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Should trade wars and protecting local jobs get in the way of clean energy?
That's the dilemma before India – and the world – at the moment. Desperately short of power, but with an average of 300 sunny days a year, India is aggressively pursuing solar energy. Its national solar programme, the grandly named Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (named after India's first prime minister) plans to generate 20,000 megawatts of solar power by 2022. But an ugly trade spat with the US may frustrate India's efforts to go solar.
In February this year, the US asked the World Trade Organisation for dispute consultations concerning the "domestic content" requirement of the solar programme. Domestic content is a loaded phrase in international trade. What it means is that India requires solar energy producers to use locally manufactured solar cells, and offers them special subsidies. This allegedly violates WTO principles that require countries to treat both foreign and domestic goods equally.
This isn't India's first move to protect local companies. In November 2012, India began anti-dumping investigations against Chinese, Malaysian, and US firms, following complaints by Indian manufacturers of solar cells that cheap Chinese imports were hurting their business. US and Chinese imports can be brought into the country tax-free, but Indian manufacturers have to pay duties on raw materials to make the same products.
H.R Gupta, chairman of Indosolar, one of the companies that filed the complaint, says: "Local manufacturers are not getting any business, and the solar industry is doing very poorly because of lack of orders." Many local manufacturers have stopped production, or are operating at far below normal capacity. In a press conference last week, the Indian Solar Manufacturer's Association flayed lack of support by the government.
But it isn't just Indian companies that are worried. Twelve influential green organisations, including the Sierra Club, Greenpeace USA, Action Aid USA and Friends of the Earth, have urged the US to withdraw the complaint, and called for a compromise that allows India to build a solar economy. In a strongly worded letter, the groups pointed out that India's domestic solar industry is critical to global efforts to tackle climate change. The groups also expressed dismay at the idea that climate policy might be determined by trade wars rather than climate science.
Things got worse. The 60-day consultation ended on 7 April, and with no sign of a compromise, the US may now ask the WTO to resolve the complaint. India, meanwhile, is not taking things lying down. On 17 April, it retaliated by asking the US to justify trade restrictions in its own renewable energy projects, arguing that incentives offered to U.S. companies to use local labour make it equally difficult for Indian companies to enter the US.
In this tit-for-tat game, what's certain is that the environment will be the loser. The Obama Administration is committed to strengthening the American clean energy sector and preserving the millions of jobs it supports," said US trade representative Ron Kirk in a statement back in February. A fine sentiment, except when jobs come up against lives. India currently burns a phenomenal amount of coal, which kills tens of thousands prematurely every year. With no viable alternative energy sources, more coal plants are on their way.
But forget India for a moment. Can climate change worldwide be resisted, as long as India continues to burn coal at this pace? Unlikely. As green groups have pointed out, behemoths such as India and China need to have every tool at their disposal to make the difficult shift to clean energy. The globe is teetering on the brink. Block India's fledgling solar industry and you may just push the country over, and take the rest of the world with you.
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In my work on JCTools I have implemented a fair number of concurrent access queues. The Queue interface is part of the java.util package and offers a larger API surface area than I found core to concurrent message passing on the one hand, and still missing others. I'm hoping to solicit some discussion on some new methods, and see if I can be convinced to implement those I decided to avoid thus far.
Inter-thread Message Passing vs. Generic Collection
The queue data structure traditionally has an offer/push/enqueue method for writing into the queue and a poll/pop/dequeue method for removing elements. This should be enough for anyone, right?
Turns out some other useful methods come to mind when using a queue:
- peek: looking, not touching
- size: for monitoring and heuristics and so on
- isEmpty: a potentially more efficient assertion than size == 0
I have chosen to avoid implementing iterators for queues in JCTools, they seem to introduce a large complexity and I'm not convinced users out there need an iterator for their concurrent queue. The duplicate collection methods I get from extending AbstractQueue for free are alright though I don't see why anyone would actually use them.
So lots of methods I don't want, but also some methods missing, in particular for concurrent queue semantics. In particular I have come to the conclusion the following are both practical to implement and helpful to users:
So lots of methods I don't want, but also some methods missing, in particular for concurrent queue semantics. In particular I have come to the conclusion the following are both practical to implement and helpful to users:
- weakOffer/Poll/Peek: the same as the 'strong' methods but without the requirement that allowing for spurious negative return value. This is particularly useful for queues where we are able to detect the inability to claim the next slot independently of the queue being full or empty. The 'weak' prefix is different from the Atomic* classes definition of 'weak' as it has no ordering implications, but I've been unable to come up with a better name(suggestions are most welcome).
- drain(receiver)/fill(provider): this is attractive for cases where a receiver/provider function exists such that calls to it are guaranteed to succeed (e.g. receiver could just throw elements away, producer might return a constant). There are some small savings to be made here around the function calling loop, but for some these small savings might prove significant. A perpetual version of these methods could also take some sort of backoff strategy and spin when hitting an empty/full condition (similar to the Disruptor's BatchProcessor workflow).
- batchPoll/Offer: this is attractive for processing known number of elements out of/into a queue. This is particularly profitable when multiple consumer/producers contend as the granularity of contention is reduced. It is also potentially damaging as batches can introduce large 'bubbles' into the queue and increase the unfairness. These methods could support a receiver/provider interface or use an array (enables batch array copies, guarantees quick release of a 'bubble').
- offeredElementsCount/polledElementsCount: this is purely for reporting and would tend to be a long reflecting the producer/consumer counter. For linked queues this adds a new overhead, so while this is a clearly useful feature I'm reluctant to make it a compulsory part of the new interface.
I plan to implement the above for JCTools in the near future. What do you think? Please opine in the comments or via the projects suggestion box.
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Back in December, General Electric (GE) raised its quarterly dividend to shareholders by 15.80% to 22 cents/share. This marked the fourth consecutive annual dividend hike for this conglomerate, which is organized in the Oil & gas, Power & Water, Energy Management, Aviation, Healthcare, Transportation, Home & Business Solutions and GE Capital segments. The company has now raised dividends for four years in a row, since the decision to cut distribution in 2009.
I was one of the investors of General Electric back in 2009, who sold immediately after the dividend cut was announced. The quarterly dividend was cut from 31 cents/share to 10 cents/share, which was the first reduction in distributions since 1938. Prior to that event, management had continuously reassured investors that the dividend was safe for at least 4 – 5 months. Unfortunately, the credit markets froze in 2008 – 2009, and the company obtained a $3 billion vote of confidence from Warren Buffett. As it also sold stock to other investors, it became apparent that maintaining adequate liquidity might get a higher priority than the dividend.
