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Riken builds 1-petaflops supercomputer
TOKYO Riken has developed a supercomputer that it says achieves maximum theoretical performance of 1 petaflops (1,000 teraflops). Though the special-purpose machine does not run Linpack, the benchmark software used for the Top 500 supercomputer ranking, its theoretical performance is nearly three times that of the top-ranked BlueGene/L installed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Intel K.K. (Intel Corp.'s Japanese unit) and NEC subsidiary SGI Japan Ltd. collaborated with Riken on development of the system, which was designed as a dedicated machine for molecular dynamics simulation. The supercomputer is installed at Riken's Yokohama Institute, and Riken plans to show it off at an open house scheduled for Saturday (June 24).
Dubbed the MDGrape-3, the molecular dynamics simulator comprises 201 units of Riken's proprietary system and two types of Intel Xeon-based servers. Each Riken unit has 24 MDGrape-3 chips, each offering 230 Gflops. The chip was developed in 2004 as the core processing element for the supercomputer. Foundry partner Hitachi Ltd. fabricated the chips on its HDL4N 130-nanometer process technology.
Supporting the proprietary computing cluster are 65 parallel servers based on Intel's 5000 series dual-core Intel Xeon processor (code named Dempsey) and 37 parallel servers based on a 3.2-GHz Xeon with 2 Mbytes of Level 1 cache. The Dempsey-based servers use 256 dual-core processors each; the others use 74 3.2-GHz cores each. Intel provided technical support along with the processors.
SGI Japan integrated the component units into a parallel computing system.
MDGrape-3 does not run Linpack and thus cannot be directly compared with the supercomputers ranked in the Top 500 listing based on the Linpack benchmarks, said Makoto Taiji, team leader of the molecular dynamics simulation project at the Riken Genomic Sciences Center. But the system has a theoretical peak performance of 1 petaflops in targeted areas, which is the next milestone for supercomputer developers and is about three times higher than BlueGene/L's 360 Gflops.
Riken developed the computer as a part of Japan's Protein 3000 Project, launched in 2002 as a post-genome-project investigation into the workings of proteins. The machine is expected to facilitate simulation of proteins' molecular connections in a bid to shrink the development time for new drug therapies. In a broader sense, MDGrape-3 is expected to accelerate the advancement of nanometer-level life sciences.


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This is a discussion on Is my new '13 TOO fuel efficient? within the Everyday Impreza Talk forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; Originally Posted by RayfieldsWRX If I drive at 80 on the 10 mile highway portion of my commute instead of ...
Sure, but then the statistics point to a reduced life expectancy...
Honestly, high speed on the highway bores me at this point. Yay, I moved the needle to a faster speed! I guess I did enough of it at a younger age not to be fascinated with it, any more. (at speeds that aren't well over triple digit, anyway.)
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I noticed this as well. My commute is 28 miles each way. It's 95% highway, and it has a decent amount of down hills on the way to work, and I can get a nice average of around 28.5, and have hit 30 many times, lately I've been driving more spirited though which brings it more in the range of 24-26.
My second trip calculator was only reset once, and has like 1500 miles and my overall average so far is 24.6. Just about to break 2k on the odo and I got it toward the end of January.
Seems to even out over time, you can't drive like a granny forever lol
For the life of my DD stage 3 2013 hatch (8000 +/- miles), I am sitting at 23.7 on the trip calculator (been there for a while) - and it went up after I got the E-Tune from TP. The best i've gotten calculating by hand was around 27 I think. That's a bit of highway (70-75 mph) and a bit of around town (pretty close to 50/50).
I'd love to get better mileage - stop complaining!
I don't trust those MPG computers... if anything, the manufacturer prefers to inflate the numbers slightly. Recording your mileage and dividing that by your fuel added is a much better method.
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Personally, I didn't buy my WRX for fuel efficiency. I'm just saying. I'm loving every minute when I'm behind the wheel, driving like I stole it! I do need to calculate my MPGs though... Nah!
Yea at my old job I had a 45 minute commute and drove with a lead foot the whole way there up and down mountains. I think above 75 in these cars is where the mpgs start to really bomb.
You know I've never had a problem with the MPG readout on the dash of my '11. I've calculated it by hand several times to compare and it is always the same.
I drove from MD to NY and was able to get 27mpg avg for the entire trip. On the way back I got 25.5. Just have to take it easy and make sure them tires are inflated properly!
every time i fill up the tank of my 2013 wrx shows high mpg around 28-30 and then after driving around 30miles it goes to 25-26
thats about what i average. start driving it a little harder. itll quickly drop to 21-22 i assure you. but i drive easy easy and i get about 25
I'm too much of an engineer to blindly trust a readout like that. Show me a passing calibration certificate for it, with tolerances listed, and I might be more likely to think that the numbers mean anything in absolute terms. I could see how it's helpful to see relative changes, like when you drive more aggressively, or use winter gas.
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with my 2013 i get about 21 or so (according to the on board) with a 24mile round trip commute everyday. about 1/2 highway, 1/2 city
dude, how are you guys getting 25+ mpg??? best ive seen is 24 mpg and i drive pretty slow
Also depends on your location as well. Lots of hills will lower mileage, vs. flat land.

