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Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 102346, 7 pages
Optimizing Schedules of Rail Train Circulations by Tabu Search Algorithm
School of Traffic and Transportation, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Received 21 October 2013; Revised 16 November 2013; Accepted 25 November 2013
Academic Editor: Wuhong Wang
Copyright © 2013 Mingming Chen and Huimin Niu. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This paper develops an integer programming model for the scheduling problem in train circulations on an intercity rail line. The model that aims to minimize the sum of interval time for any two consecutive tasks is proposed to characterize the train operation process. Two main constraints, namely, time-shift and equilibrium constraint, are considered to get the feasible and practical solution of train schedules. A heuristic procedure using tabu search algorithm is also designed to solve the model by introducing the penalty function and a neighborhood search method with the trip exchange and insert strategy. A computational experiment performed on test instances provided by two major stations on the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway in China illustrates the proposed model and algorithm.
1. Introduction
Transit scheduling problem is a major area in operations research because of the complexity of problems that arise from various transit modes, such as airlines, railways, maritime, and urban transit. Vehicle scheduling and crew scheduling are two main problems that arise in this area. Generally, these two problems are considered separately, where the first is the vehicle scheduling problem and the second is the crew scheduling problem [1–3].
Recently, most scholars have focused on the two problems simultaneously. In [4], a single depot case with a homogeneous fleet of vehicles was considered and an exact approach was proposed to solve the simultaneous vehicle and crew scheduling problem in urban mass transit systems. An integrated approach to solve a vehicle scheduling problem and a crew scheduling problem on a single bus route was presented in [5]. An integrated vehicle and crew scheduling problem was described using an integer linear programming formulation combining a multicommodity network flow model with a set partitioning/covering model in [6]. An approach was presented to solve the bus crew scheduling problem that considers early, day, and late duty modes with time-shift and work intensity constraints in [7]. The authors in [8] proposed an integrated vehicle-crew-roster model with days-off pattern, which aimed to simultaneously determine minimum cost vehicle and daily crew schedules.
In the field of rail transit, train and crew scheduling problems are key steps in the rail operational process. The train scheduling problem involves assigning trains to a set of trips generated by a train timetable. The crew scheduling problem involves assigning crews to trains that operate at a given schedule. The authors in [9] proposed a phase-regular scheduling method and applied a regular train-departing interval and the same train length for each period under the period-dependent demand conditions. In [10], a binary integer programming model incorporated with passenger loading and departure events was built to optimize the passenger train timetable in a heavily congested urban rail corridor. The authors in [11] established an optimization model based on maximum passenger satisfaction for train operations at the junction station in passenger dedicated lines. The authors in [12] described research in progress that would determine the minimum circulation of trains needed to execute a given timetable with given bounds on demand and capacities.
Train and crew scheduling is an NP hard problem. Generally, the difficulties stem from a large set of complex and conflicting restrictions that must be satisfied by any solution. Most of these restrictions are reflected in a sizable number of operational conditions that involve trips in daily train timetables, train numbers, train capacities, crew numbers, and certain constraints related to time-shift, equilibrium, and work intensity. The authors in [13] proposed an algorithm which was based on local optimality criteria in the event of a potential crossing conflict to solve the train scheduling problem. A model designed to optimize train schedules on single line rail corridors was described in [14]. In [15], a multiobjective optimization model was developed for the passenger train-scheduling problem on a railroad network which included single and multiple tracks, as well as multiple platforms with different train capacities. To minimize shortages in capacity during rush hours, the authors in [16] described a model that could be used to find an optimal allocation of train types and subtypes for lines.
Meanwhile, various optimization models that relate to many aspects of train and crew schedules in railways are being studied extensively. The column generation approach is an effective algorithm for solving these problems. For example, the authors in [17] developed a column generation approach for a rail crew rescheduling problem. The authors in [18] presented a column generation approach based on the decomposition algorithm, which would achieve high-quality solutions at reasonable runtimes.
In recent years, a number of studies have paid more attention to developing a heuristic algorithm for the train scheduling problem. An algorithm that combined a compact assign and a matrix, as well as an operational time strategy was proposed in [19]. The authors in [20] developed two-solution approaches based on a space-time network representation that would operate a predetermined set of train duties to satisfy the strict day-off requirement for crew in railways. On the premise of unfixed train used sections, the authors in [21] built an optimized train operation and maintenance planning model using an algorithm with a penalty function and a 3-opt neighborhood structure to solve the model. A particle swarm optimization algorithm with a local search heuristic was presented to solve the crew scheduling problem in [22].
For an overview of the above papers, most studies on constructing the train scheduling model have been paid to the factors associated with train numbers, train capacities, interval time of trains, and so on. Moreover, interval time often includes night waiting time, which allows a train to conduct the trip tasks for the following day when the shortest layover time is less than the interval time of two consecutive trips. In fact, most trains run on the intercity line with high frequency, which is highly similar to bus transit. The origin and destination stations are generally equipped with train bases. In this paper, the factor of night waiting time is neglected, and the train scheduling problem is merely based on the train timetables in one day.
This paper is organized as follows. In Section 2, the rail train scheduling problem and an optimization model that minimizes the total interval time cost are described. A tabu search algorithm is presented in Section 3. In Section 4, a numerical example is provided to illustrate the application of the model and algorithm. The last section draws conclusions and discusses future research directions.
2. Rail Train Scheduling Model
2.1. Problem Description
This paper considers train scheduling on a bidirectional intercity railway line with several stations. The location and number of trains available in each station are known. Every day, the trains are arranged from the designated stations to perform a set of trips. For each trip, the departure and arrival times and locations, which are determined by train timetables, are also known. Figure 1 shows a simple train timetable with three stations and 10 trips.
