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Q: How to use stop_gradient in Tensorflow I'm wondering how to use stop_gradient in tensorflow, and the documentation is not clear to me.
I'm currently using stop_gradient to produce the gradient of the loss function w.r.t. the word embeddings in a CBOW word2vec model. I want to just get the value, and not do backpropagation (as I'm generating adversarial examples).
Currently, I'm using the code:
lossGrad = gradients.gradients(loss, embed)[0]
real_grad = lossGrad.eval(feed_dict)

But when I run this, it does the backpropogation anyway! What am I doing wrong, and just as importantly, how can I fix this?
CLARIFICATION: To clarify by "backpropagation" I mean "calculating values and updating model parameters".
UPDATE
If I run the two lines above after the first training step, the I get a different loss after 100 training steps than when I don't run those two lines. I might be fundamentally misunderstanding something about Tensorflow.
I've tried setting using set_random_seed both in the beginning of the graph declaration and before each training step. The total loss is consistent between multiple runs, but not between including/excluding those two lines. So if it's not the RNG causing the disparity, and it's not unanticipated updating of the model parameters between training steps, do you have any idea what would cause this behavior?
SOLUTION
Welp, it's a bit late but here's how I solved it. I only wanted to optimize over some, but not all, variables. I thought that the way to prevent optimizing some variables would be to use stop_grad - but I never found a way to make that work. Maybe there is a way, but what worked for me was to adjust my optimizer to only optimize over a list of variables. So instead of:
opt = tf.train.GradientDescentOptimizer(learning_rate=eta)
train_op = opt.minimize(loss)

I used:
opt = tf.train.GradientDescentOptimizer(learning_rate=eta)
train_op = opt.minimize(loss, var_list=[variables to optimize over])

This prevented opt from updating the variables not in var_list. Hopefully it works for you, too!

A: tf.stop_gradient provides a way to not compute gradient with respect to some variables during back-propagation.
For example, in the code below, we have three variables, w1, w2, w3 and input x. The loss is square((x1.dot(w1) - x.dot(w2 * w3))). We want to minimize this loss wrt to w1 but want to keep w2 and w3 fixed. To achieve this we can just put tf.stop_gradient(tf.matmul(x, w2*w3)).
In the figure below, I plotted how w1, w2, and w3 from their initial values as the function of training iterations. It can be seen that w2 and w3 remain fixed while w1 changes until it becomes equal to w2 * w3.
An image showing that w1 only learns but not w2 and w3:

import tensorflow as tf
import numpy as np

w1 = tf.get_variable("w1", shape=[5, 1], initializer=tf.truncated_normal_initializer())
w2 = tf.get_variable("w2", shape=[5, 1], initializer=tf.truncated_normal_initializer())
w3 = tf.get_variable("w3", shape=[5, 1], initializer=tf.truncated_normal_initializer())
x = tf.placeholder(tf.float32, shape=[None, 5], name="x")

a1 = tf.matmul(x, w1)
a2 = tf.matmul(x, w2*w3)
a2 = tf.stop_gradient(a2)
loss = tf.reduce_mean(tf.square(a1 - a2))
optimizer = tf.train.GradientDescentOptimizer(learning_rate=0.1)
gradients = optimizer.compute_gradients(loss)
train_op = optimizer.apply_gradients(gradients)

A: tf. gradients(loss, embed) computes the partial derivative of the tensor loss with respect to the tensor embed. TensorFlow computes this partial derivative by backpropagation, so it is expected behavior that evaluating the result of tf. gradients(...) performs backpropagation. However, evaluating that tensor does not perform any variable updates, because the expression does not include any assignment operations.
tf.stop_gradient() is an operation that acts as the identity function in the forward direction but stops the accumulated gradient from flowing through that operator in the backward direction. It does not prevent backpropagation altogether, but instead prevents an individual tensor from contributing to the gradients that are computed for an expression. The documentation for the operation has more details about the operation, and when to use it.


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'Dead' woman returns home, alive
Naina Rani's family peformed her last rites ritual, assuming she was dead, only for her to show up a few days later. Picture: iStock
23rd Dec 2018 7:30 PM
PRESUMING their daughter was dead, Naina Rani's family performed her last rites.
Four days later, the family as relieved to see her return home, but now police are trying to determine whose remains were cremated.
The remains of a 20-year-old woman were discovered by a local farmer, on 11 December, according to The Times of India.
The body was mutilated and in a bag left on Jiwan Singh's property in Patiala, India. Upon making the shocking discovery, Mr Singh informed the local police.
Naina Rani, 26, disappeared from her home on December 8. Police believed she may have ran off and eloped with her paramour, a man from her village. Police then speculated that the man she disappeared with may have killed her.
The body found was also of a woman in her 20s, local police then appealed to the public to help identify the remains.
Naina Rani's family performed her last rites ritual, assuming she was dead, only for her to show up a few days later. Picture: iStock
Naina's family claimed the body and took possession of the remains on 14 December, a day later the body was cremated and the family performed her last rites.
According to the Hindustan Times, Naina's parents were unable to confirm the body belonged to their daughter based on the remains, given the face was mutilated, but identified the remains based off the jewellery found on the body. Naina's husband was with her parents when they identified the body.
Following the cremation, Naina resurfaced with the man she disappeared with, which meant police were back to square one.
Sadar police SHO Jaswinder Singh Tiwana said police did have records from the autopsy and DNA will now be used in hopes of identifying the woman.
Regardless, the body would have been cremated, as it is police protocol with unidentified bodies.
Police said the victim was strangled, as marks on her neck indicated such and she was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon. However it appears the woman was not killed where the body was discovered; Mr Singh's farm was only used as a dumping ground.
As well as circulating a photo of the woman's remains and details of additional marks to all police stations in the state, police are putting together a list of all the women who have gone missing in the area recently.
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Voice MagBlogs5 Seconds of Summer…
5 Seconds of Summer and the Chainsmokers cryptically tease new collab 'Who Do You Love?'
by Sophie McCarthy
What are all of these cryptic teasers all about then?
Two of this generation's biggest artists, Aussie four piece 5 Seconds of Summer and American duo The Chainsmokers, appear to be gearing up to the release of a new track 'Who Do You Love?' If their past strings of success are anything to go by, then it's safe to say that this track is set to skyrocket to dizzying heights of success.
The duo Chainsmoker's aren't strange to pushing out a string of hit collabs, most notably 'Closer', a track that featured alt-pop queen Halsey. I lost track of the number of times I heard that song around and about during the summer of 2017, so if that's any indication of what's to come then I'm certainly excited.
However, for fans of stereotypically pop-rock band 5SOS, this collaboration may go one of two ways. After a hugely successful sound change with their previous album 'Youngblood' that gave them a one-way ticket to a US number one hit with the album's title track. But despite their radically altered and now more electronic sound might possibly leave many longtime fans from their early days somewhat disappointed.
Despite all this speculation, I think it will be incredibly interesting to see just how 'poppy' this new track might be and how these two amazing groups might possibly fuse their dramatically different styles together. Furthermore, the teaser clips the boys from 5SOS have been releasing look equally as intriguing!
Complete with support from Amazon Music, this should be a collab that people are sure to remember for a long while. No release dates have been teased yet, but keep your eyes peeled for those in the next couple of days! In the meantime, I'll be keeping my beady eyes trained on their socials until this highly anticipated song drops.
Posted: 5 February 2019
Tags: 5sos, chainsmokers, newmusic, single, teasers, Amazon, amazonmusic
Sophie McCarthy Contributor
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Textiles and surface design Laura Jade Allen got an unexpected surprise when she saw her wallpaper designs appear on This Morning!
Interior designer Sophie Robinson transformed the This Morning green room into a little bit of paradise with a tropical theme, which featured Laura from Hartlepool's designs which were exhibited in her graduate exhibition at CCAD in 2014. The college is also a big fan of Laura's work and regularly exhibits her work at UCAS recruitment fairs around the country.
Laura specialises in digitally printed wallpapers. The main inspiration behind her new collection of wallpapers, Exotic Fusion, comes from a visit to the Bronx Zoo in New York, which was full of exotic and interesting wildlife. Each aspect of the design is carefully painted in watercolour with a focus on detail and then pieced together digitally to create lush and beautiful scenes. The result is a unique and individual wallpaper design combining both traditional and modern techniques that can be used in all interiors to create a stunning focal point. Laura's wallpaper designs have been exhibited at international trade shows including Surtex in New York and Indigo in Paris.


