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Germans are to strong when it gets to heavy tanks
Hello there. First of all i would like to thank for making such a nice game.
I was thinking... why German tanks are probably the only ones made with realistic guns and armors ?
What im trying to say... for example IS-3 in game got pretty much the same armor as IS-2. I can give loads of sites ( or even google it. ) that it clearly states IS-3 had 200mm+ frontal armor ( in the game its 120. ) 122mm Gun cannot even manage to penerate Tigers from few meters, where even history says that IS-2 with his powerfull Gun was able to penerate Tiger easily shooting from very far @ front, won't even say that the bullet pretty much flew thru the Tiger like it was butter. What i want to say is... well pretty much German Heavy tanks have completely no match. Looking at it it really seems that German tanks are pretty realistic made ( talking only about gun and armor ), where ZSRR or even USA! got way to weak armors and guns. I'm wondering what other ppl have to say about this, because atm i haven't played many games in multiplayer, but im historical fan when it goes to WW2 games ( realistic ones only.. which unfortunately there arent many ) and i really don't like the fact that for example really big maps are sick to play against Germans. Its really annoying and unbalanced that no one can penerate German tanks in front. There is alot to say about tanks and their armors and guns.
I know no one is perfect, but if making game realistic i think it should be ( or atleast try ) well.. realistic . I'm also wondering why actually ZSRR tanks are pretty unreal with sadly weak armors and guns... after all its Russian game pretty much aye ?
Well sorry guys for wall of text. Hope you will find it fun to read, and think about it. And ofcourse sorry for my English !
I really like the game, its not whine that if it wont get fixed i wont play it.. i bought 3 copies and im happy about it
EDIT : IS-2/3 penetration chances are correct in the game actually, but the armor values are way way off
EDIT: It's actually about Russian tanks being to weak, prolly British too.
Last edited by Krzak; 09-14-2009 at 10:05 PM.
These will be fixed most likely in next few updates, if you don't want to wait, you can make a mod that corrects the angles of the armor plates, thickness, etc.
The Russian tanks and the British tanks are a little off, but the American and German are fine.
Lets hope so ! well yes perhaps USA are fine thing is with mods... you pretty much cannot play on multiplayer with other players unless they have same mod. Anyway i will be playing the game as long as other ppl play it no matter what
I agree.
In particular, when I have green armor penetration chance by flanking, most of the time I still do absolutely nothing to the armor. Which is ridiculous.
I also find that in the 1.16 mod, the Japanese tanks are uber, which is contrary to my hearing that they, for the msot part, sucked.
Armor penetration chance is just a chance. Tank commanders don't have a a red, yellow, or green light that tells them what their aiming for is going to penetrate. Disable armor penetration and messages about damage, it will be more fun and realistic. Memorize the types of tanks, armor angles, and armor thickness, and you will be a true tank commander.
I know nothing about the Japanese, I don't play 1.16. But you are right they are not good when it comes to armor. I'm guessing they compensate for that by speed and perhaps bigger and more guns.
German tanks are heave and its easey to Flak them with T 34 /85 but ONlY at big maps at small maps you must takes Asoult infanterie or Pazzoka thats so easy so kill the germany heavy tanks! Only NOOBS say soviet tanks are Bad all player were say in man of war the soviets are bad is a big NOOB i killed with T 34/85 1 kingtiger and 1 Jagdtiger when i flanked him its so easey the soviets have not the best tanks but the Fasted tanks a PRO know this!
Last edited by Sarge; 10-31-2009 at 11:51 AM.
Yea and just a loser will let you to flank anything.... This flank thing is a joker but doesn't work. Some times, accidently i can hit the tracks and the tigers are immobile but i am unable to go closer, they kills everything from 1 shot usually. At flat maps its very frustrating, so i try to avoid those when i am playing online. Experienced players won't let the tiger to go alone, won't let it to be in front of the infantry. They will keep the tiger behind their soldiers. I was killed some tigers/kingtigers with scouts and molotov... The AI gets use to throw the bottle to a tree to kill your soldier of course. Ppl says that use IS-3 but i was lost with that too always. Bazooka... yea, lot of times i can't kill much smaller units than a tiger so i use flamethrowers usually. Of course you can kill tigers with any units ACCIDENTLY or vs a newbie gamer.
I forgot the point: i have to be tricky vs germany but germany don't have to do anything as "compensation". If i have to mess around the map and i have not something special unit as the tigers then where is the ballance....
Last edited by hympyke; 10-31-2009 at 05:12 PM. Reason: +thoughts
I thought it was obvious that soviet has the best tanks, the jagdtiger and kingtiger are very tough that's true but the cost for these monsters are so high so in most games you don't have time to save up for em.
The soviet early and mid game tanks are way better than the german tanks. The early KV is no bed time story for any german tank in an early stage of a game.
But it is also known that germany is a strong late-game faction so you'll just have to adjust your strategy with this in mind.
Second that the information about where to hit is not good. Better to memorize and get and use skills. On the other hand IS 3 should not be in the game. Barely pershing too. Not at least the centurion - blasfemi! Japanese are way off. Im all fan of realism - it gets deeper and more exciting. Therefore correct values are best, and production and manpower advantage to allies ( or whatever to make balance) is much better than now, when tanks that was not playing a part or even was in WW2 is in the game. This also applys to scouts, stormtroopers, smg infantry, heavy mg's with shield manned standing up !, and all unrealistic equipment and trooptypes in the game. Makes the game flatter, and far less exciting.
