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by Seth Colaner — Wednesday, January 09, 2013, 11:02 AM EDT
Razer Unleashes Razer Edge Gaming PC/Tablet/Console, We Go Hands On at CES 2013
Plenty of folks thought that Razer was blowing smoke when it announced that it was developing a high end gaming tablet, dubbed Project Fiona, at last year's CES. A year later, lo and behold, the company has a whole booth full of them at CES 2013. And the device is gorgeous.
After garnering loads of input from actual PC gamers, Razer put together what is, in the most basic sense, a 10.1-inch tablet, albeit one loaded with high-end hardware and also essentially a Windows 8 PC and a portable gaming console, all wrapped up in one device. There are two models slated for release in Q1, with the base model set for a price tag of $999.
The Razer Edge Pro
Before we get into the specs, here's a tasty sampling of the Edge in action:
The sticker shock subsides rather quickly when you consider what's inside the Edge. The base model runs an Intel Core i5 chip with NVIDIA GT 640M LE graphics, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and a 64GB SSD. The more heavily-spec'd Razer Edge Pro will be rocking a dual-core Intel Core i7 processor, with double the RAM (2x4GB DDR3-1600) and up to 256GB of SSD storage, with Intel HD 4000 graphics in conjunction with the NVIDIA GPU. Both versions have Windows 8 on board.
There's also a 2.0MP HD webcam, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, stereo speakers, and dual array mics.
Razer will be offering bundles with the Edge and Edge Pro, including the piece de resistance--the Gamepad Controller--which is fully programmable, with dual analog sticks, vibration feedback, and plenty of buttons and triggers to enable gaming "right out of the box". You can already pre-order the Gamepad Controller for $249, and note that it includes USB 3.0 and Bluetooth 4.0.
An optional keyboard dock is also coming late this year and will enable users to interact with the Edge using a good old-fashioned keyboard and mouse combo, and a $99 docking station delivers a trio of USB 2.0 ports as well as HDMI 1.4 and mic and stereo out jacks. The docking station also serves up the gaming goodness to a TV, so users can hook up multiple gamepade controllers and game with friends. A $69 extended battery will double the battery life of the Edge as well. We'll be circling back with Razer in the weeks ahead for a review unit, so stick around!
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Idahoan and award-winning journalist David Trigueiro writes with humor, fondness, and pathos (and a little controversy) about his home state.
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Well, here I am back at the blog after something like a year doing other things like gardening, reading and, yes, watching television. Actually the television is something of a misnomer. I chopped off the cable years ago and the thing on the roof that receives the television waves and whose name I can't spell fell down soon after. I ordered Netfix and watch PBS via my computer.
There just didn't seem much interesting to say about Idaho and no one seemed to be much interested. In any case I am far from a typical Idahoan. I was one once, but after the Vietnam War, escaping to Canada and living in what were to me big cities (one million and up) my conservative roots began to detach.
I wouldn't call myself a liberal in the classic sense. I endorse a market economy, but not necessarily capitalism. I value individual freedom, but it must be measured in relationship to the entire community.
Because I consider myself a Christian (Episcopalian) I know I must consider the whole world my community, but that is very hard to do. It is always tempting to blame the poor for their "less developed" situation because it's our fault and we are ashamed. We exploited them for hundreds of years in order to develop ourselves and now we want them to develop themselves and buy our development stuff.
Canada is very different from the United States; at least it was when I arrived there in late 1969. Like most Americans, however, it took me a long time to figure this out. For one thing, they are not "just like us." Most of them speak the same language, but they don't say the same things. They speak rather disfondly of America and Americans once you get to know them. None of them has any interest in being part of the United States.
Canadians are not all socialists although many do belong to and vote for the mildly socialist New Democratic Party (currently HM official opposition), which was founded by a Methodist minister and a Baptist layman. They are intensely practical as needs must when only 30 million are cast about the second largest country in the world.
When Canada Bell telephone refused to install their instruments in the prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta deeming it too expensive, the provincial governments set up their own companies.
In the depths of the Great Depression a group of people in Swift Current, Saskatchewan began working out a way to ensure everyone received needed medical care. Their agreement with local doctors soon spread throughout the province and eventually the country creating the best health care system in the world.
Canadians proudly supported their military when it was engaged in two world wars. Conscription was finally forced on the government in the final year of both wars, but conscripts (called Zombies) were not sent overseas to fight. They openly resent American's tendency to claim full credit for victory.
There is a lot to miss about Canada and I sometimes miss it a great deal. Nonetheless I feel at home here in Weiser and in the United States. The things that can make my fellow Americans so exasperating to deal with also make them the most open and accepting people in the world.
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I am currently reading two books about war. One is a memoir called Guns of Normandy by retired Canadian Army Colonel George C. Blackburn about his days as a sub-lieutenant in charge of an artillery battery near Caen in the months following D-day in 1944. The other is Matterhorn, a novel written by Karl Marelantes, a highly decorated former U.S. Marine Corp. officer, about a company in the northern highlands of Vietnam in 1969.
The similarities are striking. Each book reveals the horrors of combat with inspiring and heartbreaking reality. The Canadian soldiers and American marines fight for days on end, often without food or the time to eat it, and exhausted to near death by persistent dysentery and virtually no sleep. Their legs are covered with feces; there is no time or place for washing. Their uniforms are so frayed and tattered that they provide no warmth or protection from the elements.
They are commanded by Colonels and Generals located far behind the lines having whiskey highballs before dinner, eating steak washed down with imported wine and settling back with a fine liquor when full and finished. These men, of course, had put in their time at the front in one of the two World Wars or Korea and could not be called chicken. The Marine Lt. Colonel in Matterhorn, in fact, wants to be "in the bush" to personally "kick ass" and get his "grunts" moving.
What they are is self-absorbed and self-serving. As the frustrated marine battalion commander tells the Lt. Colonel about his subordinate's dedication to the corps: "…I'll tell you Simpson. You think about where it's going to get you. You use it. Either that or you let someone else use you so it'll get them somewhere. I don't know which is worse."
This worries the ambitious aging Korean War vet, who desperately wants to command a battalion or, dare he hope, a division with stars on his shoulders before retirement. He is reassured by his slick young executive officer with no combat experience but lots of political moxie. "We're top in the battalion on man-days per month actively in combat operations... Our kill ratio's been climbing ever since I've come aboard…"
Body count, of course, was the only measure of success in Vietnam. Matterhorn nicely shows how this gets inflated as reports go up the line from squad to platoon to company to regiment to battalion to division to Washington.
What never makes to Washington, or even division level, are marine casualty reports. How one man died of malaria and several more marines lost toes and legs to trench foot (the USMC calls it immersion foot) and jungle rot because Lt. Col. Simpson refused to send a medevac helicopter for "sissy" complaints.
One important advantage the Canadians and Allies had in France was a clear idea of what they were fighting for. The soldiers and marines in Vietnam had no idea why they were there, but fought as hard as their WWII counterparts nonetheless. "'Tell me something Lieutenant,' said platoon machine-gunner Hippy (who would later lose his legs to immersion foot). 'Just tell me where the gold is…something out there for us to be here. Just anything, then I'd understand it. Just some fucking gold so it all makes sense.'"
There was, of course, never any gold. Only Presidents Lyndon Johnson's and Richard Nixon's political ambitions and America's collective delusion that it had never lost a war and wasn't about to start now.
But was there any real "gold" at the end of WWII? Hitler lost, but Stalin won. Great Britain won, but lost its empire and was so broke its economy didn't recover for 20 years. Japan lost and the U.S. took over world leadership, but at the cost of a 60-year arms race that it continued long after its chief rival had dropped out. President Ronald Regan's one-country race ultimately beggared our economy.
Not satisfied, President George W. Bush started a mini-war in Afghanistan and then Vietnam redux in Iraq at a cost of trillions. Then President Barrack Obama switched emphasis to Afghanistan, making it the new Vietnam with nuclear-armed Pakistan waiting in the wings.
Now, we owe more than we can easily afford to repay. Unlike the good old days of the 50s, 60s and 70s this debt is owned not to Americans, but to foreigners, principally China, which also happens to be our current rival for world economic and military supremacy.
Did we win gold, or fool's gold?
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Now that everybody can be in the movies, performance weddings are all the rage with some You Tube extravaganzas making it to the television evening news. But none are as entertaining as the weddings I saw in Weiser, Idaho when I was young and unobtrusive enough to accompany my father to his wedding gigs.
My father had a lovely tenor voice and might have had a career in opera had World War II not prevented him from accepting a scholarship to the Eastman School of Music. As it was, he taught chorus and Spanish and Weiser High School, gave private piano, organ and singing lessons and performed at weddings and funerals.
Bride singing was popular at the time and most were looking for alternatives to the standard warhorses like "Oh, Promise Me". Two of his voice students, Vaunda and Ruth Young had a double wedding where they performed a coquettish duet of "I Was Lookin' Back to See if You Were Lookin' Back at Me".
Bobbi Lee Travers, another student, earnestly sang "I'd Rather Have Jesus" before embarking down the aisle to marry Lance Lorigan. I remember searching faces in the Methodist church for any sign that someone else caught the irony.
On rare occasions, the groom sang as well. When South Pacific was playing on every phonograph, a bride and groom sang "Some Enchanted Evening" to each other, alternating versus while she walked up the aisle, pausing every time it was her turn. So my father reported. I wasn't there and don't remember their names if I ever knew them.
Concordia Lutheran Church was the setting for one of the nastier confrontations of my father's long career. A rather large and acerbic young woman from out of town was marrying one of the Webb boys. Before the ceremony began she laid down the law: "I want you to really hit it when I come in, Mr. Trigueiro," she ordered. Then her mother busily removed my father's boutoniere explaining it was meant for the reader.
Two dignified young boys in black slacks and white shirts rolled white butcher paper down the aisle and the wedding was set to begin. No one had informed my father that it was a candle-lit ceremony; as the organ was electric this proved a disastrous mistake. With the bride poised at the church door my father launched into a trumpet voluntary introduction to "Here Comes the Bride" only to have it collapse like a deflating balloon when an appointed usher turned off the main electrical switch.
The bride fired my father a look that would freeze water. The lights were turned back on so everyone could get back into place and it started over. But the connection between the organ dying and the lights being turned off wasn't made.
This time, the bride and her father made it a quarter way down the aisle, her stiletto heels making a slight popping sound as they went through the butcher paper. As the organ dyed the bride wheeled around in a fury, caught a heel in the carpet and went down in a heap of satin and lace dragging her father with her.
The minister and my father finally persuaded the bride and her mother to leave the lights on, but the bride remains convinced that the catastrophic bridal marches were all my father's fault. To this day, she drills Trigueiros with a dirty look whenever we encounter her around town.
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Rishi Sunak or Penny Mordaunt: Who can replace Liz Truss as new UK PM?
New Delhi: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday (October 20, 2022) and said that she can "no longer" deliver the mandate she was elected on last month. Ending her tenure at 10 Downing Street after just 45 days in the job following an open revolt against her chaotic leadership, the Conservative Party leader said she had spoken to King Charles III to notify him of her resignation and also met the 1922 Committee chair Sir Graham Brady, in charge of Tory leadership elections.
"We have agreed that there will be a leadership election to be completed within the next week. This will ensure that we remain on a path to deliver our fiscal plans and maintain our country's economic stability and national security. I will remain as Prime Minister until a successor has been chosen," Truss said.
In full: Prime Minister @TrussLiz's resignation statement. pic.twitter.com/UXTWBRyfLr
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) October 20, 2022
Truss, whose brief term as premier beat the record of George Canning, who had held the role for 119 days when he died in 1827, also said she had come into the office as the country faced great uncertainty.
Can Rishi Sunak be the next UK PM?
Rishi Sunak, Britain's former finance minister, is seen as Liz Truss' most likely successor. The Indian-origin leader was the most popular candidate among Conservative lawmakers at Westminster but, after getting through to a run-off against Truss, he lost out in a vote involving some 1,70,000 party members who make the final decision.
Many members were angry when Sunak quit in July, helping to trigger a rebellion that eventually brought down former Britain PM Borisn Johnson. They also ignored his warning that markets could lose confidence in Britain if Truss delivered her unfunded tax cuts.
Penny Mordaunt also seen as Britain's new PM
Penny Mordaunt, a former defence secretary, was a passionate supporter of leaving the EU who only just missed out on the final two-place run off in the recent leadership challenge. He won plaudits for her performance in parliament on Monday, when she defended the government even as it reversed most of its policies.
One lawmaker has described Mordaunt as having "broad appeal", referring to her ability to find friends in the various tribes of the party.
Jeremy Hunt, Ben Wallace also seen in new UK PM race
With Truss's economic programme collapsing, the prime minister fired her finance minister and turned to Jeremy Hunt, former health and foreign minister, to put things right.
A series of confident performances on television and in the House of Commons, as he ripped up Truss's economic manifesto, have already led to some Conservative lawmakers referring to Hunt as the "real prime minister".
Jeremy Hunt, however, has insisted he does not want the top job, despite entering two previous races to become prime minister, including in 2019 when he lost out in the final round to Boris Johnson.
Britain's defence secretary Ben Wallace is one of the few ministers to have emerged from recent political turmoil with his credibility enhanced. A former soldier, Wallace was defence minister for both Johnson and Truss, leading Britain's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Popular with party members, he surprised many earlier this year when he said he wouldn't run for the leadership, saying he wanted to focus on his current job.
The picture around the next UK prime minister, however, remains extremely uncertain due to deep infighting within Tory ranks.
(With agency inputs)
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New York penthouse: Sherwood oak black Appearing to be real wood lacquered in black, the Sherwood oak decor with a multi-layer melamine resin structure that gives the high quality feel. The kitchen stands in the room, framed by wall-to-ceiling windows, from which you have a view of modern, hectic New York. The column and the ceiling support radiate in taxi yellow and set highlights in the room design. The kitchen is given a homely feel by the row of tall units with a protruding working area and the use of the framed fronts on the island. Handleless framed fronts is one of the unique selling points of Ballerina. The worktop of solid grey stone with mirror inserts appears somewhat surreal, but adds additional value to the kitchen. Front styles, materials and colours are mixed with vision in this kitchen. This dream kitchen is available in all colours from Ballerina.