Train scheduling aims to assign a number of timetabled trips to a set of trains with the objective of minimizing total train operation costs and satisfying a range of constraints, including labor union agreements, government regulations, and company policy. For clarity, the following assumptions have to be considered.(1)Any two consecutive trips arranged for a train should have compatible terminals. Deadhead trips are not considered in this paper. Thus, the arrival location of a trip should be similar to the departure location of the next trip (e.g., Trips 1 and 6).(2)Any two consecutive trips arranged for a train should be compatible in time. A lower bound, called layover time, is present when a train arrives at a terminus. During this time, the trains wait for passengers to alight, board, turnaround, and so on. If the interval time of two trips cannot exceed the shortest layover time, the two trips for any train is voided. If we assume that the shortest layover time is 15 minutes, then we can say that Trips 4 and 5 cannot be compatible.(3)The train scheduling problem is solved as a daily problem in which every train schedule is assumed to be obtained from a daily train timetable. For two consecutive trips, the departure time of one trip should not be earlier than the arrival time of the next trip (e.g., Trips 1 and 2).(4)The number of required trains cannot exceed the prescribed maximum number of trains.
Figure 2 illustrates train schedules corresponding to the data from the train timetable in Figure 1. Three trains are arranged for 12 trips. Each row corresponds to the trip tasks of a train. For instance, the trip tasks of the first train (no. 1) are in a chain with C-A, A-C, C-B, B-C, and C-A. The columns correspond to the trips in a timetable. Notably, the number of columns that correspond to different trains differs from one another. For any trip task of a particular train, the departure station of the first trip and the arrival station of the last trip are not necessarily the same.
2.2. Objective Function
The train is an important piece of equipment used in intercity railways, which is expensive to produce or purchase. To complete train timetables, the required number of trains should be as few as possible. Furthermore, the interval time of trains, a key factor in measuring their circulation efficiency, can be described as follows: a train runs in a section and reaches an intermediate station in one trip. It operates and waits at the station and then departs from the station for the following trip task. The interval time includes the operation time and waiting time at the station. When the train arrives and departs from the terminus, the interval time can be called the turn-back time. Therefore, the optimal objective of rail train scheduling is to determine the minimum number of trains required and ensure the minimum cost of interval time.
As the sum of interval time and running time of trains is a multiple of the number of trains, and the running time of each train is a constant number, the objective of having the smallest number of trains is equivalent to the objective of having minimal cost in interval time. In this paper, the optimal objective is to minimize the total interval time, which can be formulated as follows: where represents the number of trains required in a day, represents the number of trips provided by a train timetable in a day and is the interval time between trip and trip . is a binary 0-1 variable that indicates the status of trip and trip conducted by train . has two values: if trip is the next trip after trip conducted by train , and otherwise.
The interval time of any two trips in train timetables is significantly influenced by factors related to the trip, such as origin station, destination station, and arrival and departure time at the two stations. For any two trips, if the destination station of the former trip is different from the origin station of the latter trip, or if the interval time is less than the shortest layover time , then the two trips cannot be arranged using the same train. Obviously, the two trips cannot satisfy the time-shift constraint. In this paper, the interval time can be set to an infinite positive number . If the interval time of the two trips meets the time-shift constraint, then it can be calculated using the formula . Therefore, interval time between trips and can be expressed as follows: where is the destination station of trip , is the origin station of trip , is the arrival time of trip at destination station, and is the departure time of trip at origin station.
2.3. Constraints
(1)To ensure that each trip can be conducted using only one train, we formulate (2)The relationship between decision variable and auxiliary variable can be formulated using the following equation: (3)The two consecutive trips taken by the same train should satisfy the time-shift constraint, which means that the arrival time when the former trip ends at the destination station must be earlier than the departure time when the latter trip starts at the origin station. The minimum difference should be not less than , where represents sign function, which is calculated using (6), (4)To ensure that the running mileage between different trains is equal, we have to make sure that the actual operation time between different trains does not vary significantly because of the constant speed of each train. The parameter , which represents the total operation time of train , can be calculated using the following equation: Therefore, we can calculate the maximum and minimum operation times of trains, and the difference should not exceed the maximum value of the operation time between any two trains , (5)The decision variable is a 0-1 variable to indicate whether trip is conducted by train . has two values: if trip is conducted by train , and otherwise. Thus,
3. Algorithm Design
The tabu search algorithm uses a neighborhood search procedure to iteratively move from one potential solution to an improved solution, until a stopping criterion is satisfied. Tabu search is a metaheuristic local search algorithm that can be used to solve combinatorial optimization problems. The major advantages of this algorithm are its simplicity, speed, and flexibility, and the scheduling model for rail train circulations in this paper is a complex zero-one programming problem. Thus, the tabu search algorithm can be used easily. The main parameters of the algorithm are designed as follows.
3.1. Expression of Solution
The two-dimensional integer array encoding method can be used to solve the train scheduling problem. In this method, rows represent trains, and columns represent trips. The trips are numbered according to departure time in ascending order. For example, in the train operation data presented in Figure 2, the trip chains of each train can be expressed as follows: train 1: 1-6-7-8-9, train 2: 2-5-10, and train 3: 3-4-11-12. The expression of solution is shown in Figure 3.
Based on the values in the two-dimensional array, the decoding process is the inverse of the encoding process. For example, Figure 3 contains 3 trains and 12 trips. The numbers of trips conducted by train 2 are 2, 5, and 10. Thus the variables are , , , , and . Other trains are decoded using the same method used in the former method.