I actually search forum for scouts, and this thread was one of two results, so for simplicity I add my views on inf. as well. Since it is 2 and a half year since last reply on this post, I might make a new post on trooptypes and equipment though.
Last edited by bananbjarne; 07-22-2011 at 06:40 PM. Reason: adding and correcting
You got two option, one make your own mod and remove the unit you don't want or two play Theatre of War, is not as fun as men of war but it realistic.
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Okay, as promised, herewith the best bits from the bottom of the lost box (that being the final [?] cache of my old photographs that I stashed into Manhattan Mini-Storage back in the early 00's) As I mentioned in that previous post, these are pics that never "made the cut" the first time around (i.e. that didn't get put into any of my photo albums in the era prior to "upgrading" to a digital camera). I'm putting them up now not because they're fantastic, brilliantly-composed photos (they're not), but because they showcase places and things that are simply no longer there. In that capacity, I find them captivating. Hopefully, you will too.
The shot above is one I snapped somewhere in the East Village. I couldn't give you the address or a backstory if you paid me, but I suppose I was just enchanted that someone would take the time to spell out "ROTGUT" on their front door.
Below is the former Laight Street exterior to Wetlands Preserve, a fabled rock club of the 1990s that, while initially a haven for the noodly jam band set, played host to a dizzying variety of music. Be you a burly skinhead, a goateed jazzbo, a bedenimed metalhead, a foppish indie anglophile or a hemp-huffing hippie, one of your favorite artists invariably played at Wetlands at one point or another. It closed, I believe, over "quality-of-life" infractions to the bloating residential community of TriBeCa (once an endearingly desolate backwater, now a hotbed of monied exclusivity). It's now an emporium of bespoke bedwear.
The shot below isn't the greatest, but this is the former facade of Coney Island High on St. Marks Place. From the looks of it, this was taken after the club had been shuttered (notice the Corcoran Group's "for lease" sign). Prior to Coney Island High, the space in question played host to Jesse Malin's GreendoorNYC parties (a weekly punky bacchanalia) before morphing into a two-storied club. If memory serves, I was fortunate enough to see bands like Firewater, The Damned, The Dandy Warhols, The Dickies, L.E.S. Stitches, The Dictators, The Pristeens, Nashville Pussy and a couple of Joey Ramone's annual birthday bills in Coney Island High's intimate staging area. Like Wetlands above, it too was singled out for "quality of life" infractions (I seem to remember a Village Voice cover story about it) and was shut down. It's now a noodle shop.
This is just a quick shot of a tribute to the fallen Dee Dee Ramone that was pasted up between CBGB and the entrance to litigious Muzzy Rosenblatt's Bowery Residents' Committee (the operation that forced CB's to close its doors). This was presumably snapped in 2002.
Below is a weathered flyer for a Firewater/Elysian Fields gig at the Bowery Ballroom in 1999 (and it was a great show) that was pasted up on the exterior to 295 Bowery (otherwise renowned as McGurk's Suicide Hall). 295 Bowery fell to the wrecking ball, and the space where it once stood is now a gleaming condo of glass and steel.
A selection of distressed flyers and street art from a doorway on Bleecker Street between Lafayette and Bowery. I inevitably took this out of my fandom for Missing Foundation.
The silhouetted figure is Andy from Route 66 Records at 99 MacDougal Street. This was the second incarnation of Route 66 (it was first located on a more westerly strip of Bleecker Street). Andy was a great (if entirely excitable) gent. The shop closed and became a variety of eateries in more recent years. Given the Bjork poster on the window (advertising SelmaSongs), I'm assuming this was taken circa 2000. Downstairs from Route 66 was the former home of 99 Records in the 1980s.
Below is the former community center on St. Mark's Place, also referred to as The Dom and the Electric Circus, I believe. If I'm not mistaken, the Velvet Underground performed an early gig there ... as did, er... Billy Joel in the video for "A Matter of Trust." It was later gutted and is now plays host to a Chipotle, a grocery store and was fleetingly home to a CBGB-merchandise outlet that failed. To its left, pricey punk emporium Search & Destroy is still there.
This is, of course, the Astor Place cube. That's still there, of course, but I was struck by this particular photo in that it shows the former Cooper Union classroom building behind it. Notice how comparatively squat and humble it is compared to the monstrous black, sky-obscuring Death Star that currently sits there.
Here's a shot taken from Washington Square Park looking south down Laguardia Place. That is, of course, the World Trade Center in the background. There are more than enough images of the fallen towers out there, but I was struck by this shot as it shows the former NYU center on the right (again.... endearingly humble and low compared to the building that's since been erected in the same spot). During a New Music Seminar event at some point in the very early 90's, I witnessed hip-hop/rock fusionists Urban Dance Squad perform in that space. Likewise, G.G. Allin once performed there (which, in hindsight, is nigh on unbelievable). You can see footage of that event in the endearingly disturbing documentary, "Hated."
Yep....time for a gratuitous shot of a disarmingly tidy-looking CBGB. It sounds like a cliche now, but even when it was open and operational, it was hard to walk by CB's with a camera without feeling the need to capture it. I took piles of photos of it (my favorite probably being the one Bryan K. borrowed for his recent post on the venue). This particular shot isn't especially consequential, but here it is anyway.
Lastly, here's a second, parting shot of the ol' Cedar. Love it.


