities -49.3% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ANNUAL RETURNS FOR ENERGY SUBSECTORS RANKED IN ORDER OF PERFORMANCE Past performance does not guarantee future results. This data is for illustrative purposes only. An investment cannot be made directly in an index. As of December 30, 2016. Subsectors are represented by the following indices: Energy services high yield: JPMorgan Domestic High Yield Energy Services Index; E&P high yield: JPMorgan Domestic High Yield Exploration & Production Index; Midstream high yield: JPMorgan Domestic High Yield Midstream Index; Pipelines high yield: JPMorgan Domestic High Yield Pipelines Index; E&P equities: S&P 500 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Sub-Industry Index; Midstream equities: S&P 500 Oil & Gas Storage & Transmission Sub-Industry Index; Energy services equities: S&P 500 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Sub-Industry Index.
View an interactive version of this chart on our energy investing page.
Focus on income. Energy and energy infrastructure companies may serve as a meaningful source of income as many midstream companies generate predictable cash flow through changing market cycles.
Be flexible. Since there is strong potential for wide differences in annual returns from one subsector and asset type to another, investing across subsectors and asset types (debt and equity) may help manage risk and take advantage of investment opportunities as they change over time.
Size your investments appropriately. Determining the appropriate size of an investment can help ensure that no single investment has an outsized influence on a portfolio's performance.
Invest for the long term. The energy sector offers attractive income and growth opportunities based on strong long-term fundamentals, including rising global energy demand, the need to build and replace U.S. energy infrastructure and the continuous capital needs of energy and energy infrastructure companies to replace their depleting oil and gas resources.
Going into energy investing with your eyes wide open should translate into expecting – and even exploiting – volatility. While this can be challenging for even the most experienced investors, if managed effectively, this approach may result in opportunities across energy market cycles and their periodic corrections.
Take a deeper dive into the opportunities energy may present for investors.
1 Bloomberg, FS Investments. Excludes private company data. As of March 2017.


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Q: Is chrome for iPad same as the desktop version? I frequently use the http://caniuse.com/ lists to check browser compatibility.
You have "Chrome" and "Chrome for Android" columns, but no "Chrome for iOS".
So is the iOS version identical to the desktop Chrome? Or Android Chrome?

A: No. Chrome on iOS actually use UIWebView because of Apple's restrictions.

A: The underlying engine for Chrome for IOS is the standard UIWebView (like what safari for ios uses), not the one for the desktop.

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