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When it comes to Oscar predictions, it might be helpful to consider some overlooked data
By Brandon Ambrosino Feb 20, 2015, 12:00pm EST
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On Sunday night, the Academy Awards will finally put an end to the annual flurry of predictions that start each year when Oscar nominations are announced: who will win best picture?
But, despite people's best efforts, Oscar predictions are often a crapshoot. There are all sorts of different data points to reference. Two of the most accurate predictors of a win are the DGA awards (won this year by Birdman) and the total number of Oscar nominations the film has received. (This year's nomination totals are led by The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman, both with nine.)
Publicity and politics are also factors. Crash, for instance, won in 2006 based largely on its advertising campaign and on the refusal of various Oscar voters to consider its main competition, Brokeback Mountain, which many considered Hollywood's first mainstream gay love story.
there may be some clues in the historical trends of the Academy's decisionS
And, then for Jerry Vermanen, a data journalist for Dutch news site NU.nl and self-described "movie freak," there may be some clues in the historical trends of the Academy's decisions. Two years ago, he began compiling all the information he could on every Best Picture winner throughout Oscar history and turned it into a series of informative charts.
Although Vermanen cautions that "data on previous winners is no guarantee for the future," there do seem to be some meaningful patterns.
Here's what the Academy tends to like for Best Picture films and how that could influence this year's winner:
1) Release date
Is Selma's December release good or bad for its Oscar prospects? (Paramount Pictures)
As Vox's own Todd VanDerWerff has pointed out, some have argued that a December release date for Selma could account for its underwhelming nominations total (it received just two). Although the six nominations earned by American Sniper, which was released the same day as Selma, push against that theory.
In fact, films released in December have historically nabbed the most nominations and wins. According to Vermanen's data, about one out of five Oscar winners have had a December release date:
Oscar Best Picture winners by month. (Jerry Vermanen, Who won the Oscars?)
Vermanen also found that films released in October and November traditionally fare well in the Best Picture category and that November has the highest conversion rate from nominees to winners.
Of the eight films nominated for the 2015 Oscar for Best Picture, six were released between October and December. The only film released in November was The Imitation Game, which could give it an edge. And the outliers are The Grand Budapest Hotel, which was released in March, and Boyhood, released in July.
Not one film with a release date in July has ever taken home Best Picture. Ever. That makes sense when you think about the kinds of movies studios tend to promote during July: big-budget, action-packed blockbusters. As Vermanen says, "Summer movies aren't great Oscar movies." Though these films perform well at the box office, they usually aren't Oscar-worthy. But Boyhood is a considerable exception to the rule.
films released in December have historically nabbed the most wins
Also noteworthy is that February, March, and April aren't great release months if you want your film to nab an Oscar nomination or win. The last film released in February to be nominated for Best Picture was 1987's Hannah and Her Sisters. For February it was 2001's Erin Brockovich, and for March it was the 1990 smash hit Field of Dreams.
So why do movies from months later in the year do so well?
There are two ways of looking at this, says Vermanen. On one hand, maybe it's the case that most of the year's best films are released toward the end of that year.
On the other hand, he says, "maybe the Oscar judges have a short memory." That is, maybe they see really great films throughout the year, but tend to only remember the ones they see at the end of the eligibility period, which ends December 31. To be eligible for a nomination, a film must play the required one-week qualifying run in Los Angeles before the year's end.
2) Length
The Theory of Everything is one of the Best Picture nominees that falls into the expected length of a winner. (Focus Features)
As Vermanen notes, "The Academy really, really likes longer films." According to his analysis, the 10-year running average time for a winning movie has never fallen shorter than two hours. (To be nominated for Best Picture, a film has to be at least 40 minutes.)
And the pictures with the best shot of winning are between two and two-and-a-half hours. The three films that don't fall into this range are the exceptionally long Boyhood (165 minutes), The Grand Budapest Hotel (100), and Whiplash (106).
3) Genre
American Sniper is the right genre to have a good shot at winning. (Warner Bros.)
This should come as no surprise, but the vast majority of Best Picture winners are dramas, as Vermanen's data illustrates. This could work out well for American Sniper and Boyhood.
Comedies don't fare as well with the Academy and, on average, account for anywhere from 15 to 25 percent of the nominees (In the past two decades, only three have won: The Artist, Chicago, and Shakespeare in Love.) Thrillers and horror movies perform even worse.
Other trends? Movies about war typically do well, and Vermanen's data shows a notable and understandable winning streak for these kinds of pictures in the 1940s. Given that the Academy enjoys a good war flick, American Sniper just might win. It's worth noting, however, that Eastwood wasn't nominated for Best Director, and it's exceedingly rare for a movie to win Best Picture without a complementary Best Director nomination.
Which do you think will win the 2015 Oscar for Best Picture?
Is The Grand Budapest Hotel's shorter length too short to win? (Fox Searchlight Pictures via Meteor Mermaid)
You can use either Vermanen's visualizations or a similar interactive at Bloomberg to help you come up with your guesses. Yes, there are lots of other factors to consider when making your picks. Still, these data points are worth considering.
Tell us your bet in the comments!
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Judy Wray is a modern environmental artist who lives and works in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
The Rubber Hand Pipe: Over 2000 surgical rubber gloves and still going. Not counting anymore. When the idea went to Mexico during October and November, 2007, it went literally on line..a clothesline.
Plastique - The Ocean show is my baby, but only one of many vinyl pieces is actually hands on mine..and it disappeared! It wasn't for sale or about sales. It was an art adventure spearheaded by myself involving 27 other artists from around the country. The pieces were originally done on transparent vinyl to take advantage of acres of glass hallways. We hung using heavy duty suction cups.
Pipe Dreams - We are demonstrating creating with simple things all around, pretty basic stuff....buckets & PVC pipes.We began one sunny afternoon with 5 students from Paul Robeson School, New Brunswick, NJ when we were asked to come up with a no budget community project. The 2 pipes to come of this closest to my heart and the most hands on by me were the Rubber Hand Pipe, over 2000 hands and still going & The Blue Ball Pipe.
The Flying Beetle - Creating an Icon and The Story behind the Hub-With Magnetic Connections. It began once upon a time on Harts Lane, East Brunswick with East Brunswick Foreign Auto Sales and Repair. The owner, Atilla Soltez, invited artists to come up with a design for the fence skirting his property. As encouragement and inspiration, Atilla placed a Volkswagen beetle (which he had sliced in half, the front half) in front of the fence. This beetle has been in the movies! Atilla does not remember which movie.
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Bumper the Eighteen Lumber Company truck, festooned with bumper stickers from all over and each year refreshed. We are thinking of bumper stickers as a kind of Americanized, Japanese Haiku. A concise, positive melding of image / words, not meant to incite road rage. What is my part? Secure and maintain the truck and good relations with the changing ownership of the truck; Generate the inflow of imagery from all parts. The BUMPER Truck is a rolling billboard of new ways to come together which leap boundaries of all kinds.