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Am I expecting to much? I pay for full care board. Just getting that out there now. Long story short yesterday I had to handle my horse and my friends horse for the farrier. I didn't have any helpers as she was out of town and my bf was working. No big deal. I asked last week if I could get some help with at least just moving the horses. They are in different pastures and to save the farrier his precious time I wanted them in one of the empty front paddocks so it would be quick to swap them out, which they didn't do. I had my friends horse done first. He was a pain to say it the nicest way. While my horse was running out in the paddock since she was alone, I don't care she can run herself sweaty if she wants, she will stop when she's tired. There was water and shade so she was fine. I take her out and put my friends horse back who then of course starts to run in the paddock. By this time all the other paddock horses are in the stalls so he isn't bothering anyone. Then the owner comes up to me and with an somewhat snotty tone says I need to do something with that horse before he gets to sweaty running. I am currently holding my horse for the farrier and so she tells me again with the tone that she is too busy and no one can help me turn him out. Now my board includes them holding horses for farrier or vet. Their barn farrier was there at the time as well and I think that is why they didn't want to help even though the previous week I was told they would be happy to help and I even gave them the time he would be there. All I wanted help with was someone turning him back out to pasture. Am I upset for nothing? I really didn't think it was fair to leave my horse in the cross ties for my farrier to deal with. While she was a perfect angel I just don't feel it's his duty to watch her without me ready to correct her if she does something. The tone the owner used really upset me. I could understand if she was busy but tried to find one of the other barn workers (which two were still there) to help but couldn't locate them but I could see both right behind her. Or if they didn't want to take him out then someone could have just held onto my horse. |
I would not have left my horse in the cross-ties alone with farrier to take care of the other horse. Accidents happen in cross-ties real fast, especially being worked on. For safety reasons alone, she should have helped you out if she wanted the other horse moved so bad. Especially with two workers there that could have assisted, even if it wasn't included in full board, she should have helped for the sake of the horses if she really needed the horse moved. But bottom line, if it says its included in your contract, it should have been done. Otherwise take it out of the contract. |
Thank you. I didn't want to leave her in the cross ties. I trust my farrier to be able to handle anything and I know he can but it just isn't his job to do so. |
I would just focus on your own horse. It's nice to be a friend and offer to lend a hand but in this case it clearly caused you distress. Next time just tell your friend you've got all you can handle attending to the needs of your horse! |
Well the reason I had to handle both is because I orginally wrote the date down wrong so she was out of town when the actual appointment was. Our two are the only ones that get done by my farrier. The rest of the barn uses the barn farrier, which I will never use under any circumstances. |
You learned a valuable lesson . Dont over extend yourself. Make sure you double check dates. Is your contract for the Barn Farrier or Outside farriers? If you have to hold two horses again, make sure there is an empty pen to drop the horses into as they get finished. |
The contract didn't say. But the thing is I specifically asked last week if they would be able to help me. I was told of course, they would put the horses up in the paddocks attached to the barn and when one was done they could turn him out. If they had told me they couldn't help then I would have rescheduled my friends horse but I was told they could help so I figured I wouldn't have a problem since they would turn the horse out after he was done. I did put my friends horse in a pen. The paddocks are smallish runs attached to the barn, that's where I put him until I could go get him after my horse was done. He started running in there and then all of a sudden they couldn't help anymore even though they didn't help with a darned thing. The horses wern't in the paddocks when I got there so I had to go out and get them. And yes I gave them the time the farrier would be there. |
I look at this way, and its probably not what you want to hear. Its your horse, your promise to your friend, its your responsiblity. If you have to pay for full care board, someone else Does everything to care for your horse, then you dont have enough time to own a horse. |
I pay full board care because she needs to be grained twice a day in winter and once a day in the summer. I work a minimum of 52 hours per week plus I am a full time college student that is also taking a full summer course load. We cannot afford to buy land around here at this time. We have been looking but it simply cannot be done. Therefore I must board. It is not worth saving $100 a month to have to add driving time and cost to my daily workload. There are some days that I just cannot get out to the barn. And it usually has to do with homework or the fact that I worked a 12 hour shift at another barn and I have to get home to take care of my dog and do my homework. This horse is on a strict schedule of conditioning that means I work her 3 days and 1 day off then 3 on 1 off. So on her off days I do not go out there. Bottom line is I pay for certain services and expect to receive those services. I did not receive the services I pay for. |
I think you have a common problem. My boarding contract also says they'll hold the horse for the farrier (and doesn't specify it's only for the barn farrier). The barn farrier generally doesn't have anyone hold the horses for him- there's a whiteboard with a list of horses to be done, he gets the horses himself (they're stalled, so it's not like he has to catch them from a field... if they're in turn out I assume he would ask someone to bring them in or just skip the horse and try again later), ties them, does his work, then puts them back. I also don't use the barn farrier. I try very hard to be there every time my farrier is because I want to know if anything looks off even if my farrier wouldn't think it's a big enough deal to call me about (for example, I like to know if there's bruising on the sole) The last time I wasn't able to meet my farrier, so I asked if someone could hold my horse for him. I couldn't get a confirmation so I let my farrier know what stall he was in and said if he felt OK getting him out himself to go ahead and do so and I'd leave a check for him; if not we could reschedule. The morning of the appointment I got a call that someone would in fact be able to hold my horse and texted the info to my farrier, but he didn't even bother- he just got the horse himself like the barn farrier does. Would I have been upset if I had to delay my farrier appointment because no one could hold my horse? Yeah, but it wouldn't have been a big deal. Lots of little things like this can certainly add up to a reason to move, though. If you do have to hold 2 horses again, it seems like it would be a good idea to just assume the barn staff won't bring them up to the smaller paddock for you. Just get there early, and if you can put a 3rd horse in with them so they won't get so upset when one is taken away for shoeing. Quote:
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On December 8, 2011, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP") issued proposed amendments to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The Act requires all contractors and subcontractors ("contractors") who obtain federal contracts in excess of $10,000 to take affirmative action to employ qualified individuals with disabilities. The proposed OFCCP rules seek to strengthen Section 503 by imposing additional requirements upon qualified federal contractors. This alert provides a general overview of the proposed rules, which include stronger affirmative action provisions, increased data collection obligations, and the establishment of a utilization goal for individuals with disabilities.
