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Daily Current Affairs 2 February 2019 for Bank, SSC and Competitive Exams
Interim Budget 2019: the highlights
Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented an Interim Budget for 2019 in Parliament on Friday.
An Interim Budget usually doesn't list out new schemes or doesn't unveil any policy measures. The government will present the vote on account for the next four-to-five months.
A full-fledged Budget will be presented after the House reassembles after the general election.
Here are the highlights from Mr. Goyal's budget speech:
No income tax for earnings up to ₹5 lakh
Individuals with gross income of up to ₹6.5 lakh need not pay any tax if they make investments in provident funds and prescribed equities
Standard tax deduction for salaried persons raised from ₹40,000 to ₹50,000
TDS threshold on interest on bank and post office deposits raised from ₹10,000 to ₹40,000
TDS threshold on rental income increased from ₹1.8 lakh to ₹2.4 lakh
ESI cover limit increased to ₹ 21,000. Minimum pension also increased to ₹ 1000.
Mega pension scheme for workers in the organised sector with an income of less than ₹15,000. They will be able to earn ₹ 3000 after the age of 60. The scheme will be called Pradhan Mantri Shramyogi Maan Dhan Yojana.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation signs MOU with World Bank Group's IFC
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group have signed a memorandum of understanding(MoU) for climate change and conservation of the environment. The Rs 7000 crore MOU was signed on Tuesday.
According to the MOU which was signed, the International Finance corporation will help the AMC to work out strategy for meeting the challenge of climate change and its management. The IFC will even give its directions on how to use the funds. The MOU will be operational for five years till 2024.
The IFC will also give its technical support to the AMC for implementing the projects for climate change and conservation of environment. The IFC will also give its technical support for e-mobility, green buildings, renewable energy transport, waste water management and waste to energy.
Yes Bank senior group president Pralay Mondal resigns
Yes Bank senior group president and head – retail and business banking Pralay Mondal has tendered his resignation.
"Pralay Mondal has tendered his resignation as senior group president and head – retail and business banking of Yes Bank on January 31, 2019. He will serve notice till close of business hours of March 31, 2019," Yes Bank said in a regulatory filing.
On January 31, Rana Kapoor's reign as the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Yes Bank, which was co-founded by him.
India and states
India to launch communication satellite GSAT-31 aboard Ariane-5
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would be launching its latest communication satellite GSAT-31, aboard Ariane-5 (VA 247) on February 6, 2019 from French Guiana.
Ariane-5 is the launch vehicle of the European launch services provider Arianespace. According to Arianespace, the launch of Ariane-5 (VA 247) is scheduled for 2:31 am India time on February 6. In its first mission on 2019, Arianespace would be launching two telecommunications satellites with Ariane 5.
The launch vehicle would be carrying two communication satellites:
Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4
Hellas Sat along with GSAT-31
Gujarat govt increases DA of over 9.61 lakh employees
Gujarat government has announced an increase in Dearness allowance of more than 9.61 lakh employees and pensioners by 2 per cent.
The hike in dearness allowance will be given with retrospective effect of July 1, 2018. This was announced by Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel at Gandhinagar on January 31, 2019.
The Deputy CM that the increased salary would be paid from February along with the arrears since July last year.
This decision would put an additional annual burden of Rs 771 crores on the state exchequer.
Apart from state government employees and pensioners, employees of Panchayati Institutions will also get the benefit of this hike.
UNSC adopts resolution to extend sanctions against CAR for another year
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution to extend sanctions against the Central African Republic (CAR) for another year.
Resolution 2454, adopted unanimously yesterday by the 15-member council, will renew the sanctions regime – an arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze till January 31, 2020.
It will also extend the mandate of the panel of experts, which helps the Security Council with the implementation of the sanctions, until Feb 29, 2020.
US urges Venezuela's Maduro to accept amnesty
The United States has urged Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro to accept an amnesty offer from opposition leader Juan Guaido, whom Washington has recognised as President.
In a tweet, US National Security Advisor John Bolton said Maduro should take advantage of the amnesty offer and move on.
Juan Guaido had declared himself the interim president of Venezuela last week and was swiftly recognised by the United States and key Latin American nations amid a spiralling economic crisis under Maduro's leftist regime.
Scientists create AI based system that translates thoughts into speech
Scientists have first time created an artificial intelligence (AI) based system that directly translates thoughts into intelligible, recognisable speech.
The research will help people who cannot speak regain their ability to communicate with the outside world.
The technology developed by researchers from Columbia University in the United States can reconstruct the words a person hears with unprecedented clarity.
The breakthrough, which harnesses the power of speech synthesisers and artificial intelligence, could lead to new ways for computers to communicate directly with the brain.
India Captain Mithali Raj becomes 1st female cricketer to play 200 ODIs
India captain Mithali Raj today became the first female cricketer to play 200 ODIs, adding another achievement to her illustrious career.
The 36-year-old is also the highest run-getter in ODIs with 6622 runs at an average of 51.33, including seven hundreds.
Mithali could not make a big impact in her 200th game, scoring nine off 28 balls as India were bowled out for 149 in the third and final ODI against New Zealand at Hamilton. She had hit an unbeaten 63 in the second ODI, helping India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Mithali made her ODI debut way back in 1999 and has featured in 200 games out of the 263 ODIs India have played.
She has also played 10 Tests and 85 T20s.
Viswanathan Anand finishes joint third after drawing with Vidit Gujrathi
In Chess, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand had to be content with a joint third-place finish after settling for a draw with compatriot Vidit Gujrathi in the 13th and final round of the Tata Steel Masters at Wijk Aan Zee, the Netherlands.
With three victories, a defeat against winner Magnus Carlsen of Norway and nine draws, Anand ended the event on 7.5 points and will add six points to his existing rating. He is sixth in world rankings.
Carlsen expectedly won the event after drawing rather easily with Anish Giri of Holland in the final round.
Sanjiv Ranjan appointed as the India's envoy to Colombia
India today appointed Sanjiv Ranjan as its new Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, Ministry of External Affairs announced on Friday.
Ranjan, who is the current Ambassador to Argentina, is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the MEA said in a statement.
Ranjan who is a 1993 batch Indian Foreign Service officer holds a bachelors in Economics from Delhi University and an M.A. in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P takes over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Naval Command, Mumbai
Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P today took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command in Mumbai.
Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P was the Vice Chief of Naval Staff at Naval Headquarters, New Delhi prior to assuming charge of the present post.
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Optimum Motorsport takes first GT4 class win at Snetterton
Optimum Motorsport took its first GT4 class win at Norfolk's Snetterton 300 circuit in round five of the 2012 Avon Tyres British GT Championship.
The victory was the first win for the George Murrells and Lee Mowle driver pairing in their debut in the championship.
An eventful opener saw numerous leaders of the GT4 class before Murrells led home the Optimum Ginetta. The race was a 1-2 for Ginetta, with Zoe Wenham and Dom Evans securing second spot in their G50.
The second race saw Murrells, who started in fourth, lead as the car crossed the line after the opening lap. He rapidly built a commanding lead prior to his pit stop just after the half hour mark, but an oil leak forced the team to retire the car a few laps into Mowle's stint.
"Murrells was blisteringly quick all weekend and took an impressive fastest lap in race two,' said Shaun Goff, Optimum Motortsport's Team Principal. "At one stage I thought we were going to get the double as we opened up a commanding 27-second lead before the pit stop, which made the oil leak that much harder to take."
Optimum Motorsport's GT4 will be out next at the Silverstone round of the British GT Championship on the 8-9th September on the Grand Prix circuit.

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El Pagani Huayra es un automóvil superdeportivo producido por el fabricante italiano Pagani. El nombre proviene de "huayra", que significa "viento" en quechua. Fue presentado el 18 de febrero de 2011 en la sede de Pirelli en Milán, ostentando el título de ser el automóvil de producción más caro del mundo, con un valor superior a . Al momento de su presentación en el Salón del Automóvil de Ginebra de 2011, ya llevaba pedidos por más de media centena de unidades.

Fue nombrado "The Hypercar of the Year 2012" por la revista Top Gear. Estableció un tiempo en el circuito de pruebas de Top Gear con 1 minuto y 13.8 segundos.

Diseño

Es un biplaza con motor central-trasero en carrocería cupé de dos puertas de ala de gaviota. Se construye sobre dos semichasis delantero y trasero, fabricados en carbotanium con un peso final de , que le brindan mayor resistencia, permitiendo reducir peso. Conserva las características líneas de su antecesor: el Zonda, pero es más estilizado. Se modifica la carga aerodinámica de forma automática para conseguir un paso por curva con el mayor apoyo posible, además de colaborar en la frenada.