3.2. Generation of Initial Solution
The initial solution is the starting point of the algorithmic search. A superior initial solution enables the algorithm to arrive quickly at the optimal solution. In the process of generating the initial solution, the time-shift constraint should be satisfied. The procedure of the algorithm is as follows.
Step 1 (initialization). The set of trips to be conducted by train is set , for all . Let , , and .
Step 2. The train number and consecutive trip number corresponding to trip are determined. If , then let and Step 4 is performed. Otherwise, , , where , and go to Step 3.
Step 3. The time-shift constraint is verified. If and , then go to Step 4. Otherwise, , and go to Step 2.
Step 4. Let , ; go to Step 5.
Step 5. If , then the algorithm ends and the results are obtained. Otherwise, go to Step 2.
3.3. Neighborhood Structure
The neighborhood structure uses trips exchange and insert strategies between different trains. The trips exchange strategy can be described as follows: a single exchange point on both the trip chains of the two parents is selected. The trip number of that point is swapped between the two parent organisms. The resulting organisms are the children. For example, trip 7 of train 1 (1-6-7-8-9) is exchanged with trip 5 of train 2 (2-5-10), and new solutions can be obtained. The trip chain of train 1 becomes 1-6-5-8-9 and that of train 2 becomes 2-7-10, as shown in Figure 4.
The trips insert strategy can be described as follows: two consecutive trips from train 1 are inserted into the trip chain of train 2. The insert point depends on the departure time in the trips chain of train 2 in ascending order, and two new trip chains for the trains result. For example, if trip 5 of train 1 (1-5-7-8-10) is inserted into the trip chain of train 2 (2-6-9), then new solutions can be obtained. The trip chain of train 1 becomes 1-8-10 and the trip chain of train 2 becomes 2-5-7-6-9, as shown in Figure 5. The trips exchange or insert operation cannot be performed if the trip chain of any crew cannot satisfy the time-shift constraint using any operation.
3.4. Evaluation of Solution
To search for better solutions in the algorithmic iterative process, we have to evaluate the solution. It must simultaneously calculate the value of the objective function and consider the constraints. Given that the initial solution satisfies the time-shift constraint and the new solution generated in the neighborhood search also satisfies the former constraint, we can consider only the equilibrium constraint as the only factor in the former steps that should be punished.
In this study, the parameters in can be considered as the punish factors and the value becomes a large positive number. If the solution can satisfy the equilibrium constraint, then the values of the fitness function and the objective function become equal. Otherwise, the value of the fitness function becomes significantly larger than that of the objective function, which means that the set of values for the decision variables cannot create a feasible solution. The fitness function can be formulated as follows: where represents the value of the objective function.
3.5. Other Parameters
The record of the tabu table is the transform (exchange or insert) node, and tabu length has a fixed value. Regulation is selected based on the value of evaluation as the aspiration criterion. In other words, the solution of the objective can be free if it is better than any of the best candidate solutions currently known. The stopping criterion is based on the value of the fitness function. If the best value does not change after a given number of iterations, then the algorithm stops the calculation.
4. Numerical Example
The Beijing-Tianjin intercity rail line is a major railway system that serves passengers who travel between the cities of Beijing and Tianjin in China. The line starts from Beijing South Railway Station and ends at Tianjin Railway Station. It has a total length of 119.4 km and covers 74 trips in two directions every day. The main pieces of information about each trip, such as origin and destination stations as well as departure and arrival time, are presented in Table 1.
The shortest layover time for trains at switchback station is 15 minutes, and the maximum deviation value of any two trains is set to 90 minutes. The parameters for the tabu search algorithm are as follows: the tabu length is 6; the punish factor is 10,000; and the given number of iterations without improving the solution is 100. The optimal solution can be calculated using the VC++ program, as shown in Table 2. The objective value of the optimal solution is 5,099 minutes.
Table 2 indicates that the total number of trains is 15 in two directions. The maximum value of train operation time is no more than 360 minutes (nos. 3 and 14). The minimum value of train operation time is 302 minutes (no. 12). The deviation value of operation time between train nos. 3 and 12 is 58 minutes, which is less than the specified value of 90 minutes. Thus, the equilibrium constraint is satisfied.
5. Conclusions
In this paper, we present an optimized scheduling method of rail train circulations on a bidirectional intercity railway line. A binary integer programming model with the objective of minimizing the train fleet and the total interval times is presented to show the schedule process. To work out a practical schedule, the time-shift and equilibrium constraints are also considered. We have developed a tabu search algorithm to solve the proposed scheduling model.
Computational results with the trip data on Beijing-Tianjin have shown that the algorithm can produce high-quality train scheduling solutions. Furthermore, this method can be widely applied to rail train circulations characterized by high-density trips and large-quantity trains. During the peak period of an intercity railway line, because of the unbalanced feature of trip numbers in both two directions, future research work may focus on considering the rail train circulations with deadhead strategy.
The work accomplished for this paper was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 71261014).
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- If you were looking for the character from Pokémon Conquest, see Toku.
Toku is a character of the day from The Psychic Sidekicks!. He was fishing with his Mr. Mime until Team Rocket arrived and used their Giant Gengar mecha to steal Mr. Mime. Toku commanded Mr. Mime to use Psybeam on the Giant Gengar robot but the mirrors on the mecha's eyes deflected the attack and knocked them back. This gave Team Rocket a chance to snatch Mr. Mime. With Mr. Mime taken by Team Rocket, Toku warns the town about a giant Ghost-type lurking in Len Town. After Mrs. Bellows's Abra suffered the same fate as Toku's Pokémon, the group decided to take on Team Rocket and managed to defeat them with the help of Cherry's Girafarig's Future Sight.
| Mr. Mime is Toku's only known Pokémon. He was fishing with it one day until Team Rocket came by and stole it with their mecha. After Toku warned the town about the giant Gengar, he was able to retrieve it after Ash, his friends and Cherry defeated Team Rocket.
