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Hyliion Announces Nationwide Hypertruck ERX Marketing Roadshow Kickoff
Hyliion Holdings Corp. (NYSE: HYLN) ("Hyliion"), a leader in electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 semi-trucks, today announced that it has begun its nationwide Hypertruck ERX Marketing Roadshow, which will include visits with several Hypertruck Innovation Council members. The roadshow will be an opportunity for Hyliion to showcase the Hypertruck ERX pre-production demo unit, its next generation electric powertrain that is recharged by an onboard natural gas generator, enabling long-range hauling and quick refueling, and allowing fleets to potentially reach net-negative carbon emissions. The first stop on the tour will be the Wegmans Food Markets ("Wegmans") headquarters in Rochester, NY on November 10th and 11th, 2021.
One of Hyliion's recently completed Hypertruck ERX demonstration units will travel to the Wegmans facility for a two-day event featuring on-road demonstrations and ride-alongs. Representatives from Hyliion will provide in-depth education on the solution's features and benefits, including the potential to support fleets' decarbonization goals and to reduce total cost of ownership.
"We are excited to announce the launch of our nationwide Hypertruck ERX Roadshow with the first stop at the Wegmans headquarters in Rochester," said Hyliion founder and CEO Thomas Healy. "This is a major step forward in our Hypertruck ERX commercialization process. We look forward to receiving feedback from these industry leaders and valued Council members as we continue to develop products to power today's fleets with the solutions of the future."
"Hyliion is particularly proud to play an important role in supporting Wegmans' long-term commitment to sustainability and decarbonization. We aim to be the partner of choice for fleets on their journey to net-negative carbon emissions," Healy added.
With over 100 stores across seven states, Wegmans has invested in numerous sustainability initiatives including a focus on reducing their carbon footprint. The regional supermarket chain has already seen success with the Hyllion products, with several of its operating trucks having been retrofitted with the Hyliion Hybrid solution over the last two years.
"Through the use of alternative fuels, electrification, and driver-efficiency initiatives, we have long focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and diesel fuel consumption in our truck fleet," said Matt Harris, Wegmans sustainability manager for energy and fleet technology. "Collaborative partnerships with technology suppliers, like Hyliion, have played an important role in helping us achieve our fleet sustainability goals up to this point, and their continued innovation allows us to rethink the makeup of our fleet and what is truly possible in the future with the right combination of technologies. We're excited for the opportunity to experience the Hypertruck ERX firsthand."
Following the Wegmans stop, Hyliion will host similar ride-along events with additional Hypertruck Innovation Council members at its headquarters in Austin, TX in December, continuing to collect feedback that will be incorporated into future iterations of the Hypertruck ERX demo units. Hyliion is currently developing additional demonstration units that will be added to the marketing roadshow upon completion, allowing the company to offer more product demonstrations to more fleets.
About Hyliion
Hyliion Holdings Corp.'s (NYSE: HYLN) mission is to reduce the carbon intensity and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Class 8 commercial trucks by being a leading provider of electrified powertrain solutions. Leveraging advanced software algorithms and data analytics capabilities, Hyliion offers fleets an easy, efficient system to decrease fuel and operating expenses while seamlessly integrating with their existing fleet operations. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Hyliion designs, develops, and sells electrified powertrain solutions that are designed to be installed on most major Class 8 commercial trucks, with the goal of transforming the commercial transportation industry's environmental impact at scale. For more information, visit www.hyliion.com.
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Q: Pandas Dataframe: get unique values from a timestamp column I have time series data that looks like:
1998-01-02 09:30:00,0.4298,0.4337,0.4258,0.4317,6426369
1999-01-02 09:45:00,0.4317,0.4337,0.4258,0.4298,10589080
2000-01-02 10:00:00,0.4298,0.4337,0.4278,0.4337,9507980
2001-01-02 10:15:00,0.4337,0.4416,0.4298,0.4416,13639022

What I want is a list of years,
years = list['1998'.'1999','2000','2001']

So I can use that list to know what years I can query against in that dataframe. Not all dataframes will have the same years in it.
data = pd.read_csv(str(inFileName), index_col=0, parse_dates=True, header=None)

  #data.iloc[:, 0]

print(pd.DatetimeIndex(data.iloc[:, 0]).year)

  #print(data.iloc[:, 0])

  #years = list(data.index)
  #print(years)

  for x in years:

I am trying so many things, but not succeeding. Can someone explain to me how to solve a problem like this?
Edit 1: After some advice, I am doing this:
data = pd.read_csv(str(inFileName), parse_dates=[0], header=None)
  data.iloc[:, 0] = pd.to_datetime(data.iloc[:, 0])
  data['year'] = data.iloc[:, 0].apply(lambda x: x.year)
  year_list = data['year'].unique().tolist()
  print(year_list)
  for x in year_list:
    newDF = data[x]
    newDF.head()

    print(newDF.head(5))

and I get the list: [2017, 2018, 2019]
but I cannot create a new dataframe from the list. I want to create a new dataframe for each value in the list. I get errors:
[2017, 2018, 2019]

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/jason/Applications/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pandas/core/indexes/base.py", line 3078, in get_loc
    return self._engine.get_loc(key)
  File "pandas/_libs/index.pyx", line 140, in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc
  File "pandas/_libs/index.pyx", line 162, in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc
  File "pandas/_libs/hashtable_class_helper.pxi", line 1492, in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item
  File "pandas/_libs/hashtable_class_helper.pxi", line 1500, in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item
KeyError: 2017

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./massageSM.py", line 123, in <module>
    main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "./massageSM.py", line 33, in main
    newDF = data[x]
  File "/home/jason/Applications/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pandas/core/frame.py", line 2688, in __getitem__
    return self._getitem_column(key)
  File "/home/jason/Applications/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pandas/core/frame.py", line 2695, in _getitem_column
    return self._get_item_cache(key)
  File "/home/jason/Applications/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pandas/core/generic.py", line 2489, in _get_item_cache
    values = self._data.get(item)
  File "/home/jason/Applications/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pandas/core/internals.py", line 4115, in get
    loc = self.items.get_loc(item)
  File "/home/jason/Applications/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pandas/core/indexes/base.py", line 3080, in get_loc
    return self._engine.get_loc(self._maybe_cast_indexer(key))
  File "pandas/_libs/index.pyx", line 140, in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc
  File "pandas/_libs/index.pyx", line 162, in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc
  File "pandas/_libs/hashtable_class_helper.pxi", line 1492, in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item
  File "pandas/_libs/hashtable_class_helper.pxi", line 1500, in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item
KeyError: 2017

Edit 2
I am using this:
data = pd.read_csv("RHE.SM", parse_dates=[0], header=None)
data.iloc[:, 0] = pd.to_datetime(data.iloc[:, 0])
data['year'] = data.iloc[:, 0].apply(lambda x: x.year)
year_list = data['year'].unique().tolist()
print(year_list)

for x in year_list:
    df = pd.DataFrame({'years':year_list})

    print(df.head(5))

and it produces output:
[2017, 2018, 2019]
   years
0   2017
1   2018
2   2019
   years
0   2017
1   2018
2   2019
   years
0   2017
1   2018
2   2019

but what I want is to create:
dataframe with just 2017
dataframe with just 2018
dataframe with just 2019
but I can't hard code this because other files wont contain the same years. I need to make a list of what years are available and iterate through it.
Edit 3:
I have also tried:
data = pd.read_csv("RHE.SM", header=None, parse_dates=[0])
year_list = data[0].dt.year.unique().tolist()
print(year_list)
data.index = pd.DatetimeIndex(data[0])
print(type(data.index))
print(data.index)

for x in year_list:
    print(x)
    newDF = data[x]
    #newDF.head()

