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Developer Reading List, February 25, 2014 Java 8, JavaScript, Functional Programming, and Software Engineering
Quality Code
by Stephen Vance
Quality Code is well written, informative, and extremely frustrating. The contents are clear, the examples are well thought through, and the explanations and recommendations are sensible. And given that is fairly short (191 pages), this volume will be a useful and enjoyable resource for readers looking to improve their code by enhancing its testability.
The frustration is the general viewpoint taken by the author: that code quality is defined primarily by the testability of the code. While testability is certain an important element, it is by no means the only measure of code quality. Even though the author briefly touches on concision, separation of concerns, refactoring, and other techniques, these are all distinctly secondary to his overarching focus on testing. Predictably, the focus on testing leads Vance to advocate TDD, which is the main theme of the book. His reasons for jumping from testability to TDD are entirely subjective, and in this choice, he never considers any other possibility. Code reviews and static checking tools, which are used pervasively in situations where code quality can have life-or-death consequences, are mentioned quickly and only in passing. Writing code to make it easier to test with static tools never comes up as a topic. In addition, the author focuses on Java and JavaScript and seems essentially unaware of features in other languages that help drive quality. To wit, he never mentions the concept of contracts (that is, design by contracts), which has been shown repeatedly to be effective in detecting subtle errors in code and is simple to implement in Java.
Finally, the author seems unaware that the field of software engineering's principal mission centers on the very topic he aims to cover. Because of this, none of his claims are backed up with any data, nor is there any support for his assertions and recommendations except his own experience, which seems limited to bread-and-butter business programming.
This book should have been entitled "Writing Better Code with TDD" or something of the sort. Then, the fact that it's just one person's view of his experience in writing good testable code would be clear. If you come to the book with that expectation, however, you will indeed find a useful, informative volume.


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The U.S. Government is organized and operates like the Sicilian Mafia.
– A source who wishes to remain anonymous
The IRS announced that it has lost two years of emails connected to Lois Lerner, who is being investigated for essentially what was Obama-organized racketeering. Anyone not familiar with the details should either use google to get up to speed or go back to watching "reality" tv.
Anyone who knows anything about computers knows that it is impossible for those emails to have been "lost." Immediate access to them was clearly extinguished from IRS computers. But the emails exist somewhere, and not just in the NSA computers.
A Congressman has requested that the NSA help produce the "missing" emails. For some reason, Zerohedge finds this request to be ridiculous. To me it was an obvious move.
Somehow I suspect that we'll never see those emails. Just like we never got to see all of the SEC records which connected JP Morgan to several massively corrupt scandals, like Global Crossing and Enron. Those records went down with World Trade Center 7 – the building that inexplicably collapsed in its own footprint, on its own…
The corruption and racketeering by the Government – all the way up to the Oval Office – proliferates faster than pancreatic cancer. It is the unmistakable mark of a collapsing system. Expect the corruption to get worse and more blatant, as totalitarianism engulfs our country.


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Serious question on audio quality
If you have a digital format audio format, with a 'quite well' documented decoding routine (PCM/AC3/DTS/DTS-MA) piped over a digital interface like HDMI.. how can sound differ between devices ?
You also don't compare PC quality by decoding a ZIP file and see which decodes it 'best'. It does it correct or it is broken.
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Yes… it has indeed gone quiet. Partly because I don't want to jinx anything, and partly because there's very little to say.
We have a house. We have, after a little negotiation and one tiny little tantrum from yours truly, agreed a price for fixtures, fittings and key furniture. We have re-written the business plan. We have adjusted the cash flow projections at least 4 times (and I have the archived Excel spreadsheets to prove it): And, just for a change, we are waiting for the mortgage.
Things that I have stopped doing:
- I have stopped budgeting (oops)
- I have stopped checking the stats for this blog 5 times a day
- I have stopped updating this blog
- I have stopped talking about breakfasts
- I have stopped reading my 'How to Run a B&B' book
I should however point out that I haven't stopped doing any of these things because I have gone off the boil, or am no longer interested in chasing this project, it's just that we're still in chartered territory. We haven't hit a new obstacle yet, and so there's very little to say that hasn't been said before.
If we get the mortgage things will start to motor and I'll be back on here at least every couple of days recording the trials and tribulations of the next stage of the project, but we're still very much at the beginning with, as yet, no guarantees that we'll ever see Stage 2.
It might be a good opportunity at this stage to thank the following people for their support so far:
- My Mum and Dad for tirelessly listening to many many stories about Cornwall, rants about banks, and spending 2 days of their holiday traipsing round guest houses.
- Danny's Dad for being so enthusiastic about absolutely everything.
- My brother and sister, Danny's sister, and other family members for avidly reading this blog and getting almost as excited as us about various house features and snippets of news.
- Our friends for putting up with endless explanations about different banks and mortgages, and oohing and aahing in appropriate places when shown photos.
- Laz for his excellent estate agent advice.
- My buyers who, despite having their offer accepted on my flat over 2 months ago, have not been able to exchange, but are still patiently hanging in there. If we ever move the flat is yours – I promise!
- Various mortgage brokers (notably Jeff, Nick, Neil and Adam) for their patience, advice and ability to be friendly even though I phone 50 times a day to get udpates.
- Steve Cross of Cross Estates for getting in touch on Twitter and enabling us to find our new place.
- Proprietors of Porthminster View who put the fire in our belly, sold us into St Ives, and genuinely wanted us to buy their guest house (we're really sorry that we couldn't sort out the mortgage in time), and who will – no doubt – introduce us to lots of really fun people if we ever make it to St Ives.
- Twitter followers and blog readers who, considering they don't know us, have been really supportive and friendly; and given some damn good advice.
- The guys at Escape the City who have profiled us online, even before we've actually done anything!
- Future guests, and by this I mean people who have promised to come and stay – don't worry, we won't forget!
It's quite cathartic to write this list as it reminds me of how far we've come, and how many people have helped us so far. Should we not get the mortgage at least you still all got a thank you – sometimes people only get thanked in the event of a success and forgotten if it all ends in a bit of a whimper.
