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Jan 22, 2014 at 12:01 am #1312319
I'm pondering the following question:
Is the weight of water that you've already drunk that much different from the weight of water being carried in your pack?
I ask because I know it's a common practice for people to chug filtered water at a water source, then carry very little water away from the source because their bellies are already full of water. The rationale here is that you don't have to carry as much water weight.
But I'm beginning to question how much different the two scenarios stated in the question above actually are.
Water that is in your digestive tract is probably closer to your center of mass than water carried in your pack, but I would bet this particular difference is rather small in practice.
So that leaves, what? I can't think of anything else…
If you took two identical people, and added 2 pounds of fat to one of them, then I think we would all agree that moving the mass of the fatter person would take more energy. I don't see why we don't apply the same logic to water that has been drunk. That mass certainly doesn't go away until we pee/poop/perspire/respire it out, so we shouldn't treat it like it's massless once it enters our bodies.
This line of reasoning, if sound, makes me begin to question the practice of chugging water at a water source, especially if there is a very long distance to the next water source and your hyper-hydrated bowels just get rid of the excess water in a few hours anyway (via the kidneys… you know… peeing), leaving you thirsty later on in the day when you really need the water (that you could have had if it was in your water bottle instead of in your pee puddle 10 miles back.
Is this making sense to anyone? Am I totally off base here?
I understand that the water in your digestive tract is actually doing something, but I want to restrict this discussion simply to the water weight itself, since you could presumably always just sip water out of your water bottle to get it into your digestive tract and do the same thing as the big water bolus would do (i.e. hydrate you).
I'm interested to hear some other viewpoints on this subject.Jan 22, 2014 at 1:16 am #2065043
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@rcaffinLocale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe
Welcome to the real world of physics, where 1 kg = 1 kg.
CheersJan 22, 2014 at 5:25 am #2065058
Bill SegravesSpectator
I think you basically have it right, but it may be worth considering how weight is carried separately from questions as to how your body can use water, and looking at the issues under a range of conditions.
At one extreme, if I'm walking along a stream and can drink whenever I want, it doesn't make sense to carry any water, or to drink any more than what I need to stay refreshed and well hydrated. My hydration opportunities are already optimized, and anything I carry in my stomach or on my back is a waste.
At the other extreme, if I have 24 hours to go to my next water source, I might hope to drink 3-4L of water (YMMV) instead of carrying it. There are reasons why I might prefer to carry water in me rather than on my back (see below), but in this particular scenario, the strategy is going to fail miserably (even if I plan things so I won't be walking too vigorously when my stomach is really full). Not having been made aware of my plan and the dry times ahead, my kidneys will do what they naturally do when faced with a lot of water – get rid of it. I'll end my 24 hours feeling very parched. Much of that water was wasted.
In between, there may be some situations in which some waste of what looks to your kidneys like excess water is worth it if you get a compensatory advantage from using your body in place of a water bottle. To a first approximation, weight on your torso is weight on your torso (as opposed to weight on your feet), but all other things being equal, it might be slightly better to carry it in your body than on your back. It's one less thing tugging on your shoulders, it's one less water bottle to carry, and it's one less thing adding to what your pack needs to be engineered to carry. These are all minor considerations, in my opinion, since your body can't productively use enough chugged water to make much of a difference, but if you're paying top dollar to shave grams from your gear list, it might well matter more than whether you treated yourself to the cuben or settled for sil.
The only time I really think about this stuff in the real world is when I'm heading out for 2-3 hours under circumstances when I can safely skip carrying anything at all if I skip the water bottle. A little water will go to waste, and I'll be thirsty at the end, but I like the feeling of walking without anything on my back at all.
Bill S.Jan 22, 2014 at 7:03 am #2065077
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@drusillaLocale: Wild Wild West
Water weight is weight no matter where you carry it, but how and when and where you carry it is and should be circumstantial.
Where I live, in the desert, I both tank up and carry, cause not doing so can put you in a bad situation. One never knows if the next water "supply" could be contaminated or spoiled by accident or simply not there. Windmills and cattle tanks are often turned off and dirt tanks can have dead animals or be mud. We don't have nice streams (OK. We have one, but it flows out of Mexico through a mining area) in every canyon or mountain side to rely on. So I drink as much as I can hold and fill my containers and do all my "water chores" at sources. I know how much I use in a 24 hour time period on a hot day and try to make sure I don't "go thirsty". You shouldn't take electrolytes while dehydrated and I take them, so it's important to stay hydrated and not deny your body water cause you just didn't want to carry some weight. I'd rather carry water than feel like doo doo while making miles here. Carrying also gives me more options for camp sites. The only exception to the above is if I am able to do water caching and I've not done that yet but may in the future.Jan 22, 2014 at 10:12 am #2065138
Pete StaehlingBPL Member
"Is the weight of water that you've already drunk that much different from the weight of water being carried in your pack?"
It can be very different from a comfort perspective. Weight in your belly doesn't pull down on your pack straps and waist belt.
As far as work done hiking it probably is the same or very close to the same where ever the weight is. On the other hand you might save weight on bottles and a possibly use a smaller pack because you have fewer bottles. It might not amount to a lot, but still it can be a weight savings.Jan 22, 2014 at 10:53 am #2065152
Dena KelleyBPL Member
@eagleriverdeeLocale: Eagle River, Alaska
Weight wise, you are correct.
But utility wise- water in your pack is doing nothing for you, presently. Water in your body is actively cooling you, helping you digest food, and assisting in providing blood volume and energy and all the other countless cool things water does in our bodies. I know when I'm adequately hydrated, my energy levels are far increased. So from that perspective, the water in your body is able to do its job immediately.Jan 22, 2014 at 11:27 am #2065163
Justin BakerBPL Member
@justin_bakerLocale: Santa Rosa, CA
2 pounds in your stomach is much more tolerable than 2 pounds on your back/shoulders.Jan 22, 2014 at 11:41 am #2065168
Dale WambaughBPL Member
@dwambaughLocale: Pacific Northwest
It won't be there very long :)
The goal either way is be be well hydrated. If there's lots of water around, like hiking parallel to a river, I don't need to carry much. I wouldn't hike away from water without at least a liter and I'm not adverse to starting out with two on a hot day.
In a similar way, you can top off at the trailhead too.
Adding the new Sawyer mini to my day hiking kit has helped with my water strategy. Chemicals take too long and there is some expense. I still carry a few tablets for backup, but with the Sawyer it's just a nice break to stop and scoop up another liter and also have a drink right there.
There is some mind game that makes me thirsty if I'm low on water– all in the mind of course.Jan 22, 2014 at 12:05 pm #2065174
Owen McMurreySpectator
@owenmLocale: SE US
"2 pounds in your stomach is much more tolerable than 2 pounds on your back/shoulders."
My thought as well.
The beauty of having lightweight gear is that I don't notice a few pounds either way, though, and rarely carry more than 1.5L extra beyond my usual 2L(and often carry that 2L when I could technically get away with carrying none, just to save the hassle of stopping and filtering).Jan 22, 2014 at 12:27 pm #2065183
Dale WambaughBPL Member
@dwambaughLocale: Pacific Northwest
I find that water weight is more significant with a minimalist day pack, like a Flash 18 or other "stuff sack with shoulder straps". I find that class of pack has an upper weight threshold that will punish you when you cross it. The weight of another liter can make the straps collapse and the whole thing ride poorly.
Water is a significant portion of pack weight with a small load. I've tried to cook up schemes using a fanny pack or hauling a water container bandolier style to get the weight out of the pack. The fanny pack weight can easily exceed the "stuff sack" pack weight. A bandolier arrangement adds straps, complexity and can bounce around in way of your arms, but it's handy for a drink.
