Believe it or not, a full report based on one bike! Woo hoo. Good to get away from bike to bike comparisons.
When I first bought the R1150R, I had some cams Lennie at Boxer Performance had supplied for testing in the R1100S. In the S they were nice, but just not really different enough from std to be saleable. This would, I thought, make them ideal for the 1150R.
So, when Duane had done the eprom development for the 1150R with the Staintune exhaust, I went down and pulled the std cams, replacing them with the Boxer Performance ones. I also fitted the shorter, larger diameter air box to throttle body tubes from the RS/RT. These are about half the length of the R/GS tubes, and quite a bit bigger in diameter. We left the rest as it was, and Duane mapped the combo.
The result turned out to be not quite what I was expecting. Initially, this was because I was comparing it to another bike with pipe and std cams (Harold's GS Adv) and next to that one it looked pretty lame. In the 1100S, these cams lost a touch through the mid range and gained a couple at the top end. So I figured in the bigger 1150 motor they'd work pretty well. The valve sizes are all the same, as are the ports and throttle bodies. I was hoping for mid – high 90's power wise, but the lower compression of the R/GS engine would knock this back a touch. So low – mid 90 became the realistically hoped for target. Duane was a bit sceptical when I told him I was expecting 10 more (I knew a std cam with pipe bike would make 84 ish), but when he went for a ride after the cams went in, he was pretty impressed with the increased top end.
When he bought the bike back, I took it to the dyno with Harold and his GS Adv for some runs. We ran the GS first and then put mine up. The 10 hp at the top end we got, but the comparison to Harold's GS (std cams, Leo Vinci exhaust) put a bit of a dampener on things. So I'll show you the chart first. Red is the R with the BP cams, green is H's GS. Power first, then torque.
At that point, I was pretty let down. But, I continued through the process with my bike, eventually returning it to std after running it on the dyno through each configuration. So, I'll start at the start, so to speak. Although in this case, it was the end, as I started at the final ("hottest") configuration. When I finally got to test mine in the same trim (std cams with pipe and chip) as Harold's I was somewhat less depressed. I had this report already written before I got to test my bike with std cams, so had to pretty much re-write it afterward due to the results. It's a habit – I actually have the "851 with 944 engine" report already written, even though that engine is just a collection of bits and ideas. Some of which will change. Helps me think things through and clarify (ie, change) my ideas. The next graph compares my R with Harold's GS in the same state of tune, just because it's the easiest place in the story to put it. But, I suggest moving onto the following graph before making too many judgments based this one. The differences between the two bikes are the exhaust brands (Leo Vinci and Staintune) and the kilometres. Mine had 3,800 on the clock, Harold's over 17,000 when these runs were made.
Anyway, back to the start with my R1150R. In the previous report there is a graph of some std 1150R and GS runs comparing them. To that graph I'll add my bike to show how it compares to the others. In a word, not too well - at 5,500 RPM it's 6 hp down on the best. But that's how it is, so, while it's good to know, it's ultimately irrelevant. And it puts my mind at ease a little re comparisons with other bikes. The red, green and blue curves are from the previous report, where I made the comment that the red curve was a little lacking. Well, my bike is the yellow curve! So the question is, how good was Harold's GS std? Dunno, wherein lies the problem with the previous graph.
Moving on, the next logical step is to add an exhaust – in this case the Staintune full system, which is a collector box and muffler. Fitted with an eprom to suit (Ultimap UM872) to an otherwise std bike, the system gives a nice increase through the RPM range. Similar curve shape, just more of it. Although the Staintune, as compared to the Leo Vinci on Harold's bike, does have a little kick in the curve from 7,000 to 8,000 RPM (see the graph above). Probably due to the differing collector designs, and something not many owners will really worry about I'd expect. The graphs below show all std in green, Staintune system and UM872 eprom in red. Power first, then torque and air/fuel.
Lots of posts on forum sites I've seen have guys with R or GS saying the only advantage you get with a pipe is more noise. I really don't understand that riders can't feel this sort of increase, but it depends how you use it I guess. The bike is certainly pretty punchy in all std trim, but adding the pipe and eprom really bring it on.
Next I did what many owners do – play with the air duct lengths. By air ducts I mean the ones between the airbox and throttle bodies. This is a fairly common mod, and can be quite comical. There are two std types of duct. The RS/RT ones – with diameter tapering from 51mm up to about 57mm, and about 120mm long. The GS/R ducts are about 48mm diameter all along their 250mm odd length, and are actually two separable pieces. Very different. Guys with RS/RT fit the GS/R ducts to get more midrange. Guys with GS/R fit the RS/RT ducts or shorten their std ones for more top end. But the testing I did really bore out something – the std 1150R/GS cams work very well with the long ducts in the state of tune they're designed for.
There are two things you can do with the std long ducts.
1. Separate the two pieces (preferably using a screwdriver as leverage while trying to pull them apart, eventually managing to stab yourself in that nice fleshy part of your palm where the thumb activating muscle is, just like you knew you would). Probably best done getting someone else to pull on the other end – they are a very tight "molded tang in hole" type fit. This leaves a step at the entry end.
2. Cut the tubes in half at about the join, then round the end off for good air entry.
You'd think option two, with the nice rounded entry bit, would work the best power wise, but I found otherwise when I was doing the testing with the hot cams fitted (I'll show you that graph later). Save yourself the work and just pull them apart is my advice.
So, to the next graphs. To the previous graph we'll add a blue line, being cut down air ducts with rounded air entry end. As you can see, shortening the ducts really drops the midrange, although it does stop the top end drop off, effectively extending the power band of the engine right up to the rev limiter. On the road, I noticed the top end gain more than the midrange loss, but that could be just the way I'd changed my style to suit the bike (remember, I started with hot cams, then went back to std). But it does show that the long ducts are an important part of the std engine tune. Personally, I don't understand why they didn't use this engine in the RT, but that's life. It really is a punchy engine, one that excels in corner to corner acceleration. So even if you do stuff up your corner entry, there's still plenty of grunt to help you get away with it.
Power first, then torque and air/fuel. You can see the air/fuel trace is richer in the midrange for the blue curve compared to the red (same UM872 eprom), simply due to less air being trapped in the cylinder, while it leans out at the top end when it starts making more power. As you'd expect.
So, a little less punchy in the middle, but better at the top end. At the drag strip (something I've just starting doing for a different kind of fun), the difference is mainly in terminal speed (MPH). What you lose in first gear launch and acceleration (60 foot time) you gain as once over 6,500 RPM in first you have a flat power curve to use in the higher gears – you don't go below 6,500 RPM again. I picked up 4 or 5 mph through the traps, while running the same elapsed time – around 12.3 seconds. Funny how drag racing works sometimes.
The next step up (where I started) is some hotter cams. As I said, I had run these cams from Boxer Performance in my R1100S, and figured they'd work well in the R. Although the starting points are somewhat different – the R/GS run different cams to the RS/RT/S that give more midrange – so I had more to lose there, as it turned out.
The combination Duane mapped was BP cams, Staintune system and RS/RT air ducts. We had to settle on one, and that was the best "overall power" combo as far as I could tell. This was what gave the initial mid range loss result compared to H's GS Adv, but once I'd compared the result to my R as std it wasn't so bad. To the previous graphs for my R I'll now add the "BP cam and RS/RT duct" curve in yellow. Again, power first, then torque. With 4 curves it's a bit messy showing air/fuel as well, and that's just another variation on the same theme anyway.
While still being quite a bit down in the midrange, it's not as bad as I originally thought. And compared to the "std with short ducts" curve, it's better above 5,300 and not much worse below that. So when I went back to std cams initially I didn't notice much midrange improvement as I was running the short ducts. I was quite disappointed with that I must say. Although there was certainly a noticeable top end difference – as you'd expect with 9 less hp. Which left me in a somewhat "huh?" kind of mood.
With the hotter cams, it's very much an S type of engine. Fairly flat torque curve with power all the way to the rev limiter. In fact, this curve is very similar to my S when it was running the Staintune exhaust and std inlet duct. The cams totally change the character of the engine, and it's an engine configuration I quite like. Another comment Harold made while riding it was that is less "abrupt" than his GS, and I'd have to agree with that. It's a bit like the R850R. We had one as a demo/service loan bike, and an R1100RS owner took it while we were working on his bike. I mentioned to him that it was a great bike to ride, with a really nice character about the engine and a noticeable upper RPM rush to make it feel like fun. Also less instant go in the midrange making it easier to ride around than the 1150R. When he returned the 850 he agreed with my opinion. He was quite surprised to be doing so I think, but sometimes that happens.
Having ridden H's GS after I've spent a couple of weeks on mine I think I prefer my R's engine with the BP cams. Getting away from a standing start may not be quite as quick as a bike with the std cams and pipe (especially at the street drags when they're running a pro tree and I'm riding). But once it's revving, the BP cam bike just goes. For me, it just feels much better to use, compared to the std cam bike. It won't lift the front without prompting, but it will do a nice first-into-second wheelie without much effort once it's up. Especially across a local 6-way junction I've found, where there is obviously just enough crown in the roads to push the front way up as I accelerate across them from the lights. And you get that very cool kind of floating, holding the wheel up with full acceleration wheelie. Whereas with std cams the front comes up much faster and needs to be caught and balanced and into second before the power falls off and the front comes crashing down. Maybe I'm talking up wheelies to the wrong crowd here, but I use the bike for all sorts of riding. Acting like a dickhead being a valid "sort".
Although H also mentioned that, without that fat midrange his Adventure has, he'd be hard pressed keeping ahead of a riding buddies' Aprillia RSV-R in the twisties. Unless he changed how he rode it and revved it more anyway.
So, with these results, the next step was to launch a search for the lost midrange. I got to thinking about what could be contributing to the midrange loss that I could change. Most obvious were the air box ducts, so I fitted the std R/GS ducts. The bike felt a bit more responsive in the midrange, but certainly lost some of its top end drive. So I pulled the long ducts (which are two pieces clipped together) and ran the front half. This is about the some length as the RS/RT duct, but smaller in diameter. This helped the top end without really affecting the midrange it seemed, but it wasn't too definite either way. I then reassembled the long ducts and cut the ends off at the short length and made a nice chamfer for the air to flow in (as previously mentioned), although that didn't help at all. The next graph shows these results. Red is RS/RT ducts, green long R/GS ducts, blue the front half of the R/GS ducts only, and yellow the cut off and smoothed R/GS ducts. Nothing else is changed.
The torque curves show up some of the changes more. The long duct fills in some of the gaps, but not by very much. Shortening the ducts moves the torque peaks and dips up the RPM range as expected. The smaller diameter front half duct really doesn't do any better overall compared to the similar length large diameter RS/RT piece, and noticeably cost top end on the road. And giving the shortened R/GS duct a nice smooth entry has, compared to the two steps you get when you just pull the rear half off, sent us backwards. The mid range improvements of the long duct were what made the bike wheelie unexpectedly on me after I first fitted them, but the longer I rode it this way the less I liked it. And learning to wheelie it with the short ducts wasn't too hard either. To make the graph a little clearer, I'll delete the cut and rounded std duct curve (yellow), as it's of no real use.
One thing I did notice was a very clear intake noise the big RS/RT ducts generated. Sort of a cross between a honk and a sharp gurgle, it's a noise I've noticed many times riding various R1100/1150 models without knowing what caused it. Quite odd really.
So the duct variations didn't make that big a difference with the BP cams fitted. Given the reason for fitting the hotter cams is top end anyway, giving away a big chunk of that new top end in exchange for midrange is sort of missing the point. And a waste of money.
As a side note, if you compare long ducts with std cams and BP cams, you'll see the difference is lessened quite a bit. The next graph shows the bike (with Staintune system and eprom to suit cams) with std cams and ducts in green and with BP cams and std ducts in red. Showing a bit more clearly the difference in character with the BP cams – less under 5,000 RPM, more over 6,000 RPM.
The final graph is a comparison between the 3 main states of the bike that we considered. Std (green) and the two Duane at Ultimap tuned it for – Staintune system with std cams and ducts (blue) and Staintune system with BP cams with RS/RT ducts (red). Which one you prefer is up to you.
So that's about it for this report. Whether or not the BP cams will sell for this combo I don't know. I did like the way the bike rode with them, and after riding it around with std cams for a couple of weeks before I sold it I would probably have gone back to the hotter cams if I was going to keep it. But many buy the GS/R series for the lower RPM power. Depends on what you want I guess.
One thing I was going to play with was the airbox inlet duct, but we never quite got there. Not sure how much difference this would make, given the std duct is pretty good I.D. wise, and the end of it is on the open air. Certainly nothing like the hidden and constricted std R1100S duct.
I was tempted to play more with this bike (I do like it, just like the S before it) – I'd really like to get carried away with a BMW at some stage. Big valves, high comp pistons, that sort of thing. Just to see what I'd get. But I don't have the ability to tune them anything like I do with Ducati or the other Weber/Marelli bikes, which, more than anything else, really influences things for me. If I can't finish a job by tuning it properly I won't start. Which is the opposite of many.
The new 1200 series have bigger valves and higher compression, running more sophisticated management to make it work better in the real world. But it's pretty easy to mimic, and there are plenty of 100+ hp 1100 and 1150 engines running around. Maybe one day I'll get there too.