Su interior es sumamente lujoso con materiales como kevlar, titanio, fibra de carbono y cuero de la calidad más alta del mercado. Después aparecieron el Huayra 730S y en 2016 se creó el Huayra BC, limitado a  en el mundo.

El sistema de escape de titanio fue diseñado y construido por MHG-Fahrzeugtechnik. Las juntas hidroformadas se desarrollaron para reducir la presión de retorno y asegurar un escape de flujo libre. El titanio reduce el peso del sistema de escape, mientras que los silenciadores Inconel mejoran la confiabilidad en las partes más expuestas del escape a altas temperaturas. Todo el sistema pesa menos de .

Sus líneas son originales y con esmerado trabajo en cada detalle. La carrocería está fabricada en fibra de carbono con filamentos de titanio entremezclados, que le ofrecen una mayor resistencia con menos peso. En la parte delantera presenta una gran parrilla en fibra de carbono, que ocupa casi la totalidad de la defensa delantera, un cofre con detalles aerodinámicos y ópticas alargadas que parecen montarse sobre los abultados pasos de rueda. Su interior es realmente angosto, pero es lo que se espera de un superdeportivo. Las puertas al estar desplegadas, dejan a la vista abundantes detalles laterales en fibra de carbono. Los retrovisores fabricados también de fibra de carbono, simulan largas antenas que recuerdan a un insecto. Las calaveras constan de tres pequeños faros a cada lado, ubicados en una especie de "hoja" de fibra de carbono, además de una estructura también en fibra que viene prolongándose desde el techo desemboca en los cuatro tubos de escape centrales. La parte trasera se completa con dos rejillas triangulares que permiten entrever su planta motriz.

Rendimiento

Desempeño

Debido a su bajo peso, consigue acelerar de 0 a  en menos de . Alcanza una velocidad máxima de  y una aceleración de 0 a  en . Con el uso de neumáticos Pirelli, es capaz de resistir 1.66  g de aceleración lateral a velocidades de hasta . Tiene una relación peso a potencia de /CV.

Motorización

Está equipado con un motor V12 a 60º Mercedes-Benz M158 biturbo de  con un diámetro x carrera de , el cual es fabricado a mano y desarrollado especialmente por la división AMG, capaz de proporcionarle una potencia de  a las  y  a las 2250-4500 rpm de par máximo. Fue diseñado a petición de Pagani para reducir el retraso del turbo y mejorar la respuesta, realizado con turbos más pequeños, una configuración diferente del intercooler y ajustes de la unidad de control de motor (ECU) reprogramados. Su creador, Horacio Pagani, ha confesado que él hubiera preferido un motor atmosférico, pero que las duras restricciones medioambientales de la Unión Europea obligaron a pensar en otro tipo de soluciones que permitieran homologar el vehículo.

Al igual que muchos coches de alto rendimiento, el Huayra utiliza un sistema de lubricación por cárter seco, lo cual tiene varios beneficios clave, incluyendo la garantía de flujo de aceite, incluso cuando el coche está sujeto a la aceleración lateral extrema, la prevención de oleada de aceite que permite que el motor funcione más eficientemente, mientras que la falta de un colector de aceite permite montar el motor más abajo, para así reducir el centro de gravedad del coche y mejorar el manejo. Su consumo de combustible es de  en la ciudad y   en la carretera, según una prueba de la EPA. Sus emisiones de CO2 son de /km.

Un intercambiador de calor de agua/aceite reduce los tiempos de calentamiento del motor en días fríos y ayuda a mantener una temperatura estable para refrigerantes y lubricantes. Para minimizar el uso de tuberías, accesorios y el peso total del vehículo, el tanque de expansión se monta directamente en el motor. Las aletas intercooler actúan como un circuito de tanque de expansión a bajas temperaturas.

Frenos

El coche está equipado con pinzas de freno (calipers), rotores y pastillas Brembo, que tienen cuatro pistones en la parte delantera y cuatro en la parte trasera. Los rotores son perforados con un diámetro de  y  de espesor.

Transmisión

Utiliza una transmisión manual automatizada de siete velocidades con un único embrague de disco. La elección de no utilizar una caja de cambios de doble embrague en baño de aceite fue debido a que se incrementaría el peso en más de , echando por tierra la posible mejora en rendimiento. Como resultado, la transmisión pesa solamente .

Aerodinámica

Es completamente diferente a su predecesor el Zonda, ya que incorpora la aerodinámica activa. Es capaz de cambiar la altura del frente desde el suelo y de operar independientemente cuatro aletas colocadas en la parte delantera y trasera del coche. El comportamiento de las aletas es manejado por una unidad de control dedicada que se alimenta la información de sistemas, tales como el sistema de frenos antibloqueo (ABS) y la unidad de control de motor, que pasan información sobre la velocidad del coche, velocidad de guiñada, aceleración lateral, ángulo de dirección y posición del acelerador. Esto tiene la intención de alcanzar el mínimo coeficiente de arrastre o la máxima carga aerodinámica, dependiendo de la situación.

El diseñador del Huayra, Horacio Pagani, afirma que tiene un variable coeficiente de arrastre de entre 0.31 y 0.37. El sistema también evita el exceso de balanceo de la carrocería en las esquinas, levantando el "interior" de las aletas, por ejemplo: hacia el lado izquierdo en una esquina yendo hacia la izquierda y viceversa, aumentando la carga aerodinámica en ese lado del coche.

Las aletas traseras también actúan como un freno de aire. En el caso de un frenado fuerte, tanto la suspensión delantera como las dos aletas traseras se elevan para contrarrestar la transferencia de peso a las ruedas delanteras y mantener el coche entero estable, por ejemplo, al entrar en una esquina. El aire del radiador es extraído a través de un arco en el cofre en un ángulo que está diseñado para no afectar la línea de corriente alrededor de la carrocería. Las entradas de aire laterales detrás de las ruedas delanteras, crean una zona de baja presión, lo que da lugar a la carga aerodinámica. Dispone de planos aerodinámicos activos con dos en la parte delantera y dos traseros.

Variantes

Huayra BC

En marzo de 2016, se lanzó el Pagani Huayra BC en el Salón del Automóvil de Ginebra. El nombre BC es un homenaje al coleccionista italiano Benny Caiola, un empresario inmobiliario fallecido en 2010 que fue el primer y mayor cliente en los comienzos de Pagani Automobili. Las adquisiciones de Caiola, que llegó a tener hasta cinco Pagani en su garaje, fueron cruciales para fortalecer las finanzas de la firma del constructor de Casilda, sobre todo en sus primeros años.

Su V12 biturbo desarrolla  y  de par máximo. La compañía XTrac desarrolló una transmisión manual automatizada de siete velocidades, derivada de un sport prototipo de Le Mans especial para el BC, la cual cuenta con nuevos actuadores hidráulicos y "syncros" en fibra de carbono. Brembo hizo lo mismo con los frenos de competición. Cada uno tiene un costo de  (). Se fabricaron solamente , mismos que ya han sido todos vendidos.

La línea de escape con cuatro salidas pesa solamente , cuando la versión de serie pesa . La búsqueda de lo mejor y lo más ligero llevó a Brembo a desarrollar unas nuevas pinzas de seis pistones más ligeras especialmente para el Huayra BC. Los brazos de suspensión están hechos de "Avional", un aluminio usado en aviación que pesa un 25% menos que el aluminio empleado en la industria automotriz.

También está equipado con un nuevo tipo de fibra de carbono desarrollado por Pagani y que lo haría 50% más ligero y 20% más rígido que la fibra de carbono estándar. Con esto, pesa  menos que uno de serie, para un total de . Otro detalle fue que en esta ocasión, Pagani trabajó con Dallara para crear y perfeccionar los apéndices aerodinámicos.

Huayra Roadster

Fue presentado el 14 de febrero de 2017 en el Salón del Automóvil de Ginebra la versión del roadster, del que solamente se fabricarían  y que, según palabras del propio Horacio Pagani: "es el proyecto más complicado que han afrontado jamás…" Se trataba de un proyecto completamente nuevo tomando como base el Huayra BC.

