When I was younger my sister used to talk about how all of her gang would go down to Gunyidi Pool for something to do now and then. Gunyidi Pool is east of the Gunyidi railway whistle stop along—but not actually on—the Midlands Road between Watheroo and Coorow (in Western Australia).
In her day, based on what I have gleaned here and there, this was a fresh water pool with a white sandy beach. So it was like a mini-beach in the middle of the bush about six kilometres east of the Gunyidi whistle stop. Also, back then, there was some kind of jumping-off platform built in the middle of the pool.
By all reports Gunyidi Pool was not that big and not that deep.
About seven years ago (June, 2007) on a trip back to my home town with my brother-in-law, his wife, my wife, and our son we decided to try and find this Gunyidi Pool from earlier days. Sort of just to prove its existence really, and to see what it looked like now.
From checking into it on the Web I already knew that some 50 years on from when my sister used to go there it now rarely, if ever, has water in it. But even so I thought it would be interesting to see.
Well, back then in 2007, we found Gunyidi Pool; or at least where the pool used to be.
As you make the right hand turn off into Gunyidi Pool you are driving through low typical WA sand plain scrub. Then as you approach where the pool is/was you suddenly, unexpectedly, encounter tall trees. There are large eucalypts that I know as River Gums and there are also some kind of conifers as well, although many of the conifers are looking like they are not doing very well and a number of them have died and fallen over.
In the picture above you can see the white 'beach sand' in the centre where the pool was. There are two people in that picture as well. Can you spot them?
The following shot shows one of the dead conifers laying on the ground to the right of the car.
On the horizon you can see what the normal bushy scrub in the area looks like. So these large trees here are an anomaly. Whether they are self seeded and grew because of the fresh water or whether someone planted them around the pool 50 or 60 years ago I cannot be sure. Possibly the same person/people who built the diving platform in the middle of the lake.
The next picture gives a better idea of the size of the fallen tree.
The tip of the fallen tree extends to the right of the picture, but someone has used a chain saw to cut through the tree to allow vehicles to get past it. Again, off to the right you can see the normal bush scrub for this area. Scrub little more than double car height.
You can also see dead and dying trees that are up the side of the 'beach' and are too far away from whatever subterranean fresh water is still available here.
This last picture is from the east side of the pool and shows a couple things.
The first thing I noticed here is that the sand starts off as a creamy kind of colour and then turns white the closer you get to where the pool was (to the right hand side of the picture). The conifers on this side of where the pool was are healthier and there are even younger lush green conifers growing in the white sand on this side.
Sadly I don't have any pictures of it but in the middle of the pool we did find evidence of the platform that my sister told me about. There are rotted stumps of posts and some rotted planks with a piece of corrugated custom orb nailed to them.
I suspect that this pool was fresh water and that it was feed by a spring rather than run off but I can't find anything on the Web to confirm this.
Well I hope someone finds this interesting. One day, gods willing, I might get back there and see what toll nature has taken over the last seven or so years.
Note that all pictures link to a full resolution 1,600 pixel wide version in SmugMug.
Whereas a dog's sense of smell is almost fully functional while they sleep, a cat's hearing is working almost at full functionality while they sleep; especially for higher frequency sounds. Cat's also have the ability, as far we know (without being able to actually ask them), to filter sounds they don't care about. Sounds like the dishwasher going or people talking.
But if something gets through the filter they are awake in an instant. Once they determine that nothing is amiss they go back to sleep within seconds. Don't you wish you could do that?
While they are sleeping they rely almost totally on their hearing to keep them alive should something go wrong in the 'outside' world, and their ability to go from sleep to instant action.
Here is a shot of Sansa sleeping. Notice the ears turned forward to pick up the slightest unexpected sounds as she sleeps.
Apparently they can also detect movement on their whiskers while asleep but I have touched Sansa's whiskers when she is sleeping and nothing happened. Maybe her whisker sensing mechanism is faulty.
Sadly for us humans our sense of smell almost totally shuts down while we sleep and our hearing drops to about 20 percent; even less in deep sleep.
Cluster of Golden Orb spiders: Finally after four years!!
I think I am coming to the conclusion that I am really bad at doing things I want to do.
For four years I have been driving past this sign post just out of Waroona on the right hand side (going towards Bunbury) of the road where there is the large colony of spiders—which I think are Golden Orb spiders. These spiders have been there for the four years I have been going back and forth on that road. During that time they have weathered a couple of severe storms but have rebuilt.
For four years I have been telling myself "one day I am going to actually stop and take some pictures of that" but I have never managed to execute that promise.
Well last week I had to come back from site mid-week to bring my son back (he was heavy with this 'super' flu that is going around Perth at the moment) and we actually stopped to photograph this colony of spiders. Technically we overshot it and then we decided to do a U-turn and go back.
Now I will be the first to say there is not much that is artistic about these pictures but, even so, I decided to post them up.
The entire colony is suspended between the road sign and the adjoining fence. Each of the pictures below is only showing a small part of the complete web fabric. I would estimate that there would have been about 50 spiders in the web complex.
The web seems to be constructed between the sign post and the fence in vertical layers. The following picture was taken to try and show these layers. The webs go from the road sign in the foreground to the fence. This would be a distance of about three metres.
Going from left to right, notice how the webs seem to be in vertical layers. So before the post of the road sign there are two clearly defined vertical layers, and you can pick out these layers again coming from the right of the picture.
The following picture is of another part of the colony taken from closer to the fence and looking up. I am trying to give a better idea of how many spiders are sharing this location but it is really tricking to photograph due to the backgrounds.
Finally, following is a close-up of one of the spiders. I understand that the 'large' spiders are the females and the much smaller ones—about a quarter down to an eighth of the size—are the males. In the picture below I am assuming that the much smaller spider you can see in the top third slightly off centre to the right is the male.
These pictures were taken with my new K-3, and just to show off a bit, the picture above has been cropped out of the following picture. How amazing is that resolution and detail retention. You can see the hairs on her legs and she has been cropped out of section that is about 1/20th of the frame (as a rough estimate).
I could be wrong about these being golden orb spiders but it is about the closest match I could find on the Internet. If I am wrong then I would like to know what spiders these are so please leave a comment and let me know.
According to Wikipedia the golden orb spider's venom is not toxic to humans but the bite site is likely to leave a lasting scar. In some people the venom may cause an allergic reaction including muscle cramps.
They look fierce and I certainly don't fancy be bitten by one.
Back on the 5th of January I posted part (a) of this series "Six months later—Top 5 things I like" about the 2014 4th generation Forester. In part (a) I covered the CVT transmission and the cabin quietness. If you want to check out part (a) you will find it here.
So here I am, one day short of a perfect month, posting part (b). In this part I am going to cover the the third of Top 5 things I like.
Something that has set every Forester apart from all other SUVs since Subaru brought out their first SUV in 1997 (released in Australia in 1998) is the very low centre of gravity. This low centre of gravity has provided the Forester with enviable sedan-like handling in an SUV format vehicle.
I can clearly remember back then test driving the Toyota RAV4 and then the Subaru Forester. I had basically made up my mind to buy a Rav4. I loved the look of the RAV4. I had even gone to the expense of renting one for a long weekend and driving it around. I thought it was great. I wanted one. Then I test drove the Forester. Somewhere I have pictures of a much younger SCN and her sister in the back of the hired RAV4.
It was like chalk and cheese. For an experienced driver the Forester was amazing on the road. It made the RAV4 back in 1998 feel like a tank. It has almost none of the body role the RAV4 had. It cornered so much better. It flattened out bumpy roads like a sedan. As a bonus the Forester had better ground clearance and the basic model was AWD (All Wheel Drive)! And back then the Forester was, model for model, cheaper than the RAV4.
As much as I had set my mind on a RAV4, it only took one drive of the Forester to change my mind.
With the Generation 4 CVT automatic 2014 Forester the engineers at Subaru have managed to drop the centre of gravity almost 4" lower than it is is the 2007 Gen3 model, and almost an inch lower than the 2005/Gen2 automatic Forester—which is considered by many to be the best model Forester every produced.
This incredible engineering feat in a car that is some 3" taller than the Gen2 unit is almost all down to the boxer engine. The boxer engine in not called a 'flat' four for nothing. It is flat! Unlike the engines in all other SUVs which are are upright. The engine is by far the heaviest component of any SUV and if the engine has a high centre of gravity then that is going to raise the centre of gravity of the overall car. Has to. So the 4s and 6s and V6s in all the other SUVs are upright with a corresponding much higher centre of gravity.
Also the 'automatic' Forester has the CVT. The CVT is smaller and lower sitting than a normal automatic transmission. To a much lesser degree the CVT transmission assists in keeping the centre of gravity low.
No other SUV on the market in Australia under $55,000 can match the relative low centre of gravity of the Forester that makes it a superb open road sedan-like touring car as well as an amazingly capable semi-off road unit.
The downside with the Gen4 Forester is that it has kind of got a little expensive here in Australia. However, for my American readers, the Forester is about half price over there (compared to what we pay here).
