#giving their dynamic a 180 degrees spin

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Thinking about that part of the lead actors' commentary of the bride of re-animator in which Jeffrey and Bruce are talking about just how insane Dan is in this movie and they joke about the third re-animator movie being Herbert versus the insanity of Dan

#i think that would have been such a fun premise for a third re-animator movie #dan just going full unhinged #and herbert being the one to deal with the consequences of that #giving their dynamic a 180 degrees spin #do you get my vision #anyways if anyone knows about a fic like this pls recommend me I'd love to read it #re animator #reanimator #re-animator #bride of the reanimator

[supernaturaldesires]

Home From The Hunt (One Shot)

Summary: Dean has been away on a hunt for nearly a week. When he finally comes home, you are desperate for a piece of what you have been missing.

Pairing: dom!Dean x Reader

Warnings: smut, dom/sub dynamic, light bondage, just pure sex

Word Count: 1,623

It had been six days since the Winchester brothers left on a hunt. You had declined going with them; the day they left you were still exhausted from a solo hunt, but by day three of their absence - or more specifically Dean’s absence - you were kicking yourself for not tagging along. Dean hadn’t expected his hunt to last this long, so you didn’t even get any real alone time together after you’d returned from your hunt. It had been almost two weeks that you’d shared a bed - or shared anything for that matter - with your boyfriend, and by now, touching yourself was barely giving you any relief.

Dean had called about four hours ago to say they were just leaving Boulder, Colorado. It would be at least another hour until the boys made it back, even with Dean behind the wheel. In the meantime, you’d already cleaned the bunker, or at least all the areas most frequently used and worth cleaning. You’d quickly learned after moving in that cleaning the entire bunker on your own took more than a day, and you really didn’t care enough to subject yourself to that on a regular basis. Although the boys were relatively good at cleaning up behind them - Sam more so than Dean - growing up in flea-bitten motel rooms meant they were never that bothered about how spotless the bunker was.

You stood in yours and Dean’s bedroom, admiring yourself in the mirror. You were wearing a purple silk, tight-fitting chemise that showed off your curves, along with a pair of matching satin high heels. There was only so much time you could kill by touching up your make-up, which you’d done twice now. You watched the clock, counting down the seconds.

When you figured they would be no more than 15 minutes away, you sent a text to your boyfriend:

Miss you. In the bedroom. Waiting. Don’t be long. Xx

You didn’t expect an immediate response, you knew he’d be driving. But a few moments later, your screen lit up with his response.

I’m coming for you, baby girl xx

You waited patiently in silence until you heard noise in the bunker, not far away from your room. You heard the voices of both Winchesters, but couldn’t quite hear what was being said. Dean’s voice grew louder as he approached your bedroom, and you heard him call back to his brother: “I’m gonna shower and hit the hay, I’m exhausted.”

You positioned yourself at the foot of the bed so that you would be the first thing Dean saw when he walked in. The door clicked and pushed open, and sure enough your delectable boyfriend sauntered in before coming to an immediate halt at the sight of you.

“Oh,” was the only word he managed, triggering a cheeky grin to spread across your face. You leaned forward slightly, gently sliding your hands down your thighs, accentuating your breasts with your arms. 

“I’ve been waiting for you baby,” you murmured, beckoning Dean to come to you. He approached you without hesitation. “I’ve missed you.”

Dean’s fingers touched your cheek first, sending electric sparks down your spine as he stroked down your jawline before his thumb toyed with your lower lip. “I’ve missed you too, sweetheart. I’m here now.”

You leaned back, tugging at the hem of your chemise and revealing your exposed pussy. “Need you, Dean,” you whimpered. “Need your touch.” Dean’s eyes lingered on your cunt before he leaned down over you, crushing his lips against yours and pushing you flat against the mattress.

Impatient whines escaped you; you felt his lips curve into a smile against yours. His tongue darted out against your lower lip, igniting a heat in your lower belly, before he started peppering kisses down your throat. Suddenly you felt a finger stroking your wet cunt and Dean groaned. “Such a good girl, all ready for me.”

“Dean, please,” you begged. You whined when his finger left your pussy and pressed against your lips, silencing you.

“Now, now, sweetheart,” he hummed. “You’ve waited this long. I think you can be a good girl and wait a little longer while I have some fun, hm?”

You nodded eagerly and a pleased grin spread across his face. His finger left your lips and immediately plunged into your soaked cunt. He had barely started thrusting into you before a second finger joined and the room echoed with the delicious sound of squelching. Your back arched off the bed, giving Dean the perfect angle to rub against your sweet spot. “That’s it, princess.”

You didn’t realise your eyes had fluttered shut until you felt Dean’s lips close around your clit and they flew open. His fingers continued to pulse into you at a bruising rate as he suckled on your sweet flesh, and your groans escalated to screams. 

Your first orgasm came within minutes, and Dean eagerly rode you through your high as he devoured you. With one last long lick of your cunt, he stood up and grabbed your ankles, spinning you 180 degrees so that your head was hanging off the bed. His hand wrapped around your jaw. “Open up, baby girl, let me see that tongue.” You obeyed instantly as he tugged his jeans and boxers down. He tightened his grip on your jaw, taking full control of the movement of your head. He dragged your tongue up the length of his shaft, pausing at the tip and giving you a chance to give him a quick kitten lick. “That’s a good girl,” he hummed as he plunged his thick cock down your throat.

You attempted to bob your head, but his grip on your jaw remained tight, and you could do nothing but lay there and let him abuse your throat. When you and Dean first became an item, you quickly realised that he found giving pleasure was just as important, if not more so, than receiving. But you still jumped a little when you felt his other hand pinch at your clit before rubbing in harsh circles, making you groan onto his dick. “That’s it, princess.” Suddenly, he pushed himself balls-deep down your throat, but at the same time you felt his plump lips wrap around your clit, suckling at your flesh. A muffled scream vibrated through you at the intense feeling, and after a few seconds he began thrusting into your mouth again, occasionally pulling back past your lips to give you a brief moment of oxygen before plunging back in. All the while, he sucked and licked and nipped at your sensitive nub. 

You writhed beneath him, instinctively reaching down to grab his head. You weren’t even sure if you were trying to push him away or hold him closer, but it didn’t matter because he grabbed both of your wrists in one hand and held them tightly against your chest as he continued his assault. He worked you relentlessly until a muffled scream rippled from you, your body vibrating uncontrollably. As he straightened up, he used his free hand to remove his belt and expertly bound your wrists together before finally withdrawing from your lips. Your breath rasped in your throat as oxygen begun to refill your lungs.

“On your knees, sweetheart,” Dean said firmly, his devilish green eyes boring into yours. Having a slight Bambi moment, you awkwardly tried to reposition yourself despite your bound wrists. You managed to hoist yourself onto your knees and bent over a little, facing away from him. You wiggled your ass a little in the air, for good measure. A sting rippled across your backside as his palm collided with your flesh. You felt a hand curl around your neck, sharply pulling you upwards and holding you flush against his chest. “Are you teasing me, princess?” The ice that laced his voice sent excited shivers down your spine. 

You attempted to turn your head to face him, but he held you tightly in place. “I was just showing you what’s yours, baby,” you hummed softly. The grip around your neck tightened a little, but at the same time Dean’s other hand fell to your throbbing clit, whilst his lips ghosted your shoulder. You shivered again.

“Trust me, sweetheart, I’m well aware of what’s mine.” You barely felt the tip of Dean’s cock find your slit before he plunged his full length inside you, causing you to cry out in pain and pleasure. With one hand torturously circling your clit, he pushed your upper body down until your face was smothered in the duvet, and he began to pound relentlessly into your tight cunt. “Look at you, taking my cock like a good girl.” You moaned in response; words were barely forming in your brain, let alone being able to speak. You felt the climax building within you and your body began to shake violently as you groaned into the duvet.

“Go on baby girl, cum for me.” That was all it took to tip you over the edge. You lost control of all your muscles and almost started to slump, but Dean was quick to grab your hips and keep you firmly in position as he continued to pound into you. Just as you were riding the end of your high, you heard that delicious moan escape him as you felt the warm pool of cum filling you.

Dean released your wrists and as you fell into a heaving mess on the bed, he tucked himself beside you and pulled you into his chest, gently stroking your hair. You looked up at him and gave him a weak smile, to which he return a soft kiss on your forehead. “That’s my good girl.”

Dean tags: @akshi8278​

Divider credit: @firefly-graphics​

#dean winchester #dom!dean #dean x reader #dom!dean x reader #supernatural #spn #spn fanfic #dean x you #home from the hunt

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OptimusPhillip Reviews 23: Studio Series 22 Dropkick

While I do have a lot of nostalgia for the early Michael Bay movies, I cannot deny that Bumblebee was a far superior film. As a result, it’s hardly a surprise that some of the first Studio Series figures I sought out, and to this day the ones that I seek out the most, are the ones from Bumblebee. And now that I’ve secured all four toys of the film’s main villains, Shatter and Dropkick, I think it’s high time I gave them a review, starting with Dropkick in his helicopter mode.

Helicopter Mode

Just like in the movie, Dropkick transforms into a Bell AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter (thank you, TFWiki). While there sadly aren’t many clear shots of Dropkick in helicopter mode from the film, he is a near-perfect match for the pictures I was able to find of the real AH-1W. Almost every panel line, vent, fin and light is present in some form on this figure, which is very impressive. They even included details like the small fin under the tail and the upward angle to the forward gun, which probably could’ve been left off and no one would notice. In fact, I was confused by some of these details before looking up the real helicopter, but I’m just so glad that they took the time to carry everything over. There are some imperfections, owing to his nature as a transforming robot figure, but even then he’s pretty clean overall. Though he seems a little tail-heavy in this mode, to the point where he’ll occasionally have a hard time sitting flat on his landing skids.

The helicopter is primarily done in a light gray, also like the movie. However, there’s also a lot of extra blue details, which aren’t present in those few shots I am able to make out. Also included are a pair of jolly roger decals on either side of the nose, which can be seen on his other modes in the movie, though I can’t tell if these are movie accurate in this mode. Aside from those, the only other details are pretty basic: safety warnings on the intakes, and Air Force decals on either side of the body. It seems the rest of his paint budget went into painting more gray onto the body and nose pieces, which are both cast in clear plastic to create the look of a glass cockpit. While it’s probably not the most movie accurate deco, I personally really like the way he looks.

Of course, being a helicopter means that he retains some functionality in this mode. The tail rotor is pinned into place and can spin freely, as one would expect. The main rotor is also pinned into place, but there’s too much friction for it to spin freely. Instead, you have to be constantly pushing them to keep them spinning. I don’t exactly know why, I’m sure there’s a reason, but it’s kind of annoying. Aside from that, you can remove the missile launchers from under his wings, since they’re just mounted on 5mm pegs. This means that you can also mount pretty much any other weapon you want underneath, just in case the stock parts don’t appeal to you.

Conversion

Dropkick’s conversion scheme is actually quite a lot of fun. The way the legs fold up to form the underside of the helicopter can feel a little clunky at first, but after a couple tries it becomes simple enough. The part I really like is how the entire leg and torso assembly rotates around. After that, the tail section splits apart and does some pretty clever folds to turn into the robot arms, which are then locked into place by folding down the chest piece. Unfortunately, the intake sections can kind of get in the way at times, especially given how loose they seem to be. Once the arms are done, just position the main rotor and the intake pieces correctly, and we're done.

Robot Mode

Onto robot mode, and this is the part where the figure starts to lose me. I don’t know when in the film’s production cycle this toy was designed, but this figure bears only the most tenuous resemblance to the CGI model from the film. The most glaring inaccuracy is the almost complete lack of visible car parts, aside from the taillights on his knees. He’s missing the wheels on his arms, the door wings, the headlights on his chest, all major details of his character model. Sure, you could argue that the intakes on his back are supposed to mimic his door wings, but they don’t really work for that. Even the rotors on his back are in the wrong spot.

Then we get to his proportions. In the movie, Dropkick was big and beefy looking bot, looking almost like a bodybuilder. This toy couldn’t be further from that. His limbs are lanky and thin, with almost no muscle definition aside from the kibble on his calves. Not only does this make him even less accurate to the movie, but it makes him look almost frail, which just doesn’t feel right at all for a Decepticon warrior. I know that the Bumblebee toys had a bit of a troubled production, but these are details that go back to the concept art. Aside from that, my best guess is that these are concessions made for the sake of the vehicle mode, which I can somewhat accept, but is still very unfortunate.

At least the head design is accurate. The three stripes of silver grating on his cranium, the triangular mouth parts, and the beady red eyes under the arched brows are all present from the movie design. There is some slight overspray on my figure’s forehead ridges, but I’d still say the head sculpt is the best part of this robot mode.

At least he’s decently well articulated. Ball joints in the neck, shoulders and hips, bicep and thigh swivels, 90 degree elbows and almost 180 degree knees. You can definitely get some awesome poses out of him, though strangely for a flyer, he doesn’t have a hole for a flight stand anywhere on him. Still, I’ll give him points for posability.

Lastly, we come to his weapons. The missile pods from helicopter mode transform into a pair of handheld Gatling guns. 5mm handles means that they can be given to other figures if you so choose. They’re alright, I guess, but they’re nothing like his weapon in the movie. Still, it’s a clever reuse of a vehicle mode part, though I wish they’d included his movie weapon.

Backdrop

Dropkick’s backdrop is labeled by the package as “Autobot Pursuit”, but it doesn’t really resemble any scene from Bumblebee. In fact, it looks very similar to the one that came with Studio Series Thundercracker, who bears Dark of the Moon branding. This really confuses me, since the inaccuracies with the figure can at least be attributed to either being based on an earlier model or concessions for the sake of transformation. Here, though, there’s no reason not to just use a scene from Bumblebee. Even if it was a placeholder of some kind, they could’ve changed this at any time at what I assume would be little cost. Why they chose this backdrop of all things is beyond me.

Okay, enough negativity. Since he’s so slim, Dropkick in robot mode actually has a really nice footprint for the base here. Even with his legs spread out for a dynamic pose, he fits on the base with no difficulty. The only challenge is keeping the rotors out of the way of posing without bumping them into the backdrop. The same can’t be said of his helicopter mode, however. It’s so long that it’s almost impossible to sit him down on the base without having the sides folded all the way out. Still, he is thin enough to fit on the base without hanging off the front, and his landing skids are short enough to fit easily. Just don’t expect to compact the sides with him in helicopter mode.

Final Thoughts

As harsh as I’ve been on this figure, there’s very little actually wrong with him. His helicopter mode is well detailed, his transformation is lots of fun, and his robot mode is well articulated. What kills it for me, though, is the inaccuracy of it. Studio Series is all about screen accuracy, so seeing a figure under that banner that resembles the movie design so little is a major letdown. If you’re specifically looking for a good representation of Dropkick, the only real appeal I can see with this figure is the helicopter mode itself, since that’s definitely where he most resembles his movie self. Aside from that, you’d probably be better off hunting down his remold as AOE Drift. However, if you’re just looking for a fun Transformer to mess around with and don’t care about screen accuracy, he’s actually pretty good and I would recommend him.