I lost money on General Electric, but this is not the reason I have not bought back the stock. I had found other attractive opportunities for several years that were easier to understand, and I thought had repetitive sales to customers that were more durable in nature. I had purchased my stock at $28.97/share and sold it at $8.63/share. The tax credits on my loss of approximately 30%, add in another $6.10 to the sale price. Later on, I reinvested the proceeds into Abbott Laboratories (ABT) at $45.06/share. If GE had simply kept the dividend, I would have likely kept the stock, but allocated distributions elsewhere. Back when I was building my portfolio in 2008, I held a small position in M&T Bank (MTB), whose dividend was growing prior to that. For the past six years however, the dividend has been flat, yet I kept holding on to the security. I have recovered almost 20% of my purchase price merely from the dividend in 5 years. This fact proves the point that dividends serve as cash rebates on your purchase price.
General Electric (GE) has had a pretty terrible timing of its share buyback plan over the past decade. The company spent billions between 2005 and 2007 repurchasing 513 million shares at average prices of $34.99, $35.92 and $38.83/share. By 2009 the company had issued 517 million shares at $22.25/share, in order to obtain liquidity in the wake of the global financial crisis. This does not look like intelligent capital allocation. Of course, the world economy experienced an unprecedented liquidity crunch at the time, which executives could not have reasonably forecasted between 2005 and 2007. Currently, the company is planning on repurchasing up to 700 million shares, and bringing the number of shares outstanding to 9.5 billion.
Over the past decade, earnings per share have increased from $1.55 in 2003 to $2.20 in 2007, before falling to $1.03 in 2009. General Electric earned $1.39/share in 2012, and is expected to earn $1.63/share in 2013 followed by an increase to $1.73/share by 2014. The forward annual dividend of 88 cents/share translates to a roughly 50% payout ratio, which is sustainable.
The factors that could trigger growth in earnings per share over the next five years include:
1) Industrial backlog – The company's backlog has increased to $229 billion, up almost 14% from prior year levels, as a result of expansion in equipment and service businesses. The company has a large installed base, where it provides its customers the ability to service their equipment. This large installed equipment base creates the opportunity to generate recurring service revenues from maintaining and servicing the equipment, which the client is happy to do, in order to avoid the hassle.
2) Cost cutting initiatives – The company plans to reduce administrative costs by $1.5 in 2013 and by $1 billion in 2014. Overall, General Electric is trying to simplify its business, and reduce the proportion of SG&A to revenues from 15.50% - 16% to 12% in 2016.
3) Share buybacks – The company has managed to reduce the number of shares outstanding from 10.678 billion in 2010, to 10.368 in 2013. The company is also planning to further reduce number of shares outstanding to 9.50 billion by 2015.
4) Strategic acquisitions – The Company is planning to make strategic acquisitions whose size does not exceed $4 billion. However, the dilutive effect of shrinking the Finance operations will more than overshadow the acquisitions portion of GE's growth strategy.
5) Increasing demand for its core products and services – As the economy keeps expanding, and as the company brings in new solutions to its existing markets, chances are very high that revenues will be increasing over time. In addition, GE expects that the industrial segment should account for 70% of earnings by 2015, from 55% at present levels.
6) Scale – The scale of the company operations makes it more difficult for competitors to match General Electric, given the breadth of business units over which it could spread costs for R&D and expenditures. In addition, business units in different sectors can leverage best practices that are learned in other sectors.
7) Macro trends – The increased buildup in global infrastructure, growth emerging markets such as China etc
The company is reducing is reliance on GE Finance for its long-term growth, which is based on the difficult lessons it learned during the financial crisis. This is going to reduce earnings per share growth by anywhere between 0 to 5%/year for the next few years. I generally do not like to see shrinking in the major profit generators of a business, which account for 1/3 of profits. However, this seems to be offset by growth in other areas such as Industrial for example.
General Electric constantly changes the mix of businesses under its umbrella, a strategy pioneered by former CEO Jack Welch. The company tries to be number one or two in a given sector, and is also looking for growth in that segment of the business as well. As a result of this policy, one of the most important factors to evaluate with General Electric is management. They have to be able and honest, otherwise the capital allocation decisions they make could have a pretty bad outcome on your investment. Overall, I believe that Jeff Immelt to be a decent manager, who unfortunately was dealt two bad cards. He took reigns at GE at a time when the stock was very overvalued in 2001, and he also managed to preside over the worst recession since the Great Depression. Of course, the culture at General Electric is another important advantage for the company. If you are a long-term holder, you should realize that you are betting more on management to make the smart decisions on which businesses to keep, which to buy and which to dispose of in an intelligent manner. As a result, the type of business units within General Electric would be different 20 – 30 years from now.
Despite the fact that the company has only raised dividends for four years in a row, it looks attractively priced today at 16.50 times estimated 2013 earnings and a nice yield of 2.80%. I would be the first one to admit that it looks like a decent value at current levels. In addition, it also looks like the company is recovering and earnings per share could grow at 4-7%/year for the next five years. It is very likely that GE should do fine for a long-term holder with a 20 – 30 year horizon. Depending on the availability of ideas at the time of capital availability, I would consider GE for potential inclusion to my dividend portfolio. Of course, if I find a company that has grown dividends for ten years in a row, yields around 3%, sells for less than 17 times earnings, and can grow dividends by 6 – 7%/year for the next five years, chances are I might choose the other company instead.
Full Disclosure: Long ABT and MTB
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In case of several major temples located inside the same sanctuary, difficulty arises with regard to the identification of the deity each of them was dedicated to. Although archaeological researches traditionally attempt to refer each temple to a different divinity, many examples of sacred buildings dedicated to the same god or goddess and situated in the same sanctuary can be found throughout the Greek world.
Notwithstanding the widespread presence of Hera cult in Achaean colonies, the analysis of the archaeological, epigraphic and philological documentation concerning Metaponto urban sanctuary seems to indicate that, probably, both temple A and B were consecrated to Apollo, as no conclusive element actually proves the presence of the goddess. In this perspective, the sacred area can be regarded as the place where Apollo – whose cult is testified since the beginning by argoi lithoi distributed in the whole temenos – was worshipped as the principal god and the owner of both the two major temples, while different secondary cults were hosted in other edifices of the sanctuary.


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Hey, Everyone!