Amazon has shared the root cause analysis of the major outage they have faced on 28th of February and taking down S3, and affecting AWS, EC2 and other services relying on S3.
At 9:37AM PST, an authorized S3 team member using an established playbook executed a command which was intended to remove a small number of servers for one of the S3 subsystems that is used by the S3 billing process. Unfortunately, one of the inputs to the command was entered incorrectly and a larger set of servers was removed than intended. The servers that were inadvertently removed supported two other S3 subsystems.
To make sure the problem doesn't happen again, Amazon has rewritten its software tools with safeguards so that its engineers can't make the same typo mistake.


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2017 Dodge Journey vs 2017 Chevrolet Traverse
Home » 2017 Dodge Journey vs 2017 Chevrolet Traverse
When we're looking at buying a new vehicle, not everyone has a clearly stated list of criteria pointing to one specific segment of the market. Some buyers might not necessarily need anything bigger and more practical than a two-seat roadster, but they still sometimes end up going for a full-size SUV with more seats than they might have friends to fill them. That's obviously an extreme example, but the 2017 Dodge Journey and 2017 Chevrolet Traverse are both crossovers that are still quite different from each other, so let's see how they compare for prospective buyers.
The Dodge Journey has been around a good while now, and its styling has remained pretty much unchanged. Although it's technically a mid-size crossover SUV, the Journey is really a minivan without sliding doors. Having said that, the rugged styling is a lot more attractive and desirable than a true minivan, which could be one of the reasons for its longevity. The angles and creases are out of step with the more curvy nature of the latest crossovers, but for some buyers, that difference only adds to its appeal.
There's nothing wrong or offensive with the way the Chevrolet Traverse looks, it's just not very exciting or even interesting. It blends into the background of homogenous crossover designs of recent times, so we'll have to give this section to the Journey for its individuality.
Unlike most minivans, the Journey crossover is available with two different engines. The base engine is a 2.4-litre 173 horsepower and 166 lb.-ft. inline-four that comes mated to an automatic transmission. If you are going to fully load your Dodge Journey on a regular basis, you'll probably want to go for the 3.6-litre Pentastar V-6 that ups the power ante to 283 horsepower and 260 lb.-ft. Front-wheel drive is standard, but all-wheel drive is available.
There's no four-cylinder option with the Traverse, so all models of the crossover SUV get the 3.6-litre V-6, which means 281 horsepower and 266 lb.-ft. of torque. It does need all that power though, as the Traverse is close to 450 kg heavier than the Dodge. As the Dodge is lighter, has more power and a choice of engines, this is another win for the Journey.
Interior comfort and quality
In its base form, the Dodge Journey is a five-seat model, but there's an available third row to take the seating capacity up to seven. The third-row seats are not really for adults, and there's no mistaking the family-friendly nature of the cabin as it's not fitted out with any materials you'll be scared to let those little ones loose on. There's all the storage and cubbies you could wish for, but you can't avoid the obvious message that this is a model aimed more towards those buying on a budget.
Up to eight people can be accommodated inside the Traverse, so the Chevy is as close to a minivan as you can get for practicality without actually looking like or being a minivan. Once again, the materials and comfort are a long way short of luxury, but there's a more premium feel to the Traverse than there is with the Journey, so this is a win for the Chevy.
Despite on the face of it looking like very different vehicles, the Journey and the Traverse have a lot in common. The Traverse is bigger and more spacious than the Journey, but like most things in life, having more also means paying more. The Dodge is much less expensive than the Chevy, and as there's not enough about the Traverse to justify such a considerably higher price, we'll name the Journey as our winner here.
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Patricia Maria Țig, née le  à Caransebes, est une joueuse de tennis roumaine, professionnelle depuis 2011.

À ce jour, elle compte un titre en simple sur le Circuit WTA.

Carrière
Sur le circuit ITF, elle possède douze titres en simple et quatre en double. Sur le circuit WTA, elle atteint en 2015 sa première finale en double à Bucarest, puis sa première en simple lors du tournoi de Bakou, où elle s'incline face à la Russe Margarita Gasparyan. Elle une autre finale en double en 2016 puis à Luxembourg.

Plusieurs blessures et une grossesse l'éloignent du circuit à partir de . Après dix-huit mois d'absence, elle reprend la compétition en  en disputant consécutivement neuf tournois ITF de catégorie  à Cancún, atteignant quatre finales dont deux victorieuses. En , alors qu'elle est non classée, elle sort des qualifications du tournoi de Bucarest puis atteint la finale en écartant notamment Anastasija Sevastova ( et tête de série  du tournoi, Kristýna Plíšková (, tête de série ) et Laura Siegemund (, tête de série ). Elle s'incline finalement contre la Kazakhe Elena Rybakina (). Cette performance lui permet alors d'atteindre directement la  au classement WTA.

Le , alors qu'elle n'est encore que  mondiale, elle remporte son premier titre en WTA 125 à Karlsruhe en battant notamment Barbora Krejčíková (tête de série ) au  et  Alison Van Uytvanck (tête de série ) en finale.