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1. Annual review of job qualification standards to ensure such qualifications are job-related and consistent with business necessity
a. The methods used to evaluate job qualifications and the outcome of the evaluations must be documented
b. Where the act previously required "periodic" review, the proposed rules require an "annual" review
2. Utilization goal for individuals with disabilities to assist in measuring the effectiveness of contractors' affirmative action efforts
a. 7 percent goal throughout all job groups
b. 2 percent sub-goal for individuals with certain particularly severe disabilities
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3. Additional data collection pertaining to individuals with disabilities to create greater accountability for contractors
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4. Mandatory listings of all jobs, with limited exceptions, with the nearest One-Stop Career Center
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b. An organization listed by the OFCCP, such as EARN or local disability groups, and
c. A disabled veterans service organization listed in the National Resource Directory
d. Must be maintained for five (5) years
6. Requirement to develop and implement specific written procedures for processing requests for reasonable accommodations; including
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b. Written confirmation of requests; and
c. Time frame for processing requests.
7. Requirement of annual evaluation of outreach efforts and the criteria used to evaluate outreach
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ADAAA Provisions Incorporated
§ 60-741.2 incorporates changes required by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act ("ADAAA"), which became effective on January 1, 2009. Among these changes, the Section 503 proposed rules incorporate the ADAAA's expanded definition of "disability." Key terms of the definition, such as "major life activities," "major bodily functions," and who is "regarded as" having a disability, have been broadened, increasing the scope of employees receiving protection under Section 503.
The ADAAA applies to both the OFCCP and the EEOC. In addition to broadening the scope of covered employees, the definitional change of disability is designed to foster consistency between OFCCP and EEOC requirements (i.e., contractors will have to contend with only one definition of disability). Adoption of the ADAAA requirements will bring the OFCCP into conformity with the EEOC, which incorporated the ADAAA requirements in its revised rules this past March.
Dissemination of Affirmative Action Policies
Current Section 503 rules require that contractors disseminate affirmative action policies to their employees, but merely suggest the methods of dissemination. § 60-741.23(g) requires contractors to "develop internal procedures to communicate to its employees its obligation to engage in affirmative action efforts." Contractors must "include [] affirmative action polic[ies] in orientation and management training programs." In addition, paragraph (g) provides recommended distribution methods that include using "company newspapers, magazines, annual reports, handbooks, or other media[.]"
Review of Personnel Processes
The new rules also incorporate several changes to § 60-741.44. Where current Section 503 rules require "periodic" review of personnel processes, the proposed rules mandate "annual" review of these processes. The proposed rules also require a review of all job qualification standards to ensure that such standards are job-related and consistent with business necessity. The review itself, contractor actions, and responses from employees must all be documented.
Appendix C of the current rules recommends contractors take certain steps during the review of their personnel processes. The proposed rules mandate that contractors, at a minimum, comply with those steps, which include "(1) Identify[ing] the vacancies and training programs for which applicants and employees with disabilities are considered; (2) provid[ing] a statement of reasons explaining the circumstances for rejecting individuals with disabilities for vacancies and training programs and a description of considered accommodations; and (3) describe[ing] the nature and type of accommodations for individuals with disabilities who were selected for hire, promotion, or training programs."
Reasonable Accommodations
Under Appendix A of the current rules, contractors are required to make reasonable accommodations for both employees and applicants for employment with disabilities, unless the accommodation would create an undue hardship for the contractor. If an accommodation creates an undue hardship, the contractor is "encouraged" to permit the employee to provide or pay for a portion of the accommodation. § 60-741.42 of the proposed rules no longer encourages such action, but rather mandates that contractors permit employees with disabilities to provide or pay for a portion of the accommodation. The proposed rules also require employers to invite employees to request such accommodations during the pre-offer invitation to self-identify. Further, the proposed rules require contractors to "seek the advice of the individual with a disability in providing reasonable accommodation."
In addition, under proposed § 60-741.45, contractors must now "develop and implement specific written procedures for processing requests for reasonable accommodations[.]" Written procedures must, for example, provide employees with information about how to request a reasonable accommodation, the individual responsible for processing and implementing requests, and the time frame in which the contractor will process requests.
Increased Data Collection
Section 503 requires contractors to invite individuals with a disability to voluntarily self-identify at the pre-offer stage. Appendix B to § 60-741 provides sample language for pre-offer invitations to self-identify. The proposed rules, however, eliminate Appendix B because § 60-741.42 mandates the language employers must use in the pre-offer self-identification invitation.
In addition, the current rules request employers conduct "regular" anonymous surveys of their employees to provide an opportunity to self-identify for those who do not wish to do so during the hiring process. The new regulations require contractors to conduct "annual" anonymous surveys of their employees.
New Utilization Goal
The OFCCP proposed a seven (7) percent employment goal for individuals with disabilities, or, alternatively, "a four (4) percent to ten (10) percent range in lieu of a single national utilization goal." According to the OFCCP, the goal is not a quota or restrictive hiring ceiling, but rather an aspirational tool. Failure to meet the goal will not be a violation of law, but failure to meet the goal may mean deficiencies in the contractor's Section 503 compliance. If deficiencies are found, OFCCP will examine a contractor's "good faith" efforts where the goals of the regulations are not met. A contractor's "good faith" efforts may obviate the need for enforcement action.
