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The Beatles - A Day in The Life: October 23, 1969
From the archive, 23 October 1969: Beatles' magical mystery tour leads to Guardian reporter
Rumours that Paul McCartney is dead, which have pushed the Beatles back to the top of the charts in America, are only part of a new surge of Beatlemania which is sweeping across the United States.
I know because, unfortunately, my telephone has proved an all too accurate barometer of the Beatles' popularity in the United States.
Hundreds of people have rung my number day and night from America, where it has a magical significance, asking to speak to characters associated with Beatle songs. This built up to a crescendo in recent days.
"Hallo, can I speak to Sergeant J. Pepper," says a typical voice, courteous, charming - and with the charges reversed.
For months I bravely lost nervous energy in an attempt to discover the secret of why all America wanted to ring me. Late at night I would awake as if in the midst of a nightmare and reach shakingly for the telephone to hear: "I have a collect call for Mr Billy Shears from Chicago, Illinois. Will you accept?"
No calls were accepted, but as they grew more numerous and the American operators more intrigued (I am almost on Christian name terms with some of them), it turned out that I was being rung because of rumours that if you rang a magic number concealed on the sleeve of the "Magical Mystery Tour" album you would be able to hear the Beatles, be translated to mysterious romantic lands, and various other refinements.
The resurgence of Beatlemania in the States is now taking teenagers on a magical mystery tour courtesy of Bell Telephone, which ends iconoclastically at my telephone number.
A girl from California, who did not transfer the charges (she will have to learn the hard way), said she discovered me through gazing at the word Beatles, written in stars on the album sleeve, reversing the image to the mirror, and then reading it backwards.
If you screw your eyes up a bit, and let your imagination roam after a few scotches you can just about squeeze my number, 834 7132, out of it. And if you do not believe this, hundreds of teenagers and others have done just that.
Most of the callers ask for Billy (or Mr William) Shears, who appears on the Beatles' Sergeant Pepper LP, though why they ask for him especially I have never discovered. Others ask for Mr Kite, Mr Henderson ("The Hendersons will all be there"), Ivor Cutler, George Martin, Derek Taylor, and other less familiar names.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison are frequently asked for, but never Ringo… Now that's the stuff real rumours are made of.
Nightly dialogue
The nightly dialogue is conducted with callers in Chicago, New York, California, Florida, and a host of other States. Over the past few days, as rumours of Paul's death (denied categorically by Apple in London) have mounted, the telephone would have been ringing almost continuously if it were not off the hook.
Most people want to hear that Paul is alive (asking through the operator) and once I confirm that, they refuse to believe that they have come through to the wrong number. One caller asked if Paul was alive and then added: "Can you give me any information about the R and D mortuary."
Yesterday, before leaving for work, I put the telephone back on the hook and it rang almost immediately. A voice with a Southern drawl said: "Hallo, sir, this is John K. Roberts, Radio Corporation of Miami, Florida. Can you tell me and my listeners if Paul McCartney is alive?" And so on and so on.
My favourite was Jane from Milwaukee, whom I shall miss dearly. She had tried the combination 834 7132 on all American exchanges. She told me: "I was sitting by the fire puzzling the quiz out, when I suddenly realised that the number must be in England." She cooled noticeably towards me when I confessed I was not a Beatle, but for a moment or two I knew what idolatry was.
In spite of months of questioning I have been unable to trace the origin of the mythology of my telephone number. Most people seem to think it was started by some local radio station and then spread like a forest fire. The only common link of the calls is the consistent use of Beatles song language ("Is it true Paul died Wednesday morning at five o'clock?")
Most callers sound perfectly self-confident, not to say a little "high," and quite unapologetic about ringing up on a transferred charges basis in the middle of the night. On the rare occasions I have been able to question them about how they came to look for a telephone number on the album, they merely say: "Oh I got it from a friend of mine."
Yesterday my magical mystery tour ended. With a feeling of relief, tinged only slightly with regret, I finally decided to get my number changed, severing in one blow a transatlantic link which has been with me on and off for many months.
I rang the operators' supervisor expecting some sympathy for my disturbed nights. Instead she appeared to be thrilled to the bone. "That's marvellous," she said. "You should be able to sell that story to the newspapers for a fortune."
Alas, the unknown penalties of being a newspaper reporter.


More! More of this Florentine idyll, along the secret corridor built by the Medici family, lined with portraits and with windows looking out over the River Arno. Only tourists in shorts and T-shirts walking across the Ponte Vecchio interrupted this dream of the Renaissance brought back to life.
Surely Gucci could not pull this one off? A Cruise show in the Palazzo Pitti, paying homage to its city of birth and memories of Florence in its glory days?
Would Gucci's €2 million gift to restore the Boboli Gardens at the Uffizi Gallery, glowing with lush summer greenery, save Creative Director Alessandro Michele from the chutzpah of taking on the greatest artists of Western civilisation? Could fashion really match their lyrical and spiritual grace, just to join the current race to take Cruise collections to lavish locations?
Even if you lowered your eyes from the intricate painted ceiling and myriad masterpieces on the walls, there at floor level, as seating for the audience, were stools decorated with fragments of poetry from Lorenzo de Medici's "A Song For Bacchus".
On these erudite seats were celebrities including Elton John, Beth Ditto, Kirsten Dunst, and Salma Hayek, wife of Gucci's owner, François-Henri Pinault. Jared Leto was Alessandro's doppelgänger in a lilac velvet coat, yellow trousers, and turquoise and red top decorated with an insect motif.
In each of the seven rooms, a harpist plucked at the strings as the parade of gawky male and female models strode past, their dress codes swinging between the 1470s and 1970s. Picture a tiny silver laurel crown in hand or on heads, a "G" for Gucci hose, and distinctive school-style shoes. Men were in embroidered shorts; women in gilded capes, shimmering silver dresses, or a gown echoing ancient artworks. Some also wore quilted jackets and simple, if lacy, dresses. But even in Renaissance gear, neither gender lost the quirkiness that the designer has introduced to Gucci.
The entire collection was illuminated with rich colour, which made so many outfits seem to be destined to work as separates. Extricate a lacy purple blouse, a scarlet top, and grass green trousers and you had elements to sing a different song. The same was true of clashing patterns, a pink satin blouse for men, embroidered shorts and so on. While the Palatine Gallery seemed to offer artistic absolutes – of creation or colour blending – Alessandro Michele's aesthetic seems deliberately fluid, even odd.
Backstage, the designer was wearing a T-shirt announcing "Guccify Yourself!" and one of the hessian caps given to guests, each with their name on it. Alessandro claimed Greece, not Florence, was his first inspiration as a location for the Cruise 2018 collection.
Alessandro Michele of Gucci has the words to sum up his crazy, colourful Cruise clothes shown among the Renaissance paintings in Florence. It is all about LA! Really???
"It was the Acropolis!" he said, referring to the ancient Greek temple, in the spirit of the previous Gucci show in London's Westminster Abbey.
The Gucci Cruise 2018 collection featured references from Renaissance portraiture. Was the bead detailing here inspired by Leonardo's "Lady with an Ermine"?
Somehow, against all the artistic odds and the unlikely blends of past and present, bright colour, rich fabrics, and unlikely mash-ups, the designer pulled it off.
That was partly because we had seen most of this before: the meld of sport and swishing historical elegance, geek and glory. Alessandro's collections do not fall far from his creative tree.
Yet so many ridiculous mixes could be broken down into one relatively simple vision, which might be stronger (and certainly more commercial) than the sum of its parts. That is the essence of Gucci today: creating objects of desire bundled together as if wearing a mini collection on one back.
Where can Gucci go from here? Do the shows need to be calmed down? Is too much really never enough?
It is the designer's skill to turn his audience into true believers. As we exited the Palazzo Pitti and its treasures to cool down in an enchanted garden, where the trees were illuminated with deep purple, so many men and women were wearing Gucci. Perhaps there is a fashion Renaissance with a capital "F", after years of minimalism.
Gucci was born in Florence in 1921. This Italian city is its artistic and spiritual home. How would this show have looked against the noble stones of the Parthenon? Maybe Alessandro was fortunate that the Acropolis was not on offer.