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The Start of 3D Printing
3D printing started as an idea in an innovation lab. At first, as any new and revolutionary idea, it seemed impossible to make but thanks to the latest technology, a few years ago the first 3D printed objects appeared. The price of such a printer was astronomical and many companies couldn't buy afford. Lately, a 3D printer reached a price comparable to a normal one and this is how this new technology became more tempting for the fashion world. The idea was first used to design prototypes for garments or ornaments, but the fashion companies soon realized that it is also affordable for production.
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The main purposes of 3D printing in the fashion world are the haute couture brands that wanted garments and meshes that looked out of this world. The first fashion shows that displayed this new technology were a major success and all the fashion critics said that this is the evolution of fashion and the art. The alien-like garments and intricate ornaments caught the eye of many people that decided that this way of making clothes is revolutionary and that they like it.
The main advantage of the 3D printing is that very intricate patterns that were very expensive to produce are now just one button away. This is one of the main reasons why the fashion world embraced this new technology. Also, there are many materials that were almost impossible to make the classic way and the indie companies that had very creative designs couldn't afford to pay for them. The development of 3D printing in fashion is amazing. There are some manufacturing companies that stated that in the following years they want to produce materials using only this technology because it is much cheaper and more ECO friendly.
Another advantage is that small parts can be made very easily. There are many accessory brands that now use only this technology. Many watch designers said that 3D printing is in the advantage of everyone because the production is much cheaper and the risk of making faulty products is diminished. But the true beauty of this technology in the fashion world consists in the amazing designs and alien-like dresses that 10 years ago were just a distant dream. Fashion is not only about the creativity of the designer, it is also about the technology used to make it and this is where 3D printing brought a major break-through.


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I've been using Analysis Services a lot lately in my current day job and recently encountered an issue that I believe people need to be aware of. The issue transpired to be a bug in our application rather than in Analysis Services itself but it was brought about by a misunderstanding of how Analysis Services handles uniqueness for dimension attributes and its worth highlighting the issue here.
I'll demonstrate with a simple demo. Take this very simple [Product] dimension table:
We only have two products in here but note the [ProductCategory], both have the same value of "fruit" but they have different case-sensitivity. As far as SQL Server is concerned those values are the same because I have set it to have a case-insensitive collation:
Note: The CI of Latin_General_CI_AS stands for case-insensitive
Analysis Services on the other hand has a case-sensitive collation:
Onto that Analysis server I have deployed a [Product] dimension that has [Product Category] as an attribute:
And when I process that dimension I get an error:
Errors in the OLAP storage engine: The attribute key cannot be found when processing: Table: 'dbo_Product', Column: 'ProductCategory', Value: 'fruit'. The attribute is 'Product Category'. Errors in the OLAP storage engine: An error occurred while the 'Product' attribute of the 'Product' dimension from the 'SSAS Collation Demo' database was being processed.
OK, so what's going on here? Well fundamentally the problem is that our SQL Server and Analysis Server are using different collations. Analysis Services asks SQL Server to give it a distinct list of [ProductCategory] and SQL Server responds by giving back a single value ('Fruit') and hence our [Product Category] attribute only has one member. When Analysis Services attempts to process the its key attribute (i.e. [Product]) it tries to specify the relationship between the two members and the appropriate member in the [Product Category] attribute; it fails to do that because 'fruit' does not exist (because Analysis Services is using a case-sensitive collation) and thus we get a processing error.
You may think that the simple solution would be to change the collation of our Analysis Server but in fact that probably is not the correct course of action. What we should do is change our [Product Category] attribute so that instead of being uniquely identified by the [Product].[Product Category] field it is instead uniquely identified by [Product].[ProductId]. In other words our dimension changes from this:
to this:
Note the change in the <ColumnID> property.
After that, it all works because our unique list of [Product Category] is defined by [Product][ProductId] instead of [Product].[ProductCategory]!
I hope this has been useful to you. Its important to know about collations when SQL Server and Analysis Services are communicating with each other and hopefully this post serves to heighten the awareness.
Incidentally, this situation could probably be mitigated by normalising [ProductCategory] into a dimension table all of its own but given the lambasting I received last time I fired a shot across Kimball's bows I think I'll leave that one well alone :)
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Hi Jamie, I'm not sure whether I agree to your solution, or maybe I am missing something. First of all, I believe the solution would be to solve the root cause of the problem: making sure 'Fruit' is always spelled the same way, the same case. Secondly, with the solution you suggest, you always get different product categories for each product, whether they have the same case or not. I don't think that's right, is it? Again, maybe I am missing something.
Regards, Hans.
Hi Hans,
Thanks for the comments.
"First of all, I believe the solution would be to solve the root cause of the problem: making sure 'Fruit' is always spelled the same way, the same case"
I totally absolutely 100% agree. However there may be situations where this has not been done and hence the situation I describe here could occur (as it did to me last week). In our case the value was a free text field and hence we were experiencing the problem. I should point out that in our case we weren't dealing with [Product], I merely used [Product] here for ease of demonstration.
"with the solution you suggest, you always get different product categories for each product, whether they have the same case or not"
Indeed, as far as Analysis Services is concerned they would all be different membes (even if the values were the same). This is a trade-off and something on which the developer would have to make a decision. In our case we chose to implement it as I have described here (largely because we weren't easily able to restructure the underlying database as you suggested).
What you say is correct and I still think it helps to be aware of the possibility of this problem occurring and it helps to enhance one's understanding of Analysis Services.
thanks again
Hi Jamie,
Unfortunately I think your solution has a few problems. Consider what happens when you add a few more products
1 Apples Fruit
2 Bananas fruit
3 Oranges fruit
4 Pears Fruit
With Product ID as the key, when you display Product Categories you will see the following.