What am I talking about? It won't end! This is just the end of the beginning, and it has all gone quiet but if experience has taught us anything, it won't be for long.


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In some cases local government and social media don't mix. Many councils haven't been actively using Facebook and Twitter and that has to change. It can be a long and complicated process. Here are some tips to get you started.
Plan ahead
- It is vital to understand that SM should form part of an overall comms plan
A comms strategy should be already in place and social media will be integrated gradually into it.
You need to comprehend the mentality behind each channel; each organisation is completely different and tools need to be customised to its needs. You need to experiment and see what works; different tools might apply to particular campaigns.
- You need to consider your social media involvement carefully; once you decide to go for it, you have to go all the way.
As we recently heard from #RUDay 'You can't be half pregnant'. If you are not prepared to put the resource and effort behind social media, maybe it's not for you. Lack of time shouldn't be an excuse, as social media are gradually becoming part of the press office duties at the very least. Tweetdeck, Sendible and the likes can be used to schedule posts.
Don't forget that social media channels have to run as a constant campaign, which is occasionally customised to each project's purposes; messages have to be consistent and coherent and a combination of the tools helps achieve best results.
- There has to be at least one devoted social media person able to understand how social media work, and you might want to start considering implementing a social media policy or guidelines for the rest of the staff as well.
Tweets and posts can for sure be deleted, but once they go live they can be retweeted and shared, and there's no recovering them. Also, people respond best to authentic communication; so it's advisable to use a more personal tone even on official profiles- in moderation-.
Keep in mind that it is best not to have more than 3 accounts in each channel because it will be hard to keep them regularly updated, plus it will confuse people and discourage them from using them
- Evaluation and measurement
Evaluation is part of the planning procedure; what is the point of implementing a strategy if you can't measure whether it's effective or not? The key principles of social media presence are: Listen, Measure Understand and Engage, and you will definitely need an evaluation and measurement tool to follow them. The list is endless, you just have to find which one works for your organisation: Google analytics, Tweetstats, Backtype, Nearbytweets Netvibes Social Oomph, Radian6, Sprout social, Hoot suite, Google Insights, Social Mention, Sysomos… even Facebook Insights can get you started!
Most of them can produce reports, conduct comparison with competitors, search conversation history, etc. and give the opportunity to:
i. check the competition- see how other councils are doing; there is hardly any virgin birth anymore, so why not see what worked best for someone else and give it a try.
ii. Monitor conversations about your council; what is your audience and what do they say about you? You could even use Twitter's much under-estimated Search feature for that.- Understand your audience in order to be able to engage with them effectively.
Practical tips
- Works best to promote future events/announcements, as it allows more long-term involvement on thread.
- Competitions/surveys are also most effective on Facebook, as it allows for more visual elements; an image is more powerful and will generate much more click-troughs than plain text.
- The first few lines are the most important ones; hook your audience, use capitals, slogans & abbreviations if necessary to keep their attention and click through to read more. If you are including a link (esp. to link back to your website or your other social media channels), make sure it's within these lines.
If the link is too long or confusing use a Bitlly or Tinyurl to shorten links and make them more memorable. Customising links will make evaluation easier too as they can be better used by the relevant tools; by allowing you to access analytics and see how many people are clicking on your links. This is information that you often wouldn't have access to when posting links on social channels.
4. There is a time and a place for everything. Avoid posting to Facebook after 8 p.m. and before 8 a.m., and on the weekend.
Links posted from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. result in the highest average click through, with the peak time of the week being Wednesday at 3 p.m.
5. Communicate information without spamming; the last thing people want is log on to Facebook to find an endless line of posts from the council on their Timeline; they will most likely either unlike the page or they can now customise their settings to hide updates from your pages.
For Twitter:
- The old KISS rule applies (Keep it short and sweet) – Tweets must be under 140 characters, however try and keep it around 120/125 to allow for re-tweets.
- Use abbreviations where possible to avoid wasting characters- use figures and symbols where possible.
Sometimes grammatical sins have to be committed, but due to the nature of the organisation they have to be kept at a minimum- opt for most widely used abbreviations instead of making new ones up!
Twitter works best with real time events/announcements and a more Q & A approach, and can be very effective to start conversations and initiate two-way communication. Since it is by nature much faster paced than Facebook, it is possible for people to skim past tweets and miss them. In order to tackle that and remind to your audience of an event, it is advisable to tweet about it multiple times with slight word variations but in moderation- avoid spamming.
3. Use dedicated hash tags for specific campaigns, or whenever you consider it appropriate, in order to increase the visibility of your tweets
4. Part of Twitter savoir-faire- If you retweet someone, add RT; if you RT and edit it change the RT to MT
5. The best time to post to Twitter is in the afternoon, early in the week—from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.The peak traffic times, are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
Last but not least, both Facebook and Twitter can be used to drive traffic to the website and as excellent customer service tool.
Any feedback or additional thoughts will not just be welcome but appreciated!
Maria Loupa is comms intern at Northumberland County Council.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Top congressional Democrats are examining whether gaps in federal regulations might be placing at risk those who work and live near more than 6,000 fertilizer plants like the one that exploded in West, Texas.
The probe comes as investigators try to determine what caused the April 17 fire and explosion that killed 14 and injured hundreds.
California Rep. George Miller, top Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, also is asking the Government Accountability Office to examine whether the Texas plant was exempt from certain regulations and why.
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The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating a missing 22-year-old woman. Katherine Kahler's family has not heard from her in the last three weeks, and they say her disappearance is not like her.
Her sister Rachel reported she spoke with Kahler daily up until approximately three weeks prior to the initial report, and now her phone has been turned off.
Sheriff's Spokesman Sgt. Pat Brooks said Kahler has been known to use drugs, and it is not known if her disappearance is related to drug use.
