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ZoomCharts at DevClub.lv: Developing a Javascript SDK
On January 15, 2015, ZoomCharts Co-Founder and CTO Viesturs Zariņš presented at DevClub.lv - a community of Latvian IT specialists that gather monthly and host free talks, presentations, and events to allow the local IT community to share knowledge, network, and communicate. Zariņš discussed the unique challenges faced in developing JavaScript SDK.
Here is a brief overview of his PowerPoint presentation on ZoomCharts, the world’s most interactive data visualization software that will support all your data presentation needs with incredible speed.
What is ZoomCharts?
What defines ZoomCharts advanced data visualization software? It is NOT another HTML5 charts library. It is:
- Interactive
- Fast
- Touch enabled
- Supports big data
A long time ago
DOS 6.2 allowed for:
- 320x240x8bpp
- Direct access to pixels on screen
- Assembler for performance
Today, the Web has finally caught up in the graphics department. Now, we have access to:
- Multiple browsers and rendering technologies
- Multiple resolutions
- Performance that varies by browser and device
Development setup:
- We write in JavaScript
- Commit to GitHub
- Build system in JavaScript
- Debug in Chrome
- Run automated tests
- Like WebStorm (and Vim)
Graphics:
Canvas (fast)
SVG (slow)
WebGL (>50%)
Interactive animations:
Zoom in and out of the graph, drag and drop data, all with your mouse or trackpad.
Graceful degradation:
High FPS (frames per second) lets you scale graphics with low image degradation.
Third party libraries:
- Raphael
- Hammer.js
- Leaflet
- Moment.js
Challenges:
- Responsive design: layouts can shift and look nice on desktop screens vs. not so nice on vertical, mobile screens
- Big screen resolutions: uses devicePixelRatio for sharp rendering, but no hardware acceleration beyond 2048x2048
- Safari compatibility: with 100% CPU, input events are blocked and browser locks up; strange code offers fixes
- HTML on canvas: DOM is slow; basic HTML markup must be parsed and rendered manually; text caching helps
Support:
- Process: TrialSupportBuy
- 1 day issue resolution
- #1 Tell me what I did wrong
- #2 Can you do…
Testing:
- Automated tests on every GIT push
Automatically:
- Compare images
- Record performance
- View errors in console
Interactive testing:
- Next step: record and playback
BrowserStack:
- Interactive mode
- Automated: Selenium API
Debugging:
Chrome Developer tools (F12)
- Debugging
- Profiling
- Timeline
Remote debugging available: developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging
Future:
- More charts
- Extension API
- Memory allocation tracking
- WebGL
We are looking for statically-typed language:
- Error checking
- Performance
- Superior minification
- Easy to write and read
- Easy to call from JS
Building
Custom build script:
- Compile
- Minify
- Extract documentation
- Embed customer data
Check out ZoomCharts products:
Network Chart
Big network exploration
Explore linked data sets. Highlight relevant data with dynamic filters and visual styles. Incremental data loading. Exploration with focus nodes.
Time Chart
Time navigation and exploration tool
Browse activity logs, select time ranges. Multiple data series and value axes. Switch between time units.
Pie Chart
Amazingly intuitive hierarchical data exploration
Get quick overview of your data and drill down when necessary. All in a single easy to use chart.
Facet Chart
Scrollable bar chart with drill-down
Compare values side by side and provide easy access to the long tail.
ZoomCharts
The world’s most interactive data visualization software
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The Icelandic horse is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. Although the horses are small, at times pony-sized, most registries for the Icelandic refer to it as a horse. Icelandic horses are long-lived and hardy. In their native country they have few diseases; Icelandic law prevents horses from being imported into the country and exported animals are not allowed to return. The Icelandic displays two gaits in addition to the typical walk, trot, and canter/gallop commonly displayed by other breeds. The only breed of horse in Iceland, they are also popular internationally, and sizable populations exist in Europe and North America. The breed is still used for traditional sheepherding work in its native country, as well as for leisure, showing, and racing.
Developed from ponies taken to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries, the breed is mentioned in literature and historical records throughout Icelandic history; the first reference to a named horse appears in the 12th century. Horses were venerated in Norse mythology, a custom brought to Iceland by the country's earliest settlers. Selective breeding over the centuries has developed the breed into its current form. Natural selection has also played a role, as the harsh Icelandic climate eliminated many horses through cold and starvation. In the 1780s, much of the breed was wiped out in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption. The first breed society for the Icelandic horse was created in Iceland in 1904, and today the breed is represented by organizations in 19 different nations, organized under a parent association, the International Federation of Icelandic Horse Associations.
Contents [hide]
1 Breed characteristics
1.1 Gaits
2 History
3 Uses
4 Registration
5 References
6 External links
Breed characteristics[edit]
A blue eyed Icelandic horse.
