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German companies trying hard to compete with Tesla
German companies trying hard to compete with Tesla
Cometing with concepts? Please tell them to put a product in my garage. And tell them to stop decorating news papers, instead get something useful done.
The new Roadster will embarrass the Hölle out of them.
Has Tesla announced a new Roadster? Or was this ironic humor?
Nothing official, but very strong "there will be new roadster build entirely as BEV using GenIII platform".
One of the future models will be a sport car. Considering that this huge tank called Model S can do 0-60 in 4.something seconds beating old Roadster in quartermile a smaller car should be quite impressive.
Might take some time before that changes from promise to reality though. There is nothing official yet about GenIII platform, and when there is first one will be that "affordable" car.
A new Roadster is about as real as any e-tron sports car from Audi.
I new Roadster from Tesla will likely be able to do 0-60 mph in 3 seconds and the 1/4 mile in under 11 seconds. If it is not measurably better than a Model S P+ then it will be a failure.
Hey, if you're gonna hate on the Germans you should hate on the French, too, what with their Renault DeZir EV concept:
Though the DeZir is not their only EV offering:
Link covering the above:
All in all though I find it invigorating that more and more auto manufacturers are delving into the EV arena with their own concepts...Now if they would only dive in with an actual EV offering of their own and not merely tantalize us with this or that 'comcept'.
funny how they say batteries costs $1000 per kWh while Tesla is selling them for $400/kWh AND has 25% margin on it AND includes SuperChargers to it. That writer has no idea what he's talking about :D
EDIT: "comcept" = 'concept'
The roadster is a much smaller car than the model S.
196" vs 155" long.
116.5" vs 92.5 wheelbase
86" vs 73" wide
What Tesla needs is a smaller based car... a 3rd generation of Tesla ... :) ... but instead of making it a regular car they could ALSO use the smaller base for a lighter high powered sports car, a new chassis, wheels, and perhaps a regular Model S drive train.
*edit.... I'm a little brain dead today.
Sorry @Timo
It is already the plan to produce a low-cost Tesla model following the production of the Model X crossover (currently in the works), so I really do not understand why this issue is continually revisited when it is well known to already be in the works?!
Or is it just your intent to suggest the production of another sports car based on whatever platform devised for the mass-produced, low-cost model?
The next roadster will be based on the Mod E platform. Maybe a couple of years later.
@allusion, yes I meant to say that a future roadster should be based on gen3, as the model S chassis is too large. Tongue in cheek on the "if only there was a smaller platform" didn't work online. The Mod E could be an excellent base to a future roadster - what I didn't realise was that @Timo had said the same earlier, and that there was a general expectation of this (unofficially).
Considering that power of the batteries can reach absolutely insane figures in near future an EV sport car can easily beat all ICE counterparts in both top speed and acceleration.
Something like 100C battery is not utopistic even now which means smallish 50kWh battery pack could create insane 5000kW of power. That rivals and beats most nitrodragsters. It then becomes question how small package you can put an electric motor and controller that can handle that kind of power.
I wait electric motor where coils are made of graphene wires instead of copper. Should be a lot lighter and quite a lot more powerful. Individual motors for each wheel.
This is a much better video of the Renault Dezir than the one posted above.
800 kg? Barely heavy enough to hold the road! It would burn rubber real well, though.
@Brian H
I was under the impression that lighter meant less burning of rubber, since it has less mass to accelerate from 0 mph.
Less mass means less inertia to overcome. Given identical coefficients of friction, the lighter car will burn out less since the car's power will more easily overcome its inertia.
Friction would not be identical, more weight makes friction higher. But also less mass would allow less power to get same acceleration so it evens up calc.
In practice lighter car handles better in both acceleration and cornering. Especially if the shape creates some downforce.
True, it is a better video...Thanks for that!
Renault should try producing one skinned in aluminum instead of the Kevlar they used for their prototype/concept to determine if the weight variances would affect the performance/functionality of the car.
With only 800kg that car doesn't have large pack.
quote from http://www.renault.com/en/innovation/l-univers-du-design/pages/concept-c...
"The vertically-mounted 24kWh lithium-ion battery is located behind the benchseat and provides the car with a range of 160km."
100 miles. It's a city car.
Quotes from other sites:
The electric motor produces 148-bhp and 167 lb-ft of torque, with power routed to the rear wheels via an automatic transmission
So it is still tied to ICE thinking.
Renault says the DeZir can accelerate from a 0 to 60 mph in 5.0 seconds....top speed of 112 mph (180 km/h)
So it is also slow (relatively speaking).
It is two-seater so equal Tesla competition would be Roadster, and Roadster would wipe the floor with it.
Also the battery has vertical orientation resulting in higher center of gravity which will impact handling negatively. Also why have an automatic transmission? You don't need a gear box at all.
Seems like they have not learned anything about the real advantages of the EV, so they are doomed to failure.
I may be wrong, but don't DC Brushless motors have a lower max RPM ? If they are using DC Brushless (like every other manufacturer) that would explain the need for a transmission.
And they're tied to the rare earths market, too. Nikola is chuckling in his grave.
At 200mph 19inch tires are turning about 2424RPM, so DC Brushless would need really low max RPM to need transmission. Probably motor had very bad torque curve if transmission was necessary.
All indications that Renault really doesn't know anything about EV:s.
@Timo;@lph;@Haeze;& even @Brian H
At least they are trying, which is a lot more than what can be said for any number of other auto manufacturers around the World.
