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Make Cool Avatars for Profile Pictures With the 5 Easiest Sites
Having problems with a profile picture? Here are five websites that you can use to create your own avatar. About the author: Mihir Patkar (MakeUseOf) is a freelance writer on technology and life hacks, who firmly believes chocolate is the answer to any question. You can usually find him saying other such silly things on Twitter. MakeUseOf is a technology website, focused on bridging the connection between users, computers, devices and the Internet through education. Feature image courtesy of kit8net via Bigstockphoto.
To have an online presence, you are going to need a good avatar. Given the need to protect your privacy online, you shouldn't be using an actual photo of yourself. So whether it's for Steam or some forum, here are some of the easiest ways to create a cool avatar.
For those who don't know, an avatar is the same thing as a profile picture. But instead of an actual photo, you create a tiny square image of a person that best represents you. There are different types of avatars you can try, from cartoons to banners.
You don't need to be an artist to make any of these. The internet has free sites to create cool avatars that you can customize, download, and use.
1. Avataaars Generator: Quick, Easy, and Modern
Web design principles and standards change over time. An avatar today has to look like it belongs on the web. Since emojis are an accepted look today, this site helps you make an emoji-like avatar.
Choose the hair or headgear, accessories, clothes, eyes, eyebrows, mouth, and skin color. Mess around with them to create an avatar that looks like you (or the one you want to show people online). Once you're done, download it to your hard drive.
Avataaars Generator is completely free, but be warned, it's not a high-resolution image. What you download will be less than 300×300 pixels, which is enough for most avatars though.
2. Face.co: Customize Everything In a Profile Avatar
Avataaars Generator is gorgeous and easy, but the things you can customize are few. Face.co is all about giving you choices in every aspect of how you built your profile avatar online.
You can pick the shape of your face, mouth, nose, ears, eyes, eyebrows, and hair. Color variants are available for the iris, hair, and skin. And you can change your clothes too, as well as add a cool background image.
You'll find many variants of this site online, like Avatar Maker. The only reason we picked Face.co is that it offers a secure connection through HTTPS.
3. 8BitIcon: Retro Avatar With 8-Bit Pixel Art
Retro 8-bit pixel art has made a comeback in a big way. Nostalgic memories of old-school games and animations are a great way to express your tastes. You can even make 8-bit accessories, so why not make an avatar out of it?
8BitIcon is a lot like Face.co, only with pixel art. Choose a background, a face, clothes, mouth, hair, and eyes. And your gender too. Once you're done, download the image to your drive or directly set it as your avatar on Facebook or VK.com.
There isn't a huge variety of options at 8BitIcon, but it's good enough. If you find it too limiting, check out Eightbit.me for Twitter avatars.
4. Powerpuff Yourself: Be a Powerpuff Girl (Or Boy)
Cartoon Network has created a way to build an avatar out of one of its most popular toons: the Powerpuff Girls. So go ahead and "Powerpuff Yourself."
First select skin color, eyes, mouth, hair, beard (optional) in the Self section. Then go to Gear to select your attire, glasses, an object in your hand, and a companion like a dog or an object like a football. Once you're done, Powerpuff Yourself will try to create a cool background for the avatar.
What follows is a questionnaire to determine your personality. Answer a short quiz and the app will make a background accordingly. You can download or share this as a static background, animated background, or a blank one. Cool, right?
5. South Park Avatar: Oh My God, You Made Kenny!
Did you know that South Park was among the first viral videos ever? It comes as no surprise then that the series and its creators embrace the internet. All episodes are available for free online, and they've even made an avatar creator.
You start off with a blank figure wearing underwear. Almost everything is customizable in this one. Funnily, since this is an official avatar creator, you get a lot of the official South Park animations. From catchphrases as memes to the "Danishes for Denmark" t-shirts, you can do what you want.
You can download the avatar as a high-resolution image, and use it anywhere you want. Feel free to make multiple ones, and save them all as part of your account too.
What's Your Avatar Style?
There are plenty of other cool sites to build awesome avatars, like Build Your Wild Self, where you can make an avatar with wild animal parts.
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WetCanvas > Explore Media > Colored Pencil > Colored Pencil Library > AAGH! My sharpener died!
View Full Version : AAGH! My sharpener died!
I did an internet search, hoping to find an exact replacement, no such luck. I searched the library here for a recommendation and the one that looked the most promising (the Panasonic) I can't find either. I don't know if I'm looking in the wrong place, or if there is a great new sharpener out there somewhere, but I am about to panic!
Is this (http://www.rapidsupplies.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=89102) what you were looking for? It's the one I, and I know several other people use. Works very well, and inexpensive.
yup, the Panasonic, that Elaine linked to, is the one I use, prefer, love.
Nice sharp points, never any broken leads.
Elaine and Judy - That one might just work. One question, though...since it is battery powered, how often do you need to replace the batteries?
Scott - I actually looked at the Amazon page you linked to before I posted, but I am leery of buying a used sharpener. I wonder if anywhere still has that one new? It was raved about in the cp library.
I'm sure Judy is using hers with more frequency than I am these days, but the batteries seem to wear very well, even when I am busy and using it frequently.
I don't find that my battery powered Panasonic waers out batteries very fast...and yes I use mine a lot. Get good batteries ... forget about getting the cheap batteries.
I have, however, worn down the motor in one, but that was after 3 years of daily usage. Still think it's a good sharpener, at a good price.
I can't get those Panasonics overhere, so I had a friend from the USA send me another one and that's one is now 2.5 years old, still working like a champ!
I actually have an electric and a battery powered one for those days I need the mobility.
Ahhhhh, I'm so behind the times. I have a crank sharpener salvaged from an old one room school my husband went to. Hey, it works like a champ.
You all are wonderful! I'm going to order one of those battery operated ones tonight!
mudfish - gotta love those old school sharpeners!
They don't make 'em like they used to. The one in my classroom chews all pencils to bits.
I only have the manual type. Been looking at battery operated ones but unsure which to get.
Also been looking at electric erasers, again I'm not sure about those either.
So much to learn about CP art.
I am sure it is available at most art supplies stores.
I use the X-ACTO electric sharpener here: http://www.xacto.com/ProductDetail.asp?id=27 .
Works well with Prisma CPs and is inexpensive. It's not battery powered though (uses an AC adapter for power). I wanted to get one of the Panasonics that are so popular with the folks here, but I haven't found a place in Canada where I can buy one and I prefer not to mail order from the US.
I have two... Both plug in, and both are indespensible!
The Schoolhouse Pro (http://www.xacto.com/ProductDetail.asp?id=57) works great although the points aren't deadly-sharp, but definitely sharp enough! I like that the opening is a bit bigger than my other one, so it isn't a struggle to sharpen my FC polys or the Caran d'ache Luminance pencils (both of them have slightly fatter barrels than prismas or my pablos).
My other one, the Powerhouse (http://www.xacto.com/ProductDetail.asp?id=44) *does* get the points super-deadly sharp. Love it for prismas or Caran d'ache Pablos.
I've never had a problem with either one jamming... I just make sure to sharpen a graphite in them every so often (like when I empty their bins).
I purchased both of them through office supply stores. They were *much* cheaper there than at any of the art supply places.
I *would* like a battery operated one, though. Portable would be good.
Just to reitterate what Rosemary said - Please, let's all keep this thread to discussing electric/battery powered sharpeners. We need a more current thread to archive on this subject.
If anyone wants to discuss the pros & cons (likes/dislikes and where to find), of handcrank/manual/ handheld sharpeners, please feel free to start a seperate thread about those. We can archive that one too.
I use a battery powered "Pointy" 230 from Dahle UK .. I've had it for a few years now & it still works perfectly, though I don't think they're made any longer .. .. http://www.office365.co.uk/sf/sl.aspx?PageNo=2 ..
I hate to be the only dissenter, but I have bought 3 of the Panasonic battery-operated sharpeners, and each of them have been thrown away, because whenever I used them, the leads would get stuck and I would have to dig them out, and then they would not run properly. I am a fan of the Xacto electric sharpener...very seldom has a lead broke off in it, and when it does, I use a graphite pencil to push the lead through... and I get very sharp points.
I am a fan of the Xacto electric sharpener...very seldom has a lead broke off in it, and when it does, I use a graphite pencil to push the lead through... and I get very sharp points.
Hey Char, which model of the Exacto do you use?


