States, cities sue US government over census question - Integration Through Media ....!
NEW YORK (AP): Seventeen states, the District of Columbia and six cities sued the U.S. government Tuesday, saying a plan to add a citizenship demand to the census questionnaire is unconstitutional.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court.
A government spokesman did not immediately comment on the filing.
Several states already have joined a separate lawsuit filed by California's attorney general last week that seeks to block the citizenship question from being added to the census questionnaire.
New York Attorney General Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the new lawsuit.
The NAACP says the plans for the census will lead to a massive undercounting of blacks.


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Q: How to append the JSON data to HTML in JavaScript? I get some data using JSON array. I want to append each data in a div. But I don't get what's wrong in that?
controller
   function get_performers()
   {
    $id = $this->input->post('id');
    $exam = $this->input->post('exam');
    $datas=$this->job->get_top_ten_st_data($id,$exam);
    $out['student_details'] = $datas;
     echo json_encode($out);
   }

script
function get_performers(id,exam)
{

    $.ajax({
        url:"<? echo base_url();?>class_analysis/get_performers",
        dataType: 'json',
        type: "POST",
        data: {id:id,exam:exam},
        success:function(result) {
            // alert("haii");
            console.log(result);
            result = JSON.parse(result);

          var tab= "
  Names
";
           for(var i=0;i<result.student_details.length;i++)
            {

                 tab=tab+"
" + result.student_details[i]["subject_name"]+ "
 ";
            }

           jQuery("#subjectNames").append(tab);

        }
    });
}

Any problem in this?

A: Try html not append
  jQuery("#subjectNames").html(tab);

Also if jQuery("#subjectNames") equal with null in your console this mean that you don't have element with id="subjectNames" in html not id="#subjectNames" or other. May be you use classes then try $(".subjectNames") with . not #

A: The Loop should work... Seems to be another problem with your result.

var tab= "
Names
";
for(var i=0;i<20;i++)
{
  tab=tab+"
" + "test: " + i + "
 ";
}
jQuery("#subjectNames").append(tab);

A: dataType: 'json' in $.ajax options - automaticaly parse your json
and USE JQUERY )))
IN SUCCES AJAX FUNCTION
$.each( result.student_details, function( key, value ) {
      alert( key + ": " + value );
});

A: <?php
function get_performers()
{
    $id = $this->input->post('id');
    $exam = $this->input->post('exam');
    $datas=$this->job->get_top_ten_st_data($id,$exam);
    $out['student_details'] = $datas;
    echo json_encode($out);
}
?>

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The Amazing Love Groove! 0
The first 30 minutes (Tracks 1-7) just don't let you go. It's Amazing! Suddenly you're in love with the groove and 30 minutes later it's all over. Uplifting big beat lyrical goodness. One of my favorite DJ sets this year. "Believe me, you gotta pick yourself up and see the world light up (Track #1)!". Enjoy at 320 high quality mp3! (You're welcome.)
*** = DJ Fave
Amazing (feat. Adam Turner) (Original Club Mix) - Mars and Vans - ***DJ Fave*** - "Believe me you're not alone now, I can see you smiling at the turn of the tide, It's amazing, You gotta pick yourself up and see the world light up, tonight's you're night, cause you're amazing!... Believe."
One and Only (R3hab Remix) - Cherry Cherry Boom Boom - This tune will be stuck in your head on repeat. "You're the sun and I'm the planet spinning round."
Standing In Your Way (StoneBridge Revibe) - StoneBridge, Matt Joko & Jonathan Mendelsohn feat. Crystal Waters ***DJ Fave*** Again, I would marry Mr. Mendelsohn. "Just free yourself... I pray someday you will find your way... release yourself...only thing standing in your way is you!" This tune is simply perfect.
Every Breath (Original Mix) - John Dahlback, Greg Cerrone, Janice Robinson - "Heavenly father hear my cry. This is a song to save my life!" It just might.
Feel Ur Love (Original Mix) - Jean Elan, CJ Stone Feat. Jonny Rose - "I'm stuck here crying at the moon. Love happens fast now it's gone too soon. Cause I feel your love. We go on and on and it's been too long."
So Young So High (Extended Mix) - Dada Life - "Falling fall in love we will never ever come down." I love the double entendre in this tune.
Into The Groove (Speedboats & Big Explosions Scotch-Powered Remix) - Madonna/The Queen - "At night I lock the door so no one else can see. I'm tired of dancing here all by myself! Get into the groove cause you got to prove your love to me." Check out SBBEmusic/Speedboats&BigExplosions at http://speedboatsandbigexplosions.com/ then get your own free download of this remix at http://soundcloud.com/sbbemusic.
Good Times (I'm In Love) (Lifelike Remix) - Cerrone - "I'm falling in love, falling, I'm falling in for you. WHOOO!"
New York is Dead (Dirrty Panda's Tribal Electro Club Mix) - Noah - New artist Noah Christopher explains my feelings about NYC. Check him out at http://noahmusic.com/. Thanks for the track, Noah! "Get a bottle of booze, New York is dead, Come alive come alive!" I think he's referring to a personal resurgence but I like the seemingly immediate criticism of city night life. Another double entendre like track #6. Intelligent dance.
You & I (Original Mix) - Project 46 & DubVision feat. Donna Lewis - "You and I are where we wanna be, cause nothing comes between you and us."
Lies (Otto Knows Remix) - Burns - Just let this tune grow on you. So good. Originally by Deborah Cox. "Baby please forgive me for what I'm about to say... I know you ain't been true, that's why I'm telling you."
Forever Young (Original Mix) - Robbie Rivera - Classic 80's remade! - "I want to be forever young. Do you want to live forever?"
Sail on the Waves (Future Disciples Remix) - Walsh & Mcauley feat. David Berkeley - "I'm trying to reach you. I'll sail away with you." ***DJ Fave***
Amazing (reprise) - Adam Turner, Mars and Vans

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Great Customer Service Helps in Tough Times
Little things make a big difference when it comes to hanging on to customers.
In these unsettling times, great customer service can mean the difference between making a profit or barely keeping the lights on. Big companies spend big dollars to maintain customer loyalty, but smaller companies often focus on the transactions and forget to build the relationship.
"Although we were focused on serving our customers, there were things we really weren't doing a good job on," says John Blomberg, vice president of Insite Business Solutions, a custom software developer in Charlotte, North Carolina. "We hadn't been cross-selling our customers or thanking them for their business and asking for referrals."
Seeking solutions, Blomberg's company recently took part in the beta test of a new online customer loyalty evaluation tool developed by Customer Service Solutions, another Charlotte-based firm. "We teach companies to measure the lifetime value of a customer vs. the transactional value," says Greg Ward, president of the company.
Ward, who helps large financial services companies deal with customer loyalty and retention issues, wanted to help small companies as well. So he developed an online evaluation based on the business owner or manager's answers to 160 questions. While big companies can pay $6,000 to $10,000 for Ward's personal consulting services, the fee for the online evaluation is $385. For the fee, clients receive a detailed report with recommendations on how to improve relationships with customers, an organizational assessment and customer retention suggestions. (Check it out at www.cssamerica.com.)
One example of great customer service can be found at Nashville, Tennessee-based Lamp Store. Laura Shuster, co-owner, writes personal notes to customers when she isn't busy unpacking new arrivals or writing descriptive captions for the company's whimsical and easy-to-navigate Web site.
Customers need a reason to return to your Web site. Are you giving them one?
The business is a family affair. Co-owner and husband Marty spends most Sundays turning all sorts of wacky things-including a giant carrot sculpture-into lamps. Son Max, 22, shoots digital photos of the lamps for the Web site when he's not attending classes at a local photography school.
"If you don't work, you don't eat" has been the Shuster family motto since they opened the store 23 years ago. Since then, they have only closed their doors for one week and were closed one Saturday to attend a funeral. The 5,000-square-foot retail store, located across the street from the Green Hills Mall, has become a magnet for locals and their friends.
"So many people bring out-of-towners to the store, we've become a tourist attraction," says Laura, who recently shipped a $75 lamp to a Japanese customer who was willing to pay $100 in shipping costs. (Domestic orders are usually shipped at no charge). Customers near and far are apparently smitten by an inventory of between 4,000 and 5,000 lamps.
The Web site makes shopping easy 24 hours a day. LampStore.com categorizes lamps by room, style and price. Laura attributes a very low return rate to the fact that the lamps are photographed in a simple, realistic manner, unlike the dramatic, glossy photos used by most lamp manufacturers in their brochures and Web sites. ("What you see is what you get," she says.)
Avid antique and junk collectors, the Shusters began making lamps out of the things they picked up during their travels around the world. In 1976, they moved from Chicago to Tennessee, seeking respite from the cold weather and Marty's demanding restaurant business. "We just knew we wanted to do something that had nothing to do with food," says Laura.
For six years before moving to Nashville, the family lived on a 55-acre farm in the middle of Tennessee. Tired of the country life, they moved to the city and eventually bought a building in the heart of Nashville's high-end shopping district. As tenants moved out, they slowly expanded their store. At first, they sold antique furniture as well as lamps, but today they only sell lamps. "When we started shipping lamps all over the country, we thought the Internet was a good way to get the store name out there," says Laura. "We've made the cold medium of the Internet warm."
They learned through experience that not everything you do for customers in a retail setting works online. For example, they used to offer customers a choice of lampshade with their Web order, but that became too confusing and difficult to manage online. Now, the Shusters pick an appropriate shade, and what you see is what you get.
Admitted workaholics, the Shusters have only one part-time employee and rely on an answering service to field customer calls. Customers also appreciate the fact that when they buy a lamp online, it's usually shipped out the same day. "There's no waiting for a lamp," says Laura, unlike traditional lighting stores that often need weeks to fill an order.
In recent years, the family has filled a lot of orders. The company posts about $1.5 million in annual revenues, although sales in the last quarter of 2001 dipped after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Business is picking up as more people devote time and money to home improvement. "We are grateful to have a very enthusiastic customer base," says Laura, who keeps in touch with many repeat customers.
Jane Applegate is a syndicated columnist and the author of 201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business. For a free copy of her "Business Owner's Check Up," send your name and address to Check Up, P.O. Box 768, Pelham NY 10803 or e-mail it to info@sbtv.com.


