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Rapha Condor competed at the Tour of Ireland over the weekend, riding against some of the biggest names in pro cycling. The third and final gruelling stage saw National Road Race Champion, Kristian House (pictured), finish a respectable 12th, coming 15th overall in the GC. Chris Newton, Olympic bronze medallist, was the only other Rapha Condor rider to finish the punishing stage, placing 39th overall.
Almost half the peloton, including Mark Cavendish and Lance Armstrong, retired as they arrived at the final circuit of the stage, many not even attempting the climb up St. Patrick's Hill. The bad weather made for very volatile racing. Typical of the weekend's action, several breakaways eventually saw a two-group split. 'I was descending blind due to all the crap off the road from the bad weather.' Said Kristian. 'This made it hard to get back into the front group and, of course, made it pretty dangerous.' Kristian, however, relishes tough conditions such as these and was disappointed not to be in the leading break. 'I'm kicking myself a bit as I was aiming for a top ten finish here. I think I made a few schoolboy errors and showed some of the other riders too much respect. I should have been more ruthless.'
The Tour of Ireland provides a good platform for home grown riders to test themselves against the best in the world. Russell Downing, brother of Dean Downing of Rapha Condor, won the overall event. 'I'm genuinely happy for him' Kristian commented. 'It's great to see domestic riders win against the top pros and prove they can compete with the best.'
Kristian also revealed to us that his new race mitts were getting double takes from a lot of riders and fans over the weekend. One fan (unsurprisingly wearing a Rapha T-Shirt) even asked if Kristian would give him the gloves. 'It's a common problem, people are always asking me for pieces of my kit.'
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Big up to Russ! Showed the Pro Tour riders how it's done. Rode out of his skin on the last day and chased down anything that the others threw at him. He's an exciting rider and ballsy to boot. Can't believe that he wasn't going to be picked for the worlds. He's been the best domestic rider for a couple of years as well as being one of the best British riders.
There is a lot of coasting riders in the Europeon peleton and Russ deserves to be there instead of them. Hopefully he'll get picked up by a bigger team but I wouldn't hold out for Sky. I think they would try and limit his attacking style. People have citicised him for this in the past-they even mentioned his lack of team work in this weeks Cycling news. However, this is what makes him so good. I'd like to see him doing a Gilbert/Chavenal/Voeckler kind of role and break from the front. Anyhoo, I'll be down in the smoke on the 19th to see you take the tour of Britain!
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"QUANTUM SHOT" #168 "M-80 Stiletto" - Radically Designed Ship for the Special Operations Forces The M-shaped revolutionary hull of the "M-80 Stiletto" gives it very good stability at high speeds in shallow water, combined with great stealth. It's a lightweight, all-carbon ship; 80 ft in length; designed for speeds of 50-60 kts (nearly 60 miles per hour) and powered by four 1,650-horsepower Caterpillar engines. (images courtesy: M Ship Co.) An additional air cushion is formed underneath the ship using the recaptured energy of the bow wave: This breakthrough hull design allows it to achieve an exceptionally smooth ride at high speeds in rough seas. It can also launch multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to provide reconnaissance data, relayed to the "clustered" supercomputer on board. The vessel has the ability to navigate shallow rivers, chase bad guys at 60 miles per hour and can even be outfitted with jet drives for beaching. ""We are confident that the M80 Stiletto's design is superior to all other existing technologies. Nothing else is out there that can achieve the qualities important to brown water vessels at a relatively low cost with short design and production cycles" (source M Ship Co.) Further commercial application of this M-hull can be found on the company's site: M 100 Cargo Ship (designed for transport of 100 tons of cargo). ----- 2. "Sea Shadow" - legendary "movie star" stealth boat.... The program began in the mid-Eighties, when the ship was built in secret in 1985 and later used for various clandestine purposes. It was revealed to the public only 9 years later, in 1994. Since then it has become an icon of radical boat design, and is easily recognizable - it was prominently featured in the 1997 James Bond movie "Tomorrow Never Dies". The interior of that villain's ship showed all kinds of luxury and accommodation, however in reality the boat only has 12 bunks, one microwave oven, a fridge and a table. Recently "Sea Shadow" has been reactivated by the U.S. Navy; it will become part of the "DD 21" program, supporting the new Navy's 21st Century Land Attack Destroyer. If you have not heard about this development yet, here is an update: 3. "Stealth" Naval Destroyer with the reduced radar signature: DD 21 in itself is only a part of a larger family of ships for the Navy's surface forces for the 21st Century. This Family includes a destroyer class (DD 21) and a cruiser class of ships: (images courtesy: FAS: Military Analysis Network) ----- Stealth boats and other Special Operations crafts sometimes need to be transported to distant areas on very short notice. Thanks to huge modern cargo planes, they can be anywhere in the world within 24 hours. Special Operations Craft (SOC) Mk V and the Rescue submersible Avalon (DSRV 2) being loaded into C-5 "Galaxy" (image credit: Hazegray.org) ----- Stealth Hybrid: what happens if you cross an attack helicopter with a high-speed surface ship? Lockheed Martin Corporation knows the answer: its Covert High-speed Attack and Reconnaissance Craft (CHARC) will protect NAVY's vessels from small, armed speedboats and submarines. And - It will also change shape! "Riding high" position will give it better stability in the rough seas and "riding low" will help it to avoid visual, radar and infrared detection. (image credit: Popular Mechanics) ----- Finally, a "mystery" photo that I do not have much info about: Sources and further reading: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Permanent Link......Category: Technology,Boats / Ships, Military Related Posts: Mysterious Spider Boat Photography Gear: |
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- Johan said...
There is also the Swedish Navy 'Visby' class corvettes.
- William said...
