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Shidduchim During Covid-19
COVID-19 and the Future of Shidduchim
Dina Steinberg
He pulls up at the house at the agreed upon time, 7:30 sharp. He adjusts his tie and leans back to grab the hat lying on the backseat. Walking up the stone pathway that leads to the front door, he mentally reviews the short vort he's prepared in case the girl's father expects him to share a thought. After politely turning down a glass of seltzer, making small talk with the parents, and stuttering through a retrospectively too-complex dvar Torah, the girl finally makes her appearance and the couple leaves the house.
As they drive down the highway making light chitchat, music plays softly in the background. When they reach the tastefully decorated hotel lobby, he orders a Coke and she opts for water. They choose two armchairs that are placed at angles with each other, and settle in for the date. Two and a half hours to go.
For anyone who's dated, ever, this scene is probably very familiar.
For today's singles, however, the dates are almost unrecognizable. Among the many significant changes COVID-19 has introduced, a central difference is the workings of shidduchim. How has dating changed in the past 11 months? How are young adults adjusting to these shifts? And what does the future of shidduchim, with COVID restrictions and even beyond the pandemic, look like?
The parshah, pandemic style
The road to the chuppah can be a challenging one, laden with stresses and pressures. Throw a pandemic into the mix, and what do you get?
I asked some singles and shadchanim. Surprisingly, the answers varied widely.
For some, coronavirus restrictions posed an added difficulty in the already anxiety-inducing journey. For others, it was eye-opening. Some singles felt that with the limited location options, the dating experience became clearer and more tachlis-focused.
Leah Rottenberg dated during the pandemic. "Dates became beshows," she shared. "It was impossible to find places to go, so we were stuck inside with very few things to do. The new circumstances definitely added to the stiffness and discomfort I felt while going out."
Rochel Esther disagrees. "It was kind of nice to be restricted to very specific dating spots. I felt like it cut down on the distractions. There were no more forty-minute drives with the boy focused on the road. No new spots and novel activities. I've had guys take me to museums and parks, and later on, bowling and restaurants. Dating local felt more low key and connecting."
For boys, the new normal alleviated a lot of the planning and prep involved in going out. Zalmy appreciated the change but noted that he did feel hard-pressed to keep things novel and interesting while visiting the same familiar spots over and over again.
Indeed, many people in the parshah appreciate the recent simplification of the dating process. One Lakewood shadchan feels that daters have been doing really well with the new system. A shidduch she arranged culminated in an engagement after the couple dated in the chuppah room of an empty wedding hall! People have been adapting well to the curveball they were thrown, and the world of shidduchim continues to thrive.
Rabbi Shlomo Lewinstein is a popular shadchan who has made myriads of shidduchim to date.
He witnessed an interesting phenomenon during the early stages of the outbreak. Many couples were getting engaged after four or five dates, as opposed to the usual number that ranges closer to eight or nine on average.
Rabbi Lewinstein noticed that with fewer activities to do and places to go, couples were speeding up the dating process. "The process became more tachlis-focused and serious. People weren't just going on date after date after date."
Besides for going on fewer dates before tying the knot, the couples also kept their dates shorter. The average first date is commonly a three-hour affair. During the height of the pandemic, the time frame was reduced to two hours, or even an hour and a half. Dates being shorter in length and fewer in number is, arguably, a very positive change. Shadchanim note, however, that this adjustment is unlikely to last once the pandemic is over.
Another big corona-caused change, Rabbi Lewinstein mentioned, is in the operation of the colloquial "freezer." Usually, the freezer opens (meaning, boys are allowed to begin dating) on Tu B'Shevat. This year, based on a number of coronavirus-related factors, the decision was made to open the freezer Sukkos time. What does this mean for shidduchim? More boys going out, more couples getting engaged. Rabbi Lewinstein speculates that this, too, is a switch that is unlikely to last long term.
Luckily for those in the parshah, many generous individuals invested hours of their time and loads of effort into creating and publicizing location options for dates. I spoke to some of the incredible people who are making COVID-era dating possible.
WeMeet is a dating solution that has been vital to couples during the pandemic. They provide pleasant and convenient dating spaces right here in Lakewood, using offices in Cedarcom's local buildings. Although it was created as a substitute dating lounge during lockdown, WeMeet may very well be the future of dating. Instead of driving out to Long Branch or Manhattan, couples can meet locally, cutting down on unnecessary time, expenses, and stress.
"The idea began when all hotels and public venues were closed during the state lockdown," the WeMeet team explains. "People needed a place to meet during Pesach bein hazmanim at the height of the COVID outbreak, and there was nowhere to go.
"The reason Cedarcom's building was the place to do it is because one of the tenants is Gem Ambulance, which operates 24/7. As such, there are always many employees present and there are no halachah questions regarding yichud.
"Cedarcom provides conference rooms and offices, which were outfitted with comfortable couches and other amenities to accommodate these dates. Drinks, snacks and board games are also provided for each meeting.
"WeMeet can coordinate over 20 dating requests some evenings, and we have hosted close to 2,000 dates here so far. We recently added a second location at one of Cedarcom's other buildings on Airport Road with two arcade-style game rooms for use at a later phase in the dating process.
"As the requests for meeting space kept growing and more spaces were needed, we asked our tenants in the building to please join us and give out their office space as well, and they graciously did so. Gem, Valmar, and MFS Supply have all joined our program. We have also recently added a number of other WeMeet locations beyond Cedarcom's buildings."
Another incredible new resource is The Shidduch Shuk, a website that lists hundreds of dating spots. As its tagline, "Everything but the driving," suggests, the site is a truly comprehensive guide. It provides information from locations and activities to halfway meeting points, COVID updates, and shidduch alerts. They even provide short vorts on the parshah for the boys!
Classified by city, The Shidduch Shuk lists meeting places and includes descriptions, photos, the address, hours, and parking details.
Lehmann's List was created by Mrs. Chani Lehmann. In March, when she realized that lounges would be closed and people wouldn't have where to date, she began making calls and arranging alternate meeting locations. At that time, singles were not starting to date new people. However, those who were already in the middle of going out with someone needed a place to meet. The spots are all listed, described, and color coded on a spreadsheet.
Some of the spots are actually furniture and housewares stores, which provide lots of space and comfy seating.
One of the hostesses Mrs. Lehmann contacted was Mrs. Toby Tabak. The Tabaks have a basement with a separate entrance, in addition to a beautiful and private backyard. Mrs. Tabak set up some couches, drinks, and games, and, of course, lots of Lysol. The Tabaks asked that the guests follow the safety guidelines while using their space.
At that point, the boy and girl would each arrive in a separate car, as being together in a vehicle was in violation of the social-distancing laws.
This makeshift lounge saw tens of couples, sometimes hosting multiple dates in a day. Going above and beyond, Mrs. Tabak even set up two proposals in her home!
Even chassidim, who normally date in their homes, made use of Toby's basement. During the lockdown, these families had all their children home with nowhere to send them. They, too, needed a spot where their daters could meet.
Mrs. Tabak says of her hosting experience, "I was so impressed with the resilience and creativity I saw in so many of the young couples. It can be awkward to be stuck in a room with not much to do while on a date. Some boys brought games, and one arrived with a painting set. They found ways to turn a challenging situation into a memorable night.
"Many of the families were so thankful for the service. I've gotten beautiful texts, calls, and letters of appreciation. There were bachurim who gave me a bottle of wine before the date to thank me for hosting."
Toby notes that many boys actually prefer these alternate arrangements. "So many bachurim don't have experience with highway driving or don't know their way around Manhattan," she explains. "There's less stress in this system. They are calm, nice, short dates, with a lot less pressure."
