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FEMA declares "mission accomplished" in Puerto Rico, announces departure
Rural municipalities are still struggling, though a majority of island residents have power
By Charlie May
Published January 30, 2018 8:44AM (EST)
Aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico (AP/Carlos Giusti)
Four months after Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico devastated, federal assistance is coming to a close and will "officially shut off" on Wednesday. Parts of the island, however, are still left in desperation and have said federal aid distribution should continue.
Since the storm struck late last September, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has distributed over 30 million gallons of potable water and nearly 60 million meals to the island's residents, NPR reported:
To date, FEMA has approved more than $500 million in Maria-related public assistance, though it's unclear how much of that is slated for local government and nonprofit groups versus direct aid for individuals. The agency has also disbursed an additional $3.2 million in unemployment aid to people whose jobs were affected by the storm.
"The reality is that we just need to look around. Supermarkets are open, and things are going back to normal," Alejandro De La Campa, FEMA's director in Puerto Rico told NPR. "If we're giving free water and food, that means that families are not going to supermarkets to buy."
He added, "It is affecting the economy of Puerto Rico. So we need to create a balance. With the financial assistance we're providing to families and the municipalities, they're able to go back to the normal economy."
But a third of Puerto Rico still lacks electricity and some areas still don't have running water, even though FEMA has said "only about 1 percent of islanders still need emergency food and water," NPR reported. There are some residents on the island who have expressed it's simply too soon to end federal aid assistance, and they are concerned about proportionate distribution of the remaining FEMA supplies that will be turned over to the Puerto Rican government.
Those remaining FEMA supplies, as well as the responsibility to distribute them, will now be carried out by the Puerto Rico Emergency Management Agency (PREMA).
One municipality in particular, Morovis, is still struggling, and potentially 80 percent of its residents are still without electricity, according to the mayor.
"There are some municipalities that may not need the help anymore, because they've got nearly 100 percent of their energy and water back," Carmen Maldonado, the mayor of Morovis said, according to NPR. "Ours is not so lucky."
Morovis, a place in which the median income is less than $18,000 and 51 percent live below the poverty line, has been described as being "located in the island's lush, mountainous interior." It's home to roughly 30,000 residents, 10,000 of which "are still receiving FEMA's food and water rations," NPR reported.
"In municipalities like this one, where families are going out to work just to buy gas to run a generator, it becomes very hard," Maldonado said, NPR reported. "Because money they would use to buy food they're instead using to buy fuel."
She added, "This is all something that FEMA should contemplate before eliminating its delivery of these supplies."
The news comes months after widespread criticism of President Donald Trump's administration's handling of the storm, which many critics blasted at the time as blatant neglect. Recently, the island was told that it has too much cash available, and therefore might not receive the federal community disaster loans it had been expecting, as Salon has previously reported.
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Pour une fois, un article de la presse anglaise où quelques vérités sont dites sur la tragique évacuation de Dunkerque.
Adrian Hamilton: 'A great escape? Dunkirk was actually a humiliation for British forces'
The Evacuation of Dunkirk, which began 70 years ago, was no military miracle. It was a humiliation for British forces, writes Adrian Hamilton, whose father was there
My father was at Dunkirk. Only 21, newly married, a local reporter in Newcastle who had left school at 17, he'd joined the Territorials when war threatened and was called up at the beginning. I don't think he went with any great dreams of glory. But, ambitious and determined to do his bit, he sought a commission and to show his mettle.
A couple of months after being sent to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force, 2nd Lt Denis Hamilton was part of the beaten and outmanoeuvred army that retreated chaotically to the French coast to clamber aboard the little ships that took them to the bigger ships to take them back from whence they had come. "I came back with more men than I went out with," he later told me. "We kept picking up stragglers; some had been deserted by their officers."
If Dunkirk has gone down as a heroic defeat, it wasn't like that to those who took part. It was a shambles, in which a poorly trained and under-equipped army was totally outflanked and outfought by two superior German armies invading France through Belgium towards Antwerp in the north and, completely unexpectedly, through the Ardennes in the south. The battle started on 10 May 1940, the German tanks burst through the Ardennes on 14 May and by 26 May the British Expeditionary Force and the French First Army were cornered in a narrow corridor around Dunkirk awaiting evacuation.
My father, in the Durham Light Infantry, never elaborated about officers deserting their men. Indeed, like so many veterans, he never talked much at all about the experience of battle, limiting himself to the more humorous stories and some caustic judgements about the British armed services. What he did describe was the amateurishness of the British effort compared with the German one, and his surprise at how many of the soldiers, when they came to the beaches and stood out in the water waiting for the boats to pick them up, couldn't actually swim. The experience, and above all the loyalty of the Durham men to each other, convinced him to turn down all later offers of a staff job and to stick with the frontline troops. To the end he remained what he had begun as – an infantryman, although much promoted.
His way out of Dunkirk was on a minesweeper to Margate, blown up by German aircraft on its return to the beaches. To this day, my mother (they had married as war broke out) keeps framed the telegram he'd shouted to a Salvation Army member from the train he boarded at Margate, saying simply: "Landed tonight safely see you soon." His biggest surprise was the reception that the defeated and bedraggled troops got on landing in Margate. "There were thousands of people cheering us," he later recorded in his memoirs. "I felt desperately humiliated that we had done so little and yet were being greeted as heroes."
It was the cheering, not the battle, for which Dunkirk was remembered. In strictly military terms, the "miracle of Dunkirk" was not the evacuation but Hitler's decision to hold his forces back from the kill for a precious three days in which the British and French were able to gather in their forces and regroup around the beaches. Hitler later implied that he'd done it almost as an act of charity, in the hope that the British would now come to terms with him, as several members of Churchill's newly formed War Cabinet were advising him to do. Modern historians tend to dismiss this, preferring to see in the decision the advice of the senior German commanders, worried that their advance had overstretched their lines of supply, their minds switched to defeating the main French forces to the south and their concern that boggy Dunkirk was no ground for tanks. To the Germans, an army penned in by the sea was an army with its back to the wall – there for the destruction from the air. For the British, the sea is a route out and a route home.
That didn't make it any easier for the troops on the ground, bombed and shelled day after day as they queued for the boats back. Nor is it to denigrate the extraordinary efforts and skill of the Royal Navy and Air Force in rescuing more than 330,000 Allied troops where our generals had thought a few days before that the best that could be achieved might be 40,000. If the French complained that the Navy gave the British preference, that was unfair. Nearly a third of the rescued were French. The Navy was sent back on Churchill's specific order for an extra day so that the last of them could be saved. It was not his fault that the bulk of the rescued French were returned via the Breton and Normandy ports to rejoin a French army that capitulated barely had they arrived.