And if you query for [Product].[Product Category].[Fruit], SSAS will not show you the sum of Apples and Pears, rather it will return the first member that it finds (which may be non-deterministic). If this case sensitivity issue is widespread this would pretty much mean that you would not be able to properly analyze by Product Categories.
I think you would be better to either change the collation of the column in SQL, or to create a view to specifying the collation with the COLLATE clause, or possibly using COLLATE in a calculated column in the DSV (although I'm not sure off the top of my head if COLLATE is supported in the DSV)
You could just set the coallation on the dimension's key property (in your example the Product ID attribute)... changing the key for Product Category to the Product ID is very wrong in so many ways - right from performance aspects to user experience when pivoting and so on ... and both get worse the more rows/items that you have in your dimension.
It is possible to set the default coallation on the SSAS database via the Visual Studio database project, however I have seen cases where it does not transcend to the dimension attributes - but setting the coallation on the dimension's key property will almost certain correct your duplicate error.


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If you have a portfolio of apps, you probably want to cross promote them.
We are open sourcing an Android Library Project to make this possible. Get the code. This provides an Activity which you can show with a Grid of your apps.
How to use it
Add this MoreAppsLibrary project(library) as a dependency in the Android Application project you are implementing.
Add the following code in your
<activity android:name="com.agiliq.android.moreappslib.MoreAppsActivity"
android:label="More Apps">
Perform an
Intent to start the
MoreAppsActivity; make sure to
putExtra("package", getPackageName());, this ensures that if the your app is in the list of apps being showcased then your app won't be shown.
Intent intent = new Intent(this, MoreAppsActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("package", getPackageName());
You can refer the sample code for a live example.
Where does the data come from
The data here is the list of icons, the titles and the package names of the apps.
All we do is update the
query field in
GetAppsDetails class of the GetAppsDetails java app and run this app to get the icons and a string resource xml file.
This xml file contains the titles and package names.
Note: The
query string would be the same as what you enter in the search box on Google Play Store.
Where is the data stored
After you run the java app the data will be saved in the root of that java project.
How to use this data
Move the generated data into the library, Move all the icons into res/drawable/ and the xml file into res/values/.
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CISC 6930: Data Mining
Fordham University, Fall 2018 Prof. Yijun Zhao
Assignment 1
Due: Sept. 28
Submission Instructions
? Your program must run on erdos.dsm.fordham.edu
? Create a README file, with simple, clear instructions on how to compile
and run your code. If the TA cannot run your program by following the instructions,
you will receive 50% of programing score.
? Zip all your files (code, README, written answers, etc.) in a zip file named
{f irstname} {lastname} CS6930 HW1.zip and upload it to Blackboard
In this assignment, you are given the following 3 datasets. Each dataset has a training and
a test file. Specifically, these files are:
dataset 1: train-100-10.csv test-100-10.csv
dataset 2: train-100-100.csv test-100-100.csv
dataset 3: train-1000-100.csv test-1000-100.csv
Start the experiment by creating 3 additional training files from the train-1000-100.csv
by taking the first 50, 100, and 150 instances respectively. Call them: train-50(1000)-
100.csv, train-100(1000)-100.csv, train-150(1000)-100.csv. The corresponding test file for
these dataset would be test-1000-100.csv and no modification is needed.
1. Implement L2 regularized linear regression algorithm with λ ranging from 0 to 150
(integers only). For each of the 6 dataset, plot both the training set MSE and the test
set MSE as a function of λ (x-axis) in one graph.
(a) For each dataset, which λ value gives the least test set MSE?
(b) For each of datasets 100-100, 50(1000)-100, 100(1000)-100, provide an additional
graph with λ ranging from 1 to 150.
(c) Explain why λ = 0 (i.e., no regularization) gives abnormally large MSEs for those
three datasets in (b).
2. From the plots in question 1, we can tell which value of λ is best for each dataset once
we know the test data and its labels. This is not realistic in real world applications. In
this part, we use cross validation (CV) to set the value for λ. Implement the 10-fold
CV technique discussed in class (pseudo code given in Appendix A) to select the best
λ value from the training set.
(a) Using CV technique, what is the best choice of λ value and the corresponding test
set MSE for each of the six datasets?
(b) How do the values for λ and MSE obtained from CV compare to the choice of λ
and MSE in question 1(a)?
(c) What are the drawbacks of CV?
(d) What are the factors affecting the performance of CV?
3. Fix λ = 1, 25, 150. For each of these values, plot a learning curve for the algorithm
using the dataset 1000-100.csv.
Note: a learning curve plots the performance (i.e., test set MSE) as a function of the
size of the training set. To produce the curve, you need to draw random subsets (of
increasing sizes) and record performance (MSE) on the corresponding test set when
training on these subsets. In order to get smooth curves, you should repeat the process
at least 10 times and average the results.
Appendix A
10-Fold Cross Validation for Parameter Selection
Cross Validation is the standard method for evaluation in empirical machine learning. It can
also be used for parameter selection if we make sure to use the training set only.
To select parameter λ of algorithm A(λ) over an enumerated range λ ∈ [λ1, . . . , λk] using
dataset D, we do the following:
1. Split the data D into 10 disjoint folds.
2. For each value of λ ∈ [λ1, . . . , λk]:
(a) For i = 1 to 10
? Train A(λ) on all folds but i
th fold
? Test on i
th fold and record the error on fold i
(b) Compute the average performance of λ on the 10 folds.
