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SUMMER TRAINING PROJECT REPORT
India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd.
SUBMITTED BY ABHISHEK B.TECH MECHANICAL
SESSION: 2008-2011
Advanced Educational Institutions Palwal, Haryana (Affiliated to Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak)
As a part of course curriculum of Bachelor of Technology we were asked to undergo 6 weeks summer training in any organisation so as to give us exposure to practical skill and competence to get us familiar with various activities taking place in the organisation. I have put my sincere efforts to accomplish my objectives within the stipulated time. I have worked to my optimum potential to achieve desired goals. Being neophytes in the highly competitive world of technology, I came across some difficulties to make my objective a reality. With the kind help and genuine interest and the guidance of my supervisor. I tried my level best to conduct a research to gain a thorough knowledge about the project. I put the best of my efforts to bring out this piece of work. If anywhere something is found unacceptable or unnecessary to the theme; valuable suggestions are thankfully acknowledged. Thanks and regards Yours sincerely Abhishek
I would like to express my gratitude to all the people who provided me with support and guidance throughout the course of my summer internship program. Firstly I wish to thank Mr. Mahajan (Head-Plant Production), Mr. Subhash Chowdhry (Head-Machining dept.) for giving me an opportunity to undergo summer training at YAMAHA MOTOR INDIA Pvt. Ltd.,19/6 Mathura Road, Faridabad. I am also deeply indebted to Mr. Parvinder Gupta of Head Cylinder dept. without the supervision and continued guidance of whom it wouldn't have been possible to complete this project. I would also like to thank Mr. C. V. Sharma for providing me this wonderful opportunity to work with the YAMAHA family.
(ABHISHEK)
Chapter 1 – Introduction 1.1. Overview of Industry as a whole 1.2. History of the Organisation 1.3. Company Profile Chapter 2 - Manufacturing 2.1. Casting & its types 2.2. Furnace & its Components 2.3. Casting defects Chapter 3 – Gear Hobbing 3.1. Overview of Instruments & Gear Data 3.2. Construction of Machines under Gear Hobbing 3.3. Process – Bush Pressing Chapter 4 – Cam Shaft Chapter 5 – Heat Treatment 5.1. Basics of Heat Treating 5.2. General Application Definitions Chapter 6 – Electroplating 6.1. Copper Electroplating 6.2. Cyanide Baths 6.3. FAQ- Electroplating-How does it work?
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION 1.1. OVERVIEW - INDIAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Over a period of more than two decades the Indian Automobile industry has been driving its own growth through phases. The entry of Suzuki Corporation in Indian passenger car manufacturing is often pointed as the first sign of India turning to a market economy. Since then the automobile sector witnessed rapid growth year after year. By late-90's the industry reached self reliance in engine and component manufacturing from the status of large scale importer. With comparatively higher rate of economic growth rate index against that of great global powers, India has become a hub of domestic and exports business. The automobile sector has been contributing its share to the shining economic performance of India in the recent years. With the Indian middle class earning higher per capita income, more people are ready to own private vehicles including cars and twowheelers. Product movements and manned services have boosted in the sales of medium and sized commercial vehicles for passenger and goods transport. Side by side with fresh vehicle sales growth, the automotive components sector has witnessed big growth. The domestic auto components consumption has crossed rupees 9000 crores and an export of one half size of this figure Overview Of Automobile Industry The Indian automobile industry is going through a technological change where each firm is engaged in changing its processes and technologies to sustain the competitive advantage and provide customers with the optimized products and services. Starting from the two wheelers, trucks, and tractors to the multi utility vehicles, commercial vehicles and the luxury vehicles, the Indian automobile industry has achieved tremendous amount of success in the recent years.
As per Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) the market share of each segment of the industry is as follows:
The market shares of the segments of the automobile industry
The automobile industry had a growth of 15.4 % during April-January 2007, with the average annual growth of 10-15% over the last decade or so. With the incremental investment of $35-40 billion, the growth is expected to double in the next 10 years. Consistent growth and dedication have made the Indian automobile
industry the second- largest tractor and two-wheeler manufacturer in the world. It is also the fifth-largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world. The Indian automobile market is among the largest in Asia.
The key players like Hindustan Motors, Maruti Udyog, Fiat India Private Ltd, Tata Motors, Bajaj Motors, Hero Motors, Ashok Leyland, Mahindra & Mahindra have been dominating the vehicle industry. A few of the foreign players like Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd., Skoda India Private Ltd., Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. have also entered the market and have catered to the customers' needs to a large extent. Not only the Indian companies but also the international car manufacturing companies are focusing on compact cars to be delivered in the Indian market at a much smaller price. Moreover, the automobile companies are coming up with financial schemes such as easy EMI repayment systems to boost sales. There have been exhibitions like Auto-expo at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi to share the technological advancements. Besides, there are many new projects coming up in the automobile industry leading to the growth of the sector. The Government of India has liberalized the foreign exchange and equity regulations and has also reduced the tariff on imports, contributing significantly to the growth of the sector. Having firmly established its presence in the domestic markets, the Indian automobile sector is now penetrating the international arena. Vehicle exports from India are at their highest levels. The leaders of the Indian automobile sector, such as Tata Motors, Maruti and Mahindra and Mahindra are leading the exports to Europe, Middle East and African and Asian markets.
Top Ten Players in Indian Automobile Sector The domestic players as well as the foreign players dominate the Indian automobile sector. The key players contributing to the growth of the sector are discussed below.
Top Ten Players in Indian Automobile Sector
Hero Motors Limited
Bajaj Auto Limited
Yamaha Motor India
Hyundai Motors India Limited
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited
Honda Motor India Private Ltd.
The Ministry of Heavy Industries has released the Automotive Plan 2006-2016, with the motive of making India the most popular manufacturing hub for automobiles and its components in Asia. The plan focuses on the removal of all the bottlenecks that are inhibiting its growth in the domestic as well as international arena.
1.2. History of the Organization
HISTORY----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Yamaha's history goes back over a hundred years to 1887 when Torakusu Yamaha founded the company, which began producing reed organs. The Yamaha Corporation in Japan (then Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd.) has grown to become the world's largest manufacturer of a full line of musical instruments, and a leading producer of audio/visual products, semiconductors and other computer related products, sporting goods, home appliances and furniture, specialty metals, machine tools, and industrial robots. The Yamaha Motor Corporation, Ltd., begun on July 1, 1955, is a major part of the entire Yamaha group, but is a separately managed business entity from the Yamaha Corporation. The Yamaha Motor Corporation is the second largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the world. Yamaha Motor Corporation owns its wholly-owned subsidiary in the U.S. called Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, that is handling not only motorcycles, but also snow mobiles, golf carts, outboard engines, and water vehicles, under the brand name of Yamaha as well. In 1954 production of the first motorcycles began, a simple 125cc single-cylinder two-stroke. It was a copy of the German DKW design, which the British BSA Company had also copied in the post-war era and manufactured as the Bantam.
The first Yamaha, the YAI, known to Japanese enthusiasts as Akatombo, the "Red Dragonfly", established a reputation as a wellbuilt and reliable machine. Racing successes helped boost its popularity and a second machine, the 175cc YCI was soon in production. The first Yamaha-designed motorcycle was the twin-cylinder YDI produced in 1957. The racing version, producing 20bhp, won the Mount Asama race that year. Production was still modest at 15,811 motorcycles, far less than Honda or Suzuki. The company grew rapidly over the next three years and in 1959 introduced the first sports model to be offered by a Japanese factory, the twin-cylinder YDSI with five-speed gearbox. Owners who wanted to compete in road racing or motocross could buy kits to convert the machine for both road and motocross racing. By 1960 production had increased 600% to 138,000 motorcycles. In Japan a period of recession followed during which Yamaha, and the other major Japanese manufacturers, increased their exports so that they would not be so dependent on the home market. To help boost export sales, Yamaha sent a team to the European Grand Prix in 1961, but it was not until the 1963 season that results were achieved. After the Korean War the American economy was booming and Japanese exports were increasing. In 1962 Yamaha exported 12,000 motorcycles. The next year it was 36,000 and in 1964 production rose to 87,000. In 1963 Yamaha had produced a small batch of 250CC road racing motorcycles for sale, the air-cooled, twin-cylinder TDI. Ever since then Yamaha has built and sold motorcycles that could be raced successfully "straight out of the crate", and as a consequence Yamaha machines have won more road races than any other make, exposing Yamaha to a good deal of publicity.
By 1965 production was 244,000 units, split about 50/50 between home and export sales. One of the biggest drawbacks to the sales of two-strokes was that the rider had to mix oil with their gas. Yamaha technicians accomplished a major technical feat by the development and introduction of a new Autolube system. Basically an oil tank that fed lubricant to a pump that metered oil to the big ends, main bearings and cylinder barrels. It proved very reliable and did away with mixing oil and gas at every fill up. The first overseas factory was opened in Siam in 1966 to supply Southeast Asia. In 1967 Yamaha production surpassed that of Suzuki by 4,000 at 406,000 units. Yamaha established a lead with the introduction of the first true trail bike "the 250cc single-cylinder DTI". The company also developed a two-liter, six-cylinder, double overhead-camshaft sports car unit for Toyota Motor. This proved helpful when Yamaha produced their own high-performance fourstroke motorcycles.In 1969 Yamaha built a full size road racing circuit near their main factory at Iwata. By 1970 the number of models had expanded to 20 ranging from 50cc to 350cc, with production up to 574,000 machines, 60% of which were for export. That year Yamaha broke their two-stroke tradition by launching their first four-stroke motorcycle, the 650cc XSI vertical twin modeled on the famous Triumph twins. In 1973 production topped one million (1,000,000) motorcycles per year for the first time, leaving Suzuki way behind at 642,000 and catching up on Honda's 1,836,000. During the 1970's Yamaha technicians concentrated on development of four-stroke models that were designed to pass the ever-increasing exhaust emission laws and to be more economical than the two-strokes that had made Yamaha's fortune. Over the motorcycles:
The TX750 twin of 1972.
The TX500 double overhead-camshaft, four-valve per cylinder, twin of 1973.
The XS750 shaft-drive, cylinder of 1976.
And the XS Eleven, four-cylinder of 1977, was at the time the biggest bike produced by a Japanese manufacturer.
Other four-strokes were more successful, notably.
The XT500 single-cylinder trail bike of 1976.
And the XS350 single overhead-camshaft, twin.
overhead-camshaft,
In the 70's the RD twin cylinder sports models were a big success as well as the RD250LC and RD350LC water-cooled versions that replaced them in the eighties which were based on the famous TZ race bikes. Production in 1980 was 2,214,000, with export sales of 1,383,000. In the 1980's the company introduced the compact XJ four cylinder models, ranging from 550cc to 1100cc. Not wanting to miss anything the company also introduced the 750cc and 1000cc air-cooled Vtwin models followed by the XZ550 water-cooled, mid-weight sports bike.
Yamaha motor vehicles: Two wheelers
Yamaha Vmax
Yamaha Tmax
Yamaha-G16-Ultima
Yamaha Rhino700FI
Auto4x4
Yamaha YFZ450R ATV
1.3. COMPANY PROFILE
CORPORATE INFORMATION-------------------------------------About India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. Yamaha made its initial foray into India in 1985. Subsequently , it entered into a 50:50 joint - venture with the Escorts Group in 1996. However , in August
2001, Yamaha
stake becoming a 100% subsidiary of Yamaha Motor Co ., Ltd , Japan
( YMC ).
agreement motorcycle
2008, YMC
Co .,
Ltd .
" India
Private Limited ( IYM )". IYM operates from its state - of - the - art - manufacturing units at Surajpur
Uttar
produces motorcycles both for domestic and export markets . With a strong workforce of more than 2,000 employees , IYM is highly customer - driven and has a countrywide network of over 400
dealers .
(1,679 cc ),
Presently ,
YZF - R 1
(998 cc ),
(153 cc ), FZ 16 (153 cc ), YZF - R 15 (150 cc ), Gladiator (125 cc ), Gladiator Crux (106 cc ).
includes (153 cc ), Type
(125 cc ), G 5 (106 cc ), Alba
VMAX FZ - S
SS & RS
(106 cc ) and
Bikes produced in India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. :
Yamaha R15
Yamaha Fazer
Yamaha Alba
Yamaha Gladiator
Yamaha G5
Yamaha Crux