Out of this feat of human salvage (the guns, tanks, vehicles and ammunition were left behind), the British forged a propaganda triumph. It is something that the country, for all its martial qualities, has been good at. From the Battle of Hastings to the retreat at Corunna, we make as much from our defeats as our victories. Out of disaster was woven the image of the "Dunkirk spirit", most assiduously by Winston Churchill with his great rhetoric of determination and defiance. "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender," as he told the Commons on 4 June while the last of the evacuees were lifted from Dunkirk. Never mind that Dunkirk was a reverse greater than the Norwegian fiasco which had brought down Neville Chamberlain and made Churchill Prime Minister less than a month previously. Never mind that several of the senior members of the Cabinet were then ready to make peace with the German dictator. Never mind the fact that Churchill, even after Dunkirk, was ready to send off a second British Expeditionary Force to help the French farther south, in an expedition that could have ended just as badly had the generals (Alan Brooke in particular) not knocked some sense into him.
Churchill was the man of the hour and the man with the words, and those words (as he knew well) came to embody the spirit of British resistance as France fell and the US remained on the sidelines. It was Britain and her dominion troops that now stood alone and were to do so until the Japanese launched their attack on Pearl Harbor and brought in the US in December 1941.
And yet to the British, and to people like my parents, there was something more to this "Dunkirk spirit" and the romantic notion of lonely defiance that Churchill promoted. He, like others in the government, was actually afraid that Dunkirk would lead to pessimism and defeatism in the public and set up public-survey schemes to test the popular mood. In fact, they found that most British people, although sobered by events, remained convinced that we would win the war eventually, only that it might be a long haul before we did so.
Was this grimness, the silence that several noted on the beaches of Dunkirk and the undemonstrativeness of the people at home, the result of simple shell shock? Churchill thought so, opining that there was only so much the human mind could take on board and that people shut out big events.
I don't think that was the case, certainly not with my parents. If there was a Dunkirk spirit, it was because people understood perfectly well the full significance of the defeat but, in a rather British way, saw no point in dwelling on it. We were now alone. We'd pull through in the end. But it might be a long, grim wait...
For those who went through the year and a half of island isolation, and particularly the young forged by that first taste of war, there could never be quite the same sense of trust in America that came once they joined, and the tide of war was changed. Seventy years later, I don't really see how we can understand what Dunkirk and its aftermath really meant to them. The glory of war was certainly not part of it.
What was special about Dunkirk was partly Winston Churchill. It's difficult to appreciate now just what his honed eloquence meant at the time. It wasn't that people naturally warmed to this figure from the Edwardian past or shared his vision of Britain's "greatness". But they did appreciate what he was doing. Churchill's rhetoric was directed to try to embody the national mood and to lift it. It's a gift no one has repeated since. Perhaps television makes it impossible. Perhaps only extremity makes it workable. But one wonders why, in this age of economic crisis, politicians are so reluctant to try to talk for the people as a whole.
It is the same with the Dunkirk spirit. Elevated emotion has gone out of fashion since the war. But if you regard the spirit as basically determined realism, it may yet be underappreciated as a British characteristic. Certainly the recent election campaign showed an almost universal belief by politicians that the electorate was not up to facing the truth about the country's condition. Perhaps they were right. Perhaps the opinion polls do suggest a reluctance by the British to accept reality, as Churchill had feared after Dunkirk. But it wasn't the case then, and maybe politicians should have more faith in it now.
Further reading: Denis Hamilton: 'Editor-in-Chief, Fleet Street Memoirs' (1989); Max Hastings: 'Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord' (2009); 'Winston Churchill's Greatest Speeches' (BBC Audio)
Libellés : Adrian Hamilton, Dunkerque, The Independent
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If you happen to be a lover of ice cream, someone who enjoys an adventure, or both, try venturing out some 6 miles east of downtown LA to the suburb of Alhambra and visit Fosselman's Ice Cream, Co.
Fosselman's first opened in 1919 and prides itself on serving all-natural, hand-made ice cream. The ice cream parlor serves dozens of different ice cream flavors, ice cream sundaes (including a brownie sundae), root beer floats, banana splits, and shakes and malts. Fosselman's also offers a full selection of candy, selling over 50 kinds including a full selection of salt water taffy. Fosselman's offers a different seasonal ice cream flavor every month. I'm partial to their chocolate malts.
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"I'm in pursuit of liminal spaces, listening, patience and quiet. I believe the body has profound knowledge to share, that love is powerful, that hearts are hungry and need to be fed. I feel the complication writhing within myself and know it must also be writhing within others. I think it's possible if two people each have a little grace, it's possible to find common ground with the most unlikely of souls. I think art speaks in ways that words cannot and there is power in both metaphor and image; that there are vague but intense places of emotion and intention that need more room and less definition so that we can exist as the overflowing, messy beings that we are. That we all carry frustrating truths and fears and it's better to untangle and look at them head on rather than deny them for the sake of false stability. There are infinite ways to do this, but art is how I parse the world and these are the things I hope my work could even begin to hold in it's subtle, quiet metaphors."
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Lauren Knego
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BRIDGEWATER - After falling to Ridge earlier in the season, the Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls soccer had only one goal in mind when it faced the Red Devils in the Somerset County Tournament final on Saturday: Win.
The second-seeded Panthers came through and won their third-straight county title, 2-0, over fourth-seeded Ridge. Bridgewater-Raritan also beat the Red Devils 2-0 back in 2017 to win its first SCT title since 1995. Ridge was looking for its first county title since 2015.
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"The expectation was they got us one time, but we weren't going to let them get us back again," Bridgewater-Raritan goalie Maggie Ousouljoglou said. "We've won two county championships back-to-back now, we weren't going to let them stop us."
Bridgewater-Raritan senior forward Allison Lowrey said the difference on Saturday against Ridge was that the Panthers switched up their defensive formation.
"We switched our corners," Lowrey said. "We got scored on on a corner and we switched and we played zone instead of man, and it worked in our favor."
Bridgewater-Raritan (12-5) jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Lowrey scored on an assist from Annie Clapp with 15:08 left in the first half. Ridge tried furiously to try and get the equalizer, but the Panthers extended their lead when Caitlin Dzuroska scored with 13:43 left in the game for a 2-0 advantage.
"We worked together, we talked, we connected passes," Lowrey said. "We've been playing so well lately and we've been working together, we've come together as a team."
The Red Devils almost got one back with 20:10 remaining in the game when senior Cammie Wylie got her head on the ball off a corner kick, but her shot hit off the crossbar.
"We played a strong defense, we stayed compacted and they didn't really get through us," Ousouljoglou said.
Ousouljoglou finished with seven saves for Bridgewater-Raritan while Alison Miscia made four stops for Ridge.
Bridgewater-Raritan didn't allow a goal in its three county tournament games and has won its last five games by a combined 13-0.
"I think what we do off the field, our team spirit and team willingness to work for each other," Ousouljoglou said of the team's success.
The Panthers started the season 5-0 before losing five of their next seven games. But Bridgewater-Raritan rebounded after the loss to Ridge, which sparked its five-game win streak.
"We started to build our chemistry a lot, we were a very young team, so a lot of people this is their first year, and we started working together, hanging out and here we are," Lowrey said. "Nobody should count us out, we had a bit of a rough start but we got ourselves together and here we are, we are a three-peat."
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Франческа Беттроне (; род. 5 августа 1991 года, Венеция, Италия) — итальянская конькобежка, многократный призёр Кубка мира по конькобежному спорту среди юниоров, национального чемпионата Италии по конькобежному спорту, а также прочих локальных и международных соревнований. Призёр чемпионата Европы по конькобежному спорту 2018 года в масс-старте. Участница зимних Олимпийских игр 2018 года.