#transformers #bumblebee #studio series #dropkick #helicopter #helicopter dropkick #bumblebee movie

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A Conceptual Discussion of The Helix Fundamental Particle Theory

I currently believe that all subatomic particle types in the universe are made up of one type of particle in the shape of a helix. The shape of this particle supports adding classical mechanics into our quantum and relativity theories and for these to be unified into one cohesive theory.

Thinking of the subatomic universe in this fashion gives us the ability to apply classical mechanical thought processes to the subatomic world because it gives us a way to explain how an electron can stay in orbit around a nucleus without being attached. A helix is the only particle that has the ability to cluster together into larger groups of particles that make up subatomic particles but that also has the chance to send energy backward when it collides with another group of particles. This thought process can give us a deep understanding of all interactions of the subatomic universe. 

 Electron Orbits

In a classical mechanical universe, how can an atom exist? When the world is viewed through the lens of the Helix Fundamental Particle Theory it is easier to conceive of a classical mechanical atom. 

When a subatomic particle is viewed as a cluster of helices ejecting and absorbing individual helices you can conceive of how classical mechanics can be applied to the subatomic universe. For example, if a helix is ejected from a cluster of particle, as it is ejected the average rotation of that cluster of helix particles making up the subatomic particles will cause that single helix to be clipped and have a spin in a gear ratio fashion. The spinning rotation is important to the formation of orbital shells. This is because due to the shape of the helix particle, its interaction with the next particle it runs into can either be a push or a pull. This is because as it moves through space the natural twist it has along the center axis(that is the axis in the center of the spring shape) means that as the helix particle enters the next cluster of particles, chances are that the first point of contact that the helix particle will make will be along its twist axis and not its spin axis. Giving that particle the chance to send the cluster of particles it has joined in the direction from which it came.

With this in mind, the determining factor for the direction that the particle sends the group of particles that it has joined is the direction it is facing when it joins that helix particle group. For example:

If the individual particle has made a quarter turn - it will be pulling at a 90-degree angle to the particle it came from. 

If it has made a half turn, it will be pulling at a 180-degree angle to the particle it came from which is actually a push. 

If it has made a 270 degree turn it will be pulling at the opposite 90-degree angle than it did at the quarter turn. 

And if it makes a full 360 it will be pulling directly toward the group of particles it was sent from. 

This means that electron orbits will exist at the two areas where the angles are 90 degrees as well as all other instances where the particle is pulling at a 90-degree angle. The frequency of a particle coming in contact with another particle decreases as the distance from the particle increases thus the further away from a particle you are the less influence it has.

Particle Charge

We can see that the influence that a particle has on the area around it has much to do with the size of the particle. So our perception of what a particle’s charge is has much to do with its size and rotation. Due to the gear ratio principle the larger the group of helix particles that ejects the single helix particle out, the slower the rotation of the single-particle. Also the faster the rotation of the cluster of particles the faster the rotation of the single helix particle. 

This means that there is no such thing as a negative or positive particle in the truest sense. All particles are attractive, some just have tighter and thinner orbits that give us the illusion that it has no attraction but the attraction is in such tight bands that the overwhelming influence it has on the space around it is negative.

 Particle Formation

When an individual helix particle is ejected from a group of particles it will eventually run into another particle or group of particles. When this happens that individual particle goes from being in a state that we observe as charge to being a part of a particle. When a large number of helix particles cluster together that's when we start to get most of our observable particles that we know today.

The closer two particles are to each other the greater the chance that their ejected helix particles will collide and form a new particle. 

The new particle that is formed will have the average rotation of the two-parent particles. Meaning that if both the parent particles are negative than the newly formed particle will also be negative. This is a well-known fact for if two electrons move toward each other they will repel each other and emit a photon. 

This interaction doesn't just happen between electrons but also happens between protons and neutrons as well. The difference is that in the neutral interactions a neutrino is emitted and in the positive interactions a graviton is emitted. 

 Radiant Particle Propagation and the Wave-Particle Duality

The thought that when two particles have their helices interact with one another a new particle is formed gives us tremendous insight into the wave-particle duality we observe in radiant particles like photons. When two particles are moving through space, like two photons for example, when they move toward one another their colliding helices create a third photon. Those three photons will form two more photons making the total five. Those five will make three more which gives us eight total and this pattern continues as long as the particles have the mass to support the formation of new particles. (I know that the last sentence was controversial, to suggest that photons have mass. This will be discussed in the following paragraph) This wave-particle duality also happens in all radiant particles: photons, neutrinos, and gravitons. The only difference is that negative particles can be absorbed into positive particles or reflected off negative particles.

Now to address photons having mass. In this theory, all particles have mass since moving helices are the carriers of energy. This means that the distance a photon can travel from its source is dependent on how massive the photon is.

This concept of waving particles make radiant particles have interesting speed repercussion. Some of the particles formed would be moving faster than their parent particles. So taking into consideration the charge of 'sibling' particles formed between 0 and 45 degrees of the parent particles the speed of the new wavefront would probably be something like 1.6 the speed of the parent particles. Meaning that outside the effects of gravity and time dilation the wavefront of a group of radiant particles is constantly accelerating at this speed. The only time it's not accelerating at this speed is when another wave of slower gravitons in higher concentration are acting on it and the force from the helices coming off the gravitons is causing the wavefront to slow down and move with a constant speed. This also applies to neutrinos and gravitons.

 Strong and Weak Force

Viewing strong and weak forces through the helix particle theory brings up many interesting facts. To understand the inner dynamics of an atom we need to understand the dynamics of positive and negative particles. Positive particles are generally larger and less reactive to the influence around them. Negative particles are more reactive to the influence around them. 

This is due to the fact that negative particles are not able to bring any particles into their inner orbital shell due to the fact that their orbital shells are so small and volatile so negative particles just bounce off of each other. 

A positive particle can bring any particle into its inner orbit which allows the positive particle to change the absorbed particle into a copy of itself, changing its rotation and size. This happens to all adsorbed particles within the inner orbit of the dominant particle. All particles will be the average of the dominant particle. All particles will be held within this inner orbit due to the angle that the helices are sending the particles out. This is the effect that we know as Strong Force, when a particle gets into the inner orbit of another particle and is held at close range. 

If there is a good economy between all the particles eventually a second particle will continue to be fed until it becomes the same size as the dominant particle. As this is happening it will be moving towards the edge of the first orbital ring. When it's the same size it will be pushed outside the orbital ring causing a second proton to form. This is what is known as the weak force.

 Relativity

The Helix Fundamental Particle Theory is the most divergent in the area of relativity. The Helix Theory changes relativistic mechanics from being centered around a "Space-Time Continuum" to a "Gravitational Governor" System. This was hinted at in the discussion about radiant particles. 

It is a well-known fact that time dilation is an outcome of gravity, the more gravity particles are exposed to the slower they move through time. In the Helix Theory time dilation due to the fact that there are more radiant particles in the form of gravitons in areas of greater gravity. The increased helical pressure causes particles to move slower causing a perception of slowed time. This same effect is seen as particles move toward the Radiant Speed Barrier which we experience as the speed of light in a vacuum. The increased speed causes the atoms to interact with more gravitons until the force that the particles are accelerating with is equal to the force that the gravitons are exerting on the particles.

This hypothesis has interesting implications for deep space where gravity has little effect. In an extremely low gravity environment, the Radiant Speed Barrier is almost non-existent since there is no Gravitational Governor. That means that all particles that can accelerate experience no time dilation in space where no gravity exists. That is if there is such a place where no gravity exists. 

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10 Best Washing Machines In India 2019 – Buying Guide & Reviews

Every home should have a washing machine. It’s one of the best investments that you can make.

Nowadays, anyone can afford a washing machine. And they make your life much easier. Instead of washing clothes by hand, or hiring a maid, you can do it automatically.

When you’re trying to buy a washing machine, there are a lot of choices available. This can get confusing. This post will help you with out getting the best machine machine for your home.

In this post, I’m going to show you the 10 best washing machines to buy in India.

All of the washing machines on this list are fully automatic, because they’re superior to semi automatic. If you want a semi automatic washing machine, then read my article on the best semi automatic washing machines in India.

If you want to learn more about washing machines and how to select the right one, there’s a buying guide at the end of this page which will help you.

best washing machine in india

Here are the top 10 washing machines:

1. Haier HWM58-020 5.8 Kg Fully Automatic Washing Machine Haier HWM58-020 - The best washing machine in India Buy On Amazon This is my top choice for washing machines for all households in India. It’s affordable, fully automatic, and very simple to use. Keep in mind that this is a small washing machine with a 5.8 kg capacity. It’s not large, but it does the job for most households.

Specifications:

Top loading 5.8 kg capacity 6 wash programs Maximum rotational speed 1000 rpm Quadra flow pulsator Quick wash function 53 dB noise level 2 year warranty on product and 5 year warranty on motor Pros:

It has a low price, which makes it affordable for people who don’t want to spend a lot of money on a washing machine It has a clean, rust-free design It gives you flexibility in choosing different programs according to your needs, including a quick wash option It has a powerful motor that gives a comprehensive wash It’s a best seller on Amazon; it’s very popular among Indian households Cons:

It has a small capacity It’s not as powerful as the Bosch washing machines 2. Bosch 7 Kg Fully Automatic Front Loading Washing Machine

Buy On Amazon Bosch WAK24168IN is a powerful washing machine with a lot of capacity. It’s the most high-end washer on this list. If you don’t mind spending a little more money, then this is my recommendation for the best (fully automatic) washing machine. Due to its capacity, even large households can use it without a problem.

Specifications:

Front loading 7 kg capacity Foam detection system Multiple water protection Unbalanced load protection Maximum spin speed 1200 rpm 55 dB noise level 2-year warranty on machine and 10 year warranty on motor Pros:

It has a large capacity and beautiful design It has a SpeedPerfect feature, which reduces the wash time by 65% Monsoon Program is useful for humid weather; it freshens up your clothes by removing odor and dampness You get a variety of special programs, such as monsoon, sari, hygiene, drum clean, kids wear, daily wash, super 15’/30′, wool, and delicate silk It has a low noise level, despite being a powerful machine with a high rotational speed Cons

None 3. Samsung WA62M4100HY Washing Machine

Buy On Amazon This is a Samsung top loading washing machine. It has a great design and is affordable. It has features such as child lock, which ensures the safety of children in the home. It keeps them from operating the washing machine. Other features include air turbo mode, pulsator jet, 5 water levels, and more. Here are the full features of this washing machine:

Specifications:

Top loading 6.2 kg capacity 6 wash programs Maximum rotational speed 1000 rpm Quadra flow pulsator Quick wash feature 53 dB noise level 2 year comprehensive warranty Pros:

It’s one of the cheapest washing machines on this list and it’s a money saver There is brand quality and trust associated with Samsung washing machines It has a good functionality It’s efficient and doesn’t use too much power or water It has a simple, elegant, and sturdy design Cons:

It’s not as powerful as a Bosch front loading washing machine 4. Bosch 6 Kg Fully Automatic Washing Machine

Buy On Amazon Bosch is one of the top brands that you should go to, when you’re looking to buy a washing machine. This washing machine is very similar to the #2 on this list, except it has a lower capacity. It also has a slightly lower price. A 6 kg capacity is suitable for most households. The real advantage of this washing machine comes from its smart technology and features.

Specifications:

Front loading 6 kg capacity Maximum rotational speed 800 rpm Child lock Active Water feature Super 30′ Program 2 year warranty on product and 10 year warranty on motor Pros:

It allows you to do the laundry quickly (in just 30 minutes) if you’re running rate and need clean clothes soon. It has a foam detection mechanism, which keeps the inside of the tub clean, and keeps the clothing hygienic It automatically adjusts water level by sensing the load, which saves electricity and water Bosch is one of the best brands for washing machines in India; it has consistent quality and reliability A good amount of warranty is offered on the motor, as well as reliable customer service/support by Bosch Cons:

None 5. Bosch WAK20166IN Fully Automatic

Buy On Amazon This is a mid-sized fully automatic washing machine with a front loading design. It has a capacity of 6.5 kg, and it’s ideal for most families and households. It’s a good alternative for people who don’t want to buy the 6 or 7 kg Bosch washing machine because of the price. This washing machine biggest advantages are the number of wash programs and the design.

Specifications:

Front loading 6.5 kg capacity 10 wash programs 50 dB average noise level 1000 rpm maximum rotational speed LED digital display 2 year warranty on product and 10 year warranty on motor Pros:

It’s very affordable for a front loading washing machine with a capacity of 6.5 kg The front door opens with a 180 degree swing, which makes it easy to put in and take out clothes The drum is made from stainless steel and it’s built to to deliver optimal performance by washing the clothes thoroughly The washing machine has an elegant design Low noise level causes less disturbance to others if you’re operating at night It has a lot of wash programs Cons:

None 6. LG 6.2 kg Fully-Automatic Top Loading

Buy On Amazon This is another great top loading washing machine. If you wanna see more washing machines like this, then check out the 10 best top loading washing machines in India. This washing machine’s best qualities are the features and design. It has a pragmatic design, such as a smart soft door. It’s efficient; it saves energy and has low noise levels. Here are its specifications, pros and cons:

Specifications:

Top loading 6.2 kg capacity Soft closing door 700 rpm maximum rotational speed 220 Voltage LED digital display 2 year warranty on product and 10 year warranty on motor Pros:

It’s one of the best top loading washing machines in the market The door closes and opens softly, which preserves the machine and also makes it convenient to use at night It uses a smart inverter, which saves power and creates less noise It has a smart diagnosis feature, which saves you time from calling customer service by diagnosing the problem itself Low noise level causes less disturbance to others if you’re operating at night It has an elegant and pragmatic design Cons:

It has a low rotational speed, which washes and dries slower 7. IFB Senator Aqua SX

Buy On Amazon This is one of the largest washing machines on this list. With a load capacity of 8 kg, it can store a lot of clothes at once. This makes it great for large families. Even if you live in a house with more than 4 people, you can use this washing machine with no problem. It also has powerful features, including a high spin speed. This is the best washing machine in the high price range.