Kahler was known to drive a 1994 Toyota Pickup. On Monday, a deputy attempted to stop the vehicle and check the welfare; however the vehicle sped away and was abandoned on Tribal property. Based on information obtained during the initial investigation, it is believed Kahler is associating with or in the presence of an acquaintance, Eric Rasmusson.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call DCSO Investigator Nate Almeida at 782-9908, DCSO Investigations Main Line at 782-9905, Douglas County Communication Center at 782-5126.


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Invoicing should never be an afterthought. It should be an integral part of your business. But how do you improve invoice management and incorporate it into your workflow? Here are some ideas about when and how to invoice well.
Build invoicing into the heart of your workflow
Some businesses treat invoicing as an afterthought. It's seen as a tedious necessity or a chore – something that's unavoidable and can never be interesting.
That's unfortunate because those businesses are missing out on some important knowledge. They're also not being paid as fast as they could be. While it's true that invoicing is never going to be a stimulating process, it can be made easier and more central to your business. That in turn will improve your cashflow. And there's nothing trivial or tedious about healthy cashflow.
So in this guide we'll look at how you can build invoicing into your workflow. This will simplify the process, make it much less of a chore, and help improve cashflow. It will also help you see invoicing in a whole new light.
Understand your workflow
Most small businesses have a straightforward workflow:
- Contact new or previous customers – or wait for them to come to you.
- Agree to sell products or services to them.
- Fulfil the sales order.
- Receive payment.
Of course this is just an overview. The details will vary from one business to another, and each of the elements above has its own tasks and challenges.
You may also have several orders running at once, at different stages. For example, you might be halfway through one job while signing a contract to start another.
But looking at this holistic outline helps you identify when to bill your customers for each job. The obvious point is right after fulfilling the sales orders. But this isn't always ideal.
So when should you invoice?
It's tempting to try to identify the right time by asking what's normal for other businesses. That can certainly help, but what really matters is your business. Ask yourself these three questions:
- Why am I invoicing?
- When do I want to be paid?
- What's the best way to achieve that?
The chances are your answers to the first two questions will be something like:
- Because I want to be paid for the work I've done!
- As soon as possible!
But question three is the important one, and it's harder to answer. It's here that you must use your unique knowledge – of your business, your customers and the market you operate in.
Four suggestions for the ideal time to invoice
Use your knowledge and experience to determine when is the best time to invoice. If you do it too late you risk having to chase late payers, which will affect your cashflow. If you do it too soon you risk alienating your customers. Some of them may not appreciate demands for money before the job has been finished.
To avoid having too many late payers, it's important to note that you should remind customers to pay on time. If you wanted to deter customers from paying later, you could always include a late payment fee on your invoice payment terms.
Here are some suggestions for when you might invoice. Only you can decide what's right for your business – and it may take some trial and error to find the sweet spot. But these suggestions will point you in the right direction.
- As soon as the job is finished – literally
This is common in retail. If someone wants to buy something from you, they must pay there and then. The exception is when you offer credit, either yourself or via a financial intermediary. But that's a separate topic and is usually reserved for trusted clients or customers who you know will definitely pay.
What works in retail can work in other sectors too. Get into the frame of mind that you deserve to be paid quickly for work that you complete quickly. This means you can fire off an invoice as soon as your work is done. Professional clients won't mind because they value your services. They probably bill quickly too.
- Once the sale has been agreed
Few businesses are able to invoice before the work has been completed. But there are exceptions. If you've been asked to fulfil a major contract that will involve a lot of time and materials costs, it makes sense to bill at the start. After all, you're making a big financial commitment – and so should your client.
It may not be practical to charge for the full cost of the job in one go. But it's certainly fair to bill for up-front costs. For example, let's say you've signed a contract to manufacture 1,000 items, or build a house. In both cases you will have significant raw materials costs.
Don't put your own business in a precarious position by taking on debt to cover those costs. Ask the client to cover them instead.
- During the work
If the job is a long one, you can also invoice during the work. Identify milestones and agree these with your customer before you start. For example, you might ask for four regular instalments throughout the duration of the work.
Businesses often go bust due to cashflow issues. One of the main causes of this is failing to charge promptly for major client costs. That's especially true when the client then goes bankrupt or changes their mind – which happens all too often.
Remember, the final product will be owned by the customer or client. The financial risk should be borne by them too.
- At regular time intervals
This doesn't mean bundling all your invoices together and sending them out at the end of the month. Many businesses still do that, but it makes little sense these days. Good accounting software will let you bill clients almost instantly. You can tailor the process to each client.
If you complete a job in the first week of the month but only invoice on the 30th, your cashflow is being severely impacted. There's no sense in working this way when there are good alternatives available.
But it can make sense to bill each individual client regularly. For example, imagine you're performing PR services for a number of different clients. Invoicing each client every week or every fortnight will keep the money coming in.
Once invoicing is built into your workflow it will start making a difference to your cashflow.
Incorporate invoicing into your workflow
Once you've decided when to charge each client for the work you do, you can build invoicing into your workflow. If you have lots of clients, that would be a real headache to manage manually. You'd need to remember which clients should be billed on which dates.
In fact it's common to feel swamped doing things this way. Few people actually enjoy the manual invoice management process, which can involve:
- identifying sales
- double-checking values
- adding tax
- entering all the figures
- making sure the document is addressed to the right person
- sending the invoice, either via email or printed on paper.
It's time-consuming work. That's one reason why some businesses put it off until the end of the month. Then they grit their teeth and send every invoice at once.
But it doesn't have to be like that.
Let technology do the work
Are you still creating invoices in spreadsheets and then sending them to clients by email? If so, there's a better way to spend your time.
If you're printing invoices and sending them by mail it's even worse. You're adding unnecessary extra days to the payment process. Then there's the risk of documents getting lost in transit.
With some accounting software products, invoicing is built in. You don't need to print anything or create email attachments. You can send your invoices from directly within your accounting software.
The benefits of automated invoice management
There are many advantages to using modern invoicing software. This is especially true if it's cloud-based software, which just means you can access your data online. For example:
- Invoices can be sent automatically. Set up a recurring schedule that's specific to each client and just set and forget.
