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- BEST OVERALL: EnerPlex Air Mattress with Built-in Pump - Double Height Inflatable Mattress
- TOP FEEDBACK: SoundAsleep Dream Series Air Mattress
- BEST BUDGET: Serta Raised Air Mattress with Never Flat Pump
1. BEST OVERALL: EnerPlex Air Mattress with Built-in Pump - Double Height Inflatable Mattress
- MULTIPURPOSE: Our premium, waterproof blow up mattress can be used as a floor mattress at home, a portable bed for traveling, and even as a camping mattress in the great outdoors.
- FAST USE: Our twin air mattress with built in pump inflates in under 2 min. If camping or traveling, use a portable battery pack or car outlet adapter alongside the pump to inflate … Read more
When you need a way to sleep but don't want to waste money on a hotel room and stay up late, your answer could be an EnerPlex Air Mattress. The mattress is perfect for camping, sporting events, and staying in temporary accommodations like backpacks. It's durable and easy to inflate with the included pump. You can also use it at home when you don't have access to regular power plugs or if you want a restful night's sleep without waking up in the morning sweating.
The air bed deflates quickly within 2-3 minutes so that it is ready for storage or travel and folds compactly into its carry bag for easy transport to different locations.
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- Inflated Dimensions: 78-Inch x 60-Inch x 18-Inch
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Pack Creek is only 30 minutes by air from Juneau. The creek is on Admiralty Island, which has been protected for 80 years and has over 1,500 bears — more than all of the contiguous US combined. That's what makes this area such a hotspot for bear viewing. At times, 6 – 10 bears can be spotted in close proximity in the estuary. It's possible to go on your own or take a fully guided tour.
About 30 miles southeast of Wrangell on the Alaska mainland lies an Alaska wildlife anomaly, a place where brown and black bears mix for the feast of pink salmon that occurs there each summer. Only 60 permits are issued per day and are required July 5‑Aug 25.
If you miss seeing a brown bear outdoors in Southeast Alaska, you can see several here, a non-profit park and learning center. Offering aerial and ground-floor viewing opportunities, this wildlife education and viewing facility was launched as part of an effort to rescue two, orphaned bear cubs.

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Cirque x Viceroy is SOLD OUT
We're excited to announce the successful sell-out of Cirque Residences at Viceroy Snowmass and extend a warm welcome to our forty-six new owner families. For more information on our current luxury residential offering, Aura, contact Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate at 970.924.9100 or your local broker. Aura is an exclusive collection of four- and five-bedroom luxury residences offering a private location where the mountain meets Snowmass Base Village.
Here, at Cirque x Viceroy, the boundaries of home life seamlessly extend into the vibrant social scene of the Viceroy Snowmass. Owners enjoy all the luxurious services and amenities provided by the hotel and its attentive staff. It has all the perks of luxury resort living combined with the comfort and convenience of a private residence.
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Mountain adventure awaits just out your doorstep of these slope-side residences. The vibrant new Base Village, full of food, drink and play, awaits just a quick stroll or complimentary shuttle ride away. And of course, the famous nightlife of Aspen is just a complimentary and safe SUV ride away. The great joy of living here is how easy it is to experience and embrace all that Aspen/Snowmass has to offer without any hassles.


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The Las Vegas Bowl is happening Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium and the coaches for the teams competing in the bowl have made it to the valley.
Boise State's Bryan Harsin and Washington's Chris Petersen took part in a VIP reception on Tuesday.
This year's match up is unique. It's Petersen's final game before he steps away from coaching. It just so happens that he's facing his old team, Boise State.
The game will be shown on Channel 13 at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.


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I have recently updated to iOS15.1 and was trying the new share screen feature with a friend. While trying it, my friend noticed that my VoiceOver was coming through the screen share. When he tried screen sharing, I was not able to hear his VoiceOver. Neither of us were wearing headphones at the time, and I couldn't find a setting that indicates it would have any impact on this.
When I tried screen sharing again, my friend said he was unable to hear my VoiceOver. I'm thinking the inconsistency is a bug, but wanted to reach out to see if anyone else has had experience with this, and if there is a setting I am missing. Thank you.


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Kazakhstan's government is targeting fintech,…
Syria is a crucial partner…
Natural gas could become a pillar of emissions reduction both in the near and long term, IHS Markit said in a new study this week.
While many analysts and net-zero advocates have started to question the role of natural gas in global emissions reductions, IHS Markit has a different view.
According to the study, 'A Sustainable Flame: The Role of Gas in Net Zero,' natural gas could support in the short term early action of switching from the more polluting coal and oil. More importantly, in the longer term, gas infrastructure could act as a "pre-build" for carrying low-carbon fuels.
"The inherent versatility of gas infrastructure—particularly its ability to be converted to carry low-carbon fuels in the future—creates an opportunity for gas to be a "second pillar of decarbonization" over the long-term," IHS Markit said in a press release.
In the long term, gas could be used in many sectors—including power generation, steel production, trucks, hydrogen production, and ammonia production—to cut emission intensity, the analytics firm said.
While costs would vary widely, many of the proposed uses of natural gas could be viable with a carbon price between $40 and $60 per ton, which would be close to levels already found in some markets today, according to IHS Markit.
"Repurposing infrastructure has technical challenges but the costs, while significant, are still lower than building entirely new facilities," said Shankari Srinivasan, vice president, global and renewable gas at IHS Markit.
"Renewable capacity will continue to grow, electrification will broaden its reach and improvements in battery storage will make a decarbonized grid more reliable," Michael Stoppard, chief strategist, global gas, IHS Markit, said.
"But the transition to a low-carbon gas supply will also be needed to serve the sectors beyond the reach of electrification and wires," Stoppard added.
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Collection of blueprint photographs of Indians and scenes in and near Fort Custer, Montana
One photo is of a ms. descriptive list of some of the scenes presented; another is dated May 14, 1896; the final photo is of a ms. inscription: Finis. Fort Custer, Montana. W.C.S.E.E.P.S.
Edwin R. Capron letters
The collection includes a letter from Capron's sister to her mother, a letter to Capron from his parents and one letter from Henry C. Barrett to Nannie and Cyrus Fairley, Camp Cleveland, Ohio, 29 December 1863. Written from Fort Kearney and Cottonwood Springs, Nebraska Territory. Also includes 12 envelopes and a daguerreotype portrait of Capron.
George Frederick Augustus Ruxton papers
Collection includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, manuscript notes, drafts, copies, etc., mostly relating to Ruxton's travels in America.
George M. Templeton papers
Includes Templeton's diaries for the years 1862-1868 when he was stationed at Fort C.F. Smith in Montana. The Fort was established in 1866 and abandoned in 1868. Collection also includes correspondence, etc., of the various collectors who have held the collection or parts of it.
Henry W. Lawton scrapbook
Scrapbook made up of autograph letters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, maps, portraits, etc., all pertaining to Henry W. Lawton.
James Henry Twogood papers
Includes manuscript accounts of the early settlement of Boise, Idaho, troubles with the Indians, etc., as well as documents, newspaper clippings, etc.
L.A. Huffman photographs
Sixteen photographic portraits of Indians and photographs of scenes in the West by Huffman, a professor of journalism (University of Illinois, Northwestern University, University of Denver) and western frontier historian.
Loren L. Williams journals
The journal covers the Loren L. Williams's activities as an officer during the Civil War, active in the West, and subsequent activities as a pioneer in the development of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Details of wars with the Western Indians are also included.