In part (c) I plan to cover the last two items in my "Top 5 things I like" about the Gen4 Forester.
On page 35 of the latest Horizons magazine from RACWA they have awarded the non-turbo 2.5 Forester "Best SUV Under $45,000".
Note that this is the non-turbo 2.5i Forester.
As my readers will know the turbo 2.0 litre version of this car is a much better unit for folk who like the 'drive' feel of their cars. Apart from the 2.0 litre XT turbo version having better performance from the dual-scroll turbo it has: the firmer and flatter 'sports' suspension; as well as the high-torque version of the award winning CVT transmission.
Even so, all models of the 2014 Forster have better suspension feel and ride than the Gen 3/2007 series Foresters. So if you test drove a Gen 3 before the Gen 4 came out (early last year) then you really cannot judge how much better the Gen 4 is on the road.
I have done a number of postings at this site about the Gen 4 Forester. There are postings leading up to my final decision to buy one, then following that there are a number of postings after I bought it. And I am likely to do a few more as I confirm the good points and probably, at the end, complain about some of the bad points.
If you want to check the previous postings then probably the best way to find them is to put subaru and gen4 in the site search (as shown at right).
More or less six months ago I bought the new 2014 Gen 4 Forester XT 2.0 Turbo. We have managed to put 8,500 kilometres on the clock at this stage so we are probably not going to hit 22,000 kilometres which is apparently the annual average 'mileage' per car in Australia. The main reason for the low mileage (somehow kilometreage just does not sound right) is that I am still taking my old 2005 XT Subaru back of forth to work—to save some wear and tear on the new car.
At this stage I though I might do a posting about the Top 5 things that I like about the Gen 4 XT Forester. Maybe some time later I will do a posting about the Top 5 things I don't like.
Because I tend to write too many words this first posting actually only has the Top 2 from my Top 5. I plan to do the other three items in Part 4 (b) in a later posting.
When I was looking into the 2014 Forester there was a lot of negative chatter going on around the forums about CVT transmissions and that Subaru had made a big mistake going for a CVT. And as CVTs (apparently) are not good in high-torque high-power applications there was a strong view on some sites that Subaru had made an even bigger mistake putting a CVT into the turbo model.
Admittedly after six months and only 8,500 kilometres it is still early days, but I am finding the CVT amazing. Better than I ever imagined. It may just be that Subaru have managed to get it right, or it could be that a few days after posting this something horrid is going to happen with the CVT or the complex electronics that make it work so well.
One of the general gripes people seem to have about CVTs is that the virtual gear changes are laggy and soft. I certainly have not found this with my XT. The virtual gear changes (virtual because, really, there are no actual gears) are very quick. Quicker than the changes in my 2005 XT auto. Also the changes do not feel 'soft'. This could be because the Subaru CVT has no torque converter involved (except at very low roll-speeds, under about 3 kph).
Also, unlike the auto in my 2005 unit, the CVT in the Gen 4 Forester never seems to 'hunt' when kicking down. Every down-shift change is quick and decisive. With the CVT I have never experienced that one or two second pause—common in the 2005 Forester—where the gearbox is working out where to downshift to.
I think the three CVT gearbox modes that Subaru implemented (only available in the Turbo models) are sheer genius. The [I] mode for totally automatic driving. A bit like Green-mode on a DSLR, or as some call it, wife-mode.
Then there is [S] mode, which is the 'standard Sport' mode in the manual. But as someone has pointed out on the Subaru Owners forum, this should be called Towing Mode.
In [S] or Sport mode there are six virtual gears and the engine is programmed to rev higher before changing up to the next gear—which is what you need for towing.
I have found that Sport mode is by far the least economical mode, but you would expect this in a mode designed to work best when towing something. Most likely when you are towing something this mode then becomes the most economical on fuel—if you can understand what I am getting at here (because of the higher revs it will then be able to tow in a higher gear).
Finally, my favourite mode is [S#] or Enhanced Sport mode. In this mode you get 8 virtual gears, the turbo starts to spool about 500 rpm earlier, the accelerator is quicker, and the gearbox is smarter. Smarter in that the engine-assist braking works MUCH better than it does in [I] or [S] mode.
Going down Kalamunda hill, which is a reasonably steep decent lasting about two kilometres (but I have not actually measured it) the engine-assist braking works perfectly. At the first good application of the brakes the gearbox goes from 8th to 6th, and with more braking goes to 5th. If you are not happy with the downshift timing or selections then you can always tap the left paddle and do you own downshifts. And as there is no torque converter you get very useful engine braking. Then as soon as you start to level out and you gently apply some accelerator the gearbox automatically trips back into non-engine-braking mode (i.e., back into normal auto mode). Very clever. But this only works well in the Enhance Sport mode.
I should point out that all of the above relates to the turbo model which has the high-torque CVT fitted. The non-turbo model do not have the high-torque CVT.
This may seem like a somewhat trivial point, but for anyone coming from a 2005 model Forester you will know what I mean. The 2005 model has huge cabin noise that is a combination of high road noise and really bad wind noise.
There are three types of bitumen metal black top open roads (i.e., highways) in Western Australia: noisy, very noisy, and deafening. It seems most places I have to drive to via a highway has either the very noisy or deafening bitumen metal black top. As you drive along you can easily pick it when you change from very noisy to deafening and back again.
In relative terms, compared to the 2005 Forester, driving on these highways at 110 kph (about 65 mph for my American readers) the 2014 XT Forester is silent. This is so good after driving so many kilometres in my 2005 unit and wondering how much damage I am doing to my ears (seriously, I actually do think about that).
So for me the relative quietness of the cabin in the 2014 Forester is a big point.
Watch for Part 4(b) where I will cover 3, 4, and 5 from my Top 5 thing I like about the new Gen 4 XT Forester.
Sometime before the weekend—probably about Wednesday evening—I was chatting to a friend on the phone and he told me he was going to tootle along to the Wandering Fair on the weekend. At the time this sounded like something I might like to do and I had nothing else happening on the weekend. Generally I have nothing happening on any given weekend.
When I mentioned my weekend plans to workmates who did not know who or what 'Wandering' was or is they suggested it might be hard going to a Wandering Fair. Like, how do you know where it is, if it is Wandering? However it is not that hard. Wandering is a small little country town SSE of Perth. It would be about a one hour drive from Armadale down the Albany Highway; and it is a long time since I have taken a tour down Albany Highway.
At one stage, at least 10 years ago, I was even toying with the idea of buying a five or ten acre block of 'semi-rural' land just south of Wandering.
Anyway, for the weekend, the basic plan between my friend and I was that we would somehow meet up at the Wandering Fair, which, at the time, I though would be easy. This was based on the assumption there would be about 50 people at the Wandering Fair.
So I arrived in Wandering around 11:15 a.m. on the Saturday after a really nice drive down the Albany Highway. A bit later than the planned 10:00 a.m. but not too late really.
There were cars parked up and down all the nearby roads. In the end after driving around for about ten minutes—dodging all the people walking in the middle of the road who were totally oblivious to three or four cars trying to make progress down the road—I found a spot to park that was not too far away but still involved a pretty solid 400 meter walk. I went down to what looked like the main entrance and hung around there for about 15 minutes trying to spot my friend in amongst what looked like about 10,000 people. Okay. Not quite 10,000. But at least a 1,000 or so. Anyway a lot more than 50.
I should point out at this stage that my friend is mobile phone averse. By this I mean that he, and none of his family, are mobile phone enabled (i.e., 'smartphone' enabled for my American readers). So for those of you that are thinking at about this stage "Why didn't he just call them on the mobile and meet up", this was not an option that I had.
So my Plan B at this point was to find his car. This would (a) confirm he was in fact there, and (b) maybe I could leave a note on the car or something. After checking out all the roads I finally found his car backed up onto the verge on an corner near a pathway. As it was now about 12:30 I decided I would park nearby, thinking that by now he might be considering coming back to the car.
I stayed parked nearby for about an hour. But he didn't show up.
To cut a long story short, at about this time I decided to head for home. But it wasn't a complete failure. I got to see some nice scenery I have not seen for a long time.
Back when I was reading everything I could about the new 2014 Forester one of the consistently negative threads was about the CVT transmission. For some reason there were a lot of posts putting down CVT transmissions and claiming Subaru had made a mistake putting a CVT into the Forester.
Now I have had my new Forester just over a month. I have put over 4,500kilometres on the odometer in that time. I have done five trips down to my work and back, which is a about a 700 kilometre round trip when you include the daily trips from my motel accommodation to work and back.
In these 4,500 kilometres I have tried just about every variation possible using the CVT in the XT Forester that does not involve towing something—but I did get a towbar fitted.
The first thing I should say is that the CVT in the XT Forester is not the same as the CVT in the non-XT models. The CVT in the XT models is the high-torque variation which is not available as standard or as an upgrade option on the non-XT models. Additionally the CVT in the XT models has the 'enhanced Sports' mode (or Sports Sharp mode as it is sometimes referred to).
The above is one of the key reasons I paid the extra cash and went for the XT model. Another reason is the much improved tighter suspension in the XT model.
At this stage I am loving the CVT transmission. It is an engineering marvel.
Anyone who buys a 2014 Forester XT and just pulls the transmission down into "D" and forgets about it is missing out on a heap of driving fun. By putting the transmission into "D" and ignoring all the other options possible you are just driving around in full CVT mode, or what Subaru call "I" mode.
