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Walkera Hoten-X Review
Introduction (and a little bit of history)
Ever since I saw a replica of the Horten Ho229 in the San Diego Air and Space Museum, the story of the Horten brothers and their flying wings has always fascinated me. When the most advanced aircraft of it's time were piston pounding Spitfires and ME109s, the Luftwaffe's requirement of building a fighter-bomber that flies at 1000km/h, carries 1000kg worth of bombs and has a range of 1000km must have brought along a few dismissive chuckles. Yet the Horten brothers came up with the Ho229, a turbojet powered flying wing that met exactly those requirements. World War II would end before the aircraft ever saw mass production or service though, and the aircraft was slowly forgotten in the history books. After World War II, Northrop evaluated the Ho229 and some of what was learned was used in the eventual development of the B2 spirit, the most advanced bomber in the USAF arsenal.
The Hoten-X from Walkera seems to be a stylized nod to the Horten brothers and their work...Although it's a r/c quad-copter and not a flying wing, the futuristic, out-of-this-world lines of the Ho229 are still reflected in the quad's canopy. You can probably imagine then, how excited I was when Aaron from Banggood asked me to review this quadcopter. I hope you will enjoy this review...and if it sparks your interest, I would really recommend that you watch the NGC documentary "Hitler's stealth fighter".
My review items- the Hoten-X and the mini pet!
The Hoten-X is a 200 sized brushless quad featuring a 6 axis gyro. It runs on a 1000mah 7.4V Lipo that provides around 10-11 minutes of flight time unloaded. The protocol it runs on is compatible with all Devention radios. You can fly it on 4 channels but I would highly recommend that you fly the quad with a computer radio so that you can dial in dual rates, gyro gain and expo settings etc. The telemetry function (which is VERY useful if you want to protect your battery) is also only available on 6+ channel Devention radios. (Only if you upgrade the software do you get telemetry though, which I found to be quite annoying).
The flight software is upgradable using the UP02 module.
Extensive use of composites in the arms and on the main frame of the quad ensures minimum weight while still being very strong.
The receiver and the escs are well protected by a composite frame. There are rubber grommets that dampen vibrations within the structure...the receiver features the same plug functions as the QR Ladybird's, like an outlet for lights/cameras etc and for other attachments.
If you look into the main frame of the quad, you will find that there are three PCBs stacked on top of each other. The top one is the esc while the bottom two are the escs. It doesn't look overly complicated to replace if (God forbid) you damage a part.
The landing gear is very sturdy too, and it's long and wide stance makes landing on uneven surfaces quite easy.
Overall, I think the quad was designed without overlooking any details. The structure isn't overly complicated but it is quite strong and light. The only weakness I could possibly see is that the motors may be damaged in an inverted crash... which I will not test out for the sake of my beautiful quad :P
Box contents
The sample that arrived at my place was a BNF set, which includes the following:
1x Hoten-X quadcopter
1x 1000mah lipo battery
1x lipo charger
spare blades, assorted wires and tools
Manuals and CDs.
Flight performance
I was a little bit daunted by the size of the Hoten X at first, so I decided to take it up very slowly and do slow circuits while trying to get the hang of the quad's flying characteristics. I bound my Devo 8S to it and used the exact settings as my Ladybird. At about 1/3 throttle, the Hoten X lifted gently off the ground... (it produces this low pitched whirl that is very different to the ladybird's high pitched whine... and is much quieter than I thought it would be.) I found it to be so stable that sometimes I only had to control the throttle to maintain a constant altitude... the accelerometers are certainly doing their jobs and the Hoten X was hovering dead still in front of me.
Now onto circuits. I eased the stick forward and started to move forward slowly...once I let go of the stick, it will get back to a stable hover... this was interesting because none of the quads I've had so far (even the six axis QR Ladybird) would fly with such composure. Under six axis mode, like the QR Ladybird, the Hoten X will not flip even if you give it full elevator/ aileron... so I started to do circuits and it was very very easy... when I throttle down a bit it seemed to flutter ever so slightly for a second or two, but with better throttle management I think this could be eliminated completely.
Usually I am extremely cautious and reserved when it comes to first flights, but I was so comfortable with the Hoten X (this was before I took all of the pictures) that I decided to try out the 3 axis gyro mode and see what it can do. I throttled up to about three mistakes high then switched to three axis mode. It flipped as easily as my Ladybird did without a lot of drop in altitude. Rolls were also as easily accomplished. If you fly the small quads or the V929/mQx though, I would advise that you do some practice on the Ladybird first because it certainly changed my thumb movement (The rtf quads mostly have an automated flip sequence..if you get used to that you might crash the Hoten X because flips are done completely manually.)
Overall, I think the best way to describe the flight characteristics is that it is a giant QR Ladybird...but a more stable one at that. There aren't any bad characteristics as far as I see...but (via a hard landing and a damaged ego) I found out that the telemetry function is only available IF YOU UPDATE YOUR QUAD!!! Which really gets me quite worked up as all the other products have this function already built in.. but now I have to order the UP02 and wait for it to arrive... and that really annoys me but what else could I do... anyways, will update when I update the software to let you guys know how it goes.
Here's a short video of a few of my flights
***Something to watch out for is that the orange props are at the rear of this quad instead of in the front as is on most quad copters.***
Post Flight
I think Walkera's products have matured a lot and I truly do like some of their recent products. The Hoten-X has very predictable flight performance characteristics. Now, since this quadcopter uses non-standard parts, the prices and availability of the parts really depends on Walkera...and I can see how expensive it might get. The battery also uses a non-standard plug, which should be (in my opinion) swapped out for a JST plug or something similar.
Let me know if I have missed out on any detail that you would like information on. This review was written on August 5th, 2012 and is accurate per my findings. Special thanks goes to Aaron and Banggood for providing the sample, and I appreciate your time spent on reading my review.
