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?koda is resolutely pursuing its model offensive, presenting its new compact saloon, the ?koda Rapid, just a few months after the introduction of the ?koda Citigo subcompact. The brand's most recent addition is to play a central role in the company's 2018 growth strategy and will be phased in on European markets from the autumn of 2012.
The ?koda Rapid impresses with lots of room, an expressive design, an excellent price-value ratio, a comprehensive safety offering and efficient engines. "This is a model which sets benchmarks in the compact saloon segment. The ?koda Rapid is a roomy, elegant and at the same time an affordable car for the whole family, impressing with clever solutions, cutting-edge technology and high economy. In short, it is a car permitting mobility in a comfortable, reasonably priced and environmentally friendly package. The right car at the right time," says ?koda CEO Winfried Vahland.
Lots of space and room at an affordable price
The driver and the passengers should have no reason to complain about a lack of room. "In its class, the Rapid is the new benchmark for roominess," says ?koda CEO Vahland. Though exterior dimensions, at (4.48 m in length, 1.71 m in length, 1.46 m in height), may be compact, the car will comfortably seat up to five persons. The Rapid's figures for knee and head room are best in class, as is the boot at 550 litres - truly family-size.
Cleverly done
?koda's roomy latest offspring is a "simply clever" car through and through, offering no less than 19 of ?koda's typical "simply clever" solutions. Four of them are available for the first time in the ?koda Rapid, including a practical holder for the warning vest underneath the driver's seat. Storage for the ice scraper is ingenious: it simply slides into the inside of the tank filler flap. A refuse bin in the side door keeps the car's inside tidy. Another first for ?koda is a double-sided covering for the boot floor. In addition to these "premieres", the Rapid has a lot of other tried and true clever solutions on board such as a multimedia holder, a ticket holder, various cup holders, nettings on the inner sides of the front seats and an optional netting programme for the car's huge boot.
?koda's new design: clear, precise, fresh, timeless and elegant
The Rapid is the first ?koda series car ever to fully feature the brand's newly formulated design language. "This is a car that gives out a clear statement at first glance: clear, precise, fresh and emotional," says Eckhard Scholz, ?koda board member for technical development.
Perfect proportions, clear and cleanly modelled surfaces and sharply drawn lines combine to create an attractive overall appearance. The front end displays a new take on ?koda-typical design elements. The new brand logo confidently stands out on the harmonically rounded front edge of the bonnet. The grille shows a finely drawn chrome frame and is formed by vertical slats. The headlight ensemble is grouped at the front of the ?koda Rapid to form a cloverleaf shape.
The body'sside also conveys pure emotion though a long wheelbase and a coup?-like silhouette, but also thanks to a precise and sharp tornado line creating a clear division of light and shadow. At the rear, the car's large tailgate is not merely functional, but also acts as a design element. In addition, distinctly shaped taillights in the brand's typical C shape and the new brand logo all combine to make the ?koda Rapid unmistakable.
A perfect family car
?koda is aiming the Rapid especially at families. "Families will love the Rapid," says J?rgen Stackmann, ?koda board member for sales and marketing. "Here is a perfect first car at an affordable price in ?koda's familiar quality." ?koda has customers especially in mind who are successful in their professional and private life. At the same time, the ?koda Rapid is a response to changed customer needs. Says Stackmann: "People value mobility, but they may be unwilling or unable to spend too much money on their mobility. The Rapid stands for 'best value for money' and caters to exactly this sort of need."
The Rapid is a perfect complement of the model palette between the ?koda Fabia and the ?koda Octavia, making it at home in the large-volume compact segment. This so-called A segment currently accounts for 36 per cent of the world's automobile market. Within this class, saloons have a share of 42.3 per cent. Industry experts estimate the number of cars of this type sold worldwide will rise by about 50 per cent by the year 2020.
Comprehensive active and passive safety package
The ?koda Rapid is also big on active and passive safety. ABS and ESP systems are standard in EU countries. The car's long wheelbase, a precise chassis and a stiff body structure form the basis for stable handling. Functions such as the tyre pressure monitoring, fog lamps with so-called 'corner function' or the 'hill-hold control' assistant for starting up steep terrain, enhance the car's active safety level. As for passive safety, a comprehensive package will protect the car's occupants in case of a collision. It includes front, side and head airbags, adjustable-height 3-point safety belts with tighteners as well as headrests. The stiff body ensures excellent deformation behaviour of the car in a collision.
Efficient petrol and diesel engines
In Europe, the ?koda Rapid will be available with a total of four petrol and two diesel engines, all of them conforming to EU 5 standards. The petrol entry-level engine is the 1.2 l MPI three-cylinder producing 55 kW (75 hp). The other petrol engines are the 1.2 l 63 kW (86 hp) TSI, the 1.2 l 77 kW (105 hp) TSI and the 1.4 l 90 kW (122 hp) TSI.
The 1.6 litre diesel engine comes with direct common rail injection and a particulate matter filter and is available in two power variants, the basic diesel putting out 66 kW (90 hp) and scheduled for marketing in the second half of 2013. It may be combined with the optional seven-speed DSG (double-clutch transmission). The 1.6 l TDI CR version is more powerful, putting out 77 kW (105 hp).
CLEAR, PRECISE AND ELEGANT
The new Rapid is the first ?koda model to feature the brand's completely revised vehicle design. This design had been hinted in the "VisionD" and "MissionL" ?koda show cars. It now takes to the road for the first time in the ?koda Rapid. Its clear, precise, fresh and timeless design sets more than a creative accent in the compact saloon segment. The team around ?koda designer-in-chief Jozef Kaban have also shown that they definitely know how to marry functionality and an emotional stylistic vocabulary in this vehicle class.