    #print(newDF.head(5))

I get the following output, which starts good but then I get an error creating the newDF.
[2017, 2018, 2019]
<class 'pandas.core.indexes.datetimes.DatetimeIndex'>
DatetimeIndex(['2017-10-02 10:15:00', '2017-10-02 10:30:00',
               '2017-10-02 10:45:00', '2017-10-02 11:00:00',
               '2017-10-02 11:15:00', '2017-10-02 11:30:00',
               '2017-10-02 11:45:00', '2017-10-02 12:00:00',
               '2017-10-02 12:15:00', '2017-10-02 12:30:00',
               ...
               '2019-01-03 14:45:00', '2019-01-03 15:00:00',
               '2019-01-03 15:15:00', '2019-01-03 15:30:00',
               '2019-01-03 15:45:00', '2019-01-03 16:00:00',
               '2019-01-03 16:30:00', '2019-01-03 16:45:00',
               '2019-01-03 17:15:00', '2019-01-03 18:30:00'],
              dtype='datetime64[ns]', name=0, length=8685, freq=None)
2017

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
KeyError                                  Traceback (most recent call last)
~/Applications/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pandas/core/indexes/base.py in get_loc(self, key, method, tolerance)
   3077             try:
-> 3078                 return self._engine.get_loc(key)
   3079             except KeyError:

pandas/_libs/index.pyx in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc()

pandas/_libs/index.pyx in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc()

pandas/_libs/hashtable_class_helper.pxi in pandas._libs.hashtable.Int64HashTable.get_item()

pandas/_libs/hashtable_class_helper.pxi in pandas._libs.hashtable.Int64HashTable.get_item()

KeyError: 2017

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

KeyError                                  Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-19-f31493ccbf2a> in <module>
      9 for x in year_list:
     10     print(x)
---> 11     newDF = data[x]
     12     #newDF.head()
     13

~/Applications/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pandas/core/frame.py in __getitem__(self, key)
   2686             return self._getitem_multilevel(key)
   2687         else:
-> 2688             return self._getitem_column(key)
   2689
   2690     def _getitem_column(self, key):

~/Applications/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pandas/core/frame.py in _getitem_column(self, key)
   2693         # get column
   2694         if self.columns.is_unique:
-> 2695             return self._get_item_cache(key)
   2696
   2697         # duplicate columns & possible reduce dimensionality

~/Applications/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pandas/core/generic.py in _get_item_cache(self, item)
   2487         res = cache.get(item)
   2488         if res is None:
-> 2489             values = self._data.get(item)
   2490             res = self._box_item_values(item, values)
   2491             cache[item] = res

~/Applications/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pandas/core/internals.py in get(self, item, fastpath)
   4113
   4114             if not isna(item):
-> 4115                 loc = self.items.get_loc(item)
   4116             else:
   4117                 indexer = np.arange(len(self.items))[isna(self.items)]

~/Applications/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pandas/core/indexes/base.py in get_loc(self, key, method, tolerance)
   3078                 return self._engine.get_loc(key)
   3079             except KeyError:
-> 3080                 return self._engine.get_loc(self._maybe_cast_indexer(key))
   3081
   3082         indexer = self.get_indexer([key], method=method, tolerance=tolerance)

pandas/_libs/index.pyx in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc()

pandas/_libs/index.pyx in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc()

pandas/_libs/hashtable_class_helper.pxi in pandas._libs.hashtable.Int64HashTable.get_item()

pandas/_libs/hashtable_class_helper.pxi in pandas._libs.hashtable.Int64HashTable.get_item()

KeyError: 2017

A: I have not tested this but I think it will work for you.
data.iloc[:, 0] = pd.to_datetime(data.iloc[:, 0])
data['year'] = data.iloc[:, 0].apply(lambda x: x.year)
year_list = data['year'].unique().tolist()

It first converts the first column to a DateTime format. Then it creates a new column with only the year component of each DateTime. Finally, it will output a list of every unique value in that column.
If you also want to convert the resulting list to a new dataframe simply add this line after:
df = pd.DataFrame({'years':year_list})

edit If you want to convert each individual item in the list to a new dataframe you could add this instead:
df = []
for x in year_list:
    df.append(pd.DataFrame({'years':[x]}))

A: If you want to separate a dataframe into individual dataframes by year, you can do the following:
dfs = {
    year: sub_df.drop(columns=["year"])
    for year, sub_df in data.assign(year=lambda df: df[0].dt.year)\
                            .groupby("year")
}

Out:
{1998:                     0       1       2       3       4        5
 0 1998-01-02 09:30:00  0.4298  0.4337  0.4258  0.4317  6426369,
 1999:                     0       1       2       3       4         5
 1 1999-01-02 09:45:00  0.4317  0.4337  0.4258  0.4298  10589080,
 2000:                     0       1       2       3       4        5
 2 2000-01-02 10:00:00  0.4298  0.4337  0.4278  0.4337  9507980,
 2001:                     0       1       2       3       4         5
 3 2001-01-02 10:15:00  0.4337  0.4416  0.4298  0.4416  13639022}

If you want to iterate through and write the individual dfs to a separate CSV, you can do the following:
for year, df in dfs.items():
    filename = "base_name_{}.csv".format(year)
    df.to_csv(filename, index=False)

In principle, you'd want a basename based off the original file name.

A: The easiest thing in your case would be:
data = pd.read_csv(inFileName, header=None, parse_dates=[0])
data[0].dt.year.unique().tolist()

This makes use of the datetime accessor which is fast and vectorized

A: First, You need to make sure that You are extracting years from datetime type. Assuming that You know the name of Your column, where the dates are stored, You do this:
df['datetime'] = pd.to_datetime(df['datetime'])
df['year'] = df['datetime'].apply(lambda x: x.year)

If the dates are in index, You do the following:
df['datetime'] = pd.to_datetime(df.reset_index()['index'])
df['datetime'] = pd.to_datetime(df['datetime'])
df['year'] = df['datetime'].apply(lambda x: x.year)

The first line takes values from index and puts them into a column named 'index' by default. The second one converts data into datetime format.
After this is done, You extract unique years:
years =  df['year'].unique().tolist()

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You have a wonderful idea for a service or product and you're ready to hang out your shingle, delight your customers and start making the world a better place.
Terrific… as you may know there are important steps you need to take to create a functional business. Usually, these activities are lumped together under the name of operations. This includes things such as paying employees, receiving phone calls from customers, ordering and tracking inventory, billing customers for services or goods.
• Numbers: You need a phone number that is unique to your business. Generally, a local number is enough. You only need a toll free number if you feel that it is an important aspect of your branding or a substantial value to your clients. When long distance phone calls were expensive, then a toll free number was a valuable differentiator. Since you print the phone number(s) on your marketing materials, decide early if you want just a local or both a local and toll free number. Changing printed materials later is costly. Remember that printed materials that have already been handed out can't be changed! It is easier to add another number than to remove one.
• Equipment: You can use your home phone or your cell phone for business purposes. If you do either, you will want to be careful to provide a professional response to all callers. You can also purchase a land-line and phone or VOIP phone specifically for office use. Sometimes a second number and ring tone is available for a fee on your current home phone service. The most important thing about the equipment you choose to use is that the call quality is high and available. If you can't hear what your clients are saying or your call drops when you are talking to them, delighting your customer will be almost impossible!
The right telephone service and operations are an important part of running a successful business.
• Telephone services: There are many different internet based telephone service providers who will forward calls from one phone number to another. You can use this to have a business phone number that rings to an office phone, a home phone or a cell phone. Often, these services have scheduling features to route calls to specific locations at different times of day. They can also set up extensions. If you use these services, be sure to have friends and family help you test the service. You want to know what your customers will experience when they call in. Things to pay attention to include: How many rings does the client hear before your phone rings? How long will the client hear rings before the system goes to voice mail or plays a message? Generally, there are many configuration settings in these systems, so my advice is that you try different things and see what you feel is best for your customers. Services provide logging so you can see how many calls came in and what happened to each. This is important information for you to review regularly. If your phone service configuration is getting in the way of talking with customers, then change it!
• Telephone answering: This is the most important part of your telephone operations! Be sure that someone answers the phone professionally and as quickly as practical during business hours. Answering after hours if fine also if you can do that professionally. Often, customers will call companies until they talk to a live person. Many will not leave messages. You should plan to review messages and respond daily! Growing your business means keeping communications open with current customers and providing an opportunity to acquire new customers. When you are busy with a customer, you can let them know that you will take a call briefly or you can hire an assistant to be sure that all calls are answered while you focus on other tasks.
When you are running a business, communicating with your customers is a core function. Consider how your telephone services help you to help your customers so you can delight them. Pay attention to the customer experience and you will have a strong foundation to build on!
Christine Schoaff has been an entrepreneur and intrapreneur in opportunities from start-up to mid-size to Fortune 500. She has worked extensively with family run businesses in a variety of industries.