The hosts on Lehmann's List are just an example of the many individuals who have been stepping up to help. In these tumultuous times, lots of giving and innovative people are doing what they can to make dating possible.
People have rented hotel conference rooms and outfitted them to serve as dating spots. One man set up a clear, heated bubble on his property. Inside, he arranged couches and stemware. The bubble is a little haven of privacy that offers views of beautiful backyard foliage.
One host set up a MasterChef competition for a date. Another cooked dinner for a couple so they could feel like they were at a restaurant.
Mi k'amcha Yisrael!
COVID and shalom bayis
We've all heard talk about COVID affecting the shalom bayis of newlyweds, and, for that matter, of weds at any stage. A therapist and two young wives share their experiences and advice.
Perel's wedding took place in February of 2020, mere weeks before the coronavirus shadowed the planet. Suddenly, she was distance working only three hours a day while her husband learned from home.
Perel and her husband, Boruch, knew it would be unhealthy for their marriage if they spent all day, every day together, without any distractions and breaks. The couple set schedules and did most of their tasks in separate rooms. Boruch learned while Perel spent the time working, cooking, organizing, studying, and speaking to friends on the phone.
"It was the perfect arrangement," says Perel. "We weren't passing endless days staring into each other's eyeballs, because we mostly kept to our schedules and weren't working in the same room. On the other hand, we definitely got to spend a lot more time together than usual. Suddenly, we weren't going away for Shabbos or running errands or leaving for work.
"After we got married, things were just so hectic and busy. Boruch was in yeshivah all day, and I was working full time. I'm also enrolled in an online college, so my nights were busy too. Although we were so sad about the suffering and pain others were experiencing, the time we got to spend together was a gift.
"We made Pesach together, faced challenges together, navigated this new and crazy world together. Being independent of our families during shanah rishonah was a great opportunity; it gave us the chance to navigate things together."
On the other hand, Toby Price was newly engaged when the lockdown laws were introduced.
"We immediately asked our rav what to do. He felt strongly what we should not push off the wedding date. Originally, I was very upset. I wanted to wait out the pandemic and have a normal wedding. I was later grateful for the psak. Although there were many unknowns throughout the engagement, the fact that I was always certain about my wedding date was very reassuring. The where of the event, however, was up in the air until the last minute. We secured a hall the week of my wedding. My invitation is so indicative of the era, it can go in a time capsule. The invites didn't include a location. We had a hotline for the guests to call, and we updated it as soon as we booked a wedding hall.
"My chasunah was in a Brooklyn hall. Guests came in through a side door and couldn't arrive in wedding clothes. My wedding had way fewer attendees than the one I'd dreamed of, but in the end, the people who really mattered were there.
"One bonus was that our sheva brachos were so beautiful. They were all outdoors, in the gorgeous mid-June weather. Knowing that my wedding was so small and unusual, the hosts all went above and beyond, with stunning tablescapes and decor.
"Being engaged during the quarantine was extremely difficult. With no work and few distractions, my upcoming marriage was the only thing I could think about. Having so much extra time on my hands, I began overthinking every date, every conversation, every interaction I had with my chassan. There were many times I felt like breaking my engagement. I had kallah jitters to the nth degree and my feet were colder than an Eskimo's.
"The advice I'd give a COVID kallah is to keep as busy as possible. Fill your days as much as you can. Don't let yourself obsess about your upcoming marriage; it's not healthy, and it will put a big strain on your relationship with your chassan."
Mrs. Gitty Levy is a popular therapist and kallah teacher. She coaches women of all ages in her home in Yerushalayim and across the globe, including many Lakewood residents.
She shares her experience with newlyweds during the coronavirus.
"One kallah I taught had serious social anxiety and introversion to a very great extent. She was generally very worried about marriage and living so closely with a husband. She got married during a lull in corona. They were part of a chassidus that was very makpid on the laws and guidelines from the health department. After sheva brachos there was lockdown for some time. She literally went into severe anxiety about how she'd be able to stay home with her new husband around the clock. She had nothing to talk about. She felt immense pressure from thinking she "should" be keeping him company. She wanted to be at her mother's house more. She didn't feel comfortable leaving him home alone. This couple is still struggling. Every few days he comes home with new quarantine requirements because of exposure to some individual in his kollel. She's having a very hard time with this. Her mother called me the other day saying maybe they should move into his parents for some time—just to alleviate some of her tension over being the only one to socialize with him. This is a couple who would probably have a hard time in any case, even without corona. But COVID is definitely exacerbating the problem.
"Another young woman whom I've spoken to during corona said she was having a hard time respecting her husband after being at home with him day after day. She thought he'd be learning more and instead he seemed bored. She was deeply disappointed. It is hard to keep to a schedule when there is none. It is very important for young husbands—or older ones—to keep busy with meaningful things, like chavrusas on the phone, daf yomi, looking into a sefer, reading and writing, etc. This would definitely help his wife maintain her respect for him, and also give him a sense of purpose and accomplishment in his day.
"There's always a process of acclimation after marriage. It takes time for a couple to settle into life and slowly understand their own needs and learn more about their spouse. But under normal circumstances there's more distraction in our day. This is Hashem's chessed; it makes this shift in our life more pleasant, a gentle process. Sheva brachos are there mainly for the purpose of bringing the chassan and kallah out and being mesame'ach them. After that, they find other types of outings and get-aways that allow them to connect in a way that's not overbearing yet fun and connecting. Corona has definitely made this more complicated for couples who might otherwise find this special time in their life smoother and even more exciting."
In summary, by sticking to a productive schedule and spending some quality time together, we can hopefully make it through the pandemic—as individuals and as couples—closer and stronger than ever.
Lakewood hosts
These Lakewood dating locations were excerpted from Lehmann's List.
Jackson, NJ, backyard: very pretty backyard, chairs, table with umbrella. D Benarroch 732-207-4638
Lakewood, NJ, indoor sunrooms: chairs, bistro table. Chana Rose 917-841-6433
Lakewood, NJ, backyard. Patio with large couch, backyard with chairs, basement sitting area. Toby Tabak. Text: 732-330-8813
Lakewood, NJ, large back porch: umbrella, table, chairs, swing bench, forest in back. Adina Nebenzahl 732-278-1468
Lakewood, NJ, backyard: table, chairs, snacks, drinks, Matchsticks (the game). Edinger 718-915-6612
Lakewood, NJ, backyard: large, private, table, chairs, swing set, drinks, snacks. Ruchama Gass 347-405-2297
Lakewood, NJ, backyard: private backyard/porch, poolside seating, chairs on porch, waterfall pond, indoor area. Shayne Freund. Text: 732-288-6708
Lakewood, NJ, backyard: private backyard, seating, drinks, snacks. Kraise Benedict 732-672-3068
Lakewood, NJ, backyard: enclosed backyard with large deck, bench, patio set, and regular chairs. Chana Goldberg 732-678-7044
Lakewood, NJ, sitting room/backyard: sitting room with private entrance, backyard with walking path and benches. Rifky Rothenberg. Text only: 732-857-6163
Lakewood, NJ, basement: open family room, large sectional couch, recliners, fridge with drinks. Moti Bengio 908-770-3083
Lakewood, NJ, backyard: private poolside with table, lounge chairs, lights, drinks. Gitty Fischer 848-525-1287
Lakewood, NJ, basement simcha hall: drinks, snacks, games. Kaila Niasoff. Text:732-814-5891
Lakewood, NJ, therapy office: couches, lot of interesting knick-knacks, fridge with drinks, Keurig. Gitty Chase. 908-910-1295
Lakewood, NJ, TH Interiors: beautiful showroom, drinks in fridge. Mr. Lowy info@thinteriors.com
Toms River, NJ, basement: sitting area, board games, air hockey, pool table, basketball, ping pong, drinks. Dassy Levine 718-757-4171
Toms River, NJ, backyard: couches, chairs, lighting, tables, patio, and awning. Yaakov Piotrkovski 732-503-6517
Toms River, NJ, backyard: fireplace, pool, sitting area. Etty Spitzer 347-387-1633
Toms River, NJ, basement: private entrance, bathroom, couches, board games, snacks, drinks. Yocheved Cohen. Text/Whatsapp: 917-301-1575