- Fast access to meaningful data. You can see instantly who's paid and who hasn't. You may be able to see exactly when the document was opened by the client. Some software will let your clients pay immediately online.
- With online invoicing, you can bill from anywhere. As long as you have an internet connection you can send an invoice from wherever you happen to be, at any time. Use a laptop, smartphone or tablet – whatever suits you, and whenever you want to.
Better invoicing means better cashflow
Once invoicing is built into your workflow it will start making a difference to your cashflow. Faster, more transparent billing means faster payment. And that's something every business needs.
So take the time to incorporate good invoice management into your workflow. It may take a few days to get the process perfect for your business. But that's nothing compared to the amount of time and money it will save you in the long term.


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Students learn from award-winning faculty who are active in their professional fields and bring real-world knowledge and expertise into the classroom. Moore also offers its students opportunities to experiment across disciplines through minors that complement their course of study, elective classes and an array of activities throughout the campus community that allow them to advance their interests in support of their artistic and professional goals.
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text: Hello.I am having a problem with my Kleenmaid 2 speed top loading washer, MODEL: KAW651.The problem occurs during the wash cycle, where the tub continues to spin in one direction continuously. It has no agitation whatsoever, it does not change direction, just continues to spin in one direction only, much like a spin cycle. All the rest of the cycles work fine, water drains perfectly etc. It is only in the wash cycle that this problem occurs. Obviously, wish no agitation, it does not clean effectively at all. The continuous spinning is occurring at the normal wash speed, not fast like in the spin cycle. Initially, the tub did not spin at all but now is spinning in one direction only. We have had a brief look inside but did not see any damage or broken components.Any ideas on what may be causing this fault, and what parts may need replacing would be greatly appreciated !Or perhaps some suggestions as to what I could try doing or looking for, that may help you guys with a response.Regards


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Kind of. Cycle polo was featured at as a demonstration sport in the London 1908 Summer Olympics. Ireland won. That;s about as much info as I can dig up, if anyone has any more please let me know!
I went a bit mysteriously quiet, mostly because I haven't been down to polo in a while due to other things happening. However its still happening and getting even better with the weather warming up towards summer. Check the fixed gear forum for word on improving the polo court with walls.
Work is also ticking over on another polo tournament or two this summer. Watch this space!
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Step response plot of dynamic system; step response data
y = step(sys,t)
[y,t] = step(sys)
[y,t] = step(sys,Tfinal)
[y,t,x] = step(sys)
[y,t,x,ysd] = step(sys)
[y,...] = step(sys,...,options)
step calculates the step
response of a dynamic system. For the state-space case, zero initial
state is assumed. When it is invoked with no output arguments, this
function plots the step response on the screen.
step(sys) plots the step
response of an arbitrary dynamic
system model,
sys. This model
can be continuous- or discrete-time, and SISO or MIMO. The step response
of multi-input systems is the collection of step responses for each
input channel. The duration of simulation is determined automatically,
based on the system poles and zeros.
step(sys,Tfinal) simulates the step response
t = 0 to the final time
t = Tfinal.
Tfinal in the system time units, specified
in the
TimeUnit property of
For discrete-time systems with unspecified sample time (
= -1),
step interprets
Tfinal as
the number of sampling periods to simulate.
step(sys,t) uses the user-supplied
time vector
t for simulation. Express
t in
the system time units, specified in the
TimeUnit property
sys. For discrete-time models,
t should
be of the form
Ti:Ts:Tf, where
Ts is
the sample time. For continuous-time models,
t should
be of the form
Ti:dt:Tf, where
dt becomes
the sample time of a discrete approximation to the continuous system
(see Algorithms). The
step command
always applies the step input at
t=0, regardless
To plot the step response of several models
sysN on
a single figure, use
All of the systems plotted on a single plot must have the same number of inputs and outputs. You can, however, plot a mix of continuous- and discrete-time systems on a single plot. This syntax is useful to compare the step responses of multiple systems.
You can also specify a distinctive color, linestyle, marker, or all three for each system. For example,
plots the step response of
sys1 with a dotted
yellow line and the step response of
sys2 with
a green dashed line.
When invoked with output arguments:
y = step(sys,t)
[y,t] = step(sys)
[y,t] = step(sys,Tfinal)
[y,t,x] = step(sys)
step returns the output response
the time vector
t used for simulation (if not supplied
as an input argument), and the state trajectories
x (for
state-space models only). No plot generates on the screen. For single-input
y has as many rows as time samples (length
t), and as many columns as outputs. In the multi-input
case, the step responses of each input channel are stacked up along
the third dimension of
y. The dimensions of
y are
y(:,:,j) gives the response to a unit
step command injected in the
jth input channel.
Similarly, the dimensions of
x are
For identified models (see
idlti and
= step(sys) also computes the standard deviation
ysd of
the response y (
ysd is empty if
sys does
not contain parameter covariance information).
[y,...] = step(sys,...,options) specifies
additional options for computing the step response, such as the step
amplitude or input offset. Use
stepDataOptions to
create the option set
Plot the step response of the following second-order state-space model:
a = [-0.5572,-0.7814;0.7814,0]; b = [1,-1;0,2]; c = [1.9691,6.4493]; sys = ss(a,b,c,0); step(sys)
The left plot shows the step response of the first input channel, and the right plot shows the step response of the second input channel.
Create a feedback loop with delay and plot its step response.
s = tf('s');
G = exp(-s) * (0.8*s^2+s+2)/(s^2+s);
T = feedback(ss(G),1);
The system step response displayed is chaotic. The step response of systems with internal delays may exhibit odd behavior, such as recurring jumps. Such behavior is a feature of the system and not software anomalies.
Compare the step response of a parametric identified model to a non-parametric (empirical) model. Also view their 3 confidence regions.