There was great excitement in the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA), Archive Study Area a few months ago when a lead token bearing the number 15514 with the original cord still attached was found with a letter in the Foundling Hospital archive. Originally the token would have hung around the neck of the foundling whom it identified. Very few such tokens survive and this one has now been removed to special storage at LMA for safekeeping. Gillian Clark and Janette Bright tell the story of foundling 15514.
This child was admitted to the Foundling Hospital in February 1760 just before the end of four years of unrestricted admission. He was 3 weeks old and had with him a note describing him as 'John Beard born January 19 1760'. At admission, a piece was cut from one of the sleeves of his gown at the point where the main sleeve and cuff joined. One piece is plain fawn material and the other a similar colour with a darker repeat pattern on it and a small darn made with white thread. The use of two fabrics in sleeves, themselves unattached, pull-on items, was common.
When John's admission billet was filled in, it was headed with his hospital number 15514 and recorded his age and date of admission. A cord from which hung the child's unique number was placed around his neck. The note and the fabric pieces were kept as identifiers, should he be claimed by his family and they were wrapped in the billet, the package sealed with wax and the number and date of admission written on the outside. It was stored securely. Since the 1860s the billet sheet has been opened up, the two tokens attached to it, and bound in a volume now at LMA.
The boy was given the name of Theodore Barrow and placed with a wet nurse, Mary Bradford, in Ampthill in Bedfordshire. She would initially breast feed him and then care for him in her own household until he was about five. Both Theodore and Mary, along with any other children sent to the same area, were under the supervision of a volunteer inspector, Mr John Bolding. He had recruited Mary as a wet nurse, paying her wages each month, keeping her supplied with clothes as the child grew, checking on her care of him. Inspectors had a supply of every-day remedies they could use if a child was ill or they could call in an apothecary or surgeon if necessary. All payments were from their own pockets and reclaimed quarterly from the hospital.
Child 16062 also came under the supervision of John Bolding in March 1760 and was claimed by his mother, a single woman, in May that year. He had apparently been taken to the Hospital by his father without the consent of his mother and so was returned to her as soon as the governors were aware of the situation. Unrestricted entry ceased in March 1760 so there were no more children for the next few years needing to be placed with nurses and supervised.
Inspectors were local people, initially family and friends of the non-executive governors or clergy. By 1756 the hospital had extended its choice, because of the number of children it had to place, to tradesmen and other non-professionals. Inspectors corresponded regularly with the hospital about all the issues that arose from their supervision. At Ampthill John Bolding was established in the community as a surgeon-apothecary. In 1764 Mr Bolding wrote to the secretary of the hospital to say that one of the children in his care had a sore head, commonly called scald head, 'which must have the hair draw'd or ye child ruined'. He said no surgeon in the neighbourhood would undertake it, but there was a man who would do if for a guinea or a guinea and a half. There is no indication of why Mr Bolding did not do the job himself.
Scald head was ringworm, a fungal infection of the scalp, which mainly affects young children. It causes hair loss and these bald patches become inflamed and scaly, and in severe cases pustules develop. It is highly infectious and transmitted by close contact. The lesions can become infected by bacteria and cause further damage.
The hospital chose to have the child returned. Mr Bolding wrote another letter saying that he was sending Theodore back with his nurse Mary, emphasising that she was a good nurse and that she was not to blame for the child's condition. He suggested that if the child was to come back he would be fine with her or, if he was not to return to Ampthill, then Mary might have another child in his place. The cord and number attached to it were sent with the letter and remain pinned to them to this day, having been removed from the child, against all hospital regulations, perhaps because of cord rubbing and making worse the sore condition of his scalp.
Theodore did not go back to his nurse, but spent some time in the hospital before being sent to one of the outstations at Ackworth in Yorkshire where he would have been prepared in a work environment for apprenticeship. However, not every child made it out into the world and in 1769 the governors referred in sub-committee minutes to a list sent from Ackworth which included him as one of about 50 children who had been judged unfit for apprenticeship by reason of physical or other 'defects or accidents '. These conditions were noted as: idiot, dumb, short-sighted, rupture, and in the case of child Number 15514 Theodore Barrow, now aged 9, the description was 'scald head'. (LMA reference A/FH/A/03/005/008 Sub-committee minutes, 8 July 1769) There is no indication of whether he was still infected or whether his appearance, perhaps his baldness or scarring, was unacceptable. He returned to London in 1773.
Mr Bolding's letter, with the attached number and cord, is no longer available for general access (it is available only with advance notice and at the discretion of the LMA Director) because it is the only remaining disc with its cord, and only one of two discs of this period at all. The other has not turned out of its mould so sharply and is paler in colour. The numbers were made of lead, each set in a mould in which the unique number was inserted, in this case as No 15514. The cord was put into the molten metal before it set and so was securely attached to the disc. On the reverse are the initials FH, for Foundling Hospital. The disk is dirty, but whether that is as it came off the child, or whether it is later contamination, is not known.
The Foundling Hospital continues to care for children today as the charity Coram.


