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Upstate, private company announce plans to redevelop Kennedy Square in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Upstate Medical University and COR Development Company LLC will collaborate on the redevelopment of 10 acres of Kennedy Square, New York Lt. Governor Robert Duffy announced during a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday, Dec. 1 in Syracuse.
As part of the redevelopment, Kennedy Square will be renamed Loguen's Crossing in a tribute to the Rev. Jermain Loguen and his family, who lived nearby on E. Genesee Street. Loguen's home was part of the Underground Railroad and his daughter Sarah became one of the first African American women physicians in the United States, when she earned her medical degree in the 1876 from what is now Upstate Medical University.
"The Syracuse community has shown its resolve and demonstrated the leadership necessary to take the Loguen's Crossing project from concept to reality," said Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy. "The success of this project will be a real victory for the local economy and a clear sign New York is open for business."
The redevelopment of Kennedy Square will involve 10 acres of land adjacent to the Central New York Biotechnology Research Center (CNYBRC), a $22 million project between Upstate and the State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry that is currently under construction.
"We are pleased to partner with COR Development Company on this transformative project for Syracuse," said Upstate President David R. Smith, M.D. "This public private partnership will showcase how working together we can create new opportunities for economic development."
Steve Aiello, president of COR Development, said: "COR Development is proud to join with SUNY Upstate on this public-private partnership as we work together to create jobs here in Syracuse and revitalize our community. I thank the State of New York for its commitment in helping us take the next step toward realizing our vision at Loguen's Crossing."
State Sen. David Valesky applauded today's announcement. "Continued progress toward the development of Kennedy Square is good news for the community, and I am pleased to see a spirit of cooperation for the benefit of the neighborhood, the city and the region."
State Sen. John DeFrancisco said the project's benefits are many. "It is very exciting to see this public private partnership take place in Syracuse," he said. "Not only will it stimulate Central New York's economy, it also will rehabilitate part of the city, and recognize the Loguen's contributions to history."
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner thank state leaders for their support of the project. "I would like to thank the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor for their continued support of our region's economic development priorities," said Syracuse Mayor Stephanie A. Miner. "It is fitting that Kennedy Square will be renamed Loguen's Crossing as we celebrate our community's rich and unique history while looking ahead to a brighter future."
Development plans for Loguen's Crossing are still being discussed. Upstate officials will provide updates on plans to representatives from the city and county, CenterStateCEO and various neighborhood groups. Upstate officials have said the site will likely be a mix of residential, retail, office and educational space. Upstate already has plans to build an office complex at the site. The complex would allow Upstate to reduce significantly the amount of space it leases for various offices.
A recent Columbia University study said the redevelopment project is expected in the short term to have a $465 million economic impact with close to 7,000 temporary jobs. In the long term, the project anticipates a close to $200 million annual economic impact with the creation of more than 3,000 permanent jobs.
Smith said COR is a responsive local development company that brings with it a record of success. "COR projects have put people to work, provided new beginnings for small businesses and comfortable, safe and secure housing for families," he said.
COR has developed approximately 5 million square feet of commercial real estate projects throughout upstate New York, including both retail and commercial/office space, most notably the Towne Center in Fayetteville, two COR centers in Clay, Collamer Crossings Business Park in the Dewitt and a 50-unit affordable townhome project, Maple Heights, in Syracuse. In addition, COR expects to begin construction on a 300-unit apartment in Watertown this spring.
Officials say the redevelopment of this site provides Syracuse with a new opportunity to recognize its rich history, by paying tribute to the Loguen family, who lived nearby on East Genesee Street. Using his home at the corner of Pine and East Genesee streets, the Rev. Jermain Loguen is estimated to have helped more than 1,500 people escape from slavery. Daughter Sarah was one of the first African American women physicians in the United States, earning her medical degree in 1876 from what is today Upstate Medical University. Another daughter, Helen Amelia Loguen--wife of Frederick Douglass' son, Charles--was a teacher and advocate for increasing access to education for all.
While work on Loguen's Crossing begins, Upstate continues construction on the CNYBRC and expects to have it completed by June 2012. The 60,000 square-foot facility will house biotechnology, educational and research programs.
Kennedy Square is located north of Upstate's campus, bordered by E. Fayette Street on the south, Forman Avenue on the west, E. Water Street to the north and S. Crouse Ave. to the east.
Upstate acquired the property from the Empire State Development Corp. in 2008.
Caption: New York Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy announces the partnership between Upstate Medical University and COR Development Company that will redevelop nine acres of Kennedy Square into Loguen's Crossing. Duffy made the announcement at a press conference Dec. 1 at Kennedy Square in Syracuse.
Written by Darryl Geddes
Published on Thursday, December 1, 2011
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Will Others Respect Precedent Set in the Philippines' Case?
By Yann-huei Song | March 24, 2016
International Law, Philippines, South China Sea
On March 1, Representative Joe Courtney introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives calling upon the U.S. Senate to ratify the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The resolution affirms that it is in the U.S. national interest to become a party to the convention. It recommends the ratification of UNCLOS remain a top administration priority because the treaty has received bipartisan support from every president since 1994, and its importance has been underscored by the strategic challenges the United States faces in the Asia-Pacific region, especially in the South China Sea.
Meanwhile the United States remains bound by the customary international law underpinning UNCLOS, including Article 121 of the treaty regarding the status and entitlements of islands. And along with Australia, the European Union, and others, the United States is urging China to respect the forthcoming ruling by the tribunal established under the rules of UNCLOS to decide Manila's case against Beijing's South China Sea claims—a ruling that is expected to be favorable for the Philippines. At a press conference following the U.S.-ASEAN Summit held last month in Sunnylands, California, President Barack Obama said that the parties to UNCLOS are obligated to respect and abide by the ruling.
But that ruling could set a precedent affecting the claims of several of the nations that are calling on China to abide by it. For instance, Australia, Brazil, France, Japan, and the United States all make expansive maritime claims from remote islets that are not dissimilar in size or habitability to some of the Spratly Islands that the Philippines insists are legally rocks, not islands. If the tribunal rules that those features in the South China Sea are indeed rocks and therefore cannot generate a 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or continental shelf in accordance with Article 121 of UNCLOS, all states should face pressure to abide by the precedent set. That means that McDonald Island (Australia), Clipperton Island (France), Saint Peter and Paul Rocks (Brazil), Okinotorishima (Japan), and Howland Island, Baker Island, and Kingman Reef (the United States) should generate only 12-nautical-mile territorial seas, not EEZs or continental shelves as their owners currently claim.
If the tribunal decides that the land features in question in the Spratlys, particularly Itu Aba (Taiping Island), are "rocks" under Article 121(3) of UNCLOS, should the United States take the award into account and bring its own maritime claims into conformity with the ruling? Howland Island, Baker Island, and Kingman Reef in the Pacific Ocean constitute part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. They contain no fresh water, no agricultural soil, and no permanent population. They measure 0.69 square miles, 0.46 square miles, and 0.004 square miles, respectively. In other words, they are clearly less able than Itu Aba to "sustain human habitation" or "economic life" as required of an island under Article 121(3).
The U.S. government has not made public its position on Article 121(3) and maritime zones generated by uninhabited islands, but its leading decisionmakers on topics related to the law of the sea have consistently asserted that the United States is entitled to claim an EEZ around all its possessions, whether inhabited or not, without regard to size or location.