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Eneco Tour 2014: Tim Wellens wraps up overall victory
Belgian takes first overall victory as Guillaume van Keirsbulck wins final stage
Tim Wellens (Lotto-Belisol) wrapped up overall victory at the Eneco Tour, finishing safely in the peloton on stage seven as Guillaume van Keirsbulck soloed to the stage win.
Wellens, who took over the leader's jersey after winning stage six, finished safely alongside his chief GC rivals Lars Boom (Belkin Pro Cycling) and Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano) to seal the biggest victory of his career to date.
Tim Wellens celebrates the first overall victory of his career (pic: Sirotti)
Van Keirsbulck, meanwhile, underlined his huge potential as he attacked from the day's break to follow his Three Days of De Panne victory with a maiden WorldTour stage win.
The 23-year-old was one of 20 riders to go clear early on, with team-mates Julien Vermote and Matteo Trentin ensuring Omega Pharma-Quickstep were well-represented in the move.
Several WorldTour teams also boasted two men in the group – BMC Racing, Cannondale, Movistar and Trek Factory Racing all bringing men to the fore.
Daniel Oss and Silvan Dillier represented the former, while Moreno Moser and Kristijan Koren have been no stranger to the breakaway for Cannondale and got themselves in the front group.
Enrique Sanz and Pablo Lastras (Movistar), Danilo Hondo and Jesse Sergent (Trek Factory Racing), Evgeny Petrov (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Tom Leezer (Belkin) also added to the strength on show in the break.
Dylan van Baarle (Garmin-Sharp), Michael Hepburn (Orica-GreenEDGE), Gatis Smukulis (Katusha), Gediminas Bagdonas (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Maximiliano Richeze (Lampre-Merida), Laurens De Vreese (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) and Yves Lampaert (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) rounded off the move.
Once they were clear, it quickly became apparent they would not be coming back, with Wellens' team-mates happy to allow them to contest the stage as they kept a watching brief on the front of the bunch.
Omega Pharma-Quickstep's strength in numbers at the front, and their skills when it comes to negotiating the winds and rains of northern Europe, soon showed through.
Guillaume van Keirsbulck solos to the first WorldTour stage victory (pic: Sirotti)
Having impressed during the Classics campaign, van Keirsbulck was the man to launch a stinging solo attack with 34 kilometres remaining on the stage.
With the Lotto-Belisol-led peloton occupied with countering Belkin's attempts at splitting the bunch, the remains of the day's break were marshalled by Trentin and Vermote as their team-mate powered on alone at the front.
A disorganised chase promptly ensued, with Trentin and Vermote disrupting the attempted counter attacks – all of which played into van Keirsbulck's hands.
Using the strong winds to his advantage, van Keirsbulck was quickly into time trialling mode – stretching out his solo advantage by the pedal stroke.
Back in the bunch, Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) was also engaged in a battle for supremacy, but the Dutchman fell foul of race organisers as he was seen barging Maarten Wynants (Belkin Pro Cycling).
With the Paris-Roubaix champion having been keen to stretch improve his overall position on what was shaping to be a great day for the Belgian super team, his aggression – for which he later apologised – saw him disqualified.
Belkin continued to be active in the bunch, but Wellens – on the wheel of Marcel Sieberg and Jurgen Roelandts – could not be shaken.
Moves by Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano) and Lars Boom (Belkin) on the final climb also failed to drop the Belgian.
Further up the road, van Keirsbulck was left to celebrate a solo victory while Trentin led home the remains of the day's break to secure an OPQS one-two – 46 seconds separating the two team-mates.
Meanwhile, Wellens finished safely alongside Boom and Dumoulin to seal the first overall win of his career – and Lotto-Belisol's first at WorldTour level since Belisol came aboard as co-sponsors.
Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) also completed an impressive week by finishing safely in the peloton – a result which was enough to seal sixth overall for the Welshman.
The day's big honours, however, belonged to Wellens as he celebrated his milestone achievement on the final podium.
Eneco Tour 2014: stage seven – result
1) Guillaume van Keirsbulck (BEL) – Omega Pharma-Quickstep – 4.25.47hrs
2) Matteo Trentin (ITA) – Omega Pharma-Quickstep +46"
3) Yves Lampaert (BEL) – Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise – ST
4) Julien Vermote (BEL) – Omega Pharma-Quickstep
5) Kristijan Koren (SVN) – Cannondale
6) Laurens de Vreese (BEL) – Wanty-Groupe Gobert
7) Pablo Lastras (ESP) – Movistar
8) Danilo Hondo (GER) – Trek Factory Racing
9) Silvan Dillier (SUI) – BMC Racing
10) Dylan van Baarle (NED) – Garmin-Sharp
General classification
1) Tim Wellens (BEL) – Lotto-Belisol – 25.30.15hrs
2) Lars Boom (NED) – Belkin Pro Cycling +7"
3) Tom Dumoulin (NED) – Giant-Shimano +13"
4) Andriy Grivko (UKR) – Astana +33"
5) Greg van Avermaet (BEL) – BMC Racing +34"
6) Geraint Thomas (GBR) – Team Sky +38"
7) Philippe Gilbert (BEL) – BMC Racing +48"
8) Jens Keukeleire (BEL) – Orica-GreenEDGE +56"
9) Sebastian Langeveld (NED) – Garmin-Sharp +1.04
10) Marco Marcato (ITA) – Cannondale +1.11
Eneco Tour 2014: stage seven - photo gallery
Tim Wellens seals overall win as Guillaume van Keirsbulck wins final stage
Eneco Tour 2014: Tim Wellens solos into overall lead on stage six
Belgian takes leaders jersey from Tom Dumoulin on penultimate stage
Eneco Tour 2014: Greg Van Avermaet wins stage five, Tom Dumoulin takes overall lead
BMC Racing rider wins on the Muur van Geraardsbergen
Eneco Tour 2014
Eneco Tour
Eneco Tour 2014 - stage four: photo gallery
All the action from the 179.1km fourth stage from Koksijde to Ardooie through the lens of Stefano Sirotti
Eneco Tour 2014: Nacer Bouhanni wins stage four as Zdenek Stybar crashes heavily
Disaster strikes for defending champion as French sprint star bags another victory

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Andy Bond stepping down as Poundland owner Pepco's chief over health issues
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Poundland owner's boss Andy Bond is to leave in March (Poundland/PA)
The chief executive of the parent company of Poundland has announced he is to quit the business due to health reasons later this year.
Andy Bond, a high street veteran and former chief of Asda, said he will leave Pepco at the end of March and remain an adviser to the board until the end of the financial year.
He quits after 10 years with the European retailer, which owns discounting stores under the Pepco, Poundland and Dealz brands across the continent, including seven as chief executive and launching the company on the Warsaw Stock Exchange last year.
The boss will be replaced by chief operating officer Trevor Masters, himself a former supermarket executive at Tesco where he headed up the international operation.
Finance chief Nick Wharton, formerly chief executive of Dunelm, has also returned full-time having taken time off in November for a medical procedure.
Mr Bond said: "Every great journey must come to an end and it is with much reluctance that I have decided now is the right time to focus my energies on my health.
"It has been wonderful to help the business and our many talented colleagues grow and provide customers with great value products that they need throughout Europe and the UK."
Andy Bond is stepping down as Pepco boss after 10 years at the company (Darren Jack/PA)
Chairman Richard Burrows added: "Pepco Group today is a testament to Andy and the team that has built the business so successfully and with significant potential for future growth.
"We are fortunate to have in Trevor a highly capable and experienced executive who will lead the business while we undertake a thorough succession planning process."
Prior to joining Pepco, Mr Bond worked for 16 years at Asda, including as chief executive and a short time as chairman during the period the supermarket was owned by US giant Walmart.
He took over at Pepco and helped oversee Poundland's expansion in the UK, including introducing Pepco's clothing range into stores and ending its previously strict single price point policy.