Please, if you own an XT model, don't do this. Following I will try to outline some reasons why. When reading the following remember that, unlike a typical automatic transmission, the CVT in the Forester does not have a torque converter. At speeds above about 3 kph the automatic clutch remains disengaged and the engine is through to the wheels.
Gear Selection Indicator: In enhanced Sport mode the centre console shows you the virtual gear that the CVT control computer has selected. So as you start to go up an incline, or if you depress the accelerator for more power, you see the gears drop below 8th down to 7th or 6th, or even 5th.
I like seeing what gear the car has selected. I like to know what the gearbox is doing. None of the other gearbox modes shows you at all time what the gearbox is doing.
Engine Breaking: With the CVT set in enhanced Sport mode you get intelligent engine assisted breaking when you apply the breaks harder. So if you are coming up to a corner and break a little aggressively the engine management system and the CVT control computer will recognise this and the CVT will downshift to assist you breaking. This is very effective. It works very well.
I have found this also works when you are descending a hill. If you start to break harder the CVT will downshift more quickly—although, as I point out later, I am often the one doing the downshifting before the CVT control computer decides to.
Significantly More 'Power': In enhanced Sport mode the Forester has significantly better performance. This is not only because the CVT control computer picks lower gears more quickly when they are needed, but also the engine management system ensures faster engine response when required.
This is especially useful for me. I live in the hills to the east of Perth and the new Forester is never found struggling as it climbs effortlessly up the hills. It pulls up the hills with ease and with plenty in reserve.
Having more performance also makes overtaking so much safer. The longer you take to overtake slow moving traffic then them more likely you are to get a stone or other road rubbish thrown at your windscreen (by the vehicle you are trying to overtake), or something fall of the vehicle and hit yours (especially when overtaking trucks), and the more likely it is that oncoming traffic will become an issue.
'Temporary' Manual Changes: The engine breaking in the XT Forester is great. Because there is no torque converter (there is an automatic clutch at very low speeds) it works very well. I find that I am using it all the time. I use the left hand column paddle to 'tap' the gearbox down as I approach round-a-bouts, town speed limits, corners, or go down hills, etc.
Double-tapping causes the CVT to drop two gears.
If the car is not in forced manual mode ("M") then, as soon as the engine management system realises that the breaking is over and engine breaking is no longer required, then it slips the CVT back into 'automatic' mode and starts changing up again—all by itself. This works exactly how you would want it to. It is very well done and almost perfectly calibrated.
Gear Change Speed: The speed at which the CVT in the XT Forester changes gears is amazing. I realise that the gears are virtual and the all that happens is the CVT computer control simply changes the gap on the variable "V" pullies in the transmission, but even so gear changes happen very quickly—practically instantaneously.
If you double-tap the downshift paddle the double-downshift happens in less than a second. Probably in about half a second. You go from 7th to 5th in the blink of an eye and you feel the engine breaking effect immediately.
Admittedly I have never driven an Audi and I understand the downshift speed in the DSG (dual clutch or 'direct shift') automatics in Audi and Volkswagen cars (where fitted) is just as impressive.
Economy: Now here is the most amazing thing I have found out about enhanced Sport mode. For the driving I do, going back and forth to my work about 200 kilometres away on highways and freeways with a small amount of country town driving plus some serious and long hills driving when I get back home, the economy in "I" mode is the same as it is in enhanced Sport ("S#") mode!! It hovers around 8.4 litres per 100 kilometres.
For those in Australia that still prefer mpg (miles per gallon) then that is 32.5 mpg. Or for my American readers that would be around 27 mpg (because you only have 3.78 litres in your gallons and we have 4.536 litres in our gallons).
So for me there is no fuel economy penalty for driving in enhanced Sport mode.
A point I will make here is that normal Sports mode ("S") uses more petrol than enhanced Sport mode and I have worked out why. For whatever reason the engine revs higher in "S" mode in almost all cases. At 100 kph on the open road the engine does 1,800 rpm in "I" and it does the same in enhanced Sport ("S#") mode, but in "S" or normal Sport mode it does 2,000 rpm.
About two weekends ago I accidently came across a show on television about wood type and, mainly, the Hamilton wood type museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, USA.
I think I might have mentioned this before way back in my postings somewhere but I am sort of into type, fonts, and typography. Back in the early 90s I went to a half-day training event held by Adobe themselves in Sydney. I was in Sydney attending a Microsoft three day TechEd event at Darling Harbour and went the day earlier in order to go to the Adobe event. Out of the something like 1,500 people who were at TechEd that year there were only 22 of us at the Adobe session. I don't think there were many other people wanting to pay (I think it was around $395) to go and learn about fonts.
The point being that font usage and page layout is something that interested me then and still does today.
But even with this interest in typography and the couple of books I have on the subject I had never before come across wood type—and I am not sure if that should be written woodtype (which Microsoft's spell checker does not like), or as the two words "wood type". I am going to go with "wood type".
I have to say that I found this one hour show on wood type and the Hamilton Wood Type museum in Two Rivers riveting. While the craft of cutting the wood type is now almost lost and gone there were still two or three (now very old) type cutters featured in the show. As old as they were they were still able to cut amazingly perfect letter type.
Seriously, can you image the precision needed to cut the letters from wood for the following letterpress print below?
The letter blocks have to be all exactly the same height so that when the pages run over the inked letters in the letterpress block they all apply perfectly to the paper sheet. And look at that top font used in "7 Dancer Exodus Heading for Alaska". It has a relief cutting around the edge of every letter!
The TV show was a bit sad in parts and actually brought tears to my eyes when they talked about the millions of wood type letters that have been dumped or burnt since metal letterpress took over and then, more recently, since computer-based page layout and printing took over from that.
According to Wikipedia the Hamilton Wood Type museum was established in 2000 and they have 'saved' and estimated 1.5 million pieces of wood type and continue to seek wood type from around America.
The Hamilton museum is a working museum and interested groups can make arrangements to use the equipment and wood type to product wood type 'art'.
There are not too many places in the world I would bother to take the trouble to go and see but along with Seattle (where much of the TV series Twin Peaks was filmed) I have now added the Hamilton Wood Type museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
All pictures link to the Hamilton Wood Type museum Web page.
I have had my new 2.0 litre 2014 Forester XT almost two whole weeks now. I have filled up with fuel three times. On average I am getting 8.73 litres to the 100 kilometres. For my American readers, for whom there are about 3.5 litres in a gallon, this works out to 24 mpg. For any Australian readers who would like to see the answer in gallons then this works out to around 31 mpg (because we have 4.5 litres in our gallons).
With a 60 litre fuel tank 8.73 litres to the 100 kilometres gives me a range of about 630 kilometres (394 miles) on a full tank of fuel—allowing for 5 litres to be left in the tank.
I should point out that I live in the outer suburbs of Perth and I work in the country. Hence I do zero stop-start city driving. In fact, I don't do any city driving at all. Also, with the car this new I am not doing any 'sports' driving. I am taking it pretty easy.
My previous 2.5 litre turbo 2005/MY06 Forester got a very consistent 10 litres to the 100 kilometres which gave me a touring range of around 550 kilometres (344 miles) on a full tank.
I am getting more and more used to the CVT transmission. It does take a little while.
The idea of just getting the engine to a certain speed and then the car gradually gets faster and faster without the engine speed (i.e., rpm) changing is a bit different. This feels a trifle odd at first. So, for example, you just put the engine at 2,000 rpm and then because of the CVT the car gets smoothly and quickly faster and faster as the CVT slides up. Then you have to drop the rpm or you will be speeding.
Smooth and fast. Surprisingly fast. Even for someone used to a 2.5 litre turbo in a slightly lighter model.
On the open road at 100 kph (which is about 60 mph) the on-board computer will report that the car is getting fuel economy in the zone of 7.6 to 8.0 litres per 100 kilometres, which is pretty amazing for a medium size AWD SUV. This is with the transmission in "I" mode, which is the full CVT mode and, according to the manual, the most fuel efficient mode.
Flick the transmission mode to "S" (Sports) mode and the on-board computer will quickly drop to 8.4 litres per 100 kilometres. This happens because in Sports mode (S) the engine and CVT tuning changes. While the Forester will do 100 kph at 1,750 rpm in "I" mode, this changes to 2,000 rpm at 100 kph in "S" mode. Obviously this increase in rpm for the same speed has an immediate impact on the fuel economy.
The Forester manual recommends selecting "S" mode when towing.
Interestingly the rpms drop back to 1,750 at 100 kph if you select enhanced Sport mode (i.e., S# mode). However in enhanced Sport mode the transmission is very quick to select lower ratios and holds lower ratios longer. Even the slightest touch on the gas peddle will cause the transmission to drop both overdrive ratios (7th and 8th) and fall back to 6th (there are 8 gears in S# mode). A tiny bit more pressure and the transmission goes to 5th.
So you quickly get the idea and realise why using S# mode is not going to be a good idea if you are going for good fuel economy. But if you are after the feel of a much quick and more responsive car then S# mode achieves this.
Getting the transmission to select 8th gear when driving in S# (enhanced Sport mode) is a challenge. Even on a 80 kph flat country road with minimal throttle—just enough to maintain the 80 kph—the transmission does not get past 7th (1st overdrive ratio). This is because in enhanced Sport mode (S#) the engine management system is programmed to maintain engine revs in case quick acceleration is desired.