También destaca que por primera vez se haya conseguido crear un roadster  más ligero que el cupé, con un total de . Esto se debe a dos opciones de techos diferentes: uno rígido, formado por una estructura de fibra de carbono y una zona con centro de cristal sobre los pasajeros. Con esto, el coche cuenta con un nivel de luz en el habitáculo mayor y con el aislamiento del exterior necesario. Otra opción es un techo blando de instalación manual o capota de lona con una estructura igualmente de fibra de carbono, el cual se puede guardar cuando no se usa en la cajuela del coche. Además, se ha mejorado la rigidez con el uso de carbono-titanio, un material que según la propia marca es más avanzado que lo que se utiliza en la Fórmula 1.

Utiliza el mismo V12 Mercedes-AMG, con una potencia máxima de  a las 6200 rpm y un par máximo de  disponible desde las 2400 rpm. Lo mejor es su ligereza, ya su carrocería monocasco está íntegramente fabricada en magnesio y fibra de carbono. Con esto, su relación peso a potencia es de /CV y una aceleración lateral de hasta 1.8 G, tomando en cuenta que monta neumáticos de calle Pirelli P Zero Corsa, desarrollados específicamente. Los frenos firmados por Brembo son carbono-cerámicos con seis pistones en la parte delantera y de cuatro en la trasera.

Cuenta con aerodinámica activa, con dos flaps móviles en la parte delantera y otros dos en la trasera, que se mueven en coordinación con el resto de los sistemas para asegurar una correcta adherencia al suelo. Para las suspensiones se tomó como base la del Huayra BC, así como también la misma transmisión de siete velocidades desarrollada por XTrac, mientras que el diferencial electrónico ha sido desarrollado por Bosch.

Huayra Roadster BC

Fue presentado en julio de 2019 fabricado de fibra de carbono, aluminio y otros materiales ligeros, del que solamente se han producido . Es  más ligero, para un total de , similar a un sedán compacto.

Tiene como característica unas líneas de color rojo, aunque los dueños de cada uno podrían personalizar a su gusto cada parte del coche. También lleva rines de nuevo diseño de  en la parte delantera y de  en la parte trasera. El techo que usa es desmontable de forma manual para ahorrar peso.
Los elementos aerodinámicos extra le dan la capacidad de generar hasta  de carga aerodinámica a . Usa el mismo V12 biturbo Mercedes-AMG potenciado a  y un par máximo de , acoplado también a la misma transmisión XTrac de siete velocidades que el cupé.

Tiene una versión evolucionada del chasis de carbono-titanio del Huayra BC, que no solamente es más resistente, sino también más ligera. La potencia es enviada al eje trasero a través de un diferencial electromecánico y una la transmisión de siete velocidades que, a diferencia del cupé, es de un solo embrague, lo que permite que sea 35% más ligera.

Además, ofrece frenos de disco Brembo de  con pinzas de seis pistones en las ruedas delanteras y de  con mordazas de cuatro pistones para las traseras. Está equipado con rines de aluminio de  delanteros y de  los traseros, en neumáticos Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R preparados especialmente, de medidas 265/30 R20 para el eje frontal y 355/25 R21 para el eje trasero.

Huayra Imola

Nombrado por el famoso circuito de carreras, el Imola es una variante especial del Huayra, con partes aerodinámicas agresivas. Fue develado en septiembre de 2019 en una ceremonia privada sostenida en Suiza y su producción era limitada a solamente cinco unidades. El primer cliente fue Oleg Egorov, quien es fundador y dueño de Top Car Design, una compañía de modificación de autos de lujo.

Es la versión más potente del Huayra hasta la fecha, usando el mismo V12 Mercedes-AMG incrementando su potencia hasta  y . Las medidas de reducción de peso, tales como una nueva mezcla de fibra de carbono y una aplicación de pintura de peso ligero, han reducido el peso en seco del hasta , con un proceso de pintura Acquarello Light contribuye con un ahorro de .

Los cambios exteriores comparados con el Huayra estándar incluyen: un difusor de siete secciones más grande con detalles en color anaranjado, una toma de aire en el techo más grande, una aleta tipo tiburón, más pronunciados faldones laterales y una alerón trasero fijo más ancho con las luces de freno traseras integradas. Comparado con la versión convencional, el Imola recibe un agresivo paquete aerodinámico con un difusor trasero de siete secciones, alerón de pedestal, faldones que envuelven las ruedas y toma de aire en el techo. La prioridad fue la eficiencia en penetración antes que la estética. La suspensión activa está ajustada para manejo brusco en pista, mientras que puede elevar el frente para mayor comodidad. También incluye frenos Brembo carbono-cerámicos y neumáticos Pirelli Trofeo R especialmente diseñados.

Huayra Tricolore

Para celebrar los  de existencia del escuadrón de acrobacia aérea Frecce Tricolori de la Fuerza Aérea Italiana, el fabricante presentó la versión Tricolore, que es una edición muy limitada a solamente tres unidades y que presenta una decoración muy especial.

Tiene un rediseño aerodinámico inspirado en el fuselaje del avión Aermacchi MB-339 que utiliza la Frecce Tricolori en sus espectáculos, el cual cuenta con un splitter frontal de mayor tamaño y una fascia con ligeros cambios respecto a la del modelo original. Esto le da una mayor carga aerodinámica, con la toma de aire detrás de los asientos, lo que permite una mejor inducción y que trabaja en conjunto con la nueva defensa delantera y extractores laterales para explotar al máximo la eficiencia del intercooler. En la parte trasera se agregó un alerón fijo de gran tamaño y un nuevo difusor trasero, que permiten una mayor estabilidad a altas velocidades, con una llamativa pintura azul con la bandera tricolor italiana en las zonas laterales. Está equipado con nuevos rines de aleación ligera con un diseño que se asemeja a una turbina.

En su interior, se combinan la exclusividad y deportividad, con piezas de aluminio aeroespacial en el habitáculo, además de fibra de carbono y asientos tapizados en cuero fino de color blanco y azul para mayor contraste. También se agregó un anemómetro, que es utilizado por los aviadores para medir la velocidad del aire.

Usa el mismo V12 biturbo Mercedes-AMG con una potencias de  y  de par máximo, acoplado a una transmisión de siete velocidades y un diferencial electromecánico.

Huayra R

Fue presentado en junio de 2021 en el Salón de Milán Monza, en la Piazza del Duomo. Serían fabricadas solamente 30 unidades.

Es una versión más radical con un nuevo V12 biturbo creado específicamente para Pagani por Hans Werner Aufrecht ("HWA"), una empresa alemana cuyo propietario es cofundador de AMG, el cual ha sido potenciado a  a las 8250 rpm, aunque el par máximo se reduce a  entre las 5500 y 8300 rpm, con un corte de inyección (línea roja) de 9000 rpm que, a diferencia de las demás variantes, está acoplado a una transmisión manual secuencial de seis velocidades cortas y precisas. El sonido del motor puede regularse a través de un sistema opcional de silenciadores para su uso en lugares con restricciones sonoras.

El monocasco está fabricado con materiales ligeros y con la rigidez necesaria para un buen desempeño, con un peso total de  que, con una aerodinámica mejorada como un Zonda R evolucionado, presenta prominentes entrada de aire, difusores y un par de aletas unidas al spoiler trasero, generan una carga aerodinámica de  a .

Al ser un automóvil de carreras para su uso en pistas, las suspensiones cuentan con amortiguación controlada electrónicamente, doble horquilla independiente y con muelles helicoidales. Está equipado con neumáticos Pirelli P Zero y unos frenos de disco carbono-cerámicos.

Horacio Pagani comentaba que para su creación se inspiró en el Ford GT40 y Porsche 917, pero en este caso con varias tecnologías nuevas en materiales compuestos, técnica de producción y la aerodinámica activa.

Huayra Codalunga

Aunque su producción estaría limitada a solamente cinco unidades, se han desplegado recursos significativos para que cumpla con los requisitos normativos globales y esté completamente certificado.

Presenta un estilo lineal simple tomando la versión estándar como base, inspirándose en las colas largas de los coches de Le Mans de los años 1960, que estaban caracterizadas por tener líneas muy limpias en su diseño. El trabajo artesanal para materializarlo fue intenso, por lo que se necesitaron dos años para finalizar el concepto, utilizando modelos a escala y de tamaño completo para perfeccionar la silueta. La cubierta del cofre trasero cuenta con  y es  más larga que la de la versión convencional. Utiliza el mismo V12 biturbo, pero potenciado hasta los  y  de par máximo.