3. Pick the value of λ with the best average performance
Now, in the above, D only includes the training data and the parameter is chosen without
knowledge of the test data. We then re-train on the entire train set D using the chosen
parameter value and evaluate the result on the test set.
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As Auto Expo 2018, the biennial automotive extravaganza, rolls past, Gaurav Nagpal brings you the highlights
As the Indian automotive industry looks to the future, multiple possibilities could shape its direction. Manufacturers are continually creating new concept vehicles; environment-friendly engine technology is coming to the fore; vehicles with artificial intelligence (AI) do not seem like the stuff of science fiction any more; and there are always faster and more luxurious supercars! The recently concluded Auto Expo 2018, held near Delhi brought many of these trends to the fore. Read on to learn about where the industry is headed.
From concept to reality
A concept vehicle, in essence, represents the best of what engineering, R&D, design and other teams of automotive manufacturers can come up with, given a free rein on technology and budgets. Concept vehicles are more a representation of the direction in which the industry is headed than a look at what the actual vehicle will be like and, in that capacity, they play a key role.
There were a number of interesting concept vehicles exhibited this year. Renault presented the bewitching Trezor, a lightweight, all-electric concept sportscar whose most eye-catching aspect is its roof, a one-piece structure that combines a roof, a bonnet and the doors, and opens upwards from the front to allow access to the interior as well as the engine bay. Maruti-Suzuki had the e-Survivor four-wheel-drive concept SUV, a quirky, all-electric vehicle that counts autonomous driving among its many capabilities. The two-wheeler world was not to be left behind, with Yamaha's MOTOROiD bringing AI to the biking world, along with facial recognition, haptic technology, gesture control and self-balancing.
The fast and the expensive
Fast cars and bikes take the thrill of an automobile to a whole new level, and there sure were some fast specimens at the expo. Leading the pack was the Mercedes-AMG GT R (aka "the beast of the green hell"), hitting 100 km/h from standstill in just 3.6 seconds, with a top speed comfortably beyond the triple-century mark. Even quicker is the new BMW M5 sedan, which can despatch the same 0-100 km/h run in 3.4 seconds, aided by the BMW M xDrive system, which allows the driver to conveniently switch between rear-wheel-drive (RWD) and four-wheel-drive (4WD). Both cars use V8 turbopetrol engines with over 550 PS peak power.
If it is fast, it will not come cheap! Lovers of speed and luxury do not have the purchase price anywhere close to the top of their 'things to consider' list; even so, the price tags of some of the cars screamed for attention. The aforementioned Mercedes-AMG GT R is priced at Rs 2.23 crore (ex-showroom India), but it does deliver in spades. Then there was the long-wheelbase Mercedes- Maybach S650, sitting pretty at the top of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class lineup and priced at Rs 2.73 crore (ex-showroom India), with a six-litre V12 turbo petrol putting out 620 PS and loaded with every manner of driver assistance and luxury feature imaginable.
For the environment
Concerns for the environment are ever-present, and tend to spike when it comes to any discussion on automobiles. A key factor in this discussion is the use of fossil fuels (petrol and diesel), which, try as you may, do result in a fair bit of pollution. Electric and hybrid engine technology is a solution many are looking to, and this was evident in the number and type of vehicles lined up with either pure electric or hybrid (electric + petrol/other) powertrains.
An eye-catcher in this field was the Hyundai IONIQ, claiming to be the world's first car that has all three possible variants of electric power – hybrid (petrol + electric, where the petrol engine charges and recharges the battery that powers the electric motor), plug-in hybrid (petrol + electric, where the car can be plugged in to a charging station to charge the battery), and pure electric. The two-wheeler segment marked its presence too, with the TVS Creon performance scooter concept running on electric power and sporting an 80 km range; its charging time is comparable to modern smartphones!
Stay connected
The future of mobility will have interconnected vehicles and smart technology as a key highlight. This could result in a number of interesting benefits: case in point, predictive connectivity developed by Continental Automotive, where crowdsourcing allows the collection of network quality data for the roads ahead and alerts drivers about when and where their calls are likely to drop. Smartphones will also serve as access control devices (keyless entry/ exit and ignition on/off).
A very interesting smart vehicle was the Flow electric scooter (from Twenty-Two Motors), claimed to be India's first AI-enabled, cloud-connected scooter that sends alerts for servicing as well as deviation from its regular routes. Cloud-based data analytics is, of course, part of the package. Mahindra & Mahindra brought its single-seater ATOM urban mobility concept that incorporates seamless connection with multiple transport modes to allow last-mile connectivity.


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Overlooking our 1st tee, our practice facility and the 18th fairway, our dining areas, patio and deck are the perfect place to start and finish a great round of golf. Our menu will please you and our staff will take good care of you. Enjoy a tasty lunch with your favorite beverage, cocktail or ice-cold beer in our bar while catching up on the day's sports on our 70" TV.
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The home of all Apple's innovation is apple.com. As the manufacturers and producers of the worlds leading smartphone devices, the iPad and iPod mainly, they have launched this site to help customers improve their experience.
A brief history of Apple.com:
The corporate profile changed a lot over time – with the founding CEO , Steve Jobs, who at one stage even left the company on a path to self discovery. When he later re-joined Apple.com, it went from strength to strength.