Welcome again to all numbers-driven sneaker nerds, curious resellers, and bargain hunters alike. This is our monthly Resale Round-Up, in which we dig through sales data kindly supplied by StockX and pinpoint the sneaker models that are making the most interesting moves on the aftermarket.
As we pointed out last time, this isn't a Highsnob-style deep dive into the market at large and its biggest money makers. This is a snapshot of the month that was — a service plotting out which recent drops are making people rich, and which heaters you can now buy below retail.
This time around, the interesting bargains come by way of sneakers like the 'Miami Hurricanes' UltraBOOSTs and, oddly, a Speedfactory AM4. On the other hand, sneakers like Eric Emanuel's Rivalry Hi colab and SoleFly's Air Jordan 1s are putting numbers on the board. The latter so much so that we couldn't fit it on the chart.
Peruse our selection of December's most valuable sneakers below, and look out for the January edition to drop early in February.


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Computer Science Faculty Publications
Representing Terrain With Mathematical Operators
Christopher S. Stuetzle, Merrimack CollegeFollow
W. Randolph Franklin
15th International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling
Abstract/ Summary
This work describes a mathematical representation of terrain data consisting of a novel operation, the "drill". It facilitates the representation of legal terrains, capturing the richness of the physics of the terrain's generation by digging channels in the surface. Given our current reliance on digital map data, hand-held devices, and GPS navigation systems, the accuracy and compactness of terrain data representations are becoming increasingly important. Representing a terrain as a series of operations that can procedurally regenerate the terrains allows for compact representation that retains more information than height fields, TINs, and other popular representations. Our model relies on the hydrography information extracted from the terrain, and so drainage information is retained during encoding. To determine the shape of the drill along each channel in the channel network, a cross section of the channel is extracted, and a quadratic polynomial is fit to it. We extract the drill representation from a mountainous dataset, using a series of parameters (including size and area of influence of the drill, as well as the density of the hydrography data), and present the accuracy calculated using a series of metrics. We demonstrate that the drill operator provides a viable and accurate terrain representation that captures both the terrain shape and the richness of its generation.
Stuetzle, C. S., & Franklin, W. R. (2012). Representing Terrain With Mathematical Operators. 15th International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling, 1-12.
Available at: https://scholarworks.merrimack.edu/cs_facpub/3
Publisher Statement
"The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32316-4_10"
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Palmira Saladié i Ballesté () és una arqueòloga i professora universitària catalana. La seva recerca s'enfoca a les estratègies de subsistència de les poblacions d'homínids del Plistocè de la península Ibèrica a través de l'estudi dels jaciments de la serra d'Atapuerca, el barranc de la Boella i l'Abric Romaní, així com en la realització de treballs experimentals en tafonomia.

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 La caza. Nos hicimos omnívoros, 2020. ISBN 978-84-121082-2-4.

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BREWERS BLOG
Lefty Josh Hader a rare commodity for Brewers
Todd Rosiak
Phoenix – Josh Hader is something of an endangered species in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
The 21-year-old, one of four players to come from the Houston Astros in the Carlos Gomez-Mike Fiers trade last July, is the only left-handed starting pitcher in the upper levels of the team's minor-league system close to making the final step to the majors.
Hader is generally ranked among the Brewers' top five prospects overall, and also the only left-handed starter in camp this spring. Considering Milwaukee hasn't had a left-hander start a game for them since Tom Gorzelanny on Aug. 28, 2013, Hader's progress is something to watch.
"I've had a lot of people tell me there aren't many lefties and there's a lot of opportunity here," Hader said. "Lefty or righty, obviously people like to see the different arm slot. But the goal is still to perform on the mound.
"I don't really know if that matters too much, but obviously when you're going against righties all the time it's nice to change up the arm."
With Domingo Santana and Adrian Houser having already reached the majors with the Brewers, Hader profiles as the next prospect from the Astros trade to make his debut – perhaps as soon as this year.
While his left-handedness helps Hader stand out with the Brewers, a funky, three-quarters delivery helped him rack up 398 strikeouts in just 363 1/3 innings over four minor-league seasons. The Millersville, Md. native was originally drafted by his adopted hometown team in Baltimore in the 19th round in 2012.
Hader made seven starts with Class AA Biloxi after being acquired by the Brewers. He then really made his presence known in the Arizona Fall League, where he was named to the top prospects team after going 2-0 with a league-best 0.56 ERA in seven games (two starts).
"He has a very tight, sneaky delivery. It's contained," said catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who caught Hader's two-inning stint Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals. "You don't really pick up the ball until it's too late. For a hitter to face that kind of delivery and that kind of arm, it's tough for them to get the head on it.
"It's really effective. A lot of times unconventional will get hitters out."
Standing 6 feet 3 inches and weighing 187 pounds, Hader isn't an imposing physical presence on the mound. But his arm slot, delivery and repertoire have led many to compare him to established aces Chris Sale and Madison Bumgarner.
While Hader has years to go to reach their level, he doesn't shrink from the suggestions.
"You've got to take it as a compliment," he said. "You're getting (compared) to these guys that are just dominating MLB and that are just outstanding pitchers. Getting compared to someone like that, it looks like it's a good future for yourself. You just can't let that get to your head too much.
"You take the compliment and you still go about your business the right way."


Micky Mellon: "We're on track"
Shrewsbury Town manager Micky Mellon insists he's happy with how his recruitment drive is shaping up as he approaches the end of his first month in charge.
Micky, who will return to his desk from a family holiday on Monday, is delighted to have completed the signing of five players with Ashley Vincent, Nathaniel Knight-Percival, Mark Ellis, Mickey Demetriou and James Collins all coming on board.
More will follow with the boss enjoying the challenge of putting an exciting squad together.
He said: "It's a good club, Shrewsbury, and I want to make sure we get players here who want to be part of this project who are as excited as what I am about working for this football club and working for the fans.
"With the facitities that we've got, it's a club that's a really good place to be.
"We're on track and I'm really happy where we're at. We're working very hard.
"Jacko's been in every day that I've been away, but I'm in constant contact with the chairman, Matt Williams, Danny Coyne, Skitty the physio, so I know everything that's going on."
Micky said he felt the disappointment around the club following relegation when he first visited the Meadow, but he's quickly set about moving things forward.
He added: "I knew the disappointment from last season. I felt that when I came to the football club that there was huge disappointment, but that's good because I don't want anybody to be delighted with getting relegated.
"I was determined that I was going to try and move things forward as quickly as I could, but with caution and with thought because I want a certain type of player at the club.
"I had an idea of the type I wanted and definitely players like Ashley Vincent and Nathaniel Knight-Percival were people I wanted to get in very early.
"All these players were first targets when I first walked in the door. We've got a few more that we've got gentleman's agreements on and we're probably just waiting to get that last little bit of clearance on, but there should be some more good news soon."