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'Perfection' to me is, I walk away from a situation and say, 'I did everything I could do right there. There was nothing more that I could do.' I was a hundred percent, like the meter was at the top. There was nothing else I could have done. You know? Like, I worked as hard as I possibly could have. That's perfection.
A relationship can give you a gut wrenching feeling sometimes. It's a real emotional ride.
I don't measure my success anymore by the Grammys. I can't because I'll just end up crushed.
I don't really have a gimmick or a 'thing.' I'm one of the few artists who gets to be himself every day.
I feel connected to my generation through the music, but I also fear for us. We're in a very self-destructive state where we're addicted to outside opinions and we all feel like we have fans.
I feel that when you care about your music, taking risks is something you should do to keep things exciting.
I have an urge to communicate. I think I'm a change from what it would be like dating a normal guy who doesn't talk too much.
I like Ryan Gosling as an actor. I watch all of his movies, and he's Canadian and I just like his swag. I read his interviews and I'm a big fan of his.
I push myself in a lot of aspects when I write a song. I write a piece and where most people would stop and say, 'Oh, that's the hook right there,' I'll move that to the first four bars of the verse and do a new hook.
I respect Chris Brown. I'd like to call myself a friend – I don't know if I'm allowed to do that.
I try to really capitalize off of what other rappers really can't do. There are opportunities that rappers I love simply can't get, because… you know… I don't have the tattoos; I have a different image.
I wake up in the morning and my heart is light, man. It's not heavy. I don't have skeletons in the closet on their way out.
I would say that I'm more moved by melody, even though I love to rap.
I'd rather tell you how I really feel.
I'm actually a very honest person, and sometimes I end up like, 'Man, I said too much.' It's hard for me not to tell the truth when you ask me.
I'm cool with Jay-Z. Jay-Z is genuinely my friend.
I'm dying to be a great dad one day, whenever that day comes.
I'm mischievous, but I'm calculated.
I'm not confrontational, but if someone challenges, I'm not going to back down.
I'm not going to lie; listen, I'm nice at basketball.
I've never been reckless – it's always calculated. I'm mischievous, but I'm calculated.
It's important for me to let my fans know I really don't care. I'm confident.
Kanye West is my favorite artist.
Me and my dad are friends. We're cool. I'll never be disappointed again, because I don't expect anything anymore from him. I just let him exist, and that's how we get along.
My dad is a great writer. Naturally talented, naturally charming. He embodies that back-in-the-day cool.
My favorite artists always documented emotion. Marvin Gaye and Al Green and Sade and Aaliyah.
My mother made me truly appreciate women.
People like to build their own story about my life. I don't know if it makes them feel better, or if it makes it okay for them to not like me, but the last thing I grew up as was rich.
Rappers aren't the really rich ones. We all have nice houses with studios and cars, but you need a piece of someone's business to be super wealthy.
Surface R&B doesn't work any more. The whole heartthrob thing, songs about unrealistic love and tearing your shirt off every show – that's not really where it's at any more. It's becoming harder for those guys to sell records, and harder for them to succeed.
The ideal girl is driven, working on something other than modeling or being a singer.
There are a lot of good women in New York.
There were people who incorporated melody before me, but I would deem myself the first person to successfully rap and sing.
There will be days when I walk in an arena and people will cheer and then there might be days when I walk in an arena and people might boo, but it all sounds the same to me because it's all just noise that lets me know that I'm relevant.
To go indie is a thing. But to put an album in the stores, you need a distribution label.
Trying to meet new women, it's always a little more difficult as opposed to calling somebody I knew that's single and trying to rebuild that connection.
When I think of myself, I think of Toronto. My music would never sound the way it does if it weren't for Toronto.
When I'm writing, I'm thinking about how the songs are going to play live. Fifty bars of rap don't translate onstage. No matter how potent the music, you lose the crowd. They want a hook; they want to sing your stuff back to you.
When you're on the road and moving city to city, when someone isn't there at the end of the night, you feel empty.
You do get certain publications in the States where, if things don't go according to plan, they flip the story and it becomes very negative.
You know, there are artists who are 35 and up that still make rap and that still works for them. I don't know if I want to be that guy.