The brand's new design language embodies precision, clear lines and a concept with a maximum of functionality. "The Rapid is an emotional car," says designer-in-chief Jozef Kaban. "Its design is precise and timeless, its modern look fills its elegant, pure shapes with fresh attractiveness. This involves perfect proportions, clearly formed surfaces and sharp lines and radii. The Rapid is an expression of the ?koda's confidence," says Kaban.
At 4.50 m in length, this compact saloon impresses with precise design down to the last detail. Cleanly modelled surfaces and sharply drawn lines effectively bring out the car's perfect proportions. The front end of the ?koda Rapid is a marked example of a reinterpreted ?koda design. A classy grille formed from 19 vertically positioned slats shows a finely drawn chrome frame. Modelled with much love for detail, the grille combines with the car's expressive headlights to form a unified graphic. This conveys optical width to the car's front and is echoed in the unit made from the fog lamps and the air intake in the front bumper. The redesigned ?koda logo is confidently positioned on the harmoniously rounded front edge of the bonnet. The chrome winged arrow clearly and precisely stands out on the matte black ground.
The cloverleaf shape made up by the headlight ensemble also takes its cue from the uniform design vocabulary. Below the headlights, fog lamps almost equal in size flank the lower air intake. The crystalline structure of their transparent covers is marked by sharp lines, a theme reminiscent of the high craftsmanship of Czech glass grinders.
The ?koda Rapid stands confident and solid. Its coup?-like silhouette and its long wheelbase especially underscore the elegance of the vehicle's overall shape. Stretched grooves highlight the car's longitudinal dynamics and harmoniously divide the lateral surfaces. A sharp tornado line creates a clean division of light and shadow. Every single line ends with an expressive conclusion.
The rear end of the ?koda Rapid also conveys the design's precision and freshness. It is as clearly shaped as it is distinctive. The taillights display ?koda's typical C design, yet in a new shape with a soft, crystalline grinding. Between the taillights, three lines in the sheet steel form fine triangles providing the car's rear with a special character element. The gaps between the fenders and the bumpers become an effective design element.
A large tailgate opens all the way to the edge of the rear window, giving access to a wide loading bay. This makes the tailgate as much a functional as a design element. The boot, at a capacity of 550 litres, is best in class among compact saloons. Folding down the rear seat backs will increase the volume to as much as 1,490 litres. Forcefully formed fenders house wheels up to 17 inches in size. The basic version comes with 14-inch rims. As with the exterior, so the ?koda Rapid's rich choice of wheels impresses with a wholly new stylistic vocabulary and a wide variety.
The interior of the ?koda Rapid extends the exterior's clear creative language, beaming with a tidy elegance and impressing with perfect ergonomics and high functionality. Four doors open wide to provide easy access for all occupants. The entire interior is generously laid out to provide space in comfort for five persons. With 65 mm of knee space rear the ?koda Rapid sets benchmark in its class. The cockpit with its horizontal structure exudes spaciousness. Finely drawn chrome elements on the control units in higher trim lines set radiant highlights. The easy-to-grip four-spoke steering wheel sporting the new ?koda logo sits in the driver's focus, as does the finely drawn combination display.
The control unit for the air conditioning, the radio and navigation unit and various controls in the central console have also been positioned with special regard for ergonomics. The newly designed seats impress with their contours and classy cloth covers, guaranteeing a pleasant driving experience. A host of storage compartments in the doors and on the central console provide lots of space, as do the seat pockets.
The ?koda Rapid is available in three trim lines: "Active", "Ambition" and "Elegance." There are also three interesting interior colour combinations for the dashboard and the door panels, namely Satin Black and Satin Black, Satin Black and Telluride Grey and Satin Black and Stone Beige.
?koda's new design language is the result of intensive and long-term oriented work by an internationally staffed designer team. More than 70 specialists are involved in the drafting and designing of ?koda's models to come. The team is divided into five groups, each group being responsible for a specific area: exterior, interior, colours, digital models and technologies and finally clay models. Each new car is thus the result of teamwork in the best sense of the word. The design department is housed in the "Design Villa" on the premises of ?koda's Technical Development. The Design Villa is not just one of the most tradition-rich ?koda buildings, it may also be the best-guarded structure at ?koda's Mlad? Boleslav plant.
TECHNOLOGY TO SERVE PEOPLE
The ?koda Rapid proves it: cars sporting the winged arrow offer technology, safety, efficiency and comfort at the highest level as well as for the best price. The new Czech compact saloon is a case in point.
"In the ?koda Rapid, we have achieved a optimal combination of special qualities," says Eckhard Scholz, ?koda board member for technical development. "Namely supreme functionality and safety standards coupled with light weight, and reliable technology in connection with the most modern and environmentfriendly engines. In short: simple, practical, dependable technology that simply makes sense."
Active and passive safety writ large
The ?koda Rapid is big on safety. As befits a good European, this compact saloon comes with a comprehensive safety package in all EU countries.
In terms of active safety, the ABS and ESP systems are the central elements. ESP including ABS is standard equipment for the ?koda Rapid in EU countries. While the ABS anti-lock braking system prevents wheels locking up in heavy braking, the ESP electronic stability programme will keep the car from swerving in extreme situations through focussed intervention in the braking process and in the engine's management.