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Home Latest News Muslim Man Beaten In India Over Beef
Muslim Man Beaten In India Over Beef
by Newsweek Pakistan August 3, 2020
File photo of a cow protection vigilante squad. Chandan Khanna—AFP
Viral video shows driver being thrashed by a group of men over suspicions he was transporting beef
An Indian Muslim was brutally beaten in public near New Delhi last week over suspicions that he was transporting beef, in the country's latest incidence of violence motivated by suspected cow slaughter.
According to report by the Press Trust of India, 27-year-old driver Lukmaan has told police that he was transporting buffalo meat from Nuh to the Sadar Bazaar areas of Gurgaon. "When he reached Gurgaon, he was chased by some men on motorcycles. He sped away but got waylaid and thrashed by them," Gurgaon Police PRO Subhash Boken told the news agency.
He said that the victim had been dragged to a different location and beaten up again. Lukmaan's vehicle was also damaged, he added.
The PRO said that Lukmaan had been hospitalized with injuries and that a First Information Report had been registered against several individuals under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, including rioting and voluntarily causing harm. "One of the accused has been arrested. He has been identified as Pradeep Yadav, around 25 years old. He is a native of Bhiwani district but currently lives in Rajiv Nagar of Gurgaon," said Boken. "The other accused have also been identified and efforts are on to arrest them soon," he added.
The incident, which took place on July 31 (Friday), went viral on social media after people uploaded videos of the attackers thrashing the pick-up driver. One of the videos showed a suspected policeman standing next to the victim, while several people can be seen silently witnessing the violence unfold.
Despite the testimony from Lukmaan and eyewitnesses, Boken said the motive behind the attack remained unclear. He said samples of the suspected meat had been sent to verify whether it was buffalo or beef.
According to Human Rights Watch, at least 44 people were killed in cow-related violence between 2015 and 2018. Several reports have claimed the violence disproportionately targets minority Muslims and low-caste Dalits.
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A: The indentation in your if ... else statements is misleading.
The else statement on line 37 matches the if statement on line 35. So execution of your always block jumps from line 32 if (EN) to line 39 else real_OUT=1'b0;

A: Standard error: you sensitivity list is incomplete. It is not using AVDD, Vhist_hl, Vhist_lh.
Do NOT use always @( name, name, ...) but use always @( * ) or always_comb
Also your code can not be synthesized as you are using both rising and falling edges.

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The Green Revival of Ecuador's Cloud Forest
Martín Serrano Córdova
Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) is a university in Ecuador that has achieved the highest ranking (A) given by the Ecuadorian government. The institution is also the leader in research in different Ecuadorian ecosystems. They have the widely known Tiputini Biodiversity Station, located Yasuní reserve, one of the areas of greatest biodiversity in the world, a campus located in Galapagos, and multiple smaller stations throughout Ecuador. In the last five years, the University has, with other partners, bought part of a cloud forest in the outskirts of the town of Mindo. Within this area, the University's intention is to create a private natural reserve that serves as a research hub for the cloud forest.
After learning about the project, my goal with this capstone was to present to the University a project proposal that will encourage them to pursue the highest levels of sustainability for the institution in the cloud forest. I did this by highlighting, through an example project, how common sustainability principles among three green building systems can be achieved. The three building systems used as benchmarks to state the sustainability topics are: LEED, Estidama's Pearl Rating System, and Living Building challenge. These three were analyzed, compared, and contrasted in a previous literature review, as the state of the art green building systems worldwide.
Living Building Challenge has been recognized as the most stringent and demanding rating system with only 21 certified projects in the world, and 240 registered projects awaiting certification. It is a system that has distinguished itself to go above and beyond just building sustainability, but to propose goals that impact the community and buildings around the project. Therefore, this has been used as inspiration to go beyond USFQ's vision. The project's program that has been recommended in my capstone is that of an education, conservation, and research institution that has the potential to become an academic hub at the national and hopefully also the international level.