At the 1986 annual meeting of the Law of the Sea Institute in Miami, Florida, the State Department's assistant legal adviser for oceans, international environmental, and scientific affairs David Colson said, "The United States had concluded that all islands should have the same capacity to generate EEZs, whether they are inhabited or not, and that isolated or awkwardly located islands should not be viewed as 'special circumstances' or geographical anomalies in determining extended maritime boundaries." He also said, "We decided that any piece of real estate could fit under the definition of an island, and we made the decision based upon what areas had United States territorial seas drawn around them."
Professor Jon Van Dyke interpreted this U.S. position as meaning "any insular feature that can generate a territorial sea can also generate an EEZ. Under this view, there are no 'rocks' that meet the criteria of article 121(3) of being unable to 'sustain human habitation or economic life of their own.'" The effect of this U.S. position "is to expand the areas of the ocean where the living and nonliving resources can be claimed by one nation to the exclusion of all others, thus reducing the resources that remain to be shared as the 'common heritage' for all humankind," according to Van Dyke.
If this is indeed the official U.S. position, and if the tribunal decides in Manila's favor regarding the legal status of features in the Spratlys, then in order to respect that precedent the U.S. government will need to consider changing or abandoning its claim to 200 EEZs and continental shelves from its remote Pacific islands. It should be hoped that other states, including Australia and Japan, also take the tribunal's decisions into account and bring their maritime claims and conduct into conformity with UNCLOS if necessary.
About Yann-huei Song
Yann-huei Song is a research fellow in the Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. He has broad academic interests covering ocean law and policy studies, maritime security, and disputes in the East and South China Seas.
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Asia-Pacific job losses during pandemic estimated at over 81M
Posted by wefilipinosinc on December 16, 2020 0 Comments
THE International Labor Organization (ILO) said over 81 million jobs were lost in the Asia-Pacific region as countries struggled to maintain employment levels during the pandemic.
The ILO said Wednesday in its report, Asia–Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2020: Navigating the crisis towards a human-centred future of work that the unemployment rate in the region could rise to 5.2-5.7% in 2020 from 4.4% in 2019.
"Using available Labor Force Survey data and additional input data in a nowcasting model, the report estimates a resulting jobs gap in 2020 at the regional level of 81 million as a result of the crisis," the ILO said.
The working hours lost metric — an indicator of workers who idled or relegated to part-time employment — also remained weak this year, falling 15.2% in the second quarter and 10.7% in the third quarter.
The ILO said the hours lost in the second quarter was equivalent to 265 million full-time jobs.
Income also deteriorated in the region, the ILO said, noting: "With fewer paid hours of work, median incomes are falling. Overall, labor income is estimated to have fallen by as much as 10% in the Asia–Pacific region in the first three quarters of 2020, equivalent to a 3% loss in gross domestic product."
ILO Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Chihoko Asada Miyakawa said in a statement that the region continued to struggle in terms of addressing the immediate needs of workers.
"COVID-19 has inflicted a hammer-blow on the region's labor markets, one that few governments in the region stood ready to handle. Low levels of social security coverage and limited institutional capacity in many countries have made it difficult to help enterprises and workers back on their feet, a situation compounded when large numbers remain in the informal economy," she said.
In a phone interview with BusinessWorld on Wednesday, Employers Confederation of the Philippines President Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis, Jr. said the ILO's findings also reflected Philippine conditions. However, he added that things are "looking up" now that the economy is gradually reopening.
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REAL NAME: GrapeAppleSauce
NICKNAME: Sean
DOB: December 8, 1994
BIRTHPLACE: Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
BIRTH SIGN: Sagittarius
PROFESSION: YouTube Personality and Gamer
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INSTAGRAM: @grapeapplesauce
TWITTER: @grapeapplesauce
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The online alias of the American YouTube star known as Sean, who is better known as one of the most popular Minecraft commentators, Grapeapplesauce is an alias that he uses when he plays and uploads primarily Minecraft videos on various game modes such as Minecraft Skywars, Minecraft Murder Mystery, Minecraft Bed Wars, Minecraft Hunger Games, and Minecraft UHC. Grapeapplesauce is an alias that he uses when he plays and uploads primarily Minecraft videos on various game modes such as Grapeapplesauce is an alias that he uses when he plays and uploads videos of himself predominantly playing Minecraft on different game modes such as Creative, Survival, and more.
Grapeapplesauce is a person that exists in the real world and is also known by the name "Sean." In addition to being the proprietor of the CoveMC server, he is also listed on the rosters of the United Heroes Coalition (UHC) and the Cube Survival Multiplayer Project (Cube SMP). In addition to that, he is an active participant on the Vanilla SMP server that is dedicated to Cube. Grapeapplesauce, Huahwi, CreeperFarts, PrivateFearless, and Solrflare were among the initial members of the competitive player-versus-player (PvP) group that he founded and dubbed Team Flux.
He also recruited PrivateFearless. He came up with the idea for the squad. During that time period, Delfield was in charge of the team's operations as the manager. Both he and PrivateFearless, another member of Team Flux, competed in the "Hunger Games Tournament" as members of the team "Doy Doy," which ended up winning all three rounds of the Survival Games and taking first place overall in the tournament. PrivateFearless and he was both members of the "Doy Doy" team.
In addition to that, he is the three-time reigning champion of the Cube Ultimate Head-to-Head Championship. Even though Minecraft is the subject of the vast majority of the videos he uploads to his YouTube channel, he uses his Twitch channel to play a wide variety of other games and broadcast live broadcasts of himself playing them. Even though Minecraft is the subject of the vast majority of the videos he uploads to his YouTube channel, he uses his Twitch channel. In addition to that, he may sometimes offer updates on his life or channel in the vlogs that he does.
Grapeapplesauce signed up for a channel on the website YouTube, which allows users to share and view videos, on July 6, 2011. The corporation began posting episodes of the series "Minecraft Hardcore Survival" on August 28, 2012, the day after it first premiered. The second video game that he tried to play for the very first time was a first-person survival horror game called Slender: The Eight Pages. He was unsuccessful in his endeavor. Before he reached 18, he had already amassed a following consisting of 1100 subscribers, all of whom he thanked in a video blog post that he submitted to his channel and posted on his channel. In 2013, the year in which his newspaper first began to get regular subscribers, he was the first person to do so.
We had hoped that the internet would provide us with a greater amount of information on his educational history; but, it only provided us with a very limited amount of material to work with. Despite the several conversations that we have had with Sean, he has never once brought up the subject of his schooling. Given his age, it is reasonable to assume that he has successfully completed all of the prerequisite classes necessary to get his degree. To elaborate on what Grapeapplesauce has said, ever since he was a young child, he has had an interest in technical topics, and as a direct consequence of this interest, he has developed abilities in the relevant field. In addition to this interest, he has been interested in technical topics ever since he was a young child. He also liked skating. He is a well-known gamer on YouTube who is devoted to his profession and has a high degree of expertise in the field.
At the present time, he is not in a relationship with anybody and does not have a partner with whom he is cohabiting. It would appear that he is more interested in establishing a successful career as a gamer as opposed to cultivating a romantic relationship with another individual. When Danielle and Sean first started dating, they did not spend a lot of time together or get too close to one another. They initially communicated with one another through the use of the internet. In November of 2014, he even tweeted publicly about their relationship, which was an extreme step for him. In the tweet, he expressed gratitude to his family and friends for their support of both him and his girlfriend through this difficult time.
It is impossible to provide accurate physical measurements for Sean since there is no particular information available on either his height or his weight. This makes it tough to measure Sean. Because of this, it is hard to offer accurate measurements of Sean's physical characteristics. Grapeapplesauce has not made any of the personally identifiable information that he has shared with the public access on any of the social networking sites that are presently available. On the other hand, he has a sparse amount of black hair and eyes that are the same color as his hair. Both of his eyebrows are also dark.