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Sanitary Care Market is expected to grow from USD 11,541 Million in 2021 to USD 44,091 Million by 2029 : GreyViews
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Sanitary Ware Market Size By Material (Ceramic, Plastic, and Others), By Type (Water Bottles, Wash Basins, Pedestals, Cistern, and Others), By Application (Kitchen, and Bathroom), By End User (Residential and Commercial), Region, Segmentation, and Forecast to 2029.
Pune India, Dec. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and the Middle East and Africa, the market has been studied for the following segmentation and the following regional analysis. These are the main areas to include Sanitary Care Market is currently operating and is expected to expand in the near future. Manufacturers and suppliers involved Sanitary Care Market in different countries in the above regions.
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The report provides a detailed understanding of the market segments created by combining various perspectives such as materials, types, applications, end-users, and regions. Apart from this, key driving factors, restraints, potential growth opportunities and market challenges are also discussed in the following paragraphs.
Important players operating globally Sanitary Care Market Grohe AG are; SOMANY CERAMICS Limited; RAK Ceramics; Duravit AG; Villeroy & Boch; Johnson Tiles Geberit Group; Toto Inc.; Hansgrohe; Kohler; Ideal Standard International SA; and HSIL. among others. In order to gain a significant market share and strengthen their position in the Global Healthcare Market, manufacturers are following expansion methods such as existing developments, mergers and acquisitions, product innovations, partnerships, and joint ventures.
Sanitary ware includes items such as pedestals, bathroom sinks, washers, and faucets. These items are usually made of porcelain. Porcelain is a type of ceramic. However, modern cleaning products are made of a variety of materials, such as plastic, metal, glass and others. Large weights can be supported, ceramic sanitary wares are profitable, and they are highly resistant to chemical attacks. The recent explosive growth of the real estate sector has raised the value of residential buildings. As the number of households increases, so does the need for cleaning products, which encourages the growth of the cleaning products industry. Another important factor that is expected to drive the cleaning equipment market is the increase in household spending. The "toilet seats" type segment is growing at the fastest rate during the forecast period due to advancements in the form, design, and features of toilet seats. Moreover, growing awareness of the benefits of superior hygiene and health products is one of the key factors that will drive the global expansion of the market.
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Scope of the Sanitary Care Market Report
Metric Report
The Age of Anticipation
Market Share Unit
Million USD
Covered Sections
Raw Materials, Products, Applications and Regions
Covered Areas
North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America and the Middle East and Africa
Major Players
Grohe AG; SOMANY CERAMICS Limited; RAK Ceramics; Duravit AG; Villeroy & Boch; Johnson Tiles Geberit Group; Toto Inc.; Hansgrohe; Kohler; Ideal Standard International SA; and HSIL. among others.
Segmentation Analysis
The ceramic segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in 2021.
The material section is Ceramic, Plastic and others. The ceramic segment is expected to witness the highest growth rate during the forecast period. As consumers adopt healthier cleaning practices, demand for cleaning products increases. Because of its glossy appearance and other benefits including stain resistance, heat resistance, and ease of cleaning, ceramic is the material of choice for most consumers. Because they are easily accessible, reasonably priced, and blend in with the environment, they are more suitable for both home and commercial use. They also add elegance. These characteristics indicate that ceramic sanitary products will continue to dominate the market during the forecast period.
Residential is expected to be the fastest growing segment in 2021.
The end user segment covers Residential and Commercial. The residential segment is expected to witness the highest growth rate during the forecast period. Ceramic sanitary ware is generally more needed in cities than in rural areas. The main engine for the growth of this segment is the increase in residential construction activities in developing markets like China and India. In the not-too-distant future, initiatives supported by countries like China and India aimed at increasing sanitation will further expand access to the residential sector.
Regional analysis provides a comprehensive understanding of regions and countries. Some of the major countries analyzed for cleaning equipment include USA, Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, Russia, China, Japan, India, Brazil, Peru, UAE, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia .
The Asia-Pacific region witnessed a large share. Asia-Pacific is the largest exporter of cleaning products, and in 2019, shipments from China, India and Vietnam saw the region's share of world exports rise from 58% to 62.8%. After being heavily affected by COVID-19 in 2020, the market returned to growth in production and exports in 2021 due to changing conditions in the region. China maintained its lead in 2019 with 1.75 million tons, up from 768,000 tons in 2009 and up 14 percent from 2018. This set a new record. China alone accounts for 60.6 percent of global exports and 79 percent of all Asian exports.
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The Germany Sanitary Care Market size was valued at 144 Million USD in 2021 and is expected to reach 387 Million USD by 2029, at a CAGR of 4% from 2022 to 2029.
This region is expected to have significant expansion in the cleaning equipment market due to significant investments in R&D projects to produce product quality in nations like Germany. Leading companies may consider building future R&D facilities in these countries, which can help expand the region's market.
China Hygiene Care Market size was valued at 2,520 million USD in 2021 and is expected to reach 4,890 million USD by 2029, at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2022 to 2029. The main driver of growth for the sector in the region is expected to be the increase in demandfor a variety of sanitary ware such as washing machines and toilets.
The India Sanitary Care Market size was valued at USD 2,295 Million in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 4,500 Million by 2029, at a CAGR of 5.1% from 2022 to 2029. Ahead of Mexico, India remained the third largest exporter of health products, with an increase of 9% compared to 2018. This amounted to 199,000 tons. This trend is expected to continue during the forecast period, increasing market revenue.
The impact of Covid-19
Covid-19 has had a major impact on almost all industries, such as electronics, semiconductors, manufacturing, automobiles, etc. However, several companies operating in the technology sector have seen increased revenue due to significant changes in consumer preferences for technological services. In addition, the pandemic has led to the growth of technology across developed and developing countries.
Moreover, the growth of this market is mainly due to the expansion of residential, commercial and infrastructure projects.
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A Glossary Of Terms To Help You Shop For Windows
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Regardless of where you shop for windows, it will be a lot easier if you know what to ask for, and what each term means. Take a minute to read through some of these terms and familiarize yourself with "window vernacular" and then shop like a pro from A to Z
American Made Windows
American Made Windows manufactures all windows right here in the USA, providing jobs for Americans and a quality product for homeowners.
Annealed Glass
Annealed glass is brittle and breakable, but is easy to cut.
Argon Gas
Argon is a safe, odorless, colorless, non-toxic, non-flammable inert gas that is commonly used in place of air between the glass panes of an insulated Low-E glass unit.
The center member of a double door, which is attached to the fixed or inactive door panel.
Awning Window
A window unit in which the bottom of the sash swings outward.
A mechanical device, normally spring loaded, used in hung windows to counterbalance the weight of the sash during opening and closing. Three types used in vinyl windows Spiral, Block & Tackle and Constant Force.
A composite of three windows (casement, double hung or picture windows) usually made up of a large center unit and two flanking units at 30, 45 or 90-degree angles to the wall.
A molding or stop placed around a window frame to hold the glass in place by pressure.
Bow Window
A composite of four or more window units in a radial or bow formation at a 10 or 15-degree angle.
Brickmold
A type of external casing which frames windows and doors.
Casement Window
A window unit in which the single sash cranks outward, to the right or left.
Molding of various widths, thickness and shapes applied to the interior framework of window and door units
Check Rail
On a double-hung window, the bottom rail of the upper sash and the upper rail of the lower sash, where the lock is mounted, also known as the meeting rail.
Any material locked to the outside faces of doors and windows to provide a durable, low-maintenance exterior surface.
When the air inside an enclosure is warmer than the air outside the enclosure, the moisture vapor in the interior air will condense, creating small water droplets at the intersection of dissimilar materials.
Cottage Window
A double-hung window in which the upper sash is shorter in height than the lower sash. Opposite of an oriel window.
A space which protrudes from the roof of a house, usually including one or more windows.
Double or Dual Glazing
Use of two panes of glass with an overall thickness of 1" or less in a window or door to increase energy efficiency and provide other performance benefits.
Double-Hung Window
A window unit that has two operable sashes which move vertically in the frame. ViWinTech double-hung windows also tilt in for easy cleaning.
Drip Cap
A molding or extrusion placed on the top of the head jamb, top brickmold, or casing of a window frame.
Egress Window
A window with specific release hardware and a minimum clear opening size to allow occupants to escape through the window in case of a fire or large enough for a fireman with an air-pac to enter.
Each emergency escape and rescue window shall have a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet (with bottom sash up and not removed). The minimum clear height dimension shall be 24 inches. The minimum clear width dimension shall be 20 inches. The maximum sill height shall not be more than 44 inches from the floor.
Emax Plus® Glass
Emax® Glass with a safe, odorless, colorless, non-toxic, non-flammable inert gas that is commonly used in place of air between the glass panes of an insulated unit, adding additional insulating value to the glass unit.
Emax® Glass
A transparent coating applied to a glass surface to separate longwave (heat) energy and shortwave (light) energy. The long wave (radiant heat you feel) is reflected back to the heat source (outside in summer, inside in winter). The shortwave (light) is allowed to pass through the coating
The process of shaping aluminum or vinyl by forcing it through a die.
A form produced by forcing material through a die. Most vinyl window frames, sashes and vinyl accessory parts are extrusions.
An architectural term referring to the arrangement of windows in a wall. From the Latin word, "fenestra," meaning window.
Fixed Window
Non-venting or non-operable window. Also known as a picture window.
A thin strip of metal or synthetic material that diverts water away from a window or skylight.
The enclosure in which window sash or door panels are mounted.
French Hinged Door
Hinged door(s) which have wider rail and stile members around the glass.
French Sliding Door
A sliding door which has wider rail and stile members around the glass, giving the appearance of a French hinged door.
Windows made in architectural shapes such as trapezoids, ellipses, half rounds, circles, etc.
Glass Surface Numbers
A numbering system to identify glass surfaces. They always start from the exterior. For example, a regular insulating glass unit (IGU) has four surfaces:
#1 = the outside surface of the exterior lite;
#2 = the inside surface of the exterior lite;
#3 = the outside surface of the interior lite;
and #4 = the inside surface of the interior lite.
Glass in a window or door; the act or process of fitting with glass.
A vinyl strip applied to the window sash around the perimeter of the glass.
Glazing Stops
The part of the sash or door panel which holds the glass in place.
A term referring to window pane dividers or muntins, usually a type of assembly which may be removed (exterior mounted) or between the glass. either for ease of cleaning. Also called grilles.
The main horizontal member forming the top of the window or door frame.
A horizontal framing member placed over the rough opening of a window to prevent the weight of wall or roof from resting on the window frame.