Icelandic horses weigh between 330 and 380 kilograms (730 and 840 lb)[1] and stand an average of 13 and 14 hands (52 and 56 inches, 132 and 142 cm) high, which is often considered pony size, but breeders and breed registries always refer to Icelandics as horses.[2][3] Several theories have been put forward as to why Icelandics are always called horses, among them the breed's spirited temperament and large personality.[4][5] Another theory suggests that the breed's weight, bone structure and weight-carrying abilities mean it can be classified as a horse, rather than a pony.[6] The breed comes in many coat colors, including chestnut, dun, bay, black, gray, palomino, pinto and roan. There are over 100 names for various colors and color patterns in the Icelandic language.[2][3] They have well-proportioned heads, with straight profiles and wide foreheads. The neck is short, muscular, and broad at the base; the withers broad and low; the chest deep; the shoulders muscular and slightly sloping; the back long; the croup broad, muscular, short and slightly sloping. The legs are strong and short, with relatively long cannon bones and short pasterns. The mane and tail are full, with coarse hair, and the tail is set low. The breed is known to be hardy and an easy keeper.[7] The breed has a double coat developed for extra insulation in cold temperatures.[8]
A long haired dark horse standing in snow covered grass with mountains in the background
An Icelandic horse with a heavy winter coat
Characteristics differ between various groups of Icelandic horses, depending on the focus of individual breeders. Some focus on animals for pack and draft work, which are conformationally distinct from those bred for work under saddle, which are carefully selected for their ability to perform the traditional Icelandic gaits. Others are bred solely for horsemeat. Some breeders focus on favored coat colors.[2]
Members of the breed are not usually ridden until they are four years old, and structural development is not complete until age seven. Their most productive years are between eight and eighteen, although they retain their strength and stamina into their twenties. An Icelandic mare that lived in Denmark reached a record age of 56,[4] while another horse, living in Great Britain, reached the age of 42.[9] The horses are highly fertile, and both sexes are fit for breeding up to age 25; mares have been recorded giving birth at age 27. The horses tend to not be easily spooked, probably the result of not having any natural predators in their native Iceland.[4] Icelandics tend to be friendly, docile and easy to handle, although also enthusiastic and self-assured.[10] As a result of their isolation from other horses, disease in the breed within Iceland is mostly unknown, except for some kinds of internal parasites. The low prevalence of disease in Iceland is maintained by laws preventing horses exported from the country being returned, and by requiring that all equine equipment taken into the country be either new and unused or fully disinfected. As a result, native horses have no acquired immunity to disease; an outbreak on the island would be likely to be devastating to the breed.[4] This presents problems with showing native Icelandic horses against others of the breed from outside the country, as no livestock of any species can be imported into Iceland, and once horses leave the country they are not allowed to return.[10]
Gaits[edit]
The Icelandic is a "five-gaited" breed, known for its sure-footedness and ability to cross rough terrain. As well as the typical gaits of walk, trot, and canter/gallop, the breed is noted for its ability to perform two additional gaits. Although most horse experts consider the canter and gallop to be separate gaits, on the basis of a small variation in the footfall pattern,[11] Icelandic breed registries consider the canter and gallop one gait, hence the term "five-gaited".[12]
A tan colored horse with darker brown on its hindquarters being ridden in a dirt ring by a rider in black formal attire.
A palomino Icelandic being ridden at a tölt
The first additional gait is a four-beat lateral ambling gait known as the tölt. This is known for its explosive acceleration and speed; it is also comfortable and ground-covering.[7] There is considerable variation in style within the gait, and thus the tölt is variously compared to similar lateral gaits such as the rack of the Saddlebred, the largo of the Paso Fino, or the running walk of the Tennessee Walking Horse. Like all lateral ambling gaits, the footfall pattern is the same as the walk (left hind, left front, right hind, right front), but differs from the walk in that it can be performed at a range of speeds, from the speed of a typical fast walk up to the speed of a normal canter. Some Icelandic horses prefer to tölt, while others prefer to trot; correct training can improve weak gaits, but the tölt is a natural gait present from birth.[1][12][13] There are two varieties of the tölt that are considered incorrect by breeders. The first is an uneven gait called a "Pig's Pace" or "Piggy-pace" that is closer to a two-beat pace than a four-beat amble. The second is called a Valhopp and is a tölt and canter combination most often seen in untrained young horses or horses that mix their gaits. Both varieties are normally uncomfortable to ride.[13]
The breed also performs a pace called a skeið, flugskeið or "flying pace". It is used in pacing races, and is fast and smooth,[2][4] with some horses able to reach up to 30 miles per hour (48 km/h).[10] Not all Icelandic horses can perform this gait; animals that perform both the tölt and the flying pace in addition to the traditional gaits are considered the best of the breed.[10] The flying pace is a two-beat lateral gait with a moment of suspension between footfalls; each side has both feet land almost simultaneously (left hind and left front, suspension, right hind and right front). It is meant to be performed by well-trained and balanced horses with skilled riders. It is not a gait used for long-distance travel. A slow pace is uncomfortable for the rider and is not encouraged when training the horse to perform the gait.[12] Although most pacing horses are raced in harness using sulkies, in Iceland horses are raced while ridden.[10]
History[edit]
A gray horse being ridden at speed along a dirt track by a man in a bright orange shirt and black pants. A grassy bank and vehicles are seen in the background.