VISION------------------------------------------------------------------- : We will establish YAMAHA as the "exclusive & trusted brand" of customers by "creating Kando" (touching their hearts) - the first time and every time with world class products & services delivered by people having "passion for customers".
MISSION------------------------------------------------------------------We are committed to: Be the Exclusive & Trusted Brand renowned for marketing and manufacturing of YAMAHA products, focusing on serving our customer where we can build long term relationships by raising their lifestyle through performance excellence, proactive design & innovative technology. Our innovative solutions will always exceed the changing needs of our customers and provide value added vehicles. Build the Winning Team with capabilities for success, thriving in a climate for action and delivering results. Our employees are the most valuable assets and we intend to develop them to achieve international level of professionalism with progressive career development. As a good corporate citizen, we will conduct our business ethically and socially in a responsible manner with concerns for the environment. Grow through continuously innovating our business processes for creating value and knowledge across our customers thereby earning the loyalty of our partners & increasing our stakeholder value.
CORE COMPETENCIES---------------------------------------------Customer #1
We put customers first in everything we do. We take decisions keeping the customer in mind. Challenging Spirit We strive for excellence in everything we do and in the quality of goods & services we provide. We work hard to achieve what we commit & achieve results faster than our competitors and we never give up. Team- work We work cohesively with our colleagues as a multi-cultural team built on trust, respect, understanding & mutual co-operation. Everyone's contribution is equally important for our success. Frank & Fair Organization We are honest, sincere, open minded, fair & transparent in our dealings. We actively listen to others and participate in healthy & frank discussions to achieve the organization's goals.
CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY------------------------------------------------------
Yamaha Motor is a company that has worked ever since its founding to build products defined by the concepts of "high-quality and high-performance" and "light weight and compactness" as we have continued to develop new technologies in the areas of small engine technology and FRP processing technology as well as control and component technologies.
It can also be said that our corporate history has taken a path where "people" are the fundamental element and our product creation and other corporate activities have always been aimed at touching people's hearts. Our goal has always been to provide products that empower each and every customer and make their lives more fulfilling by offering greater speed, greater mobility and greater potential. Said in another way, our aim is to bring people greater joy, happiness and create Kando* in their lives. As a company that makes the world its field and offers products for the land, the water, the snowfields and the sky, Yamaha Motor strives to be a company that "offers new excitement and a more fulfilling life for people all over the world" and to use our ingenuity and passion to realize peoples' dreams and always be the ones they look to for "the next Kando."
What is Kando? Kando is a Japanese word for the simultaneous feeling of deep satisfaction and intense excitement that people experience when they encounter something of exceptional value.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE---------------------------------------------------Basic Corporate Governance Policies Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (the "Company") recognizes that corporate governance is an important tool to ensure disciplined management and maximize long-term corporate value. Based on this realization, the Company has been striving to speed up management decisionmaking; make the accountability system clearer; develop a transparent system of director selection and remuneration; and establish an internal control system. Because the Company considers corporate governance one of its most important management issues, measures to further strengthen corporate governance — such as improving supervisory functions — are being planned. At the same time, the Company will enhance Investor Relations services, in order to build on the relationship of trust with its shareholders and investors.
Organizations and Systems for Management Making, Business Execution and Supervision
Decision-
1) Directors and the Board of Directors
The Company has introduced an Executive Officer system to expedite business execution. It then strengthened management supervision by clarifying the respective roles of Executive Officers and the Board of Directors. Executive Officers are responsible for "business execution" itself, while the Board of Directors is charged with "approving the basic policies of the Yamaha Motor Group and supervising the Group's business execution." The Company's Articles of Incorporation stipulate that the number of Directors shall not be more than fifteen (15). As of March 25, 2009, there were eleven (11) Directors, four (4) of whom are Outside Directors. The Board of Directors will in principle meet once every
month, and whenever else it may be necessary. The Articles also stipulate that the resolution for the election of Directors shall be adopted by a majority of the voting rights held by the shareholders present at the General Meeting of Shareholders. These voting shareholders must hold shares representing, in the aggregate, not less than one-third (1/3) of the voting rights of all shareholders entitled to exercise the rights. As of March 25, 2009, there were twenty-four (24) Executive Officers, and six (6) Directors concurrently serving as Executive Officers. A Management Committee comprised of Executive Officers with specific posts has been formed to deliberate matters of business execution, speeding up the Company's decision-making process. Directors and Executive Officers will serve one-year term, a period limited to assure accountability. 2) Executive Personnel Committee
In August 2001, the Company established the Executive Personnel Committee as an advisory body of the Board of Directors, in order to improve transparency in nominating candidates for Director and Executive Officer, and to determine the remuneration for these officers. The Committee is comprised of President and Chief Executive Officer, some other Directors of the Company, and some Outside Directors. It deliberates on candidates for Director and Executive Officer, the remuneration and bonus system and the overall direction of governance. 3) Corporate Auditors and the Board of Corporate Auditors
As of March 25, 2009, the number of Corporate Auditors stood at five (5), of whom three (3) are Outside Corporate Auditors. Corporate Auditors attend Board of Directors, Management Committee and other important meetings, in addition to executing audits, receiving reports on the Directors' business conduct, perusing important documents in the decision-making process, and conducting audits at the Company's subsidiaries. In terms of their relationship with
accounting auditors, they review accounting audit reports to confirm their appropriateness pursuant to laws and ordinances, and coordinate exchanges of information and opinions with the accounting auditors whenever necessary. Corporate Auditors also work with the Internal Auditing Division, receiving reports on internal audit planning and the results of the internal audits, in order to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of their auditing. In order to support these audit services performed by Corporate Auditors, the Company has established the Corporate Auditor's Office, with staff exclusively dedicated to assisting auditors. 4) Internal Auditing
The Company established an Internal Control Auditing Division (consisting of twenty-four (24) staff members as of March 25, 2009), under the direct control of the President and Chief Executive Officer. The Division audit, based on annual audit plans, the appropriateness, reasonableness, and efficiency of business execution at the Company and each Group company, and submits evaluations and makes proposals. 5) Yamaha Motor' s Corporate Governance System and Internal Control System ( As of March 25, 2010)
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY---------------------Through business activities founded on sound and music, the Yamaha Group strives to achieve its corporate objective of "Creating 'Kando'* Together." Since their establishment in 1887,they have endeavored to provide quality products and services,earning the trust of customers while securing steadily rising profits. Continuing to fulfill their role as a member of society in this way has enabled them to earn and maintain the support of many stakeholders. Accordingly, Yamaha's basic management policy places a strong emphasis on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, expressing this commitment through a variety of activities and themes including product quality, customer satisfaction, procurement, environmental protection and public relations activities. However, society today is experiencing rapid changes which are exacerbating various social problems, while expectations for the corporations in its midst have also increased. This prompted Yamaha in April 2008 to create a management philosophy shared across the entire Group, reaffirming and clarifying our relationships with each of our stakeholders: customers, shareholders, those who work with Yamaha, and society in general. In order to further strengthen the bonds of trust with each of our stakeholders, they are taking steps to ensure that all members of the Yamaha Group maintain a keen awareness about their corporate responsibility and contributions to society, and redouble their efforts in this regard.
Supporting Young Music Students The Yamaha Group engages in a variety of businesses around the world, such as the manufacturing and marketing of musical instruments and audio/visual products, as well as the operation of music learning centers. Our activities are wide-ranging, and include voluntary initiatives such as social contribution activities. Here, we introduce our scholarship program, which comprises one part of our European subsidiaries' program for supporting students in the field of music. The Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe (YMFE) is an endowment founded in 1989 by investments from Yamaha Corporation and the Yamaha Music Foundation, and has the mission of awarding scholarship money to talented, young music students in Europe. Yamaha's six European marketing subsidiaries select scholarship recipients in their respective regions from among full-time music students of all nationalities age 25 or below*1 studying voice or instrumental music at music universities in 29 countries.*2 Since scholarships began being awarded in 1990, a total of approximately 700 talented students have received scholarships.
Working on Global Tree- Planting Initiative Yamaha Corporation cooperated with Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. to hold the third "Yamaha Forest" tree-planting event."Yamaha Forest" was launched in December 2005 as part of efforts to contribute to society by providing environmental preservation and education through tree-planting activities in Indonesia, where both companies have manufacturing and sales networks. Supported by OISCA,* the activity involves plans to plant approximately 150,000 to 200,000 trees on 120 hectares of land over a five-year period. While
restoring land that has been destroyed by logging activities to its former glory and returning natural forests to their original state, the activity also aims to help prevent global warming. In Japan, the Enshunada coastal forest revitalization project executes to support for tree-planting and maintenance by volunteers.
Global Warming Countermeasures The Yamaha Group places high priority on the environment, and strives to ensure compliance with both the law and the Yamaha Policy on the Environment. In order to recycle resources and reduce the environmental impact on society as a whole, Yamaha promotes a variety of eco-friendly initiatives that span all stages of the product life cycle, from raw material procurement, development, production and utilization through to disposal. Global warming is a serious issue facing the entire human race, and the Yamaha Group considers
The Yamaha Group has set a target of reducing CO2 emissions by 6% from the fiscal 1990 level in fiscal 2010, in line with the target the government has set. To date we have actively introduced cogeneration systems, switched from heavy oil to natural gas, adopted photovoltaic power generation systems, and begun using the Green Power Certification System, as well as various other energy-saving facilities and schemes.
Waste Reduction, Recycling and Resource Conservation The Yamaha Group offers products in a wide variety of categories, including acoustic instruments, electronic and electrical products, automobile interior components, and lifestyle-related products for the home. For this reason, our production processes use a broad range of raw materials and generate various types of waste. For a number of years,
waste.
Through such initiatives, in May 2005 all six Yamaha Corporation production sites in Japan achieved the target of Zero Emissions.
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Uncharted: The Lost Legacy opened up the 2016 PSX Showcase with a bang teasing players up to the very end. The newly announced standalone Uncharted title will star fan favorite character Chloe, and familiar foe, Nadine.
Not much is known about what the two will be going after, but the game is going to be set in India. Naughty Dog explains that the newly released gameplay demo is actually the beginning of the game, where the two must sneak into a war-torn city to find a clue. There is no mention of Nathan Drake making an appearance in the game as well.
The Lost Legacy will also be much longer expansion than previous DLC's. It's going to be in between the length of Uncharted 4 and the Left Behind DLC. This will give Naughty Dog enough time to fully flesh out the story and give players more bang for their buck. They also note that The Lost Legacy will be "wide linear", meaning players will have more freedom to explore rather than just follow a set path; similar to Uncharted 4.
As of now, there is no release date for the standalone title.