In this example I tied up a simple net with some spare line. It adds 1.5oz in this form. You could do the same with any water container. You could use much lighter line, like braided mason's line. A webbing strap with snap hooks would be good. I rigged the red line until I find a strap on the cheap. There are all kinds of bottle carriers available with straps or Velcro mounts.Jan 22, 2014 at 12:31 pm #2065186
Nick GatelBPL Member
@ngatelLocale: Southern California
Drinking too much or too little water can have consequences. Know thy body,Jan 22, 2014 at 1:21 pm #2065200
Paul McLaughlinBPL Member
As far as the mass you have to move down the trail, no difference. But there are so many other factors – how far apart are the water sources, how reliable are they, how hydrated are you, what have you eaten recently, what is the weather like, and more, that have an effect, that the answer to whether you're better off with a full bottle or a full belly is different is different situations. Though personally, I can't think of a situation where I would go one or the other. If I think I need a full bottle (or bottles) in my pack I am also going to drink up before I leave the water source. But that's just me.Jan 22, 2014 at 2:10 pm #2065212
Charley WhiteMember
@charleywhiteLocale: Petaluma, CA
Haven't seen this variable, so I'll add it to a maximizing-the-carry equation: your water's time-value. How long is it good for? Not an SUL, I don't worry about this too much, and do often camel up when I refill bottles. But it is then not long before I racehorse out. People are aware of how much unused water they bring into camp, but less so of how much overload they quickly eject. There is also the intangible pleasure of a quenching drink.Jan 22, 2014 at 5:09 pm #2065260
Andy JarmanMember
@andyjarmanLocale: Edge of the World
Water in your pack is the only water that can rehydrate you when you are away from the water source.
Water in your stomach is passing through your body, not stored there for future use.
You only get dehydrated when away from a water source.
You are NOT a camel :)Jan 22, 2014 at 5:40 pm #2065268
Franco DarioliBPL Member
@francoLocale: Tarptent
"You are NOT a camel :)"*
When I stated that a few years ago at White Blaze I was called an idiot …
My challenge there was very simple :
have breakfast, drink 3 liters of water , then walk around the block with your pack on and see how long you hold on to those 3 liters and how long you can walk without having another drink.
Next morning repeat without drinking the extra 3 liters of water…
You will find that the first morning ,at the start,you have carried about 3 extra kilos with you.
* from Wiki :
Camels have a series of physiological adaptations that allow them to withstand long periods of time without any external source of water.[17] Unlike other mammals, their red blood cells are oval rather than circular in shape. This facilitates the flow of red blood cells during dehydration[21] and makes them better at withstanding high osmotic variation without rupturing when drinking large amounts of water: a 600 kg (1,300 lb) camel can drink 200 L (53 US gal) of water in three minutes.[22][23]
My wife worked with a remote Aboriginal community for close to a year.
(Ngunpan,WA, pop about 30)
She was the only "white" person there.
The guys often enough went walkabout. That is heading somewhere for days or weeks.
She never saw them "cameling up" not even having an extra glass of water for that matter. in fact they usually did not carry water.
Me or you would die there in a few days but they can find water, maybe not today but probably tomorrow…Jan 22, 2014 at 5:55 pm #2065272
Andy and Franco,
This is exactly what I was trying to get at.
I have no problem with the idea of hydrating heavily at a water source, I just think everyone needs to understand that most of that water is going to be peed out in the next two hours and you still should be carrying enough water for future thirst hitting you before the next water source.
I think the other point I was getting at is that chugging filtered water at a water source does have it's downsides, since you are carrying extra water weight in your body. I hear a lot of people talk about this practice of chugging water at a water source and they act as if that water weight doesn't exist anymore because it's not in their pack, which is kind of silly.
On a side note, I watched a documentary on camels a few years ago and I came away from it in awe of their physiology. The various adaptations they possess for dealing with long waterless periods are just incredible.Jan 22, 2014 at 6:19 pm #2065283
spelt with a tBPL Member
@speltLocale: SW/C PA
The phrase "camel up" has always seemed stupid to me, and the act of such seems akin to to stuffing your pockets with things you don't want to count towards baseweight. There's no reason not to drink your fill at a water source. But if you think drinking extra is going to make your body save that water for when you need it later, I have some news for you…Jan 22, 2014 at 6:27 pm #2065286
Jake DBPL Member
@jakedatcLocale: Bristol,RI
my theory is that you ideally show up to a water source with empty bottles.. meaning you timed it right and didn't carry more than you needed. now you can drink you "next drink" from that empty bottle while at the source. not liters or anything crazy.. but how much you'd drink at a time. if you timed it wrong and have been out for a while this may be more than usual.
now you have a full amount to carry to the next source maximizing the use of the source you are at.
i think the term "cameling up" gets used and misused too much. some people that say it think it means like Franco says and think they can "store" water. others may use it to mean what I do and just drink what you want there and then fill your bottles.Jan 22, 2014 at 6:45 pm #2065290
W I S N E R !BPL Member
So if you're constipated for the duration of a trip, do you not get to deduct the entire weight of consumed food?Jan 22, 2014 at 6:55 pm #2065294
"So if you're constipated for the duration of a trip, do you not get to deduct the entire weight of consumed food?"
Nope. That's gonna kill your spreadsheet numbers. Sorry to break the bad news. :)Jan 22, 2014 at 7:05 pm #2065298
Marko BotsarisBPL Member
@millonasLocale: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
The end of my taking this type of scatological analysis seriously (ok, I never did) was when Ryan Jordan, about 10 years ago I think, in an interview somewhere argued that if you eat the right food you can cut down on toilet paper carried. I took him to mean at the time something like… ahem… his excrement would have the optimal consistency, rather than constipation, which I suppose would also allow cutting down TP weight.
Anyway, that statement was the hardest core UL one I every heard, then or since. Even though I was more serious at that time about it, I realized I would always be a pathetic amateur, and as such, shouldn't pay any attention.Jan 22, 2014 at 7:35 pm #2065308
Franco DarioliBPL Member
@francoLocale: Tarptent
"i think the term "cameling up" gets used and misused too much. some people that say it think it means like Franco says and think they can "store" water"
I have never seen anyone pretending that we can store up water exactly like camels , as in for days.
If you re-read my comments it should be pretty obvious that I am aware people talk about storing up water for hours.
My point is that if drinking 3 liters or so at once (not an extra pint…) you are just carrying inside you extra weight that is of no use at all, in fact you will end up flashing out salts that your body needs anyway.
There is a balance, but in my opinion the more you get used to drink in one setting the more you will need to drink, just like eating…
To me "tto much is always too much" .
How do I know 3 liters is too much ?
That is another story.Jan 22, 2014 at 8:01 pm #2065315
Jake DBPL Member
@jakedatcLocale: Bristol,RI
I know you didn't mean for days. I meant that people who use the term can mean different things. some people use it as slang for drinking water at a water source for a drink and nothing more. we can find other slang terms that get thrown around that aren't taken literally unless Bob is your uncle?
i don't drink a lot in general so perhaps i've become used to it. being a cyclist i can only carry 2 x 24oz bottles at a time. I tend to only backpack with 1L unless i know the next source is far enough that i need 2.
i do try to extend that capacity by drinking a bit before i leave, a bit at sources and then rehydrate at camp (or after my rides)Jan 22, 2014 at 8:12 pm #2065319
Gary DunckelBPL Member
@zia-grill-guyLocale: Boulder
Keep in mind that the average body can only absorb about 1.0 liter per hour from the stomach. The rest just sits there, doing whatever unabsorbed water does. I would rather carry my extra water in a Platy, outside of my body, and then sip it later as needed. But YWCHMV–your water consumption habits may vary.Jan 22, 2014 at 9:44 pm #2065349
Mitch ChesneyMember
Shows that the half life of water absorption is 11-13min. So if you drink 1L at your rest stop, in about an hour you've more or less absorbed most of it. That being said, 'storing' water in your stomach isn't going to work but it will be stored in your bloodstream unless you overhydrate and piss it out. On the other hand, if you sip your water throughout the day, you're limiting the amount of water absorbed (1 sip = 10ml? so you only absorb 5ml in 11 minutes… kind of a waste of effort). I would (and have!) calculate the amount of water you need per mile or per hour on a given terrain and drink your fill using this 10min half life measurement. It works great on the PCT between water sources… for me it's 1L drunk in one go, walk 4 miles, drink 1L again, and 4 miles later I hit a stream… repeat
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Yes you still have the trust meters but its different in every aspect. For example, on the 360 and xbox versions you start out in Iceland, however the xbox version has different map, diff objectives, etc....Then you go into prison, cut scenes are the same but again different prison map, diff objectives, etc....Basically there are similiar in story line and some cut scenes are the same (very few), but it is a totally different game. There is alot more old style CT stealth in the xbox version as well and night missions. Ive played through it and Im playing it again, I dont do that often. Well worth the investment.
