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UCOTD: 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio GLX

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Today's UCOTD is a 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio GLX. Our seller says that the car has been well maintained and that there are plenty of new parts, including a Bilstein TC suspension, tires, spark plugs, spark-plug wires, valve cover gasket, cv joints/axles, and water pump. It's based in New Jersey and the asking price is $3,500.

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Used Car of the Day: 2001 Toyota MR2 Spyder

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We're going back to the convertible well today with this 2001 Toyota MR2 Spyder. A Stage 2 clutch has been installed, and some notable parts have been replaced -- the water pump, spark plugs, springs, bushings, and shocks are all new. It is apparently in good running order and has recently passed inspection.

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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The most rewarding part of my career is helping to develop technologies that my friends and family members use and enjoy,” Kim says. The most rewarding part of my work is helping to develop technologies that my friends and family members use and enjoy.” The model was commercialized in 2019 and is now part of Samsung’s Galaxy phone.

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Emmy Award Winner’s Algorithms Bring High-Quality Video to Your TV

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Clarke , who penned 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Isaac Asimov , author of the Foundation series. Bovik enjoyed the course so much that he joined Huang’s Image Formation and Processing Group , part of the university’s Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. In 2001 he and his team developed SSIM.

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The James Webb Space Telescope was a Career-Defining Project for Janet Barth

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Congress and launched in 2001. In 2001 she was selected to be project manager for a NASA test bed that aimed to understand how spacecraft are affected by their environment. The Webb’s detectors absorb photons—light from far-away galaxies, stars, and planets—and convert them into electronic voltages. advisory board.

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Norweign Drivers switch to Electric Cars

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Norweign governments that came into power do implement economic benefits for electric vehicle owners as a part of reducing gas emissions. As a result, buyers are using the perks which they get to convert to cash. Buyers of EV became exempted from paying VAT in 2001. In Norway, most cars are imported.

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Radar Imaging Could Be the Key to Monitoring Climate Change

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It currently takes radar systems about 12 days to produce a global map with a 20-meter resolution, Moreira says, but the new system will be able to do it in six days with a 5-meter resolution. It consists of an antenna divided in several parts, each of which has its own receiving channel and analog-to-digital converter.