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'Java Man,’ the first Homo erectus discovered, is finally going home

Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with 28,000 other fossils. The skull cap of 'Java Man' was discovered by Eugène ...
IEEE

A Model in Matlab/Simulink for Grid-Forming Control of VSC Converters in HVDC Systems to Implement the Black-Start Function

Abstract: The paper describes a model implemented in the Matlab/Simulink environment to realize the black-start function in a Voltage Source Converter (VSC) of a HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) ...
WZZM

Porch pirates target holiday deliveries, here’s how to keep yours safe

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — With holiday deliveries piling up at doorsteps, thieves, better known as porch pirates, are stealing packages from homes across the country. The Better Business Bureau and law ...
The Independent

The USPS is already tracking how many holiday packages are being shipped and 2 billion have gone out in the first week

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US The U.S. Postal Service has already shipped more ...
The New York Times

A Surprise When Your Package Arrives: You Have to Pay the Tariff

The end of a tariff exemption on goods worth $800 or less has left some U.S. shoppers with an extra shipping bill that must be paid before delivery. By Peter Eavis Kim Batten, a physical therapist ...