Specifications:

Front loading 8 kg capacity 6-liter water consumption 1400 rpm maximum rotational speed 240 Voltage LED digital display control panel 4 year warranty on product and 4 year warranty on motor Pros:

It has a large capacity and it can be used in households with a lot of family members It uses air bubble wash, which gives your clothes a deep and gentle wash It takes specific care when washing silk, to make sure that it remains smooth and is not damaged It has a 3D wash system, which dynamically soaks and washes the clothes from all sides It protects against voltage fluctuations It has a time delay from 30 minutes to 24 hours; this means that you can time your wash cycle to start even when you’re not at home Cons:

It’s a little expensive, but it’s worth the money 8. BPL BFATL62K1 Washing Machine

Buy On Amazon This is another one of the best top loading washing machines in India. Despite its low price, it has great quality and features. It’s durable; it has a stainless steel tub that’s sturdy and rust-resistant. It uses a digital display control panel, so it’s advanced and user-friendly. It has a capacity of 6.2 kg, so it’s best suited for households with up to 2 people. Here are its features, pros and cons:

Specifications:

Top loading 6.2 kg capacity 62 – 72 dB noise level 750 rpm maximum rotational speed 230 Voltage 310 wattage 1 year warranty on product and 1 year warranty on motor Pros:

It’s one of the most affordable best washing machines in the market It has a low noise level, so it doesn’t cause a disturbance when you use it, even at night It has 10 wash programs, which gives you a lot of options for washing clothes It automatically switches off when the wash is finished, which saves power and doesn’t require you to be present It uses an air dryer to remove all the moisture from the clothing It automatically corrects uneven washing, and balances the load Cons:

It has  low power 9. IFB Diva Aqua SX

Buy On Amazon This washing machine is suitable for bachelors and couples. It’s made my IFB, which is one of the best washing machine brands in India, along with Bosch, Samsung, and LG. This washing machine has special features that wash the clothes thoroughly. It also minimizes the damage to the fabrics, thanks to its crescent drum. If you want to learn more about its feature, keep reading below or click on the “Buy On Amazon” button to see the product page.

Specifications:

Front loading 6 kg capacity 800 rpm maximum rotational speed 930 wattage LED digital display 4 year warranty on product and 4 year warranty on motor Pros:

This is a great choice for single-person or two-person households You get a good amount of warranty with this washing machine (at least 4 years on the machine) It has a crescent moon-shaped drum, which creates a gentle environment for the clothes and prevents them from being damaged It automatically detects and imbalance in the clothes and balances them, so that the clothes are evenly washed It uses ball valve technology, which keeps detergent in and lets the water out It has a 2D wash system Cons:

None 10. Bosch WOE654W0IN Washing Machine

Buy On Amazon This is one of the cheapest washing machines on this list. Bosch is typically known for their front loading washing machines, but this is a great top loading one. It’s designed to be user-friendly and easy for anyone to use, whether or not you’ve operated a washing machine before. You’ll find that this washing machine operates very smoothly.

Specifications:

Top loading 6.5 kg capacity 65 – 75 dB noise level 680 rpm maximum rotational speed 230 Voltage 360 wattage 2 year warranty on product and 10 year warranty on motor Pros:

It’s more affordable than the front loading Bosch washing machines It’s made from toughened glass, so it’s durable and it can withstand a lot of weight It has a very useful feature called power-off memory, which resumes the washing cycle after a power cut It’s easy to use and it operates on a one-touch start; it’s the ideal washing machine for beginners who have never used one before If the water pressure in your area in an issue, then don’t worry; this washing machine works on low water pressure It has six different color options, all of which look great Cons:

It has a low spin speed, so the clothes may take a while to dry Things To Keep In Mind Before Buying A Washing Machine Buying a washing machine can be a big decision, so you will need to plan it carefully. You can use the following guide to determine what washing machine to get:

Fully Automatic vs. Semi Automatic Semi-automatic washers require you to do some things manually. They have two tubs; one is for washing, and the other one is for drying. One of the things you have to do is to move the clothes from the washer to the dryer.

An advantage of semi automatic is that it uses less water and energy and it also takes less time to wash. Some people like having more manual control. This is especially true in India, where many people still prefer to wash clothes by hand. This lets them do some of the work manually, while also saving time.

But semi-automatic machines are limited in what they can do. They’re not as convenient as automatics, because they require you to do some work. They’re also not as advanced or powerful.

Fully automatic machines are the better overall choice. With these, your whole laundry process is automated and you don’t have to do anything. People have very little free time these days, so not why not save some time with an automatic washer? The good thing is that automatic washing machines are becoming more common, so they’re no longer a costly or luxury item for Indians.

Front Loading vs. Top Loading In a front loading washer, you put the clothes through the front. You can see the drum, as well as open to door from the front. You can also watch the clothes spinning.

In a top loading washing machine, you put all the clothes from the top lip, which opens and closes. You can’t see any of the clothes, because you close the lid. There are some performance differences between the two types of machines.

Top loading washing machines are cheaper and lighter. You will notice from the Top 5 Washing Machines above that top loaders are about twice as cheap as front loaders. But they’re also rougher on the clothes.

Front loading washing machines are heavier and more expensive. But they’re also more efficient and they have more advanced features. For example, they have a built-in heater and more cycle settings. They give a softer and more thorough wash.

Both top-loading and front-loading washing machines are good, and my list includes both of them. The type of machine you get will depend on your preference.

Weight Capacity This refers to the maximum load of clothes that washing machines can handle and it’s one of the most important features in a washing machine. The ones on this list have a capacity between 6 kg and 7 kg.

The typical capacity varies between 4 kg and 10 kg. If you live in a house with a big family, then you need a machine with a large capacity. But if it’s just 1 or 2 people in the house, then you don’t need a very high capacity

The ideal weight capacity is around 6 kg and 7 kg, which is why I picked washing machines between this range. It’s not too high, and it’s just enough to fit all your laundry. Before choosing a washer, take your household size into consideration.

Maximum Rotational Speed Another very important feature of a washing machine is its maximum rotational speed. This is measured in rpm (revolutions per minute) and it refers to the speed at which the drum spins.

The faster the speed, the quicker the washing and drying will happen. Especially drying, because a greater spin speed will mean that your clothes will dry quicker.

This is useful for people who want their laundry to take a little less time, and finish with it quickly. A high spin speed, combined with a fully automatic function, can make your laundry chores a breeze.

Wash Programs Before buying a washing machine, you should look at the numbers and types of programs it has. They vary a lot in the programs. Some have only 3 or 4 programs, while others have over 5.

This depends a lot on your preference. You should always get a washing machine that has a few basic programs like quick wash, drying, etc.

Some washing machines have way too many programs, and that’s not necessary. It can even get confusing to use. Stick with a machine that only has a few programs, not dozens.

Price If you want to get the best washing machine, then you should be willing to spend a good amount of money. Don’t settle for something cheap, because it’s likely to not last very long. I recommend getting one that costs around ₹20,000.

There is a big price difference between top loaders and front loaders. If you choose to get a top loader, then you can settle for one that costs around ₹10,000. It won’t be as advanced as a front loader. Front loaders will cost around twice as much.

Washing machines are good investments, because they virtually last for years. If you wash clothes manually, then the cost of soap (as well as the hours of work) can really add up. Washing machines are a time-saver and a money-saver, so don’t be afraid to spend money on them.

Direct Drive Technology Direct Drive (DD) technology is a very useful one for washing machines to have. More and more washing machines nowadays are using this technology.

Here’s how it works. Usually, in the washing machine motor there are gears and belts that are moving parts. They create fiction against each other. This is not good for the life of the washing machine because it causes it to be inefficient and break down faster.

Direct Drive technology gets rid of these moving parts, and it makes the motor more efficient and noise-free. It also makes the washing machine more durable and long-lasting.

This helps you save energy also.

Inverter Technology Inverter technology helps you save energy by running the motor at variable speeds, instead of a fixed speeds. So instead of wasting energy, it only uses energy according to the level it’s needed.

In regular motors, the washing machine only performs best when it’s at the optimum load. But with inverter technology, it will perform optimally at any load.

You can check the product specifications to see if the washing machine is fitted with an inverter.

Washing machine laundryConclusion In conclusion, the Haier HWM58-020 is the best washing machine in India, while the Bosch WAK24168IN is the second best.

Many households in India still do the laundry manually, with soap and water. This is a very tedious task, and human hands aren’t always perfect.

Make an improvement to your clothes (and your time) by using a fully automatic washing machine instead. This takes away all the work and automates the process. The only thing you need to do is put the clothes in the washer and press a button.

Washing machines have the technology to wash clothes more thoroughly, using techniques like 3D washing and increased rotational speed. So you will get better results.

They don’t have to be expensive, you can buy one that costs as low as ₹10,000, and it will give you good results. It’s a must have for any household.

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Rather than offering standard gore and merely giving us the willies, The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Ryan Murphy’s second installment of American Crime Story on the FX channel (now available on Amazon Prime Video and ITunes), is one of the rare serial killer dramas genuinely interested in sexual mores, complex character, spiky history, and salient issues of class. Demanding, sometimes confounding, but nevertheless searing and absorbing, the series piles on layer after layer of pain, irony, and god-awful coincidence, its counter-clockwise structure designed to take us deeper and deeper into a human abyss.

Andrew Cunanan, the elusive Minotaur at the heart of this real-life ’90s labyrinth, is a deadbeat on the lam, a name-dropping, designer-obsessed social climber. On a tried-and-true procedural-thriller level, the limited series, chronicling the curly-haired monster sacré’s notorious murder spree and suicide, sheds light on the largest failed manhunt in U.S. history—a fascinating botch, the whole law enforcement fiasco resulting from rampant homophobia and pure incomprehension regarding “a gay parallel universe,” as Vanity Fair reporter Maureen Orth labels it in Vulgar Favors, her juicy recounting of the roller-coaster case. Another key factor is the homicidal young con man Cunanan’s startling ability to evade the cops. A wizard at blithely rearranging his Filipino-Sicilian heritage to suit his gold-digging needs, Cunanan could blend with chameleon ease into different communities—Italian, Greek, Latino, Asian, etc.—as “a multi-purpose ethnic.” Since the fugitive Cunanan had never been arrested, the only fingerprints to be found were on his California driver’s license.

The series is set in 1997—a pivotal year in LGBT history, as it marked the discovery of a viable treatment for AIDS, so the dread disease was no longer an outright death sentence. The show’s backward historical movement is a strategy that illuminates the beleaguered gay world of the period and ably avoids a Psychology 101 approach to motive and pathology, creating a dramatic and poignant memorial to the fleshed-out lives of Cunanan’s victims: we get the appealing, even ecstatic early moments of Cunanan’s relationships after we’ve witnessed the desperate, unraveling scenes and harrowing murders, and the effect is unsettling and difficult to shake.

As the far-reaching series spins further away from Versace’s sumptuous life in South Beach, “the pleasure capital of the gay world,” and from the spirited realms of high fashion, its trajectory and intent become a little puzzling, but the last few riveting episodes suggest Murphy’s main focus is to plumb Cunanan’s lethal mix of unhinged aspiration and greed and to link Versace’s well-documented life as a lauded fashion king, an openly gay man (challenged by AIDS-related illness), with the accomplished lives of Cunanan’s other gifted gay victims. Protean Andrew, a glad-handing, money-flashing teller of tall tales, functions as a soul-crippled shadow version of the flamboyant Italian designer. It’s primarily the last two episodes, “Creator/Destroyer” and “Alone,” that underscore the genius of Murphy’s overall design.

In his native Calabria, the child Versace, shored by his seamstress mother’s approval, sketches and discovers his interest in fashion, developing his métier, despite cruel bullying by his Catholic teachers and classmates. In contrast, Cunanan is raised, in neurotic, almost farcical fashion, to be a petulant Filipino-American prince by his dictatorial, cock-of-the-walk father, an embezzler and reflexive con man, so it’s clear Andrew’s propensity for around-the-clock deception is a direct result of his appalling daddy’s over-the-top spoiling, with a pinch of his Sicilian-American mother’s religious mania and mental illness added to the stew. Andrew is flimflam Pete’s and frail MaryAnn’s Frankenstein child. What we see of Cunanan’s shaky upbringing also clicks with his penchant for hooking up with “beaucoup-bucks” johns and well-heeled patrons: just as his father gave him the best and biggest room in the house, Cunanan lives and moves, for the most part, from one gravy train to the next.

Facing jail time for financial crimes, Cunanan’s dad flees his wife and children for good, but later an unusually determined Andrew tracks him down in Manila. In a savage moment, in what amounts to a 180-degree turn from his previous paternal adoration, Pete slaps and spits on Andrew, calling him “a sissy boy with a sissy mind.”

On Murphy’s hit series Glee, Darren Criss had the heart-on-his sleeve emotionality of a young Streisand or Garland, gradually emerging as the most expressive musical talent on the show, which was praised for—beyond its weekly ebullient songfest—its groundbreaking emphasis on “baby queers” and high school bullying. It seemed enough that the dynamite Criss could sing. In The Assassination of Gianni Versace, he gives a prismatic performance as Andrew Cunanan: he’s voluble, sly, strung-out on drugs (even shooting up between his grubby toes) or he’s coolly, scarily detached—a crystal meth Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. As the series progresses, we get to follow Andrew-in-a-social-whirl scenes (frankly a relief after the brackish murder segments) and to observe: the precocious, nose-in-a-book child reading Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited; the attention-grabbing, boundary-less teen sneaking off in cars with married men; the deluded, self-loathing bon vivant; the facile, coke-fueled charmer, with a geisha’s skill at entertaining rich men; and a relentless operator (with an IQ of 147), lying through his teeth, working the upper echelons of the gay community.

In several of its telltale social scenes, the show resembles John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation, a drawing-room tragicomedy about a similarly adept gay con artist, and Anthony Minghella’s elegant 1999 film version of the Patricia Highsmith classic, The Talented Mr. Ripley. I remember watching Ripley when it first appeared and actually being reminded of Cunanan: what is it about the prospect of losing the good life that unhinges once-struggling or working-class people and sometimes drives them to murder? Is the luxury and the freedom money brings really so hopelessly addictive?

Melding rock with rebel fashion and, according to Orth, “a diehard infatuation with rank and power that smacked of new money vulgarity,” Versace’s brash, innovative work was “inspired by antiquity and sadomasochism.” In revealing counterpoint, Andrew Cunanan, an outcast aiming for an A-list life with a kind of “If they could see me now” fury, keeps his S&M habits, sideline drug dealing, pimping for the rich and closeted, and serious crystal meth use on the down low, so as not to scare away his upper-crust friends, lovers, and patrons. A bondage scene in the first episode, set to Phil Collins’s breezy “She’s an Easy Lover,” is the sort of libidinous freak-out Ryan Murphy has been serving up since the late seasons of Nip/Tuck;Criss does an impromptu, preppy-trying-to-be-wild dance before his duct-taped john that’s so perfect and right for the era that I almost laughed. He’s his own demented go-go boy.

Criss gives a tour-de-force turn as Cunanan, but the moving supporting performances are also stellar: Edgar Ramirez (as Versace); Ricky Martin (as the designer’s longtime partner); Jon Jon Briones (as wily Pete Cunanan); Cody Fern (as Cunanan’s dream man, a wheat-haired Midwestern Apollo); Mike Farrell and Michael Nouri (as Cunanan’s classy, wealthy, older lovers); Finn Wittrock (as a decent, brave but disconsolate Navy man caught up in Clinton’s swampy Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy); and the always-reliable Judith Light (as the blinkered wife of one of the murder victims, a honeyed Home Network purveyor of perfumes, cosmetics, and folksy advice). Penelope Cruz gives one of her most ferocious performances as Donatella, the world-weary fashion insurgent; Cruz uses the trademark Donatella snarl and swagger in such a creative way that it becomes almost lovable, suggesting the impassioned, caring sister underneath all the come-hither leather and glamorous packaging.