Your 'mystery' photo looks like a scale model testbed for the US Navy's Zumewalt class destroyers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD%28X%29)
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here is more about the 'mystery-ship':
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/dd-x-sea-jet.htm - Raoul said...
Awesome stuff, Avi!
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some infiormationd found on google
http://www.marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMV/2005aug0252.html - said...
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sorry, wrong link, here's the right one: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/dd-x-sea-jet.htm
- Avi Abrams said...
Thanks for solving this!
I'll include the info soon... - Patrick said...
Your mystery photo is a sub.
http://www.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=200503 - said...
Er, the only clandestine purpose the Sea Shadow was ever used for was R&D. It's a testbed. The actual ship was not used for
the Bond film; doesn't have a helicopter
pad. - said...
That ship i'sn't the bond ship, the bond ship has a flat top. Here's a pic of the real bond ship:
http://www.shanklinsailingclub.btinternet.co.uk/ali/boats/stealth.jpg - said...
Here you go!! This is a US NAVY Exprtimental ship. It has twin jets for propulsion.
Sea Jet Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator (AESD)
Link http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/dd-x-sea-jet.htm
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Janie Murray of Gordon, Maggie Lattery of Poplar, and Andrew Dettle, Zachariah Fure, Paige Johnson, Christine Johnstad, Christine Johnstad, Lori Mahan, Anna Pettingill, Megan Place and Lindsey Splinter of Superior made the dean's list at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Daniel Tracy of Superior made the dean's list at Iowa State University.
Kristen Bustrak of Superior made the dean's list at Northern Michigan University.
Kristina O'Brien of Superior made the dean's list at UW-River Falls.
Catherine Albrecht of Superior made the dean's list at Marquette University.
Lisa Love of Gordon, Taylor Parrish of Maple, Kyle Polzin and Jaclyn Zosel of Solon Springs, and Abigail Bronson, Nathan Cummings, Abigail Gotelaere and Danielle Schiro of Superior made the dean's list at UW-La Crosse.
Students named to the dean's list at UW-Superior include Maija Mackie of Brule; Garrett Gondik and Kascie Sturtevant of Foxboro; Bailey Burns and Sarah Rolnik of Gordon; Hayley Botten, Emily Davidson, Dara Fillmore, Jessica Jaworski, Mark Jersett, Carly Karich, Ethan Lawler and Hanna Paquette of Lake Nebagamon; Austin Lind of Maple; Anna Amys, Ian Detterling and Samuel Williams of Poplar; Megan Gaynor, Salann Gilbert, Ariel Johnson, Melody Kosobucki, Tyler LaRose, Gretchen Molina, Stacey Rootes,
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Robert Berchild, Natalie Burger and Anne Tracy of Superior made the dean's list at the University of St. Thomas.
Brian Cockerham of Superior made the dean's list at the Upper Iowa University.
Robert Kraft, Kaitlyn Mergen, Jeffrey Nestrud and Mark Pierpont of Superior made the dean's list at Minnesota State University Mankato.
Jack Bergum of South Range made the honor roll at the University of Oklahoma Norman.
Douglas County residents who made the dean's list at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College include Jillian Anderson and Joshua Lintula of Lake Nebagamon, Ethan Taylor of Solon Springs, Paige Halverson of South Range and Clifford Follis, James Lamoreaux, Kandice Mainville, Paul Mickelson, Amy Pacholsky, Travis Vandenberghe and Cassie Zach of Superior.
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WINTHROP – The 10 men who tend to one of the Methow Valley's most important resources have reputations like Santa Claus.
They're rarely seen, people leave them cookies and on winter nights, the 10 men leave gifts with which people can't wait to play.
"Our groomers are almost mythical," said James DeSalvo, director of the Methow Valley Sport Trails Association. "People go to sleep and the trails are thrashed, but when they wake up the trails are perfect.
"You don't see them (groomers) because they sleep during the day after working most of the night. And you rarely see the machines because we keep them inside. So sometimes, it just seems like the groomers must be magic people."
North Central Washington's Methow Valley is a cross-country skiing mecca, not just because it has the nation's largest Nordic trail system, but because it has a reputation for immaculately manicured trails.
"Great grooming is vital for us," said DeSalvo, who also works as an alternate groomer. "Being the largest is something to talk about, but people come here because they know it's the best groomed."
During a recent trip, I tried to catch up with one of these elusive groomers to see just what goes into maintaining the trails.
Lucky for me it was a Thursday. This meant there would be light trail use and the groomers would scale back operations a bit allowing them to sleep in.
I set my alarm for 3:30 a.m.
The art of grooming
When I met lead groomer Rob Seckinger at Winthrop's Town Trailhead shortly after 4 a.m., he was backing a red PistenBully groomer out of its garage.
His shift would last about three hours. On busier days, it wouldn't be uncommon for him to start before midnight and finish at 8:30 a.m.
I hopped on board the rumbling machine and we set out to groom about 12 miles of trail.
Sitting shotgun, the first thing I noticed was that the groomer was as slow as it was impressive.
"Yeah, we're going about 6 mph," Seckinger said. "It's definitely the slow boat to China."
But, as Seckinger cuts through the snow and the darkness, it's never about how fast he goes, it's about what he leaves behind.
"It's about the corduroy," he said, referring to the pattern left in the groomer's wake. "That's what the skiers want."
Before even hitting the trails, Seckinger made a few laps on the .43-mile town loop. With flood lights illuminating the way in front and behind the groomer, he could see what kind of tracks he was laying.
After dialing in the groomer, he turned off the loop and onto the Methow Community Trail.
Along the way, he explained how the groomer works.
The renovator, a contraption on the front of the groomer, "takes off a layer of snow like a cheese slicer."