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Engine performance is typically one of the most important criteria for prospective pickup truck buyers. Gasoline engines are more common in trucks used for general purposes and light hauling, whereas diesel engines are more efficient for pulling heavy loads. Engine options for pickup trucks are continually changing, so new truck buyers need to ensure they are up-to-date on the 2017 pickup truck models. This post compares 2017 trucks from three of the largest manufacturers in the world, including Ford, GMC and Ram.
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The most recent changes to Ford's truck engine lineup occurred in the 2015 model year, when Ford added a 2.7-l EcoBoost V6 engine and a 3.5-l Ti-VCT V6 engine as a replacement for the 3.7-l Ti-VCT V6. The 6.2-l V8 engine was discontinued, but all other engine choices were carried over from 2014.
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The F-series is Ford's line of light-duty trucks, which has four engine options for 2017.The 2.7-l EcoBoost generates 325 horsepower (hp) and 375 pound-feet (lb·ft) of torque. The 3.5-l Cyclone V6 produces 283 hp and 255 lb·ft of torque, while the 3.5-l EcoBoost V6 has 365 hp and 420 lb·ft of torque. The 5.0-l Coyote V8 generates 385 hp and has 387 lb·ft of torque. According to Cars.com, "the F-150 became the first large-volume vehicle to have a fully aluminum body when it was redesigned for 2015. The F-150 comes in regular, extended and crew cab body styles and offers three cargo box lengths: 5.5, 6.5 and 8 feet." Additionally, according to Motortrend.com, "the gas-powered F-250 weighs some 400 pounds less than the Ram 2500 with similar equipment."
Ford's Super Duty line of heavy-duty trucks have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of at least 8,500 pounds. The 2016 model year marked the end of the third generation in this series, which has three engine options. The Boss SOHC 6.2-l V8 produces 385 hp and 405 lb·ft of torque, and the Triton SOHC V10 has 362 hp with 457 lb·ft of torque. Ford's only diesel engine in this lineup is a 6.7-l PowerStroke V8 with 440 hp and 860 lb·ft of torque.
In 2017, "the off-road-oriented Raptor model returns to the F-150 lineup. Available in extended and crew cab body styles, the Raptor features Fox Racing shocks and a Terrain Management System with six preset modes." (www.cars.com)
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GMC manufactures trucks under its own name and the Chevrolet brand, which are essentially the same except for the nameplate and grilles. For example, the GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado series of full-size and heavy-duty pickup trucks are mechanically identical. These series are currently in their third generation, which was introduced in 2014. They received a mid-cycle refresh in 2016, which included a new grille, front fascia and headlights.
The 1500 model is the light-duty version of the Sierra/Silverado. It has three engine options, including a 4.3-l GM EcoTec3 4300 V6 that produces 285 hp and 305 lb·ft of torque.The 5.3-l L83 GM EcoTec3 5300 V8 has 355 hp and 383 lb·ft of torque, while the 6.2-l L86 GM EcoTec3 6200 V8 has 420 hp and 460 lb·ft of torque.
The 2500HD and 3500HD are the heavy-duty versions of the Sierra/Silverado. Chevrolet redesigned the Duramax 6.6L V-8 turbo-diesel offered on the 2017 Silverado HD. "This next-generation redesign offers more horsepower and torque than ever — an SAE-certified 445 horsepower (332 kW) and 910 lb.-ft. (1,234 Nm) — to enable easier, more confident hauling and trailering. Along with a 19 percent increase in max torque over the current Duramax 6.6L, the redesigned turbo-diesel's performance is quieter and smoother, for greater refinement. In fact, engine noise at idle is reduced 38 percent." (http://media.chevrolet.com)
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The Ram pickup is manufactured by FCA US LLC, which was formed by a merger between Fiat and Chrysler that was completed in 2014. The Ram series was sold under the Dodge brand until the Ram brand was created in 2010. The Ram truck is currently in its fourth generation, which was introduced in the 2009 model year.
The 1500 is the light-duty version of the Ram truck, which hasn't changed engine options since the 2014 model year. The Ram 1500 lineup encompasses a broad range of choices. It includes regular, Quad Cab (extended cab) and four-door crew-cab body styles. The regular cab is available with a 6.4- or 8-foot bed, the Quad Cab with the 6.4-foot bed and the crew cab with a 5.7- or 6.4-foot bed. Engine choices include a base 3.6-liter gas V-6, a 3.0-liter turbo-diesel V-6 and a 5.7-liter Hemi V-8. The 5.7-l Hemi V8 has been available since 2013. Ram differs from other half-ton pickups with its coil-spring rear suspension (instead of traditional leaf springs) and available four-corner air 2suspension, and it offers several clever and unique features such as the RamBox locking exterior storage and aluminum wheels with color inserts. In sales, the Ram 1500 runs in a solid third place behind the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500. (www.pickuptrucks.com)
The 2500 and 3500 are the heavy-duty models in the Ram lineup. The 5.7-l Hemi V8 has been available since 2010, with a rating of 383 hp and 400 lb·ft of torque. The 6.4-l Hemi V8 was introduced in 2014 and has 410 hp with 429 lb·ft of torque. The diesel option for the 2500 and 3500 is a 6.7-l Cummins I6, with power and torque ratings that depend on the transmission and specific engine model. For example, this engine produces 350 hp and 660 lb·ft of torque when coupled to a 6-speed manual transmission. The 6.7-l Cummins diesel with automatic transmission was upgraded in 2016 to generate 385 hp and 900 lb·ft of torque.
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Written by on Friday, 03 February 2012 01:15
MotoGP race fans looking for some profound changes in 2012 may be in for disappointment if reigning champion Casey Stoner has anything to say about it. The Repsol Honda rider completed the third day of the 1000cc test in Sepang, Malaysia today by laying down a blistering sub-two-minute pace, with a time of 1:59:607 on only his second lap of the day—this after missing the first of the three-day test due to a glitch in his back.
Chatter issues notwithstanding, the Australian's laptime shattered any previous race or test records at the Sepang International Circuit (Valentino Rossi holds the race lap record set in 2009 of 2:00:518 aboard a Factory Yamaha 800cc machine).
Yamaha Factory rider Jorge Lorenzo was the closest to Stoner, with a best time of 2:00:198, but still not enough to catch the Honda. According to Lorenzo, "I'm really, really satisfied, I have improved on my best record here in Sepang. We tried a lot of things; some were better, especially one major improvement. We also know where we have to improve in the future. The electronics are not perfect yet, we still need to make it smoother but the bike has so much potential we are optimistic. The Yamaha engineers worked really hard and they have done a good job. I made my best time today at midday which is the hardest time with the conditions so it was pretty good. Let's see what we can do when we come back."
Stoner's teammate Dani Pedrosa was third overall, with a time of of 2'00.256. According to MotoGP.com, the Spaniard was working on comparing two different chassis on his Repsol Honda and testing suspension and tire pressure settings to deal with chatter the heavier 1000cc bikes have many of the teams working on.
Ben Spies finished the day in 4th place with a time of 2:00:495, following a mild crash while testing a new chassis earlier in the day.
In the Ducati camp, Valentino Rossi improved his times and finished the day in 5th position with a time of 2:00:824. According to Rossi, "We on the team are all happy with how this test has gone, especially today. With a 2'00.8, we're starting to get to a decent time. The two Hondas and the two Yamahas are still ahead of us, but we consider this test to be a starting point. The most positive things we've achieved are that the front now lets me ride a little more as I like, and the bike reacts well to changes and that we have very clear ideas on what's still missing. In particular, if we manage to improve the bike's behaviour on acceleration, we'll be able to take a consistent step forward."
The CRT teams continued to struggle with closing the gap, with Colin Edwards showing a fastest CRT laptime of 2:04:722 on his NGM Forward Racing machine.
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10. Nicky Hayden, Ducati Team, 2:01:729
11. Stefan Bradl, LCR Honda, 2:01:894
12. Karl Abraham, Cardion AB Motoracing, 2:02:218
13. Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Yamaha Factory, 2:02.334
14. Franco Battaini, Ducati Team, 2:03.033
15. Colin Edwards , NGM Mobile Forward Racing, 2:04:722
16. Ivan Silva, Avintia Racing, 2:08:225
17. Robertino Pietri, Avintia Racing, 2:09:640
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Interestingly enough, Apple is also having an event on October 13 to launch the iPhone 12 series. Apple will launch the series 10AM PDT (5PM UTC) at Apple Park in Cupertino. The phones have already been in rumours from quite some times. Now, iPhone 12 Leak Brings All the Details Ahead of Launch.
A Chinese tipster @Kang, who holds a strong reputation with his past leaks and got the stamp of approval from @IceUniverse compiled a detailed post with all the key iPhone 12 details including pricing and availability.
The series will include four smartphones. There will be an entry-level iPhone 12 mini starting at $699 in its 64GB trim. This model will have a 5.4-inch display. The other three phones will be a regular iPhone 12, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max.
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fbw wrote: Second this. Hate to say it but (in my opinion) this conversation is for naught. The 2nd Swiss eval will be a waste of time and money for participants due to the referendum. And Swiss AF will be flying QRA in ultralights catching thermals over the Alps in 2030 if the voters decide.
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linkomart wrote:
ricnunes wrote: Is it possible to provide that same evidence of this?
Not evidence exactly... look in your inbox.
OK, so a lot of you sent me an PM.... I'll start a new thread.
Saab Ramps Up Gripen E Flight Testing For First Deliveries [lots of text left out - BEST READ AT SOURCE]
22 May 2019 Tony Osborne
"LINKOPING, Sweden—Saab plans to have eight of its new-generation Gripen E combat aircraft flying by the end of this year as it ramps up flight testing. The company already has two JAS 39Es flying from its Linkoping base, 39-8 and 39-9, with company officials revealing that the third aircraft, 39-10, could fly in the next couple of weeks.
Serial production of the aircraft already is underway, with four aircraft currently undergoing final assembly, including the first aircraft destined for Brazil.
Several of these will be production-standard aircraft but equipped with flight test instrumentation. The second aircraft is also now flying with its extensive sensor suite, including the electronic warfare suite, the Leonardo-developed Raven active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and infrared search and track….
..."We are getting more out of each individual flight test hour, which we didn't anticipate," said Eddy de La Motte, the head of the Gripen E program at Saab.... ['what exactly' - is it good/bad info - more problems to solve? crikey sport]
...Saab currently has orders for 60 Gripens from Sweden and 36 aircraft for Brazil including eight two-seat versions, development of which is taking place in Brazil with a joint Swedish/Brazilian team....
...Development of the two-seat Gripen F is proceeding apace. The addition of a second cockpit requires the lengthening of the fuselage by 65 cm and adjustments to the electrical system to cope with the additional avionics and oxygen system. The design of the ducting from the air intake to the engine also is being redesigned and the fuselage strengthened, to deal with increased bending moments.
"We are trying to keep everything as similar as possible. All the systems are the same. All the displays are the same. Minor changes will also be needed to the flight control system," de La Motte [head of the Gripen E program at Saab] said.
The two-seat version is designed to be fully operational, with the two cockpits independent from each other to enable the rear-seater to operate the EW system. De La Motte says he does not expect any significant impact on the two-seat model's performance. First flight of a two-seat Gripen is expected in 2022."