In addition to the seven (7) percent goal, the OFCCP is considering incorporating a two (2) percent employment sub-goal for individuals with certain particularly severe disabilities. Severe disabilities, as defined in the President's July 2010 Executive Order "Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities," include total deafness, blindness, missing extremities, partial paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disability, psychiatric disability, and dwarfism. If this sub-goal is adopted, the OFCCP will mandate pre-offer invitation to self-identify language similar to § 60-741.42.
Currently, contractors may be subject to audits if an employee files a complaint or if the OFCCP determines a contractor's compliance evaluations warrant investigation. If the investigation uncovers a violation, "OFCCP may ask the contractor to enter into conciliation negotiations" to correct violations and/or deficiencies. "If conciliation fails, OFCCP may initiate an administrative enforcement proceeding by issuing an administrative complaint against the contractor." Contractors have "20 days to request a review by an Administrative Law Judge, who hears the case and recommends a decision." Decisions are appealable to the DOL's Administrative Review Board which "issues the final decision, whether or not there is an appeal." Penalties for Section 503 violations include back pay and benefits, and restoration of employment status. Penalties also may include cancellation, suspension, or termination of contracts, withholding of progress payments, and debarment. Contractors may appeal the Board's decision to the federal courts.
Proposed Enforcement Changes
Contractors should be aware that § 60-741.62 of the proposed rules provides for benchmarks in conciliation agreements as one form of remedial action. The benchmarks will be used to measure the contractor's progress in improving identified violations and/or violations in "outreach, recruitment, hiring, or other employment activities."
Implications for Employers
The proposed Section 503 amendments are likely to impose significant financial and compliance burdens upon contractors. Contractors will have enhanced obligations in the areas of recruitment, training, record keeping, and the dissemination of their affirmative action policies. The OFCCP will conduct reviews of "contractor records for compliance checks and focused reviews either on-site or off-site, at the OFCCP's discretion."
With the deadline to submit comments looming, employers should review their Section 503 policies, practices, and compliance procedures. Comments concerning the proposed Section 503 Rules must be submitted by February 7, 2012.
Comments may be submitted electronically at: http://www.regulations.gov/. Comments also may be mailed or hand delivered/couriered to: Barbara J. Bingham, Acting Director, Division of Policy, Planning, and Program Development, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Room N3422, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.
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Distinguished lecturers from the Museum staff and the local, national, and international academic communities help visitors explore topics related to the Museum's collections and current exhibitions.
Ticket required; free after Museum admission. Free for art and art history students from select area art schools. Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris
Friday, March 5, 6:00 p.m., Van Pelt Auditorium
Michael Taylor, The Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art, takes us behind the scenes of Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris. His lecture follows the trajectory of Picasso's career from his early experiments with abstraction to his pioneering role in the development of Cubism, as well as his dialogue with Surrealism and other important art movements in the ensuing decades. Picasso, with the Courtauld Institute's Christopher Green
Friday, April 16, 6:30 p.m., Van Pelt Auditorium
Join us for the keynote address of the Annual Graduate Student Symposium on the History of Art. Christopher Green, Emeritus Professor of Art History at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and a leading authority on Picasso and early twentieth century art, will discuss the artist in the context of the Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris exhibition. Green's most recent publication is Life and Death in Picasso: Still Life/Figure, c. 1907–1933. Picasso's First Constructed Sculpture: Tale of Two Guitars, With Christine Poggi
Friday, February 26, 6:30 p.m., Van Pelt Auditorium
University of Pennsylvania professor Christine Poggi focuses on two sculptures of a guitar by Picasso—one made of paper (with cardboard, string, thread, tape, and glue), the other of sheet metal. Employing ephemeral and unlikely materials, these works inaugurated a new approach to sculpture, eventually leading to new techniques including assemblage and multimedia installation.
This lecture is made possible by the Rose Susan Hirschhorn Behrend Lecture Fund FILM
Highlighting sometimes unexpected connections between art and film, the Museum presents special screenings of films and documentaries focusing on important artists, movements, themes or historical moments.
Free after Museum admission; ticket required unless otherwise indicated. Admission free for art and art history students from select area art schools. The Moderns
Sunday, March 28, 2:00 p.m. Van Pelt Auditorium
Alan Rudolph's 1988 film explores the world of 1926 Paris, at the very moment the "Lost Generation" was in full swing. Told through the lens of expatriate artist Nick Hart, and with portrayals of Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and Alice B. Toklas, among others, the film chronicles the pivotal decade when avant-garde art, music, literature, and attitudes coalesced. Starring Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, and Genevieve Bujold. BOOK DISCUSSION
A Moveable Feast, by Ernest Hemingway
Sunday, April 11, 3:00–5:00 p.m., Seminar Room
Lecturer: Janine Utell, Associate Professor of English, Widener University
Grab a cup of coffee and join a book discussion of Ernest Hemingway's memoir A Moveable Feast, an intimate look at the characters that made up the "Lost Generation." The event will open with an illustrated talk highlighting some of the key writers and artists of 1920s Paris and the relationships they formed, and will discuss how this international community blossomed into what we now call the avant-garde. Please note: Read A Moveable Feast in advance. Recommended texts: Scribner's or the 2009 restored edition.