They had only celebrated their first anniversary together in 2015 when they began to act distant from one another, which ultimately led to the end of their relationship. In 2015, Danielle said unequivocally that the love relationship between her and Sean had come to an end as a result of Sean's pursuit of other interests. The reason given for this conclusion was Sean's pursuit of other interests. The explanation provided was that Sean wanted to pursue other interests in his life. At the time that this article was written, Grapeapplesauce was not engaged in any previous romantic partnerships and had never been in a romantic relationship in the past.
In the past, he was employed by Dish TV as a sales representative for satellite dish subscriptions, and he was responsible for closing deals with customers. On the other hand, due to the hectic nature of his work schedule, he was unable to update his YouTube channel with new videos on a regular basis. As a direct result of this, on January 19, 2015, he made the decision to resign from his job so that he could focus only on his profession as a video producer for YouTube.
He said that this was the best decision for him. By the time the calendar year came to a close, he had established a following that consisted of 300 thousand of individuals. On January 2, 2016, he at long last published the room tour and setup video that his ardent supporters had been pleading with him to do for them for quite some time. Since that time, he has been making progress toward achieving his goal of paying his expenses by playing video games, and his channel on YouTube now has more than 551 thousand followers. In addition to that, he has introduced a collection of goods under the brand name "Grapeapplesauce," which consists of articles of apparel and many other accessories.
Grapeapplesauce used to play on the Hive server, however, they have now moved on to the Minecraft Survival Games server. In the past, Grapeapplesauce played on the Hive server. Grapeapplesauce, on the other hand, made the choice to play once again on the Hive server after seeing an increase in the number of hackers on the MCSG server. This decision was taken when Grapeapplesauce spotted the number of hackers on the MCSG server.
Since the second season, he has been participating in Cube Ultra Hardcore (also known as Cube UHC or Minecraft: Ultra Hardcore), and he has won each of the three seasons that he has participated in this competition both the record for the most unlucky and glitchy deaths in the game and the record for the most kills in player-versus-player combat are held by him. He has 47 kills, which is the record for the most kills in player-versus-player combat. When it comes to battle, he is a strong adversary.
He is one of only four UHC members to have won the most seasons overall with three victories, making him one of only three members to have won two seasons in a row, and he is one of only three members to have won two seasons in a row because he is one of the only three members to have won two seasons in a row (four, if YouTuber UHC wins are counted). Since the end of the year 2012, he has been the Cube member who holds the honor of having competed in Survival Games for the most total combined amount of time out of all of the other members of the group.
Grapeapplesauce is Sean's stage name, however, he was born on December 8, 1994, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Although he is better known by his stage name, Grapeapplesauce. Although he was raised in Alaska for most of his childhood, he is originally from Wyoming. His eight-year career as a cellist, which includes the time he spent studying and playing the instrument while he was still in high school, resulted in his holding the position of the first chair in his state during the whole of his professional playing career. His father has been featured in a number of his more recent videos, in which he identifies himself as "Grapeapplepops" and discusses how much he and his son enjoy playing Minecraft together. Longboarding and photography are two more hobbies that he likes to pursue in his free time when he has the opportunity.
Grapeapplesauce was in a relationship with a woman whose name was Danielle and who went by the Twitter handle "BustyUnicorns." Danielle was referred to as "BustyUnicorns" because of the fact that their relationship was conducted across vast distances. The internet was the medium via which Grapeapplesauce and Danielle had their first conversation with one another. In a tweet that he sent on November 27, 2014, he acknowledged that he and his girlfriend were dating and expressed gratitude to his family, friends, and followers for their support. He also praised his girlfriend for being his girlfriend.
In addition to that, he complimented his girlfriend on the fact that she was his girlfriend. Since that time, the two individuals have expressed their feelings of love for one another on Twitter on several occasions. These remarks have been presented in a variety of different formats. In March of 2015, on the occasion of their anniversary, not only did they rejoice with family and friends, but they also received good wishes from devoted followers. On the other hand, during the same month, people began to notice that they avoided discussing one other on Twitter, which led to rumors that the couple had broken up.
Later on, while she was responding to questions from fans, she said that the reason they had broken up was that he wanted different things. This was done when she was fielding questions from the audience. She was responding to queries that were posed by her devoted following. Soon after, in order to protect herself from hurtful remarks, she stopped going by the name "BustyUnicorns" and instead used the alias "LilBub." Grapeapplesauce allegedly dated an Australian YouTube gamer and fellow member of Cube, Bee ('HeyImBee'), for a short length of time in the past, according to Danielle. Bee is a member of Cube. On the other hand, it has been stated that she severed her connection with him in order to be with "Bayani," an additional YouTuber whose main interest is the game Minecraft. Cube is composed of Bee as a member.
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• The former commissioners' six-year term ended on February 19 and new officials have not been picked.
• The NLC is looking for ways to ensure building of the SGR proceeds uninterrupted even as a probe continues.
Former National Land Cmmission chairman Muhammad Swazuri.
The National Land Commission will review its systems to seal loopholes that have given the agency a bad name, acting CEO Kabale Tache has said.
She said yesterday they will focus on valuation, land administration, legal issues and records.
Tache spoke at Kenya School of Monetary studies where she presided over a two- day training for directors, deputy directors and county coordinators. NLC staff from the 47 counties are being trained on leadership, ethics and integrity.
She said the training is aimed at redeeming the commission's image, changing the culture and improving services.
The commission's image has been soiled by turf wars, infighting and corruption allegations. Former chairman Muhammad Swazuri is facing corruption charges. His team's six-year term ended on February 19 and new officials have not been picked.
Tache said the NLC has been linked to graft, but that may not be the true position. "The training is meant to instil professionalism in staff and also built a cohesive team," she said.
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission director Lucy Kinuthia is expected to take the NLC staff through leadership, ethics and integrity training.
Tache said former commissioners had approved several road and dam projects that are going on smoothly. However, she said building of some sections of the standard gauge railway have been stopped to pave the way for investigations.
"We separate policy and managerial matters. We may not handle policy matters but the management of the commission is running smoothly," she said.
Tache said they hope President Uhuru Kenyatta will nominate new commissioners soon.
Together with the Ministry of Lands, Tache said the NLC is looking for ways to ensure construction of the SGR proceeds uninterrupted even as a probe by the concerned agencies continues.
"This is a flagship project. We want to continue with the project and also allow investigative agencies such as the EACC and the Director of Public Prosecutions to carry on with investigations," she said.
The NLC manages public land on behalf of the national and county governments. Tache said the commission has given advisories on the national land policy formulation framework.
"We have also handed over the comprehensive framework of registration of titles throughout Kenya," she said.
Tache said the commission faces a number of challenges including understaffing, lack of space, inadequate transport and funds. She said they are engaging the Treasury for more funding.
"We have requested Sh128 million... we have been making that request since 2016 and it is our prayer they are going to get it. Once we receive the cash, it is going to ease some of the challenges,"she said.
Tache said the commission will work with the EACC, the office of DPP and the DCI as well as the Parliamentary Committee on Lands to end corruption in the land sector.