The month of May will be an intense one for athletics in Brazil, and will also mark the return of one of the most classic South American venues – São Paulo – to the calendar with an Area Permit meet, also part of the South American GP, which will take place on Sunday 4 May.
Later, on 25 May, Belém will host the "Grande Prêmio Brasil/Caixa de Atletimo", which is part of the IAAF World Athletics Tour. São Paulo had been the venue of the "Grande Prêmio" for more than a decade until 1995.
For the São Paulo meet, the organizers have confirmed the presence of American Kim Kreiner (Javelin), who last 16 May 2007 in the Brazilian meet of Fortaleza, set the current national US record of 64.19m. That mark left her in the 8th spot of the 2007 World Lists.
The 30 year-old American could not compete at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka due to an arm injury which required surgery.
Along with Kreiner, the Javelin will feature the best South American specialists, including the 2007 Area Champion, Brazilian Alessandra Resende.
Another international attraction will be Canadian Angela Whyte, 100m Hurdles finalist in Osaka, and bronze medallist at the 2007 Rio de Janeiro Pan-American Games. The 27 year-old Whyte has a PB of 12.63, set last year.
Along with Whyte, the 100m Hurdles will feature American Sheena Johnson-Tosta in its lineup. Johnson-Tosta is a 400m Hurdles specialist, and semifinalist in Osaka. She will run the latter event in Belém, but for São Paulo, and the South American GP of Uberlândia (11 May), she will compete in the 100m Hurdles, where she holds a 12.75 PB (2004).
Featured in the 400m will be Bahamian Michael Mathieu, a member of the 4x400m relay team that took the silver medal in Osaka. Mathieu (24) holds a PB of 45.22 (2007).
Among the local athletes who have been confirmed are: Maurren Maggi (Long Jump), Elisângela Adriano (Discus), Fábio Gomes da Silva (Pole Vault) and Keila Costa (Long Jump).
The lineup of Brazilian meets starts in São Paulo (4 May), continues in Uberlândia (11 May), Rio de Janeiro (18 May), Fortaleza (21 May), and ends at the IAAF World Tour event of Belém (25 May).
Brazilian Gisele Lima de Oliveira, the 2005 NCAA Indoor Champion, and outdoor runner-up while at Clemson University, set the 2008 outdoor World Leading mark in Triple Jump, while reaching 14.28m (wind -0.9 m/s) in São Paulo, at a local meet on 16 April.
The 27-year-old from the State of Rio Grande do Sul became the third Brazilian track-and-field athlete to obtain an "A" Olympic qualifying standard in 2008. De Oliveira had a series with jumps of 14.00, 14.02 and 14.05, before her fourth attempt of 14.28. Previously, on 29 March, also in São Paulo, she had jumped a wind aided 14.13 (2.5 m/s) and a legal 13.99 (1.0), a PB until that moment.
On 9 April de Oliveira also showed progress in the Long Jump, setting a PB of 6.37 (0.2 m/s).
After being injured for much of 2007, and making the transition to train in São Paulo under the guidance of Nélio Moura – the coach of Maurren Maggi, Keila Costa and World Champion Irving Saladino – de Oliveira is finally reaching the performances she projected as a junior athlete, where she had PBs of 6.22 and 13.34.
De Oliveira is also the third Brazilian with an "A" standard in the Triple (14.20). In 2007, Keila Costa (14.57) and Maurren Maggi (14.44) both reached the qualifying mark for Beijing 2008, and now, according to the rules set by the Brazilian Confederation, they both need to – at the least – ratify the marks by jumping further than the "B" standard (14.00) this season.
The other track and field Brazilian athletes who have obtained "A" standards in 2008 are Bruno de Barros, who ran 20.47 at 200m (São Paulo, 23 February) and Sandro Viana, who ran 10.19 at 100m (São Paulo, 26 March).
Among those who have also reached B standards is Lucimara da Silva at the Heptathlon. The 2007 Pan-American bronze medalist set a PB of 5906 points in Rio de Janeiro (12-13 April). Chasing the almost-25-year-old South American record, which belongs to Maria da Conceição Geremias (6017 points), da Silva set a LJ PB of 6.26m.
Other South American athletes who have obtained an Olympic standards in 2008 are Argentina's Juan Ignacio Cerra (74.09 in HT; Santa Fe, 29 March), Germán Lauro (19.88 NR in SP; Porto Alegre 25 February), and Pablo Pietrobelli (78.52 in JT: 27 March, San Fernando, Chile).
Other qualifiers from Chile are Ignacio Guerra (78.54 in JT; 29 March, Valdivia), Gonzalo Barroilhet (7828 in Decathlon; 3 April, Austin, Texas) and Natalia Ducó (17.62 in SP; Havana, 22 February). Guerra, Barroilhet and Ducó's marks are new NR's, while Ducó's is also a new South American Junior top mark.
The South American athletes who have obtained A standards in Road Running and Race Walking events during 2008 are: Brazilians Franck Caldeira de Almeida (2:12:32), José Telles de Souza (2:13:09) and Cosme de Souza (2:13:50) in the Marathon.
The Race Walkers are: Rolando Saquipay (ECU; 1:20:52), Jefferson Pérez (ECU; 1:21:21), Luis Fernando López (COL; 1:22:35), Gustavo Restrepo (COL; 1:22:43) and José Alessandro Bagio (BRA; 1:22:56).