A window unit in which the top of the sash swings inward, most often used as a basement window.
Hung Window
A window in which the operating sash(es) move up and down within the master frame. The weight of each operating sash is counterbalanced with balances to permit easy operation.
Insulating Glass (IG)
Insulating glass is made up to two lites of glass separated by a spacer around the perimeter, with a sealant plied to bond the plates to the spacer to form a sealed unit. Insulating glass is common in multi-story office buildings and is being used more often in residential construction. For hurricane protection, insulating glass provides the added benefit of placing two panes of glass, with the interior pane being laminated, between building occupants and exterior elements. Also, as hurricane-resistant code requirements move north, insulating glass is necessary to meet thermal requirements.
The main vertical members forming the sides of a window or door frame.
Jamb Liner
In a modern wood double-hung window, the track installed inside the jambs on which the window sashes slide.
Knocked Down (KD)
Unassembled window or door unit.
Laminated glass is used in most blast-resistant and hurricane-resistant glazing. This type of glass is composed of a glass "sandwich" of two bonded plates of glass with a plastic interlayer between them. Laminated glass may fracture, but fragments remain bonded to the interlayer and in place inside the window if properly glazed.
A handle or grip that is applied or is an integral part of the bottom rail of the lower sash (top rail of the upper sash) of a double-hung window to make it easier to raise or lower the sash.
Light or Lite
Glazing framed by muntins and/or sash in a window or door.
Light Shaft
An insulated shaft built to direct the light from a roof window or skylight through the attic to the room below.
Low E Glass
Masonry Opening
The space in a masonry wall left open for windows or door.
Mortise
A slot or rectangular cavity cut into a piece of wood or vinyl to receive another part.
Mortise and Tenon
A strong wood or vinyl joint made by fitting together a mortise in one board or extrusion and a matching projecting member (tenon) in the other. Found most often in wood windows and mechanically fastened (not welded) vinyl windows.
A wood, vinyl, metal (or a combination of the three) part used to structurally join two window or door units.
Muntin
Applies to any short or light bar, either vertical or horizontal, used to separate glass in a sash into multiple lites. Also called a grille or grid.
Muntin Bar
Any small bar that divides a window's glass. Also called a grille or windowpane divider.
Obscure Glass
Mainly used for decoration, diffusion, or privacy. The pattern is rolled into the hot glass during glass manufacturing.
Oriel Window
A double-hung window in which the lower sash is shorter than the upper sash. Opposite of a cottage window.
A framed sheet of glass within a window.
Parting Stop
In a double-hung window, a strip of wood applied to the jamb to separate the sash.
Passive Solar Collector
Any glazed area in the walls or roof of a building pointed to the south to take maximum advantage of the sun's heat without a mechanical (or active) method of storage or distribution of the heat.
Picture Window
Non-venting or non-operable window. Also known as a fixed window.
pounds per square foot – a measurement of air pressure used in window testing, e.g., 1.56 psf (25 mph) or 6.24 psf (50 mph).
R-Value
Resistance to thermal transfer or heat flow. Higher R-value numbers indicate greater insulating value. R-value = the number 1 divided by the U-value.
The top and bottom horizontal members of the framework of a window or door sash.
Rough Opening
The framed opening in a wall into which a window or door unit is to be installed, typically ½" larger than the unit size of a door or window in new construction.
A single assembly of stiles and rails made into a frame for holding the glass.
Sash Balance
A system of weights, cords and/or coiled springs which assist in raising double-hung sash and tend to keep the sash in any placed position by counterbalancing the weight of the sash.
In double-hung windows, the rope or chain which attaches the sash to the counterbalance.
Sash Lift
Sash Weights
In older double-hung windows, the concealed cast-iron weights which are used to counterbalance the sash.
Usually mounted on the window or door exterior, depending on sash, vent, or panel operation. Screens provide ventilation and transparency and are usually one of three types: insect screens to resist insects, protection screens to resist glass breakage and casual vandalism, or security screens to resist forced entry or escape.
Seat Board
A flat board cut to fit the contour of a bow or bay window and installed between the sills and the flat wall surface, providing a seat or shelf space.
Wood wedges (often wood shingles) used to secure the window or door unit in the rough or masonry opening in a square, level and plumb position during and after installation.
Narrow fixed units mulled or joined to door units to give a more open appearance.
The main horizontal member forming the bottom of the frame of a window or door.
Simulated Divided Light
A method of constructing windows in which muntins are affixed to the inside and/or outside of a panel of insulated glass to simulate the look of a true divided light.
Single Glazing
Use of single panes of glass in a window. Not as energy-efficient as double glazing.
Single-Hung Window
A type of window in which the top sash is fixed or inoperable.
Sliding Patio Door
A door in which the operating panel slides sideways within the master frame. Each operating panel has rollers to permit easy operation. Also called a patio door. Usually used in applications where passage to exterior patios is required while providing weather resistance and security. Not to be confused with mall or entrance sliding doors which provide security, but little or no weather resistance. Also called a sliding glass door.
Sliding Window
A window in which the operating sash slide sideways within the master frame. Each operating sash has glides or rollers to permit easy operation. Also called gliders or gliding window.
Sloped Sill Adapter
Used to cover the gap between the old sloped sill window and the new block frame window. It adapts a new window to the existing sloping sill. Used in replacement window applications.
Solar Gain
The process of providing a net heat gain within a structure, over and above the normal heat loss, by the passive collection of the sun's heat through windows and other glazed areas.
Solar Heat Gain
Coefficient Measures the amount of radiant heat transfer from the sun through a window. The lower the number means the less amount of solar heat transfer through the window (lower is better in the south). CT (SHGC).
Measures the amount of radiant Systems SHGC = .27, this equates to a 48% thermal.
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The main vertical members of the framework of a window or door sash.
A molding used to hold, position or separate window parts.
Tempered and heat-strengthened glass is less brittle, but cannot be cut. These types of glass can be up to two-to-four times stronger than annealed glass. If tempered glass is broken, it disintegrates into small fragments. For this reason, tempered glass is commonly used in swinging doors, sliding patio doors and storefront windows.
Tenon
A rectangular projection cut out of a piece of wood or vinyl for insertion into a mortise.
Thermal Break
The addition of a thermally insulating material between two thermally conductive materials.
A small window that fits over the top of a door or window, primarily for additional light and aesthetic value.
True Divided Light
A term which refers to windows in which multiple individual panes of glass or lights are assembled in the sash using muntins.
U-Value
The rate of heat flow-value through the complete heat barrier, from room air to outside air. The lower the U-value, the better the insulating value. This is a better tool to use when comparing window insulating performance.
Unison Lock
A casement locking system which secures the window at two locking points by operation of one handle.
United Inches (UI)
The sum total of one window width and one window height expressed in inches. (i.e. 36" x 52" window = 88 u.i.)
A watertight material used to prevent the passage of moisture into or through floors, walls, and ceilings.
Vent Unit
A window or door unit that opens or operates.
A plastic material used for cladding or entire window units.
A material or device used to seal the openings, gaps or cracks of venting window and door units to prevent water and air infiltration.
Weep Slot or Weep Hole
An opening in a window sill and/or sash rail to allow water to drain to the exterior.
Windload
Force exerted on a surface by moving air.
Always expressed as width first, then height.
Window Style
The description of the way a window operates, e.g., hung, sliding, casement, etc.
XO Sliding Window
Since "O" indicates the fixed sash, this is a window in which the left sash slides and right sash is fixed, looking from the outside in.
XX Sliding Window
Since "X" indicates the moving sash, this is a window in which both sash operate.
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I've been looking into who uses credit scores – FICO scores or other alternative scores – and I've found that the insurance industry is a major user.
Homeowners insurance rates, for example, varies wildly by state depending on what kind of credit score you have, often more than doubling for people with poor credit versus people with excellent credit. This is in spite of the fact that homeowners insurance applies not to the payments of mortgages but rather to the contents of an apartment or home.
Similarly, auto insurance rates vary by credit score, even though someone with a poor credit score isn't obviously a bad driver. For example, in Maryland, people with bad credit scores can be charged 40% more just for having bad credit scores.
Statistics like this make me wonder, how much of this price discrimination comes from the insurance companies trying to understand and account for actual risk, and how much comes from their understanding that poorer people have fewer options and will simply pay predatory rates?
And just in case you're a believer in free markets and fair competition, and think such predatory behavior would be whisked away in a competitive market, insurance companies actually target people who don't shop around and charge them more. In other words, it's not a free market if not everyone actually has good information.
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If you were wondering why I didn't blog yesterday, which you probably weren't (confession: I don't read other peoples' blogs and I don't listen to any podcasts. So I would never, ever ask anyone to read my blog or listen to my podcast), it was because I was completely confused and irritated by this NYTimes opinion piece on the rising cost of college, written by University of Colorado Law Professor Paul Campos.
I really think the Times needs to either have footnotes or hyperlinks in their opinion pieces, because this guy was playing so fast and loose with his numbers that I had really no idea what he was talking about most of the time. That's saying something considering that this, the cost of college and its causes, is something I have spent many hours thinking about and researching.
So what happened was, I didn't have time to completely formulate my opposition to why his reasoning was muddled and confusing. I spent way too much time trying to figure out where he was getting his data. Waste of time.
Good news, though, my Slate Money co-host Jordan Weissman has done all that work for us, in his piece aptly entitled The New York Times Offers One of the Worst Explanations You'll Read of Why College Is So Expensive. Who says procrastination doesn't work?
As usual, if you've ever listened to my podcast (and this isn't a request for you to do so!), I don't agree completely with Jordan. However, my delta of agreement with Jordan is very manageable compared to the delta of disagreement I had with Campos. Basically I would quibble with laying any of the blame at the feet of instructors, but since he barely does that, let's just go with his awesome take-down.
Take-down of what? Well, Campos basically hates college administrators, and pretends there's no other problems in the world except them. It's a mistake that he doesn't have to make.
I mean really, who doesn't hate college administrators? As a former college administrator myself, I know it's universal; I certainly hated myself the entire time.
But that doesn't mean there's no other factors at all. Reduced public money for colleges is in fact a huge problem, especially when you pair it with the increased federal aid money going to students at corrupt for-profit colleges. Corinthian obtained $1.4 billion in federal grant and loan dollars in 2010 alone, more than the 10 University of California campuses combined for that same year. This system is in terrible need of repair.
Instead of simply hating on college admin, or rather, in addition to hating on admin, can we start thinking about an alternative no-frills state college system that is truly affordable and gives honest and basic instructions without trying to compete on the US News & World Reports stage?