Despite some initially mixed, even dismissive reviews, this second installment of American Crime Story recently garnered 18 Emmy nominations, six of which went to the risk-taking actors. Murphy has, in the past, been all about shock and showmanship, but Assassination represents a newfound candor, fraught complexity, and daring in his work: he’s gone for something deeper and subtler here than his dynamic crowd-pleaser, The People Vs. O.J. Simpson, 2016’s most lauded show, or even his affecting, Emmy-winning TV version of Larry Kramer’s AIDS drama, The Normal Heart.

Just as the emboldened right has renewed its predictable attacks against the LGBT community, Murphy’s piercing, intricate series delves into the tyranny of the closet—the toxic effects of suppression, bigotry, and mainstream rejection. I’ve never admired Murphy’s bold, baroque eye and vision more.

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2022 HONDA CB500F

Model updates: Honda’s A2-compatible mini-streetfighter receives major performance-focussed improvements led by new Showa 41mm Separate Function Fork Big Piston (SFF-BP) USD forks, dual disc front brakes and radial-mount calipers. Front tyre grip is heightened with more forward weight bias; handling is further improved by the new swingarm, which is lighter with more lateral flex. The rear shock has new settings to complement the new forks. Redesigned wheels and a lighter radiator save more weight and new fuel injection settings improve engine character. More powerful headlight LEDs and front indicator position lights offer greater visibility.

22YM HONDA CB500F - Introduction The naked CB500F – originally launched in 2013 alongside the adventure-styled CB500X and fully-faired CBR500R – has quietly proved that one of Honda’s tried-and-trusted formulas for building popular motorcycles has lost none of its relevance. That formula? An entertaining twin-cylinder engine wrapped in a simple, lightweight, sporty chassis, which is as much fun for an experienced rider as it is for those still building their riding career. And while a 35kW peak power output makes it suitable for A2 licence holders, the CB500F offers so much more than ‘entry level’ performance. While its compact dimensions and welcoming manners make it an easy machine to manage, ride and learn on, those same attributes also make it a genuine pleasure for those – whether stepping up from a 125 or coming down from a bigger machine – who want to explore just what it can do at the weekend. Sensible running costs, whatever the situation, add strongly to the appeal. In 2019, the CB500F was redrawn with uncompromising lines that elevated its technical and mechanical aspects and in 2020 it was homologated for EURO5. Having proved its continued popularity, for 2022 it receives high-quality suspension in the form of Showa 41mm SFF-BP USD forks, dual front discs, new lightweight wheels and swingarm and other detail updates including three striking new colours.

22YM HONDA CB500F - Model Overview Alongside engine changes such as revised fuel injection settings and a new lighter radiator, the chassis benefits from the addition of Showa 41mm SFF-BP USD forks, dual Nissin radial mount two-piston calipers biting 296mm discs, lighter-weight 5-spoke wheels and redesigned swingarm – for improved high-speed handling and braking. Weight bias also moves fractionally forward compared to the previous model, for enhanced front tyre grip and feel. Styling is updated with a new front mudguard, inherited from the CB650R, and sporty aluminium footpegs are now also standard fit. As before, LCD instruments feature a Shift Up and Gear Position function. All lighting is LED, with optimised high/low headlight beam from the new headlight and position lights. The 2022 CB500F will be available in the following colour options: Grand Prix Red Matt Axis Grey Metallic **NEW for 2022**  Pearl Smokey Gray **NEW for 2022**  Pearl Dusk Yellow **NEW for 2022**

22YM HONDA CB500F - Key Features 3.1 Chassis & Styling - New 41mm Showa Separate Function Fork Big Piston (SFF-BP) USD forks - New dual 296mm discs matched to Nissin radial mount two-piston calipers - Lighter weight wheels and swingarm, plus aluminium footpegs - More forward weight bias for enhanced front tyre grip - Revised LEDs for the headlight for improved high/low beam Light, strong and unchanged for 2022, the 35mm diameter steel diamond-tube mainframe has a tuned degree of yield that gives plenty of feedback to the rider as road surfaces change. The shape and position of the engine mounts, plus the frame’s rigidity balance, keep vibration to a minimum. Immediately obvious is a brand-new front end set-up. With the aim to heighten sporty handling performance the 41mm telescopic forks of the previous design have been replaced by Showa 41mm Separate Function Fork Big Piston (SFF-BP) USD forks, clamped by new top and bottom yokes. By dividing the functions – Big Piston pressure separation damper in one leg, spring mechanism in the other – reaction and ride quality are both improved. The four-cylinder CB650R uses the exact same set-up. In a further effort to improve the ride quality, the 2022 CB500F features new lighter wheels with 5 Y-shaped spokes rather than the 6 of the previous model. The front wheel width remains 3.5inch with a 120/70-ZR17 tyre and the rear 4.5inch with 160/60-ZR17 tyre. A redesigned swingarm also shaves grams; it’s now constructed from 2mm steel (rather than 2.3mm) and employs a hollow cross member and crisply redesigned chain guard. Stiffer rotationally, the new swingarm is also more flexible laterally to improve handling. The single-tube rear shock absorber (as found on larger capacity sports bikes) with its large-diameter piston ensures excellent response and temperature management; it features 5-stage preload adjustment with spring rate and damping settings optimised to match the forks.

22YM HONDA CB500F In line with the dynamic improvements to the chassis and suspension, the braking performance has also been improved. The single 320mm and two-piston caliper front brake from the previous model has been replaced by dual 296mm discs and Nissin radial-mount, two-piston calipers. The introduction of the smaller discs not only keeps any additional weight gain to a minimum, but also reduces the required pressure on the lever when braking. The new CB500F’s kerb weight remains 189kg, but it places more weight on the front wheel than the previous model to promote more nimble handling and improve front end grip: front/rear bias percentage is now 49.7/50.3 (compared to 46.8/53.2). Wheelbase remains 1410mm with rake and trail of 25.5°/102mm. The naked form exudes aggression. Led by the sharply-chiselled headlight – now even more piercing with extra-powerful LEDs and a new stronger cluster arrangement, plus high-visibility front indicator position lights – the machine’s stance is low-set and ready for action; the side shrouds interlock with the fuel tank and fully emphasize the engine, while the side covers and seat unit continue the theme of muscular angularity. The compact front mudguard is drawn directly from the CB650R. Tapered handlebars offer intuitive feel and leverage. Seat height is low at 789mm, making the CB500F very easy to manage and its neutral riding position comfortably accommodates riders of any height. More purposeful-looking aluminium footpegs replace the previous rubberised parts; between the pair they save a further 104g. Overall dimensions are 2080mm x 800mm x 1060mm, with 145mm ground clearance. The fuel tank holds 17.1L including reserve and combined with the engine’s excellent 3.5L/100km (28.6km/litre) fuel economy, gives a range of over 485km.

22YM HONDA CB500F 3.2 Engine - Lively twin-cylinder powerplant delivers usable power and torque across the rev-range, plus sporty sound from its dual-exit muffler - New PGM-FI settings improve torque feel and character - New radiator design more stylish and lighter - Assist/slipper clutch eases upshifts and manages downshifts - Homologated for EURO5 The 2022 CB500F’s A2-licence friendly 471cc, 8-valve liquid-cooled parallel twin-cylinder layout offers a well-proportioned balance of physical size and willing, enjoyable power output, with an energetic, high-revving character and zappy top end. The 2019 upgrades created faster acceleration through a 4% boost in low-to-mid-range power and torque in the 3-7,000rpm range. It's very much an engine whose overall performance and character belie its relatively small capacity. Peak power of 35kW arrives at 8,600rpm, with 43Nm torque delivered at 6,500rpm. Feeding the PGM-FI fuel injection is a more-or-less straight shot of airflow through the airbox and throttle bodies and for the 2022 year model, new settings improve torque feel and character without compromising performance. The exhaust muffler features dual exit pipes, giving a sporting edge to each pulse, and a rasping high-rpm howl. A new more aesthetically pleasing radiator design contributes a 100g weight saving, with no loss of cooling efficiency.

22YM HONDA CB500F Bore and stroke are set at 67mm x 66.8mm and compression ratio is 10.7:1; the crankshaft pins are phased at 180° and a primary couple-balancer sits behind the cylinders, close to the bike’s centre of gravity. The primary and balancer gears use scissor gears, reducing noise. The crank counterweight is specifically shaped for couple-balance and its light weight allows the engine to spin freely, with reduced inertia. Acting as a stressed member, the engine complements the frame’s rigidity with four frame hangers on the cylinder head. Internally the cylinder head uses roller rocker arms; shim-type valve adjustment allows them to be light, for lower valve-spring load and reduced friction. A silent (SV Chain) cam chain has the surface of its pins treated with Vanadium, reducing friction with increased protection against wear. Inlet valve diameter is 26.0mm with exhaust valve diameter of 21.5mm. Piston shape is carefully designed to reduce piston ‘noise’ at high rpm. Friction is reduced by striations on the piston skirt (a finish that increases surface area, introducing gaps in which oil can flow for better lubrication). The ‘triangle’ proportion of crankshaft, main shaft and countershaft is efficiently compact. The crankcases uses centrifugally cast thin-walled sleeves; their internal design reduces the ‘pumping’ losses that can occur with a 180° phased firing order. A deep sump reduces oil movement under hard cornering and braking; oil capacity is 3.2L.The slick-changing six-speed gearbox is managed by an assist/slipper clutch.

22YM HONDA CB500F - Accessories A range of Genuine Honda Accessories are available for the CB500F. They include: 35L top box Rear carrier Tank bag Seat bag Smoke windscreen Heated grips 12V/USB Type-C sockets Seat cowl Wheel stripes Tank pad Main stand

22YM HONDA CB500F - Technical Specifications ENGINE Type Liquid-cooled 4 stroke, parallel twin Displacement 471cc No of Valves per Cylinder 4 Bore & Stroke 67mm x 66.8mm Compression Ratio 10.7: 1 Max. Power Output 35kW @ 8600rpm Max. Torque 43Nm @ 6500rpm Noise Level (dB) L-urban 74dB L-wot 76.4dB Oil Capacity 3.2L FUEL SYSTEM Carburation PGM FI electronic fuel injection Fuel Tank Capacity 17.1L (inc reserve) CO2 Emissions (WMTC) 80 g/km Fuel Consumption (WMTC) 3.5L/100km (28.6km/litre) ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Battery Capacity 12V 7.4AH ACG Output 23.4A/2000rpm DRIVETRAIN Clutch Type Wet multiplate, Assisted slipper clutch Transmission Type 6 speed Final Drive Chain FRAME Type Steel diamond CHASSIS Dimensions (L´W´H) 2080mm x 800mm x 1060mm Wheelbase 1410mm Caster Angle 25.5 degrees Trail 102mm Seat Height 789mm Ground Clearance 145mm Kerb Weight 189kg SUSPENSION Type Front Showa 41mm SFF-BP USD forks, pre-load adjustable Type Rear Prolink mono with 5 stage pre-load adjuster, Steel hollow cross swingarm WHEELS Type Front 5Y-Spoke Cast Aluminium Type Rear 5Y-Spoke Cast Aluminium Rim Size Front 17 x MT3.5 Rim Size Rear 17 x MT4.5 Tyres Front 120/70ZR17M/C (58W) Tyres Rear 160/60ZR17M/C (69W) BRAKES ABS System Type 2-channel Type Front Dual 296mm x 4mm disc with Nissin radial-mount two piston calipers Type Rear Single 240mm x 5mm disc with single piston caliper INSTRUMENTS & ELECTRICS Instruments LCD Meter with Speedometer, Bar Graph Tachometer, Dual Trip Meters, Fuel Level and Consumption Gauge, Clock, Water Temp, Gear position, Shift UP Indicator Headlight LED Taillight LED Security System HISS (Honda Intelligent Security System)   All specifications are provisional and subject to change without notice. # Please note that the figures provided are results obtained by Honda under standardised testing conditions prescribed by WMTC. Tests are conducted on a rolling road using a standard version of the vehicle with only one rider and no additional optional equipment. Actual fuel consumption may vary depending on how you ride, how you maintain your vehicle, weather, road conditions, tire pressure, installation of accessories, cargo, rider and passenger weight, and other factors.

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1/4 I realize this might be a wrong topic for this blog, but I enjoy your mature take on these things, so I thought I’d give it a go. I, once again, just have to wonder out loud how there are still so many snk fans who believe Eren and Mikasa romance? I realize that the ending of s2 left us on a high note for the romance, but literally everything else in the manga speaks against it more or less. In fact, if you really think about it, Isayama pretty much ended it in ch 50, but I guess he didn’t

2/4 say it clear enough. I don’t say this to rile people up, I don’t say this out of spite or something like that. Like, honestly, there just really isn’t anything else that would back Ere//mika up in the manga. Maybe in shonen, but not by Isayama’s standards. People should, by now, now Isayama’s way of storytelling, and still they are seriously speculating about Ere//mika becoming canon at some point, while ignoring the obvious, more relevant stuff around them. I’m not a shipper, or read snk

¾ for romance, but what I do appreciate is well thought, wrote and explored relationships between characters, and if these kinds of relationships end up become romantic ones, then I’m all for it. I see people hoping Mikasa get a character development before the manga ends, and honestly, one of the greatest things Isayama could grant her, is to make her give up on Eren in a sense she can free herself and start living as her own person again. Maybe it’s my age and I’m getting old for cheesy,

4/4 cliche shonen stuff, but snk has maintained its unique and mature touch despite being serialized in a shonen magazine. As for Eren and Armin, since I feel I need to touch this as well, and it’s the theme of this blog. I certainly appreciate for what Isayama has done with them in a story being published in this kind of magazine. I’m storyteller myself, and could probably continue about this topic for ages, but I guess I end it here. Have a nice day.

Hello, anon! Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me! I’m honored that you’d want my input! 

(Disclaimer: this got really long, so I’m putting up a “keep reading” - please proceed with the knowledge that I’m not an ere//mika shipper, and that our opinions may differ. I’m not interested in trying to be converted, but once my inbox re-opens, feel free to discuss the topic with me in a mature fashion, if you want my further input on this topic): 

Yes, I realize it’s always a risk of riling people up when someone who doesn’t ship the pair in question, takes on an ask about said ship - but I’ll do my best to give my own personal opinion in a mature and coherent fashion. Just like you, I don’t talk about it to bug people, but obviously I have my own thoughts on the subject - and in my case, I lean towards the same conclusion as you: that ere//mika was not written not be a romance. I’m still on the fence about how much or how little Isayama actually intended for Mikasa to read as in love with Eren, as opposed to motherly protective/childlike dependent on - but I also think it doesn’t matter either way; I don’t believe Eren was meant to reciprocate romantic feelings towards her, even if she was designed to be smitten with him. 