Praise God, He is still risen on Monday! I trust that your Resurrection Sunday was so full of Jesus. This was our second Easter as a church at Bayou City Fellowship and all of our services were filled to the brim, not only with people but also with hope. I love this time of year so much. I cannot think of anything in existence that exceeds the implications of the empty tomb: not the heavens above you, not the earth beneath your feet, not a single school or workplace, nor the blackest heart or most broken mind. No power nor principality can roll that stone back over the mouth of that tomb. Come one, come all. Come while there is still time. Come to Jesus.
I only have a few minutes on here today because Jackson and Annabeth are at my house, each playing within feet of me. (Right where I want them, needless to say.) Annabeth just put her baby doll in my lap and said, "Bibby, you need to change her diaper. She pottied in her pants." So, there you go. As much as I'd like to linger on here with you today, obviously this is not the time. Diapers need changing around this place.
In the meantime, you and I have arrived at Verse 7! Our Scripture memory year is rolling like a freight train. We're starting to flip those spirals now, Sisters! Don't you grow weary. We have a lot ahead to celebrate! In case you like seasonal verses, these might be a few options this time around. (I'm grinning while writing these but if there's anything we don't want to be, Sister, it's the Old Testament's take on a fool. Today or ever.)
Psalm 14:1 — The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."
Proverbs 12:15 — The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 29:11 — A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Then again, the New Testament gives a whole new twist to the idea of foolishness. This is the verse I'm selecting this time around.
Beth, Houston. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong. 1 Corinthians 1:27 ESV
And that's the only reason I have the privilege to serve you.
Merciful One, You turned the world upside down.
Let's hear your 7th verses, Sisters!
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Testosterone Cypionate is one of the most well known testosterone steroids, with a capacity to act faster in the body compared to other kinds of steroids. It is an injectable and is not available in an oral form meaning that it reaches the bloodstream faster and its effects can therefore be seen faster.
The difference between Testosterone Cypionate and other testosterones is that Testosterone Cypionate has been made for slow release into the bloodstream compared to other steroids. This has a good effect in that it will last longer in the body compared to other steroids. This may not be the case when it comes to other steroids which do not necessarily last long in the body compared to Testosterone Cypionate.
Testosterone Cypionate is a fat burner, and this is the reason it is one of the most favored by bodybuilders and athletes. Its ability to burn fat is phenomenal and you will not need much of adjustments in your diet and exercise regime to see the difference. It is also good at reducing the catabolic hormones that waste the muscles of the body. It increases the number of red blood cells in the body and this means a lot more power to the muscles of the body. You need to exercise more to benefit from the full effects of Testosterone cypionate.
Testosterone Cypionate is effective if taken at 200mg – 1000mg per week. You can cycle it for 10 weeks to see great bodybuilding rewards.
As for the side effects of Testosterone Cypionate, there is not so much of a difference compared to the side effects that come with other Testosterone steroids. They will show up when you use them wrongly, with a lot of overdoses over a long period of time. To make sure you have beaten the side effects of aromatization, use anti-estrogen medication, which will reduce the level of estrogen in the body after aromatization.
You need to control your intake of Testosterone Cypionate to prevent the side effects of aromatization. As for the side effects of aromatization, Virilization will occur in women and gynecomastia in men. Women will develop male characteristics, like the deepening of the voice, which may go as far as the enlargement of the clitoris. As for gynecomastia, the development of breast tissue in men is permanent and can only be removed by surgery.
Most common side effects of having a lot of estrogen in the body include water retention, which may reduce your levels of endurance in sports and other physical activities. You may experience an increase in blood pressure and acne when used for a along time.


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Hair Length & Measurement
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Gather the Necessary Tools: 1.Duck Clips 2.Tail Comb
- Step 1: Practice Opening and Closing the Clips before You Begin
With the clip side of the piece facing you, put both thumbs on each side of the clip and the index fingers at the front sides. Snap the clip open by applying pressure toward yourself with the index fingers. Similarly, close the clip by applying pressure away from yourself with the thumbs. - Step 2: Separating the Hair and Clip up
Create a horizontal part using a tail comb or your fingers starting about one inch above your ears. Twist a section of your hair and clip it out of the way using duck-bill clip(s). - Step 3: Clip Up the Hair Above the Part
Lift up the hair above the part and clip it out of the way using duck-bill clips(s). - Step 4: Apply the Piece
Starting with the two center clips, snap in the middle of your head, attaching to your own hair in a downward direction. Pulling across in a straight line, snap the two remaining clips on either side of your head. - Step 5: Style and Go
Feel with your fingers to ensure the pieces are flat against your head with no gaps. If you feel a gap just unsnap and reattach pulling slightly tighter.
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Hang to air dry, set in rollers, or use a blow dryer on a low setting, as desired. If the hair is excessively dry, a "professional" conditioner may be necessary.
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Steam rollers and/or wet setting are the safest way for curling. Blow dryers, curling irons and other thermal tools may be used on low settings.
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland: Gold, Latte, Ivory & White
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Gold is the new 'it' color for Winter weddings! I think there is just something really special that happens when you combine the warmth of gold with latte. Add in a little snow white and vintage ivory and you have the makings of a beautiful Winter wedding! I really love this look! One of the ideas I think is especially fun is the mantle/fireplace display. I can see that looking really nice in rustic venues like lodges or even a log cabin!
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{top row}: bridal style, fireplace decor, winter bride, wedding ornament display, middle row}: gold handcrafted clutch, earrings, silverware, wine glasses, desserts, {bottom row}: wedding favors, bridal veil, handmade soap favors, newlyweds.
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Winter Bride & Centerpiece Idea
Another thing I'm really loving is the little wrap that the bride is wearing. It's full of texture and fuzzy goodness! Plus, who isn't loving the idea of incorporating the phrase, "and they lived happy ever after" into things like favors and programs? Such a pretty wedding color palette & so easy to pull off too!


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New York, 05 June 2017
Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory, capital markets and principal investing arm of Macquarie Group ("Macquarie") (ASX: MQG; ADR: MQBKY), today announced two senior appointments in its Los Angeles office.
Tom Amster joins as a Senior Managing Director and will head Macquarie Capital's US Financial Sponsor efforts. Mr. Amster brings 20 years of investment banking experience, having previously served as Morgan Stanley's Head of San Francisco Investment Banking and West Coast Financial Sponsors. Prior to Morgan Stanley, he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs for 11 years, heading up West Coast Financial Sponsor coverage. While at Goldman, he also served in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Energy & Power groups. Mr. Amster has extensive experience across multiple industry verticals and has led the execution of transactions across the full spectrum of mergers & acquisitions, equity, debt and derivative transactions.