Minny, a black maid and Aibileen's best friend, has five children and is married to Leroy. She is highly regarded for her cooking skills, but her outspokenness often leads to getting fired. Minny develops an uneasy friendship with her employer, Celia Rae, who becomes devoted to her. Celia and Minny gain strength from each other, leading them to take control of their own lives. In the end, Minny decides to leave her abusive husband and chart an unknown course rather than live with the pain he inflicts.
Minny is an individual struggling against society. Her inner nature is often at war against the world. As a black maid she is expected to be submissive and quiet, but Minny is neither. She says what she feels, often speaking out against the injustice she experiences and witnesses. Her individualism leads to conflict with Hilly Holbrook, who has more power in the society, but it also leads to an uneasy friendship with Celia, her employer. Because Celia guarantees her a place in her home, Minny becomes even more brazen and reveals Hilly's great secret, which imbues Minny with a bit of her own power.


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Icky Blossoms at The Slowdown, July 3, 2015.
Maybe it's the new record or maybe it's the time they spent on the road with Of Montreal, but Icky Blossoms is blossoming into a full-on arena-rock band.
Whereas no past performance has been less than fun, there has been a tentativeness to their stage shows, an unsureness that bordered on amateur. All that was gone Friday night on The Slowdown's big stage in front of what looked to be 300 or so fans eager to cut loose.
Adding to their usual energy was new lighting and stage designs — three giant, gaping, bleeding "flowers" that resembled either poppies or a certain portion of the female anatomy were painted on backdrops hung from the rafters.
Icky's music is beginning to fall into three categories — seething acidic rock propelled by Nik Fackler's screeching guitar ("Silver Tongue," "Phantasmagoria"), ethereal driftwood stoner shoe-gaze where Derek Pressnall and Sarah Bohling share the vox ("Want You So Bad," set highlight "Away From You," which screams to be released as a single) and pure, unadulterated dance tracks ("Living in Fiction," "In Folds") that get the crowd moving.
A smart set list that ebbs and flows between those three styles makes the show dynamic and keeps the band from being pigeon-holed as just another dance band. Now blend in the best songs from their debut ("Babes," crowd-chant-exorcism-humpfest "Sex to the Devil") and let the party begin.
In fact, Icky Blossoms could become the ultimate party band, taking the helm from The Faint, but to get to that next level they've got to reach even further into the crowd to turn their shows into unforgettable, sweat-soaked spectacles. They're on their way.
One other show note: I was told to pay close attention to opening hip-hop act Both. I saw what was billed as "Both" at the Hear Nebraska Vol. 3 album release show and was less than impressed. That show featured only one member of the duo, who spent that set playing bomb-explosion samples. Well, Friday night I got the full Both treatment and was impressed with their sound, their beats and how they worked the crowd. I'll wait until I hear their new EP and can check out their lyrics (undecipherable from stage) before I say more…
The first-half CD/album reviews round-up went online at The Reader this morning, here. I used to do these round-ups quarterly, but now that The Reader is monthly, I've pulled back to bi-annual, which is tough in years like this one where there's so many good new releases. Check it out and see if your favorites made the list.
Interesting read here in that two of the five are attributed to past Lazy-i interviews: Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Conor Oberst

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Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Two Man City players spotted in away end for Carabao Cup clash vs Manchester United
Manchester City duo Oleksandr Zinchenko and Taylor Harwood-Bellis were pictured in the away end for the Manchester United clash
Manchester City defenders Oleksandr Zinchenko and Taylor Harwood-Bellis have been pictured in the away stand for the Carabao Cup semi-final against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The pair both played the entirety of City's 4-1 victory against Port Vale in the FA Cup third round on Saturday and were among six changes made by Pep Guardiola for the Manchester derby.
Haywood-Bellis scored his first goal for City during that clash and, after the match, vowed to be at the Carabao Cup semi-final no matter what - but it was always unlikely that he would make the matchday squad.
"I'll wait to see what happens. If I'm not in the squad, I'll be in the stand. I will be there either way," he said to reporters following the FA Cup win.
Manchester United vs Man City LIVE score and goal updates as Harry Maguire out and Phil Jones starts
The teenager stuck to his promise for the trip to Old Trafford as a picture of Harwood-Bellis in the City end circulated on social media ahead of the match.
He was not alone though as Zinchenko, who also scored in the victory at the weekend, was pictured in the away head - sporting a Manchester City beanie.
City are looking to inflict revenge on United following victory for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side in the last meeting in the Premier League earlier this season.
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"""This module contains Facebook Ad Reporting to GCS operators."""
import csv
import tempfile
import warnings
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Union

from airflow.exceptions import AirflowException
from airflow.models import BaseOperator
from airflow.providers.facebook.ads.hooks.ads import FacebookAdsReportingHook
from airflow.providers.google.cloud.hooks.gcs import GCSHook

class FacebookAdsReportToGcsOperator(BaseOperator):
    """
    Fetches the results from the Facebook Ads API as desired in the params
    Converts and saves the data as a temporary JSON file
    Uploads the JSON to Google Cloud Storage

    .. seealso::
        For more information on the Facebook Ads API, take a look at the API docs:
        https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-apis/

    .. seealso::
        For more information on the Facebook Ads Python SDK, take a look at the docs:
        https://github.com/facebook/facebook-python-business-sdk

    .. seealso::
        For more information on how to use this operator, take a look at the guide:
        :ref:`howto/operator:FacebookAdsReportToGcsOperator`

    :param bucket_name: The GCS bucket to upload to
    :type bucket_name: str
    :param object_name: GCS path to save the object. Must be the full file path (ex. `path/to/file.txt`)
    :type object_name: str
    :param gcp_conn_id: Airflow Google Cloud connection ID
    :type gcp_conn_id: str
    :param facebook_conn_id: Airflow Facebook Ads connection ID
    :type facebook_conn_id: str
    :param api_version: The version of Facebook API. Default to None. If it is None,
        it will use the Facebook business SDK default version.
    :type api_version: str
    :param fields: List of fields that is obtained from Facebook. Found in AdsInsights.Field class.
        https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/insights/parameters/v6.0
    :type fields: List[str]
    :param params: Parameters that determine the query for Facebook. This keyword is deprecated,
        please use `parameters` keyword to pass the parameters.
        https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/insights/parameters/v6.0
    :type params: Dict[str, Any]
    :param parameters: Parameters that determine the query for Facebook
        https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/insights/parameters/v6.0
    :type parameters: Dict[str, Any]
    :param gzip: Option to compress local file or file data for upload
    :type gzip: bool
    :param impersonation_chain: Optional service account to impersonate using short-term
        credentials, or chained list of accounts required to get the access_token
        of the last account in the list, which will be impersonated in the request.
        If set as a string, the account must grant the originating account
        the Service Account Token Creator IAM role.
        If set as a sequence, the identities from the list must grant
        Service Account Token Creator IAM role to the directly preceding identity, with first
        account from the list granting this role to the originating account (templated).
    :type impersonation_chain: Union[str, Sequence[str]]
    """

    template_fields = (
        "facebook_conn_id",
        "bucket_name",
        "object_name",
        "impersonation_chain",
        "parameters",
    )