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Франческа Беттроне родилась в городе Венеция. В возрасте 3-х лет начала кататься на роликовых коньках, пойдя по стопам своей матери Барбары Кастелли, бывшей чемпионки Европы. В юниорском возрасте в 2007 году она стала чемпионкой Европы в Херде и вице-чемпионкой мира в Кали. Через год на юниорском чемпионате мира в Хихоне завоевала четыре бронзовые медали. Конькобежным спортом начала заниматься в возрасте 19 лет на одном из катков города Базельга-ди-Пине.

Профессионально тренировалась на базе клуба «Group Cosmo Noale Ice», Венеция. За её подготовку в национальной сборной отвечал известный конькобежец и тренер Маурицио Маркетто. В 2011 году участвовала на чемпионате мира по конькобежному спорту среди юниоров, а в 2013 году дебютировала на этапах Кубка мира и на чемпионате мира в классическом многоборье заняла 23-е место. В том же году выиграла "бронзу" в командной гонке на зимней Универсиаде в Трентино.

В январе 2014 года Франческа заняла 20-е место в многоборье на чемпионате Европы в Хамаре, после которого у неё возобновилась травмы спины и она пропустила место на зимних Олимпийских играх 2014 года в Сочи. В 2017 году участвовала на чемпионате мира в спринтерском многоборье в Калгари, где заняла 17-е место в классификации.

Серебряной медалью завершилось выступление Беттроне на чемпионате Европы по конькобежному спорту 2018 года, проходившем в российском городе Коломна. 7 января 2018 года в масс-старте среди женщин с результатом 8:38.74 (+0.05) она финишировала второй, уступив первенство итальянке (Франческа Лоллобриджида, 8:38.69 — 1-е место), обогнав при этом австрийку (Ванесса Герцог, 8:39.33 (+0.64) — 3-е место).

На зимних Олимпийских играх 2018 года Франческа Беттроне была заявлена для участия в забеге на 500, 1000, 1500 м и масс-старте. 12 февраля 2018 года на Олимпийском Овале Каннына в забеге на 1500 м она финишировала с результатом 2:00.43 (+6.08). В итоговом зачёте Беттроне заняла 25-е место. 14 февраля 2018 года на Олимпийском Овале Каннына в забеге на 1000 м она финишировала с результатом 1:17.83 (+4.27). В итоговом зачёте Беттроне заняла 27-е место. 18 февраля 2018 года на Олимпийском Овале Каннына в забеге на 500 м она финишировала с результатом 39.52 (+2.58). В итоговом зачёте Беттроне заняла 29-е место. 24 февраля 2018 года на Олимпийском Овале Каннына в масс-старте в финале она финишировала с результатом 9:04.82. В итоговом зачёте Беттроне заняла 16-е место.

В 2019 году Франческа заняла 4-е место в командном спринте на чемпионате мира на отдельных дистанциях в Инцелле, в командной гонке преследования стала 8-й, а в масс-старте только 20-й. В августе она объявила о завершении карьеры в конькобежном спорте.