A tiller and comb pulled behind the groomer chops up this sliced snow and smooths it, leaving the coveted corduroy path for skate skiers.
A device Seckinger refers to as "the pan" is lowered behind the tiller to set tracks for classic skiers.
Using this machine to make an ideal Nordic trail, he said, "is not a lot of science. It's a lot of art."
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About an hour into his shift, Seckinger wasn't ready to declare this morning's work a masterpiece.
Overnight temperatures in the 20s preceded by afternoon temperatures in the 40s left a crusty layer on the snow, making it less than ideal. But Seckinger, in his eighth year as a groomer, takes too much pride in his work to let that bother him.
"I don't like what we're leaving," he said as he stepped on the brake.
He put the machine in reverse and we headed backward for about a quarter mile. Just like that, he'd erased his work and could start again.
DeSalvo says it's perfectionists like Seckinger who've earned the association its reputation for superior grooming.
"They are experienced, they have autonomy and they have good equipment and that's all key to the quality," DeSalvo said. The association's crew even works during the summers mowing grass and removing rocks from the trails.
Grooming was the biggest expense in the association's $784,000 budget in 2011-12, DeSalvo said. He says it costs about $175 per hour to operate a groomer. About two-thirds of the nonprofit club's budget is covered by the sale of passes and the rest is covered by donations and grants, DeSalvo said.
While the groomers, most of whom work second jobs, might go unnoticed by visitors, the local skiers love them.
"People might not know who all the groomers are," DeSalvo said, "but they usually take the time to figure out who grooms their favorite trails."
Seckinger said people approach him at the grocery store and other places around town to say thanks (and, on rare occasion, offer less favorable critiques).
"And sometimes, you open the door on the groomer at the start of your shift and you find a plate of cookies on your seat," Seckinger said.
Some have even set up mailboxes along the trail. When the flag is up, groomers know to stop. Inside, they'll find cookies, notes and other creative ways of saying thanks.
Working in comfort
As we slowly left tracks west of Winthrop, the moon occasionally making an appearance, I couldn't help but appreciate how peaceful this work seemed.
"It really is," Seckinger said. "You get into a good head space out here."
He usually listens to the radio or plays one of the CDs left behind by another groomer while he works.
But not every night is as idyllic as this one.
There are times when the light is flat or there is nearly two feet of snow on the ground and workers can barely see where they are going.
"You can feel yourself going off the trail," Seckinger said. "But if you get stuck, you are really stuck."
The groomers have heated cabins and windows but if they breakdown or get stuck, crew members have to walk out. Sometimes they might have to radio for a ride, then trudge six miles to the nearest road.
While the association has four comfy PistenBully groomers, it also has seven snowmobiles.
It can get so cold on the snowmobile groomers, Seckinger said, that on occasion he's pinned the throttle and jogged alongside the machine just to stay warm.
Wildlife encounters
About 6 a.m., we noticed something moving just at the outer reach of the headlights.
The grumble of the snow-cats typically scares off wildlife before workers even know it's there, but they do have occasionally encounters.
Seckinger has seen rabbits and deer, but more frequently sees only their tracks. Some groomers have seen cougars.
What was directly in front of us was a terrified field mouse.
The little guy looked like the rodent version of Indiana Jones trapped between the walls of a cross-country ski track. His only option is to run and hope he can reach the end of the track before us.
Seckinger slowed the groomer to give the mouse a sporting chance, but the track went on for at least another mile.
"Usually they jump out of the track by now," Seckinger said.
Seckinger pressed some buttons and the renovator, tiller and pan lifted off the snow. Then he accelerated and the five-ton machine passed over the tiny creature.
We both looked over our shoulders.
At first, we saw nothing. Then we laughed as the mouse popped out of the track and scurried off the trail.
Star status
At 6:45 a.m., Seckinger's radio squawked for the first time all shift.
It was DeSalvo checking in for a report. One by one, crew members around the valley outlined what portions of the trail they'd groomed and the shape of the skiing surface.
From here, DeSalvo quickly analyzed the data and posted a report for skiers on the association's website.
About 7 a.m., still half an hour until sunrise, we returned to the garage at the Winthrop skating rink. Seckinger refueled and stowed the machine, then we headed downtown to the Rocking Horse Bakery for breakfast.
It seemed most people at the bustling bakery recognized Seckinger, but it was hard to tell if this was because, as DeSalvo said, "groomers are like mini-celebrities here" or because it seems like everybody knows everybody in this tight-knit community.
Either way, Seckinger shook hands and answered questions about trail conditions as we made our way to an open table.
Here, eating egg-and-sausage sandwiches, he told me one of the best things about grooming the Methow.
"It is important to us to create a good product. People come here to have a great time with their friends and family and it's nice to know we helped make that experience a little more enjoyable."