Martin J. Feenan papers
Includes ms. account of the Sully campaign against the Indians of the West, 1863-1865 (59 leaves.), written in 1920 from memoranda, notes and correspondence; ms. account of the Feenan genealogy (12 leaves), photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, documents, etc.


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Long Beach could be expanding a program that works to ensure students at city schools are able to safely get to and from campus, but how it will do that, and whether police or volunteers will lead that effort, has not been decided.
The Safe Passage Program has been operated by the Long Beach Police Department for almost 20 years and has provided a presence near schools to try to decrease fights and other illegal activity for some area schools. The program is also cited by the city as an intervention to prevent youth from joining gangs.
The Health and Human Services Department has also created a program that uses "peacekeepers" to accomplish the same at Washington Middle School.
The City Council may now review new options to expand the program, which could include more police, paid volunteers or a hybrid approach that could cost nearly $400,000 per school site, according to a city memo.
Schools that could be included in the expansion include two middle schools, Lindbergh and Franklin, and two high schools, Poly and Jordan, with two additional middle schools that could be added based on community input.
Councilmember Al Austin asked in June that the city look at options to keep students safe after a high-profile attack on a high school student in North Long Beach. After reviewing the memo, Austin said the intent of his request was to allow community leaders and neighborhood associations to form their own safety units—but that appears to be missing from the options.
"It's really all of our responsibility as adults to be taking care of our young children," Austin said, adding that he would like to have that option included before a full council discussion.
The three options include a police-driven model where officers would be paid overtime to be present at the selected schools for one hour (7 to 8 a.m.) before school and three hours (1 to 4 p.m.) after school lets out.
The memo said that option would cost about $154,000 to provide coverage during the school week at five schools for 180 days.
A Health Department led program would use a third-party vendor to coordinate paid volunteers to accomplish a similar mission while also providing after-school activities and other support for student well-being, according to the memo. That option would cost about $242,000 per school site.
The third option would combine the two in a hybrid model that would use paid volunteers to walk the school routes while officers monitor the locations before and after school. This is projected to be the most expensive option with the city projecting a cost of about $397,000 per site.
Austin said he's sensitive to community concerns of over-policing students, especially after an 18-year-old woman was fatally shot in the head by a school police officer last year after a fight near Millikan High School, but said that if the money was available, the hybrid approach seems like the best option.
"Anytime you think of safety you have to include the police department," Austin said, suggesting the police could help develop the model and community stakeholders like businesses and residents could help implement it. "I'm looking at a holistic approach."
Finding funding for either option could be tough. The Health Department is expected to use grant funding and federal recovery funding to help finance some of the program's costs but additional funding would be needed to pay for any overages.
While originally optimistic about next year's budget deficit, city officials are now anticipating that the deficit for next year, which is currently about $28 million, is going to grow to as much as $40 million after the City Council approves new contracts for the city's police and firefighters.
The council is expected to vote on the new three-year agreement with the Long Beach Firefighters Association Tuesday night, which is anticipated to cost the city an additional $14 million over the next three years.
It's unclear when the full council will discuss the issue but implementation of the plan is expected to start in January 2023, according to the memo.
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Q: My brother was robbed an murdered an missing the man who killed him placed his body on his mom an dads farm.
I need to no if I can sue the mom an dad of a cival suit cause of them removing the bloodstained carpet were there son killed an shot my brother then made his body unidentifiable and removed all carpet in house an burned it an replaced it an then rented there house an I think they helped there son get rid of the body an Ky state police found blood in house an found my brother on there land in the trash . I need help he murdered my brother an robbed his home ?
A: It's up to the DA to prosecute. You can sue, but unless these folks have money that won't get you anywhere. You can't do more that agitate peacefully.
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Resident Alien (Vol. 2): The Suicide Blonde By Peter Hogan (writer) and Steve Parkhouse (artist)
In Resident Alien: The Suicide Blonde, the story opens with Asta (the nurse) and her father spirit walking in a dream-state, looking in on our resident alien, Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle. Asta's father warns her not to let Harry know that she knows he is an alien. They do not want to alarm Harry and cause him to run. Asta's father says that there are people looking for him, and that if he runs, it will call unnecessary attention to Harry.
We also get flashbacks to three years ago when Harry first landed, and we see the government agency go into action trying to track him down after finding his spaceship. They have one image of Harry looking like an alien, an image taken from an ATM at a local mall not far from where Harry crashed. We also get scenes of Harry trying to escape the area three years ago. We follow him as he buys a car and begins his travels.
Meanwhile, Ethan, the new doctor, shows up right after Asta tries to talk Harry into staying on as the doctor in town. But with the new doctor's being so young and arrogant, the town wants Harry to stay around to oversee Ethan until his three-month trial period is over. And then they want Harry to stay on as doctor again. Harry kindly agrees.
The main plot of this story arc starts when the chief of police asks Harry to look at the body of a young woman who apparently committed suicide. Upon further inspection, however, they might have another murder in town. So, in this story, we've got another murder for Harry to investigate. And when they find out the mayor, Bert, knew the woman, the clues start piling up. But to really investigate fully, Harry decides that he needs to go to Seattle, where the woman is from, and Asta agrees to drive him. So, in this volume, we get a road-trip story mixed with a murder mystery, punctuated with flashbacks of the government trying to track down the alien they have named Icarus.
This is a great book in a wonderful series. I love that they show Harry making his way across the U.S. three years ago and learning on the way. We watch him as he reads to learn about this new world. He reads books for kids before moving on to books on psychology and then finally to murder mysteries. We see the covers of the books he's reading, like Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep. When Asta finds his latest set of true crime books from the 1950s and 1960s, she makes fun of him for the old covers. Another reason I like the comic is because of the art. I like that the artist shows Harry as an alien to the readers while we know that to those around him he looks human (except to young children). And I love that these are murder mysteries with Harry as the detective. This series really is a must-read, five-star set of books. I hear the TV show is good as well. But whether you've seen the show or not, certainly check out what is now a six-volume series.


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Chicken Finger Basket (Served with fries and choice of one dipping sauce.) $14.00
Basket of Fries, Tater Tots, or Chips $10.00
Buffalo Cheese Dip (A tangy cheese dip with grilled chicken topped with bleu cheese and served with tortilla chips.) $10.00
Chips-N-Salsa $6.00
Grilled Jalapenos $11.00
Mozz Sticks (Five hand-breaded fresh mozzarella sticks, fried and served with our house marinara.) $10.00
Spicy Mac-N-Cheese Balls $12.00
Wings served with either ranch or blue cheese and celery. Extra sauce or extra dressing $0.35. All drums or all flats extra $2.00.
Single Order (8 Wings): $12.00
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What happened
Shares of monitoring and analytics platform provider Datadog (DDOG -1.23%) were hit hard on Monday, declining 6.5% by the time the market closed.
The stock was down likely for two primary reasons. First, many growth stocks like Datadog fell several percentage points or more on Monday. Second, RBC Capital analyst Matthew Hedberg lowered his 12-month price target on the stock.
So what
Many growth stocks are down sharply from levels in January and early February. Datadog is no exception -- and pricing pressure on these stocks persisted on Monday. The market seems to have been taking profits on lots of growth stocks after their huge gains last year.
RBC Capital's Hedberg reduced his price target for Datadog stock from $120 to $105, citing multiple compression in the valuations of many of Datadog's industry peers.