The Funhouse is the second of Tobe Hooper's films to make it to the UK video nasty list (the first being Eaten Alive - the film about the crocodile, not the Umberto Lenzi one about cannibals). It is unclear why this tale of carnival jollity made it on to a list of notorious horror movies that "tend to deprave or corrupt persons" as it is a slasher movie similar to many movies at the time that were not banished to this purgatory. It is light on gore and the sexual content extends no further than some exposed boobies and a deformed, cognitively impaired man in a Frankenstein's monster mask ejaculating prematurely at the hands of mature soothsaying prostitute. Actually this bizarre Frankie wanky would be the sole reason for the controversy if there was genuinely any. There is speculation that the reason for trying to ban this movie in the UK was a mistake and that the intended target was a film called Last House on Dead End Street (which was made a few years earlier and also known as The Fun House). Last House on Dead End Street is much more suited to the DPP list due to its subject matter but managed to slip under their radar.
Back in the early eighties, the arrival of the carnival in town is guaranteed to bring out the child in any teenager (nowadays abortions are a more popular way to achieve a similar goal) and there is nothing that an inner child enjoys more than an illegal overnight stay in the ghost train building with a small amount of marijuana. This is a fairly common setup for a horror movie and has been seen a few times since. What makes The Funhouse memorable is how it achieves that what is expected of a teen slasher movie while maintaining a darkness and sense of foreboding that many more recent slashers lack. The horror relies more on the situation combined with jump scares rather than just shocks and gore and, despite requiring a leap of faith in the believability department with regards to our deformed antagonist, manages to pull it off quite efficiently (like the mature soothsaying prostitute mentioned earlier). In 1981, the funhouse setting was not too overused and some of the subtleties of the set decoration combine to make a colourful yet menacing scenario.
The stalker slash slasher in this situation is simply credited as "The Monster". Initially he is hidden beneath an expressionless mask of Frankenstein's monster. The masked killer is a useful tool within the slasher genre and provides a sense of mystery to compliment any fear that may be lurking in the mind of the viewer. Unfortunately, in this case, a lot of this dread dissipates once the mask is removed. The "deformities" of the monster are quite excessive and were too ambitious to make him look like anything other than someone in another expressionless mask. Often slasher movie makers realise the limitations of their special effects and leave any unmasking until the end of the film, this delays the disappointment, by which time the audience has already enjoyed the on screen shenanigans. In The Funhouse, the monster is unmasked much earlier than any stereotypes have led horror fans to expect and this ends up detrimental to the film. The disappointment sets in too early and by the end of the film the bad guy just looks daft. The original mask and the viewer's imagination creates a bigger sense of fear but this is just a pedantic criticism.
The story execution is nothing groundbreaking. It is an emblematic slasher scenario supported by teenagers making stupid decisions, dysfunctional families and suggestions of the occult. The outcome is about as predictable as a game of rock-paper-scissors between Ben Grimm and Edward Scissorhands. After a slow start, Hooper manages to maintain the tension and the energy and this makes an entertaining horror movie out of a mediocre story that literally isn't over until the figurative fat lady sings. This came out in that small period of time when Tobe Hooper was at his peak, in a period padded by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist. Without his contribution and without the notoriety and publicity that video nasty controversy brings, this movie would have probably had little impact and would be relegated to the annals of obscurity by now.


Is vaping a cessation device for smokers? Or have new high-nicotine products merely offered smokers another device? Mike Drolet reports on the meteoric rise of vaping and the way it's being cleverly marketed.
Health Canada is proposing new restrictions on advertising vaping products and e-cigarettes to minors, citing concerns about the products' rising popularity among teens.
The proposed regulations, which have yet to be finalized, restrict advertising where youth might see it.
This means not allowing advertisements at points of sale where youth are allowed access — including online. It would also remove ads from public places like malls, billboards and public transit. Ads for vaping products wouldn't be allowed within 30 minutes of any television or radio show aimed at children or youth, and wouldn't be allowed in any publications, including social media platforms, that are aimed at youth.
Ads for vaping products would also have to include health warnings, whether or not the product includes nicotine.
According to a recent study conducted in 2016-17, 10 per cent of students in Grades 7 to 12 reported that they had used an e-cigarette in the past 30 days. This was an increase from the previous year.
Several provinces already restrict ads for vaping, according to Health Canada, but Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories do not.
"I am deeply concerned about recent reports that youth vaping is on the rise," said health minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor in a press release.
Given the regulatory process, some public health advocates aren't sure the restrictions will happen soon enough. "Regulations would take two years or more, especially given the upcoming federal elections," said Neil Collishaw, research director for Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada. He thinks that the government should introduce legislation instead. "Tens of thousands of more kids will become addicted to nicotine by the time new regulations will come into effect," he said.
Health Canada is taking public comments on the proposed regulations until March 22, 2019.


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Post-Pandemic E-Commerce Signals Refocus on Omnichannel Operations
By Jack M. Germain
October 10, 2022 1:29 PM PT
Is e-commerce declining or fitting in the post-pandemic world? The answer might well depend on how the limits of e-commerce are drawn in the "new normal" business world.
E-commerce boomed throughout the pandemic, giving a sharp pivot to a largely virtual world. This shift produced a 55% increase in online spending worth $1.7 trillion.
Now, after a couple of years of relying heavily on online-only operations, the e-commerce industry is at a crossroads, navigating consumer expectations of rapid delivery along with a return to in-person transactions, Ian Televik, vice president of marketing and CX at retail technology firm Fabric, predicted in a discussion with the E-Commerce Times.
With the world "returning to normal," we are beginning to see another shift, Televik notes, the decline of e-commerce. According to J.P. Morgan, U.S. e-commerce sales made up 13.2% of U.S. retail sales in 2021, down from 13.6% in 2020.
Shopify is also seeing its revenue growth slow as it lays off 10% of its workforce, noting that the pandemic e-commerce surge is a thing of the past. Even Amazon is holding a second Prime Day event to compensate for decreased online sales.
Mobile commerce platform firm Metropolis Technologies connects transportation, payments, and neighborhood commerce, helping people and businesses to transact in the physical world. Its CEO and co-founder Alex Israel argues that this is not a reflection of disillusion with e-commerce. Rather, it is a re-emergence of the fact that people commonly desire to connect with and shop within the communities where they live and work.
Different Views of What Lies Ahead
Metropolis sees healthy signs that e-commerce is integrating into daily routines not directly associated with online shopping.
"As people return to downtowns, they [bring] habits from e-commerce picked up during the pandemic. They expect their transactions to be quick, seamless, and touchless," Corey Owens, chief communications officer at Metropolis, told the E-Commerce Times.
However, he quipped, buying a pair of socks online is easier than paying for parking or a car wash. That led to a significant burst of interest in e-commerce-like systems for the built environment.
For example, Metropolis serves commercial real estate owners and operators with a touch-free, one-time sign-up payment system for their parking garages. It eliminates tickets, coins, or gates. Once you sign up, you just drive in and drive out, and our computer vision-powered system recognizes you and bills your credit card on file, he explained.
"Think of it as single sign-on for downtowns, like Shop Pay or Amazon Pay. Consumer interest in the seamlessness of e-commerce has exploded post-pandemic, with more than 2.3 million consumers using Metropolis to make e-commerce-like payments all over the country," Owens said to offer insight into how e-commerce is finding new outlets rather than shrinking in online shopping.
Fabric's Televik does not disagree, at least fully. He concurs a great deal of demand for e-commerce still exists. "But that demand has lessened since the initial sky-high surges seen at the start of the pandemic," he countered.
Balance Needed Going Forward
Companies will need to balance their e-commerce focus with the reality that customers likely tend to prefer an in-person shopping experience, according to Televik. Shopping in person is a social experience that people missed at the height of Covid-19.
"Because of the crossroads at which retailers find themselves, companies need to be prepared to operate their in-store operations in a way that can efficiently handle situations like hybrid orders that are placed online and picked up in-store," he said.