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Titre en simple dames

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Les tournois WTA « Premier Mandatory » et « Premier 5 » (entre 2009 et 2020) et WTA 1000 (à partir de 2021) constituent les catégories d'épreuves les plus prestigieuses, après les quatre levées du Grand Chelem.

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Joueuse roumaine de tennis
Naissance en juillet 1994
Naissance à Caransebeș

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While the process seems and is cumbersome the context it's supposed to happen in, development of a WordPress theme or plugin using TDD techniques, should have all the components in place already.
Parsing the classes, loading an headless WordPress session and generating a custom adapter class are all done and I will be assembling them in a chain to create the command.


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House fire so intense neighboring home damaged
Wade Allen
A trailer fire Tuesday caused about $10,000 damage and resulted in cosmetic damage to an adjacent home because of the intense heat, according to firefighters.
Firefighters responded to a mobile home fire on Tuesday and say the heat was so intense that an adjacent mobile home was also damaged.
When crews arrived at 617 Ramsey Circle, Gastonia, around 7:15 p.m., heavy smoke and fire was coming from the center of the home, according to Crowders Mountain Fire and Rescue.
About 20 firefighters worked 15 minutes extinguishing the flames.
The mobile home is a total loss, sustaining $10,000 in damage. Items inside sustained heavy smoke damage, said Chris Stowe, public information officer with Crowders Mountain Fire and Rescue.
�The heat was so hot that before we got the fire out, it actually melted the siding off the mobile home beside it,� he said. That home sustained about $1,500 in cosmetic damage.
The chief concern for firefighters was extinguishing the blaze while keeping flames from spreading to the adjacent home. People living at both mobile homes were there when the fire happened but no injuries were reported, Stowe said.
The Gaston County Fire Investigations Task Force is investigating the cause of the fire.
Gazette reporter Wade Allen can be reached at 704-869-1828; twitter.com/gazettewade.