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Чарльз Госкінсон (;  5 листопада 1987, Гаваї, США) — американський програміст та підприємець, засновник блокчейн платформи Cardano, співзасновник Ethereum.

Життєпис
Госкінсон народився на Гаваях. Навчався у Державному університеті Денвера та Колорадському університеті. Вивчав аналітичну теорію чисел, але залишив навчання, не отримавши диплом бакалавра.

До 2013 року працював в консалтинговій компанії, після чого почав проект під назвою Bitcoin Education Project.

В кінці 2013 року приєднався до команди з 8-ми засновників Ethereum, серед яких також був Віталік Бутерін. Нетривалий час був виконавчим директором проекту. 2014 року Бутерін виключив Госкінсона з Ethereum через суперечку щодо майбутнього проекту: Госкінсон вважав, що Ethereum має бути комерційним проектом, а Бутерін — неприбутковим.

В кінці 2014 року Госкінсон разом з Джеремі Вудом, ще одним колегою по Ethereum, створили IOHK (Input Output Hong Kong), компанію, яка займається дослідженням і розробкою криптовалют та блокчейнів. Головним проектом IOHK є Cardano, публічний блокчейн та платформа зі смарт-контрактами, яка містить свою криптовалюту ADA. Госкінсон не залучав венчурний капітал для Cardano, підкреслюючи, що його платформа працює всупереч принципам блокчейну.

2020 року виступив на всесвітньому економічному форумі в Давосі, зазначивши що блокчейн може зрештою зробити соціальні зміни.

Меценатство
 2017 року Госкінсон і IOHK стали спонсорами програми дослідження блокчейну в Единбурзькому університеті та Токійському технічному університеті.
 2020 року IOHK пожертвувала 500 тисяч доларів Університету Вайомінгу для створення блокчейнової лабораторії.
 У вересні 2021 року Госкінсон пожертвував 20 мільйонів доларів Університету Карнегі-Меллон для будівництва Центру Формальної математики Госкінсона.

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Посилання
 Сторінка IOHK
 Госкінсон на Twitter
 Госкінсон на YouTube

Випускники Університету Колорадо у Боулдері
Люди, що асоціюються з криптовалютами

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Stanka Cekowa Todorowa (bułg. Станка Цекова Тодорова; ur. 18 kwietnia 1901 we wsi Sotoczino, zm. 9 listopada 1984 w Sofii) – bułgarska polityk komunistyczna, działaczka Bułgarskiej Partii Komunistycznej, minister przemysłu lekkiego (1956–1959), deputowana do Zgromadzenia Ludowego 3. (1957–1962) i 4. (1962–1966) kadencji.