Nissan has Leaf, Mitsubishi MiEV, Ford has Focus EV, and Toyota has number of plugin-hybrids. Even Volkswagen is jumping to plugin-hybrids. Things are changing actually rather rapidly, Tesla is just the only one to make serious pure BEV this far.
Dezir is quite old concept now, it was made 2010. I bet that if Renault would make same car now it would be much better.
I should have said "All indications that Renault really didn't know anything about EV:s back then".
Perhaps they didn't know then, but they were trying anyway, which counts for something.
I guess you could say that they had the DESIRE to do the right thing, even if it wasn't effectively executed then, they were at least trying some 12 or 13 years ago.
2010 was not 12 or 13 years ago. That was 2000. Duh.
I completely agree. I am all for other companies trying, whether they succeed or fail. As long as they aren't forcing failure in an attempt to prove electric as non-viable. It is still rather "conspiracy-theory-ish" to think so, but as the years go by with no viable electric cars by Big Auto, it is seeming more and more possible.
They all (But Nissan) stick there toe in the EV waters and run screaming that it is too cold....
Tesla and Nissan said let warm the pool up a a bit...
@Brian H
Yep, you're right. That's what I get for doing more than one thing at a time, though it's nice seeing you expanding your trolling beyond that of mere grammatical errors to encompass chronological nuances as well/misstatements.
@ Haeze
Just Google "GM EV1" and you'll readily understand the REALITY of the "conspiracy" that separates it from mere "theory".
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Croatian 1088Hp all wheel drive e-car. Part of large EU battery R&D consortium for bipolar high energy density Li+ cells.
Permanent magnet motors have better efficiency than induction motors, but only in narrow range. So different gears are useful. Permanent magnets cause large loses even without any current, so clutch is useful.
100C battery is certainly possible. Unfortunately you cannot get high power density and high energy density in same battery. You must choose.
They key enabling technologies for Tesla are:
1. Battery, packaging and manufacturing scale - Tesla has the best tech now. Tesla is moving quickly to build a battery gigafactory and probably used improved chemistry, electrodes, separators, electrolytes, etc. Cost in $Bs. This will give huge advantages in $/KW-hr, KW-hr/Kg and production capacity that will match or exceed the rest of the world combined. The rest of the automakers are just dabbling in BEVs with no real investment, except for Nissan and they are barking at the wrong tree with their battery tech, design, etc. By time, they wake up, it will be too late.
2. Supercharger tech and network - Within 1-2 years, Tesla will have SC networks covering most of the population in US/Canada, Western Europe, China, Japan, Australia. The network effect will drive demand for the Tesla BEVs. Nobody else is close. Their cars do not have the range or the tech for supercharging.
3. Drive train - There are kinds of motors, everything from regular DC motors, brushless DC motors, induction motors, etc. Multiple choice of controllers, inverters, software to control the inverters, current, frequency, etc. It is science, but also an art. Tesla has an impressive motor and controller/inverter. Very compact and output is 416 HP with impressive torque curve at ALL speeds! I got a 85P and that car performs at low and hi speed in terms of acceleration. It will only get better once it gets AWD with more HP, higher capacity+output batteries and lighter weight.
The rest of the auto industry has huge investments in ICE and very little in BEV. They do not have access to hi to low cost battery capacity and can not get enough capacity. So they are focussing on hybrids that only need a few KW-hr. That is what Porsche is doing along with others. It is a dead end because it adds costs, increases complexity and maintenance is still a problem. Once battery costs for Tesla drops, capacity and energy density increases, then hybrids will not be able to compete.
@jkn, even 6C would allow ~10 minute charging which is about what we would need to completely obsolete gas cars. 100C would mean 36 *seconds* recharge. I think that's a bit too fast. Like melting cables and stuff.
Since 6C is pretty commonplace even with rather high energy density batteries we should just figure out how to do the actual charging at that speed. I propose battery swap -style robotic extremely heavy duty cables with connectors in bottom of the car. Borrow docking techs from SpaceX :-)
I am surprised that no one has mentioned the BMW i3. I am probably one of the few on the planet who has driven both the MS and the i3. Invited to test drive it Saturday at a local Dealer in Sudbury, Mass.
Its a city car, but very sporty. Half the price of the MS. 180 mile range with extender(ICE) Why they did not just double the battery size, I will never know.
Can't afford an MS right now, but I would be very happy with an i3. 7 seconds to 60, 100 miles on battery only, very nice ride and handling. Where if falls short for me, is no SC stations and not marketing the existing infrastructure for recharging. Tesla definitely ahead there. Its a different cup of tea, but a big step up on the Leaf, Prius Plug in, etc.
I think it shows the way things will go in the future. And I can have delivery this April.
@bailyhill14; "Its a city car, but very sporty. Half the price of the MS. 180 mile range with extender(ICE) Why they did not just double the battery size, I will never know."
Probably because using their battery tech it would then cost same as Model S.
Anything less than 200 miles would be rather useless in road trips even with SC capability. Think of it, would you be willing to do road trip if you would need to start looking for SC every 100 or so miles? Even with extra hyper fast charging just the annoyance of going in SC station every 1.5 hours (or less) would be too much.
In my book even 200 miles is a bit too short range. I rather have 300+ mile real life range for convenient driving.
I got a 85P/Pano loaded and I like the performance and most important the range. Even without SCs in my area, it meets all my driving needs. I like the design because it is practical and does not attract attention. With SC network coming this year, there will be any limitations.
In comparison, the i3 is either a city golf car suitable for retirement communities as a second car - a lame expensive hybrid. Plus it is kind of geeky. The car could not support a higher capacity battery and its power train is weak. Not suitable for highway use and would loose power quick. Would need a second ICE car... expensive and not practical.