Si diseño no cuenta con rejillas traseras, por lo que es posible ver más claramente el sistema de escape, que pesa solamente  gracias al titanio. El revestido también es de cerámica, como en los primeros coches de Le Mans. Con esto, se ha logrado una importante reducción al aligerarlo hasta los , además de mejor la eficiencia aerodinámica, con cuatro flaps con perfiles variables. Las diferencias respecto a otros modelos se pueden ver en la fascia aerodinámica y las líneas más suaves, pero es más notable en su sección trasera completamente rediseñada, es decir, el nuevo exterior es radicalmente diferente, lo que le permite atravesar el aire con todavía menos resistencia. Para la carrocería se decidió utilizar colores neutros y pinturas semimate o completamente mate, para evocar los tonos del pasado y resaltar la simplicidad de su diseño, mientras que el interior se ha dejado intacto, cuyos asientos están acabados con una tapicería tejida de cuero/nubuck y los componentes de aluminio están mecanizados a partir de un solo bloque. Lo anterior es un homenaje a las técnicas manuales del pasado de manera artesanal pulida a mano.

Apariciones en videojuegos

Al momento de ser anunciado, Electronic Arts tuvo un acuerdo con Pagani para que el Huayra apareciera únicamente en los videojuegos de carreras de Need for Speed en 2011, que serían: Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed, Need for Speed: The Run, Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012, Need for Speed: Rivals, Need for Speed: No Limits y Need for Speed: Edge. La fecha del compromiso con EA expiró el 1 de enero de 2012. Apareció también en Forza Motorsport 4, Forza Motorsport 5, Forza Motorsport 6, Forza Motorsport 7, Forza Horizon 2, Forza Horizon 3 y Forza Horizon 4. Hace una aparición en Gran Turismo Sport, Gran Turismo 6 y Gran Turismo 7. También hace aparición en el videojuego Driveclub, así como en los de Gameloft Asphalt 8: Airborne, Asphalt Nitro, Asphalt 7: Heat, Asphalt: Injection, The Crew y The Crew 2. En Grand Theft Auto V aparece bajo el nombre de "Pegassi Osiris".

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Helsinki Airport Development Programme
This is how the airport changes
For airspace users
Would you like to know how flight connections are organised?
Airlines, passengers and airports form an interconnected system, where every element affects the others. This is apparent in many areas, such as in planning and implementing new flight connections.
In principle, you could fly directly from Helsinki Airport to Luxembourg, for example. There is no such route, however – and it's not likely there will ever be.
When airlines plan their flight connections and destinations, the first factor to consider is the number of potential passengers – either those who remain at the destination or transfer to another flight there. If the passenger numbers are not high enough, no flight connection will be offered.
The main issue is the attractiveness and reachability of destinations, as well as the possibilities for further travel connections.
Another aspect to bear in mind is the competition and established collaborations between airlines, and airline profiling is important too.
The significance of airports is increasing continuously. A good level of services, efficient functions, and standing out among other airports are examples of goals included in Helsinki Airport's development programme.
Opening a new route takes years
Airlines plan their routes and map new destinations with a long-term approach.
'The demand – or airport or city brands – cannot be created in a moment. Some airlines even apply a 5- to 10-year planning perspective', explains Joni Sundelin, Senior Vice President at Finavia.
The actual negotiation stage usually takes anything from six months to a couple of years and includes several meetings with the involved parties.
'On the other hand, airlines can discontinue unprofitable routes very quickly at times', Sundelin continues.
Negotiations are based on analytics
For Finavia, air traffic can be divided into three main groups: flights arriving to and departing from Finland, and transfer traffic.
Finavia has taken a more active role in the development and marketing of Finnish airports, as well as in the marketing of Finnish travel destinations. Among other things, it has developed analytics to use as a reliable basis in negotiations with airlines.
When an airline decides to start flying to Finland or to expand their selection of Finnish destinations, Finavia's number one task is to ensure the level of operations and services.
Finavia supports the marketing of routes and takes part in joint marketing initiatives with the airline. For airlines opening new routes, Finavia offers support in the form of discounts on the landing and passenger fees, for instance.
'I believe the competition for new destinations and routes is set to continue increasing. For us, however, this trend helps us develop our operations and look for new cooperation opportunities with airlines', Sundelin points out.
Helsinki Airport is one of Europe's most affordable airports
The flight connection between Pori and Helsinki starts in August
Positive feedback for the new Plaza Premium Lounge at Helsinki Airport
The enchantment of Lapland can be experienced in the winter by EasyJet's new direct flights between Manchester and Rovaniemi


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Q: Is Antlr the right tool to trace Java method calls with parameter names and values, and return result? I want to print out Java method calls with names and values of parameters, and return results.
I don't want to manually add the trace statements, especially when the code is in a 3rd party library. I need to understand the interactions with the library, especially when callbacks are used.
I have tried to use a wrapper, but ran into problems, so subclassing is better. (i.e. either wrappedObject.methodA() or super.methodA() calls)
It's a pain to write this code especially when there are lots of methods.
I wish Java can do this automatically, since it has everything to make this possible easily.
What is the best way to do this? Substituting objects with the wrapper or subclass is a compromise.
So, the next step is to add the tracing code to the wrapper or subclass. I thought of writing a parser to generate the code.
I have used yacc & lex before, and just found out about Antlr.
Is Antlr the right tool to do this? How would I do it please? I haven't used Antlr before, but have seen it around.
Thanks.
Here's what I want to do -
// 3rdParty library under investigation, with evolving versions
import com.3rdParty.lib.Service;
import com.3rdParty.lib.Callback;

MyExistingClass {

    Service service = new Service();

    // Need to understand 3rd party library service and callback interactions
    // Also need to write my own callbacks using 3rd party interface

    if (traceMethod1) {
      service.doSomething(param1, new CallbackWrapper(), param3);
    }
    else if (traceMethod2) {
      service.doSomething(param1, new CallbackSubclass(), param3);
    }
    else {
      // Original code
      // Service calls Callback methods
      service.doSomething(param1, new Callback(), param3);
    }
}

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// 3rd Party code - Service calls Callback methods

package com.3rdParty.lib;

public Callback extends SomeBaseClass {

    public void methodA(int code, String action, SomeClass data) {
        // do method A stuff
    }

    public String methodB(String name, boolean flag) {
        // do method B stuff
        return result;
    }

    ...etc.
}

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// Wrapper class - traceMethod1

package com.my.package;

import com.3rdParty.lib.Callback;

public CallbackWrapper implements SomeCallbackInterface {

    Callback cb = new Callback();

    public void methodA(int code, String action, SomeClass data) {
        logger.debug("CallbackWrapper.methodA() called");
        logger.debug("  code = " + code);
        logger.debug("  action = " + action);
        logger.debug("  data = " + data);

        cb.methodA(code, action, data);

        logger.debug("CallbackWrapper.methodA() returns");
    }

    public String methodB(String name, boolean flag) {
        logger.debug("CallbackWrapper.methodB() called");
        logger.debug("  name = " + name);
        logger.debug("  flag = " + flag);

        String result = cb.methodB(name, flag);

        logger.debug("CallbackWrapper.methodB() returns result = " + result);

        return result;
    }

    ...etc.
}

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// Subclass - traceMethod2

package com.my.package;

import com.3rdParty.lib.Callback;

public CallbackSubclass extends Callback {

    public void methodA(int code, String action, SomeClass data) {
        logger.debug("CallbackSubclass.methodA() called");
        logger.debug("  code = " + code);
        logger.debug("  action = " + action);
        logger.debug("  data = " + data);

        super.methodA(code, action, data);

        logger.debug("CallbackSubclass.methodA() returns");
    }

    public String methodB(String name, boolean flag) {
        logger.debug("CallbackSubclass.methodB() called");
        logger.debug("  name = " + name);
        logger.debug("  flag = " + flag);

        String result = super.methodB(name, flag);

        logger.debug("CallbackSubclass.methodB() returns result = " + result);

        return result;
    }

    ...etc.
}

A: The easiest way to do this sort of thing in Java is to work with byte code rather than source code.  Using BCEL (https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-bcel/) or ASM (http://asm.ow2.org/), you can dynamically create and load modified versions of existing classes, or even entirely new classes generated from scratch.
This is still not easy, but it's much easier than trying to do source code translation.
For your particular problem of tracing method calls, you can make a custom ClassLoader that automatically instruments every method in every class it loads with custom tracing code.