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Pochodziła z rodziny działaczy komunistycznych. W 1920 wstąpiła do komunistycznej organizacji młodzieżowej, a w 1922 do Bułgarskiej Partii Komunistycznej. Brała udział w przygotowaniach do powstania wrześniowego 1923 i opiekowała się rannymi. Po upadku powstania opuściła kraj udając się początkowo do Królestwa SHS, a następnie do Austrii i Niemiec, by wreszcie dotrzeć do Moskwy. W latach 1925–1928 studiowała w jednym z uniwersytetów komunistycznych, a po jego ukończeniu pracowała jako przędzarka w zakładach włókienniczych w Moskwie. W 1931 została przewodniczącą zakładowej organizacji partyjnej, podobną funkcję pełniła także w zakładach Krasnaja Zaria w Moskwie. Przeniesiona do rejonu Saratowa, a następnie do Leningradu, w 1938 powróciła do Moskwy, gdzie objęła stanowisko dyrektorki fabryki. W 1941 została ewakuowana na wschód, razem z całą fabryką.

W maju 1945 powróciła do Moskwy i rozpoczęła prace jako instruktor w Komitecie Centralnym Bułgarskiej Partii Komunistycznej. W 1948 objęła stanowisko dyrektorki zakładów włókienniczych w Sofii, a rok później została mianowana na stanowisko wiceministra przemysłu. Od 1952 na stanowisko wiceministra przemysłu lekkiego i spożywczego. W latach 1954-1962 pełniła funkcję członka KC partii komunistycznej. W 1965 objęła stanowisko ministra przemysłu lekkiego, a po odejściu z ministerstwa w 1959 objęła kierownictwo wydziału planowania i handlu KC BPK.

W 1964 otrzymała tytuł bohatera pracy socjalistycznej. Była także odznaczona Orderem Georgi Dimitrowa, a także Orderem 9 września 1944, I st. i Orderem Bułgarskiej Republiki Ludowej.

Była mężatką (mąż Iwan Pczelincew), miała syna.

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Odznaczeni Orderem Georgi Dimitrowa
Politycy Bułgarskiej Partii Komunistycznej
Urodzeni w 1901
Zmarli w 1984
Uczestnicy powstania wrześniowego


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Trail View State Park is a  state park located on Long Island on the Nassau–Suffolk county border in New York. The linear park, created in September 2002, runs between Bethpage State Park and Cold Spring Harbor State Park.

History
Trail View State Park occupies the former right-of-way for the proposed northern extension of the Bethpage State Parkway and Caumsett State Parkway, on land acquired by New York State in the 1960s. Formerly under the management of the New York State Department of Transportation, the parcel was opened as a state park in September 2002.

In late 2012 or early 2013, the paved, multi-use Bethpage Bikeway was extended through Trail View State Park.

Description
The  linear park connects Bethpage State Park and Cold Spring Harbor State Park, covering an area of . It contains a portion of the Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, in addition to a portion of the Bethpage Bikeway. The park offers hiking and biking, a nature trail, a bridle path, bird watching, and cross-country skiing.

See also
List of New York state parks

References

External links
 New York State Parks: Trail View State Park

State parks of New York (state)
Bike paths in New York (state)
Parks in Nassau County, New York
Parks in Suffolk County, New York


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(1) A sentence within the standard sentence range, under RCW 9.94A.510 or 9.94A.517, for an offense shall not be appealed. For purposes of this section, a sentence imposed on a first-time offender under RCW 9.94A.650 shall also be deemed to be within the standard sentence range for the offense and shall not be appealed.
(2) A sentence outside the standard sentence range for the offense is subject to appeal by the defendant or the state. The appeal shall be to the court of appeals in accordance with rules adopted by the supreme court.
(4) To reverse a sentence which is outside the standard sentence range, the reviewing court must find: (a) Either that the reasons supplied by the sentencing court are not supported by the record which was before the judge or that those reasons do not justify a sentence outside the standard sentence range for that offense; or (b) that the sentence imposed was clearly excessive or clearly too lenient.
(6) The court of appeals shall issue a written opinion in support of its decision whenever the judgment of the sentencing court is reversed and may issue written opinions in any other case where the court believes that a written opinion would provide guidance to sentencing courts and others in implementing this chapter and in developing a common law of sentencing within the state.