Using the carbon fiber construction, it would be very expensive for BMW to scale the car to have the power and range to match the 85KW-hr MS. They tried with the i8, but that is a expensive hybrid and not very practical.
Neither car is suitable for Supercharger use.
Agree, and the luggage capacity is small.
But I believe you meant, "With SC network coming this year, there will [NOT] be any limitations."
Heh. Lots of people reverse the meaning of their posts by forgetting "not"! ;)
6C is possible. I believe that 6C cells have sacrificed some energy density for power density. MS is mostly charged during night, so energy density is more important. 6C would be good for those who want double motor power.
BrianH, thanks for the type fix!
The German companies have huge investments in their ICE industry. After all, they did invent the gasoline Otto Cycle ICE as well as the Diesel ICE. It is very difficult for them to make a clean break with the ICE. That is why they included the ICE even in the i3. Look at their background like the CEO, Dr. Ing, Nobert Reithoffer - Mech Engineer. Their Chief of Development same background. When they allocate their budget, where most of the money goes? ICE development and existing lines. Yes, they invested in carbon fiber plastics, but that is not specific to BEV.
Very different than Elon, a self made man, who thinks out of the box. Not afraid to take risks. Answers to no one, certainly not to a supervisory board run by the Quandt family. I am sure most of you have watched Elon Musk on the Bloomberg Risk Takes.
i3 is way too expensive for the utility that it provides.
MS60 is a bargain, compared.
Agree. Value per dollar is far higher, as CR says.


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Earlier this week, Ciara told us that good brows set that stage for the rest of your makeup, and even went so far as to say, "If you've got the eyebrow right, you're good with wearing no makeup at all." We can't say we disagree with her, though—filled-in brows instantly transform your face. It's quite amazing actually, which is why you'll never catch a member of the Byrdie team without their brow tools in tow.
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Its one thing to slap the "smart" label on ordinary things without giving them too much though, its another to actually build something that really does push the boundaries. The SKULLY AR-1 smart helmet fits the latter description. Its a vertically integrated smart HUD motorcycle helmet that features a heads-up display, GPS mapping features, a rear view camera and smartphone connectivity. Pre-orders for the helmet are now open although it costs significantly more than a conventional motorcyle helmet.
The heads-up display is placed outside the rider's primary field of view and appears to be nearly six feet away. The picture-in-picture display is good for showing blind spot information, navigation and feed from a rear view camera that offers a 180 degree viewing angle. Smartphone connectivity provides the rider with voice control over music, calls and more. The battery is said to be good for nine hours and it can be charged via microUSB.
We had a chat with Dr. Marcus Weller, CEO, Founder of Skully.
When did you start developing the Skully helmet?
The first SKULLY prototype was built in early 2012 and announced at Demo 2013.
What is the total available market for this product?
Several million helmets are sold worldwide every year.
Did you get any funding ?
We are a privately held company.
Who are the founders?
Dr. Marcus Weller, CEO, Founder
Marcus attended the University of Minnesota, where he assisted research on Intelligent Transportation Systems and developed his lifelong passion for Human Factors Engineering and Industrial Psychology. After years of working in the automotive and semiconductor industries, a motorcycle accident inspired him to found SKULLY in 2013. Marcus holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology and is a motorcycle fanatic with an obsession for human-centered technology and design.
Mitchell Weller, VP Business Operations, Co-Founder
Mitchell has shared his brother's passion for motorcycling since before he can remember. This same passion eventually led him to join SKULLY in 2013 after holding Director positions in human resources, operations, and materials logistics. Mitchell served in the US Army, holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota, and enjoys getting his hands dirty working on motorcycles and cars.
With over twenty years of combined riding experience, the Weller brothers are deeply passionate about enhancing motorcycle safety through technology.
How is your team composed?
We have over a dozen hardware engineers, software engineers, and creatives with diverse backgrounds in engineering, business and marketing.
Do you have any patent?
We have a suite of IP that is growing every day.
Could the technology be applied to cars?
SKULLY Synapse can be applied widely across many verticals.
Pre-orders for the SKULLY AR-1 helmet are now being taken through Indiegogo. For the first 30 days the helmet can be pre-ordered at an introductory price of $1,399. Full retail price will be $1,499 with shipments expected in May 2015.
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The Silver Queen by Josie Jaffrey
(Sovereign, #2)
Genres: Dystopian, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult
The last city on Earth is contaminated. Now blood is the only thing that can wash it clean.
Julia is trapped inside the Blue as the Nobles fight over the few humans who are still alive. When the dust settles and she finds herself shackled to a new master, she knows she must escape or die.
Meanwhile, Cam has gathered a handful of comrades and is on his way into the Red to rescue his queen. But not all of his friends can be trusted, and not all of them will make it back alive.
The Silver Queen is the second book in Josie Jaffrey's Sovereign trilogy, set in a dystopian Europe where vampiric Nobles control the last remnants of the human race.
I'm sure that we have all read series that we have become invested in; that we have been content with the happy ever after that the author has given us. And although we might want to read more of those characters' stories, we know that, at the end of the series, that is it.
Not so here. I deeply enjoyed the Solis Invictis series. Happiness and soul mates? Check and check. But now, this is being unpicked. And so I find myself rooting for the Emmy and Sol again. But not just them – Cam and Julia are also in there. All with their own path. Each intersecting.
You can feel the climax coming – the build up to the ultimate reveal.
Fast paced, edge of your seat stuff. I found myself turning the virtual pages more and more quickly to find out what happens next.