    def __init__(
        self,
        *,
        bucket_name: str,
        object_name: str,
        fields: List[str],
        params: Dict[str, Any] = None,
        parameters: Dict[str, Any] = None,
        gzip: bool = False,
        api_version: Optional[str] = None,
        gcp_conn_id: str = "google_cloud_default",
        facebook_conn_id: str = "facebook_default",
        impersonation_chain: Optional[Union[str, Sequence[str]]] = None,
        **kwargs,
    ) -> None:
        super().__init__(**kwargs)
        self.bucket_name = bucket_name
        self.object_name = object_name
        self.gcp_conn_id = gcp_conn_id
        self.facebook_conn_id = facebook_conn_id
        self.api_version = api_version
        self.fields = fields
        self.parameters = parameters
        self.gzip = gzip
        self.impersonation_chain = impersonation_chain

        if params is None and parameters is None:
            raise AirflowException("Argument ['parameters'] is required")
        if params and parameters is None:
            # TODO: Remove in provider version 6.0
            warnings.warn(
                "Please use 'parameters' instead of 'params'",
                DeprecationWarning,
                stacklevel=2,
            )
            self.parameters = params

    def execute(self, context: dict):
        service = FacebookAdsReportingHook(
            facebook_conn_id=self.facebook_conn_id, api_version=self.api_version
        )
        rows = service.bulk_facebook_report(params=self.parameters, fields=self.fields)

        converted_rows = [dict(row) for row in rows]
        self.log.info("Facebook Returned %s data points", len(converted_rows))

        if converted_rows:
            headers = converted_rows[0].keys()
            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".csv") as csvfile:
                writer = csv.DictWriter(csvfile, fieldnames=headers)
                writer.writeheader()
                writer.writerows(converted_rows)
                csvfile.flush()
                hook = GCSHook(
                    gcp_conn_id=self.gcp_conn_id,
                    impersonation_chain=self.impersonation_chain,
                )
                hook.upload(
                    bucket_name=self.bucket_name,
                    object_name=self.object_name,
                    filename=csvfile.name,
                    gzip=self.gzip,
                )
                self.log.info("%s uploaded to GCS", csvfile.name)

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Between the Buried and Me is a progressive metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina, comprised of former members of metalcore acts Prayer For Cleansing and Glass Casket. They have recorded seven albums in addition to a covers album and an EP. Their style is diverse, with influences ranging from thrash, death metal, jazz, math rock and melodic hardcore, to progressive or experimental artists such as Dream Theater, Mike Patton, King Crimson, Queen, and The Mars Volta. Read more on Last.fm
Between The Buried And Me (2020 Remix / Remaster)
The Silent Circus (2020 Remix / Remaster)
Alaska (2020 Remix / Remaster)
Colors (2020 Remix / Remaster)
The Great Misdirect (2019 Remix / Remaster)
Automata II
Coma Ecliptic: Live
Coma Ecliptic
Future Sequence: Live at the Fidelitorium
The Parallax II: Future Sequence
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Home HiFi Rose RA 180 Integrated Amplifier
by HiFi Rose
The RA180 is a state-of-the-art integrated amplifier using the latest innovative technologies. Power damping and dead times were reduced to 1/10 or less. Linearity was dramatically improved to create a near-perfect sound that transcends the boundaries between digital and analog. Enjoy the pure sound of nature provided by the RA180.
New Concept Class AD Amplifier
The amplifier has developed from Class A to AB to Class D. Class AB was developed to improve the high heat generation and low efficiency of A. Class D has higher efficiency and higher output than AB, and also significantly improved S/N and THD characteristics compared to A and AB. However, the sound quality has been evaluated as inferior to A/AB due to the limitations of the digital circuit. The GaN class AD amplifier developed by HiFi ROSE has dramatically improved the problems of the existing Class D by applying innovative new materials.
Class D amplifiers have a topology that theoretically provides a perfect linear output at 0% distortion and 100% power efficiency. In order to achieve this, the switching action requires high speed and accuracy. However, previous products were weak compared to Class A/AB in the linearity aspect due to the limitations of silicon FET, which had couldn't produce a smooth and natural sound. In the RA180, a new material, GaN FET, was used instead of Silicon FET to solve this problem. The dead time was dramatically improved to 1/10 or less, and a nearly perfect linear output was realized with a switching speed close to zero. This linearity goes beyond the Class D limits and produces a smooth and natural sound, like an analog amplifier.
The RA180 consists of two modules: one AMP module specialized for stable mid-bass and balance, and another specialized for smooth high-pitched and super tweeter areas. Each AMP module supports 200 W (812) and can output up to 400 W per channel. When two independent modules are connected to a speaker's high and low frequencies separately, the driving force can be greatly improved without being affected by a counter electro-motive force. BTL mode combines two independent modules for rich, balanced sound.
The human hearing range has an upper limit of 15-20 kHz. So, is there no need for higher frequencies? Temporarily high trebles extend well beyond 20 kHz, even in harmonious sound. For example, trumpets have a frequency response that extends to 100 kHz, and 88.2 kHz to 192 kHz sources have a 40 kHz to 96 kHz frequency response.
The RA180 is designed with a wide frequency response range so that even high-resolution sound sources with an output range of 20 Hz to 50 kHz, 100 kHz @ -3 dB, 200 kHz @ -6 dB. Although this playability may be outside a person's hearing range, it faithfully reproduces a wide frequency range, which contributes to expressing a deep and wide sound field with the original sound.
A Balanced Power Supply
The power supply that has been exclusively developed for the RA180 applies 4th generation SIC FET technology to provide high output with less heat. In addition, by using a self-developed PFC (power factor circuit), it is designed not to be affected by sudden load fluctuations. The power supply device was developed to support a powerful damping factor of at least 200, and the high output of 1000 W is designed to produce powerful bass and soft treble.
PHONO Amplifier with Variable EQ
The purpose of the PHONO amplifier provided by the RA180 is for the recording producer to accurately reproduce the original intention. It also reproduces the original sound as it is, which is the principle of HiFi ROSE. It is designed to respond to a variety of vinyl records with low-mid bass TURNOVER and high-frequency ROLL OFF adjustment functions. Amplifies the very weak signal picked up by the cartridge and keep it as close as possible to the original sound. MOVING MAGNET and MOVING COIL STAGES are provided with a simple switch selection and EQ values corresponding to curves from various record, manufacturers are provided using parts with a 0.1% tolerance.
Source Input Selector: Supports 5 kinds of external input (LINE X3, BALANCE X 1, PHONO X 1), and also motorized and remotely adjustable.
Tone Control: Can control the TREBLE, BASS, and BALANCE attributes.
Active Crossover: By removing the low frequency range, only the high frequency range is output, enable to produce high-quality sound.
Main Volume: The main volume can be remotely adjusted.
Pure Direct: By bypassing the input signal without going through balance, tone control or active crossover, the purity of the sound quality can be improved. * But if the input signal is high, it may damage the speaker, so be sure to reduce the input signal before use.
Speaker Output Selector: Two sets of speakers can be connected and each set of speakers can be controlled by a switch.
Dimmer: The brightness of the light on the front of the product can be adjusted in 3 levels.
Subsonic: Blocks highly low noise that can negatively affect the speakers by blocking highly low frequencies.
Attenuator: Reduces the output volume to a minimum level.
Circuit Breaker Recruitment: The power circuit breaker has been recruited to improve the conductivity of the input electricity, and by securing a wide passage for input electricity, the resolution of sound quality has been improved as well.
BTL Mode: By combining 4 mono amplifiers into 2 amplifier blocks, 400 W (802) output per channel is supported.
AC Power Inlet: By adopting FURUTECH terminals processed with pure copper optimized for audio, it transmits the input electricity without interfering with the purity.
Subwoofer Out: Connected to an active subwoofer unit to provide a rich bass listening experience.
Power Output (4 ohm, 8 ohm, BTL Mode): 200 W x 4, 200 W x 4, 400 W x 2
Input Sensitivity (XLR, RCA, Phono MM, MC): 2,000 mV, 1,000 mV, 5 mV, 0.5 mV
Dimensions (WDH): 17" x 15.3" x 5" (430 x 391 x 130 mm)
Weight: 36.8 lb (16.7 kg)
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Fuerteventura-Canarias was een Spaanse wielerploeg. Het merendeel van de renners reed in 2006 bij Kelme. Die ploeg werd echter opgedoekt na alle dopingschandalen en dus moesten de renners ergens anders onderdak zoeken. David Bernabéu was de bekendste en belangrijkste renner van de ploeg.

Jorge Moyano Sastre was de manager van de ploeg, die gesponsord wordt door het Canarische eiland Fuerteventura. Antonio Orbinana Llopis en Juan Manuel Otero Campos waren de ploegleiders. Na een jaar hield de ploeg op te bestaan.

