The Guardian

What training my chaotic dog taught me about power, control – and human beings

Our lovable yet unruly boxer Dusty forced me to wonder: if a dog has no morals, how do you teach it to be ‘good’? When I carried my beautiful two-month-old puppy into our home for the first time, I ...
BND

See inside St. Clair County’s new animal control building in Belleville

As St. Clair County’s animal control building off of Illinois 15 in Belleville nears completion, county officials recently toured the facility and its new features. Officials estimated the new ...
IEEE

Model-Free Predictive Control of Motor Drives: A Review

Abstract: Model predictive control (MPC) has been deemed as an attractive control method in motor drives by virtue of its simple structure, convenient multi-objective optimization, and satisfactory ...
IEEE

FPGA IP Core for DC Motor Control With Adaptive Neural Network PID Tuning, and High-Resolution Encoder Interface

Abstract: Traditional proportional integral derivative (PID) falls short for precise control of DC motor speed under changing conditions. This paper presents a novel FPGA based IP (intellectual ...
CalMatters

Allow local governments to impose rent controls

Many cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, limit the amount a landlord can raise the rent each year — a policy known as rent control. But for nearly 30 years, California has imposed limits ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Precarious History of New York’s Iconic Chrysler Building

Architect William Van Alen’s plans for the building’s formidable steel helmet grew taller and more ambitious over time. NYPL On a mild October day in 1929, the architect William Van Alen watched from ...