A: ANTLR is not the right tool.  While you can get Java grammars for ANTLR that will build ASTs, ANTLR won't help you, much, trying to modify the ASTs or regenerate compilable source text.
What you need is a Program Transformation System (PTS).   These are tools that parse source code, build ASTs, provide  you with means to modify these ASTs generally with source to source transformations, and can regenerate compilable source text from the modified tree.
The source-to-source transformations for a PTS are usually written in terms of the language-to-be-transformed syntax (in this case, java):
      if you see *this*, replace it by *that* if some *condition*

Our DMS Software Reengineering Toolkit is such a PTS with an available Java front end.
What you want to do is very much like instrumenting code; just modify the victim methods to make them do your desired tracing.  See Branch Coverage Made Easy for examples of how we implemented an instrumentation tool for Java using such source-to-source rewrites.
Alternatively, you could write rules that replicated the victim classes and methods as subclasses with the  tracing wired in as you have suggested.   The instrumentation is probably easier than copying everything. [Of course, when you are writing transformation rules, you really don't care how much code changes since in your case you are going to throw it away after you are done with it; you care how much effort it is to write the rules]
See DMS Rewrite Rules for a a detailed discussion of what such rules really look like, and worked example of rewrite rules that make changes to source code.
Others suggest doing transformation on the compiled byte code.  Yes, that works for the same reason that a PTS system works, but you get to do the code hacking by hand and the transforms, written as a pile of procedural goo operating on JVM instructions are not readable by mere humans. In the absence of an alternative, I understand people take this approach.  My main point is there are alternatives.

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Humans are frugivores, a fact that might not surprise you if you've experienced the great pleasure of biting into a perfectly sweet, juicy mango, or tried a healthy raw food diet.
We evolved from the same genetic line that spawned our closest relatives, the bonobos and chimpanzees, who feast on fruit and greens in the forests of equitorial Africa.
Compare our digestive anatomy to that of a bonobo or chimp, and you'll see that there are only minor differences, and that we're primed to get our calories from fruit, while still consuming a fairly large amount of vegetables.
In this article we'll review what seperates us from obviously-frugiverous chimps and bonobos, what these differences imply, and what researchers have to say about the matter.
Aren't Humans Too Different To Be Frugivores?
Humans are capable of digesting hamburgers, milkshakes, and sweet potatoes, but this doesn't change the reality of our frugiverous digestive anatomy.
Chimps and bonobos are almost equally capable of eating cooked human food, and even junk food. They actually request it by preference when they've been exposed to it in zoos.
It appears that the great apes are just as suseptible to food addiction and dietary mood alteration as humans are, but no primatologist would ever suggest that cooked food is the ideal food for chimpanzees.
Why, then, do they say it's the ideal food for humans?
How We've Changed
After humanity's divergence from the genetic line that produced the extant great ape species, we underwent a number of changes.
We gained the ability to produce more of the starch-digestive enzyme amalyze, (but we still have but a fraction of the production capability of true starch eaters, like pigs). Our jaws and teeth also underwent some changes.
But the most important shifts occured in our intestines.
Our guts shrank, the small intestine became longer, and our cacum (appendix) and colon shrank. This reduced gut volume means we're no longer capable of eating the large quantities of food that a bobobo or chimp can consume with ease (1).
Sugar And Calorie-Rich Foods
The increased volume of the small intestine means that we now have the ability - and, paired with the gut volume shrinkage, the need - to digest foods that are of a more highly concentrated nature. In times of low fruit availability in Africa, chimps are capable of consuming huge quantities of low-calorie leafy vegetation to meet their energy needs, but that approach won't fly for us.
This is why the whole fruit vs vegetable debate, and the "overhybridized" fruit debate, are fairly nonsensical - calorie-rich fruit is ideal for us.
Sugar absorption occurs in the small intestine, so humans can uptake more sugar than chimps in a given time frame. It's probable that as we gained this ability, our need for lower-energy vegetation diminished, and our cecum and colon shrank.
Our cecum holds the bacteria that breaks down indigestible fibrous plant materials, so as it shrank, a dietary path closed for us, as another opened up.
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But Didn't Cooking Change Us?
Can we still be frugivores after thousands of years eating cooked food?
How many of our anatomical changes were brought about by a cooking and consuming high-energy roots and tubers, and how much was a continuation of the fruit-eating path we were already on, is debatable. But whatever the reason, we now prefer and thrive on lower-fiber, higher calorie foods.
This isn't anything new, actually. Primatologists have observed primates all prefer high-sugar fruits as well, but have less access to them in the wild.
Many have suggested that evolution has left us unable to consume a fruit-based raw food diet, such as Richard Wrangham, author of "Catching Fire". Yet his analysis is somewhat flawed, as I discuss In my book, Raw Food Weight Loss And Vitality, which suggests that we eat with the assumption we're frugivores.
The general consensus of researchers is that the thousands of years our species years spent as hunter gatherers had very little effect on our digestive anatomy (1).
Sure, we're now capable of eating a wide variety of foods due to cooking and our flexible digestive system, but it doesn't mean that they're now ideal for us.
What Do The Experts Say?
We're quite capable of consuming a frugiverous diet and thriving on it. Although experts might not throw around the word "frugivore," academics and those in the medical field regularly comment on how well equipped we are by evolution to digest fruit.
Lets take a look a quick look at what three well-versed people have to say on the topic of eating much more raw fruit and vegetables
Primatologist Katharine Milton
Katharine Milton of the University of California, Berkley, is one of the most prolific and well-respected authors on the topic of the dietary ecology of Primates, with a special focus on how primates relate to modern humans and our human ancestors.
"The widespread prevalence of diet-related health problems, particularly in highly industrialized nations, suggests that many humans are not eating in a manner compatible with their biology.
Anthropoids, including all great apes, take most of their diet from plants, and there is general consensus that humans come from a strongly herbivorous ancestry. Though gut proportions differ, overall gut anatomy and the pattern of digestive kinetics of extant apes and humans are very similar.
Analysis of tropical forest leaves and fruits routinely consumed by wild primates shows that many of these foods are good sources of hexoses, cellulose, hemicel, celulose, pectic substances, vitamin C, minerals, essential fatty acids, and protein.
In general, relative to body weight, the average wild monkey or ape appears to take in far higher levels of many essential nutrients each day than the average American and such nutrients (as well as other substances) are being consumed together in their natural chemical matrix
The recommendation that Americans consume more fresh fruits and vegetables in greater variety appears well supported by data on the diets of free-ranging monkeys and apes.
Such data also suggest that greater attention to features of the diet and digestive physiology of non-human primates could direct attention to important areas for future research on features of human diet and health (2).
Physicist Hans Georg Dehmelt:
Hans Georg Dehmelt won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989 for his development of the ion trap technique, but being a man of wide interests, he's also published two papers on a far different subject: the suitability of fruit-based diet for humans.
He writes:
"...humans should ask themselves how wise it is to deviate widely from a diet on which the primate line has flourished for many tens of millions of years and produced them (4)."...
"Their (bonobos and chimps) well-known current, obviously raw diet... is still the healthiest diet also for Man because for about twenty million years it has been eaten by the common ancestors of Man and Chimp.
They did not fall for the extremely unhealthy practice of cooking their food. All later diets up to the current Big Mac diet of the broad American masses increasingly rely on foodstuffs such as meat, grains, beans and potatoes that have to be made edible by cooking and were only adopted under exponentially increasing population pressures.
Consequently, all are less healthy and moreover they are the less healthy the later they were adopted. Approximating the Chimp diet by suitably supplemented supermarket items may give us the best of both worlds (3).
Urologist Donald S. Coffey
Urologist Donald S. Coffey, Director of the Brady Research Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, was a well-respected expert on cancer. Shortly before his death in 2004, he summed up what Americans needed to do to improve their health and ward off cancer.
He wrote:
"In summary, we were not biologically selected by the evolution process to eat the way we do today, and the damage is manifested in prostate and breast cancer.
Indeed, all of the present suggestions of the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society as to how Americans might reduce their chances of getting prostate and breast cancer revolve around adapting dietary changes in our lifestyle back toward the early human diet of more fruits; a variety of fresh vegetables and fiber; less burning, cooking, and processing; diminished intake of dairy products, red meat, and animal fats, as well as decreasing weight and increasing aerobic exercise.
That is, we must return to a diet and lifestyle that more closely matches the first 135,000 years before technology modified our lifestyle and diet. (5)"
Humans Are Frugivores:
There's no need to fear fruit. A raw food diet based around it is the healthiest way to eat.
If you want to thrive like never before and eat in accordance with our digestive anatomy, check out my book, Raw Food Weight Loss And Vitality.
Frugivorous Humans: Sources
1) Milton K. 2000. Hunter-gatherer diets – a different perspective. Am J Clin Nutr 7(3):665-667.
2) Milton, K. "Nutritional characteristics of wild primate foods: Do the diets of our closest living relatives have lessons for us?" NUTRITION 15 (6): 488-498 JUN 1999
3) Dehmelt, Hans Georg. "Healthiest Diet Hypothesis." Medical Hypotheses. Volume 64, Issue 4 , 2005, Page 882
4) Dehmelt, Hans Georg. "What is the optimal anthropoid primate diet?" 2001. arXiv:physics/0112009
5) Coffey, DS "Similarities of prostate and breast cancer: Evolution, diet, and estrogens." Urology. 2001 Apr;57 (4 Suppl 1):31-8.
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This recipe was EASY and delicious! Originally inspired by Mel's Kitchen Cafe, I modified it a bit for more peanut-butteryness. The next time I make it, I'm going to make a peanut butter sauce for the top. I've included the recipe for it as well. Enjoy!
1.) Spray a medium crock pot with cooking spray to prep. Mix the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, and salt) together.
2.) Mix milk, oil, and vanilla extract together. Make a well in the middle of the dry mix, and pour milk mixture into it. Combine with hand blender; it will be thick!
3.) Add peanut butter and mix well. Then add chocolate chips and peanut butter cups; mix well.
4.) Spread the cake mixture into the bottom of the crock pot.
5.) Making sure that the water is boiling, prepare the sauce by adding the sugar and cocoa to the water. Mix well, and pour over the cake mixture in the crock pot. DO NOT stir the chocolate sauce into the cake mix!
6.) Cover and cook on HIGH for approximately two hours. DO NOT cook for longer than 2.5 hours, or your dessert will be dry and take on a burnt flavor. Serve warm with ice cream.
1.) Combine all ingredients except peanut butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly until sugar is dissolved.
2.) Let the mixture cool completely then add the peanut butter and stir well.
I am squeeing with delight! I was excited when I saw you post this on Pinterest the other day. I've made brownies in the slow cooker before, but peanut butter is my absolute favorite. I can't wait to try this! YUMMM!