I agree 100% champ. Ive loved the SC series, I found some enjoyment in the SCDA 360 version in some of the levels but was left somewhat disappointed upon completion. I do love the xbox version, which can be played on the 360. I purchased this version just for the coop play, not realizing it is a totally different game. It has much more of a CT feel to it. Im really enjoying it. Anyone that loves the SC series, has a 360 but not the xbox version, I would highly recommend the purchase.
WardenMac replied to Papa6's topic in General DiscussionIm sure some of the old timers would not mind dusting off the modding tools and giving it a go. I have not played a single game since OGR, (except for VBS and no improvements needed there) that has sparked my interest. Maybe this project will.
WardenMac replied to FA sear's topic in General DiscussionIf you are designing a game around this concept of NORG, as we are all aware is the intent of the developers, then the female SOF Operator is a no go IMO. It has been stated by ZJJ there are no females in the group the game will depict. If you as the developer make a decision to include this, then you are going against the very basis, concept, guideline, philosophy, etc...(whichever you choose) the game is being developed to follow and thus NORG goes out the window. Having said that, Im not trying to tell John how to develop the game. I have no issues with female characters in games but to add them here is a compromise of realism. You either have realism or you dont IMO. Its not something that should be included in certain aspects and left out of others ( I know certain compromises have to be made in game development but Im refering to the female operative specifically.) That compromise alone goes against the norg concept does it not? I would be against it in this project but if added it would not deter me from purchasing the game. I can enjoy both genders of characters. It would just lead me to question the dedication to realism.
WardenMac replied to Freshmixture's topic in General DiscussionVery well done. Great texture.
WardenMac replied to Snowfella's topic in General Off TopicCongrats Snow. Im very pleased about the news. You produce great professional 3D work and more importantly it comes from a helluva nice guy. Keep us posted as much as you can mate.
WardenMac replied to Illuminatus_85's topic in Weapon RelatedI own... 30.06 Browning Two 12 guage Brownings One 12 guage Double Barrel Fal .308 .22 mag .22 pump 30/30 44/40 DPMS Ar-15 Sig 226 Glock 35 .357 revolver .38 revolver snub nose .410 H&R Handy Gun Think thats it
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Round off your visit to the railway with a hot or cold drink, an ice cream, or a bite to eat. And don't forget your souvenirs!
Buzzrail Cafe, at Page's Park station, will be open during train operating times, serving hot and cold drinks, and light refrshments. Come and meet the new operators, and admire the newly redecorated interior with a 1940s theme.
Page's Park Station Shop stocks a wide range of souvenirs and gifts, from children's toys to serious railway books and DVDs. It now has spacious accommodation in the new station building, and will be developing its range in the coming months.
Stonehenge Works Craft Shop offers a fascinating range of locally hand-crafted products, which will make a memorable souvenir of your visit. Light refreshments also available after your outbound train ride.


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3 Indian soldiers killed in Machhal encounter : Three Indian Soldiers be killed in Jammu & kashmir's Machhal area on 22 November in deed on the Line of Control (LoC), one of the soldier dead body was mutilated,According to media reports, this is the second time that the mutilated body of an Indian soldier Mandeep Singh Rawat has been killed by terrorists and his body was also mutilated in Machhal area. reacting to this incident the Indian army northern command vowed for a serious revenge will be taken for this cowardly act . Vice Chief of Army Lt Gen Rawat briefly explained to the Defense Minister Manohar Parrika in detail on killing of three Indian Soldiers.
3 Indian soldiers killed in Machhal encounter
While this incident happened a day after a head constable of the BSF(Border Security Forces) was killed. And five others were wounded in firing by the Pakistani troops along with the Line of Control (LoC). Pakistani forces have been frequently violating ceasefire after the surgical strike conducted by the Indian Army across the Line of Control in the September month in this year. This incident comes amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan.
3 Indian soldiers killed in Machhal encounter
Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Nirmal Singh condemned the happening and said that Pakistan is distracted more after the surgical strike.In the previous day, the Army gunned down two terrorists in Bandipora district. staggeringly, Rs 2,000 notes, were recovered from the terrorists which have been circulation for less than a fortnight, Security forces have cordoned off the sport early morning after the terrorists were holed up around open fire.on the other hand there was a noticeable coordination among terrorists and the Pakistani Army along the LoC. Firing and shooting carried out to help terrorists infiltrate and also to pin down our troops.
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Wait, What?, Ep. 17.2: The Really Big Picture.
Posted by: on November 18, 2010
Categories: Podcasts
Tags: Graeme, J. Michael Straczynski, Jeff, Superman, Wait What?, Wonder Woman
On the one hand? Graeme and I talk about the recent news/controversy surrounding J. Michael Straczynski's departure from the Superman and Wonder Woman titles in a way I don't think anyone has yet.
On the other hand?
So…maybe it all evens out in the end. It should be up on Itunes shortly and is available for you to listen to right here:
Wait, What? Ep. 17.2: The Really Big Picture
And our grand finale for Ep. 17–our discussion of Return of Bruce Wayne #6 should be up very soon….
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Lord above, I'm a dink. Thanks for that, Brad. I've corrected the entry so it should have the proper working link as well.
Have you gentlemen read Promethea? Moore shows he understands that Wonder Woman works best as a manifestation of mythology and metaphor shaping reality. Best Wonder Woman ever. And with that, yet another podcast is tied to Alan Moore.
Oh, wait. I had forgotten about the previous Alan Moore misogyny podcast. Of course you've read Promethea.
I got a lot of my comics as a kid in the mid/late-90s through subscriptions and I don't remember getting any of them damaged in the mail and I think they also had a plastic bag around them but I can't remember for sure.
I did a quick look on Marvel's website and the subscription link is that the bottom of their homepage.
Dasbender: Good call on Promethea–although I think that book is a case where (unlike, say, Supreme) the execution so totally outgrows the analog-premise (there's a Kirbyesque term for you; all I need to do is put quotes around it) that it becomes very much its own thing…
But while Moore was there first, there's a way in which Morrison's approach to WW here seems different and exciting. We'll see where it goes (or if it goes, really), but I think where, almost by necessity, Moore's work ends up shooting for a kind of platonic realm, G-Mo's thought-form punch-'em-ups happening directly in the DCU has a kind of immediacy and maybe even a weird necessity?
Eric: Thanks for the subscription info. I think my info was based on early '70s info and Graeme's early '80s so…maybe it's time for me to try an experiment!
I subscribed to a few comics — usually gotten for me as Christmas and birthday presents — and they usually came folded and a little damaged despite the plastic bag. I didn't really care that much because comics are for reading. In one or two cases, the damage was so severe that I sent the books back to Marvel and they sent me a fresh issue in a cardboard-backed envelope that couldn't be bent.
Oh, and they DID come late. Usually a couple of weeks after they were out in the direct market. But, that doesn't matter too much when they come on a regular basis and you're not in that 'must read right away with everyone else' mindset that… well, let's be honest, 12-year olds didn't really have in 1995.
Little known fact about the Detroit Era Justice League: Gerry Conway wasn't the first choice as writer, Alan Moore was.
I can't recall where I read it now, but iirc Len Wein approached Moore with the offer of revitalising one of two floundering comics, and Moore picked Swamp Thing over the Justice League of America, so they went to Conway instead and came up with the Detoit 'street feel' idea.