Mr. Mime's only known move is Psywave.
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Zimbabwe government workers reject double-digit pay rises
by January 16, 2014 9:32 am0
This put more pressure on President Robert Mugabe to deliver on election promises made last year of higher wages.
Unions want a monthly minimum wage of 543 US dollars – equivalent to the poverty line – for Zimbabwe's 235,000 state employees, the bulk of whom are teachers.
Under government proposals seen by Reuters on Thursday, the lowest-paid worker would earn 375 dollars a month, a 27 per cent increase from 296 US dollars now, while the highest-paid would get a rise of 20 per cent to 623 US dollars.
"The government made an offer during our negotiations on Wednesday, which we do not accept," said Sifiso Ndlovu, chief executive of the Zimbabwe Teachers Association. "We have asked the government to go back and refine their proposal."
A 27 per cent pay rise would be the biggest increase for state employees since Zimbabwe adopted the US dollar as its official currency five years ago.
The proposed rises are not included in the 2014 national budget presented in December. The government has not said where it will get the extra money as three-quarters of this year's 4.1 billion US dollars budget is already earmarked for salaries.
Minister of labour July Moyo declined to comment.
Negotiations are expected to continue on Friday.
Mugabe, Africa's oldest leader at 89 and in power since the former Rhodesia's independence from Britain in 1980, was re-elected in a July vote rejected by rivals as fraudulent but largely endorsed by African observers as free and credible.
Mugabe has promised to rebuild the economy, which is struggling to right itself after a decade-long crisis up to 2009.


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So lets say I had three Lower Sideline seats I purchased and I wanted move into Lower Prime but only have two seats. The Jets should be willing to do that since I would still come out with a balance due of $10K at the end. Does that make sense?
If the typical StubHub buyer is looking at $150 as a max spend, that's a $25 profit for Mezz A corners but is a $49 loss for Mezz Club holders. Same for the LL. It's not just the PSL holder that's looking for value. It's the secondary market buyers and they set the pricing and the corners can always undercut the Club's while making money. The Club's will always lose money.
When the Jets made the switch, I refused to pay for a psl, then after this terrible season, I stumbled onto Ebay and found a psl cheap, so for the past couple of months I've been a bottom dweller and scooping up some psls at crazy prices. Mostly on "seasonticketsource." I've been making super low bids and getting a hit on some of them.
My intention, was to sell some of them in a year or two when the Jets turn it around, but when I read about a week ago the interesting idea to "trade up" on this thread.
My best buy was about a month ago when I bought 2 in section 235 for $1100.
So anyway I have about $60,000 in psls for about $15,000.
The set I am going to use is 4 in sect 244 or 4 in sect 245a.
So, I spoke with a rep the other day and essentially she said it does not matter what you paid or who paid for them you have the psl's in the amount of the psl. So even though I paid $1100 for 2 seats in 235, I have $15000, in psl's. So when trading around the stadium it does not matter who paid, you can still make that switch.
That being said the rep told me they (the Jets) would be "reluctant" to trade "X" amount of seats for 4 premium seats because they do not want to be left with all of the open seats I would be trading in. But she said we'll talk when that time comes around and gave me her name and number. A very nice and informative conversation.
So anyway, that's my take and experience on it.
I was able to move my Knicks full seasons and my Yankees weekend plan this year with that cool interactive online display they integrated into the my account section.
For instance, comps, sponsor, NFL seats as well as some really good PSL seats are all not on screen.
A approval from Upper mgt is needed to release them. So you see average seats from PSL reps and occasionally a great seat. Also Jets do horse trading.
Like Lifestyles week at Hedonism where wife swapping happens you get what you give.
For instance I traded lower level row 3 on aisle seats for better seats in a slightly better section when I moved to better seats. Jets loved the deal as I bought seats that cost more while the seats I gave up were so good they sold them in ten minutes, same rep sold my old seats in a matter of minutes. So he sold four PSLs in that upgraded move.
Trading 6 middle of aisle dripline Mezz B seats with a face of 15k as opposed to trading two LGL on the aisle seats by LSL with a face of 15k which trade would you take?
Remember rep who fights with boss to open up great seats for you in the 143 move will do it as he knows he can sell your olds seats in a minute and get commission. The six mezz B seats will just sit there.


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Day: June 12, 2015
Yemen: bleak outlook
Last Thursday, the Wilson Center hosted Youth and Civil Society: The Missing Powers in Yemen with Mohammad Al-Shami, a Yemeni youth activist and advocacy trainer. Haleh Esfandiari, the director of the Middle East Program at the Wilson Center, gave opening remarks and moderated a question and answer session.
Al-Shami presented a bleak picture of Yemen's predicament. For years prior to the current conflict, Yemen suffered from poverty, water shortages, youth unemployment, inadequate healthcare, divisions along many lines, repeated conflict, and the absence of rule of law. The government was highly centralized, weak and corrupt. Citizens needed to come to Sana'a for basic administrative needs and officials there often required bribes.
The military was seen as only representative of a portion of Northern Yemen. The National Dialogue process that occurred prior to the most recent conflict called for restructuring the military. Soldiers from the North were angered that they could lose their jobs to Southerners as a result.