"Tom brings a wealth of expertise and relationships across the sponsor community; his advice and counsel is well-respected by both clients and colleagues. Tom's leadership, deal experience and long-term industry relationships will be instrumental in directing our growing financial sponsor efforts and providing clients with first-in-class coverage," said Michael Silverton, Head of Macquarie Capital for the US and Latin America.
Hershel Gerson also joins as a Managing Director in Macquarie Capital's Consumer, Gaming and Leisure franchise, with a core focus on the Consumer and Retail sectors. Mr. Gerson brings over 15 years of investment banking and advisory expertise, having spent nine years at Credit Suisse, leading the West Coast Retail and Consumer practice and covering West Coast financial sponsors. Most recently, he was a Managing Director and West Coast Team Leader at BNP Paribas.
"Tom and Hershel together bring deep insight and experience to Macquarie, along with long-standing client relationships. The hiring of these two highly experienced and well connected bankers will drive meaningful growth for the firm and extend the reach of our West Coast activities," said David Berman, Head of Consumer, Gaming and Leisure at Macquarie Capital, and Head of the firm's Los Angeles office.
Since establishing a San Francisco office two decades ago, Macquarie Capital continues to grow its West Coast presence. Today, all industry groups engage clients around the region across a full suite of corporate advisory and capital markets services, including equity, debt and private capital markets businesses, and actively invests alongside clients through principal investing capabilities.
These appointments also follow the addition of several recent senior hires in Macquarie Capital's US business, including: Sam Shah and Raghu Velamati in Technology, Media & Telecom; Jeremy Parker in Aerospace, Defense and Government Services; Prabhu Raman and John Wieker in Real Estate Guillermo Sierra in Midstream Energy; Alex Krolick in Energy & Infrastructure Financing; Paul Allen in Debt Capital Markets; and Marc Berman in Financial Institutions Group.
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GitLab Performance Monitoring
GitLab comes with its own application performance measuring system as of GitLab 8.4, simply called "GitLab Performance Monitoring". GitLab Performance Monitoring is available in both the Community and Enterprise editions.
Apart from this introduction, you are advised to read through the following documents in order to understand and properly configure GitLab Performance Monitoring:
Introduction to GitLab Performance Monitoring
GitLab Performance Monitoring makes it possible to measure a wide variety of statistics including (but not limited to):
- The time it took to complete a transaction (a web request or Sidekiq job).
- The time spent in running SQL queries and rendering HAML views.
- The time spent executing (instrumented) Ruby methods.
- Ruby object allocations, and retained objects in particular.
- System statistics such as the process' memory usage and open file descriptors.
- Ruby garbage collection statistics.
Metrics data is written to InfluxDB over UDP. Stored data can be visualized using Grafana or any other application that supports reading data from InfluxDB. Alternatively data can be queried using the InfluxDB CLI.
Metric Types
Two types of metrics are collected:
- Transaction specific metrics.
- Sampled metrics, collected at a certain interval in a separate thread.
Transaction Metrics
Transaction metrics are metrics that can be associated with a single transaction. This includes statistics such as the transaction duration, timings of any executed SQL queries, time spent rendering HAML views, etc. These metrics are collected for every Rack request and Sidekiq job processed.
Sampled Metrics
Sampled metrics are metrics that can't be associated with a single transaction. Examples include garbage collection statistics and retained Ruby objects. These metrics are collected at a regular interval. This interval is made up out of two parts:
- A user defined interval.
- A randomly generated offset added on top of the interval, the same offset can't be used twice in a row.
The actual interval can be anywhere between a half of the defined interval and a half above the interval. For example, for a user defined interval of 15 seconds the actual interval can be anywhere between 7.5 and 22.5. The interval is re-generated for every sampling run instead of being generated once and re-used for the duration of the process' lifetime.


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Turbocharger reman continues to face many challenges – but it is up to the market to take advantage of any opportunities and maintain quality standards, says Darren Johnson, Sales Manager of Melett.
The decline of diesel engines across Europe remains a concern. According to industry data expert GiPA, with the fuel type widely demonised, several countries saw diesel's share of total registrations drop by 20% or more between 2014 and 2018.
But there are still millions of diesel cars between one and five years of age with their 'prime' workshop years ahead of them. With nearly half of the diesel parc falling into this category, GiPA fully expects the importance of diesel to the aftermarket to increase in the coming years, as more and more of these younger bracket vehicles age.
This, coupled with the growth in gasoline turbos does mean that, at the point of entry, turbos have a bright future.
Read more – https://www.rematec.com/news-articles/ensuring-viability/
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Pittsburgh Penguins Pet Bandana
This 2 for 1 Pet Bandana from Littlearth makes your dog or cat a stylish furry fan. Made of a soft cotton/poly blend, each bandana features 2 unique designs, the front a primary team logo design and the back a paisley design.
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- Soft cotton-poly blend fabric
- Two vibrant designs for the price of one...logo print on front and paisley print on the back
- Generous easy ties allow for simple adjustment and double knot
- Machine washable for easy cleanups
- Due to hygienic reasons, pet items are non-returnable or exchangeable. Please measure your pet in accordance to the size chart provided- when in doubt, size up


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In its almost five decades of existence, Flanders Festival has established itself as one of the most prominent cultural events. In addition to countless cathedrals, abbeys and belfries that provide a unique setting for musical events, there is a tourist infrastructure of international appeal, second only to the acclaimed hospitality of the Flemish people. Between June and December, interested visitors are welcome to over 550 concerts in more than 80 cities and communes.
Thanks to competitive admission fees and a host of dynamic events like "Dorp op Stap" (Village Goes Culture), "HouseMusic", "OdeGand", "Living Room Music" in Brussels, or the city musicians' festival in Tongeren, even youngsters feel attracted to this festival. The main ingredient for the European clout of our dear Festival are first and foremost the clearly-defined themes.
Each year, thousands of early music aficionados gather at Laus Polyphoniae, a high-profile festival in the month of August that AMUZ (Flanders Festival-Antwerp) has been staging since 1994, with a careful selection of 15th- and 16th-century music by one composer, or centred on a set theme.
Bruges has become famous for its international "Musica Antiqua" competitions. Bruges' exceptional buildings and concert hall play host to a theme-oriented, creative programme.