Now what
Despite Hedberg's lowered price target for the stock, the analyst is optimistic about Datadog's underlying business, noting that he expects the company to report strong first-quarter performance, particularly when it comes to its cloud adoption.
Datadog reports its first-quarter results after market close this Thursday.


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Remote observations.
Shifts after Sep. 20th to be defined (all times in UT):
SL: Given the bad weather forecast, it seem very likely that it will not be possible to take a beam map of good enough quality to create the new geometry of the arrays after the new sweep. Although the new frequency sweep doesn't require any particular weather condition since it's done with the cryostat window closed, it was decided to postpone it for now. The sweep will be done by Martino, with Angel on line with him in order to start learning the process.
So for the first nights the 2 goals are (1) doing tests with tha external calibrator source that is installed in the secondary mirror vertex, and (2) check the instrument observing setup and calibration with the same tones structure (array geometry obtained after a sweep) as the one used over the last year till now, mainly check pointings, focus, calibration on primary and secondary sources.
September 20th, Monday
Nico, Xavier, Martino, Ioannis:
SL: Tests done in polarization mode on the external calibrator source in M2. Mainly switch on and off each of the 2 channels of the calibrator : channel 1 that emits linearly polarized frequency lines at 232.5 and 263.5 GHz, and channel 2 that emits circularly polarized lines at 139.5 and 170.5 GHz, with some possible higher harmonics in the channel 1 bands. The goal is to characterize and understand the power received from each of the channels and the polarization state from each of them as a function of elevation. The main kind of scan allowing to do such test is the skydip script.
Seven scans were obtained and the data are exploitable. Skydips from 80 down to 10 by steps of 5 degrees (the telescope cannot go outside these bounds). 4 first scans without the HWP. Last 3 with the HWP rotating in front of NIKA2. Data reduction in progress (once nika2-b resumes normal performance).
Ioannis, Angel:
Starting at 23:40 (UT) with calibrations in total power using Uranus. Mean pointing offsets: 3, -7 arcsec. After focus (best value -0.15), the best beam sizes obtained are around 13 arcsecs in 1mm and 17.9 arcsecs in 2mm. After that, we tried a beam map on Uranus (20210921s7). Opacity was about 0.3 and the humidity level very high (99%). The weather conditions are not so good, probed by the peak-to-peak variations of the baselines (up to +/- 5 Jy). We proceed with a calib_1scan on Uranus (s8). Then we go to NGC7027 and do pointing and focus. Then calib_1scan to NGC7027, CRL2688, MWC349 (s16 to s18). Then we proceed to the quasar 2251+158 for pointing, focus (best value -0.1), again pointing with best beam size ~18 arcsecs at 2mm and then a beam map (s26). Latest polami observations in July measured ~5 Jy at 3mm and ~2 Jy at 1.3mm for this source. NIKA2 pointing gives ~4 Jy at 2mm. Weather radar shows that (electric) storms are approaching. After this beam map, we do a skydip (s27). Then we go to HLTau for pointing (~18 arcsecs at 2mm) and calib_1scan (s29). PIIC and IDL give very different pointing results. IDL has a very large value in azimuth, so we select the PIIC result. Try again to point on HLTau with nkpointf and IDL results are in better agreement with PIIC, but the fit is not very good, possibly due to deterioration of weather conditions (peak-to-peak variations of baselines are about +/- 10Jy). Then we go to 0529+075 for pointing (~18.3 arcsecs at 2mm) and to ALFORI for calib_1scan (s32). HLTau and ALFORI are faint but observed as a test to check if they "survive" in the calibrators catalog. Finally we stop at 05:30 (local time) due to weather conditions deteriorations.
NP: Thank you Ioannis and Angel for these observations and the summary. I checked the IDL results on HLTau pointing for a bug that would lead to abnormal azimuth correction. I see the misunderstanding. In the terminal, the output of IDL is the pako command for convenience "IF A2 PROFILES ARE NICE". Which is not the case for this scan. In such case, the user may refer to the above lines in the terminal "If A2 profiles cannot be used, then you may try values derived on the maps", that give "Array 2: set pointing 7.0 -6.7", in good agreement with the corrections derived by PIIC.
IM: Thank you Nico for the clarification. This makes the issue clearer and the pointing corrections are indeed in good agreement. We make a note to check the A2 profiles and proceed according to your guidelines.
September 21th, Tuesday
Starting at ~21:30 (UT). Problems with nika2-a VNC desktops: fixed by Gabriel (AoD) & Dave. Pointing and focus on Uranus. As planned, we got additional pointing offsets on several sources: Neptune, 2251+158, G34.3. On average, offsets are about 2.8, -9.2 arcsec. Mean tau(225 GHz)~0.55 over this pointing monitoring. Resonances reworked looking to reduce the raw number of bad KIDs (A1, A2, A3): 91, 14, 51. These numbers were inadvertently higher at the beginning of the session. Coming back to Uranus and new, careful pointing/focus corrections were obtained. Large opacity spikes after that. Waiting for a while. Beam sizes about 17.5" and 11.9" after pointing. A calib_1scan tried on Uranus (20210922s3): noticeable opacity increasing. A new calib_1scan on Uranus under a bit more stable conditions (s5); beam sizes of 17.4" and 11.8". Moving to Neptune. A calib_1scan (s8) after a pointing correction. Looks unstable. Ioannis taking over at 1:20 (UT).
Begin with Neptune. First pointing shows very unstable conditions with baseline variations at +/- 15-20 Jy. Opacity continues to increase and being unstable, tau225 shows 0.6-0.8 peak to peak and humidity is very high (100%). Pointing and focus on Neptune improves the beam sizes slightly with best values 17.8" at 2mm and 12.0" at 1mm. Then I tried a calib_1scan on Neptune (20210922s16). Then I go to NGC7027. Initial pointing shows low baseline variations at +/- 0.5 Jy but beam sizes look larger (14.2" at 1mm and 18.8" at 2mm). Taumeter plot shows large spikes and unstable tau225 values (0.6 - 0.8 peak to peak). A new focus shows much better results based on all focus criteria. After setting the best value (-0.9) the beam sizes are more or less unchanged (14.6" at 1mm and 18.7" at 2mm), so it is most likely due to weather deterioration or decreasing elevation (currently at 30 deg). Nevertheless, I try calib_1scan on NGC7027, CRL2688 and MWC349 before the sources go any lower (s24, s25 and s26). On average, pointing offsets are about 2.4, -5.4 arcsec up to now. Next I go back to Neptune for pointing (good beam sizes: 11.8" at 1mm and 17.8" at 2mm) and one more calib_1scan (s28). Since the beginning of my shift, tau225 shows large variations (0.5 - 0.9 peak to peak). After that, I go to the quasar 2251+158 (3C454.3). After pointing and focus (have been focusing every ~1hr due to unstable weather conditions), the best beam sizes are 11.5" at 1mm and 17.5" at 2mm. Then I try a beam map on 2251+158 (s36), followed by a skydip (s37). Then I did a calib_1scan on ALFORI (s39), after pointing on 0529+075 (18.2" at 2mm). Waiting a bit for Uranus to get below 60 deg elevation. After pointing and focus (best value -0.67) on Uranus, the best beam sizes are 13.3" at 1mm and 17.9" at 2mm. Then I try another beam map (s47) and calib_1scan (s48) on Uranus. Taumeter continues to show large spikes but tau225 is gradually getting lower (currently ~0.5). Then I do another skydip (s49). Finally, I go to HLTau for a last calib_1scan (s51) after pointing at the same target. I stop observations around 06:00 (UT), since no more calibrators are available at the moment and soon the EMIR heavy maintenance works will restart. Throughout my shift, the average pointing offsets are about 3.8" in azimuth and -6.7" in elevation.