The current conflict reflects the complex divisions of Yemeni society. The rebels are comprised of disparate elements, some of which are not allied with each other. Al Qaeda has filled the power vacuum in some areas, including the major city of Al Mukalla. Al Qaeda is able to provide stability and services, making those who do not necessarily agree with jihadi ideology turn to them for safety. When the war ends, reconstruction will be long and complicated. The underlying factors that led to the conflict will still be present.
According to Al-Shami, civil society in Yemen is plagued by a lack of expertise and cooperation. International donors provided some training to Yemeni civil society organizations but not crucial capacity building. Civil society organizations did not collaborate on initiatives, and multiple organizations were often inefficiently working on similar projects simultaneously.
These organizations are nevertheless the primary providers of life-saving assistance on the ground. The conflict has forced them to focus on humanitarian rather than development work. They lack supplies and largely depend on Yemen's weak private sector for materials. Despite these challenges, Yemeni civil society organizations are distributing food and water, finding people shelter, and setting up clinics. They are able to access villages controlled by different forces and serve as the best source of information regarding events on the ground.
In Al-Shami's view, GCC airstrikes were not the only available solution to the upheaval in Yemen. The GCC does not value civil society and has neglected civil society in its initiatives. The National Dialogue provided an opportunity for a political solution and civil society could have played a role in a peaceful settlement. As the violence drags on, it makes reaching a solution increasingly complicated. The peace talks in Geneva will be more complicated than finding a political solution from the outset would have been.


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Runtime: 100 minutes
Patricia Pillar and Pablo Echarri.
100-minute film (full movie) directed by Eduardo Albergaria.
The original audio of Happy Hour has dialogues in or Portuguese, it was produced in Brazil.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2016.
Screenplay written by Ana Cohan, Eduardo Albergaria and Carlos Arthur Thiré.
Vanessa Ragone, James D'Arcy and Leonardo Edde.
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Roush Manufacturing Inc.'s production of home and commercial plug-in electric-vehicle chargers for Ecotality Inc. has started. During the ribbon-cutting last week of a new plant located within Roush Enterprises Inc.'s headquarters complex, it was revealed that under the deal with Ecotality, Roush will produce 10,000 wall-mounted chargers for residential use and 6,000 pedestal chargers for commercial use.
Owners of the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt may get the Blink brand residential chargers for free through Ecotality's EV Project.
Under this initiative, most of the installation costs, which can range from $2,000 to $4,000, can be covered. The EV project aims to install the 16,000 chargers in U.S. cities and is backed by a $114.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
The investment totals $230 million as General Motors Co. and Nissan North America Inc. matched the value of the grant. Don Karner, president of Ecotality, said that part of the project with the Department of Energy is to "build mature infrastructures" so that they can be studied and they will be able to learn "how to transition from no infrastructure to fully-mature."
He revealed that they're constructing laboratories that will help in the deployment of infrastructure and vehicles in the next 50 or 500 cities.
Karner said the company will be forming a large vehicle operation database as the company gathers data from the chargers (such as driving habits, trip distances, etc) that may be considered useful by agencies such as the National Highway Transportation Administration and the Federal Transit Administration.
The Blink chargers will soon be seen in cities including Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego. [via autonews - sub. required]


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I need categories, tags and list order for my media.
From there, it shouldn't be too difficult to create a drill-down browse page that will allow my viewers to find documents without a lot of hassle.
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IMF cancels Haiti debt
The International Monetary Fund cancelled Haiti's $268 million debt on Wednesday. It was quick, however, to issue the country with a new loan of $60 million. According to the IMF, this loan was not meant to give the country new debt, but to help Haiti "manage volatility" that might arise owing to the aid flowing into the country. Read more: Reuters via New York Times
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Lil Kim, the child brained leader of North Korea has executed his Uncle, Jang Song Thaek calling him worse then a dog.
"News of Jang's execution was trumpeted across the nation by North
Korea's state media — with unusually vitriolic outbursts on TV, radio
and in the main newspaper — as a triumph of Kim Jong Un and the ruling
party over a traitor "worse than a dog" who was bent on overthrowing the
Jang was an old fart. He may have had ambitions, or more likely, he had his head on straight and was trying to keep lil Kimmy from doing something retarded. Lets face reality, the guy can't even pick a good hair stylist.
Something is up in the only nation with a leader worse then Obungler. If all hell breaks loose, new stereos and TVs may be out of our price range for Christmas. If you desperately need a new big screen, buy now! Or do like me, and live with out the dang things.
Friday, December 13, 2013
2 comments:
- Spartacus said...
The Chinese won't let him go that far. The Nork government would fall as easily as the Hussein government did, in spite of Obama, if they drag us into a fight. The last thing the Chinks want is the U.S. military parked long term on their border.
- December 13, 2013 at 2:51 PM
- JeremyR said...
The problem now is that Obozo will opt for preemptive surrender, Some times he acts like he is 50% fwench. The Chicoms know they have nothing to fear in the gutless blunder.
- December 13, 2013 at 5:31 PM
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Stocco Fugitives Arrested In NSW
28/10/2015 12:11 PM AEDT | Updated 15/07/2016 12:50 PM AEST
Josh Butler Associate Editor, HuffPost Australia
Father-and-son fugitives Gino and Mark Stocco have been refused bail and will be remanded in custody until next year after being charged with murder -- among more than 30 other charges so far.
The pair were mentioned in Dubbo Local Court on Thursday morning but did not appear. Their lawyer did not apply for bail and the Stoccos were ordered to remain in custody until their next court appearance in mid-January, 2016.
NSW Police tracked the pair to a rural property at Elong Elong, near Dubbo NSW, just before midday on Wednesday. The father and son were found at the property, named Pinevale, on Tonniges Road following an operation involving a range of local and specialist police units.