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Independent Paralympic Athletes at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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Kuduro (eller kuduru) är en typ av musik och dans som ursprungligen utvecklades i Angola på 1980-talet. Den kännetecknas som energisk med upptempo i snabb 4/4-takt.

Kuduron föddes ursprungligen i Malange, Angola i slutet av 1980-talet. Inspirationen kom inledningsvis från karibisk musik som soca och zouk från Karibien samt Semba från Angola. Med den angolanska invandringen till Portugal under inbördeskriget kom den att fortsätta utvecklas i Europa och utvecklas i mer elektronisk inriktning.

Externa länkar
Artikel om Kuduro-musikens historia och utveckling (på engelska)
Angolas historia hörs i den hårda kuduron Musikmagasinet, SR P2, 18 oktober 2014

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Outlaw's Hope by Lena Bourne PREVIEW
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I might be the newly made Vice President of Viper's Bite MC, but I'm getting out. The sooner the better. Just me, my bike, and the target on my back, riding off into the sunset. Because even a death sentence is preferable to the mess the new club President will get us into.
Then she walks into the strip joint I run, looking for a job. Tara. A girl with a stripper's name, but the face of an angel.
I want her. In the lying-under-me-and-moaning-my-name kind of way. That part I understand. It's the part about wanting to protect her from whatever she's running from and make sure no one ever hurts her again, that's new to me.
She's looking at me like she wants the same thing. But she keeps pushing me away. Smart girl. I should leave her be. I have no room for passengers on the back of my bike.
Though for her curvy body, I could make an exception.
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U.S. Senators Reintroduce Latest Version Of Dream Act
By Chad Snow
Published: Thursday, July 20, 2017 - 5:57pm
The Dream Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who entered the country at a young age, was first introduced in Congress in 2001. Despite repeated efforts and numerous close calls, it has never passed.
On Thursday, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin reintroduced the latest version of the legislation. And Graham credited longtime Senate ally John McCain as his inspiration for first getting involved in the issue of immigration reform.
"I got involved because when John ran for president in 2000, he wanted to fix a broken immigration system, because he is from Arizona and he sees the downside of illegal immigration," Graham said.
Graham said McCain, who is resting at his Arizona home following a blood-clot surgery and brain-tumor diagnosis, called him three times Thursday morning, saying no more "woe is me," and that Graham needs to "buck up" in his absence.


The Department of Health announced today an extension to the precautionary measures to reduce the possible risk of vCJD being transmitted by blood and blood products. In the order of 100 blood donors whose blood was transfused to three people who later developed vCJD are being asked not to donate blood, tissues or organs.
The reason a small number of donors are being contacted now is because their blood was given to someone who went on to develop vCJD and the possibility that the donated blood was the source of the infection cannot be ruled out.
This step is a further precautionary and public health measure against the possible risk of vCJD being transmitted by blood and blood products. This also comes in the light of the first possible transmission of vCJD by blood transfusion, as reported in December 2003.
-- Withdrawal and recall of any blood components, plasma derivatives or tissues obtained from any individual who later develops vCJD (December 1997).
-- Import of plasma from the US for fractionation to manufacture plasma derivatives (October 1999).
-- Leucodepletion (removal of white cells) of all blood components (Autumn 1999).
-- Importation of clinical Fresh Frozen Plasma from the US for patients born on or after 1st January 1996 (Spring 2004).
-- Exclusion of donors who have received a blood transfusion in the UK since 1st January 1980 (April 2004).
-- Importation of clinical FFP from the US for patients up to the age of 16 (July 2005).
-- Promotion of appropriate use of blood and tissues and alternatives throughout the NHS.
Dr Angela Robinson, National Blood Service Medical Director said: ?This is a further step in the continuing drive to make blood for transfusion even safer. However, the demand for blood never stops and we always need people to come forward and give blood regularly.?
She continued: ?Blood saves and improves the lives of thousands of patients every year, without the dedication of blood donors, patients would not get the important treatments they require.?
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Blagojevich to serve sentence in Colorado prison
Posted 6:04 am, February 15, 2012, by Web Staff, Updated at 06:17AM, February 15, 2012
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich will serve his 14-year sentence at a federal prison in Colorado as he had sought, sources said Tuesday.
Blagojevich, who is due to report to prison by March 15, received word from federal prison officials in recent days that he will be assigned to a low-security prison near the Denver suburb of Littleton in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies, the sources said.
U.S. District Judge James Zagel, who sentenced the former governor in December, agreed to recommend to prison officials that Blagojevich do his time at the Colorado prison, known as Federal Correctional Institution Englewood.
The former governor hopes to enroll in a substance-abuse program at the prison, which could shave off up to a year of his sentence.
Blagojevich's legal team had requested he be sent Englewood, which has a reputation for being less crowded and violent than other facilities in the federal system. There also is an adjacent work camp, which offers more freedom of movement for prisoners and which Blagojevich could transfer to at some point while serving out his sentence.
Local political figures familiar with the federal prison system were divided on the wisdom of Blagojevich's choice. Lawrence Warner, a co-defendant of Blagojevich's predecessor, convicted Gov. George Ryan, served most of his 18-month sentence at the work camp at Englewood.
Englewood gets high marks from inmates for its location. The area is surrounded by lakes and golf courses, and the more than 300-acre compound is wooded and filled with wildlife, all framed by distant Rocky Mountains, Warner said.
But only inmates of the camp get to enjoy the majestic setting, he pointed out. Inmates in the low-security prison, which was built in the 1930s, don't get to work on the grounds as the camp inmates do. Their time outdoors is limited to an hour or so per day.
"When I was there, I saw eagles, I saw coyotes. It was just beautiful," Warner said. "He's not going to get that. He's going to see it maybe through a window or the prison yard.
"I don't know why he wanted to go to (the prison) at Englewood. There are prisons in the system that are newer and nicer."
Perhaps more important, unlike many prisons, Englewood is located in the suburbs of a major city—and a major airport, with more frequent, affordable flights than a penitentiary in a remote, rural setting, pointed out Scott Fawell, another Ryan co-defendant.
Fawell requested assignment to a federal prison in Yankton, S.D., spending most of his 52-month sentence there, along with shorter stints at prisons in Terre Haute and the spartan Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago.
"I've seen a bit of what the federal prison system has to offer," Fawell said. "Most of the guys I knew (that were familiar with Englewood) said it was nice.
"It beats being in the middle of cornfields. Most places where they build prisons are not nice. They're (dumps)."
Fawell said his wife spent more than $20,000 on travel to and from Yankton, which typically included a flight into Omaha, a car rental, a two-hour drive to Yankton and an overnight hotel stay. Littleton, just south of Denver, would be far easier to get to for Blagojevich's family to visit.
"If I'd had it to do over, maybe I would have stayed there. But I didn't even know where Yankton was. I didn't do much research," Fawell said. "I assume (Blagojevich) did his research."
Blagojevich's preference for Englewood, and the duration of his sentence, might be a hint that the former governor's family is considering moving from their Ravenswood home to Littleton, Fawell suggested. The area is far more cosmopolitan than most prison towns, with decent schools.
"When you're going away as long as he is, that would be something to think about," Fawell said.
The flamboyant former governor will become the most famous resident, though Englewood also houses disgraced Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling. Prison staff tend to take a hard-line with high-profile inmates, especially early in their sentence, Fawell said. Being in an area where the staff will know less about him might mean he gets a little kinder treatment, Fawell said.
Getting his wife, Patti, and two daughters away from the media scrutiny in Chicago might also be better for the Blagojevich family, Fawell offered.
"But you never get away from Chicago media entirely," Fawell said. "The problem is… there's always someone in with you from Chicago, and no one really cares what's on TV at noon, so someone always puts on the WGN news at noon."
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Glad the Pokes didn't get swept like in the Big 12 tourney, I DO pull for Big 12 teams in the regionals and WS...believe it or not.
there ya go P2U...classic Oh I see, swept? You'd know how that feels.
I know how it feels to sweep your sorry asses.
Yep, tough day yesterday, but at least we got there, good luck to the Pokes, who do you play next?
Schedule isn't out yet. Not a banner year due to a ton of injuries and rebuilding. We don't lose many guys. Bright future for this team that almost won the regular season championship and absolutely obliterated your team 4 times.
Pokes getting swept in Big 12 tourney..have no where to go but up. Im pulling for the Big 12 teams, about to watch the Horns beat Tennessee, I hope.
Pokes getting swept in Big 12 tourney..have no where to go but up.