September 22th, Wednesday
Xavier, Martino, Ioannis, Angel:
Starting at ~20h (UT). Tau(225 GHz) about 0.4. Test run on behalf of ARSENAL; nikas-21 account. Acquisition started with a frequency sampling of 48 Hz. First test of fast-moving procedure (20' x 12', 24"/step, 31 subscans + 1 tuning, 100 "/s, 12 seconds, 7.7 min.) on G10.62 (scan 53) after pointing on this source (offsets: 3.6, -9.8). Same procedure was applied twice (radec & azel) for mapping Abell 2163 (scans 54 and 55). Tests finished at 20h50m. Here is a screen of the quick look analysis on this galactic source G10.62:
Acquisition restarted after configuring frequency to 24 Hz in run66.ini file (project t22, first scan after restarting: 57). Trying to start calibrations at 22h after the appearance opacity spikes of about 0.6. Best pointing offsets with Uranus: 4.2, -9.9. Pretty unstable most of the shift, with large excursions of peak-to-peak, uncorrected baselines: +/-3 to 5 Jy/b (2 mm) and +/- 20 to 30 Jy/b (1 mm). Waiting for an improvement that never happened, we tried 2 scans on M33 (20210922s76 and s78). Comment by CK: M33 is a very extended, weak science target, which doesn't seem to be an appropriate target for testing under meager conditions. Opacity increased suddenly at the end of the shift. Relative humidity >95%. Observation stopped for a while.
Taking over from Angel at 01:15 (UT), but the atmospheric conditions are too unstable to start with observations. Tau(225 GHz) is close to 1 and the wind velocity around 15 m/s. I wait for conditions to improve. At 02:10 (UT) the telescope moves to stow position due to high wind velocity. At 02:30 (UT), the opacity seems stable and low, tau(225 GHz) around 0.3 at the moment. I go to the quasar 2251+158 for a test observation. Beam size has decreased but baseline variations are still high (+/- 20 Jy/Beam). Next pointing on Neptune shows smaller variations (about +/- 3 Jy/Beam), so I try to focus. Focus curves look decent but beam size very big, maybe due to low elevation (~ 25 degrees). Additionally tau(225 GHz) had a spike, reaching 0.8, and the wind velocity is rising again. Going to Uranus to check at high elevation (currently 68 degrees). After another focus (best value -0.4), the beam map sizes are still large 20.3" at 2mm and 19.0" at 1mm. Conditions are still unstable, probed by taumeter and baseline variations (latest about ± 20 Jy/Beam at 2mm). Waiting a bit for conditions to improve. Telescope stopped at 03:45 (UT) due to high wind velocity.
RZ: the beam maps
Beams of ar2 (left), ar1 (middle) and ar3 (right); top Uranus, bottom 2251+158 observed on Sep 21.
as above only for Uranus observed on Sep 22.
During both nights the beam shapes changed considerably across the FoV (effect of the z-focus variation of >0.7mm across the FoV), i.e. the telescope was deformed. With ~3Jy @1mm and the line-of-sight tau even >2 2251+158 is not strong enough to appear in maps of each individual KIDs with sufficient S/N
The figures compare the change of the relative calibration (bottom) and of the beam positions (top). All arrays show the same, therefore only ar3 shown. The anomalous refraction during the night of Sep 21 was quite high and distorted the FoV. The night of Sep 22 was much more stable. RPO = receiver pixel offset in the FoV, FF = flat field
September 23th, Thursday
Tau(225 GHz) at ~0.45 at 19:30 (UT). Pointing and focus tried on 2251+158; opacity & rel. humidity increased a lot meanwhile. Extremely unstable, unlikely beam sizes. Observations stopped at 20:30. Opacity dropped firmly up to ~0.28. Resuming at 21:35. A decent focus (-0.65 mm) was found after a couple of tries. Beam sizes about 2-3" larger than expected and distorted; baseline fluctuations of about 12 Jy/b (2 mm) and 40 to 50 Jy/b (1 mm). Monitoring conditions through pointing scans every 20' to 30'. Expected beam sizes recovered after 23h, not so stable. A calib_1scan (s61) on Neptune. Mean opacity is about 0.35, but the instabilities tend to increase. Moving to Uranus at 23h35m. Baseline fluctuations of above 50 Jy/b (2 mm) and 100 Jy/b (1 mm). Extreme instabilities after 23h50m, followed by increasing opacity. First alarm due to wind gusts triggered at 00h35m. Stopped.
Bad weather: strong opacity, high wind speed.
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I'm trying to figure out how to reduce or limit tire temperature at high loads. At extreme downforce levels when pushing the car hard in corners, I see extreme (non-physical) tire temperatures frequently, like above 200, when the optimum grip temperature is somewhere around 80-90. In reality the tire compound will boil off right at the surface before reaching these temperatures, taking heat with it, and effectively limiting maximum possible tire temperature. Also at higher temperatures it seems like there's some tire cooling effect missing, or just some coefficient that would need to be tweaked. Tire heating might be overestimated also, but I'm assuming that's a function of the tire simulation, so should be relatively accurate. Are there any tire modding gurus that could help point me to the variables that I should be tweaking?
To increase cooling of the surface temps you can change the values in this parameter. ExternalGasHeatTransfer=(8,4,0.6) // (base, mult, power) - heat transfer coefficients to external air = base+(mult*(vel^power)), where vel is linear velocity of tire I recommend increasing the third parameter as it'll affect cooling based on velocity. Many cars fail to have enough cooling on the straights. To reduce heat generation from sliding you can increase the second value this line. GroundConductance=(1000,0.003,0) // (base, mult, reserved) - thermal contact conductance coefficient to ground = base+(mult*pressure), where pressure is contact pressure and the reserved variable will be used at some later stage. You can also play around with these lines, where the third value acts as a fraction of sliding power applied to the tyre as heat energy. DryTerrainEffect=(0,1,0.5) WetTerrainEffect=(0,1,0.167) GrassTerrainEffect=(0,1,0.05) DirtTerrainEffect=(0,1,0.07) GravelTerrainEffect=(0,1,0.07) RumbleTerrainEffect=(0,1,0.5) SpecialTerrainEffect=(0,1,0.5) The values given in this example are a decent starting point. Just keep in mind to have the same fraction value in DryTerrainEffect, RumbleTerrainEffect and SpecialTerrainEffect.
This is very interesting! Based off the tgm generator .ods file, I would seem like the default is to apply 100% of sliding power to the tire as heat. That is just completely unphysical if the tire is being operated in a temperature and surface pressure range where it sheds compound material on the tarmac. But also, if the tire isn't leaving black lines, this should be a much more accurate assumption. It would seem to need to be a temperature and surface pressure dependent "multiplier" to be more realistic under all conditions.