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Higgins Armory Essay Armor serves a very simple purpose. Its job is to protect the wearer from injury and death during battle. The complex part of armor however, is how it has evolved over the years. Going from the good old knights wearing a full suit of plate armor, to wearing just a helmet, the Higgins Armory shows a great representation of both the simple use of armor, as well as the complexity of how it evolved, and what weapons were used against the different types of armor, and of course what weapons were used with armor. Armor in the dark ages started being seen around 600-700 C.E. At this point, mostly mail armor was used due to it being light, but still very defensive. A mail chest piece if thousands of tough rings that are interlocked together, so that 5 rings are all interlocked, meaning it is almost impossible to slash through or stab it. Crushing weapons however, could dent the armor, and thus the knight as well, creating quite a problem. This was a main reason that as the dark ages went in to the middle ages, and then the renaissance, plate started to be more in use. The Higgins museum shows a good timeline and very well describes when and how these changes happened, and of course it has lots of armor to show it visually. Why did mail start fading away? It became too complex to make (thousands of interlocking rings) and it became less suitable for the new technology of weapons being invented every day. Another main reason is that plate armor started to begin to become just as flexible and move-able as mail. This is demonstrated with many examples at Higgins, when a full suit of plate armor is run, jumped in, sat down in, and even sprinted in. Craftsmen, began developing ways to interlock the armor with joints similar to that of a humans without creating crevices in the armor. As mail began fading out due to the more popular plate, two other uses for armor began developing. This first example is dress armor. Higgins shows a great contrast in what makes dress armor and combat armor different. Dress armor is lavishly designed and sometimes painted, as well as many carvings and etchings to show off great wealth in the family. Generally, this kind of armor would not be used in combat due to it being so light and thin, and also many gaps. The other kind of armor, aside from combat armor, is tournament armor. This kind of protection would only be used in jousting and other combat games due to the way it is built. The Higgins has many full suits of both tournament and combat armor, and at first glance they might seem almost identical. The little details though, could prove big when you step into one or the other. First off, tournament armor is the most defensive armor, which also makes it by far the heaviest. Also, the ability to move and flex around is nearly impossible. The helmet is in fact bolted onto the breastplate, and there are no weak gaps, as to hope that no one gets killed in a simple game of jousting. The last main difference between the two, is the helmet. First, what exactly is jousting. It is when two horse-mounted knights charge at each other with a 14 foot long lance and try to de-mount the other one. The lances, being made out of wood, will splinter upon impact, creating large, sharp, fast-moving particles of wood. If these splinters were to hit in say, the chest or the eyes, it was not uncommon that that could easily kill. Knights weren't stupid though, and they tried to make sure hat wouldn't happen. The first is the armor, but the second is the helmet. In addition to being locked in place, the visor is actually at around the position of the forehead. As the knights approach, they lean down so they can see, and at the last second move up to protect their face. This ensured a lot less death in jousting. Armor is of course only one side of the story. Something had to be used both against it, and with it. A knights most used weapon is his lance. What is a lance. It is pretty much a 14 foot stick that tapers down to a sharp metal point at the end, perfect for jabbing and stabbing enemies on foot, when the knight is on horse. The problem with the lance is that it splinters after being used, so a knight will always carry a sword. Also, the richer knights in the 1500's would carry around 5 loaded up pistols. Since back then they were so complicated to use, loading and re-loading was a real, so knights just prepared them in advance. As guns started being developed though, is when armor started fading away. As far as weapons used against knights ,the most common thing was a spear or a pole arm. A pole arm is a long 18-foot wooden staff with a metal point, prong, fork, spoon, bill, or any variation on the end, as long as its sharp. Hundreds of different varieties were made, and the Higgins has tons of them, ranging from a simple stick with a point, to the very complicated pole arms that were developed for maximum use. The main two advantages of the spear and pole arm is that they are longer than a lance, and also much more durable. They could be used over and over again, and as the pole arms became wackier and wackier in prongs, forks, and bills, new mechanics were developed to find the best way to pull a knight off his horse, or puncture that plate armor, or grab his sword right out of his hand! Even spears, just like swords, lances, plate and chain mail started fading away due to one concept, that would change warfare for the next 600 and more years, guns. This essay can definitely has information that can be extracted, but not sight, sound, or feel. That is the job of the Higgins Armory. While not many items can be touched, the very fact of seeing them a couple of feet away allows you to visualize in your mind of what it would be like to use arms and armor, instead of just using a wall of text. As said before, Higgins shows the drastic differences in combat, parade, and tournament armor, as well as the ultimate changes and finally demise in armor as guns started becoming the weapon of most combat. The Higgins is a worthwhile visit, and it is definitely not just a big building with identical gray suits of armor. It is much more, as is armor itself. However, you cannot go to Higgins and expect the armor to teach you the facts, there is a process of interpreting all the information to make sense with each other. The final thing to be said, is that the best thing done by Higgins is showing what it was really, for knights were not just people in perfect armor, with a shining sword and beautiful horse, there is so much more.
Higgins Museum Essay Evaluation 3 -- Outstanding 2 -- Ok, but could use some improvement 1-- Needed improvement 0 --- Missing Introduction 1 Gave the reader background and general information about the museum --- set the scene. 2 Transitions to the body of the essay. (Three things that can be learned by a visit to the museum) Body 3 Three topics were addressed, each with its own paragraph 2 Topics were clearly explained and used researched supporting details & vocabulary Conclusion 3 Restated topic --- What can be learned at the museum? 3 Brought closure to essay (Summed up essay) Structure 3 Essay format followed the directions for assignment 3 Spelling 2 Capitalization (Used correct capitalization) Comments: Very good supporting details and an excellent conclusion. The introduction doesn't set the scene of the museum (who,what where), in fact you do more of that in the conclusion. Watch your organization of information, the 2nd body paragraph really has more than one subject. The essay also needed more researched vocabulary.
Week 23 of Stocks
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Spreadsheet Week 22
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Here is my spreadsheet for week 22 of the stock program. As you can see, I am earning a solid thousand dollars in Apple, and everythign else is earning me a couple hundred bucks. Also, the DJIA passed over 11,000 points a couple of days ago.