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Back to the Mokelumne for a third try. Had a dentist appointment and since I was already in town, thought I'd just run over to the Mokelumne and see if my previous idea would work.
Stopped and picked up a tub of mini-crawlers (what trout doesn't like a nice, fat, juicy, mini-crawler?) and drove up the river to the last area I had fished. Water was deep, fish were hitting the surface, and I was ready.
Tied on a couple of feet of 4# flurorcarbon on the end of my line with a double surgeon knot along with a #6 bait hook, threaded on a crawler and out it went.
That was it, it just sat there. OK, put a bobber on with 3 feet of line below and out it went again. Still sat there. Fish still working the surface hard. For what? I couldn't see anything that looked like a bug and I couldn't see what they were taking off the surface, but they were really going at it. Shortened the line below the bobber. Still nothing. Walked up and got my other rod with the thought of tossing lures.
Ran into a guy in the parking lot and he said he'd been trying to catch them on several occasions and couldn't hook one. Said they were Kokanee. That apparently is a horse (or fish) of a different color.
When I got home (half hour or so, ago) I looked up flies for Kokanee on the (everything is out there) Internet. Here's a list of what I came up with and if anyone has one to add, please let me know.
All the sites say red. I'm open for any help you can provide.
As far as the title of this post, I thank iGoogle translation because I have no knowledge of the French language, but I started it, so I'll finish it.
Good report..they are more than likely eating tiny midges. There a are ton of small 22-24 midge patterns. I cant see them well and hate to fish em though.
I have a little traditional orange and black marabou streamer that the Kokanee (sockeye) eat real well on the our west slope rivers. A friend ties them for me but down sizes it somewhat for kokes. Its a reaction bite as apposed to them feeding but its fun to catch them. Keep after it Mark.
Can't offer any help, Mark, but I hope you succeed in this venture. Also loved your last post with the hottie in the tub. Nice!