This is an accomplished bit of story telling.
Now bring me the conclusion …. please!
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.
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I have always written stories, but it wasn't until I started the first book in the Solis Invicti series in 2014 that I really became obsessed with writing. I love to read, particularly where the escapism of the story is enhanced with an element of fantasy or science fiction. For me, writing is simply an extension of that journey, but I get to decide what happens next (though it's amazing how often the characters seem to decide for themselves what I'm going to write!).
As a new author, I love to hear from readers with their comments and feedback on the books, so please do get in touch through my website or via Twitter.
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Chapter 2 literature review
2.1 catfish
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Catfish can be found all over the globe. They mostly bottom feeders that are found in the freshwater region. They also have characteristics such as flattened broad heads and the long whiskers like barbels that protrude from the mouth of the opening (A-Z animals, 2008).
The order is Siluriformes which comprises of almost 3000 knowns species (A-Z animals, 2008). Almost all catfishes are omnivores, however others have highly specialized diets such as wood-eating loricariids (Nelson et al., 1999) and while there are also parasitic catfishes that can feed by the blood of other organism such as fish (de Pinna, 1992; Spotte, 2002). The barbels is used to taste the foods as it have taste buds. In addition, barbels are also used to hunt as the barbels can detect the smell of the prey and food in the However, some catfish lacks the prominent barbels (A-Z animals, 2008).
Catfish are additionally ready to guard themselves as some are furnished with resistance mechanism. Illustrations resemble sharp balance spines. It can perpetrate serious harm to predators (Baron et al., 1996). Some catfish can be venomous (Dorooshi, 2012). They are different from most freshwater fishes as they are nocturnal and depend a lot on senses other than sight, such as tactile and chemo sensitive barbels, or a bigger olfactory organs. Thus, the catfishes are able to adapt their lives in different habitats such as caves, aquifers, and deep river channels. Meanwhile, others can regularly leave the water and move to land such as the air-breathing clariid catfishes (Burgess, 1989).
Their average size is around a meter in length normally somewhat less relying upon the species (A-Z animals, 2008). In any case it can go in estimate from only a centimeter long to more than two meters in length. The biggest species of catfish is European wels catfish, it can found up to 5 meters long and can weigh around 330 kg (Treeoflife, 2003). Meanwhile, the second largest is the Mekong catfish, which is found living in parts of the Mekong River that streams through Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. The largest Mekong catfish ever discovered was measured nearly 3 meters in length.
2.2 Japanese catfish
The morphology of the Japanese catfish is the regular normal for any Silurus species. It has a small dorsal fin which is dark grey at its sides. Their stomach is white colour with sporadic white dabs at each side. They have barbels as any common catfish. The specialty of the Japanese catfish is having one pair mandibular barbell which is longer than the head while another pair of mandibular barbell is 1/5 to 1/3 of the length of the maxillary barbell (Liu, 1990). Amid adolescent stage, this fish is around 6-7 cm for standard length. Also, amid this stage, they really have one additional combine of mandibular barbell however it deteriorates as it enters the adulthood (Atoda, 1935).
The Japanese catfish can make its home in or under stream or lake banks, depressed logs, shakes or even rocks. While others would discover openings in banks, and others make the gaps themselves. The spawning season is in the spring or late-spring from May to June. They are able to spawn eggs around 5,000 to 10,000 eggs depending on their age and size. While for sex, the apparent sex ratio of the species is extremely high toward females. Intraspecific variety in their regenerative nature, especially mating conduct, has been seen inside neighbourhood populaces in Japan (Maehata, 2007).
In Japan, a past investigation of Japanese catfish in various lake indicates diverse mating conduct. For instance the Biwa lake populace demonstrates a settled succession of activities, for example, pursuing, sticking, enclosing with pressing by the male, and hovering of the matched fish, and females are constantly enveloped by a solitary male (Maehata, 2002), while at the Ooi lake and Fuefuki lake populations does not demonstrate such the same behavioural sequence which was the process of enfolding a female's body by a male. Circling by the paired fish has not been seen but instead the females are usually enfolded by two males (Maehata, 2007). During spawning Japanese catfish will scatter their eggs, which believed to be aimed at reducing juvenile mortality (Katano et al., 1988). The male is usually the main caretaker and defender of the eggs.
As the fry grow, their diet begin increases as the crustaceans, clams and small fish become their prey (Katano et al., 1988). Almost all the matured adult fish are active and feed at night however they also feed in cloudy and muddy waters during the day. Theirs chasing technique rely upon their feeling of smell and taste due to having poor vision (Maehata, 2007). As the larvae had aged to juvenile and become matured, they will move in schools. They do not have migrating behaviour such as travelling downstream and upstream. But will spend a lot of their lifes in lakes, reservoirs and rivers.
2.3 African catfish
The African catfish is a prevailing freshwater fish. It can develop to in the vicinity of 1.4 and 2m long and can weigh from 8kgs to 59kgs (Freyhof, 2016). Its body colouration fluctuates from olive green, to darker and dark with the flanks frequently uniform dim to olive-yellow with dim slate or greenish darker back (FAO, 2012). Underparts are pale olive to white and are mottled unpredictably with dull tanish green, or consistently gleaming olive.