This challenging and creatively sequenced specialty class is for the yogi who desires more than what the standard yoga class offers. Burn away all the obstacles that clutter the mind and fog the mirror of the soul. Wring out the toxic emotions that build up and stagnate within the body. It has been our direct experience that an intense asana practice and deep stretching/opening poses will bring about these changes. Practitioner should have a good working knowledge of backbends, headstands and inversions.
Experience the Yin/Yang factor in this perfectly balanced 2 hour Vinyasa and Yin Yoga practice. A one hour heat building detoxifying flow increasing prana and energy through the body, followed by a one hour yin practice, focusing on the connective tissue and fascia. The Vin / Yin combo allows us to dive deep into unexplored layers of tension and patterns of holding in the body, releasing our issues from all our tissues. By working both feminine and masculine, yin and yang, muscular and organic aspects of our being, we provide a "holistic" and whole body healing. Float off your mat feeling balanced and blissed out!
A Journey to Center is a 2-hour combination of yin yoga, guided meditation, and sound healing. In a candlelit room, we practice one hour of yin yoga to release layers of stress and tension from the physical body. After the asana, Leah leads some simple breathing exercises designed to prime the body for deep relaxation. She then guides you through very specific body scan techniques, to release tension from the body. In between each relaxation period, Paul plays instrumental pieces on acoustic guitar. These performances sold out typically every month, and garnered rave reviews from listeners and meditators alike in Bali, Australia, Thailand, and all over the US.
Join Tymi Howard, Mahendra, and Amanda Koh, for a 200 Hour Vinyasa/Yin Teacher Training!
"Do one thing every day that scares you" - Eleanor Roosevelt.
If the title of this workshop scares you a bit (or a lot), this makes perfect sense! This is because we're born as pure love, able to connect with others without fear. But throughout our lives, wounds from betrayal, neglect and rejection cause us to subconsciously withdraw from authentic closeness and instead form insecurities and habits that cut us off from deeper connection.
You'll be guided through fun, playful (non-sexual) connection activities. Although this is a light-hearted discovery, most participants experience profound breakthroughs. This is a transformational experience for partners that want to rekindle their connection and passion. Solo adventurers find powerful heart openings and leave remembering what it's like to feel freedom in closeness to partners, friends, colleagues and family.
Nearly everyone that's taken this workshop felt a bit nervous before they showed up- but had fun, learned cool stuff to take home and felt better when they left. Why?? Because you step into your fear and open your heart to connect with real people, in honest ways.
Paul Teodo is a yoga and meditation teacher and musician from the USA. Paul spent 5 years teaching at Bryan Kest's well-known studio in Santa Monica, and at other studios in Los Angeles building a reputation as one of the best young teachers in town. He continued to study with senior teachers Sara Ivanhoe, Travis Eliot, Bryan Kest, Steve Ross, and meditation under Dr. Lorin Roche.
Paul has taught approximately 3000 yoga classes, both yoga and meditation. He was named the #1 Yoga Teacher in Los Angeles in 2016 by the Culture Trip. Paul is also an accomplished musician. Paul has the unique ability to lead both a very physically strong flow class, and also can guide a student into deep states of relaxation with his guitar meditations. In 2017 he moved to Indonesia with his partner Leah and got hired at the world famous Yoga Barn in Ubud.
This 3.5 hour workshop covers the basic fundamentals for sequencing a strong, safe power yoga class. Pick a theme, a peak pose, or a specific section of the body and know how to challenge every yogi in the room while at the same time minimizing the risk of injury. This is a great workshop for yoga teachers, or for a student that is looking to develop a home practice. It includes a basic template which allows you to find both structure and creativity in your sequencing. The class emphasizes techniques learned at Santa Monica Power Yoga (Bryan Kest's original studio) and YogaWorks, two of the most respected yoga studios in the United States.
Inspired and trained by Mahayogi Jani Jaatinen aka @Gokulacandra, creator and founder of Gokul Yoga, Juan and Pearl will share their insights into Gokul Yoga and its Bhakti Yoga lineage, and Gokul Yoga's unique system of Ha and Tha Bandhas.
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From Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping: How the Chinese Communist Party has grown and its role in nation building
The ruling Communist Party of China (CCP) made big headlines this week when it adopted a " landmark resolution " of the party'...
The ruling Communist Party of China (CCP) made big headlines this week when it adopted a "landmark resolution" of the party's major achievements in the last 100 years besides paving the way for a record third term for President Xi Jinping next year.
The document, a summary of the party's 100-year history, addresses its key achievements and future directions.
It is only the third of its kind since the founding of the party - the first was passed by Mao Zedong in 1945 and the second by Deng Xiaoping in 1981.
As the CCP marks this milestone, we try to explain what the CCP is and what role has it played in Chinese politics.
From birth to now
The CCP came into being on 23 July 1921 and was founded as both a political party and a revolutionary movement in 1921 by revolutionaries such as Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu.
The CCP finds its origin in the May Fourth Movement of 1919, during which radical Western ideologies like Marxism and anarchism gained traction among Chinese intellectuals.
In the beginning, there were only 50 members and held its first Congress in Shanghai, with the help of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Mao and the CCP
During the Long March (1934-1935), Mao Zedong achieved the leadership position in the CCP and held on to it till his death in 1976.
Between 1945 and 1949, China witnessed civil war and years of fighting finally came to an end with the victory of the Communists and Mao Zedong on 1 October 1949 declared the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
In the next several years the life of the CCP was taken up with serious disagreements over the course of the country's development.
At first, the CCP had adopted the Soviet model for development, but as the 1950s ended, the CCP broke up with the Soviets, so as to say and undertook the most disastrous Great Leap Forward Program.
Great Leap Forward Program
For those who don't remember, the Great Leap Forward was a push by Mao Zedong to change China from a predominantly agrarian society to a modern, industrial society — in just five years.
Mao moved millions of Chinese citizens into communes aiming to improve agricultural and industrial production.
However, Mao relied on nonsensical Soviet farming ideas, such as planting crops very close together so that the stems could support one another and plowing up to six feet deep to encourage root growth. These farming strategies damaged countless acres of farmland and dropped crop yields, rather than producing more food with fewer farmers.
He also encouraged people to set up backyard steel furnaces, where citizens could turn scrap metal into usable steel in an effort to reduce steel imports. Families had to meet quotas for steel production, so in desperation, they often melted down useful items such as their own pots, pans, and farm implements.
While it was envisaged to be a mega economic thrust, it turned out to be a nightmare, with an estimated 20 to 48 million people dying in China due to famine. Others died due to exposure, overwork, and execution. It broke families apart, sending men, women, and children to different locations, and destroyed traditional communities and ways of life.
The Great Leap Forward was officially halted in January 1961 after three brutal years of death and destruction.
1959 Tibetan uprising
If the Great Leap Forward wasn't enough of a nightmare, the CCP under Mao's rule also had to face the Tibetan revolt in March of 1959.
Tibetans gathered in the streets of their capital Lhasa and surrounded the Potala Palace to protect the Dalai Lama, who they feared was in danger of assassination.
The protests were followed by a brutal crackdown, both in the city and across Tibet, claiming tens of thousands of lives. The Dalai Lama was also forced to flee into exile at Dharamsala in India, where he has remained ever since.
Indo-Sino war of 1962
In October-November of 1962, India and China went to war and ended on 21 November.
While the main reason behind the war was the disputed border, the decision of India to grant asylum to the Dalai Lama only exacerbated the situation.
Cultural Revolution of 1966
After years of turmoil and the criticism he received for the Great Leap Forward, the CCP leaders launched the Cultural Revolution.
Its stated goal was to preserve Chinese communism by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society. Gangs of students and Red Guards attacked people wearing "bourgeois clothes" on the street, "imperialist" signs were torn down and intellectuals and party officials were murdered or driven to suicide.
After violence had run its bloody course, the country's rulers conceded it had been a catastrophe that had brought nothing but "grave disorder, damage and retrogression".
Nixon's visit to China
China finally came out of diplomatic isolation when United States President Richard Nixon visited the People's Republic of China in February of 1972, during which he met with CCP leader Mao Zedong.
The result of Nixon's visit to China was that Beijing agreed to a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan question.
While in Shanghai, Nixon spoke about what this meant for the two countries in the future: "This was the week that changed the world, as what we have said in that Communique is not nearly as important as what we will do in the years ahead to build a bridge across 16,000 miles and 22 years of hostilities which have divided us in the past. And what we have said today is that we shall build that bridge."
Deng Xiaoping becomes CCP head
After Mao Zedong's death in 1976, Deng gradually rose to supreme power and led China through a series of far-reaching market-economy reforms earning him the reputation as the "Architect of Modern China". Reforms undertaken by Deng led China away from a planned economy and opened it up to foreign investment and technology and introduced its vast labour force to the global market.
As time passed, Deng passed away and in 2012 Xi Jinping assumed leadership of the CCP and of China and carried out massive changes. At this year's plenary, Xi was also handed over a third term in office, securing his position as the most powerful leader since Mao.
Party structure
With more than 85 million members, the CCP is one of the largest political parties in the world. It is the major policy-making body in China, and it oversees that the central, provincial, and local organs of government carry out those policies.
The CCP's structure is as follows.
Once every five years or so, a National Party Congress of some 2,000 delegates (the number varies) meets in plenary session to elect a Central Committee of about 200 full members, which in turn meets at least once annually.
Next is the Central Committee, made up of 205 members and 171 alternate members, who can participate in policy plenums but can't vote.
The Central Committee elects a Political Bureau (Politburo) of about 20–25 full members; that body is the ruling leadership of the CCP.
The Political Bureau's Standing Committee of about six to nine of its most-authoritative members is the highest echelon of leadership in the CCP and in the country as a whole. In practice, power flows from the top down in the CCP.
How does one join the party?
Membership is open only to Chinese nationals aged 18 and over and the application process is quite tedious. Aspirants have to submit in writing why they should be considered.
If your application is accepted, the Party will conduct background checks on their parents, family and social connections. Once vetted, they move on to an initial three-day course on ideology which covers the theories of three major leaders — Mao, Deng Xiaoping and Xi Jinping.
If you get through all this you are finally considered a member of the Party.
Role of CCP in China
The Communist Party of China is in complete control of the country, from the government to police to the military.
According to a BBC report, loyal membership is essential for anyone who wants to climb the ladder — be it politics, business or even entertainment. That even goes for people like e-commerce giant Alibaba's Jack Ma.
The CCP also does not welcome dissent in any form and those who speak out against authorities risk persecution.
The CCP can also be credited for China's economic growth. Since the late 1970s, the CCP has overseen the most remarkable growth economically.
What happens after Xi?
According to McGregor and Jude Blanchette from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, there are four possibilities: an orderly transition in 2022; a succession plan to retire at the 21st Party Congress in 2027; a leadership challenge or unexpected death or incapacitation.
While we don't know what is to happen in the future, one thing we do know is that Xi Jinping will stop at nothing to ensure that China emerges as the world's most powerful nation — ahead of the United States as a fully developed modern nation.
India World News: From Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping: How the Chinese Communist Party has grown and its role in nation building
https://www.asenews.page/2021/11/from-mao-zedong-to-xi-jinping-how.html