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Q: Coefficients in Laurent Expansion - Complex Analysis Exercise :
Let :
$$\frac{\cos(πz)}{e^{iπz/2} + 1} = \sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty} a_nz^n$$
the Laurent Expansion of the function :
$$f(z) = \frac{\cos(πz)}{e^{iπz/2} + 1}$$
in the ring : $D=\{ z \in \mathbb C : 2 < |z| < 6 \}$ with centre the point $z_c = 0$.
Using the Laurent Theorem and the Residue Theorem, calculate the coefficients $a_n$, $\forall n \leq 0$.
Attempt :
$$e^{iπz/2} + 1 = 0 \Leftrightarrow e^{iπz/2} = -1 \Leftrightarrow e^{iπz/2} = e^{(2k+1)iπ} \Leftrightarrow z_k = 4k + 2, k\in \mathbb Z $$
So, we have the points : $\{z_0 =2, z_1 = 6, \dots\}.$ Only the point $z_0=2$ belongs inside the circle $|z| = r$  :  $2<r<6$.
From the Laurent Theorem we have :
$$a_n = \frac{1}{2πi} \oint_{|z|=r} \frac{g(z)}{z^{n+1}}dz$$
where $g(z)$ we have the function :
$$g(z) = \frac{\cos(πz)}{e^{iπz/2} + 1}$$
First of all, we have :
$$a_0 = \oint_{|z|=r} \frac{g(z)}{z} dz= \oint_{|z|=r} \frac{\cos(πz)}{z(e^{iπz/2} + 1)}dz $$
Because the points : $0,2$ are simple poles of the function $h(z)= \frac{\cos(πz)}{z(e^{iπz/2} + 1)}$, from the Theorem of Residues we have :
$$a_0 = Res(h,0) + Res(h,2)$$
After that, if $n \leq -1$ then $ -(n+1) \geq 0$.
So, we have :
$$a_n = \oint_{|z|=r} \frac{z^{-(n+1)}\cos(πz)}{e^{iπz/2} + 1}dz$$
We see that $0$ is a (???) point (I do not know its name in English), so in this case only the point $z=2$ is inside the circle $|z| = r$ and it is a simple pole. So, from the Theorem of Residues, for $n\leq -1$, we have :
$$a_n = Res\Bigg(\frac{z^{-(n+1)}\cos(πz)}{e^{iπz/2} + 1},2\Bigg) , \forall n \leq 0$$
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Senior Care Authority - Assisting Thousands of Families (with transcript)
Frank Samson, host of Boomers Today and founder of Senior Care Authority, takes on a different role and is interviewed by Marcy Baskin, Managing Director of Senior Care Authority. The company is celebrating it's 10 year anniversary in helping seniors through consultation on senior housing and a myriad of other services to help alleviate the stress on families.
In addition, Samson discusses how he has expanded through a franchise model and providing these services throughout the United States and Canada.
Frank Samson: Welcome to Boomers Today. I'm your host, Frank Samson. Of course, each week we bring you important, useful information on issues facing baby boomers, their parents and other loved ones. We have a special show for you today. It's kind of doing a little reverse role here. As you know, I interview people all the time in the industry, but today I'm on the other side. I'm the interviewee here, and today I'm being interviewed by Marcy Baskin. Marcy is the managing director of Senior Care Authority, a sponsor of Boomers Today. Marcy, thanks for this wonderful idea and glad to have you on the show.
Marcy Baskin: Thanks for agreeing to it, Frank. Before we talk about Senior Care Authority, maybe you can talk a little bit about your thoughts on being an entrepreneur. What inspired you to go in that direction?
Frank: There's some people that kind of enjoy working for somebody, getting that paycheck every week or every two weeks and, and having that security. There's certainly a lot of advantages to that. Me, well, my father was somebody who spent a lot of time in his own business, totally different industry. He was in the insurance business. I guess I was brought up around that. I found out early on in my career that I was probably one of the hardest workers ever, but I was also probably one of the lousiest employees ever. I say that only because I always questioned whoever I reported to. I was in sales and I had a sales manager that would require us to put in these sales reports. Well, at that time we didn't have even Microsoft Word. I mean, you really hand wrote your sales reports.
I just knew when I wrote those reports that he wasn't reading them. I knew that because I would ask him questions and then he would never respond. In one of my reports, I used some choice words about him and figured I'm either going to get fired or I'll never hear from him. I never heard from him, so I knew he wasn't reading the report, so I refused to do the report. I was that type of a person. If I didn't like the way something was done, I was pretty vocal about it. With that, I just felt it was better for me to have my own.
Marcy: Tell us about starting your placement agency. You and your wife started a placement agency in Sonoma, California in 2009.
Frank: I'll tell you what led into it. I was one that was always more of a futuristic reader. I would read nonfiction, kind of boring stuff. I remember reading the book Future Shock by Alvin Toffler. I was always reading more futuristic type of things, like what's going to happen when, what's going to happen here? The boomer generation, some people are critical to boomer generation, but I always thought what's going to happen when all of us start really getting older and aging? What's going to happen? I was always just interested in the senior population after going through a whole lot with my own parents, who both unfortunately passed away seven weeks apart from one another and went through a whole lot with them.
Then ironically right before that happened, I had sold a company that I had started in the travel industry. I sold it because I just wanted to start doing something else. I didn't know exactly what I was going to do, but I decided to sell it and I was going to take some time off and figure it out. Then shortly after I lost both my parents and a light bulb went off. I said, "Hey, maybe this is the industry I want to get into." I spent a good year researching the industry and kind of here we are.
Marcy: Okay. What made you choose placement instead of another type of senior related business?
Frank: In placement, what I learned during my research was that it was more of a consultative type of role. I was consulting with families, and I've always been more of an advisor in anything I did in my life. I did manage a lot of people in my past, and I didn't want to do that again. I don't have any problem having employees and creating jobs. I'm all for that, but having a lot of hundreds or thousands of people kind of reporting, and to me, that's not what I want to do. I felt that the placement side was just that. It was more consulting. Also, I didn't like the fact of having... I came from the travel industry and as you know that the travel industry is very competitive price wise. You're always looking for the best deal. Everybody's trying to get you to come down in price.
With placement, we are compensated mostly through the assisted living facilities that we recommend. We provide options. But if that family chooses that particular assisted living location, we get paid by the assisted living location. Therefore, we're not in a price war of the family coming to us and going, "Can you get it to me for this? Can you get it to me for that?" Certainly we're going to try and negotiate the best deal for them, but we're not charging them anything. Those three things, helping families, helping seniors, as well as not being price competitive, and getting paid pretty handsomely from the assisted living locations.
Marcy: Okay, make sense.
Frank: I did look at home care. Though I have respect for the people that are in the home care business, I just didn't want to manage a number of caregivers and do that.
Marcy: Right. Do you remember the first family you helped when you opened your agency? What was that like?
Frank: It was rewarding. I learned a lot. Let's put it that way. It was a very difficult situation. I was dealing with a daughter whose father had Lewy body dementia, was already in a memory care location, and it was extremely expensive. I learned early on because she told me that when he was diagnosed they were sitting on close to a million dollars. When they contacted me, they were coming close to running out of money. It was really an eye opener for me.
The place that they were at said, "Hey, you're going to have to pay the bills, right?" I'm always going to do what I think was right, and I thought what was right is I first just tried to renegotiate on behalf of the family a better deal for them at where they were staying. That's what I did.
Marcy: You were an advocate for the family?
Frank: I was an advocate for the family.
Marcy: I think we find that a lot in this business that we are advocates more than anything.
Frank: Fortunately, they were able to keep their father there. He passed away six months later, but they didn't have to go move them and go through the pain of moving again and putting the family through more stress.
Marcy: You must have felt pretty good about it.
Frank: I felt good and it just made me want more. That's why I tried to build Senior Care Authority on is just doing the right thing for families.
Marcy: Any aha moments you can share during the last 10 years related to the business?
Frank: Yeah. I started out doing a radio show for Senior Care Authority before adding a podcast to it. I still do the radio show, but I started doing the radio show in 2010. I started the business 2009. I made a proposal to a local radio station here to do this show. They accepted the proposal because I felt it was important to educate listeners and let them know resources. What the aha moment was is I thought that by having the show I'd have a bunch of listeners who would then call me up and go, "Frank, I need your help."
What really happened was that I ended up getting a lot of my business from were the people that I interviewed. Those doctors or those lawyers or those home care companies or the people within the senior services and healthcare industry, they were so appreciative that I took the time to interview them that they wanted to work together and give referrals to one another. That aha moment was that's where I'm going to get my business from. Not marketing direct to the consumer, which is kind of a needle in a haystack in our business, but build relationships with those in the industry and refer back and forth to one another. That's how I started building the business.
Marcy: Well, and that is the model of Senior Care Authority.
Frank: That is a model.
Marcy: Which will lead me into the fact that we have many franchises now across the country.
Frank: Yeah.
Marcy: I want to ask you if it's a simple enough answer for this show why did you decide to franchise?
Frank: Well, I spent the first four years, so from 2009 to 2013, building the local business here in Northern California. I do have a background in franchising. In order to franchise, you have to make sure that the model works, first of all. There are people that just start franchising before they see if it works, and that's not a good thing. You want to make sure the model works. That's what people buy into. I thought about doing the Starbucks model. Starbucks model, going out and hiring people and setting up around the country. That's a big expense and also a lot of time.
One of the greatest thrills that I got when I franchised before was helping others succeed in their own businesses. I said, "Here's a business that's working. I was proud of it. Could I help others and teach them this business so then they could make it successful in their own markets?" That's really what I did. I mean, we talk about it all the time, how much we enjoy working with families and helping those families. Though I don't do as much of that as like you do on a day to day basis, I really get a thrill out of having our own franchise owner say, "Hey, you know, I'm helping families and I'm building my business and I'm profitable." It's a wonderful feeling. That's a way to build the brand and build it in a way where others are helping you do that.
I think that for somebody who is looking to set up their own business, franchising is a wonderful way to go if the concept is what you want to do. Because if you buy the right franchise, they've already built the model. They built the template. We always use the term to our franchise owners, just follow the yellow brick road. Now, we're not a McDonald's. Sometimes the perception of a franchise, McDonald's comes into people's heads. We're not a McDonald's. We don't tell people like they do saying, "Hey, when you throw the french fries in there, cook it for so long. Flip the burgers after this amount of time. You have to buy all your buns from us." You can still be a franchise and not be that rigid. I have to say and I think you would agree that we're not that rigid.
However, we have guidelines. We have templates. We have a system that works. If people kind of follow it, they have a much greater chance of success.
Marcy: Who buys a franchise from Senior Care Authority?
Frank: I'm going to give it a two part answer here. I'll tell you who I thought would be buying a franchise from Senior Care Authority when I started and then I'll tell you how that's changed. Who I thought would be buying a franchise were going to be people within the healthcare industry, like a nurse. Many nurses are overworked and underpaid and they're burnt out, or a social worker who's already working with families. That's who I thought our market was going to be. We do have some nurses, as you know, part of it. But what I learned is that we find people who come from Corporate America. They have great marketing skills. Many of them with great sales skills. They know how to network.
The one common thread that we've seen with the far majority of them is they've gone through working with a family member. They've gone through it themselves with a loved one, whether it be a parent, a grandparent, an aunt, an uncle. They've gone through it. They've seen how difficult it is. During the research, they come across us and say, "God, I didn't realize there was a business that does this, a franchise that does this."
To reiterate, the bulk of them, they came from Corporate America. They've got tired of Corporate America. They want to do their own thing. They have gone through this with a family member. They have great networking and people skills. Those are our franchises. Those are our most successful franchises.
Marcy: Agreed. Okay. I want to make sure that I mentioned the fact that you published a book.