At the beginning of september Brussels is busy preparing its fourth edition of KlaraFestival Flanders, Flanders' youngest and first radio festival, which will take place at KVS and the Palais des Beaux-Arts (BOZAR), from 12pm until midnight during a fortnight. Top-notch international orchestras and soloists, either with or without the help of the finest Belgian musicians, directors, actors and artists, are eager to prove why this leg has everything to become the Festival of the future.
In September, Flanders Festival moves on to the historic sites of Ghent, with its magnificent St. Baafs Cathedral, its new "Handelsbeurs", the splendid opera house and the somewhat mystic "Bijloke" site, not to mention those countless surprisingly pleasing locations on the city's 19th-century belt, or the 43 cities and communes of Ghent province.
Tongeren and the Haspengouw area play host to the Festival's Limbourg leg, aptly labelled Basilica-Flanders Festival. Launched in 1957, this Festival chapter will celebrate its 50th anniversary between 12 May and 15 July 2007. Special attention will be devoted to both the musical legacy and up-and-coming musical talent. Basilica-Flanders Festival is also the place to be for the castle concert series, with this year's highlights at Heks (21 June, laureate of the Queen Elizabeth Competition) and "Old Music Day" at Alden Biesen (24 June).
True to its revered tradition, Flanders Festival-Mechelen's 2007 edition again focuses on little-known Flemish music. Excellent, though rarely performed, music by composers, who worked in Brussels and Flanders at the time when Charles of Lorraine was Governor of the Austrian Netherlands (1741~1780), will be revived by a bunch of highly talented musicians. Of course, Mechelen will also pay homage to its musical ancestors, with its highly acclaimed Beethoven cycle and a concert series inspired by Paul Collaer's ideas. Flanders Festival-Mechelen, by the way, not only covers the eponymous city but several locations throughout the province of Antwerp (with the exception of Antwerp city), with about twenty concerts that to be staged in collaboration with local partners. Thus, if you can't go to the Festival—just let it come to you!
Flanders Festival Flemish-Brabant is set for a series of over 30 concerts to be held between mid September and late October 2007. The province's main city, Louvain, plays host to the "Novecento" cycle, with 20th-century masterpieces performed by the likes of Leif Ove Andsnes and the Zehetmaier Quartet. True to its tradition, TRANSIT will again become Louvain's gathering place for 21st-century music lovers, with an impressive series of creations.


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Astronauts Open New International Space Station For Business, Establish Communication Links
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- Endeavour's astronauts opened the new International Space Station for business Thursday, entering the Unity and Zarya modules for the first time and establishing an S-band communications system that will enable U.S. flight controllers to monitor the outpost's systems.
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Endeavour's astronauts opened the new International Space Station for business Thursday, entering the Unity and Zarya modules for the first time and establishing an S-band communications system that will enable U.S. flight controllers to monitor the outpost's systems.
Reflecting the international cooperation involved in building the largest space complex in history, Commander Bob Cabana and Russian Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev opened the hatch to the U.S.-built Unity connecting module at 1:54 p.m. Central time Thursday and floated into the new station together.
The rest of the crew followed and began turning on lights and unstowing gear in the roomy hub to which other modules will be connected in the future. Each passageway within Unity was marked by a sign leading the way into tunnels to which new modules will be connected.
About an hour later, at 3:12 p.m., Cabana and Krikalev opened the hatch to the Russian-built Zarya control module, which will be the nerve center for the station in its embryonic stage. Joined by Pilot Rick Sturckow and Mission Specialists Jerry Ross, Jim Newman and Nancy Currie, Cabana and Krikalev hailed the historic entrance into the International Space Station and said the hatch opening signified the start of a new era in space exploration.
Ross and Newman went right to work in Unity, completing the assembly of an early S-band communications system that will allow flight controllers in Houston to send commands to Unity's systems and to keep tabs on the health of the station with a more extensive communications capability than exists through Russian ground stations. The astronauts also conducted a successful test of the videoconferencing capability of the early communications system, which will be used by the first crew to permanently occupy the station in January 2000. Newman downlinked greetings to controllers in the station flight control room in Houston and to astronaut Bill Shepherd, who will command the first crew and live aboard the station with Krikalev and Cosmonaut Yuri Gidzenko.
Krikalev and Currie replaced a faulty unit in Zarya which controlled the discharging of stored energy from one of the module's six batteries. The battery had not been working properly in its automatic configuration, but the new unit was functioning normally shortly after it was installed.
The astronauts also unstowed hardware and logistical supplies stored behind panels in Zarya, relocating the items for use by the shuttle crew that will visit the station in May and Shepherd's expedition crew. Late this afternoon, the astronauts will complete their initial outfitting of the station.
The hatches to Zarya and Unity will be closed before Endeavour undocks from the new station Sunday, leaving the new complex to orbit the Earth unpiloted.
The astronauts begin an eight-hour sleep period at 2:36 a.m. Central time this morning and will be awakened at 10:36 a.m. to begin their ninth of day in orbit.
Endeavour and the International Space Station are circling the globe every 90 minutes at an altitude of 247 statute miles with all systems operating in excellent shape.
The next STS-88 mission status report will be issued after the astronauts are awakened.
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Mitt Romney Loses Presidency, Goes to Disneyland
Mitt Romney went to Disneyland. Good for him. Think of how sad he looked while filling up his gas tank. We think this is a well-earned trip. Here are some pictures of him wandering around with common folk, and tweets from people excited to see him


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Fear The Beard
Just when you thought Jose Bautista's monstrous season couldn't get any bigger, it did.
He proceeded to drop a couple of bombs on the good folks in Minneapolis within the confines of the ballpark that has given up the third least amount of long balls, nonetheless.
According to HitTracker, the longest home run hit out of Target Field this season was a towering 448 foot shot by Brennan Boesch on May 4th. They don't have Jose Bautista's home runs from last night posted yet, but I'm sure that grand slam to the third deck will rival Boesch's for the longest hit at Target Field.
Perhaps more telling than the distance than the distance of the home run itself was the reaction of the fans who were sitting in the vicinity of where Bautista's home run ball landed. They look completely dumbfounded that any human being could possibly have the brute strength to send a baseball into the Home Run Porch View seats.
Bautista followed up that bomb with his first opposite field home run of the season. Just in case his biggest skeptics though he might be a one-trick pony that could only pull home runs to left field, Jose Bautista shows some versatility and launches one into the right field flower beds.
Having seen Jose Bautista hit 53 home runs out of the park (and one inside the park), I think we've gotten accustomed to how incredible it is to watch him go about his business. But then there are times like last night where he amazes us all over again by clobbering one to left field and then sending one to right field.