I'm surprised you went with DC's press release, and not JMS's, where he felt the need to try and frame his decision as the best possible choice for the industry.
Both press releases though remind me of what you were saying in 16.2 – the complete lack of self-reflection from creators and companies.
DC knows sales have been going down on JMS's ongoing titles, and he himself knows he can't handle two monthlies (three if The Brave And The Bold hasn't actually been canceled), yet both try and claim different reasons for the shift.
Also, as someone who read and really enjoyed Superman: Earth One, they really pissed me off with this revelation that they hadn't already started on the sequel.
I brought the first one believing it to be the first in a series of graphic novels continuing that story – that's how DC marketed the book, and it even has a cliffhanger element to it.
To find out they not only hadn't started on the next book, but didn't even have plans to get started on it until they saw sales figures, feels like a real betrayal.
I don't see how DC didn't lie to us, at least a little, with that one.
As for the sales, I'd say, based on anecdotal evidence, that there won't be too many returns.
My comic book shop sold out day one, and the big book store with comics has as well, I believe (and they had heaps).
DC may be getting excited early, but I think this will sell for awhile – it's the best jump on point for a non-comic reader since Birthright came out.
Say what you will about these two versus Man Of Steel or Secret Origins,Earth One And Birthright are stand alone stories, with everything you need to know contained in them, and both read like stand alone stories, not a collection of stories trying to explain or set up future stories, with both MoS and SO did.
(It sound like neither Jeff or McMillions read it though – say it ain't so fellas!)
I had a subscription to Amazing Spider-man when I was kid, this would have been around 95 or 96. I paid for the subscription with my allowance and I could only afford one book, which ensured that I never read a complete Spider-man story until I was 25.
They did always come with a (cheap) bag and board though. rarely were they in bad condition. So I've got a mint 3 year run of utterly worthless Spider-man comics. Nice Bagely art, I guess.


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N2O emissions from agricultural lands: a synthesis of simulation approaches
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- Chen, D., Li, Y., Grace, P. et al. Plant Soil (2008) 309: 169. doi:10.1007/s11104-008-9634-0
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is primarily produced by the microbially-mediated nitrification and denitrification processes in soils. It is influenced by a suite of climate (i.e. temperature and rainfall) and soil (physical and chemical) variables, interacting soil and plant nitrogen (N) transformations (either competing or supplying substrates) as well as land management practices. It is not surprising that N2O emissions are highly variable both spatially and temporally. Computer simulation models, which can integrate all of these variables, are required for the complex task of providing quantitative determinations of N2O emissions. Numerous simulation models have been developed to predict N2O production. Each model has its own philosophy in constructing simulation components as well as performance strengths. The models range from those that attempt to comprehensively simulate all soil processes to more empirical approaches requiring minimal input data. These N2O simulation models can be classified into three categories: laboratory, field and regional/global levels. Process-based field-scale N2O simulation models, which simulate whole agroecosystems and can be used to develop N2O mitigation measures, are the most widely used. The current challenge is how to scale up the relatively more robust field-scale model to catchment, regional and national scales. This paper reviews the development history, main construction components, strengths, limitations and applications of N2O emissions models, which have been published in the literature. The three scale levels are considered and the current knowledge gaps and challenges in modelling N2O emissions from soils are discussed.


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Every once in awhile Alex made us stop, turn off our lights, and listen. These few moments in pure darkness, hearing a rustle here or there, did not help my adrenaline calm down at all. One of the times we turned around and looked back up at the start of the path and saw the mysterious light right at the entrance. If we weren't going fast before, after seeing this we started booking it. It took roughly 20 minutes to get all the way down ...
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That night we had dinner at happy hour and went to bed. We had a train to catch to Shanghai in the morning.
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Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Cayman Islands legal advice to Yuzhou Properties Company in connection with an international offering of up to $300m (£178m) principal amount of 8.625 per cent senior notes due 2019.
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text: P LURILINGUAL TERMINOLOGICAL COMPETENCES IN SPECIALIZED DOMAINS : A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE ? http://cvc.ehb.be T HEME 2 The contribution that universities in general and the EUNoM network in particular can make to the development of the Council of Europe's and the European Commission's language policies, especially to the EU's 8th Framework Programme. S HIFT FROM STANDARDISATION TO REALISM In today's working environments patterns of linguistic diversity can be observed. Evidence proves that on the workfloor in many European regions, a range of different languages and language variants are constantly in use, even if there is an agreement on one or more lingue franche. Mutual understanding is more important than correctness. Attitudes on standardised national languages and cultural purity belong more and more to the past. As things stand, we know far too little about the impact of monolingualism - as compared to multilingualism and plurilingualism - on the dynamics of understanding and knowledge. W HAT WE MEAN BY PLURILINGUALISM The ability to understand and communicate in at least one situational setting in several languages (codes) and in an intercultural reality (functional multilingualism) e.g. in a hospital setting in Brussels a nurse can explain how to prepare for a medical intervention in 5 languages (Spanish, French, Dutch, Arabic, Turkish) e.g. in a bureaucratic setting in Ljouwert an administrative assistant can help citizens who know Spanish or Turkish to fill out forms that exist in 2 languages (Frysk, Dutch) because he/she knows the terminology that occurs on these forms in Spanish and Turkish as well R ESEARCH Themes like: Linguistic diversity as a variant of biodiversity Language planning and language management theory Society/problem-driven plurilingualism More interdisciplinary research is needed Research methodologies action research experience based research Research settings In corporate-academic partnership R ESEARCH ON L ANGUAGE M ANAGEMENT We need more research on the acquisition of plurilingual competences. e.g. we need research aimed at facilitating the accelerated learning of specialised language skills (e.g. multilingual terminology) related to languages that already form part of a given learner's repertoire (CASE 1). Corporate-academic partnerships are needed to enhance the resolving of societal problems related to communication problems in intercultural and multilingual settings (field specialists) Universities require programmes combining language study and acquisition with the study of other disciplines and they should engage in interdisciplinary research undertaken jointly by language specialists collaborating with e.g. sociologists, political scientists, medical scientists, economists, educationalists, etc. e.g. research on the dynamics of terminological variation in European multilingual communication and on aspects of languages(s) and creativity from an interdisciplinary perspective is an asset (CASE 2). N ATIONAL ( POLITICAL ) AND SITUATIONAL LANGUAGE PLANNING Language planning (LP) as a field of theoretical and applied research began with decolonisation and the subsequent nationhood of former colonies in the 1950s and 1960s. A strong sociolinguistic interest in domains and functions of use led to the belief that language could be planned (Ricento 2000), and more and more linguists developed grammars for the languages of newly autonomous nations. Because of its origins, LP discourses and research have connected to, and were limited by, language-nation typologies. O RGANISATIONAL LANGUAGE PLANNING Governments used to engage in language planning mainly for political (power) purposes Local (corporate) organisations need to cater for multilingual communication in order to be able to provide quality of service An example: health care in multilingual and multicultural situations in line with the mission statement and values of a hospital C ASE 1 PLURILINGUALISM IN H EALTH CARE Language liaisons: Case study on Children's Medical Center of Dallas Chris Allen Thomas & Brett Lee "Language liaisons. Language planning leadership in health care"Language Problems & Language Planning 34:2 (2010), 95–119. L ANGUAGE LIAISONS PROJECT communication barriers due to linguistic and cultural divergence limit the effective delivery of quality medical care linguistic barriers cause ineffective transmission of medical information This can lead to poor-quality health care and may even result in significant risk to the wellbeing of patients: EXCLUSION MISSION STATEMENT AND VALUES the right of all patients to receive equal access to medical care, regardless of their language proficiency CONSEQUENCE: A need for organisational language policy in a health care network P ROBLEM - DRIVEN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND ACTION RESEARCH Thomas & Lee (2010) reports