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A Wage Board convened by Gov. Cuomo decided that the the largest low-wage industry in the state wasn't going to change fast enough on its own.
After three years of campaigning, New York's fast food workers are getting exactly what they wanted: A $15 an hour minimum wage.
The boost comes as a result of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to convene a Wage Board, which has the power to set a new minimum for the fast food industry's 200,000 workers in New York without the approval of the state legislature. On Wednesday, the Board recommended that the new floor be phased in, rising to $15 by the end of 2018 in New York City, and July of 2021 for the rest of the state.
The three-member board arrived at its decision after listening to hours of emotional testimony from workers, unions, and business owners who described both the difficulty of working for the current state minimum wage, and the potential impact of raising it dramatically. The increase still has to go through a comment period and a regulatory process at the state's Department of Labor before becoming final.
Ultimately, the board members sided with workers like Alexandra Candelaria, 21, who testified at a hearing in Buffalo. She lives with six other family members, while struggling with a cancer called soft tissue sarcoma, and works three part-time jobs including one at McDonalds, for $9.25 an hour.
"I work so hard, and I'm only 21. I'm so tired of being sick and tired all the time, and I don't have time to stop, because I've got so many bills," she told the panel at a hearing in Buffalo. "Working my way out of poverty has never been in the cards for me until now. Now I have hope."
The Wage Board's decision is a victory for the Service Employees International Union, which has poured millions of dollars over the past few years into campaigning for a $15 minimum wage nationwide. Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle have put themselves on the path towards that level.
The "Fight for $15" campaign has also racked up several more incremental wins: Massachusetts recently decided to raise the minimum wage for home health care aides to $15 an hour, for example. Major companies like Facebook and Aetna have done so for their own employees, and in Facebook's case those of its contractors. Just Wednesday, the University of California system announced that all its employees and contractors would also be paid $15 an hour within the next three years.
In New York, Cuomo decided to pursue the fast food industry specifically because it's the largest low-wage employer in the state, and wages had not risen significantly despite robust employment growth, forcing taxpayers to make up the difference through public assistance programs.
"When an industry is not going to correct itself, the government has to step in," said board member Mike Fishman, the SEIU's secretary treasurer.
The restaurant industry has fiercely fought the idea of targeting one sector with a higher wage, and accuse the governor of setting up the Wage Board to have a predetermined outcome.
"The entire process has been a sham and the cards have been stacked against the hard-working men and women that own and operate New York's restaurants from day one," the Save NY Restaurants Coalition said in a statement after the vote. "Today's decision will hurt the very people Governor Cuomo is purportedly trying to help. Restaurants will be forced to streamline labor costs through automation and attrition or close their doors completely."
Although the wage hike targets fast food chains with more than 30 outlets nationwide, full-service restaurants expect that they'll be indirectly affected as well.
"All restaurants, at some level, compete in the same labor pool. Full-service restaurants will have to lift their wages even higher to retain the top talent in the back of the house," said Kevin Dugan, a spokesman for the New York State Restaurant Association. "This raise, combined with the 50 percent increase that the previous wage board gave to tipped employees, will force labor costs to dramatically increase for all types of restaurants."
The extent to which the wage hike will actually impact customers, however, is still hard to predict. In places where large wage increases have started to take effect, prices have risen, but so far there's no solid indication of how those changes have affected sales.
"For something like fast food, you're not likely to see as big a shift as you would for example clothing retail, where you might go bargain shopping," said Chris Jones, vice president for research at the Regional Plan Association, which analyzes issues affecting the area where New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect. "Someone's not going to go bargain shopping for a Burger King. They want it where they are."
But Jones cautions that there are ways in which raising wages could actually help restaurants: Workers may stay in their jobs longer, cutting down on turnover costs, and may become more productive. Also, higher wages puts more money in the pockets of people who are the most likely to spend it.
Rising wages likely won't be confined just to the restaurant industry. Other businesses that employ low-wage workers are likely to offer more in order to compete for quality workers. Take retail, for example: Workers at a shoe store in the mall are likely going to need a little something extra to keep them from taking a job at the food court.
Eventually, the spillover effect might get another nudge from the governor. Cuomo resorted to a wage board only after his proposal to raise the state minimum wage to $10.50 an hour across the state and $11.50 in New York City — which most of the state's business community also opposed — failed in the legislature.
Last week, he started moving on another front, convening a task force to investigate abuses in other low-wage industries. That will likely lead to a series of reports, which may undergird a renewed push to raise the state minimum wage across the board. That's the approach that economists tend to prefer anyway. "In terms of economic efficiency, it would be better to impose it generally," said Isaac Ehrlich, chairman of the economics department at the State University of New York-Buffalo.
From here, the SEIU is likely to take the sector-specific fight to other states with laws that empower governors to unilaterally raise wages. But first, the model being forged in New York will likely face more tests. The Wage Board process is settled law in New York — Cuomo's predecessor, Gov. David Patterson, used it to raise wages for tipped workers in 2009 — but that hasn't stopped a coalition of franchisees from hiring a high-powered lawyer to fight it.
That's why the Wage Board sought to back up its determination with evidence. At the announcement Wednesday afternoon, a representative from the federal Department of Labor presented data showing that the cost of living statewide is $15.91, and that the average fast food worker makes far below that.
"These guys have undergone this process with an expectation that there will be aggressive challenges because of what it could mean for other cities and states and the growing movement," said Neal Kwatra, who served as a labor representative on the 2009 Wage Board, and now consults for the New York State Democratic Party. "You want a step that's not going to be a detriment."


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  http = require('http'),
  url = require('url');

/**
 * If proxy and proxy.host module properties are defined, wraps requestUrl
 * in an options object configured for Proxy-Authorization, to be used instead in calls to
 * {@link http://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_http_request_options_callback http.request(options, [callback])}. The
 * proxy module property can also contain port, user and pass
 * or password properties as well as a headers object with additional request headers.
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 * @param {string} requestUrl
 * @returns {*} an options {object} or requestUrl if proxy or
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  var options, header;

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  options = {
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function visibleIp(callback) {
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  if (!publicKey || !privateKey) { throw new Error('cannot use null/undefined public/private CryptoPhoto keys'); }

  if (!(this instanceof Client)) { return new Client(publicKey, privateKey, server); }

  this._server = (server && server.toString().trim()) || 'http://cryptophoto.com';
  this._publicKey = publicKey;
  this._privateKey = privateKey;
}
exports.createClient = exports.Client = Client;

Client.prototype.getSession = function(userId, ip, callback) {
  var
    time = new Date().getTime() / 1000,
    signature = this._sign(this._privateKey + time + userId + this._publicKey),
    data = ['publickey=', encodeURIComponent(this._publicKey), '&uid=', encodeURIComponent(userId), '&time=', time,
            '&signature=', encodeURIComponent(signature), '&ip=', encodeURIComponent(ip)].join('');

  post(this._server + '/api/get/session', data, function(error, cpResponse) {
    var lines, status, cpSession;

    if (error) { return callback(error); }

    if (!cpResponse) { return callback(new Error('unexpected CryptoPhoto response: empty response')); }

    lines = cpResponse.split(/(\r?\n)+/).filter(function(elem) { return elem && elem.trim().length > 0; });
    if (lines.length < 2) { return callback(new Error('unexpected CryptoPhoto response: less than 2 lines')); }

    switch (status = lines[0].trim().toLowerCase()) {
    case 'success':
      cpSession = {
        id: lines[1].trim(),
        valid: 'true'
      };
      break;
    case 'error':
      cpSession = {
        error: lines[1].trim(),
        valid: 'false'
      };
      break;
    default:
      return callback(new Error('unexpected CryptoPhoto response status: ' + status));
    }

    if (lines.length > 2) {
      cpSession.token = lines[2].trim();
    }
    if (lines.length > 3) {
      cpSession.signature = lines[3].trim();
    }

    callback(null, cpSession);
  });
};

Client.prototype.getTokenGenerationWidget = function(cpSession) {
  if (!cpSession) { throw new Error('cannot obtain a token generation widget using an empty CryptoPhoto session'); }

  if ('true' !== String(cpSession.valid).toLowerCase()) { throw new Error('invalid CryptoPhoto session'); }

  return '';
};

Client.prototype.getChallengeWidget = function(cpSession) {
  if (!cpSession) { throw new Error('cannot obtain a challenge widget using an empty CryptoPhoto session'); }

  if ('true' !== String(cpSession.valid).toLowerCase()) { throw new Error('invalid CryptoPhoto session'); }

  return '';
};

Client.prototype.verify = function(selector, responseRow, responseCol, cph, userId, ip, callback) {
  var
    time = new Date().getTime() / 1000,
    signature = this._sign(this._privateKey + time + userId + this._publicKey),
    data = ['publickey=', encodeURIComponent(this._publicKey), '&uid=', encodeURIComponent(userId), '&time=', time,
            '&signature=', encodeURIComponent(signature), '&response_row=', encodeURIComponent(responseRow),
            '&response_col=', encodeURIComponent(responseCol), '&selector=', encodeURIComponent(selector), '&cph=',
            encodeURIComponent(cph), '&ip=', encodeURIComponent(ip)].join('');

  post(this._server + '/api/verify', data, function(error, cpResponse) {
    var lines, status, cpVerification;

    if (error) { return callback(error); }

    if (!cpResponse) { return callback(new Error('unexpected CryptoPhoto response: empty response')); }

    lines = cpResponse.split(/(\r?\n)+/).filter(function(elem) { return elem && elem.trim().length > 0; });
    if (lines.length < 1) { return callback(new Error('unexpected CryptoPhoto response: less than 1 line')); }

    switch (status = lines[0].trim().toLowerCase()) {
    case 'success':
      cpVerification = { valid: 'true' };
      if (lines.length > 1) {
        cpVerification.message = lines[1].trim();
      }
      break;
    case 'error':
      cpVerification = { valid: 'false' };
      if (lines.length > 1) {
        cpVerification.error = lines[1].trim();
      }
      break;
    default:
      return callback(new Error('unexpected CryptoPhoto response status: ' + status));
    }

    if (lines.length > 2) {
      cpVerification.signature = lines[2].trim();
    }

    callback(null, cpVerification);
  });
};