An Icelandic horse being ridden at the flying pace
The ancestors of the Icelandic horse were probably taken to Iceland by Viking Age Scandinavians between 860 and 935 AD. The Norse settlers were followed by immigrants from Norse colonies in Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Western Isles of Scotland.[2] These later settlers arrived with the ancestors of what would elsewhere become Shetland, Highland, and Connemara ponies, which were crossed with the previously imported animals.[7] There may also have been a connection with the Yakut pony,[14] and the breed has physical similarities to the Nordlandshest of Norway.[15] Other breeds with similar characteristics include the Faroe pony of the Faeroe Islands[16] and the Norwegian Fjord horse.[17] Genetic analyses have revealed links between the Mongolian horse and the Icelandic horse.[18][19][20] Mongolian horses are believed to have been originally imported from Russia by Swedish traders; this imported Mongol stock subsequently contributed to the Fjord, Exmoor, Scottish Highland, Shetland and Connemara breeds, all of which have been found to be genetically linked to the Icelandic horse.
About 900 years ago, attempts were made to introduce eastern blood into the Icelandic, resulting in a degeneration of the stock.[2] In 982 AD the Icelandic Althing (parliament) passed laws prohibiting the importation of horses into Iceland, thus ending crossbreeding. The breed has now been bred pure in Iceland for more than 1,000 years.[21][22]
The earliest Norse people venerated the horse as a symbol of fertility, and white horses were slaughtered at sacrificial feasts and ceremonies. When these settlers arrived in Iceland, they brought their beliefs, and their horses, with them.[2] Horses played a significant part in Norse mythology, and several horses played major roles in the Norse myths, among them the eight-footed pacer named Sleipnir, owned by Odin, chief of the Norse gods.[23] Skalm, a mare who is the first Icelandic horse known by name, appeared in the Book of Settlements from the 12th century. According to the book, a chieftain named Seal-Thorir founded a settlement at the place where Skalm stopped and lay down with her pack. Horses also play key roles in the Icelandic sagas Hrafnkel's Saga, Njal's Saga and Grettir's Saga. Although written in the 13th century, these three sagas are set as far back as the 9th century. This early literature has an influence today, with many riding clubs and horse herds in modern Iceland still bearing the names of horses from Norse mythology.[10]
Horses were often considered the most prized possession of a medieval Icelander.[24] Indispensable to warriors, war horses were sometimes buried alongside their fallen riders,[10] and stories were told of their deeds. Icelanders also arranged for bloody fights between stallions; these were used for entertainment and to pick the best animals for breeding, and they were described in both literature and official records from the Commonwealth period of 930 to 1262 AD.[2] Stallion fights were an important part of Icelandic culture, and brawls, both physical and verbal, among the spectators were common. The conflicts at the horse fights gave rivals a chance to improve their political and social standing at the expense of their enemies and had wide social and political repercussions, sometimes leading to the restructuring of political alliances. However, not all human fights were serious, and the events provided a stage for friends and even enemies to battle without the possibility of major consequences. Courting between young men and women was also common at horse fights.[25]
An Icelandic mare and foal
Natural selection played a major role in the development of the breed, as large numbers of horses died from lack of food and exposure to the elements. Between 874 and 1300 AD, during the more favorable climatic conditions of the medieval warm period,[26] Icelandic breeders selectively bred horses according to special rules of color and conformation. From 1300 to 1900, selective breeding became less of a priority; the climate was often severe and many horses and people died. Between 1783 and 1784, around 70% of the horses in Iceland were killed by volcanic ash poisoning and starvation after the 1783 eruption of Lakagígar. The eruption lasted eight months, covered hundreds of square miles of land with lava, and rerouted or dried up several rivers.[4][27] The population slowly recovered during the next hundred years, and from the beginning of the 20th century selective breeding again became important.[4] The first Icelandic breed societies were established in 1904, and the first breed registry in Iceland was established in 1923.[1]
Icelandics were exported to Great Britain before the 20th century to work as pit ponies in the coal mines, because of their strength and small size. However, those horses were never registered and little evidence of their existence remains. The first formal exports of Icelandic horses were to Germany in the 1940s.[24] Great Britain's first official imports were in 1956, when a Scottish farmer, Stuart McKintosh, began a breeding program. Other breeders in Great Britain followed McKintosh's lead, and the Icelandic Horse Society of Great Britain was formed in 1986.[21][28] The number of Icelandic horses exported to other nations has steadily increased since the first exports of the mid-19th century.[24] Since 1969, multiple societies have worked together to preserve, improve and market these horses under the auspices of the International Federation of Icelandic Horse Associations.[29] Today, the Icelandic remains a breed known for its purity of bloodline, and is the only horse breed present in Iceland.[7]
The Icelandic is especially popular in western Europe, Scandinavia, and North America.[4] There are about 80,000 Icelandic horses in Iceland (compared to a human population of 317,000), and around 100,000 abroad. Almost 50,000 are in Germany, which has many active riding clubs and breed societies.[10]