Pros & Cons
-6 axis stability
-Well built airframe
-Brushless motors
-Relatively long flight time (10+ minutes)
-Upgradable flight software
- Proprietary non-standard parts
- Non standard battery plug
- High acquisition price
- Telemetry is available only through upgrading
Well, I'll add to this as time goes on and when questions start to trickle in...but off the top of my head...here are some questions that people might ask.
1. I haven't flown a quad before, is this right for me?
A: Not a very easy question to answer, but I always get asked this question! It varies from person to person but I would say no. It's not because it's hard to fly, but because it's quite large and powerful... it might not be the best quad to train on. I'd suggest first having some 4 channel heli experience, then some micro quad experience and then this. It is the perfect 2nd quadcopter.
2. Where can I get one?
A: This sample is from the good people at Banggood.com, but it will be also available at various hobby stores too.
3. Can I use my _________ transmitter with it?
A: It is ONLY compatible with Devention radios, it will not work with any other 2.4Ghz system.
4. When is this quad available?
A: August, according to reliable sources (Walkera)
5. Where can I purchase this quad?
A: The Hoten X is available here: Banggood- Hoten X
6. I need a second opinion, where can I read more about this quad?
A: For those, like me, who like to read about a second opinion (very important!!) here's Thwaitm's review on the multicopters thread. I enjoyed reading it quite a lot and hope you will enjoy it just as much. =]
Thwaitm's Hoten-X review
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Finally a good looking quadcopter. I wonder if that canopy could be made to fit the V929. Also, will the Turnigy 9x bind with this?
It wont be binding with the Turnigy..that'll have to be one of Walkeras MANY off brands they make.
It is nice to know its a micro quad that can do rolls and flips...
Selling price should be around US$180-US$200 and available around early of August. This is nice with brushless motors. Unfortunately I am with small warehouse now but cannot offer this. (Another word, I cannot have this for fun.) :<
Rather than posting the same pics again, here's the link to the English version:
Just when the Scorpion was starting to look interesting, they come out with this. Gonna be hard to resist!
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Big Brushless Ladybird, yeah!
This one looks like a Triops (prehistoric creature) - cool! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triops
Looking at the PCB, i believe it's pretty much a Big Brushless Ladybird! It's great because QR Ladybird Quad is very stable and agile.
I wonder, if this one will have the same monstrous power reserve of the Ladybird. If it will, it's going to be a great Aerial Photography & FPV Platform even for bigger cameras like GoPro!
I also like it's size. It seems to close tha gap between the micro quads (Ladybird, Blade MQX) and the big ones.
My first thought was "Oh no, I gotta get this one now and I just got the Scorpion" I will too. First I'm trying to wear out that fantastic Ladybird. I am soooo impressed with that thing. Not so impressed with the Spacewalker which seems to be a bit clunky but it still flies OK.
The Scorpion is real nice though, very nimble. Pity all these use tiny fragile brushed motors - one decent hit and you have to replace it. I've replaced 4 of 'em so far
This new Hoten-X looks elegant and has a decent battery. I doubt it will carry a GoPro but the little 808 camera shouldn't be a problem for it as the Ladybird lifts it OK.
I gotta stop buying this stuff but I love it.
The only thing I don't like about the Canopy of the Hoten-X is the placement of the Lights. They should definitely make a smooth Canopy without Lights. Then it would look even more like a Triops!
A GoPro weighs 98g with battery and without the waterproof housing, which is OK. Removing the battery and connecting it to the main circuit will reduce weight too.
I believe that the Hoten-X will carry a GoPro, but will behave like Ladybird carying a stripped 808 (without housing but with it's own battery). This means: reduced flight time and less torque.
But it will be OK. Why? Have you seen the climb speed in the Video above? It's enormous! This means, it has a great reserve!
The only thing you won't be able to do with a heavy camera on board is 3D
Last edited by gektor; Jul 18, 2012 at 08:19 AM.
Oooh, this could be quite what i was looking for. Depending on the price. Would have to get one BNF and try to hack the receiver unit (looks like the ESC part is a separated board, so placing a KK2 and another brand receiver should be a no brainer). But i really do hope that HH comes up with something similar soon (while my MQX lasts).
Btw, their inspiration for the canopy came from... the Horten IX glider / jet fighter prototype. Can't tell if the misspelling is intentional or not thou. But convenient for them
There is a mounted camera already designed for this...
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I wear makeup because I was told I needed to look prettier. I needed to be more attractive. Because people will only like me because I'm attractive.
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Outreach social workers for at-risk youth: A test of their attitudes towards crime and young offenders in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, outreach social workers, a distinct group of social workers, are encouraged to initiate and maintain contact with young people who are perceived as "at-risk" of undesirable influences. In this study, 80 outreach social workers (45 females and 35 males) are recruited to explore their attitudes towards crime and young offenders in Hong Kong. Four measures (Attitudes towards the Causes of Crime Scale, Attitudes towards the Prevention of Crime Scale, Attitudes towards the Treatment of Crime Scale, and Attitudes towards Prisoner scale were self-administered by the participants. Overall, male and female participants are relatively similar in their perception in these four measures, with an exception that female participants are more likely than their male counterparts to perceive crimes as caused by nature (heredity and individual) factors. An ordinary least square regression indicates that the increase in years working as social workers is equally likely to reduce their probability to perceive crimes as caused by nature and nurture (social and environmental) factors. More research is required to explore further for such trend. As expected, the increase in years working as outreach social workers is likely to increase their likelihood to support for social intervention preventive measures. Finally, age is a salient attitudinal predictor of offender treatment approach, with older participants likely to hold more punitive attitudes towards offenders. Limitations and implications for future research are also discussed.
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One day, Betsy Sparrow, a cognitive psychologist at Columbia University, caught herself consulting Google to find the name of an actress in Gaslight, a black and white film that she'd seen countless times. In true form for an experimental psychologist, Sparrow took her experience into the lab. And so, four years and many experimental trials later, Sparrow published a paper exploring the "Google effect."