Source: https://aviationweek.com/defense/saab-r ... deliveries
Serial production while still testing!? concurrency!?
But ive been told by Team Gripen Fanboy thats a disastrous mistake made by LM on the JSF program thanks to the disastrous effects of the American MIC!
What is MIC?
There is a huge difference between Gripen E and F-35 -- the former is basically an evolution of an existing aiframe (Gripen C), with a different engine (but a very mature one); and new avionics and sensors (for the most part also quite mature, like the IRST which is basically an evolution of the one in Typhoon, and the MAWS which is an evolution of some Israeli stuff; ditto for HMD, etc. etc.). The latter is a brand-new and very complex piece of eqiupment. New materials, new airframe, new sensors, new engine, new HMD, etc. etc.
There is always a risk of starting production before all testing has been completed, however it seems quite clear that the risk is much smaller when the system being tested is an evolution of an existing, mature system, and not a brand new system. Also, as already mentioned above, the risk is smaller when the system is less complex, compared to a system that is more complex.
I hope you see the difference...
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loke wrote: In any case this it somewhat OT; the main point was clearly that a canard solution does not necessarily score very poorly in the RCS department...
I wasn't sure if I should comment this in this thread or in the thread that linkomart created.
Anyway since the above was posted in this thread I'll comment the above here as well.
Well, the canards may not score very poorly (whatever "very poorly" means?) in the RCS department but nonetheless they will score worse and still degrade RCS in most cases (specially in aircraft where the Canards aren't aligned with the wing) compared to non-canard aircraft.
From my conversation with linkomart, here's what I learned:
- Canards may not degrade RCS at all if the radar source is located directly in front of the Canard equipped aircraft or 0 deg azimuth and this even if the radar is located above (or below I guess) the Canard equipped aircraft (let's say 30 or 40 degrees above or below).
But once the radar source or the Canard equipped aircraft moves away from the 0 degree azimuth then the RCS will suffer (there will be a RCS penalty). Of course how much will be this "RCS penalty" (versus degree azimuth of course) is open to debate.
My point is that even after the enlightening conversation with linkomart, I reached the conclusion that Canards will still bring RCS penalties (unless the radar is directly in front in terms of azimuth) specially if the Canard's aren't aligned with the main wing.
So and again, it is no surprise (IMO that is) that none of the actual VLO/Stealth aircraft that ever entered in service have them.
A 4th/4.5th gen fighter aircraft stands about as much chance against a F-35 as a guns-only Sabre has against a Viper.
ricnunes wrote: From my conversation with linkomart, here's what I learned:
Thanks for your explanation Ric. Very interesting. I assume this is the reason way the Rafale has serrated patterns at the underside of the canards
loke wrote: What is MIC?
Its been "testing" for over 10 years, loke.
Most people were complaining about the fundamental notion of production while testing, that it was NEVER a good idea etc
Besides I'm betting they're having to start production whether its ready or not-- they have a schedule, after all.
In my experience the Gripen hive mind has a really hard time with things like honest comparison and differences they're usually lost on Gripen fans in general Like all the wacky ones who have been so utterly confused about whats real and whats the product of that "overactive marketing branch" the last 10 years. or people like yourself who told us Saab never drew parallels with the Gripen Demo and the Gripen NG performance, despite them explicitly saying exactly that, and you then denying it here.
Its really hard to sort through all the lies, shifts, changes, and double speak. Even its biggest fans can't keep up
Its just a simple low risk evolution that's only been in gestation for 15 years. no big deal nothing to see here.
swiss wrote: Thanks for your explanation Ric. Very interesting. I assume this is the reason way the Rafale has serrated patterns at the underside of the canards
You're welcome Swiss.
While all of this Stealth (i.e. Low or Very Low RCS) subject is a very complex (and top-secret) one, one thing seems to be sure:
- Serrated surfaces/patterns are vital for any aircraft that aspires to have a Low RCS value (i.e. to be Stealthier or Stealth). Hence one of the reasons why I doubt the below 1 m2 RCS value (average frontal aspect of course) for the Gripen E.
So yes, it seems clear to me that applying serrated patterns on surfaces such as landing gear doors and/or for those who have them, weapon bay doors will greatly reduce RCS. So I guess that applying serrated patterns on Canards will also and indeed help reducing RCS somehow - although I doubt it will the same level of RCS reduction as with landing gear or weapon bay doors since the Canards surfaces are "more exposed" if you will than those other surfaces.
XanderCrews wrote: In my experience the Gripen hive mind has a really hard time with things like honest comparison and differences they're usually lost on Gripen fans in general
I would say that the reason is because when you start to do honest "apples with apples" comparisons it becomes pretty much clear that the Gripen is and will be an inferior fighter aircraft even compared with its supposed "peers", the Rafale, Typhoon and Super Hornet (let alone against a F-35).
Like I previously said, the Rafale, Typhoon and Super Hornet will soon become "2nd line" fighter aircraft so this means that the Gripen E will become a "3rd line" fighter aircraft (while the F-22 and F-35 are and will continue to be "1st line fighter aircraft).
I even have my doubts that the Gripen E will be as good (I won't even mention "better than") as the F-16V but that would be another subject, I guess...
So, I believe that this is a clear reason why the Gripen fans do what you mentioned above.
Gripen E testing ahead of schedule, vendor claims
24 May 2019 Christina Mackenzie
"LINKÖPING, Sweden — Flight-testing of Saab's Gripen E combat aircraft is moving faster than anticipated, according to Eddy de la Motte, vice president and head of the Gripen E/F business unit at Swedish manufacturer Saab.
De la Motte told a media briefing that tests to fire MBDA's Meteor missile had been carried out by test aircraft 39-8 and 39-9 in northern Sweden. "We'd planned two weeks for the testing and were able to get everything done in one," the executive remarked, adding, "We're getting more out of each individual flight test hour than we'd anticipated, which is helping to move the program forward."
Today the flight envelope is being expanded, with 9g being achieved earlier this month, according to the company. Test pilot Marcus Wandt explained that although the aircraft is heavier than the Gripen C, "the agility is still there because it's stronger and carries its weight very well." Wandt and his five colleagues have flown 125 test hours...." [wot does 'carry weight very well' mean?]
Source: https://www.defensenews.com/global/euro ... or-claims/
What he is referring to is explained below:
LINKÖPING, Sweden — Flight-testing of Saab's Gripen E combat aircraft is moving faster than anticipated, according to Eddy de la Motte, vice president and head of the Gripen E/F business unit at Swedish manufacturer Saab.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/euro ... or-claims/
More about recent testing:
The second aircraft is also now flying with its extensive sensor suite, including the electronic warfare suite, the Leonardo-developed Raven active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and infrared search and track.
The company also has tested the swashplate that gives a level of mechanical steering to the AESA radar, boosting its field of view.
Saab currently is finishing up modifying aircraft 39-7, the two-seat Gripen demonstrator that is now being used as a flying test rig for Gripen E systems, including the new wide-area display that is being fitted in the rear. Sweden elected to adopt the wide area display developed by Brazilian firm AEL Sistemas last year, and the configuration will now be the standard fit for production Gripen Es. The Gripen Es are currently flying with three multifunction displays in the cockpit. The first Gripen E to receive the wide-area display will be the first aircraft destined for Brazil.
Saab 39-7, along with one of the Gripen Es, will go to Switzerland to support flight evaluation for the country's fighter contest.
Recent milestones for the program include flights maneuvering up to 9g. The aircraft also achieved the highest-ever level speed by a Gripen-family aircraft, but the company did not disclose the speed.
Seems the testing is progressing well at the moment
ricnunes wrote: I would say that the reason is because when you start to do honest "apples with apples" comparisons it becomes pretty much clear that the Gripen is and will be an inferior fighter aircraft even compared with its supposed "peers", the Rafale, Typhoon and Super Hornet (let alone against a F-35).
I would say that your "honest apples with apples" comparison is not really that at all. As I have stated repeatedly, Rafale, Typhoon and SH are one weight class above the Gripen. The only a/c that is in the similar weight class (to Gripen E) is F-16C, it seems.
To illustrate this with an example: nobody would do an "honest apples with apples" comparison of a say, a middleweight and bantamweight (or whatever it's called, I am not expert) in the world of boxing.
It is actually the same with fighters. Gripen is a lightweight fighter. This affects the load it can carry, the range, and also the endurance. The other fighters you mentioned above are not lightweight, they are medium weight (whereas Su-30 and F-15 would be "heavy weight").
Your premise of "honest apple with apple" comparison is basically flawed.
I hope this is clear.
Regarding the F-35: It is clearly not a light weight fighter. However, more importantly, it is a 5. gen fighter, with all that entails of stealth, sophisticated sensors, sensor fusion, etc. So in addition to being a different weight class it is also a different generation. So no "apples with apples" comparison is possible!
Another thing to keep in mind is that for the most part it is fanboys on forums like this that are so pre-occupied with doing comparisons, with endless discussions on which fighter is "best".
In the real life, this is rarely very important. Instead what professionals are doing is that they define requirements, obtain information from each prospective vendor, and checks the technical information on each fighter jet against the requirements (so not against each others). Clearly the requirements will be different for different countries. Just like people buying cars have different requirements. Some would be happy with a cheap, simple Skoda, others would prefer a BMW or Mercedes. Different requirements will lead to different solutions.
You are saying that Gripen is inferior to Rafale, SH and Typhoon. So countries like Hungary, Czhechia and South Africa has then in your opinion done a mistake when choosing the much simpler and cheaper Gripen C? Would you also claim that Austria made a the correct choice when they selected Typhoon over Gripen C some years ago? (I strongly encourage you to read up on the sad story of Austrian Typhoons...)
If you really hold those opinons well then I think we just need to agree to disagree...
loke wrote: I would say that your "honest apples with apples" comparison is not really that at all. As I have stated repeatedly, Rafale, Typhoon and SH are one weight class above the Gripen. The only a/c that is in the similar weight class (to Gripen E) is F-16C, it seems...
Sure but they keep entering the Gripen into the same competitions with all the medium weight fighters. So if it shouldn't get compared they should stay out of the class, division, conference, bracket or whatever. They say that the Gripen punches above its weight, if this is true then shouldn't we see how it stacks up against the big boys.
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Q: Istio - routing traffic to specific pod IP I'm trying to specify VirtualService with route to specific pod IP. For instance, in case my pod IP is 192.168.208.75 then I setting "host" as:
host: 192-168-208-75.default.pod.cluster.local