Tyre temperatures are a really tricky thing to get right, and even know what is right. Real-life comparisons are very few unless you are one of the lucky ones to actually have access to some data. One decent reference that you have access to is some onboard thermal cameras of the tyres. There you can at least study the behavior of the contact patch and the heating/cooling of the surface. Some good examples: Rear end of a previous gen F1 car Front end of a previous gen F1 car Road car overlooking surface & internal temps, pressures
When F1 showed the thermal cameras, some teams complained about it, because they didn't want to show the real tyre temperatures. The FIA decided to show how the temperature changed, but the values were not real. There was an offset between the real values and the ones shown on TV (the real colours were different). You can see it here. It is strange that the tyre is hotter than the exhaust gasses. View attachment upload_2023-9-26_19-1-43.png
I don't remember if they had values shown at one point, but the colour sequence and temperature range can vary - so while an image will show distribution of relative temperature, you can't compare two images. (maybe they calibrate them consistently, maybe they don't) Gas won't be picked up properly by the cameras they're using as that's not the goal - it'll certainly be much hotter than the tyres.
The tool shown on the road car at VIR would be very valuable for sims. @Coutie, can such a hud display be built for rF2?
Anything is possible, but it probably won't happen due to lack of time. There's already the real time tire display, can't remember exactly what it shows though, I think it does show temperature.


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Speed limits in Hawaii
Hawaii has the lowest maximum speed limit in the United States, and was the last state to raise the maximum speed limit following 1995's repeal of the National Maximum Speed Law.
60 mph: Interstate H-1 between Kapolei and Waipahu
60 mph: Interstate H-3 between the Tetsuo Harano Tunnels and the H-1 junction
55 mph: all other freeways
45 mph: freeways through central Honolulu
35 mph: mopeds
25 mph: school zones, when children are present
Other stretches of highways and other roads are as posted.
Hawaii code on reasonable and prudent speed
Maximum speed law:
According to section 291C-101 of Hawaii vehicle code "a person shall not drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent and having regard to the actual and potential hazards and conditions then existing."
Minimum speed law:
According to section 291C-41(b) of Hawaii vehicle code "a person driving at less than the normal speed of traffic shall drive in the right-hand lane then available for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway."
"A vehicle or combination of vehicles designed to operate at speed ≤ 25 mph may be required to display a sign indicating that it is a slow-moving vehicle."
Due to variations in speedometer calibration, tire size, and margins of error in speed-detecting technology, it's uncommon for an officer to pull a driver over for going less than five miles above the speed limit. However, technically any amount over can be considered a speed violation so best practices are to stay within the limit.
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Steven T. Hamamoto President
Steven has been a Board member of the SASF since 2003. As a professional engineer for over 40 years, his direct involvement with SASF began as the Engineer of Record for the SASF facility. His career spans partnerships in several local engineering firms and a stint as an engineer with the Department of General Services. His participation with SASF is a continual source of tremendous pride with the work promoting programs for the youth of the community. Seeing his two adult children benefit directly from SASF programs, motivates his desire to see the continual growth of the SASF for future generations. Steven earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California.
Eric Wong Vice President
Eric, with a Master of Science degree, landed his first job in the Governor's Office to implement Hawaii's equivalent of the National Environmental Policy Act. Over the ensuing decades, he worked as an intern for Jerry Brown in his first stint as Governor; an Assistant Executive Director and Advisor to the Chair and Vice Chair of the State of California Energy Commission; a Division Director in the US Department of Energy; a Marketing & Government Relations Specialist for Caterpillar advancing research and development for clean energy technologies; a lobbyist for Cummins; and as a consultant for clean energy policy for federal and state regulators. Upon retiring from consulting, Eric searched for organizations that would allow him to give back to the community. Recalling the days his sons played basketball in SASF's summer league program, he volunteered in 2015 and joined the Board in 2016. He is active in fundraising and the development of new programs.
Alyssa Eriko Chow Secretary
Alyssa joined the SASF Board of Directors in 2016. Her involvement with SASF began by playing youth basketball in SASF's summer leagues, she participated in SASF's inaugural exchange trip to Matsuyama, Japan in 2005, she was one of the first students chosen for an SASF scholarship in 2007, and she was one of the founding members of the SASF Junior Board. As someone who gained invaluable support and fellowship through SASF, Alyssa is focused on fostering the same experience for future generations of SASF participants. Alyssa owns her own law firm as a trusts and estates attorney. She holds her B.A. in Communication and Political Science from UC San Diego, and her J.D. from McGeorge School of Law. When she is not working or volunteering, Alyssa enjoys spending time with friends and family, watching Sacramento Kings games, and is an avid hiker.
Don Lee Immediate Past President
Don is one of the seven original Founding Board Members of SASF, which was established in 1993. He has remained an active Board Member since its founding, serving as First Vice President from 1993 to 2011, and as Board President since 2011.
A lifelong resident of Sacramento, Don graduated of C.K. McClatchy High School. He attended Sacramento City College where he received an Associate of Arts Degree in Business Management, and served a term as President of the Jai Chee Chi Club. He also attended CSU Sacramento until he became a business owner in 1971.
Don was the owner of Archway Market in Rio Linda from 1971 to 1982. He went on to work at Wholesale Cash and Carry Foods from 1982 to 2006, serving as a General Manager. He has worked at Calvada Foods since 2006, and continues to work a Sales Representative on a semi-retirement basis since 2014.
Throughout the past 40 years, Don has engaged in service to his community. He is a Past President of the Sacramento Chinese Bowling Club, and the Sacramento Chinese Food Dealers Association. He served as an Inaugural Board Member of the Chinese Community Church Basketball Program, and for the Sacramento Warlords Basketball organization.
Don has been married to his wife, Joann ("Joey") since 1970, and has two daughters, Michelle ("Mimi") and Jennifer. He is also the proud grandfather ("Gung Gung") to three grandsons, Bruce, Cody, and Miles.
In addition to spending time with family, Don and Joey enjoy spending time cooking or enjoying a good meal with friends, and going to the movies. Don is also an avid sports fan, and loyal fan of the Sacramento Kings, San Francisco Giants, and San Francisco 49ers. Don remains committed to service through SASF and its focus on the future and opportunities for serving the youth in the community.
Karen Fong Cotton Board of Directors
Karen Fong Cotton joined the SASF board in 1995 and was the third Board President for 10 years. During her presidency she played a significant role in obtaining the two major donors that made it possible for SASF to build our community center. Karen continues to play an integral role on the Board as she strongly believes in giving back and helping others in providing a safe haven for the youth in the Sacramento Community. With Karen's background as the Controller and Partner at Fong & Fong Printer and Lithographers, Inc., her extensive expertise in business and financial strategy is vital to the SASF. Karen attended local schools and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from Stephens College in 1972.
Amy Hironaka Board of Directors
Amy's father Kuni Hironaka served on the SASF Board of Directors in the 1990's. Kuni was a long-time community activist whose legendary efforts took him all the way to Washington DC as he and other Asian activists challenged and successfully accomplished Asian/Pacific Islanders being recognized as a minority group to be included in Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Programs. When Kuni passed away unexpectedly in 2006, Amy was honored to fill his seat to ensure his legacy would continue. Amy was a devoted supporter of her father's endeavors and also saw her two sons benefit from the SASF's youth programs. Amy is currently employed with CALPERS as an Information Technology Manager supporting the mission critical application My|CALPERS. Her broad skills in working in a collaborative team environment ensures her seamless partnership with our Board of Directors. Amy's organizational, planning and communication skills are essential to her role as Senior Advisor to the Strive for Strength Annual Retreat. Amy's education includes business administration courses at Kapiolani College in Hawaii and local colleges in Sacramento, as well as IT course work at UC Davis.