My Weather Story
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My story takes place in northern Maine, Sugarloaf Ski Resort to be exact, and it was Thursday morning of February vacation. The previous night we had heard that there was a chance of snow, and it had already started snowing. When we woke up that Thursday, our cars were buried in two and a half feet of snow, and it ws still dumping. The house we had rented for the week was taken Thursday night, and hotels were booked everywhere. We had no choice but to try and drive right through it. One hour in we were only 15 miles out, and we had a 550 mile drive left, going down a highway at 20 miles per hour. As we were getting out of the mountains on to regular flatlands, we had one more large hill to pass. The snow continued to fall, and it was definately a blizzard. As we neared the top of the will, with our two-wheel drive car, and with some four wheel drive SUV's and trucks all around, the car started to stall! We had just enough energy left to pull over, but it was still a scary moment, stalling at the top of a hill, in a blizzard, with a bunch of 4 axel trucks behind you. We waited for them to pass, and restarted the car to get back on the road. A couple of hours later, as we started to leave the mountains and snow turned to rain, the car caught a bad curve and the road, and we skidded off, narrowly missed a telephone pole, and went to a stop a foot in front of a large stump. The snow that turned to rain basically hydroplaned our car off the road, and for the next couple of minutes we were terrified. However, as we made it farther south around lower Maine, the weather eased off and we made the rest of the trip back home fine.
This is my wordle'd version of my weather story!
My Spreadsheet
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This is my stock market spreadsheet, showing the gains and losses that I made in week 20 of the stock program. As shown above, I am making lots of money mostly in Apple, and I am making a little bit of cash in IBM (International Business Machines) and Activision-Blizzard. Google however, is losing money for me, but at one point I was making hundreds of dollars. The stock unit is very interesting, and will give me good insight if I ever want to actually invest in real stocks.
My LA Speech
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For my LA speech I talked about a job that I had in the summer; I took care of chickens on a farm. It was a great experience and was very interesting, and I had a steady income from selling eggs at a farmers' market. Every day I would go to the pen and feed them inside the coop, and then fill up their water troughs. I would then head back inside with some buckets and fill them to the lid with the day's eggs. I would make this routine every morning, and at around lunchtime on Wednesdays I would bring them to the market, and come back later for my profits. I had to sell the chickens in late fall due to minimal daylight and snow. However, I will most likely resume in early to mid spring.
Diary of a Caledonian
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Experience a Winnipeg tradition and skate, walk, run, or sled your way along The Red River Mutual Trail. Starting in the heart of the city, the Guinness World Record-holding longest naturally frozen skating trail in the world offers the unique experience of seeing the sights of Winnipeg from the frozen Red and Assiniboine Rivers.
The Red River Mutual Trail is about more than just skating. Venture out and enjoy a variety of outdoor activities: walking, curling, hockey, family activities, cycling, broomball, and more. Join us for special events the whole family can enjoy on select weekends throughout the winter. Click to see our calendar of events.
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While journeying down The Red River Mutual Trail seek shelter of a uniquely designed warming hut. Each year architects from around the world compete to have their design selected for construction. Several huts are chosen and displayed prominently on the trail. So take a pit stop and enjoy the shelter from the Winnipeg winter elements. Click to see the 2013 winners here, including local Winnipeg winner and University of Manitoba student entry.
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Even during winter there are many events happening on The Red River Mutual Trail. Be sure to look at our calendar for a listing of activities, events, and special programs and check back often to as new things are always being added.
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- Be sure to enter and exit the trail from the designated access points. The riverbank is unstable along certain sections and may not be safe to use.
- Find out what trail conditions are like by checking this website. It will be updated daily with grooming reports, closures, and trail conditions.
- Check the wind direction. You may not feel the wind if it's at your back, but it may be an issue when skating in to it.
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To generate code, in the Simulink® editor window, select Code > C/C++ Code > Build Model. This code can run concurrently on a multicore target with Simulink Coder™ or Embedded Coder® software. The coder generates all target-dependent code for thread creation, thread synchronization, interrupt service routines, and signal handlers and data transfer. The main() program contains these threads. The source files of the mapped model (for example, model.c and model.h) do not contain target-dependent code for setting up the execution of threads. However, target-dependent code might exist for data transfer types, which generate target-specific data protection or semaphore application programming interface (API) calls.
For each periodic task, Simulink Coder combines the output and update methods of the blocks mapped to that task and binds these methods to a target-specific thread. Additionally, for each periodic task that contains continuous states, a separate solver instance is generated in the source file of the mapped model. This mapped model can concurrently run the continuous parts of the model. (The generated solver instances share the solver type specified in the Solver of the Configuration Parameters dialog box of the mapped model.)
For each aperiodic task or aperiodic trigger, Simulink Coder combines the output and update methods of the blocks mapped to that task and binds these to a target-specific Interrupt Service Routine (ISR) or to a target-specific event handler.
Following is an example of generated code in the source file of a mapped model. This code shows the functions generated for the mapped model:
Two solver instances
Four periodic tasks with two of them having continuous states
Two aperiodic tasks
Two aperiodic triggers
/* * This function updates continuous states using the ODE3 fixed-step * solver algorithm */ static void Periodic_Task1_rt_ertODEUpdateContinuousStates(RTWSolverInfo *si ) { … } /* * This function updates continuous states using the ODE3 fixed-step * solver algorithm */ static void Periodic_Task2_rt_ertODEUpdateContinuousStates(RTWSolverInfo *si ) { … } /* OutputUpdate for Task: Periodic_Task1 */ void Periodic_Task1_step(void) /* Sample time: [0.1s, 0.0s] */ { … Periodic_Task1_rt_ertODEUpdateContinuousStates(&task_M[0]->solverInfo); … } /* OutputUpdate for Task: Periodic_Task2 */ void Periodic_Task2_step(void) /* Sample time: [0.2s, 0.0s] */ { … Periodic_Task2_rt_ertODEUpdateContinuousStates(&task_M[1]->solverInfo); … } /* OutputUpdate for Task: Periodic_Task3 */ void Periodic_Task3_step(void) /* Sample time: [0.1s, 0.0s] */ { … } /* OutputUpdate for Task: Periodic_Task4 */ void Periodic_Task4_step(void) /* Sample time: [0.2s, 0.0s] */ { … } /* OutputUpdate for Task:Interrupt1_asyncTask1 */ void Interrupt1_asyncTask1(void) { … } /* OutputUpdate for Task:Interrupt2_asyncTask2 */ void Interrupt2_asyncTask2(void) { … } /* OutputUpdate for Task:Interrupt3 */ void Interrupt3(void) { … } /* OutputUpdate for Task:Interrupt4 */ void Interrupt4(void) { … }
In addition, for continuous signals, the coder produces code for the extrapolation method that you select. There are four types of extrapolation methods: zero-order hold, linear, quadratic, and none. None is an ideal case when the two communicating tasks synchronize in minor steps.