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Very weak motor. Convenient for automotive work if you want to run off the battery (some cobblng required), or on the boat, etc. but any Dremel and a 12V inverter will kick its a$$ for material-removal power.
I got one of these as a gift it worth about 5 bucks. honestly i wouldnt give them that much. Its way underpowered. You cant really do much with it (But before a bought a name brand dremel I used it alot.) Really all i got out of it were the cheap accessories. I still have it but i hardly use it. Also its got this little connection in the middle of the cord so when you go to far with it it detaches(supposably to keep from ripping out the cord out of the tool or the wall plug) thats a pain since during regular use can cause it to loosen. Just bypass this one get get name brand or the one above these one that about 20 bucks.
I wouldn't waste your money on this. It doesn't have enough power to for even the easiest tasks.
As a new home owner undertaking a pretty massive remodeling project, I needed to buy a lot of tools. It was around this time that I discovered Harbor Freight with its cheap prices and enticing selection of "goodies". After reading about all of the useful things one can do with a rotary tool, I decided to pick up this rotary tool when I saw it on sale. I really want to like this little guy, but at the end of the day, I'm just not satisfied with it.
I like the way this rotary tool looks and feels in my hand. It came with a nice variety of accessories to get you started. It runs well, even after a few minutes of continuous use. I got my money out this purchase sanding down door frames after changing the door knobs and strike plates.
The main problem is that the tool just doesn't have enough torque to get the job done. I was happy with the results of sanding the door frames around the strike plates and latches, but it just took way too long. The tool bogs down when you place it against the work piece. At first, I thought I was putting too much pressure on it, so I eased off and tried letting the tool do the work. Same result. It's just too weak to use on anything but the most basic jobs. If this little guy had a little more power, I would absolutely love it.
The on/off switch has developed a short, so the tool now will run at a reduced speed for a few seconds every time I lay it down unless I do it it "just right." I know I could get it serviced under warranty, but at the price I paid, its not worth it. Not a deal breaker in and of its self, but it's aggravating.