It is heavy boned with a level headed fish with premaxilla and having lower jaw pointed teeth organised in few lines and has four pairs of long trailing sensory organs known as barbels around its mouth (A-Z animals, 2008). It has a high number of gill rakers differing from 24 to 110. The number will increase with the size of the fish. These fish are insatiable predator and eat almost everything (Ataguba et al., 2012). Their prey includes insects, crabs, plankton, snails, fish, young birds, and many more (Ibrahem, 2011). It is generally an individual bottom feeder, however they are known to be to a great degree versatile to conditions and move in groups at the water surface. While it additionally shows an assortment of encouraging behaviour including sucking the surface for earthbound creepy crawlies and plant pieces washed into the water by overwhelming rains and pack-hunting of small cichlids. The growth is generally rapid, which can obtain maximum size within a couple of years (FAO, 2008).
African catfish are generally conveyed far and wide. The species extend from South Africa up to Middle, West and North Africa. It likewise dispersed around Middle East and Eastern Europe. They are additionally similarly introduce in Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Turkey. It has likewise been brought into most different nations in Africa, and also a few in Europe, Asia and South America. Similarly to other species, China introduced it within its rice-fields and is currently among the main producing countries (De Silva, 2010). The pattern for African catfish has increased throughout the years as one of the biggest fish species in aquaculture. The market for African catfish in the sub-Saharan Africa is increasing and evolving each year (FAO, 2010).
2.4 Aquaculture production of catfish
By and large, all catfishes around the world affect the economy as they have esteem and are gathered as human utilization, pet exchanging and recreations. The overall catch creation of freshwater and marine catfishes in 2000 has surpassed 500,000 metric tons (FAO, 2000). A few catfishes, for example, the flathead catfish in North America and the Goliath catfishes in South America are forcefully looked for angler in the angling sport (FAO, 2000). In contrary, numerous catfish has been translocated and acquaint with new zones which makes some generous monetary misfortune and harm common environments and local fish abundancy (Schmitt, 2016). There is significant catfish pests in North America which is the walking catfish, C. batrachus, in Florida, and also the flathead catfish, Pylodictis olivaris, in Atlantic slope drainages (Fuller et al., 1999).
In Asia and the Pacific, the family Clariidae (Clarias spp.) had dominated the production, by being up to 80% of the total 76,000 tons catfish which produced in 1991 (FAO, 2000). The most cultured species were C. batrachus, C. macro-cephalus and C. gariepinus. While the African catfish is the only introduced species that had a significant effect on the Asian aquaculture industry (FAO, 2010). The first introduction was made in 1975 in Vietnam, where the species was spread all over Asia. Although Asians do not find its meat quality and its large size preferable, its rapid growth and hardiness has made it interested among the fish farmers. While for Japanese catfish, it is rapidly gaining popularity in aquaculture industries mostly in Asian region. It has been used cultured in Japan by many aqua culturist. In Vietnam, the production is very high in middle and lower section of rivers where they are harvested throughout year. Japanese catfish is also a sport fish. Notably, fisherman love catfish as one of the fishing game in the world.
2.5 Growth performance of catfish
The development of a fish can be characterized as an adjustment in magnitude,it can be estimated in size and tissue piece and speaks to a standout amongst the most noteworthy parameters in aquaculture (Silva et al., 2015). Growth is estimated in units of length and weight and is best spoken to as the particular development rate. The relationship between weight and length provides an index of the state of well-being of a fish (condition factor 'K'Fishes display a 'determinate' sort of development in brief types of hotter areas and a 'indeterminate' sort in extensive types of colder districts (Dutta, 1994). It could also be measured by using certain other criteria such as the glycine uptake by scales, the hepatosomatic index, the RNA:DNA ratio and also the protein retention in the tissues. The nutrition which includes the quality and quantity of food, will play an important role in growth regulation (Siddiqui, 2014).
A number of environmental factors, such as the temperature, the oxygen concentration, the salinity and the photoperiod, can also become the influence the rate of growth (Tang et al., 2008). There are fish that can exhibit a determinate type of growth in short-lived species of warmer regions and an indeterminate type in long-lived species of colder regions (Dutta, 1994). The water temperature is a standout amongst the most critical physical variables influencing fish development and creation. Fish are cold blooded creatures which expect around an indistinguishable temperature from their environment (Viadero, 2005).
The growth performance of African catfish can be affected by many factors such as stocking density, feed formulation and water quality. Past studies of Micha (1976) suggest that the growth of African catfish to decrease with increasing stocking densities. However, (Van de Nieuwegiessen et al., 2008) indicated that both high and low densities had detrimental effects on fish welfare based on juvenile African catfish of 10-100g. Factors such as feed affects the growth of African catfish by the protein level contain in the feed. High level of protein is essential to the growth of fish but optimum level is to be known to ensure high growth efficiency (Tunde et al., 2016).
As for Japanese catfish, the growth of the catfish was very fast and it can grew to an average body weight, 100g at 80 days after hatching in the natural condition (Akazaki et al., 1991). The Japanese catfish has less information regarding nutrients that can help its growth but past studies of Cong Liu (2012) states that the dietary protein of 43% and dietary lipid of7% had no significant growth on Japanese catfish compared to S. meridionalis which had shown better growth performance in the same dietary nutrient. However, the Japanese catfish optimum level of dietary protein is 45% for maximum growth (Kim et al., 2014). Sex of the Japanese catfish also influences its growth performance as female grow much faster than male (Kim et al., 2001). This is due to reaching sexual maturity has reduce its growth rate and reduce its feed efficiency for male.


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Friday, August 29, 2008
Sarah, Palin and Tall
For those of you who follow American politics diligently, you probably still have no clue who she is. She's been the governor of Alaska for a whole eighteen months, and before that she was the mayor of a town of nearly eight thousand people! Wow. That certainly pounds home the "experience" argument that the McCain camp has been pushing.