Her experiments tested the hypothesis that Google's effect on the human memory system is largely negative, in that it impairs our ability to perform on assessments and hampers memory retention. The experiments took place at offline computers but were designed to give the illusion that test materials would be available online for the participants to look over before the final assessment. Sparrow found that when participants knew that the pertinent information would be readily accessible online tended to interfere with actually remembering that information. The brain prioritizes certain information, and it won't store that which it decides does not have long-term importance or that which it believes can be found somewhere else.
However, these results don't fully answer our question as to the extent, nature, and scope of the Google effect. They point out several effects that result from having great amounts of information literally at one's fingertips and how this utility can impair performance. However, there are several important points about the human memory system that must be explored before we can make an informed decision on the Betsy Sparrow's findings and their implications.
When we first encounter a person, event, or byte of information, our brain holds that tidbit in our short-term memory system. It has roughly 60 milliseconds to make a decision: do I need this or do I not? If the information is relevant to the future or if it is particularly noteworthy, it will move up the memory chain towards the many halls of the library that is our long-term memory system. On its way, that tidbit will stop at the working memory system: this is where we keep information that we require in order to complete a task. Depending on the particularities of the task and the information, it may pass on up and find a spot in our library's card catalogue. [Also see sidenote 1]
For example, let's say that it is my mother's birthday tomorrow and I need to buy her a birthday present. I call her up and she tells me that she wants a pony; a pink pony and his name must be Ben. Okay, that's a pretty relevant and specific piece of information. I think it's important. Let's send it on up to long-term memory; I'll cue it for when I'm about to head over to the petting zoo. Later that day, when I get out of work, I grab that piece of information and import it into my working memory. (Okay, okay, where is the nearest petting zoo… ah! Found it.) I grab the address, look up directions and I'm on my way.
All of the information that I encountered in this fictive example originated in my short-term memory system, and was then either kept or not. Memories of my mother's birth date and her request for a pink pony named Ben are prioritized and live in my long-term memory. The directions to the petting zoo moved from short-term to working memory but did not pass into long-term memory, as I don't expect to return to that particular petting zoo. Let's say that the website for the petting zoo had advertisements all over it. These are examples of information and images that were expelled from the short-term memory, so as to make room for information and images that were more relevant to the task at hand.
Given this, it seems that Sparrow's Google effect can be expanded to say that information will not be consolidated into long-term memory if we expect that we will be able to access that information online. That makes total sense. However, this effect is not necessarily new. It's actually just a form of transactive memory.
Another example of transactive memory at work is the reference section of a library. Let's say that I'm in a US history class and I am writing a paper. I know that I can check the library when I have a question about a date or person or development in technology, and so I store that reference information in my transactive memory. Similarly, if my paper is about the 20th century war in Vietnam in which my grandfather fought, I don't necessarily need to store that information because I know that I can refer to my grandfather. However, if I am writing my PhD thesis on the relevance of War of 1812 to the current political climate, most of the information that I encounter in my search will pass to my long-term memory system. The information itself isn't stored, instead I store the information regarding where to go to find the information in question.
A simple example of transactive memory can be seen in elderly couple. Let's say that the husband is charged with remembering birthdates, and the wife charged with remembering distant relatives. When the wife is asked about someone's birth date, her transactive memory tells her to go ask her husband. Likewise, when the husband is trying to remember someone's great-great-great grandfather, his transactive memory will tell him defer to his wife. In this case, the referred and referent are both human, and so the process has a huge social effect; it creates and strengthens bonds.
In the reference section of the library, I am not interacting with another human being, so the social effect disappears. In the place of the social bond is a relationship of dependency, in which I expect that the information in question will be found in a specific source, allowing me to answer my query. When we move into cyberspace, that dependency relationship imports itself as well. If I expect to find the information that I need on Wikipedia, then it doesn't pass into my long-term memory. Honestly, my brain has more important things to do.
When my brain decides that references to certain images, facts, or observations should be stored in my transactive memory space, it creates that relationship of dependency that I spoke of earlier. But, what happens if that reference is lost or the source site is shut down? Suddenly, not only I am without the information, but I don't have a direct way to find it. This can become even more dangerous if an individual becomes dependent upon the Internet for more and more things. As the XKCD comic below demonstrates, one might become so dependent that they cannot function without search engines.
A second negative cognitive consequence of the Google effect is that the vast and extensive amount of information available in cyberspace can prove to be distracting. I, myself, have a very hard time researching one subject without opening a million tabs along the way. It can be easy to lose track of the original query when one is presented with seemingly boundless expertise and opinions. You must sort through the results, identify biases in your search terms and the source author's biases in order piece together a whole in order to adequately answer a question. When we are looking for a quick answer, we often don't go through the process of evaluating our sources. The danger is that we may receive false, incorrect or biased information and mistake it for some form of 'truth.'
One of the greatest benefits of having information at ones fingertips is that sources, articles, and opinions from around the globe become available. There has been a veritable revolution in research. Instead of waiting for printed copies of psychology journals, I can read them the day that they are published. I can search for old articles. I can look up the different references and concepts that the articles cites in minutes, which gives me more cognitive time and space to formulate a cohesive argument in regards to an article or experimental question.
Another benefit has to do with the prioritization of memories. Some information just is not important for the future. For example, I really don't need to know the exact directions to a restaurant in Costa Rica unless I plan on coming back, or even moving to Costa Rica. I don't need the weather forecast for Thursday, September 6th, on Thursday, September 13th. My memory system is choosing to exercise its energy consolidating more important experiences.
A third benefit pertains to the most successful methods of remembering facts, theories, and concepts: generative memorization. This is a process of taking in whatever materials relevant to a task, processing them deeply and generating an explanation or opinion in one's own words. That's right, the "put it in your own words" technique that you were taught in eighth grade is spot-on. Rote memorization (reading and re-reading passages, dates, or phrases) is the crudest and least successful of the memorization techniques.