Wanted Stoccos taken into custody at property near Dunedoo - https://t.co/KLySEIeOP2 pic.twitter.com/WwDYTg4WxA
— NSW Police (@nswpolice) October 28, 2015
Police later said they found a body on the property, believed to be that of Pinevale's caretaker, a 68-year-old man who was reported missing on October 8. Fairfax Media reported the Stoccos had recently worked at Pinevale with the property's caretaker, and that the body found was "fairly decomposed."
The Stoccos were taken into custody on Wednesday after eight years on the run, with television cameras capturing images of the pair sporting bloody noses and bruised faces. Acting Assistant Commissioner Clint Pheeney claimed the pair "did not surrender to police or hand themselves in," saying their injuries were due to resisting police.
Gino and Mark Stocco spent night behind bars after being charged with serious offences including murder. #9News pic.twitter.com/JISN6s4441
— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) October 28, 2015
"There was some resistance to the arrest and as a result of the arrest some minor injuries, which are still being assessed at Dubbo Base Hospital," he said on Wednesday.
The pair have since been charged with more than 30 offences between them, including murder, police pursuit, shoot at with intent to murder, dishonestly obtain property by deception, possess unauthorised firearm and discharge firearm with intent to resist arrest. Police say further charges, including those allegedly committed interstate, are also expected to be laid.
Both were formally refused bail to appear before Dubbo Local Court on Thursday.
Fairfax Media tracked down Peter Stocco, father to Gino and grandfather to Mark, who claimed the pair's alleged crime rampage had been sparked by the breakdown of Gino's marriage in the early 2000s.
Gino and Mark, aged 57 and 36 respectively, have evaded police around the country for almost a decade, but came back into the headlines last week after allegedly shooting at NSW police during a high-speed chase near Wagga Wagga.
Elong Elong, where the pair were caught, is about 30 minutes north-east of Dubbo in central NSW.
7 News reported police were told the Stocco's location on Tuesday.
Reports that Police were told about the whereabouts of Mark & Gino Stocco yesterday. Then raided Dunedoo property.
October 28, 2015
The Stoccos had allegedly been spotted almost 1000 kilometres south of Elong Elong, in the Victorian town of Sale, in recent days.
They had avoided capture since the Wagga shoot-out by allegedly stealing cars and petrol, stealing and swapping multiple licence plates, changing their appearances and staying on the move. We put together this explainer earlier in the week.
The Hunt For The Stoccos
Earlier on Wednesday, the Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser claimed the pair had been spotted buying sandwiches and coffee at a store in Hillston, NSW. This report was not confirmed.
The duo had been described by police as "modern day bushrangers".
They were wanted in relation to a number of violent crimes across rural Australia, allegedly robbing or vandalising a number of properties.
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Request I did for Amethystine with his character as the Doctor from Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. Everything done in SAI.
Whaaat kinda doctor is he?
The kind of doctor that kills people mostly.
It's like... "How's your heart rate? Good...well let me stick this SWORD IN YA! How is it NOW!!?!"
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The study was conducted by Chang-Woock Lee and Steven E. Riechman, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX; and Mark A. Newman, Human Energy Research Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
For the study, 73 generally healthy women between the ages of 18-31 were assigned to two groups and completed a 10-week whole-body resistance exercise training (RET).
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The women were encouraged to consume at least 0.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight per day (a third more than is called for by the U.S. government nutritional guidelines) to make sure they consumed enough calories and protein to promote muscle growth.
The participants exercised three times per week for ten weeks under the supervision of exercise physiologists. They performed a variety of exercises to include chest press, lat pull down, leg extension, triceps extension, arm curl and abdominal crunch.
Exercise was done using standard exercise machines and each volunteer performed three sets of 6-10 repetitions per exercise at 75 percent of their maximum strength. Body composition was determined using hydrostatic weighing.
Blood samples were taken before and after the training and assessed to measure anabolic (muscle building) and catabolic (muscle breaking) hormone levels in blood. Resting and fasting blood concentrations were measured for three anabolic hormones: HEA, DHEAS and IGF1.
The researchers found that there were significant differences in lean mass gains. However, other muscle responses such as strength gains and arm/leg circumferences were similar between the OC and non-OC users.
The researchers also found that resting/fasting blood concentrations of the anabolic hormones were significantly lower in women taking OC vs. non-OC users throughout the study period. At the same time, plasma concentrations of cortisol (catabolic hormone) were elevated.
Also, they found that those OC users had reduced DHEA hormone at the end of the training period. On the other hand, the other participants' levels did not change.
"We were surprised at the magnitude of differences in muscle gains between the two groups, with the non-OC women gaining more than 60 percent greater muscle mass than their OC counterpart," the authors said.
They added that even though the study has observed negative effects of oral contraceptive use on muscle gain in the context of resistance exercise training, "future studies are needed to help explain the reasons behind the results."
The researchers will present their findings at the 122nd Annual Meeting of the American Physiological Society, which is part of the Experimental Biology 2009 scientific conference. (ANI)


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TRIATHLON: Battling hot temperatures in the Middle East are on the cards again for Cornish triathlete Mark Lewarne – with a little help from Jenson Button.
The Team GB athlete will be heading out to Dubai later this month as he begins his training for several races in the Emirate and also in Abu Dhabi heading into 2015.
His schedule includes defending his Abu Dhabi YAS Triathlon title and is taking part in the Dubai Super Series, which he won silver in last year.
While the Redruth man is abroad, he will be meeting up with Formula One driver Button to help the 2009 World Champion train.
They met after the Penryn College teacher's success in Abu Dhabi as Button, who is a keen triathlete in his spare time, was looking for someone to help hone his skills.