$25 ($20 members); ticket required; does not include Museum admission
Age-appropriate performances, gallery tours and art projects help children engage with the Museum's permanent collections, while other events spotlight special exhibitions with themed activities and tours.
All family events are free after Museum admission, which is "pay what you wish" the first Sunday of the month. Family Studio: Picasso in Paris
Sunday, April 4, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Families can create works of art, play games, solve puzzles and explore aspects of Abstraction and Cubism while learning about Picasso and the city of Paris with this age-appropriate, hands-on program exploring the world of art through children's books in the Museum's art studios. No tickets required.
Family Studio is generously supported by The Victory Foundation.
Modern Masters: Picasso
Lecturer: Matthew Palczynski, Staff Lecturer for Western Art
This course examines the long career of the seminal modern master Pablo Picasso, from his prodigious boyhood years in Spain to the work he made as an acclaimed artist in his nineties. The Museum's collection of nearly 400 works by Picasso will be highlighted to trace the development of the exceptionally prolific artist, whose estimated 50,000 works continue to astound the world.
1. Discovering Genius: The Blue and Rose Periods
2. Paterfamilias: Synthesizing Cubism
3. Picasso between the Wars
4. Nearing Apotheosis: Picasso's Late Works
Thursday afternoons: 4 sessions, February 4, 11, 18, and 25, 1:30–2:30 p.m. or Saturdays: 2 sessions, February 6 and 27, 1:30–3:45 p.m.
$100 ($80 members); ticket required
Lecturer: Suzanne Singletary, Associate Professor, History and Theory, and Director, Architectural Studies Program, School of Architecture, Philadelphia University
Pablo Picasso once described his mural-scaled painting Guernica as revealing "the inside and outside of a room," and Georges Braque called the simultaneous views of Cubist works "a house drawn in plan, section, and elevation." This course explores the rich interplay between avant-garde artists and architects during the years highlighted by the this exhibition, when artists and architects struggled to give form to the modern Zeitgeist or "Spirit of the Times."
1. Cubism as Catalyst: Mondrian and the De Stijl Environment
2. Building for Political Revolution: Malevich, El Lissitsky, and Constructivism
3. From Glass House to Bauhaus: Expressionism and the International Style
4. Architecture after Cubism: Léger, Le Corbusier, and Purism as Built Form
Thursday afternoons: 4 sessions, March 4, 11, 18, and 25, 3:00–4:00 p.m. or Saturdays: 2 sessions, March 13 and 27, 10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. $100 ($80 members); ticket required
Get a front-row seat for Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris with this audio guide that highlights key works in the exhibition. For more information about the Museum's audio guides and podcasts, stop by any Visitor Services Desk or go to philamuseum.org/podcast.


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Web comics Kungfu fighting action pack Kapow Express...well it's also comedy from time to time.
Here is another update from Kapow Express:
***Adding another half page update on July 9th, 2009
It's been sometimes, I have been trying to do good drawing or painting in the past couple of days...it didn't turn out...but tonight possibly I am determine to make the better one than the last Digital painting video tutorial Court Lady, or at least up to the same par.
Anyway, it's KAPOW EXPRESS time.
Previously on Kapow: Cheng, Bing Bing, and unconcious Mei ran into the strangely quiet village. They see nobody in town. Apparently, the red lantern OLD lady showed up...and it accidentally scared them. Mei woke up wondering where she is. The kung fu kids are looking for lodge and food, but seems no one can offer them in this town. Here is what happen next:
And for newest art tutorials don't forget here Digital painting video tutorial Court Lady, and recent pieces Drawing Tutorial Zombie ninja character. Also if you are looking for something a little more challenging Mecha Robot Tutorial process update.
Here is Chapter 2 page 7 *The First Half!!!
Here is previous post Online Manga Comics Kapow Express Chapter 2 page 6
Or check the whole comic at Manga Online Comics Kapow Express
Hope you enjoy the Manga Comics
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Web comics Kungfu fighting action pack Kapow Express
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10 comments:
- Neovirtu said...
Hey Xia, keep the posts coming, I love them, this is keeping my inspired and motivated to draw more...
Your online mangas are cute too! I recently bought your Face Constructed I - drawing/rendering face package. I must say it has helped me so much, thank you thank you!
Also, do you have any times on how to get better at anatomy, any exorcizes or things I can do? Tips?
I have an anatomy book for artists but it's just pictures...I feel it doesn't help!
Thank you. - July 1, 2009 at 1:19 PM
- Chris said...
Hi Neo, I'm not Xia (atleast I don't think I am...) but the main thing I would do is go to life drawing sessions. If you are lucky you might find a free one (my uni does a session once a week) or atleast a not too expensive one.
Of course that might not be practical in your area, so the best things to do there would be to maybe sketch family members and friends, or nip down to your local library - they should surely have more books on how to draw the figure etc.
Failing that the internet may be your friend:
Also there's no shame in using something like http://www.posemaniacs.com/ to get a pose right.
Look at skeletal structures, muscle structures... but the two things you do to improve is:
Don't feel like you're supposed to be able to whip out figures from your memory with ease (atleast not yet). Even the mighty Xia spends a fair chunk of time having to tweak some of his characters to make them look correct.
Hope this helps a bit, and good luck. - July 2, 2009 at 3:27 AM
- Luca said...
Chris> Man you couldn't explain any better! Well done :D
Xia> "If you hear a noise, don't be curious understand?" >> Well I don't care what she said, I'm SO curious to see what can these noises be... Could it be that zombies come during the night and annihilate all that moves, since the village is abitaed only by this old lady? I think the old lady might have a super defensive room full of metal sheets and protective armour room. Or maybe even some spell that keeps the zombies' chi away from her house.