Generative memorization, however, is much more effective, because it requires you to regenerate the knowledge as a process of inquiry and not the product of a search engine. This form of memorization would not be possible if our brains had to use up incredible amounts of energy and cognitive faculties rote memorizing terms. This is the beauty of quick forms of online transactive memory, the brain spends less time storing rote information and more time generating conclusions, theories and opinions. This requires a higher level of processing that improves as the brain's speed of functioning improves.
Search for this on Google and you'll run into a number of problems: first, Google will read "Google Memory" as one word-unit due to the parenthesis. Second, it will search for websites that feature those words, but not necessarily in semantic context. Google will give you something… just not what you were looking for.
Psychologists and theorists have always had difficulty narrowing down a definition of intelligence. What they say (and what anecdotally appears true) is that memory is intrinsic to intelligence. Intelligence contains a level of deeper processing, but memory is the foundation on top of which we generate a true understanding of, opinions upon, and discussions surrounding the thought object. Any damage to memory is also damage to intelligence and growth, both personal and intellectual. Memory is identity, and human beings have a hard time functioning without an idea of what makes each of us different from the rest of the population. Without a sense of identity, we see amnesiac patients' ability to function in even the most basic tasks drop off.
We grow, learn, and exercise our intelligences according to our experiences in the world. With each new experience, we have more data from which to draw our conclusions. If the challenge to memory that the Google effect poses limits the scope of evidence and facts, then that is a veritable challenge to intelligence. Any one of us can go online and Google a solution, but does that mean that we actually know it? That we can actually interpret it and assimilate that information into our world view.
This is the risk of the Google effect, the digital age, and the proximity of unlimited memory systems online. The danger is that Google and other search engines will "outsource" not only our memories, but also our thought- if thought is taken to signify the intellectual processes of an individual that draw from memories and knowledge. If the quality of our thought is dependent upon our memory capacities, is Google making us stupid?
If online memory, "Google memory," is a newly evolved form of transactive memory, then no, Google is not making us stupid. See, we've been storing our memories elsewhere for ages. The only difference is that now it is available in our pockets and is more readily accessible. Technological advances such as the Internet and smartphones can have innovative and enabling effects, but these advances can just as likely have negative impacts. The responsibility lies not within the products of innovation but with the users and consumers. The Internet is a tool for active, responsible use. The moment that it becomes just another mode of passive consumption, it loses its power to advance and further human pursuits.
A grand theme of cognitive psychology is the fact that the brain, in order to perform at the high levels, takes shortcuts. We outsource data, draw from prior experiences, develop heuristics and schemata and construct illusions that rarely pass into our conscious experiences because, as I've said many times, we really have more important things to do. Our memory system, as far as we can tell, has an infinite storage capacity and when someone devotes the majority of their time and energy to explore the limits of memory, they will easily expand their capacity since that's the task at hand. For most of us, though, that is not the task that we turn our attention to. The brain prioritizes information that is pertinent to what we are trying to do at the time.
If you want to explore how the our subconscious brain tricks us into seeing things that may or may not be there, explore your blind spot with this interactive site. This is where the brain fills in information to complete a picture based on experiences that we have fully processed. Since we rarely pay attention to such details, we hardly notice it. Similarly, there is a field of cognitive research that suggests that our experiences are mostly based on past information. Simply, when we have a conversation with a loved one or friend, we tend to see and hear them as we have in past experiences. The brain fills in information about small details that aren't noticeable because we aren't really paying attention to them. We filter out these bits of raw and unimportant data.
The brain uses forms of transactive memory to achieve this same goal. Information is outsourced and the reference point is stored in our memory system because our brains have begun to focus on a task that requires a large amount of cognitive strength and energy. In the case of the Internet and search engines like Google, our brain recognizes that information can be accessed elsewhere and that we can focus more cognitive power on other tasks, like generating opinions and new, innovative ideas. This lighting-fast transactive memory can benefit us when we are using the Internet as a tool, and will hamper us when it is used as a distractor.
So, I say: with great power comes great responsibility, and on the off chance you don't get the reference, no worries. Just Google it!
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Dallas police are seeking assistance in finding the man who sexually assaulting a woman near Lower Greenville Avenue on Friday evening.
The attack occurred in the 5800 block of Martel Avenue at about 6:45 p.m.
The details of the assault are strikingly similar to another rape that occurred not far away one week earlier, but police are not officially linking the two.
The attacker knocked on the woman's door, forced his way in at gunpoint and sexually assaulted her, police said. The man then stole a cellphone and beer from her refrigerator.
Police said the man was skinny, Latino, about 21 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall and 140 pounds, with spiked 1-inch black hair and a tattoo on his right arm. He was wearing shiny black shoes, a green shirt, blue jeans and large diamond earrings on Friday, police said.
"I believe she just moved in recently -- very nice young lady, vivacious," neighbor Mary MacCammon said. "I'm shocked."
"It's hard to believe," Randy Stanley said. "We're right close to the business district here. It's a real homey place to live. It's very quiet, so I just can't believe it."
On Aug. 31, another woman was sexually assaulted in the 5400 block of Gaston Avenue at 10:20 a.m.
In that incident, a man also forced his way in a gunpoint and sexually assaulted the victim, before taking a video game machine and assorted meats from the victim's refrigerator, police said.
Police urge residents to positively identify anyone knocking at the door and to call 911 if they suspect trouble.
Anyone with information about the attacks may call the Dallas Police Sexual Assault Unit at 214-671-3584.


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Indie Dance DJ Mix Volume 2 - Too dancey to be indie, too indie to be danceIndie Dance / Nu Disco / Tech House / Dance / DJ Tools / Electronica / Downtempo / House
This mix does what it says on the box: indie dance that's too dancey to be indie and too indie to be dance. Think of it as a tribute to DFA Records' motto, "too old to be new, too new to be classic." Or singer songwriter Dave Warner's quip that he was "too straight for the hips and too hip for the straights." Or brunch, which is totally "too breakfasty to be lunch and lunchy to be breakfast." Just please don't compare this mix to three quarter length pants. Because "too short to be longs and too long to be shorts" is never a good look.