Pledges of support are needed to put an end to 'months of misery' as Calderdale Council sets out its campaign to deliver electrification of the Calder Valley line.
A petition has been launched by Calderdale Council as part of its campaign for greater investment in the service and it is asking commuters to pledge their support for change by signing the online petition.
#Electricvalley is our campaign lobbying for long overdue investment to electrify the Calder Valley Line. Full electrification of the line would improve journey times; make train services more reliable, cheaper to run and less costly for passengers; help cut congestion on the roads; and reduce impacts on the environment through better air quality and fewer carbon dioxide emissions.
Major employers including Lloyds Banking Group and RSA main hubs are located in Calderdale, while Nestles International, Covea Insurance and SSP have global headquarters in Halifax.
The rail service is essential for these businesses and their workforce. And many companies based in Leeds and Manchester depend upon employees living in Calderdale who commute by train.
We deserve a 21st century rail service. We need rapid, reliable trains and clean, good quality carriages with Wi-Fi, so that people can commute in comfort and arrive at their destination on time.
It isn't good enough that services are frequently late. We need people to choose to travel by train as it's a more sustainable form of transport but that's not realistic if the service is unreliable.
We demand better, it's time for the Government to invest more and to upgrade the line. Enough is enough.
We're adding our voice to the ever growing campaign calling for full electrification of the Calder Valley Line and we need your support to make it happen.
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Craig Ferguson Bio, Height, Net Worth, Show, Wife & Married
By Jedixraja On Aug 29, 2019
Quick Facts of Craig Ferguson
1962 /05 /17
Actor, Comedian, Host
Anna Hogarth (D), Sascha Ferguson (D), Megan Wallace (M)
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Craig Ferguson is a prominent American host, comedian, author, and actor. He is best known for hosting the syndicated game show, Celebrity Name Game and the CBS late-night talk show, The Later Show With Craig Ferguson.
Not to mention, Ferguson is a successful man in his professional life but his two marriages failed. Craig is married thrice until now and hits two marriages ended up with a divorce. Currently, he is in a marital relationship with Megan Wallace. So, who are his former wives? Does he share any children with his current wife? Let's find out about it.
Who Is Craig Ferguson? Bio
The prominent host, comedian, and actor, Craig Ferguson was born on 17th May 1962 in Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland. His parents are, Robert (Father) and Janet Ferguson (Mother). Likewise, he belongs to white ethnicity and holds an American nationality. In addition, Ferguson was born under the sun sign, Taurus.
Ferguson attended Muirfield Primary School and later joined Cumbernauld High school after graduating from Primary School. At the age of 16, he left his high school and began an apprenticeship to be an electronics technician.
Craig Ferguson's Career
Craig Ferguson started his career as a drummer in a punk band, The Bastards from Hell. After that, he worked as a bartender in a local Glasgow pub and met Michael Boyd, the artistic director of The Tron Theatre in Glasgow.
After meeting Michael, Ferguson pursued his career in television and appeared as Confidence in an episode of sitcom Red Dwarf in 1989. Then after, he hosted The Ferguson Theory in 1993. Further, Craig moved to Los Angeles, the US in 1994 and starred as a baker in the short-lived comedy, Maybe this Time alongside Betty White and Marie Osmond.
Similarly, Ferguson hosted the CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in 2004. Likewise, he worked there with Martha Kelly.
Who Are The Wives Of Craig Ferguson?
Not to mention, Craig Ferguson is married thrice in his life. Firstly, he married Anne Hogarth on 20th October 1983. Unfortunately, the two separated after three years of their marriage. They divorced in 1986. After his divorce with the first wife, Craig married his second spouse Sascha Corwin on 18th July 1998.
Craig with his first wife, Anne
Likewise, Ferguson shares a son, Milo Hamish Ferguson with his second wife. Even though he shared a child with Sascha, their bond began getting worse and they separated after six years of togetherness. To be exact, they divorced in 2004.
Criag with his third wife, Megan
After 4 years of his divorce with the second, Ferguson married Megan Wallace Cunningham. The couple tied the knot on 21st December 2008. As of now, Ferguson lives in Hollywood Hills, the United States along with his wife and their son, Liam James Ferguson.
What Is Craig Ferguson's Net Worth? Income
The multi-profession personality, Craig Ferguson's net worth is around $8.5 Million as of 2019. He accumulated this hefty sum of money from his career as an actor, comedian, and host. To date, he has appeared over 10+ TV-series and 3+ movies.
Likewise, Ferguson also hosted some of the popular shows on TV such as The Later Show, Celebrity Name Game, etc. Besides, he is also an author and earns a decent sum from his career as an author too. Unfortunately, there is no information about his exact salary and yearly income.
Craig Ferguson's House
Being such a reputed celebrity, Craig lives in a lavish house with his family. Ferguson owns a house worth around $6 Million. The house covers the space of 6,800 square feet and it consists of 7 bedrooms along with 6.5 bathrooms.
Moreover, he sold his house in Beachwood Canyon for $1.75 Million.
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The Departments of Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) and Integrative Biology (IB) together are among the largest academic departments at UC Berkeley. By several measures (including number of faculty and students, budget, and assigned square feet), these departments are larger than many UCB colleges and schools. The two departments represent over 186 faculty FTE (including Adjuncts, Professors of the Graduate School, active emeriti and 15 HHMI professors); 77 Researchers and Specialists; 150 post-doctoral researchers; 375 graduate students; 80 department staff members; and total state and extramural payroll of approximately 1000 (including Graduate Student Instructors, Graduate Student Researchers and research staff). Financial resources include approximately $51M in annual extramural funding (which accounts for over half of the total sponsored research awards in the College of Letters & Science) and over $46M other fund sources. The department has 1,800 declared undergraduate majors and a total annual enrollment in classes of ~20,000. Department personnel are currently housed in eight buildings located in three widely separated parts of the campus.
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Noviodunum
The town of Isaccea has been inhabited for thousands of years, as it is one of the few places in all the Lower Danube that can be easily forded and thus an easy link between the Balkans and the steppes of Southern Ukraine and Russia. The Danube was for a long time the border between the Romans, later Byzantines and the "barbarian" migrating tribes in the north, making Isaccea a border town, conquered and held by dozens of different peoples since prehistory.
Roman fortress of Noviodunum known also as the Noviodunum ad Istrum is located about 2 km eastward from Isaccea town in Tulcea County, Romania, on a promontory on the right bank of the Danube, watching the last ford before the Danube Delta. The Noviodunum fort was one of the most important centers of defense system at the Lower Danube. The name of Noviodunum is of Latin-Celtic origin, meaning "New Fort". The important archaeological site of Noviodunum is situated on the northern edge of Dobrogea, the region which in Romania is bounded by the Black Sea to the east, Bulgaria to the south, and the Danube to the west and north. The Danube now forms the border with the Ukraine in this region, but in the past it has formed the border between the Roman and Byzantine Empires and barbaricum, and between Ottoman dominated Dobrogea and Russian dominated Bessarabia.
Numerous traces of human habitation from the prehistorical era have been found in the area. Jordanes mentions in his annals that : "The abode of the Sclaveni extends from the city of Noviodunum and the lake called Mursianus to the Danaster, and northward as far as the Vistula". The Noviodunum fort place has been reused during the history by Byzantines and Ottoman Turks, in the Middle Age, as well as in the wars of the 20th century. The Noviodunum site is mentioned in a variety of ancient sources including the Notitia Dignitatum and appears to have been a base for the lower Danube fleet, the Classis Flavia Moesica as well as other military units. The most impressive Noviodunum ruins anyway belong to six centuries of Roman civilization and features the main fortress that consists of an elongated promontory bounded by the Danube on its northern side. Noviodunum was passed under Roman control with the annexation of Thrace in 46 AD, being then attached to the Roman province of Moesia. Noviodunum was part of the Roman province of Scythia Minor in the Late Antiquity where among others, the headquarters of the Classis Flavia Moesica /Danube military fleet/, units of legio V Macedonica, and the Roman Principate, and the main headquarters of the legio I Iovia Scythica were settled. At Noviodunum the tower clearly dominates access to the site across the land bridge from the south. The inside of the Novidium fort area has not been uncovered yet, but a Christian basilica has been identified. Alongside the military installations of Noviodunum was a large subsidiary 'civil' settlement, and an extensive cemetery. The civil settlements became municipium during the late 2nd century, surviving on the hostile border until the 7th century. A new and important urban cycle is consuming between the 10th and the 15th centuries.
Archaeological research at the Noviodunum site started in the mid of the 20th century and are still in process. The Noviodunum area enclosed by walls is about 9 ha, but scholars guess that there are two distinct fortifications, dating at least before the 4th century: a military one, the headquarter of the Danube Fleet, and a second fort place which should protect the municipium, at least beginning with the late 2nd century; a city with this status is independent from the military garrison, being usually a pre-existing settlement. Noviodunum did not exist in isolation but was supplied with food and goods from both its local hinterland and the rest of the Roman and Byzantine Empires. Each has left its mark on the site with Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and 20th century defences overlying each other at this key spot, the last easy crossing of the Danube before the multitude of channels and marshes of the Danube delta. The site of Noviodunum is now a national archaeological reserve, and the subject of several projects.
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oneclient is a FUSE application making use of FUSE low-level API. The API is
characterized by its use of request handles that can (but don't have to) be
fulfilled asynchronously. The API is described in [FUSE docs].