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If India is to match China in both technology and scale, many bottlenecks will have to be removed. The idea of 'Make in India' is not just about internal development, but also effectively countering threats from the outside. In terms of both geography and potential, India's biggest competitor today is China.
To compete with this economically powerful neighbour, India needs development on multiple fronts. While China has raced far ahead of India, today its manufacturing is slowing down, wages are rising and the labour force is dwindling. On the other hand, the Indian labour force is just coming of age. If we are to match China in both technology and scale, many bottlenecks have to be removed. Apart from the well-known issue of poor infrastructure, there are several areas that need to be tackled on a war footing.
Skills: It is estimated that by 2030, India will have the largest labour force in the world. Yet, the availability of a large workforce alone is not enough. Jobs also need to be created and most importantly, skills have to be developed. 'Make in India' seems like the perfect platform to absorb an annual 12 million-strong workforce with jobs. However, unless this workforce is equipped with the required skills, India will miss the bus again. China invested in education and is reaping the benefits. Consider this; in 2004, while China had only eight universities in the world's top 500, and none in the top 200, the current respective figures are 32, and six. China's universities are now second only to those in the US in terms of the total research output.
The correlation between the quality of education and the nation's progress is obvious. The Indian government and the private sector should join hands to align education to practice by encouraging meaningful apprenticeships within industries by amending the Apprentices Act, 1961, to make it relevant in the 21st century.
Over the last two decades, China has striven to transform itself into the world's second biggest economy, through a slew of reforms, including the mass reallocation of labour from low-productivity agriculture to high-productivity manufacturing. What motivated Chinese workers to slog day and night? This is partly answered by a sociological reason: the people of China and other nations in the Far East have always been disciplined.
A dose of strong-arm enforcement injected into oriental values ensured a disciplined work ethic. By combining worker benefits with relaxation of hiring and retrenchment norms in its labour reforms in 1995, China was well on the way to becoming a manufacturing powerhouse. While China does have unions, they are virtually, without exception, under the control of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions which is controlled by the government and the party (Communist Party of China). Collective bargaining, legal strikes or dispute resolution are non-existent. Here, in democratic India, the present labour laws impede industrial growth. Labour reforms are never easy, as there are multiple stakeholders involved, from workmen unions to politicians and the government.
How did China manage to develop absolute advantage in so many industries? The answer is simple — with the government's whole-hearted help. State-owned banks give loans to local companies — large or small, at rates as low as two per cent, and local governments across China allocate cheap or free land. In India, funds are grudgingly provided to MSMEs at crippling rates of interest. The export subsidies and incentives granted by the Chinese government helped grow a vibrant manufacturing sector with thousands of small, medium, and large industries, focused on high-volume mass-manufacture aimed at exports. In addition, the market access available to China as a result of its WTO membership, contributed to its impressive trade performance. China also created barriers for imports to maintain huge trade surpluses. For example, products that have passed international quality certifications have to again undergo tests like the China Compulsory Certificate (CCC) for entry into the Chinese markets. Hence, today, China is the shop floor of the world.
In India, on the other hand, myriad rules, regulations and harassment are killing the manufacturing industry. The so-called incentives and subsidies for exports are so difficult to access through the maze of red tape, that manufacturing industries, especially the smaller ones, find them unviable. It is not surprising therefore, that a World Bank report ranks India at 130, and China at 84, out of 189 countries, in terms of the ease of doing business. As a result, Chinese products turn out to be cheaper than the local ones in spite of import expenses, though not necessarily better in quality.
While India soared ahead digitally, the manufacturing industry was neglected. The government should now aggressively focus on building robust infrastructure from the foundation, providing support to the industries in the form of low interest loans and subsidies. However, the Chinese model of export-oriented industrialisation is not the way to go. Although China is at the helm of global exports, it is now struggling to boost internal consumption. India has the potential to become a thriving manufacturing hub. There are multiple factors in favour of India; it is up to us to leverage them and race ahead. If all the concerns of the manufacturing sector are addressed, we may well see India and China trading places in the future.
This entry was posted in Make In India, Published articles and tagged aerospace component manufacturers, Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace industry, aerospace updates, Aviation engineering, aviation engineering study, Defence component manufacturers, entrepreneur in aerospace industry, IndianSMEs, MakeInIndia, Radel Electronics on November 16, 2015 by Raj Narayan.
Design capability is like a capital asset required to churn out high value returns. It is like a compelling fragrance as it spreads across domains. Design and manufacturing together produce a closed loop system of learning, improvement and further innovation. But, if you do not possess this asset, you are only providing low value manufacturing services while allowing an overseas designer to dictate terms forever.
Design is a very strong capability since it allows continuous upgradation of products and processes. An ecosystem that encourages innovative design yields new technologies and products thereby leading to large-scale local manufacturing and overall economic growth. Design in India should therefore be the larger objective of Make in India.
Over the last 50 years, there have been many examples of indigenous design. Examples in the '70s include the Sumeet kitchen mixie, the wet grinder, the Good Knight mosquito repellent and early models of washing machines. In the pre-reforms era, there were many truly Indian products for home consumption. Revolutionary inventions in Indian classical music—a traditional niche area—include Radel's electronic tambura, tabla, sruti box and veena.
Cut to the present. Why are our large business houses importing simple appliances like bread toasters and electric irons from China? Even in the booming automobile sector, there is not a single vehicle in India that is fully indigenous in design, in spite of large private players having manufactured under licence for over five decades.
Many consumer and industrial products were earlier being manufactured here. Why did these industries turn into traders of imported commodities? Electronics was identified as a sector with high potential in the late '70s. We missed many opportunities to create a vibrant electronics industry. Companies in the US and Europe offered to set up semiconductor fab plants but we refused. Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and Taiwan accepted these opportunities and are now miles ahead of India. In the strategic defence sector, India has manufactured battle tanks and aircraft under license for over five decades but doesn't seem to have learnt how to maintain and support these ageing platforms. On the other hand, in spite of sanctions, the Indian Space Research Organisation demonstrated our capability to experiment, learn and ultimately deliver. ISRO is now launching satellites for international clients at a fractional cost. This is the model to be replicated in defence as well.
The problems of designing and manufacturing in India include long delays for routine matters that result in hidden costs. Exorbitant taxes demanded by authorities, lack of uninterrupted power, water and other infrastructure and rampant corruption by police and tax authorities ensure that Indian entrepreneurs, with a few exceptions, are the least competitive in the world. The last straw for the entrepreneur is the outdated labour laws that encourage undisciplined workers to hold establishments to ransom.
There are no simplistic solutions. Governments need to drastically simplify procedures and cut the red tape. Employees and managers in organisations need to change their work culture and ethics. Chinese organisations execute orders in record time while employees of a typical Indian organisation take days to respond to an email. That's how they get more orders than us.
The Indian education system, from the primary level, needs to teach students how to think and apply knowledge rather than crack exams. We can still become a manufacturing powerhouse with determination, a change in attitude and the courage of conviction. Time, however, is running out.
The original article appeared on The Week.
This entry was posted in Innovation, Make In India, Published articles and tagged aerospace component manufacturers, Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace industry, aerospace updates, Aviation engineering, aviation engineering study, Defence component manufacturers, entrepreneur in aerospace industry, IndianSMEs, MakeInIndia, Radel Electronics on November 7, 2015 by Raj Narayan.
Bengaluru-based aero defence equipment maker Radel Advanced Technology (RATPL) is eyeing huge opportunities in the defence sector this year and is developing a series of Indigenous technologies for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
"An Electronic Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) for the Dornier (maritime reconnaissance) aircraft is under development and has successfully undergone functional testing at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). It is now in the qualification testing phase", the company's managing director, G. Raj Narayan, told IANS.
Also, the company is awaiting integration and flight trial reports from the IAF for an electronic bomb-release controller used on fighter aircraft. "Once this is completed, the unit will enter serial production," Narayan said.
RATPL has increased the life span of the Jaguar fighter aircraft by indigenizing the distributor used on its rocket pod. The IndianSME has used modern electronic systems to replace the original, which is now obsolete.
"This unit has undergone successful certification following into serial production," Narayan said.
The company is also working on the repair of a high voltage power supply component of the Indian Navy's helicopters.
"The project involves reverse engineering and design of a new power supply module using current electronics technology. The project is nearing completion and the finalized unit will be delivered to the Navy in a couple of weeks," Narayan said.
The company is certified by CEMILAC (Centre for Military Airworthiness Certification) and has executed 20 Indigenization projects for HAL and the IAF.
It has already designed, developed and supplied a number of ground rigs for testing the avionics on board the indigenous advanced light helicopter (ALH) and the Sukhoi Su-30MKI combat jet. Multiple numbers of these have been supplied to HAL and are operating across IAF bases.
"Repeat orders for these are being periodically executed by us to meet the needs of HAL, "Narayan said.
The original article appeared on Business Standard.
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The biggest highlight of the year for the aerospace manufacturing industry and Indian SMEs without any doubt has been the announcement of the 'Make in India' campaign by our Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Not only has it galvanized the industry in India, but it has also given a renewed confidence to foreign player,s resulting in increased interest from foreign investors to invest in local manufacturing. The Make in India initiative has given new hope to the Indian SME sector and has come as a boost to the sagging morale of Indian SMEs and Manufacturing industry. After the introduction of the Make in India campaign, the industry has started seeing visible changes to the functioning of bureaucracy across the country.
The Union Government has been making all the right noises and is also demonstrating the willingness to take all steps to improve the economy on every front. Works and policies initiated and proposed by the new government in its first few months in power have been very encouraging for the aerospace manufacturing sector.
Several Indian SMEs have overcome the long gestation period associated with the Aerospace & Defence sector and now look to take a leap forward with more prestigious projects.
The successful flight testing of an in-house designed product of Radel in a Jaguar aircraft of the IAF, leading to its certification for regular use in all Jaguars, was the high point of Radel's performance in 2014. Radel hopes to repeat the above success with another product, which is currently under an advanced stage of testing for the IAF, in 2015. Overall, Radel hopes to grow by at least 60 percent and look for opportunities in the global A&D market.
Demand creation is also a big expectation. While consumer demand will get generated with inflation getting under control, it is critical to jump-start infrastructure, which can and should be the engine of growth for some years to come. Big steps like labour reform and land acquisition would be areas of high importance. They might get addressed this year if the stakeholders come together to work towards the common good.While it will be incorrect to expect all of that to happen in one year, it is encouraging to see a clear sign of a strong beginning of this cycle in 2015.
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Indian SMEs have been a hot topic of discussion during last couple of months and have attracted the attention of entrepreneurs, bureaucrats and industrialists. India's Defence budget has been growing year after year and has reached Rs.2,290 billion for 2014-2015. As a result, the opportunities for Indian SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) have also grown, leading to increased focus of policy makers and Indian Aerospace SMEs on this sector.
A significant thrust has been indicated in the union budget 2014-15 for the growth of Indian SMEs. After agriculture, the major contribution to the GDP (40 percent) is byMSMEs, who also have the largest workforce. MSMEs in all sectors are known for specific distinctive advantages like low-cost operations, unique skill sets, innovation, flexibility and agility. Indian SMEs nowadays are considered to be competitive and focused.
There has been active participation of Indian SMEs in the last decade in the defence arena. MSMEs play a major role in the defence ecosystem by producing sub-systems and components.
It has been estimated that the Indian defence sector currently comprises over 6,000 MSMEs which are fast integrating themselves into the supply chains of national and international majors including the PSUs.
Although the majority of them produce items of low value addition, a few small enterprises have proved their potential by producing sophisticated high quality products at competitive prices.
The Defence Procurement Policy 2011 had encouraged indigenous manufacture of defence equipment. Further changes in DPP 2013 have been made, to give preference to 'Make in India' across all categories. Indian enterprise should take indigenous design and manufacture as a challenge to grab the multi-fold business opportunity. This may bring a change – from dependence on imports to self-reliance. It will certainly yield technology spin-offs to various other fields such as automobile and consumer sectors.
Nearly 50 percent of defence equipment that are held by IAF are obsolete. They either need replacement or upgradation to extend their useful life. An opportunity of around US$10 billion exists in this segment. Obsolescence management is a key area where Indian MSMEs can play a major role. A few Indian SMEs have developed indigenous sub-assemblies as part of obsolescence management, for both defence forces and defence PSUs.
Lack of awareness and exposure to stringent performance requirements such as high quality, reliability, efficiency and ruggedness to perform in harsh environments.
Lack of knowledge of military systems and platforms.
Lack of design skills for development of these products or their components.
Lack of training facilities for skilling the workforce, including engineers, in this specialised domain.
Lack of access to specialised raw materials and testing facilities associated with this sector.
Lack of funding to tide over the long gestation period characteristic of this sector.
The decision to bring out a new policy for MSME by our Union MSME Minister, Kalraj Mishra will open up new opportunities for all stakeholders. Committees have been formed by Ministries of Finance, MSME and RBI to address all issues relating to the sector and it is hoped that they will provide a comprehensive policy that will reflect the changing business environment. Considering all the problems faced by entrepreneurs in this sector, a special category to classify 'A&D MSME' s would encourage more entrepreneurs to enter the sector.
1. During the procurement process, whether of PSUs or armed forces, SMEs with aerospace/ defence skills, experience and proven track record, should be given weightage.
2. SMEs with proven track record in a particular field (such as machining or electronics or hydraulics, etc.) but lacking experience in the A&D arena, to be given exposure to specialised processes and requirements of this sector.
3. Commonly used materials and standard parts (For example, fasteners) of approved grades and quality that either need to be imported or manufactured within the country can be consolidated by creation of a raw material bank, operated and managed by NSIC or a similar organisation.
4. This sector is known for the long cycle time, from order to realization of sales. Special funding schemes taking this factor into account, would be a major step in mitigating one of the main elements discouraging MSMEs in this sector.
MSME clusters for the high technology A&D sector has to be facilitated. Government should encourage, promote and nurture these clusters through funding, training and support schemes. These clusters could also be virtual which form a supply chain for PSUs and defence organisations. Members in virtual cluster will be able to interact and share business and ideas mutually. There is no need for them to be co-located as a cluster. Members of the clusters would then be able to be use their skills to design or manufacture different parts of equipment. Growth of every individual in the clusters can be increased by pooling of complementary domain expertise. This would go a long way to establish the eco-system which is essential for successful and holistic implementation of indigenisation programs.
As an extension of the cluster model described in the preceding paragraph, a PSU such as HAL or BEL, or the maintenance wings of the armed services could financially partner with a cluster for mutual benefit. This could be a successful implementation of the PPP model that many governments have talked about in the past. This PPP model would be able to address many of the problem areas elucidated above, including the issue of exposure and training in specialised domain areas of A&D. The PPP eco-system will provide the much required impetus to the MSME sector.
While the new PM's objective of turning the country from a major defence importer to an exporter opens up a much larger opportunity for the MSMEs, going far beyond the cause of self-reliance, there are challenges aplenty. However, these are not insurmountable if all the stakeholders come together and synergise for the common good.
India is today the world's largest military equipment buyer. This situation can be converted into a multi-fold business opportunity if indigenous design and manufacture is taken up as a challenge by Indian enterprises!
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Sisters of St. Joseph Celebrate Jubilees
October 20, 2015 • Diocese of St. Augustine
It is with great joy that we celebrate the Jubilee of four Sisters of St. Joseph who have served the people of God for 60 years: Sister Christopher Marie, Sister Marilyn Dingman and Sister Mary Immaculate Moraglia; and for 50 years: Sister Suzan Foster.
Bishop Felipe Estévez celebrated a Mass for the Jubilee Day on Oct. 17 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Augustine. The Jubilee Day was a reminder of God's grace and blessings that have been manifested through the faithfulness and service of these women in education, migrant work, pastoral ministry and nursing.
Sister Christopher Marie Burleson, SSJ – celebrating 60 years of service – was born July 7, 1925, in Pensacola. A fourth-generation Floridian, her family's roots in this country can be traced to the early 18 century. Sister completed high school studies at St. Joseph Academy when the school was located at seventh and Market streets in Jacksonville. She earned diplomas and degrees from St. Joseph College of Florida in Jensen Beach, LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Jacksonville University and the University of Florida in Gainesville. She excelled in the area of business with an expertise in insurance.
Entering the Sisters of St. Joseph in September 1955, Sister Christopher Marie began her service as a catechetical teacher among the Spanish-speaking migrants and as a secondary school teacher. Business offices of the Sisters of St. Joseph hospitals and college also benefitted from her expertise and organizational skills. She also served as Assistant General Treasurer (1982-1991) and General Treasurer (1992-1999) for the congregation. Her response to any request is always an enthusiastic "Yes!"
Sister Christopher Marie currently resides at Our Lady of Lourdes Convent in St. Augustine where she serves the community by her ministry of prayer. As a convert, she was drawn to the church by finding Christ in the Eucharist. She is pleased to be observing her 60th Jubilee during this Year of Consecrated Life.
Sister Marilyn Dingman, SSJ – celebrating 60 years of service – was born in Jacksonville on Dec. 13, 1937. She attended St. Paul Catholic School in Riverside and Bishop Kenny High School in 1952. She felt a calling to be a Sister and expresses much gratitude to the Sisters of St. Joseph for her wonderful education.
In her senior year at BK, she needed two credits for graduation, so upon entering the Novitiate of the Sisters of St. Joseph on Sept. 7, 1955, she completed the two credits during postulancy and graduated in June 1956. After completing her novitiate, she professed first vows on August 11, 1957.
Sister Marilyn was sent on mission and began 35 years of classroom teaching which included every grade level from first through high school in Coral Gables, Lake City, Miami, Naples, Orlando and St. Augustine.
Sister Marilyn transitioned from classroom teaching in 1993, to working at Lourdes Convent with the retired Sisters for five years. In 1998, she began parish ministry as a director of religious education at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Augustine and continued at St. Anastasia Parish. She is currently the director of religious education at St. Ambrose Parish in Elkton.
Sister Marilyn says she has been blessed in so many ways. She often expresses her gratitude for the gift of serving and ministering to God's people daily.
Sister Suzan Foster, SSJ – celebrating 50 years of service – was "born in the shadow of the Motherhouse" in St. Augustine. She was in second grade at Cathedral Parish School when she proclaimed she would become a nun.
High school years at St. Joseph Academy strengthened Sister Suzan's resolve, and she proudly speaks of her classmates as vital support in her discernment. Three months after high school graduation, Sister Suzan entered the novitiate and began formation in religious life as a Sister of St. Joseph. She professed her final vows in 1972.
She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida in Gainesville and her master's in religious education at St. Meinrad School of Theology. Through her religious life, education has been her ministry – in grade schools in Miami, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Gainesville, and as a teacher and vice principal. Sister Suzan presently serves as teacher and vice principal at her alma mater – St. Joseph Academy in St. Augustine.
Intermittently, she has been called to congregational leadership as Concilor and is presently serving in this capacity. At this time of her Golden Jubilee, Sister Suzan gives gratitude to God for the call to religious life and to her family and friends for their unwavering and loving support.
Sister Mary Immaculate Moraglia, SSJ – celebrating 60 years of service – was born in Bari, Italy. Teaching catechism and choir were among her parish activities during her youth. She also developed a friendship with the Italian Benedictines; their moto, "ora et Labora," truly influenced her life.
Her family moved to the United States and Sister Mary Immaculate entered the novitiate of the Sisters of St. Joseph on Sept. 8, 1955. She remembers that day as a special and happy event in her life.
Her first apostolic years were spent as a teacher, but the need for sisters in health care beckoned and she was assigned to Mercy Hospital in Miami in 1962. Sister Mary Immaculate directed the Electrocardiogram Department and assisted at St. Vincent's Home for Unwed Mothers until 1978.
In 1979, Sister Mary Immaculate was certified as a pastoral associate by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. As a patient visitor, she was able to take Eucharist to them. She served as chapel sacristan and joyfully prepared the altar for daily Mass and special events at Mercy Hospital. Sister Mary Immaculate now resides at Our Lady of Lourdes Convent in St. Augustine where she continues her ministry of prayer.
As she celebrates her 60th Jubilee, her prayer continues to be that of Psalm 26: "One thing I seek, to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life."
From left to right: Father Jeff Johnston, Sister Suzan Foster, Sister Immaculate Moraglia, Bishop Felipe Estévez, Sister Marilyn Dingman and Sister Jane Stoecker | Photo by Renee Unsworth
Source: Next Step News – the Sisters of St. Joseph October 2015 Newsletter