This doesn't works.
However, in case I have some Service pointing to that pod, routing traffic to service DNS name does works.
Is it possible to specify route to specific pod IP directly, without service in the middle?

A: Have you try to use a headless service?
Istio/Kubernetes uses services to abstract the pods behind, using fix IPs is not a good practice on Kubernetes or you service mesh as they are ephemeral

A: To have access to a pod you need to expose it with a service.
I dont know exactly what you want with that, but I wanted to do something similar, I will explain my problem and what I did to see if it helps anyone.
I have three pods, podA, podB and podC. Pods B and C are from the same deployment/stateful-set. PodA is the main application. I want that podA connects direct to B or C depending on the pods B and C status.
To solve that I created a cron in pods B and C that sends the ip/hostname and the statuses I want to the main application in podA, when sending requests I send with http://pod_B-OR-C_ip:port/parameters or http://pod_B-OR-C_dns:port/parameters.
The ip and hostname you can get in /etc/hosts
Hope it helps


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Start with Nothing One-Shot. In this episode we make our way down to the 3rd level.
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There are a lot of settings that need good monsters: medieval fantasy, modern horror, post-apocalyptic science fiction, space opera, and even super hero to name a few. Monsters are a huge part of our mythology, and as such they can be found in just about every game.
Fate Core does not have its own monster manual because it is a generic system that can be easily applied to any genre we want to play in. So where do we get our ideas for monsters? Well there are plenty in Fate-based games: Dresden Files, Atomic Robo, and so on. But you can also pull them from other sources. My personal favorite place lately has been the D&D monster manual.
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Horror is not my particular genre of choice. I enjoy my sleep, and I dislike anything that might give me nightmares and keep me awake. Moreover, my style of GMing is to empower the players to tell their characters' stories and allow the possibility of success in everything that they try.
But just like every other type of story, there is a time and place to make things scary. Characters can have powerful moments when they are helpless. The world can seem more real when it is twisted. And you really do find out who you are and what you are willing to sacrifice when death stalks the character that you have put 3 years of love and development into.
So for those of you that want to have some scary moments in your campaign, or a scary campaign as a whole, here are our 3 tips to make your roleplaying game scary.
Categories: Fate Core, fate rpg, Game Design, RPGs, World Design | Tags: Horror, Scary | Permalink.
As the name might imply, this is an adventure designed to springboard a campaign and introduce people to your gaming world. It is especially useful for getting people that have very little experience with RPGs but want to learn, as they will be able to relate to the characters easily. It can be used as a one-shot adventure, but the players are likely going to want to continue if things go well.
The premise of this adventure is simple. The player characters are all very young adults (or almost adults) that have grown up on stories of adventures and want to experience their own stories for whatever reason. Their character sheets start out very ordinary and mundane, but hopefully between the drive of the players and the experiences of their first real adventure, they will come out being quite fantastical.
Have the player characters pick an aspect from each of the categories listed below to build their character. Skill points and stunts listed with that aspect are also added to the character when they choose it for their own. It is, in my experience, a fun way to ease new players into character building. But if you do not think it is a good fit for you or your group, feel free to pre-assemble starting characters beforehand.
Categories: Aspects, Characters, Fate Core, fate rpg, RPGs, Rules, Stunts | Permalink.
The Legacy Con: Ep.2: Make a Plan?
Jewel Heist One shot using Fate Core. Join Nico, Bethany, and Winston as they try to get the Legacy Diamond. In this episode, the group starts putting together their plan to steal the diamond. Someone talks about getting naked.
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DOKLeipzig 2014/ 6/ My Winners
Your filmkommentaren.dk correspondent has seen the 12 long documentaries in the Dok International Competition 2014. He thinks it would be fun to make HIS list of winners for that category. I.e. a main prize and two honorary mentions. The films have been seen at the Dok Market during the last week, and it has to be said that the general level of quality for the 11 is high and that I appreciate the diversity in themes and storytelling.
"Suddenly My Thoughts Halt" (Portugal) (by Jorge Pelicano) (2014), 100 mins.
For its cinematically conveyed love to its characters at the hospital in Porto and the humorous and original storytelling approach with an actor, who moves in and tries to understand and to interpret insanity, helped by intelligent patients with wise words and authenticity.
Honorary Mention
"Rules of the Game" (France) (by Claudine Bories & Patrice Chagnard) (2014), 106 mins.
This well made, excellently photographed and edited human documentary catches, what it means to be young and unemployed, and to be involved in a training programme, where you are taught to write applications and "sell" yourself at job interviews. It's light in tone, it's universal, the youngsters keep their own personality in this apparent no-go situation.
"Toto and His Sisters" (Romania) (by Alexander Nanau) (2014) 93 mins.
Heartbreaking. Mum is in jail, one sister is on drugs, the other fights for herself and for Toto in this film about a lost childhood, misery and poverty. With a society that tries to get the small boy away. Yes, away but to what? Toto is good at hip hop, that takes him away… A film with a strong sensibility for character and narrative.
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I visited beautiful Dubai recently and saw this interesting luxury roses that lives many years without water or sunlight.
The company founded in the UK but very popular in the Middle East. The company says they live 20+ years if kept encased in their domes - if left uncovered - lives up to 3 years.
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While some differences exist, many leather contests follow slight variations of the same format.
Each contestant is interviewed by the panel of judges, typically in private. This is the highest-scoring portion of the contest and often the reason why a "crowd favorite" may not win once the contest moves to the stage. Interviews have a time limit, but beyond that they are free form. Judges can ask whatever they want.
This is the first portion of a contest that is on stage. Contestants wear something they might wear out to the bar and may have to answer a question.
For many, this is the most popular portion of the contest. It's an opportunity for the audience to check out their contestants' bodies. It's also a great time to observe the contestants' confidence. Title holders find themselves in many unusual situations, and showing off their body is just one of many things they might have to do.
This the portion where the audience sees the contestants in head to toe leather. This portion is meant to separate the seasoned leather man or woman from someone who participated last minute and borrowed everything the day before.
While in formal leather the contestants are either asked to give a short speech or answer a question posed to them by the judges. Sometimes they have the question in advance, other times they are surprised. These can be serious or silly.
Scores from each category are tallied by the tallymaster. Larger contests sometime use Olympic scoring. Some contest circuits have additions like a fantasy portion where the contestant plays out a fantasy on stage. There are other differences as well, but the system above is the basic setup.
It has been reported that 53% of those going to large contests like MAL and IML don't attend the contests [source?]. 27% used to but don't any more [source?]. This is an issue that producers have tried to address.
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Govt Extends High-Speed Internet Ban In J&K Till May 27
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday extended ban on high-speed internet till May 27 even as 2G service shall remain suspended in Pulwama and Shopian district for now.
Among others, the government has cited use of high speed mobile internet for coordinating acts of militancy, both within and from across the border.
"Over the past two weeks, there has been a sharp increase in (militancy) related incidents, ranging from isolated attacks on civilians, hurling of grenades in public places, indiscriminate firing and attacks on the security forces' personnel deployed on Naka duties to enforce restrictions to contain COVID-19," it said, adding, "(There has been) Increased presence of (militants) in the thickly populated areas and engagements with Security Forces leading to killing of (militants and recovery of arms and ammunition," reads an order issued by the Home department.