on the effectiveness of a language liaison program implemented by Children's A language policy inclusive of its Spanish-speaking patients and their families in the SW of the USA English proved to be insufficient to adequately complete patient medical histories or explain treatment procedures. Children's hospital engaged in language planning to develop its employees and serve its patients Data for this case study came from a variety of sources: stakeholder interviews focus group interviews with the parents of hospital patients (children) internal corporate documents quality control surveys focusing on communication effectiveness. L ANGUAGE M ANAGEMENT T HEORY (LMT) Competitive organizations ensure their survival through: quality control measures human capital development the elimination of barriers to the usefulness of the goods and services they provide. Research into the effects of language policies is also relevant to the field of human resources, not only to linguistics or sociolinguistics. There is a need for Language Management Theory (LMT) (as opposed to Language Planning) T HREE POSSIBILITIES FOR OVERCOMING COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS IN HOSPITALS 1. Medical interpreters (community interpreting) 2. Implication of bilingual staff 3. The language liaison project P OSSIBILITY 1: M EDICAL INTERPRETING Some health care institutions are addressing the need for intercultural communicators and interpreters. They are committed to: providing the highest quality of care their interpreters provide accurate and complete interpretation services they deliver culturally competent care and facilitate access to hospital services for non-English- or limitedEnglish-proficient patients P OSSIBILITY 2: TO RELY ON BILINGUAL STAFF With wait times for qualified interpreters at an unacceptable level, care centres rely on bilingual staff members to provide ad-hoc interpreting. This practice introduced medical and legal risk to the organisation, since speaking Spanish in the home does not adequately prepare an employee to provide complex medical interpreting. Studies have shown that bilingual staff members providing interpreting without adequate training and certification make significantly more errors than professional interpreters, and the errors made may have clinical consequences P OSSIBILITY 3: L ANGUAGE LIAISON PROGRAMME All bilingual staff at Children's hospital in Dallas were given the opportunity to sit for the interpreter qualification examination to determine their ability to safely provide medical interpreting when a staff interpreter was not available A SMAL SET OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Each clinic routinely treated a relatively narrow scope of diagnoses (compared to the inpatient hospital), so bilingual employees could master a smaller set of medical terminology and still provide safe interpreting. L OCAL AND NATIONAL POLITICAL SUPPORT In Texas, bill HB 233 passed into law in 2009, creating an advisory panel to develop training and certification standards for individuals providing medical interpreting within the state. The International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) is leading an effort to create a national certification program for medical interpreters. C URRICULUM The areas of focused instruction in this programme were defined as follows: medical terminology, culture and medicine, legal and ethical issues related to interpreting, anatomy and physiology, diseases and conditions, tests and treatments, and the use of formal (rather than idiomatic) Spanish C OMPETENCIES REQUIRED Upon completion of the course, trainees are expected to be able to demonstrate: appropriate interpreting techniques understand the United States code of medical ethics utilize medical terminology appropriately demonstrate basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology. demonstrate understanding of ethical responsibility R ESEARCH IN CORPORATE BASED LEARNING Examples like the one just discussed should be the focus of future research in corporate-based learning The targeted skill in the example was the ability to facilitate doctorpatient communication through the development of English and Spanish for medical interpreting C ASE 2 R ESEARCH ON : T HE DYNAMICS OF TERMINOLOGICAL VARIATION IN E UROPEAN MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATION societal dynamics in the European multilingual reality: e.g. what happens to metaphorical and evocative language in translated texts on invasion ecology? Parameters explaining terminological variation can be retrieved from textual archives of a discipline. We have been reading and analysing a number of publications in the discipline of invasion ecology in order to: try and understanding the parameters that make specialists prone to linguistic variation search parameters in the creation process (in English) of neologisms in scientific debates, controversies and negotiations in . get insight in the creative potential of language as a cognitive and rhetorical tool Our objective was to try and find the parameters that lead to variation in terminology and dynamics of ideas as they are explicitly mentioned by field specialists giving surveyed information on the development of their discipline. R EFLECTIVE TEXT FRAGMENTS Zooming in on terminological discussions between field specialists, we discovered how specialists point out the weaknesses of the terminology used in their field and go into debate on the pros and cons of using particular terms. In doing so, they unintentionally reveal a number of parameters that account for dynamics and variation. We found "background impact factors" that set the scene for the development of terminology in invasive ecology and the importance of terminological discussions in a scientific debate culture on the same subject . PARAMETERS THAT ACCOUNT FOR DYNAMICS AND VARIATION . Metaphorical language evocative language, Awareness of connotations of words, Provocative language in order to capture the attention of the world at large and most specifically of policy makers. T ERMINOLOGICAL DISCUSSIONS IN A SCIENTIFIC DEBATE CULTURE Research is often conducted within a larger social milieu of contentious environmental values and politics. Consequently discussions take place in an emotionally charged and intellectually dynamic environment where controversy and disagreements thrive. I NVASIVE SPECIES TERMINOLOGY IN TRANSLATED E UROPEAN TEXTS If in the European Union, Euro-English has become the lingua franca and if Europeans continue to have the right to information in all official European languages the issue of approximate meaning will have to be tackled all the time. We studied some examples (inspired by an ongoing project on variation (Kerremans et al. 2008 & 2010)) on how European texts on invasive species get translated from English into French and Dutch. The examples we give here are from a European Council document (2008). We have confirmation that the English text was the source text and the French and Dutch versions are translations. In this text invasive species is defined. The terminology used in the definition is elaborated on in the text giving rise to terminological variation. This is the case in the English source text and even more so in the translations. Research on anisomorphism between languages and secondary term formation in translation as related to European discourse is interesting. A NISOMORPHISM AND APPROXIMATE MEANING The reasons why translations are hardly ever a word for word transfer from a source language to a target language have been dealt with extensively in the literature on translation theory. Basically, translation shifts like e.g. modulation and transposition, are often the result of the inherent lexical and structural limitations of each language. Moreover each language carries historical and cultural elements that allow its users to express messages in particular ways (e.g. figurative language based on metaphorical understanding, allusions to culture-specific elements). E XAMPLE 1: VARIATION OF INVASIVE SPECIES IN E NGLISH , F RENCH AND D UTCH IN [SEC(2008) 2887 ET SEC(2008) 2886] English French Dutch Invasive Species or IS espèces envahissantes, ou EE INVASIEVE SOORTEN (IS) non-native species espèces non indigènes uitheemse soorten it was recognized that "a comprehensive EU strategy should be developed" to substantially reduce the impact on EU Biodiversity of invasive alien species qui reconnaissaient la nécessité d'«élaborer une stratégie globale au niveau de l'UE» afin de réduire sensiblement l'impact des espèces allogènes envahissantes sur la diversité biologique de l'Union européenne. actieplan, waarin wordt erkend dat "een alomvattende EUstrategie" moet worden uitgewerkt om te zorgen voor "een aanzienlijke vermindering van de impact van invasieve uitheemse soorten op de biodiversiteit binnen de EU". E XAMPLE 2: H ITCHHIKER Prevention: There are six principal pathways for IS: ORGANISMS AND SECONDARY TERMPreventie: FORMATION Prévention: On dénombre six grandes voies d'introduction des EE: release, lâcher, De introductie van IS kan in hoofdzaak via zes mechanismen plaatsvinden: door opzettelijk uitzetten, escape, fuite, door ontsnapping, contaminant, contamination, als contaminant, hitchhiker, passage clandestin, als verstekeling, corridor couloir via een corridor and ou en unaided introduction spontanée door toeval ("op eigen kracht") Prevention in relation to hitchhiker organisms brought in on the hulls or in the ballast water of ships would hugely benefit from the ratification and implementation of the Ballast Water Convention. La ratification et la mise en œuvre de la convention sur les eaux de ballast seraient essentielles à la prévention en ce qui concerne les organismes qui voyagent clandestinement sur les coques des navires ou dans les eaux de ballast de ceux-ci. Preventie van de introductie van door zeeschepen meegebrachte "verstekelingen" zal een stuk makkelijker worden zodra het internationaal ballastwaterverdrag wordt geratificeerd en in de praktijk gebracht. E XAMPLE 3: F REE MODULATION AND EXPLICITATION The main identified costs in Europe