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It works correctly on all other pages. Haven't checked this with XSLT template, but I would rather not use xslt.
I don't think that it searches any characters for a match. This is done at the tab level, so tabid is the important variable.
You might be able to use the DumpXML template for some testing.
Note, also, that BREADCRUMB token is true for "any page within the current breadcrumb."
SELECTED should be true only for a single page.
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In IE, source code shows only 1 active but DOM explorer shows 2 active.
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Rapid City Post 22 Defeats Yankton Post 12
Posted By: Rare News
Rapid City Post 22 Produces a Comeback Win against Yankton Post 12
Rapid City, South Dakota — On Sunday evening at Fitzgerald Stadium, Ryan Bachman was the star name behind Rapid City Post 22's comeback win against Yankton Post 12. Bachman drove in three runs, doubled, and homered. Meanwhile, True Synhurst, the starter in the game, and Post 22 had a clean game defensively, as the Hardhats ended up winning 5–3 in the American Legion baseball match between the two.
Post 22 had a difficult opening of the game, as they were down 3–0 after just a half-inning had gone by. Post 12 outperformed the Hardhats on the offensive front, but the fact is, half of the ten hits that Yankton made all took place during the first inning. This created space for Bachman's heroic performance on the offense. On the defense, Synhorst settled into the game after the rough patch at the beginning. He was able to pitch five innings of shutout ball. During the five innings he pitched, Post 22 allowed only five hits.
After the game, Bachman, speaking to the media, said that the Hardhats faced a great team on the night. They had to work hard and grind out the win. Synhorst gave up three runs, struck out four innings over six, and allowed ten hits. To support Synhorst, the Hardhats turned three double plays and managed not to make a single error.
Coach's Impressions
Kelvin Torve, Post 22's head coach, addressed the media post-game as well. He said that his team's good defensive performance starts with Synhorst. Torve praised him for delivering good pitches which arrived low in the strike zone. Consequently, his teammates continuously grabbed ground balls in the field. The coach acknowledged Synhorst had a rough start in the first inning. However, he didn't let that affect his performance throughout the game. Instead, he had six strong innings, especially the last five, during which he shut out Yankton.
On the offensive end, Bachman inspired Post 22's comeback with his two-run home run and delivering a no-out fourth inning. In the fourth, they took over Post 12, taking their first lead on the night by going 4–3. Bachman was supposed to hit to right field, but, he turned on an inside pitch and knocked it over the wall on left field. He also contributed with a single.
Bachman said that, in the beginning, the first at-bat pitched well, with breaking balls. He felt his swing was getting long so he tried to switch it around and go short with his swing up. When he managed to keep the ball to the right side, the pitcher changed and went pull side. At first, Bachman though he had it but wasn't sure because of the wind. He was happy to see the ball go out, especially as, according to his own words, he has been singling guys recently.
How the Game Panned Out
In the following inning, Bachman had a double to right field which plated Ryan Schmidt, the catcher, who had a single to lead off the fifth. Bachman said that he pressed on with a fastball with the at-bat, which was an approach they agreed on beforehand. The coach said that this game is a consequence of Bachman's hard-working ethic, as he never stops being a baseball player throughout the year, six days weekly. Torve jokingly called him a baseball junkie, with the game always being on his mind.
During the first frame, it looked like the game would end differently. Yankton had a strong start, sending eight batters to the plate. They opened the game with two back-to-back singles from Caid Koletsky and Collin Zahrback. Michael Drotzman doubled as Zahrback scored, while Bailey Sage and Ethan Wishon singled to knock in Drotzman and plate Koletsky, respectively.
Synhorst had to coax a double play ball from Myles Carda in order to get out of a bases-loaded one-out situation. Synhorst's team, the Hardhats, scored single runs in the second and the third, which brought the score to 3–2 for Post 12.
The second stanza began with Bransen Kuehl opening with a double into the right-center field gap. Jace Caldwell followed up with a double over the opposition centerfielder, which drove in Kuehl and made the score 3–1.
The third inning saw Messer single and steal second. Bachman sent Messer to third with a single, as Messer scored on the next batter, Matt Hegre, who drove Messer in with a single.
In the third and the fifth innings, Post 22 had double plays which meant Yankton were unable to produce a comeback. Torve commented that you could find several different ways of winning a baseball game and that his team found a new one on Sunday. He wants his team to be capable of winning both 5–3 and 11–10 games, and only a team with established teamwork could reach the deep end of the playoffs, which is their goal.
On Tuesday, Post 22 will host Rapid City Post 320, which will be their last 2019 home game.
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LEGO Technic 42138 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 review
05/12/2021 05/12/2021 David Parry 290 Views 3 Comments 42118 Monster Jam Grave Digger, 42119 Monster Jam Max-D, 42137 Formula E Porsche 99X Electric, 42138 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, Ford, LEGO, lego review, LEGO Technic, Reviews, Technic, The LEGO Group
One of two pull-back LEGO Technic sets launching in January 2022, 42138 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is a lean, mean, green racing machine.
Many will recall playing with wind-up toy cars when they were small. Press the car firmly against the floor, pull it back, feel the friction motor winding up, and then let it go. Like us, you probably hadn't thought about those sort of toys for years, until back in 2013, when the LEGO Group introduced a pull-back motor into a couple of small, sub-£20 Technic sets.
Every year since then, there have usually been a pair of Technic vehicles released that use this motor which can be built separately or, after downloading some additional instructions, be combined into a larger model. They've always been generic sorts of cars: a getaway racer, a race car, a quad bike, that sort of thing, until earlier in 2021 when the LEGO Group went licensed with 42118 Monster Jam Grave Digger and 42119 Monster Jam Max-D.
Now we've got two more 'real' cars recreated in LEGO and using the pull-back motor, but this time they're larger and more detailed than the sets that have come before. 42137 Formula E Porsche Electric is based on a sleek racer that can reach more than 170mph in near silence. And then there's 42138 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, which is based on a car that's anything but quiet! A 760HP, V8, 180mph monster, it's the most powerful road car that Ford has ever built.
It's the very definition of 'muscle car', so how does its LEGO Technic counterpart stack up?
— Set details —
Theme: Technic Set name: 42138 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Release: January 1, 2022
Price: £44.99 / $49.99 / €49.99 Pieces: 544 Minifigures: 0
LEGO: January 1, 2022
— Build —
Experienced Technic builders will breeze through 42138 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, but for those new to the world of beams, pins and axles it's a nice introduction without the head scratching that can sometimes accompany more complex builds.
A solid chassis soon has not one but two of the pull-back motors attached, both driving the rear wheels. A minimalist interior follows, consisting of not much more than a steering wheel, a couple of seats and a rudimentary roll cage. Along the way, a lever assembly is constructed, the purpose of which is not immediately obvious. And then on to the bodywork, which is rendered in the same eye-searing green that was seen on last year's magnificent 42115 Lamborghini Sián FKP 37.
The green is broken up with a couple of white racing stripes that are partially brick-built, but mostly rendered by stickers, of which there are many. Looking at the set though, you'd be hard-pressed to spot the 30 stickers, as many of them are tiny badges, grilles and so on. When it comes to the large stickers on the roof, and those that make up the stripes on the nose, you'll want to take your time.
Where automotive exotica from the likes of McLaren, Ferrari and Porsche are usually one sweeping curve after another, muscle cars tend to be a little more agricultural in appearance, and as such, the straight lines of LEGO do a pretty good job of replicating the bruising looks of the Mustang, particularly from the doors on back.
The low, curving roof sitting over pumped up rear arches and leading in to a hefty spoiler all look terrific. Face on, the designer has also done a great job of recreating the quite frankly evil-looking 'face' of the car. It looks just like its frowning, snarling real-world counterpart. The only slight shortcoming is the front wings, which are unfortunately ruler-flat and lack the subtle curve of the real thing.
So all in all, pretty good, right?
Well, not quite. Remember that lever inside the body of the car? The Porsche has one too, and in both cases it acts as a ratchet so you can wind the car up, and instead of flying away, it'll sit there until you activate the lever. In the case of the Porsche, it's neatly integrated with the bodywork of the car. With the Mustang it's a far more clumsy affair. Near the end of construction, you build a simple lever that sticks out of the back of the car in a fairly ugly manner. Then a few steps later, you take it off and finish building the back of the car.
So if you actually want to use the car's party trick, you have to remove part of the tailgate and plug the lever back in. It's disappointing, particularly given how well the function was integrated into the Porsche. It's a minor niggle, having to choose between 'race mode' and 'display mode', but a niggle nevertheless.
The ability for a flying start isn't the Mustang's only trick, though – a flash on the corner of the box tells us that it also has an augmented reality experience. Unfortunately the app hasn't been made available yet, so we can't tell you what that will bring to the party, and the instruction booklet isn't giving much away. As soon as we've had a chance to check it out, we'll report back.
— Characters —
Nope. Nothing to see here.
— Price —
The problem is that buyers will look at 42138 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, look at the asking price of £44.99 and probably think to themselves that there is better value to be found elsewhere. Technic fans won't want to spend that much on a set with very little traditional Technic functionality. Meanwhile, newcomers to the theme may well compare the Mustang with something like 42118 Monster Jam Grave Digger and realise that they can get 90% of the fun for 40% of the money. Chances are you'll be able to find this at a reduced price before too long, but at full price this is likely to be for Technic completists and Muscle Car fans only.
— Pictures —
— Summary —
42138 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 and its sister set 42137 Formula E Porsche 99X Electric are seemingly designed to appeal to younger Technic fans, or to entice builders who may not have been bitten by the Technic bug yet.
It's a fairly simple build, has built in battery-free fun with those pull-back motors and, when the racing's over, looks good enough to display. It might not be as pretty as some of the Creator vehicles, but you can't send them charging across the floor. These two will probably be the first of many of this type of build.
This product was provided for review by the LEGO Group.
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— FAQs —
How long does it take to build LEGO Technic 42138 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500?
It takes around two hours to build the Mustang – quicker if you're not too worried about stickers going on straight!
How many pieces are in LEGO Technic 42138 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500?
There are 543 pieces included in the set, as well as a sticker sheet with 30 stickers on it.
How big is LEGO Technic 42138 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500?
It measures 27cm long and 12cm wide, and just over 8cm tall.
How much does LEGO Technic 42138 Ford Mustang GT500 cost?
LEGO Technic 42138 Ford Mustang GT500 comes in at £44.99 in the UK, $49.99 in the US and from €49.99 in Europe, and launches on January 1, 2022.
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3 thoughts on "LEGO Technic 42138 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 review"
Asher James Dela Cruz
Im trying to fix the lever pull back thing but every time i fix it and press the lever it keeps breaking
Shelby and Porsche actually 49.99 not 44.99
Carroll Shelby
The front looks terrible, not even close to the car. Looks like a Audi face. Also ratchet system is crap based on Sariel's video. Quite a poor showing for the car.