Things to know about Apple.com:
1. Some devices are sold near cost price – as the company calculates that it can sell more music to it's users instead.
2. It has some of the longest battery life
3. The Apple.com notepad's do not overheat like it's PC competitors due to superior design
4. Those working in multi media prefer Apple over any other brand, due to it's design tools.
Challenges on the road to success:
The Apple iPad and iPod was did not remain in the market without it's challenges. Recently in 2012 a huge lawsuit VS. Samsung Galaxy was won, as a result Apple.com received compensation. Shortly after this, Apple significantly reduced it's retail price as well as released a device which is activated by finger print touch. Apple is clearly giving all it can to try and stay ahead of it's game – and only time will tell weather Huwei and Samsung will beat Apple at it's game. There could be trouble on the horizon for Apple though as many westerners are also turning to Samsung – it would appear that Samsung's Galaxy resurfaced much stronger after the court case and are selling a device users love.
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For the Sake of the Song
Kasey Anderson | February 2, 2010
Photo by Anna Foster
Watching Steve Earle perform is like taking a masters class in what it means to be a songwriter. Watching Steve Earle perform the songs of Townes Van Zandt, and candidly discuss his relationship with Van Zandt, is like being let in on some kind of mythical secret. To use words like "arresting," or "enthralling" would be to grossly understate how significant it was to me - as a songwriter, as a listener, as an amateur musicologist - to watch Earle perform the songs of his friend and mentor last November.
At the time, I was living in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, playing four nights a week at the Local Cure, an Irish pub frequented almost exclusively by men and women from the American Armed Forces (as both a base and R&R hotel are located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen). While the gig allowed me the opportunity to live for a year in Europe, tour frequently, and eat for free every night, there was more than the requisite amount of audience pandering, which is something I'm extremely uncomfortable with. I am a long way removed from open mic nights and cover gigs, so to be inserted back into a situation where it was a necessity to adopt the "customer is always right" mindset was a little jarring, to say the least. Point is, when you're playing an hour of original tunes, and then fielding audience requests for an hour, four nights a week, it can be easy to get "off message." As I drove from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Nurnberg the day after Thanksgiving to see Earle and the always phenomenal Joe Pug, I was sufficiently "off message."
Anyone who has seen Earle perform will confirm that he is A) an immensely commanding and gifted performer and B) the smartest guy in the room, no matter how big said room may be. Earle's intelligence, his passion, the depth and breadth of his talent, all are on display without constraint when he performs. Such is the case whether Earle is performing his own songs, or those of his mentors and peers, but watching him trace his own steps backwards through time, via Van Zandt's catalog, there is another aspect of Earle on display: his vulnerability. This is the man who coined the phrase "Hardcore Troubadour," but to see and hear him discuss the impact Van Zandt had on him personally and artistically is to see Earle stripped as bare as he has ever been, perhaps even moreso than on any of his intensely confessional post-prison albums. Perhaps that was the point of Earle undertaking Townes, his tribute album to Van Zandt, and this tour:to remind his audience that Van Zandt was not just an indelible and unparalleled artist, he was an indelible and unparalleled man.
Last Sunday night, Earle won a Grammy for Townes, the culmination of a year spent staring at his mentor's ghost night in and night out. Earle has said on more than one occasion that all of it - the album, the tour, the Grammy - has been a gift from Townes. Indeed, but it has not been merely a gift to Earle, it has been a gift to his audience, and to his fellow artists, who perhaps - or, in my case, certainly - needed reminding that, as artists, we are writing for the sake of the song.
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My birthday is around 3 weeks away and I thought it high time I create a birthday wish list that family reading my blog (I know who you are!) can use to get some ideas.
With everything being wedding and then baby related this year, I almost forgot it was getting nearer to my birthday when I turn 27 and the reality of becoming a mother 4 weeks later sets in!!
Here are some of the things on the top of my wish list this year to help those of you buying me gifts (haha).
The Sims 4 // Dermalogica Clear Start Kit // Yorkshire Soap Company Bath Bombs
Ban.do Diary // Joules Waterproof Jacket // Warehouse Leather Jacket
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We have set a science-based target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from our operations by 21% from 2015 levels by 2025. The target, set in early 2016, supports our commitment to the internationally agreed goal to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. A science-based emissions reduction target is one that is consistent with what scientists say is necessary to keep global warming below the threshold of two degrees Celsius. Our target covers:
- all direct GHG emissions (Scope 1)
- indirect GHG emissions from consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam (Scope 2) across all GHGs required in the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard – with the exception of data centre emissions.
We have adopted the Sectoral Decarbonisation Approach's 'Service Buildings' methodology1 as the most appropriate given the nature of our business operations. Our Scope 1 and 2 targets have been submitted to the Science-Based Target Initiative for informal review, and they have confirmed that the target is considered science-based.
We have not set a target for Scope 3 (value chain) emissions, as there is currently no standard framework or agreed methodology for science-based targets for finance-related activities. We have participated in the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative/World Resources Institute/2o Portfolio Carbon Initiative, which investigated the development of standardised approaches to disclosure on carbon-related risk exposure and performance for financial institutions. We welcome the opportunity to continue to participate in future developments in this area.
Data centre emissions, which accounted for around 27% of our 2015 base year emissions, have been excluded from our target as the 'Service Buildings' methodology is not appropriate for data centres. Instead, we have offered to pilot a science-based target for data centres if, and when, a draft method becomes available. We have also set a target to have our data centres operate with a Power Usage Effectiveness of less than or equal to 1.5 by 2020.