The ?koda Rapid's stable handling greatly contributes to active safety. Its long wheelbase, precise chassis and its stiff body structure form the basis for good driving dynamics and setup. The ?koda Rapid's chassis has been precisely laid out to the demands of the A segment and will provide high agility in curves while preserving ample ride comfort. The combination of optimally-distributed vehicle's low weight, and modern, powerful TSI and TDI engines results in extremely agile handling. The car's excellent aerodynamics is also noteworthy.
The front wheels are suspended by wishbones and McPherson struts. A robust cross stabiliser with a diameter of 20 mm provides load balancing and limits body inclination. Rear suspension is a compound-link crank axle, the tubular stabiliser has a dimension of 18?3 mm. As an option, the ?koda Rapid is available with a rough-roads package. This will raise the chassis by 15 mm at the front and by 12 mm at the rear. A skid plate protects the engine and the transmission from damage on ground contact when driving in rutted terrain. Also, all versions feature a "cW package' which prevents vortices underneath the car liable to increase drag, but also provides protection to the underbody.
Active safety is enhanced by additional systems available optionally. For instance, the ?koda Rapid can be fitted with "corner function" fog lamps. Here, turning the steering wheel will automatically switch on the left or right fog lamp, improving the driver's sight and the car's visibility. The tyre pressure monitor will recognise loss of air, triggering a warning sound and a warning light to alert the driver. "Hill-Hold-Control" (HHC), another option, also increases active safety. The system permits starting up a slope without danger of rolling back. No operation of the hand brake is necessary as HHC will automatically activate it for about two seconds when switched on in case of a slope of more than three per cent.
The Rapid also features a rich passive safety package. In the event of a collision, different systems cooperate to minimise the risk of injury to driver and passengers. All occupants are protected by adjustable-height three-point safety belts with tighteners. Within just a few milliseconds, these tighteners will eliminate any slack in the belts. Force limiters then prevent excessive strain in occupants' chest areas. Front and side airbags will cushion their torsos. The front passenger seat airbag can be deactivated in case a baby carrier is being transported. Large head airbags will protect front seat and lateral rear seat passengers' heads in case of a side impact. In such events, the airbags inflate from out of the roof covering in front of the side window. Isofix child seats can be anchored by apposite fasteners, as can be TopTether protectors. Both of these firmly fasten child seats to the car.
In an accident and on inflation of airbags, the fuel supply will be automatically cut off, as will be selected electrical circuits, reducing the risk of seeping fuel catching fire. The central locking systems will release the door locks, easing passengers' way out of the car. The car's interior lights will switch on automatically, helping occupants find their way in the dark, while hazard flashers will also automatically activate to warn oncoming traffic. As a matter of course, the ?koda Rapid is also very well equipped to reduce pedestrian injuries to a minimum given that it meets the European Union's demanding Phase 2 pedestrian protection requirements.
In a collision, the Rapid's extraordinarily stiff body provides excellent deformation behaviour in the front end. The result is that the passenger cabin will remain largely intact and stable. Impacting forces will be deflected and thus neutralised via defined load paths.
Broad engine offering: powerful and efficient
Six different EU-5 engines will be available for the ?koda Rapid, including four petrol and two diesel versions. The Rapid comes with engines putting out between 55 kW and 90 kW - from a three-cylinder MPI via a fourcylinder TSI to a four-cylinder common-rail diesel, manual transmissions being available as is a DSG doubleclutch transmission.
From market launch in autumn of 2012, selected Green tec variants will be part of the offering. In the 1.6 l 77 kW diesel, the Green tec package will result in an excellent CO2 emission figure of only 104 g/km. For the four-cylinder TSI, the figure is 124 g/km.
The entry-level petrol engine is the three-cylinder 55 kW (75 hp) 1.2 l MPI with a combined mileage of 6.1 l/100 km and emissions of 137 g CO2 per km. Optimised engine setup and modifications to the intake manifold and exhaust have permitted raising the engine's power compared to the one available in other ?koda models.
The next level in petrol engines is the 1.2 l 63 kW (86 hp) TSI with a mileage of 5.1 l/100 km and CO2 emissions of 119 g/km. These two 1.2 l engines come with a manual transmission.
A more powerful variant is the 1.2 l 77 kW (105 hp) TSI, emitting 125 g CO2 per km and consuming 5.4 l/100 km. This engine comes with a manual six-speed transmission.
The top-of-the-line petrol engine is the 1.4 l 90 kW (122 hp) TSI, consuming 5.8 l/100 km and producing CO2 emissions of 134 g/km. This engine comes with the automatic seven-speed DSG double-clutch transmission.
The 1.6 litre diesel engine operates with common-rail injection, is fitted with a particulate-matter filter and will be available in two performance variants: the basic diesel version puts out 66 kW (90 hp) and will be available in the second half of 2013, with the seven-speed DSG on offer as an option. The more powerful 1.6 TDI will put out 77 kW (105 hp) (114 g CO2-emissions per km, fuel consumption 4.4 l/100 km) and will be available from market launch.
The ?koda Rapid's five Green tec versions (three petrol, two diesel) are extremely efficient. Four variants will come to market in 2012. Green tec will be available for the 1.2 TSI/63 kW, 1.2 TSI/77 kW and 1.4 TSI/90 kW petrol engines as well as for the two diesel variants. A combination of start-stop automation, kinetic energy recuperation and tyres optimised for low rolling resistance results in a fuel savings potential of between five and eight per cent. This makes the ?koda Rapid one of the most economical and fuel-efficient compact saloons on the market. The Green tec models' CO2 emission is between 104 g/km and 124 g/km, mileage is between 3.9 and 5.3 litres of fuel.