And remember how the McCain campaign has been trying to portray Obama as an empty-headed celebrity? Guess who was Miss Runner Up in the race for Miss Alaska? (Hint: It was not Ted Stevens.) And yet, at the same time, she's somehow unknown. I saw the MSNBC crew and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson both clueless about how to even pronounce her last name.
Strategically, this makes just a whole lot of sense. Alaska is a swing state with a whopping three electoral votes, and Palin is a die-hard social and economic conservative who will certainly solidify a conservative base that's shrunk by ten points since the last election and will doubtlessly help McCain reach out to independents who will love, love, love her cred as a right-wing ideologue.
Oh, and did I mention that she comes from a state where he party is awash in corruption scandals from head to toe, and she herself is currently under investigation for firing the state's Public Safety Commissioner when he wouldn't follow her pressure and fire her ex-brother-in-law after a messy divorce? Awesome.
Update: Alright, I yield to the folks at Sadly No in the search for proper imagery.
And, while we're at it, the Poor Man has a video clip that shows just how awesome a pick this is. Clueless and corrupt? Holy shit, that's a change from the current crop of Republicans.
15 comments:
- Studiodave said...
I think this falls under the "its so crazy it might just work" strategy.
Update - after watching the Biden acceptance speech, Studiodave dug extra deep for the monthly contribution to the campaign.
A little bit of apology money...
Seriously, "she's a women"
"Tell me more, go on!"
"You see, women can't see through this pathetic attempt to attract Hillary folks..."
- Otto Man said...
She's a right-wing, pro-life, pro-creationism fundamentalist who's adored by the social conservatives.
She's not going to pull in many women, except for the nuttiest nuts of the PUMA fringe. Strongly pro-life. Even Ferraro, running as a pro-choice feminist, didn't secure a majority of the woman's vote for Mondale in 1984.
Instead, I think this alienates independents. McCain had been fighting hard for them, and now he's caved into the right-wing base and seemed to be a panderer playing interest group politics.
- rusrus said...
McCain's only chance (and he knows this) will be to get something crazy going. The hope has to be that she'll solidify leaning-Republicans, snag a few angry Clinton supporters, and somehow resonate with the moronic undecideds out there (hiding somewhere in the mountains - retarded!).
She's eye-candy for the ticket and will show nicely on Redbook and People - maybe from grocery store housewives will cast their vote that way. Also, it allows people to keep their secret racism: they can vote against Obama, but vote for a woman.
It was a shrewd move on the Republican part, but the real question is, "why didn't they choose a more qualified VP candidate?" I think it's getting pretty clear that no one wants to go-down in flames against Obama.
Remember when the only one they could find to run against Obama for Senate in Illinois (after the Jack Ryan perv sex thing) was batshit crazyman Alan Keyes? Well, it's 2004 all over again - except this time, it's national!
- Thrillhous said...
Also, it allows people to keep their secret racism: they can vote against Obama, but vote for a woman.
Great point, rusrus.
Let's not forget that McBush has a taste for younger women, as well as for former beauty queens. Who do you think McBush wants to spend those long, hot, late-night planning sessions on the bus with, Lieberman or Palin?
- Mitchell said...
The left and right are decided before the primaries were done but the middle that will decide who wins in November aren't going to vote on issues - they are going to vote for the guy that they want to have a beer with, the woman that reminds them of themselves and their friends. They are going to "feel" their way towards a candidate not "think" it out - and if the republican ticket seemed cold, distant and too old school before then it just got a little warmer, closer to home and cutting edge. Her experience in public life isn't much (if at all)less than Bush had when he first ran.
She also gave more props to Hillary in her speech today than Obama did last night (where her name was noticeably absent as he recounted and thanked those who gave speeches earlier in the convention). Her performance in Ohio today was far from Quayle like - and the Bush-Quayle ticket ended up doing ok.
- Otto Man said...
Sorry, Mitchell, but I still think this wins over no new women to the McCain campaign and actively turns away independent men.
And yes, she praised Hillary today, but she's on record as saying she could never vote for her because she found Hillary "creepy." Yeah, that coupled with the fact that she's a former Pat Buchanan organizer should win over the diehard feminists.
P.S. Buchanan said she's not qualified for the job. Damn.
- Otto Man said...
I got her Hillary quote wrong.
"She said she felt kind of bad she couldn't support a woman, but she didn't like Clinton's "whining.""
- Mitchell said...
I hope you're right but my super liberal wife who worked fulltime on the Hillary for Sen. campaign just watched the Palin speech and cried. She won't vote for McCain but for some feminist this was a pretty big f***ing deal.
I remember being in Ohio before the Bush-Gore vote and talking to *alot* of people who could not make up their mind - seriously undecided. That woke me up to the fact that for many people issues don't matter at all, neither does experience - it actually is a bizarre beauty contest of sorts. Hopefully she does just as well in this one as she did in her last beauty contest.
- Otto Man said...
Point taken, Mitchell.
While I was hoping we'd face off against Mitt Romney, the father of Ben, Craig, Josh, Matt, & Tagg, it looks like we'll get the mother of Bristol, Piper, Track, Willow, & Trig.
And the Republicans make fun of "Barack Hussein Obama." Say what you will, that was a normal name where his father came from. Unless the current GOP is living in an LLBean catalog, those names are ridiculous.
- David's Test said...
Ottoman, you be funny.
- Tymannosourus said...
"it looks like we'll get the mother of Bristol, Piper, Track, Willow, & Trig."
You must be fu@king me. Those are her kids' names? She has a child named Piper Palin? God save us.
- Otto Man said...