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\section*{Introduction}

Despite the nation-wide successful implementation of control measures against COVID-19 \citep{Kret2020, Laet2020, Tiet2020}, multiple small- to middle-scale cities in China became local epidemic hotspots during the new wave of the pandemic in early 2021; the list includes Tonghua, Songyuan, Suihua, Qiqihar, Heihe, and Xingtai etc. \citep{Y2021,St2021}. Unlike their nearby capital cities (e.g., Shijiazhuang, Changchun, Harbin), these small cities are probably not known to many Chinese before they are enlisted as ``high-risk regions'' after the local bursts, and it is indeed an unexpected phenomenon that they are highlighted among the over 340 prefectural administrations in China. It is implied that the likelihood of epidemic hazards is high in these regions. Many social-economic factors may account for this fact \citep{Niuet2020,Qiuet2020}: for example, social scientists may observe that these cities are all located in the northeast part of China, where local economies are often underdeveloped, and local residents are often more behavioral active than they are supposed to be in face of the epidemic \citep[e.g.,][]{S2006}; other conjectures may attend to the fact that since these are neither coastal cities nor metropolitans where imported cases are more common, local control measures and regulations are different and somewhat relaxed, which led to heedlessness of early signals \citep[e.g.,][]{Yeet2020,Liet2021}, or that these northern regions have cold winters and also less residential housing space than the south, hence the hazard of severe infections was harbored \citep[e.g.,][]{Caoet2020}. Although these arguments are sound, it is desired that quantitative explanations could be addressed to decipher why such small cities in China stand out as epidemic hotspots.