The most important technological step in reducing fuel consumption significantly is the start-stop system. This is especially effective in pure urban driving. In idle phases as when the car is stopped at a red light, the engine will switch itself off automatically and thus not consume any fuel. All the driver needs to do to achieve this is to slow down to a halt, shift into neutral and take the foot off the clutch (or step on the brake in case of an automatic transmission). As soon as the driver presses the clutch (or releases the brake), the engine will restart automatically.
Recuperation is another intelligent function. Here, energy employed to drive the car is used as efficiently as possible. Whenever the driver decelerates or brakes - during coasting and braking phases - the generator's voltage is raised and used to reload the car's battery. On later acceleration or when driving at constant speed, the generator's voltage can be lowered again, easing the load on the engine and reducing fuel consumption. In addition, a fully charged battery will power the car's network during the engine's stopped phases. Recuperation involves special energy management software and modified software for the engine's management.
A CENTRAL PILLAR OF THE 2018 GROWTH STRATEGY
The ?koda Rapid is a central pillar of ?koda's growth strategy. The new compact saloon will play an important role in generating the growth forecast by the company from the present through the year 2018, by which time the brand intends to sell more than 1.5 million cars worldwide. Autumn 2012 will see the market launch of the brand's seventh model line in Central and Western Europe. At the same time, the new model is also a global project: in China, the Rapid will be sold from the year 2013 in a locally adapted version. The Indian version of ?koda Rapid was launched at the end of 2011.
Market
Today, ?koda is one of the strongest suppliers of compact cars, the so-called A segment, in important markets. In the new ?koda Rapid, the company will now be offering another attractive automobile to fit between the ?koda Fabia and Octavia models. "The Rapid will perfectly complement our model line-up and target customers looking for an attractive and roomy car in between the Fabia and the Octavia," says ?koda CEO Winfried Vahland. "As an additional offering in the compact car segment and thus in one the largestvolume vehicle class of all, our model is a central pillar of our growth strategy and will provide lasting strength to our good position on international markets," says Vahland.
In 2011, around 18.5 million compact cars were sold. In Eastern Central Europe alone, their share, split up into hatchback, notchback, fastback and estate, currently is 43 per cent of the total market, in Western Europe, it is about 37 per cent. By the year 2020, experts estimate the market for compact cars in Western Europe to grow by almost 15 per cent in volume, with growth reaching as much as 75 per cent in Eastern Europe. Within this class, saloons have a share of around 42 per cent. Industry experts estimate the number of cars of this type sold worldwide will rise by about 50 per cent by the year 2020.
The car will be launched successively on European markets from autumn of this year. First will be customers in the Czech Republic, where the car will be available from early October 2012. Next will be Germany from mid-October 2012 and other European markets from late 2012. Market launch of the ?koda Rapid will continue in Europe in early 2013. The ?koda Rapid will be produced at ?koda's main plant in Mlad? Boleslav (Czech Republic).
The ?koda Rapid will also play an outstanding role in securing ?koda's further growth in China. From 2013, a Chinese variant built by Shanghai Volkswagen will be available, making the Rapid the fifth ?koda model line to be sold in China after the Fabia, Octavia, Superb and Yeti (?koda's SUV will also launch in China in 2013), further bolstering the brand's growth in China.
Customers
In marketing the Rapid, ?koda is mainly targeting families wanting a practical, roomy and safe car at an affordable price. "The Rapid is a car for the whole family in ?koda's accustomed quality and with a large boot," says marketing chief J?rgen Stackmann.
Largest model in company's history
The new Rapid is another model that is a part of the largest worldwide model offensive in the history of ?koda. In the years to come, the company will be introducing a new model every six months on average, the aim being to raise worldwide sales to 1.5 million units by 2018. In pursuing this aim, the company is betting even more strongly on international growth markets such as Russia, India and China. "Today, we are selling 60 per cent of our cars in Europe and 40 per cent in the growth markets. We expect this proportion to reverse by 2018," says Winfried Vahland.
Source: http://automotivesreview.blogspot.com/2012/09/skoda-rapid-2013.html
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Replacement hardware policy - Web Hosting Talk
We have multiple dedicated servers but after some years of use disks started failing.
Our provider (100Tb) changes failing disks. In fact data center changes these (Softlayer) as 100Tb forwards them the requests, as we have the servers in Softlayer facilities.
Problem we encountered was that provider changed old failing disks with other old failing disks. This is the 3rd time we received old failing hardware as replacement but we checked and got it replaced.
Recovering data and restoring involves a lot of hassle.
Currently 2 of our servers are offline and clients are complaining.
One disk was just changed 1-2 months ago but the "new" one was also a bad one. Now we have to move data again to another drive.
We check every time for SMART errors because we always seem to get failing drives. Now we got 2 drives that are old (13 000 / 7 000 power on hours) but at least these don't show smart errors.
Do you have experience with other data centers?
Does anyone guarantee replacement with new hardware that is... new?
PS: If you want to check your disk stats on centos and don't know how:
yum install smartmontools (installs tool if you don't have it)
smartctl -A /dev/sda (shows under RAW VALUE stats like Power_On_Hours; and errors that show disk is failing Raw_Read_Error_Rate, Current_Pending_Sector, Reallocated_Event_Count ).