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Ait Bouyahia est un village situé dans la commune de Beni Douala, dans la Wilaya de Tizi-Ouzou, en Algérie. Ce village abrite une population de .

Histoire
Aṭ Bu Yeḥya est un village (taddart) de la tribu (عرش leɛṛac) des Aṭ Dwala, et de la confédération (القبائلية taqbilt) des Aṭ Ɛisi, de l'éthnie des izwawen (زواوة). Sa population est entièrement maraboutique (imrabḍen, المرابطون), ce village est justement connu pour son école (timɛemmert, مدرسة) : Akal Aberkan fondée vers 1750 en-même temps que le village. Il se divise en cinq idarmen qui font également office de district. L'un des plus importants est celui de ; Amsiwen. Ait Bouyahia possède 6 mosquées ainsi que 8 écoles coraniques différentes, chacune appartenant à un adrum (tribu), en plus de la zāwiyah qui est la propriété de tout le village.

Étymologie

Ayt (ou Aït, Aṭ) signifie en berbère "Les descendants de... / les fils de...", au pluriel. "Bou" en arabe dialectale ainsi qu'en langue Kabyle signifie "Fils de...", c'est la contraction de "Abū" "أبو". (A noter, que le suffixe "Bou" peut être aussi une simple liaison en berbère de "Ait" et "Ou", sachant que en berbère "Ou" signifie "Fils de" également). Yahyâ quant à lui signifie "Jean-Baptiste" en Arabe via l'Islam, et donc en Kabyle aussi. Ainsi "Aït Bou Yahia" signifie : "Les descendants du fils de Jean-Baptiste". Cela s'explique car, le fondateur du village Jeddi Abd-Allah, est originaire de la tribu des Aṭ Yeḥya, dans la confédération des Aṭ Mangellat (Ain al-Hammam).

Personnalités liées au village
al-Shaykḫ Abū Ṭāriq 'Abd-Allāh Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ḥashruf az-Zwâwî al-Buyaḥyi al-Jazā'irī, théologien et historien de l'Association des oulémas musulmans algériens.
 Sami El Djazairi, chanteur d'expression kabyle et arabe
 Mouloud Iboud, joueur international algérien de football, joueur et président de la JS Kabylie
 Kahina Hadid, judokate algérienne

Références

Village dans la wilaya de Tizi Ouzou

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Engineering > News > Study first to show processes determining fate of new RNA pesticides in soils
Study first to show processes determining fate of new RNA pesticides in soils
Researchers find that clinging to soil particles slows degradation in new, gene-silencing pesticide
Feb 28, 2019• by Brandie Jefferson
A new generation of pesticides can be used to control pest insects by compromising the bug's ability to create essential proteins. These gene-silencing pesticides can be genetically engineered into agricultural crops such that these crops can literally grow their own defense.
New research from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis shows how these emerging pesticides move through and degrade in soils. The research was published last month in Environmental Science & Technology.
Although the pesticide is created inside the plant, the questions about its degradation are similar to conventional pesticides applied externally to the crop: Does it break down? If so, under what conditions? In the soil? In lakes and rivers? What is the ecological risk?
Before these questions can be answered however, there needs to be a way to trace the pesticide and follow it as it moves and degrades in the ecosystem.
Kimberly Parker, assistant professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering, and a team of collaborators devised a method to track this new pesticide in soils and to begin to understand what processes affect its lifespan.
This new pesticide is a molecule of double stranded Ribonucleic acid, or RNA. When a pest eats this pesticide, it prevents the critter from making essential proteins, leading either to stunted growth or to death.
RNA is a macromolecule — meaning: it's large — and because of its size, it cannot be studied through the typical means used for conventional pesticides.
The research team devised a method to tag a pesticide molecule with a radioactive atom, allowing them to follow it as it cycled through closed soil systems representing different scenarios. They were able to quantify the pesticide and its components at just a few nanograms per gram of soil.
With their method to measure the pesticide, the research team next investigated what happens to the pesticide in several soil samples. They found that the enzymes in soil can break down the pesticide. In addition, the microbes in soil "eat" the pesticide as well as the fragments left behind by the enzyme reactions.
However, in some soils, another process occurred: the pesticide attaches to the soil particles, like minerals and organic detritus. "In agricultural soil," Parker said, "there is adsorption" — when molecules adhere to a surface. "The pesticide sticks to the soil particle," she said.
"We have found that the soil particles may actually have a protective effect on the pesticide," Parker said, "slowing down the rate of pesticide degradation." The enzymes and microbes have a more difficult time breaking down pesticides that have attached to the soil, but the degree to which the soil protects the pesticide varied among the soils tested.
"Currently our working hypothesis is that in finer soil, there are more particles available for adsorption," Parker said. The more soil particles, the more surfaces for the pesticide to stick to, enhancing that protective effect.
"Now that we have identified the major processes controlling pesticide degradation in soils, we will next investigate in detail the variables that control these processes to enable accurate ecological risk assessment of double-strand RNA pesticides," Parker said. "This will allow us to understand whether or not these new pesticides pose a risk to ecosystems."
Kimberly Parker
Expertise: Photochemical, oxidative, and biochemical reactions in natural and engineered environmental systems
Research Interests: advancing the state of the science in environmental engineering and chemistry to address emerging challenges relating to water quality, agriculture and energy


Every person can benefit from estate planning, from young, single professionals looking to start their career, to married couples looking to start a family, to older individuals or couples looking to protect their future generations. No matter your situation, it's never too early to start planning for your future, nor is it ever too late to make changes.
We offer a core of estate planning documents for individuals and families looking to maintain control of their assets during their lifetime, as well as provide the most ease and cost savings for their beneficiaries upon death. The bare essential documents are a revocable living trust, pour-over will, durable power of attorney for property management, and advance health care directive.
We also can provide advice on whether more advance planning is recommended. This includes, but is not limited to, charitable trusts, grantor trusts (GRIT's, GRAT's, GRUT's), special needs trusts, life insurance trusts (ILIT's), qualified personal residence trusts (QPRT's), sales to intentionally defective grantor trusts, family limited partnerships, and dynasty trusts.