Shoppers are showing a trend of returning to in-person operations at the expense of online shopping. Consumers have returned to a more traditional in-store shopping experience, perhaps even more so than the industry expected, Televik added.
Many companies — including e-commerce giants like Amazon — overreacted to the pandemic and acquired vast amounts of expensive warehouse space as they expected online orders to dominate the market. That has put their operations in a bind.
"Arguably, the most important factor for companies now will be to maximize the space they already have to ensure it is efficient and generating revenue rather than sitting unused," he said.
How E-Commerce Fits Into a Post-Pandemic World
E-commerce is certainly not dead, Televik asserted, and will continue to be an essential part of consumer experience and retailers' operations.
"But as we slowly make our way out of the Covid-19 pandemic, e-commerce will work in tandem with traditional operations for an omnichannel experience rather than replacing them. Ultimately, people enjoy the experience of shopping where they want, when they want," he predicted.
E-commerce offers convenience for the post-pandemic world. But Televik observed that fulfillment technology, perhaps initially intended for e-commerce operations, will really benefit in-store operations to meet rising consumer demand.
At the end of the day, consumers want their products faster than ever. It does not matter if it is in-store or online. Consumers want to know the product they are looking at is available to purchase and available quickly.
Changing Times Cause Redefined Roles
Televik sees the changing economy's impact as a moving target. It is unclear whether businesses are now more inclined to use e-commerce as a supplement to physical stores or as an alternative.
He noted that difficult financial circumstances could contribute to trouble for the e-commerce industry, and inflation contributes to rising costs across a plethora of industries.
With prices rising for everything from groceries to apparel, brands also face higher carrier delivery fees, making e-commerce less appealing if purchasing items in-store or elsewhere is more affordable.
The pandemic prompted empty retail storefronts, but now traditional brick-and-mortar stores are re-emerging.
More than 4,000 stores have opened in the U.S. this year. Experts have indicated that the majority of retail business in the U.S. still happens in physical stores, according to Televik.
"This tells us that people are happy to return to in-person experiences, but labor shortages, rising prices, and other extenuating circumstances have made it so those physical stores have to get smarter to maximize efficiency," he offered.
Fluid, Co-Existing Channels
E-commerce is not a guaranteed option for all merchants, and no specific types of e-commerce are overtaking others.
It comes down to a brand's flexibility to offer the sales channel that its consumers want. The goal is to meet them where their consumers spend their time, Televik observed. That could mean buying directly from the Instagram mobile app or searching a brand's user app for product information before buying in-store.
"Underpinning all of this, though, is the need to have the inventory visibility to know exactly what is, and is not, available, and locating the inventory close to the consumer so they can receive it quickly," he said.
The future of retail in general — both in the e-commerce world and in-store operations — is all about efficient and intelligent operations. That should be a top priority for brands looking to succeed in the future of e-commerce, according to Televik.
The most significant trend Televik sees is the changing consumer expectation for fast and free shipping. Since the dominance of Amazon Prime, fast two-day shipping has become an industry-wide expectation.
An 80% majority of the biggest retailers offer that service, according to a report from Fabric. Some expectations are even more rapid than that, with 61% of consumers expecting free next-day shipping.
"This will change the landscape of the industry as 40% of the top 10 retailers already offer free next-day delivery compared to only 5% of retailers outside of the top 10. To stay competitive, customers will need to get their goods closer to their final destination to aid in making shipping faster and cost-effective," he concluded.
Jack M. Germain has been an ECT News Network reporter since 2003. His main areas of focus are enterprise IT, Linux and open-source technologies. He is an esteemed reviewer of Linux distros and other open-source software. In addition, Jack extensively covers business technology and privacy issues, as well as developments in e-commerce and consumer electronics. Email Jack.
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Because it is closer to a natural game of Spelunky, it is completely possible to get such achievements like Big Money, Low Scorer, or even Speedlunky! Casablanca is also available, but a bigger challenge is to rescue every damsel (totaling to eighteen damsels). I am not certain if Public Enemy is possible or not.
The twist to this map pack is that rather than dropping down every level for the exit, the exit is often found near the top of the level, and you will be essentially, ascending. Never will you need a specific item to advance, though they will assist you further. It's up to the player to decide whether they want an easier run or not.
Because of these above factors, the difficulty of this map pack can vary between somewhat easy, and very difficult, or somewhere between 3/10 and 8/10. But wait, there's more!
Inside of the ZIP folder, you may've noticed three additional XML files. These are variations onto the original map pack. You have a checkpoint edition, in case you were still struggling, even with the lack of rules, persay, and a challenge edition (checkpoint version highly recommended for this). While the normal game is all for fun and will only require high levels of skill if the player decides to put it upon themselves, this version will be a challenge no matter the circumstances. The levels are altered to overall make your ascension that much more difficult. These could be simple alterations, such as making that one jump just a little harder, or complex alterations, forcing you to rethink your path through the stage. Either way, if you can defeat Yama in this challenge (checkpointless or not), you are a superior player, and have successfully ascended to Heaven. You'll drive yourself to insanity with the non-checkpoint challenge version, don't bother, if you care to stay sane.
-Perhaps a few level revisions. After all, no one's perfect here, and I or someone else'll probably find something crucial to fix later.
-Anything else that is suggested. Lemme in on some ideas for this map pack!
BenceJoful: Love it! This is a fun pack with original ideas, challenging but not frustratingly hard. I especially like how you used almost all the elements Spelunky provides, such as Kali's altars and the optional enemy paths, to give the player multiple strategic choices. I played the checkpoint version, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I am definitely going to try again for a (non-checkpoint) Hell run, though. This is the kind of feel I am going for with Spiralunky, by the way - an adventurous exploration that mixes it up and offers new possibilities without necessarily spiking the difficulty. As for suggestions, you might try placing Idols, especially in the mines, as that can create an interesting level dynamic if carefully placed. Another thought is to make use of the Black Market. You definitely put treasure in some tantalizing (dangerous) areas, but I noticed that over time, my incentive to collect treasure disappeared since I wasn't ever going to spend it - but that could just be me.
badams52: Nevermind about the hell comment. I am an idiot. Do not need to use the Moai to get the book of the dead.
badams52: I tried the one uploaded here but could not figure a way to get to Hell. The moai head had no floor, so I just fell into the abyss without being able to go to the exit with the headjet. Maybe I did it wrong.
FlamingRok: @badams52 Yes, you absolutely are allowed to get the shotgun next to the dead shopkeeper in 3-1. It is the player's decision onto whether or not to get the shotgun or not. If you get the shotgun, the adventure becomes easier. If not, then you have some extra challenge there.
Yashar_Red: This is the perfect mix of classic Spelunky (one life, random elements, mines to hell) and Custom level awesomeness (Personal Level design, innovation combinations and unique visual elements). The elevator ride with Alien Queens and the Yama fight are my faves. My only criticism is with parts where we can't see the death (Custom L nature) and yet are playing with one life. Outside that, the idea and pack are awesome. Also huge thanks for the challenge edition (The difficulty alterations for the future is a nice touch).
badams52: Haven't made it through yet, but I am enjoying the challenge. I like the idea of ascension. BTW, did you mean for use to be able to get a shotgun with a dead shopkeeper in 3-1?
FlamingRok: Thank you for the notifications guys, updated. Apparently Spelunky Bin doesn't like ZIP files too much.
PIGRIS: Yeah, something broke. Try reuploading it?