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Marcia Matsuda Board of Directors
Marcia is one of our original supporters of the SASF's Quest to build a community/recreational center as evident by the center's beautiful landscape and the Matsuda's name prominently place on one of our courts. Marcia and her late husband Don owned and operated Matsuda's of Sacramento for 57 years and were devoted supporters of the Sacramento community. The SASF was fortunate to have Marcia join the Board of Directors in 2003 to share her broad fundraising experience. Marcia not only volunteers her time to the SASF, but she is also on the Asian Community Center (ACC) Care Center and Crab Feed Fundraiser Committees. She also served on the Sacramento Buddhist Church Dharma School Board, Legacy Endowment Fund Board, Adult Buddhist Association Board and the Sacramento Buddhist Women's Association Board; and was the Secretary for the Jesuit High School Loyola Guild Board. Marcia is currently the Senior Advisor to the SASF Strive for Strength Annual Retreat and the Teens Create Dreams Talent Show but you will find her at other major events sharing her generosity and kindness.
Ben Onanian Board of Directors
Ben Onanian joined the SASF Board of Directors in 2019. His desire to be a Board member stems from fond memories of participating in SASF programs and his desire to serve the community. Ben hopes to assist in the continued growth and development of SASF to ensure that future generations are able to benefit from all that SASF has to offer. SASF youth basketball programs played a prominent role in Ben's childhood and he credits summer league with developing lifelong friendships. Additionally, he credits SASF's summer basketball leagues with fostering and reinforcing important values, including a strong work ethic, team work, communication, and sportsmanship. Ben Onanian is a Senior Fisheries Biologist with Cardno, an international consulting company based out of Australia. Ben earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Biology from the University of California Santa Cruz. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Jin Sun Onanian, socializing with friends and family, fishing, watching sports and being outdoors.
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Amy Wong Board of Directors
A founding board member and long-time Treasurer of SASF, Amy has been committed to helping Sacramento realize "The Quest" since 1993. Inspired by her fond memories of playing women's basketball in her youth, she shared the vision of forming a community/recreational center in Sacramento to give today's youth a chance to form long lasting bonds while participating in sports. With unending energy, Amy has worked at the SASF Annual Basketball Tournaments, Summer Basketball League, Basic Hoops, the annual Crab Feed and nearly all of the SASF special events. A Sacramento native, Amy balances catching up with friends and family at these events while giving back. She has especially enjoyed watching her 5 grandkids participate in many of the SASF tournaments. When not volunteering at SASF, Amy spends time with friends and family, especially her grandkids and great grandson.
Nicole Brown Board of Directors
My life started out as a "military brat". It was a privilege that my father was in the Air Force. My family and I traveled all over the nation and abroad. We've lived in Mississippi, London, North Dakota, Japan, and Washington state to name a few. We finally landed in Sacramento as long-term residents starting in the late 1970's. The 70's in Sacramento – I was too young to be a hippie and old enough to know how to stay out of trouble!
I attended CSUS, majoring in psychology and communications. Since my school years were rough due to excessive bullying, I developed a passion for helping people, especially young people. These early career experiences piqued my interest in mental health and positivity in the face of adversity. As part of my college experience, I volunteered at an agency for runaways and other troubled youth, "Diogenes Youth Center".
At CSUS, I earned a dual master's degree in education counseling and school psychology with a commitment to interrupting the cycle of bullying wherever I was employed. As a school counselor, I have trained students in conflict management, disrupting, and preventing bullying behaviors, improving communication skills, and educating young people on appropriate, safe, and sane social behaviors and decision-making – even in the face of peer pressure and bullying. I have helped educate parents in these areas as well.
Through my work at Diogenes, I gained counseling skills and greater insight into what happens when young people are not supported well by their communities and what happens when trauma goes untreated. This is where I rediscovered my love for helping young people recover from trauma and begin to see and experience life through a different set of lenses. In 2020, SASF invited me as a local counseling educator to assist in their work in supporting the healthy development of our local youth. These experiences have been exceptional and that is why I am so pleased to serve on the SASF Board of Directors.
With 34 years in the field of school counseling, including an administrative credential, I am now intricately involved in developing comprehensive school programs for students that include addressing all forms of bullying and educating students and parents about colleges and careers. SASF is a wonderful partnering agency for upgrading mental health outreach to more young people in our local area.
Joel Kunisaki Board of Directors
I am currently an Assistant Principal in the Elk Grove School District, Katherine L. Albiani Middle School. I have been an educator for the past six years. The first four years, I was a middle school ELA/Social Science teacher. In 2021, I became an Assistant Principal at C.K. McClatchy High School and this year I left to go to my current placement.
I decided to become part of the SASF Board because I want to give back to the community that helped me become the person I am today. I am very fortunate to have been a part of this community and I know that I would not be in the position I am now without it. I want to make sure that the kids in this community can gain similar skills that I acquired through the opportunities that SASF provided me with the hope that those kids will be able to take those skills and apply them in other aspects in their lives to be successful. I also think it is important to continue building our community as we look to provide more opportunities for kids to participate and take pride in.
Keilani Paneda Board of Directors
Keilani's work experience is nothing short of a commitment to "servant leadership". Her involvement with SASF began at the age of 13 — volunteering at SASF's annual crab feeds. She since spent many years playing and coaching youth basketball at SASF, organized fundraising events for the new gym and was president of SASF's Junior Board of Directors.
Keilani has been actively serving the Sacramento community for over a decade. She served as the District Representative for Sacramento City Councilmember Jay Schenirer, assisting with education reform and youth policy and currently serves as community health coordinator for Sutter Health, working collaboratively with community-based organizations, local health systems, city and county government on community health initiatives to increase access to healthcare and address social determinants of health.
Her impact in the community makes her a strong addition to our board. Keilani's steadfast work in community health in Sacramento will empower SASF to inspire the next generation of youth to share the importance of empowering oneself through giving back to our community — because it is simply the right thing to do.
Keilani holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human and Community Development, University of California, Davis and a Masters of Public Administration, University of San Francisco.
Ava Bradford Board of Directors
I grew up in Vacaville California as a military brat. Once I graduated from high school, I went to Solano Community College for two years, and later transferred to California State, University Sacramento College (Sac State) where I graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. However, before transferring to Sac State, I took a break from school and went into the Airforce Reserves in Air Transportation assigned to the 82nd Aerial Port Squadron at Travis Air Force Base where I retired as a Master Sergeant in 2015. As I progressed in the military, I gained great leadership experience and resilience.
After graduating from Sac State, my career began with Sprint Telecommunications, now T-Mobil (Sprint). Sprint is where I gained experience in contract billing, procurement, and project management. This was followed by work at the State of California with the Department of Finance (DOF) as an auditor for a few years, fully retiring in 2018. Since retiring, I did some volunteer work with a startup recycling company as a bookkeeper for about two years. DOF and the recycling company is where I gained experience in accounting and really enjoyed doing this type of work.
One of my reasons that I am interested in being on the Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation Board (SASF) is my enjoyment in doing accounting work. I believe I can give back to the community by using my accounting skills to help SASF. I also believe in SASF's commitment to helping young people through their sports program.
All throughout my grade school and high school years, and even as an adult, I played sports, such as volleyball, basketball, softball, and track. I love sports because of the comradery, and it was fun being around my teammates. Being in the military and playing sports taught me so much about teamwork, sportsmanship, character, leadership, and caring for your fellow teammate and/or airman; consequently, these skills helped me to be successful in my professional life as well as my personal life. I think it is important to get young people involved in sports because it really builds great character, and it provides them with invaluable skills that they will use throughout their lives.