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When will the resellers get burned?
Discussion in 'iPad' started by Photomax, Mar 22, 2011.
There is a natural arc to these market conditions.
Right now sellers are making good profits buying as many iPads as they can.
But some say eBay and Craigslist prices are starting to come down. At some point it will not be worth the hassle of camping out to get iPads if your plan is to sell them.
But there will come a moment when some buyers will be stuck with unsold product. Would you buy a new ipad for $600 from an Apple store or from some dude on the web if there was decent availability? What happens then? Sellers begin marketing their iPads for below retail value?
As the price goes down they will buy fewer of them. That way, they will stay within the 14 day return window.
I forgot about that generous return policy.
But maybe there will be a group panic and resellers will be rushing to return their stock for dollars before the reseller market crashes?
In short, they won't get burned.
I could be wrong, but China does not appear to be on that International list of 25 getting them this week, I'm sure you realize these Asian resellers arent buying them here and selling them here. They are buying them here, shipping them off to China and selling them in China at a remarkable profit. As long as there is a large market over there they will continue to purchase as many as they can.
Exactly. Until they are available worldwide, they will be worth more than the US prices. It will be quite awhile.
I suspect after Friday, the international release date, things will start to equalize. Resellers from abroad won't need to come here anymore, therefore allowing more inventory to flow into stores and actually be attainable. Once there are more attainable, there won't be as much of a feeding frenzy. Of course all of this assumes Apple can continue production past a couple of weeks, when reports last week suggested only a few weeks of supplies remained for production (unless Apple has alternative suppliers) due to the Japan crisis.
I never stated that it was for all countries. Various media outlets have referred to it as the International Release Date, so I am just re-using their parlance. I believe that there will still be foreign resellers here, but not nearly as many since these resellers can go to other countries (presumably closer to where they live) to secure inventory.
Sorry. No schadenfreude for you. All of these iPads sold by scalpers were bought from legit stores have 14+ day money back return policies. It's not like they are buying them in a back alley somewhere. Come the 13th day and still no worthwhile sale all they have to do is return it. Nothing lost but there time.
Where I purchased the bulk of mine, I have 90 days to return for full money back (SAMs).
unfortunately not for a long time. apple is way behind on stock and the international launch and japans part issues arent going to change that anytime soon.
Maybe Apple can release the iPad 3 next week and then those iPad 2s will be worthless.
Given the backlog in the US and possible part issues as a result of Japan's misfortune, don't you think there will be thousands of disappointed international customers who will wait for release day, see they have long wait times and then test the grey/black market just like the rest of us impatient Americans and foreigners to date?
They won't. America is the land of cheap consumer goods and low taxes. Even factoring in shipping costs, it's cheaper to buy it America than a neighboring country. Not to mention wider availability and distribution in the U.S.
Even Mercedes cars are significantly cheaper in America than Germany.
I bought two 64gig AT&Ts from Target and they have a 90 day return policy.
You must not realize how weak the dollar is right now. That's a big incentive to buy from the US instead of Europe or elsewhere.
The bottom fell out of the resell market yesterday afternoon. I talked to a reseller who was offering $200 over purchase price (including sales tax) for all AT&T models. Within hours of Apple's international announcement his buyer stopped buying completely and the reseller was only offering $50 over purchase price.
Global economic trends are crazy when they shift this quickly!
A friend of mine just stopped into a BestBuy here in the North Hills of Pittsburgh and they had several in stock in different configurations.
They may becoming more readily available VERY soon.
I'd say the shift is coming quick. Seems like there were a lot of iPads sent to retailers yesterday. Friday will be a turning point one way or another.
If the international launch goes well and inventory is available the bottom is going to fall out. But if there isn't enough supply and levels drop we could see another, all be it shortlived, spike in prices.
I would say if you're going to gamble make sure you have a return policy in place so and don't open it. That way you will at least get your cash back.
Placing these on ebay is a great way to sell. However after all the ebay fees and paypal fees, what are you acutally making? Like $40-60? To me it's not worth the risk of getting scammed.
They will be in business for a while. US shortages likely to worsen according to a Barclays report. Certain components are tough to get and ship times may extend to 6-8 weeks soon.
Prices are going down. Stores are getting a lot of stock now. You can practically show up a few minutes before the store opens and get one over here in NJ.
As far as prices, people aren't paying as well as last week. It'll be soon over.