We report on our progress against our science-based target in our regular annual carbon reporting.
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In this amazing serum's name, HA stands for hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring, gel-like fluid in the skin that serves to lubricate the body's tissue and bind cells together. The 5 refers to the serum's proprietary mix of five HA forms proven to best smooth the skin, minimizing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. These include:
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A SUICIDE bomber killed at least 45 spectators at a volleyball tournament in Afghanistan yesterday.
- Afghan suicide attacks kill 23. // Daily Mail;6/7/2012, p32
AT least 23 people were killed in Afghanistan yesterday by suicide bombers targeting drivers supplying British and other Western forces.
- Suicide bombers kill 22 in Afghanistan. Mirwais Khan // Evening Standard;6/6/2012, p29
TWO suicide bombers killed at least 22 people and wounded 50 in southern Afghanistan today.
- Mosque suicide bomber kills 40. // Daily Mail;10/27/2012, p51
A SUICIDE bomber killed at least 40 people at a mosque in Afghanistan yesterday as they marked the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid.
- Bomber kills 89 at Afghan market. Michael Howie // Evening Standard;7/15/2014, p27
AT LEAST 89 people, mostly women and children, were killed today when a suicide bomber attacked a packed market in Afghanistan.
- Horror as troops die in Kabul bus attack. Christopher Leake // Mail on Sunday;10/30/2011, p50
SEVENTEEN people, including five Nato soldiers, were killed when a suicide bomber rammed a military convoy in Afghanistan yesterday.
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NINE civilians were killed in Afghanistan yesterday after a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into the gates of a Nato base and airport in Jalalabad.
- Kabul Suicide Bombing Kills Six, Wounds 22. Subramanian, Courtney // Time.com;11/18/2013, p1
The article reports that a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan killed at least six persons when the bomber crashed his automobile into an Afghan army motor vehicle.
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The article reports on a Taliban suicide bomber killing 20 people and wounding at least 29 people in a police station in Kabul, Afghanistan after blewing himself up.


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Quarterly National Stakeholder Meeting
The USCIS Office of Public Engagement invited any interested parties to participate in a quarterly national stakeholder meeting on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 2:00pm (Eastern). The purpose of this engagement was for individual participants to raise issues regarding agency operations and to aid the agency in identifying systemic issues.
USCIS sought agenda items and questions from individual stakeholders on specific operational concerns, policies, and/or procedures. Relevant subject matter experts from agency Program Offices and Directorates attended the meeting based on suggested agenda items and stakeholder questions.


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'Game of Thrones' Prequels: HBO's CEO Calls The Choices "An Embarrassment of Riches"
Posted on Monday, October 16th, 2017 by Ben Pearson
Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are heading straight into the already-controversial series Confederate after GOT wraps its eighth and final season (which will presumably air sometime in 2019), but that's not the last we'll see of George R.R. Martin's world of ice and fire on the small screen. HBO has multiple prequel shows in development, and the premium channel's CEO has just given an update on the progress of those potential shows. Sheath your swords, chain your dragons, grab a hearty glass of mead, and check out the latest Game of Thrones prequel update below.
Variety has a report from a trade show in Cannes called Mipcom, where HBO's CEO Richard Plepler received an award for his contributions to the TV industry. As you might have guessed, Plepler was asked if he had any updates about the future of Game of Thrones, and while he kept things pretty close to the vest, he teased the quality of what he's seen thus far:
"No. Other than to say it's a fantastic group of writers and talent, most of whom have lived inside the Thrones eco-system so are very, very familiar with its intricacies.
I think we will find with this embarrassment of [writing] riches an exciting property for us to moves forward with. We are looking some things, I have read a couple of early bibles and I'm excited about what I've seen."
Back in May, HBO announced that they were developing four Game of Thrones spin-off shows that were all set years before the events that we've seen in the series thus far. Martin, whose A Song of Ice and Fire novels provide the basis for the mega-hit flagship series, quickly clarified that there were five shows in development. Bryan Cogman, a producer/writer on the current show, is developing one of them (which Martin mysteriously describes as "an adaptation"), and HBO has hired a batch of talented scribes to work on the remaining four:
- Max Borenstein (Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island)
- Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass and Kingsman)
- Brian Helgeland (L.A Confidential, A Knight's Tale)
- Carly Wray (Mad Man)
All of these writers are working closely with Martin. HBO has made it clear that they don't necessarily intend to have all five shows make it into production; they're taking a "wait and see" approach in the hopes that at least one of these writers crafts something that strikes them as being particularly significant. No pressure or anything – Game of Thrones is only a worldwide phenomenon with a hugely passionate fanbase. Should be a piece of cake to appease all of us with a prequel story, right?


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In the epic finale of IDW's new hit mini-series, past and present collide as our new crew finds the most unlikely allies in the heart of uncharted space! Can they finally come together and change the future of Starfleet forever?
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Love, love, love Little Pim. Perfect for my classroom, home, or a quick on-the-plane or in the airport language brush up- and the kids really look forward to "Pim Time". Little Pim is a fun and unique edu-tainment line I wouldn't be without.
Little Pim is perfect for my classroom, home, or a quick on-the-plane or in the airport language brush up- and the kids really look forward to "Pim Time". Little Pim is a fun and unique edu-tainment line I wouldn't be without. Little Pim teaches children a new language (or brushes up skills) through the usage of DVD's CD's, toys, books and games, with perhaps the most well known being the DVD's. The way Pim DVD's teach is through examples in short segments, each being 5 minutes long, which are part of a much larger theme, IE Spanish Disc 3 is Playtime. Throughout the disc, children are shown 60 words and phrases which work with the playing theme. This way of educating is called Entertaining Immersion Method. Each Pim disc is jam packed with learning by diagram, example action and most of all fun.
