Another example of how the bleeding edge aerospace sector is going through a massive shakeup has surfaced as civilian supersonic startup Exosonic has announced that it is going out of business after being unable to raise needed funding.

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This was filmed by Nathan Hopkinson, an 11 year old boy who traveled with his camera for his Belize Vacation and edited this movie himself. Good work Nathan and thks for the video.

16th January 2013

•  Friendly staff and excellent food! (Loved the fresh orange juice and the fry jacks for breakfast) 
• Clean and comfortable room (Loved the fridge and coffee maker) 
• Beautiful surroundings and wonderful sounds of the jungle (Orange trees, flowers, howler monkeys, horses galloping, and birds, plus roosters too!) 
• Refreshing pool and relaxing hammocks…aahhhh! 
• Daytrips to the ruins, cave tubing with David, the Blue Hole to swim, and driving on the beautiful Hummingbird Highway. 
• Also, the visit to Iguana Conservation Project in San Ignacio, was lots of fun (I think I’ve already taken over 1000 photos in three days)

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EICMA 2024 was packed to the gills with new products showcased by a number of major manufacturers. Here are all the important models that were shown there and will be coming to India.

Aprilia

When Aprilia came out with the RS 457 last year, it was only a matter of time before the Tuono 457 came out. This year, Aprilia finally revealed the small twin-cylinder Tuono and it is what we expected it to be, an upright RS 457. Where Aprilia has diverted from its own recipe, is in the fact that the Tuono 457’s headlight is different from the RS. We expect the Tuono 457 to come to India sometime early next year and it will be made at Aprilia’s Baramati plant. Expect it to be priced a little lower than the RS 457, which is currently priced at Rs 4.10 lakh.

Aprilia also showcased its big bike line-up with the new Tuareg Rally as well as updating the Tuono 660, RS 660, Tuono V4 and RSV4 models for 2025. We expect these bikes to be launched in India come next year.

Also See: Aprilia Tuono 457 breaks cover at EICMA 2024

BMW

The Concept F 450 GS from BMW previews a new road-legal ADV from the Bavarian brand, with the production version slated to arrive in 2025. This is widely expected to be the second engine-platform that the TVS-BMW partnership yields. As such, we can expect competitive pricing due to local manufacturing when the BMW F 450 GS goes from concept to reality. After the adventure-tourer, a roadster and even a sportbike could join both brands’ line-up.

Also See: BMW Concept F 450 GS previews future small-capacity ADV

Ducati

The first models to be powered by Ducati’s new liquid-cooled, 890cc, 90-degree, V-twin are the 2025 Panigale V2 and Streetfighter V2. At 120hp, peak power has gone down significantly from the 150+hp that the Superquadro-powered bikes make; these new V2 bikes are also substantially lighter. Styling changes, on the other hand, are evolutionary not revolutionary and we expect these new models to be launched in India sometime in 2025.

Also See: New Ducati Panigale V2, Streetfighter V2 revealed at EICMA 2024

Hero

Hero showed four new models at EICMA, three ICE bikes and one electric scooter. Arguably, the most exciting of the lot is the Xpulse 210, which uses the Karizma XMR’s motor and repurposes it into an adventure bike. Hero also debuted a new 250cc motor which will power two bikes – the Xtreme 250R and the Karizma XMR 250. All three bikes are expected to come to India next year.

Hero also showcased a new electric scooter called the Vida Z, with which it will lead its charge into the European market. 

Also See: Hero Xpulse 210 revealed at EICMA 2024

Honda

Honda also showcased a new electric scooter called the CUV e:, which will go into production next year. The CUV e: has two removable batteries and a range of ‘over 70km’. It remains to be seen if this model comes to India or its architecture is adapted for the Indian electric scooter from Big Red.

Alongside the CUV, Honda also updated the Transalp XL750 and Hornet CB750 models with a new front design, revised suspension damping settings and a couple of new colours. Since the Transalp is already sold here, we expect this updated model to come to India soon enough. 

Also See: Honda showcases electric scooter, e-bike concepts at EICMA 2024

KTM

The 390 Adventure R, 390 Enduro R and 390 SMC R were all shown at EICMA and are made by Bajaj. We expect at least the Adventure to be launched in India, if not all three. KTM recently overhauled its entire big bike line-up with new additions to both the 990 and 1390 families, and it is also working on getting its big bikes to India, so expect some of the premium Austrian bikes to come, too.

Also See: KTM 390 Adventure R, 390 Enduro R image gallery

Royal Enfield

Royal Enfield recently launched the Bear 650. It also showed the new Classic 650 Twin at the show, with an India launch expected in February 2025. Alongside its petrol models, the company also debuted its new EV brand, called Flying Flea, which showcased the C6 electric bike.

Also See: Royal Enfield Classic 650 Twin review: All-Time Classic?

Which of these bikes are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments section below.

At a time when most passenger vehicle brands are shifting focus towards SUVs, Maruti believes it's crucial to have a strong product line-up across all mass-market segments, including sedans, for a high market share.