comprise eradication and control costs and damage to agriculture, forestry, commercial fisheries, infrastructure and human health. Les principaux coûts recensés en Europe sont liés à l'éradication et à la lutte contre les EE, ainsi qu'aux dommages causés dans l'agriculture, la sylviculture et la pêche commerciale, dans les infrastructures et en matière de santé humaine. De belangrijkste gesignaleerde kostenposten in Europa zijn bestrijdingsmaatregelen (uitroeiing of regulering van IS) en schade aan landbouw, bosbouw, commerciële visserij, infrastructuur en de menselijke gezondheid. IN DUTCH: The translator decided to add a hyperonym of uitroeiing of regulering van IS: bestrijdingsmaatregelen. This is an example of optional modulation and explicitation. The three examples illustrate that the translated texts, like the Euro-English originals show variability and have characteristics of the dynamics and plasticity of all living languages. They also show that readers of the texts in translation find the same information, but not quite, as there is asymmetry between languages. At the same time these examples of interlinguistic anisomorphisms show that communication involving several languages is not likely to cause huge problems. A E UROPEAN FIELD OF STUDY In today's transcultural and multilingual European Union, we have a laboratory of diversity, interand transcultural variation and dynamics in a plurilingual environment. A lot of European discourse in several languages is available on the internet. Researchers engaging in contrastive linguistics, translation studies and terminology studies have access to materials for studying variation and secondary term formation in all European languages as related to primary term formation in English. We suggest that given the fact that Euro-English has become the main lingua franca in the European Union, the study of variation, dynamics and standardisation of European terminology will have to distinguish between two tracks. On the first track the negotiations on European terminology in policy-making processes, mostly happening in Euro-English at an encompassing-European level, needs observation and analysis. On the second track, the translation of European texts into all official European languages involving finding ways to express the European content in all languages needs detailed analysis. There are many immanent research questions on both tracks for researchers in terminology wanting to bring about a better understanding of terminological diversity, variation and standardization in the Euro-English area and on secondary term formation in all European languages. D IVERSITY MUST SERVE A PURPOSE For Evans & Levinson (2009) language diversity is a crucial fact for understanding the place of language in human cognition. In their opinion the belief in language universals i.e. "the impression that languages are all built to a common pattern" (429) is a fallacy. They point out how diversity can be found at almost every level of linguistic organization and how this fact changes the object of inquiry altogether from looking for universals to studying the diversity offered to us by the world's languages (estimated to number between 6000 and 8000). They remind us that each language has built-in cultural-historical factors and implies opportunities and constraints for human cognition. From this perspective, exciting new research directions become apparent pertaining to the power of and the reasons for diversity, variation and dynamics in languages. Their position also calls for a redefinition of the phenomenon of standardization in language. The European Union offers many possibilities for interesting research and case studies given that there are 23 different official languages and that Europe is now confronted with the extraordinary plasticity of plurilingual and intercultural communication. 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Route calculation and recalculation, meanwhile, is extremely speedy, and added to this, the S30 has powerful multi-stop routing and management tools. Each search option, for instance, allows you to add searches to your current route and these routes can be saved, alongside frequently used addresses, to your favourites list. Flick to the map screen and adding waypoints to your route is as simple as tapping the map and selecting an option from a pop-up menu. The pop-up menu also gives access to the route-around tool. So, if you're stuck in traffic you simply click the road that's clogged-up on screen, and choose the Avoid Area option.
The S30 is, in fact, such a good all-round navigation tool that it seems churlish to criticise it in any way, but it isn't entirely perfect. Top of the list of problems is the volume of the speaker, which isn't the loudest. Mount the S30 in a noisy cabin, switch the radio on and you'll struggle to hear it while driving at motorway speeds. This isn't helped by the fact that there's no speed-sensitive automatic volume adjustment. There's also no traffic information support (the Mio C220 features TMC support though a receiver isn't included in the box), the POI database isn't the most comprehensive, there's no Bluetooth, and routing options are limited to car travel - there are no pedestrian, bicycle, motorbike or truck options here.
I also didn't like the fact that the map screen is so cluttered. This is something that is, to a certain extent, inevitable in a small-screened sat-nav device, but it really is overkill here. On top of the information panels at the top and bottom of the screen there are over-large, square buttons on the right and left, plus road name labels littering the map view that often obscure your route. Annoyingly, none of this screen furniture can be switched off.
Despite the niggles, the Navman S30 is still a very sound choice if you're looking for decent sat-nav on a budget. Not only is it cheaper than its main competition - the Mio C220 - but it also manages to pack a whole load of innovative features in, including spoken road names and junctions on major routes, and is much easier to use.
Good quality mapping, solid route choices, speedy performance and class-leading planning, browsing and editing tools means the S30 really stands out in a crowded and intensively competitive marketplace.
I bought one of these units from the Navman Clearance store. The unit was re-packaged after being returned by a dis-satisfied customer. I am another. They can take 5 minutes or more on start up to find you, the maps are NOT up to date, and cost £70 to update, compared to Tom Tom's £30. The safety cam feature is a 'trial', I would hope the real thing is better then, because at £70 (compared to Tom Tom's £20) it warns you if you're in the VICINITY of a camera, you may NOT be on the same road! WHY?? Driving down the motorway, if the road you are crossing (via a bridge etc) has a safety camera on it, the alarm sounds and it flashes up the road's speed limit, not detecting you are on a MOTORWAY. Occasionally it 'loses' me on the road and takes another 5 to 10 minutes to find me again. This NEVER happens with my Tom Tom, nor with my son's Garmin. What do I think of the S30? BUY A MAP!
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Audi has long been a driving force in the area of highly-automated driving, and has repeatedly documented its progress in this technology with spectacular demonstrations. In the United States, a driverless Audi TTS* etched the brand's trademark four rings into the surface of a salt flat and also conquered Pikes Peak in the Rocky Mountains. In fall 2014, an RS 7 Sportback* circled the Hockenheim racetrack at the limits of physical driving. Since early this year, Audi has been demonstrating the next stages of piloted driving on public roads, such as the US highway from the West Coast to Las Vegas, on the A9 Autobahn in Germany and in urban traffic in Shanghai.
The function for piloted driving in traffic jams, which Audi is currently moving to production, is based on existing assistance systems such as Audi adaptive cruise control and traffic jam assist. At speeds between 0 and 65 km/h (40.4 mph), the system will take over acceleration, braking and steering from the driver, if desired, providing some relief from stress in congested highway traffic. When the traffic jam dissolves or the road ends, the computer prompts the driver to take over the driving again.
The super brain of piloted driving is the central driver assistance control unit (zFAS). It uses state-of-the-art, high-performance processors to evaluate the signals from all sensors in retail and compute maneuvers. A radar system scans the area in front of the car while a video camera detects lane markings, guardrails, pedestrians and other vehicles. A laser scanner delivers high-precision data about objects up to 80 meters (262.5 ft) away. Furthermore, as many as twelve ultrasonic sensors and four cameras monitor the entire area surrounding the car. The zFAS then uses all this sensor data to compute a model of the surroundings that describes the prevailing traffic situation in great detail. This enables very early detection by the system of vehicles moving into the lane in front of the vehicle, for example.
Audi thus already has the production-ready technology at its disposal for the first piloted driving system. The new functions this enables can significantly expand the role of the automobile as an emotional, comfortable and modern environment. Audi is taking a holistic approach to this subject, as the added "comfort time" in addition to the increased safety offer significant customer benefits.
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Piloted driving with artificial intelligence: Audi partnering with top companies in the electronics industryArtificial intelligence (AI) is a key technology for piloted driving – that's why Audi and strong partners from the electronics industry are jointly developing game-changing know-how in the field of machine learning. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas Audi is presenting the Audi Q7 deep learning concept, a piloted driving car made possible thanks to collaboration with NVIDIA.