Личная жизнь
Франческа Беттроне с 2005 по 2010 года изучала туризм в Техническом туристическом институте Альгаротти в Венеции, с 2018 года работает волонтёром по спасению домашних животных. окончила Трентский университет на факультете языковедения. Владеет итальянским, французским, английским и испанским языками. Её хобби - чтение, рисование, слушает музыку.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Франческа Беттроне — профиль на сайте Eurosport.com
 Франческа Беттроне  — профиль на сайте Международного союза конькобежцев
 Франческа Беттроне — профиль на сайте live.isuresults.eu
 Франческа Беттроне  — профиль на сайте Pyeongchang2018

Конькобежцы Италии
Чемпионы Европы по конькобежному спорту
Конькобежцы на зимних Олимпийских играх 2018 года

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Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedure for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products: Notice of Data Availability; Request for Information
Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)
Pages 77589-77591
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2015-31566
Page 77589
Docket Number EERE-2011-BT-STD-0043
RIN 1904-AC51
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of data availability (NODA); request for information (RFI).
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is currently weighing whether and how to regulate the energy efficiency of certain refrigeration products such as wine chillers and beverage centers (collectively, ``coolers''). These ``miscellaneous refrigeration products'' (``MREFs'') include coolers that do not operate using a conventional compressor/condenser-based system, particularly those products that use a thermoelectric-based refrigeration system. In support of this effort, DOE has collected and analyzed a variety of data to better understand the composition of the MREF industry and its products. To ensure its understanding of this market and its products, DOE is requesting additional information from the public related to the manufacturers of thermoelectric-based MREFs.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the NODA no later than January 14, 2016. Details regarding the data referenced in this document are provided in docket EERE-2011-BT-STD-
0043, available at www.regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the addresses provided in section IV. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
The docket, EERE-2011-BT-STD-0043, is available for review at www.regulations.gov, including Federal Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents or materials. All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. However, not all documents listed in the index may be publicly available, such as information that is exempt from public disclosure.
A link to the docket Web page can be found at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2011-BT-STD-0043. The regulations.gov Web page contains instructions on how to access all documents in the docket, including public comments. For further information on how to review the docket, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 or by email: Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional information may be sent to Mr. Joseph Hagerman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: 202-586-4549. Email: Joseph.Hagerman@ee.doe.gov.
In the office of the General Counsel, contact Mr. Michael Kido, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-8145, Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products--Background
Results and Analyses Summary
Request for Information and Specific Issues for Which DOE Is Seeking Comment
In November 2011, the Department of Energy (``DOE'') began a process to consider whether to include as covered products and establish energy conservation standards for certain types of refrigeration products that largely fall outside of DOE's regulations pertaining to refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers.\1\ See 76 FR 69147 (November 8, 2011) (Notice of Proposed Determination) and 10 CFR 430.32(a) (setting out energy conservation standards for each class of refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer, and freezer currently regulated by DOE). Chief among the products garnering DOE's attention were products such as wine chillers (``coolers'')--which typically provide storage temperatures exceeding those used in those products already addressed by DOE's regulations. Cooling the storage areas of these products can be accomplished using different methods. One method is to use a conventional compressor/condenser-based system that feeds cold air into the internal storage compartment of the product. Another method--thermoelectric-based cooling--relies on the use of a solid-
state heat pump that creates a cooling effect when electric current passes through two conductors. Under this approach, a temperature difference is created between the junction of two different types of materials as voltage is applied to the free ends of each material. Both of these technologies were considered in DOE's approach to regulating miscellaneous refrigeration equipment.
\1\ For a narrow sliver of products that combined a wine storage compartment with a fresh food or freezer compartment (``combination coolers''), DOE had previously issued guidance indicating that these products may fall within the electric refrigerator and electric refrigerator-freezer definitions. See Refrigerators and Freezers Guidance (February 10, 2011) (discussing the treatment of ``hybrid'' refrigeration products--i.e., cominbation coolers).
Pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (``EPCA''), DOE may add a new product to its scope of regulatory coverage when certain criteria are met. See 42 U.S.C. 6292(b) (laying out specific criteria to satisfy when classifying a consumer product not already statutorily-covered as a covered product). Similarly, DOE may set energy conservation standards for those newly covered products if additional criteria are met. See 42 U.S.C. 6295(l) (detailing additional requirements to meet prior to prescribing standards for newly covered products). As part of its continuing efforts to improve consumer product and industrial equipment energy efficiency, DOE is considering including miscellaneous refrigeration products (``MREFs''), such as coolers that do not use a compressor/
condenser-based system, to its list of products for
regulatory coverage authority and to set energy conservation standards for them.
To help better inform its potential regulation of these items, DOE announced its intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking working group that would operate under the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (``ASRAC'') with the purpose of exploring possible energy efficiency requirements for MREFs. See 80 FR 17355 (April 1, 2015). DOE solicited the public for participants to help serve on the MREF Working Group and identified various groups who would be significantly affected by a rulemaking that would address MREF energy efficiency. See id. at 17357. The Working Group ultimately reached consensus among its members on a variety of issues, including the potential scope of coverage, applicable definitions, test procedure details, and energy conservation standards that would apply to these products. This effort, which was conducted in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and the Negotiated Rulemaking Act (5 U.S.C. 561-570), produced a consensus agreement addressing the above issues.
The consensus agreement reached by the various participating parties was based on research and testing data related to MREF products. The data from this effort were used to create a comprehensive technical analysis that the Working Group used to develop the recommendations in its consensus agreement. The agreement was prepared for submission to ASRAC, which would then weigh its merits for approval for further consideration by DOE.
Among the issues considered by the Working Group were the potential impacts related to manufacturers of thermoelectric-based MREF products. While DOE believes that the MREF Working Group, which included one manufacturer who currently sells thermoelectric-based products and other manufacturers who have sold thermoelectric coolers in the past, comprised a group of persons that are fairly representative of relevant points of view, including manufacturers of thermoelectric-based MREF products, DOE is seeking comment and any additional information regarding the nature of these manufacturers, and the marketing nuances and other issues specifically facing the manufacturers of thermoelectric-based MREF products.
DOE welcomes comments on all aspects of this notice of data availability and request for information. DOE is particularly interested in receiving comments from interested parties on the following data and questions related to the manufacturers of thermoelectric-based MREF products:
(1) The number, location, size, product offering, and business structure of the original equipment manufacturers (``OEMs'') producing thermoelectric coolers for sale in the U.S. market.
(2) The sales channels of the thermoelectric cooler OEMs serving the U.S. market. Which of these OEMs sell products directly to the U.S. market and which serve the U.S. market indirectly through private labelers?
(3) The U.S. market shares (in terms of total shipments) of both the thermoelectric cooler private labelers and OEMs.
(4) Using a database of models generated from publicly available information (including existing product databases and manufacturer and vendor Web sites), DOE identified over 30 brands of cooler models offered for sale in the U.S. that utilize thermoelectric refrigeration systems--all of which appear to be manufactured overseas. In DOE's view, the current market is competitive with no one dominant player and includes such private labelers as Vinotemp, Wine Enthusiast, Koolatron, and Haier. DOE seeks comment on whether this description of the thermoelectric cooler market is accruate and whether using the number of cooler models available on the U.S. market can be used as a proxy for market share for the cooler industry.DOE considered thermoelectric coolers when generating engineering analysis information included in the preliminary analysis (79 FR 71705 (Dec. 3, 2014)) and updated its analysis documents based on the Working Group discussions. (DOE's engineering analysis documents developed in support of the Working Group meetings are available at http://www.regulations.gov in Docket ID EERE-2011-BT-STD-0043.) These analyses indicated that thermoelectric cooler energy efficiency performance could be improved to a level that would be on-par (or exceed) the efficiency levels recommended by the Working Group by using a variety of options including, but not limited to, adding cabinet insulation, incorporating heat pipes, using solid rather than glass doors, or using glass or other translucent door material with higher insulating values. DOE requests comment on these engineering results and related estimates.
(5) DOE seeks comment as to whether there are any substantive issues with relying on information furnished by private labelers who purchase thermoelectric-based MREFs for purposes of DOE's manufacturer impacts analysis. If there are no issues with relying on this information (or its source), please so state.
(6) DOE also seeks any additional feedback relating to its analyses that it is making available as part of this NODA as it relates to thermoelectric manufacturers.
Submission of Comments
DOE welcomes comments on all aspects of this NODA and on other relevant issues that participants believe would affect the eventual test procedures and energy conservation standards applicable to MREF products. Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2011-BT-
STD-0043, by any of the following methods:
Email: To WineChillers-2011-STD-0043@ee.doe.gov. Include EERE-2011-BT-STD-0043 in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Phone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one signed paper original.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one signed paper original.
All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number or RIN for this rulemaking.
After the close of the comment period, DOE will begin reviewing the public comments and making any necessary adjustments to its standards analysis supporting its rulemaking proceeding concerning potential energy conservation standards for MREF products.
DOE considers public participation to be a very important part of the process for developing test procedures and
energy conservation standards. DOE actively encourages the participation and interaction of the public during the comment period in each stage of the rulemaking process. Interactions with and between members of the public provide a balanced discussion of the issues and assist DOE in the rulemaking process. Anyone who wishes to be added to the DOE mailing list to receive future notices and information about this rulemaking should contact Mr. Joseph Hagerman at (202) 586-4549, or via e-mail at joseph.hagerman@ee.doe.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2015.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
FR Doc. 2015-31566 Filed 12-14-15; 8:45 am
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Q: How do I access and hide markers created by loadGeoJson()? I am loading custom coordinates into my map application via JSON. I have been able to find out how to color code the markers based on feature properties, but one of my next steps will be to create filters to show or hide markers based on the properties.
My code starts like this:
var map;
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();