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'Busiest' construction season ever underway in Toronto with $1B in projects in the works | CBC News Loaded
'Busiest' construction season ever underway in Toronto with $1B in projects in the works
Toronto Mayor John Tory says the city has embarked on its "busiest" construction season ever with slightly more than $1 billion budgeted this year for work on roads, bridges, expressways, sewers and water mains.
'We just can't afford to let our infrastructure continue to age,' Mayor John Tory says
CBC News · Posted: May 13, 2019 5:32 PM ET | Last Updated: May 14, 2019
Mayor John Tory, right, and Coun. James Pasternak, chair of the city's infrastructure and environment committee, announce launch of Toronto's construction season this year. The city plans to spend slightly more than $1 billion. (CBC)
Toronto has embarked on its "busiest" construction season ever with slightly more than $1 billion budgeted this year for work on roads, bridges, expressways, sewers and water mains, Mayor John Tory says.
"We just can't afford to let our infrastructure continue to age," Tory told reporters at a news conference at city hall on Monday. "We've got to get on with the construction season."
Toronto's transportation and water infrastructure is used by millions of city residents, businesses and visitors every day and that infrastructure needs to be reviewed, renewed and upgraded to ensure the city can cope with booming growth, he said.
Longtime city workers share stories from decades-long careers in Toronto
Here's how much more you'll pay in property taxes in 2019 — and where that money's going
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"Over time, that use by all of those people, increasing numbers of people, takes its toll."
Tory described the schedule as "robust" and the funding commitments as "massive." The projects will ultimately improve daily life in Toronto, he added.
Expect a 'busier' summer, mayor says
The mayor said the projects will cause disruption but it's important to remember that each project represents tax dollars at work.
"It will be a busier summer, with all of this work on our roads taking place."
Workers use concrete finishing machines in Toronto. (William Conway/Progress Photography)
The mayor said the money set aside for infrastructure projects needs to "stay put." Cuts by the provincial government could put these commitments at risk, he added.
Projects 'need to be planned well in advance'
"Our city cannot afford to make tough financial decisions after the budget has already been approved. These investments need to be planned well in advance," he said.
"We will remind everyone, including the government of Ontario, that Toronto is the economic engine of this province and this country."
The planned work will result in paving of about 140 kilometres of roads and improvements to about 200 kilometres of sewers and water mains, the city said in a news release on Monday.
Construction will take place across Toronto on more than 600 roads.
A road cutter stands behind a machine downtown. (Michael Charles Cole/CBC)
The city said it will try to co-ordinate construction to minimize disruption.
About $590 million will be spent on rehabilitating and improving transportation infrastructure. This amount includes:
$100 million on major roads.
$70 million local roads.
$200 million on expressways including the rehabilitation of the Gardiner Expressway.
$60 million on sidewalks and cycling infrastructure.
$45 million on Vision Zero infrastructure and the road safety plan.
$115 million on bridges, culverts and other transportation infrastructure in the municipal right-of-way.
A component of a vintage water main built in 1906. The 400-mm diameter section of this cast iron pipe was taken from Queen Street East. About $480 million will be spent on upgrading water infrastructure in Toronto. (Toronto Water)
About $480 million will be invested in water infrastructure. In many parts of the city, some vintage water mains are 140 years old and made of cast iron. This amount includes:
$200 million on water mains and water services.
$75 million on sewers.
$75 million on basement flooding protection.
$130 million on storm water management projects, including the Don River and central waterfront.
63 projects to have extended, overnight, 24/7 hours
Major projects planned for this year include:
Kipling Avenue, Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West, Six Points Interchange Reconfiguration.
Four bridges over the Don Valley Parkway, rehabilitation of Don Mills Road, Spanbridge Road, Wynford Drive and Lawrence Avenue bridges.
Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation from Jarvis Street to Cherry Street, first phase.
Bloor Street West from Bathurst Street to Spadina Avenue, watermain replacement, streetscaping, bike lane construction and road resurfacing.
Richmond Street from York Street to Bathurst Street, watermain replacement.
Jarvis Street from Dundas Street to Queen Street, road resurfacing (resuming from 2018).
Don and Central Waterfront, first phase, Coxwell Bypass Tunnel boring.
Queen Street East and Eastern Avenue, TTC track replacement.
Birchmount Road from Eglinton Avenue East to Lawrence Avenue East, road resurfacing.
Midland Avenue from Danforth Avenue to Lawrence Avenue East, road reconstruction.
Old Weston Road from St. Clair Avenue West to Rowntree Avenue, road resurfacing.
Royal York from Dixon Road to Summitcrest Drive, road resurfacing.
York Mills Road from Leslie Street to Don Mills Road, road resurfacing.
Willowdale Avenue from Empress Avenue to Finch Avenue, road resurfacing and bike lane installation.
Bayview Avenue over the west Don River, bridge repairs.
Mayor John Tory says all of these construction projects will cause some disruption this summer. (David Donnelly/CBC)
To curb traffic congestion during the construction season, the city will extend work hours for key projects, bundle projects together and roll out timing changes to signals on certain routes.
The city said crews will work on 63 projects on extended, overnight or around the clock work hours.
Toronto residents are urged to plan travel, consider alternate routes, follow signs around work zones and try to be patient while travelling in and around work zones.
Residents, businesses and visitors are urged to use a web-based map to avoid road closures.
The mayor says the construction work will ultimately improve daily life in Toronto. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)


First and foremost I would like to apologize for my absence on this blog. A lot has gone on over the last year and while I look forward to sharing all of that with you in the near future, I am now in the process of finding a better way to re-organize and lay out this website for ease-of-use. So please bare with me a little bit longer as I sort out the kinks to the site.
Now Onto the fly tying!
Please Join me this Monday, March 25th at 6:30pm for another free fly tying class at Ramsey Outdoor Stores in Succasunna, NJ! I will be teaching three or four simple fly patterns for early trout fishing. The class is free and you only need to bring your vise, tools and some thread (olive, tan and black are good choices in 6/0 or 8/0; all other materials will be supplied.
Are you thinking about heading straight from work? Is it possible you may not have time to grab all of your stuff?? Have no fear! I will be bringing 8 Regal Vises and Tool kits with me that you'll be available to use during the class on a first come first serve basis, so stop on over!


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Daphne  (Greek: Δάφνη "laurel") is a genus of between 70 and 95 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to Asia, Europe and north Africa. They are noted for their scented flowers and often brightly coloured berries. Two species are used to make paper. Many species are grown in gardens as ornamental plants; the smaller species are often used in rock gardens. All parts of daphnes are poisonous, especially the berries.