Automatic intelligent parking: Audi at NIPS in BarcelonaIt's one of the world's most important specialist conferences for artificial intelligence: Every year the Conference and Workshop on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS) presents advances in the fields of machine learning and computational neuroscience. Audi is showcasing its expertise at the conference for the first time. From December 5 to 10, 2016, in Barcelona, the premium automaker is showing with the aid of a scale model how a car develops intelligent parking strategies. The car manufacturer is also providing specialists and potential applicants with information on jobs in innovative fields.
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New technologies for piloted driving – Audi participating in "Digital Motorway Test Bed"Twelve months after the launch of the "Digital Motorway Test Bed," Audi is today presenting new technologies for piloted driving and Car-to-X-communication at the German Federal Ministry of Transport. The focus is on online variable message road signs and infrastructure measures. On the A9 between Nuremberg and Munich, the Ingolstadt premium manufacturer is testing solutions aimed at delivering enhanced safety and convenience in piloted driving in real traffic conditions.
Autobahn A9: Audi research car "Jack" shows social competenceAudi once again confirms its leading role in the field of piloted driving. Its latest research car, the Audi A7 piloted driving concept "Jack," has not only learned how to autonomously perform all of its driving maneuvers on the expressway. Above all, it has learned how to show consideration for other road users. "Jack" exhibits a driving style that is adaptive to the given situation, safe and especially interactive – a research car with social competence.
Winner on points: Team FAUtonOHM wins Audi Autonomous Driving Cup 2016This year's prize for the best autonomous driving model car goes to Nuremberg. In the second edition of the Audi Autonomous Driving Cup, students at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg and the technical college Nuremberg Georg Simon Ohm outscored teams from seven other colleges in a thrilling competition. The winners were happy to win prize money in the amount of 10,000 euros.
Audi Autonomous Driving Cup 2016: piloted driving on a 1:8 scaleOn a quest to create the piloted model car: The Audi Autonomous Driving Cup will be held for the second time from March 22 to 24, 2016. Eight university teams will take part in the competition at the Audi museum mobile in Ingolstadt. The miniature-format, automated-drive Audi Q5 models will face a challenging circuit, with prize money of EUR 10,000 awaiting the winners.
Audi at the Berlinale: piloted drive up to the red carpetIn a flurry of camera flashes at the Berlinale film festival, Audi reached another milestone on the path toward piloted driving. At the opening gala of the Berlin International Film Festival, a driverless Audi A8 L W12* drove up to the red carpet. On-board was movie star Daniel Brühl.
Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept drives autonomously in record time on race track in SpainThe Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept has once again driven to record times – autonomously and without any interventions by the driver. At the challenging FAST Parcmotor race track near Barcelona in Spain, Audi demonstrated its technological competence in piloted driving. Passengers were international journalists who had an opportunity to experience the latest generation of the high-powered, four-door sport coupe under race conditions.
Safer and smoother urban traffic: Audi in UR:BAN collaborative projectAudi wants to make city traffic safer and flow more smoothly. That is the motive behind the brand's involvement in the UR:BAN cooperative project. 31 partners are jointly developing driver assistance and traffic management solutions for urban traffic over the project's four-year term. The concluding presentation will take place on October 7 in Düsseldorf.
Audi CEO Stadler meets G7 ministers: "Artificial intelligence can save lives"A crucial breakthrough has been achieved at the International Motor Show (IAA) in establishing the legal framework of piloted driving and parking. Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt presented his national strategy for this key technology on Wednesday in Frankfurt. He also welcomed EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc and the transport ministers of the other G7 nations. Using the new Audi A4 and the concept car "Jack," he presented the current state of driver assist systems to the visitors. The Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, Prof. Rupert Stadler, advocated "seizing this unique chance to save 900,000 lives per year, since more than 90% of all traffic accidents are caused by human error."
The future of piloted driving: Audi at the Ko HAF research initiativeAt Audi, piloted driving means safe, comfortable driving in partnership. Because of this, the company has been actively involved in the Ko HAF research initiative, which develops standards and solutions for cooperative highly-automated driving. Audi will introduce piloted driving in the next generation of the Audi A8.
Faster than a sports car driver: Audi pilots itself on US race trackPiloted driving at Audi is approaching production readiness at race pace. On one of the world's most challenging race tracks, the Sonoma Raceway in California, the latest generation of the Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept has surpassed previous top performances once again. Audi will be offering piloted driving for the first time in the upcoming generation of the Audi A8.
Federal Minister of Transport Dobrindt tests piloted AudiAlexander Dobrindt satisfied himself of the technical capabilities of the Audi A7 piloted driving concept on Friday. The Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure accepted an invitation from AUDI AG to experience the technology of piloted driving first-hand.
Audi mastermind for piloted driving: the central driver assistance controllerThe central driver assistance controller (zFAS) is the core of future systems for piloted driving under development by Audi. This mastermind uses cutting edge, high performance processors and will work its way into the model range step by step in the foreseeable future. It is a key milestone on the road to new, automated driving functions and a demonstration of the pioneering role that Audi is assuming in the field of piloted driving. The technologies specialist Delphi has been awarded the contract for series productions.
Technical University of Munich students win first Audi Autonomous Driving CupThe prize for the best model car with piloted driving has been awarded to Munich: A team of five students from the Technical University of Munich has won the first Audi Autonomous Driving Cup against strong competition from all over Germany.
Premiere for Audi Autonomous Driving CupA model car that reacts independently to an obstacle that suddenly appears and brakes accordingly: Approximately 50 students from all over Germany are currently working on this scenario in the Audi Autonomous Driving Cup. They will present the capabilities of the model cars they have programmed themselves in the final of the competition in the Audi museum mobile on March 27, 2015.
Long-distance test drive successfully completed: Audi A7 Sportback piloted driving concept arrives in Las Vegas following 560 mile driveThe long-distance test drive with the Audi A7 piloted driving concept concluded today following its 560-mile journey. A selected group of journalists were able to experience piloted driving from behind the wheel during the drive that began in Silicon Valley, California and ended in Las Vegas, Nevada in time to attend the International CES 2015 (Consumer Electronics Show). The concept vehicle impressed particularly through its ability to provide a comfortable drive in real world, everyday driving situations.
550 mile piloted drive from Silicon Valley to Las Vegas: long distance test in the Audi A7 Sportback piloted driving concept carAt more than 550 miles of piloted highway driving with journalists behind the wheel, Audi is demonstrating the era of automated driving is nearly here. The long-distance test drive of the Audi A7 piloted driving concept car will show that unprecedented performance can be achieved with series production technology. The drive will take place from Silicon Valley, California to Las Vegas, Nevada to attend the International CES 2015 (Consumer Electronics Show), one of the world's most important electronics trade shows.
Audi takes to the race track with the sportiest piloted driving car in the worldAudi has developed the world's sportiest piloted driving car. Following the spectacular drive by the Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept at the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) season finale in Hockenheim, the innovative technology platform is now making an appearance on the challenging circuit of the Ascari Race Resort – at racing speed, without a driver.
Proof positive: Audi RS 7 concept taken to the limit with no driverAt the DTM season finale, Audi demonstrated the sheer fascination of piloted driving. The Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept completed a lap on the Grand Prix track in Hockenheim – at racing speed, without a driver.
At the limit: Audi shows the world's sportiest piloted driving carAudi takes the world's sportiest piloted driving car to the starting line: A driverless Audi RS 7 Sportback* will take a lap on the Hockenheim race track on Sunday, October 19, in the season finale of the German Touring Car Championship (DTM).
First carmaker worldwide: Audi tests piloted driving systems in FloridaAudi is pressing forward with the development of piloted driving. The brand with the four rings has now become the world's first carmaker to conduct a public test on an expressway in Florida/USA.