function initialize()
{
    var mapCanvas = document.getElementById('map');
    var mapOptions = {
      mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
    }
    map = new google.maps.Map(mapCanvas, mapOptions);
    map.data.loadGeoJson('/map_json.php', null, SetBounds);

    map.data.setStyle(function(feature) {
        var color = 'FF0000';
        var symbol = '%E2%80%A2';  // dot
        // color selection code here [...]

        return /** @type {google.maps.Data.StyleOptions} */ {
            icon: 'http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chst=d_map_pin_letter_withshadow&chld=' + symbol + '|' + color
        };
}

I already found how I can access the imported data through a jquery autocomplete search:
$(input).autocomplete({
    minLength: 0,
    source: function(request, response) {
        data = [];
        map.data.forEach(function(feature)
        {
            var str = request.term.toUpperCase();
            if (String(feature.getProperty('name')).toUpperCase().indexOf(str) > -1)
            {
                data.push({id: feature.getProperty('id'), name: feature.getProperty('name'), address: feature.getProperty('address')});
            }
        });
        response(data);
    },
    select: function(event, ui)
    {
        map.data.forEach(function(feature)
        {
            if (feature.getProperty('id') == ui.item.id)
            {
                var content = GetContent(feature);
                infowindow.setContent(content);
                infowindow.setPosition(feature.getGeometry().get());
                infowindow.setOptions({pixelOffset: new google.maps.Size(0, -34)});
                infowindow.open(map);

                // zoom in
                map.setZoom(15);
                map.panTo(feature.getGeometry().get());

                return false;
            }
        });
    }
})
.autocomplete().data('uiAutocomplete')._renderItem = function(ul, item)
{
    return $('
')
        .append('' + item.name + ' (ID: ' + item.id + ')
' + item.address + '')
        .appendTo(ul)
};

So using this same principle to run my filters is not a problem.
The problem is that I have not found a way yet to access the visible markers based on the feature information that I have in map.data.
All the examples I found so far are based on the principle of manually adding markers and storing them in an array to access later, e.g.:
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
    position: myLatLng,
    map: map,
    title: 'Hello World!'
});

But I don't have that - I load the entire set of data using getGeoJson().
How can I access the marker and manipulate it (e.g. hide it or show it) based on the information I can access using map.data.forEach()?
--- Update ---
Here are more details on the project.
The map will markers that are generated from a list of customers. The customers have different categories and properties, so a typical entry form the GeoJSON string would look like this:
{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"type":"Point","coordinates":[0,0]},"properties":{"name":"Customer 1","id":"1001","address":"1234 Test Street, Test City, TX 12345, USA","category":"vendor","active":1}}