Client.prototype._sign = function(data) {
  return crypto.createHmac('sha1', this._privateKey).update(data).digest('hex');
};

function post(toUrl, data, callback) {
  var options = proxy(toUrl), request;

  if (typeof options !== 'object') {
    options = url.parse(toUrl);
  }
  options.method = 'POST';
  if (!options.headers) {
    options.headers = {};
  }
  options.headers['Content-Length'] = Buffer.byteLength(data, 'utf8');
  options.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';

  request = http.request(options, function(response) {
    var data = '';

    response.on('data', function(chunk) { data += chunk; });
    response.on('end', function() { callback(null, data); });

  }).on('error', function(error) { callback(error); });

  request.write(data);
  request.end();
}

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YouTuber Dani Dip Arrested: Dani Dip, a YouTuber, was arrested for what reason? Continue reading to find out more about the case and the man's personal details.
Dani Dip is a magnet fisherman and YouTuber. He is a full-time magnet fisherman, according to his Facebook page.
Under the username @Dani Dip, he has 55.9k subscribers on his YouTube channel.
In his videos, he simply uses magnets to create the suspense of not knowing what treasures are hidden beneath.
Why Was Daniel "Dani" Arrested?
In June 2021, Dani Dip, a renowned YouTuber, was arrested while handing in evidence he had found while magnet fishing.
He was arrested on a California warrant from 2019 that he was unaware of.
The YouTuber was on holiday in Los Angeles in early 2019. He spotted the kidnapping while walking down the street and sought to stop the perpetrator.
Dip was oblivious that the kidnapper had wrongly accused him of assault after he had left California.
This arrest resulted in his spending 22 days in various jails this summer before being extradited to California.
His case was dismissed when he hired the best counsel he could find. In the last year, the kidnapper has committed many offenses and is currently on the run.
Exploring Dani Dip Wikipedia
Dani Dip, a Caucasian man, appears to be between the ages of 30 and 40.
In the media, he has yet to divulge his age or details about his birth.
He gives off the sense of being in the estimated age range, which is correct.
Similarly, the YouTuber is attractively tall. He could stand somewhere between 6 and 7 feet tall. His height, weight, and other bodily measurements are unknown.
Regrettably, nothing is known about his private life. At this point, the specifics of his early life and education are being kept under wraps.
Similarly, it's unclear how Dani wound up on Youtube and began his full-time job as a magnet fisher.
Disclosing Dani Dip's Net Worth
Dani Dip's net worth is estimated to be around $500k. However, it's just an estimation.
Dani may have made a lot of money as a Youtuber and magnet fisher.
His total assets and yearly profit are being audited till further notice.
You may also find the YouTuber on other social media sites like Facebook and TikTok.
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Seattle European-American Air Forum
This program kicks off with a look at how aerospace supply chains are entering an era of OEM-supplier relations characterized by an increase in OEM vertical integration. This session presents the perspectives of supply chain insiders articulating different strategies that suppliers can use to sustain the new era of OEM vertical integration.
Moderator: Ken Herbert, Managing Director | Canaccord Genuity
Mr. Ken Herbert is a Managing Director and Senior Aerospace & Defense analyst with Canaccord Genuity. His focus is on the commercial aerospace sector, and he publishes the highly regarded quarterly Global Commercial Aerospace MRO Survey. Prior to Canaccord, he was the senior A&D analyst at Imperial Capital and Wedbush Securities. He was voted Best on the Street for stock picking in the annual Wall Street Journal survey in 2010. He ran the A&D consulting practice at Frost & Sullivan from 2003-2009 and was an associate to the No.1-ranked machinery analyst at Salomon Smith Barney from 2000-2003. Mr. Herbert received his MBA from the University of Michigan.
Panel Member: Yannick Assouad, CEO | Latecoère
Yannick Assouad is Chief Executive Officer of the Latécoère Group since 2016. Prior to her current role, she was CEO of the Zodiac Aerospace Cabin Branch since May 2015, and member of the Group Executive Board since November 2015. Between 2010 and 2015, Yannick developed the Aircraft Systems Branch as its CEO. Prior to this position, Yannick reorganized the support and services of Zodiac Aerospace Companies into one dedicated segment, Zodiac Services. She started in Zodiac Aerospace as Executive VP of Aircraft Systems Service Division. Before joining Zodiac Aerospace Group in 2003, Yannick Assouad was successively VP Engineering of SECAN and President and CEO of SECAN and LMB, two subsidiaries of Honeywell Aerospace. Yannick graduated from INSA Lyon (National Institute of Applied Sciences) and received her PhD in Aerospace Engineering at IIT. She was distinguished with the Legion of Honor in July 2015 and the French National Merit in 2007.
Panel Member: Nicolas Bonleux, Managing Director & Chief Commercial Officer │ Liebherr Aerospace & Transportation
Nicolas Bonleux has been the Managing Director and Chief Sales Officer of Liebherr Aerospace & Transportation since 2013. Nicolas leads all the aeronautic and transportation activities within the Liebherr Group, including landing gear, flight control and actuation, gears and gearboxes, air management, and electronics. His division of +5,000 employees achieved €1.36 billion in turnover last year. Nicolas Bonleux has contributed to Liebherr's operations since 1997 when he first joined the company as a Business Development Manager based in Toulouse. From 2005 to 2008, Nicolas Bonleux was the Managing Director of ELEB in Brazil, a joint venture between Embraer and Liebherr. Nicolas graduated in Corporate Finance from the prestigious Paris Business School HEC (Hautes Etudes Commerciales) in 1993.
Panel Member : Jason Childs, Platform President | Esterline Control and Communications
Jason Childs has been with Esterline for six years in increasingly challenging positions, including Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for the company's Engineered Materials division and President for one of the Engineered Materials operating units. Prior to that, he served in a variety of sales and management roles with companies in the aerospace, defense and communications sectors. Childs holds a B.A. in Marketing Management from the University of North Dakota and has completed several other educational courses in business, Lean and financial management.
Discussions shift to address the future of aerospace manufacturing markets. Topics include product development strategies and supply chain management under the increasing globalization of Airbus and Boeing, and the position of the duopoly facing China's advancing aerospace industry.
Moderator: Ronald Epstein, Senior Equity Analyst | Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Ronald J. Epstein joined Merrill Lynch in 2001 as an industry analyst in the Aerospace and Defense sector. He is currently a Managing Director at the firm and is the senior Aerospace and Defense Analyst for the Americas. He actively covers companies in the United States, Canada and Brazil. In 2012, he was ranked as the number 1 analyst covering the sector by the Greenwich Associates' U.S. Equity Survey. In 2008 through 2011 he placed among the top three analysts covering the sector as selected by Greenwich. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, he was a research scientist working in the Applied Aerodynamics Technology Group at the Boeing Phantom Works. He completed his MBA with honors from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University and a BA with highest honors from Skidmore College.
Panel Member: Bob Lange, Senior Vice President, Head of Business Analysis & Market Forecast | Airbus
Bob Lange was appointed Senior Vice President, Head of Business Analysis and Market Forecast in 2018. Bob's team is responsible for market research and forecasting, business analysis and bench-marking to support Airbus Strategy covering products, services, and value chain positioning.
He began his career as a Future Projects engineer in the military transport segment after completing an apprenticeship and an honors degree in Engineering at Bath University. In over 30 years at Airbus, his responsibilities have alternated between marketing Airbus and its products towards the outside world and acting as the Voice of the Customer internally in the field of product development. Bob held marketing account responsibilities in North America and Asia followed by Product Marketing responsibility for A330/A340 and A3XX (A380), He subsequently led the New Product Communications team before moving to Product Strategy where he worked on the launch of the A350 XWB. His exposure to long-range markets stimulated a particular focus on aircraft interiors and cabin product development. Bob led the Interiors Marketing team before being appointed Vice President Marketing in 2011 and Head of Market Forecast and Product Strategy in 2013. Bob is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He is married with two adult sons and enjoys
rugby, football, sailing and golf.
Panel Member: Lindsey Douglas, Vice President, Supply Chain Contracts & Sourcing | Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Lindsey Douglas is vice president of Supply Chain Contracts & Sourcing. In this role, she is responsible for the team that makes sourcing decisions and negotiates and administers contracts to support all Boeing Commercial Airplanes programs. Douglas was named to this position in November 2017. Douglas previously served as director of Business Operations for Commercial Airplanes Supplier Management, with oversight of the function's management system, rate readiness, change management, statement of work management and work-transfer process. Before joining Supplier Management, Douglas was director of Business Operations for Boeing South Carolina, the 787 final assembly site in North Charleston. In this position, she was responsible for the site's management system, work statement management and control, as well as site planning and scheduling. Prior to that, Douglas was director of 787 Core Business Operations and Program Planning & Control (PP&C) in Everett, Wash. Douglas previously held leadership positions with Commercial Airplanes' Manufacturing and Quality Business Operations, as well as the Future Production System team that defined production system strategies and implementation plans. Douglas began her career with Boeing in 1996 working as a chemist/engineer in the Boeing Materials Technology organization. She later worked as a research analyst in Boeing Technology's Industry Assessment group and as an enterprise audit manager for Boeing's Internal Audit organization.
TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION
Emerging technologies bring new markets, rewards and challenges. In this session, experts analyze the state of readiness of the aerospace supply chain to adapt to the latest developments and innovations of the transportation revolution.
Moderator: Jon Ostrower, Editor-in-chief | The Air Current
Jon Ostrower is Editor-in-chief of The Air Current. Prior to launching TAC in June 2018, Ostrower served as Aviation Editor for CNN Worldwide, guiding the network's global coverage of the business and operations of flying. Ostrower joined CNN in 2016 following four and a half years at the Wall Street Journal. Based first in Chicago and then in Washington, D.C. he covered Boeing, aviation safety and the business of global aerospace. Before that, Ostrower was editor of the award-winning FlightBlogger for Flightglobal and Flight International Magazine covering the development of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and other new aircraft programs from 2007 to 2012. Ostrower, a Boston native, graduated from The George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs with a bachelor's degree in Political Communication. He is based in Seattle.