Uses[edit]
Icelandic horses still play a large part in Icelandic life, despite increasing mechanization and road improvements that diminish the necessity for the breed's use. The first official Icelandic horse race was held at Akureyri in 1874,[2] and many races are still held throughout the country from April through June. Both gallop and pace races are held, as well as performance classes showcasing the breed's unique gaits.[30] Winter events are often held, including races on frozen bodies of water. In 2009 such an event resulted in both horses and riders falling into the water and needing to be rescued.[31] The first shows, focused on the quality of animals as breeding stock, were held in 1906.[10] The Agricultural Society of Iceland, along with the National Association of Riding Clubs, now organizes regular shows with a wide variety of classes.[2] Some horses are still bred for slaughter, and much of the meat is exported to Japan.[1] Farmers still use the breed to round up sheep in the Icelandic highlands, but most horses are used for competition and leisure riding.[10]
Registration[edit]
A herd of Icelandic horses
Today, the Icelandic horse is represented by associations in 19 countries, with the International Federation of Icelandic Horse Associations (FEIF) serving as a governing international parent organization.[32] The FEIF was founded on May 25, 1969, with six countries as original members: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. France and Norway joined in 1971, and Belgium and Sweden in 1975. Later, Finland, Canada, Great Britain, USA, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Italy, Slovenia and Ireland became members, but Ireland subsequently left because of a lack of members. New Zealand has been given the status of "associate member" as its membership base is small.[33] In 2000, WorldFengur was established as the official FEIF registry for Icelandic horses.[34] The registry is a web database program that is used as a studbook to track the history and bloodlines of the Icelandic breed.[35] The registry contains information on the pedigree, breeder, owner, offspring, photo, breeding evaluations and assessments, and unique identification of each horse registered. The database was established by the Icelandic government in cooperation with the FEIF.[34] Since its inception, around 300,000 Icelandic horses, living and dead, have been registered worldwide.[35] The Islandpferde-Reiter- und Züchterverband is an organization of German riders and breeders of Icelandic horses and the association of all Icelandic horse clubs in Germany.
These buildings are part of a social housing complex of 1,200 residential units, built between 1952 and 1965. Architect is Jos Smolderen (1889-1973, Borgerhout ) in collaboration with Hendrik Maes. Architect Smolderen developed an idiosyncratic Art Deco style during the Interbellum period. He became fame as chief architect of the 1930 World's Fair and as co-architect of the “Boerentoren”, then the tallest tower building on the European continent. In this district he combined CIAM ideas with references to Art Deco. These are functional modernist buildings on piles with a lot of attention for orientation and sunlight, set up in a green environment. The complex is a national monument.
Deze gebouwen maken deel uit van een sociaal woningbouwcomplex van 1200 woongelegenheden, gebouwd tussen 1952 en 1965. Architect is Jos Smolderen ( 1889-1973, Borgerhout in samenwerking met Hendrik Maes. Architect Smolderen ontwikkelde tijdens het Interbellum een eigenzinnige art-decostijl. Hij werd bekend als hoofdarchitect van de Wereldtentoonstelling van 1930 en als mede-architect van de “Boerentoren”, toen het hoogste torengebouw op het Europese continent. In deze wijk conbineerde hij het CIAM-gedachtengoed met referenties naar de art deco. Het zijn functionele modernistische gebouwen op palen met veel aandacht voor oriëntatie en bezonning, opgericht in een groene omgeving. Het complex is beschermd. Het complex is een beschermd monument.
Ces bâtiments font partie d'un ensemble de logements sociaux de 1 200 logements, construit entre 1952 et 1965. L'architecte est Jos Smolderen (1889-1973, Borgerhout) en collaboration avec Hendrik Maes. L'architecte Smolderen a développé un style Art déco idiosyncratique pendant l'Interbellum. Il est devenu connu en tant qu'architecte en chef de l'Exposition universelle de 1930 et en tant que co-architecte du «Boerentoren», a ce moment la plus haute tour du continent européen. Dans ce quartier, il a combiné les idées du CIAM avec des références à l'Art Déco. Ce sont des bâtiments modernistes fonctionnels sur pilotis avec beaucoup d'attention à l'orientation et à la lumière du soleil, construits dans un environnement verdoyant. Le complexe est un monument classé.
Taken in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle
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Developed from the ground up as a fully-electric truck on GM’s advanced Ultium EV Platform, the Silverado EV offers a combination of capability, performance and versatility, along with advanced technologies that can evolve the vehicle over time. In spring 2023, the Silverado EV will debut a WT model offering a large range battery with an expected GM-estimated range of over 400 miles on a full charge. In the fall of 2023, a fully loaded RST First Edition model, also including a 400-mile range, will debut with an MSRP of $105,000 + DFC. After production ramps up, Chevrolet will unleash the full Silverado EV portfolio including WT with a starting at MSRP of $39,900 + DFC, RST, Trail Boss and more with the ability to content the truck across various price ranges, with MSRPs around $50,000, $60,000, $70,000, $80,000 and more. This will allow customers to choose the truck that meets their capability and pricing needs.