Frank: Yeah. I published the book because somebody said to me, "I listened to your podcast, and it's just a wealth of information. Have you ever thought about kind of transcribing them and turning them into a book?" I said, "It's kind of interesting," but I thought it would be kind of boring to just transcribe them question, answer, question, answer and put them in a book.
I used one of my experiences with a client to serve as the basis for the book. I didn't use this person's name. It was a very difficult case, it was a very difficult situation, and I kind of went through the process of helping her find various resources in the industry. If I introduced her let's say to an attorney, well, the question and answers of that attorney from that podcast was what we incorporated in the book. It was a story that incorporated a lot of the questions and answers in the book. We called it The Aging Boomers and it was fun. I enjoyed doing it. We've had a lot of great reviews on it.
Marcy: Well, it helped people to see that making senior care decisions is not a straight line from A to B. There's many decisions and opportunities that require a lot of thought. And I think that that's something we do very well; we help people make decisions every step of the way.
Frank: Yeah. Yeah. It was pretty exciting, I was approached by an organization that did some research and came across our company and says, "We'd like to get some more information from you because we're thinking about including you and the company in this book called Dynamic Founders of the 21st Century." I was taken back by it but I thought it was interesting. They interviewed me and myself and the company ended up being included in the book, which was very exciting.
Marcy: Do you have time to tell us about some of the recognition you've gotten from the Franchise Review Board?
Frank: The Franchise Review Board reviews our financial information. They review our contract, which is called a franchise disclosure document. They actually talk to our franchisees. And they do a very detailed review each year called Franchise Business Review and we've gotten some pretty good accolades from them as one of the top low cost franchises, top women-owned franchises. The area that makes me most proud is showing that we're one of the top franchises based upon the surveys that are done from our franchisees saying that we're doing well. They're happy with us. That's pretty exciting. Most recently we were also honored to be part of that entrepreneur 500 lists. That was pretty exciting.
Marcy: These are pretty big accomplishments. I know we don't have a lot of time, but I wanted to ask one more question. So you've had a lot of success in more than one business. You know how to do a lot of things. You're really creative. What's next? Retirement?
Frank: Well, first of all, I want to say if I had to do this alone, we wouldn't be here talking. You know? People like yourself and we have a tremendous team of people. We have great franchise owners who also provide us wonderful ideas. Yeah, okay, I started it, but you still have to surround yourself with the best people and I think we do a pretty good job with that. Thank you personally for that.
Marcy: You're welcome. Thank you.
Frank: We've got a great team of people on that. As far as what's next, I love what I'm doing. I'm healthy, so I plan on doing this for awhile. But I think if it did come a time that was time for me to move on to something else and hand over the reigns, and you see this too, we see so many families that have a challenge of finding housing for their loved ones and care for their loved ones and they can't afford it. The United States is a wonderful country, but also it's pretty challenging with medical costs and all of that. I would love to be able to maybe set up a nonprofit one day to be able to help those people that can't afford housing. I think about that all the time, but don't have any plans, but...I'm staying put. You have to put up with me for awhile longer. All right?
Marcy: I think everybody in the network will be glad to hear that.
Frank: Yeah. Thank you. Certainly anybody that wants to learn more about our company, they could go to our website at www.seniorcareauthority.com. If they're interested in a franchise, there's a section there that they could go to, but that's the same a web address, seniorcareauthority.com/franchise. They can learn more about maybe owning a franchise in their area as well. But thanks for your wonderful idea. By the way, happy anniversary.
Marcy: Oh, happy anniversary.
Audio: You've been listening to Boomers Today with Frank Samson. To learn more about today's show, visit boomerstodayradio.com and join us next time for another edition of Boomers Today.
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In his first novel for seven years, Tim Winton has achieved a new level of mastery. Breath confirms him as one of the world's finest storytellers, a writer of novels that are at the same time simple and profound, relentlessly gripping and deeply moving.
James Bradley in "The Age": "For, in many ways, it is the idea of damage - personal, psychic, physical - that Winton returns to time and again and it is this undercurrent of pain that lends his often fractured narratives their urgency and brooding power. Whether it is a girl with a finger lost in an accident in a story such as 'Abbreviation' or the shattered Luther in Dirt Music, almost to a one, Winton's characters are caught in a struggle with the fact of their pasts and more particularly with their own need to blot out or escape those pasts whether through drugs or drink or simply a retreat from the world around them and themselves... It's unlikely Winton has ever written as well as he writes in Breath, a book that marries the lyricism of work such as Cloudstreet to the adamantine hardness of the stories in The Turning. Time and again his descriptions of the ocean and the littoral break free of the page, revealing this landscape with a clarity and an intimacy that lets us see it anew."
Andy Martin in "The Independent": "Unlike just about everyone else, I thought Winton's early work wildly over-written. Like a Dylan Thomas poem transported to Western Australia and doing hard labour: lots of great vocabulary, but nothing much happening. In Breath, he has finally found an objective correlative, surfing, to carry his tough, visceral lyricism. Winton on a wave is irresistible."
Stephen Abell in "The Telegraph": "Reading Winton's latest novel, Breath, one begins to recognise that his prose is a small-town songline: the dirty, droning music of life in working-class Western Australia; the hum within the lives of people stranded in that 'strange and tough' part of the world."
particular place and culture. This is the recipe for his soaring popularity in his native Australia and also the reason he has garnered an international audience. In his best moments of controlled, evocative storytelling, though, Winton's descriptions eschew metaphor altogether and instead masterfully balance visual imagery with colloquial language. In Breath, the waves underpin the episodic narrative, whose most vivid moments occur at sea. It achieves that essential quality of a short novel: Its poetry becomes its imperative, its motivating and most risky venture."
Rónán McDonald in the "Times Literary Supplement": "Like Hardy's Wessex or Faulkner's Mississippi, the Western Australian landscape has been consecrated by Tim Winton's fiction. He has been garlanded with literary awards and acclaim in his native Australia, and has been twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His work is preoccupied with wounded or troubled characters, often haunted by their past, who set out on actual or psychological journeys in search of purpose, meaning and redemption. Dirt Music (2002) depicts a vast, hostile outback in which the individual self is tiny and threatened. In Breath, the sea takes on a comparable role as an immense elemental force that simultaneously compels and controls the protagonists...While Breath deals with primal, mythic conflicts -- the clash of wilderness and civilization, self and society, youth and age -- it does not strain for epic effect."
Carolyn See in "The Washington Post": "Breath, Winton's latest novel, is stunning in the depth of its audacity. Because, when you think about it, breath is our relationship to the cosmos. We breathe in an iota of the universe, we breathe it out; without it, we die. But then why is there something in us that makes us want to hold our breath as kids until we pass out, or makes us just stop breathing while we're sleeping until our rattled partners shake us awake?"
John Repp in "The St Petersburg Times": "Despite its flaws, Breath should enhance Winton's American reputation. It's a fast read that digs deep, proving once again that in the hands of a skilled writer, the metamorphosis from child to adult can yield fresh iscoveries."
Stephanie Johnson in "The New Zealand Herald": "Breath's characters and story hang in the reader's mind for days after finishing. Strangely and beautifully, it resonates more as a lengthy poem rather than a novel, perhaps because the notion behind it is so metaphorical and profound: breath and the fear of losing it. This is despite the voice not being particularly poetic and the sometimes heavy-handed Australianisms."
Ian Mcgillis in "The Calgary Herald": "In a novel whose characters are compelled to test the limits of the flesh, much depends on Winton being able to convey some of that rush, and he does."
Darryl Whetter in "The Vancouver Sun": "For all its mid-sized accuracies, Breath doesn't fully transcend surfing or its protagonist to make a lasting, universal statement...One consequence is the mixed blessing of the novel's close, a slippery dénouement in which intelligent emotional confessions are made but too many years and crises slide by too quickly. In short, we see little connection between the adolescent surfer who risks his life in one spot but not another, who is loyal in some ways but not others, and the articulate but distant adult he becomes."
bar or a coffee-shop, sitting with fellow book-lovers. In that spirit, reader to reader, let me say this: you've gotta read Tim Winton...An Australian export, Winton is, without exaggeration, one of the most formidable voices in contemporary writing. Twice nominated for the Booker Prize, with a world-wide readership and almost universal critical acclaim, Winton has 20 books to his credit, every one of them unique and surprising...Winton writes with a stunning, simple clarity. Largely plain-spoken and emotionally direct, the novel shifts into an elevated prose during moments of risk and beauty, and particularly those times when the two combine. The characters are carefully drawn, and reveal themselves slowly over the course of the novel...Breath is powerful and enthralling. It will make many readers uncomfortable, but that, in some ways, is its greatest strength."
"The Free Lance-Star": "Winton's descriptions are almost always sure-handed, but his grasp and description of the surfing scenes in the book give a scary feel to catching waves or for waves catching the surfers...Breath is a slender little novel but a good introduction into Winton, though not nearly as nuanced or ambitious as his best-known Cloudstreet. Breath shows off what Winton does best -- he doesn't bore, he doesn't philosophize, he just digs deep enough to expose the people he has created, who bear a striking resemblance to the humanity around us."
"Blogcritics" magazine: "Long ago, Freud introduced the concept of thanatos, the so-called death instinct. Many have dismissed or even ridiculed this notion, so un-Darwinian in its nature. How can we have a death instinct, when all instinctual drives seem based on preserving and extending life? Yet Winton shows even more persuasively in story form what Freud tried to outline in theory. Winton's characters reveal a barely hidden passion for non-existence, and death lingers at the fringes of almost every scene in this penetrating novel."
"HeraldTribune": "The book's central metaphor of breathing, that most essential function for life, works its way through many aspects of the novel and the characters who people it. Although the beauty and danger of surfing stand at its center, Breath expands far beyond the sea to the base instincts and involuntary actions that keep us alive. What it means to go beyond the involuntary, to challenge one's very soul, is at the heart of the matter."
Bradley Winterton in the "Tapei Times": "Winton is clearly pushing the boundaries of the dangerous sports genre to include, despite the everywhere laconic style, some questioning thoughts. His conclusions are usually ambivalent, and indeed ambiguity characterizes his attitudes in other spheres as well...So -- pro or anti surfing in possibly lethal situations? Pro or anti teenage drug use? Pro or anti the outer reaches of sexual experimentation? Winton offers a sphinx-like stare, and his final position on all these issues remains a fascinating, but to the last undivulged, secret."
"Otago Daily Times": "I read less Australian fiction than I should, but this 40-something chap once again had me spellbound, reading Breath over the breakfast table, on the bus, way too late at night, finishing it on the second day...Winton writes with a sense of passion and authenticity that even a non-surfer like me can appreciate, bringing to the page the redemptive beauty of the sport."
"The New Yorker" on Breath:"Winton's latest novel is both a hymn to the beauty of flying on water and a sober assessment of the costs of losing one's balance, in every sense of the word."
"Words and Flavours weblog: "Can breathing be more than a requirement for life and become an addiction? In Breath, Tim Winton plays on our attachment to that fundamental action to explore his characters' addictions to the extreme and the dangerous."
The novel made "Seth's Notable List" for 2008: "The more time that goes by since my reading this book -- back in July -- the more I realize that it's really staying with me."
Aida Edemariam in "The Guardian".
Jane Sullivan in "The Age".
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Q: setTimeout is not working correctly inside "for loop" Now of course, code only does what you make it do.
But i'm confused why in the following code:
var a = {
    0: "Hi",
    1: "Bye"
}