This mix includes remixes of classics like Love is in the Air (Milk & Sugar remix), through to underrated gems like Senor Coconut's acid-reggaeton cover of a track by Japanese synth pop band Yellow Magic Orchestra. Also be sure to check out Canberra duo Peking Duk's track Love the Way You Love, which has been getting a workout at festivals both locally and overseas and has a film clip that's been racking up Youtube plays a plenty.


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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to show proof of income when I apply?
Yes. Pacific Gas and Electric Company will ask for check stubs, social security, bank statements, or other legal proof of income to verify that you qualify for the Energy Savings Assistance Program.
If you can provide documents proving participation in one of the following State or Federal public assistance programs, you do not need to provide additional income documentation in order to qualify for the Energy Savings Assistance Program:
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No. Work must be done by contractors trained to work for the Energy Savings Assistance Program.
Who will be working at my residence?
- The Energy Savings Assistance Program trains contractors, which include Energy Specialists, Weatherization Specialists and Natural Gas Appliance Testing Techs. Our administrator Richard Heath & Associates has field staff who may ride along with the contractors to ensure work quality.
- Grounding contractors to ground electric outlets used for refrigerators if the customer qualifies for a new refrigerator.
- Refrigerator contractors to remove and recycle old refrigerators and install new refrigerators.
- PG&E's Central Inspection Program staff and Gas Service Representatives may also be at customers' homes for appliance adjustments or measure inspection purposes.
How do I verify the worker's identity?
- RHA field staff wears a tan shirt with "RHA" printed on the chest area in blue color.
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High occupancy vehicle lanes: Not always more effective than general purpose lanes
The success of a high occupancy vehicle lane in motivating people to shift to carpools and buses depends on maintaining a travel time differential between it and the adjacent general purpose lanes. This differential, in turn, depends on the level of continuing delay on the general purpose lanes. Therefore, it is clear that a high occupancy vehicle lane that will motivate people to shift to high occupancy vehicles will not eliminate congestion. Consequently, it is not clear that constructing a high occupancy vehicle lane will necessarily reduce delay more than construction of a general purpose lane. The objective of this research is to determine the circumstances in which this would be the case. The hypothesis is that such circumstances would be quite limited, and this proves to be the case. The intended benefits of high occupancy lanes are defined as reduced person-delay and reduced emissions. A model is developed to calculate these benefits for four alternatives: add a high occupancy vehicle lane, add a general purpose lane, convert an existing lane to a high occupancy vehicle lane, and do nothing. The model takes into account the initial conditions, the dynamic nature of the travel time differential between the high occupancy vehicle lane and other lanes, and the uncertainty regarding the extent to which people will shift modes. It combines queueing theory and mode choice theory and provides a robust method for comparing alternatives using a small amount of easily observed data. Application of the model in typical situations shows that with initial delays on the order of 15 min or more, adding a high occupancy vehicle lane would provide substantial reductions in delay and some reduction in emissions. However, in a wide range of such situations, adding a general purpose lane would be even more effective. Only if the initial delay is long and the initial proportion of high occupancy vehicles falls in a rather narrow range, would an added high occupancy vehicle lane be more effective. The proportion of high occupancy vehicles must be such that it allows good utilization of the high occupancy vehicle lane while maintaining a sufficient travel time differential to motivate a shift to buses or carpools. Adding a high occupancy vehicle lane to a three lane freeway will be more effective than adding a general purpose lane only if the initial maximum delay is on the order of 35 min or more and the proportion of high occupancy vehicles is on the order of 20%. Federal policies encourage construction of high occupancy vehicle lanes and restrict funding for general purpose lanes in areas that have not attained air quality standards. The findings of this research suggest a need to reconsider these policies.
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Santa Clara CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2007
Applied Materials has announced that it has been selected by Moser Baer India Limited to develop and install in New Delhi, India, the world's first Generation (Gen) 8.5 Thin Film Solar Module Production Line. This first Gen 8.5 line will manufacture photovoltaic solar modules using ultra-large 5.7m2 substrates (2.2m x 2.6m).
These glass panels, which are four times bigger than today's largest solar panel substrates, are expected to drive down panel production costs and help reduce the overall cost of solar electricity.
"This contract represents a significant collaboration between companies in the U.S and India to establish the first truly modern solar facility in India using semiconductor manufacturing processes," said Mr. Ravi Khanna, CEO, Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Business.
"We are focused on developing and manufacturing innovative products that are intended to significantly reduce electric power and utility costs and provide a cost-effective option for clean renewable energy.
In light of its extensive experience in providing process expertise to chipmakers and large area substrate manufacturing technology to the flat panel display industry, we are confident Applied Materials can help us rapidly realize our plan to get to a 200 megawatt factory by 2009."
Applied's Thin Film Solar Module Production Line is expected to be delivered in the second half of calendar 2007. Applied's contract with Moser Baer is for a fully-integrated production line including CVD(1), PVD(1), laser scribing, factory software, automation and other supporting technologies required to establish a solar panel manufacturing facility with a rated initial capacity of 40 megawatts per year.
Applied's Gen 8.5 Line is designed for flexibility because production output can be configured for final product sizes from 1.4m2 to 5.7m2. Current thin film production lines are configured for panel sizes limited to dimensions less than 1.5m2.
"This contract heralds Applied's entry into the delivery of full production lines to solar customers - and signals a critical milestone for the solar industry in the drive to reduce the cost of solar cells by using larger substrates," said Mark Pinto, senior vice president and general manager of Applied's New Business and New Products Group.
"We are excited to have this contract from Moser Baer; their extensive experience in high volume manufacturing will be key to enabling cost reduction. India holds tremendous potential both as a worldwide hub for solar panel production and as an end market for photovoltaic electric power."
Moser Baer India Limited, established in 1983 and headquartered in New Delhi, India, is a leading supplier of recordable optical media. Visit www.moserbaer.com.