No, I think that Mikasa’s strong feelings for Eren were supposed to be a sign of her being a lost and misguided title girl (and I say this not in a spiteful way, but in the endearing “protect her” kind of way); we know that the Ackerbond and the Ackerawakening are two different things, but for Mikasa, Eren was the one whom she both got her awakening from, and whom she imprinted on. This all in the midst of Mikasa violently losing her parents as a very young child, then instantly being taken in by Eren. It makes sense that a girl who’s overwhelmed with all of these intense shifts at the same time, would start to cling to the safe center of all of this; Eren. He saved her, woke her up, wrapped her in a scarf that would come to be a symbol of this spiritual rescue and more, invited her “home”, and she of course imprinted on him. … Listen, I’d like to add a personal story time digression here: I used to be bullied at school, and none of the boys ever talked to me unless it was to taunt me. Then one day, when I was 12, we got assigned new seats in the classroom, and I ended up next to a boy who actually started talking to me. I was so grateful that he’d have a conversation with me, that I quickly became smitten with him. I thought I was in love with him, but in reality, I was just in love with how good I felt whenever he’d make me feel like an accepted, normal human being. I kept nurturing this idea of love and it grew for months, until one evening when I joined a game of spin the bottle, and I was asked to reveal my crush. I said it, even with him right there, and despite his vague shrug and smile, I felt an intense relief at getting it off my chest. And just like that, the idea of romance left me. I realized that I loved the person he made me feel like I was. And once I realized that, I was able to hold on to that idea, even when he wasn’t there to produce it. … In many ways, I see myself in Mikasa regarding this. I feel like Mikasa’s attachment to Eren can be read very alike my own attachment to this boy. I think Mikasa spent a lot of years nursing her dependency on Eren because even if she didn’t know anything else for certain, she knew one thing: she loved the feeling of safety and belonging that Eren provided, when nobody and nothing else seemed stable in life. I’m also strongly inclined to believe that she, a young teen full of emotions, could have started to mistake her feelings for a standard crush - but if so, I don’t believe the right way to resolve it, would be to indulge her. Of course, you speak of standard shonen love, and I see how ere//mika could become that, if this was meant to be an unproblematic shone story (their grey-are sibling-y bond is nowhere near “out of bounds” if you compare them to a lot of the onii-chan culture you can find in Japan). 

However, SNK isn’t meant to be a regular shonen story; Isayama seems to take not only pride, but also pleasure in avoiding tropes and turn things on its head - of course only to a certain degree, given he’s published through BSM and have a wide YT audience. I am, regardless, very confident that if there’s one department Isayama doesn’t leave unpolished, it’s characters, their dynamics, and their inner workings; I think 3D characters is one of the strongest aspects of his story, and that’s why I’m much more inclined to believe that Eren and Mikasa’s bond is meant to be complex and full of friction. And frankly, I’d say that’s to be preferred; if they became a regular romance, that’s something we’ve all seen many times before, but so far, what I’m seeing, is something significantly more complex - and personally, I feel like it’s deeper this way, too. Look, the incest discourse has been pulled out many times, so I’ll try to make this brief, but I feel like it’s important point to touch upon: we can argue until we’re blue in the face in either direction. It was never stated that the Yeagers ever officially adopted Mikasa, as opposed to just took her in for charity. And either way, there’s a relevant question posed of “does it matter, when she only lived with them for a year?” You can see Mikasa being referred to as “adopted sister” and “motherly” in many Q&As, but then the very same, or other authoritarian sources can do a 180 and produce content that almost explicitly shows Mikasa in love with that very same “adopted brother”. So what are we supposed to believe? I can’t tell you that, but I can tell you my personal take on it: The reason incest is illegal, has to do with biology. If you inbreed, there’s a much bigger risk of genes “malfunctioning” in offsprings. The reason it’s seen as disgusting, is - beyond the biological - that the regular person wouldn’t want to “do it” with a family member, and thus shudders by the thought of someone else finding a situation that they see as uncomfortable, pleasurable. This is why some people can argue that it’s not incest (and/or unnatural) if two adoptive siblings have sex; it doesn’t compromise the offspring, which was the reason the act would be illegal. Now, the people still claiming it’s incest, say it’s so because they realize that there’s more to the act than the physical; you’re not supposed to feel sexually attracted to someone you view as your own flesh and blood - and so, if you truly view an adopted siblings as your sibling, you shouldn’t fancy them. In a sense, both sides of “it’s incest/it’s not incest” are right on paper. But I’d advice against downplaying what role being adopted into a family actually plays; an adopted child is taken into a family with the intention of being a spiritual part of the family just as much as any other biological child - and that’s why, unless otherwise stated, an adopted sibling should be viewed as 100% another member of the family (and thus not an romantic option). But this is generally speaking. Bringing it back to ere//mika, my stance is this: it’s not biologically compromising, so it all comes down to how Eren and Mikasa view each other. The vibe I got from them, personally, was that they were to be seen as family (hence, perhaps, why I did not see the romantic inkling until I heard about it through tumblr and went back to re-read). If they are both comfortable seeing each other as a romantic partner, then I won’t get in their way, but I’m not sure this is the case - and mind you, both of them have to agree on this; if Mikasa waves, it doesn’t matter so long as Eren sees her as family.And welp, I said I’d try to make this brief, but true to my character, I failed horribly at that. No matter; my point is: whether ere//mika is incest or not, is grey-area because their situation is so unique. And I think it may be intentional: this arguing back and forth could very likely be exactly the uncertainty Mikasa is wrestling with in her own approach to her feelings on Eren. Are they siblings, or are they not? Are they family in the traditional sense, or are they family in the expanded sense that all three of them (EMA) belong together? If she feels butterflies towards him that seem different than regular familial love, is it love? Is it ok to be love? Etc., etc.,… On top of this, she seems, as I talked about, to be very deponent on him - which is, mind you, completely understandable. But it makes for a complex conceptions of feelings that are neither here nor there. And that’s why I think resolving it like a regular shonen romance, would be a cop-out on Isayama’s part. Something I don’t expect him to opt for, given what a driven story teller he’s been so far. 

Isayama has spoken of how Mikasa letting go of Eren, would be a return to innocence. And I think I understand that, if what I’m saying is anywhere near what Isayama was thinking when he made these two. Because Mikasa isn’t perfect; she may be strong - she’s and Ackerman after all - but she suffered a lot of trauma, and she’s still a young child in literal war. It would only make sense that she’d be less than master of her inner workings. And this constant nursing of the one beacon she has, wouldn’t be healthy for anyone. That’s why I see her moment in chapter 50 as a level-up in her chemistry with Eren. She managed to put into words some of those feelings that must have been running on repeat in her heart ever since that fateful day with her parents… and she got a response that finally differed from Eren’s usual disgruntled retorts. Because just like Armin obviously didn’t hear from Eren what he thought of him, Mikasa didn’t hear that Eren did care about her despite all the bickering. I’ve spoken about this before, but Eren’s very certain in his feelings, and he doesn’t question them - but he also doesn’t express them because they appear as facts to him, so he doesn’t think to wonder if he needs to confirm them to others (well, he’s gotten better, too, but that’s besides the point). So all this time, Mikasa has been fighting tooth and nail to stay be Eren’s side because he’s given no indication that he’d stick around by choice. Of course, that’s exaggerating it, because obviously EMA love each other and they know it - but to what degree do they know it more than the doubt in their head disputes it? Well, Mikasa finally got her answer in 50, and that alone, helped her grow considerably. I think her feelings became more healthy after that. The way she steps down a little after 50, tells me that she didn’t need romance, she needed love. If the opposite had been the case, Eren’s response would not be a resolve, but rather the trigger event making the beginning of advances and Mikasa’s wish to further expand on what they both meant back there. However, Mikasa leans back and seems more assured of her spot (until Eren pulls back and starts talking more with Historia; I think both Mikasa and Armin are visibly affected by this). I realize it still remains for me to answer why I think people ship ere//mika, though. The simple answer is that romance is often the most appealing relationship, simpler or not. Is a complex and difficult relation more interesting? Maybe? But is it much more appealing to go with the ideal, fluffy, happy solution? For many, definitely! I think ere//mika is a very deep bond, as you can see, but also in the sense that it’s possible to interpret in so many different ways. People love love, and if they love Eren and/or Mikasa and want him/her to be happy, of course a happy romance is much more appealing - especially when it’s backed by so many intense canon moments! I won’t go through the manga to look it up myself, but you’ll definitely find a lot of ere//mika meta here on tumblr that will explain exactly who and how their bond can be read as romantic. Just yesterday, I answered an ask on why people would ship Armin with Annie, so honestly, there doesn’t even need to be a lot of canon to support a ship, for it to be appealing. But for those who think ere//mika will be canon, I thin my guess would be that fiction trains us to expect romance - and most often involving the main character. What more, we expect a straight couple, because that’s what’s most common - and just with those formulas alone, Eren with Mikasa seems like the obvious front runner. That being said, my take is the above rambles. 

All in all, anon, I can definitely understand the popularity of ere//mika, but I don’t think it’s designed to be a regular romance. And although I prefer it as the sibling bond I see it as, if ere//mika is what would genuinely make Eren and MIkasa happy, I’d want that for them. I guess that’s why others ship it too. 

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Cardio Barre Workout - The Fitnessista

The cardio barre workout will get your heart rate up and burn serious calories. You can do this workout at home or at the gym! All you need is your own bodyweight and a timer.

Hey friends! How are you? I hope you’re having a great morning so far. Today, I’m doing a couple of fitness consultation calls (wahoo!), putting the finishing touches on tomorrow’s podcast episode, and catching a strength workout at the gym. Lately, I’ve been focused on adding strength variety to my routine: heavy lower rep work at Telos, moderate rep and intensity at Orangetheory, and low weight, higher rep endurance work through BODYPUMP, Peloton, and Barre.

I found that I get the most benefits from my efforts when I include a mix of traditional hypertrophy work and endurance work. My muscles look and feel different, and it always keeps me challenged! (You can read more about the difference between traditional strength and endurance here.) As you guys know, I’m a huge fan of barre, but one of the top complains I hear about barre is that it doesn’t include very much cardio. Participants often like to go to classes for a calorie burn, and with barre, it can be fairly low. (The good news is that when you take a class, you FEEL it working, so it must be magical even though my Apple Watch doesn’t give it enough credit.) Many barre classes and studios have incorporated more variety in their classes, whether it’s through core and cardio-focused classes, or fusion classes that include spin bikes or Pilates reformers. I like it all. 😉 

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If you’re looking for a barre workout that will get your heart rate up, I got you, boo. This one includes some of my very favorite heart-pumping barre intervals. You can also keep the moves low impact by eliminating any of the jumps. You’ll still get an awesome workout!

Here’s what the Cardio Barre Workout looks like:

Form cues and tips:

Marches: March in place, using your core to lift your legs and exhaling as each leg rises. Pull your arms down with each march, engaging your lats. The goal is to get your legs as high as your hip bones, as straight as possible, and toes pointed. 

Low plie squat pulse: For this squat variation, you’ll take a SUPER wide stance and turn your toes out. As you sink down, keep your chest lifted and endeavor to get your thighs parallel to the floor. Make sure your knees extend towards your toes but not past your toes. Hold your squat here, with arms extended out to the sides, and pulse up two inches and down two inches the entire time.

Rotating squat jumps: Start facing one side and sink low into a squat. Jump 180 degrees, and land with a soft knee to squat on the opposite side. To minimize impact, walk 180 degrees to squat on the other side.

Mountain climbers: Get in plank position with your wrists under your shoulders. Bring one knee towards the elbow on the same side. Move back to plank and switch to the opposite side. For more of a challenge, move as quickly as possible.

Plie squat burpees: Sit into your plie squat and bring both hands to the floor, firmly planting your entire hand. Walk or hop back to a plank position (push-up here optional), walk or hop your feet back to your hands, and jump vertically, raising your arms overhead.

Touch the floor and passé: Stand with legs hip-width apart, bend at the hips to touch the floor as one leg lifts up behind you. Return to standing, bending the knee and driving it forward. Repeat all reps on one side before switching.

Plie squat jumps: Get into a plie squat position (feet wide and booty LOW), and touch the floor. Keep your abs engaged and chest lifted. Powering through your heels, spring up, reaching your arms towards the ceiling. Land with a soft knee. Repeat.

Side lunge to passé: Try to keep your chest lifted and core tight as you perform the exercise. Aim for some dynamics and height change with your movements, as this will make the exercise even more challenging. As you rise from the side lunge, bring that leg to a bend position with arms in front. Spring up from your bottom leg and land softly.

Please let me know if you give it a try!

xo

Gina

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Photos by Lindsay Colson

More of my favorite home barre workouts are here:

Full-length barre and Pilates abs workout video

Total body barre workout video

Total body barre blast

Tabata-style barre workout and video

Barre legs workout

Lower body barre burner

10-minute barre abs workout

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Brushless DC Motor Market size is expected to reach $71,942.6 million in 2026

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The global brushless DC motor market size is expected to reach $71,942.6 million in 2026, from $34,153.5 million in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 9.3% from 2019 to 2026. Brushless DC motor is a synchronous DC motor powered by a DC power source. These motors are highly efficient in generating large amount of torque over a wide speed range. They have permanent magnets on the outside and a spinning armature on the inside. The permanent magnets rotate around the fixed armature, which is called the rotor. The rotor moves 180-degrees when an electric current is connected to the armature. The brushes act as the rotor spins, which contacts the stator, allowing the rotor to spin to a full of 360-degrees by flipping the magnetic field.

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The features of brushless DC motors such as enhanced speed torque, high efficiency, reliability, durability, and outstanding controllability boosts its adoption in many industrial applications. The rise in demand for electric vehicles from developing countries, increase in demand for HVAC applications, and surge in robotics technology are some of the key factors that fuel the market growth. However, factors such as slow-down in the automotive industry and high initial cost of investment and complexity are restricting the market growth. Furthermore, the growing industrial robotics technology is expected to offer lucrative growth opportunities to the brushless DC motors market in the forecast period. The global Brushless DC motor market is segmented on the basis of rotor type, end user, and region. By rotor type, it is divided into inner rotor brushless DC motors and outer rotor brushless DC motors. The inner rotor segment is anticipated to dominate the global Brushless DC motor market in the future, owing to its adoption in industrial robots due to rising trend toward automation and technical improvements in industrial robots. By end user, it is divided as industrial machinery, automotive, healthcare, HVAC industry, and others. Others include consumer electronic products, automation, aerospace & defense, energy, and robotics. The industrial machinery segment is projected to dominate the global Brushless DC motor market during the forecast period.