Looking from the outside, FUSE API implementation is provided by oneclient in
fsOperations.cc . This file translates requests into [FsLogic] calls and handles
resulting futures, translating them into FUSE request fulfillment.

## FsLogic

FsLogic itself is composed of several layers. The outermost, [InFiber], can be
called from multiple threads and translates requests into tasks inside of a
single thread with [fibers]. For each request a future is returned that will be
fulfilled with the task's result.

The next layer is called [WithUuids] and translates FUSE-level inode numbers to
provider-level GUID strings using [InodeCache]. InodeCache is a LRU cache with
set size, i.e. if it exceeds a certain size the oldest (unused) entries are
removed. Entries in the cache can also be modified (in the case of rename the
inode stays constant while the GUID can change).

Finally there's [FsLogic] that holds main logic for each filesystem operation.

##  Caches

FsLogic makes use of several caches to reduce network communication.
[ForceProxyIOCache] stores GUIDs of files that require operations through
ProxyIO. [HelpersCache] stores instantiated helper objects for given spaces and
storages.

[MetadataCache] stores file attributes and locations. Each entry is indexed by
file GUID as well as {parentGUID, name} tuple. The cache is transparent in the
sense that if an entry is not present in the cache, it is fetched directly from
the provider. As an invariant, every entry has cached attributes (but not
necessarily its location).

MetadataCache is wrapped by [OpenFileMetadataCache] that handles cache
of open files and directories whose contents are cached.
The OpenFileMetadataCache ensures that entries for open files are preserved in the
cache. The entries are removed when their parent directories are invalidated,
either due to expiration (dropCacheAfter time) or when directory is removed.

## main() and StorageAccessManager

[main()] function sets up required structures and performes a test connection
before daemonizing the client.

[StorageAccessManager] is triggered via HelpersCache on access to a file. It
attempts to autodiscover directly available storages. If successful, a direct
helper is returned by the HelpersCache instead of a generic ProxyIO one.

## Auth

Auth structures handle authentication via tokens and certs. [GSIHandler] is
basically just a loader for certificates, and [TokenHandler] the counterpart for
Macaroons. [AuthManager] creates the right authentication class and - in case of
tokens - schedules a recurring task to refresh it.

## Events

Events system implements publish-subscribe design pattern and allows for
receiving and producing notifications about changes in the system. Notifications
are location transparent, i.e. subscriptions can be made for events produced
both by a local or a remote producer. Similarly, events may be handled locally
or forwarded to the remote subscriber.

Events are processed by streams. Currently, for efficiency reasons, each stream
is associated with a specific event type. Stream consists of three elements
[Aggregator], [Emitter] and [Handler]. Aggregator is responsible for aggregating
event until the stream. Emitter updates stream metadata and decides when the
stream is ready for emission. Handler either executes a callback that handles
aggregated events locally or forwards them to the remote subscriber.

Streams are managed by [Manager], which creates a stream based on the
subscription and routes an event to the associated stream.

## Communication

Communicator is built by several layers, each focused on one aspect of
communication, from sending/receiving binary data, to sending/receiving
messages, to replying, to correlating messages and their replies, to operating
on domain-specific objects.

In general, [communication layers] are well documented in their header files.

The base of communication - [ConnectionPool] - manages connections that send and
receive bytes. When sending, client fiber/thread execution is halted until there
is a free connection to handle his request. This provides a natural rate
limiting for the client. A connection is bound to a single thread.

## Helpers

Each helper implements three classes: [StorageHelper], [FileHandle] and
[StorageHelperFactory]. The factory invokes a helper's constructor with a map of
strings (parameters) translated to specific parameters. StorageHelper handle any
storage operations that do not require an open file. FileHandle represents an
open file and its methods are storage operations that work on open files.

StorageHelpers are meant to be asynchronous and return futures. It's up to each
helper how it achieves asynchronicity; the most common pattern is to wrap
synchronous operations operations in ASIO async tasks.

[FUSE docs]: https://libfuse.github.io/doxygen/structfuse__lowlevel__ops.html
[FsLogic]: src/fslogic/fsLogic.h
[InFiber]: src/fslogic/inFiber.h
[fibers]: https://github.com/facebook/folly/tree/master/folly/fibers
[WithUuids]: src/fslogic/withUuids.h
[InodeCache]: src/cache/inodeCache.h
[ForceProxyIOCache]: src/cache/forceProxyIOCache.h
[HelpersCache]: src/cache/helpersCache.h
[MetadataCache]: src/cache/metadataCache.h
[OpenFileMetadataCache]: src/cache/openFileMetadataCache.h
[Manager]: src/events/manager.h
[Aggregator]: src/events/aggregators/aggregator.h
[Emitter]: src/events/emitters/emitter.h
[Handler]: src/events/handlers/handler.h
[main()]: src/main.cc
[StorageAccessManager]: src/storageAccessManager.h
[GSIHandler]: include/auth/gsiHandler.h
[TokenHandler]: include/auth/tokenHandler.h
[AuthManager]: include/auth/authManager.h
[communication layers]: helpers/src/communication/layers
[ConnectionPool]: helpers/src/communication/connectionPool.h
[StorageHelper]: helpers/include/storageHelper.h
[FileHandle]: helpers/include/storageHelper.h
[StorageHelperFactory]: helpers/include/storageHelper.h