The story is getting so exciting Xia, keep it up :) - July 2, 2009 at 4:32 AM
- Neovirtu said...
Hey Chris,
Thanks so much for your reply, you saved Xia some time (and a head ache!)
I study Computer Arts and Life Drawing is an *essential* module, so I do that at university anyway, but it's summer break here so... I regret not signing up for extra Life Drawing classes (free for students) - but I took the General Drawing course instead (silly me..)
Thanks for the links, that's a ton of books to read!
I do use Posemaniac from time to time, but I feel I don't learn anything, I'd like to know general rules and tips I can stick to in my mind if I don't have a reference!
Thanks again =) - July 3, 2009 at 2:57 AM
- Casey said...
Xia, your numerous tutorials have helped me get away from lineart, but I'm still having difficulty with the technical end of coloring (tools and layers and such). Here is a quick 1 hour sketch that I murdered with a Multiply color layer. Minotaur Sketch color massacre
Please help, anyone. Any tutorials with specific help would be great; I feel like I've searched all over the Internet for days now. - July 5, 2009 at 3:54 PM
- Chris said...
Hi Casey,
The layers can be hard to get used to! However this handsome young fellow seems to help give a basic outline of some tools and layers:
Also check to the right of the main page, where it says "Menu: Pick One!" and scroll down that long list until you reach the links called "Theories and Tips". Some of it should answer your questions. Good luck! - July 6, 2009 at 2:43 AM
- XIA said...
Looks like all the COOL cats are taking care of stuff. Just like the nature of Things, things will be completed and left nothing undone. Thx :) So ZEN of me.
Sorry I was on a trip to visit some friends...been a while.
NeoVirtue> Thanks, Yep Chris is right on, I agree LIFE drawing session! go like once or twice a week for at least a year, try to pick what to study. REALLY OBSERVE!
Chris> Thanks brother for having my back around here, Great advice and stuff/links you have here also. Thanks for those also.
Luca> Thanks brother! Ha ha, it's about to get sexy and fun!!! and bloody.
C-train> thanks
Casey> Thanks brother, I am glad them tuts help. That's the goal of this site and that's what get me going three years back. To make me a better artist by record some of my own process and work harder,...and since I've learn from many great artists online step by step... I thought I would take it a little further. Yeah, like Chris says, browse around...there are tons of GOOD and BAD stuff you can pick from. - July 7, 2009 at 10:29 AM
- webay said...
thanks for your sharing.
- July 10, 2009 at 1:03 AM
- Luca said...
Xia, I noticed you posted the second part, well done bro. Her father would kill her... mmmm the story is getting interesting. So now even her sword has it's own legacy.
Thanks. - July 11, 2009 at 8:53 AM
- XIA said...
Webay> Thanks :) see you soon
Luca> Hopefully brother, hopefully. We'll see... :) - July 14, 2009 at 11:27 AM
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SINGAPORE, 5 May 2014 - PwC's survey on Asian corporate treasuries, launched today, found that the increasingly complex and demanding business environment - brought on by macroeconomic factors such as globalisation, increasing regulations, and market volatility - is putting increasing pressure on businesses. This presents significant opportunities for CFOs and Treasurers to collaborate in transforming their organisations whilst managing these challenges and adding value to the business.
Said Dominic Nixon, Risk Assurance Leader, PwC Singapore:
"Operating in Asia presents many issues that affect all global companies. There are also many challenges unique to Asia. Unlike much of Europe or US, Asia does not have a single currency. There is no single regulator; the banking landscape is very diverse; and there are many restrictions/ regulations governing the multiple emerging currencies."
"The multitude of risks organisations face can be mitigated and managed by finance and corporate treasury functions. From this survey, we are finding that there are significant opportunities for corporate treasurers to take advantage of market uncertainties to transform their companies and contribute to the business' bottom line."
According to the survey, the following fronts are challenges corporate treasuries in Asia face:
Close to 30% of respondents operate in more than 6 countries. However, more than half of these respondents had fewer than 5 staff members in the group treasury. Compared to the US and Europe, PwC had expected more resources from the treasury organisation in Asia given its geographical location diversity, multiple regulators and multiple emerging currencies etc.
54% of respondents indicated being dissatisfied with current talent management in their organisations. This is compounded by rapid growth and cross border expansion regionally. The demand for appropriate skilled personnel outstrips the supply available as a result, and this is especially so in Asian countries with less sophistical finance sectors and companies with smaller corporate treasury teams. As risks evolve in complexity, there is also a growing need for greater skill specialization.
Cash management was found to be one of the two most important treasury activities; indicating that treasurers are continuing to focus on optimizing their cash positions to insulate their businesses in volatile times. It is significant to note, however, that despite the importance placed on cash management, less than one-third of respondents surveyed have real time information on their cash positions. This could limit the ability of treasurers in identifying potential financial needs or opportunities on a timely basis.
52% of companies surveyed did not have confidence in their cash flow forecasting processes. 32% of companies surveyed were not satisfied with their cash visibility and 28% not satisfied with their cash centralisation.
Said Chen Voon Hoe, Accounting Advisory, Reporting and Corporate Treasury Lead, PwC Singapore:
"The fact that there is this mismatch between the importance placed on cash management and the confidence level of treasurers in their cash forecasting, visibility and centralisation processes shows a clear need for businesses to enhance their capabilities in these areas."