I am also a big advocate of young people going into the military. I really think it benefits young people who do not know what they want to do in life. The military gives young people structure and discipline. It also offers so many benefits, such as paid education, travel, and so much more. In my military and personal life, I have traveled many places. What I have learned is, people all over the world want the same things in life: the ability to find love, take care of their families, live in peace, and enjoy life. The world is much less intimidating when you travel outside of your comfort zone. Over and beyond that, you learn to understand, appreciate, and embrace the beauty of culture, diversity, and the uniqueness of everyone.


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The Need for Flexibility and Innovation in the Storage Industry
Wednesday, 05 October 2022
by sakudarte
The strong expansion of variable renewables, which are projected to make up more than half of global capacity additions to 2040 in the IEA's New Policies Scenario (NPS), has major implications for electricity, first among them is the need for increased flexibility in the storage industry. Globally, electricity demand is projected to grow by over
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Chart: What will a net-zero grid energy mix actually look like?
Wednesday, 04 May 2022
by Maria Virginia Olano
Massive amounts of new wind and solar will be a make-or-break ingredient of a net-zero grid. Solar power generated less than 4 percent of the world's electricity in 2021; by 2050, solar's share needs to jump to 33 percent. Wind power produced less than 7 percent of electricity globally last year; by 2050, that needs to grow to 35 percent. So said the International Energy Agency last year when it laid
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The UK price spike reveals the need to accelerate the energy transition
Thursday, 23 September 2021
by sakudarte
A few months before the electricity and gas UK price spike – a joint publication by the UK government and Ofgem was published. The energy regulators set out a work program to deliver an intelligent and highly flexible energy system that will sustain the country's energy security and the transition to net-zero. The plan aims to reduce
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The grid connection potential between Italy and Tunisia
Thursday, 09 September 2021
by sakudarte
On 27 July, the Italian TSO Terna presented to the citizens of Castelvetrano, Campobello di Mazara and Partanna (Sicily) the results of public consultation on the planned strategic electric connection between Italy and Tunisia, an underground cable connecting the European and African electricity systems. The cable will be underground and undersea between Italy and Tunisia
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The type of engine oil required by each vehicle is specific to that vehicle. The viscosity and weight of each motor oil are different.
When used in conjunction with a specific brand and type of motor oil, it is also highly recommended. This article will discuss the differences between 10w40 and 20w50 motor oils. Let's get started now.
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What Is the Difference Between 10w40 and 20w50 Oil?
On the basis of viscosity, fuel efficiency, and temperature, we will compare 10w40 and 20w50 oils. Start now.
The 10w40 motor oil has a viscosity grade of ten and a weight of forty. The 20w50 refers to the weight and viscosity grade of the fluid. This indicates that at 100 degrees celsius, a 20 viscosity grade will be half as thick as one at 0 degrees.
Fuel Economy
In terms of fuel economy, the 20w50 motor oil does not outperform the 10w40. There might be no noticeable gain in gas mileage or vehicle performance by changing your oil to 20w50 motor oil if your car has already exceeded 200,000 miles. However, it will maintain your engine running at peak performance.
In terms of high mileage, the 10w40 is no better than the 20w50. This is the main difference between 10W40 and 20W50: 20W50 is thicker.
Hot Weather
In hot weather, the engine oil behaves differently if the temperature is cool rather than warm. Oil thickens when the temperature drops.
Therefore, it will not adequately lubricate. Consequently, high-temperature applications require 20w50 viscosity, while low-temperature applications require 20w50.
Can I Use 10w40 Instead of 20w50?
You can't generalize because every car is different. It's important to know what type of motor oil to use for your car based on its age, the time of year, and a variety of other considerations. Damages can be caused by using a 10w40 motor oil in a 20w50 engine for an extended period of time.
When using a 20w50 on a vehicle that requires 10w40, the same rules apply. There are some mechanics that recommend using 10w40 or 20w50 oil, no matter what kind of vehicle you're currently utilizing. But reading your owner's handbook and following the manufacturer's recommendations is the best option.
Accidentally Used 10w40 Instead of 20w50: Is It Ok?
It all depends. There is no need to worry if your vehicle is compatible with 10w40. If the manufacturer advises it, then the 20w50 motor oil should be used.
The 20w50 oil can also be used in engines designed to operate at high temperatures. Other manufacturers' suggestions suggest utilizing 20w50 in vehicles designed for colder climates. So, if your car is modern and it's warm outside, you can use 10w40 motor oil.
10w40 vs 20w50 High Mileage
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For automobiles with a lot of miles on the clock, a 10w40 motor oil should be used. Thick oils, such as 10w40, are more ferocious, and they can assist older engines tolerate high temperatures and prevent wear and tear. If the motor oil is thicker, it will help extend the life of your engine by reducing wear and tear.
This oil's viscosity level, on the other hand, is geared toward racing engines rather than those with a long service life. Engines with a lot of mileage run hot and require a lot of work.
Which Is Better, 10w40 or 20w50 Oil?
Which one depends on what you ask. This will depend on the make and type of your car, as well as a slew of other variables. To put it another way, if your engine is designed to withstand low temperatures or cold starts, 10w40 motor oil is the best choice.
Using 20w50 motor oil in a car with a high-temperature or warm-weather engine will improve its performance. However, the general rule of thumb is to follow the recommendations of your product's manufacturer. To get the most out of your engine, you need to seek the advice of an expert.
Consider the fact that certain automobiles today are designed to run on 10w40 motor oil. So if you have a new car, you must use 10w40.
When should I use 10w40 and when 20w50?
If you have a newer car, you should remain with the 10w40 motor oil recommended. You can use 20w50 motor oil to keep sludge out of your engine if you do an oil change on engines that are designed to withstand greater temperatures and harsh weather conditions. As a result, you should keep in mind that if you perform an oil change on a regular basis, you may not have any issues with sludging if you use a 10w40 motor oil or even a 20w50 motor oil in the summer.
Winter vehicles will also be affected by this. In general, if your car requires 10w40 motor oil, you can use it, but if your vehicle requires 20w50 motor oil, you can use it as well.
10w40 vs. 20w50 Toyota
If you live in a hotter climate, you should use 20w50 motor oil. As a result of the high temperature, the oil will become too thin and hence ineffective. This high-viscosity motor oil provides cushioning and protection from metal-to-metal contact.
Because 10w40 motor oil is recommended for use in warmer climates, those who live there must also use it. This is critical; keep it in mind. As a result, Toyota recommends using 5w30 motor oils in all of its engines. However, if you're going to use 10w40 or 20w50 on your vehicle, you're going to run into trouble soon.
10w40 vs. 20w50 Nissan
Using 20w50 motor oil in hot areas is recommended. The viscosity of this oil is really high. You can also use 10w40 if you live in a hotter climate.
The recommended motor oil for Nissan automobiles is 5w30 and 10w30, therefore you'll need to consult your owner's manual before using any of these two oils. It's possible to use 10w40 instead of 20w50, but you run the risk of running into issues quickly.
10w40 vs. 20w50 Subaru
Warmer regions necessitate the usage of 20w50 motor oil. Even in hotter climates, the 10w40 may be utilized effectively. The owner's manual still recommends it for Subaru.
In general, 0w20 and 5w30 motor oils are the most commonly recommended for Subaru engines. So if you want to use 10w40 instead of 20w50, you can, but it might not be healthy for your engine.