Broken Arch, developed in the Jurassic of Utah, USA.
Rock arches are rare erosional features. Rock arches that are not formed by river or stream erosion are called "natural arches". Those that are formed by river or stream erosion are called "natural bridges". Natural bridges are rarer than natural arches. Very small erosional openings in rocks are called windows. Larger erosional openings are arches.
Arches National Park in eastern Utah has the highest concentration of natural arches on Earth. Over 2000 natural arches have been identified, in all stages of development.
The natural arches in the park are developed in the Entrada Sandstone (Middle Jurassic), which is entirely composed of siliciclastics stained red by abundant hematite (= iron oxide, Fe2O3). Most of the arches occur at & just above the contact between the lower and middle members of the Entrada Sandstone.
Traditionally, the Entrada Sandstone has been subdivided into three members: a lower Dewey Bridge Member, a middle Slickrock Member, and an upper Moab Member (a.k.a. "Moab Tongue"; a.k.a. "Moab Tongue Member")..
The lower unit, the Dewey Bridge Member of the Entrada Sandstone, consists principally of relatively soft, interbedded siltstones and fine-grained sandstones that have contorted and wavy bedding. Recent stratigraphic revision (e.g., Doelling, 2010) has changed the name to the Dewey Bridge Member of the Carmel Formation. I reject this formation-level stratigraphic assignment. The Dewey Bridge is time-equivalent to the Carmel Formation, but the bulk lithology is quite different, necessitating a different formation name, according to the code of stratigraphic nomenclature.
Overlying the Dewey Bridge is the Slickrock Member, a unit of relatively hard, massive, quartzose sandstones.
Differential weathering & erosion along the sides of relatively narrow Entrada Sandstone fins, or walls, has formed blind arches and, ultimately, natural arches. Some of the park's arches have their origin as deep potholes that have punched through.
Locality: Broken Arch, Broken Arch Trail, Arches National Park, southern Grand County, eastern Utah, USA (38° 46' 17.71" North latitude, 109° 34' 39.24" West longitude)
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Reference cited:
Doelling (2010) - Geology of Arches National Park, Utah. Utah Geological Association Publication 28: 11-36.
Using pioneering new technologies in Superfoods and nutrition, CFTRI has developed amazing new products which are on show at CFTRI stall at Pragati Maidan:
· Chia and Quinoa based Chocolates and Laddoos;
· Omega-3 enriched ice-cream;
· Multigrain banana bar
· Fruit juice based carbonated drinks.
New Delhi, 24th November, 2016: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), the premier national institute for food technology is exhibiting a range of new agri-products now grown in India, called Superfoods that bring health and nutrition best practices to everyday eating and living to the common man. The exhibits by CFTRI at the Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi both impress and surprise with the range and scope of their utility and potency.
The Indian population is presently going through a nutrition transition and there is an increase in incidence of diabetes, impaired heart health and obesity while there is still rampant malnutrition in the nation.
Keeping in mind an effective solution needed to address these concerns, CSIR-CFTRI is working on bringing Superfoods to the Indian population. CFTRI works on various facets of food technology, food processing, advanced nutrition, Superfoods and allied sciences. Superfoods are foods which have superior nutrition profiles which upon regular consumption can help improve health and wellness of the consumer.
CFTRI has developed the agro-technology for growing Superfoods viz. Chia and Quinoa in Indian conditions. Chia is the richest source of omega-3 fats from a vegetarian source and Quinoa has excellent protein quality and low glycemic load carbohydrates. Comprehensively, Chia and Quinoa have potential to improve population health and both blend seamlessly into traditional food preparations.
CSIR-CFTRI also infuses the spirit of entrepreneurship in their students. One of the doctoral students after completing her academic program started her own technology provider start-up company, Oleome Biosolutions Pvt Ltd. In a global first, CSIR-CFTRI in collaboration with Oleome, has developed a 100% vegetarian, Omega-3-enriched Ice cream called “Nutriice” using Chia oil.
CSIR-CFTRI is also in the process of the final phase of testing of diacylglycerol (DAG) oil, a unique cooking oil that has “Anti-Obesity” functionalities. One can consume it as part of daily regular diet and while the oil is available as energy but does not get stored as fat in our bodies. The final phase of human clinical trial is presently under progress.
CFTRI has also designed and developed snacks with advanced nutrition designs to support the nutrition needs of growing children. These have been implemented in the aganwadi levels to complement the existing government mid-day meal and will be scaled up soon. The products, such as Nutri Chikki with spirulina, rice beverage mix, high protein rusk, energy food, nutri sprinkle, seasame paste and fortified mango bars have been well received by the children and the anganwadis alike. Multi-grain Banana bar is a new addition to in this product portfolio.