“Although the SUV segment is growing, all other segments are equally important for us; Because, to retain our high market share, we have to have a presence in each segment. Especially in the sedan segment, which is traditionally very important,” MD and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said on the sidelines of the new Dzire launch.

1. Maruti has spent Rs 1,000 crore on developing the fourth-gen Dzire
2. Sedans currently account for around 8 percent of the total PV volume
3. Maruti aims to increase sedan market to 10 percent with the new Dzire

New Dzire to rejuvinate compact sedan segment 

Hatchbacks or small cars and sedans have seen a significant decline in sales over the past decade, leading automakers to put their major focus on SUVs, with several even vacating the small car space altogether. The sedan segment has also been missing major product action for some time now. For Maruti, however, things are slightly different, as the brand continues to focus on popular models like the Dzire, with timely updates and model changes.

“The compact sedan is a very reliable and stable segment. We can count on stable numbers all the time,” Takeuchi said. The automaker spent Rs 1,000 crore on the design, development, and production of the new 4th-generation Dzire, which comes with the Swift’s 1.2-litre three-cylinder Z12E engine and a slew of new features, including added safety tech.

With the new Dzire, the automaker expects to re-energise the segment. “Taking a long perspective, by 2030, we feel the passenger vehicle market will be around 60 lakh units and sedans will still have a reasonable pie of close to 10 percent,” said senior executive officer for Marketing and Sales Partho Banerjee.

Sedans currently account for around 8 percent of the total passenger vehicle volume and compact sub-4 meter models contribute to approximately 70 percent of that segment. Maruti Suzuki is the market leader in the compact sedan space with a share of around 60 percent. Last year, it sold around 1.6 lakh units of the Dzire.

The Dzire generates a significant part of its sales from the fleet segment, where it is exclusively sold as the low-frills 'Tour S' variant for fleet operators. Around 65-70 percent of the Dzire sales come from the personal segment, while the rest account for the fleet segment.

“With the previous-generation Dzire, there was a challenge to meet the different requirements of personal and fleet customer segments. So, we used to keep a balance to serve both segments,” Banerjee said.

However, in a bid to prioritise the requirement of private buyers, Maruti is offering the fourth-generation Dzire only for personal mobility. For fleet users, the automaker will continue with the previous-generation Dzire, branded as Maruti Tour S. Apart from the Dzire, the Tata Tigor, Honda Amaze, and Hyundai Aura are other models in the compact sedan space. 

With inputs from Yukta Mudgal

Also see:

2024 Maruti Suzuki Dzire review: India's favourite sedan massively updated

2024 Maruti Dzire image gallery

New Maruti Dzire video review 

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The State of Delaware has two new RSS newsfeeds featured by links right off the state's homepage. As lead of the team that developed the feeds, I'm pleased to report this as a joint effort of our office, the Government Information Center (GIC) and the Register of Regulations.

The first feed, Delaware.gov - Statewide News is a general collection of news and press releases from across state agencies.

The Current Monthly Register is the newsfeed equivalent of the The Delaware Register of Regulations, a monthly publication of all proposed regulatory changes, general notices, and final regulations from our partners in the Legislature.

The Government Information Center is the office that manages the state portal, Delaware.gov. The mission of the GIC is to develop and deliver accurate and complete governmental information online. The office works with state agencies, legislators, the public and others to improve the delivery of government services and information through Delaware.gov and other channels.

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs now provides RSS feeds for top stories from the State Department homepage, daily press briefings, press releases, and remarks by Secretary of State Colin Powell. The RSS feeds are found at:  
 
http://www.state.gov/rss/channels/highlights.xml
http://www.state.gov/rss/channels/briefings.xml
http://www.state.gov/rss/channels/prsreleases.xml
http://www.state.gov/rss/channels/sremarks.xml

You can also subscribe to email mailing lists to receive the full texts of selected U.S. Department of State documents and publications that provide key official information on U.S. foreign policy, notifications of travel warnings, and Foreign Travel Per Diem updates.

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Google's John Mueller posted some SEO advice on how to handle version history pages, for product releases, specifications, APIs and other version history. This advice is pretty similar to how to handle recurring event pages, like conferences and events. In short, the main page should keep the same URL and then archive the older version history details on an archive page URL.

John wrote on LinkedIn, "If you work on a website with versions (APIs? Specs?) or yearly editions, here's the top SEO improvement you can do: Use a stable URL for the current version."

I mean, if you like at Google Ads API, they use developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/release-notes and show the current version details there and then archive the older API versions on different URLs, like version 17 for example.

John wrote:

Add versioned directories if you like. This makes the current version much more visible in search, reducing guesswork by readers, and making it easier to link to. EASIER TO LINK TO.

Even better? keep the versioned URL for the current version, and use link-rel-canonical to refer to the stable URL. This lets people go directly to the versioned URL if they know it, while focusing search on the stable URL.

John added to explain, for API docs, technical specs, yearly events, etc, go with this format:

• .../spec/live/page < do this for SEO
• .../spec/2.1/page - rel=canonical to /spec/live/page
• .../spec/2.0/page - keep these

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