10w40 vs. 20w50 Mazda
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Using 20w50 motor oil in cold areas and 10w40 motor oil in warmer or hotter regions are both acceptable. If you're not sure whether to use 10w40 or 20w50 motor oil, consult your Subaru's owner's manual.
Mazda claims that 0w20 engine oil is required in nearly all of its cars and SUVs. There is no mention of using 10w40 vs. 20w50 with their lone standout, but it may be utilized with some 5w30. When in doubt, consult your owner's manual.
10w40 vs. 20w50 BMW
In hotter climates, 10w40 and 20w50 motor oils are acceptable. This is not, however, the basis for deciding on the type of motor oil you should use.
Because BMW recommends 5w30 motor oil for all of its engines, the best place to start is with your owner's handbook. Using a 10w40 instead of a 20w50 may be possible, but it may not be appropriate for your engine.
10w40 vs. 20w50 Ford
Warmer and hotter places can benefit from using 10w40 and 20w50 motor oils. To be clear, this doesn't mean that if you're driving in a hot climate, you can just use the 10w40 vs. 20w50 recommended in your owner's manual. And according to the 2020 Ford Owner's Manual, practically all of their engines require a 5w30 or 0w30 motor oil to function properly.
10w40 vs 20w50 Chevrolet
20w50 and 10w40 should be used in warm and hot climates. But the optimum oil for your vehicle is the one recommended by the manufacturer.. Always follow the instructions in your vehicle's owner's manual.
Some Chevrolet engines use 5w20, 5w30, or 10w30 oil, depending on the model. And a 0w20 or 5w30 motor oil is recommended in the owner's manual of a 2020 Chevrolet.
10w40 vs. 20w50 Jeep
The general rule of thumb is to follow the recommendations of your manufacturer. Use 10w40 or 20w50 in warm locations and hot temps unless an expert tells you to use a different oil.
There is no need to avoid using these oils. However, you must be prepared for any potential harm.
10w40 vs. 20w50 Volkswagen
Only 5w30 and 0w20 are recommended by Volkswagen. When it comes to colder climates, 10w40 and 20w50 motor oil is preferred.
But we don't know if it will cause any harm in the future. As a result, reading the owner's manual is highly recommended.
In summary, each engine requires a different type of motor oil. Because of this, you need to know which motor oil is best for your vehicle's engine.
10w40 and 20w50 are utilized in warm locations, however this is not the only factor to consider when choosing a motor oil. Always seek the advice of an expert or check your owner's handbook for guidance.
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Return of Redrum: Warner drops trailer for 'Shining' sequel
Ever wonder what happened to Danny Torrance after he saw ghostly visions and watched his father go on a murderous rampage in 'The Shining'? Well, your chance is coming up.
Warner Brothers has released the trailer for 'Doctor Sleep,' a sequel to the Stephen King blockbuster novel and Stanley Kubrick's seminal 1980 horror film.
"Doctor Sleep," is based off King's 2013 book and follows a now-adult Danny (Ewan McGregor) as he struggles with both internal demons and an evil force that's targeting young children.
"Doctor Sleep," directed by Mike Flanagan (Hush, Gerald's Game) is set for release on Nov. 8, 2019.
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Take care of the needs of a girl or boy in AstroKaen's visual novel and monster management sim, Monster XXXperiment.
In Monster XXXperiment, you play as a new junior researcher for NYLC Laboratories, a research facility that specializes in monster boys and girls called Kin. The first Kin you get to work with is a Fox Kin with a street sign who enjoys demolition. While your first impressions weren't that positive, leading them to see you as a rookie researcher, you try to accommodate and study the Fox Kin to the best of your ability.
You can choose the gender for your character and the monster kin to fit your preferences, with the game's sexual content and dialogue changing depending on what you choose. Talk to your Fox Kin to get closer to them, listening to their complaints and suggestions regarding their room and food. You will be able to adjust the temperature, lighting, and overall appearance of their living space, with the goal being to make changes that'll make them happy, increasing their affinity. You could also switch up their diet with either pescatarian, omnivore, carnivore, vegetarian, or vegan food. The Fox Kin will give you input about the food: if it makes them sick, change it to something better.
There are three resources for your research: funding, reputation, and researcher level. Funding is how much money you have at a given moment and can be used to make renovations to your kin's room, buy food, and pay for the heating bill. If you buy what your kin wants, your reputation will increase, but be careful with how you spend it: run out of funding, and the site director will fire you outright. Meanwhile, reputation is a passively generated resource. If reputation increases, it proves that your research is going smoothly, and when you gain enough reputation, your researcher level will increase. Your researcher level determines just how many monsters you can be put in charge of. Each time you gain one researcher level, you get to take care of new monster kin and your funding will increase. Additionally, there is a variety of monster boys and girls to choose from. In the current public build, you will only get to watch over one monster.
Take on the role of a Junior Researcher, who just applied and was hired by NYLIC Laboratories! NYLIC Laboratories specializes in researching the different likes and dislikes of monster girls and boys also known as "Kin". Your job is to study these individuals and provide them with anything they ask for that makes researching them easier on the both of you. Success means climbing the ladder in your career while failure means you'll be fired!
You can buy Monster XXXperiments on Itch.io for $4.99. The game is also available in the "I can't believe it's NOT Christmas Hentai Bundle" that we covered in a recent article. If you enjoy the game, consider checking out AstroKaen's Patreon.
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Good Deal: Kris+ Giving $11 For $11 Purchase and $20 For $100 Purchase
For months now, Kris+ has been offering spend promos, and Singapore AIr continues to dole out the goodies through its payment app. For 11/11, they are being extra generous, giving S$11 rebate when you make a purchase of at least S$11 until 13th November 2022. On top of this, there is also a S$20 rebate for a transaction of at least S$100 for the month of November when you pay via a Mastercard.
As a Kris+ member, you should be automatically enrolled for the S$100 spend promo, but you will need to manually start the 11/11 challenge found in the Challenges section of the app.
Remember to enter code W159000
New users
Get S$5 when you sign up with referral code W159000
Until 29th February 2024: spend at least S$10 within a single transaction with a Mastercard credit/debit card and get bonus 3,750 Krispay miles (S$25 rebate). Make sure to start the challenge first and this is limited to the first 2,500
Gives miles on top of your usual card rewards! Not a miles person? The miles can also be used as cashback. Get as much as additional 9 miles or 6% cashback! See the review here and check out the guide
The rebates are given in the form of KrisPay miles at a rate of 0.667 cents per mile. This means you will receive 1,650 KrisPay miles worth S$11 instantly after a transaction of at least S$11. For the S$100 transaction promo, 3,000 KrisPay miles worth S$20 will be credited within 10 working days from your eligible transaction.
Despite the name, such miles can only be used to offset your future spending with the app and cannot be transferred to your KrisFlyer account.
You continue to earn your usual rewards from cards that work with Kris+ on top of the merchant's bonus miles when you pay by Kris+.
Can both promos stack with a single transaction?
Both promos should stack with a single transaction of at least S$100. Do share in the comments below or in our Telegram group, though I would certainly be testing it out myself.
With a growing list of merchants that accept Kris+, as well as the fact that electronics retailers like Challenger, iStudio, and Harvey Norman lets you buy gadgets with it, Singapore Air's wallet app is becoming increasingly useful. The usual earn rates are already very good, and these generous promos make the app really compelling for places that accept them.
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