"Investing in appropriate technology, such as treasury management systems and connectivity to banking platforms, is one way this can be achieved effectively and in a sustainable way. For many businesses, however, the initial investment cost needs to be evaluated carefully against the added benefits. These benefits include greater visibility of cash across all operating entities in the group, more efficient receivables and payables processing and lower interest costs and banking fees."
50% of respondents were not satisfied with their overall risk management processes. The survey also found that a treasurer's responsibilities encompass financial risks rather than the wider Enterprise Wide Risk. The use of sophisticated risk methodology, tools and assessment was also limited.
The overall high level of dissatisfaction highlights opportunities for treasurers to take a strategic view of risks in adding value to the business beyond merely listing and measuring the risks faced.
While there are clear advantages in leveraging on treasury technology, the survey found that 53% of companies surveyed did not have a treasury management system.
In addition, almost half of these companies surveyed who are using TMS expressed dissatisfaction with their current systems.
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In order to fulfill this key role, the treasury function needs to incorporate appropriate technology with best practices for their core activities. The CFO or treasurer can start with quick wins by undertaking cash or risk netting and bank rationalization, followed by long term enhancements such as TMS implementation, in-house banking and payment and collection factory. They need to constantly evolve with the increasingly complex business landscape that we operate in today."
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Growth in Asia has been significant. This applies to Asian companies and global companies with operations in Asia. The survey reveals where the Asian corporate treasury functions stand vis-à-vis their European and US counterparts, and what treasuries need to do in order to enhance their value-add to the businesses given that treasury functions now have greater visibility at the board level.
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After a long month, Melissa's job in upper Michigan is complete, and a very weary girl is back home where she belongs. From what I can tell, the project was a huge success, though getting information out of her is a little difficult – she spent the whole afternoon doing some well deserved napping…
While she was in slumberland, however, I managed to dig up some photos of the job site off the digital camera she took along. Out of respect for the privacy of the client, I won't include any interior shots of their home, but trust me – after three years of planning and a month on location, she and her coworkers put together an incredible vacation home.
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Actually I think Zhang Dan is the weak link on this pairs team, and doesn't even look thrilled with skating anymore. And I'm one of the people who think they didn't deserve that silver medal in 2006. But my original comment had to do with off-ice/romantic coupledom, not with skating arrangements.
But let's focus back on Pang-Tong, a couple I've always liked and enjoyed, and one which I thought has gotten the shaft from judges (maybe from own federation) in previous years. I'd love to see them grab that World Gold and end their competitive careers on a high note. Then appear in some professional shows. One can dream...
I certainly see them landing in some skating tours post this Olympic season. They have a fantastic exhibition program, "Adagio", that is really stunning. In the Olympics gala, I think they did both a triple twist and a triple throw, and their artistic expression is really outstanding. I think they should win a medal at World's if not a gold. If they can keep up their consistency, then maybe even gold, since their competitors all seem to falter more frequently.


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lmao guys. The anime is going to be an open ending since the novel itself hasn´t even given any hints for whom Ichika might have more than friends feelings for. So far all the girls are even. xD
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Lol yes, me being a girl would definitely influence in me prefering "male" Chal. xDD
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A digital technology usually starts with Boolean logic gates—devices that operate on signals with two possible values, such as true and false, 1 and 0. An and gate has two or more inputs and one output; the output is true only if all the inputs are true. An or gate is similar except that the output is true if any of the inputs are true. The simplest of all gates is the NOT gate, which takes a single input signal and produces the opposite value as output: true becomes false, and false becomes true.
In electronic circuits, a NOT gate can be made from a single transistor, wired so that a high voltage at the input produces a low voltage at the output, and vice versa. When the gate switches between its two states, it does so abruptly, like a snap-action light switch. It is this sudden, nonlinear response that gives digital devices their resistance to noise and error. Because a gate is either fully on or totally off, a signal can pass through a long chain of gates without degradation.
Are there any biochemical equivalents to transistor gates? As a matter of fact, yes: There are hundreds of candidates. Perhaps the most interesting among them are the mechanisms of genetic control, which switch genes on and off.
The archetypal example of genetic regulation in bacteria is the lac operon of E. coli, first studied in the 1950s by Jacques Monod and François Jacob. The operon is a set of genes and regulatory sequences involved in the metabolism of certain complex sugars, including lactose. The bacterium's preferred nutrient is the simpler sugar glucose, but when glucose is scarce, the cell can make do by living on lactose. The enzymes for digesting lactose are manufactured in quantity only when they are needed—specifically when lactose is present and glucose is absent.
As in the expression of any genes, synthesis of the lac enzymes is a two-stage process. First the DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase; then the messenger RNA is translated into protein by ribosomes. The process is controlled at the transcription stage. Before the genes can be transcribed, RNA polymerase must bind to the DNA at a special site called a promoter, which is just "upstream" of the genes; then the polymerase must travel along one strand of the double helix, reading off the sequence of nucleotide bases and assembling a complementary strand of messenger RNA. One mechanism of control prevents transcription by physically blocking the progress of the RNA polymerase molecule. The blocking is done by the lac repressor protein, which binds to the DNA downstream of the promoter region and stands in the way of the polymerase.
When lactose enters the bacterial cell, the lac operon is released from this restraint. A metabolite of lactose binds to the lac repressor, changing the protein's shape and thereby causing it to loosen its grip on the DNA. As the repressor protein drifts away, the polymerase is free to march along the strand and transcribe the operon.