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Wolfgang Böhm oder Wolfgang Boehm ist der Name folgender Personen:

* Wolfgang Boehm (Politiker, 1908) (1908–1974), deutscher Politiker (SPD), Mitglied des Abgeordnetenhauses von Berlin
 Wolfgang Boehm (Mathematiker) (1928–2018), deutscher Mathematiker
 Wolfgang Böhm (Agrarwissenschaftler) (1936–2022), deutscher Agrarwissenschaftler
 Wolfgang Böhm (Segler) (* 1941), österreichischer Segler
 Wolfgang Böhm (Politiker, 1942) (* 1942), deutscher Politiker (FDP), Staatssekretär a. D. des Kultusministeriums des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt
 Wolfgang Böhm (Maler) (* 1946), österreichischer Maler und Grafiker
 Wolfgang Böhm (Architekt) (* 1949), deutscher Architekt, Städteplaner und Hochschullehrer
 Wolfgang Böhm (Journalist) (* 1963), österreichischer Journalist und Autor

Siehe auch:
 Wolfgang Böhme


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Among The Unknown
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Welcome To The Official Among The Unknown Website! Page Updated on 5/27/19
Among The Unknown Season 2-5 Logo
Join the ATU crew as they investigate the scariest, abandoned, and haunted places around the country. Each half hour to an hour-long episode follows the crew as they work to uncover and work out the mysteries of all these strange locations. Main locations: Pittsburgh, PA.
Our purpose is that theres buildings around the world. Especially in Pittsburgh. Houses, schools, churches, etc. These are buildings that once held memories, that once had people roam the hallways.
Keeping hold of laughter, cries, happiness, and sorrow.
But when these buildings become abandoned, so does the memories of the place.
The memories become forgotten.
Whether if they're still standing, or demolished.
The purpose of Among The Unknown, is to go to these places, to create new memories for us, and our viewers.
To create new experiences, to create new meanings that were once forgotten and put behind.
We want to creeate new memories, to replace the old ones. Just as PJ had said, "This is probably the last time this building is ever going to see people..."
That's the heart break of this. Buildings are left alone.
So our purpose is to create new meanings, new expieriences. Explore the buildings that were left behind. Exploring the unknown. Among The Unknown.
- Devon
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Aviation Week has announced the winners of the 61st Annual Laureate Awards, honoring extraordinary achievements in the global aerospace arena. The winners of the 2018 Laureate Awards will be honored on March 1, 2018 at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. During the event, a Grand Laureate in each of the four categories will be named among the winners.
In addition to the Laureates Awards, Aviation Week & Space Technology will host a luncheon early in the day, honoring the "20 Twenties" in partnership with American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). This program recognizes the accomplishments and drive of 20 science, technology, engineering and math students in their twenties and currently enrolled in a master's degree or bachelor's degree program and will also be recognized at the event.
Taking a heavy sensor that could only be carried by a large aircraft and shrinking it to less than 35 lb. to fit in Class 3 tactical UAVs. Wide-area motion imagery allows moving vehicles and individuals to be tracked in city-size areas.
For flying into and waiting in the eye of Hurricane Maria, allowing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to better forecast how intense the storm would be at landfall and more accurately estimate the magnitude of the storm surge.
Electronics/Avionics: U.S. Navy/Rockwell Collins Tactical Combat Training System Increment II.
This team developed the first airborne training instrumentation system with certified multi-level security that allows 5th-generation fighters to train with 4th-generation fighters while protecting sensitive data.
After decades of development, demonstrating that the Ground-based Midcourse Defense System could do what was once called impossible – intercept a target simulating an ICBM.
For commercializing Lockheed Martin-developed mircrovanes to reduce the aft-body drag on the C-130 and lower cruise fuel consumption by more than 3%. In 2017, Canada became the first -130 operator to install the devices.
A third-generation tiltrotor prototype for the U.S. Army's Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration, the development of the V-280 Valor, Bell Helicopter was selected for the program in 2014 and completed assembly of the flying demonstrator in September.
For the tenacious development of the UTAP-22 Mako, a militarized UAV derived from the U.S. Air Force's BQM-167 aerial target drone. The highly maneuverable weapon and sensor-carrying unmanned aircraft has flown in large-scale military exercises and could soon be put into production for combat use.
Addressing an urgent warfighter need for a munition with increased lethality, reduced acoustic signature, and expanded range by fielding - the GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition (SGM) was developed, tested and fielded in less than three years for less than $25 million.
For demonstrating potential operational reusability for orbital spaceflight for the first time since the space shuttle program.
In completing an extended 9.5-month stay aboard the International Space Station, Dr. Whitson set a new record for cumulative time in space (665 days) by a U.S. astronaut. She previously served as the first non-pilot and the first woman to head the Astronaut Office and was the first woman to command the ISS.
This organization launched a record 104 satellites in a single launch, including 88 Earth-imaging satellites for PlanetLabs to make daily global images of Earth widely available to help analyze changes over time.
The entry into service of the world's highest-capacity commercial communications satellite, ViaSat-2, reducing the cost of space-based connectivity enough to make it competitive with terrestrial services.
The inspiring symbiosis of science and engineering in repurposing instruments for studies unimagined during the spacecraft design, resulting in the discovery of what may be the best place in the solar system to look for present-day life beyond Earth.
The expansion of its electronic flight bag's planning, briefing, filing and weather information technology to incorporate Jeppesen's worldwide library of terminal and VFR/IFR enroute charts presented on tablet devices.
Offering the best anytime emergency response, evaluation, guidance and facilitation for individuals with medical or security issues anywhere globally, either terrestrially or while airborne, its centers in Phoenix (AZ), Frankfurt (Germany) and Beijing (China) have fielded more than 600 calls daily.
For creating, certifying and installing FalconEye, the world's first head-up display system that combines high-resolution synthetic vision with enhanced infrared vision and low-light video imaging, providing pilots clear visual guidance into remote airports, even during degraded visibility conditions.
In this role, Mr. Bolen created a broad coalition to represent the business aviation community's interests in a unified and forceful opposition to the transfer of federal control of the U.S. air traffic management system to a semi-private entity.
The PC-24, a pressurized, twin turbofan aircraft, is able to operate from unpaved landing strips as well as paved runways less than 3,000 feet long. The aircraft features integrated avionics, a flat-floor cabin, quick change seats and an oversize cargo door to provide operators with unsurpassed flexibility.
For developing the first drag-reducing winglet system that incorporates active load alleviation, allowing winglets to be installed without having to reinforce the original wing structure. The Active Winglet is approved for retrofit to all Cessna CitationJet models, with more types to come.
A flexible optical filter applied to the inner surface of cockpit windows to block laser strikes without interfering with visibility. MTI partnered with Airbus to develop and commercialize this technology.
Delta TechOps avoided more than 1,000 potential engine events over the past year by implementing an innovative approach to asset monitoring and operations via data tools.
Successfully introducing the first version of the 737MAX (737-8) into service, while simultaneously developing and flight testing the 737-9 and starting assembly of the 737-7. Amid production rate increases, Boeing's Renton-based 737 team introduced the first MAX into the line without incurring delays or interruption.
An unparalleled collaboration between government and industry to improve aviation safety. Having exceeded its first 10-year goal and reduced U.S. commercial aviation fatality risk by 83%, CAST now aims to reduce the remaining risk of 50% by 2025, leveraging industry data and analytical tools from ASIAS.
For qualifying the first additively manufactured structural titanium parts for a commercial aircraft. Titanium fittings produced using Norsk's "wire-in-arc" Rapid Plasma Deposition process are FAA-approved and being installed in Boeing 787s.
The BLADE project, Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator in Europe, is tasked with proving the viability of introducing laminar flow technology to commercial aviation. It aims to improve aviation's environmental footprint, bringing with it a 50% reduction of wing friction drag and up to 5% lower CO2 emissions.
John Langford's achievements range from leading the MIT Daedalus team that set human-powered flight records in 1988 to building Aurora Flight Sciences, the company he founded in 1989, into a world leader in autonomous flight. In 2017, Boeing moved to acquire Aurora for its expertise and Dr. Langford was named the next chairman of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Bruce Whitman is being honored for providing clear direction, support and management for his aviation training and simulator manufacturing company for over 50 years and by doing so helping to ensure the safety of thousands of aircrews and passengers every day.
Aviation Week Network is the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries that has a database of 1.2 million professionals around the world. Industry professionals rely on Aviation Week Network for analysis, marketing and intelligence. Customers include the world's leading manufacturers, suppliers, airlines, business aviation operators, militaries, governments and other organizations that serve this global market. The product portfolio includes Air Transport World, Aviation Week & Space Technology, AC-U-KWIK, Aircraft Blue Book, Airportdata.com, Air Charter Guide, AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week Intelligence Network, Business & Commercial Aviation, ShowNews, SpeedNews, Fleet and MRO forecasts, global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) tradeshows and aerospace & defense conferences.