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Q: How to recompute the markov transition matrix given a reduction to the number of states? Clustering from a transistion matrix I am been puzzled with this one for sometime. Given a transition matrix (as below) for a markov chain of N states; how do we calculate the transition matrix for N-1 states, where we combined stat n1 and n2 (see below).
E.g. Want to go from:
States:          A        B       C      D      E      F
              A  0.5     0.5      0      0      0      0

              B  0.5     0.1      0.3    0      0.1    0

              C  0       0.1      0.9    0      0      0

              D  0       0        0      0.7    0.3    0

              E  0       0.2      0      0.7    0      0.1

              F  0       0        0      0.5    0      0.5

To :
States:          A        B       C      D+E    F
              A  0.5     0.5      0      ?      0

              B  0.5     0.1      0      ?      0

              C  0       0.1      0.9    ?      0

             D+E 0       ?        0      ?      ?

              F  0       0        0      ?      0.5

Now I have found I can build this N-1 matrix if I (computationally) simulate the original markov chain (the first transition matrix) and then go back and perform the appropriate state substitution and re-compute the transition matrix.u
My naive instinct is to get the probabilities P(X|D or E) and P(D or E|X) to fill in the ?'s; however, this does not match what you get from the simulation procedure (noted above), at least if you treat
P(X|D or E)= P(X|D)+P(X|E) and  P(D or E|X)=P(D|X)+P(E|X) (where X is any of the original states).
Any ideas?


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Q: Prevent Kubernetes breaking (kubectl does not respond) when too many Pods Kubernetes breaks (no response from kubectl) when I have too many Pods running in the cluster (1000 pods).
There are more than enough resources (CPU and memory), so it seems to me that some kind of controller is breaking and unable to handle a large number of Pods.
The workload I need to run can be massively parallel processed, hence I have a high number of Pods.
Actually, I would like to be able to run many more times 1000 Pods. Maybe even 100,000 Pods.
My Kubernetes master node is an AWS EC2 m4.xlarge instance.
My intuition tells me that it is the master node's network performance that is holding the cluster back?
Any ideas?
Details:
I am running 1000 Pods in a Deployment.
when I do kubectl get deploy
it shows:
DESIRED  CURRENT  UP-TO-DATE  AVAILABLE
1000     1000     1000        458

and through my application-side DB, I can see that there are only 458 Pods working.
when I do kops validate cluster
I receive the warning:
VALIDATION ERRORS
KIND            NAME                                                                    MESSAGE
ComponentStatus controller-manager                                                      component is unhealthy
ComponentStatus scheduler                                                               component is unhealthy
Pod             kube-system/kube-controller-manager-<ip>.ec2.internal
kube-system pod
"kube-controller-manager-<ip>.ec2.internal" is not healthy
Pod
kube-system/kube-scheduler-<ip>.ec2.internal
kube-system pod "kube-scheduler-<ip>.ec2.internal" is not healthy

A: The fact that it takes a long time to list your pods is not really about your nodes as they will able to handle pods as much depending on the resources they have such CPUs and Memory.
The issue you are seeing is more about the kubeapi-server being able query/reply a large number of pods or resources.
So the two contention points here are the kube-apiserver and etcd where the state for everything in a Kubernetes cluster is stored. So you can focus on optimizing those two components and the faster you'll get responses from say kubectl get pods (Networking is another contention point but that's if you are issuing kubectl commands from a slow broadband connection).
You can try:

*

*Setting up an HA external etcd cluster with pretty beefy machines and fast disks.

*Upgrade the machines where your kubeapi-server(s) lives.

*Follow more guidelines described here.


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/*
 * config.h: feature configuration
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Eliot Dresselhaus
 *
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
 * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
 * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
 * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
 * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
 * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
 * the following conditions:
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 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
 * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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 *  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
 *  MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
 *  NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
 *  LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
 *  OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 *  WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 */

#ifndef included_vnet_config_h
#define included_vnet_config_h

#include <vlib/vlib.h>
#include <vppinfra/heap.h>

typedef struct {
  /* Features are prioritized by index.  Smaller indices get
     performed first. */
  u32 feature_index;

  /* VLIB node which performs feature. */
  u32 node_index;

  /* Next index relative to previous node or main node. */
  u32 next_index;

  /* Opaque per feature configuration data. */
  u32 * feature_config;
} vnet_config_feature_t;

always_inline void
vnet_config_feature_free (vnet_config_feature_t * f)
{ vec_free (f->feature_config); }

typedef struct {
  /* Sorted vector of features for this configuration. */
  vnet_config_feature_t * features;

  /* Config string as vector for hashing. */
  u32 * config_string_vector;

  /* Config string including all next indices and feature data as a vector. */
  u32 config_string_heap_index, config_string_heap_handle;

  /* Index in main pool. */
  u32 index;

  /* Number of interfaces/traffic classes that reference this config. */
  u32 reference_count;
} vnet_config_t;

typedef struct {
  /* Pool of configs.  Index 0 is always null config and is never deleted. */
  vnet_config_t * config_pool;

  /* Hash table mapping vector config string to config pool index. */
  uword * config_string_hash;

  /* Global heap of configuration data. */
  u32 * config_string_heap;

  /* Node index which starts/ends feature processing. */
  u32 * start_node_indices, end_node_index;

  /* Interior feature processing nodes (not including start and end nodes). */
  u32 * node_index_by_feature_index;

  /* vnet_config pool index by user index */
  u32 * config_pool_index_by_user_index;

  /* Temporary vector for holding config strings.  Used to avoid continually
     allocating vectors. */
  u32 * config_string_temp;
} vnet_config_main_t;

always_inline void
vnet_config_free (vnet_config_main_t * cm, vnet_config_t * c)
{
  vnet_config_feature_t * f;
  vec_foreach (f, c->features)
    vnet_config_feature_free (f);
  vec_free (c->features);
  heap_dealloc (cm->config_string_heap, c->config_string_heap_handle);
  vec_free (c->config_string_vector);
}

always_inline void *
vnet_get_config_data (vnet_config_main_t * cm,
		      u32 * config_index,
		      u32 * next_index,
		      u32 n_data_bytes)
{
  u32 i, n, * d;

  i = *config_index;

  d = heap_elt_at_index (cm->config_string_heap, i);

  n = round_pow2 (n_data_bytes, sizeof (d[0])) / sizeof (d[0]);