The global Brushless DC motor market is analyzed across four geographical regions, which include North America (the U.S., Canada, and Mexico), Europe (Germany, France, the UK, Russia, and the Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (Japan, China, South Korea, India, and the Rest of Asia-Pacific), and LAMEA (Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa). Asia-Pacific is expected to hold the largest market share during forecast period and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR.

COMPETITION ANALYSIS

The key market players profiled in the report for the Brushless DC motor market include Allied Motion Technologies Inc., Ametek Inc., Arc Systems Inc., Bühler Motor GmbH, Faulhaber, Johnson Electric Holdings Limited, Maxon motors AG, MinebeaMitsumi Inc., Nidec Corporation, and Oriental Motor Co. Ltd. Many competitors in the brushless DC motor market adopted product launch as their key developmental strategy to expand their product portfolio for business expansion. For instance, in May 2019, Ametek Inc. introduced a new series of brushless DC motors, EC042B IDEA Motor Series, under the brand Hayden Kerk Pittman. Its applications include aerospace systems, semiconductor processing equipment, lab automation, medical devices, communications equipment, and many other.

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- The report provides an extensive analysis of the current and emerging global brushless DC motor market trends and dynamics. - In-depth analysis of the market is conducted by constructing market estimations for the key market segments between 2018 and 2026. - Extensive analysis of the market is conducted by following key product positioning and monitoring of the top competitors within the market framework. - A comprehensive analysis of all the regions is provided to determine the prevailing opportunities. - Global brushless DC motor market forecast analysis from 2019 to 2026 is included in the report. - Key market players within the market are profiled in this report and their strategies are analyzed thoroughly, which helps to understand the competitive outlook of the industry.

GLOBAL BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR MARKET SEGMENTS

BY ROTOR TYPE - Inner Rotor Brushless DC Motors - Outer Rotor Brushless DC Motors

BY END USER - Industrial Machinery - Automotive - Healthcare - HVAC industry - Others

BY REGION

North America - U.S. - Canada - Mexico Europe - Germany - France - UK - Russia - Rest of Europe Asia-Pacific - Japan - China - South Korea - India - Rest of Asia-Pacific LAMEA - Latin America - Middle East - Africa

KEY PLAYERS

- Allied Motion Technologies Inc. - Ametek Inc., Arc Systems Inc. - Buhler Motor GmbH - Faulhaber - Johnson Electric Holdings Limited - Maxon motors AG - MinebeaMitsumi Inc. - Nidec Corporation - Oriental Motor Co. Ltd.

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Table of Content

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1. Report Description 1.2. Key Benefits For Stakeholders 1.3. Key Market Segments 1.4. Research Methodology

1.4.1. Primary Research 1.4.2. Secondary Research 1.4.3. Analyst Tools And Models

Chapter 2: Executive Summary

2.1. Key Findings

2.1.1. Top Impacting Factors 2.1.2. Top Investment Pockets

2.2. Cxo Perspective

Chapter 3: Market Overview

3.1. Market Definition And Scope 3.2. Parent/Peer Market Overview 3.3. Key Forces Shaping Brushless Dc Motors Market

3.3.1. Low-To-High Bargaining Power of Suppliers 3.3.2. Moderate-To-High Threat of New Entrants 3.3.3. Moderate Threat of Substitutes 3.3.4. Moderate Intensity of Rivalry 3.3.5. Low-To-Moderate Bargaining Power of Buyers

3.4. Pricing Analysis

3.4.1. Pricing Analysis of Product A, By Region, 2018 & 2025

3.5. Market Evolution/ Industry Roadmap 3.6. Value Chain Analysis 3.7. Market Dynamics

3.7.1. Drivers

3.7.1.1. Higher Advantages of Brushless Dc Motors 3.7.1.2. Growing Use of Brushless Dc Motors In Hvac End-Users 3.7.1.3. High Use of Brushless Dc Motors As Servomotors

3.7.2. Restraints

3.7.2.1. Slow-Down In Automotive Industry 3.7.2.2. High Initial Cost of Investment And Complexity

3.7.3. Opportunities

3.7.3.1. Use of Brushless Dc Motors For Robots

Chapter 4: Brushless Dc Motors Market, By Rotor Type

4.1. Overview 4.2. Inner Rotor Brushless Dc Motors

4.2.1. Key Market Trends, Growth Factors And Opportunities 4.2.2. Market Size And Forecast, By Region 4.2.3. Market Analysis By Country

4.3. Outer Rotor Brushless Dc Motors

4.3.1. Key Market Trends, Growth Factors, And Opportunities 4.3.2. Market Size And Forecast, By Region 4.3.3. Market Analysis By Country

Chapter 5: Brushless Dc Motors Market, By End-User

5.1. Overview 5.2. Industrial Machinery

5.2.1. Key Market Trends, Growth Factors And Opportunities 5.2.2. Market Size And Forecast, By Region 5.2.3. Market Analysis By Country

5.3. Automotive

5.3.1. Key Market Trends, Growth Factors And Opportunities 5.3.2. Market Size And Forecast, By Region 5.3.3. Market Analysis By Country

5.4. Healthcare

5.4.1. Key Market Trends, Growth Factors And Opportunities 5.4.2. Market Size And Forecast, By Region 5.4.3. Market Analysis By Country

5.5. Hvac Industry

5.5.1. Key Market Trends, Growth Factors And Opportunities 5.5.2. Market Size And Forecast, By Region 5.5.3. Market Analysis By Country

5.6. Others

5.6.1. Key Market Trends, Growth Factors And Opportunities 5.6.2. Market Size And Forecast, By Region 5.6.3. Market Analysis By Country

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The Butterfly - a tutorial

A favorite trick of ropers is the butterfly, La Mariposa. Named thus because the shape the loop marks out as it traverses it's cyclical pattern resembles left and right wings of a butterfly (in another world it could be called the Tie-Fighter). The challenge it presents comes with rewards in the form of a trick that is beautiful and satisfying to execute. It lends itself to variation and layering more tricks on top of the base butterfly pattern, so it is a standard part of a comprehensive trick roping routine. Limited to a smaller loop size, the trick gets it's appeal from the dynamic multi-dimensional movement of the loop and by the quick subtle movements of the arm and wrist needed to maintain it. Although never entering the category of big loop tricks, the trick can still be manipulated on a range from small to tiny loop, where the skill and speed needed is inversely proportional to the size of the loop - a point not always recognized by the general audience.

The trick consists of a vertical loop and is moved back and forth to the left and right side of the roper in a pattern that can be repeated continually. The vertical spin is in the forward direction, it spins like a wheel that would roll forward. A full cycle of the trick takes 4 revolutions of the loop, with 2 on each side. In the second half of the spin on each side you pull the rope over to the other side and the loop passes in front of the roper. The Reverse Butterfly can also be done by spinning the loop in the opposite direction, this will become handy when doing tricks like the Arrowhead and others where the pattern is taken around the body or the roper does a 180 degree turn. If you are familiar with Texas Skip then the cycle of the butterfly will be very familiar, the difference is in the size of the loop and that the loop passes in front of the roper instead of the roper jumping through the middle.

I am familiar with cotton ropes, so that is the perspective I give here. There are other varieties of stiffer ropes that you can use for this and many other tricks, but I don’t know enough about those yet to make any useful comments. I do know the feel of some ropes can be quite different, but some of the same principles will still apply. The rope I learned on and that I use in the video is a 12 foot limp cotton rope with 2 pennies added to the honda for weight. You can do this trick without the extra weight, or with a little more weight but don’t go too heavy or you’ll throw your shoulder out trying to spin fast enough to keep the loop open. Use a rope that is 9 feet or more for a comfortable butterfly. I start with about 9 or 10 feet of rope to make the loop and spoke combined, with the spoke initially being 1 to 1.5 feet and that leaves a loop that can be around 3 feet in diameter. When you first start spinning the loop will often decrease a little so don’t start too small.

You can start on either the right or left side, I switch between both ways and although most references will recommend starting on the left side for right handers, I find starting on the right side comfortable. On the right side you find yourself in a natural position but on the left you cross your right hand over your left so you can throw the initial spin forward, it gives some good momentum out of the gate. Either way, once you are in the trick it’s all the same because it just keeps alternating sides. And there is no difference in the pattern for right handed or left handed butterfly, you can pass off between hands without interruption to the pattern once you have developed the skill in both hands.

For the sake of balance, I suggest you learn right and left handed butterfly at the same time instead of learning first with your dominant hand then starting the process again with your non-dominant hand. I give you three reasons why:

1. Practicing repeatedly with the same arm only, gives you an uneven workout.

2. You can practice longer without fatigue when you alternate arms.

3. Once you have it down with your dominant hand, it feels frustrating to go back to ground zero when you start with your non-dominant hand. It’s better to work them up simultaneously so one doesn’t get jealous of the other.

When I started learning this trick, just last summer, I could hardly get started and the loop would close up and even at best I had a distorted and flailing pattern. It was very hard to control. I worked on it for a while and made some progress, but it was still not smooth and I could not run it for very long. I decided to try it with a tighter eye of the honda, so I pinched down the honda and put a piece of tape there to keep it tighter around the rope and not let it slip as freely. This does make it easier to spin the butterfly but the feel is different and you don’t have the control over the loop size to make it bigger or smaller intentionally. I had difficulty controlling the loop size anyway so this was actually a temporary help for me. A big problem I had was the loop would sometimes get too big and the spoke too small and I would compensate by spinning my arm in a bigger circle, on the other hand I had times when the loop would rapidly close up and I would lose it completely. Not having to worry about that made it easier to focus on the coarse motions needed to run the pattern. I kept it for a few days before I took the tape off and was ready to learn it properly. It just takes time to get total control over the loop, I still have a ways to go on that journey, but it has gotten a lot better. I made a lot of mistakes, but I try not to make the same mistake too many times, at least make different mistakes, then you find that some of those mistakes aren’t mistakes at all, but you can learn something from them about how a certain motion of the hand influences the rope. 

I learned that for a smooth flow, you don’t apply equal force as you spin around all 360 degrees, it can be good to do a swift flick to get the honda over the top of the loop and then back off while the momentum carries it around again. I learned that keeping the loop close to the arm instead of letting it fling out to the far left and right side makes it easier to build up a bigger loop, and conversely I learned that a more elaborate left and right swing movement can help decrease the loop size, or keep it from growing. There are other ways to control the speed, size, and position of the rope but these are just the first helpful things I’ve noticed.

I hope this helps you get your butterfly off the ground quick enough and out of the caterpillar stage. The best tip for that is relentless practice, so never leave home without your rope!

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A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

   The 30th of November marks The 1975′s 3rd studio album. After touring for over a year with the success of their album ‘I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of it’ (ILWYS), and playing their final show at TRNSMT festival. This album details the events that transpired in their time off.  From ballads on lead singer Matty Healy’s 6 week rehab experience, to numbers on the current political climate, this album (as the title suggests) forms a comprehensive detailing of the aspects of millennial life.

THE 1975

   The introductory track follows the theme of the previous two albums, an iteration of the same song that Healy describes as “A signpost of where we are”. 

   This time around the song starts with Matthew alone with a piano, singing the opening line in a candid manner, leading the audience to believe it to be a softer jazz track. This is not the case however, as the multi-layered vocoder vocals punctuate the lyrics and serve as the start of a theme seen throughout the album. Over the top of a single piano, these vocals evoke a feeling of magnitude that the track is synonymous with. 

GIVE YOURSELF A TRY

   Give Yourself a Try was the first single to be released on the 1st of June 2018, a date significant to the band as the name The 1975 is derived from a diary entry from within a poetry book dated ‘the 1st June, the 1975′.

   The song pivots around a distorted guitar riff that is repeated throughout, coupled with a drum machine esque percussion section that bears resemblance to that of a dance track. 

  Lyrically the song centres around the idea of ageing and identity. Lines like “You learn a couple things when you get to my age”, and “Getting spiritually enlightened at 29” suggest a reflection on Matty’s own past. This vulnerability adds to the sincerity of the sentiment presented in the lyrics which allows them to ring true with listeners.

TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME

   Combining the signature pop tropes from the 90′s and current day chart toppers, TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME is arguably the most approachable song on the album. 

  The use of lush synthesisers, and a simple yet effective drum loop, provides a stereotyping of the most prevalent qualities found in chart toppers. Coupled with the auto-tuned vocals of a 90′s pop hit, the song eloquently blends the old and the new while remaining catchy as ever. 

   The lyrics are purposefully repetitive, reenforcing the captivating hook. during the song, Matty recounts a lovers argument with lines such as “You pick a fight/And I define it” and this juxtaposition creates an interesting dynamic between lyric and instrumentation.

HOW TO DRAW/PETRICHOR

   Born out of a reimagining of a bonus song from (ILWYS) in the form of a Target exclusive. It is described “Soundtrack to nighttime”, much like how TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME is an ode to pop hits, How To Draw/Petrichor draw influence from dance music on the late night radio.

   The same vocoder from the introductory track is used again here, Its function of building suspense and an enormity within the track is somewhat thematic throughout the album and serves to reinforce the grandiose scale in which this album presents itself.

    Produced by drummer George Daniels, this song serves as testament to his musical prowess, especially at the halfway mark as the song evolves to resemble what someone would expect from a dance song. The use of glitchy drum and bass sequencing in tandem with Healy’s vague crooning generates a buoyant and alluring soundscape.

LOVE IT IF WE MADE IT

   A song with a statement cemented in the current state of the world and particularly the political climate, Love It If We Made It is the anthemic antithesis to TOOTIMETOOTIMTOOTIME. 

   The song covers all manner of topics such as the death of rapper Lil Peep, to  obscene quotes taken directly from the leader of the free world, Donald Trump. Healy’s hard hitting lyricism highlights the shortcomings of todays society. 

   Lead by Daniels playing a driving drum beat, the steady and consistent instrumentation elicits an industrial sound that stresses the abrasive lyricism throughout, changing only in the chorus with the introduction of the saxophone, bringing the melodic ideas to the forefront.

BE MY MISTAKE

   A complete 180 from Love It If We Made It, Be My Mistake is stripped back and consists mainly of an acoustic guitar with the addition of sparse instrumentation at points.

   From vulnerability in the form of brutal narrative heard in Love It If We Made It. The guilt ridden honesty that Matty conveys is the core principle with which this song revolves. It manifests in a reflection of the feelings of confusion and the sadness that revolves around growing up.

   An interesting aspect to this song is the implementation of the piano. Played quietly in the background, it is the ‘Love theme’ that is referenced later in the album.

SINCERITY IS SCARY

   Featuring acclaimed trumpet player Roy Hargrove, this feel-good song has evident jazz aspects, as well as utilising a choir that draws influence from traditional gospel songs. 

  The drums, described as a “Jay Dilla beat” coupled with the lush piano chords that Healy describes a likeness to “9th Wonder” gives context to what emerged as a neo-soul type instrumentation. The wide array of features; from Roy Hargrove’s brass section, to the London Community Gospel Choir, does not leave the song feeling messy as one would expect and this is down to the time and care taken in the composition.