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Ellen Axson Wilson
Ellen Axson Wilson was the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady of the United States from 1913 until her death in 1914.
"I am naturally the most unambitious of women and life in the White House has no attractions for me." Mrs. Wilson was writing to thank President Taft for advice concerning the mansion he was leaving. Two years as first lady of New Jersey had given her valuable experience in the duties of a woman whose time belongs to the people. She always played a public role with dignity and grace but never learned to enjoy it.
Those who knew her in the White House described her as calm and sweet, a motherly woman, pretty and refined. Her soft Southern voice had kept its slow drawl through many changes of residence.
Ellen Louise Axson grew up in Rome, Georgia, where her father, the Reverend S.E. Axson, was a Presbyterian minister. Thomas Woodrow Wilson first saw her when he was about six and she only a baby. In 1883, as a young lawyer from Atlanta, "Tommy" visited Rome and met "Miss Ellie Lou" again — a beautiful girl now, keeping house for a bereaved father. He thought, "what splendid laughing eyes!" Despite their instant attraction they did not marry until 1885, because she was unwilling to leave her heartbroken father.
That same year Bryn Mawr College offered Wilson a teaching position at an annual salary of $1,500. He and his bride lived near the campus, keeping her little brother with them. Humorously insisting that her own children must not be born Yankees, she went to relatives in Georgia for the birth of Margaret in 1886 and Jessie in 1887. But Eleanor was born in Connecticut, while Wilson was teaching at Wesleyan University.
His distinguished career at Princeton began in 1890, bringing his wife new social responsibilities. From such demands she took refuge, as always, in art. She had studied briefly in New York, and the quality of her paintings compares favorably with professional art of the period. She had a studio with a skylight installed at the White House in 1913, and found time for painting despite the weddings of two daughters within six months and the duties of hostess for the nation.
The Wilsons had preferred to begin the administration without an inaugural ball, and the First Lady's entertainments were simple; but her unaffected cordiality made her parties successful. In their first year she convinced her scrupulous husband that it would be perfectly proper to invite influential legislators to a private dinner, and when such an evening led to agreement on a tariff bill, he told a friend, "You see what a wise wife I have!"
Descendant of slave owners, Ellen Wilson lent her prestige to the cause of improving housing in the capital's Negro slums. Visiting dilapidated alleys, she brought them to the attention of debutantes and Congressmen. Her death spurred passage of a remedial bill she had worked for. Her health failing slowly from Bright's disease, she died serenely on August 6, 1914. On the day before her death, she made her physician promise to tell Wilson "later" that she hoped he would marry again; she murmured at the end, "…take good care of my husband." Struggling grimly to control his grief, Wilson took her to Rome for burial among her kin.
The biographies of the First Ladies on WhiteHouse.gov are from "The First Ladies of the United States of America," by Allida Black. Copyright 2009 by the White House Historical Association.
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The state of Oregon's Supreme Court ruled today that "20,000 pages of so-called perversion files compiled by the Boy Scouts on suspected child abusers over a period of 20 years" must be opened to the public, The Associated Press reports.
As our colleagues at Oregon Public Broadcasting have reported, the files "contain information about accusations of molestation; actual abuse; the names of victims; and steps the Boy Scouts did and didn't take to prevent abuse. The files were introduced as evidence in a Multnomah County lawsuit, where an Oregon man, Kerry Lewis, was awarded nearly $20 million in damages."
For more background, see this 2010 report from The Oregonian: "Secret Boy Scout files document flawed history of child-protection in Oregon."
According to the AP, when the files are made public there will be redactions to protect the innocent. Several news organizations, including Oregon Public Broadcasting, had petitioned for the files to be made public.
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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Vera Wang sunglasses bring the designer's dedication to expressive couture fashion from the runway to your eyewear collection. Show off a confident sense of style in chic, sophisticated frames and bold, oversized silhouettes made to be seen.
Vera Wang, celebrated bridalwear leader and all-around design authority, has put her creative energy into this distinctive collection of sunglasses for women. You'll find extravagance and simplicity side by side in this sunglasses line, with plenty of frame options that meet somewhere in the middle. Explore the Vera Wang sunglasses collection to discover sophisticated frames styles for women.
Discover sunglass frames that exude the same luxurious sensibilities for which Vera Wang is globally recognized. The Vera Wang sunglasses collection includes fresh takes on the mid-century favorite cat-eye frame, to stunning effect. Flaunt Holly Golightly's style in glamorous, oversized frames that recall the iconic sunglasses she wore in Breakfast at Tiffany's. These are embellished with dazzling crystal accents and temple details worth a second (or third) look.
Sleek, metal full-rim and semi-rimless sunglasses sport classic-minded style cuesbut with a modern vibe. This eyewear collection puts an elegant spin on timeless silhouettes, including aviators and browline frames. Vera Wang breathes a bit of contemporary style into classic sunglasses shapes in oversized frames that come in an array of colors. Neutral color palettes, simple hues, vibrant colors, or transparent frames add interest to your eyewear collection.
Many of the sunglasses in the Vera Wang collection are made with acetate, a durable plastic that allows for a range of colors, patterns, and textures. You'll also find adjustable and lightweight Monel metal frames that wear comfortably all day. Or choose mixed metal and plastic frames that offer the best of both.
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Most people have a firm understanding that if you save while you're young, this will set you on your way to achieving your long-term goals. However, life is what happens when you're making other plans and, even with the best intentions and a basic financial awareness, planning for your future can easily fall to the bottom of a long to-do list.
During your twenties, you may have focused on having fun, then had various pressures in your thirties, such as a home-loan, young family or new business, that pulled the reigns on your financial planning. All of a sudden, you can find yourself in your forties and realise you haven't stashed enough under the metaphorical mattress to maintain your lifestyle into your golden years.
Many a 40-something unfortunately doesn't have a well-defined savings strategy, and very few have taken the necessary steps to sufficiently prepare for the future. However, the thing about saving is that the longer you wait to save, the harder it is to grow a sizeable sum, as the benefits of compound interest are best reaped from early on.
Lots of people take the attitude of simply saving what they can, when they can; then counting their chips later on. However, the easiest way to save for future goals is by working backwards — calculate what you will need to support your lifestyle choices (be that a comfortable retirement, your children's education, an around-the-world trip), then work out how much you need to save in order to achieve your goal(s).