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Q: If I want to make my computer be able to 'see' itself, would examining the clipboard after a call to PrtSc be a wise method? I have become increasingly interested in artifical intelligence, but I am still learning the basics of the windows API. My current goal is to create a c++ process which calls SendInput to simulate PrtSc being pressed (print screen button). This is the only way I currently can think of being able to have a program be able to see one frame of the screen as human might.
As a simple example, lets say, for some reason, I wanted my program to "look and see for itself," what time the clock on Windows 7 says. So to make the task easy for the computer and for myself, lets say we know the toolbar is on the bottom of the screen. We already know the exact screen coordinates of the rectangular bitmap we want to examine. So we call SendInput to simulate pressing PrtSc and copy the screen display to the clipboard and we examine the clipboard at those coordinates and do some feature-detection to see what numbers there are, and the rest is downhill from there.
So my question then, is this a reasonable way to implement such a program? Or am I making this more difficult than it needs to be?

A: You don't need to simulate the PrtSc button at all in order to grab a screenshot.  You can grab a screenshot directly from the screen and copy it into an in-memory bitmap, eg:
int iScreenWidth = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN);
int iScreenHeight = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);

HDC hScreenDC = GetDC(0);
HDC hMemDC = CreateCompatibleDC(hScreenDC);
HBITMAP hScreenBmp = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hMemDC, iScreenWidth, iScreenHeight);
HBITMAP hOldBmp = SelectObject(hMemDC, hScreenBmp);
BitBlt(hMemDC, 0, 0, iScreenWidth, iScreenHeight, hScreenDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
ReleaseDC(0, hScreenDC);

// use hScreenBmp as needed...

SelectObject(hMemDC, hOldBmp);
DeleteObject(hScreenBmp);

For getting the clock value specifically, why bother with a screenshot at all?  Just use the GetLocalTime() function instead.