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El español neutro o castellano neutro, también conocido como español global o español internacional, es un intento por crear una variante artificial del idioma español que sea aceptable para distintos públicos, con el que se pretende deslocalizar el lenguaje y que se acomode al máximo número posible de hispanohablantes, con el fin de ser empleado por medios de comunicación y entretenimiento.

Es una modalidad elaborada a partir del diasistema del español que se usa principalmente con fines comerciales para llegar a un área geolectal amplia; utilizándose con preferencia aquellas formas léxico-semánticas y morfosintácticas, así como modelos de dicción (estándares de pronunciación), más extendidos en todo ese territorio. Su creación se debe a un intento por unificar y rentabilizar el mercado hispanohablante, y así evitar la inversión que supondría realizar distintas adaptaciones para diferentes países.

El español neutro no tiene nada que ver con diversos mitos acerca de en qué región se habla un «español puro» o un «español sin acento». Ante ciertas diferencias de pronunciación irreconciliables, el español neutro aboga por el uso de rasgos dialectales como el seseo o el yeísmo debido a su amplia extensión en el mundo hispanohablante. Por otro lado, un español sin acento sería únicamente un modelo hipotético de pronunciación, mientras que el español neutro englobaría además otros aspectos, como las conjugaciones y regionalismos empleados.

El gran corte y fragilidad que divide al español internacional se da en España, debido a que el español basado en cualquier variedad americana tiene diferencias más notorias con respecto a las variedades ibéricas, por lo que es frecuente que películas u otro material audiovisual acabe teniendo 2 versiones; una para España y otra para Hispanoamérica. En el español peninsular de los medios predomina la pronunciación de Madrid, la capital.

La neutralidad del acento solo se puede entender de manera subjetiva, siempre de parte de quien habla una variedad específica del español respecto  a  otras, y por tanto un español neutro aceptado por todos no puede existir.

Características
El español neutro basa su modelo en el estándar mexicano (y áreas circundantes) en detrimento de otras variedades como el español ibérico o el rioplatense, debido a su mayor extensión territorial y de población. Esto sería un modelo de pronunciación adscribible al utilizado en las tierras altas de Hispanoamérica pero sin entonaciones que permitan identificar el habla a una región concreta. Así pues, se emplean fenómenos lingüísticos como el seseo o el yeísmo ya que solo se hace uso de 17 fonemas consonánticos obviando tanto el fonema interdental /θ/ como el fonema palatal lateral /ʎ/; mientras que en las conjugaciones se opta por el uso del tuteo y el ustedeo, relegando las formas singulares y plurales del voseo a un contexto histórico, arcaico o localizado.

Con respecto al plano morfosintáctico, algunos de los rasgos más notables que se suelen encontrar son los siguientes: el uso abundante de la falsa pluralización del complemento directo, la ausencia del complemento directo en ciertos verbos o la ausencia de sufijos aspectuales especiales y de diminutivos.
También se detectan variaciones en la sintaxis empleada por un mismo hablante: los determinantes posesivos pueden ser tónicos o átonos, existe alternancia en el uso del pretérito perfecto compuesto y el pretérito indefinido para acciones pasadas dentro de un espacio de tiempo inacabado, para el mismo contexto temporal se alterna por conjugar los verbos en presente y en pretérito perfecto, como también se alternan las formas en subjuntivo e indicativo para oraciones subordinadas sustantivas con dependencia del verbo creer.

Otros aspectos más específicos utilizados son los siguientes: el hecho de que las perífrasis de relativo u oraciones hendidas siempre se construyen con que, la aparición el interrogativo cuál como adjetivo, las oraciones interrogativas directas que comienzan por cómo son continuadas por el verbo ser conjugado más el nexo que.
Por último, cabe mencionar que intenta restringirse al habla culta pretendiendo dejar a un lado la jerga, modismos, expresiones coloquiales y vulgares o cualquier otro tipo de regionalismo que pueda llevar a confusiones entre la población de distintos países.

Lugares donde se atribuyen el español neutro
Alrededor de la hispano-esfera hay muchos lugares que se atribuyen tener acento neutro. Tal es el caso de México, en especial su capital, donde sus habitantes dicen tener acento neutro, su argumento se basa en la cantidad de doblaje en cine y televisión. En Bogotá, la capital de Colombia, sus habitantes dicen tener un español puro y sin acento, según ellos (los bogotanos) se habla el mejor español del mundo. En Perú, se suele afirmar que el español de la costa (español ribereño), especialmente el de Lima sería el más neutro. La creencia es debido a que en la década del ochenta, el país fue muy solicitado para realizar doblajes. Según un estudio de actitudes lingüísticas coordinado desde la Universidad de Bergen, en Noruega en colaboración con Darío Rojas, magíster en lingüística de la Universidad de Chile, los chilenos creen que en Perú se habla el mejor español debido a su pronunciación y vocabulario. La malinterpretación del objetivo de dicho estudio por parte de algunos medios de comunicación ayudó a afianzar dicha creencia entre los ciudadanos peruanos. En Guayaquil, Ecuador, dicen que su tono no tiene forma cantada y su pronunciación es clara. Respecto a España, en Madrid, la capital, dicen que los acentos pertenecen a los gallegos, los catalanes o los andaluces, mientras Madrid no tiene acento.

De manera que, la 'neutralidad' del acento se entiende de manera subjetiva, siempre de parte de quien habla una variedad  específica del español respecto a otras formas de hablar ajenas a su costumbre y como tal el español neutro no existe.

Críticas
La principal crítica del español internacional es que este no engloba a todos los países hispanos y lo neutro es subjetivo. El "español neutro" que se utiliza en los doblajes en Hispanoamérica está basado en el habla de México, quitando gran cantidad de argot y regionalismos.

La idea de un español panhispánico llegó de la mano de productores de cine estadounidenses que decidieron desarrollar un doblaje sin las características específicas de un país en concreto, con el fin de abarcar un mercado de mayor audiencia. El doblaje de la película Río Rita en 1929 fue el primer doblaje de una película al español, y también el primer intento por doblar una película usando un "español neutro".

El español neutro, en su intento por crear una variedad no localizada y generalista del idioma, ha recibido diversas críticas por parte de los lingüistas. Partiendo de la premisa de que es un estándar artificial y, además, empleado en la mayoría de ocasiones sin el asesoramiento de especialistas en lingüística; se arremete principalmente contra el empobrecimiento al que se somete el léxico y la sintaxis del idioma. También se le acusa de ejercer un cierto colonialismo cultural, ya que supuestamente provoca pérdida de identidad cultural que habría ocurrido en muchos países hispanoamericanos por influencia de habla mexicana en sus respectivas poblaciones locales, mientras que en otros como en España se opta habitualmente por prescindir del español neutro, ya que muchas expresiones y giros lingüísticos se consideran de uso mayoritario en países de Hispanoamérica. Además, a pesar de pretender hacer uso de un léxico extendido en el mundo hispanohablante, se pueden encontrar diversos términos de origen mexicano infiltrados en este tipo de habla.

Notas

Véase también
 Español de América
 Acento inglés transatlántico

Referencias

Lenguas controladas
Idioma español
Dialectos del idioma español
Dialectos del castellano en España