Panel Member: Devin Liddell, Principal Futurist | Teague
Devin is a futurist who works collaboratively with clients such as Boeing, Intel, JW Marriott, Nike, Starbucks, and Toyota to design preferred futures in aviation, automotive, smart cities, personal mobility, space travel, and more. Devin also leads TEAGUE"s future-focused conceptual projects. Most recently, these have included: Poppi, a vision for an airline of the future, and Hannah, a proposal for the future of autonomous school transportation. With nearly two decades of experience in strategy and design, Devin has worked in the aerospace, education, software/technology, food and beverage, and retail industries; some of his past clients include Amazon, GE, Microsoft, Nordstrom, and Viacom. He's a frequent contributor to Fast Company, a board member at Aerial Futures, and teaches regularly at the School of Visual Concepts
Panel Member: Gary Weissel, Managing Director | Tronos Aviation Consulting
Gary Weissel is the Managing Officer of Tronos Aviation Consulting providing a wide range of advisory services to the aviation industry with a unique focus and expertise on aircraft interiors. Mr. Weissel's aviation career spans 29 years. Prior to starting Tronos Aviation Consulting, he spent 14 years at ICF SH&E. Mr. Weissel has also held positions in program management, engineering and interiors at B/E Aerospace and Delta Air Lines. He is a regular speaker at industry conferences, regularly quoted in industry articles and has appeared on CNN and NBC as an aviation expert. He regularly guest lectures at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he received his Bachelors Degree in Aerospace Engineering. He is also an FAA licensed instrument rated pilot.
Panel Member: Roei Ganzarski, CEO | MagniX
Roei Ganzarski is CEO of magniX, an electric propulsion technology company. magniX is poised to disrupt the aerospace & defense industry with its advanced technology that will enable transportation capabilities and services never possible before. Prior to magniX, Roei was CEO of BoldIQ – a global provider of dynamic real-time scheduling optimization software. Under Roei's leadership, BoldIQ grew from a seed software startup to a multi-million dollar profitable SaaS company with customers worldwide and across industries. Before BoldIQ, Roei was with the Boeing family of companies in continuously increasing roles of responsibility. His last role at Boeing was Chief Customer Officer for Boeing's Flight Services division where he led all worldwide customer and market facing organizations and was responsible for revenue growth and customer service. Other experiences prior to Boeing include private investment banking, corporate finance, advertising, and the military. He is a graduate of Wharton's Advanced Management Program, earned an MBA from the University of Washington, and a BA in Economics from The University of Haifa. Roei sits on the Washington Technology Industry Association board and lives with his wife and three children in Redmond, WA.
RESHAPING INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Get a first-hand examination of the stability of the long- term trading relationships between European and American companies. Insiders will discuss their projections of what types of strategic investments will be most effective.
Moderator: George Ferguson, Senior Aerospace Defense & Airline Analyst | Bloomberg
George Ferguson is the Global Head of aerospace/defense and airline research at Bloomberg Intelligence, Bloomberg's in-house research group. George and his team analyze the implications of events and strategies on the financial health of European, U.S. and Latin American airlines and the aerospace/defense industry including the largest U.S. defense primes, global airframers, engine makers and other large suppliers. George joined Bloomberg to head the group in 2009. Previously he helped manage global debt and equity funds for BlackRock and Merrill Lynch after years in corporate banking for Dresdner Kleinwort and Mitsubishi. George served thirteen years in the U.S. Army Reserve attaining the rank of Captain. His service included a combat tour of Iraq as the primary intelligence officer, S2, of a military police battalion. He holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Management at Rutgers University and a BA in Economics from the Penn State University. He is a CFA Charterholder and a private pilot.
Panel Member: Robin Toth, Govenor's Sector Lead Director of
Aerospace |Washington State Department of Commerce
Robin Toth, a member of the Gov. Inslee's New Middle-Market Airplane (NMA) Executive Council and former board member of the Aerospace Futures Alliance, will lead the state's efforts to develop and grow Washington's $69-billion aerospace industry sector. Toth comes to Commerce from Greater Spokane, Incorporated, where she served as vice president of business development. Prior to that, she was economic development project manager for the city of Spokane and has deep business and marketing experience with Ciena, Alcatel, Itron and others. Toth serves on a number of boards including Spokane Area Workforce Development Council, Inland Northwest Economic Alliance, and administrator for the Spokane Innovation Partnership Zone. She studied transportation at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California, and business administration at Eastern Washington University and Grand Canyon University, where she earned the Sarah Hunt Potter Scholarship.
Panel Member: Nelson Dong, Partner | Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Nelson Dong is a senior partner in the Seattle office of the Dorsey & Whitney law firm and is head of its national security group and co-head of its Asia group. He is an international technology and trade lawyer and supports clients across the aerospace and defense industries and other technology sectors to do business globally. He has worked extensively in the fields of export controls, economic sanctions and national security reviews of foreign direct investment. He was also a White House Fellow and U.S. Justice Department official and federal prosecutor and has been an export control policy advisor to the U.S. Commerce Department. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the board of directors of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and the Washington State China Relations Council and and has been an adjunct professor of international law at Seattle University Law School. He is an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu. He is a graduate of Stanford University and the Yale Law School and has served as a member of Stanford University's Board of Trustees.
Panel Member: Frances Doherty, Partner | Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Frances is a partner at Dorsey & Whitney's London office and is the co-chair of Dorsey's Technology Industry Group and is recognized as one of the pre-eminent technology lawyers working in London, representing venture capital funds and emerging technology companies on international financings, exits, and commercial transactions. A partner in Dorsey's Corporate practice group Fran's particular expertise is in: venture capital and private equity, technology transfer, public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities, private and public company M&A transactional work including a number of cross border transactions; international joint ventures, international banking and finance work including corporate borrowing and acquisition finance. Alongside her extensive technology work, Frances has advised clients in a variety of industries, including telecommunications, oil and gas exploration, mining, motor vehicle manufacture and distribution, financial services, film production and financing and medical devices. She represents a number of substantial clients in the Scandinavian region. Frances also serves as London office Diversity Partner and as the London office's representative on the Firm's Professional Personnel Committee, which evaluates non-partner professionals.
The program concludes with an analysis of Industry 4.0, what it is and where it's going. Discussions will address what the entrance of Industry 4.0 means for OEM suppliers, from tier levels 1 to 4. Panelists explore the impact of smart manufacturing and other forces transforming their businesses.
Moderator: Torsten Welte,Global Vice President and Head of Industrial Business Unit for Aerospace & Defense │ SAP
Torsten Welte, Global Vice President and Head of Aerospace & Defense (A&D) at SAP, has over 25 years of experience in consulting, sales, IT and program management. Under Torsten's leadership, the A&D Team is to deliver industry solutions that help A&D customers innovate and grow their businesses, operate safely and develop their people. Torsten joined SAP Americas in 2004 and has held several key leadership roles within the North American Aerospace & Defense segment. Prior to Torsten's tenure with SAP, he spent 12 years with Deloitte Consulting, managing several large SAP implementations as well as strategy engagements across different manufacturing industries.
Panel Member: Mike Stoecker, Connected Solutions Manager | Genesis Systems Group
Mike Stoecker is the Connected Solutions Manager for Genesis Systems, an IPG Photonics Company, where Mike manages solutions that provide Genesis with its clients remote support and machine intelligence solutions utilizing IoT and Industry 4.0 technologies. Mike has worked at Genesis Systems for 23 years with a variety of roles related to industrial robotic automation, such as Application & Controls Engineering, Project & Product Management, and Research & Development. In 2010, Mike pioneered the launch of Genesis' first IoT solution, Genesis Intelligence Center, which provides its clients real time machine intelligence via mobile devices, desktops, and digital signage.
Panel Member: Cédric Eloy, Head of Innovation Strategy│Armstrong by Daher
Cedric Eloy is Head of Innovation Strategy and Co-Leader of Armstrong. He is an engineer graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie of Montpellier. He also holds an Advanced Master in Marketing and Management of Innovation from EM Lyon. Cedric began his career in 2008 as business engineer at Vulcain and then became strategy consultant at D&Consultants for more than 2 years. He joined DAHER in 2011 for more than 8 years. He first held the position of Marketing Manager and then became Marketing & Innovation Manager for more than 2 years. In 2015, he became Chief Innovation Officer. In December 2017, Cedric Eloy got appointed to his current position of Head of Innovation Strategy and Co-Leader of Armstrong, a DAHER Innovation Program based in San Francisco whose mission is to turn DAHER into a digital company.
Panel Member: Beckett Jackson, Investing Director, Portfolio Strategy | Boeing HorizonX
Beckett Jackson is the investment portfolio director and strategist for an organization that is shaping the future for Boeing and the aerospace industry. Jackson manages the portfolio for a team focused on identifying early-age startups that are developing revolutionary concepts around the world. In his role with the Ventures team, Jackson seeks to identify technology and business model focus areas that will play a role in transforming the aerospace industry, creating new markets or product offerings, or producing productivity gains for Boeing. He brings to the role a wealth of experience in market strategy, corporate innovation, investment prioritization, competitive intelligence, finance, sales, and international relations. Throughout his career at Boeing, he has led enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, and engaged international customers to develop advanced prototype solutions in the areas of autonomous systems, new air vehicle development and mission systems. Jackson holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University and a master's degree in national security from Georgetown University.
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Dysphania ambrosioides é uma espécie de planta com flor pertencente à família Amaranthaceae. É popularmente conhecida como erva-de-santa-maria ou ainda mentruz ou mastruz.