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Iran: New Drone Can Cover Much Of Region
Type: Military (U.S.) Description: Boeing's stealth Phantom Ray took to the skies for the first time in April 2011. According to Boeing, the Phantom Ray can perform missions such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, suppression of enemy air defenses, and electronic attack. Potential Deployment: Unknown. This is a "demonstrator" so there will likely be a future variation of the Ray.
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/iran-new-drone_n_1910738.html
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Allowing FDI in India will help take growth forward: CII President
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Swiss railway weighs challenge to Apple over trademark clock
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Defending graffiti, and debating Egypt's future
A veiled Egyptian woman walks past newly painted graffiti that reads in Arabic "erase more," on a wall that was whitewashed during a cleanup campaign to erase old murals, in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Graffiti artists are repainting the walls in Mohammed Mahmoud Street, off Tahrir square, soon after municipal workers have whitewashed over a mural depicting the faces of victims of police brutality and violence over the past two years. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
A veiled Egyptian woman walks past newly painted graffiti that reads in Arabic "erase more," on a wall that was whitewashed during a cleanup campaign to erase old murals, in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Graffiti artists are repainting the walls in Mohammed Mahmoud Street, off Tahrir square, soon after municipal workers have whitewashed over a mural depicting the faces of victims of police brutality and violence over the past two years. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
This combo image of two photos taken in the same location; on March 22, 2012, above, an Egyptian couple walks by a mural depicting military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi on the left side of the face and ousted president Mubarak, right side with Arabic that reads, "who assigned you did not die, No for gas export to Israel, the revolution continues", top; a veiled Egyptian woman walks past a wall that was newly whitewashed during a cleanup campaign to erase old murals, in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Graffiti artists are repainting the walls in Mohammed Mahmoud Street, off Tahrir square, soon after municipal workers have whitewashed over a mural depicting the faces of victims of police brutality and violence over the past two years. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)
An Egyptian man walks past newly painted graffiti that reads in Arabic "glory for the martyrs," on a wall that was whitewashed during a cleanup campaign to erase old murals, in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Graffiti artists are repainting the walls in Mohammed Mahmoud Street, off Tahrir square, soon after municipal workers have whitewashed over a mural depicting the faces of victims of police brutality and violence over the past two years. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
CAIRO (AP) ? Under cover of darkness, a few municipality workers quietly began to paint over an icon of Egypt's revolution: a giant, elaborate public mural on the street that saw some of the most violent clashes between protesters and police over the past two years.
The mural, stretching three blocks along a wall off Cairo's Tahrir Square, has been a sort of open-air museum of the history of the revolution and its goals ? with "martyr" portraits of slain protesters, graffiti, jokes, freedom slogans and pharaonic, Muslim, Christian and nationalist images to show Egypt's mixed heritage and a history of struggle.
Word of the whitewash quickly got out. A number of progressive, young revolutionaries showed up to defend the murals. In the dead of night, they began to film the workers as they painted under the guard of police, hoping to embarrass them. They talked with the painters about what the murals meant.
The scene on Mohammed Mahmoud Street in the early hours Wednesday was a small but telling counterpoint to last week's angry protests at the U.S. Embassy, led by ultraconservative Islamists protesting an anti-Islam film. Those protests took place only a few blocks away on another street off Tahrir.
Together, the scenes point to the competition over the identity of the new Egypt, over what the country stands for now and what can be expressed.
The mix of largely secular activists who launched the revolt against longtime leader Hosni Mubarak last year say the "revolution" is still continuing, until the country breaks with its authoritarian past and brings freedoms and economic justice.
The Islamists, who rode to power after Mubarak's ouster, have their own vision for Egypt, which they say should adhere to an "Islamic identity" as they define it and preserve traditions.
The government says it has launched a campaign to beautify Tahrir Square, the center of anti-Mubarak protests. But activists saw it as a government attempt to blot out the calls for continued revolution and to assert that a new and stable system is now in place, under elected Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
"They are erasing history," Gamal Abdel-Nasser, the father of a 19-year old killed during the early days of anti-Mubarak protests, said as he stood at the mural street. "This is not my government. It doesn't represent me."
And for some, repainting the wall just underlined the feeling that the Islamists have snatched the prizes of the revolution.
"This is not about the wall. It is about everything happening in Egypt," said Nazly Hussein, one of the first to arrive at the scene to protest the paint job with a camera, live streaming the workers as they covered murals. "It is about territory they took away from us."
The anti-film protests, she said, showed how under Morsi's three-month-old rule progressives were still having to fight for basic issues like freedom of expression. She pointed to government crackdowns on strikes and the recent sentencing of a Coptic Christian to six years in prison for insulting the Prophet Muhammad and President Morsi. Still unaddressed are bigger goals of the revolution.
"This is about lowering our ceiling. Our real battle is about freedom. Now we are fighting about the right to insult the president or not," she said. "All those on the wall died for bread, freedom and social justice," she said, referring to the martyr portraits.
After the intervention by activists, the municipal workers stopped the whitewashing at daybreak with only half the mural painted over. Graffiti artists moved in to start putting new images on the now white walls. By late Wednesday night, the municipal workers hadn't returned to finish their job, amid a media uproar over the mural erasure.
The first drawing to go up was a portrait of a young man sticking his green tongue as a taunt. "Do it again! Erase, you cowardly regime," was written beneath it.
Graffiti artist Ahmed Nadi painted a new caricature of Morsi, smiling smugly, with the words, "Happy now, Morsi?"
Ali Saleh, a 53-year old security guard at a nearby school, said the murals must stay as a reminder to authorities of the mistakes they committed.