Savings guidelines
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Well, tonight the Clerk's office placed a petition with 169 signatures of Venice residents opposing the formation of a BID there and, just like that, my hope in Venice is restored! They oppose it articulately, wisely, and for all the right reasons, too:
We, the undersigned, oppose the establishment of a Venice Beach Business Improvement District (BID). We believe in public control of public resources and oppose the privatization of those resources. We support renters' rights, both for residential and commercial renters, and oppose taxation without representation. BIDs impose taxes that renters often pay, but which landlords decide upon. BID private security forces have a track record of infringing on the rights of our lowest-income neighbors, especially those people who are unhoused. We oppose private security fources controlled exclusively by commercial and industrial interests when their impact will affect the entire community, especially those disenfranchised from BID governance.
And it's worth reading the cover sheet, too, which is signed by a number of right-thinking organizations and lays out a spot-on general anti-BID theory in the highly specific context of opposing this BID. You can read it here and there's a transcription after the break:
Continue reading 169 Signatures on Petition Opposing Venice Beach BID Placed into Council File Today
169 Signatures on Petition Opposing Venice Beach BID Placed into Council File Today
As tragic as the demise of Venice has been to watch over the last five years or so, it turns out that she still has some life in her. If anyone had asked me five years ago which neighborhood of Los Angeles might successfully oppose a BID, I would have said Venice without even having to think about it. But the last half-decade, what with sociopathic techbros of both sexes in possession of orders of magnitude more money than sense buying every sliver of land in sight and thereby running the prices up into the stratosphere even as they're hogging the waves with their irremediably Barneyfied GoPro equipped styrofoam surfboards, zillionaires remodeling the canals into a nightmare AirBnB horror show, stupid fucking restaurants that…evidently leave me speechless, all this had driven me into what I thought was an inescapable well of cynical despair with respect to the fate of this dearest of all areas of our City.


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The ODST battle armor, or Battle Dress Uniform (BDU for short) is a suit of combat armor worn exclusively by the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, the special-operatives of the UNSC Marine Corps.
The ODST Battle Dress Uniform is the signature piece of equipment used by the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers - the armor is vacuum-rated, capable of Extra-Vehicular Activity for fifteen minutes.[3] The armor provides numerous advantages in the field, including ballistic protection, temperature control, as well as thermal insulation against extreme temperatures experienced during atmospheric entry and thermal protection from Covenant energy weapons.
The ODST Armor has gone through several design changes since the start of the Human-Covenant War. The current version incorporates technology initially developed for the Mjolnir Armor. This includes CTCs for body armor, titanium and ceramic composite armor plating to give the user added protection - along with HUD and Communications Systems to give more situational awareness to the wearer.[4]
The ODST BDU has been in use for well over 50 years by the 105th, and remains unmatched in its ability to protect its wearer over other BDUs during the toughest operations. The BDU excels at providing more protection against small arms fire than other infantry body armor, and also excels at allowing a trooper to conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain without the slightest chance of being detected in dark locations.
The BDU's stealth capability is partly thanks to its black and gray camouflage patterns on the legs, boots, gloves, chest, helmet and undersuit - these urban camouflage patterns are optional; without the camouflage panels, the BDU is black. On the left shoulder pad of every ODST is a UNSC MED REF patch.[5][6][7] This patch contains basic medical information about the trooper, and allows a UNSC certified medic to gain a quick medical reference to an ODST wounded in the field. Despite the armor's obvious advantage over standard infantry armor, it is still vulnerable to Covenant energy weapons, larger armor piercing rounds, as well as large explosive devices.
The ODST battle dress uniform is made up of several different components and layers that make the suit what it is, while technology from other projects across the military have been incorporated into the suit, ODST equipment still has proprietary technology that has not been adopted into other equipment for the military.
The ODST helmet is made of titanium, coated with a heat resistant material to help disperse heat - the inside is lined with black padding to provide comfort when the user is wearing it. The helmet's faceplate is made of a strong, glass-like material with the ability to polarize. When polarized, the helmet's faceplate has a silver blue color to it, and obscures the wearer's face completely. It also has a communicator in it.
The helmet provides excellent protection against small arms fire and small explosive attacks. The helmet is also essential in providing an ODST the ability to perform EVA and also provides a Heads-up display, giving the wearer basic information including a targeting reticle, weapon information, ammo capacity, and basic health readout. The newest version of the helmet integrates with the user's standard Neural Interface to provide more tactical data to the HUD. Helmet integrated neural interfaces is another piece of technology that has seen widespread adoption from Project Mjolnir. Along with this state-of-the-art equipment, the helmet is also equipped with its own thermal imaging and motion sensors.[8] The Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor/AA variant was developed as an improvement of the ODST helmet, indicating intended use by ODST personnel as well as SPARTAN-II or SPARTAN-III teams, ultimately it was used exclusively by Army airborne units.[9]
ODST armor is compatible with several upgrades, including Up-Armor plates, a Command Network Module, a Hardened Uplink Module for MILINT acquisition, and a CBRN module for operations in hazard zones. This has only been seen used on SPARTANs who use the ODST helmet, however.
- Main article: Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance
The Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance or VISR, is issued with the ODST helmet. The VISR proprietary data management suite enables a user to link into UEG, CAA, and UNSC infrastructure systems at the local, national, and global levels - however actual access level is administered on a need/rating basis.[10] This allows the user to store and review mission content up to 610MB combined, the system also provides street level navigational data, and receive secure real-time mission data. In addition, every current issue helmet ODST BIOS A29.817941B.01 or later is equipped with low-light vision enhancement, which outlines hostile units in red, friendlies in green, weapons in blue, and objects of interest in yellow.[6]
The rucksack issued to ODSTs is, for all intents and purposes, an armored backpack that attaches to the back of the armored vest. The rucksack comes in a number of different variants. The main purpose is storage, which allows a trooper to store equipment, ranging from ammunition, to medical supplies, to explosives, to battery packs which provides power to any equipment an ODST may carry, and communications, which houses the necessary radio and satellite gear that an ODST squad requires to report in to their superiors. For longer missions, ODSTs can carry larger rucksacks with enough supplies for two weeks of operation without external resupply.[11] Rucksacks have integrated magnetic holding devices to allow for external back mounting of additional equipment. Equipment with magnetic properties, such as longer weaponry, can be carried externally over the rucksack eliminating the use of extra straps or slings.