Sandra Busby is a still life artist, who is most recognised for her paintings of glass and other reflective objects. She describes herself as a 'late bloomer' as she was in her mid 30's before she began taking her art seriously. Since then her work has been published multiple times and her work hangs in private collections around the world.
Tara Roskell is an artist, creative thinker and graphic designer. After over twenty years working in the graphic design industry, she is excited to be rediscovering her love of creating art by hand. She is also passionate about creative thinking techniques which can help anyone kick their fear of the blank page.
Selfie of us when we finally met this August after knowing each other online for just over a year (Tara left, Sandra right). Sandra was completely unaware that we were going to meet as her husband Paul had arranged it as a surprise.
Carrie: When did you first realize the importance of art in your lives?
I was always someone who needed something creative in my life, even if it was just doodling in the margins of my exercise book at school. When I was growing up it was dancing and a bit later, I took singing lessons. But I married young and when I had my first child, creativity wasn't something I considered at all.
By the time I was 26, I'd had my second child. One day I decided I wanted to paint a huge mural on their bedroom walls. I turned my daughter's entire bedroom into an underwater 'Little Mermaid' scene and on my son's wall I painted Thomas the Tank Engine. That was what lit the initial spark. I really surprised myself as to what I could achieve with simple emulsion paint!
But I was in my mid-30s before I started drawing seriously and suddenly I realised how much I'd missed it. And it changed everything…. I'd found a real passion for something. So, I decided to enrol in an art course to brush up on my skills and from that moment I've never looked back. Not having art in my life now, would be unimaginable to me.
From a very young age I wanted to be an artist. I used to constantly draw in pencil, but had a bit of a hang up with colour, so I tended to stick to black and white. When I was about 14, a teacher persuaded me to go to an adult evening class to learn watercolours. This taught me the basic watercolour techniques and it became my medium of choice up until I went to art college.
At college I did a two year general art and design course and the first year was absolutely amazing. It completely opened my mind and creative imagination. Whereas before I would only draw or paint what I could see in a very traditional manner, at college I was taught to experiment and use mind maps. It really changed both my art and my way of thinking.
After that course, I went on to study graphic design, mainly because I didn't really know where I wanted to take my art. Then I became a graphic designer. My career killed my love of creating art by hand and I no longer had the urge to draw for fun. When I did create, it was always with commercial intent.
It was only after connecting with Sandra and the two of us trying a crazy creative challenge that I started drawing by hand again. So if the two of us hadn't connected I probably wouldn't be drawing now.
I'm a still life painter and I'm drawn to reflective objects, particularly glass.
People often describe my work as 'realism', whereas I see it more as a 'romantic truth.' I like to bring out the beauty of the things around me… So I will take an object and try to bring out those beautiful qualities in the paint, but then I will push back the things that I'm less drawn to. That's why I wouldn't call it realism… because I paint the objects around me, but as I choose to see them.
I would describe myself as a sketcher who enjoys drawing very loosely and quickly, especially timed drawings. I feel that this gives an energy to my drawings. In general, I prefer dry media like watercolour brush pens, pastels, and pencils, that I can add water to later.
I like the immediacy of these methods of adding colour, with the ability to create painterly effects. Although saying that, I have been dabbling with watercolours lately. Experimentation is also important to me. I like drawing in different styles, trying out different mediums or working over collage. My favourite subject to draw is faces.
Carrie: What do your workspaces look like?
I'm very lucky that my husband converted our garage into my art studio. The best part about that was that I was able to decide where everything would be, from the sink to the easel!
My studio is light and airy… The walls are plain white and so are the surfaces. But I've decorated it with fake leaves and berry lights to give it a warm, inviting feel.
Along one wall I have my painting table and near to that is my standing easel. I have my paints hanging up on the wall within easy reach. Further along, I have my drawing desk. This is where I focus on sketching and drawing.
Along the other side is my sink area, plenty of storage space, my shadow box for setting up still life and a large mirror, which bounces the light around.
I like to keep my studio clean and organised. A lot of artists function really well in chaos… but I'm not one of them!
My partner and I turned our garage into my graphic design office. On two walls of the room I have wide worktop style desks. One side is for my computer and printer and the other for my art. I also have posters on the walls with character designs and doodles (Jeremyville and Jon Burgerman) and an original character painting by a street artist. As I generally use dry media, I sometimes prefer to just sit in the lounge with a sketchbook on my lap.
Unlike Sandra, I can be pretty untidy, so I now have a lot of plastic drawers and boxes containing my art materials. This was my partner's idea to tidy up my office (he's a lot tidier than I am).
Carrie: Tell us about Kick in the Creatives. How did this project get started?
It all started when Tara contacted me and asked if she could interview me on the Podcast she was hosting at the time. I was happy to talk to her, if not a little nervous. But talking to Tara was really easy. It was like talking to someone I'd known for years… we just seemed to have a connection straight away.
Once Tara had stopped recording we stayed on the line and chatted for some time. I mentioned how brave I thought she was, hosting a Podcast and she suggested I should host one myself. I laughed at that and told her that there was no way I could ever do that! Certainly not on my own! I said I could understand people co-hosting but to do it herself I thought was amazing!
Another Sketchathon September Challenge page from Tara Roskell – Sketch drawn while on holiday, this time a cartoonified version of Tara's partner and their dog.
A few days later, Tara emailed me and said that if I ever fancied co-hosting an episode with her, to let her know. I thought she was bonkers at first, but after a few emails back and forth, we decided to do it. Then one episode turned in to another and eventually we did an episode which involved challenging each other to do various creative things. Tara had been doing Graphic Design for years and it had been a long time since she had drawn by hand for fun. It was the little challenges we did for that episode that re-ignited her love for drawing. And I learned a lot from those challenges too.
We started talking about how little creative challenges can really help to form a creative habit. Over a few weeks, we came up with the idea of building a website where all of the popular online creative challenges could be found under one umbrella. And we also decided to create our own challenges too… each designed not just to have fun, but to really help develop and improve people's creative skills. And so Kick in the Creatives was born, as was the Podcast to go alongside it.
Carrie: What do you hope listeners take from the podcast?
We like to keep it real… So, if we've recently struggled with a creative block, for example, we will share that. There's no pretense that we 'know it all.' The fact is, we have struggled with issues as everyone does. Our aim is to share what we have learned from those struggles with our listeners and hope that it will help them. But we like to keep it light-hearted and we have a lot of fun during the episodes, which often takes us in some rather 'unexpected' directions!
We get a lot of lovely messages from listeners who tell us that they've had a really good laugh while listening, but more importantly that they've also found it really helpful and encouraging. So if we can encourage our listeners to create and also make them smile along the way, then that makes us really happy.
Carrie: What do you wish you knew that you now know about your creative process?
I wish I'd understood the value of a sketchbook much earlier than I did. I also wish I'd realised the value of 'failures' right from the start.
Over the last 10 years or so I have read a lot about creative thinking techniques, I wish I had known more of these techniques a lot earlier. I also wish I had tried creative challenges much earlier and learned how much difference continuous practice can make.
If I'm stuck on a particular piece of work, then the best thing for me to do is to turn it against the wall for a couple of weeks and look again with fresh eyes. Sometimes you can look at something for so long that you stop actually seeing it.
Another tip is to look at it in the mirror, or take a photo of the piece and upload it to a computer. This allows you to detach from it and by doing so, you will notice things you otherwise may not.
For design type projects, my go-to method is mind mapping, but I am also a big fan of introducing random words and pictures to spark new ideas. With regards to drawing and art, when I recently had a block I found that switching the way I was drawing and the type of subject matter really helped.
For example, I tried drawing immediately with colour without using outlines and also creating pages with multiple sketches on them. Sandra has always thought it was funny that I only wanted one drawing on a page and suggested I should try it. I initially said no, because I'm stubborn like that, but then decided to give it a go after all.
Where do I start? Imposter Syndrome? But I'm not even sure I'm over that! My inner-critic? But she still appears on a regular basis! Time management? Although I am getting much better at that… As a creative, we are constantly faced with hurdles and just as you get past one, along comes another! But if you are passionate about what you do, you will pursue it regardless!
I think the worst thing I've experienced myself is a creative block. If that happens, first of all, I have to keep reminding myself that it's purely psychological and that it will pass, even if it feels like it won't. Then I will look back to the weeks that led up to it and try to figure out what was the trigger.
Sometimes it's simply down to being burned out because I've been doing too much or spinning too many plates. In this case, I will give myself permission to take a break for a couple of weeks to recharge. Other times it can simply be a lack of inspiration. In this case, I will take myself off to a local art gallery or somewhere else inspiring so that I can top up my creative well.
Sometimes a block can go much deeper, depending on what else is going on in life. These blocks are the most difficult to get past, but the first hurdle is working out the cause. That way you can look at ways of dealing with it.
I guess one of my biggest hurdles was losing my love of drawing by making it my career. I forgot that drawing can be done purely for the pleasure of creating, rather than for commercial reasons. I didn't believe for a long time that it was something I would ever get back.
When I was a young designer I used to desperately want to be given creative briefs, but as I got older I realised that didn't really scratch my creative itch. Then I preferred to do less creative work, just to get the job done quickly so my creative brain would have the energy to work on my personal projects. These projects ranged to coming up with product ideas, creating characters, blogging and now back to drawing and Kick in the Creatives.
Like most artists, I also have fluctuations in confidence about my work. Sometimes I can see my work improving, other times I feel like I've taken a step backwards. I have to remind myself that that's a normal part of the creative cycle. It's very much like a sports person who can be on top of their game one week and then crashing out the next.
Carrie: If you could one piece of advice to someone struggling to call themselves an artist, what would it be?
A lot of people struggle with this. I used to call myself a 'painter' because giving myself the title 'artist' seemed so… well, presumptuous? But if you look it up in the dictionary, 'an 'Artist' is a person who creates paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby'. It's so simple… and yet in our heads, we make it so complicated.
There will always be a period when you don't see yourself as an 'Artist' at all… but if you continue with your pursuit, then there will eventually come a point where you start asking yourself the question… 'Am I an Artist?' If you have reached that point, then the answer is probably yes.
If you draw, paint or create art in some way then you are an artist. Artists come in all different guises, from the casual hobbyist to professional artists. There are so many styles of art out there, it's almost impossible to compare art. What I love, the next person may hate, or vice versa. It does not mean the person that created it is not an artist, it's just personal opinion.
However, you also don't have to label yourself an artist if you don't want to. If you enjoy creating art, that might also be enough.
I nearly said my iMac, because I use it for so much; research, blogging, updating my website, deciding on the best compositions, social media, Podcasting… the list goes on! But then I realised that without having a simple pencil and piece of paper, I wouldn't have anything to go on the computer for! So my answer would have to be a pencil and paper… besides, not only can I draw with that, but I can write down ideas too!
That's a tricky one because it changes for me. I did get a little addicted to a Pentel Chinese brush pen for a while. I still love it, but now it's probably a good hardback watercolour sketchbook like a Moleskine. These books can take a lot of punishment from both wet and dry media without buckling too much.
I'm inspired by people who are not afraid to be imperfect! People who are willing to be bad at something, in order to become good at it. People who are not ashamed of their failures, but who see them instead as the stepping stones to their greatest work.
I'm also inspired by the people who aren't afraid to simply have fun and create… the people who are more interested in the process, than the result.
Sandra has definitely inspired me to start drawing again, so I have to thank her for that. I'm also inspired by some of the people in our Facebook Group, who are prepared to give things a go and share their work whatever the outcome.
A lady in our group took part in our Abstract April Challenge. She had never tried abstract painting before and loved it. She has been painting abstracts ever since. This inspires me to think that you never know what you will enjoy until you try it. Being prepared to try something new with your art can lead you into exciting and unexpected directions.
An Artist, to me, is someone who is able to use their imagination and think in a creative way. It's the difference between the person who will lay on the sand and sunbathe and the person nearby who was more compelled to make a sand sculpture.
To me an artist is someone who enjoys creating and actively does it. I think the enjoyment side of art is crucial, even if we do all have our ups and downs.
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Mixed reactions to Bulgarian judicial council nominee hearings
Written by The Sofia Globe staff on September 14, 2012 in Bulgaria, News - No comments
Bulgaria's outgoing prosecutor-general Boris Velchev and Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva offered a less-than-glowing endorsement of the public hearings held in Parliament on September 11 for the candidates nominated for seats on the country's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).
Although universally hailed as an important step towards greater transparency of the judiciary, the hearing itself – held by Parliament's legal affairs committee and lasting 13 hours, during which all 17 nominees from Parliament's quota were given a turn to speak about their vision for the next council – was criticised by many observers as lacking in substance.
Velchev and Kovacheva's first reactions on September 13 echoed some of that criticism.
"There were many pro forma questions, such as whether the independence of the judiciary must be guaranteed. I'd like to see that candidate that will say that it shouldn't be," Velchev said. Many reasonable questions that could be expected went unasked, he said.
Much of the blame for that has been laid at the feet of legal affairs committee chairperson Iskra Fidossova, who early in the proceedings banned any questions of "personal character", thus excluding many of the specific questions compiled ahead of the hearing by four non-governmental organisations.
A few candidates "had chosen to focus on fashionable words – like transparency, publicity and NGO participation – using them more often than necessary," Velchev said.
Kovacheva was also far from enthralled by the showing of some of the candidates. "A large number of the nominees quoted the European Union progress report [on the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism that monitors judiciary reform and the fight against corruption] and its recommendations, but not all of them understood the report," she said.
There was perfunctory quoting of the report's recommendations, but the lack of understanding was obvious in those candidates who were unprepared. I hope that they are not elected," Kovacheva said, without pointing out which nominees fell into that category.
The SJC is made of 25 members; the Justice Minister in office has the right, but not the obligation to chair the meetings, but is not formally a member. The chief prosecutor and the chairpersons of the Supreme Court of Cassation and Supreme Administrative Court are SJC members ex officio; the other 22 are elected in equal proportion by Parliament and different branches of the judiciary – judges, prosecutors and investigators all elect their own representatives to the council. SJC members are elected to five-year terms and cannot hold back-to-back terms.
(Bulgaria's outgoing chief prosecutor Boris Velchev. Photo: Journalists against corruption club/nenakorupciata.org)
Head of Bulgaria's anti-corruption body submits resignation – reports
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Bulgarian President Radev appoints Stoilov to Constitutional Court, names new Justice Minister
MEPs: 'Too much impunity for corruption' in Bulgaria