   Lyrically (as the title suggests) the focal point is the rejection of sarcasm in favour of sincerity in music. All of the lines for this reason are very on the nose, expressing opinions such as “Keep on putting off conceiving/It’s only you that you’re deceiving” which highlights this principle of favouring sincerity above all else.

I LIKE AMERICA & AMERICA LIKES ME

   “A homage to SoundCloud rap” is how Healy summarises this next tune. A song that addresses the anxieties in the youth of America, exploring current issues such as gun control and speaking out for what you believe in. 

   The vocals are unmistakably dominant throughout. The statements made such as “Kids don’t want rifles, they want supreme” are an insight into the topics that are greatly debated, while also relating to current trends in fashion. This take on the condition of present day America hits hard in its implications.

   Autotune is used throughout this track and also plays a part in the rest of the album to varying degrees. It is used in this instance to accentuate the melodic ideas and allows for the vocals to be used as a compositional device.

THE MAN WHO MARRIED A ROBOT/LOVE THEME

   By using Siri to speak a poem makes for a somewhat unnerving, yet enticing track. The disjunct articulation plus some choice phrases such as “cooked animals”, and “watching videos of humans” indicates a warped perspective of humanity, as if the poem was read by the internet which puts a dystopian spin on familiarities we take for granted in the present day.

   The love theme is applied once again in this track. Reprised from Be My Mistake, the theme draws the album together thematically, however the use of the passage in the background of the disconnected poetry seems to conflict the original context, a very human and vulnerable coming of age song.

   A resolution is provided as the poem finishes however, and the love theme is given time to evolve. by incorporating strings and horns into the theme, it begins to sound once again more organic and dreamy, synergising the internet and the human experience depicted at the start.

INSIDE YOUR MIND

   Morbid romanticism is the premise of Inside Your Mind. The balance between love and violence plays well into the creating what turns out to be both a love song and a horror story simultaneously.

   A deep obsession is portrayed in the lyrics. lines such as “I’ve had dreams where there’s blood on you/All those dreams where you’re my wife” create a conflict as the premise behind the lines (being romantic fixation) is endearing, however the resulting actions are gruesome and disquieting.

   This tension is furthered with the stylistic approach of the song. A pop-rock ballad setting would typically indicate to a listener how romantic such a song is with the ethereal chords, and slow distorted guitar being devices to indicate a sense of longing. The macabre nature of the lyrics however, give new meaning to the fixation and bring forth an uncomfortable experience as a result.

IT’S NOT LIVING (IF IT’S NOT WITH YOU)

   After years of drug use, lead singer Matty took the hiatus to focus on becoming sober. This formed the basis for It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You), a song used as an outlet with which to talk about his personal struggle with addiction.

   Unlike the previous albums 'UGH!’, which explored his addiction through the first person, this time around the concept is disguised in a narrative about a man called Danny. This allows for sensitive subjects to be touched upon through the medium of the fictional protagonist. “If I choose then I lose”, and “Distract my brain from the terrible news” shows the train of thought of an addict trying to justify the fight which proves a dark topic of discussion.

   Where the lyricism doesn’t shy from with grappling tough subjects, the instrumentation understates the grim content by masking the song with upbeat pop-funk. Riff driven guitar grooves, and the inclusion of the London Community Gospel Choir downplay the adult nature of the song and we are left with a catchy and approachable tune.

SURROUNDED BY HEADS AND BODIES

   A song with the title being the opening lines of David Foster Wallace’s ‘Infinite Jest’. Surrounded By Heads And Bodies is a song written about the process Healy went through during his 6 weeks in rehab in Portugal.

   While seeming like a love song on first listening, the woman in question (Angela) was one of the only people Healy saw in those 6 weeks. The loneliness of the compound gives a sense of longing and pessimism to the song. Lines like “we don’t speak”, and “I see her in my sleep” furthers the longing and gloom that Healy is conveying.

   The instrumentation, mimicking the idea of isolation, is sparse for the most part. With only Matty and bassist Ross playing on the track. The lyrics are distributed sparingly with large pauses which gives the effect of being sedated, this directly correlates with the line “The things they make her take” which establishes a haunting feeling, along with the use of reverb and distant vocal accompaniments.

MINE

   A jazz standard conceived from the band’s collective love of John Coltrane, Mine is best described as a swing piano love song.

   Having all the key elements of a timeless jazz ballad, it’s only fitting that this song includes Roy Hargrove on the trumpet during interludes between verses. A soft string section following the laid back jazz piano, accompanied by double bass and a drum kit played with brushes, this song eloquently incorporates all the assets of a classic jazz track.

   Centring on the prospect of maturity, settling down, and love, this song reflects a contented Matty, giving a relieving contrast to the two previous songs and their sombre tones.

I COULDN’T BE MORE IN LOVE

   The penultimate song on the album is brought fourth as a ballad dedicated to all the fans of the band. I couldn’t be love was written before Matty went to rehab and this shows in the desperation and intensity conveyed within.

   The style of singing is unlike anything Healy has recorded before, admittedly because he finds it hard to sing in such a way. The lyrics are put forward as a conversation about the future of the band and the apprehensions of nobody caring anymore. “Because I’d give you all the years of my life” exhibits how much the fans mean to the band and this vulnerability expressed shows sincerity in their point.

   A power ballad is a fitting style for a song about deep love. The soulful choir and organ sound give it an appropriate confessional delivery, this drives the implication within the song. The key change draws further from the balladic influence.

I ALWAYS WANNA DIE (SOMETIMES)

   Finishing the album is I always Wanna Die (Sometimes). Matty tweeted “I think albums should finish like movies. So we did the ending from The Graduate”. This rings true as the inclusion of David Campbell on the strings creates a cinematic feeling to the ending track.

   The soft spoken vocals at the start, expressing unfulfilled dreams, start the song off in a gloomy unassuming manner. This all changes however as the focus shifts from lyrical content as the song builds to a repetition of the title. The fixation on “I always wanna die” only stresses the point made, being  written when Matty was at his lowest, the truth in these words bear an integrity that puts weight on their meaning.

   Starting off with the acoustic guitar is a reprisal of the theme of stripped back vulnerability. It begins with a sparing instrumentation and following the vocal shift, the texture builds with the addition of a heavily distorted guitar and a fuller string sound. This crescendo builds indefinitely until the very end, where everything stops except for a haunting strings section to wrap up the album.

[robertkstone]

2019 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Electric Race Car Review

The one thing automotive journalists fear most about testing a race car? Stalling it in the pit lane. Sure, there’s always the worry you’ll spin the thing into a wall, or maybe clip a curb and roll it into a ball of expensively crumpled metal and carbon fiber. But explaining you were caught out when it snapped sideways at 150 mph through the sweeper—”I think the rear tire had a slow puncture”—is somehow less embarrassing than proving to the sniggering pit crew you’re barely capable of getting their car underway at all.

Interested in the production-spec 2019 Jaguar I-Pace? Read our London-to-Berlin review here, and check out our Track Drive review here.

Stalling in the pit lane is the one thing you don’t have to worry about with Jaguar’s all-electric I-Pace eTrophy racer. Simply press D for drive, squeeze the accelerator pedal, and the broad-shouldered Jag—all race-face wings and spoilers, hunkered down on 22-inch wheels—simply oozes forward and whirs quietly out onto the track.

The I-Pace eTrophy was developed for a one-make, 20-race series that will support 10 rounds of the 2019 FIA Formula E championship for single-seat electric race cars. Built at Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations facility near Coventry, England, the eTrophy features a stripped-out interior and carbon-fiber hood and front fenders. It weighs about 500 pounds less than a roadgoing I-Pace, despite the addition of a full roll cage that ties together the front structure and rear suspension mounts.

The suspension is production I-Pace based, but it uses parts from SVO’s thundering XE Project 8 track rat, and the spring and roll-bar rates are fully adjustable. The standard brakes have been replaced with AP Racing units with steel rotors and larger calipers, and the 22-inch wheels are shod with treaded Michelin tires. As in Formula E, where the single-seat racers also use treaded tires, the French tiremaker wanted rubber that more closely reflected road car tire technology.

The e-motors at the front and rear axles are unchanged from standard I-Pace spec, which means a total of 394 hp and 512 lb-ft of torque, and the 90-kW-hr battery pack is also straight from the production car. The powertrain control electronics, however, are entirely new. Developed by the engineering division of the Williams F1 team, they allow, among other things, the torque curves of the two e-motors to be individually varied, along with the level of brake regeneration. The system also enables the e-motors to more aggressively pull from the battery pack to boost performance.

It’s a sweaty 90-plus degrees at Silverstone, Britain’s record-breaking summer heatwave in full force. SVO dynamics engineer Jack Lambert shows me around the eTrophy I’ll be driving on the compact Stowe circuit, located in the infield of the legendary British Grand Prix track. The car is one of three development prototypes SVO has been working on over the past few months. The first two production eTrophy race cars have already been completed at SVO, and another four are on the line, with a total of 20 scheduled to be ready by the end of September for drivers who’ll each pay $530,000—plus tax—to compete in the series on an arrive-and-drive basis.

Flat, with tight corners and a devilish stop-go chicane coned onto the back straight, the 1.1-mile Stowe circuit has many of the characteristics of the Formula E street circuits on which the eTrophy will be racing next year. It is, Lambert explains, perfect for fine-tuning the eTrophy’s chassis and powertrain electronics.

I clamber in over the roll cage and settle into the deeply contoured bucket seat as Lambert runs me through the basics. Before me is a conventional suede-rimmed steering wheel with an aluminum pod bolted to it and a digital display screen behind. On the pod are six buttons and four rotary controls. The buttons activate functions such as headlight flash and instrument panel display. There’s also one marked Boost. The rotary controls vary front to rear torque split, brake regen level, liftoff regen, and ABS intervention threshold.

Lambert points to a small green light glowing at the base of the windshield. It indicates that the eTrophy is good to go. If the car’s involved in an incident, a blue light will appear, warning track safety crews that the eTrophy’s high-voltage system is still active. If the light glows red, that indicates an isolator fault and a danger of a serious electric shock. “It’s not likely you’ll see it,” Lambert says soothingly, before adding: “If you do, don’t touch the car, and don’t try and get out of the car.” Gulp. He then climbs into the passenger seat, cinches down his racing harness, and gives me the thumbs-up.

I can’t help but check. Green light. We roll out onto the track.

The eTrophy doesn’t exactly pin you to the seat under full acceleration. Despite SVO’s best efforts, this is still a heavy car, weighing about 4,300 pounds in race trim, which means it has a similar weight-to-power ratio as a rear-drive Kia Stinger GT. You feel the mass the moment you punch the accelerator, despite the torque from the twin e-motors, and as in all electric cars, the rate of acceleration trails off noticeably as speed increases. Top speed is 125 mph, not much by racing car standards, but plenty quick enough for the narrow, no-runoff Formula E tracks that typically zigzag around ordinary streets in cities such as Paris, Hong Kong, and New York.

It’s eyes wide for a split-second at the first hairpin when I squeeze the brakes and nothing much happens. Then I realize this is a racing car, with racing car brakes, and that there’s little need for delicacy. A mighty shove on the bottom-hinged pedal slows the big Jag, though I’ve missed the apex by a country mile. It takes a couple of applications before I understand the nuances of tip-in and feel, but once I’m calibrated, I can confidently grenade the pedal knowing the eTrophy will stop like it’s been driven into a swimming pool filled with molasses.

When I took the production I-Pace from London to Berlin a few months back, I’d noticed it felt nicer when driven on winding backroads with the liftoff regeneration in the low setting. This made the car better balanced on corner entry and allowed it to flow more smoothly down the road. For the same reasons, the eTrophy has initially been set up with no liftoff regen; come off the accelerator, and the car coasts, slowed only by mechanical drag.

Although the eTrophy is heavy, much of its weight is low in the chassis—that 90-kW-hr battery pack under the floor weighs 1,329 pounds—so the car doesn’t wallow through corners like a drunken water buffalo. On quicker sweepers it feels stable and planted, but on tighter corners—and the Formula E circuits on which the eTrophy will be racing are full of slow 90-degree and 180-degree turns—it takes some skill to get it into and through the corner as quickly as possible. The steering offers little feel, and the instant-on torque from the e-motors makes it difficult to accurately modulate power inputs, especially as there’s no engine noise to help you. It’s a very easy car to overdrive.

The eTrophy I drove had its suspension set for a test session on a Spanish track with more cambered corners. For pancake-flat Stowe, I would have liked a tad more initial bite from the front end to get the car to rotate just a fraction on corner entry, to better get it into the apex without losing speed. On corner exit I’d have liked a little more torque bias to the rear axle to further reduce understeer and punch the car harder onto the straights. The good news is all this adjustability is built into the eTrophy’s hardware and software.

Paradoxically, the eTrophy rewards accuracy yet demands aggression. Finding the right balance between the two is critical because a quick lap time in this car is all about maintaining momentum. And that’s what will make the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy series utterly fascinating to watch: Twenty identical cars with exactly the same power and torque, running on exactly the same tires, racing wheel to wheel on the narrow, unforgiving Formula E circuits, will put the focus squarely on savvy vehicle setup and raw driving talent.

Which is exactly what racing should be all about.

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FINAL /SHERLOCK

Sherlock

Sherlock Holmes drama has been produced by BBC since 2010. It was a such a big hit not just the U.K. and Europe, as it is exported to more than 180 countries, thanks to the great reproduction of the original film, the fresh character of the 21st century, the production design, and the popularity of the movie. Even young fans who did not read the original book became interested in the book. Although it was originally scheduled to be produced six times per 60 minutes per season, it eventually decided to produce it three times per 90 minutes. The miniseries was planned and season 1 ended in 3 episodes and season 2 was aired on January 1, 2012. Due to its huge popularity, countries outside of the United Kingdom are airing in succession. Season 2 has become a hot topic in Korea, too, as it aired in a month it first came out in the United Kingdom. Just like the title, Sherlock Holmes is the main character of this TV show, Holmes has a webpage to suit the 21st century, and Watson also posted Holmes’ stories of solved cases on his blog, and the iPhone is a clue to the case. The role of the telegram in the original book seems to be replaced by a text message. Anyone who read the original book has many things to enjoy in detail, and it is interesting to find out what has changed since it was modernized. The characters were also impressively reborn as modern characters, while still preserving its original features. The movie reflects the impressive parts of the original story but did not lose interest and tension through the personality of the Sherlock drama itself. In the original novel, Holmes talked mainly with Watson and only talked about events with other characters, while in the drama, he also talked with his own brother Mycroft and Lestrade about personal stuff more than the original book. In terms of degrees of completion, not only the characteristics of the characters and the performance of the actors but also the composition of each character on the screen is very good. In particular, the production of the video of Holmes' reasoning is not a description of the clues that Holmes follows in his investigations, but also a using typography as a description tool to help viewers to better see the plot of the movie. The way they show Sherlock’s reasoning steps are highly significant.