  /* Last 32 bits are next index. */
  *next_index = d[n];

  /* Advance config index to next config. */
  *config_index = (i + n + 1);

  /* Return config data to user for this feature. */
  return (void *) d;
}

void vnet_config_init (vlib_main_t * vm,
		       vnet_config_main_t * cm,
		       char * start_node_names[],
		       int n_start_node_names,
		       char * feature_node_names[],
		       int n_feature_node_names);

/* Calls to add/delete features from configurations. */
u32 vnet_config_add_feature (vlib_main_t * vm,
			     vnet_config_main_t * cm,
			     u32 config_id,
			     u32 feature_index,
			     void * feature_config,
			     u32 n_feature_config_bytes);

u32 vnet_config_del_feature (vlib_main_t * vm,
			     vnet_config_main_t * cm,
			     u32 config_id,
			     u32 feature_index,
			     void * feature_config,
			     u32 n_feature_config_bytes);

#endif /* included_vnet_config_h */


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Sonos, Inc.
614 Chapala Street
https://www.sonos.com
Sector(s): Technology
Industry: Consumer Electronics
Full-time employees: 1,844
Mr. Patrick Spence CEO, Pres & Director 523.35k 10.87M 1975
Mr. Edward P. Lazarus CFO, Chief Legal Officer & Corp. Sec. 775.46k N/A 1959
Mr. Matthew O. Siegel Chief Commercial Officer 829.71k 748.33k 1974
Mr. Nicholas Millington Chief Innovation Officer 775.67k 3.97M 1977
Mr. Thomas Cullen Co-Founder and VP of Sales & Marketing N/A N/A N/A
Mr. Maxime Bouvat-Merlin Sr. VP of Hardware & Operations N/A N/A 1976
Mr. Christopher Scott Mason Sr. VP, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer & Principal Accounting Officer N/A N/A 1967
Mr. Michael Groeninger VP of Corp. Fin. N/A N/A N/A
Ms. Ruth Sleeter Sr. VP & Chief Information Officer N/A N/A N/A
Mr. Cammeron Finnegan McLaughlin VP of Investor Relations N/A N/A N/A
Amounts are as of 31 December 2021, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.
Sonos, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells multi-room audio products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides wireless speakers, home theater speakers, components, and accessories. It offers its products through approximately 10,000 third-party retail stores, including custom installers of home audio systems; and e-commerce retailers, as well as through its Website sonos.com. The company was formerly known as Rincon Audio, Inc. and changed its name to Sonos, Inc. in May 2004. Sonos, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.
Sonos, Inc.'s ISS governance QualityScore as of 28 January 2023 is 7. The pillar scores are Audit: 4; Board: 7; Shareholder rights: 9; Compensation: 6.
Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.


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Corydon Capitol State Historic Site to host 'Real Haunted Happenings'
Contact: Bec Riley, 812.738.4890, briley@indianamuseum.org
CORYDON, Ind. – The public is invited to Real Haunted Happenings, Corydon Capitol State Historic Site's fifth annual ghost tour on Saturday, Oct. 29.
Lantern-guided walking tours will lead brave attendees to various downtown locations where reported hauntings and happenings have occurred. Guests will also have the rare opportunity to enter the historic First State Capitol Building and the Governor Hendricks House after dark to hear staff experiences with the unknown.
"Each year we add new stories in with favorites from previous years," said Laura Spalding, Corydon Capitol State Historic Site program developer. "You will learn history along with your ghost stories, such as the true story of the only woman to be hanged in Harrison County 200 years ago and the grounds she still haunts."
Two tours will be offered. The first tour will begin at 8 p.m. and the second tour will begin at 9:30 p.m. Tours are limited to 30 people each and will involve walking and climbing stairs.
Tours are $15 per person and reservations are required. Tickets may be purchased at the Corydon Capitol State Historic Site administrative office, located 202 E. Walnut St. in downtown Historic Corydon or by calling the site at 812.738.4890.
For more information on this event or to make reservations, please contact Bec Riley, site manager at 812.738.4890 or briley@indianamuseum.org.
Related video: https://www.facebook.com/corydoncapitol/videos
Corydon Capitol State Historic Site is located in Harrison County in southern Indiana. Part of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Corydon became the Indiana Territory capitol in 1813 and Indiana's first state capital in 1816. From the square, Federal-style limestone capitol to the brick Governor's headquarters, Corydon is where visitors can discover how the Indiana Territory developed into the great Hoosier state it became. For more information, call 812.738.4890 or email corydoncapitolshs@indianamuseum.org.
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It stills seems strange to me, to see how Duke has become such a one and done type program.
Now sure, they'd prefer the system to change, but under the current system they're obviously good with going with the one and done approach.
They are going after the same players they always have...the best ones.
Now, they have chosen to go after guys that are likely to leave and aren't settling for lesser talent, which I guess they could be doing.
In that way, I guess they are "embracing" it but it's more of just recruiting the best guys they can.
Yeah, so under the current system, they do want one and done guys.
I also think they have embraced those types of players a little more than they used to, but perhaps that's wrong.
I wish draft eligibility required at least 2 years of college first. Or better yet, you can bypass college altogether if you chose, but then you can only sign a contract up to a set amount (couple hundred thousand maybe) and you have to play for a developmental league team for at least one full season.
Let them take the gamble skipping college, and getting paid to play in the minors, but that team owns their rights for 5 years. I dunno, as unfair as the salary limits are in baseball I like the general system. If minor leaguers got paid more than a living wage, I think it'd be a good one, and wouldn't mind seeing it for all sports. Make kids earn their time, these instant millionaires at 18-19 years old aren't always whats best for teams. Let them mature making good money but not BALLER money, and then cash in on that mega contract at 23 or later. Gives teams more of a chance to see what they have and compete with the larger market teams.
Eh, I think they've done a pretty good job of reducing rookie contracts since the 90's. Otherwise, while more information (time spent in college or overseas) can certainly be advantageous to the teams, I think the players can actually develop better by going pro.
SI: NBA Mock Draft: Who Do the Knicks Take With Their Top-Five Pick?
Has any school ever had players go 1-2 in the same draft?
I think Kentucky with Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd Gilchrest.
Also, I think, it may become more likely, with teams like Duke and UK, discarding the traditional recruiting and team building method, and becoming basically intern programs for the NBA.
Morant should be the #1 pick in terms of just pure talent.
I wonder if these one and done guys are going to start taking some of the higher salary one year G-League deals and just bypass this dog and pony show?