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package ironlionchefs.modjam.items.essence.ingot;

import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.IconRegister;
import net.minecraft.item.Item;
import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;

public class ItemEssenceHighIngot extends Item
{

	public ItemEssenceHighIngot(int par1)
	{
		super(par1);
	}

	public boolean hasEffect(ItemStack s)
	{
		return true;
	}

	@SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
	public void registerIcons(IconRegister register)
	{
		this.itemIcon = register.registerIcon("ModJam:HighEssenceIngot");
		this.setUnlocalizedName("Tier 3 Essence Ingot");
	}
}


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Q: Saved png image lose transparency when inserted in Catia V5 CATDrawing I have a problem with transparency in the .png image when inserting to Catia V5 CATDrawing document. Something changes in the image after saving with System.Drawing.Image.Save(). If a newly saved image is opened with Paint.NET image is transparent and everything seems fine, but when inserted in CATDrawing image has no transparency. I can't find out what is changed in the image to cause this loss of transparency.
I'm rotating image that's why I need to save it. This is the code I'm using to rotate and save images.
    Bitmap image1 = (Bitmap)Image.FromFile(sImagePath1, true);
    image1.RotateFlip(RotateFlipType.Rotate90FlipNone);
    image1.MakeTransparent();
    image1.Save(sImagePath2, ImageFormat.Png);

I have also tried and failed with NuGet package Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU
    using (MagickImage mimg = new(sImagePath1))
    {
        mimg.Rotate(90);
        mimg.Write(sImagePath2);
    }

and with save as stream
    Bitmap image1 = (Bitmap)Image.FromFile(sImagePath1, true);
    image1.RotateFlip(RotateFlipType.Rotate90FlipNone);
    using (FileStream outputFileStream = new(sImagePath2, FileMode.Create))
    {
        var stream = new MemoryStream();
        image1.Save(stream, ImageFormat.Png);
        stream.Position = 0;
        stream.CopyTo(outputFileStream);
    }

Question: is there any other solution to rotate and save images via C# code?

A: Hi I'm afraid that Catia V5 can't import png with transparency. Try it yourself if manually putting the image into drawing keeps transparency. I Tried it but in my case it doesn't work.
In Catia you can rotate the picture manually but not trough api.
You can try vector image instead of bitmap, but this is just my guess.

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the newbury street company that i saw on wednesday had an additional small project that they floated my way. after spending 30 minutes to ramp up to understand the kind of work involved, i realized the files they sent me were already done. i wrote them e-mail confirming this surprising piece of information, and got a reply back essentially saying "woops! sorry, never mind." so let me ask you this: in the 30 minutes it took me to decipher their demands, did that count as work?
by 2pm i was ready for my end-of-the-week run. i called julie since we made tentative plans to go together. we decided it'd be more fun to bike than to run, so i got my bicycle out of the basement and went over to julie's place. when i got there, she was still dressed in her work clothes, still fielding phone calls and e-mails and instant messages. she showed me her new driver's license photo, which i believe was a savvy tactic to remind me that her brithday was this sunday (i already knew). i hope she doesn't kill me when i say this isn't just any birthday, but rather the big 3-0, one of those milestone ages that people are so fixated on. after finally finishing off her residual work, julie went downstairs to get changed. before we left, she proudly showed me her balcony garden, lush tomatoes (with those heirloom variety that keep on cracking), basil, and jalapeño peppers.
we biked down to the charles river, me showing julie a route she's never been on (my usual running route). we went underneath the eliot bridge (flooded with water, hope it's not sewage), then followed the charles river to the arsenal mall then to watertown center, where we rode the charles river reservation to the very end.
julie kept the lead most of the time, i followed, keeping an eye on her water bottle held dubiously from the metal rack on the back of her bike. conversation included more analysis of queer eye, things to see at blue hill, whether greenough drive is a haven for illicit pick-ups, where about on your body can poison ivy strike, and her crazy landlord. the bike trail along the watertown section of the charles river included an impressive waterfall and numerous boardwalked paths and observation platforms. we saw the coolest office space along the charles river for an architectural firm called sasaki, each of us fantasizing about working there. once we reached the end of the path, we turned back around and returned to watertown center.
feeling hungry (despite the fact that i had a dinner party to go to when i returned home), julie and i searched for a place to eat in watertown center. after she got some money, we went to this little sub shop across the street from the fire station. the guy working behind the counter could've been a male model, julie confirmed this after we left the place and told me, "that guy was hot!" i ordered a steak and cheese combo, julie had some sort of barbecue chicken sandwich.
we returned home talking more about queer eye, like who's the hottest guy out of the fab five, and whether or not they can help women as well as men (i say no, the show would lose the straight male-gay male tension, maybe girls can have a fab five composed of lesbians, but who would watch that?). going back under the eliot bridge once we approached harvard square, julie forgot about the flood beneath the bridge and splattered dirty water all over the back of her t-shirt. we stopped off at a water fountain so julie could wash off the mud. i suggested that she should soak her entire t-shirt and give the people commuting home something to see. riding some more, julie said something about how she knows she's getting old because she's getting house envy everytime she passes a beautiful house, especially in cambridge, where beautiful houses are everywhere. we made it back to my place, where i bumped into my next door neighbor renee. even though it's been more than a year, i introduced myself to her for the very first time. little did i realize she was quite talkative, and for the next 15 minutes julie and i were trapped in the conversation, neither of us rude enough to break it off. after it was over though, julie biked back to her place (where she might potentially crash an indian wedding later tonight), while i stashed away my two-wheeler and hopped into my father's car, which i didn't realize was already parked outside my house. we picked up my mother and sister at the cafe and drove to lincoln, where we were having dinner with some old family friends.
the lee family used to live in belmont but moved to lincoln within the last decade. i haven't seen them in just as long a time. it was just a nice evening of two families reuniting, my parents my sister and myself, along with the lee's and their two sons (20 and 25 years old). we stayed late, close to midnight, before leaving, which would mean a late night for me as i try to finish my weblog entry.
bruce dropped by with his junior jar, eager to share with me the near final stage of metamorphosis, junior's chrysalis now almost completely transparent, the full grown adult monarch butterfly tightly encased in that chitinous shell, the unmistakable characteristic orange-black patterns of the wings clearly visible now. i took two rounds of photo that we reviewed on the television after i finished taking them. after bruce left, i checked up on the progress of my own monarch progeny, which looked to be in a state of molting (motionless, rigid), which bruce informed me the caterpillar will eat its own shell after it's done shedding.