Benedict Cumberbatch played Sherlock Holmes. His version of Holmes is a cold, technical expert and slightly like an Asperger syndrome patient. His performance requires a great deal of work. Because the huge amount of words in a dialog and the speed of thought in his head - the actors and the viewers have to connect them at a tremendous speed. Sherlock is always a step ahead than his audience, and everyone around him has the intelligence of an ordinary person. They often can't understand what he's saying. Sherlock is a dynamic superhero living in this age. This arrogant and brilliant detective is driven by a desire to prove himself to be smarter than everyone else. Due to social attitudes and broadcasting restrictions, modern version of Sherlock replaced pipe tobacco with several nicotine patches. Sherlock's visual aesthetic of an opening clip shows mystery and freshness. In the opening title, the London Eye, the symbol of London, spins around, and cars run fast through the building where large outdoor advertisements are placed. Taken with the ' Tilt-Shift Technique ' gives a feel like a moving miniature world. In Sherlock, it is interesting to watch various techniques such as a smart screen transition, close-ups when thinking, and a rotating screen when confused. In particular, the technique of putting text on top of the video as if they are the subtitles for what the characters are thinking, which helps viewers understand the mystery, is like looking inside Sherlock's head. Sometimes in the episode ‘Belgravia Scandal’, the second episode of the second season, next to Irene's head, there was a three question mark showing her emotional state. Typography also provides a clue to Irene’s texts. Sensible music also plays a role. Music plays a big role in adding speed and tension to the rather boring and slow tempo of British dramas. The show includes grand orchestra music to old pop songs, I enjoy listening to them. Especially whenever Sherlock’s theme melody plays, I instantly tense up. He calls himself an " investigation advisor, " not a private investigator, and takes on unsolved cases by police, performing various expedient measures (no matter what means, no matter how. The modern version of Holmes is an early adopter who uses the iPhone and GPS to navigate and search for characters. In modern times, the story of Sherlock's performance is widely known through blogs and Twitter, and short message windows such as Twitter are often shown on the screen to communicate with criminals. These small devices do not feel forced or out of place, they play a good role in letting Sherlock character melt into a modern era more.

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Explaining the mysteries of the universe

Last November, I wandered the physics department at the American University of Beirut looking to for a professor to help me script a short video series about quantum mechanics. It was Friday afternoon so the department was virtually empty, save for one office with its door left ajar. Little did I know when I walked in and introduced myself that I was shaking the hand of a man responsible for many theories and models that are aiding humanity unravel the mysteries of the universe.

I did find that out after I had gone back to the office and read up on his work online. I recently paid a second visit to his office for a one on one interview to talk about his work on Supersymmetry and noncommutative geometry, and the state or research in the Middle East.

“As a child I was completely absorbed in mathematics,” explains Ali Chamessdine, who is currently serving as a physics professor. But as chance had it, he ended up enrolling in physics for his undergraduate degree. He humorously attributed it to the fact that his older brother was already studying math, and that the family would not allow both siblings to learn the same trade. He chuckles, and then tells me that at the time, mathematics at the Lebanese University was taught in French, and that that was the real reason he opted for physics instead.

He completed his degree and received a scholarship to work on his PhD at Imperial College London. There, he was advised by Mohammad Abdus Salam, a Pakistani theoretical physicist and a future recipient of the 1979 Nobel Prize for physics, while working on thesis about Supersymmetry. The perk of working under such an esteemed figure, according to Chamseddine, is that you get to attack the best problems, “that you really go to the frontiers immediately.”

Going beyond the Standard Model

The Standard Model is a theory that was developed in the second half of the 20th century and finalised in the mid 70s. Using a number of particles of matter and forces, it explains an awful lot of experimental results as we study matter and energy. The problem however is that it only explains an awful lot, and not everything. There are many phenomena, such as the expansion of the universe, dark matter, and some aspect of the theory of gravitation that the theory cannot account for. And as such, other models have been built.

Enter Supersymmetry

Supersymmetry suggests that for each of the elementary particles there exists a so called super partner. Elementary particles are either fermions or bosons. Those elementary particles, with a few exceptions, have extremely short lifespans, about 10 to the power -23 seconds. Fermions and bosons are distinguished by their spin, an inherent form of angular momentum. Fermions have half integer valued spin, 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, etc, while bosons have integer spin. There are 48 types of fermions and 12 types of bosons.

The theory states that each of those particles must have a partner from the other group, known as its superpartner, with a spin that differs by half an integer, so for each fermion a boson and vice versa.

None of the existing fermions and bosons are partners; in fact, a supersymmetry partner has never been observed. So if the theory is proven, we will have double the amount of elementary particles: 48 + 12 partners.

“It will be the biggest revolution since Einstein with his special and general relativity”

The plight is that in order to find these particles, you have to create them, and in order to do so, you must build accelerators that reach these very high energies. The accelerators at CERN have been recently upgraded with the Large Hadron Collider, and “hopefully, with this energy it will be sufficient to create these particles that have not been seen yet.” Just finding one or a couple at first would be sufficient to prove that the model works, and that would mean that “physics as we know it would completely change,” he explains, “this supersymmetry is a fundamental symmetry of spacetime.”

After he completed his thesis, he joined the European Organization for Nuclear Research, more commonly known as CERN, as a research associate. There he proposed a theory in 1981, which later became a basic theory of String Theory. In it he proposed that our world is in 10 dimensions of space.

Following CERN, he went to Northeastern University in Boston. It was a time when Supersymmetry wasn’t fashionable in the US according to Chamseddine. But that didn’t deter him. There he proposed a model that predicts where the Supersymmetric particles should be and what are their signatures; “you have to tell them what to look for,” he explains.

With more than 2000 citations, the paper is “very influential” and is still used by experimentals today looking for Supersymmetry. Chamseddine calls it his best work.

The big shift: Noncommutative geometry

After 1985 he left the US and joined the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, known as ETH Zurich, as a research professor. From then on, his research took a different path into noncommutative geometry, and during his 12 year stay there, he worked on this new kind of geometry.

“When Einstein came, what he discovered essentially was that the space we live in is not flat,” he explains. “What Einstein discovered was that matter in space, like the Sun, will curve the space,” which in turn creates a gravitational force.

Euclidean geometry, the one we learn in school, cannot be used in such a theory. As an example, imagine a triangle drawn on a sphere. The lines here are in fact arcs, and consequently the angles do not add up to 180 degrees.

And so Einstein had to resort to another geometry to explain his general theory of relativity and, one that was invented decades earlier, by a German mathematician called Bernhard Riemann.

Chamseddine says that in this instance, the geometry shaped the dynamics of the gravitational force. Here, the wisdom of all of Einstein’s studies is that “geometry fixes the physics.”

At the time when Einstein was alive, only two forces were known: gravitational force and electromagnetic force. Since then, it has been discovered that there are two additional forces; one is called the weak force, the other is called the strong force.

Einstein was able to build a theory that describes gravitation using Riemannian geometry, but it could not account for the other three forces. You need a new kind of geometry explains Chamseddine, “this is noncommutative geometry.”

Noncommutative geometry was initially invented by a French mathematician and fields medalist by the name of Alain Connes. Currently, both he and Chamseddine have been working on building the theory, trying to understand all four forces in this new geometry. “Recently, we were able to figure out the nature of geometry that gives you all the forces together.”

This is an ongoing project. In the summer, Chamseddine travels to France for three months to the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS), as a Louis Michel Chair, a post for distinguished long term visitors. “We keep making advancements and simplifications,” Chamseddine concludes. “It is the frontiers of mathematics.”

Coming back to Lebanon

In 1998, he was lured back to Beirut, with the promise of building a research center, the Center for Advanced Mathematical Sciences. But soon after, the support became minimal. “They wanted the center to bring money, but research in fundamental science doesn’t pay.” As a consequence he left the center.

Chamseddine was also very briefly involved in the Jordan based SESAME project, a cooperative research venture by scientists and governments from all over the region built around a repurposed, “outdated” cyclic particle accelerator. “It’s a big mess; I think it will have a rough ride.” The launch date for the center has been pushed back at several occasions.

The sad state of scientific in the Arab world

“It is really bad, you know…” Chamseddine runs out of words for a moment, this was the only time he struggled for an answer. Even before all the events that have recently unfolded in the Arab world, one barely had any hope he says, but right now “we are going backwards at the speed of light.”

Back in 1980, when he was working at ETH Zurich, “that center alone received two billion swiss francs each year from the government...” His pause this time was followed by a short burst of laughter. Adjusted to inflation, that rounds up to about 3.7 billion dollars. Bear in mind that Switzerland is a relatively small country. At the time it had about 6 million citizens. For comparison, that sits between Lebanon and Jordan right now.

The heart of the problem is the lack of long term vision. Here, he says, they would think that such an investment would be a waste, but elsewhere they see it as an investment in the people. “They throw money into research and it pays off, everything pays off.” But not directly.

The monetary rewards usually come as a byproduct. “How can you put a value on the world wide web? It came from CERN you know.” Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the internet, was a scientist at CERN. He initially devised a network to share information among universities, and later grew and evolved to become the internet.

Monetary return isn’t always guaranteed, but that is not a loss. What we get in return is much more important. And that is...

Another type of gold

What people like Chamseddine are trying to do is to explain the universe. “In research, we don’t say we do something because it has a certain application.” In fact, “there is a high probability that out of what we do, nothing practical will come out.” Explaining it is not easy either because “every time you find an explanation something deeper lies behind it. In this way science never finishes.”

It is like looking for gold. “You go to a field where you think gold may exist, so you start digging. You find something and you say, ok, i want to find some more, so you dig deeper. Now how far should you dig until you find something, it is not known, nobody knows.”

The Paradox

Chamseddine’s two main researches are at odds. “They don’t talk to each other.” Unlike Supersymmetry, non-commutative geometry tells us that we found almost everything that there is. Any new discoveries will be marginal, which the theory can more or less predict, but not accurately. The picture that we have right now is almost complete; no new particles, let alone doubling the number.

“To us it is like a game, we are puzzle solvers, we sit down for days sometimes thinking of a little mathematical puzzle and we try to make sense of it. Where it would take us? We don’t know. But if we knew, it would not be fun anymore.”

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Stickman Explores the Physics of Flying Through the Air

Disney Research is teaching this skinny robot how to perform a variety of somersaulting stunts

Image: Disney Research

This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE.

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has a signature move that is named after her because she is the only woman on earth capable of performing it. The move starts as a layout double flip, but more than halfway through suddenly develops a twist that rotates her body through an extra 180 degrees to land face first. The only visible source of this sudden change in rotation is a small motion of one hand as her arm goes from straight to bent. It’s a beautiful example of how the seemingly simple physics of ballistic motion, completely governed by a relatively simple conservation of angular momentum, can produce amazing and unexpected results.

Disney Research has a rich history of pushing the boundaries of innovation at The Walt Disney Company. That said, we found that combination of simple physics and surprising results compelling—perhaps it would be possible to build a relatively simple robot that could accomplish remarkable things.

Additionally, we saw two potential benefits of building robots that could perform acrobatic stunts while aloft. First, a robotic performer can answer questions about how a performance is accomplished that are more difficult to answer with a human performer. The robot has a small, known set of actuators and sensors, an easily measured and adjustable weight distribution (a robot can put on five pounds even faster than I can), and no free will to do anything other than what’s asked of it. Together, those traits make it easier to pull out single variables and test to what degree each of them contributes to a successful move.

Second, the force, speed, and precision required to execute acrobatic maneuvers pushes the limits of robot capability in a way that has the potential to be relevant to the broader field. Acrobatic moves involve high centrifugal forces, short decision times, and challenging launch and landing dynamics—all of these can drive us towards a deeper understanding of actuator, sensors, and control strategies.

A year ago, the Disney Research team produced a very simple, brick-shaped robot that could move some weights internally to affect its spin rate and steer itself through a narrow slot when dropped from the ceiling. In our upcoming ICRA paper, we present the next step along the path towards an acrobatic robot: A three-link, pneumatically actuated device that’s capable of performing a variety of simple acrobatic behaviors in a predictable, controllable fashion.

“Stickman” is a z-shaped robot about seven feet in length and weighing about 40 pounds. The frame is made of 80-20 and is capable of folding up tightly or extending almost into a straight line using two pneumatic actuators. In doing so the robot changes its moment of inertia and hence its spin rate, much like an ice skater pulling her arms in to accelerate her rotation. In our experiments, we attach one end to a long steel rod, hoist it up to the ceiling, and drop it.

The robot swings forward and lets go of the rod, sending it flying out over some foam mats. After a flip or two, the robot lands on the mats in a target configuration—usually stretched out parallel to the ground to distribute the force of impact and minimize the chance of damage to itself.

This launch method is a nice way of injecting energy smoothly into the system: Gravity gives us a nice acceleration and the pendulum gently arcs our velocity into the right direction. The pneumatic actuators helped achieve the high power density required to tuck quickly under high centripetal loads, and the 80-20 aluminum construction made for easy adjustment and repair.

Image: Disney Research

To perform intelligently, the robot uses two sets of sensors: an inertial measurement unit, or IMU, and an array of three laser rangefinders. The IMU uses gyroscopes and accelerometers to estimate the orientation of the robot relative to the ground and to measure the robot’s angular velocity. When the IMU thinks the rangefinders are pointed at the ground, they take range measurements. Each of the three is mounted at a slightly different angle so they “see” the ground at slightly different times, helping us to estimate not only the robot’s height but also its velocity.

Once we have a good estimate of height and position, Sir Isaac Newton gives us a good sense of when we’re going to hit the ground. To land in a good orientation, we just have to know how fast we’re spinning and how much we can change that rate by tucking or untucking. In the paper we show an ability to hit a target orientation within a few tens of degrees; in the future we hope to do much better.

We also found that the dynamics of the swing were surprisingly rich, and that by exploiting those physics in addition to our mid-flight control we were capable of performing single backflips, double backflips, and flying through the air with almost no rotation at all.

Right now our two actuators don’t give us a full two degrees of rotational control because they are mounted in-plane. If we simply added one more link whose axis of rotation was at 90 degrees to our current joints, it’s possible to start influencing twist in new and potentially interesting ways.

We’re still a long way from a robot capable of performing “the Biles,” but we are already encouraged by how the elegantly simple physics of motion have elevated our simple robotic stick into something capable of a legible acrobatic performance. We hope that we can continue to build our scientific understanding of the rich and fascinating opportunities created by tossing a robot across the room.

Morgan Pope is a postdoctoral associate at Disney Research in Glendale, Calif. He joined Disney after graduating from Stanford, where he focused on building small robots that could jump, perch, and climb.

“Stickman: Towards a Human Scale Acrobatic Robot,” by Morgan T. Pope, Steven Christensen, David Christensen, Anthony Simeonov, Grant Imahara, and Gunter Niemeyer from Disney Research, was presented at ICRA 2018.

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