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Clean Power
Published on June 24th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Ørsted Set To Build New Jersey's First Offshore Wind Farm
June 24th, 2019 by Joshua S Hill
Danish energy company and offshore wind giant Ørsted has been awarded the right to build New Jersey's first offshore wind farm after the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities last Friday approved the development of the 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Ocean Wind offshore wind farm.
Set to be located off the coast of Atlantic City, the Ocean Wind offshore wind farm will be New Jersey's first large-scale offshore wind farm. Subject to Ørsted making a final investment decision, the project would be completed and operational by 2024 and supply more than half a million New Jersey homes with electricity. Ocean Wind is also expected to create over 3,000 direct jobs annually through the development phase of the project, and its three-year construction cycle, and Ørsted is also looking to establish an operations and maintenance facility base in Atlantic City which would provide permanent and high-skilled jobs through the 25-year lifespan of the project.
"We're delighted that New Jersey has chosen Ørsted to build the State's first large-scale offshore wind farm," said Martin Neubert, Executive Vice President and CEO of Ørsted Offshore. "Since Ørsted developed the world's first offshore wind farm in 1991, we have pushed the industry forward to help turn offshore wind into a large-scale and cost-competitive source of clean energy. We look forward to delivering Ocean Wind which will be the first offshore wind farm in the US to cross the 1 GW mark and will contribute significantly to meeting Governor Murphy's ambitious renewable energy goals."
"Today's announcement firmly establishes a fast-growing global industry in New Jersey, which will create jobs and supply chain in the state," added Thomas Brostrøm, CEO of Ørsted US Offshore Wind and President of Ørsted North America. "Ocean Wind will ensure that the state and its residents not only benefit from clean, renewable power, but that they reap the rewards of being an early mover at scale in the offshore wind industry as it grows in the US."
The right to build Ocean Wind brings Ørsted's US offshore wind build-out portfolio up to a total capacity of around 2 GW expected to be built between 2022 and 2024. This includes Ocean Wind, as well as a the 120 megawatt (MW) Skipjack offshore wind farm set to be built off the coast of Maryland, the 704 MW Revolution Wind project which will deliver electricity to Rhode Island (400 MW) and Connecticut (304 MW), and the 130 MW South Fork project which will generate electricity for Long Island, New York.
"Today's historic announcement will revolutionize the offshore wind industry here in New Jersey and along the entire East Coast," said New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. "Building our offshore wind industry will create thousands of jobs, invite new investments into our state, and put us on a path to reaching our goal of 3,500 MW of offshore wind by 2030. This award is a monumental step in making New Jersey a global leader in offshore wind development and deployment."
"Thanks to Governor Murphy's leadership and his trust in the NJBPU to deliver upon the important promise of offshore wind, today we have taken another important step forward into our 100% clean energy future," said Joseph L. Fiordaliso, President of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. "With today's award of 1,100 MW of offshore wind, a safer, healthier future for New Jersey is looking brighter and closer than ever."
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Huset Orléans-Braganza er en ikke regerende brasiliansk fyrstefamilie af fransk og portugisk oprindelse.