Body Suit[]
The ODST body suit is made up of several different layers and materials, the inner layer of the black-gray undersuit is made up of Kevlar material to aid in protecting the wearer from small arms fire, the inner layer also contains a heating and cooling system which regulates temperatures to keep the user warm or cool depending on the weather conditions - the heating and cooling system can also match infrared signatures of the current weather as well to allow an ODST to go undetected in hostile locations.[8] The outer layer of the undersuit is coated with a heat resistance material to aid in reducing temperatures experienced during orbital drop, and against Covenant Plasma Weapons. The body suit also doubles as a pressure suit to allow an ODST to perform EVA. The outer shell layer is comprised of Titanium and Ceramic composite armor plating that covers the chest, shoulders, legs and feet.
While the standard ODST BDU is fully capable for any role, there are specialized variants of the BDU - these suits are specifically issued to a specialist of a certain field to provide them certain advantages during an operation. As such, specialized gear is only available by Mission Conditional Requisition (MCR). Depending on mission requirements, an ODST operative may request either additional, or variant equipment that ranges from helmet attachments, gloves, battery, equipment or communication rucksack. The following is the specialized battle dress uniforms currently in use by the Navy.
Picture | Variant | Description |
Marine Variants | ||
Close Quarters | While designated as a CQB suit, this variant is also issued to demolition experts in the field. This BDU is specifically designed to aid an ODST in CQB situations. The standard left pauldron is replaced with a longer two piece ballistic plate, which aids in protecting the trooper's upper body while in a firing stance, and also to reduce severe injury from plasma-based weaponry. The helmet is also issued with an optics device that aids the user in relaying images and video to teammates or command. | |
Sharpshooter | The Sharpshooter BDU is issued to sniper experts in the field. This BDU is designed to give an ODST sharpshooter more freedom in combat - the standard right pauldron is removed, allowing the sniper to aim better and move his arm more freely with a sniper rifle, while the standard left pauldron is replaced with a larger plate to protect the sniper's arm from counterattacks. The Sharpshooter variant is also issued with an optics device attached to the helmet, while the Oracle scope on the SRS99 can uplink to the user's HUD. | |
Recon | The Reconnaissance BDU is a specialized Office of Naval Intelligence variant of the ODST Armor. The armor is only issued to ONI reconnaissance agents for high risk operations. The undersuit is the same as the standard ODST armor. However, the chest plate is replaced with a specialized one, to provide stealth capabilities with little or no loss of endurance, specifically by reducing its IR signature and reflective surfaces. The torso part of the armor also varies from the standard version, having a green, translucent orb in the center. There are no shoulder plates issued with this variant, which allows more freedom of the arm movement. | |
N/A | Unnamed Variant | There are also variants or models of the ODST armor that have not been named; one example of this is a suit that ODSTs Gretchen, Dutch, and Romeo wore during a mission some time prior to the Battle of Ariel. It differed greatly from the normal ODST armor in that it bore a great resemblance to standard Marine armor. The chestplate that Romeo wore was olive drab in color, and appeared almost identical to those worn by the Marines. However, the armor retains the basic form of the ODST armor, with standard helmet and bodysuit pieces obviously shown. It is possible that this variant is either an earlier version of the armor or a field-expedient modification, or it could just be that the illustrator took artistic liberties. |
MJOLNIR Generation 2 Variants | ||
ODST | Due to the amount of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers being recruited to the SPARTAN-IV program, a port of the Generation 1 MJOLNIR to Generation 2 was created. It is different than the standard Marine variant, but is designed to be familiar.[12] The armor was tested by Cascade Stronghold Technologies in Mindoro, Cascade.[2] | |
Helljumper | A pet project of the CEO of Cascade Stronghold Technologies, Helljumper armor is in the prototyping phase and is in limited use in the Spartan Branch. The Helljumper helmet was originally going to be used by ODSTs, but delays forced it to be used by GEN2 wearers.[13] |
Halo 3[]
The ODST battle helmet is available as an armor permutation in the Halo 3 Multiplayer component. The SPARTAN version of the helmet differs from the standard version in the polarization color of its visor; regular ODST helmets have blue/silver polarization, while the Mjolnir ODST helmet retains the gold electroplating possessed by most Mjolnir armor. It is attained and unlocked by the Spartan Graduate Achievement, or by earning 5 XP in Matchmaking.[4]
Halo: Reach[]
The shoulder pauldrons, breastplate, and helmet of the ODST armor are also available for purchase in The Armory in Halo: Reach.[14][15]
Halo 4[]
GEN2 ODST armor is available as an armor permutation in Halo 4's multiplayer. The armor can be acquired through the Infinity Armor Pack as a part of the Champions Bundle.
- The ODST armor is derived from the first concept of the Mjolnir armor. This original concept done by artist Shi Kai Wang was scrapped because it made John-117 look "too mean."[16]
- The visor's ability to polarize, the VISR mode, and the HUD it displays may mean it has a transparent Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) screen coating it.
- The Good Samaritan achievement unlocks the ODST armor for your Xbox Live Avatar if the user has Halo Waypoint. It is listed under the "Awards" section when customizing the avatar.
Halo 2[]
Halo 2: Anniversary[]
Halo: Landfall[]
Halo 3[]
Halo 3: ODST[]
Halo: Reach[]
Halo 4[]
Halo: Fireteam Raven[]
- ↑ Halo 3 - Promotional Material: Halo: Arms Race
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Halo Bulletin: 7.10.13 (Defunct, copy on Wayback Machine)
- ↑ Halo: The Cole Protocol - Chapter 4: page 48, Chapter 5: page 56
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Halo 3
- ↑ Halo 3: ODST - Promotional Material: We Are ODST
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Halo 3: ODST
- ↑ Halo 3 - Promotional Material: Halo: Landfall
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Halo Encyclopedia - Chapter 2: page 57
- ↑ IGN.com - Halo: Reach Armory montage
- ↑ Bungie.net: Halo 3: ODST Field Guide
- ↑ Halo: The Flood - page 58
- ↑ Worthyplaying: 'Halo 4' (X360) Champions Bundle To Add New Maps, Mode, Skins, Armor, Bonus Upgrades - Screens
- ↑ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare
- ↑ Bungie.net: Bungie Weekly Update: 06.04.10
- ↑ Bungie.net: Bungie Weekly Update: 07.02.10
- ↑ The Art of Halo 3


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12. Walter F. Willcox, "Negro Criminality," Journal of Social Science, Containing the Proceedings of the American Association (December 1899): 78-98.
Paper delivered at a meeting of the American Social Science Association concerning crime among African Americans. Mr. Stone reprinted this article in his 1908 book, Studies in the American Race Problem. (The collection has another copy of this paper in volume 28 [no. 4].)