Load the data.
load iddata1 z1
Estimate a parametric model.
sys1 = ssest(z1,4);
Estimate a non-parametric model.
sys2 = impulseest(z1);
Plot the step responses for comparison.
t = (0:0.1:10)'; [y1, ~, ~, ysd1] = step(sys1,t); [y2, ~, ~, ysd2] = step(sys2,t); plot(t, y1, 'b', t, y1+3*ysd1, 'b:', t, y1-3*ysd1, 'b:') hold on plot(t, y2, 'g', t, y2+3*ysd2, 'g:', t, y2-3*ysd2, 'g:')
Validate the linearization of a nonlinear ARX model by comparing the small amplitude step responses of the linear and nonlinear models.
Load the data.
load iddata2 z2;
Estimate a nonlinear ARX model.
nlsys = nlarx(z2,[4 3 10],'tree','custom',{'sin(y1(t-2)*u1(t))+y1(t-2)*u1(t)+u1(t).*u1(t-13)','y1(t-5)*y1(t-5)*y1(t-1)'},'nlr',[1:5, 7 9]);
Determine an equilibrium operating point for
nlsys corresponding to a steady-state input value of 1.
u0 = 1;
[X,~,r] = findop(nlsys, 'steady', 1);
y0 = r.SignalLevels.Output;
Obtain a linear approximation of
nlsys at this operating point.
sys = linearize(nlsys,u0,X);
Validate the usefulness of
sys by comparing its small-amplitude step response to that of
The nonlinear system
nlsys is operating at an equilibrium level dictated by
(u0, y0). Introduce a step perturbation of size 0.1 about this steady-state and compute the corresponding response.
opt = stepDataOptions; opt.InputOffset = u0; opt.StepAmplitude = 0.1; t = (0:0.1:10)'; ynl = step(nlsys, t, opt);
The linear system
sys expresses the relationship between the perturbations in input to the corresponding perturbation in output. It is unaware of the nonlinear system's equilibrium values.
Plot the step response of the linear system.
opt = stepDataOptions; opt.StepAmplitude = 0.1; yl = step(sys, t, opt);
Add the steady-state offset,
y0 , to the response of the linear system and plot the responses.
plot(t, ynl, t, yl+y0) legend('Nonlinear', 'Linear with offset')
Compute the step response of an identified time-series model.
A time-series model, also called a signal model, is one without measured input signals. The step plot of this model uses its (unmeasured) noise channel as the input channel to which the step signal is applied.
Load the data.
load iddata9;
Estimate a time-series model.
sys = ar(z9, 4);
ys is a model of the form
A y(t) = e(t) , where
e(t) represents the noise channel. For computation of step response,
e(t) is treated as an input channel, and is named
Plot the step response.
You can change the properties of your plot, for example the units. For information on the ways to change properties of your plots, see Ways to Customize Plots (Control System Toolbox).
Continuous-time models without internal delays are converted
to state space and discretized using zero-order hold on the inputs.
The sample time is chosen automatically based on the system dynamics,
except when a time vector
t = 0:dt:Tf is supplied
dt is then used as sampling period). The resulting
simulation time steps
t are equisampled with spacing
For systems with internal delays, Control System
Toolbox™ software
uses variable step solvers. As a result, the time steps
t are
not equisampled.
[1] L.F. Shampine and P. Gahinet, "Delay-differential-algebraic equations in control theory," Applied Numerical Mathematics, Vol. 56, Issues 3–4, pp. 574–588.
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Stocks in the Consumer Staples sector have carried out their defensive role despite concerns about the prolonged weak U.S. economy, the debt crisis in Europe and the slowdown in Chinese economy. The companies under the sector sell relatively low-priced products that consumers use frequently in their daily lives, including food, beverages and products for personal hygiene or household cleaning.
The purchase of these necessities is generally stable over time, irrespective of the spending patterns or whether the economy is expanding or contracting. Year to date (through September 21, 2012), shares of consumer staples companies, accounting for about 11.1% of the S&P 500 Index by market capitalization, were up 10.9%, compared with a 16.1% gain for the S&P 500.
In 2011, the sector index grew 10.5% versus flattish growth for the S&P 500 index. It should surprise no one that the group will get back into the limelight should market conditions grow challenging in the coming days.
Expansion in Emerging Markets
The macro-economic environment in the U.S. has remained challenging and uncertain for quite some time now. Therefore, many consumer companies are expanding focus to emerging markets as developed markets are witnessing volume declines due to market saturation, low disposable income of consumers and competitive activity.
However, their developing counterparts such as Brazil, India, Mexico, Russia and Southeast Asia boast positive consumer spending growth. Moreover, we have seen that product demand has remained relatively stable for companies that are more exposed to fast-growing emerging markets in comparison to the slow-growing developed markets like the U.S.
Demand for convenient and branded packaged food is growing in the developing countries, as middle-class consumers shift to urban living. Thus, the rising pool of middle class consumers in emerging markets represents a huge opportunity for branded consumer companies.
Beverage companies such as The Coca-Cola Company ( KO ) and PepsiCo, Inc. ( PEP ) have invested heavily in the emerging markets of India, Russia and China.
Coca-Cola has already invested over $2 billion in India over the last 18 years and has seen a double-digit growth rate in India aided by its top-brands, which includes Thumbs Up, Sprite and Maaza. Over the next five years, Coca-Cola, along with its bottling partners, is poised to make a further investment of $2 billion to build consumer marketing, infrastructure and brands in India. The company also has plans to invest $4 billion in China over three years starting in 2012, $3 billion in Russia between 2012 and 2016 and $8 billion in Brazil through 2016.
PepsiCo has invested $700 million in India since 2008. It also plans another $500 million investment over the next three years. Further, with the acquisition of Wimm-Bill-Dann in September 2011, PepsiCo took control over the largest food-and-beverage business in Russia, bringing the company closer to its strategic goal of building a $30 billion nutrition business by 2020. PepsiCo's strategic alliance with leading Chinese food and beverage maker Tingyi Holding Corp. has created the number one liquid refreshment beverage (LRB) manufacturing network in China, and is expected to help PepsiCo to revamp its Chinese business.