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By Teresa Homsi and Michael Livingston | Published 11/23/20 6:20pm
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The following incidents were among those handled by the Mount Pleasant Police Department and Central Michigan University Police Department from Nov. 1 to Nov. 6.
A 40-year-old woman attempted to break into China Garden at approximately 2 a.m. on Halloween night. When officers arrived, they observed her walking toward the Marriot Hotel. Upon seeing the police, she reportedly started running away, and officers chased her. They pointed a taser at her and she complied. She was highly intoxicated and was taken to the hospital. There was no damage sustained to the China Garden.
Officers arrested a 34-year-old Saginaw woman at about 1 a.m. after she refused to leave private property at 1900 Churchill Blvd. The woman had reportedly been smashing pumpkins with a group of friends before officers arrived. She was the only one of the group who refused to leave and was arrested for trespassing.
City police responded to reports of a fight between two women at about 3 a.m. at 1000 N Kinney St. The incident was investigated and will be turned over to Tribal Court.
Officers were dispatched to O'Kelly's at about 6:30 p.m. to stop a 27-year-old Vestaburg man from driving while intoxicated. The man became very confrontational with the officers as they attempted to call the man a cab or Uber. He began walking into the intersection of Broomfield and Mission Streets and dancing. He was arrested for Disorderly conduct.
A university employee reported a university-owned trailer stolen from Lot 21 on campus. This investigation is still open.
CMUPD assisted the Secret Service in following up on a threat made against Donald Trump out of Trout Hall. The 18-year-old woman reportedly made the threat on social media. The case was turned over to the Office of Student Conduct.
A RiteAid employee was caught returning unpurchased items and pocketing the money. In total, the employee embezzled $380. The case was forwarded to the Prosecuting Attorney`s Office for review.
MPPD Officers assisted the Michigan State Police in an investigation at about 1:30 a.m. at 100 S. Main St. that resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old man from Mount Pleasant along with two people with outstanding warrants.
City police were called at about 11 a.m. to 1400 Granger St. by a woman reporting a non-aggravated assault. When officers arrived the woman said she and her boyfriend had a verbal argument but did not escalate to a physical altercation. The investigation will be turned over to the Prosecutor's Office for review.
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The psychologist and genius Otto Rank, author of the classic work Art and Artist, said that if you want to know the soul of a nation go to its architecture first. Notre Dame de Paris and the entire gothic revolution of the 12th century Renaissance that it encapsulates (along with Chartres Cathedral 30 miles beyond Paris), tells us much about the soul of France. And our own souls.
Notre Dame was a witness to such revolutions as she was to the French Revolution two centuries earlier. She was also witness to the energetic presence of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin as they learned at the feet of French intellectuals in a critical time of the birthing of America and its vision for a certain form of democracy.
In what way does Notre Dame reveal to us the best side of the French soul? First, because it is feminine—"Notre Dame" means "Our Lady" and there were more than 500 churches built named "Notre Dame"—Notre Dame de Chartres, Notre Dame de Lyons," etc over a period of 125 amazing years in the Middle Ages, years when the goddess last appeared in the West: All of these Gothic Cathedrals were dedicated to the Divine Feminine. (Chartres contains one of the most celebrated Black Madonna shrines as well.) "La France" is feminine (Germany is masculine). There is a priority in the 12th century renaissance for the goddess, for the Divine Feminine, who represents Beauty and the Cosmos and the marriage of the human psyche and the cosmos--St Thomas Aquinas, who lived and taught at the University of Paris for years, and was present when they were constructing the Cathedral, said that every human being is "capax universe," capable of the universe.
This is a philosophy radically different from the one that is currently busy at American borders caging children and separating kids from their parents and seeking to close border gateways to asylum against victims of violence and crime and poverty much of it caused by global warming and American actions in Central America. It is a feminist philosophy that celebrates our interdependence not only with other human beings and especially the poor but also with all of creation, the "web of creation" as Hildegard of Bingen put it, also in the 12th century, the century Notre Dame's construction was set in motion.
Paris also bore witness just a few years ago to the COP21 Accords, an effort to bring all nations together to confront global warming and the demise of Mother Earth, Gaia, as we know her. While it was imperfect, it was a start and America signed on though sad to say a recent presidency and its enablers seek to exit this promise of a future for our grandchildren and future generations. But that exit, by those still married to denial and afraid of facing reality, cannot happen legally until 2020. Future, less in-denial administrations, might still heed the call and suffering of Mother Earth and join anew.
Notre Dame de Paris is one such work—with many, many expressions of creativity at its best. Consider the stained glass. Thank heavens much of it was spared. I heard a commentator say yesterday that we will replace the stained glass that was destroyed. No, we won't. Twelfth century French stained glass was uniquely beautiful and opaque and rich in blues and reds and we have lost the formula of how it was made. We will never replace 12th century stained glass. We may strive to imitate it but will never reproduce it in its full deliciousness. Consider the music, the concerts and the singers, and the amazing organ, that has moved people for centuries. Consider the statuary and the soaring pillars that invite your eyes upwards to take in the stars themselves.
My mentor at the University in Paris, the amazing Dominican historian and scholar Pere M.D. Chenu, author of the celebrated work, Nature, Man and Society in the Twelfth Century. He used to say that the 12th century renaissance "was the only renaissance that worked in the West." It "worked" in his estimation because it came from the grass roots—it was not top down as was the 16th century renaissance. It derived from the young and recently freed serfs and peasants who rushed to the city to learn; it derived from women; and it derived from communes that were busy reinventing relationships and community life.
Still today we are wrestling with these same energies of masculine control and empire building and power-over versus the feminine which is motherly, welcoming, light filled, nature based, creation centered, honoring of diversity. Chenu used to bring to our seminar on 12th century spirituality books of the Cathedral architecture of the 12th century. "You cannot learn spirituality without learning the art of the period" he would say. It was also in this period that for 100 years there was no condemnation of homosexuality and sexual diversity was studied at the University, as scholar John Boswell has demonstrated in his book Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality.
How much of this "fatalistic self-hatred" is integral to the extreme right-wing political movements of our time? Isn't it both fatalistic and self-hating to deny climate change when it is already at work raising sea levels, bringing drought on the one hand and unmatched hurricanes and tornadoes and floods on the other?
Isn't it fatalistic and self-hating to sell and preach homophobia thus condemning a sexual minority to temptations to self-hatred? The recent book In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy by French journalist Frederic Martel, demonstrates what a profound price has been paid in the very headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church in our time—a corruption of a system that includes very much the infamous Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly the "sacred inquisition,' and involves numerous past popes and cardinals and secretaries of state and more. This book proves that self-hatred among gays is at the root of the cover-up of pedophilia as well as the diatribes of Popes JP II and Benedict XVI against gays—even when both administrations were full of gay cardinals and bishops who were busy writing and disseminating this homophobia in God's name through multiple papal bulls and writings and more during the daytime while acting out their sexual needs furtively at night.
The 12th century goddess was not only accepting of diversity. She was also a champion of the pursuit of knowledge and its fuller expression, wisdom. Lady Wisdom. Wisdom is feminine not only in the Bible but in most languages around the world. The 12th century revolution in education that birthed the University was profound and opened the door to today's scientific method (and came from Islam) and boasted the marriage of science and spirituality (this was Thomas Aquinas' entire life's work). Sadly, this passion for wisdom and not just knowledge was deposed in the modern era. Instead of the University being a place to go to find your place in the Universe—which was its meaning when the University was invented in the 12th century—it became in the modern era a place to go to find your place in a man-made work world.
Academia became a jungle of opposing forces--a zoo for reptilian brains to compete to the death and to feed war machines and chemical companies. "Academic barbarism" was Thomas Berry's word for it. The triumph of the masculine (knowledge) over the feminine (wisdom). And the Earth, Mother Earth, suffers unto death.
The Guardian photo essay of 4/16/19 reveals devastation and resilience after the fire.
Is there a meaningful synchronicity to the partial collapse of Notre Dame de Paris in Holy Week? In Passover time? I think so. The story of life, death and resurrection is as pressing as ever. Passover is about liberation. Would that we might be liberated from on-going patriarchy! The president of France immediately called for a fund raising campaign and an effort to rebuild the Cathedral. And it will be rebuilt—provided there is a renewed earth to build it on. If we have only 12 years left to change our ways as a species before climate change completely takes over and dictates the future, then the Cathedral will never be rebuilt. And ought not to be.
Maybe the death of the Cathedral as we knew it for 850 years is yet another wake up call: To wake our souls to the Divine Feminine, to clean up the toxic masculine, to find again a new balance of the two, a balance so integral to Notre Dame where the engineering and construction and mathematical and masculine skills that made it possible are so marvelously matched with the stained glass, non-defensive lift, sunlight, beauty, coordination with nature, love of the Green Man and the Black Madonna, that characterize the Divine Feminine. It is this kind of sacred marriage that our species yearns for today. This is the cathedral—the inner throne within our consciousness—that must precede the outer throne or outer cathedral ("cathedral" means "throne"). Let us work on our hearts and souls to bring this balance back.
A building has died but what it stood for--the divine feminine movement of Gothic architecture--need not die but needs to resurrect more than ever in human consciousness.
A cathedral by definition meant the throne where the goddess sits ruling the universe with compassion and justice for the poor. Anthropocentrism, clericalism and sexism have co-opted the invention of cathedral to mean the "place where the bishop has his (usually his) throne." This is false. The cathedral is designed to be the center of the city, it is bringing the goddess to the center of the city to bring the city alive with goddess energies and values. Cities were birthed in the 12th century with the breakup of the land-based economy and religious and political system of the feudal era. The youth fled to the cities where religion reinvented itself apart from the monastic establishment that ruled for eight centuries and where education invented itself apart from the rural monastic educational system in the form of universities. Worship reinvented itself in the Cathedral in the city and apart from the monastic liturgical practice in the countryside.
The Shoshone-Tongva founder of Stop Tribal Genocide, Emilio Reyes (@emiliotongva) responded to the Notre Dame fire this way: "That feeling of Notre Dame burning down is the same feeling Natives feel since 1492. That is 526 years; 365 days a year, 24/7." It is good that we humans share common ground with grief. And even better that we cease to rain grief on to one another and one another's cultures and symbols and souls, and surely not in the name of our Gods or Goddesses or other idols. Lessons learned? One hopes so.
Meanwhile, let us thank our ancestors and praise them for their wisdom and their quest for beauty and diversity and for justice and their brilliance and craftsmanship and caring that lasted so many centuries and delighted so many souls. Thanks to their genius and yearning for the Divine Mother Notre Dame de Paris happened and survived and thrived and bore witness all these 850 years. May she rise again. May Easter happen to all our souls and all we give birth to.