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Meiosis is a specialized cell division program that gives rise to gametes in sexually reproducing organisms. The first stage of meiosis, called meiosis I, uniquely involves the association, programmed recombination, and eventual segregation of homologous chromosomes. While this process is well understood from a genetic and cytological standpoint, our understanding of how the meiosis-specific cellular machinery is able to organize and manipulate meiotic chromosomes in 3D space to mediate their proper segregation remains a mystery. This area of study is significant, as errors in meiosis I chromosome segregation account for the vast majority of aneuploidies, extra or missing chromosomes in offspring, that occur in over half of human oocytes and 5-10% of clinically recognized pregnancies. As such, aneuploidy is the leading genetic cause of miscarriage and of mental retardation (e.g. Down syndrome, caused by trisomy of chromosome 21). The underlying causes of chromosome segregation errors in meiosis I are not well understood, and further progress toward identifying these causes will require a detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms of meiosis-specific chromosome segregation machinery. Here, we propose to study three sets of meiotic chromosome-associated proteins that are critical for different aspects of chromosomes'organization and physical manipulation in meiosis I. Our approach combines in vitro reconstitution of purified proteins and complexes, 3D structural analysis of these complexes, and targeted genetic assays to test mutants designed to disrupt specific aspects of these proteins'structures and interactions. We will first study the S. cerevisiae monopolin complex, which binds chromosomes'kinetochores in meiosis I and modifies their attachments to spindle microtubules, to enable the proper orientation and segregation of homologous chromosomes. We will determine the architecture of the monopolin complex, and use engineered protein constructs in genetic assays to test whether it directly cross-links sister kinetochores to mediate their attachment to a single microtubule. Next, we will study the conserved chromosome-associated protein Hop1, a component of the proteinaceous """"""""axis"""""""" about which each chromosome is organized. We will examine the roles of Hop1's conserved HORMA domain, a signaling domain shared with the spindle checkpoint protein Mad2, in regulating inter-homolog meiotic recombination, and in a meiosis-specific checkpoint monitoring recombination. Finally, we will study the synaptonemal complex, an essential polymeric assembly that links homologs together during meiotic recombination. As very little is known about the architecture of this complex or its functions, we will study the domain structure, protein-protein interactions, and self-assembly determinants of the key S. cerevisiae synaptonemal complex protein Zip1. Combined, this work will begin to provide a more accurate picture of the macromolecular structures and interactions underlying homologous chromosome recombination and segregation in meiosis I.
The proposed project is highly relevant to public health, in that it investigates a process whose failure can result in infertility, miscarriage, and developmental disorders in children. Our work focuses on meiosis, the cell division program that gives rise to gametes in sexual reproduction, and particularly we concentrate on how cells segregate their chromosomes properly in meiosis to avoid aneuploidy. Aneuploidy, characterized by the gain or loss of one or more chromosomes in an embryo, occurs in 5-10% of clinically recognized pregnancies, and causes miscarriage or developmental disorders like Down syndrome. Our work to characterize the molecular mechanisms ensuring proper chromosome segregation during gamete formation could eventually enable therapies to reduce the prevalence of aneuploidy in embryos, and increase fertility in individuals with defects in the relevant cellular machinery.
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4. Two Weeks Later
Set New Goals
Every athlete has bad races — even the ones who do this for a living. Britain's Paula Radcliffe dropped out of the 2004 Olympic Marathon, but three months later, staged an impressive comeback by winning the New York City Marathon. Elites like Radcliffe are able to bounce back because they have to, says sports psychologist Neal Bowes, of McLean, Virginia. If they allowed themselves to get caught up in a single bad race, they'd be out of work. You may not get paid to run, but you can adopt this mind-set. "Your running career isn't about one race," Bowes says. "Use your disappointment to fuel your next success." When setting your next goal, though, make it manageable. If you struggled to put in training miles for your last marathon, you might want to target a shorter distance. Also, to increase your chances of reaching your ultimate goal, set smaller goals along the way. If prerace jitters threw you off, race a few 5Ks before your next big race so you learn to calm those butterflies. "Small victories help rebuild confidence after a disappointing experience," Cogan says.
5. Before Your Next RaceManage Expectations
"I go into a race knowing full well that part of running is taking the chance that something will not go right," says Kim Maxwell, a coach in Stillwater, Minnesota. Also, before you toe the line again, remind yourself that your performance — good or bad — doesn't define you (see "Embrace the Process," below). Running is part of a healthy lifestyle; it can make you feel stronger, happier, and saner. Those benefits outshine any post race glow.
What you do during the hours you're not running can make (or break) your workout. Make sure you're getting enough rest.
Feel Better
If you're still mopey weeks after a race, consult a sports psychologist. Red flags of depression include lack of energy and motivation, appetite loss or overeating.
Embrace the Process
To enjoy your racing, sports psychologist Neal Bowes recommends being process-focused rather than outcome-focused. This allows you to see ups and downs as part of becoming a stronger athlete, rather than tying your self-worth to a time goal.
OUTCOME-FOCUSED: You focus on a highly ambitious, perhaps unrealistic, time goal.
PROCESS-FOCUSED: Your time goal is based on training runs and recent races. You also focus on mind-set, pacing, fueling, nutrition.
OUTCOME-FOCUSED: Your confidence as a runner is based on race times. You're driven by how people will view your achievements.
PROCESS-FOCUSED: Your confidence is based on your ability to execute a race plan, your development as a runner, and the role running plays in your life.
OUTCOME-FOCUSED: Your routine is strict — you train through pain and risk injury.
PROCESS-FOCUSED: When you notice a potential sign of trouble, you back off and give your body time to rest.
OUTCOME-FOCUSED: You measure race-day success in terms of times and placing. If you miss a goal time, you feel like a failure.
PROCESS-FOCUSED: You measure race-day success based partly on times and placing, but also on the experience — what you can learn and how you can apply it to future races.