"If we give up the graffiti, this would be the first nail in the coffin," he said. "We are in for a worse dictatorship than Mubarak's."
The sense of progressives that the wall is their territory is deepened by its location. Mohammed Mahmoud Street saw dozens killed late last year and early this year as security forces repeatedly tried to crush youth protesting against police brutality and the military rule that followed Mubarak's fall. Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists refused to join the protests.
Several of the activists accused the government and other Islamists of focusing on anger over the film to distract from the lack of real change since Egypt's first free election over the summer brought Morsi to power.
"Is this what will take Egypt forward now? Erasing the graffiti?" a school student in his teens shouted as the artists began to refill the wall with images.
"So long as we can't talk freely in this country, we still need walls to paint and songs to write," said Amr, an 18-year old commerce university student, refusing to give his last name because of security officers who remained nearby.
"We are trying to be free. They don't want us to go down this road. They don't want a thinking people."
Many Egyptians, however, say they just want stability after more than 20 months of turmoil. Some residents of the Mohammed Mahmoud area were happy to see the murals go, ending a reminder of the battles on their doorstep.
"This is ugly," said Nour Nagati, referring to the graffiti of a man with his tongue out. "Paint me a flower, paint me a tree. This is a symbol of stability. But this provocation will only perpetuate provocation."
Another resident in the area, who says he lived in Germany for 20 years and is an agricultural engineer, objected to the new graffiti artists over the words "cowardly regime" they had just scrawled on the wall.
"Why should I wake up and find this profanity scribbled on the walls. I am Egyptian. This is not my culture. This is only for the Westerners," said the man, who wore the small beard of a conservative Muslim. He refused to give his name.
But the lines are not black and white in Egypt: Age can be as much a factor as ideology. A younger man in his 30s with the even longer beard of an ultraconservative Islamist interjected and defended the murals.
"Why the distinction between West and East when it comes to freedom of expression? There is no doubt that whoever represses and breaks up protests is a coward."
The engineer looked at him in surprise, thrown by the idea of an ultraconservative defending graffiti.
"You're mixing everything up!" he cried.
Abdel-Karim Abu Bakr, a passer-by, said the time for using the walls for protest was over.
"We had a revolution, we changed the regime. Let's calm down ... We can't have a revolution every day."
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
From words to deeds: Why election matters
When you vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney in November, you'll be voting for more than a president. You'll be casting a ballot for and against a checklist of policies that touch your life and shape the country you live in.
It can be hard to see, through the fog of negative ads, sound-bite zingers and assorted other campaign nasties, that the election is a contest of actual ideas. But it is always so. A candidate's words connect to deeds in office.
Roll back to 2008. Obama was the presidential candidate who promised to get the country on a path to health insurance for all. He delivered. If you haven't noticed one way or another, you soon will.
And back to 2000. George W. Bush ran on a platform of big tax cuts. That's precisely what the country got. A decade later, taxes are lower than they otherwise would have been.
That's not to say you can count on Romney's checklist or Obama's to come into full being. You sure can't.
By nature and necessity, the presidency is in large part a creature of compromise and improvisation. The unforeseen happens (the terrorist attacks), or circumstances change (the December 2007-June 2009 recession), or things that the candidate sets out to do run into a buzz saw in Congress (way too many examples to mention). That's why promises are broken, priorities shift and intentions get swept away by the fistful.
Even so, you get what you vote for, probably about as often as not. And a lot of what you get, you will feel in a personal way, for better or worse, no matter how distant Washington seems from your world.
The wars called away people in your orbit, if not in your family. The spending that each candidate wants to do ? Romney vows military expansion, Obama would put more into education, for starters ? is bound to benefit many livelihoods in some fashion, at the risk of even deeper national debt. And read their fine print: Medicare won't be the same in the years ahead. Perhaps not Social Security, either. (There's that national debt, after all)
Across the spectrum of issues, Obama and Romney have drawn contrasts and telegraphed divergent ways for the nation to go.
You can't believe everything you hear. But you can believe enough to know that Tuesday, Nov. 6, is a true day of decision.
In this series, Associated Press writers who cover subjects at stake in the election look at the positions of the candidates, the underlying issues ? and why it matters.
EDITOR'S NOTE _ An introduction to The Associated Press' "Why It Matters" series, which explores top issues confronting the nation in this presidential campaign season and their impact on Americans.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/words-deeds-why-election-matters-182002929--election.html
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Saturday, September 8, 2012
Gravitas Ventures and Variance Films pick up "Hunky Dory"
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Friday, September 7, 2012
JProskowGlobal: Ruby:" did you not think it was reckless to ignore the speaker?" Ford: "I dont want to get into the relationship I had with the prev spkr"
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FHA Financing For Condominiums | Ann Arbor Homes and Real ...
If you own a condominium in Washtenaw County, and the average sales price in your complex is under $357,000, you and could greatly benefit from having your complex FHA approved.?
In recent years, associations have let their FHA approvals lapse, thereby eliminating a large number of potential buyers.? In Washtenaw County, about 30% of all sales are FHA financed.? That percentage increases as the price point decreases.
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Generally speaking, the minimum down payment requirement for an attached condominium unit is 10%.? If the unit is located within an FHA approved complex, the down payment is reduced to 3.5%, opening the door to a larger number of potential buyers.
Because of ongoing economic uncertainty, most borrowers are using less of their resources when purchasing their new home, holding on to cash reserves and investment portfolios.? All things considered, they are probably making a wise choice.?