No lie. It's all explained here. Be sure to check out the last bit.
Her youngest son is named Trig Paxson Van Palin. After Trig was born, a spokesperson for Palin said that Trig is Norse for true and brave victory. His middle name, Paxson, is the name of an area of Alaska that Palin and her husband think is "one of the most beautiful spots in Alaska," according to a report on MSNBC.
Palin is on record joking that she was naming Trig "Van Palin" after eighties rockers Van Halen.
The meanings of the names of Palin's other children are:
Bristol, Palin's oldest daughter, 17, means "meeting place by the bridge," according to thinkbabynames.com. Bristol is Old English and is the name of an important town in England, which many US cities were named after as well. It has not ranked in the top 1000 baby names in the US in the last 100 years. Bristol is also the name of a bay in Alaska where Palin's brother-in-law is a fisherman.
The name of 13 year old Willow is the Old English name of a tree - the willow. Last year, the SSA ranked it as #230 in popularity for baby girls. Willow is also a town in Alaska.
Piper is Palin's youngest daughter at 7 years old. Piper is also an Old English name meaning pipe player or flute player. It is commonly used as a boy and a girl name. It ranked #240 on the SSA database last year and has only been in the top 1000 names since 1999. Piper is reportedly named after the aircraft by the same name.
Palin's 18-year-old son is named Track. Try as I did, I was unable to confirm the history if this name in relation to Palin. But as we all know, track is an Olympic sport. It's a very uncommon name for a person. I'll continue to search at the meaning of this name and will contact her spokesperson to find out its meaning. There are some rumors out there about the origins of Track's name being related to where he was conceived.
Stay classy, Palins!
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- Otto Man said...
I would like it noted for the record that I came up with this title before TBogg.
You're all witnesses in my plagiarism suit.
- Mitchell said...
This the link I meant to post, great article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j-elisberg/the-worst-vice-presidenti_b_122491.html


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The lab has been set up with the objectives of providing services and training in electronic product design, testing & repairs. Micro processor applications is the major thrust area in the lab. Short terms training programs on variety of topics such as "Industrial applications of microprocessors", "Microprocessor programming", "PLC programming & maintenance of AC/DC drives", "Electronic instrument repair and maintenance", "Electronics weighing machine repair" and "Manufacturing & repair of digital instruments", "Electronic Assembly ","Wave Soldering"," SMT"," Antistatic Procedures", "Inverter Assembly" etc. are conducted in the lab regularly. Long term training programs for one year and two years duration namely "Post diploma in applied electronics" and 'Diploma in applied electronics" respectively are also being run.
PCB assembly including wave soldering & SMT facility, Repair & maintenance of electronic equipments/ Instruments/ Process equipment, Prototype design & development of electronic systems, EPROM programming etc.
The cell is equipped to provide consultancy for Electronic industry, Selection of electronic equipment/ Tool/ Plant & Machinery, Facility design, Process modification & Design of electronic systems including Microprocessor based systems.
1. Post Diploma in Applied Electronics
2. Diploma in Applied Electronics.
3. Repair & Maintenance of Electronics equipments
4. Industrial Applications of Microprocessor
5. PLC Programming & maintenance of AC/DC drives
1. Microprocessor Trainer Kit.
2. Micro controller (8031) trainer kit
3. Digital Trouble shooting kit
4. Microprocessor based Data Acquisition Kit.
5. Universal Programmer and tester (specially useful for Programming EPROM and Microcontrollers)
6. DC Regulated Power Supplies
7. Single & Dual Trace CRO's
8. Multimeters (Analog & Digital)
9. RF & AF Signal Generators.
10. All kinds of tools & components
The lab conducts urses on different microcontrollers focussing on different programming languages and industrial applications. The lab also handles advanced level courses in embedded system design including embedded 'C' format. The lab is also open to offer any kind of services in microcontroller and allied fields.
Training programmes :
1. Microcontroller Programming (8051)
2. Microcontroller Programming (PIC16F877A)
3. Microcontroller Programming Skills in Embedded 'C'
4. Embedded System Design
Facilities :
1. Hardware Training Module for Microchip PIC Controllers
2. Hardware Training Module for Intel 8051
3. Atmel AVR Development Board
4. ARM7 Development Board
5. MPLAB Integrated Development Environment and In-circuit debuggers
6. Microcontroller programmer for 8051, PIC, AVR, ARM7
7. Universal microcontroller programmer
8. Basic Electronic Equipments for design and development support


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The Bible is vital for every Christian. Jesus Christ shows us by example that the scripture is our guide even when we are in the hardest trials and temptations. He said, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God" (Mat 4:4). We are to seek the answers needed, and the light to see the truth, within the scriptures on our walk.
However, the Bible is a formidable amount of material, collected and maintained for thousands of years. It requires diligence, humility, academic disciplines, and most importantly God's Holy Spirit. For this reason and others, God calls teachers in every period of human history so that His message can be conveyed successfully to those with ears to hear.
Our Bible Studies and Messages are offered for those who sincerely want to understand more about God's message, His plans, and Way. We pray that they will be of service to all God's children who find their way to our website. Please approach the Word of God and the Gospel with humility and prayer. Ask God to help you understand. We pray that you may understand the truth of God's way of life and be closer to Him with every step along your path.