Sinônimos
Sinônimos atualmente reconhecidos:

Ligações externas

 Governo lista plantas que poderão virar fitoterápicos

Amaranthaceae
Ervas aromáticas
Hortaliças
Plantas medicinais
Flora de Portugal
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Le Junkers Ju 160 est un avion de transport de passagers monomoteur.

Historique

Le Ju 160 a été développé comme un avion de transport rapide à partir du Junkers Ju 60 et a réalisé son premier vol le . Au total, seuls  (numéros de série 4202 à 4247) ont été construits.

Un moteur en étoile BMW 132A de  assure la propulsion. En plus des deux membres d'équipage, six passagers peuvent être transportés. Le troisième prototype du Ju 60, portant le numéro de série 4202 et le numéro d'enregistrement D-UNOR, a été utilisé comme prototype pour les Junkers améliorés.

Le Ju 160 était essentiellement le même que son prédécesseur. Cependant, quelques changements aérodynamiques décisifs ont permis d'atteindre une vitesse de croisière supérieure. Les ailes sont désormais également bordées de tôle lisse et mieux profilées. Toutes les ouvertures telles que les portes et les fenêtres ainsi que les poignées, les rivets et les marches ont été installées de manière à ce qu'elles affleurent avec la surface extérieure.

Usage civil

Comme le Heinkel He 70 déjà commandé par Lufthansa, le Ju 160 a également atteint une vitesse de pointe de . La Lufthansa a utilisé , principalement sur des lignes secondaires, car la capacité en passagers était trop faible pour les lignes principales. De 1935 à 1939,  de kilomètres ont été parcourus sur des services réguliers. De 1936 à 1938, il y a eu au total quatre pertes totales, avec des victimes. Au début de la guerre, les avions sont retirés du service et progressivement remis à la Luftwaffe. Ils y ont été mis au rebut en 1941.

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Avion des années 1930
Avion monomoteur
Avion à hélices
Avion civil
Avion construit en Allemagne
Premier vol en 1934


This is the first ever Trophy race held at SCRC. SCRC is an Off road 100 x 130 outdoor RC track. We have 16 indoor, covered, heated and powered pit spots you just need to bring a table and your equipment. We also have 16 outdoor Covered, powered pit spots with tables. All provided pit spots are additional $5.00, see extras to reserve yours. There will be 6 classes: E-Buggy, Nitro Buggy, E-Truggy, Nitro Truggy, 4WD SCT and Novice. Visit Silver Creek Raceway on Facebook for more information, pictures a faculty map. Also message me on FB for any questions or concerns. Trophies for TQ, 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
This class cost $15.00 3 qualifiers - 5 minutes each. 7 car mains + 1 Bumps.
1 qualifiers - 5 minutes each. 9 car mains + 1 Bumps.


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Baros Maldives named world's most romantic resort for sixth year
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Baros Maldives has won the 'World's Most Romantic Resort' title for the sixth year in a row.
At the World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2018 held at the historic Pátio da Galé in Lisbon on December 1, Baros once again secured the position after fierce competition with top properties from leading destinations such as the US, Portugal, Thailand and The Bahamas.
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Q: Is Laravel web.php still relevant? I am a beginner in Laravel, I've been seeing a lot of people use RestAPI and therefore uses api.php in laravel routes instead of web.php.
I am currently working on a project using laravel and has only CRUD functionalities but I started it out with all my routes in web.php.
Is using web.php routes in laravel still relevant?
I've asked some of my colleagues and they did answer me that using api.php is now the big thing when creating projects. I just want to learn what other developers think about this as well.

A: It depends on what are you trying to build, if you are trying to build a website, use web.php for your routes as the middleware applied to them by default are different from the ones on api.php. If you are trying to build a REST API use api.php.
These are made for different goals, not to replace one with another.
web.php and api.php are just php files to group routes applying middlewares to them already written for you, you can check its definitions on app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php and you can modify them, delete or create your own.
Just the framework has already defined these two for you that may be way too common for making the user define them every time, web routes recibe a middleware group called web, and a middleware group called api, both described in the default middleware groups from the official documentation. As it is mentioned there:

Out of the box, Laravel comes with web and api middleware groups that contain common middleware you may want to apply to your web UI and API routes

The api group just includes throttling while the web group includes things you will need on a web UI route like CsrfToken, Session, Cookies, etc...

A: you can make own routing file as your requirement in app/providers/RouteServiceProvider
In my case i created admin.php
protected function mapAdminRoutes()
    {
        Route::group([
            'middleware' => ['web', 'admin', 'auth:admin'],
            'prefix' => 'admin',
            'as' => 'admin.',
            'namespace' => $this->namespace,
        ], function ($router) {
            require base_path('routes/admin.php');
        });
    }

public function map()
    {
        $this->mapApiRoutes();

        $this->mapWebRoutes();