Description
Daphne species are shrubs, with upright or prostrate stems. Upright species may grow to . Their leaves are undivided, mostly arranged alternately (although opposite in D. genkwa), and have short petioles (stalks). The leaves tend to be clustered towards the end of the stems and are of different shapes, although always longer than wide. The leaf surface may be smooth (glabrous) or hairy.

Many species flower in late winter or very early spring.  The flowers are grouped into clusters (inflorescences), either in the leaf axils towards the end of the stems or forming terminal heads. The inflorescences lack bracts. Individual flowers completely lack petals and are formed by four (rarely five) petaloid sepals, tubular at the base with free lobes at the apex. They range in colour from white, greenish yellow or yellow to bright pink and purple. Most of the evergreen species have greenish flowers, while the deciduous species tend to have pink flowers. There are twice the number of stamens as sepals, usually eight, arranged in two series. Stamens either have short filaments or lack filaments altogether and are usually held inside the sepal tube. The style is short or absent, and the stigma is head-shaped (capitate).

The ovary has a single chamber (locule). The fruits are one-seeded, and are either fleshy berries or dry and leathery (drupaceous). When ripe the fruit is usually red or yellow, sometimes black.

Taxonomy
The genus Daphne was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 in Species Plantarum. Linnaeus recognized 10 species, including Daphne mezereum, Daphne laureola and Daphne cneorum. Some of his species are now placed in other related genera (e.g. Linnaeus's Daphne thymelaea is now Thymelaea sanamunda). The number of species in the genus varies considerably between different authorities. The Flora of China states there are about 95 species, 41 of which are endemic to China. Some of these species were reduced to subspecies or varieties by Josef Halda in a series of papers from 1997 onwards, culminating in a monograph on the genus. Version 1.1 of The Plant List accepts 83 species. The Flora of North America states there are 70 species.

Phylogeny and generic limits
A 2002 study based on chloroplast DNA placed Daphne in a group of related genera; however there was only one species representing each genus.

A further study published in 2009 included an extra species of Wikstroemia and suggested that this genus was paraphyletic with respect to Stellera, but otherwise agreed with the cladogram above. The distinction between Wikstroemia and Daphne is difficult to make; Halda included Wikstroemia within Daphne. The cladogram shown above suggests that other genera would need to be included as well to make Daphne monophyletic.

Species
, Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:

Daphne acutiloba Rehder
Daphne alpina L.
Daphne altaica Pall.
Daphne angustiloba Rehder
Daphne arbuscula Čelak.
Daphne arisanensis Hayata
Daphne aurantiaca Diels
Daphne axillaris (Merr. & Chun) Chun & C.F.Wei
Daphne axilliflora (Keissl.) Pobed.
Daphne baksanica Pobed.
Daphne bholua Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Daphne blagayana Freyer
Daphne brevituba H.F.Zhou ex C.Y.Chang
Daphne caucasica Pall.
Daphne championii Benth.
Daphne chingshuishaniana S.S.Ying
Daphne cneorum L.
Daphne depauperata H.F.Zhou ex C.Y.Chang
Daphne domini Halda
Daphne emeiensis C.Y.Chang
Daphne erosiloba C.Y.Chang
Daphne esquirolii H.Lév.
Daphne feddei H.Lév.
Daphne gaomushanensis Zi L.Chen, P.Wang & Y.F.Lu
Daphne gemmata E.Pritz.
Daphne genkwa Siebold & Zucc.
Daphne giraldii Nitsche
Daphne glomerata Lam.
Daphne gnidioides Jaub. & Spach
Daphne gnidium L.
Daphne gracilis E.Pritz.
Daphne grueningiana H.J.P.Winkl.
Daphne hekouensis H.W.Li & Y.M.Shui
Daphne holosericea (Diels) Hamaya
Daphne jarmilae Halda
Daphne jasminea Sm.
Daphne jejudoensis M.Kim
Daphne jezoensis Maxim.
Daphne jinyunensis C.Yung Chang
Daphne jinzhaiensis D.C.Zhang & J.Z.Shao
Daphne kamtschatica Maxim.
Daphne kingdon-wardii Halda
Daphne kiusiana Miq.
Daphne kosaninii (Stoj.) Stoj.
Daphne kurdica (Bornm.) Bornm.
Daphne laciniata Lecomte
Daphne laureola L.
Daphne leishanensis H.F.Zhou ex C.Y.Chang
Daphne limprichtii H.J.P.Winkl.
Daphne longilobata (Lecomte) Turrill
Daphne longituba C.Yung Chang
Daphne ludlowii D.G.Long & Rae
Daphne luzonica C.B.Rob.
Daphne macrantha Ludlow
Daphne malyana Blečić
Daphne mezereum L.
Daphne miyabeana Makino
Daphne modesta Rehder
Daphne morrisonensis C.E.Chang
Daphne mucronata Royle
Daphne myrtilloides Nitsche
Daphne nana Tagawa
Daphne odora Thunb.
Daphne ogisui C.D.Brickell, B.Mathew & Yin Z.Wang
Daphne oleoides Schreb.
Daphne pachyphylla D.Fang
Daphne papyracea Wall. ex G.Don
Daphne pedunculata H.F.Zhou ex C.Y.Chang
Daphne penicillata Rehder
Daphne petraea Leyb.
Daphne pontica L.
Daphne pseudomezereum A.Gray
Daphne pseudosericea Pobed.
Daphne purpurascens S.C.Huang
Daphne retusa Hemsl.
Daphne rhynchocarpa C.Y.Chang
Daphne rodriguezii Texidor
Daphne rosmarinifolia Rehder
Daphne sericea Vahl
Daphne sojakii Halda
Daphne sophia Kolenicz.
Daphne souliei (Lecomte) Aymonin
Daphne stapfii Bornm. & Keissl.
Daphne striata Tratt.
Daphne sureil W.W.Sm. & Cave
Daphne tangutica Maxim.
Daphne taurica Kotov
Daphne taylorii Halda
Daphne tenuiflora Bureau & Franch.
Daphne thanguensis J.Ghosh, Midday, S.K.Dey & D.Maity
Daphne transcaucasica Pobed.
Daphne tripartita H.F.Zhou ex C.Y.Chang
Daphne velenovskyi Halda
Daphne wangiana (Hamaya) Halda
Daphne wolongensis C.D.Brickell & B.Mathew
Daphne xichouensis H.F.Zhou ex C.Y.Chang
Daphne yunnanensis H.F.Zhou ex C.Y.Chang

Hybrids
Hybrids accepted by Plants of the World Online are:

Daphne × hauseri Halda
Daphne × hendersonii Hodgkin ex C.D.Brickell & B.Mathew – natural hybrid D. petraea × D. cneorum
Daphne × houtteana Lindl. & Paxton
Daphne × juraseki Halda
Daphne × neapolitana (Lindl.) Loudon
Daphne × rossetii H.Correvon & Halda
Daphne × savensis Daksk., Seliškar & Vreš
Daphne × sillingeri Halda
Daphne × thauma Farrer – natural hybrid D. petraea × D. striata

Numerous artificial hybrids are cultivated as ornamental plants. These include:
D. × burkwoodii – D. cneorum × D. caucasica
D. × napolitana Lodd. has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit – origin not known
D. × susannae C.D.Brickell – artificial hybrid D. arbuscula × D. sericea (syn. D. collina); the correct name may be D. × medfordensis Halda
D. × schlyteri – artificial hybrid D. cneorum × D. arbuscula

Distribution
Daphne is a Eurasian genus, being native to central and southern Europe and Asia, from Britain to Japan. Some species are also found in north Africa. Two species, D. mezereum and D. laureola, have been introduced into North America.

Uses
Two species, Daphne bholua and Daphne papyracea, both called lokta, are sustainably harvested in Nepal and Bhutan for paper production.

Many species are cultivated as ornamental shrubs in gardens. The smaller species are used as rock garden plants or, in the case of those more difficult to grow, as plants for the alpine house. It is recommended that they are grown in well drained but moisture-retentive soil, avoiding strongly acid conditions. Most species prefer a sunny position, although some are woodland plants (e.g. D. mezereum and D. pontica). Propagation is by seed, cuttings or layering.

Award of garden merit
The following species, hybrids and cultivars are recipients of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:

Daphne arbuscula
Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'
Daphne bholua var. glacialis 'Gurkha'
Daphne × burkwoodii 'Somerset'
Daphne cneorum 'Eximia'
Daphne × rollsdorfii 'Wilhelm Schacht'
Daphne tangutica Retusa Group
Daphne × transatlantica  = 'Blafra' PBR

Toxicity
All parts of daphnes are toxic, the berries being particularly so. One active compound is daphnin, a glycoside, combining glucose with daphnetin. Some species have been shown to contain a further toxin, mezerein. Symptoms of ingestion include burning sensations and lesions of the mouth and upper digestive tract, gastroenteritis and diarrhoea, and in severe cases, damage to the kidneys (nephritis), irregular heart rhythm, and coma.