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I don't look at the schedule when trying to predict how the team is going to do. Invariably, it seems like they beat someone they perhaps shouldn't have and lose a game they should have. We shouldn't have beaten San Diego the year Ray stuffed Sproles to seal the game, but a crazy performance by Flacco and a defense showing that being great also means being able to gut out getting burned to still step and make plays pulled it out.
Instead, I just try to get a feel for how good I think the team is and express that in wins and losses. This is a very good Ravens squad, imo. The offense looks better than it has since Testaverde was under center, and Flacco doesn't have Vinnie's knack for tossing game-losing touchdowns. We have a good receiving corps, imo. The O-line looks better out of the starting gate than they did last year, though I don't rate them much better than average when it comes to O-lines. Some very good pieces, but the overall isn't dominant by any stretch. Ray Rice is Ray Rice. He's one of the best players in the game and a threat to score from anywhere on the field running or passing. Boldin is like having a fullback playing wide receiver: he punishes secondaries. Smith and Jones are serious downfield threats. More Smith than Jones, but our three-receiver sets are going to give defenses fits. Cameron can run the old Gibbs version of the Coryell with three receivers and a tight-end and cause match-up problems for any defense the other team uses to stop it: 3-4, 4-3, nickel...whatever. It's a power formation that stretch the field, especially with Boldin's ability to block downfield. We don't have a TE that can block quite like Donnie Warren could for those Gibbs teams, but our TE's aren't terrible blockers. The only problem with that formation is it takes Leach off the field, so I don't want to see a lot of it, but mixing it in, especially coupled with the sugar huddle, will do a lot to keep defenses off-balance.
Defensively, I don't think we have a dominant defense quite like we're used to seeing, but they're going to be good. We have good young players and two of the best defensive leaders in the history of the game in Lewis and Reed. Lewis is a lot like Gino Marchetti was: a leader who is respected by his colleagues across the league. Mattison gets a lot of (undeserved, imo) heat among Ravens fans, but he had a shaky secondary to protect. He still managed to lead a top 10 defense. Our secondary isn't shaky. It'll get burned at times, a natural consequence of having young corners, but Webb is a gamebreaker and Reed is still a force to be feared.
The pass rush worries a lot, and I, too, have concerns. There's no way to paint losing Suggs as a positive. But Kruger, McPhee are solid young players who are still improving, and Pees has a history of creativity and adroit use of talent. Lewis is a better pass rusher than most consider because he's always been so dominant against the run and solid in coverage. He's not been asked to blitz often in his career, but I think that changes this year.
I think both units finish in the top 10 this year, which bodes well in the W-L consideration. I think they go 12-4 and win the division. Unfortunately, I think that means that we'll again have to go through someone else's house to get to the Super Bowl.
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League-wide predictions:
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P.S. Posting a bit late but I 'freeze-dried' my picks earlier this past week (before the Dallas-NYG game on 9/5).
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Calling for 9-7. Probably win a couple games they shouldn't, but might also lose a couple they shouldn't. I know the latter goes against the Harbaugh-era Ravens' M.O., but if yesterday's action is any indication, it's already looking like it's going to be one of those kinds of wacky years, so they could be ripe for an upset or two.
Whether that's enough to get into the playoffs, who knows...it'll definitely be earned, that's for sure.
Can't quantify how big Suggs' absence is going to be. Just his presence changes the game significantly.
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Obviously as you said, we will lose some games that we shouldn't, but I doubt we will go 9-7 either.
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I am normally a massive homer with my predictions, and really hope we roll to a 14 win type season, but I am super negative right now. Maybe I still have just not got over the AFCCG. The o-line is shaping up to be a disaster for 2012. I am glad we drafted KO and GG, but Birk is done IMO, not expecting much from Bobby Williams and hate how we have handled the MO/BM/KO situation. Also, the pass rush is too weak (on paper) in a divison/conference where it is vital to get after the QB. Those 2 things are too much to overcome. I hope I am VERY wrong, but 8-8.
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I need to run a water line for the new fridge location- I'm in the process ot redoing the kitchen- Right next to the fridge will be a counter (with the coffee maker on it). I thought it be a good idea to possibly run a water to the coffeemaker (vs filling it by hand)... Can I run the water line to the back of the fridge then tap off it and run to the coffeemaker? Anyone else have any thoughts/suggestions?
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Saying goodbye is never easy, especially to those who have enriched your life with laughter, joy, friendship, and camaraderie. I have had the privilege to know most of you from being a part of your wedding planning, your child's birthday party, anniversary, holidays, seeing you at Kensington Farmers' Market on Sundays, and more. I have also met some amazing fellow bakers and entrepreneurs who have lend their hands and talents on many occasions. It has truly been a pleasure and an honor.
After almost 9 years (and 20 years baking professionally), I have decided it is time for a change. I have always dreamed of traveling and exploring the world, backpacking, and to spend more time with friends and family. We closed our doors on December 19, 2016.
Thank you for many wonderful, fun, challenging (in a good way) years!
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Anastasia Widiarsih was raised in a baking family in Indonesia. She grew up immersed in sugar, flour, and butter everyday as her mom produced hundreds of cakes, tarts, and cookies at her home kitchen. The smell of cakes coming out of the oven still brings out fond (and delicious) memories of her childhood home.
After a few years in college studying Dietetics and Food Administration (and baking many, many banana breads and chocolate chip cookies for friends), she decided to take baking more seriously. She attended and graduated from California Culinary Academy in 1996 with a degree in Baking & Pastry. She continued her training at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco under the guidance of Paul Masse as an intern. She spent the next 12 years honing her skills and discovering her style in several well known Bay Area kitchens, including Delfina, Farallon, and Café Fanny.
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The Ministry of Energy will call another tender to refurbish the Thanlyin oil refinery, after the previous candidates have fallen short. In January, it was announced that two firms – Thailand's PTT and Singapore's Puma Energy – had been shortlisted, after about 20 international and local companies had flagged interest. Ministry of Energy director U […]
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North Carolina's department of transportation launched a mobile application that allows drivers to get real-time updates on road conditions straight from their cell phones.
"People expect instant information, and NCDOT Mobile gives it to them," Greer Beaty, communications director for NCDOT, said in a news release Friday. "Now you don't need a computer to get road closure or traffic congestion updates before you get behind the wheel."
NCDOT Mobile is a phone-friendly version of the department's web site. It can be accessed by typing "m.ncdot.gov" in a cell phone browser.
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Bat-Sheva Guez weaves dance, magic, and experimental techniques into visually compelling, character-driven stories. She has directed over a dozen short films and screened them in festivals worldwide including the Hamptons International Film Festival, the Rhode Island International Film Festival, the Lighthouse Film Festival, the Hollyshorts Festival, and more.
Guez is the recipient of the JT3 ARTIST AWARD for Screenwriting & Directing. She won BEST DIRECTOR at the Art of Brooklyn Film Fest for her latest film, Behind the Wall. The film also won the Panavision Grant for Best Cinematography at the Rhode Island Int'l Film Festival, winning a total of 8 awards and screening in 20 fests and events. She is a member of the FilmmakeHers.
With her production company, Adventure Pants, Guez directs films for clients like Lincoln Center featuring artists and performers such as New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, and American Ballet Theatre. Her clients also include Conde Nast, JP Morgan, think tanks, non-profits, and brands.
Bat-Sheva is currently in the financing phase of a magical-realism feature film entitled, And How She…
"An up and coming visionary with style, Bat-Sheva's work incorporates a blend of characters from different worlds with small hints of magic brought into her storytelling."
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Behind the Wall will screen at Soho House, February 6th from 7-9pm. Bat-Sheva Guez will speak on a panel following the screening to discuss film festival strategy.
Behind the Wall wins BEST NEW TALENT for Alexandra Turshen's performance at the Seattle Shorts Film Fest.
Behind the Wall wins BEST SHORT FILM at the Moondance Film Festival, Boulder CO
Behind the Wall wins BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS for Karen Lynn Gorney at the Damn! Film Series, Sept 26 in NYC
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