        $this->mapAdminRoutes();
    }

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Now, with the brand new batteries in the cart all I had to do was reverse the procedure from yesterday. Of course this meant I had to run the batteries down to the dinghy, put them on the dock, lift them into the dinghy, motor out to the boat, lift them up on to the boat, over the cockpit and down into their hole. Once there, connect up all of the wires. No problem. On about the 4th battery, with sweat going into my eyes, I was wondering about the sanity of living on a boat. Each of these 6 volt golf cart batteries weigh around 63lbs and today was one of those rare warm and humid days. Now, the batteries had to be hooked up with both series and parallel connections to produce the required voltage and amperage. I of course, couldn't have a simple hook up, no, I also had added to this wiring mess a temperature probe and another set of battery cables so that the starting battery could charge with the house batteries.
I even made a wiring schematic that is drawn onto the cover to the battery box just in case (as old age sets in) I start to forget where all those wires go. Finally, with a bit of cleaning up the battery hatch was closed and the cockpit grates went back into place. Turning the main switch on gave us the sound of the radio and the hum of the fridge as those little electrons again ran down the wires to do their work for us.
One of the critical systems on Snow Goose is the storage of electricity. Many of the books that I read before starting on this boat project had the same mantra: "keep the boat small and your systems simple". Needless to say I didn't listen for we are neither small nor simple. In fact, at times I went a bit out of the way to make things more complicated. And so, our Achilles heel (so to speak) is electricity. The fridge is hungry for the stuff as is the computer, lighting, fans, pumps, coffee pot, toaster, Etc. All of them gobbling up those little electrons. This power is stored in a rather large set of 'house' batteries that I installed about 7 years ago. If you consider how long your car battery lasts then you know that after about 5 to 7 years, batteries start to go bad just as ours have. Today was the day to replace the old batteries with the new.
So, up came the cockpit grates and out of their hole the six, 60+lb batteries, went over the side and into the dinghy. The batteries, all 360+lb of them, and another 300+lb of people and gear headed into the docks. (Anna wouldn't get into the dinghy until she had personally read the owner's manual and saw what the max load of the dinghy was.) I was glad that we had the new motor. At the dock, I lifted them out of the dinghy, lifted them again into a dock cart. I then ran the batteries up the ramp and to the waiting truck. Half of the job done.
The timing was almost perfect. We received a call from the marina telling us that a large box had arrived…the new outboard was finally here! The only problem was that it had been raining for the last 20 hours with no relief in sight. I didn't care, I needed that outboard. So, on with the foul weather gear and into the dinghy I went. I fought with the old outboard and coaxed it to life (yet again) but I think that the old outboard knew this would be its last round trip for it didn't start easy and protested a lot on the way in.
In the rain, I walked up to the service station for gas and back to the marina where I unpacked the new outboard only to find there was no owner's manual! A quick call and a promised to send it in tomorrow's mail was secured. Then, in the rain, I carried my new motor down the docks and laid it into the bottom of the dinghy. With one pull, I started the old 12lb beast for its last trip to the boat! It ran all of 15 seconds before dying and no matter what I did it wouldn't start again. In the end, I had to row the new motor over a 1/3 of a mile out to the boat… in the rain, against the wind. Afterwards, with a little bit of oil and gas the new outboard started right up and ran great! I think though, the old outboard got the last laugh.
Taxes! Even on a boat you can't escape taxes. OK,,,, this is going to be a rant!!! I just spent 5 hours working on them: Fed, State and local. This year it was a bit more complicated by the fact that I retired, had moved and I'm living in another state. Why we can't have a simple system that takes, say, 10% off the top with no deductions or earned income credit, no special exemptions for electric car purchase or simplified verses standard method to calculate pay back integration of retirement contribution distributions… YUCK!.
Today things got a bit out of hand, imagine having a split-level house and you needed to removed the stairway to the upper level only, many of the things that you need to complete the job were still on the upper level. This is the situation that I faced. I had to remove the stairs to access the wiring runs under the floor and this made me climb like an ape into and out of the boat for stuff. Anna abandoned ship and went with some friends into town…I think she really had enough of my bad attitude.
After a lot of words that can't be printed here; the components of the compressor unit finally slid into its new home and the assorted wiring was hooked up and ready to go. With the flick of a circuit breaker, the unit began to hum and the freezer compartment cooled down. Now, the clean up begins.
In a day or so we should have a photo album of the refrigerator replacement on the web site.
What a mess, we live in about a 200 Sq ft area and I have taken over about ½ of this space replacing the fridge. The old components of the fridge came out kicking and screaming. Then I had to drill a hole the size of a fist through the inside of the fridge to the outside so that I could pass the tubing through to the compressor compartment. The trouble was that the hole had to be drilled at a steep compound angle.
I now have the kitchen covered with the residue of finely ground insulation and of wood dust. Anna and I carefully slid the evaporator tubes into the hole and I shot some foam into the hole. Then the waiting began for it takes 8 hours for the foam to cure. Tomorrow, more on the replacement.
If nothing else about a boat, you can say that it has a finite amount of space! It has the capacity to hold only so much 'stuff' before the stuff begins to take over your life. Since this is my 4th boat I tried to take this into account when I rebuilt her and included over 110 different storage places. Alas, I should have built even more for stuff seems to be creeping out at night and invading our lives. Mostly this is because Anna and I have two different approaches to life on board and each approach is valid it's own way.
I believe that if you are done for now with something put it away and Anna believes that until you are done with something don't put it away. This issues is the one area of disagreement that creates the most tension between us. So, as with most people, we have agreed to disagree and now have two different modes of clutter on the Snow Goose, Sailing mode & Harbor mode,,, and, as you can see, we are definitely in Harbor mode.
The noises that you hear when you live on a boat soon become a back ground rhythm in your life. Everything from the slapping of the waves against the hull or the slow creak of the anchor rope as it stretches with each gust of the wind. The sound of dinghies motoring by or the occasional call of "Snow Goose… anyone home"? These are typical background sounds of life. There's one sound that's harder to get use to, it's the sound of the wind when it's blowing hard and for the last 2 days the wind has been doing just that. It's been about 15 to 20 MPH with higher gusts. The wind sways the boat back and forth and tugs at the dinghy on the rear cleat. It sounds alive as it moans in the rigging with its "whoooo's" and sighs. In stronger gusts the wind begins to roar like an angry beast or a train passing in the night. You awake in the night and are taunted buy the wind you as you try to get back to sleep. It rattles the wire on the spinnaker pole or bangs the mast with a loose halyard. At times it shakes the rigging with its strength. This is why, when I'm lying there awake and the wind is roaring in the rigging I recall the best lesson that the wind has taught me…that a secure mooring or a well dug in second anchor is the best remedy for wind blown insomnia on a boat.
For two nights I have gotten up, dressed warm and sat in the cockpit. No, it's not insomnia, it's the space shuttle. The space center is about 250 miles away but I had heard that you could see the launch even from here. The first night the launch was scrubbed because of high winds but last night, at 4:14 AM it was a go! There in the distance, a red streak appeared, it looked like a red flare shot into the night as it rose above the lights of the city. Within a minute, the twin boosters separated and a new star rose into the night sky. How cool.
PPS. OK, the pict. was lifted from the NASA website.
One of the great things about being out on the hook is the lack of any bugs. Seldom do you see a mosquito or fly. Well, that all came to an end last night when the wind died away and the no-seeum came out for dinner. Being from the north I had never dealt with this flying set of teeth. Even though I have camped and hiked many places I had never been eaten up by something that I could barely see. They are nothing but a black speck that you could easily confuse for a bit of dirt until you feel that BITE! About the size of a large grain of salt these pint size pests will drive you crazy. The worst thing is that you have to close up the boat just when you want everything as wide open as possible to catch every stray breeze. Here is a picture I took of one of these winged piranhas as it settled on my leg for his evening meal. (Just to give you an idea of their size). The next day, Anna and I were covered with small welts from our dinner guests.
A week or so ago I attempted to make the dinghy last a bit longer I decided to stop the leaks in the bottom by covering the old sun eaten rubber with a bit of black urethane-rubber from a calking tube that I had purchased at the big box store. This product is equivalent to 3M's 4200 and has worked for me over many years and several different boats. I've even used it to seal up the holes in my sea boats! And after a day to set up, it worked, no more leaks in the dinghy bottom.
Well, Good news!!! We have a REAL dinghy!!! On the VHF morning radio net someone announced that they had a dinghy for sale and we bought it! It's not exactly what I wanted but it's a great step up from what we had. Now, to replace the 12 lb wonder.
Wed. is pot luck night. It's designed to get the "new" boaters in the harbor to come out and greet people. When we arrived it looked like half of the harbor was there! Afterwards there was music under the Tiki hut. As the songs came and went different people would join in to sing or play music. A great night of new friends, talk and song.
We were assigned a mooring yesterday and will be moving to our new home this morning, # M10. If you're in the harbor stop by!
In the tale of the Odyssey, Odysseus and his crew landed on the island of the Lotus-eaters. Once there, many of his men ate of the lotus plant and fell under a spell. They stopped caring about leaving or even getting back to their land of Ithaca. All they wanted was to stay in the land of the Lotus-eaters. Marathon is like the mythical land of the Lotus-eaters.
The harbor at Marathon is well protected and efficiently run by the city and the harbor has room for those who want to anchor out too. The amenities provided by the city are excellent and the price is good! Your days start cool then become sunny and warm filled with lots of entertainment that a busy harbor can provide. The people and businesses of Marathon are boater friendly and almost everything that you might need is within walking distant. They have a pot-luck on Wed. an impromptu musical get together down by the water under the tiki hut on Sat. The morning cruiser net gives information to anyone who wants to listen. The water is filled with every type of boat from derelict boat bums to 60foot gold plated beauties and all seem to get along well. To top it off, they are dog friendly, and encourage you to stay for a day, a month or a year. I'm trying hard not to eat of the Lotus plant but,,,Edie and I both think that a taste couldn't hurt!