for (var b in a) {
    setTimeout(function () {
        console.log(b);
    }, 1000);
}

Instead of consoling "0" and then "1"
I just get "1" twice.
I'm not sure why that happens. I need a setup like that for a script I am making but I also get the same issue.

A: it is because your usage of closure is wrong.
In this case you are using the closure variable b inside the setTimeout callback, but the value of the variable b is not looked up until the callback is executed, by then the value of updated to the last value in the object.
One of the solution in such case is the create a local closure as given below
for (var b in a) {
    (function(c){
        setTimeout(function () {
            console.log(c);
        }, 1000);
    })(b)
}

Demo: Fiddle

A: You can do it this way too
for (var b in a) {
    setTimeout(console.log.bind(console, b), 1000);
}

Or like this
for (var b in a) {
    setTimeout(function(c) {
        console.log(c)
    }.bind(null, b), 1000);
}

Or even like this
// compatibility varies
for (var b in a) {
    setTimeout(function(c) {
        console.log(c)
    }, 1000, b);
}


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The Brabus Rocket produced since 2006, is a series of modified vehicles produced by Brabus, a German high-performance vehicle company.

Brabus Rocket (2006  )
The Brabus Rocket (2006  ) is a modified version of the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class (W219), which has been produced by Brabus since 2006. It is fitted with a 6.2 litre twin-turbocharged version of the Mercedes-Benz M275 V12 engine and produces .

Police car (2006  )
In 2006, the German Federal Traffic Ministry and the Association of German Automobile Tuners (Brabus), created a Tune It Safe! program. From this program, Brabus unveiled a police car version of the Mercedes CLS V12 S Rocket. It quickly became the most publicized of any of Brabus' designs.

Engine

The engine was modified from a 5.5L V12 engine block (Mercedes-Benz M275).

Performance

Land Speed Record
In 2006, the Brabus Rocket set the world land speed record for a street-legal saloon (including any police car). The Rocket recorded  on the Nardò Ring, Nardò, Southern Italy.

Brabus Rocket 800 (2011  )
The Brabus Rocket 800 is based on the Mercedes C218 sedan. It was unveiled in 2011 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The engine was heavily modified, with a carbon-fiber ram-air intake system, twin turbochargers, four intercoolers, and a stainless steel exhaust system. Power was delivered via a seven-speed quick-shift gearbox with a limited-slip differential. The car featured a reprogrammed engine management system, traction control, ESP, ABS and brake assist.

The form factor was also reworked, with the car over 40mm wider than the stock CLS sedan. It featured air inlets above the radiator cutout, side skirts with integrated LED entrance lights, a rear wing and a rear diffuser. The suspension was Bilstein height-adjustable coilover units, with settings for bound and rebound which can be selected by the driver.

The braking system was composed of vented and grooved steel front and rear brake discs, with 12-piston aluminum fixed calipers for the front brakes and six-piston calipers for the rear. The wheels were nineteen inch one-piece Brabus Monoblock F wheels with Yokohama Advan Sport tires (255/35 ZR 19 front, 285/30 ZR 19 rear).

Engine

The engine was modified from a 5.5L V12 engine block (Mercedes-Benz M275?).

Performance

Brabus Rocket 730 (2014  )
The 2014 design was based on the Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG, with a body kit (new bumpers, air intakes), twin ten-spoke alloy wheels, spoilers, quad exhaust tips, foot pedals, diffusers, and the Brabus logos. The Rocket 730 used the same V12 twin turbo engine as the original Brabus Rocket.

Engine

The engine was modified from a 5.5L V12 engine block (Mercedes-Benz M275).

Transmission
All models include a 7speed AMG Speedshift MCT transmission.

Performance

Brabus Rocket 900 (2015  )
The 2015 model was based on the Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG. It included "a carbon-fiber aerodynamic-enhancement kit (Brabus front spoiler lip, front bumper attachments with clear-coated carbon-fiber finish, carbon-fiber Brabus front fenders, integrated Brabus logo at front fender with optional lighting, Brabus clear-coated carbon-fiber mirror, Brabus rear spoiler lip and the rear bumper with integrated clear-coated carbon-fiber diffusor, tailor-made cutouts for the Brabus sports exhausts system with two dual designer tailpipes), 21/22-inch Brabus Monoblock alloy wheels (optional Brabus "Platinum Edition" 21-inch wheels), Continental/Pirelli/Yokohama 255/35 ZR 21 front and 295/30 ZR 21 rear tires (255/30 ZR 22 front and 295/25 ZR 22 rear tires for 22-inch wheels), two-tone Brabus leather interior upholstery in light-colored vellum and black, Brabus "iBusiness" infotainment system (iPad mini tablet, power-retractable 15.6-inch TFT display with an aspect ratio of 16:9, screens at back of the front head restraints, Apple iPod touch with 64GB memory), turbochargers with larger compressor unit, modified exhaust manifolds,  diameter down pipes, a stainless-steel Brabus sports exhaust system with free-flow metal catalysts and actively controlled butterfly valve, Brabus 900 intake module (a special air filter housing with larger cross-section and special filters, "Gold Heat Reflection" sheathing), Motul powertrain lubricants, Brabus high-performance limited-slip differential with a locking rate of 40 percent, Brabus RACE aluminum paddle shifters on the steering wheel, Brabus Airmatic Sport adjustable air suspension unit with  lower ride height, Mac mini in the trunk with power-retractable drawer, stainless-steel scuff plates with backlit Brabus logo alternating between red and white, and a Brabus instrument cluster with a 400-km/h (250-mph) scale".