I clasp the flask between my hands even though the warmth from the tea has long since leached into the frozen air.
I decided to continue my re-read with the audiobook for book two. While I enjoyed listening to the book, I was disappointed with the narrator (Carolyn McCormick). She totally missed the character, and after listening to Tatiana Maslany narrate the special edition of The Hunger Games, it was even worse. McCormick's narration was irritating and didn't fit Katniss's character at all. Her voice is breathy, whiny, overdramatic, and grating. I think she would be good in a different book, like maybe a historical drama.
I knocked off one star for the narration, but I loved the story and would have given it 5 stars.
This is a re-read for me. I watched the movies during a marathon over the holiday break and was inspired to read the books again. This time I decided to go with the audiobook.
I chose the new "Special Edition" and am so glad I did. The narrator is Tatiana Maslany and she did a fantastic job.
This is more than just a story about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, although that is the historical event that inspired it. The book follows the journey of a group of refugees trying to escape war and find freedom. They have a long and arduous journey ahead of them, but if they can make it to the ship (and get aboard), they will have a chance to survive.
We follow the journey from the point of view of four teens: three refugees (each with their own secrets) and a sociopathic soldier with an inflated sense of his own importance. The point of view changes with each section and the effect can be disconcerting. Even though the change of narrator was tough to follow, I did like knowing what the characters were thinking and seeing the different ways they reacted to the same situation.
I don't read a lot of historical fiction, but when I do, it tends to be from the WWII era. I did enjoy the book and felt it was extremely realistic. Sepetys doesn't shy away from horrific events or from showing the reactions of the characters. By the time the ship started sinking, I was totally rooting for the good characters to live and the bad ones to die, and on the edge of my seat. And of course, the end was heartbreaking even though parts of it were good.
A ten-point buck and a dead body make the same sound when they hit the forest floor.
This story revolves around the mystery of what happened at River Point when five friends went hunting and one was killed. Afterward, the "River Point Boys" decide to stick together and say that none of them knows who fired the shot that killed their friend. Kate is interning at the DA's office and she is determined to get justice for Grant. But it isn't clear who killed Grant and without evidence, the DA could succumb to the pressure from the powerful families of the boys to sweep the incident under the rug.
The story is well-written and seems realistic, except for the fact that Kate is the only one who can find evidence to solve the crime. Adults aren't always as inept as YA novels make them out to be. But, I get it – Kate is the intrepid sleuth (ala Nancy Drew).
The plot was slow at times, but I always wanted to keep listening to try to figure out who the killer was. Most of the book is told from Kate's point of view with periodic sections from the POV of the killer (without giving away who it is). I enjoyed hearing what the killer was thinking and planning. I had a hard time keeping the names of the boys straight but that may have been a factor of listening to the audiobook. There are two narrators and they both did a great job. The plot twists, including one that reminds us how technology can hide the truth, make up for the slow parts of the book.
Overall, I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to YA mystery fans.
I could not hold my breath for seven minutes.
I read The Selection series and found it delightful. Granted it had problems, but it was fun. I found this book on my shelf and realized it has been sitting there for a while. I wanted to finish some of the series that I started but never completed, so I decided to start with this one.
Two of the things I enjoyed about The Selection were the main character America and her romance with Maxon. And the whole caste system and related prejudice were intriguing. But in The Heir, the main character is irritating and has a terrible personality. Princess Eadlyn is America's daughter, but she is a spoiled brat who thinks the world revolves around her. It is really difficult to listen to her whine and judge people through most of the book. Other than that, it's not a bad story. I like Cass's writing style and the book moves along quickly. The ending actually came faster than I expected and was a total cliffhanger. I should have expected it since I knew there was at least one more book, but I wasn't thinking.
I will not be reading any more of this series. I should have stopped with the third book.
It was nine-thirty on Christmas Eve.
This is a dark, gothic, ghost story. The narrator, Arthur, recounts his experience at Eel Marsh house with the Woman in Black and how it changed his life forever. The story has haunted him for years and by writing it down, he hopes to be able to forget.
Arthur goes to Eel Marsh house to settle the estate of a reclusive old woman. At first, he tries to find reasonable explanations for the noises coming from the empty marsh. Then he realizes that what he hears is an echo of something that happened years before.
This is a slow moving story that gradually builds suspense and fear. The house is isolated on a marsh that can only be reached at low tide (it reminded me of The Elementals in that sense). As in that story, the isolation makes Arthur's experience even more terrifying.
The audio is well done and I enjoyed listening. At 4 hours and 33 minutes, it is one of the shorter audiobooks I've listened to, but it didn't exactly fly by. It's a good story, but a bit on the old-fashioned side for me.
Without a doubt, the most insidious dangers were the ones that hid in plain sight, camoflaging themselves inside the minds of rational men.
At 100 fathoms, sunlight no longer penetrates the ocean. This book combines the tension of being in a US submarine inside Russian borders during the cold war and being trapped in a submarine with deadly supernatural creatures.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one. The audio is well done and I spent most of my spare time this past weekend listening to it. The tension starts early and doesn't let up. The worst (best) part is, the reader knows there is something creepy hiding on the sub while the crew is clueless and just thinks a couple people are sick or maybe someone is losing it.
In one way, at least, our lives really are like movies.
During the first three-quarters of this book, we get to know the characters, especially Jamie. I was constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop. Reverend Jacobs is obsessed with electricity; okay, but what's going to happen next. I enjoyed following the characters and feeling their emotions through the ups and downs of their lives, but I was hoping for something… more. Then, when the more finally came, I was surprised, to say the least. I know this book has been out for a while, but I try to avoid spoilers as much as possible so I didn't really know what to expect from this book. I had recently read a couple of reviews that claimed this was his scariest book (at least in recent years). I think I was expecting the scary to be woven throughout the book, but it wasn't – it just hit you in the face during the final part of the book.
I don't know how I feel about what the ending says about life and death, but I wasn't especially scared or impressed by it. I'm giving it four stars because Stephen King has been my favorite author for more years than I can count, and because I appreciate his writing and ability to scare us in so many ways. The audio was very well done and I was anxious to see what would happen next. I listened to this every night instead of reading a print book, in addition to listening during my walks and driving time.
This story features a creepy man (The Phoenician) with a Polaroid camera that steals memories. A teenage boy stumbles across the man and becomes tangled up in his plan.
Minnie's face was deathly pale.
This is a YA novel "inspired by Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None" (according to the Amazon page).
Ten teenagers are at a house party on an island full of summer homes in the middle of February. There is a huge storm which of course knocks out power and phone lines. As her friends start dying, Meg tries to figure out the clues left behind, all while protecting her best friend from falling apart, and hiding her secret crush.
The characters are mostly underdeveloped (some of them die rather quickly after we meet them) and basically unlikeable. But the book is fast-paced and kept me guessing until the very end. I had my suspicions, but they were wrong, which is always fun.