Volcanolotus04: the Download Link just gives me an 11 bites big xml-file that can't be opened with Frozlunky. If I open the file with Notepad, there's just a few numbers instead of the usual Frozlunky Level Code. you might wanna look at that.


The Sunday night portion of our Gathering is, as we move closer and closer to Christmas, discussing hope, faith, peace, and love. Last night we talked about hope.
I've been thinking a lot about this lately and from an emerging church perspective… from a Christian perspective… I guess from a human perspective, hope and the state of hope in our world is something to be very concerned about. I think it is clear to most that when it comes to hope, we are in short supply. More and more people are struggling with depression, and while that might be due to a greater acceptance of depression as a viable thing to struggle with, I think it is also due to a decreasing number of things to place our hope in. It really comes down to (and the stats confirm it) people really only able to hope in themselves. I just read an article from the Barna Institute confirming some of the same things. It really comes down to our own selves. But this, doesn't really seem to satisfy what we need as individuals being geared to be in relationships.
So we can't hope that the government is going to fix things. We don't hope that war is going to bring peace. We have a difficult time hoping that the environment can be saved with our current way of living. We struggle with hoping that the "American dream" is all that it's cracked up to be. And sadly, at least from where I am coming from, there is an even smaller hope in Christians being able to make a lasting, relevant difference in this world. This saddens me, as it seems to me that the message that Jesus lived out, even to his death and resurrection, was that there IS hope. People don't get this from us Christians, though.
So in this world of diminishing hope, we have to ask ourselves the question: What can we do? How do we, in some very significant way, restore hope to this world? As an emerging community, seeking to follow God in the way of Jesus, this question is of incredible importance. As we look at the impact of our relationships, and the spread of influence through the relationships of those we are close to, it seems clear that perhaps things can spread quite quickly. It starts with being hopeful people. My first hope is that people might be able to place their hope in Christians again. Okay, maybe not all… but at least in this one. Maybe they might see me as someone whose way of living IS different, as someone who WILL love them where they are at. Maybe, in me first, they might see a way of living that really IS attractive.
And after they have hope in me, maybe they might have hope in my community… "Wow, you mean there are actually a group of you that I can have hope in? People… CHRISTIANS… can actually be open with each other and not judgmental of people like me?!?" We show them something different, welcome people… anyone… and they begin to see us as having something to offer. And then, as our hope is restored in Christian community (because, yes, all of us are growing and restoring our hope), perhaps we are then able to hope that the message of Jesus has something to offer as well.
But this is slow… it is done through relationships, through "doing life together," through pain and waiting and long nights and early mornings. It is not done through my writing, or through books, or radio programs. Hope is spread one person at a time. Maybe, just maybe… hopefully… we might be able to give someone hope this holiday season. Even one person more hopeful, is a step in the direction of a hopeful world.


I haven't even finished the April issue.
B&W 702 S2 gets only 3 Woofers on the Left Channel, hmm.
Why not have them balanced or are they for crazy shaped rooms?
It's a weird photo angle.
May Issue of Stereophile gotta be a MUST read.
We finally find out if the Smart Phone can be a high-performance front end for a hi-fi system.
Is LG the 21st Century LINN ?
MQA and Hi Rez cell phone?
Can Blue Tooth send Hi Rez or MQA to a DAC/speaker?
No, Bluetooth doesn't have sufficient bandwidth. You might want to check out Chromecast Audio.
...looking forward to the wise words of the giants writing for the S-file.
As long as you can look past it being digitally-compressed audio... So, no turntables this issue? Ho-hum.
No turntables? What's Analog Planet going to do?
Just be thankful that the era of all Musical Fidelity all the time is past.
Or did I just jinx it?
I hear they are coming out with a Nu-Vista turntable... No, not really, but I am curious how they keep selling the Nu-Vista line when the specific NOS tube was purportedly of "extremely limited quantity" (which, of course, made them VERY exclusive) like 20 years ago.
Quite an article. I've used LG phones for 5 years & just about time for a new one. No contest which one I'll be buying.
I read online this morning that Stereophile has been sold as part of a magazine company merger and that a few of the regular writers have been let go.
Before I renew my subscription that just lapsed can you provide more details?


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HomeNewsCommon Android 12 problems and how to fix them
Android 12 is here, or it is if you have a Pixel. While most Android owners will have to wait a little while longer before they get their hands on it, anyone with a Pixel 3 or newer can now upgrade to the new operating system. Doing so will provide them with a wide range of useful and fun new features, from a revamped notification shade and Material You to extra privacy controls and support for digital car keys. There's even a design refresh, giving Android an inviting new look involving bigger icons and bolder colors, all of which combine to make the system more engaging.
While Android 12 may bring one of the biggest overhauls Android has seen in years, it won't be without its teething problems. Accordingly, we've compiled a list of Android 12 problems and how to fix them. These range from the easily solved to those that may require a little more effort or time (such as waiting for an update).
As operating systems are updated all the time, this will be a constantly evolving article, with new problems added at regular intervals. Likewise, Android 12's rollout on other Android devices (e.g. Samsung, OnePlus, and so on) will also likely throw up some new hiccups in turn. So check back in case an issue you're experiencing isn't covered at the moment.
Problem: Phone (Pixels) crashing after launching Discord on Android 12
A few users have complained that, after updating to Android 12, they can't launch Discord without their phones freezing and system UIs crashing. This certainly seems like a serious problem, particularly if you're someone who tends to use Discord frequently. However, there is a simple fix, although you may need to repeat it each time you open Discord on your Pixel.
Go to Discord > Settings > Accessibility > Automatically play GIFs. You need to turn off this final setting so that GIFs don't automatically run when using Discord.
Despite the simplicity of this solution, one user who experienced this problem has also noted that they have to keep on switching off Automatically play GIFs each time they open Discord. As such, users probably won't be able to solve this issue for good until Discord launches a new update for its app, or Google updates Android 12 (depending on which is the underlying source of the problem).
Bug: Media pausing unexpectedly
There's a long thread in the Google Pixel subreddit which details how numerous users have encountered a bug where media (e.g. music) pauses randomly, for no apparent reason. Such mishaps appear to be particularly common in Spotify and YouTube (as well as other media apps), so it's likely to affect many users who have upgraded to Android 12.
As of writing, there's no proven solution. Some users have tried altering the battery settings of affected media apps (Settings > Apps > All Apps > [Your Media App] > Battery > Unrestricted), yet this doesn't appear to have worked for most. Likewise, other users have recommended clearing the storage and cache of any affected app, by going to Settings > Apps > See All Apps > Phone > Storage and Cache > Clear Storage/Cache.
However, this second potential solution doesn't seem to work for most people either. Because of this, your best bet remains to wait for an update for Android 12 to be made available. To check if one is, go to Settings > System > System Update. If an update is available, your phone will say so, and you'll be able to update by tapping Download and Install.
Issue: excessive idle battery drain
A number of users (especially of the Pixel 4a) have noticed that they've suffered from significant idle battery drain ever since updating to Android 12. In particular, the screen appears to use a disproportionate amount of power, with batteries running down by double-digit percentages overnight.
While owners of affected phones aren't too sure of what exactly is going on here, the consensus seems to be that the always-on display — which has been redesigned for Android 12 — has become particularly hungry. The only solution at the moment, unfortunately, is to switch it off. This should significantly reduce demands on your phone's battery, at least while you wait for a more viable solution via an update.
Turn off the always-on display. Go to Settings > Lock Screen > Always Show Time and Info.