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# 40 | human factor
12. - 19. July 2015, Poznan, Poland
in cooperation with Galeria Raczej (Agnieszka Szablikowska and Łukasz Trusewicz)
with BBB Johannes Deimling and guest teacher Łukasz Trusewicz
Human Factor - The 'I' is a fiction of which we can merely be co-creators. (Imre Kertész, 1929)
The practice of designing products, systems or processes to take proper account of the interaction between them and the people who use them is described by the term 'Human factor'. In its essence, it is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body and its cognitive abilities. In music this term is used to humanize electronic music and its unnatural precision of a machine like for example a synthesizer.
Applying this term to Performance Art offers a direct view on performative art practices which focusses on the person executing a performance in front of a present audience. The Human Factor in Performance Art is more than the artists' appearance and his or hers actions. It can describe the attitude and the manners of how actions are done in performance and how this divers from person to person and from culture to culture. The uniqueness of a performance is much influenced by the person who is doing this action and the witnessing audience which completes this creative act. To use our human factor is essential in Performance Art.
Performance Art seen as an art form celebrating diversity as a quality needs the 'Human factor', the individual to intersect with others. This process is highly social and desires the exchange with other 'human factors' in order to complete the performance in its holistic idea. In this way it is a trigger to open a dialogue with the present audience and needs to be detached from the self-centric artistic position in order to be able to create a shared space in which communication can take place and art can be shared.
In PAS #40 we want to research the intersections between the individual and the 'sum of us' in a vivid work processes in order to create a common piece in which the different human factors are interacting, inspiring each other processes and outcomes. The idea is to create a performance work in which individual concept are melting together with other concepts. This collaborative working process will establish a work where intersections appear which an individual process cannot generate on its own. How can the personal involvement inspire other processes and how it is possible to make the appearing intersections nourishing the results are the major questions we will follow.
Galeria Raczej
Raczej Gallery is an independent Gallery founded in 2011 in Poznan, Poland by Łukasz Trusewicz and Agnieszka Szablikowska. From the beginning the galleries concept focused on the promotion of performance art. Mainly actions of young artists but as well as renowned performers is the aim of Galeria Raczej's activities. Significant is to show the diversity of ephemeral arts, presenting actions which results from the experiences of the visual arts, theater, dance, music etc. Since 2011 Raczej Gallery presented about seventy artists and organized a lot of events such as performances, presentations, workshops, curatorial projects, and concerts. With its activities Raczej Gallery became a switch point in the European Performance Art landscape.


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IT departments are more stressed than ever. One study found that 78% of IT workers considered their job stressful, a percentage that had climbed precipitously from 57% in the same study two years prior.
The only surprise for anyone in IT may be that 12% of their colleagues DON'T consider their jobs stressful. If you're in IT, especially in a management or leadership position, you've got a lot to worry about: network availability, IT security, compliance, credentials management, backups, etc. At the same time, management expects you to lead the way in areas like cloud computing, AI, Big Data, automation, and more. To cap it all off, you're expected to do all this with a staff that is razor thin and a budget that isn't much thicker.
The high cost of stress
High stress levels come at a cost. In 2015 researchers at Harvard Business School estimated that workplace stress was responsible for up to 8% of national spending on health care and contributed to 120,000 deaths each year. If you've been in the business a while, I'll bet you've lost colleagues to stress-related illnesses. I know I have.
High stress levels can also lead to daily issues such as lower morale, lower levels of employee engagement, higher turnover rates, and costly mistakes. In their 2017 Cost of Data Breach study, Ponemon Institute found that as much as 28% of data breaches are caused by human error. Human error was also found to be the root cause of 22% of data center outages in their 2016 Cost of Data Center Outages study.
These studies don't say whether the humans were stressed before they made these errors, but it's a safe bet they were afterward! Whether it's the cause or effect of mistakes, stress is a problem for many.
3 strategies for combating the stress epidemic in IT
Most of our employees are in IT as are most of our customer contacts, so we're especially concerned about the IT stress epidemic. Here are some strategies that have helped us as well as our clients.
#1 Start with yourself – Common wisdom suggests starting with the things you can control. Many of us can make small changes in our lives that will, if not decrease the stress levels of the environment around us, at least decrease the stress levels in ourselves. Examples of these changes include exercising, eating well, cutting out – or at least reducing – caffeine consumption, getting six to eight hours of sleep a night, taking lunch breaks, taking vacations, going for walks to clear your mind, etc.
TechRepublic published an ebook on How to Manage Job Stress. It claims to be an IT Leader's guide, but it contains suggestions that may be helpful at every level. While not every solution will be right for you, I'm confident you'll find a few that will work.
#2 Delegate – For decades, management books have touted the practice of delegation as a way to decrease stress levels. It also shows trust in your people and helps them develop. However, you need to be sure you're not destressing yourself by stressing out those who report to you.
Outsourcing day-to-day administration tasks like database management, cloud management, and IT security monitoring to a qualified managed service provider can help you keep your team from reaching the breaking point. This strategy is catching on. According to the 2017 IDC Application Services Survey, 30% of executives are outsourcing management of their organization's infrastructure and application portfolio. This percentage is expected to rise to 41% over the next five years.
#3 Adopt a no-jerks policy. There's no doubt that a "jerk at work" is one of the most common stressors in this business. When Connectria first opened its doors back in the late 90s, our founders immediately adopted our No-Jerks Allowed philosophy. Since then, we've been named one of Computerworld's Best Places to Work five times, one of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Workplaces six times, and one of St. Louis Business Journal's Best Places to Work four times.
Coincidence? We don't think so. You can learn more about our No Jerks Philosophy and strategies for combating jerky behavior at NoJerksAllowed.com. And, if you're ready to join the millions of IT leaders who are outsourcing the management of their infrastructure and/or administrative tasks, give us a call. We'd be happy to tailor a program just for you.