Also on the map is a filter box with checkboxes that are checked by default. Clicking any of them will run the filtering code that should hide or remove the markers that are associated with any customers that match that filter.
So if I disable the checkbox that filters "inactive", then only customers with the property "active":1 will remain on the map. If I disable the checkbox that filters "vendors", then all customers with the category "vendor" will be hidden.
Checking the checkboxes again later will undo the hiding of these entries.
What I have found in my research is a lot of mentioning of markers, but ONLY if they are added manually - not via GeoJSON import.
I can see a few potential solutions to my problem - I could ignore the GeoJSON format and instead import the client list into jQuery manually and parse it from there into markers that then go into an array. But then why use the GeoJSON format at all?
My current solution of using map.data.setStyle() (see comment) seems to work and do the job. But I am curious if there isn't another more direct way.
I figured, the filter function would go through all data (map.data.forEach()) to locate any items that should be hidden based on the filters, and then each item would communicate to its associated marker that the marker needs to be hidden. But it is this association that I have not been able to figure out so far.
When I loop through all features (map.data.forEach()), I have access to the data I uploaded, but not to the markers that were placed as a result of the import.
My question is if there is a direct way to access the marker from the feature.
I hope this is clearer now.
--- Update ---
I created a very simple jsfiddle for it:
http://jsfiddle.net/semmelbroesel/9bv68ngp/
This is the concept I want to achieve, and it works as is. My only question is if there is another way to achieve the same results by directly accessing the placed markers instead of using setStyle() to hide/show them.

A: You don't need to use forEach, since setStyle does already traverse the Features.
If you declare the styling function as:
map.data.setStyle(function(feature) {
    var color = 'FF0000';
    var symbol = '%E2%80%A2';  // dot

    return /** @type {google.maps.Data.StyleOptions} */ {
        visible: feature.getProperty('active'), // this links visibility to feature property
        icon: 'http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chst=d_map_pin_letter_withshadow&chld=' + symbol + '|' + color
    };
});

You don't need to call the method again, since the style gets bound to the feature property. Setting the active property to false will propagate to the marker style seamlessly.
After that, you can make your filters like (rough example)
var setFilter = function(property, value) {
    map.data.forEach(function(feature) {
        feature.setProperty('active', feature.getProperty(property) === value);
    });
};

and calling for example setFilter('name','John');
Again, this is a rough example. I'd rather implement the filtering method on the google.maps.Data prototype, but this should point you in the right direction.

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Scouts saying that Luc Robitaille didn't have the foot speed for the NHL didn't stop him from scoring 668 goals and earning a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame. So, even though NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has repeatedly said he doesn't see a Winter Classic being played on the West Coast, it hasn't deterred Robitaille from wanting to put the Kings in an another outdoor game.
Of course, they famously took on the Rangers in a makeshift rink at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas – long before taking the game outdoors was the in vogue thing to do. During the pre-season of September 1991, Robitaille, Wayne Grezky, Tomas Sandstrom and crew suited up to face a New York team led by Tony Amonte and Doug Weight.
More recently – well, three years ago – Robitaille first told MayorsManor of a desire to put on a pre-season outdoor game in conjunction with the Anaheim Ducks. At the time, he was kicking around the thought of playing in a large stadium, like the Rose Bowl or LA Coliseum (where all seats might be priced at $5-10 to guarantee a sellout), or putting it on the beach, similar to a Pro Beach Volleyball event.
Either way, it sounded like something that would generate quite the buzz in a town where hockey isn't usually the lead sports story of the day.
And even though the lockout has put nearly everything in a giant holding pattern, don't think for a second that Robitaille has ditched his outdoor vision and moved on to other things.
At first glance, one might interpret that to mean the idea has been put high up on the shelve and the two sides will get to it on some rainy day in the future. However, Robitaille was quick to finish the thought before any misguided conclusion might be drawn.
Which, in the end, means that like all things related to NHL hockey in Southern California at the moment, no date for the game can be given just yet.
But, hey – at least these two parties are still talking.
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Pipeline Opponents Will Continue Fight
Posted on February 11, 2016 by Ed Fallon
3:00 p.m. CST – Thursday, February 11, 2016
Contact: Ed Fallon, 515-238-6404 or fallonforum@gmail.com
Kathy Holdefer, 515-491-8468 or kholdefer@hotmail.com
State Rep. Dan Kelley, (641) 521-9260 or dan.kelley@legis.iowa.gov
Pam & Bill Alexander, (641) 682-5905 or wha-lex55@hotmail.com
Vow to remain vigilant, active, engaged
DES MOINES — Iowa pipeline fighters commended the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) for taking further time to deliberate on Dakota Access' request for a permit to build a crude oil pipeline across 350 miles of prime Iowa farmland. It is uncertain how the process will continue to unfold, but after a week of IUB meetings, pipeline opponents made it clear they will continue to be involved, vigilant and outspoken.
"I continue to be proud of how far we have come in resisting this attack on Iowa landowner rights as well as on our soil and water," said Kathy Holdefer, a Jasper County landowner whose land is just a few hundred yards from where the pipeline is proposed to run. "I think Dakota Access thought it would bulldoze us through this process, similar to how they want to bulldoze our land. We will continue to fight this until we drive this out-of-state, private company out of Iowa."
"I commend the board members for taking further time to address this unprecedented and extremely damaging proposal," said Ed Fallon, a former lawmaker who walked the length of the proposed pipeline in 2015. "Some board members' comments concern me. But much of their inquiry is spot-on. And staff have done a decent job at presenting not just Dakota Access' view point but the perspective of opponents as well. The fact that board members are willing to further slow down the process is encouraging."
"I've opposed this project on behalf of Jasper County farmers and landowners from the beginning," said State Representative Dan Kelley (D-Newton), who attended the IUB meeting today. "Our environment must be protected from spills – both catastrophic and chronic. Our addiction to oil may be fatal, and our focus must be on clean renewables." Kelley wouldn't speculate on the IUB's eventual decision, saying it could go either way.
"Our whole family is affected by this," said Pam Alexander, whose family owns land in Mahaska County that would be compromised by the pipeline. "It's been nerve-wracking, not knowing what's going on from one step to the next. It seems like we landowners are almost second-class citizens when it comes to our role in this pipeline. But I am at least glad the Board is taking time making a decision."
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Google 'Solve for India' initiative aims to work with tier II startups
As India goes through the digital revolution with greater penetration of Internet, Google's taking a lot more interest in India than ever before. The company recently announced a special initiative for startups and entrepreneurs in tier II cities. Titled 'Solve for India', the initiative will see Google collaborating with startup companies that are solving real world problems for the non-English speaking Indians, informs Financial Express.
Solve for India initiative is expected to reach emerging cities in India like Pune, Hyderabad, Kochi, Nagpur, Nashik, Chennai, Kolkata and several others. Through this initiative, Google will make startups aware of its latest technologies and also make their platform available for the entrepreneurs. It will also have experts from Google directly connect with the entrepreneurs to help them and mentor them.
One of the motives behind this initiative seems to be on-boarding the non-English speaking people in India on Google's platform. Most of these people have access to the mobile and the Internet but have difficulty in using Google's services because of the language problem. Google says that the current ecosystem caters only to the 15% of India's total online population.
The Solve for India program seems to be similar to Google's Launchpad Accelerator which allows entrepreneurs to use Google's cloud platform and other services. Participants also get equity-free mentoring from Google engineers and scientists.
Source: ToI
Google Cloud platform is already offering $300 worth of credit for the first time users of Google Cloud. Getting online is cheap anyways, but what's more important is how Google wants to address the non-English speaking people in India. Google is going to need a lot of human input in translating its popular apps like Google Maps.
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in the Designer Bookbinders Bookbinding Competition 2017.
Book bound at Studio 5 in England. Three phase disappearing spine ultra flat back binding. Unsupported link stitch secondary sewn, full linen board attachment and skirting, ¾ hollow. Canvas with toned fair goat spine from J Hewit and Sons and mixed media. Mono printed leather jointed endpapers, edge-to-edge doublures. The design is a response to quote by Ruskin "throwing a pot of paint in the publics face". The text questions how to assess the value of artistic knowledge and experience and ultimately the place of realism versus conceptual art in our society.
Kaitlin Barber is a bookbinder and book artist from Toronto Canada. She has a deep appreciation for the all-encompassing nature of the art of the hand-made book. The artist is in total control of every aspect of the work creating interplay between concept, text, and image. Cover design, hand printed endpapers, and content come together forming a narrative, influenced by the text, but going far beyond. Kaitlin is a recent graduate of the two-year bookbinding program at The North Bennet Street School in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2016 she traveled to London to study contemporary design binding at Studio 5 with internationally recognized and exhibited Mark Cockram. During this time she bound submissions to the International and UK Designer Bookbinder competitions. Studying with Mark has opened Kaitlins eyes to the immense variety of ways in which colour, texture, and materials can be used to achieve flow throughout the work, creating a rich experience that is both visual and tactile.