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The 7th most popular off-highway vehicle trail in Texas.
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LAUNCH OF XUV300 AUTOSHIFT
Mahindra Launches Automated Manual Transmission in XUV300
Sourced from Italian automotive experts Marelli
Available with advanced features like Vehicle Creep, Electronic Stability Control, Kick-down Shifts, Down-hill Mode & Smart Steering Modes
Offered in Diesel on W8 and W8 (Optional pack)
Mumbai, July 2nd, 2019: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), a part of the US $20.7 billion Mahindra Group, today launched the Automated Manual Transmission version of its recently launched compact SUV, XUV300.
The autoSHIFT technology will be available on its diesel variant W8 and its optional pack W8(O) at an additional cost of Rs. 55,000 over the manual version and will be available for display, test drives & immediate deliveries across Mahindra dealerships from today. This offering will be available in 3 colours namely Pearl White, Aquamarine and Red Rage.
Engineered by Italian automotive experts Marelli, the XUV300 autoSHIFT technology comes coupled with the segment-best torque of 300 Nm. Its 1.5L turbo diesel engine with electronic variable geometry charger delivers 85.8KW (116.6 PS) power to optimize the automatic gearshifts for quick acceleration and overtaking manoeuvres. Equipped with the latest technological advancements, the offering will especially delight city-dwelling customers and emerging segments such as women & millennials, where there is a growing disposition for convenience in start-stop traffic conditions.
Speaking about the XUV300 autoSHIFT, Veejay Ram Nakra, Chief of Sales and Marketing, Automotive Division, M&M Ltd. said, "At Mahindra, it has been our constant endeavour to offer advanced and accessible technologies to our customers and we are pleased to introduce autoSHIFT in the XUV300 for that perfect blend of effortless driving and exhilarating performance. After receiving an overwhelming response on its manual version since its launch in February 2019, we are confident that the XUV300 autoSHIFT will further strengthen the brand's value proposition and expand the market for us."
The XUV300 autoSHIFT is equipped with the following Intelligent Transmission Control features:
Auto and Manual Mode: Available in two modes, Auto mode boosts fuel efficiency and drivability while manual mode provides exhilarating performance.
Vehicle Creep: The vehicle can move without throttle input in both first and reverse gear, making driving easy in congested city traffic.
Electronic Stability Control: The XUV300 comes with Hill Start Assist technology to prevent roll-back when you're driving on a hill or moving up on an incline.
Down-hill, Kick-down Shifts & Anti-engine Stall: Gear shifts are automatically optimized with features to provide optimum power/torque output during overtaking or quick acceleration.
Drive and Reverse Lock Out: This safety feature prevents sudden shifts between reverse and drive mode unless your speed drops to less than 5 kmph.
Creep disable on Door Opening: This safety feature prevents vehicle from moving if the doors are open.
Driver Information System with Gear Display: Important alerts and information about your vehicle, such as current gear, driving mode etc are available on the Driver Information System.
The XUV300 is a potent combination of cheetah-inspired design and breath-taking performance. Armed with free-flowing torque and nimble-footed manoeuvrability, the sheer joy of driving this SUV kicks in the moment you step on the accelerator pedal. All this, and an arsenal of best-in-segment safety and technology features, make it one of the most exciting SUVs you'll find on Indian roads. The XUV300's best-in-segment safety features, 'fun-to-drive' performance, first-in-segment hi-tech features, impressive driveability and ride comfort, make it an exciting & comprehensive package.
The XUV300 shares its platform with the SsangYong Tivoli which is a globally successful product that has sold over 2.6 lakh units in 50+ countries since its launch in 2015. The Tivoli has also received multiple safety and ergonomic awards including a Grade 1 safety award from the 2015 KNCAP (Korean New Car Assessment Program), automotive safety test.


Research on hops production in Florida has been on the rise. Hops could be a viable alternative crop for Florida growers. Production of Florida hops could not only benefit growers, but it could also benefit local beer breweries. Desiree Chubb, director of quality assurance at 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Petersburg, Florida, spoke with AgNet Media about her involvement in the research and the benefits this production could bring.
Chubb was contacted by the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) about a possible partnership to help with the center's hops research. The first project Chubb became involved with was a greenhouse with three different varieties of hops. "They were wondering a little bit about our brewing side because they know about the agricultural side of hops," she explained. According to Chubb, breweries require specific varieties of hops that produce certain alpha acids in order to bitter the beer.
Ty Weaver, head brewer for 3 Daughters, and Chubb were able to tour the GCREC's hops greenhouse and gave feedback on their interests in hops production from a brewing standpoint. Since the tour, Chubb has been completing different trials in her lab on the hops grown by the GCREC, producing different data on alpha and beta acids, as well as the hops storage index, which helps breweries determine the bitterness of their beer.
Chubb thinks Florida breweries will highly benefit from locally grown hops. They will save money and time because they will not have to outsource their hops product. In turn, they could market their beer as totally local, since all ingredients would come from Florida.
Florida hops production will not only benefit breweries, but growers as well, Chubb believes. She said because of the growing demand for Florida hops from breweries, hops could be a viable option for an alternative crop. "That'll give the farm industry and their employees, the people that need jobs, a heightened industry that will be able to produce more jobs, more money, and in turn, more beer," Chubb said.