It is quite normal to feel nervous about bathing your baby for the first time. Bathing your baby can be the perfect time for you and your baby to relax and spend some special time together. When you bathe your baby, it is important to keep them warm so that they don't lose too much body heat. It is a good idea to make sure the room is warm and the water temperature is about 38°C. We've got plenty of helpful tips below to help you feel more at ease.
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4.4 Poisson distribution (Page 3/18)
4.4 Poisson distribution 4
Notation for the poisson: p = poisson probability distribution function
Estimating the binomial distribution with the poisson distribution
Critical Thinking Questions 13
On May 13, 2013, starting at 4:30 PM, the probability of low seismic activity for the next 48 hours in Alaska was reported as about 1.02%. Use this information for the next 200 days to find the probability that there will be low seismic activity in ten of the next 200 days. Use both the binomial and Poisson distributions to calculate the probabilities. Are they close?
Let X = the number of days with low seismic activity.
Using the binomial distribution:
P ( x = 10 ) = 200! 10! ( 200 - 10 ) ! × .0102 10 = 0.000039
Using the Poisson distribution:
Calculate μ = np = 200(0.0102) ≈ 2.04
P ( x = 10 ) = μ x e -μ x! = 2.04 10 e -2.04 10! = 0.000045
We expect the approximation to be good because n is large (greater than 20) and p is small (less than 0.05). The results are close—both probabilities reported are almost 0.
We found before that the binomial distribution provided an approximation for the hypergeometric distribution. Now we find that the Poisson distribution can provide an approximation for the binomial. We say that the binomial distribution approaches the Poisson. The binomial distribution approaches the Poisson distribution is as n gets larger and p is small such that np becomes a constant value. There are several rules of thumb for when one can say they will use a Poisson to estimate a binomial. One suggests that np , the mean of the binomial, should be less than 25. Another author suggests that it should be less than 7. And another, noting that the mean and variance of the Poisson are both the same, suggests that np and npq , the mean and variance of the binomial, should be greater than 5. There is no one broadly accepted rule of thumb for when one can use the Poisson to estimate the binomial.
As we move through these probability distributions we are getting to more sophisticated distributions that, in a sense, contain the less sophisticated distributions within them. This proposition has been proven by mathematicians. This gets us to the highest level of sophistication in the next probability distribution which can be used as an approximation to all of those that we have discussed so far. This is the normal distribution.
A survey of 500 seniors in the Price Business School yields the following information. 75% go straight to work after graduation. 15% go on to work on their MBA. 9% stay to get a minor in another program. 1% go on to get a Master's in Finance.
What is the probability that more than 2 seniors go to graduate school for their Master's in finance?
This is clearly a binomial probability distribution problem. The choices are binary when we define the results as "Graduate School in Finance" versus "all other options." The random variable is discrete, and the events are, we could assume, independent. Solving as a binomial problem, we have:
Binomial Solution
n * p = 500 * 0.01 = 5 = µ
P ( 0 ) = 500 ! 0 ! ( 500 − 0 ) ! 0.01 0 ( 1 − 0.01 ) 500 − 0 = 0.00657
Adding all 3 together = 0.12339
1 − 0.12339 = 0.87661
Poisson approximation
n * p = 500 * 0.01 = 5 = μ
n * p * ( 1 − p ) = 500 * 0.01 * ( 0.99 ) ≈ 5 = σ 2 = μ
P ( X ) = e −np ( n p ) x x ! = { P ( 0 ) = e −5 * 5 0 0 ! } + { P ( 1 ) = e −5 * 5 1 1 ! } + { P ( 2 ) = e −5 * 5 2 2 ! }
0.0067 + 0.0337 + 0.0842 = 0.1247
1 − 0.1247 = 0.8753
An approximation that is off by 1 one thousandth is certainly an acceptable approximation.
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Portugal Reportedly Investigating Billionaire Chelsea F.C. Owner's Citizenship Application
Portugal is investigating a "possible irregularity" after granting citizenship last year to Roman Abramovich, a Russian-born billionaire who owns Chelsea Football Club, the country's citizenship authority told Reuters on Thursday — but Abramovich says he followed the rules when he applied.
Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire owner of Chelsea FC, obtained Portuguese citizenship last … [+] year.
The Portuguese Ministry of Justice confirmed to Reuters Thursday the government opened an investigation, which it called a routine process used "whenever there are situations or news that refer to any possible irregularity in the procedure carried out."
Abramovich became a Portuguese citizen – which entitles him to a powerful European Union passport – last year, through a program that grants citizenship to descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled from the country during the Inquisition.
Abramovich's application drew questions last year from Portuguese journalist Daniel Oliveira, who claimed Abramovich's Sephardic roots are "not clear," citing the limited presence of Sephardic Jews in Russia, according to the Times of Israel.
A spokesperson for Abramovich said in a statement to Forbes: "We welcome any review, as it will only demonstrate that the citizenship was obtained in accordance with the rules."
Key Background
In 2015, Portugal said it will grant citizenship to Sephardic Jews whose ancestors were forced to migrate from the country in the 15th century. About 23,000 people were granted citizenship in the first five years of the program, and 30% of applications were approved, the Times of Israel reported in 2020. Shortly after his British visa expired in 2018, Abramovich became an Israeli citizen. Abramovich is active in Jewish causes, reportedly donating more than $500 million to Jewish charities worldwide and launching a "Say No To Antisemitism" initiative through Chelsea F.C., an English Premier League team he purchased in 2003.
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$14.6 billion. That's Abramovich's net worth according to Forbes' estimates, making him the 141st wealthiest person in the world. Abramovich is a part-owner of Russian metal companies Evraz and Norilsk Nickel, and he amassed much of his fortune from his $13 billion sale of oil producer Sibneft in 2005.
Abramovich claim of Sephardic descent to get Portuguese citizenship draws scrutiny (The Times of Israel)
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Andre Gomes joined Everton on loan at the start of the season after struggling to perform at Barcelona. The Portuguese midfielder signed for the Catalans from Valencia, but rarely showed his ability for the La Liga giants.
The 25-year-old initially struggled to adjust to the Premier League but has looked better recently. The Telegraph reports that although Everton want to make the deal for Gomes permanent, Tottenham are also interested in the midfielder.
The report adds that Daniel Levy is willing to sanction £30million to sign the Euro 2016 winner.
The report adds that Tottenham's chief scout, Steve Hitchen watched Gomes in action during the Merseyside derby at Anfield.
Mauricio Pochettino also admires the player (h/t Telegraph) and Spurs need to spend in the summer window after selling Mousa Dembele this season.
Gomes has played 24 Premier League games for the Toffees this season and has one assist and one goal to his name. The Portuguese plays in a deep role and has helped Everton to two wins in their past two games.
Tottenham, for their part, are expected to spend in the summer after two barren windows. Pochettino has done a great job without adding fresh players and our lack of depth has shown somewhat this season as we have dropped from chasing the title to fighting for the top-four.
Gomes has revived his career after a poor spell at Barca, but several Tottenham fans weren't sure about him coming to Tottenham.
No! Just No! £30M wtf!
Not impressed me in any way whatsoever.


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Montpelier, Vt.— The Better Connections program, a nationally-recognized grant program from the Agency of Transportation (AOT) and Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD), today announced that three Vermont towns will receive project funds to increase transportation options, improve water quality, support public health and strengthen economic vitality in downtowns and village centers.
The Town of Fairlee will create a Route 5 corridor plan to improve walking and biking infrastructure, better connecting the village and the Connecticut River and its recreational assets. The Town of Middlebury will develop a downtown master plan to enhance the streetscape through green stormwater infrastructure and identify steps to improve the connection to Otter Creek and revitalize the designated downtown. The Town of Northfield will create a master plan to better connect Northfield's villages to each other, Norwich University and their recreational centers by enhancing the streetscape and improving the water quality of the Dog River.
In 2019, the Better Connections partnership expanded to include the Agency of Natural Resources and the Department of Health. Municipalities compete annually for approximately $280,000 in grant funding. For a complete list of current and past projects, visit the program's story map at the Better Connections website.