H.J. Heinz Company ( HNZ ) has a significant presence in India, China and Indonesia. Heinz products, especially ketchup, sauces and infant nutrition goods, are showing healthy growth in all of these markets due to brisk demand. Management expects its businesses in China, Indonesia, Brazil and Eastern Europe to each generate around $1 billion in sales over the next 3-5 years with emerging markets as a whole to double its sales to around $5 billion.
Coffee giant Starbucks Corporation ( SBUX ) has expanded in China, and the region is expected to become the company's second-largest market by 2014. Starbucks is also looking to enter the lucrative Indian market with a store to be opened by the end of October 2012.
However, the companies find it difficult to maintain a favorable volume-price mix in the emerging markets where they cannot raise prices given the low standard of living compared to the developed countries. In addition, companies have seen lower growth in emerging markets in the past quarter than prior quarters. Emerging market growth has been largely hurt by currency headwinds for many consumer staples companies due to a stronger dollar which reduces the value of outside U.S. sales. Moreover, the slowdown in Chinese economy will significantly impact the investments.
Input Cost Inflation
Continuously rising commodity and other input costs remain a drag on margins of most of the companies in this sector, despite top-line growth. Thus, these companies are resorting to price increases and cost-cutting measures to negate the inflated input costs. However, the companies are optimistic that commodity cost inflation will slowdown in the second half of 2012.
Cost Reduction Initiatives
In an effort to reduce the effects of inflating commodity costs, most consumer staples companies have undertaken several strategic initiatives like the divestiture of low-margin brands, improvement of supply chain and implementation of cost-reduction initiatives.
Coca-Cola is undertaking various productivity initiatives to streamline its cost structure and boost profitability. In February 2012, it launched a four-year productivity and reinvestment program, which includes initiatives like optimization of global supply chain; improving effectiveness of global marketing and innovation; operating expense leverage; standardization of information systems and integration of North American bottling and distribution operations acquired from Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. ( CCE ). The program is expected to generate incremental annualized savings of $550 to $600 million phased over a four-year period starting in 2012 through the end of 2015.
Tobacco company Altria Group Inc.'s ( MO ) cost reduction program of $1 billion, which started in October 2011, is expected to deliver $400 million in annualized cost savings by the end of 2013. The company also reduced its workforce by 700 employees in February 2012 as a part of its restructuring program to reduce cost.
Another tobacco seller, Reynolds American Inc. ( RAI ), recently completed its business analysis and in the process has identified resources to reinvest in the businesses to sustain its growth momentum. The business analysis focused on ways to reduce cost and the company has decided to eliminate surplus labor to generate savings of about $25 million associated with workforce restructuring by year-end 2012. Those savings will increase to about $70 million annually in 2015.
The manufacturer of health and hygiene products, Kimberly-Clark Corporation ( KMB ) is undertaking a cost savings program, FORCE (Focused on Reducing Costs Everywhere), which is benefiting the company through the continued rollout of lean manufacturing and supply chain practices and the formation of a global procurement organization. These initiatives generated cost savings of about $240 million in 2009, about $370 million in 2010 and about $265 million in 2011. Kimberly-Clark expects $150-$200 million of cost savings in 2012.
Kimberly-Clark's pulp and tissue restructuring program focuses on improving underlying profitability and return on invested capital of its consumer tissue and K-C Professional businesses, which have been facing declining profits for many years. Through this program, Kimberly-Clark anticipates operating profit to increase by at least $75 million in 2013 and at least $100 million in 2014.
Consumer product companies necessarily need to innovate and upgrade their brands to create differentiated value propositions for their customers in order to remain successful.
PepsiCo's low calorie cola, Pepsi Next, was launched in July 2012 and is off to a good start. The company also utilizes new packaging to shift consumers to more profitable purchases. Its 24-ounce can for regular and diet Dew is generating good customer response. The brand investments are expected to boost revenue growth and also enable increased price realization in the long run.
Coffee makers have also been introducing new products to excite customers. Most recently, Starbucks launched the premium single cup at-home coffee machine, Verismo that is now available at company stores and select high-end specialty retailers, mainly in the U.S. and Canada. This will allow customers to prepare Starbucks-quality espresso and coffee drinks at home and help Starbucks capture a significant share of the fast growing premium single serve market. In January 2012, the company launched Blonde Roast coffee in the U.S. and Canada for consumers who prefer a light roasted coffee.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. ( GMCR ) also has launched low-priced Keurig Vue coffee brewer models like Keurig Vue V600 and Vue V700, an addition to the Keurig Vue Brewing System, in order to reach out to more consumers. The models include some of the most popular features such as auto on/off, strength, temperature control, energy saver mode and size selection.
J.M. Smucker Company ( SJM ) has recently announced plans to branch out into specialty nut butters. It also plans to launch chocolate and mocha cappuccino varieties of Jif hazelnut spreads in early fiscal 2013.
The tobacco sector has also been active in upgrading their products. In the last quarter, Reynolds launched new mint flavors for the Camel brand of smokeless tobacco like Camel SNUS to adapt to changing tobacco usage patterns, offering adult tobacco consumers with innovative, smoke-free tobacco products. Its subsidiary American Snuff launched natural premium-style cigarettes under its flagship brand.
Another tobacco company Philip Morris International, Inc. ( PM ) has also strengthen its brand portfolio through innovation based on enhanced consumer understanding. Among the recent launches, Marlboro Black Menthol Edge 8 and Marlboro Menthol Edge 1 were introduced during the second quarter of 2012 in Japan.
Marlboro Ice Blast, 5 milligram and 1 milligram variants were launched during July, 2012, following successful market share gain by the 8 milligram variant during the second quarter. Similarly in Russia, Marlboro Clear Taste was launched during June 2012, and it received positive feedback from customers.
We do not have an Outperform recommendation on any of the consumer staples companies. However, companies like Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Heinz, Hershey, Walmart and Molson Coors are showing impressive growth despite industry headwinds.