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30-year anniversary of the release of the Smiths' live album, "Rank"
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Released a little over 30 years ago in September, 1988, to fill a contractual obligation of the then disbanded Smiths, "Rank" is a live recording of a concert in the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London on the Oct. 23, 1986 during their The Queen is Dead tour. It was released by the Smiths' British record company Rough Trade. Rank reached No. 2 in the British charts. It was released in the United States by Sire Records, and reached 77 on the charts.
Out of the 21 songs performed, 14 are included on "Rank." Half of these tracks are from "The Queen is Dead" and Smiths' classics. "Ask" and "Is It Really So Strange," were fresh hits at the time of recording with "Ask" even being introduced as a new single by Morrissey who is met with uproarious cheers after every song and sentence spoken to the audience.
The album opens with the excitement of the audience and the beating of drums before the listener is immediately launched into the spectacle that is "The Queen is Dead."
There is a seamless transition to the next track, "Panic," that, while clearer and calmer, continues to build from the initial energy.
Morrissey does not cease injecting trills, squawks, grunts, and banter wherever he can despite being nearly out of breath. His spontaneity lends the listener an experience as close as they can get to the real thing.
While this album might seem like a mere fulfillment after the Smiths split, it still contains some surprises. In "His Latest Flame/Rusholme Ruffians," the first verse of the Elvis Presley hit, "(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame," is used as an intro to "Rusholme Ruffians," a combination not heard outside of this album.
This is the same for the medley of "Rubber Ring/What She Said," which picks up the pace after a single grunt from Morrissey.
The twelfth track on the album, lead guitarist Johnny Marr's solo composition, "The Draize Train," is an instrumental track that's exclusive to this album. It allows for Marr to showcase his talent and adds a different element to this album. With this track in context of the entire album, the talent of the Smiths as performers and composers is evident to the ear.
Thirty years after its release, Rank is the final word from the Smiths. Often hailed as one of the most important bands of the 1980's, The Smiths' lasting popularity has yet to prompt a reunion. Morrissey has been particularly outspoken against the idea of reuniting in the past.
"I would rather eat my own testicles than reform the Smiths, and that's something for a vegetarian," said Morrissey in 2006 interview with "Uncut".
If "Rank" is the last and only live album to be produced by the Smiths', it should be noted that it is a perfect encapsulation of the Smiths' raw rock-n-roll energy, as well as their ability to surprise audiences despite their popularity.
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There may be good, but there are no pleasant marriages.
Love is not weakness. It is strong. Only the sacrament of marriage can contain it.
Most marriages recognize this paradox: Passion destroys passion; we want what puts an end to wanting what we want.
The problem with marriage is that it ends every night after making love, and it must be rebuilt every morning before breakfast.
One should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul.
Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.