Not only does Pim teach Spanish, but also French, Arabic, Russian, and Japanese. Little Pim is also adorable, with his short but sweet DVD's, each of which clock in at 35 minutes long. This gives mom and dad a breather for a little bit, and the little ones a little language lesson at the same time- not turning the kiddos into brain-dead zombies. Afterward, follow up with your child to see what they learned- excellent diner conversation, and practice as well.
Not only does Pim have DVD's but also music with languages in the form of CD's. The French Bop CD (for example) has 15 well known French children songs, all of which will help your little ones further understand the language and French culture. Some of the songs are: Tap, Tap, Tap, and Les Petites Marionettes. To round out our French learning experience there are also word and phrase cards to quiz your kids with. Perhaps your child may not remember the words all the time, but both they and you will be thrilled as they get the words right and their vocabulary builds. With practice, patience, and Pim, I am sure in no time he will be our little tour guide through the fields of France.
Little Pim has now made their award-winning language learning program available digitally. Sold in Spanish, French, Chinese, English/ESL and the newly added Brazilian Portuguese, the 35-minute episodes can be easily downloaded digitally for tablets and smartphones available through the Little Pim website: http://www.littlepim.com/
Little Pim is now also available digitally on LeapFrog. "Eating and Drinking " and "Wake Up Smiling" have just been released through LeapFrog's video app center in Spanish, French and English/ESL, and Chinese Mandarin, German and Italian apps for "Eating and Drinking". The third video app, "Playtime" teaches another 60 words and phrases around the wonders of play, from blocks to boats.
Each episode is theme based and can be introduced in any order. These video apps teach young children more than 60 words and phrases for morning and evening routines such as waking up, getting dressed and brushing teeth.
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All kids needs help and encouragement in school. The kids who do great in school, do so for a reason. Extra help at home, knowing that they have your support, and that extra effort from the student will make all the difference. Newmark Learning is fantastic- a great all in one program. It's very interesting, a new take on some old ideas- and it works.
A great way to get involved with your kids education at home is spending time working with them, and encouraging them. It's easy to put it all on the teacher, but no matter how busy life gets, we must make time to work with our little scholars if we want them to move up stay on top of their goals. It's vital and important as parents to help them get ahead- or stay ahead.
A great way to do this is with the Newmark Parent Involvement kits. These kits are great, simple and just fun for you and your child. They include books geared toward a certain subject, as well as a a parent guide and a reading journal. The books are easy to read and perfect for little readers. We gave the Social Studies Parent Involvement Kit a try. This particular kit is geared toward Pre K through second grade. The books involve topics like, maps, birthdays, towns, etc. All topics easily accessible to little ones. The vibrant, large pictures and simple words are a great way to get kids to read along with parents at story time.
There is also another product available from Newmark I found very useful,called Sight Word Readers. This is a great way to teach little ones sight words, words which are read quickly and almost breezed over when reading. These books range in topic from baby animals to vegetables and counting. After 2-3 "read throughs" to your child they will actually read along, then the next time they can read it themselves (which they will be very proud of themselves for, and so will you).
There are only a few words and they are all associated with pictures, which is fun for kids and not a "chore" or boring at all. It was wonderful to see my own child flip through a book, not guessing what it says but looking at the words and comprehending what they represent as well as reading them out loud. I know I was thoroughly impressed and enjoyed these books thoroughly. Give one book a try, I can almost promise you will be getting more in a few weeks. Sight words on cards are not fun. These are fun. And DVDs of sight words may be fun, but are not YOU spending time and interacting and encouraging your child. This is by far and away the best program I have ever used, perfect for home, home schooling, or the classroom.
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Farm Credit Services of America Announces Appointment to Board of Directors
Farm Credit Services of America, based in Omaha, Nebraska, is dedicated to serving the agricultural credit, risk management and financial needs of farmers and ranchers in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.
We are a part of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide agricultural network providing credit and affiliated services to farm and ranch operators across the United States. Overall, the Farm Credit System supplies the nation's agricultural industry with nearly one-third of its credit needs. For more information on the Farm Credit System and other Farm Credit Associations visit www.farmcredit.com.
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Nothing. This pretty well sums up the pathetic reality that is our lying pig of a president.
The ongoing Russia attacks on our democracy is a clear and present danger. In response, heavy sanctions were overwhelmingly passed by Congress. Trump has refused to implement the sanctions. WHY?
The refusal of the president to protect our country against known attacks on our nation is a clear dereliction of duty. He has continually attacked all our intelligence, law and justice agencies, yet will not say even one critical word concerning Russia.
He is serving Russia's interest far more that the interest and safety of the country he was elected to protect. When is his obviously dangerous preferential behavior going to be checked?
When is this lying, racist Russian lackey going to be condemned as the traitor he is? When is he going to finally going to be impeached?


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At the time of exposure, this scene wasn't as tranquil as it might appear. While I was setting up my tripod on Bridgeway in Sausalito next to a public garbage can, the can was making some unnerving thrashing sounds. It turns out the noise was a pack of rats that checked in but couldn't check out.
Have you ever made a long, steady, 30-second time exposure next to some disgruntled rats? Please check the sharpness on this photo — it might be a tad soft.