Another exciting area of multidisciplinary research being done at CSIR-CFTRI is on nanotechnology, food technology and nutrition. Nanomaterials are known for their characteristic properties and CSIR-CFTRI is working on the use of nanoparticles for various applications. One of our interesting developments is the design and development of food packaging material with nanoparticles with antimicrobial and antioxidant properties to improve shelf-life of processed foods.
CSIR-CFTRI is also working on “Smart Foods” to answer specific needs of the consumer. These promising and specifically designed innovations are being developed for better sleep, better skin health, improved digestion, better cognitive performance and better stress management. The high science is brought into a simple food product, like a cereal bar which helps one to be more attentive over the day, or a unique dosa mix that helps in working out better at the gym with lower perceived exhaustion and even a special soup to help sleep better at night!
Speaking on the sidelines of the CSIR-CFTRI exhibition at Pragati Maidn, Prof. Ram Rajasekharan, Director, CFTRI said “Our mandate is to find innovative solutions to India agricultural and nutritional challenges. Our aim is to develop products to make Indian agriculture productive, efficient and at a consumer level gradually replace drugs with foods that will promote better health and wellness. We strive to deliver our best in improving food security and nutrition security, also developing a stronger, smarter and healthier India”.
About CSIR-CFTRI:
CSIR − Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore (A constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi) came into existence during 1950 with the great vision of its founders, and a network of inspiring as well as dedicated scientists who had a fascination to pursue in-depth research and development in the areas of food science and technology.
CSIR-CFTRI is today a large and diversified laboratory headed by Prof. Ram Rajasekharan, Director, CSIR-CFTRI. Presently the institute has a great team of scientists, technologists, engineers, technicians, skilled workers, and support staff. There are seventeen research and development departments, including laboratories focusing on lipid science, molecular nutrition, food engineering, food biotechnology, microbiology, biochemistry, food safety etc.
The institute has designed over 300 products, processes, and equipment types. It holds several patents and has a large number of high impact peer reviewed journal articles to its credit. India is the world's second largest food grain, fruit and vegetable producer, and the institute is engaged in research and development in the production and handling of grains, pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, and poultry.
The institute develops technologies to increase efficiency and reduce postharvest losses, add convenience, increase export, find new sources of food products, integrate human resources in food industries and develops solutions to improve the health and wellness of the population.
CFTRI has a vast portfolio of over 300 products, processes and equipment designs, and close to 4000 licensees have availed themselves of these technologies for commercial exploitation. The achievements have been of considerable industrial value, social importance and national relevance, and coupled with the institute's wide-ranging facilities and services, have created an extensive impact on the Indian food industry and Indian society at large.
Color infrared.
I used orange (O56) and yellow (K2) filters to block all visible blue light to a full spectrum camera. Then processed to somewhat recreate CIR/IRG images.
Processed to tase.
2842,03-25-19,forrest masters lecture as a research develop seminar held in room 102 of benedum hall and shot for the department of engineering
Nikon F Apollo with 55mm f1.2 lens, dark yellow filter and Adox CHS 100 II film, developed in Bellini Hydrofen.
Monday, April 11, 2016
NORWALK – As school districts unfold their Teacher Leader Compensation (TLC) programs, they would do well to drop by Norwalk to see what this district is up to.
Now in its second year of implementation, the district has found that its program is not static. Far from it. Leader titles have changed as needs became more focused. And, indeed, some of the leaders have changed.
“Our TLC is constantly focused on the ongoing needs; it doesn’t stay in one place,” said Dawn Schiro, elementary director of teaching and learning. “We sit down with every group and all grade levels and get all of the feedback on what changes we need to make to ensure all needs are being supported.
“Since we first implemented TLC, we have changed job descriptions. We realized technology is huge so we now have a technology component. Some of the roles we had at the beginning we changed. It is ever adjusting. I don’t know if it will ever be the same from year to year.”
OM-2SP, OM Zuiko 50mm f3.5 macro, 25mm extension tube. Kodak Portra 400, developed in Tetenal Colortec C-41.
Taken in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle
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Epson 4490
Beacon Bats, creating a magnificent tool to play the game. History, love, and family are in the making of every bat.
Allan Gutcher, owner and master craftsman, has built this business which has developed over time. Just as a puzzle is put together piece by piece to create a whole, Beacon Bats was formed from a series of events, lessons, gifts and ideas.
Allan knows all about being a part of a family business as he grew up working for his parent’s business, a printing company in south Tampa. He ran the printing press at age 13, having to stand on a stool to do so. The love and skill of wood working began in wood class at Coleman Jr. High. Allan’s teacher, Jerry Muley saw his potential and was tough on him and required greatness. That has been key.