When it was first rolled out three years ago, the Audi Q7 performance SUV immediately achieved a leadership position – as a sporty, comfortable as well as high-performance recreational and business vehicle on a grand scale. Now Audi is making it even better – more elegant and more efficient, with lower emissions: the Q7 3.0 TDI consumes only 9.1 liters per 100 kilometers (25.85 US mpg). And now it's also available in a new version as a TDI clean diesel, with the world's cleanest diesel technology and even lower fuel consumption of only 8.9 liters/100 km (26.43 US mpg).
The Q7 is the large Audi for sporty individualists, for people who are seeking a vehicle that will take them anywhere they want to go for sports, recreation, and business. Its dynamic proportions and distinctive lines express this character, and subtle modifications endow its styling with even more elegance.
The side view too, with its coupe-like roofline, low window area and tautly curved body surfaces, reinforces the dynamic look of the Q7. Door moldings have been modified to add interest. The lightweight alloy wheels are size 7.5 J x 18, the wheels size 235/60. In the V6 vehicles they have seven spokes, in the V8 versions they have six.
Thanks to its luxurious 300-centimeter (118.11-inch) wheelbase within an overall length of 5.09 meters (16.70 feet), the Audi Q7 has interior room to spare, and the interior flexibility is unrivalled. The seatbacks in the second row are divided into three fold-down sections to provide a level cargo floor.
This increases the luggage space from a volume of 775 liters (27.37 cubic feet) to 2,035 liters (71.87 cubic feet). With the leather upholstery option, the middle seat now has an even more comfortable contour.
The selection of interior colors and materials is also new. Upholstery fabrics are available in black and light gray; leather upholstery additionally also in Para Brown, Savannah Beige and Cardamon Beige. Standard inlays are finished in matt black. In optional design packages, aluminum and wood finishes are used.
The 3.0 TDI puts out 176 kW (240 bhp) and delivers as much as 550 Nm between 2,000 and 2,250 rpm, yet on the EU cycle it consumes only 9.1 liters / 100 km (25.85 US mpg). The optionally available 3.0 TDI clean diesel even consumes 0.2 liters (0.05 US gallons) less.
Despite highly complex exhaust gas recirculation and the resulting world's cleanest diesel technology, it consumes just 8.9 liters/100 km (26.43 US mpg). It meets the strict LEV II Bin 5 US standard and already complies with the Euro 6 limits announced for 2014.
In the Q7 4.2 TDI too, fuel consumption has been drastically reduced – from 11.1 (21.19 US mpg) to 9.9 liters per 100 km (23.76 US mpg). Yet the V8 diesel is more powerful: with an output of 250 kW (340 bhp) and a torque of 760 Nm, it develops enormous propulsive power. This maximum torque is available in the range from 1,750 to 3,000 rpm.
At Audi, efficiency and dynamics go hand in hand. That's also the case in gasoline engines. The 3.6 FSI, a V6 with a small cylinder angle, has a power output of 206 kW (280 bhp) and delivers 360 Nm between 2,500 and 5,000 rpm. Its average fuel consumption is 12.1 liters per 100 km (19.44 US mpg). The 4.2 FSI, a V8, delivers 257 kW (350 bhp) and 440 Nm at 3,500 rpm. Its fuel consumption is 12.7 liters/100 km (18.52 US mpg).
A novel technology from the Modular Efficiency Platform further improves fuel efficiency in all the engines: the recovery system, which during braking and coasting phases converts mechanical energy into electric energy and buffer-stores it in the battery. It reduces CO2 emissions by up to 5 g/km (8.05 g/mile).
In its suspension technology too the Audi Q7 is exceptional. As a customer option, Audi equips the Q7 with adaptive air suspension – a pneumatic suspension system that operates in conjunction with an electronic shock absorber control, varies the ground clearance at five different levels, and lets the driver select three driving modes: comfort, automatic and dynamic. In its road handling the Q7 excels in its sporty, highly responsive precision. Off-road, it provides a superior ride on widely varying terrains.
The choice of wheels ranges from 18 inches to the 10 J x 21 top version with 295/35 tires. Ten different designs are available, including two very elegant, high-luster, bicolor versions. Large brake discs provide superb deceleration – with 18-inch diameters front and rear.
Optionally available in the eight-cylinder models are carbon-fiber ceramic disk brakes which further enhance the dynamic character of this performance SUV: they are lighter than their steel equivalents, extremely abrasion-resistant and virtually fading-free. They achieve high driving performance and ensure short braking distances. The diameters of the ceramic discs are 420 millimeters (16.54 inches) in front and 370 millimeters (14.57 inches) at the rear. The calipers are black and adorned with the wording "Audi ceramic". A total of 24 pistons are used on the front and rear axles.
The Q7 also offers many intelligent solutions for the practical needs of everyday use – such as an electric luggage space cover, a reversible floor mat, a set of luggage rails, a removable ski bag, and a moveable storage box. The options program includes separation grids, an interior bicycle stand, various roof-mounted carriers, a distinctive off-road styling package, and a pivoting trailer hitch: this powerful SUV can tow up to 3.5 metric tons.
In the infotainment field, Audi provides a carefully differentiated selection of modules. The three optional systems are part of the new generation of Audi devices. The top-of-the-line version integrates a hard drive for navigation, music and telephone data, a high-resolution color monitor and 3D map graphics, a DVD player as well as voice control. It can be expanded into a luxury media center with features such as a Bluetooth telephone, a TV tuner, a digital radio tuner, plus rear seat entertainment. A very special highlight is the advanced sound system from Bang & Olufsen with its ten channels, 505 watts of power and 14 loudspeakers.
The range of optional equipment is rounded off by technologies from the luxury class. The radar-supported adaptive cruise control regulates the speed and the distance to the preceding vehicle in a range from 30 to 200 km/h (18.64 to 124.27 mph) by acceleration and deceleration. If a threat is detected, the integrated Audi braking guard warns the driver at two levels.
From a speed of 60 km/h (37.28 mph), Audi lane assist helps the driver stay in lane by means of a camera that recognizes the lane lines. Audi side assist ensures safe lane changes above 30 km/h (18.64 mph) with the aid of a radar system that monitors the traffic pattern within 70 meters (229.66 feet) behind the vehicle. Finally, the Audi parking system advanced assists parking by means of a rearview camera and reference lines on the onboard monitor.
The V12 diesel, with a 6-liter (6,000 cc) engine closely related to that of the R10 TDI racing car – a triple Le Mans winner – delivers 368 kW (500 bhp) and develops a torque of 1,000 Nm between 1,750 and 3,250 rpm.
Acceleration from zero to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 5.5 seconds and a capped top speed of 250 km/h (155.34 mph) equal the driving performance of a powerful sports car. Despite these impressive performance data, the V12 diesel gets by on an average of 11.3 liters of fuel per 100 km (20.82 US mpg). Its luxurious standard equipment includes 20-inch wheels, a Bose sound system, and many additional features.


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