This points to the significant necessity of the quantification of urban regions' epidemic hazards, desirably via a constructed index that assesses the extent of potential risk. Such indices of potential epidemic risk can be useful for effective decision analysis during epidemic response and planning \citep{Met2012, Het2018}, critical to the mitigation of sudden and potentially catastrophic impacts of infectious diseases on society \citep{Set2020}. Indeed, although the exit of COVID-19 is still on the fly, both methodologically and practically \citep{Thet2020}, it is nevertheless prudent to start getting prepared for the next pandemic \citep{Let2018, NK2019, Siet2020}, both economically and ecologically \citep{Diet2020,Doet2020}, through comprehensive pandemic risk management synthesis \citep{SP2020} and the upgraded implementation of digital technologies \citep{Buddet2020}

Many successful attempts have been made to develop such epidemic risk indices from various angles. According to US CDC, the preparedness for influenza pandemics can be assessed with the Influenza Risk Assessment Tool \citep{Tet2012, Cet2014, BT2018} through the Pandemic Severity Assessment Framework \citep{Ret2013,Hoet2014}; for the same purpose, the Tool for Influenza Pandemic Risk Assessment \citep{TIPRA} is recommended by WHO; and there are miscellaneous other tools developed for national-level pandemic planning, through either mathematical simulations \citep[e.g.,][]{Eet2007} or scoring systems, in which case various social-economic factors are being considered \citep[e.g.,][]{Met2019, Oet2019, Get2020}.

However, it is suggested that currently a suitable public health evaluation framework for the assessment of epidemic risk and response is still not full-fledge in scale \citep{Wet2020}. Most proposed tools and frameworks are subject to a few shortcomings: (1) assessments are in most cases from the supply side (i.e., the preparedness) instead of the demand side (i.e., the actual risk); (2) assessment of pandemic potential is often virus-specific (i.e., pathological), not sufficiently general-purpose, as the risk potential is also determined by various societal factors (transportation, population \citep{CG2020} etc.); (3) many indices rely on expert scoring systems that often depend largely on subjectivity, and the calling for mathematical models and algorithms for risk assessment and pandemic planning is compelling \citep{WC2011}; (4) finally, many models focus on nation-wide evaluation, and there is relatively little concentration on sub-nation (e.g., city) level analysis, except for a few interesting attempts \citep[e.g.,][]{Pret2020,BK2020,Zhuet2020}.

To deal with this problem, in this study we develop a novel epidemic hazard index for Chinese cities, which quantifies the potential risk of epidemic spread at the over 340 Chinese prefectural administrations. The index relies on a simulation model which integrates intra-city compartment dynamics and a detailed mathematical description of inter-city multi-channel transportation. Calculation of the hazard index is based on this dynamic system that simulates the domestic epidemic spread for user-specified diseases. In the model, intra-city evolution is governed by the SEIR dynamics assuming no epidemic response taken place, such that the constructed index serves as an early-warning indicator at early periods of epidemics, before the incidence of any structural change in the population flow upon policy intervention \citep[e.g.,][]{Schlosseret2020,LiR2021}; inter-city transportation is modeled with a multi-layer bipartite network \citep{L2020}, which make explicit considerations of various events during inter-city population flow, including transit, cross-infection due to path overlap, as well as the different transmissivities on different transportation media.

Such a highlight on transportation (i.e., spacial patterns) is core to the city-specific risk assessment of epidemics \citep{Set2002} and natural hazards in general \citep{Get2006}. Indeed, over the course of the still on-going pandemic, it is acknowledged that transportation, at both the global and the domestic level, plays a critical role during the spread of viruses and to a large extent may determine the severity of the disease at different geological divisions \citep{CC2020,Let2021}. Essentially, compared to regression models \citep{Boet2014} or the machine-learning approach \citep{Fet2021}, the highlight of transportation asks for epidemic risk analysis from a network perspective \citep[e.g.,][]{Cet2020,Geet2020,Set2020a}, upon which the risk scores could then be computed from quantitative approaches \citep{Set2020b}. An important precedent is the Global Epidemic and Mobility (GLEaM) model, which integrates sociodemographic and population mobility data in a spatially structured stochastic disease approach to simulate the spread of epidemics at the worldwide scale \citep{Bet2010}. GLEaM considers the commuting on the airport network on top of local disease transmission, where transportation is modeled via an effective operator; our model adopts a similar methodology yet constructs a more realistic multi-layer mathematical description of inter-city transportation, comparing also to various recent studies in the same line of research \citep{Jiaet2020,Wanget2020,Zhanget2020,Changet2021}.

\section*{Model}
The model is developed in \citet{L2020} and is briefed summarized here. Assume a bi-partite graph with cities (nodes) classified as either central cities or peripheral cities. The network is multi-layer $G = (V,E_{A/B/R/S})$, specifying four means of inter-city transportation (i.e., different layers have different connectivites between nodes): Air (A), Bus (B), Rail (R) and Sail (S). At each node, the local urban population is divided into four compartments: Susceptible (S), Exposed (E), Infected (I), Recovered (R), and the intra-city epidemic spread follows the standard SEIR dynamics \citep[e.g.,][]{S2000,N2010}. We track the in- and out-flow of the exposed, susceptible and recovered population at each node on the transportation network, which determines the open-system SEIR dynamics (for a specific city $i$):
\begin{equation}
\left\{
\begin{aligned}
\dot{S}_i & = - \frac{S_i}{P_i}(\frac{R_0}{D_I}I_i + z_i)+ \Delta S_i^{in}  - \Delta S_i^{out}\\
\dot{E}_i  & = \frac{S_i}{P_i}(\frac{R_0}{D_I}I_i + z_i) - \frac{E_i}{D_E}  + \Delta E_i^{in}  - \Delta E_i^{out}\\
\dot{I}_i  & = \frac{E_i}{D_E} - \frac{I_i}{D_I} \\
\dot{R}_i & = \frac{I_i}{D_I} + \Delta R_i^{in} - \Delta R_i^{out}.
\end{aligned}
\right.
\end{equation}
Epidemiological parameters $R_0$, $D_E$, $D_I$ are the basic reproduction number, the incubation period, the infection period; $z_i=z_i(t)$ is the zoonotic force, i.e., the seed of the disease, with $z_i\neq 0$ only at node(s) that is the disease epicenter(s). The in- and out-flows of each city are determined via the flowmaps $F^q = \{f_{i,j}^q\}$ between pairs of cities $(i,j)$ specified for each means of transportation $q$. During the inter-city flow, transit events are considered, where only a certain proportion of flow ($TR_{c/p}$ for central/peripheral cities, the same for each layer) enter the local population, and the rest are directed to other destinations. Moreover, cross-infections during inter-city travels are modeled, which take place between a susceptible person and an exposed person who share an overlapped travel path with the same destination. The strength of the cross-infection spillover effect $R_T^q$ various on different transportation media \citep[e.g.,][]{Het2020}.

At each city $i$, the exposed inflow ($\Delta E_i^{in}(t)$) is given by
\begin{equation}
\Delta E_i^{in}(t) = \underset{q\in{Q}}{\sum} \underset{j\in{V}}{\sum} \overline{f_{j,i}^q (t) \mu_j (t)} (1-TR_i),
\end{equation}
where
\begin{equation}
\overline{f_{j,i}^q  \mu_j}= f_{j,i}^q  \mu_j + \underset{k}{\overset{p^q(i,k)\cap p^q(i,j)\neq 0}{\sum}} f_{k,i}^q \mu_k(R_T^q -1)\frac{f_{j,i}^q(1-\mu_j-\eta_j)\text{min}(d^q_{j,i},d^q_{k,i})}{\underset{l}{\overset{p^q(i,k)\cap p^q(i,l)\neq 0}{\sum}} f_{l,i}^q (1-\mu_l-\eta_l)\text{min}(d^q_{l,i},d^q_{k,i})}
\end{equation}
is the adjusted exposed flow from city $j$ to $i$ by means $q$, taking care of cross-infections ($d^q_{i,j}$ represents the shortest path distance between $i$ and $j$ on layer $q$), and
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:mu}
\mu_i(t) = \frac{\Delta E_i^{out}(t) + \underset{q\in{Q}}{\sum} \underset{j\in{V}}{\sum} \overline{f_{j,i}^q (t-1) \mu_j (t)} TR_i^q}{\underset{q\in{Q}}{\sum} \underset{j\in{V}}{\sum} f_{i,j}^q (t)},
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:eta}
\eta_i(t) = \frac{\Delta R_i^{out}(t) + \underset{q\in{Q}}{\sum} \underset{j\in{V}}{\sum} f_{j,i}^q (t) \eta_j(t-1) TR_i^q}{\underset{q\in{Q}}{\sum} \underset{j\in{V}}{\sum} f_{i,j}^q (t)},
\end{equation}
are the time-stamped proportion of the exposed and recovered population among the total outflow population from city $i$; thus $(1-\mu_i-\eta_i)$ is the proportion of the susceptible population among the total outflow from city $i$. The recovered inflow is tracking all the recovered people upon arrival (via $\eta_j$): $\Delta R_i^{in}(t) = \underset{q\in{Q}}{\sum} \underset{j\in{V}}{\sum} f_{j,i}^q (t) (1-TR_i^q) \eta_j(t-1)$, and according to flow balance, the susceptible inflow is $\Delta S_i^{in}(t) = \underset{q\in{Q}}{\sum} \underset{j\in{V}}{\sum} f_{j,i}^q (t) (1-TR_i^q) - \Delta E_i^{in}(t) - \Delta R_i^{in}(t)$. The outflow population from city $i$'s population $P_i$ is the total outbound flow minus the transferred inbound flow, contributed by the $S,E,R$ compartments (with the proper assumption that $I$ stay local, i.e., infected people do not participate in inter-city travels). Proportionally, the outflows are:
\begin{equation}
\Delta X_i^{out}(t) = X_i(t) \frac{ \underset{q\in{Q}}{\sum} \underset{j\in{V}}{\sum} f_{i,j}^q (t) - \underset{q\in{Q}}{\sum} \underset{j\in{V}}{\sum} f_{j,i}^q (t) TR_i^q}{S_i(t) + E_i(t) + R_i(t)}.
\end{equation}
with $X$ being $S$, $E$ or $R$.