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Vampire Knight (Merry Days of Anime 2021)
December 14, 2021 ~ Kapodaco
Sometimes you just want to watch trash. I get it. You look through my anime-viewing archives and you'll see many titles that would make you think, "Why would he watch this thing?" Opportunities for delectable cuisine of hilariously bad anime are kind of hard to come by. When the mood strikes, I answer it. Why deny it anymore? Which is why I have now consumed seven episodes of Vampire Knight before dropping it outright. Happy holidays!
(Just going to provide a small disclaimer in case it was not clear before: This post will only cover the first seven episodes of the original Vampire Knight series. I did not watch its second season, Guilty, nor do I intend to.)
Y'all Know What This Is, Right?
Before I go overboard and make sweeping generalizations, Vampire Knight isn't as much of a "Twilight but anime" as it is a "Twilight but almost entirely different (and anime)." Similarities are very obvious (female lead choosing between two men; vampires; really edgy), although it's a little surprising how different in tone and circumstances the two properties are.
Also worth noting is that the original Twilight novel was released in 2005. The original Vampire Knight manga started publishing in 2004. While it may be a stretch to say that Vampire Knight inspired Twilight, it wouldn't be a total stretch to say that Twilight eventually inspired the course of Vampire Knight's plotline, given the ongoing nature of manga series. For full disclosure, I am just typing aloofly and not researching at all. It's entirely possible (and plausible) that they just happened to strike at the same time.
It's plausible!
As for my input on Vampire Knight before viewing it… much like the obvious comparison, it seemed like tweenage trash. One of those series where you come across girls who liked it "as teenagers" who fully acknowledge how "cringey" it comes across now. AKA Tumblr shit. T'was absolutely perfect for the blatant "trash pick" this December. Or was it?
Actual Review
As a near-thirty straight male, I am clearly not the target demographic for this series. Nevertheless, I do try to give things an objective shot no matter the circumstances… okay, almost. If it's literal trash, I don't give it any standards. This, though, is at least a competent enough series with a notable fanbase and budget. Maybe the reputation it has is exaggerated.
It's Actually Not (That) Bad
Viewing the first episode, then the second episode… I was actually… enjoying it? Okay, maybe it's a stretch to say "enjoying," but it was nowhere near the level of inadequacy I was expecting. Part of this was the misconception I had when going into this—that it would be an incredibly edgy series about a lot of stupid inner monologues and romantic tension and borderline abuse.
Primed and ready for abusing.
What the opening scene did was confirm this greatly. A shot of the wilderness entrenched in snow, with a voiceover yammering on about "What is snow?" and "What color is blood?" or whatever the hell it was saying. Pseudo-deep MySpace-profile stuff. After that, though, it transitioned to a school life setting with a lot of silly energy. Silly? Is this series trying to be… funny? Wait, hold on. I thought this would be super broody and dark the entire time!
It reminded me more of a vampire-themed romcom involving a spirited female lead. True enough, this is listed as Shoujo, thus a lot of the stereotypes are present here, down to art style and the emphasis on the female perspective. The atmosphere it was going for was a lot more agreeable: a silly school vibe with only a touch of interpersonal drama between vampires and humans. It had, dare I say, balance!
Lessons for a thorny cynic.
Even the focus on a particular character—Zero—was commendable enough. Rescued as a kid and adopted into the female lead's family, his hatred for vampires is a consistent source of tension between his relationship with the members of the "Night School" and the female lead. Blunt as it comes across, it's at least understandable with all he's been through. He ends up being an all right character, one I even didn't mind upon dropping the series.
Let me push that further—there was no character I disliked by the end of episode seven. Not a one! Some are better developed than others, only none came across as annoying or stupid by my standards. Each served their purpose as intended and the more major ones each felt as though they had proper motivation. In terms of purpose, I don't believe there's a lot of "wasted potential."
I don't know who these people are.
This continued for some time until the very end of episode three, where everything came unto itself and spiraled into what I initially expected of it. Secret backgrounds were unraveling, sinister situations came to light, and opportunities for giant exposition dumps only grew. It was a delayed reaction: I knew what was coming; it just didn't hit immediately.
But It's Also Kind of Bad
Long ago, I attempted to explain something particular of "old anime" that I really didn't like aesthetically. I would link to it, but I don't remember when (or what) it was. Vampire Knight has this particular quality, except I think I now know how to refer to it: bad animation.
S-Tier character animation.
Not a lot of characters, settings, and general aesthetic impressions really pop with this series. Only rarely—mostly when it comes to supernatural vampire shenanigans, a la eyes glowing red or they use some sort of power—does it provide even a glimmer of effort. For large portions of a given episode, animation is abhorrently obvious in its choppiness and lack of actual animation. Shortcuts are taken through slow camera zooms and close-up shots of characters' faces. After a December that also showcased Dragon Maid S2, this was even more apparent.
This can be excused to a degree with silly moments, where animators take the opportunity to liven things up with exaggerated panels and movements. During serious scenes, it makes it funny for the wrong reasons. I distinctly recall two moments where one scene didn't even line up logically with the next. A character in one position in one frame, then completely different in the next. The female lead at one point just jumps off a balcony onto the ground with no effort. Quite funny.
Dude just really likes chocolate.
While characters got off all right all things considering, the words that escaped their mouths proved disastrous. Particularly with episode four onwards, exposition and, well, "Tumblr shit" skyrocketed to absurd levels. The entire seventh episode was unbearably blatant—a literal flashback episode to fill in all the supplementary details of the main characters' pasts. Information crammed down the proverbial throats of the viewer, with actual content of the episode consisting of female lead lying down on a couch and being angsty while the two boys exchanged some words. Riveting.
And yes, the edginess factor increased quite dramatically, as well. Characters baring their fangs at one another and ruminating on a bunch of emotional garbage that was never relevant when the series began (for some). Even the visuals added a certain darkened flair that made it all the grosser. The kind of garbage I precisely picked the series for, only to get tired of it after three minutes. Such are my moods.
This is how I greet everybody.
Through seven episodes, it's not as trashy as I would've expected it to be. Vampire Knight has an uncanny beginning and perhaps surprisingly competent character development. What ends up dooming it is the combination of shoddy animation, eventually ruinous exposition dumps, and a lingering ineptitude of reasonable moodiness that one cannot differentiate from basic fanfiction.
To its credit, though, it is better than Twilight.
The rating for this title and all others can be found on MyAnimeList.
For more anime reviews, check out the associated archive.
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It is located in Findlay and Moon townships of Allegheny County, about 20 miles (30 km) west of downtown Pittsburgh.


With Good Friday fast approaching, I'd like to share with you one of my favourite and speedy fish recipes.
Some people find cooking fish daunting, so here's a simple and delicious recipe to try from our Anti-inflammatory eating cookbook.
Let me know what you think. Hopefully some healthy, anti-inflammatory eating on Friday will off-set the chocolate consumption on Sunday.


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4) Edmund K Burke, a computer scientist.
5) Edmund H. Burke wrote A History of Archery and Camping Handbook.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman calls for Palestinian citizens deemed disloyal to "have their heads chopped off with an axe"
"Those who are with us deserve everything, but those who are against us deserve to have their heads chopped off with an axe."
These words were spoken by Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman two weeks ago in the run-up to Israel's elections. He was speaking about the country's indigenous Palestinian minority, a group which faces discrimination in just about every sector of society. Lieberman has a history of openly advocating that they be forcibly relocated to the West Bank and Gaza to join other Palestinian refugees, and he's called for the execution of anyone supporting Hamas. It's interesting to note that Lieberman is in no way native to the region he calls home. He immigrated to historic Palestine from Russia in 1978, yet he calls for the removal of people whose roots go back hundreds if not thousands of years.
Lieberman's latest call for the beheading of Palestinians in Israel (aka "Israeli Arabs") who do not show sufficient loyalty to the state should be read as an act of incitement to violence. Numerous threats have been made on the lives of Arabs living in Israel, as evidenced by a photograph purportedly showing an Israeli pretending to behead the sole female Palestinian representative in the Israeli Knesset, Haneen Zoabi:
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman recently called for the beheading of Palestinian residents of Israel who do not show loyalty to the state, inciting the person pictured here to stage a mock-execution of Knesset member Haneen Zoabi.
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Obama could stop all this bullshit by ending military aid to Israel. With enough public pressure over stories like this, there's still hope he will man up and do what he should have done in 2009.
I'm not holding my breath. Remember how the Congress passed an extra spending bill for military aid to Israel at the very moment the slaughter was happening in Gaza last summer? These so-called "representatives" could care less about anything other than their own careers. The only cure is an informed citizenry. I know that sounds like an impossibility in this country, but I still hold out hope.