Lewarne said: "Jenson had been looking for someone who knew how to handle the conditions in Dubai for triathlons and who could help him train out there.
"He is a very good athlete and is actually a bit better at cycling than I am, although I'm stronger at swimming and can catch him up on the run.
"Jenson works really hard and as well as helping him out, I actually get a lot from being with him too because he is good and pushes me.
"Since last year I've been speaking to him on and off and he is due to be coming out to Dubai in November just before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, so we'll be doing some training together again."
Looking ahead to the races he will be competing in over the next few months, Lewarne said he is hopeful he can produce some good performances and score some podium finishes.
He said the key to being successful in the Emirates was keeping energised and hydrated in the heat.
"At the moment the temperature is about 44 degrees in the day and can hit 38 at night," Lewarne said.
"Obviously these conditions play a massive part when you race and the difficulty is it makes it hard to train during the day as it is so hot.
"You need to keep hydrated, but it is important to keep energy levels up with the right sorts of salt tablets and gels as you're using up so much to battle through the heat.
"I am really looking forward to the races coming up in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi though and I hope to be pushing for medals again."
Lewarne will be at Gyllyngvase beach on Sunday for the annual triathlon with a team of Penryn pupils he had been training. (Source: Falmouthpacket)


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Sunday 29 January 1989
It was Sunday, under the sign of Aquarius. The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Kevin Shattenkirk and Adriana Țăcălie.
In that special week of January people in US were listening to Two Hearts by Phil Collins.
In UK Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart by Marc Almond featuring Gene Pitney was in the top 5 hits.
Sex, Lies, and Videotape, directed by Steven Soderbergh, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1989
while One by Richard Bach was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Troldspejlet.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Battle Squadron or Dungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements.
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- Adriana Țăcălie: Romanian handball player.
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- Halina Konopacka: Polish discus thrower and poet (d. 1989).
- Dow jumps 38.06 recoups 508-pt loss since October 1987; index at 2,256.43
- L I preacher Gene Profeta pleads guilty to tax-evasion
- Orlando Arena opens
- Dottie Mochrie wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic.
- Episcopal church appoints first female bishop.
- Game-winning RBI, official statistic dropped after nine years of use, New York Mets' Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader with 129.
- NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 34-3.
- 77th Australian Open Men Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Miloslav Mecir (6-2, 6-2, 6-2).
- Dow Jones Industrial Average jumps 38.06 to hit 2256.43; recoups 508-point loss since October 1987.
- Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so
- Thomas and Friends television show begins in U.S.
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About Down the Upward Spiral
Down the Upward Spiral is a webcomic created by Corey in 2012. Most of the comic strips in the Classics section of my website ran in my college newspaper. New strips and videos will be added to the Gallery section every week or so. I will also be adding content to my new series, "The Bravest Knight."
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'And we are so slow. Life is so rapid…' (Hélène Cixous)
Anne Robinson's multi-disciplinary practice is concerned with the perception and politics of time passing, working experimentally with duration, frame, exposure, paint surface, sound and movement.
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Justin Bieber's manager has revealed that he has advised the singer to stay single "unless [he] can give someone everything".
MTV News reports that the teen sensation's advisor Scooter Braun took part in a web chat and broached the subject of Bieber's rumoured relationship with Selena Gomez.
Braun said: "Everyone says I'm ignoring a certain issue that you all want to know about.
"Everybody wants to know something. Here's what I'm going to tell you. This kid travels a lot and I always told him, I was always like, 'You shouldn't be in a relationship unless you can give someone everything.'"
He added: "I know that him and the person you're asking about are really close friends and have been for a while. As far as I know, that's what they are."
Bieber and Gomez were photographed kissing over the holiday period, leading some fans to threaten Gomez via Twitter.


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The last time readers got a glimpse into the life of Tisha Seghers, the 37-year old Metairie resident had hurt her ankle before a running workout.
Seghers, who is training for her first Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic, is feeling great three weeks later. She gives credit to the New Orleans Track Club and the members that recently started a program to get beginning runners such as Seghers prepared for the CCC.
"I joined the NOTC group and boy, am I glad I did," Seghers said. "It gives me something to look forward to, and it gives me people to run with. I don't like to run by myself. It can get boring. So this is perfect for me."
Seghers is one of three New Orleans-area residents the New Orleans Advocate is following during their preparation for the CCC — the 10-kilometer road race which is expected to attract more than 25,000 participants when it is held April 4.
Seghers is a novice runner, though her two months of training earned her a space in the intermediate group at the NOTC workouts. Participants work out on Wednesdays at City Park and Saturdays at Audubon Park.
"When I showed up, they asked me if I was a beginner or an intermediate runner," she said. "Honestly, I felt like I was a little bit beyond what the beginners were doing, so they told me to work out with the intermediate group and see if I could keep up. We started with a 1-mile run, and I finished it in 10 minutes, five seconds. That let them know I can do this. Now, I'm always the caboose, but that's OK. I get through the runs and feel great after."
Seghers said she was comfortable during a 2.75-mile workout last week, as well.
"I'm averaging about 10:30 per minute," she said. "It's not the fastest pace by far, but I'm consistent with it. I believe I can run the (6.2-mile CCC) in 60 or 70 minutes.
"That's being realistic. I'd be happy with 70 (minutes), but if I can get to 60 (minutes), that would be amazing."
Seghers said the NOTC's twice-weekly workouts are the only ones she gets these days. Between work, and being a wife and mother of two, she now realizes how tough it can be to find time to exercise.
"My daughter is in soccer and the games are going strong," she said. "I bring a bag to work every day with the plan to work out, but life, it gets in the way."