The repressor system is only half of the lac control strategy. Even in the presence of lactose, the lac enzymes are synthesized only in trace amounts if glucose is also available in the cell. The reason, it turns out, is that the lac promoter site is a feeble one, which does a poor job of attracting and holding RNA polymerase. To work effectively, the promoter requires an auxiliary molecule called an activator protein, which clamps onto the DNA and makes it more receptive. Glucose causes the activator to fall away from the DNA just as lactose causes the repressor to let go—but the ultimate effect is the opposite. Without the activator, the lac operon lies dormant.
All these tangled interactions of activators and repressors can be simplified by viewing the control elements of the operon as a logic gate. The inputs to the gate are the concentrations of lactose and glucose in the cell's environment. The output of the gate is the production rate of the three lac enzymes. The gate computes the logical function: (lactose AND (NOT glucose)).
A question remains: Do these biochemical control mechanisms exhibit the on-off, all-or-nothing character of digital circuits? Although the transition between states is never perfectly sharp, the digital approximation is often a good one. A factor that tends to steepen the response curve is the cooperative action of multiple subunits in the regulatory proteins. The lac repressor consists of four subunits, and the lac activator has two. Although the first subunit may be slow in binding to the DNA, subsequent units stick to one another as well as to the DNA, and so the binding goes faster. The net effect is to make the threshold for repression or activation sharper.
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
MPS. Front axles I: McPherson I
Type 1
Standard: Yes
Max. shock adsorvers allowed: 1
Space for an auxiliary transmission under the axle: Yes
Easy conversion to right steering wheel: Yes
Advanced steering ans suspension geometry:
- Ackerman steering: Yes, but very light
- Camber angle: Yes, variable changing the axle 3L with stud that hold the shock absorver
- Caster angle: Yes
- Kingpin inclination: Yes
With drive (code: F.AD)
Type 1
Standard: Yes
Max. shock adsorvers allowed: 1
Space for an auxiliary transmission under the differential: Yes
Easy conversion to right steering wheel: Yes
Advanced steering ans suspension geometry:
- Ackerman steering: Yes, but very light
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- Caster angle: Yes
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It's brilliant . However , I don't know how to get instructions out of that SR3D file , only from LDD . Is there any possible way to get instructions and the parts needed ? Thanks , Frank
- February 12, 2012 at 1:50 PM
- Sheepo said...
It is imposible make instructions for LDD because some of the parts used doesn't exist in LDD...
- February 12, 2012 at 1:51 PM
Any way to make instructions in the SR3D ? Thanks.
- February 13, 2012 at 12:49 PM
- Sheepo said...
Yes, but it need a lot of work. Using SR3D, convert the file to MLCad, fix ti and later use LPub4.0, but make this with all axles is crazy...
- February 14, 2012 at 7:10 PM
- Jurgen Krooshoop said...
Can you tell me how to convert a SR3D file into an MLCad-file ? I didn't find an Export as .MPD file in SR3D.
If I know how to convert the files, I can make MLCad instructions from your SR3D files for you if you like. - February 15, 2012 at 5:55 PM
- Sheepo said...
Hi Jurgen, thanks for your help!!!
Covert it is very easy, you only need change the SR3D extension .L3B to .LDR, and you will can open it with MLcad and LDview ;) - February 15, 2012 at 7:47 PM
My greetings to Spain . Exquisite work !Why don't you upload your MPS at rebrickable.com ? I think it would be great .
- March 17, 2012 at 6:17 PM
- Sheepo said...
I forgot that!! I will do it later, thanks for remember me it.
- March 20, 2012 at 3:56 PM
- Wishmaster said...
Hi, I am trying to build F.AD.1A but this file is corrupted. i have downloaded it several times from your site but its still not loading, and is giving me a execution program error. all other files are okay.
Great work btw.
Can this system also be used for trail trucks?
- January 6, 2013 at 12:40 PM
- Wishmaster said...
Nevermind opend it with LDView
- January 6, 2013 at 12:53 PM
- Ilias Karv said...
hi there! your work looks excellent.
I would like to ask you if you have tested on a moc the mcpherson F.AD.1A (with drive) and if you think it will be strong enough for a 4x4/suv moc
thanks a lot for posting theese instructions - December 31, 2013 at 7:34 PM
- Sheepo said...
Yes, it will be enough strong. Actually this axle is the same of my Porsche 911 but without brakes, and the Porsche weight more than 3.5kgs...
- December 31, 2013 at 7:38 PM
Hi Sheepo,
Is it possible that you make a tutorial on braking systems, because I think it is as important as the chassis or the gearbox on a car.
Please, Frank - April 5, 2014 at 6:07 AM
Hi there!
I've got the set 8080 supercar. Do you think I can make this module with parts only from this set?
Thanks, Frank
- April 6, 2014 at 11:43 AM
- Sheepo said...
I don't know, but to know it you only need download the file and compare the inventories.
- April 7, 2014 at 3:57 PM
Hi Sheepo. This is not the same axle in your porsche. When I see the Making of a porsche 911 turbo, the axle is different because. I made the - F.AD.1A and The Springs are not straight any more. Can you help me on that? HOw can I solve the problem? I changed the springs 3 times. Thanks friend.
- January 18, 2016 at 11:58 PM
Please answer my question. Thanks Sheepo.
- January 20, 2016 at 12:23 AM
hey sheepo, do you now how wide your f.ad1 model is. Thanks!
- March 2, 2016 at 4:00 PM
- Sheepo said...
All MPS axles have 25 studs wide with 68.8x36 wheels.
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