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ESA extends missions studying Mars, Venus and Earth's magnetosphere
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ESA /	Science & Exploration /	Space Science /	Mars Express
ESA's Science Programme Committee has extended the operations of ESA's Mars Express, Venus Express and Cluster missions until 31 December 2009.
The decision to extend the three successful missions was taken on 4 February this year.
Mars Express — global view of the Red Planet
Mars Express, launched in June 2003, has been orbiting the Red Planet since the end of 2003, and has produced a treasure of discoveries.
The first European mission to Mars, it has taken breathtaking, high-resolution images of the surface in 3D and in colour. The spacecraft carries the first radar instrument ever flown to Mars which has returned pioneering sub-surface sounding measurements that show underground water-ice deposits.
Mars Express has provided the first sub-surface sounding measurements thanks to the first radar instrument ever flown to Mars, and discovered underground water-ice deposits.
It has beamed back mineralogical evidence for the presence of liquid water throughout martian history and studied the density of the Martian crust in detail. It was also the first spacecraft to detect methane in the planet's atmosphere from orbit.
The spacecraft pioneered the detection of aurorae at mid latitudes, provided estimates on the rate at which Mars' atmosphere escapes into space, and studied the Martian moon Phobos at close quarters.
The mission has been extended twice in the past, the second extension lasting until May 2009. This third extension will make it possible to continue with the mission's extensive study of the Red Planet which includes, amongst others: the study of its subsurface, the observation of the upper atmospheric layers under varying solar conditions, observation of methane in the atmosphere, and high resolution mapping of its surface.
Venus Express — lifting the veil on Venus
Artist's impression of Venus Express
Venus Express was launched in November 2005 and reached Venus in April 2006, initiating the most comprehensive investigation of Earth's sister planet to date. Its mission was extended once to last until May 2009.
Since it reached Venus in April 2006, Venus Express has been mapping Venus's noxious and thick atmosphere globally and in 3D for the first time. With the data, scientists have put together extensive meteorological maps of Venus, providing measurements of wind fields and temperatures and the chemical composition of the atmosphere.
The spacecraft has revealed astonishing details of the planet's dynamic cloud system, including its striking double-eyed atmospheric vortex that dominates the south pole.
Venus Express has also detected water molecules escaping into space, found concrete evidence for lightning in the venusian atmosphere, and provided infrared glimpses of the hot surface.
The new extension will provide, among other objectives, an improved understanding of how Venus' climate works, and scientists will continue the search for suspected active volcanism on the surface.
Cluster — the Sun-Earth connection in focus
Cluster II
The Cluster constellation was launched in summer 2000 and started operating in early 2001. Since then, this four-satellite mission is performing the first and best ever stereo investigation of the Earth's magnetosphere — the magnetic bubble surrounding our planet.
Thanks to Cluster, scientists have reached an unprecedented understanding of the way solar activity affects the near-Earth environment.
Cluster has provided the first 3D observation of magnetic reconnection in space — a phenomenon that reconfigures the magnetic field and releases high amounts of energy.
Cluster pioneered measurements of electric currents in space, revealed the nature of black aurorae, and discovered that plasma — a gas of charged particles surrounding Earth — makes 'waves'.
The Cluster mission has been extended twice in the past, up to June 2009. The new extension will make it possible to study the auroral regions above Earth's poles and widen the investigations of the magnetosphere — its inner region in particular.
Fabio Favata, ESA - Head of Science Planning and Community Coordination office
Fabio.Favata @ esa.int
Mars Express
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Q: Como agregarle un indicador al datagridview que tal quisiera agregar en mi campo de Peso que les muestro a continuacion

Una palabra, es decir para los valores que esten en ZERO "0" que en el gridview se visualize como NA y si tiene un valor diferente a ZERO, que conserve el valor. no se si me explico. no tengo codigo de pormedio, para presentarlo el valor es de tipo decimal.
Espero su ayuda. gracias

A: Sin saber de como recuperas tus datos o como los almacenas en el datagridView, lo que se me ocurre es que creas un metodo que recorra todas las filas que tengas y compares el valor de tu columna Peso, si este es igual a 0 lo reemplazas a "NA".
Algo así seria:
public void remplazaCero()
{
    foreach (DataGridViewRow dRow in DataGridView1.Rows)
    {
        if (dRow.Cells.Item(2).Value == 0)
            dRow.Cells.Item(2).Value = "NA";
    }
}

2 es el index de la columna que vas a comparar (empieza a contar desde 0)
Finalmente mandas llamar tu método en donde cargas tu DatagridView, deberia funcionar.


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Grand Prix Meksyku Formuły 1 – wyścig Formuły 1 organizowany nieregularnie. Po raz pierwszy odbył się w 1963 roku. Tor jest położony na przedmieściach miasta Meksyk i miał trzy wersje. Na pierwszej z nich rozgrywano zawody w latach 1963-1970, a liczyła ona 5 kilometrów. Druga wersja miała 4,421 km (rozgrywano na niej zawody w sezonach 1986-1992), natomiast trzecia ma długość 4,305 km i jest wykorzystywana od 2015 roku.