Allergenicity

Daphnes have an OPALS allergy scale rating of 5 out of 10, indicating moderate potential to cause allergic reactions, exacerbated by over-use of the same plant throughout a garden. The sap and berry juice can cause dermatitis and the scent may affect the odor-sensitive.

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External links

 Flora Europaea: Daphne

Malvales genera
Medicinal plants
Poisonous plants


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So many of you have expressed your inability to put into words exactly how you feel regarding the current political and immigration climate in our country since President Trump signed the EOs. As a practitioner directly involved in defending and advocating for all of those effected, I too have struggled to put into words how I feel, I too have struggled to explain to my clients if and how they are effected, and apparently, the leadership at USCIS also struggles. On February 24, 2017, my colleagues and I met with USCIS leadership in Newark, NJ to discuss the implementation memos issued by DHS Secretary John Kelly and to discuss the impact the EOs will have on the immigrant communities generally.
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This was astounding to me, and quite honestly, a breath of fresh air. First, his statements reassured and solidified the fact that sections of the memos are exceptionally vague and over broad. Second, that the policies violate due process and other humanitarian protections guaranteed under the law, that the Department also feels uneasy about implementing policies that make no exceptions for certain categories of aliens, and finally, that implementing these policies just feels wrong. The memos are simply just hard to read. Another practitioner noted that in Bergen County, attendance at the grade school level had declined by 50%...50%!!!!! Children are scared of going to schools, and significantly, children are scared of going to school and coming home to an empty home because their parents were picked up by ICE.
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Q: Django drf requests seem to be restarting when taking a long time I'm using Django with DRF and I have a viewset that writes info to a csv file and then sends the link to the user.
The function works correctly when the data retrieved is not too big, so when the response time is reasonable everything works ok.
The problem is when the request takes a longer time. It seems like it simply restarts from the request call all by itself
    def get_operations(self, request):
        logger.info("Starting export request...")
   #[...business logic to retrive the data ...]
        file_url = settings.MEDIA_PREFIX_PATH + file_path
        logger.info("Saving response in %s", file_absolute_path)
        f = open(file_absolute_path, "w+")
        all_operations = operations.all()
        i = 0
        for operation in all_operations:
            i = i + 1
            #code to show progress in the log
            if (i / len(all_operations)*1000) % 5 == 0:
                logger.info("Progress:  %d ", (i / len(all_operations)*100))

            f.write("%s,%d,%d,%d,%s,%s\n" % (operation.datetime, operation.amount, operation.field2, operation.field3, operation.field5, operation.field6))
        logger.info("Response saved, sending link %s", file_url)
        return Response(file_url)

In the log, this is what I'm getting
INFO 2018-11-26 11:23:33,525 Starting export request...
INFO 2018-11-26 11:23:34,223 Response retrieved : 17010 records
INFO 2018-11-26 11:23:34,225 Saving response in /tmp/generated_csv/1543231414.2250094.csv
INFO 2018-11-26 11:23:42,825 Progress:  10
INFO 2018-11-26 11:23:51,161 Progress:  20
INFO 2018-11-26 11:23:59,072 Progress:  30
INFO 2018-11-26 11:24:07,694 Starting export request...
INFO 2018-11-26 11:24:08,346 Response retrieved : 17010 records
INFO 2018-11-26 11:24:08,348 Saving response in /tmp/generated_csv/1543231448.3486001.csv
INFO 2018-11-26 11:24:16,653 Progress:  10
INFO 2018-11-26 11:24:24,271 Progress:  20
INFO 2018-11-26 11:24:32,248 Progress:  30
INFO 2018-11-26 11:24:42,573 Starting export request...
INFO 2018-11-26 11:24:44,101 Response retrieved : 17010 records
INFO 2018-11-26 11:24:44,109 Saving response in /tmp/generated_csv/1543231484.1097722.csv
INFO 2018-11-26 11:24:55,092 Progress:  10
INFO 2018-11-26 11:25:04,131 Progress:  20
INFO 2018-11-26 11:25:11,242 Progress:  30
INFO 2018-11-26 11:25:16,801 Starting export request...
INFO 2018-11-26 11:25:17,499 Response retrieved : 17010 records
INFO 2018-11-26 11:25:17,501 Saving response in /tmp/generated_csv/1543231517.5013359.csv

I'm sure that the issue is not from the client side, because i also tried it with postman.
I just don't understand what can cause the request to be called all by itself.
Thanks

A: I am guessing its not a problem from Django or DRF, most probably its an issue with gunicorn or something which you are using to serve Django. So instead of doing this big file operations in synchronous mode, try any asynchronous process. For example:
import threading

...

def process_file(self, file_absolute_path, all_operations):
        f = open(file_absolute_path, "w+")
        i = 0
        for operation in all_operations:
            i = i + 1
            # it will be visible in your logger file, so you can see the progress
            if (i / len(all_operations)*1000) % 5 == 0:
                logger.info("Progress:  %d ", (i / len(all_operations)*100))
                f.write("%s,%d,%d,%d,%s,%s\n" % (operation.datetime, operation.amount, operation.field2, operation.field3, operation.field5, operation.field6))

def get_operations(self, request):
    logger.info("Starting export request...")
    all_operations = operations.all()
    file_url = settings.MEDIA_PREFIX_PATH + file_path
    t = threading.Thread(target=self.process_file,
                         args=(file_absolute_path, all_operations))
    t.start()
    logger.info("Saving response in %s", file_absolute_path)
    logger.info("Response saved, sending link %s", file_url)
    return Response(file_url)

Here I have given example using Python's Threading. But you can use Celery for this purpose as well(and its a better solution).


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Their walks would typically last about an hour. Sometimes they'd stop for pizza.
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Political outlets form nonpartisan ad alliance to win dollars back from Google and Facebook
By Andrew Blustein-20 June 2019 18:11pm
Publisher across political spectrum form ad alliance
A group of publishers is putting politics aside to woo advertisers away from Google and Facebook.
Left-leaning Raw Story and AlterNet, right-leaning Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Caller, and centrist sites Mediaite and Law & Crime have come together to form The Digital News Alliance.
"Advertisers who want real relationships with politically-engaged donors need thoughtful, custom campaigns to attract those who've tuned out ads from the massive tech platforms," said John Byrne, chief executive officer of Raw Story and AlterNet. "The Digital News Alliance can deliver campaigns at scale, without funding these tech giants that aided efforts to suppress voter turnout and mislead consumers."
According to eMarketer, about 60% of digital ad spend in the US goes through Google and Facebook. Both internet giants went through fake news clampdowns following the 2016 US election.
The two companies have since taken measures to safeguard elections across the globe. Google banned political ads ahead of Canada's recent national election, and Facebook has begun authenticating political advertisers in the UK.
Andrew Eisbrouch, chief operating officer of Abrams Media, which owns Mediaite and Law & Crime, told The Drum that the ad packages will include a mix of traditional display units, custom opportunities, video, newsletters, skins and social.
The Daily caller and the Washington Free Beacon are independently owned. Raw Story bought AlterNet in April, 2018.
As for ad revenue share among the political-news sites, Eisbrouch said: "Each member is an equal partner with the exact same terms."
In a press release, Eisbrouch stated: "We are very excited to begin this unprecedented partnership. At a time when both parties in Washington can't get along, we've found a way for sites of sometimes differing political ideologies to do important business together."
The Digital News Alliance said it expects other publishers to join the initial launch group.
"This alliance will help fortify digital journalism's position in challenging market conditions and will bolster our continuing efforts to provide high-quality investigative reporting to our readers," said Aaron Harison, president of the Washington Free Beacon.
The Digital News Alliance made the launch announcement Thursday through The Wall Street Journal. Eisbrouch told The Drum that the group wanted to wait until the formal launch announcement to reach out to any ad partners.
According to a report from GroupM, political ad spend for the 2020 US election cycle is expected to hit $9.9bn, with $2.8bn of the sum spent on digital properties.
"America is changing at an incredible pace and growing more polarized in the process. The Digital News Alliance cuts against the polarization and in so doing gives advertisers a way to reach the most politically engaged audiences with a balanced ad buy," said Neil Patel, co-founder and publisher of The Daily Caller.
This article is about: North America, Google, Facebook, Politics, Advertising, Digital, Media


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