\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
	\includegraphics[width=6in]{Figure1.png}
\caption{Multi-channel transportation network model with detailed flow description. (a) Four layers of inter-city transportation (Air, Bus, Sail, Rail) between Chinese prefectural administrations. (b) Bi-partite categorization of nodes (central cities vs. peripheral cities). (c) Cross-infection during travel due to path overlaps. (d) Inbound/outbound flow upon city arrival.}
\label{Fig1}
\end{figure}
Overall, the multi-layer network model is summarized in Figure 1 (see more details in \citep{L2020}).

\section*{EpiRank}

With the constructed model framework, essentially a simulator of the spread of epidemics, we are able to simulate imaginary diseases of arbitrary epidemiological features originated from arbitrary epicenters. Suppose an epidemic initiated at node $i$, with a certain set of epidemiological parameters $R_0,D_E,D_I$. It is important to quantify the intensity of this epidemic, i.e.,  the extent of its spread on the domestic scale. This points to a centrality measure of the node that characterizes nodes' ability in spreading an epidemic. Borrowing from the idea of PageRank \citep{Pet1999, LM2011}, we construct this new centrality score in a way similar to the eigenvalue centrality and term it as the \textit{EpiRank}.

Start the simulator with the disease seeded at node $i$ upon a given zoonotic force, specified with $z(t)$ during period $t_z^s$ to $t_z^e$. Consider a constant force $z_0$ over such a period (whose length is $\Delta t_z$), and the overall zoonotic force $Z$ is:
\begin{equation}
Z = \int_{t_z^s}^{t_z^e} z(t) dt \sim \sum_{t_z^s}^{t_z^e} z(t) = (t_z^e - t_z^s)z_0 = \Delta t_z z_0.
\end{equation}
The simulation proceeds, during which the local disease spreads to the entire nation via the transportation network. After $\tau$ time steps, we obtain the number of infected cases at city $j$, denoted as $I_{ij}^{\tau}$, with the first subscript indicating the epicenter. Similarly we  obtain $R_{ij}^{\tau}$, $E_{ij}^{\tau}$ etc. We define the normalized total infection at city $j$ as $U_{ij}^{\tau} = (I_{ij}^{\tau}+R_{ij}^{\tau})/Z$. $U_{ij}^{\tau}$ is then used to compute the epidemic score EpiRank for node $i$:
\begin{equation}
h_i^{\tau} = \alpha \underset{j\in{G},j\neq i}{\sum}\frac{f(U_{ij}^{\tau})}{\underset{j\in{G}}{\sum}f(U_{ij}^{\tau})} h_j^{\tau} + (1-\alpha)U_{ii}^{\tau}.
\end{equation}
$f(U_{ij}^{\tau})$ represents a specific function of $U_{ij}^{\tau}$ to indicate the relative weights of each city $j$ contributing to the score for city $i$. Here we simply allow $f(U_{ij}^{\tau}) = U_{ij}^{\tau}$ but further considerations could be made, for example, applying a cutoff $f(U_{ij}^{\tau}) = max(U_{ij}^{\tau}-U_0,0)$.

This score $h_i$ thus indicates the spreading intensity of epidemics at any node $i$, which is contributed by (1) the city's local severity of the epidemic, and (2) its ability of spreading the disease to other cities, with the intensity scores of other cities contributing to its own score at particular weights. $\alpha\in [0,1]$ is the modulating parameter weighing over these two effects: a small $\alpha$ concerns more on the city-wide local spread of the epidemic ($\alpha = 0$ corresponds to a complete local index), while a large $\alpha$ puts more weight on the city's capability of spreading the disease out.

Write $\bm{W} = \{W_{ij}\}= \{U_{ij}^{\tau}/\underset{j\in{G}}{\sum}U_{ij}^{\tau}\}$, then $\bm{h} = \{h_i^{\tau}\}$ could be calculated with:
\begin{equation}
\left\{
\begin{aligned}
& h_i^{\tau} = \alpha \underset{j\in{G},j\neq i}{\sum} \frac{U_{ij}^{\tau}}{\underset{j\in{G}}{\sum}U_{ij}^{\tau}} h_j^{\tau} + (1-\alpha)U_{ii}^{\tau} \\
&\Longrightarrow (1+ \alpha \frac{U_{ii}^{\tau}}{\underset{j\in{G}}{\sum}U_{ij}^{\tau}} )h_i^{\tau} = \alpha \underset{j\in{G}}{\sum} \frac{U_{ij}^{\tau}}{\underset{j\in{G}}{\sum}U_{ij}^{\tau}} h_j^{\tau} + (1-\alpha)U_{ii}^{\tau} \\
&\Longrightarrow (1+ \alpha W_{ii})h_i^{\tau} = \alpha \underset{j\in{G}}{\sum} W_{ij} h_j^{\tau} + (1-\alpha)U_{ii}^{\tau} \\
&\Longrightarrow [\bm{I} -\alpha(\bm{W} - \text{diag}(\bm{W}))]\bm{h} = (1-\alpha)\text{diag}(\bm{U}) \mathbbm{1} \\
&\Longrightarrow \bm{h} = (1-\alpha)[\bm{I} -\alpha(\bm{W} - \text{diag}(\bm{W}))]^{-1}\text{diag}(\bm{U}) \mathbbm{1}. \\
\end{aligned}
\right.
\end{equation}

When $\alpha = 0$, $\bm{h} = \text{diag}(\bm{U}) \mathbbm{1}$. When $\alpha = 1$, $\bm{h}$ is the eigenvector of [$\bm{W} - \text{diag}(\bm{W})$] of eigenvalue 1, in which case we may impose a value for $\text{max}(\bm{h})$; wlog, we consider $\alpha \neq 1$. Note $\bm{h} = \bm{h}(\Delta t_z, z_0)$ but not $\bm{h} = \bm{h}(Z)$, since $\bm{U} = \bm{U}(\Delta t_z, z_0) \neq \bm{U} (Z)$, i.e., the spread patterns are different under different distributions of the same overall zoonotic force.

\section*{Results}

Connectivities of each layer (i.e., transportation routes) are determined from public datasets and empirical considerations; city information (population, GDP etc.) is obtained from public datasets; transportation parameters (flowmap, transfer rate, cross-infection strength) are determined through fitting the early spread of COVID-19 in China in January-February 2020, where the multi-parameter inversion is conducted via a smart gradient method (see \citep{L2020} and Supplemental Materials). Transfer rate at central/peripheral cities are $TR_c = 0.4$ and $TR_p = 0.05$; the cross-infection strength are $\{R_T^A,R_T^R,R_T^S,R_T^B\} = \{1.2,1.5,1.5, 3\}$ on the four transportation media; inter-city flows are different for different types of city pairs (central-central, central-peripheral, peripheral-peripheral), and are determined at $f_{cc/cp/pp}^A = 1000/500/0$, $\hat{f}_{cc/cp/pp}^R = 2000/200/500$, $f_{cc/cp/pp}^S = 100/100/100$, $f_{cc/cp/pp}^B = 0/3000/1000$. These transportation parameters well fit the early spread of COVID-19 in China; they are independent of epidemiological concerns and are fixed throughout the simulations.

For epidemiological parameters, the zoonotic force $z$ is assumed to be 5 persons/day at Day 1 and zero afterwards, at a single epicenter (the simulator nevertheless allows for simultaneous bursts at multiple epicenters). The base-case disease is fixed at $R_0 = 2.5$, $D_E = 6\ days$ and $D_I = 3\ days$, i.e., a mild reproduction of virus and a medium-range infection duration, close to the clinical parameters of COVID or SARS \citep[e.g.,][]{Wuet2020}. Unintervened spread of this seeded disease to all Chinese prefectural districts is simulated for 30 days, after which the ever-infected population ($I_i+R_i$) in each city $i$ are recorded and are used to compute the hazard index $h$.