Zwycięzcy Grand Prix Meksyku

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!align=center|1971–1985
| colspan=4 | nie rozegrano

|- bgcolor="C0C0C0"
!align=center |1993–2014
| colspan=4 | nie rozegrano

|- bgcolor="C0C0C0"
!align=center |2020
| colspan=4 | nie rozegrano

Liczba zwycięstw (kierowcy):
 4 – Max Verstappen
 2 – Jim Clark, Lewis Hamilton,  Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost
 1 – Gerhard Berger, Richie Ginther, Dan Gurney, Graham Hill, Denny Hulme, Jacky Ickx, Riccardo Patrese, Nico Rosberg, Ayrton Senna, John Surtees

Liczba zwycięstw (producenci podwozi):
 4 – Red Bull
 3 – Lotus, McLaren, Williams, Mercedes
 2 – Ferrari
 1 – Benetton, Brabham, Cooper, Honda

Liczba zwycięstw (producenci silników):
 5 – Honda
 3 – Ford, Mercedes
 2 – Climax, Ferrari, Renault, TAG Heuer
 1 – BMW, Maserati, RBPT

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Grand Prix Meksyku Formuły 1


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With increasing uncertainty in the markets since last Thursday's Brexit referendum, the need for businesses to be lean and embrace SaaS and cloud software to drive efficiency is more critical than ever.
Much has been written over the last few days about how Britain's exit from the EU will effect tech businesses and startups in London and the wider UK. Clearly there is much uncertainty, with people already questioning the future of London as a global tech hub after years of encouraging growth, also whether jobs in the sector will be moving abroad, with Berlin being cited as the leading benefactor, and even the possible wave of remote outsourcing which has already posed a challenge to tech careers in the UK.
Challenging times indeed. With mounting pressure on budgets because of Brexit, operational costs and efficiencies will undoubtedly be reviewed across the company. Businesses, and in particular SMEs, will be forced to have a renewed focus on operating as lean and efficiently as possible.
The adoption of SaaS for SMEs can help to drive efficiencies in cost and operation in the face of Brexit uncertainty. Here are five key benefits for businesses.
Being able to scale up and down to match a shifting market is critical for businesses in times of market fluctuation. Research conducted by Gartner shows that businesses investing in cloud software experience greater cost flexibility meaning they can be more efficient with budgetary commitments, enabling increased runway at time of need.
In fluctuating markets and times of economic uncertainty, businesses need to be agile, and able to sense change and respond efficiently and effectively. A core benefit to the implementation of SaaS is dramatic improvements in agility and flexibility to change that decoupling an operation from on-premise solutions offers.
In the past the deployment of technologies within a business was solely reliant on the IT department. This often meant arduous processes through procurement, selection and negotiations to navigate to make systems change happen. With SaaS, businesses are easily able to adopt new systems, even without the involvement of the IT department, delivering huge operational time savings in the process.
What could be seen as the primary benefit of shifting from on-premise solutions to cloud technology is the apparent significant saving in terms of initial cost outlay. For SMEs at time of launch, getting operational and working systems rapidly is vital and often one of the greatest expenses to manage for a fledgling business. Most SaaS solutions offer SMEs the ability to trial and test their systems and with no initial adoption investment required, and a recent survey showed that even on enterprise levels where individual licences are usually greater, savings can be as much as 15% YoY.
With changing priorities for business headquarters based on currencies and political climates, the ability to work from anywhere is a huge advantage for cloud SaaS adopters. SME businesses who are able to leverage the global talent pool without border limitations can gain huge advantages over their competitors and ride challenges associated with locally hosted software.
With clear benefits available for SMEs through cloud adoption, SaaS vendors should now be looking outwards to see how their products are being marketed to nervous businesses intent on streamlining their costs and operations post Brexit, keen to leverage the benefits presented by cloud software.
Vendors also need to look at maximizing the opportunity that exists to better integrate with other SaaS solutions to create efficient tech stacks which continue to support startups and develop global ecosystems of collaboration.
Finally, examining how their product marketing maximizes their strengths in all the above areas can strengthen their own position in an increasingly competitive marketplace and reassure SME businesses that despite the challenges of Brexit it can still be business as usual.
Over coming months and years, the innovators at the heart of the UK tech industry will have to leverage their keenest minds to ensure they continue to find creative ways to drive growth and build new businesses in the face of difficult times.


What is the difference between FTTN and FTTP in the NBN Rollout?
The terms FTTN and FTTP are the main two types of connections involved with the NBN rollout.
The NBN Rollout can be quite confusing for the everyday person. Most people simply want a solid and reliable broadband connection at an affordable price. The terms FTTN and FTTP are the main two types of connections involved with the NBN rollout. Many will be aware of the changes to this infrastructure which happened during the recent political discourse and changing of governments back in 2013. This dramatically changed the emphasis of the rollout from FTTP to FTTN.
Fibre to the node (FTTN) is the next step up from ADSL2+ broadband, which currently is the most commonly used broadband connection in Australia. An FTTN NBN connection is when fibre optic cabling will be connected from the carrier to the node (telecommunication mini exchanges). From the node, homes will then still be connected via the old copper wiring that was initially installed to run our home phone systems. Many consider this technology to be out of date and analysts have reported that in years to come, this will also need to be replaced, adding a further cost to Australia's NBN rollout.
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) is the next step up from FTTN, which was the original plan for the NBN rollout. Where FTTP differentiates itself from FTTN, is that the fibre optic cable will run directly from the carrier to the premises. Totally cutting out the reliance on the inefficient and unreliable copper wire technology which was never intended to be used for data. FTTP is considered to be a much more advanced and efficient technology infrastructure, not just for now but especially when considering the future consumer and business needs. As our society continues to grow with its integration with the digital technology we have continued reliance on digital data transfer to grow with it.
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The Glenlivet Distillery Gift Shop
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Open mid March to mid November
Visit the Gift Shop at The Glenlivet Distillery for a wide range of whiskies. We also stock a variety of gifts including clothing, books, and a range of confectionery (including chocolates and fudge) that contain our famous whisky.
At the Visitor Centre we also have an excellent Coffee Shop and a free exhibition.
Daily 9.30am to 6pm (last tour 4.30pm)
The following tours are available at this award-winning visitor centre:
The Glenlivet Classic Tour - This classic tour offers you a sensory introduction to the whole, finely-crafted process of whisky-making in our modern distillery. You'll see the racked casks of slowly maturing malts in a traditional bonded warehouse and then an invitation to toast George Smith, with a dram of The Glenlivet, on the very land he once farmed nearly two hundred years ago.
Cost: £10 per person
Daily tours from 10am and every half hour, and last tour at 4.30pm
Duration: 1 1/4 hours (pre-booking advised)
Maximum group size: 16
Open to visitors age 18 and over
Audio guides available in French, German, Italian and Spanish subject to availability
Definitive Spirit Tour and Tasting - £65 per person
This fascinating experience lasts around 2.5 hours, and includes a full distillery tour with a dram from a cask in one of our warehouses. In our tasting room, guests will enjoy an exploration of the spirit cuts, followed by a selection of The Glenlivet whiskies from our range, enabling them to comprehend the complex marriage of the spirit and the wood in creating the definitive whisky. These tours are held on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 14:00. Other times may be available by arrangement.
Drams of Distinction Tasting - £40 per person
This is a truly special tasting experience of samples of rare whiskies paired with a delicious culinary bite chosen to highlight the exquisite flavours of the whisky. This tasting lasts a maximum of 1 hour and takes place on Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00 and 15:00 and at 11:00 on Saturday. Other times may be available by arrangement.
http://www.theglenlivet.com
The Glenlivet Distillery Visitor Centre
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