If this doesn't make a real difference to battery drain issues, you may want to try the following alternative solutions:
Turn on Adaptive Battery, by going to Settings > Battery > Adaptive Preferences > Adaptive Battery. Alternatively, if you're experiencing excessive battery with Adaptive Battery active, you may want to try turning it off and seeing how that works.
Try turning on Battery Saver. Go to Settings > Battery > Battery Saver > Use Battery Saver. Alternatively, you can choose Set a Schedule to activate Battery Saver based on certain conditions, such as your routine or a percentage.
It may also be worth setting individual restrictions on battery usage for particular apps. Go to Settings > Apps > See All Apps. Next, pick any apps that may be or are draining your battery and then go to Battery. Lastly, select Restricted (or select Optimized if you suspect that Restricted settings may be a drain on your battery). Repeat for as many apps as required. (Also, you can check which apps are using battery by going to Settings > Battery > Battery Usage.)
Problem: Starbucks app not working properly
A number of Android 12 users have reported that they can't use the Starbucks app on their phones. They launch the app and receive a message saying: "A system error has occurred. Please try again later". Some users have even tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app, but this still results in the same issue for anyone running Android 12.
As with the Discord issue, the likely source is that Starbucks hasn't yet optimized its app for Android 12. This means you'll have to wait for an app update before you'll likely be able to use it properly again. That said, some users have noted that the app works fine on their older Pixels, while most of the complainants are using either a Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro. In other words, you may instead need to wait for another Android update.
Fortunately, there does appear to be one workaround, which will allow you to use your Starbucks account without the app.
Use the Starbucks (mobile) website to log into your Starbucks account. Once there, you can go to Menu > Account > Card Management. There you can add money to your Starbucks card.
Again, it's worth repeating that, if you're having problems with any other app, try updating the app or Android itself (if an update for either is available).
Issue: Google Assistant alarm routines not working
A couple of posters to the Google forum have said that their Google Assistant alarm routines stopped working properly after they updated to Android 12. It seems that the update, for whatever reason(s), interferes with or interrupts the usual unfolding of the routine. For instance, if you've set a routine such that music plays after you hit Snooze or Stop on the alarm, you will now find that music doesn't play, and so on.
Sadly, there appears to be no direct solution for this problem. Instead, one user has suggested that it has been solved by an Android 12 update that will be rolled out from November. As such, you simply need to sit tight and wait for that to come around.
Issue: difficulty answering calls on Android 12
At least one user has noted that they can't answer calls after updating to Android 12. This is because, when their phone begins ringing, it won't register or respond to the user's touches on the display, making answering impossible.
There's no obvious reason why this is happening, and why it's only the Phone app that's affected. Fortunately, other users have suggested a few potential fixes.
Try resetting the Phone app's user data. Go to Settings > Apps > See All Apps > Phone > Storage and Cache > Clear Storage. You can also select Clear Cache on this same screen.
You can also try resetting app preferences. Go to Settings > System > Reset Options > Reset App Preferences.
If you're a developer (or a more tech-savvy user) and have bootloader unlocked your phone, you can also try flashing a full OTA update via ADB from Recovery mode. Explaining how to do this is beyond the scope of this article, and it's recommended only if you've done it before. Otherwise, you should just wait for a normal update to be publicly available and install that.
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New study turns our understanding of ice upside down
By Nicoletta Lanese published 25 May 21
Scientists used beams of helium atoms (blue lines) to study the movement of water molcules (red and white balls) during ice formation. (Image credit: Anton Tamtögl of Graz University of Technology)
As water freezes into ice, free-wheeling water molecules suddenly stop moving and begin forming ice crystals with their neighbors — but ironically, they need a bit of heat to do so, scientists recently discovered.
Yes, you read that right: You actually need some extra heat to freeze water into ice. That's according to a new study, published Tuesday (May 25) in the journal Nature Communications, which zoomed in on the movement of individual water molecules deposited on a frigid graphene surface. The research team used a technique called helium spin-echo, first developed at the University of Cambridge, which involves firing a beam of helium atoms at the water molecules, and then tracking how those helium atoms scatter once they ram into the forming ice.
The technique works similarly to radar detectors that use radio waves to determine how quickly a car is zipping down the highway, said first author Anton Tamtögl, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Experimental Physics at Graz University of Technology in Austria. "This is more like a radar trap for molecules, on an atomic scale," he told Live Science.
The method not only enabled the researchers to collect data from each teensy atom in their experiments, but also helped them record the earliest stage of ice formation, known as "nucleation," when water molecules first begin to coalesce into ice. Nucleation takes place at mind-boggling speeds — within a fraction of a billionth of a second — and as a result, many studies of ice formation focus on the period of time just after nucleation, when patches of ice have already formed and begin to merge into a kind of thick film, Tamtögl said.
For instance, studies that rely on conventional microscopes can't capture what occurs at the start of nucleation, because the instruments aren't capable of snapping images fast enough to keep up with the speedy water molecules, he said. Scientists sometimes slow down this molecular movement by applying liquid nitrogen to their experiments, lowering the temperature to around minus 418 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 250 degrees Celsius), but if you want to observe ice freezing at warmer temperatures, "then you need to use this spin-echo," Tamtögl said. In their own experiments, the team cooled the graphene surface to between minus 279 F and minus 225 F (minus 173 C to minus 143 C).
But when the team applied helium spin-echo to water molecules deposited on the graphene, they discovered something counterintuitive.
"What came as a surprise to us is this signature we had from the repulsive interaction — from the water molecules 'not liking each other,'" Tamtögl said. Essentially, as the team put water down upon the graphene surface, the molecules appeared to repel each other at first, maintaining a degree of distance.
The team used helium spin-echo, shown here, to run their experiments with water molecules and cooled graphene. (Image credit: Anton Tamtögl of Graz University of Technology)
"They had to kind of overcome this barrier before they could form the islands" of ice upon the graphene surface, he said. To better understand the nature of this repulsive force, and how the molecules overcame it, the team generated computational models to map out the interactions of the water molecules in different configurations.
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These models revealed that, upon being placed on cold graphene, the water molecules all orient in the same direction, with their two hydrogen atoms pointed down; the hydrogen atoms in a water molecule stick off from the central oxygen atom like two mouse ears. These water molecules somewhat cluster together on the surface of the graphene, but due to their orientation, a few molecules' worth of empty space still persists between them.
To bond into ice crystals, the molecules must scooch a tiny bit closer to one another and break out of their uniform orientation. "That's what forms this barrier, where it will cost energy" to nucleate, Tamtögl said.
By adding more energy to the system in the form of heat, the team found they could nudge the water molecules toward each other and allow them to reorient and nucleate, finally forming ice. Adding more water molecules to the system also helped overcome the energy barrier, as the system became more and more crowded and molecules cozied up to one another, Tamtögl said.
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All these interactions take place on incredibly short timescales, so this brief struggle to overcome the energy barrier passes in a flash.
Tamtögl and his colleagues plan to study whether ice nucleation unfolds similarly on different surfaces. For instance, so-called "white graphene," also known as hexagonal boron nitride, shares a similar structure to normal graphene but forms stronger bonds with water molecules, so nucleation may unfold more slowly on that type of surface, he said.
More broadly, learning exactly how ice forms would be useful in many scientific applications. For instance, with fine-grain knowledge of ice formation, scientists could potentially improve technologies meant to prevent aeronautical equipment, wind turbines and communication towers from icing over, the authors wrote in their paper. Ice appears on cosmic dust grains and in Earth's atmosphere, and of course in glaciers; so unpacking the nitty-gritty physics of ice could have far-reaching relevancy in research.