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Chipotle has lost its top ranking as America's favorite Mexican-style restaurant brand.
Moe's Southwest Grill is the new favorite, knocking Chipotle (CMG) out of the top slot that it's held for years in the annual Harris PollEqui Trend. The poll, which is owned by Nielsen, measures the strength of brands based on consumer surveys.
To make matters worse, Chipotle has even fallen behind Taco Bell, owned by Yum Brands (YUM), in the rankings.
Chipotle did not return messages from CNNMoney. But the company's reputation and bottom line have been plagued by a widespread health scandal that caused hundreds of people to get sick last year.
Moe's took aggressive measures to fill the vacuum. When Chipotle shuttered all its locations for a four-hour food safety meeting on Feb. 8, Moe's swooped in with a full page ad in "USA Today" that chided its rival: "We're open, especially on February 8th."
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Sales were also hurt by the fact the company gave burritos away for free in an attempt to win back customers. The company posted its first loss ever in the first quarter of 2016.
Then had been a hit with customers who preferred its farm-friendly food philosophy. But then about 500 customers around the country became sickened by multiple outbreaks of foodborne illnesses over the course of 2015.
The CDC said the outbreak was over in February of 2016 and Chipotle has revamped its food preparation practices. But clearly, the damage has been done.
Moe's did not return messages from CNNMoney. But a spokesman for Yum said that Taco Bell revenues totaled $9 billion last year. Taco Bell recently opened its first location in China and has experimented with new menu items at other restaurants, like alcoholic beverages in Chicago.
Qdoba Mexican Grill and Baja Fresh Mexican Grill took the fourth and fifth spots, respectively, in the Harris Poll.
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Cristina Alesci of CNNMoney assisted with this story.


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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 3:00 PM Ludlow High School AWAY 165 Belchertown High School HOME 169 Meet Recap Lions Golf Team defeats Belchertown at Cold Spring Country Club. Kade Howard, Max Cocchi, Aiden McBride, & Jake Guyon play well for the Lions. Go Lions – ONE TEAM!
Monday, September 21, 2015 3:00 PM East Longmeadow High School AWAY 162 Ludlow High School HOME 170 Meet Recap Kade Howard & Owen Cocchi played well for the Lions, but the team fell to East Longmeadow at Westover.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 3:45 PM Longmeadow High School AWAY 39 Ludlow High School HOME 19 Meet Recap Lions are off to a fast start.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 3:00 PM Ludlow High School AWAY 166 Longmeadow High School HOME 157 Meet Recap The Lions Golf team played well, but lost their first match of the season to Longmeadow. The Lions are 5-1. Go Lions Golf – One team!!
Congratulations to the girls XC team for a fantastic race against Longmeadow beating them 19-36. Brooke Dias was selected as our athlete of the meet #aotm #lhsxcpride for leading the pack including Emily Alves, Sydney Leroux and freshmen Savanna Charow in a time of 21:40.
Ludlow Lions Boys cross country team falls to the Longmeadow Lancers 44-19. The lions were led by Connor Crowley with a time of 17:41. This weeks athlete of the meet #aotm #lhsxcpride goes to a rookie Sullivan Kennedy who placed 10th overall with a time of 20:16.


Keep your binoculars in tip top condition with our guide to keeping them looking and performing like new.
Binoculars aren't cheap, and that means that you need to do everything you can to look after them, so they last you over time. Having to buy a new set is not going to do anything for your budget. Of course, this being an in-depth piece of kit, there are special ways for maintaining binoculars; you can't just clean them any old way!
Put simply, by properly cleaning your binoculars and looking after them with care, you can extend their life. This doesn't just mean cleaning the outside, it means looking after the lenses and their coatings, and to make sure you do your best to avoid scratches, which can sometimes be bad enough to break them. You should also try your best to keep your binoculars away from water and other liquids, especially chemicals.
The good news is that there isn't a huge amount of variation when it comes to cleaning binoculars, and one size often fits all. Having said that, it's always a good idea to check into the manufacturer's instructions which should have come with your purchase, to be on the safe side.
Most types of binoculars these days come with lenses which have a special coating over them. You will still find some binoculars that don't have coatings, but these tend to waste a small amount of the light which hits the lens; this is a waste because as you know, binoculars themselves work because of light refraction, and also because of light transmission (if you're curious about how they work then read our article on this subject).
So, we've established that coatings are good things, but did you know that they can also help to avoid dust and other debris from building up on the lenses themselves? This is a great way to ensure that you're maintaining your binocular properly, so always make sure that these are in place.
It doesn't matter what you use your binoculars for, they are generally cleaned and maintained in much the same way. If you fail to do this, you could damage your lenses, and you could also break the outer compartments of the binoculars, which will mean they are basically unusable for whatever endeavor you use them for.
Let's go through how to clean binoculars in quick and easy steps.
First, you should handle the easy stuff – when it comes to binocular maintenance this is the most important thing! You should wipe away any loose dust, and any other debris which has built up, such as leaves or mud. If you leave this, over time it will erode away the coatings on lenses, and it will cause scratches on the outer casing of your binoculars. You may also end up not being able to see through the binoculars well.
You can remove this loose debris very easily. All you need is a small brush, but make sure it isn't brittle and has a soft feel to it. First, gently blow on the lenses, as this will get rid of a lot of it, and then gently dust away the dust. You should also tip your binoculars upside down and give them a very gentle shake, to loosen any stubborn dust or dirt.
Next, you need to tackle the more stubborn dust and dirt that may have worked its way inside the lenses or the casing. You will need a cotton wool pad for this, which you should slightly dampen with water, or you can use a cleaning solution specifically designed for lenses (a camera shop will have just what you're looking for). Be careful not to soak the cotton wool pad too much, and make sure that you use a solution that is designed to be used on coated lenses, and not one for laptop or tablet screens.
Gently wipe the lens to remove grime, and never be tempted to pour the solution directly onto the lens – a big no-no! Be careful not to press on the lens too much. If you see any smudges that aren't moving, you should use slightly firmer (only slightly) circulation movements, which start in the middle and work outwards. This should do the trick.
It's really that simple. If you find that your binoculars are becoming dirty on the outside, you simply need to wipe them down with a very slightly moistened cloth, or a baby wipe. Never use anything which is chemical based, or anything which contains acetone. This is a key part of maintaining binoculars.
As you can see, cleaning binoculars isn't a truly difficult thing to do, and the way to do it is quite simple once you know what you're doing. Binocular maintenance is about ensuring they don't need cleaning too often in the first place, so try and invest in a rain cover if you can and do your best to keep your binocular away from excessive dust, or any muddy conditions. This should ensure that maintaining binoculars isn't a very common occurrence.
If you're curious about the binocular cues that give us depth perception then don't miss our latest article!
We've also just posted an amazing guide to spotting scopes.
There's lots more coming at Stealthy Ninjas over the next few weeks and months so don't be a stranger!