The following code snippets contain the generated task functions in the source file of the mapped model. The sldemo_concurrent_execution model has been modified so that:
ControllerA/u1 uses Ensure data Integrity only option in the Signal Properties dialog box.
Plant is remapped to a new task that executes concurrently with Compensator. The data transfer from Plant to Compensator is Ensure deterministic transfer (minimum delay).
The coder makes sure that the data transfer between concurrently executing tasks behave as described Data Transfer Options.
For Ensure data integrity only, the generated code allows data to be shared in a concurrent environment. This is achieved with a double-buffer algorithm (for same rate data transfer) and a triple buffer algorithm (for rate-transition data transfer) and target-specific protection code for the buffer flag management. The following example shows code generated using the sldemo_concurrent_execution model:
Open the Signal Properties dialog box for ControllerA/u1 and select Data Integrity Only as the data transfer handling option from the Data Transfer pane.
To generate code, select Code > C/C++ Code > Build Model.
The coder generates code like the following. This code is for ControllerA/u1 on the Linux® platform.
/* Output for Task: Periodic_ControllerA */ void Periodic_ControllerA_output(void) /* Sample time: [0.1s, 0.0s] */ { … /* TaskTransBlk: '<Root>/TaskTransAtController AOut1' */ sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork. TaskTransAtControllerAOut1_buf_3[sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.fw_buf_3] = sldemo_concurrent_execution_B.ControllerA; rtw_pthread_mutex_lock(sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.mw_buf_3); sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.fw_buf_3 = 1 - sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.fw_buf_3; rtw_pthread_mutex_unlock(sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.mw_buf_3); } /* Output for Task: Periodic_Plant */ void Periodic_Plant_output(void) /* Sample time: [0.0s, 0.0s] */ { … if (rtmIsMajorTimeStep(task_M[2])) { /* TaskTransBlk: '<Root>/TaskTransAtPlantIn1' */ rtw_pthread_mutex_lock(sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.mw_buf_3); wrBufIdx = 1 - sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.fw_buf_3; rtw_pthread_mutex_unlock(sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.mw_buf_3); sldemo_concurrent_execution_B.TaskTransAtPlantIn1 = sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.TaskTransAtControllerAOut1_buf_3[wrBufIdx]; … } … } void MdlInitialize(void) { … sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.fw_buf_3 = 0; rtw_pthread_mutex_init(&sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.mw_buf_3); … }
For Ensure deterministic transfer (maximum delay), the generated code for the task transition is ANSI® C code with writing and reading to and from double buffers. In the Signal Properties dialog box, you provide a value for the Initial Condition value that initializes the buffer used for the first read operation.
The software generates code like the following. This example is for ControllerB/u1 on the Linux platform.
/* Output for Task: Periodic_ControllerB */ void Periodic_ControllerB_output(void) /* Sample time: [0.1s, 0.0s] */ { … sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork. TaskTransAtControllerBOut1_buf_4[sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.fw_buf_4] = sldemo_concurrent_execution_B.ControllerB; sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.fw_buf_4 = 1 - sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.fw_buf_4; } /* Output for Task: Periodic_Plant */ void Periodic_Plant_output(void) /* Sample time: [0.0s, 0.0s] */ { … if (rtmIsMajorTimeStep(task_M[2])) { … /* TaskTransBlk: '<Root>/TaskTransAtPlantIn2' */ sldemo_concurrent_execution_B.TaskTransAtPlantIn2 = sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork. TaskTransAtControllerBOut1_buf_4[sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.fr_buf_4]; sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.fr_buf_4 = 1 - sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.fr_buf_4; } … } void MdlInitialize(void) { … /* InitializeConditions for TaskTransBlk: '<Root>/TaskTransAtController BOut1' */ sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.fw_buf_4 = 0; … }
For Ensure deterministic transfer (minimum delay), the generated code for the data transfer makes sure that the task reading the data is waiting for the task writing the data to complete its computation of the data. This behavior produces target-specific code for data synchronization (for example, semaphores).
The software generates code like the following. This example code is for Plant/x on the Linux platform.
/* * This function updates continuous states using the ODE3 fixed-step * solver algorithm */ static void Periodic_Compensator_rt_ertODEUpdateContinuousStates(RTWSolverInfo *si ) { … /* TaskTransBlk: '<Root>/TaskTransAtCompensatorIn1' */ if (sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.br_buf_5) { sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.br_buf_5 = FALSE; } else { rtw_pthread_sem_wait(sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.sw_buf_5); sldemo_concurrent_execution_B.TaskTransAtCompensatorIn1 = sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.TaskTransAtPlantOut1_buf_5; rtw_pthread_sem_post(sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.sr_buf_5); if (rtmIsMajorTimeStep(task_M[0])) { sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.br_buf_5 = TRUE; } } /* End of TaskTransBlk: '<Root>/TaskTransAtCompensatorIn1' */ … } /* Output for Task: Periodic_Plant */ void Periodic_Plant_output(void) /* Sample time: [0.0s, 0.0s] */ { … if (rtmIsMajorTimeStep(task_M[3])) { … /* TaskTransBlk: '<Root>/TaskTransAtPlantOut1' */ rtw_pthread_sem_wait(sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.sr_buf_5); sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.TaskTransAtPlantOut1_buf_5 = sldemo_concurrent_execution_B.x; rtw_pthread_sem_post(sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.sw_buf_5); } void MdlInitialize(void) { … /* InitializeConditions for TaskTransBlk: '<Root>/TaskTransAtPlantOut1' */ sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.fw_buf_5 = 0; rtw_pthread_sem_create(&sldemo_concurrent_execution_DWork.sw_buf_5, 0); }
For Embedded Coder targets and generic real-time targets, the generated code from a mapped model creates a thread for each task and automatically leverages the threading APIs supported by the operating system running on the host machine.