"Water is such a ubiquitous molecule, right? But it appears there's still so much we don't understand in detail, even though it's a simple molecule," Tamtögl said. "There's still much more to be learned."
Originally published on Live Science.
Nicoletta Lanese
Nicoletta Lanese is a staff writer for Live Science covering health and medicine, along with an assortment of biology, animal, environment and climate stories. She holds degrees in neuroscience and dance from the University of Florida and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her work has appeared in The Scientist Magazine, Science News, The San Jose Mercury News and Mongabay, among other outlets.


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What's New in the Electric Car Boutiques
April 3, 2012 5:00 AM PT
In 2003, a group of engineers got together in Menlo Park, Calif., and began developing an all-new electric vehicle — what would become the world's first highway-capable electric car.
"[They] wanted to show the world that electric vehicles could be awesome," Khobi Brooklyn, a spokesperson for the company they formed, Tesla Motors, told TechNewsWorld.
There hadn't been many car manufacturing startups since the beginning of the 20th century, so the Tesla project was unusual. The first car it built, the Tesla Roadster, began with the creation of Tesla's proprietary electric powertrain technology. The company's cofounder, Elon Musk, managed the Roadster's development and recruited chief technology officer JB Straubel. In July 2006, the Roadster hit the roads.
"Tesla built the Roadster to prove that electric vehicles can match the performance and beauty of the world's most coveted cars," explained Brooklyn. "Not just the world's first electric supercar, it made headlines when it launched in 2008 as the only highway-capable EV in production on the planet."
Tesla revolutionized the electric car industry, Brooklyn said.
"The Roadster catalyzed the industry to go electric and laid the foundation for future long-range Tesla vehicles," he explained. "With an EPA-tested range of 245 miles, gorgeous styling, and acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, it instantly became one of the world's most coveted sports cars."
Since that first release, the company's vehicles, including its recent Model S, have continued to be built with a combination of range, performance, style and efficiency.
"Model S is the world's first premium sedan engineered from the ground up as an electric vehicle. [It] was designed around is its floor-mounted, efficiently packaged electric powertrain, which delivers unprecedented range and a thrilling driving experience," said Brooklyn.
"The lack of a bulky internal combustion engine under the hood opens up the interior of the car for industry-leading passenger and cargo space," he continued. "The flat battery gives Model S a low center of gravity and ideal weight distribution for responsive, precise performance."
The company's cars are known for their range, and even the smallest battery-pack option with the Model S offers around 160 miles per charge, which Brooklyn says is higher than any other production electric vehicle.
The company is also working to appeal to a variety of consumers, including those who want to do some off-roading — and its third vehicle, the Model X, can be equipped with all-wheel drive.
Customers are loyal to the brand and to the cars because of what they have to offer, Brooklyn said. Twenty-two hundred Roadsters have been sold, and more than 20 million electric miles have been driven on Teslas.
"Tesla owners love their cars. Tesla customers appreciate the quick acceleration, maximum control, and superior handling that the electric power train offers," said Brooklyn.
"Owning a Tesla is easy — there are no smog checks, oil changes, timing belts or spark plugs to replace, or trips to the gas station," he explained. "By plugging in each night and 'topping off' the car's charge, owners wake up to the equivalent of a full tank of gas every morning without ever visiting a gas station. In addition to saving money on fuel and maintenance, Tesla drivers are reducing our dependence on oil."
The Design Lab
Another small electric car company, Fisker Automotive, was founded in 2007 by Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler. They too started their company out of a love and passion for the possibilities of electric cars.
"Henrik Fisker believed that an environmentally responsible vehicle did not have to compromise on design and style," Roger Ormisher, senior director of global corporate communications and public relations for Fisker, told TechNewsWorld. "Built on these principles of uncompromising design, environmental stewardship and disruptive technology, Fisker produces cars that deliver pure driving passion."
Fisker touts its long range, creative design, and efficiency — both in the car and its manufacturing processes.
"Everything we do is with efficiency and the environment in mind," said Ormisher.
"Suppliers are selected in part for their environmental concerns. Sales and marketing collateral are distributed electronically whenever possible, minimizing the use of paper," he pointed out.
"Our retailers are also environmentally responsible and use solar signage at retail facilities and reclaimed materials where possible," Ormisher noted.
"Our lifestyle merchandise is created from environmentally sustainable sources and materials. Printed sales collateral uses recycled and soy-based inks whenever possible. Display materials, such as those used at auto shows, use a variety of eco-friendly materials," he said.
"In addition," Ormisher noted, "during recommissioning of our plant in Delaware we have salvaged and recycled as much material as possible."
The Fisker Karma, which ranges in price from US$102,000 to $116,000, is driven only by electric traction motors," he explained. In addition to a 20 kWh rechargeable lithium ion battery, the car has an on-board range-extending gasoline engine that powers the motors as necessary.
Running only on the battery the car can cover 50 miles, and the range extender gives it another 250 miles after that.
Because of its price, the car appeals primarily to premium luxury car buyers.
"Fisker Automotive is about uncompromised responsible luxury," explained Ormisher. "We believe that environmentally conscious vehicles can still deliver the style, passion and performance that made us fall in love with cars in the first place."
The one thing all Karma buyers share, said Ormisher, is a commitment to the environment.
"Our consumers are reaching beyond the needs of traditional sports car buyers as they look for an alternative that satisfies their environmental as well as their design needs," he said.
"These customers are looking for alternatives to conventionally powered vehicles, and for a variety of reasons," Ormisher noted. "For many, the key factor is environmental concern. For other customers, concerns about national energy security drive an interest in alternative-fuel cars, including hybrids and electric vehicles. There are also customers who are attracted to these vehicles by the styling and technology itself. The Fisker Karma and future models will appeal to all of those groups."
Smaller Yet
An even smaller electric car company, the Electric Car Company of Missouri, is just getting off the ground. Currently it markets its cars primarily in the Caribbean, though a few are on U.S. roads as well. One unique thing about this company's cars is that they use regular, deep-cycle, maintenance-free batteries — 10 of them, strategically placed throughout the car and linked together.
"We've taken the approach that everything in the car should be repaired by going to the store," Scott Diamond, the owner of the company, explained to TechNewsWorld.
The company's car, which sells for $17,000 to $21,000, is sold under a variety of private-label names, and it's particularly popular in the Caribbean because its limited range of 50-70 miles doesn't matter as much in a place where people drive relatively short distances.
"When you have a 20-mile island, you don't get the how-far-can-my-car-go question," explained Diamond.
Though it can reach up to around 60 mph, the car is a low-speed vehicle, intended for going 30-45 mph on surface and city streets. Its range varies from 50-70 miles, depending on the temperature and driving conditions.
"It's highly engineered for efficiency," said Diamond. "If we've done anything, we've targeted efficiency. It's a synergy of taking the right car at the right weight, and building the car from the batteries up, rather than seeing what the car should be and then deciding what it will take to power it."
The car is a hard sell in the U.S., where people tend to want long-range vehicles, Diamond admitted.
For most commuters, however, a low-range vehicle is just fine — and with the money they save on fuel they can rent a car for longer trips, he argued.
"The reality is, if you do the math, if you buy a car that does your basic needs and you want to drive somewhere long distance, you rent a car," suggested Diamond. "Financially, if you're paying $10 a month to run your car, you can afford once a year to rent a car for a long trip."
Freelance writer Vivian Wagner has wide-ranging interests, from technology and business to music and motorcycles. She writes features regularly for ECT News Network, and her work has also appeared in American Profile, Bluegrass Unlimited, and many other publications. For more about her, visit her website.
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