Well, every now and again, people ask me about the Cafe Racer bikes I work on and sometimes the ones that I create etc.
So as today is windy as hell out side with Santa Ana winds and of course, a Sunday afternoon, I thought that before I close for the day, I would do a little video of the back of the shop on the Cafe Racer side and show you the stuff that I still work on, and yes, of course we sell all the Hot Rod parts etc but that video will be on the Hot Rod side and today I am working on My Cafe Racers.
So, the back of the shop we have a few machines in various stages of builds or service etc.
Some are just rolling projects that i have just sold on Ebay, others are some snotters I have had to pick up from mt neighbors back yard and they will remain snotters until such time as I need a donor machine for a New Cafe Racer build.
I have a couple that were in for a service, one just needed the air box removed, pod filters fitted and re-jetted, another also had a sticky throttle and one more wanted one of my gas tanks, my seat and rear fender, as well as the awesome sounding 4 into 1 exhaust system we have manufactured.
So, have a little look, the audio isn't all that as it is windy as hell today, but, you may get a rough idea whats going on today, and I thought that today you would like to see what we are up to this week and at least that way, you have some insight to how I tick these days.
This bike above is a Customers, we used our Rocket 6 Hinged seat base, I hammered the tank and fitted Clubman's and grips etc, along with new 2.5 Gauges and one of our best selling 4 into 1 exhaust systems.
This is a 1971 CB500 nobody wants, so I am going to strip this and maybe build a little street tracker later on, not right now as to be honest, I am sick of looking at it.
Just a couple of CB750F models, the Black one is for a cafe build for a chap on the East Coast and the other is a carburetor job on a guys from Australia.
Above is a 1979 D.O.H.C. snotter, that we use for mock up of new exhausts and parts for these models, so stay tuned on the website for that.
This Bright Orange and Blue machine is going to be completely stripped down and turned into a Cool, classic Cafe Racer for a good friend of mine who designed my New Website that will be coming out very soon.
Something different for a change, so Me and my side kick ( Dakota ) are building this cool Street tracker style machine out of a 1978 CB750K model.
This was in rough stock condition, so we are now transforming it to a great looking ride, and yes you are indeed correct, they are Original Lester Rims I am going to be using on this ride.
The Black Stealthy Machine you see above is for a very good friend of mine that plays in a well known band, and I am almost completed but will still need to finish a few things this week on it and can deliver it to him, has a 915cc motor too.
Well, the ones you see above here is a bike I have almost completed, this bike has bitten me every day, it wants to fight, kick and scratch me with out fail, all the way, it has nearly beaten me on a few occasions , but I refuse to let this bugger beat me.
This has done everything you can think of to me, it cut me, it fell on me, it broke bolts, it refused to have things fit and then when I was 99% completed, it decided to catch fire on the battery and I had to take it all down to the frame and powder coat it again, so, this is and has been the hardest build of my life, although, after all of this, I believe the bike has come to terms with me and now is happy to be a Cafe Racer Motorcycle, rather than a snotty old stocker.
But boy what a trip and of course, when I have completed this build, I will share it with you on the website.
Below is the video and it is about 8 minutes long, so if I start to bore you, just hit the mute button. Ha Ha.


You can now use the Visual Studio Properties Window to edit some of the Role Properties like Enabling Full Trust and setting the instance count.
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· Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio (includes SDK) May 2009 CTP has just been released.


Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos alleges that AMI and the National Enquirer have attempted to blackmail him.
In an article that he posted to Medium, an open source online news publisher, Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos alleged that AMI, the publisher of the National Enquirer, attempted to blackmail him. The blackmail attempt purportedly surrounds Bezos's current divorce from his wife Mackenzie Bezos.
Bezos and his wife are supposedly separating due to his potential infidelity, with evidence lying with text messages between him and another woman. The National Enquirer's publisher apparently got hold of graphic and lewd images of Bezos, and threatened to release them.
AMI and the National Enquirer have been embroiled in scandal after scandal as it has been revealed that they released and withheld stories for President Trump during the 2016 Presidential Election. AMI and its CEO, David Pecker, have entered a deal with the Justice Department to exchange information on Trump. However, it seems their deals with journalistic subjects is not over.
In a stunning disgrace to most journalists, it has been revealed that the National Enquirer has not only been helping and in cohorts with President Trump, but also the Saudi Government. Bezos had apparently hired a private investigator to look into such ties, after which AMI responded by attempting to blackmail Bezos.
As a longtime ally of President Trump, Pecker and AMI are also likely, as many speculate, attempting to remedy the Washington Post's mainly negative reporting on Trump. However, with the amount of scandals occurring within the White House have made it hard for the Post to report on anything good. Trump has routinely targeted both Bezos and the Washington Post for their reporting, something that may have, once more, pushed him to use his weapon in the National Enquirer.
In Bezos's own words, "These communications cement AMI's long-earned reputation for weaponizing journalistic privileges." AMI and the National Enquirer will likely be the subject of the many investigations in the foreseeable future.


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Q: Pandas rebuild free time slots from all possible time slots and booked time slots As per the title there's a list of available/possible time slots and then there's a list of booked slots. What I need a helping hand with, is a streamlined way, using pandas, to extract booked time slots from the possible ones and rebuild the free time slots data frame.
Thank you very much
#1 Possible slots:
>>> df1
                  start                  end
0   2023-02-28 08:00:00  2023-02-28 08:30:00
1   2023-02-28 08:30:00  2023-02-28 09:00:00
2   2023-02-28 09:00:00  2023-02-28 09:30:00
3   2023-02-28 09:30:00  2023-02-28 10:00:00
4   2023-02-28 10:00:00  2023-02-28 10:30:00
5   2023-02-28 10:30:00  2023-02-28 11:00:00
6   2023-02-28 11:00:00  2023-02-28 11:30:00
7   2023-02-28 11:30:00  2023-02-28 12:00:00
8   2023-02-28 12:00:00  2023-02-28 12:30:00
9   2023-02-28 12:30:00  2023-02-28 13:00:00
10  2023-02-28 13:00:00  2023-02-28 13:30:00
11  2023-02-28 13:30:00  2023-02-28 14:00:00
12  2023-02-28 14:00:00  2023-02-28 14:30:00
13  2023-02-28 14:30:00  2023-02-28 15:00:00
14  2023-02-28 15:00:00  2023-02-28 15:30:00
15  2023-02-28 15:30:00  2023-02-28 16:00:00
>>>

#2 Booked slots:
>>> df2
                 start                  end
0  2023-02-28 08:00:00  2023-02-28 08:15:00
1  2023-02-28 08:15:00  2023-02-28 08:30:00
2  2023-02-28 09:00:00  2023-02-28 09:30:00
3  2023-02-28 12:00:00  2023-02-28 12:45:00
4  2023-02-28 13:15:00  2023-02-28 14:45:00
>>>

#3 The result should be:
>>> df3
                  start                  end
0   2023-02-28 08:30:00  2023-02-28 09:00:00
1   2023-02-28 09:30:00  2023-02-28 10:00:00
2   2023-02-28 10:00:00  2023-02-28 10:30:00
3   2023-02-28 10:30:00  2023-02-28 11:00:00
4   2023-02-28 11:00:00  2023-02-28 11:30:00
5   2023-02-28 11:30:00  2023-02-28 12:00:00
6   2023-02-28 12:45:00  2023-02-28 13:00:00
7   2023-02-28 13:00:00  2023-02-28 13:15:00
8   2023-02-28 14:45:00  2023-02-28 15:00:00
9   2023-02-28 15:00:00  2023-02-28 15:30:00
10  2023-02-28 15:30:00  2023-02-28 16:00:00