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Review for The Heart Connection, Des Moines, IA, USA
The Heart Connection is an amazing organization that shows kids who are fighting cancer that they are not alone. This group of wonderful volunteers brings these kids and their families together through many different types of activities throughout the year and lets us ALL have fun! They show the kids who are fighting day after day to be normal, that they can be normal. They can go to camp for a whole week and do all of the things other kids are doing during for the summer and still be safe. They have qualified counselors and staff available to make sure these kids are well taken care of and have the time of their lives!!! My 9 year old daughter, who was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 4, finally went to camp this summer and came back a whole new girl. She realized that with all she has been through, she can't wait to be able to help kids with cancer just like the people with Heart Connection have done for her. And as much as they have done for her, they have also done as much for us as a family. We try to participate in the different activities that are offered to us through the Heart Connection, like family camp or a day at Adventureland Amusement Park, just so we can reach out to other people who are going through some of the same things we have been through. We understand and can relate. The Heart Connection has given us all a lot to be thankful for, especially them!!
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GRAHAM � The Alamance County Arts Council, in conjunction with the Children�s Museum of Alamance County, will sponsor �Snowflakes for the Children of Sandy Hook Elementary School,� from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the arts council (Captain White House), 213 S. Main St. Paper, scissors and instructions will be supplied along with warm cider and molasses cookies.
�When disaster strikes, our community always asks �what can we do to help?� As the chair of Operation Gulfport, I was privileged to see this generous outpouring in action. Now, with a tragedy much different in nature, we are left wondering what we can do. Based on a request from the Connecticut PTA, I suggest we get together and make snowflakes,� said Susan Holland.
Betsy Landers, national PTA president and Jim Accomando, Connecticut PTSA president wrote: �When school resumes for Sandy Hook, it will be in a new building. Parent-volunteers are working to ensure that the students are welcomed back by a winter wonderland with the entire school decorated with as many unique snowflakes as possible. We encourage senders to be as creative as possible, remembering that no two snowflakes are alike.�
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The Los Angeles Angels are getting closer to having Vladimir Guerrero and Torii Hunter back in their lineup.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Friday that both Guerrero and Hunter are making good progress and that it is possible that both could be playing as soon as next week.
"Vlad ran the bases today and that was a huge step for him and Torii went through some agility drills and hit," Scioscia said prior to his team's game at Minnesota. "Vlad has made a lot of progress in the last four, five days. He's getting close. He's going to get another workout on Sunday and we'll evaluate him."
Asked if Guerrero, who hasn't played since July 7 because of a strain behind his left knee, could be ready in time for the Angels' series at the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, Scioscia said it was possible. Scioscia said that if Guerrero is ready for action soon, he likely won't require a minor league rehab assignment.
Guerrero, who is hitting .290 this season with four home runs and 21 RBI, is a huge part of Los Angeles' offense. Entering this season, Guerrero had hit at least .300 with 25 homers over each of the past 11 seasons.
Hunter could also return to action within the next week for the Angels. He has also been out since July 7 with a strained right oblique. Hunter is hitting .305 with 17 homers and 65 RBI this season.
Injuries also forced the Angels to make two roster moves before Friday night.
Catcher Bobby Wilson and infielder Sean Rodriguez joined the team in Minnesota. Wilson was recalled because Angels catcher Jeff Mathis is experiencing back stiffness. Rodriguez will give Scioscia some flexibility as the manager said several Angels, including Robb Quinlan, Bobby Abreu and Juan Rivera are not 100 percent.
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Rampant Games - About Trolls and Fish
This time Jay Barnson's blog is not about a game but on the internet trolls that drove away the indie developer Phil Fish, who created the game Fez. He was someone who loved attention and said some rather controversial things in his time thus stepping on quite some toes, which apparantly makes people think they have the right to take this cause of action.
Well I can relate to Phil Fish the internet is toxic and full of trolls. Sometimes it makes you wonder why you even bother.
Internet can be really nasty place and no one should be treated like that.But on the other hand Fish is less amusing version of Cleve Blakemore and Fez is one of most overrated games imo so I can't say I am really sorry for him.
Oh, this will be good.
From the sound of it I thought it was tards attacking him for political beliefs much like with cleve. That I can sympathize with, this seems pretty much like justice.
You should be able to think japanese games suck, and probably most people who like rpgs do think that. But saying it at a vidya games conference is just…..
If you have a game like mass effect full of sex scenes and blithering retardation it's only natural to ridicule it. As far as I'm concerned the system is working when developers can't just reach into the stream of the internet and get free asskissing and publicity.
They generally are not upset about alleged death threats but that people point out what's wrong with their games.
I can't really empathize with people quitting their job over internet threats/ slurs, but I can understand them quitting over the realization that a lot of their customers are insufferable retards.
Yes, ironically enough, sometimes the worst trolls are the best customers… I think it is only natural that you feel strongly about something if you have invested a lot in it, and might become a troll out of disappointment when it doesn't turn out as promised.
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The pessimism barometer surrounding the Annapolis summit now includes a new measure: in addition to the question that has yet to be answered - which Arab states will attend - everyone is waiting for Thursday to hear about the level of the delegations the Arab states will send. Will the Arab League foreign ministers meeting in Cairo tomorrow select themselves, signaling their desire to give real Arab backing to the summit? Or will they only dispatch ambassadors, by which Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will understand that the Arab support he enjoys is limited and that those dignitaries' presence is merely an attempt to contain the insult to U.S. President George W. Bush?
The Arab states may be encouraged by the fact that the United States and Israel have stepped back from their initial positions on Syria, and Damascus was invited to participate in the summit. This has eroded significantly the distinction made between "moderate states" and recalcitrant ones. But the Arab aegis provided to Syria, and the need to adopt her, is not only due to the Golan Heights and negotiations with Israel. More urgently, it is to gain Syria's agreement to the appointment of a new president in Lebanon.