If the host machine is a Windows® platform, the generated code will create and run Windows threads.
If the host machine is Linux or Mac OS platform, the generated code will create and run POSIX® pthreads.
Aspect of Concurrent Execution | Linux Implementation | Windows Implementation | Mac OS Implementation |
Periodic triggering event | POSIX timer | Windows timer | Not applicable |
Aperiodic triggering event | POSIX real-time signal | Windows event | POSIX non-real-time signal |
Aperiodic trigger | For blocks mapped to an aperiodic task: thread waiting for a signal For blocks mapped to an aperiodic trigger: signal action | Thread waiting for an event | For blocks mapped to an aperiodic task: thread waiting for a signal For blocks mapped to an aperiodic trigger: signal action |
Threads | POSIX | Windows | POSIX |
Threads priority | Assigned based on sample time: fastest task has highest priority | Priority class inherited from the parent process. Assigned based on sample time: fastest task has highest priority for the first three fastest tasks. The rest of the tasks share the lowest priority. | Assigned based on sample time: fastest task has highest priority |
Example of overrun detection | Yes | Yes | No |
The data transfer between concurrently executing tasks behave as described in Data Transfer Options. The coders use the following APIs on supported targets for this behavior:
Data Protection and Synchronization APIs that Embedded Coder and Generic Real-Time Targets Use
API | Linux Implementation | Windows Implementation | Mac OS Implementation |
Data protection API |
Synchronization API |
The main() code is always dynamically generated. The general structure of the generated main file is depicted in the following pseudocode:
main() { Model_initialize(); For_each_periodic_task { Create_synchronization_event(periodic_task); Create_thread(periodic_task); } For_each_aperiodic_task { Create_external_event(aperiodic_task); Create_thread(aperiodic_task); } Create_timer(); Create_thread(Periodic_task_scheduler); For_each_aperiodic_trigger { Hookup_isr_to_aperiodic_event(); } Wait_for_stopping(); Cleanup(); Model_terminate(); return 0; } Periodic_task_scheduler() { Wait_for_event_from_timer(clock); For_each_periodic_task { If periodic_task has a sample time hit Set the event to run the task } } Periodic_Task() { Wait_for_event(Periodic_task_scheduler); Run the appropriate periodic_task(); } Aperiodic_Task() { Wait_for_aperiodic_event(); Run the appropriate aperiodic_task(); } Isr() { Run the appropriate aperiodic_trigger (); }
To generate code for an Embedded Coder target, in the Configuration Execution dialog box:
Select the Code Generation > Templates > Generate an example main program check box.
From the Code Generation > Templates > Target Operating System list, select NativeThreadsExample.
You can build and download concurrent execution models for the following targets using system target files:
Linux, Windows, and Mac OS using ert.tlc and grt.tlc.
xPC Target™ using xpctarget.tlc and xpctargetert.tlc.
Linux and Windows using idelink_ert.tlc and idelink_grt.tlc.
Embedded Linux and VxWorks® using idelink_ert.tlc and idelink_grt.tlc.
You cannot generate code for C++ (Encapsulated) language option.
Profile the execution of your code on the multicore system using the Profile Report pane of the Concurrent Execution dialog box. You can profile using Simulink Coder (GRT) and Embedded Coder (ERT) targets. Profiling helps you identify the areas in your model that are execution bottlenecks. You can analyze the execution time of each task and find the task that takes most of the execution time. For example, you can compare the average execution times of the tasks. If a task is computation intensive, or does not satisfy real-time requirements and overruns, you can break it into tasks that are less computation intensive and that can run concurrently.
When you generate a profile report, the software:
Builds the model.
Generates code for the model.
Adds tooling to the generated code to collect data.
Executes the generated code on the target and collects data.
Collates the data, generates an HTML file (model_name_ProfileReport.html) in the current folder, and displays that HTML file in the Profile Report pane.
Section | Description |
Summary | Summarizes model execution statistics, such as total execution time and profile report creation time. It also lists the total number of core processes on the host machine. |
Task Execution Time | Displays the execution time, in microseconds, for each task in a pie chart color coded by task. Visible for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS platforms. |
Task Affinitization to Processor Cores | Platform-dependent. For each time step and task, displays the processor number the task was executing on at that time step, color coded by processor. If there is no task scheduled for a particular time step, NR is displayed. Visible for Windows and Linux platforms. |
After you analyze the profile report, consider explicitly changing the mapping of Model blocks to efficiently use the concurrency available on your multicore system (see Map Blocks to Tasks Incrementally).
Some products, such as xPC Target and Embedded Coder, have tools you can use to profile execution for particular targets:
Product | For more information, see... |
xPC Target | Execution Profiling for Target Applications |
Embedded Coder | Execution Profiling for Embedded Targets |
This topic assumes you have a model you have already configured for concurrent execution that you want to profile. If you to do have a model configured that way, see Configure Your Model.
In the Concurrent Execution dialog box, click the Profile report node.