The Gutcher family is passionate about baseball and their son, Danny, plays baseball. Allan started making bats as a hobby, then made some of his first sales to Danny’s teammates. The turning point came after he sold a bat to a teammate’s father, Kyle who in his youth played in the Little League World Series, and Beacon Bats conjured up wonderful memories for him. From there Allan’s hobby turned into a business. Beacon Bats was founded in 2014.
This family business, has grown through love and faith. Allan’s parent’s gifts allowed the business to get off the ground. The family’s interest in lighthouses, and understanding what that beacon of light means, was the inspiration of the name and logo which was designed by Carol, his wife. Take note that the yellow swoop in the logo is the light coming from the beacon. The lighthouse in the logo is in honor of Allan’s dad who as a painter would teach that every seaside scene must have a lighthouse. Allan is teaching his children, Danny and Carley, the business. As with any baseball player, Danny is one injury away from never playing baseball again, but with this business he can always be a part of the sport.
Who is swinging these Beacon Bats? Kids as young as 8 years old all the way to the pros at AAA level. Holding a Beacon Bat you know you’ve got something powerful, there is nothing like it.
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tri-x, shot at 800
pre-soak distilled water 5 minutes
in rodinal 1:100
60 minutes semi stand developed at 23c
initial 60 seconds inversion, then 5 inversions at 30 minutes
In 1948, the USAF requested Ryan Aircraft to develop a jet-powered target drone aircraft, as it was anticipated that propeller-driven drones would be too difficult to intercept for fast jet fighters then coming into service. Ryan responded with the Q-2 Firebee, which could be launched from modified A-26 Invader drone controllers, or from the ground.
While the Q-2 was adequate, the rapid progression of aviation in the 1950s rendered it obsolete. Ryan then developed an advanced version, the Q-2C, which was larger, used swept wings, and used an uprated engine with a different style intake. This subsequently became the BQM-34 after 1962.
Most Firebees were (and remain) used as targets for weapons training, and could be configured with flares or radar reflectors to simulate different types of aircraft. If the drone was not destroyed, the controller could then cut off the engine and deploy a parachute, after which a helicopter would recover it for future use. Drone controllers either flew the Firebee from a ground station, or more often, converted DC-130 Hercules aircraft. BQM-34 drones are still in service.
Besides their use as targets, the BQM-34 series was also converted to reconnaissance duties prior to the Vietnam War. Under various codenames (Firefly, Lightning Bug, and Buffalo Hunter), a dizzying amount of Firebee variants for these purposes were built and used. Some were equipped with cameras, others with infrared detectors and signals intelligence (SIGINT) equipment. The advantage of Firebees were that, if they were shot down or crashed, there would be no loss of a pilot. Between 1968 and 1970, when American aircraft were officially banned from flying over North VIetnam, BQM-34s were used instead. Several were shot down, though North Vietnamese MiG fighters found them elusive targets; rumors persist that one MiG-17 crashed while in pursuit of a Firebee, and the controller claimed it as an aerial victory. Firebees were also used over China and North Korea, and as late as 2003 over Iraq, where they were used as decoys for Iraqi surface-to-air missiles.
As noted by the camera nose, this is an AQM-34L reconnaissance variant. It is actually a composite of several Firebees assigned to the 432nd Tactical Drone Group at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, and was displayed as something of a gate guard for the 432nd before being moved to the Pima Air and Space Museum in 1978.
Since the AQM-34s were used in combat, they were either painted black or medium gray; "Jaws" here is painted is a blue-gray pattern. Its nickname needs no explanation!
The local communities have developed unique agricultural system and cultural identity based on their profound understanding of natural cycles and ecosystems, and vast knowledge regarding native flora management, achieving a great harmony with the environment and conservation of the biodiversity.
Farmers coordinate various types of agricultural activities well adapted to each differing soil, geographic and climatic characteristics to sustain their lives. They operate agroforestry gardening for their daily needs near the houses, grow a large number of species of crops in larger farmlands, collect naturally grown products, rear animals in the pastures and harvest native flowers in the high mountain areas. This GIAHS runs through and composes agro-environments from the highest parts of the mountain to lower land areas.
Photo credit must be given: ©FAO/Elisa Cotta
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Traditional Agricultural System in the Southern Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil
A film with my Zorki-4K camera and its Jupiter-8 1:2 f=50 mm normal lens.
The Zorki was loaded with a Silberra Pan160 exposed for 160 ISO using a Minolta Autometer III lightmeter fitted with a 10° viewfinder for selective measuring privileging the shadows. After exposure the film was processed at 20°C using Tetenal Ultrafin developer at dilution 1+20 for 7min45 and 20°C. Compared to the first Silberra Pan160 I did on July 15, 2022 (flic.kr/s/aHBqjzYh6r) and developped using the "T-Plus" version of the Ultrafin developer (1+6, 6min30s at 23°C), the film is a little less developed. This right time with Ultrafin 1+20 (not. "T-Plus") my be rather around 8min30 to 9min at 20°C.
Parc de la Tête d'Or, September 26, 2022
69006 Lyon
France
After process the film was digitalized using a Sony A7 body and a Minolta Slide Duplicator with a Minolta Auto Bellows III with a lens Minolta Bellow Macro Rokkor 50mm f/3.5.