This does not contribute to bolster Abbas, who is already facing serious domestic pressures, with calls for him to boycott Annapolis. Abbas will find it difficult to present a conciliatory stance if around the table he sees Arab ambassadors. This will not only be an insult - it will ensure that he does not diverge one iota from the historical principles of the Palestinian struggle and insist on discussing the conflict's core issues.
The Arab misgivings and fundamental question of whether to attend the summit also reflect the degree to which Washington's standing has been eroded. In July, when Bush announced his initiative, he still believed that at least those "moderate states" will be automatic partners to any American initiative. It now turns out that even an invitation to a conference that is only a get-together - a ceremony of declarations - has become a bargaining chip for Arab states that have so far been unable to resolve a single conflict. Not only are they bridesmaids, they are active actors in the negotiations.
As a result, the United States and Israel are holding two sets of negotiations: one with Abbas, the real guest of honor, and the other with the Arab leaders, in an effort to convince them to show up and support the talks with Abbas. As such, the Arab leaders are given the legitimacy to present their own preconditions for actually holding a meeting.
It is hard to be critical of these leaders when Bush himself linked the Annapolis initiative to the decisions of the Arab League during its Beirut summit in 2002, where the Arab states adopted the Saudi initiative and turned it into an Arab initiative. The Arab League countries see themselves as being obligated to ensure that the Annapolis summit will not diverge from the League's decision. This time it is not merely the Palestinian question, but also the Golan Heights that are on the agenda. Without this, Syria had made it clear that it will not show up.
Could Saudi Arabia, for example, permit itself to appear at the summit - not to mention send its foreign minister - if Syria refuses to participate? Will Bush agree to include the Golan Heights on the agenda so that Saudi Arabia will participate? These questions hint at the diplomatic leverage that the declaratory summit at Annapolis can exercise on the Middle East. As such, Israel, which lowered expectations for the summit to a ceremony for mid-term report cards, may return from the conference with things it had not ordered, such as conditions for moving forward on the real process, the one with the Palestinians.
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China to use more non-grain biofuels to replace oil
BEIJING (Reuters) - China plans to expand its use of biofuels to reduce its reliance on petroleum, utilizing 2 million tonnes of bioethanol from non-grain feedstocks and 200,000 tonnes a year of biodiesel by 2010, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Beijing's plan also seeks to move away from corn, now the feedstock for most Chinese biofuel, amid concerns over supply security and food price inflation.
By 2020, China aims to use 10 million tonnes of bioethanol and 2 million tonnes of biodiesel, replacing 10 million tonnes a year of petroleum-based fuel, Chen Deming, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, told a news conference.
"In the future, all the biofuel production will use non-grain crops," Chen said.
Beijing is eager to reduce its dependence on expensive crude oil, but is also increasingly concerned that planting crops for fuel could limit its ability to grow enough grain for an increasingly wealthy population.
Demand for corn to produce ethanol in the U.S. and Brazil had crowded out land for food uses, Chen said, pledging that China would not do the same.
"By doing this, these countries have increased corn planting and decreased soy acreage, thus raising agricultural prices. Our land is precious, we will not do this," Chen said.
China currently has four facilities with a designed capacity to produce 1.02 million tonnes of ethanol from grains, including about 800,000 tonnes made from corn. Much of the feedstock is old grain stocks from reserves, Chen said.
Last year, the plants produced well beyond their design, at about 1.3 million tonnes. Rising demand for corn for ethanol, corn sweetener, animal feed and industrial uses has helped draw down China's corn reserves, despite bumper harvests.
China would rely instead on plants growing on less productive land for bioethanol and biodiesel, including sweet sorghum, Chen said.
He dismissed the possibility that China could import corn from the U.S., citing North American demand and the high shipping cost.


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Since they remade soul silver and heart gold, do y'all think they will make fire red and all the other ones?
Since they remade soul silver and heart gold, do y'all think they will make fire red and all the other ones?
Are there really any differences between these games? To me, they are the same games with a different color in the title lol.
Doubt it, they were all pretty much the same - least the gameboy color ones, thats where I stopped. Lol
I just wish they'd release one game instead of two. Thats what caused me to ditch the games, I enjoyed em quite a bit.. but it got expensive to "catch 'em all".
I'd like a ruby/sapphire remake one of my fave region's. I didn't really lie black and white at all..
I don't think they should remake the games. I only really played through the first two generations and they were alright.
What they should do, eventually, is make the jump to an open-world Pokemon adventure because the games really haven't aged well over the years. That isn't to say that the game will need realistic graphics or fancy particle effects or anything like that since the games are targeted to a younger audience but a significant improvement in that area is long overdue.
I just think the developers at Game Freak are running out of ideas which only increases the chances of them remaking previous titles. The franchise started out with some really unique monster designs and now you have these gigantic dragons, phantoms, titans and other wannabe-badasses gracing the covers that, with all honesty, I'll forget about within the hour as they all look the same.
Possibly, they're doing it with the Kirby 20th Anniversary later this year (which is pretty much the only game releasing for Wii this entire year that I want from Nintendo themselves).
They could just as easily release that kind of Pokemon game for the Wii U. It should be able to support the improved HD visuals with a fully-realized open world. The Wii U GamePad could be used to keep track of your Pokemon, data, inventory, map, and any other useless crap they decide to add.
@Aaron, i believe they eventually will, but i don't understand why they did silver and gold first because a lot of people, including myself, believe that fire red was better
I would like to see remakes of Sapphire/Ruby, only because I never owned the physical copies (I am playing them via emulator.) Other then that, an open world pokemon game you guys mentioned would be a fantastic idea!
Red/blue/yellow was the only generation of Pokemon I played. 150 (I think?) was more than enough. That's what turned me off of continuing buying new generations.
I haven't finished a Pokemon game since Blue.
Fire Red and Leaf Green ARE remakes of the older games.
I recently picked up HeartGold and Soulsilver, for my new 3DS. Playing HeartGold again brings me back to the days of being addicted on Gold. I really hope that they continue to remake old pokemon games on the DS system. Especially Yellow, actually all of the old pokemon games wouldn't hurt.