A: You can repeat values in 5 minutes intervals by difference of both columns start/end in both DataFrames, create helper column new by add 5 minutes timedeltas by GroupBy.cumcount to start column and filter in Series.isin with boolean indexing, last aggregate to first and last value (or min and max values) with add 5 minutes to end column:
#5 minutes intervals, change if necessary
N = 5
df1['start'] = pd.to_datetime(df1['start'])
df1['end'] = pd.to_datetime(df1['end'])

df1 = df1.loc[df1.index.repeat(df1['end'].sub(df1['start']).dt.total_seconds().div(N*60))]
counter1 = df1.groupby(level=0).cumcount()
df1['new'] = df1['start'].add(pd.to_timedelta(counter1, unit='Min').mul(N))

df2['start'] = pd.to_datetime(df2['start'])
df2['end'] = pd.to_datetime(df2['end'])

df2 = df2.loc[df2.index.repeat(df2['end'].sub(df2['start']).dt.total_seconds().div(N*60))]
counter2 = df2.groupby(level=0).cumcount()
df2['new'] = df2['start'].add(pd.to_timedelta(counter2, unit='Min').mul(N))

df3 = (df1[~df1['new'].isin(df2['new'])].groupby(level=0).agg(start=('new', 'first'),
                                                              end=('new', 'last'))
           .assign(end = lambda x: x['end'].add(pd.Timedelta(f'{N}Min')))
           .reset_index(drop=True))
print (df3)
                 start                 end
0  2023-02-28 08:30:00 2023-02-28 09:00:00
1  2023-02-28 09:30:00 2023-02-28 10:00:00
2  2023-02-28 10:00:00 2023-02-28 10:30:00
3  2023-02-28 10:30:00 2023-02-28 11:00:00
4  2023-02-28 11:00:00 2023-02-28 11:30:00
5  2023-02-28 11:30:00 2023-02-28 12:00:00
6  2023-02-28 12:45:00 2023-02-28 13:00:00
7  2023-02-28 13:00:00 2023-02-28 13:15:00
8  2023-02-28 14:45:00 2023-02-28 15:00:00
9  2023-02-28 15:00:00 2023-02-28 15:30:00
10 2023-02-28 15:30:00 2023-02-28 16:00:00

A: It's actually quite simple. A time slot is used if either:

*

*the start of a booked slot is ≥ the start of the slot and < its end

*the end of a booked slot is ≤ the end of the slot and > its start

Use a merge_asof with boolean indexing:
# ensure datetime
df1[['start', 'end']] = df1[['start', 'end']].apply(pd.to_datetime)
df2[['start', 'end']] = df2[['start', 'end']].apply(pd.to_datetime)

# merge and filter:
out = (
 pd.merge_asof(df1, df2.add_suffix('2'), left_on='start', right_on='start2')
   .loc[lambda d: ~((d['start2'].ge(d['start']) & d['start2'].lt(d['end']))
                   |(d['end2'].le(d['end']) & d['end2'].gt(d['start']))
                   ),
        ['start', 'end']]
)

Output:
                 start                 end
1  2023-02-28 08:30:00 2023-02-28 09:00:00
3  2023-02-28 09:30:00 2023-02-28 10:00:00
4  2023-02-28 10:00:00 2023-02-28 10:30:00
5  2023-02-28 10:30:00 2023-02-28 11:00:00
6  2023-02-28 11:00:00 2023-02-28 11:30:00
7  2023-02-28 11:30:00 2023-02-28 12:00:00
10 2023-02-28 13:00:00 2023-02-28 13:30:00
11 2023-02-28 13:30:00 2023-02-28 14:00:00
12 2023-02-28 14:00:00 2023-02-28 14:30:00
14 2023-02-28 15:00:00 2023-02-28 15:30:00
15 2023-02-28 15:30:00 2023-02-28 16:00:00

Intermediates:
                 start                 end              start2                end2  start2_in_slot  end2_in_slot  available
0  2023-02-28 08:00:00 2023-02-28 08:30:00 2023-02-28 08:00:00 2023-02-28 08:15:00            True          True      False
1  2023-02-28 08:30:00 2023-02-28 09:00:00 2023-02-28 08:15:00 2023-02-28 08:30:00           False         False       True
2  2023-02-28 09:00:00 2023-02-28 09:30:00 2023-02-28 09:00:00 2023-02-28 09:30:00            True          True      False
3  2023-02-28 09:30:00 2023-02-28 10:00:00 2023-02-28 09:00:00 2023-02-28 09:30:00           False         False       True
4  2023-02-28 10:00:00 2023-02-28 10:30:00 2023-02-28 09:00:00 2023-02-28 09:30:00           False         False       True
5  2023-02-28 10:30:00 2023-02-28 11:00:00 2023-02-28 09:00:00 2023-02-28 09:30:00           False         False       True
6  2023-02-28 11:00:00 2023-02-28 11:30:00 2023-02-28 09:00:00 2023-02-28 09:30:00           False         False       True
7  2023-02-28 11:30:00 2023-02-28 12:00:00 2023-02-28 09:00:00 2023-02-28 09:30:00           False         False       True
8  2023-02-28 12:00:00 2023-02-28 12:30:00 2023-02-28 12:00:00 2023-02-28 12:45:00            True         False      False
9  2023-02-28 12:30:00 2023-02-28 13:00:00 2023-02-28 12:00:00 2023-02-28 12:45:00           False          True       True
10 2023-02-28 13:00:00 2023-02-28 13:30:00 2023-02-28 12:00:00 2023-02-28 12:45:00           False         False       True
11 2023-02-28 13:30:00 2023-02-28 14:00:00 2023-02-28 13:15:00 2023-02-28 14:45:00           False         False       True
12 2023-02-28 14:00:00 2023-02-28 14:30:00 2023-02-28 13:15:00 2023-02-28 14:45:00           False         False       True
13 2023-02-28 14:30:00 2023-02-28 15:00:00 2023-02-28 13:15:00 2023-02-28 14:45:00           False          True       True
14 2023-02-28 15:00:00 2023-02-28 15:30:00 2023-02-28 13:15:00 2023-02-28 14:45:00           False         False       True
15 2023-02-28 15:30:00 2023-02-28 16:00:00 2023-02-28 13:15:00 2023-02-28 14:45:00           False         False       True


Database giant Oracle Corp. offered a preview of its April Critical Patch Update (CPU). Fixes are planned for 37 flaws across its product line.
Oracle Corp. plans to fix 37 flaws across its product line April 17, according to a preview of the upcoming Critical Patch Update (CPU) released late Tuesday.
Attackers could potentially exploit the most severe flaws to compromise the database server or the host operating system, the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based, database giant said.
The CPU will include 13 fixes for Oracle Database, two for Oracle Enterprise Manager, one for Oracle Workflow Cartridge and one for the Ultra Search component affect code bundled with the Oracle Database. Three of these may be remotely exploited over a network without a username and password.
Five fixes are planned for Oracle Application Server, along with one Oracle Workflow Cartridge fix and one Oracle Secure Enterprise Search fix. Two of the flaws may be remotely exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.
Jan. 17: Oracle releases 51 security fixes The flaws are across Oracle's product line and attackers could exploit them remotely to compromise vulnerable systems.
Report: Microsoft beats Oracle on security: In a new whitepaper, security guru David Litchfield of Next Generation Security explains why Microsoft has a tighter grasp on its database defenses than Oracle.
One fix is planned for Oracle Collaboration Suite, including one Oracle Workflow Cartridge fix. Neither issue is remotely exploitable without authentication, Oracle said.
Eleven fixes are planned for Oracle E-Business Suite, two of which may be remotely exploited without authentication.
Two fixes are planned for Oracle Enterprise Manager, both of which may be remotely exploitable without authentication.
Two fixes are planned for Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, one for PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management and one for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and JD Edwards OneWorld Tools.
If the numbers hold up when the official CPU is released, this will be one of Oracle's smallest patch loads in recent memory.
Its January CPU addressed 51 flaws, while its October 2006 CPU plugged 101 security holes.


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Peter Nicholas (10 de novembre de 1959) és un exfutbolista gal·lès de la dècada de 1980 i entrenador.

Fou 73 cops internacional amb la selecció de Gal·les entre 1979 i 1992. Pel que fa a clubs, defensà els colors de Crystal Palace FC, Arsenal FC, Luton Town FC, Aberdeen FC, Chelsea FC i Watford FC.

Palmarès
Entrenador
Llanelli
 Welsh Premier League:
 2007-08
 Welsh League Cup:
 2008

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Futbolistes internacionals amb Gal·les
Entrenadors de futbol gal·lesos
Futbolistes del Crystal Palace FC
Futbolistes de l'Arsenal FC
Futbolistes de l'Aberdeen FC
Futbolistes del Chelsea FC
Futbolistes del Watford FC
Persones de Newport