After several films, and the range finder adjusted, I found the Zorki-4K very pleasant to use. The camera is clearly very reliable and the film smoothly advanced and rewound. I equipped the lens with a FOCA UV-protection filter (Made in France) and the hood of my Focaflex. All views are presented either framed or full-size.
About the camera :
This camera was manufactured in 1977 by KMZ company ( Красногорский механический завод, Krasnogorskiy Mechanicheskiy Zavod) located in the Moscow region. KMZ also manufactured the ZENIT SLR's among many other productions. Zorki 4K was produced between 1972 to 1978 and the previous Zorki models were inspired by the Leica II since 1949. This model 'Made in USSR" is branded in roman characters, intentionally for exportation. Other Zorki 4K were also branded in Cyrillic as "Зоркий". Zorki 4K was sold basically either with this Jupiter-8 lens 1:2 f=50mm or the Industar lens1:3.5 f=50mm. The Jupiter-8 is a Sonnar Zeiss optical formula and fits to the Zorki body using the screwing M39 Leica mount.
Its was sold to me in August 2022 from Austria with its original ever-ready leather bag, a front lens cap and a small shade hood accessory Minolta D42KA. The shade hood and filter of my Focaflex also fit to the Jupiter lens (Leica standard 42 mm filter)
Taken in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle
Pentax PC550 28mm
Kodak Portra 400VC
Lab C41
Epson 4490
Develop: Soviet F-1 (1,5+1H2O) 21C_3 min
Planfilm: Kodak Super-XX Pan_expired 01,1994 , dev_06,2014
Zeiss Ikon Donata 9x12 , Tessar 1:4,5/135 ( 1928 )
Leica M7
Summicron-M 1:2/35mm ASPH.
ILFORD HP5 Plus.
Kodak D76 (1+1) 20.5C 14min
Scan with Plustek 7600i AI and SilverFast IT8 Studio
Developed by CINELLI from a Patent by professor Antonio dal Monte (who was in the team that helped Francesco Moser to achieve Hour Record in 1984). It was used by cyclists before and after races in order to warm-up or down. This machine appears in the book "Cinelli: The Art and Design of the Bicycle" with Hans-Henrik Orsted training on it.
developed in diafine a then b then another 1.5 minutes in Acufine for an extra push. 78f. Shot at 1600 iso
Look at these Prices to develope Film!! My God! Thank goodness for Digital Cameras. $19.00 for 36 exporsure! Wow!
I guess Because it's such a "nichte" industry now. I haven't develope any Film in Years. thinking of "Fireing" up the Old Nikon N50 Film Camera. which i Love. I Have a Special Place that developes Film. if they are Still there!
In February 1943, construction was begun in Oak Ridge on a graphite pile, which had been given the code name X-10. Though X-10 was under the jurisdiction of the University of Chicago, the staff was made-up largely of DuPont people. Everything connected with the project was kept secret;all classified materials were referred to by code name only. The English code name for uranium was "tuballoy."
The X-10 pile was still under construction when DuPont suddenly decided to switch to the water-cooling method & develop the model conceived by Dr. Eugene Wigner & his group. This was a major decision, announced by Crawford Greenewalt only after the company's careful study of the different methods. Work on helium cooling was abandoned, & the efforts of DuPonts's Design Division were concentrated exclusively on Wigner's model. Thus, the plutonium project followed a peculiar pattern: design & development were carried-out at the same time as the construction of the real plant & the building of the pilot plant. X-10 was completed in November, & although it could not serve as pilot for Hanford reactors, it produced small amounts of plutonium invaluable to the Los Alamos scientists as a research tool." MANHATTAN PROJECT...The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb. Stephane Groueff. This picture has been used to portray the Oak Ridge, Tennessee, atomic pile/reactor prototype plutonium manufacturing industry's 1st design cooperative between giant corporations & nuclear/atomic/physicists working on the gov't's atomic device "to end the war."
Minolta Weathermatic-A 110 Waterproof Camera
26mm f3.5 Lens
Lomography Color Tiger 200
Developed by The Darkroom - Enhanced Scan
Paxton's, Hornsby Westfield. They developed this roll of film. I was not satisfied. I won't be returning. Ultimately they were worse (yet $3.05 cheaper) than Camera House at Warringah Mall. There were water marks, specks, and scratch streaks running the length of the entire roll. Much, much more than what I've had in the past. More shockingly, though, was the fact that the woman retrieving my film from the machine right in front of me didn't even use any gloves!! Her fingers even ended up all over the emulsion itself. Completely shocking that these people (film developers in general) treat their customer's film with such disrespect. Honestly it's getting exhausting buying the expensive film, the expensive scanner, the expensive camera, lenses, and so on and so on.... All that just for the person developing your film to treat it like nothing. I had to quit repairing this picture, there were just too many water specks on it I had to give up..
Kodak Ektar 100.