Fyrstehuset blev grundlagt i 1864 , da Gaston, greve af Eu (1842–1922) (en sønnesøn af kong Ludvig-Filip af Frankrig (1773–1850) giftede sig med den kejserlige prinsesse Isabel af Brasilien (1846–1921), der var den ældste datter af kejser Pedro 2. af Brasilien (1825–1891).

Der er to linjer af huset Orléans-Braganza, der gør krav på den afskaffede brasilianske kejsertrone. Der er Vassouras linjen og Petrópolis linjen.

Nogle medlemmer af Petrópolis linjen
 Pedro de Alcântara, fyrste af Grão-Pará (1875–1940).
 Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (1913–2007), tronprætendent 1940–2007.
 Pedro Carlos af Orléans-Braganza (født 1945), tronprætendent siden 2007.
 Maria da Glória de Orleans-Braganza, hertuginde af Segorbe (født 1946), fhv. titulær kronprinsesse af Jugoslavien (og Serbien).

Etableret i 1864


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Electronics Abbreviations and Glossary
May 1955 Popular Electronics
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Popular Electronics, published October 1954 - April 1985. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.
This is pretty much a ho-hum bit of information for most RF Cafe visitors, but there are a lot of people searching the World Wide Web (WWW - don't see that much anymore) for abbreviations and definitions of electronics terms. Most are readily available from multiple sources, but those which are more antiquated can present a challenge. As is almost always the case, the most reliable authority for information is from the original source, such as these lists in a 1955 issue of Popular Electronics magazine. Examples are the use of "cps" for cycles per second, before the adoption of Hertz as the standard unit of frequency in 1960 by the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM); e.g., "m.c." was the equivalent of MHz.
Abbreviations and Glossary
a.f.c. - Automatic frequency control: (1) control of the frequency of the local oscillator in a superheterodyne to keep the receiver in tune with a desired station; (2) control of the frequency of the horizontal oscillator in a television receiver to keep the horizontal deflection in step with the horizontal deflection at the television studio and thus to keep the picture steady horizontally.
a.g.c. - Automatic gain control, control of the amplification of an amplifier so that its output is approximately constant in spite of variations in the input signal; especially such control in television receivers to reduce variations in picture contrast produced by variations in r.f. signal strength.
a.v.c. - Automatic volume control (a.g.c. used in radio receivers to reduce variations in sound volume produced by variations in r.f. signal strength).
choke - An inductance used especially to present a high impedance to a wide range of frequencies. Filter chokes are used in rectifier-type power supplies to remove from the d.c. output hum components equal to the power line frequency and its harmonics; audio-frequency chokes are used in audio amplifiers and radio-frequency chokes are used in r.f. and i.f. amplifiers, to present a high impedance load to a vacuum tube or to block unwanted signals.
crystal - 1. Rectifying crystal, one which passes electric current more easily in one direction than in the other and thus can be used to change alternating current to pulsating direct current; made of such materials as germanium, silicon, copper oxide, galena, and carborundum. 2. Piezo-electric crystal, one which transforms mechanical energy to electrical and vice versa. Such crystals, made of Rochelle salt or barium titanate, are used in microphones and phonograph pickups. When cut to a certain size and shape, a piezoelectric crystal, usually made of quartz, can be used as a resonant circuit, to control the frequency of an oscillator or as a frequency-selective filter.
decibel - A measure of the ratio between two power levels or of a power level with respect to a designated reference level. Basically, the number of decibels is ten times the logarithm of a power ratio. One decibel is approximately the smallest difference in sound power which can be detected by the average human ear.
db of feedback - The number of decibels by which inverse feedback in an amplifier reduces its over-all gain and distortion.
detector - A circuit used to recover an audio or video signal from a modulated radio signal.
electrolytic capacitor - A type of capacitor in which the dielectric or insulator is a thin film of oxide deposited on one aluminum or tantalum plate and an electrolyte is used between the insulator and the other plate. This type of capacitor provides a larger capacitance in a given volume than any other type. However, except for special a.c. electrolytics, this type can be used only in circuits where voltage of constant polarity is applied to it.
elevator - Control surface of an aircraft which regulates its pitch attitude (level, climbing, or diving).
feedback - Returning part of the output of an amplifier stage to the input of the same or a previous stage. Negative or inverse (out-of-phase) feedback decreases the gain and distortion of the amplifier; positive (in-phase) feedback increases gain and distortion and may produce oscillation.
frequency response - The relative ability of an amplifier, loudspeaker, or other device to respond to different frequencies.
glow plug - A type of internal- combustion engine used in models, in which starting is assisted by a filament in the combustion chamber, which is energized by an external battery.
harmonic distortion - Distortion consisting of addition to the signal of components whose frequencies are multiples (harmonics) of the original signal frequency. It is produced by an amplifier or other device which is nonlinear (does not give the same ratio of output to input for all input amplitudes).
heterodyne - A different frequency (beat) produced by combining two frequencies.
hole - Absence of an electron normally present in an atom; a positive charge. The action of some transistors often is explained by referring to movement of holes or positive charges, rather than movement in the opposite direction of electrons or negative charges.
microammeter - A meter for the measurement of current flow, which is calibrated in microamperes, or millionths of an ampere.
milliampere - One-thousandth of an ampere.
modulated - Varied in amplitude, frequency, or some other quality. Radio-frequency signals are modulated in order to carry signals of lower frequency, such as sound or picture signals.
multitester - A meter which is a combination of a voltmeter, an ohmmeter, and (often) an ammeter.
octal - Designation of one of the standard types of tube base or the socket to fit it. The base has eight equally spaced pins and a centrally located boss, which is made of insulating material and has a key to prevent improper insertion of the tube in the socket. The loctal tube base is similar, except that its pins are smaller in diameter and the central boss is of metal and has a groove which fits a one-turn spring in the socket, to hold the tube.
oscillator - A vacuum-tube or transistor circuit or other device which produces an alternating-current power output without mechanical rotation.
plate dissipation - The part of the power applied to the plate circuit of a vacuum tube which does not appear as signal output, but is dissipated as heat in the plate of the tube.
push-pull - An arrangement of two vacuum tubes in an amplifier so that the input signal is applied in opposite phases to the two tubes and the signal outputs are combined in phase. This arrangement reduces even-harmonic distortion.
regeneration - Positive feedback in detectors and amplifiers. Increases gain and distortion and may produce oscillation.
saturate - To reach the maximum possible value of some quantity, such as magnetization in the core of an inductor or electron flow in a vacuum tube from cathode to plate.
servo-motor - A special electric, hydraulic, or other type of motor used in control apparatus to convert a small movement into one of greater amplitude or greater force.
signal generator - A test instrument providing electrical power substantially similar in amplitude, frequency, and other qualities, to signals found in electronic equipment.
signal tracer - A test instrument for detecting the presence of a signal in electronic equipment and, with some signal tracers, measuring its amplitude, frequency, or other qualities.
superheterodyne - A receiver in which all incoming radio-frequency signals are mixed with the output of an oscillator to produce a heterodyne or beat frequency. The oscillator frequency is variable so that the beat produced with any desired signal can be adjusted to a certain frequency. The beat-frequency signal is fed to a fixed-frequency (intermediate-frequency) amplifier, where greater and more uniform gain and selectivity can be obtained than at the original radio frequency.
superregenerative - A type of regenerative detector in which the tendency to oscillation is controlled by a quenching voltage of ultrasonic frequency which periodically allows the gain to increase, then reduces it. The quenching voltage can be produced by the detector tube itself or by a separate oscillator. This type of detector has great sensitivity, but poor selectivity.
tone control - 1. In a radio receiver or an audio amplifier, means provided to change the relative response to audio signals of different frequencies; effects which can be produced are treble boost or attenuation and bass boost or attenuation. 2. In radio control of models, a system wherein the radio signal is modulated by audio tones and control is achieved by keying the modulating tones on and off, instead of keying the r.f. carrier.
v.t.v.m. - Vacuum-tube voltmeter, a voltmeter using one or more vacuum tubes to increase the sensitivity of the basic meter movement, so that measurements can be made in a circuit without drawing much current and without disturbing very much the normal operating conditions of the circuit. May also be a combination voltmeter, ohmmeter, and ammeter.
a.c. - alternating current
a.f. - audio frequency
a.f.c. - automatic frequency control
a.g.c. - automatic gain control
AM - amplitude modulation
amp. - ampere
ARRL - American Radio Relay League
a.v.c. - automatic volume control
BCI - interference with broadcast reception
b.f.o. - beat frequency oscillator
cps - cycles per second
c.t. - center-tapped
c.w. - continuous wave
db - decibel
dbm - decibels above one milliwatt
d.c. - direct current
d.c.c. - double cotton covered (wire)
d.p.d.t. - double-pole, double-throw
d.p.d.t. - double-pole, single-throw
DX - distance
elec. - electrolytic
FCC - Federal Communications Commission
FM - frequency modulation
freq. - frequency
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
hi fi - high fidelity (of sound reproduction)
hy. - henry
i.f. - intermediate frequency
K - kilo (one thousand)
kc. - kilocycle
M - mega (one million)
ma. - milliampere
mc. - megacycle
meg. - megohm
mike - microphone, microfarad
mil - milliampere
m.o.p.a. - master oscillator, power amplifier
mu - amplification factor
μfd. - microfarad
μμfd. - micromicrofarad
mw. - milliwatt
m.w. - medium wave
PA - power amplifier
p.a. - public address
PM - phase modulation, permanent magnet (speaker)
pos. - position (of a switch)
pot. - potentiometer
pri. - primary
R-C - resistance -coupled
R/C - radio control
rect. - rectifier
res. - resistor
RETMA - Radio-Electronics-Television Manufacturers Association
r.f. - radio frequency
r.m.s. - root mean square
sec. - secondary
SN - self-neutralizing (escapement)
s.p.d.t. - single -pole, double-throw
spkr. - loudspeaker
s.p.s.t. - single-pole, single-throw
s.w. - short-wave
SWL - short-wave listener
sync. - synchronization
t. - turns (of a coil)
trans. - transformer
TV - television
TVI - interference with television reception
u.h.f. - ultra high frequency
v. - volt
v.f.o. - variable frequency oscillator
v.h.f. - very high frequency
VR - voltage regulator
v.t.v.m. - vacuum -tube voltmeter
vu - volume unit
w. - watt
wpm - words per minute
tr. - transmitter