If your complex is approved, and your association does not renew the approval every two years, it will expire and fall off the FHA approved list.? Renewing an existing certification requires less documentation than requesting a new approval, however, each process is quite simple and, once all of the required documents are submitted to FHA, approvals can be issued within 2 -3 weeks.?
To find out if your complex is on the FHA approved list, go to the HUD website and enter your state and zip code.? This service is available from 8am ? 10pm EST Monday ? Friday.? If your complex?s approval has expired, or is nearing s expiration date, contact your association.?
You can also visit the HUD website to access the ?Condominium Project Approval and Processing Guide?. This publication is quite user friendly and provides an overview of the re-certification process on pages 40? 41.?
If your association is interested in obtaining an FHA project approval, or in renewing an existing certification, New American Mortgage has a condominium department ready to assist you!? Please contact us!
Source: http://blog.piperpartners.com/2012/09/fha-financing-for-condominiums.html
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
The Power of Subtraction - Anthony Tjan - Harvard Business Review
"Less is more," the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe liked to say. You may or may not agree with this as a philosophy of architecture and design. But in the world of business it can be a remarkably effective approach. I owe this insight to my friend Richard Saul Wurman, the founder of the TED conferences. In a recent conversation, we discussed the power of subtraction as it applies to innovation. By removing things one creates self-imposed constraints, but also clarity and a cleaner context for inspired innovation.
What sticks with me most about the conversation is the simple pragmatism and prescriptive nature of the word itself ? subtraction. How much more direct can you get than to say you need to subtract something? In business, we often dance around the subject by using MBA-speak like "focus," "alignment," or "prioritization." These words imply the need to edit, clarify, and rethink, but aren't as direct as asking someone to subtract.
Here are five "laws of subtraction" for business leaders to consider:
1. Subtract Your Priorities. In an earlier post I described the critical CEO best practice of writing an annual letter to the board outlining one's top priorities. When CEO priorities are codified, it provides a recurring reference source for the board and employees. Intellectual honesty around such a document enhances self-awareness and avoids priority drift and the "shiny ball syndrome" from which many of us as founders or CEOs suffer. For this practice to be effective, there can be no more than five priorities at any point in time. Most CEOs, though, gravitate toward ten top priorities, maybe even more. Subtract your way down to the top five ? or, even better, the top three. And avoid cheating by "bucketing" ten things into five categories! Each priority needs to be distinct and mutually exclusive.
2. Subtract Your Pitch Points. Countless sales pitches get ruined because a prospective buyer is overwhelmed by the choices presented, by sellers creating multiple choice. That's why you should subtract your three (or more) pitch points down to one core idea. Great pitches are "do it for me" stories rather than "do it yourself' or "choose your own adventure." Conviction comes from subtracting the peripheral and focusing on the most salient story. While I have always been taught to pitch or do presentations around three key points, it is easy to slip into focusing on three supporting points and lose the overarching big idea. Even worse than getting lost in three supporting points is trying to pitch three distinct ideas. Subtract down to one. On a related note, be cautious of the amount of material (PowerPoint slides, documents, etc.) you use. There's a propensity to add materials rather than subtract. One of the most successful meetings I have had came after I recast a 35-page deck to a one pager during an overseas flight to share with the client upon landing. A simple story that repeats a consistent theme is better than a truckload of documents and demos. Subtract and seduce around a single idea.
3. Subtract Your People. Jack Welch had it right: you should continually subtract out the bottom 10% of your team. Subpar performers drag down an organization. As the saying goes ? A's attracts A's while B's attract C's. Not everyone can be an A player, and you owe it to those who are to regularly prune out the bottom. Setting the expectation with your employee base that you will be regularly evaluating and taking out weaker folks and promoting stronger ones is the foundation for a performance-driven organization and strong people culture. As long as there is a good review and development process (e.g. objective and regular), people will respect and embrace what may at first feel a little cold and Darwinian.
4. Subtract Your Customers. It is not only employees that need regular evaluation and subtraction, but also your customers. Be willing to fire the laggards, regularly subtracting out the least valuable 5% of your customers. It is a fallacy that you need to keep all your customers because many of the small customers will become large ones. Look at your data to see if that has really occurred. What you are more likely to find is a stubbornly consistent 5% of your customers who buy in small volumes and require higher maintenance as a cohort than other groups. You want to give the most time, energy, and service to those who will provide the greatest long-term reward and loyalty. This means realizing that just because you can sell something to someone today does not mean that you should.
5. Subtract Your Baggage. Finally, on a lighter note (literally), subtract one-third of the stuff you think you need to pack for any given trip. I once read that you should pack in the following way: lay out everything you need on a bed and take half of it. I have never been able to quite manage that, but subtracting out a third works for me. Business travel is strenuous, so travel light, and efficiently. Further, being forced to edit in advance has helped me make better choices on what pieces of clothing work best for a meeting or event. Who knew that subtraction could help so much with your sartorial suaveness?
Through the power of subtraction, the above five "laws" can drive more focused effectiveness and success. And if it is too hard to remember the specific examples above, just remember this: when in doubt, subtract.
Source: http://blogs.hbr.org/tjan/2012/09/the-power-of-subtraction.html
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
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Monday, September 3, 2012
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You know what sucks?? Really looking to desire to something and looking to be that thing, yet making absolutely no headway within your attempts.? Its broken dreams, its lost idea of oneself, its the rather thing that pushes someone into becoming an ?associate? for silly operations like Amway.? Unfortunately which is wherever I will be during my life.