The vehicle was unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show.

The vehicle went on sale for 347,719 euro.

Brabus Rocket 900 "Desert Gold" Edition (2015  )
The 2015 Desert Gold edition was based on the Brabus Rocket 900. It included "Desert Gold body colour, chrome parts in black, naked carbon components in high-gloss coating, Brabus sports exhaust tips in glossy black, 21-inch Brabus Monoblock F "Platinum Edition" cross-spoke forged wheels, Continental/Pirelli/Yokohama 255/35 ZR 21 front and 295/30 ZR 21 rear tires, black and gold Mastik leather upholstery with gold-colored seams and piping, embroidered "900" logo on the head restraints, switches and bezels in gold-colored coating, headliner of the sedan in deep black Alcantara, and an optional multimedia system".

The vehicle was unveiled at the 2015 Dubai International Motor Show.

Engine

The engine was modified from the M279 6.0L V12 engine block.

Performance

Brabus Rocket 900 "ONE OF TEN" (2020  )

The BRABUS ROCKET 900 "ONE OF TEN" is a limited edition of ten vehicles being produced based on the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4MATIC+ (4-Door Coupé).

The heart of this BRABUS automobile is the new BRABUS ROCKET 900 V8 biturbo displacement engine, which, thanks to the expansion to 4.4 liters and a newly developed high-performance charging system, achieves a peak output of 662 kW / 900 PS. The maximum torque is 1,250 Nm, but is limited to 1,050 Nm in the vehicle.

In combination with the SPEEDSHIFT MCT 9-speed sports transmission and all-wheel drive, the four-seater coupé catapults itself from standstill to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds. 300 km/h is reached in 23.9 seconds. The top speed is electronically limited to 330 km/h due to the tires.

In order to optimally bring the enormous power of the new BRABUS displacement engine to the road, the BRABUS ROCKET 900 "ONE OF TEN" is equipped with wide monoblock Z wheels measuring 21 inches on the front axle and 22 inches in diameter on the rear axle. To make room for it, the designers developed an styled carbon wide version and in line with this, aerodynamic components were created in the wind tunnel that produce higher downforce and thus increase driving stability at high speeds.

Engine

The engine was modified and extended to 4.4L from the original M177 4.0L Biturbo V8 engine block.

Performance

See also
Brabus Bullit

References

External links
Brabus Rocket 900 page : English
Brabus Rocket 900 "ONE OF TEN" : English

Cars of Germany
Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Brabus vehicles


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BCGWA general manager Kathy Tixier, Fraser Valley Region board rep Jim Clark and past president Bill Tuytel share a light moment following Tixier and Clark's talk on long-term monitoring of well performance.
The breathtaking Coast Mountains and the long-awaited coming into force of the Water Sustainability Act and regulations provided a memorable backdrop to the 2016 British Columbia Ground Water Association (BCGWA) conference, trade show and annual general meeting.
"We've had a good turnout," BCGWA general manager Kathy Tixier said of the association's 45th annual conference, which saw 130 water well drillers, pump installers, hydrogeologists, industry suppliers and others with an interest in ground water mingle under one roof at the Coast Kamloops Hotel March 1-3.
Organizers had actively sought ways to attract BCGWA's roughly 300 members to the event, said Tixier, who chaired the annual general meeting and conference for the first time.
It looks as if a full slate of hands-on workshops, trade and technical talks, and a trade show peopled by drilling equipment and pump suppliers, provincial government staff and Global Aid Initiative Network reps did the trick.
British Columbia government staff provided opening day sessions on how to use eWELLS, the province's well-record data entry website, and provided information about the Water Sustainability regulation, including new requirements for ground water licensing. Members welcomed the chance to learn hands-on and ask questions, and these sessions were timely, given that the act and regulations had come into force the previous day.
Albert Kaye of Albert Kaye and Sons on Salt Spring Island came to learn what the new legislation will mean for well drillers and their customers. "The new rental rates don't apply to domestic wells, so that's good to know," he said.
On the show's first full day, Nick Sargent and Jacqueline Foley of engineering firm Golder Associates described the challenging work they did when hired by Natural Resources Canada to help close the Coldstream Ranch Well, near Vernon, B.C. The well has had problems since June 1965 when government geologists accidentally drilled into pressurized ground water.
The well began spouting at a rate of up to 3,800 litres a minute, forging a crater nearly eight metres in diameter on the private cattle ranch. Over the years, the federal government encountered various problems including a sinkhole that needed filling.
In 2009, the federal government hired the firm which, along with many partners, went to work on the problem to avoid potential contamination of area waterways. Consensus is that the well has finally been closed, in part due to the drilling of a shallow relief well 180 feet deep north of the original well, Foley said. Sargent and Foley told the fascinating story of the life of this well and their remediation project through technical diagrams and compelling photos.
Diana Allen, an internationally known hydrogeologist and professor with Simon Fraser University, spoke to a full room about her extensive research on climate change and its impact on and interconnections with the hydrologic cycle. After a summer of level 3 and 4 drought conditions, there was a consistent decline of snowpack and glacial cover in mountain areas, which Allen said could have a significant effect on hydrologic flow. She has led studies examining precipitation distribution and solar radiation in the Cowichan Valley using MIKE SHE, an integrated hydrological and "very sophisticated" modelling system for building and simulating surface water flow and ground water flow.
Much is uncertain, she said, and although one study she led suggested the amount of snowpack may provide increasing levels of diffuse recharge in the Grand Forks Valley, with so many variables in climate – including heavy rain events – there is great uncertainty about the coming decades.
Veteran water well driller Jim Clark, of A&H Drilling in the Fraser Valley, and Tixier gave a presentation on monitoring well performance through the 100-year life of a well. Clark shared a working model the two created showing the stages of a well's installation, development and decommissioning. Using overlapping circle diagrams Clark brought into focus the roles of well drillers, pump installers and well owners, noting the points where their work intersects. He stressed that with many water wells outliving the driller, it is important all parties keep detailed well records and share information freely. "Electronic records are the way the industry is going," he added.
Look for more on the life-cycle model in the Summer issue of Ground Water Canada.
Peter Koteles and Stephanie McDonald from Global Aid Network (GAiN) told a lunchtime audience about deep capped water wells GAiN's Water for Life volunteers are drilling in West Africa (Benin and Togo) and East Africa (Ethiopia). Villages in these areas apply to have wells installed and volunteer teams drill the wells; the village is responsible for monitoring and maintaining the well through its own bank account, McDonald said. Access to clean water has a profound effect on the lives of villagers, freeing up time that would have been spent gathering water. The projects teach residents and officials a lot about well monitoring, sanitation and maintenance best practices.
Water for Life is always looking for drillers willing to volunteer their time, expertise and equipment, Koteles said, noting Paul Slade accompanied them to Tanzania to help train workers on a 22W rig and Jim Clark recently donated his 22W truck-mounted rig for the worthy cause.
A silent auction organized by secretary Debbie Lamont provided laughs as competitive members hovered over popular items in order to scoop them up. Cariboo Water Wells of Prince George won a donor draw prize of admission to the Ontario Ground Water Association national conference and trade show set for June 8-11 in Niagara Falls.
Long-time alumnus Bruce Ingimundson was named an honorary member of the association for his many years of service, most recently as managing director – a post from which he retired in 2015. Ingimundson couldn't be at the conference to accept the honour, but Tixier vowed to celebrate at next year's event, which is to be held at the same venue.