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Q: Difference between cloning and copying in Mercurial Is copying the .hg directory to another directory the same as cloning in Mercurial (using TortoiseHg although I think that's irrelevant) or does the cloning command in Mercurial do something special during that process?

A: It's almost the same.  Cloning does a few things different, none of which are required, but some of which are cool:

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*clones get a working directory too (which you can avoid with -U)

*clones get the source repo set as default for push/pull in the .hg/hgrc file

*clones can get just a subset of the original (clone -r X gets revision X and all ancestors only)

*clones use hardlinks when the file system supports it

That last one is pretty cool.  It means that if I have a 200GB repo and I do a clone -U src dest I get a full clone that uses no diskspace at all!  If I skip the -U I get a working copy that takes up space, and as the two clones start to diverge the new one starts taking up space, but a basic clone -U is instantaneous and disk-space-free on modern file systems.  That's not true of a copy (which does work just fine too).

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package pl.androidhotelbooking;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends Activity
{
    public static final String NUMBER_OF_PEOPLE = "number_of_people";

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        Button searchB = (Button) findViewById(R.id.search_rooms_B);
        searchB.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
        {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view)
            {
                handleEditText();
            }
        });
    }

    private void handleEditText()
    {
        EditText numberOfPeopleET = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.number_of_people_ET);
        String editTextValue = numberOfPeopleET.getText().toString();

        int numberOfPeople = 0;

        if(!editTextValue.equals(""))
            numberOfPeople = Integer.parseInt(editTextValue);

        if(numberOfPeople !=0)
            goToListOfRooms(numberOfPeople);
        else
            Toast.makeText(this, R.string.warning, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }

    private void goToListOfRooms(int numberOfPeople)
    {
        Intent listOfRooms = new Intent(this, RoomsActivity.class);
        listOfRooms.putExtra(NUMBER_OF_PEOPLE, numberOfPeople);
        startActivity(listOfRooms);
    }
}


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Codewise's Dr. Rzeszuciński Joins the European AI Alliance, Launched by the European Commission
LONDON, June 18, 2018 — Codewise, the industry's first provider of AI-powered online ad measurement and management solutions for digital marketers, announced today that Dr. Paweł Rzeszuciński, Data Scientist at Codewise, accepted the invitation to become a member of the European AI Alliance, a forum launched by the European Commission.
Since Dr. Paweł Rzeszuciński will join the Alliance within his personal capacity, he will act independently and in the public interest, as per the rules set by the European Commission.
Following the signing of the Declaration of cooperation on Artificial Intelligence by 24 EU Member States and Norway, the European AI Alliance, as announced by the European Commission on April 25 2018, is a multi-stakeholder forum engaged in a broad and open discussion of all aspects of Artificial Intelligence development and its impact on the economy and society. The European AI Alliance is aimed at seizing the opportunities of AI, reinforcing Europe'scompetitiveness and establishing the ethical guidelines on the development of the AI.
Emphasizing the importance of the European AI Alliance, Robert Gryn, CEO of Codewise, said, "We are extremely proud to learn that Dr. Paweł Rzeszuciński, a key stakeholder of Codewise's Artificial Intelligence development team, is joining such a strategic initiative. AI is progressively transforming our economy and society and is increasingly contributing to many sectors of our economy. We feel very reassured by the European Commission's initiative to support the implementation of a European strategy on AI."
The Commission will present ethical guidelines on AI development by the end of 2018, based on the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights, taking into account principles such as data protection and transparency, and building on the work of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies. To help develop these guidelines, the Commission will bring together all relevant stakeholders at the European AI Alliance.
"The mission of the European AI Alliance strongly resonates with Codewise's values and vision of transparency-led smart technologies," said Dr. John Malatesta, President and Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer at Codewise. "As any technology that has a direct impact on people's and businesses' lives, the emergence of AI also raises legitimate concerns. We fully endorse the elaboration by the European Commission of recommendations on future AI-related policy development and on ethical, legal and societal issues. In our daily efforts to develop AI technologies at the service of digital marketers, we are equally attentive to the right balance between business efficiency gains on one side and respect for privacy and transparency on the other. The definition of an AI strategy framework will help the entire software industry align to common standards."
The foundation of the European AI Alliance represents a first step towards an EU-wide approach to AI. By establishing clear guidelines on AI ethics, the Commission seeks to increase consumers' trust in AI-driven products.
Based on the recommendations enacted by the European AI Alliance, the European Commission and participating Member States will present a European plan on Artificial Intelligence by the end of 2018.
About Codewise:
Founded in 2011, Codewise is the industry's first provider of AI-powered online ad measurement and management solutions for digital marketers. For years, Codewise has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Europe, according to the Financial Times, Statista, and Deloitte.
Codewise's solutions help thousands of businesses in 190 countries to track, measure, and optimize billions of dollars of advertising spend, boosting their efficiency and ROI like never before. Codewise is currently tracking over $2.5 billion of digital ad spend for some of the world's largest brands and ad agencies, including $400 million of ad spend on Facebook.
To learn more about Codewise, please visit www.codewise.com.
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