\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
	\includegraphics[width=6in]{Figure2.png}
\caption{Urban Epidemic Hazard Index (EpiRank) of Chinese Cities (with population greater than 1 million). Assuming a simulated disease with $R_0 = 2.5$, $D_E = 6\ days$, $D_I = 3\ days$, seeded by a 1-day zoonotic force at the strength of $5\ persons/day$; $\alpha=0.25$. Table: Top 15 ranks. Among 300 cities, the six ground-true cities are successfully indicated at high rankings (four in top 5$\%$ and all six in top 10$\%$).}
\label{Fig2}
\end{figure}

Cities having population larger than 1 million (300 out of 347) participate in the calculation of $\bm{h}$ under equation (9). For a value of $\alpha=0.25$, the determined rankings of cities' epidemic hazards are shown in Figure 2 (top 40 in the graph and top 15 in the table). One sees that, quite strikingly, the six small cities where the new bursts of COVID took place (Tonghua, Songyuan, Suihua, Qiqihar, Heihe, Xingtai) are successfully highlighted by the computed hazard index. All six cities rank within or near top 10$\%$ in the list, including four cities ranking within the top 15. Tests suggest that the result is robust; the high ranks of the six denoted ground-true cities are largely invariant to fluctuations in both transportation parameters and epidemiological parameters.

The hazard rankings are computed at different $\alpha$, and correlation of the ranks is demonstrated via the Spearman's correlation coefficient (Figure 3; comparing top 30 entries of each rank). A stable ranking at small values of $\alpha$ is identified, along with a second invariance at the larger end (Figure 3 center). Indeed, the ranking is almost completely different at, for example, $\alpha = 0.1$ vs. $\alpha = 0.8$, with the latter having a new set of cities ranked top in the list which are mostly located in the middle of China. This is consistent with our theory, as a small/large $\alpha$ points to either of the two end-members of epidemic hazards: the city-wide local spread, or the capability of spreading the disease to other locations. Therefore, cities ranking high at small $\alpha$ are regions with mass population but relatively small transportation means, in which case local epidemic bursts are severely harbored \citep{Iet2020} but not much spillovered to other cities. On the opposite, cities ranking high at large $\alpha$ are regions where inter-city transportation is sufficiently viable with respect to the humble local population; in this case, when seeded a virus, the city is less likely to become a closed epidemic cluster than to enormously spread the disease out to other regions. The epidemic hazard index thus also implies the condition of a city's inter-city transportation infrastructures.

\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
	\includegraphics[width=5in]{Figure3.eps}
\caption{Spearman's correlation of hazard rankings (top 30 in the list) at different $\alpha$ (each sub-figure), for different sets of epidemiological parameters: reproduction number $R_0 = 1.5/2.5/4$ and infection duration $(D_E, D_I) = (2,2)/(6,3)/(9,10)$ days. Base case (center sub-figure) is $R_0 = 2.5$ and $(D_E, D_I) = (6,3)$.}
\label{Fig3}
\end{figure}

We initiated simulations for different sets of epidemiological parameters of the assumed disease (Figure 3), with the combination of low/medium/high infectivity ($R_0 = 1.5/2.5/4$) and short/medium/long infection duration ($(D_E, D_I) = (2,2)/(6,3)/(9,10)$ days). The invariance at small $\alpha$ is largely maintained across the experiments, expect for a very severe virus with high infectivity and short duration ($R_0 = 4.0, (D_E, D_I) = (2,2)$). In this case, 30 days is sufficient for most population in most cities to get infected, and thus top rankings lean instead on densely populated cities. The second invariance around high $\alpha$ is also identifiable, although not as clear as the first one. In some cases there is a third cluster at intermediate values of $\alpha$, but its significance is not as high as the first two which have well-grounded interpretations. Overall, one is able to conclude that the two end-options of the epidemic hazard index, using small or large $\alpha$, hold meaningful across different scenarios of epidemic onset.

\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
	\includegraphics[width=7in]{Figure4.eps}
\caption{Population/daily outflow as a simplified epidemic hazard indicator (showing top 40 cities). Ranking compared to EpiRank (results in Figure 2); differences marked with green, red or black arrows and numbers. The ratio is effective but less accurate than EpiRank in highlighting the six epicenters (with star marks). Shear population or city GDP does not provide the same indication.}
\label{Fig3}
\end{figure}

\section*{Discussion}

From the model and results one deduces that, the high epidemic hazard of these small-scale cities computed at low $\alpha$, in which case $h_i$ draws heavily on a city's own infection $U_{ii}$, derives from the combined effect of two factors: a relatively large local population, and a small inter-city transportation flow. Intuitively, a serious epidemic cluster at the regional scale is going to develop, when the region is sufficiently populated, and not much inter-city outflow is dispersing the infection out of the epicenter. This inspires the idea that alternatively, we could compute the population/outflow ratio of each city and use this quantity to indicate cities' epidemic hazard. Results show that (Figure 4) similar to EpiRank, this ratio does serve as a good hazard indicator, under which the six denoted cities are listed with high ranks; furthermore, by contrast, shear population or city GDP, arguably two most considered social-economic indicators of urban regions \citep{Niuet2020}, are not valid to reflect the ground-true ranking. Conceptually, analysis on EpiRank help us pin down these two quantities among various social-economic factors in establishing a promising mathematical explanation of the observed phenomenon. For robust tests, we proportionally increased and decreased values on the flowmaps; results suggest that the effectiveness of this ratio (and certainly the effectiveness of EpiRank) in highlighting the six epicenters is largely invariant to changes in absolute flow strength.

Nevertheless, it is seen that the simple population/outflow ratio, although still effective and easy to compute, is not as accurate and informative as EpiRank. This time the six ground-true cities are overall lower ranked, with only 2 out 6 in top 5$\%$. This is because this ratio only considers a city's own population and transportation condition, whereas EpiRank takes a full account of the regional and then the entire national picture, under the networked dynamics approach. Indeed, it is not empirically inconsistent to argue that the six high-epidemic-risk cities are all located in the north, not only because they themselves have large population and small inter-city outflow, but also because it is exactly that cities in northern China, with which the six cities exchange most outflow population, all tend to have such features and therefore the effect of local clusters is further locked in. The advantage of EpiRank is implied; certainly, the simple ratio is also not able to reveal cities' ability of spreading the disease out, as EpiRank can shed light on with high $\alpha$.

Although a promising quantitative explanation for the researched phenomenon is developed, it is yet indiscreet to conclude that EpiRank is by any means a sufficiently accurate index of urban epidemic hazards. The current dynamic network model draws little besides the two aspects, urban population and inter-city transportation, and too many real-world factors are left out. Validation of EpiRank results is also difficult to be conducted in a systematic and rigorous way, besides using the six epicenters as the ground truth. Despite a mathematically consistent and empirically effective approach, the proposed simulation framework and the constructed EpiRank index needs further analysis and extensive tests in various settings (e.g., to investigate the situation in the US \citep[e.g.,][]{Changet2021}), before their powers and shortcomings could be substantially uncovered; this study only serves as a first attempt.

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by Amanda Michel
June 15, 2009, 9:25 a.m. EDT
This morning's roundup of stimulus coverage:
* Talk of inflation is up. A number of op-eds this weekend argue that as the economy appears to be leveling, the greater risk we face is double-digit inflation. A debate over our recession "exit strategy" is also emerging. At this weekend's G8 talks, Treasury Secretary Geithner insisted that, according to the New York Times, "it is still too early to begin scaling back government efforts to support the global financial system." Paul Krugman agrees. "Those demands (to call off the stimulus) should be ignored," he writes. "It's much too soon to give up on policies that have, at most, pulled us a few inches back from the edge of the abyss."
* A $25 increase in unemployment benefits has pushed some laid-off workers over the limit for food stamp eligibility, reports the Associated Press. It's unclear how many people have been impacted, but government officials claim that it's a marginal percentage of the unemployed.
* Vice President Biden yesterday on Meet the Press defended the administration's job creation estimates for the stimulus. As we've reported, those estimates involve a lot of guesswork.
* U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan continued his push to use the stimulus to push widespread educational reforms. Last week Duncan indicated that states that limit charter schools "will jeopardize their application" for additional federal stimulus grants. Yesterday, he told about 20 governors and education experts that the federal government will spend up to $350 million to help states design national standards for reading and math.
* U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., will issue a report soon "that will raise questions about the validity of certain projects," reports the Los Angeles Times.
* Here's another job count figure to file: If the Kansas City area's transportation authority gets stimulus funding, it will layoff 25 workers instead of 50. In Paducah, Ky., $40 million to clean up a nuclear plant will produce 50 jobs through the U.S. Department of Energy.
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