Coca-Cola ( KO ) has beaten estimates and delivered solid growth in all the quarters of 2012. We are encouraged by the company's global reach, strong brand power, expanding presence outside the U.S. and its solid cash position. Moreover, the company's acquisition of Coca-Cola Enterprises' bottling business and its productivity initiatives are expected to result in significant cost savings.
Share buybacks continue to be significant and the company has also increased its dividend rate for 50 consecutive years. The stock carries a Zacks #3 Rank.
The Hershey Company ( HSY ) raised its 2012 earnings guidance after a solid first-half performance. Earnings in the second quarter increased 17.9% year over year, driven by revenue growth and improved gross margins. Moreover, the company's strong brand positioning, strategic marketing investments in core brands, disciplined innovation, and consumer capabilities make it attractive.
The company's pricing and productivity benefits and improved efficiencies from the company's supply-chain initiatives overshadowed the headwinds from rising input costs. The company pays a regular quarterly dividend that yields 2.7%, which makes this chocolate maker attractive to income seeking investors. Hershey's has also raised its long-term targets following its continued earnings upside. The company aims to achieve $10 billion in net sales by 2017. The stock carries a Zacks #2 Rank (short-term Buy rating).
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.'s ( WMT ) second quarter 2013 earnings were impressive, driven by top-line and positive same store sales. Though currency headwinds and continued economic pressures remained a hurdle, the company upped its full year forecast versus its prior earnings forecast.
We are encouraged by the scale, product and geographic diversity of Walmart. Moreover, Walmart is the sixth-largest Internet retailer. The company is focusing on expanding its presence in the online business, which is already strong in the US, UK, Canada and Brazil. The stock carries a Zacks #2 Rank (short-term Buy rating).
Heinz's first quarter 2013 results exceeded the prior-year earnings due to a lower-than-expected tax rate, organic sales growth and productivity improvements. Though reported revenues declined due to currency headwinds, organic revenues grew 4.8%. Overall, Heinz's robust brand portfolio, continued strong growth in emerging markets, strong marketing investments and ongoing cost saving efforts will boost long-term growth. The stock carries a Zacks #3 Rank (short-term Hold rating).
Despite challenging market conditions, global brewer Molson Coors Brewing Company ( TAP ) posted impressive results in the last three quarters. The company's acquisition of StarBev is highly encouraging as the addition of StarBev's flagship brand Staropramen to the company's portfolio will help it to expand in untapped markets. The stock carries a Zacks #3 Rank (short-term Hold rating).
Some of the companies have been, however, suffering from continued input cost pressure and economic slowdown.
Kellogg Company's ( K ) second quarter 2012 earnings were significantly impacted by weak revenues in Europe and high commodity costs. The acquisition of Pringles benefited the top-line, but was largely offset by currency headwinds. Gross margin and operating margin also suffered due to commodity cost inflation, sluggish European results and investments in supply-chain initiatives. The stock carries a Zacks #3 Rank (short term Hold rating).
Smithfield Foods Inc.'s ( SFD ) earnings lagged on the back of rising raw material costs and weak margins in the fresh pork business. Sales were hurt by softness in the hog production and international business. Operating margins have remained sluggish on the back of increased prices in the hog market.
Despite management's cost saving initiatives, the rising prices of raw materials are offsetting the benefits from these initiatives in the near term. We expect the rising costs of raw materials to pull down the company's margins significantly in the future. Moreover, widespread anti-obesity campaigns in the U.S. have resulted in a general shift of consumer's preference away from meat products. The stock carries a Zacks #3 Rank (short-term Hold rating).
Coffee maker Green Mountain ( GMCR ) posted lower-than-expected sales and margin performance in fiscal third quarter 2012. Gross margin also contracted due to lower-than-expected production of K-Cup portion packs which led to under-utilization of current manufacturing base.
The company also lowered its earnings and sales guidance both for the fiscal 2012 and 2013. Though coffee prices are showing signs of stabilization, over dependence on Keurig brewers, increasing competition from Starbucks' Verismo also concerns us. The stock carries a Zacks #3 Rank (short-term Hold rating).
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Creamy courgette lasagne
Serve up this creamy quick dish for a last minute dinner party and impress veggie friends
Nutrition and extra info
- Easily doubled / halved
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal405
- fat21g
- saturates8g
- carbs38g
- sugars13g
- fibre4g
- protein18g
- salt1.36g
- 9 dried lasagne sheets
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
Sunflower oil
Sunflower oil is made from pressing sunflower seeds and extracting the oil. It's usually…
- 1 onion, finely chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 700g courgette (about 6), coarsely grated
The courgette is a variety of cucurbit, which means it's from the same family as cucumber,…
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 250g tub ricotta
Ricotta is an Italian cheese made from whey and traditionally a by-product of…
- 50g cheddar
Once cheddar was 'Cheddar', a large, hard-pressed barrel of cheese made by a particular…
- 350g jar tomato sauce for pasta
Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Put a pan of water on to boil, then cook the lasagne sheets for about 5 mins until softened, but not cooked through. Rinse in cold water, then drizzle with a little oil to stop them sticking together.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan, then fry the onion. After 3 mins, add the courgettes and garlic and continue to fry until the courgette has softened and turned bright green. Stir in 2/3 of both the ricotta and the cheddar, then season to taste. Heat the tomato sauce in the microwave for 2 mins on High until hot.
In a large baking dish, layer up the lasagne, starting with half the courgette mix, then pasta, then tomato sauce. Repeat, top with blobs of the remaining ricotta, then scatter with the rest of the cheddar. Bake on the top shelf for about 10 mins until the pasta is tender and the cheese is golden.
Recipe Tip
Not quite what you're looking for?Why not try other recipes from our pasta collection or our vegetarian favourites?


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Rosa & Clara Designs' ranges of cushions have lovely thick cotton outers and luxury feather inners. They have been sewn by the Working Well Trust, a charity we are delighted to be working with. The Working Well Trust is based in Whitechapel, London, and is a mental health charity which supports its clients to return to employment.