period – denotes certain age or time periods with unique / distinct styles, stones, metals, etc.
The 4Cs – cut, color, carat weight, clarity – are used world-wide to classify the rarity of diamonds. Diamonds with the combination of the highest 4C ratings are more rare and, consequently, more expensive. Light is the element that ignites a diamond's brilliance and fire. Its interplay with each of the 4Cs will help explain why one diamond can appear even more beautiful than another. The good news is that you don't need to buy the rarest diamond to find one whose beauty speaks to you.
When we speak of color in diamonds, most people think of the beautiful reds, blues, and yellows we see when a diamond flashes in the sun light. In fact grading a diamond for color means deciding by which amount the diamond's "body color" deviates from the whitest possible (water like colorless) color. Nature provides a continuous darkening in the tints from white to yellow, white to brown, and white to green. Divisions are determined by the ability of the human eye to separate one tint from an adjacent one that is slightly lighter or darker. This concept should not be confused with the sparkle, brilliance, or scintillation of the diamond.
GIA Gemological Institute of America pioneered the universal grading system in the early 1940's to supersede all confusing grading systems in use at that time. The GIA color grading classification starts from D, the finest color (colorless), and proceeds through the alphabet to z getting progressively more yellow. A set of master comparison stones calibrated to the exact color of every-other color: E, G, I … is the most reliable method of grading diamonds for color. When compared in a standard viewing box or white folded paper the master stones are placed on either side of the diamond until the stones are sorted into the proper descending color values. This allow for the accurate color grading of the diamond.
The word Carat is derived from the Greek word "keration" which is also the Greek name for the Carob tree (Ceratonia Siliqua). In the Middle East, this tree is fairly common and produces pods with seeds. When dried, these seeds turn black and very hard. Ancient merchants discovered the seeds were always uniform in weight and used them for weighing pearls, diamonds and other precious stones. The carat weight was standardized in the 20th century. The United States officially adopted the metric carat in 1913. One carat = .02 grams or 200 milligrams.
Diamonds are sold by carat, (ct.) not to be confused with karat, (kt.), which in the United States refers to gold quality. The carat is a unit of weight, not size. This is an important concept since the specific gravity varies among different minerals. For example, Emerald has a lower specific gravity than diamond. A one-carat emerald is 20% larger than a one-carat diamond. Ruby has a higher specific gravity than diamond, which makes a one-carat ruby smaller than a one-carat diamond.
Everyone first asks what size is the diamond? Most times color, cut, and clarity seem of secondary importance. It is very important to realize that small shifts in quality and size can make tremendous differences in value. As the size of the diamond increases, the price increases significantly. Diamonds weighing two-carats will sell for far more per carat than one-carat diamonds. The price of a diamond tends to increase exponentially as the size increases.
FL – Flawless – These stones have no imperfections inside or on the outside of the stone under the magnification of a loupe of 10X magnification.
IF – Internally Flawless – This grade is awarded to diamonds with no internal flaws and only minor external blemishes. Nicks pits or girdle roughness, not on the table, which could be removed in re-polishing.
SI1, SI2 – Slightly Imperfect – These stones have inclusions, which are fairly easy to see under with a 10X magnification, and can be seen with the naked eye.
I1, I2, and I3 – Imperfect – These stones have inclusions ranging from eye visible to very easily seen to the naked eye.
Pinpoints – A small usually whitish dot that is difficult to see. There can be a number of pinpoints – cluster –or a cloud of pinpoints.


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Casino Technology becomes CT Gaming
CT Gaming will be the new brand name of Casino Technology as of January 1, 2020.
The change is driven by the company's growth, expanded innovations and its desire to better reflect its commitment to be at the forefront of the ever-changing technology environment and customer demands.
Going forward CT Gaming will be the new face, reflecting the company's emphasis on technological expansion, accomplishing local and global growth objectives, offering both land-based and online technology products, fostering and developing a new generation of client relationships.
"As we marked 20 years in business this year, we recognised the need to better communicate our vision for the next period," said Milo Borissov, founder and president of the company. "Building on our core and looking into the future objective to embrace innovation and focus on the new generation of players, it was clear that rebranding was in order.
"The new name mirrors our constant drive to improve and be in the van of unleashing unconventional concepts and shaping trends. Our team embraced the rebranding decision enthusiastically and are charged with new ideas, commitment and motivation to deliver the best of their expertise."
"CT Gaming represents the evolution in our company, reflecting and merging our genesis into this new era," said Rossi McKee, vice president of the company. "We will continue to strive to deliver the best customer services and bring excellence at all levels to our partners and customers, solidifying loyal and meaningful relationships that shape our industry's tomorrow."
CT Gaming is already engaged in this transitioning, but the official new brand unveiling ceremony will occur during ICE London in February.


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After Calling Him A "Coward" On Instagram, Korean Zombie Forgives Brian Ortega For Slapping Jay Park
The feud between the two UFC fighters has come to an end.
Liliana Lamenez
Days after UFC fighter Brian Ortega slapped Jay Park, The "Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung reacted to the former's apology.
The slapping incident dates back to when Chan Sung Jung was interviewed as a guest on ESPN. Jay Park served as Chan Sung Jung's translator.
Brian Ortega didn't like how Jay Park translated Chan Sung Jung's remarks and accused the rapper of instigating a fight.
After the slapping incident, Jay Park reacted by going on Twitter and posting that he "basically said the same thing".
Just watched the interview back and the funny thing is zombie didnt even say he pulled out. He actually said he already ran away from him once and i said "ducked him" so basically the same thing. Ppl who sayin i mistranslated to hype the fight are dumb
— JAY BUM PARK (@JAYBUMAOM) March 10, 2020
Chan Sung Jung, on the other hand, took to Instagram to express his frustration over what happened. To Brian Ortega, he says:
Jay Park is not a professional fighter but a musician. You slapped a civilian who merely helped translate.
– Chan Sung Jung
He also likened the slapping incident to what a grown up would do to beat a child.
It was not a fight like real men would do. What you have done is same as a grown up to beat a child.
The "Korean Zombie" ended his post by calling Brian Ortega a "coward".
You are such a coward for slapping a musician not a fighter.
Full details of his statement are as follow:
Last night, you sat 10 meters away from me and Jay Park. For two hours nothing happened, so I thought everything was fine. But you fucking attacked Jay Park while I went to the bathroom. Jay Park is not a professional fighter but a musician. You slapped a civilian who merely helped translate. Even worse, you were sitting there waiting until I would be absent and attacked Jay Park. It was not a fight like real men would do. What you have done is same as a grown up to beat a child. You should have attacked me. If so, I would have not been upset. You are such a coward for slapping a musician not a fighter. If you fucking planned this to fight me and to use my name because people don't remember your name anymore, then I congratulate you, it worked. I will fight you and I will knock you out and your fucking face will be bloody. Now, your fucking face stays in my mind and I will fuck you up in the cage. I hope you won't run away from me again.
A post shared by 정찬성 (@koreanzombiemma) on Mar 8, 2020 at 5:23pm PDT
After slapping Jay Park, Brian Ortega was escorted by the security.
just disappointed I missed this fight. Any footage on the net? pic.twitter.com/elI7Ja1Mca
— KETTNER LAW ⚖ (@KettnerLaw) March 8, 2020
Days later, he issued a brief apology on Twitter.
I want to officially apologize to JPark for Saturday night, when Zombie is ready we can fight.
— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) March 11, 2020
Just this morning, he finally decided to release a sincere version of his apology on Instagram.
My pride is my enemy, and over the last couple days I've been battling it. I hope you understand that I'm human and I'm flawed, in more ways than one. In the beginning, I justified my actions based on the series of events that led up to Saturday, but I now realize that what I did was wrong overall. My parents taught me dignity and respect, and I didn't show that. My coaches have always taught me that martial arts are to empower the weak against the strong. On Saturday, that didn't happen. _ When I make a mistake, I own the consequences. But in this case the negativity that I've caused has spilled over to the people closest to me, and that's how I know that what I did was truly wrong. I'm sorry to you guys and my family. _ I apologize to @JParkitrighthere for my actions and the shit storm that followed, you deserve to enjoy MMA from outside the octagon just like any other fan. I apologize to @KoreanZombieMMA for dragging your friend into an equation that should start and end with the fighters.
A post shared by Brian Ortega (@briantcity) on Mar 11, 2020 at 2:41pm PDT
In addition to apologizing to Jay Park and Chan Sung Jung, Brian Ortega apologized to his family, his fans and his friends.
Brian Ortega Apologizes For Slapping Jay Park, Admits That "Pride" Is His Enemy
Hours later, Chan Sung Jung reacted by stating that he accepts Brian Ortega's apology.
I appreciate your apology. It shows that what happened last Saturday was not just "a show" to promote our fight.
He initially thought that trash talking would be something that his fans would enjoy, but he admitted that the slapping incident taught him to be more careful in the future.
I too, apologize for trash talking. I thought my fans were enjoying it but what happened taught me to be more careful.
He ended his statement by promising to fight and officially beat Brian Ortega in a professional fight.
Please wait until my eyes get better. I promise it won't take long. I'll see you in the octagon.
Meanwhile, Jay Park states that he won't press charges against Brian Ortega because he doesn't sue people "who have less" than him.
Jay Park Explains to Fans Why He Won't Be Suing Brian Ortega Following Recent Slapping Incident