The government said it has been reported that there have been concerted efforts by the "Pak handlers to cause incitement among the general public, particularly youth, through circulation of varied nature of "propaganda audios, videos and photographs, while continuing with attempts to spread misinformation and fake news. Despite serious concerns related to spread of COVID-19, there have even been instances of stone pelting at militant encounter sites."
The government said that there are reports, indicating that high speed mobile internet is likely to be used for coordinating acts of militantcy- both within and from across the border; and
In view of killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Riyaz Naikoo and other militants in Pulwama district on May 6, the authorities said that they were "compelled to snap down mobile cellular services i.e. voice/sms as well as internet services, across the Kashmir valley to ensure maintenance of public order." "There are credible inputs from intelligence agencies that (militants) may make desperate attempts to avenge the reverses in the recent past," the order issued by Principal Secretary Home said.
On examining the reports of the field agencies and the prevailing security situation, the government said that there was apparent necessity to take suitable steps to prevent misuse of internet for incitement and propagation of militant activities. "Given the availability of fixed line internet connectivity without any speed related restrictions and taking cognizance of the fact that mobile internet connectivity at 2G speed does not cause any impediment in taking measures concerning control of COVID -19, it is considered appropriate that while the mobile internet is restored in the Kashmir Valley excluding Pulwama and the adjoining district of Shopian, it is restricted to 2G speed," it said, as per Global News Service.
The government said that the internet speed shall remain restricted to 2G only across the J&K excluding Pulwama and Shopian. The IsGP, Kashmir and Jammu have been asked to ensure communication of these directions to the service providers with immediate effect and ensure their implementation in letter and spirit.
"(These) directions shall be effective from 12.05.2020 and remain in force till 27.05.2020, unless modified earlier," the order added.
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On July 29, 2011, Carol and I were in transit between Geneseo, New York and Montpelier, Vermont. We broke up the interstate driving to enjoy smaller state roads in eastern New York and Vermont.
Finally, we arrived at Betsy's Bed and Breakfast. That evening's delicious meal at Sarducci's included soup, escargot and champagne. Montpelier was a beautiful, quaint town as were many others we saw on the way.
We chose Betsy's Bed and Breakfast because it had our daughter's name. Turned out it was a multi-building site with a less intimate feeling than we wished. However, the staff, room and breakfast were nice.
After breakfast, we proceeded toward Bangor, ME. The countryside was much greener than expected on an average July day in Maine. Like Southeast Ohio, they had had an unusual amount of rain this year.
Once again after a full day of driving we found our destination, the home of a friend of Carol's named Cilla. She and her partner, Peter, lived in the woods just a few feet away from the shore of Brewer Lake. It was a magical place.
The whole evening was a treat as Cilla skillfully prepare a huge lobster for each of us. We lingered on the deck admiring the sunset and laughing at stories when a piercingly eerie sound rippled through the heavy late summer air. A male loon released a lengthy solitary note to which a series of flittery responses were returned by nearby females. We could see four or five loons sitting in the water a couple of hundred feet from the bank. It was my first experience with loons and I found it mesmerizing.
Eventually, Carol started telling Cilla and Paul about the Stephen King audiobook we had been enjoying in the car. Cilla jumped up and exclaimed, "Would you like to see his house? He just lives a few miles from here!" We chorused, "Of course!" Soon we were all loaded in their truck on our way to Bangor, the home of the famous author. After driving down a few streets unsuccessfully, we asked a teenaged boy for directions and he pointed one block opposite the way we were going.
By the time we reached his house, the last rays of sun were waning. The house had two columns balancing the house on each end with a railing framing the second floor. We took pictures of the wrought iron fence and gate where bats, black widow spiders and gargoyles were embedded and silhouetted by the moon. It was exciting for us since we were all Stephen King fans.
This day was full of new, interesting experiences. When Carol planned the vacation, our priority was just such experiences. Sometimes leaders need to step out of the everyday hum of work and look for the novel and unexplored side of work life. There are a lot of exciting things happening every day. Leaders who are excited about their work stimulate the excitement of their workers. You don't have to go far away to find excitement but sometimes it doesn't hurt.
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The following graphs offer a broad overview of trends in the pattern of population growth and change of Armstrong County with comparisons to Pennsylvania and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Armstrong County vs. Pennsylvania's population growth over 1969-2017. The data used are those compiled by the Regional Income and Product Divisions of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Figure 1 tracks Armstrong County's annual population for the period 1969-2017 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 49-year period, Armstrong County's population dropped from 75,918 in 1969 to 65,642 in 2017, for a net loss of -10,276, or -13.5%.
Figure 2 tracks Pennsylvania's annual population for the period 1969-2017 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 49-year period, Pennsylvania's population rose from 11,741,000 in 1969 to 12,805,537 in 2017, for a net gain of 1,064,537, or 9.1%.
Figure 3 portrays Armstrong County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Pennsylvania, the United States. The growth indices shown here express each region's population in 1969 as a base figure of 100, and the populations in later years as a percentage of the 1969 base figure. This method allows for more direct comparison of differences in population growth between regions that may differ vastly in size.
Armstrong County's overall population growth was -13.5% over 1969-2017 trailed Pennsylvania's increase of 9.1%, and fell below the United States' increase of 61.8%.
Another interesting and insightful way of highlighting the population growth of Armstrong County is to trace its individual percentage contributions to Pennsylvania's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Pennsylvania's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Armstrong County's population comprised 0.65% of Pennsylvania's population, while in 2017 it equated to 0.51% thereby yielding a -0.13% share-shift.
Figure 5 shows the short-run pattern of Armstrong County's population growth by tracking the year-to-year percent change over 1970-2017. The average annual percent change for the entire 48-year period is also illustrated on this chart to provide a benchmark for gauging periods of relative high--and relative low--growth against the backdrop of the long-term average.
Over the past four decades some counties have experienced extreme swings in growth, and often such swings have tended to coincide with the decades themselves. Figure 6 again illustrates the annual percent change in Armstrong County's population since 1970, but this time they are displayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010-2017.
During the 1970s, Armstrong County's annual population growth rate averaged 0.28%. It averaged -0.57% during the 1980s, -0.15% during the 1990s, -0.49% throughout the 2000s, and -0.64% thus far this decade (2010 to 2017).
Figure 7 compares the decade average growth rates for Armstrong County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Pennsylvania and the nation. As the chart reveals, Armstrong County's average annual population growth outperformed Pennsylvania's average in the 1970s (0.28% vs. 0.11%), recorded under Pennsylvania's average in the 1980s (-0.57% vs. -0.01%), fell below Pennsylvania's average throughout the 1990s (-0.15% vs. 0.33%), fell below Pennsylvania's average throughout the 2000s (-0.49% vs. 0.32%), and fell below Pennsylvania's average over the 8 year period of the last decade, 2010-2017 (-0.64% vs. 0.14%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Armstrong County trailed the nation over the 1970s (0.28% vs. 1.10%), trailed the nation in the 1980s (-0.57% vs. 0.95%), lagged the nation in the 1990s (-0.15% vs. 1.23%), fell under the nation in the 2000s (-0.49% vs. 0.95%), and lagged the nation over 2010-2017 (-0.64% vs. 0.75%).