The profile tool looks for a file named model_name_ProfileReport.html. If such a file does not exist for the current model, the Profile Report pane displays:
Enter the number of time steps for which you want the profiler to collect data for the model execution.
Click the Generate task execution profile report button.
This action builds the model, generates the code, adds data collection tooling to the code, and then executes the code on the target, which also generates an HTML profile report. This process can take several minutes. When the process is complete, the contents of the profile report appear in the Profile Report pane. For example:
Analyze the profile report, create and reassign new tasks as needed, and regenerate the profile report.
Alternatively, you can generate a profile report for a model configured for concurrent execution at the command line. Use the Simulink.SoftwareTarget.profile function.
For example, to create a profile report for the model sldemo_concurrent_execution:
To create a profile report with a specific number of samples (100) for the model sldemo_concurrent_execution:
The function creates a profile report named sldemo_concurrent_execution_ProfileReport.html in your current folder.


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By Laura Bialis It almost seems like normal life. Things seem to be calming down, or at least continuing in a slower pace. Here in Sderot, there are less rocket attacks. Yesterday there were only two Tzeva Adom (Color Red) alerts in Sderot. (Not unusual for daily life here.) We are hearing fewer planes overhead and less explosions coming from Gaza. The international press seems to be gone, but the Israeli photographers are still here, sitting in Coffee To Go with their long lenses and laptops, waiting to rush to the scene of the last qassam hit. The other day, I actually went out to see where one had landed. We heard the impact from inside our bomb shelter, and it was really close—about four blocks away. Two friends were visiting and they wanted to see the scene. The qassam had struck the porch of an apartment, right across from one of Sderot's largest schools. I filmed the wreckage and a mob of crazed press people who were trying to cross the police lines. I think I'm the only one who films the press. I thanked my friends for the opportunity – because I just usually don't rush to the site. I used to when I first got here. But its become such a part of life…how much footage of that stuff do I actually need? And something about being a resident makes it taboo. It feels like I'm exploiting someone's misery. It's a small town. What if I show up and I know the person whose house was hit? Or they're friends of my in-laws? It's embarrassing. Avi has always said that the thing he fears the most, is to be standing there in your broken house and pajamas on the 8 O'clock news. People are trying to get back to work, but the feeling of war remains with us in strange ways. Solidarity is displayed around the country. And though there are demonstrations in Tel Aviv against the war, most of the country has come together in a way I haven't seen before. We drove to Jerusalem a few days ago. Signs and posters of all shapes and sizes were tied to fences along the road: "A strong homefront brings victory," and all kinds of hand-written notes cheering on the soldiers. The slogan for this war, apparently repeated from a soldier's interview on TV is: "Don't worry Mom, we're going to kick their ass." There are other unusual reminders that this isn't normal life: an advertisement from a major grocery store chain offers free delivery to people in the South. When I make a call from my cell phone, a message says, "special rate," before the call goes through. Apparently Cellcom gives a discount to people calling from the war zone. This is the first time I've been in Israel during a war. During Lebanon two years ago, I watched from the safe distance of my Los Angeles apartment – worried, upset, scanning the op/ed pages daily to monitor American reaction. It's totally different to be here. The amount of information coming to us on a daily basis is enormous. I am sure these stories don't get to the American public at large, and make it much harder to relate to the battle this country is fighting. Of course we see images from Gaza – women who've returned to their homes to find nothing left. People with nothing to eat. Wounded children. Dead bodies. My heart breaks to see this—these are the images going to the rest of the world as well. But what you probably don't see gives the conflict a whole other dimension—taking it from black and white to many shades of grey: IDF surveillance footage of rockets being fired from a Mosque and a school; the family of an Israeli Druze soldier that was killed – the mother crying for her son, the father saying that it was his son's duty to serve his country. (Important to know—soldiers volunteer to be in combat units.) We see soldiers' funerals on TV, and see reports on the amazing way they trained for the war – in a full-scale model of Gaza city that the IDF built on a base in the Negev. 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Ted Klumb is a Commercial and Residential Real Estate agent with First Weber and CEO/Founder of TKOR, LLC property management (www.tedklumb.com). He lives and works in Menomonee Falls, is a graduate of UWM, and is married with two children. Ted is also a former member of the Menomonee Falls School Board, a faith development music teacher, and musician who's enthusiasm far exceeds his talent.
Public Forum - What Happened?
The public forum was held as planned. Over 25 great people attended including Board members Anne Weiland, Faith Vanderhorst, and Board President Kathy Shurilla. Dave Petroff, who has volunteered to help with School District communications, came to observe but offered valuable insight as well. A teacher came and was a great contributor to the meeting asking some tough questions and providing valuable front line information.
Sunset on "The Ranch"
There are many things that make a community unique and special, but you never realize how few of them there really are until one goes away.
Enrollment Problem? What Problem?
Are we talking about the same enrollment problem that has been known for years and is the constant talk of almost every school district around the state, and most of the country with the exception of places like Naples, FL and Las Vegas, NV who are experiencing a huge boom in population?
Hey You! Run for School Board
"Everybody wants to change the world, but nobody wants to help mom with the dishes." P. J. O'Rourke


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RangerRob, on 17 January 2012 - 07:41 AM, said:
Clan Smoke Jaguar
Lesson learned here...Don't paint mechs the same colors ar the Clan logo...You need contrast or the waterslide decal gets lost.
House Liao...
Pretty bland...Gray and Green.
The Micron .005 black ink pen is your best freind when painting ComGuard mechs.
House Kurita
Incredible work. And you have an unseen Shadow Hawk (even Liao) there!
Com Guard is a really nice collestion as well...
And I am not a fan of Kuritans, or Clans, but that Clan force looks so badass and those Kuritans have such a perfect color I had to post them too.


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