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On the shores of the Mediterranean, located in North-East Spain, former Roman Tarraco offers an important legacy of monuments in addition to the extensive beaches. Its archaeological remains are a World Heritage Site.
The Catalan city.of Tarragona has a population of 130,000 inhabitants and is home to a large port and the Rovira i Virgili University.
Much of its economic activity comes from a large number of chemical industries located to the south of the city. Since the approval of the SUMP in 2012, the Municipality is smoothly and continuously implementing measures to move forward towards a more sustainable mobility system in the city.
The main PUSH measure in Tarragona has been the further extension of the paid parking zone and the introduction of new regulations. On the one hand, regarding the extension of the paid parking zone, there are currently 3 paid parking areas. The first restricted access zone with a mobility plan was implemented in Tarragona in October 2012.
The inner city of Tarragona is composed of the old city, called "Part Alta" (area 2), and the central city, called "Ciutat" (areas 1 and 3). Both quarters include 45% of the population of the city and almost all working, tourist and commercial places, and therefore most of the movements occurring in the city are concentrated in these areas.
The Orange zones have been implemented within the PUSH & PULL project lifetime and are the initial stage of a further development of Park&Ride facilities in the outskirts of the city.
Design and implementation of a new public transport network.
New infrastructures to make the public transport network faster and more comfortable for the users (bus lanes, priority traffic light regulation for public transportat some crossroads, protective bollardsfor the bus lanes, etc.).
Design and implementation of combinedfares "P&R + BUS".
Run a campaign to promote the use of Park&Ride facilities and Orange Zoneswith combined fares "P&R + BUS".
Implementation of new mechanisms fora better degree of information for publictransport users.
Develop a primary pedestrian network, convenient,safe and accessible for walking.
Municipals de Tarragona") to fund the public transport operator and to fund some studies on sustainable mobility measures.
Despite the initial opposition from citizens, the parking management scheme is not anymore a political controversial issue. To achieve this, the Municipality of Tarragona organized over 50 meetings with district councils, citizens and key local stakeholders to raise awareness about the parking management measures. In fact, district representatives are currently asking the Municipality to extend the controlled parking area to all neighbourhoods.
Lower occupancy rate of parking spaces. The average occupancy rate in the areas where the parking management scheme has been implemented is 77%, whereas it reached 99% in 2010 (almost saturated). This has also resulted in less parking search traffic.
Lower average parking time. Short-term parking (less than one hour) increased from 17% to 37% while long-term parking (more than 4 hours)kept a steady downward trend (from 31% to 26%).
Better use of public space. There are less parking violations (-22%) in the areas where the parking management scheme has been implemented.
Better parking turnover. The parking management scheme resulted in areduction in the number of cars that aren't moved during all day (-55% onaverage) between 2010 and 2014.


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Kudditji Kngwarreye (pronounced Kubbitji) was born about 1928 at Alhalkere at Utopia Station, located about 270 kms north east of Alice Springs. Kudditji is the brother of the late Emily Kame Kngwarreye. An Anmatyerre Elder and custodian of many important Dreaming stories, Kudditji Kngwarreye has a deserved reputation as an innovator and as a consummate colourist. He was actively painting since 1986 which is around the same time as his renowned older sister who transformed the Indigenous Fine Art Movement.


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Heartbreakingly Different - Three Types of Suicide
It is the two-year anniversary of the tragic death of Robin Williams, one of my heroes both as performer and a human being. I grieved for him as if he had been family - I wrote about celebrity death and how we process it at the time HERE.
I have been around a lot of suicide lately, and I see that it is often mistreated and judged in very....uncompassionate...ways. But I have also seen that suicide is not a monolith - people perform this act of desperation and violence for many different reasons, which I think bear examination. I feel they fall into three major categories.
The first has to do with the suicides of young people. Young men and young women take their lives for different reasons and in different ways. But overall, whether they use a gun or pills, the resulting tragedy is the same - a life gone too soon. The overall pattern is that they feel hopeless and that their life is over. Kids get rejected by family or peers - kids fail at something at which they were expected to succeed - or they are already in a violent or traumatic environment that feels inescapable. There is a subcategory also, where kids are experimenting with something dangerous and something goes horribly wrong.
Kids (and I mean anyone 24 and under, since the brain does not fully mature until that age) do not have the life experience, the wisdom or the perspective of decades for them to know that life is a long journey, full of ups and downs, twists and turns, and that single incident is not the end, and that they have to learn how to face tough times.
Gay and trans youth in particular have staggering suicide rates - they may be trapped in a home where they are rejected and/or a town where they are harassed, attacked and worse, they may feel there is no hope. But they just have to stick it out until they can get out and move somewhere where they are welcomed and valued. One resource for young LGBTQ is a wonderful organization called It Gets Better, founded in 2010, to communicate to them that all is not lost and that there are plenty of communities and organizations where they will be given the love and respect they deserve. Their videos in particular are truly inspiring and the lessons they teach about having hope are marvelous for all young folk.
When news of Robin's suicide emerged, the assumption was that he had been deeply depressed and couldn't face the future anymore. A hailstorm of criticism descended about how depression isn't a big deal, he was cowardly, etc etc. There is a huge difference between being depressed and having depression, but it is still seen as a character flaw. Depression is a diagnosable disease that is brain-based and has nothing to do with one's heart or spirit.
It is heartbreaking to watch people who were so down and broken in life be labeled and humiliated in death. It is a terrifying and lonely place, that feeling of No Hope - I know, I've been there. Why can't we see people's suffering and have compassion? I also spent time in college getting my psych degree working on a crisis hotline on the overnight shift. I once spoke to two suicidal callers in one night - a night I will never forget, I assure you.
But later it came out that Robin's health was in serious decline from a brain disease (Lewy Body Dementia) that had already affected his memory, paranoia and reasoning. Robin knew he would decline rapidly and become a shadow of his former self. So he took the only measure of control he felt he could and checked out before that happened. Cowardly? Are you kidding me? I think there is nothing more courageous, and I do not know if I would have the strength to do this..... He decided to go out on his own terms, not the disease's, before it ravaged his life.
And finally, there are the folks who have a debilitating illness and take their lives at the end of the journey. My husband's aunt did this in 2015, after more than 25 years of suffering with MS. She made the only decision that was left to her and took herself out of the game. I cannot fault her for that in any way.
I believe the defining factors are life experience and hope. Young people do not know yet that their lives are not over and that adulthood will be different. And they may not recognize the danger in trying risky behaviors because, quite literally, that part of the brain that involves that type of judgement has grown yet. On the other hand, an adult with an illness that will only go one way is an entirely different scenario, and they can make a conscious and informed choice about how their lives end. These two things cannot be treated in the same manner.
Addendum: I would put suicide by our active duty troops and veterans in a separate category - they deal with pressures and stresses that we civilians do not. 2020 has seen a huge spike in veteran suicides...a shameful and heartbreaking dilemma.
Suicide is one of the topics that gets whispered about. It is judged and derided and our loved ones are attacked. Survivors are left questioning what they missed and grieving the suddenness of the violence. But like all things around death and grief, they must be talked about, hashed out, dug into and brought into the open. In the dark is where monsters lie and the monster of suicide, especially in this country where Assisted Suicide is illegal, is more dangerous in the dark.
I miss Robin Williams terribly - it is still hard for me to watch his films, which give me so much joy. Now there is a tinge of sadness that I see in his eyes, and I am especially sad that he was attacked at his death and that he had to die alone in secret. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US - let's learn about it, talk about it more kindly and work at prevention. Life does get better. And compassion is always the kinder and wiser choice.
www.save.org
National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
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The NBA is extending its move into micro-payments by reportedly making League Pass games available for purchase by the quarter.
Games which cost $6.99 will be on offer for $4.99 for the final three quarters, $2.99 for the second half and $1.99 for the final quarter.
The sales will be in effect for Monday's 11 games. The NBA introduced fourth-quarter-only options in September.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver told SportBusiness in March: "There is no doubt that people will see on social media that there is an exciting finish to a game so might be more inclined to watch the last five minutes.
North America's National Basketball Association has confirmed a pricing strategy as it expands the remit of its out-of-market live game service, NBA League Pass, to allow fans to purchase single game and individual team packages for the first time from the 2015-16 season.
Amazon has added its first live-sports subscription service to its Prime Video channels by making the NBA League Pass package available to viewers in the United States.


LG's got a new Android handset coming, the LU2300 model pictured below, that's also known as LG C710 Aloha. Apparently, this latter naming version will be applied to the product hitting the States, possibly in April or May. This Android 2.1 device packs a 3.5 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with a 800 x 480 pixel resolution, plus a bunch more features, that you'll learn after the break.
LG LU2300 uses a landscape sliding keyboard, it supports DivX playback, incorporates a 5 megapixel camera with 720p video capture, geotagging, WiFi, GPS, a DMB TV tuner and a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. Touchscreen, QWERTY and high processing power make out the recipe for success of this neat Android device.


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