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Kudos to you, Michelle, for making a difference at the local level.
And don't forget to let Food Revolution know about what you're doing in your community. Maybe you'll get your 15 minutes of fame on the school food front!
Hi Alexandra, Can you think of a UK celeb who may take on the chemical challenge? You may well be on to something here.
That's your challenge, Alexandra. Can you think of a cute, telegenic English lad or lassie to take on the petrochemical polluters? Hmmm…how about Jude Law?
So great to get a real, live, and positive report from the field about the impact Jamie Oliver has had in UK schools.
And bravo to you — and hundreds like you here and there — for banging on about the dire need for better school food for years!
I work in the so called "hard to reach" schools in the UK where the Jamie O effect has been/is amazing. Jamie has made cooking cool, even in a baseball cap. Sadly, and I wish that it wasn't like this, celebrity TV has the ability to draw public interest towards issues that many of us have been banging on about for years. Bravo Jamie.
I love what he is trying to do. And I believe that he is fortunate to have the resources of a reality show from which to draw some attention to the cause. It's working — people are talking about it and paying attention.
I say, whatever it takes! I just wish some famous Brits would focus attention on the synthetic chemicals that are everywhere in our environment here in the USA.


Participants in the Girls on the Run program high five program leader Leanne Lowden Mothershead during a warm up excercise.
In less than three months, a small group of girls from Paradise Canyon Elementary School will discover they can do just about anything.
On Monday, the 11 girls who decided to take a giant step toward their dream of running a 5K event met the woman who will get them there. Girls on the Run coach Leanne Mothershead explained that while running is the group's theme, it's certainly not the only thing.
Over the next 21/2 months, the girls in third through sixth grades will participate in twice-a-week sessions.
The training will culminate with the inaugural Girls on the Run 5K on Sunday, May 19, at the Rose Bowl. Mothershead expects more than 400 Girls on the Run participants from around the Southland to lace up and run, or walk, the event.
Before doing any exercise on Monday, Mothershead had the girls get to know each other through word associations. Girls wrote their names on name tags and introduced themselves by including an alliterative adjective.
"I'm Loyal Leanne," Mothershead started.
"I'm Energetic Ellie," a girl followed.
Mothershead, who has been coaching for eight years, also shared her rules: 1) Have fun; 2) Be respectful and kind to each other; 3) Be honest with yourself and others; 4) Be on time.
Assistant Coach Nancy Massimino, whose daughter Ellie is a Paradise Canyon student and member of the team, led the girls in their warmup — a series of 50-yard runs to Coach Leanne and back.
"I love fruit," she exclaimed.
"I love vegetables," she followed.
The girls' main workout was several one-sixth-of-a-mile laps around the grass field.
To make it fun, the girls would catch up with their teammates and put a name tag on others' shirts. By the end, every girl had the names of their teammates on their shirts.
Other third- through sixth-grade girls interested in joining the Paradise Canyon Girls on the Run team can join through Thursday, March 7.
For more information on the program, call (626) 825-9307, email leanne@gotrlosangeles.com or visit www.gotrlosangeles.org.