This fabric design began life as a sketch and was then transformed into digitally printed cotton. It has a pale blue background with vibrant pink flamingos and pale grey and white detailing. It would work equally well in a bedroom or living room. The cotton has been digitally printed in the UK.
Lamp shades are also available in this fabric.
100% cotton cover, dry clean only. Feather inner.
Approx 40cm x 40cm
International orders: please note that any cushions shipped outside the UK will not include the cushion pad, just the cushion cover.


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Maybe some of you find this interesting.
A client wants to absorp SBIR.
He was advised by some companies and has gotten several samples of absorbing material.
Some of these materials have a fairly hard finish and I wondered if these won't reflect sond, especially grazing sound from a speaker hitting the absorption at the mirrorpoint
So I did a little test:
I aimed a tweeter (Monacor D25N) in a small cabinet at the sample and placed the microphone at the receiving point as is explained here: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3831
The samples (about 300 x 300 mm) are from:
Ecophon (http://www.ecophon.com/nl/products/Modu ... nds/Focus/), it is mineral wool with a finish
Rockfon (http://www.rockfon.nl/u/website_eu_prod ... 0Eilanden/) it is mineral wool with a finish
Akotherm (http://www.akoestiekwinkel.nl/producten/l/akotherm/) made from recycled plasic bottles, no finish
And I added
normal glasswool for gaps
And I put some speaker cloth over this wool to emulate a traditional baffle.
Angle of incident is about 30 degrees.


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Stargazers around the world are setting up special telescopes and passing out cardboard eclipse glasses to view the once-in-a-lifetime celestial cameo of Venus passing in front of the sun.
Stargazers around the world are setting up special telescopes and passing out cardboard eclipse glasses to view the once-in-a-lifetime celestial cameo of Venus passing in front of the sun.
The transit of Venus — a planetary spectacle that won't occur again until 2117 — won't be enough to significantly block the sun's light but it will give Earth's closest star a moving beauty mark. Venus is currently Earth's closest neighboring planet, although Mars occasionally has that distinction.
"In terms of rarity, to be here at a time when it's happening, you almost have to look at it," said Geoff Chester of the U.S. Naval Observatory, who saw the last transit in 2004. "It ain't going to happen again in my lifetime."
The transit is happening during a 6-hour, 40-minute span starting just after 6 p.m. EDT in the United States. What you can see and for how long depends on what the sun's doing in your region during that exact window, and the weather. Those in most areas of North and Central America will see the start of the transit until the sun sets, while those in Western Asia, the eastern half of Africa and most of Europe will catch the transit's end once the sun comes up.
Hawaii, Alaska, eastern Australian and eastern Asia including Japan, North and South Korea and eastern China will get the whole show since the entire transit will happen during daylight in those regions.
Don't stare directly at the sun without eclipse glasses, a properly filtered telescope or a strong welding visor. Permanent eye damage could result.
Astronomers across the globe are using the rarity of the moment to spark scientific curiosity among the public, and to document the transit with the latest technology available.
In Hawaii, university astronomers planned viewings at Waikiki Beach, Pearl Harbor and Ko Olina. At Waikiki, officials planned to show webcasts of the transit as seen from telescopes from volcanoes Mauna Kea on the Big Island and Haleakala on Maui.
NASA planned a watch party at its Goddard Visitor Center in Maryland with solar telescopes, images from its Solar Dynamics Observatory Mission and expert commentary and presentations. The observatory will produce "Hubble-quality" images, according to NASA's website.
Groups of scientists from the University of North Texas planned to watch from points in Alaska and Hawaii to recreate the 1769 expedition of British Capt. James Cook, who used the transit to calculate Earth's distance from the sun. The scientists will use atomic clocks, GPS and high-end telescopes to take measurements, and will use high-end video gear to capture time-lapse video.
This will be the seventh transit visible since German astronomer Johannes Kepler first predicted the phenomenon in the 17th century. Because of the shape and speed of Venus' orbit around the sun and its relationship to Earth's annual trip, transits occur in pairs separated by more than a century.
It's nowhere near as dramatic and awe-inspiring as a total solar eclipse, which sweeps a shadow across the Earth, but there will be six more of those this decade.


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Projects Abroad in Kenya begins new partnership with Soysambu Conservancy
As of April 2016, our African Savannah Conservation project in Kenya has been transferred from the Kigio Wildlife Conservancy to the Soysambu Conservancy.
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Projects Abroad is very excited about the potential research breakthroughs that can be made by comparison of data from Kigio and Soysambu conservancies.
Volunteers at the new placement will also have the opportunity to get involved in population studies, anti-poaching patrols and wider community work. Volunteers can develop their skills in plants and animal identification and contribute to general maintenance of the reserve, ensuring that it is a safe and prosperous place for the wildlife to thrive.
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The restaurateur known for running Vinny's across from Albemarle High School (and for owning Greene County's oldest running restaurant, Vinny's Pizza & Pasta in Ruckersville, which began making New York-style pies 23 years ago) has taken over the former Rise Pizzworks space in the Barracks Road Shopping Center.
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Have land you know you can farm for as long as you're planning on being in business: you have more of an incentive to take care of it. Begin by taking the results of your soil test(s) to heart and start cover cropping and improving your soil with organic amendments for at least a season. Understand the challenges and limitations of your soil before you start growing crops on it. In Florida, we have so low organic matter, that getting nutrients to stay in the soil is the biggest soil-related struggle, with nematodes(1) close behind. In Massachusetts, however, soil particle size is small and organic matter is high so pretty much everything that goes on, stays on; but you here in Mass have lots and lots of rocks that are difficult to till and otherwise bothersome to farmers.
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"The goal: to get the rather large number of bees currently suspended between 15 and 20 feet above the ground into boxes lined with thin wooden frames in such a way that they would actually create a new hive and stay there…
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Hobbyist beekeeping is in the middle of a renaissance…
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