Whatever wish to be, yet have thusfar mustered total failure, is often a convention guy.? I wish to visit conventions.? I?ve my first choices, but would settle for any kind of kind.? I believe as certain that either the Democratic National Converntion or Republican version would off someone unprecedented opportunities to party.? I needed a major phase inside my first year while attending college where I salivated at the idea of rocking a Kiss convention.? But, the main convention that tempted my wildest dreams would have been a Star Trek Convention.? I am able to?t even imagine how insane the after parties can be.
It is this personal historical fact that prevents me from completely trashing internet business, advertising and networking conventions.? Although, these types of guys are probably pretty depressing to be with for 52 weeks of the season, I merely employ a feeling they?d then come anything come convention week.? Unlike a Start Trek convention the place that the people you?d be watching sunlight put together may possibly inherently real cool people, in places you?re laughing with them; the online advertisers could most certainly supply ample amounts of material to ridicule.
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Sunday, September 2, 2012
Sony VAIO Tap 20: Specs and Review of All-in-One PC | Ready2beat.com
Sony unveiled a new Family Touch PC named the VAIO Tap 20 at the IFA event. The device will feature an exclusive stand, so that the users can adjust the device in different positions such as upright and lay-flat. When laid flat, the Tap 20 looks like a tablet and while standing upright it looks like a desktop. The stand is quite heavy and the users will have to put a lot of effort to shift the device from desktop to tablet mode. VAIO Tap 20 will run on Windows 8 OS. With the arrival of Windows 8, the manufacturers are coming up with their latest and innovative ways to make use of the touch capabilities offered by the new operating system.
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VAIO Tap 20 is a portable multi-touch PC, which looks more like a tablet. The device will also have a keyboard and mouse. It will sport a large display screen of 20 inch with a resolution of 1600 ? 900 pixels. For better picture enhancement, the device will feature Sony?s Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 that gives normal movie viewing with fluid on-screen movement. It will also have the OneTouch feature that will let the device pair with other Sony NFC products just by tapping them jointly.
Tap 20 will receive the Sony?s ClearAudio+ feature, which will allow the users to enjoy the audio quality clearly. The device will have a white plastic finish, a trademark VAIO and rounded corners on the rear to make it look more stylish. There is a Gigabit Ethernet, a multi-format card reader and two USB 3.0 ports around the edges of the device. The RAM option of Tap 20 will include 4GB and 8GB configurations along with a 750GB or 1TB HDD. The connectivity features of the device includes Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0 connectivity, WiFi and a built in web cam.
Sony VAIO Tap 20 will have a 1.3 megapixel camera on the front for web conferences and video calls. The device will sport Intel?s Core processors either in i5-3317U, i7-3517U and i3-3217U versions. Intel HD 4000 graphics will give the users a better gaming experience. There is no word regarding the battery of the device. The users will be able to access the themed radio channels and numerous songs through Sony Entertainment Network?s Music Unlimited service.
Sony?s S-Force Front Surround 3D technology will ensure a dynamic room-filling soundtrack while playing games or watching movies. The family paint app will permit two users to draw sketch and paint at the same time. There is a friendly calendar that will allow the family members to stick and scribble notes. Sony has not yet announced the pricing of the device. It is anticipated that the Tap 20 will be available in the month of October.
Key specifications:
- Operating system: Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U, Intel Core? i5-3317U or Intel Core i3-3217U Processor
- Screen: 50.8cm (20?) VAIO Display Plus (1600?900) with wide (16:9) aspect ratio;10-point multi-touch screen
- Memory: 4GB to 8GB DDR3L 1600MHz SDRAM
- Dimensions Approx: 504 mm x 187 mm x 304 mm ?Minimum tilt angle?504 mm x 312mm x 45 mm ?Maximum tilt angle?
- Picture enhancement feature: Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
- Weight Approx: 5.2 kg (including battery)
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Drive: 750GB or 1TB HDD 5400rpm
- Connectivity: WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n; Bluetooth Ver. 4.0 + HS; Ethernet (1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T x 1); USB 3.0 (x1), USB 3.0 with USB charge (x1)
Source: http://ready2beat.com/technology/electronics/sony-vaio-tap-20-specs-and-review-all-one-pc
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Saturday, September 1, 2012
Spotted at IFA: The ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700KL 4G LTE
When we got our first look at the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity back at Mobile World Congress, we were promised a 4G LTE version to go alongside the Wifi-only tablet, and today at IFA 2012, we got our first look at the 4G-powered Infinity at the Vodafone booth.
On the outside, there's little to separate the 4G LTE version from its cheaper Wifi-only sibling -- same design, same connectors, same delicious full HD 1080p IPS screen. Interestingly, although the original Infinity's been upgraded to Jelly Bean, the pre-release TF700KL on the show floor was still rocking Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich.
The internals have been switched around a bit too -- instead of the quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 CPU in the Wifi version, the LTE model features a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4. As we've seen in other devices, this doesn't make a huge difference -- the 4G Infinity is just as nippy as the vanilla TF700.
The big difference here is connectivity -- 4G LTE support enables super-fast speeds on-the-go, and testing the Transformer Pad Infinity TF700KL at Vodafone's booth, we averaged around 50Mbps down and 10Mbps up, though in some cases transfer speeds reached as high as 80Mbps down and 35Mbps up. That's probably a long way off what you'll see on real-world 4G networks, though it certainly does highlight the potential of the technology. That technology comes with a hefty price tag, though, as the TF700KL will cost a whopping €819.90 when it launches in Germany.
We've got a few more photos of the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700KL 4G LTE after the break.
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