Seghers plans to continue her workouts, straight through the carnival season and beyond — no matter the obstacles.
"Even if we go the parades, I'll be at the workouts," she said. "I'm totally committed to doing this."
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14.4 last year was a chipper with rowing, TTB, wall balls, power cleans, and muscle-ups. Think 15.4 will be something similar this year?
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"Often we are more focused on the rep completion — rep or no rep — rather than the process or competency of that rep." - from The Pursuit of Competency Before Capacity by Dr. Seth Oberst, Tabata Times
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One of the best ways to increase your competency in any of the movements we use, is to have a plan specifically tailored to your strengths, weaknesses, and goals. One of the best ways to get a plan like that is to work with our coaches in a one-on-one setting. If you're ready to accelerate your competency and get on to capacity, shoot me an email to learn more about the private training that we offer.


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"A Documentary Re-Invented" 22 October 2010 Drama, Factual 94 mins
Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar. Andrea Dunbar wrote honestly and unflinchingly about her upbringing on the notorious Buttershaw Estate in Bradford and was described as 'a genius straight from the slums.' When she died tragically at the age of 29 in 1990, Lorraine was just ten years old. The Arbor revisits the Buttershaw Estate where Dunbar grew up, thirty years on from her original play, telling the powerful true story of the playwright and her daughter Lorraine. Also aged 29, Lorraine had become ostracised from her mother's family and was in prison undergoing rehab. Re-introduced to her mother's plays and letters, the film follows Lorraine's personal journey as she reflects on her own life and begins to understand the struggles her mother faced.
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On artist recognition alone, Dark Was the Night deserves some sort of honor. The two-disc compilation, which benefits the Red Hot Organization and its mission of raising funds and awareness to fight HIV/AIDS, boasts a slew of Pitchfork heroes, including Feist, Conor Oberst, the Decemberists, Cat Power and the Arcade Fire. It speaks to the importance of Red Hot—Dark Was the Night is the organization's 20th album—and the respect for the record's curators, Bryce and Aaron Dessner of Brooklyn-based band the National.
Even if it's nearly impossible to meld 31 tracks into a cohesive vision, Dark Was the Night is stunning in its scope, especially considering these are works exclusive to the project.
If you had to pick a weak link (and given the cause behind the release, why try?), the first disc flows a tad smoother and features pairings that indie kids previously only dreamed about: Ben Gibbard and Feist, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner, Dirty Projectors and David Byrne. The succession of songs by Grizzly Bear ("Deep Blue Sea"), the National ("So Far Around the Bend") and Yeasayer ("Tightrope") is alone worth the cost of admission.
Covers typically make perfect compilation fodder, and there are plenty here, including the New Pornographers' take on part-time band mate Dan Bejar's "Hey, Snow White" (mercifully trimmed by almost three minutes). Quite the opposite, Stevens indulges by turning the Castanets' four-minute "You Are the Blood" into a lengthier, experimental collision of sounds to close out Disc 1. Canadian MC/producer Buck 65 remixes it for the second disc, which also includes My Morning Jacket on the horn-heavy "El Caporal" and Andrew Bird on the serene "The Giant of Illinois."
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Jos - Attacks in restive central Nigeria killed five people in a village and another died in the city of Jos, where a blast aslo wounded nine soccer fans, police and officials said on Wednesday.
The explosion in Jos took place outside a centre as spectators were leaving after watching the European Champions League semi-final between Barcelona and Chelsea late on Tuesday.
"So far we have nine people injured in the stampede that followed the blast outside the soccer viewing centre," police spokesperson Samuel Dabai told AFP.
Military spokesperson Captain Markus Mdahyelya said a body was found near the scene, but could not say if it was linked to the explosion.
The gun attack occurred in the mainly Christian village of Gwa-Rim, with the gunmen thought be from the mainly Muslim Fulani ethnic group. A number of people were also wounded.
"Five people, including two children, were killed around eight o'clock last night in Gwa-Rim village by suspected Fulani herdsmen," Plateau state government spokesperson Pam Ayuba told AFP.
"The gunmen went from house to house and shot their victims dead."
According to Mdahyelya, three other people were killed in the Barkin Ladi area of central Nigeria on Sunday when unidentified gunmen ambushed their car.
Thousands of people have been killed in deadly cycles of sectarian clashes between Muslim and Christian ethnic groups in central Nigeria in recent years.
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Jos, the capital of Plateau state, lies in the so-called middle belt region dividing the mainly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south of Africa's most populous nation.
In recent months, bomb blasts have occurred more frequently in central Nigeria, with many blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram, whose main area of operation is the country's northeast.
In another incident late on Tuesday in the northeastern city of Damaturu, gunmen killed five people, including a police officer and a politician, at a bar in an area previously hit by a bomb blast blamed on the Islamists.
Three gunmen stormed the bar and shot dead their victims as they sat around a table, a witness told AFP.
Police could not be reached for comment, but a doctor at a state-run Damaturu hospital said five bodies with gunshot wounds were deposited at the morgue late on Tuesday.
Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, Boko Haram was blamed for an explosion at a nearby open-air bar in January that wounded several people.
The group has also been blamed for other attacks in Yobe state, where Damaturu is the capital, including co-ordinated bombings and gun assaults targeting security forces in Damaturu in November that killed about 100 people.
Boko Haram's insurgency, mainly in northern Nigeria, has left more than 1 000 people dead since mid-2009.
I dont think letting Nigeria become the new Somalia would be a good idea towards other African countries because if it does we all stand to share 160 million refugees...AU, Nigerian officials and UN must do all they can to ensure that Boko haram become news of yesterday like Osama.


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